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Alternative method for determining available winter water volumes from lakes to support small-scale projects
Authors: Walbourne Rick , Elsasser Sarah , Hutchinson Neil 
Published: October 2023

Abstract

In Canada's Northwest Territories (NT), industrial activities conducted during the winter, such as ice road construction and exploratory drilling, require the use of water from ice-covered water bodies. Withdrawal in excess of 10% of available under-ice volume can threaten fish habitat or other users. The Land and Water Boards (LWBs) of the Mackenzie Valley require water licences for water withdrawal beyond regulated thresholds. Applicants must provide information including identification and location of proposed water sources, timing and proposed volume of water and winter water withdrawal must be limited to &lt;10% of available volume to protect fish habitat under the ice. Many applicants are at early project stages and the necessary information on bathymetry and volumes of water is not readily available or requires expertise and effort that may not be feasible at the early stages of smaller projects. This paper describes the alternative method for determining available winter water volumes from lakes to support small-scale projects. A simple formula of ‘allowable volume (m3) = surface area (m2) * 0.1 m’ was developed and tested to provide a conservative estimate of under-ice volumes from easily available data which is protective in spite of uncertainties inherent in limited data.
The relationship between the large-scale relative vorticity fields and precipitation over Iran
Authors: Amiri Azita , Alijani Bohloul , Fattahi Ebrahim , Habibi Maral 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This study examines the relationship between relative vorticity, a key variable in mid-latitude synoptic motions, and precipitation in Iran. Using the S-mode PCA, activity centers of relative vorticity and precipitation were identified. Canonical correlation analysis (CCA) was applied to the factor scores of these centers to reveal coupled patterns of relative vorticity and precipitation. The analysis is based on 500- and 850-hPa relative vorticity fields at 2.5° grid points (10°–70° E and 10°–70° N) and uses monthly relative vorticity values from NCEP-DOE reanalysis databases (1981–2020) along with standardized rainfall data from 97 Iranian synoptic stations. Three main CCA patterns reveal connections: 500-hPa relative vorticity changes in the eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, and Iran relate to eastern Iran's precipitation. Relative vorticity over Eastern Europe inversely correlates with southern Caspian Sea coast precipitation. Changes over Turkey and Cyprus can affect northwestern Iran's rainfall. The changes in 850-hPa relative vorticity over the Arabian Sea inversely link to eastern Iran's precipitation, while those over the eastern Mediterranean directly connect to western Iran's precipitation. Relative vorticity changes in Eastern Europe negatively correlate with southwestern Caspian Sea coast precipitation.
Effective removal of Cr(VI) in water by bulk-size polyaniline/polyvinyl alcohol/amyloid fibril composite beads
Authors: Wen Jia , Zhang Yuru , Du Yinlin 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
With the rapid expansion of industrial activities, chromium ions are discharged into the environment and cause water and soil pollution of various extents, which seriously endangers the natural ecological environment and human health. In this study, polyaniline/polyvinyl alcohol/amyloid fibril (PANI/PVA/AFL) composite gel beads (PPA) were prepared from polyaniline and amyloid fibrils with HCl as doping acid and PVA as a cross-linking agent. The results showed that PPA was an irregular composite bead with a diameter of 6 mm. The adsorption of Cr(VI) on the PPA gel beads followed the pseudo-second-order kinetics model, suggesting that chemical reactions were the controlling step in the Cr(VI) adsorption process. Though the Redlich–Peterson isotherm model had the best fit for the adsorption data, the isothermal adsorption process can be simplified using the Langmuir model. The maximum adsorption capacity for Cr(VI) in water was 51.5 mg g−1, comparable to or even higher than some PANI-based nanomaterials. Thermodynamic parameters showed that the adsorption process was a spontaneous, endothermic, and entropy-increasing process. Microscopic analysis revealed that the capture of Cr(VI) on PPA was mainly governed by electrostatic attraction, reduction, and complexation reactions. PPA can be used as a kind of effective remediation agent to remove Cr(VI) in water.
Linking Care and Support Systems to Improve Childhood Malnutrition: Early Childhood Development Practitioners’ Perceptions of Integrating Multisectoral Systems in South Africa
Authors: Sello Matshidiso , Adedini Sunday , Odimegwu Clifford 
Published: October 2023

