bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
An Enlightened Common Sense Approach to Environmental Education, with Special Reference to Climate Change
Authors: Price Leigh 
Published: May 2023

This article argues that, in order for humanity to act timeously to ameliorate threats such as climate change, we would do well to heed the central tenets of Roy Bhaskar’s transcendental realism, which he also calls enlightened common sense. This is because transcendental realism is critical of the unnecessarily burdensome assumption allied with systems/complexity theory that statistical analyses and complex computer models are necessary and suffi cient to deal with complex systems such as climate. To the contrary, from the perspective of transcendental realism, it is knowing ‘how things work’ – being enlightened – that is necessary, and often sufficient, to deal with complex systems. For example, in terms of climate change, knowing how the Greenhouse Eff ect works – that is, knowing how extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere heats the Earth – makes it as simple to decide to act to reduce carbon dioxide as knowing how gravity works makes it simple to decide not to step off a high-rise building. This does not detract from the further need to (preferably democratically) consider diff erent action options, for which computer models can be a helpful tool. Transcendental realism also has implications for how environmental educators define climate and climate change and it provides an antidote to certain challenges posed by climate change deniers. Much of the critique applied in this article to systems/complexity theory can also be applied to posthumanism.
Keywords: climate change education, Roy Bhaskar, climate scepticism, complex systems, posthumanism
FREQUENCY AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF ACINETOBACTER SPP IAOLATED FROM PUS AND WOUND SWABS: A TERTIARY CARE EXPERIENCE
Authors: Kokab Jabeen  , Summaya Sikandar Beg  , Fareeha Imran  , Aasma Noveen Ajmal  , Farhana Imran  
Published: May 2023

Background: For the past two decades, Acinetobacter spp. has emerged as an important pathogen globally in various infections mostly in hospital settings.
Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the frequency and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Acinetobacter spp isolated from pus and wound swabs.
Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study included a total of 110 Pus and wound samples collected from patients presenting to Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore laboratory from Jan 2016 to March 2016. The samples were processed and identified by standard protocol. The Acinetobacter isolates were tested for antibiotic resistance by Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines.
Results: From 110 wound samples, 87 (79%) showed significant growth of 87 positive cultures 20 samples (23%) showed growth of Acinetobacter, 11(12.7%) Klebsiella Spp 22(25.3%) Staphylococcus Spp 18 (20.6%) Pseudomonas Spp and 16 (18.4%) Escherichia coli. Out of 20 isolates of Acinatobacter, 13 (65%) were resistant to more than three classes of antibiotics (multidrug resistant) and 3 (15%) were resistant to all commonly used antibiotics (pan-drug resistant). Majority of the isolates were sensitive to Imipenem, Amikacin and Tigecycline and showed resistance rates of 45%, 50%, and 45%, respectively.
Conclusion:
This hospital-based epidemiological data will help to implement better infection control strategies and improve the knowledge of antibiotic resistance patterns in our region.
Quantifying the Impact of Dysmenorrhea Symptoms on Quality-of-Life and Access to Oral Contraceptives by Income
Authors: Choksey Rhea , Mangal Rohan K. , Stead Thor S. , Jones Terrika , Flores Rosa , Ganti Latha 
Published: May 2023

Background Dysmenorrhea, or painful menstrual periods, is one of the most common gynecological complaints. Most reports of uterine contractions range between moderate to severe pain, and patients often elect to cope with their discomfort without assistance from a physician. In the process, women experiencing dysmenorrhea are more likely to report absenteeism from work and school. Objectives This study measures the reported impact of dysmenorrhea on patients’ lives and elucidates a relationship between income and access to oral contraceptives. Methods Two hundred women completed a survey about their symptoms, level of pain, treatments, and the extent to which dysmenorrhea affected day-to-day obligations. Most questions were multiple-choice while others permitted several answer selections or were free response. The data was analyzed using JMP statistical software. Results Eighty-four percent of respondents reported moderate to severe pain during menstruation. This discomfort has caused 65.5% of the cohort to miss work and 68% to avoid participating in social gatherings. Pain relief medications are most often used as treatment - 143 respondents took ibuprofen, 93 took acetaminophen, and 51 took naproxen. 29.5% of respondents are prescribed birth control for cramps and blood flow. Income (p = 0.049), age (p = 0.002), and education (p = 0.002) were significant predictors for oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use. The lowest income groups were found to use OCPs at less than half the rate as the highest income respondents. Conclusion Dysmenorrhea affected most participants in the cohort with an impact that extends beyond professional obligations. Income was found to be positively correlated with increased OCP use, whereas education level was inversely correlated. Clinicians should consider how patients’ backgrounds influence their access to OCP options. An improvement on this study’s findings would be to establish a causal relationship between these demographic factors and access to OCPs.
A Phosphorous-based Polyol for Flame Retarded Rigid Polyurethane Foam
Authors: Zhang Xiaoai , Xie Yichao , Guo Weiping , Yan Li 
Published: May 2023

