bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Diversity of epilithic diatoms from coral reef ecosystem of Bawean Island, Indonesia
Authors: LUTHFI OKTIYAS MUZAKY , RISJANI YENNY , SUBRAMANI NAGARAJ , RYBAK MATEUSZ , PARK JINSOON , BĄK MAŁGORZATA , WITKOWSKI ANDRZEJ 
Published: February 2025

Abstract. Luthfi OM, Risjani Y, Subramani N, Rybak M, Park J, B?k M, Witkowski A. 2024. Diversity of epilithic diatoms from coral reef ecosystem of Bawean Island, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 25: 4642-4663. This study investigates the diversity and community structure of epilithic diatoms in the coral reef ecosystems of Bawean Island, Indonesia. A total of 137 taxa from 49 genera were identified from coral rubble habitats across four distinct locations. The Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index (H') and Dominance Index (C) were used to assess species diversity and dominance, revealing that Station 4 exhibited the highest diversity (H' = 3.88) and lowest dominance (C = 0.03), while Station 2 had the lowest diversity (H' = 2.55) and highest dominance (C = 0.09). Evenness values (E = 0.9) were consistent across all sites, indicating a uniform distribution of species. The findings suggest that coral rubble provides unique microhabitats conducive to diatom diversity, challenging the conventional understanding that habitat diversity correlates positively with species diversity. The study also compares Bawean Island's diatom diversity with other regions, noting its intermediate diversity level, which may be influenced by its geographical position between Kalimantan and Java. The presence of dominant species like Diploneis crabro, Petroneis marina, Halamphora coffeiformis, and Trachyneis aspera underscores the ecological significance of these diatoms in coral reef ecosystems. This research fills a significant gap in our understanding of the marine biodiversity and ecological dynamics of Bawean Island, highlighting the importance of diatoms in maintaining the health and stability of coral reef ecosystems and its potential implications for future research and conservation efforts.
Molecular identification of rhizospheric Actinomycetes from karst ecosystems of Gorontalo, Indonesia, and its seed germination induction capability of Zea mays var. doti
Authors: RETNOWATI YULIANA , KATILI ABUBAKAR SIDIK , KANDOWANGKO NOVRI YOULA , PEMBENGO WAWAN 
Published: February 2025

Abstract. Retnowati Y, Katili AS, Kandowangko NY, Pembengo W. 2024. Molecular identification of rhizospheric Actinomycetes from karst ecosystems of Gorontalo, Indonesia, and its seed germination induction capability of Zea mays var. doti. Biodiversitas 25: 4763-4771. Karst, as an extreme ecosystem, was a source of diverse Actinomycetes with varied biological activities. This study explored the plant-growth-promoting potential of rhizospheric Actinomycetes from the karst ecosystem of Gorontalo, with a focus on inducing seed germination in Zea mays var. doti. Four locations in Gorontalo were selected to explore Actinomycetes, targeting approximately 20 different rhizospheric plant species to isolate these microorganisms. Among the 25 isolates obtained, representing diverse morphological types from 12 rhizospheric plants, eight actinomycete isolates exhibited phosphate-solubilizing activity and produced indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that approximately 75% of the isolates belonged to the Streptomyces genus, including Streptomyces cavourensis strain KRZm-02, Streptomyces sp. strain KRZm-03, Streptomyces pratensis strain KRLl-01, Streptomyces carpaticus strain KRIt-01, Streptomyces sp. strain KRIt-02, and Streptomyces aquilus strain KRPa-01. Additionally, 12.5% of the isolates were identified as Nocardiopsis alba strain KRZm-01 and Micromonospora sp. strain KRPt-01, respectively. The two isolates with the highest plant-growth-promoting potential, Streptomyces pratensis strain KRLl-01 and Streptomyces carpaticus strain KRIt-01, were further tested for their ability to promote germination of Zea mays var. doti seeds over 7 days. Among the two, Streptomyces carpaticus strain KRIt-01 exhibited the highest germination-inducing potential. Overall, the karst ecosystem of Gorontalo offers a valuable reservoir of biological resources with the potential for Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR). Further studies on the application of these actinomycete isolates as biofertilizers in agricultural and plantation crops could significantly contribute to improving crop growth and productivity, thereby revolutionizing agricultural practices.
Molecular detection of zoonotic Spirometra (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) in Javan-spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix) snakes in Indonesia
Authors: YUDHANA ADITYA , KARTIKASARI ANJANI MARISA , EDILA RYANKA , PRAJA RATIH NOVITA , HAMONANGAN JONATHAN MARK , WARDHANA APRIL HARI , MUFASIRIN MUFASIRIN , KOESDARTO SETIAWAN 
Published: February 2025