Introduction:Child malnutrition is a persistent global challenge. It is the cause of nearly 45% of global child mortalities. To ensure positive child health outcomes, integrated multisectoral approaches among families, communities, and government systems to ensure positive child health outcomes are neccesary.Objectives:This study identifies how different care support systems can be linked to ensure optimal childhood nutrition outcomes in South Africa. This is through multisectoral approaches from the early childhood development (ECD) practitioners' perspective.Materials and Methods:We integrated the components of the different support systems and multisectoral approaches. The conceptional framework of the causes of malnutrition by The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) recognizes that malnutrition is due to inadequate care services, diet, and care practices influenced by individual, household, community, and structural determinants. While the Nurturing Care Framework, which looks at how policies and services can support families, parents, and other communities in providing nurturing care.Design:A sequential mixed methods approach was used. For the quantitative method, we did a cross-sectional descriptive analysis of 2 966 children who were under-five years' old in the 2017 South African National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) between July and August 2022, we conducted five in-depth interviews with ECD practitioners using this qualitative method, and the data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Data was triangulated to understand the factors influencing children’s nutritional outcomes and to provide the narratives of ECD practitioners. This enabled us to highlight challenges and opportunities in linking children to services they need.Results:This study showed that 22.16% of children were stunted, 16.40% were overweight, and 5.04% were underweight. ECD practitioners reported a lack of support received at health facilities and other social services when making referrals, a lack of parental support in nutrition programmes, systemic challenges experienced in getting ECD centers registered, and the ECD's inability to qualify for subsidized nutrition grants.Conclusion:It is critical for us to understand the challenges and opportunities for multisector collaboration. This understanding will enable strategies and policies aimed at providing efficient and effective service referral and service delivery to improve childhood malnutrition in South Africa.
Characterizing Precision Nutrition Discourse on Twitter: Quantitative Content Analysis
Authors: Batheja Sapna , Schopp Emma M , Pappas Samantha , Ravuri Siri , Persky Susan 
Published: October 2023

Background
It is possible that tailoring dietary approaches to an individual’s genomic profile could provide optimal dietary inputs for biological functioning and support adherence to dietary management protocols. The science required for such nutrigenetic and nutrigenomic profiling is not yet considered ready for broad application by the scientific and medical communities; however, many personalized nutrition products are available in the marketplace, creating the potential for hype and misleading information on social media. Twitter provides a unique big data source that provides real-time information. Therefore, it has the potential to disseminate evidence-based health information, as well as misinformation.

Objective
We sought to characterize the landscape of precision nutrition content on Twitter, with a specific focus on nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics. We focused on tweet authors, types of content, and presence of misinformation.

Methods
Twitter Archiver was used to capture tweets from September 1, 2020, to December 1, 2020, using keywords related to nutrition and genetics. A random sample of tweets was coded using quantitative content analysis by 4 trained coders. Codebook-driven, quantified information about tweet authors, content details, information quality, and engagement metrics were compiled and analyzed.

Results
The most common categories of tweets were precision nutrition products and nutrigenomic concepts. About a quarter (132/504, 26.2%) of tweet authors presented themselves as science experts, medicine experts, or both. Nutrigenetics concepts most frequently came from authors with science and medicine expertise, and tweets about the influence of genes on weight were more likely to come from authors with neither type of expertise. A total of 14.9% (75/504) of the tweets were noted to contain untrue information; these were most likely to occur in the nutrigenomics concepts topic category.