A phosphorus-containing polyol (P-polyol) was synthesized with diethyl ethylphosphate (DEEP) and trihydroxymethyl phosphane oxide (THPO) via transesterification reaction, which was introduced into rigid polyurethane foam (RPUF) by in-situ chemical reaction. The optimum synthesis conditions of P-polyol were investigated as follows: butyldihydroxychlorostannane as catalytic agent, the molar ratio of DEEP to THPO was 1:1 at 120-170℃, the yield was over 85%, the apparent viscosity of P-polyol was 1400 MPa.S with the hydroxyl value about 480 mg KOH/g and the acid value about 100 mg KOH/g. With the increase of adding P-polyol, the flame retardant properties of the RPUF increased continuously. When the P-polyol amount in white material was 40%, the LOI reached24.7% and vertical combustion test rated UL 94 V-0. TGA results show that the P-polyol promotes the degradation and the formation of char residue of RPUF significantly. The polyurethane foam had the characteristics of condensation phase. Simultaneously, the compressive strength of RPUF was increased by 50 % and 21% in horizontal and vertical direction, respectively, compared with neat RPUF.
On the Separate Assessment of Structural Effects on the Simple Beam Deflection in the Light of Fractional Calculus
Authors: Lustosa J. I. S. , Bannwart F. C. , Oliveira E. C. 
Published: May 2023

Euler-Bernoulli (EB) and Timoshenko-Ehrenfest (TE) theories model simple beams under linear constraints. But even keeping these constraints, specific structural effects in real applications compromise the accuracy of the models, such as stress concentration due to force reactions on the support contacts or bucking, for example. Both EB and TE solutions assume planar cross sections and structural stability, and therefore do not address those particular effects; the interest in using them is to explore the conditions under which shear effects are significant or not. Numerical solutions such as the ones obtained from the Finite Element Method (FEM) reach structural effects quite well, depending on the complexity of the problem and degree of refinement. However, although accurate, the numerical solutions do not distinguish whethera particular effect is on charge or not; they implicitly encompass all of them as a whole. To diagnose them for simple beams, analytical solutions such as EB or TE can be employed as long as they noticeably differ from the corresponding affected structures modeled in a FEM environment, the latter taken as reference. To measure this disagreement one can either directly compare each resulting deflection profile or, alternatively, compare the analytical solutions EB or TE against the corresponding fractional calculus ones fed with theFEM data. The second case, focus of this study, provides a better measurement, to our understanding, as the fractional order informs the magnitude of the effect not depending on absolute values, which allows a fairer evaluation. Each structure effect must be isolated so that to obtain the individually consequent order deviation from the original integer value. A separate assessment using fractional calculus is proposed in this work to, first, evaluate the effects of stress concentration on the support contacts, and, second, to preparethe modeling to potentially reveal another structural effect. Consistent results have been achieved.
Synchronization of the Circadian Rhythms with Memory: A Simple Fractional-Order Dynamical Model Based on Tow Coupled Oscillators
Authors: De Cezaro F. Travessini , Glaeaser S. S. , De Cezaro A. 
Published: May 2023

Disruptions of the circadian rhythm are associated with internal desynchronization. It affects some internal functions of our body and behavior that are important to our health. Our modern lifestyle has contributed to millions of people developing some circadian rhythm disruptions, making the subject very important clinically as well as economically. Motivated by studying a simple mathematical model that can reveal some features of internal synchronization desynchronization, in this contribution, we extend the coupling oscillator phase model proposed by Strogatz [14] in the sense that memory is considered in the modeling. Such memory is a result of the introduction of Caputo-type fractional derivatives in the coupling oscillators’ phase model dynamics, resulting in a fractional phase model. We show that the proposed fractional coupling oscillator phase model is well-posed. Furthermore, we analyzethe synchronization phenomena. We obtain the synchronized solutions explicitly when the memory is equally distributed between the oscillators. In contrast, when distinct levels of memory are imposed in the modeling, we obtain lower and upper bounds because any existing synchronized solution must be confined in between. We present numerical realizations that support the theoretical findings in great detail.
Penerapan Digital Marketing Sebagai Media Penjualan Agribisnis Dengan Teknik Hidroponik Desa Karang Rahayu Kab Bekasi
Authors: Rezeki Fitri , Badrianto Yuan 
Published: May 2023