Abstract. Yudhana A, Kartikasari AM, Edila R, Praja RN, Hamonangan JM, Wardhana AH, Mufasirin, Koesdarto S. 2024. Molecular detection of zoonotic Spirometra (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) in Javan-spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix) snakes in Indonesia. Biodiversitas 25: 4853-4859. Sparganosis, a neglected disease caused by the larvae of Spirometra tapeworms, is considered a serious threat to public health worldwide. However, data on snake prevalence or molecular study of sparganosis in snakes still needs to be improved. In this study, we aim to investigate the prevalence of plerocercoids (spargana) infection in wild-caught Javan-spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix) snakes in Banyuwangi, East Java Province, Indonesia, using morphological and molecular identification methods. A total of 70 Javan-spitting cobra snakes were purchased from local sellers in Banyuwangi, Indonesia. Morphological identification was conducted on a plerocercoids collected from various predilection sites. Moreover, molecular identification was done by polymerase chain the Polymerase Chain reaction (PCR) method and analyzed using the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene. Plerocercoids were identified in 70 snakes, with the prevalence rate recorded at 60%. A total of 231 plerocercoids were collected and divided into 184 (79.65%) in muscular and 47 (20.34%) in subcutaneous tissues. The plerocercoids were macroscopically identified as thin, flat, and white colored with ribbon-like structure and were 2-14 cm long and 2-8 mm wide. Microscopic examination of plerocercoids using the carmine staining method revealed a mouth-like shape anterior side. Furthermore, PCR analysis results reveal that 5 plerocercoid specimens were identified as Spirometra, and each sample shows positive bands at 467 bp. To our knowledge, this study is the first report of Spirometra in species of Indonesian endemic snake primarily on Java Island. These findings constitute a serious potential risk of human sparganosis transmission in Indonesia because wild-caught Javan-spitting cobra snakes are locally used as human food.
Exploring the benefit of arbuscular mycorrhizal Glomus spp. in improving available soil P and crop growth of sorghum cultivated on ex-coal mine soil
Authors: PRASETYA BUDI , ARFIYANTI HERLIANA , ARFARITA NOVI 
Published: February 2025

Abstract. Prasetya B, Arfiyanti H, Arfarita N. 2024. Exploring the benefit of arbuscular mycorrhizal Glomus spp. in improving available soil P and crop growth of sorghum cultivated on ex-coal mine soil. Biodiversitas 25: 5112-5122. One main problem of ex-coal mining land is low soil phosphate (P) availability and easy binding of phosphate to Fe and Al (hydro)oxide. These conditions affect the abundance and activity of soil microorganisms. Unlike other microbes, mycorrhizae can help root uptake of P that is not available in the inorganic form and make it available for crops. The addition of slow-release phosphate sources - such as rock phosphate, bone meal, and fish meal - are good sources of P nutrients because they are not easily fixed and washed away. This study aimed to improve ex-coal mining land conditions by increasing the level of P availability in soil via the application of various P sources at different dosages to improve mycorrhizal spores and sorghum growth. The pot experiment used a factorial completely randomized block design (CRBD) with 3 different phosphate source type (P), consisting of 3 treatment levels, under the optimum concentration of - P1: rock phosphate; P2: bone meal; and P3: fish meal - and various dose of phosphate source (F) consisting of 5 treatment levels - F0: control; F1: 0.17 g/polybag; F2: 0.29 g/polybag; F3: 0.40 g/polybag; and F4: 0.57 g/polybag-with a total combination of 15 treatments with 4 replications. The combination of the P2F3 treatment (bone meal dose of 0.40 g/polybag) was the best dose. It was effective in increasing the number of Arbuscular Mycorrhizae (AM) spores by 273 and increasing soil available P by 28.24 mg/kg. The P1F4 (natural phosphate with 0.57 g polybag-1) was the best treatment and produced the greater fresh weight and dry weight biomass of sorghum at about 31.86 g and 10.47 g, respectively. The plant height was increased by 5 to 35%, but there was no effect on the number of sorghum leaves.
Enhanced mycorrhiza helper bacterial inoculant for improving the health of Arabica coffee seedlings grown in nematode-infected soil
Authors: HINDERSAH REGINAWANTI , ASYIAH IIS NUR , AMARIA WIDI , FITRIATIN BETTY NATALIE , MUDAKIR IMAM , BANERJEE SAON 
Published: February 2025