Conclusions
By evaluating social media discourse on precision nutrition on Twitter, we made several observations about the content available in the information environment through which individuals can learn about related concepts and products. Tweet content was consistent with the indicators of medical hype, and the inclusion of potentially misleading and untrue information was common. We identified a contingent of users with scientific and medical expertise who were active in discussing nutrigenomics concepts and products and who may be encouraged to share credible expert advice on precision nutrition and tackle false information as this technology develops.
CRITICAL THINKING AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION TODAY
Authors: Paunović Tatjana , Marković Ljiljana , Živković Ema 
Published: October 2023

This paper discusses the concept of critical thinking and its place in university education today, internationally as well as in the Serbian and regional Balkan contexts. As an illustration, the second part of the paper offers a review of Gordon Asher’s chapter in Writing Your Thesis: A Guide for Postgraduate Students, a coursebook which incorporates the conception of criticality in higher education, from the perspective of Critical Pedagogy. We highlight the importance of embracing a broad, epistemological understanding of critical thinking, not only as an applicable pragmatic skill, but, rather, as a way back to a more humanistic view of education as emancipation and whole-person development of individuals, for the benefit of both the individual and the society. Lastly, we discuss the importance of methodological tools in teaching for critical thinking.
Features of the Planning Structure Development of the Residential Areas of the Southern Cities and Building Thereof (by the Example of Rostov-on-Don)
Authors: Bondarenko T. A. , Vorobyeva A. M. 
Published: October 2023

Introduction. Within the current Russian urban planning practices, there is no any specific criteria for the spatial and environmental characteristics of building or development of the multifunctional urban territory. The lack of methodology for the strategies of urbanistic, ecological and economic development and planning of the urban space leads to deteriorated understanding of the urban environment sustainable development and urbanised space comfort of any climate zone. The aim of this scientific research is to identify the main principles of the residential areas development in the major cities of the south of Russia in the current conditions. So far, these issues have not been studied in relation to the environmental factors and regional features.Materials and Methods. The research included the comparative analysis of the residential areas development in the riverine cities of the south of Russia, the comprehensive system analysis of these areas’ architectural, planning and landscape features evolution along with the approaches to building thereof by applying the graph-analytical methods.Results. The conducted research elucidated the planning structure features of the major riverine cities of the south of Russia (Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Krasnodar), as well as the principles of their planning structure development depending on the landscape factors and historical periods specifics. After analysis of the national and foreign experience in designing and building the residential areas, the modern trends inducing thereof have been distinguished, which are not yet theoretically substantiated at present. The research results made it possible to formulate the modern principles of functional and planning organisation of the residential areas in the riverine cities of the south of Russia, taking into account the comfort of the living environment for population.Discussion and Conclusion. Based on the conducted research, a conceptual model of functional and planning organisation and building the residential areas in the riverine cities of the southern region has been proposed for the first time. It can improve the comfort of people’s living and enhance the architectural, artistic and landscape look of the residential areas.
PENGGUNAAN APLIKASI CANVA SEBAGAI DESAIN KONTEN PROMOSI BAGI PELAKU UMKM
Authors: Sholeh Muhammad , Suraya Suraya , Rachmawati Rr. Yuliana 
Published: October 2023

Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) need effective marketing strategies to increase product visibility and sales. One way to promote products is by using digital media, such as social media and websites. The problem that exists in MSME actors is that not all MSME actors have adequate graphic design skills. In efforts to overcome this, MSME actors can use applications that can be used to create content design easily and the results are good. One application that can be used is Canva. One of the activities to improve MSME actors is training on the importance of promotion on social media. This effort was made by MSME players who are members of the Banyuwangi Family Association in Yogyakarta (IKAWANGI) to organize training to improve promotion through social media and create promotional content. The implementation method is carried out by training methods and direct assistance to MSME actors. Assistance includes providing directions for creating content using the Canva application. In the context of MSMEs, the use of Canva can help businesses create promotional content such as brochures, posters, invitations, business cards, and so on. With Canva, MSME players can increase their digital presence and increase product sales.
Dinamika Prestasi Akademik Mahasiswa terhadap Empat Metode Pembelajaran
Authors: Santoso Greta , Siaputra Ide Bagus , Lina Natalya  
Published: October 2023