Digital marketing is very helpful for business people in interacting with consumers directly to producers, to meet the company's operational needs, the ease obtained from digital marketing is expected to develop the agribusiness industry located in Karang Rahayu Village of South Cikarang District of Bekasi Regency. Limited land in the middle of the city becomes a obstaclesto develop hydroponic cultivation. The lack of understanding of the people of Karang Rahayu Village regarding the opportunities of the agribusiness industry and hydroponic cultivation is the main problem that must be resolved immediately. The lack of ability to market will also have an impact on business prospects so that it is necessary to conduct Training on the Application of Digital Marketing as a Medium of Agribusiness Sales with Hydroponic Techniques in Karang Rahayu Village, Bekasi Regency. In community service in Karang Rahayu Village, South Cikarang Subdistrict, there are 4 methods used including observation methods, interview methods and training methods. The results achieved by Training in The Implementation of Digital Marketing as a Medium of Agribusiness Sales with Hydroponic Techniques in Karang Rahayu Village of Bekasi Regency from PKK Mothers earn additional income thanks to hydroponic cultivation and reach broad segmentation to exit the island by utilizing digital marketing.
ANALISA PENGENDALIAN KUALITAS STATISTIKA ASAM LEMAK BEBAS PADA PRODUKSI MINYAK KELAPA SAWIT DI PT. SEPANJANG INTI SURYA MULIA
Authors: Arahman Emi , Prawiro Irianto , Selvianti Isye , Adha Else Nurul 
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghitung nilai tambah produk olahan Jagung dan merancang industri pengolahan yoghurt Jagung yang layak secara teknis dan finansial di kabupaten Ketapang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif yang dilakukan secara survey dengan populasi yang berasal dari produsen jagung manis. Lokasi penelitian dilakukan di desa kalinilam kecamatan delta pawan selatan kabupaten Ketapang. Analisis unit usaha menggunakan formula Total Cost sedangkan analisis kelayakan finansial digunakan B/C ratio.Hasil kajian teknis dan finansial perencanaan industri yoghurt Jagung manis didapat rancangan pada unit pengolahan yoghurt Jagung skala kecil dengan kapasitas produksi 400 kg/ bulan atau 2400 botol/ bulan dengan hasil analisa ekonomi menunjukkan bahwa untuk mendirikan unit pengolahan yoghurt Jagung tersebut membutuhkan modal investasi total sebesar Rp. 113.723.712,-. Biaya produksi total sebesar Rp. 207.592.666.- dengan harga pokok produksi (HPP) per botol (100 ml) Rp. 7.208,- dan harga jual produk per botol Rp. 10.000 dengan margin keuntungan sebesar 40%. Hasil uji kelayakan industri didapat nilai IRR 38,316%, NPV Rp. 353.405.180, Payback Period yaitu 1,85 tahun, dengan BEP sebanyak 9.022 unit, B/C ratio 1,43 dan net R/C yaitu 1,40. Hasil kelayakan teknis dan finansial unit pengolahan yoghurt Jagung skala industri kecil layak untuk dilakukan.
Attitude of teenagers living in the supervision zone of the Belarusian NPP to radiation safety
Authors: Dorofei E. V. 
Published: May 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of the results of a sociological survey among adolescents living in the observation zone of the Belarusian NPP, which was conducted in NovemberDecember 2022. The total number of purely surveyed adolescents is 155 people, of which 72 are boys and 83 are girls. To achieve the goals of the study, a questionnaire was developed consisting of 17 questions, which included the following blocks of questions: the level of radiation and hygiene knowledge, the activities of the Belarusian NPP and attitude towards it, preferences in the form of providing information of interest.The analysis of the data obtained can be used to optimize the means and methods for improving the knowledge of the population living in the area of observation of a nuclear power plant on radiation safety issues. The most popular sources of information about the radiation situation are television, the Internet, and lectures by specialists.
Elemental composition of tissues in normal and obese Wistar rats
Authors: Ali A. A. H. , Kuznetsov O. E. 
Published: May 2023