Abstract. Hindersah R, Asyiah IN, Amaria W, Fitriatin BN, Mudakir I, Banerjee S. 2025. Enhanced mycorrhiza helper bacterial inoculant for improving the health of Arabica coffee seedlings grown in nematode-infected soil. Biodiversitas 26: 127-124. The Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and Mycorrhiza Helper Bacteria (MHB) combine to combat the Pratylenchus coffeae nematode infection on coffee plantations sustainably and synergistically. Additionally, AMF facilitates the availability of phosphorus in plants. The objectives of present study are to formulate an enhanced MHB liquid inoculant containing Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas diminuta, and to test its efficacy in controlling P. coffeae in roots, improving P status in soil and plants, and promoting the growth of Arabica coffee seedlings infested with the nematodes. MHB liquid inoculant was enhanced by optimizing molasses, nitrogen, phosphorus, and MHB concentrations. The five treatments were used, and five replications were in a randomized block-design greenhouse experiment to investigate the AMF Glomus agregatum and MHB inoculant. The improved substrate for MHB liquid inoculant comprised 2% molasses, 0.05% NH4Cl, and 0.1% KH2PO4, with a 2:3 initial volume ratio of B. subtilis and P. diminuta. Scaling up the MHB inoculant in the 2 L reactor boosted the bacterial population to 1010 CFU/mL and the P content to 100 mg/kg. Applying 200 AMF spores and 109 CFU/mL MHB increased leaf number, plant P uptake, and soil P while decreasing root damage and nematode population in soil and roots. Combined AMF and MHB reduced P. coffeae infestation in roots by 70.79% and increased P content in soil and plants by 57.2% and 61.9%, respectively.
Phytochemical Analysis and antioxidant activity from Phanera semibifida stem and leaves extracts using LC-MS/MS
Authors: SUHENDRA MEYLA , JULIANDI BERRY , DARUSMAN HUDA SHALAHUDIN , SADIAH SITI , FITMAWATI FITMAWATI , BUDIARTI SRI , RIANTI PUJI 
Published: February 2025