Abstract—Academic achievement is a number which is an index of learning achievement for one semester. Academic achievement can act as a benchmark for university students’ academic success. One of the things that could affect academic achievement is the use of appropriate learning methods by students. The purpose of this study is to determine fluctuations in academic achievement based on learning methods experienced by students in the Faculty of Creative Industries class of 2019, with a total of 69 students who had never experienced temporary study stops. This research method uses a quantitative longitudinal study that examines the development of the subject from time to time. The data to be analyzed is secondary data in the form of the Semester Achievement Index for students of the Faculty of Creative Industries class of 2019. The results of the analysis in this study found that there were significant differences in the average GPA between learning methods. Except for the comparison of blended and online learning methods¸ blended with hybrid, and online with hybrid. Overall, the hybrid method is proven to have the highest average GPA in this research. In conclusion, students need to start relying on technology as a means to attain better education and freedom during the learning process.
Keywords: academic achievement, learning methods, creative industries students

Abstrak—Prestasi akademik merupakan suatu angka yang merupakan indeks hasil pencapaian belajar selama satu semester. Prestasi akademik dapat menjadi tolok ukur kesuksesan belajar pada mahasiswa. Salah satu hal yang memengaruhi prestasi akademik yaitu penerapan metode pembelajaran yang sesuai dengan mahasiswa. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui fluktuasi prestasi akademik berdasarkan metode pembelajaran yang dialami pada mahasiswa Fakultas Industri Kreatif angkatan 2019 dengan jumlah 69 mahasiswa yang tidak pernah mengalami berhenti studi sementara (BSS). Metode penelitian ini menggunakan kuantitatif longitudinal study yang meneliti perkembangan subjek dari waktu ke waktu. Data yang akan dianalisis merupakan data sekunder berupa Indeks Prestasi Semester (IPS) mahasiswa Fakultas Industri Kreatif angkatan 2019. Hasil analisis penelitian ini ditemukan adanya perbedaan rata-rata IPS yang signifikan antar metode pembelajaran. Terkecuali pada perbandingan metode pembelajaran blended dengan online¸ blended dengan hybrid, dan online dengan hybrid. Secara keseluruhan, metode pembelajaran yang memiliki rata-rata IPS tertinggi saat penggunaan metode hybrid. Maka untuk mencapai pendidikan yang lebih baik diusulkan kepada mahasiswa untuk semakin berani mengandalkan teknologi agar mencapai kebebasan dalam mengikuti proses pembelajaran.
Kata kunci: prestasi akademik, metode pembelajaran, mahasiswa fakultas industri kreatif
GAYA HIDUP BARU KAUM MUDA GEMAR MENGUNJUNGI COFFEE SHOP (STUDI FENOMENOLOGI PADA ANAK MUDA PENGUNJUNG COFFEE SHOP DI KOTA SALATIGA)
Authors: Suryani Citra Dewi , Kristiyani Dian Novita 
Published: October 2023

Di era modern dengan teknologi yang berkembang pesat, membuat tumbuhnya inovasi baru yang menarik perhatian anak muda. Kini olahan kopi berinovasi bersama coffee shop yang menyediakan fasilitas modern, menu makanan yang bervariasi, pembayaran dilakukan dengan e-money, serta internet cepat dan gratis yang mempengaruhi anak muda untuk datang ke coffee shop. Pada penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk mengetahui gaya hidup baru pada anak muda yang gemar mengunjungi coffee shop dapat terbentuk di Kota Salatiga, di mana coffee shop yang mulai berkembang di Kota Salatiga. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan fenomenologi dengan dasar kualitatif, dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara. Perubahan gaya hidup pada anak muda yang tertarik untuk datang ke coffee shop didorong oleh faktor sosial dari keluarga atau lingkungan sekitar. Anak muda menyadari akan gengsi terhadap coffee shop atas nilai praktis dan kenyamanan dibandingkan kedai kopi sederhana. Penerapan gaya hidup baru memiliki tujuan sebagai eksistensi diri dilingkungan sekitar, terlebih bagi anak muda pengguna media sosial.
Oxidative stress in liver of streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice fed a high-fat diet: A treatment role of Artemisia annua L.
Authors: Ghanbari Mahshid , Shokrzadeh Lamuki Mohammad , Sadeghimahalli Forouzan , Habibi Emran , Sayedi Moqadam Mohammad Reza 
Published: October 2023

