bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Applications of Local Microorganism (MOL) in The Processing of Waste Leaves and Twig with On Site Solid Waste Processing Technology (TOSS)
Authors: Dewilda Y , Goembira F , Sukma F A , Mardatillah R 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The On-Site Solid Waste Processing Technology (TOSS) revolutionized organic and biomass waste conversion into fuel pellets. In this study, we compared outcomes when bio-drying leaf and twig waste with added local microorganisms (MOL) from tuna and bagasse waste, alongside the AR124 bio-activator. Biomass pellet quality was assessed against SNI 8966:2021 standards and previous research. Microorganism identification determined the activator’s constituents. TOSS involved three phases: enumeration, bio-drying, and pelletization. Initially, waste was chopped, and MOL facilitated bio-drying. Subsequently, waste transformed into biomass pellets using a pellet machine. Incorporating AR124 and MOL bio-activators yielded similar quality outcomes, effectively reducing water content and enhancing calorific value compared to variations without activators. Microorganisms identified in MOL and AR124 bio-activators were Candida sp. and Bacillus sp. Compliant with SNI regulations, all biomass pellets met quality standards. Moisture content ranged from 7.67 ± 0.58% to 11.33 ± 2.08%, volatile content from 65 ± 1.00% to 69.33 ± 6.66%, ash content from 13.00 ± 3.61% to 13.67 ± 4.93%, fixed carbon from 5.67 ± 2.08% to 14 ± 5.29%, and heating value from 268.09 ± 2.82 kcal/kg to 3512.17 ± 298.95 kcal/kg.
Comparison Between the Plastic Waste Influx of Rural Rivers: Mlese River in Indonesia and Hamada River in Japan
Authors: Chowdhury Zahura , Yokota Kuriko , Nguyen Minh Ngoc , Andarani Pertiwi , Sudarno Sudarno , Syafrudin Syafrudin , Inoue Takanobu 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Marine plastic pollution has become a global concern as plastic wastes continue to accumulate in the world’s oceans. Usually, such accumulation occurs due to garbage leakage from land, which eventually flow into the river pathways through surface runoff or wind. This study aims to draw a parallel between the garbage influx of two rural rivers in Indonesia and Japan. Data collections were carried out at one of the river points in Indonesia’s Mlese River and Japan’s Hamada River when the weather was not rainy. The river characteristics and influx of plastic litter into the river streams were analysed at a specific time of a day. In Mlese River, trashboom method and, in Hamada River, manual netting method were used to trap the plastics. The waste outflow was 370 g/hr from Mlese River and 0.25 g/hr from Hamada River. Despite the average discharge of the two rivers being quite similar (0.34 m3/s), the plastic outflow in Mlese River was about 1400 times compared to the plastic outflow of Hamada River, proving the waste leakage problem in Indonesia to be greater. Data must be collected in rainy days as well to better understand the complete situation of waste influx in these rivers.
Sustainable additive manufacturing of interference screws made from eco-friendly filament for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Authors: Hartanti L P S , Haniel  , Nugraha F W , Anggoro P W , Ismail R , Jamari J , Bayuseno A P 
Published: December 2023

AbstractAdditive manufacturing (AM) is a sustainable manufacturing approach because it can lower emissions and have a lower negative impact on the environment. 3D-printed interference screws from poly-lactic acid, eco-friendly filament, by fused deposition modelling (FDM), were fabricated with different process parameters. The most popular technique for reconstructing the anterior cruciate ligament is interference screw fixation. This study considered the role of the AM sustainability paradigm in terms of material input for FDM and product manufacturing. This study considered the role of the AM sustainability paradigm in terms of material input for FDM and process efficiency by investigating the effect of the AM process parameters, such as printing temperature (PT), printing speed (PS), and infill percentage (IP) on the density and stripping torque (ST). Later, the degradation profile of the screw was analyzed using the weight loss of screws. The experimental design of the fully factorial design was with two levels for each process parameter. The significant process parameters and their interactions were through statistical analysis of the resulting design. Results have shown that PT, PS, and IP significantly influenced the density and ST of 3D-printed interference screws. In five weeks, 3D-printed interference screws started to lose weight.