Phanera semibifida is a forest plant that contains metabolites such as flavonoids, terpenoids, saponins, and tannins. Lingga Malay ethnic uses P. semibifida stem as the main ingredient in health potions. Based on this primary evidence, P. semibifida has potential medicinal uses. However, studies on metabolite content and bioactivity screening of the stem and leave extract P. semibifida are still limited. This research aimed to identify the phytochemical profile and bioactivity screening of the P. semibifida stems and leaf extract. The sample was extracted using 96% ethanol with maceration methods. The chemical content was identified using LC-MS/MS methods. Antioxidant potential was eval__uated with DPPH methods. Based on LC-MS/MS analysis, 26 compounds were identified from stem extract, and 24 compounds were identified from leave extract. The compound originates from seven compound groups: carboxylic acid, flavonoid, phenolics, polifenol, terpenoid, Tricarboxylic acid, and Humulonoid. Carboxylic acid is the most commonly obtained compound in this research. The compounds identified in the stem extract differ from those in the leaf extract. Quercetin-3'-glucuronide, Apigetrin, and Glucogallin are only found in the stem extract, whereas Salicylic acid is only found in the leaf extract. Many researchers report that the group compound has potential as Antioxidants, antiviral or antimicrobial, anti-vitiligo, anticancer or antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antidepressant, and anti-diabetic. The antiradical activity assay revealed that the stem extract had the highest activity, with an IC50 of 9.091 ppm. The IC50 data indicated that higher quantities of flavonoid components could increase antioxidant activity.
A’joot : Ethics, Rights and Values Spoken from the Stomach and Heart
Authors: Rojas Araceli 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This article examines the meaning of human rights. First, it describes the notions that are generally understood only from a Euro-Western view and position, which has created a universalising list of rights, reproducing paternalising and vertical power relations. Second, this text discusses double standards practices from the West that have unfairly divided the world into people with rights and those without merit. Third, this article attempts to raise new ways to conceive and address human values that are inspired by the philosophies and ways of relating to the world among Indigenous peoples. Some examples will be given which come from the Ayöök people of Oaxaca, such as the a’joot expression which asks for speaking from the stomach and heart, and where the human cannot exist as an individual-self without the presence of others in society. Emphasis is given to the concept of dignity developed by the Zapatistas (Zapatista Army of National Liberation), which entails the recognition of present living without dignity while fighting to achieve it, as a scream-protest against invisibilisation and an ongoing development of its meaning.
Decolonisation, Globalisation and South Africa
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Authors: Pheko Liepollo 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This article analyses whether South Africa can decolonise its economic architecture in the era of globalisation. It further argues that South Africa’s 1994 debut into global economic polity is hampered by Western-framed globalisation, which further re-inscribes evolving colonial constructs. However, this article presents the theoretical frameworks of Afrikanisation and Pan-Afrikanisation as strategies which offer South Africa the difficult possibility of reclamation. Whilst there are challenges in pursuing this, the article suggests that a reorientation away from capitalist globalisation will be better facilitated by inward-looking Afrikan epistemologies through which the ongoing work of decolonisation is a crucial anchor. These include humanism conceptualised by Kenneth, Scientific Socialism conceptualised by Kwame Nkrumah and the Arusha Declaration spearheaded by Julius Nyerere (Kanu, 2014).
This article further discusses the concepts of global capitalism and decolonisation and centres them under the rubric of globalisation studies, including the neo-liberalisation of that field. Within this discourse, this article explores whether a contemporary Afrikan
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state like South Africa can be delinked from economic globalisation, which represents another complex colonial stronghold. It explores the logic of racialised colonialism and its impact on South Africa and draws on the works of decolonial theorists of the twentieth-century anti-imperialist era.
A Single Bangle Does Not Jingle: The Twinning Imperative of Ubuntu
Authors: Hlabangane Nokuthula 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Humanity is beset by a number of intractable challenges, most of which can be attributed to the underlying ethos of capitalism. Characterised as “cultures of cruelty” that, together, have wrought untold suffering across the epochs, Ani’s (1993) notion of Yurugu is deployed to begin to account for the proclivity towards this destruction. In a bid to account for resilience against the unyielding odds integral to the notion of the “survival of the fittest”, this paper posits ubuntu and the ethos of interconnection as the bedrock of said resilience. The paper taps into the lived ethos of abantu to argue that decolonisation as a reflection of the lifeways central to the cosmic rhythm is not far off even within the patriarchal, western-centric, colonial Africa. In this way, the ubiquity of the capitalist, instrumentalist, rational reason is routinely undermined as higher ideals are lived, heralding beauty in the desert.
African Approaches to Intellectual Property: Intellectual Property, Development and the Contested Meanings of Decolonisation
Authors: Dladla Ntokozo 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The term “decolonisation” has been revived more recently in intellectual property (IP) jurisprudence. This article attempts to trace the evolution of its usage in the work of two prominent IP scholars, Ruth L. Okediji and Caroline B. Ncube. I argue that in the work of Okediji, the term is used to renew the radical debates of the 1970s on the right to development in order to undo international law and IP’s imperialist correlates. In the work of Ncube, on the other hand, the term is used to disarticulate the “literal” meaning of decolonisation (1955–1975) from the historical exigencies which necessitated the emergence of African approaches to international law. Whereas “decolonisation” in the work of Okediji is applied to expand the disciplinary framework of African approaches to international law within the field of IP, Ncube idealises the term in order to redeem the development enterprise and obfuscate its racialising discourse of Africa. Ultimately, this article aims to provide a contribution to the historiography of African international legal scholarship by examining the contested meanings of “decolonisation” within IP’s disciplinary present.
“Each new concept bristles with its own complications, and it is not to be imagined that the mere resort to certain terminology is the answer to everything” (Rodney, 1972, p. 13).
People’s Network for Land and Liberation (Commentary)
Authors: Bush Melanie E. L. 
Published: February 2025