Abstract

Objective. The aim of this study was the investigation of a treatment role of Artemisia annua L. (AA) on liver dysfunction and oxidative stress in high-fat diet/streptozotocin-induced diabetic (HFD/STZ) mice.

Methods. Sixty mice were divided into 12 groups including control, untreated diabetic, and treated diabetic ones with metformin (250 mg/kg), and doses of 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg of water (hot and cold) and alcoholic (methanol) extracts of AA. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was induced in mice by high-fat diet for 8 weeks and STZ injection in experimental animals. After treatment with doses of 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg of AA extracts in HFD/STZ diabetic mice for 4 weeks, oxidative stress markers such as malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), and free radicals (ROS) were determined in the liver tissue in all groups.

Results. Diabetic mice treated with metformin and AA extracts showed a significant decrease in ROS and MDA concentrations and a notable increase in GSH level in the liver. Effectiveness of higher doses of AA extracts (200 and 400 mg/kg), especially in hot-water and alcoholic ones, were similar to and/or even more effective than metformin.

Conclusion. Therapeutic effects of AA on liver dysfunction showed that antioxidant activity of hot-water and alcoholic AA extracts were similar or higher than of metformin.
Income inequality among European households and their biological type
Authors: Grzywińska-Rąpca Małgorzata , Grzybowska-Brzezińska Mariola , Gornowicz Mirosław 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
In the socioeconomic development of each country, income rates constitute a measure of the economic situation. They are also the principle factor influencing social stratification. When discussing the income of European households in a regional approach, one may analyze changes, regional development indicators, and the degree to which needs are satisfied. It is underlined in the relevant literature that the differences observed across macroeconomic and microeconomic indicators are reflected in the phenomenon of income inequality, and their levels are also differentiated by the biological type of households. In view of the above, this study analyzed the financial standing of households from the spatial standpoint (selected EU countries) and considered the fractions of households isolated based on their biological composition in the light of inequality indices: Gini, Atkinson, and Theil. Inequality rates were computed using the median net equivalized income. The material examined in this study consisted of secondary data collected and published in the Eurostat database.
Implementing the Concept of Sustainable Development in an Organisation and Leadership Style – Selected Aspects
Authors: Gross-Gołacka Elwira , Ożga Joanna , Więcławski Łukasz 
Published: October 2023

Abstract

Objective
The aim of the article is to present two issues; the concept of sustainability and the style of organisational leadership. The authors‘ goal is to demonstrate that a participative management style supports the implementation of the concept of organisational sustainability.

Methodology
The research method used to achieve the objective is a critical analysis of the literature, an analysis of secondary research and a review of good practice.

Findings
As the presented examples of the implementation of the concept of sustainable development in specific companies show, the implementation of this type of idea is definitely conducive to the selection of a participative style of leadership.

Value Added
Active participation of subordinates in shaping the sustainable development strategy in the organisation and their awareness of the real influence on the vision is realised, to a very large extent determines the success of achieving the goals set by the leader (and worked out together with subordinates).

Recommendations
It is recommended to create a vision, according to which the company operates in the spirit of sustainable development, and to enable subordinates to actively participate in the implementation of the strategy and the systematic evaluation of its results.