Urbanization and its Consequences to the Settlement Carrying Capacity in Ambarawa Urban Area, Semarang Regency
Authors: Septiarani B , Lillah I R I , Yesiana R , Astuti K D , Anggraini P 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Urbanization has become prominent discourse around the world in the last decade. Rapid urbanization will encourage economic growth, but on the other hand, it can be detrimental if it affects the carrying capacity of the environment in supporting settlements. Therefore, development must also ensure the protection of our environment. The Ambarawa is an example of an urban area that continues to experience development and requires land to support its settlements. Therefore, this paper aims to elaborate the extend of urbanization phenomenon and settlement carrying capacity in Ambarawa. Narrative and spatial analysis in a time series are used to explain the urbanization process in the Ambarawa and how it related to the carrying capacity of the area. The result shows that the urbanization that occurred in Ambarawa can be seen from the development of settlements, shifts in economic activity, and also affecting the carrying capacity of settlements. It is predicted that Ambarawa still can accommodate more residential areas, but several sub-districts/villages need more attention because they have exceeded the carrying capacity of their settlements, namely in Bejalen and Pasekan. It is expected that this paper could become a recommendation for future spatial and population planning in the Ambarawa and Semarang Regency.
An overview of waste management strategies in padang city: current practices and challenges
Authors: Wahyuni N , Fajri H , Ulfah N , Barsei A N 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
This page thoroughly reviews Padang City’s waste management strategy, highlighting current practices and problems encountered. This study evaluates the Padang City Environment Agency’s policies and activities using qualitative and descriptive approaches. The results demonstrate several waste management measures used by the Padang City Environment Agency and the Padang City Government. These tactics consist of TPS 3R and Waste Bank. However, there are several management difficulties, such as a need for environmental public awareness and a constrained budget. The findings of this study are anticipated to contribute to improved trash management.
Eco-efficiency index of the recycling process of fuel husks into briquettes in Tofu SMEs using life cycle assessment
Authors: Hartini S , Wicaksono PA , Purbasari A , Fatliana A N , Handayani N U , Rashif M N 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The increasing demand for energy and the decreasing availability of fossil fuel reserves necessitate the exploration of alternative solutions. Biomass waste, particularly abundant in countries like Indonesia, presents a cost-effective and environmentally friendly energy alternative by reducing CO2 emissions. Transforming waste into a more valuable product is crucial, accompanied by an assessment of its ecological consequences. Nevertheless, the recycling procedure often still consumes materials and energy. Previous research on evaluating the environmental consequences of recycling organic waste into briquettes remains limited. This investigation is focused on analyzing the environmental effects of the recycling process for converting fuel husk waste into briquettes. The study was conducted using burnt husk waste generated from the energy production process through husk burning in tofu manufacturing.
The conditions for the analog of QED photons in semi-classical periodically driven systems
Authors: Moiseyev Nimrod , Even Tzur Matan 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The Floquet and quantum electrodynamics (QED) Hamiltonians are widely used in various contexts for light-matter interactions. While they exhibit structural similarity, the QED Hamiltonian has a bounded spectrum while the Floquet Hamiltonian does not. Thus, it remains uncertain if they share the same or similar spectra, even at high energy with a substantial average photon count. Using the Gershgorin circle theorem, we bound analytically the difference between the spectra of the QED and Floquet Hamiltonians. We establish a common spectrum by imposing the constraints of high photon numbers and narrow photon statistics. Following the analytic proof, we numerically demonstrate this bound’s implications on a model Xe atom previously used in high harmonic generation, showing correspondence between Floquet and QED photons.
Ti/Co co-doped O3-Na(Ni0.3Fe0.2Mn0.5)0.85Ti0.1Co0.05O2 with high rate and durable cathode material for sodium-ion batteries
Authors: Wang Jiangfeng , Li Qinghui , Su Wei , Chen Baohui , Zhou Qiongyu , Wang Xiaofen 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
O3-type layered oxides are widely investigated as cathodes for Na-ion batteries (SIBs) due to their high theoretical capacities and splendid initial Coulombic efficiency. However, they suffer from fast capacity fading owing to the complicated phase transformations, especially in high cut-off voltage (>4 V). Herein, Ti and Co elements were simultaneously introduced to O3-Na(Ni0.3Fe0.2Mn0.5)0.85Ti0.1Co0.05O2 (NFMTC) cathode material, and the effects of Ti/Co co-doping on phase structure and electrochemical properties were analyzed in detail. The results reveal that Ti/Co co-doping can enhance the {010} plane, interlayer space and Na-ion diffusion kinetics, resulting in the improved electrochemical performance. Therefore, the NFMTC cathode delivers a high reversible capacity of 174.7 mAh g−1 at 0.1 C in the voltage range of 2.0–4.3 V and a good rate capability (53% of the initial capacity at 5 C) as well as an excellent capacity retention of 78% after 300 cycles at 1 C. This work maybe provides a guidance to explore high-performance cathode materials for sodium ion batteries.