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In the context of end-stage capitalism, with intensifying global, economic, ecological, political and social crises this article discusses a formation in the United States that seeks to resist this trend, and imagine and build the new world centred on cooperative, regenerative and balanced systems. The People’s Network for Land and Liberation includes six organisations that have come together based on shared vision, values and program..
Interview with Ramon Grosfoguel, 30 August 2023
Authors: Bush Melanie E. L. 
Published: February 2025

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This commentary takes the form of an interview with Ramon Grosfoguel, who is an internationally renowned Puerto Rican intellectual, and scholar of decoloniality and coloniality. Dr Grosfoguel speaks to the historical context and contemporary manifestations of coloniality, white supremacy, capitalism and cis-gendered-heteronormative patriarchy. He discusses three temporal crises being faced globally and several forms of resistance evident today.
Association between timing of motherhood and prospective cardiovascular biomarker risk factors: a twin study
Authors: Schneider Verena , Lacey Rebecca , Di Gessa Giorgio , Bowyer Ruth , Steves Claire , McMunn Anne 
Published: February 2025

Background:
Evidence suggests that transitioning to motherhood at a younger age is associated with higher levels of cardiovascular biomarker risk factors later in life. While early-life confounding factors alongside social and behavioural pathways contribute to this association, residual confounding may remain.

Objective:
To investigate the relationship between age at first childbirth and later life cardiovascular biomarker risk factors (BMI, android/gynoid fat ratio, blood pressure, lipid profile), and environmental and genetic confounding in female twins.

Participants and setting:
Participants were 2,204 mothers from the TwinsUK cohort (549 di-, 553 monozygotic twin pairs) who were 50 years or older and had data on age at first birth, at least one outcome, and selected covariates.

Methods:
Generalised estimation equations were used to analyse (1) individual-level crude associations of age at first birth with the outcomes, (2) di- and monozygotic between and within-family estimates, and (3) covariate-adjusted associations.

Results:
Individual-level analyses suggest that women with age at first birth <20 years (compared to 25–29 years) had higher mean BMI, android/gynoid fat ratio, and triglyceride levels after age 50. However, confidence intervals were wide. Considering within-family estimates, effect size reductions suggest partial confounding by early environmental factors, with associations for android/gynoid fat ratio persisting.

Conclusion:
Family-level confounding plays a role in the link between age at first birth and cardiovascular biomarker risk factors. Age at first birth <20 may be associated with increased cardiovascular biomarker risk. Larger representative and/or twin studies are needed to assess these findings’ significance, robustness to confounding, and specific pathways.
Everyday circularities: perspectives from the Global South
Authors: Dias Sonia , Anantharaman Manisha , Hobson Kersty , Greene Mary 
Published: February 2025

To highlight critical perspectives on the Circular Economy (CE) this conversation with Manisha Anantharaman and Sonia Dias considers often-overlooked Global South perspectives on everyday dynamics of circular transformation. In this conversation, we, Mary and Kersty, chat with Manisha (Sciences Po), a scholar in critical approaches to sustainability and circularity, and Sonia, a sociologist who works for WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing), about key issues and debates concerning circular change that emerge from their work in India and Latin America.
Our conversation spans the broader political and economic contexts of the CE and the necessity of situating everyday circular practices within this framework of unequal access. Beginning with an exploration of the ‘circularity divide’ (Barrie et al, 2022), in which CE initiatives can deepen inequalities if not carefully approached, we discuss the crucial role of informal workers in the Global South and the importance of inclusive, context-specific approaches to circularity.
We then explore the differences and similarities in consumption dynamics across settings; the role of the household as a critical scale of analysis; and the diverse domestic experiences within these settings. Finally, we discuss the significance of DIY infrastructures and the informal economy in creating and sustaining the systems of provision essential for enacting circularity, as well as the role of scholarship in supporting political action for inclusive circular change.