Legal traditions
Authors: Ragone Sabrina , Smorto Guido 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Chapter 3 addresses the concept of legal traditions as offering a progressive replacement for the category of legal families, as this concept emphasizes the evolving nature of the law, its fluidity, and its hybridity, overcoming the rigid boundaries set by previous taxonomies. It maps traditions into four categories: oral traditions (Chthonic; African); religious traditions (Talmudic; Islamic); traditions emphasizing duties (Hindu; Confucian); and Western traditions recognizing state authority as the main source of the system (Common; Civil). After pointing out the basic features of each, it explains to what extent there are overlaps and common features among traditions, spanning from the relevance of interpretation to the structure of legal norms.
What for? The uses of comparative law
Authors: Ragone Sabrina , Smorto Guido 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Chapter 6 focuses on the practical dimension as a core element of comparative law, present since the early projects of unification and harmonization at the international level. Recent phenomena relating to regional integration and mutual imitations, as well as the emergence of transboundary issues and common legal problems, have reinforced its importance. The chapter explains what factors can aid the use of comparative law—a such as, inter alia, common language, or shared political or economic interests—while emphasizing its role in education and improvement of critical skills, in legislative and constituent processes, adjudication, elaboration of international sources of law, and scholarly work.
VSCode-Antimony: a source editor for building, analyzing, and translating antimony models
Authors: Ma Steve , Fan Longxuan , Konanki Sai Anish , Liu Eva , Gennari John H , Smith Lucian P , Hellerstein Joseph L , Sauro Herbert M 
Published: December 2023

Abstract

Motivation
Developing biochemical models in systems biology is a complex, knowledge-intensive activity. Some modelers (especially novices) benefit from model development tools with a graphical user interface. However, as with the development of complex software, text-based representations of models provide many benefits for advanced model development. At present, the tools for text-based model development are limited, typically just a textual editor that provides features such as copy, paste, find, and replace. Since these tools are not “model aware,” they do not provide features for: (i) model building such as autocompletion of species names; (ii) model analysis such as hover messages that provide information about chemical species; and (iii) model translation to convert between model representations. We refer to these as BAT features.

Results
We present VSCode-Antimony, a tool for building, analyzing, and translating models written in the Antimony modeling language, a human readable representation of Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) models. VSCode-Antimony is a source editor, a tool with language-aware features. For example, there is autocompletion of variable names to assist with model building, hover messages that aid in model analysis, and translation between XML and Antimony representations of SBML models. These features result from making VSCode-Antimony model-aware by incorporating several sophisticated capabilities: analysis of the Antimony grammar (e.g. to identify model symbols and their types); a query system for accessing knowledge sources for chemical species and reactions; and automatic conversion between different model representations (e.g. between Antimony and SBML).

Availability and implementation
VSCode-Antimony is available as an open source extension in the VSCode Marketplace https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=stevem.vscode-antimony. Source code can be found at https://github.com/sys-bio/vscode-antimony.
Anatomical substrates and connectivity for bradykinesia motor features in Parkinson’s disease after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation
Authors: Kim Min Jae , Shi Yiwen , Lee Jasmine , Salimpour Yousef , Anderson William S , Mills Kelly A 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Parkinsonian bradykinesia is rated using a composite scale incorporating the slowed frequency of repetitive movements, decrement amplitude and arrhythmicity. Differential localization of these movement components within the basal ganglia will drive the development of more personalized network-targeted symptomatic therapies. In this study, using an optical motion sensor, we evaluated the amplitude and frequency of hand movements during a grasping task with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation ‘on’ or ‘off’ in 15 patients with Parkinson’s disease. The severity of bradykinesia was assessed blindly using the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Part III scale. The volumes of activated tissue of each subject were estimated where changes in amplitude and frequency were mapped to identify distinct anatomical substrates of each component in the subthalamic nucleus. The volumes of activated tissue were used to seed a normative functional connectome to generate connectivity maps associated with amplitude and frequency changes. Deep brain stimulation–induced change in amplitude was negatively correlated with a change in Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Part III scale for right (r = −0.65, P &lt; 0.05) and left hand grasping scores (r = −0.63, P &lt; 0.05). The change in frequency was negatively correlated with amplitude for both right (r = −0.63, P &lt; 0.05) and left hands (r = −0.57, P &lt; 0.05). The amplitude and frequency changes were represented as a spatial gradient with overlapping and non-overlapping regions spanning the anteromedial–posterolateral axis of the subthalamic nucleus. Whole-brain correlation maps between functional connectivity and motor changes were also inverted between amplitude and frequency changes. Deep brain stimulation–associated changes in frequency and amplitude were topographically and distinctly represented both locally in the subthalamic nucleus and in whole-brain functional connectivity.
Coastal towns as ‘left-behind places’: economy, environment and planning
Authors: Fiorentino Stefania , Sielker Franziska , Tomaney John 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Many coastal towns in England face a unique set of overlapping challenges: a longstanding socio-economic stagnation and environmental threats coming from the physical location. This paper examines coastal communities in the context of the left-behind debate. The consequences of de-industrialisation and failures in public policies recall other left-behind geographies. We look at a selection of case studies, apparently dealing with the decline of traditional coastal economic activities, but really affected by a decoupling of their socio-economic profile from their coastal specificity. More work is needed to nurture the existing coastal imaginaries, requiring regional coordination and a place-based approach to regeneration.
Making a Change! Exploring Refugee Youth’s Civic Engagement in Out-of-School Programs to Cultivate Critical Consciousness
Authors: Cureton Ashley 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Out-of-school time (OST) programs provide important contexts for youth’s development and well-being. Moreover, OST programs have the potential to serve as an anchor for refugee youth who lack familiarity with U.S. schools and communities. Youth civic engagement encompasses activities that are critical for empowering young people to participate in political, economic, and social initiatives, becoming agents of positive change. While civic engagement has been deemed an important activity, research that highlights refugee youth’s motivation, benefits, and engagement in civic duties within local communities is limited. Drawing on a critical consciousness framework, which entails becoming more aware of structural injustice and positioning oneself to participate in systemic change, this phenomenological study explores refugee youth’s motivation and types of civic engagement in OST programs. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 refugee youth resettled in Chicago, Illinois. These youth described the motivations leading them to become civically engaged, such as a sense of duty or obligation to learn and advocate for the rights of refugees and to build a sense of community with their peers and mentors. Recommendations are offered about how schools and community partners can assist refugee students in becoming more civically involved in OST settings.
Genomic loci involved in sensing environmental cues and metabolism affect seasonal coat shedding in Bos taurus and Bos indicus cattle
Authors: Durbin Harly J , Yampara-Iquise Helen , Rowan Troy N , Schnabel Robert D , Koltes James E , Powell Jeremy G , Decker Jared E 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Seasonal shedding of winter hair at the start of summer is well studied in wild and domesticated populations. However, the genetic influences on this trait and their interactions are poorly understood. We use data from 13,364 cattle with 36,899 repeated phenotypes to investigate the relationship between hair shedding and environmental variables, single nucleotide polymorphisms, and their interactions to understand quantitative differences in seasonal shedding. Using deregressed estimated breeding values from a repeated records model in a genome-wide association analysis (GWAA) and meta-analysis of year-specific GWAA gave remarkably similar results. These GWAA identified hundreds of variants associated with seasonal hair shedding. There were especially strong associations between chromosomes 5 and 23. Genotype-by-environment interaction GWAA identified 1,040 day length-by-genotype interaction associations and 17 apparent temperature-by-genotype interaction associations with hair shedding, highlighting the importance of day length on hair shedding. Accurate genomic predictions of hair shedding were created for the entire dataset, Angus, Hereford, Brangus, and multibreed datasets. Loci related to metabolism and light-sensing have a large influence on seasonal hair shedding. This is one of the largest genetic analyses of a phenological trait and provides insight into both agriculture production and basic science.
Archaic Introgression Shaped Human Circadian Traits
Authors: Velazquez-Arcelay Keila , Colbran Laura L , McArthur Evonne , Brand Colin M , Rinker David C , Siemann Justin K , McMahon Douglas G , Capra John A 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
When the ancestors of modern Eurasians migrated out of Africa and interbred with Eurasian archaic hominins, namely, Neanderthals and Denisovans, DNA of archaic ancestry integrated into the genomes of anatomically modern humans. This process potentially accelerated adaptation to Eurasian environmental factors, including reduced ultraviolet radiation and increased variation in seasonal dynamics. However, whether these groups differed substantially in circadian biology and whether archaic introgression adaptively contributed to human chronotypes remain unknown. Here, we traced the evolution of chronotype based on genomes from archaic hominins and present-day humans. First, we inferred differences in circadian gene sequences, splicing, and regulation between archaic hominins and modern humans. We identified 28 circadian genes containing variants with potential to alter splicing in archaics (e.g., CLOCK, PER2, RORB, and RORC) and 16 circadian genes likely divergently regulated between present-day humans and archaic hominins, including RORA. These differences suggest the potential for introgression to modify circadian gene expression. Testing this hypothesis, we found that introgressed variants are enriched among expression quantitative trait loci for circadian genes. Supporting the functional relevance of these regulatory effects, we found that many introgressed alleles have associations with chronotype. Strikingly, the strongest introgressed effects on chronotype increase morningness, consistent with adaptations to high latitude in other species. Finally, we identified several circadian loci with evidence of adaptive introgression or latitudinal clines in allele frequency. These findings identify differences in circadian gene regulation between modern humans and archaic hominins and support the contribution of introgression via coordinated effects on variation in human chronotype.