The article presents a study of the elemental composition of tissues in normal and obese Wistar rats under the influence of premixes from algae Spirulina plat. and Chlorella. Analysis of the mineral composition of the tissues of animals that consumed algae premix with feed did not reveal significant changes in the content of trace elements, with the exception of a signifcant increase in Fe and Cr in the liver (p=0,03). A similar trend of changes in the concentrations of trace elements was observed in animals with modeling obesity by consuming HFD: Cr in the liver, p=0,03.The content of ions in them was distributed according to the degree of decrease: K>Na>Mg> Ca>Fe>Zn>Cu>Mn>Cr. An analysis of the concentration of the element, in comparison with all the studied organs, confirmed this distribution and probably reflects the pool (reserve) of minerals in the body. However, the range of change in the content of each element in tissues is not the same. Thus, the highest content of Fe, Mn and Zn was found in the liver, Na in the kidney, Ca in the pancreas, while Ca and Na were accumulated least of all in the liver, Mn and Mg in the kidneys, and K in the pancreas. Changes and imbalances in the state of the identified bioelements may be a sign of obesity.
Regional features of the incidence of chronic Ph-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms in Belarus
Authors: Novik D. , Martinkov V. , Veyalkin I. , Iskrov I. , Silin A. , Rachkova T. , Vasilevskaya N. , Bobyrev M. , Merenkova Zh. , Navaro L. , Uryupin A. , Uss A. 
Published: May 2023

According to published data, there are differences in the registered incidence of chronic Ph-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) in some regions of the world. In this study, for the first time, we compare the Ph- MPN incidence in the regions of Belarus in order to determine the regional features.It was shown that for the period 2014-2018 the highest rates of standardized incidence of polycythemia vera were noted in the Brest region – 1,17 and Minsk – 1,11, the lowest incidence rate was determined in the Vitebsk region – 0,68 per 100,000 population per year, p<0,05. The maximum incidence rates of essential thrombocythemia were recorded in Minsk city – 1,04 and Gomel region – 0,86, which is significantly higher than in Minsk region – 0,27, Vitebsk region – 0,35 and Grodno region – 0,44 per 100 000 population per year. The highest incidence rates of primary myelofibrosis were noted in Gomel – 0,63 and Vitebsk regions – 0,53, they were significantly higher than in Grodno – 0,14 and Minsk regions – 0,24 per 100 000 population per year.Differences in the incidence of Ph-MPN between the regions of Belarus were revealed, while the overall incidence rates in Minsk city, Gomel, Brest and Mogilev regions exceeded those in Vitebsk, Grodno and Minsk regions. In addition, variation in incidence rates for individual nosologies was noted. The information obtained can be used to make management decisions when organizing medical observation and treatment of patients with Ph- MPN in Belarus.
PENGARUH PROFESIONALISME GURU TERHADAP PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA PADA SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA (SMP) YAPIS MERAUKE
Authors: Indriaty Lulu , Ansar Ansar 
Published: May 2023

This study is entitled The Effect of Teacher Professionalism on Student Learning Achievement in Yapis Merauke Middle School (SMP). This study aims to find out how much the influence of teacher professionalism on student achievement both simultaneously and partially.The study population is the total number of teachers in the Yapis Merauke junior high school as many as 35 people.The results of the multiple linear regression equation are: Y = 15.147 + 0.076X₁ + 0.096X₂ + 0.088X₃. While the results of the study showed that the variables of teacher professionalism, namely education, experience and attitude simultaneously had a positive and significant effect on student achievement in Yapis Merauke junior high school with a Fcount value of 7.583, a significant level of 0.000, while a Ftable value with an alpha of 0.05 was obtained value of 2,679. Education has an influence on student achievement in junior high school (SMP) Yapis Merauke with a tcount of 2,563 and a sig of 0,000. Experience has an influence on student achievement in junior high school (SMP) Yapis Merauke with a tcount of 1.742 and a sig of 0.001. Attitude has an influence on student achievement in junior high school (SMP) Yapis Merauke with a tcount of 1.742 and a sig of 0.001. Attitude variable h
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Analisis Tingkat Kestabilan Lereng Batuan Vulkanik Dan Mitigasinya Pada Daerah Sappaya Dan Parangloe Kabuypaten Gowa -Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan
Authors: Afasedanja Mapuay Theo 
Published: May 2023

Abstrak
Salah satu daerah yang rawan longsor di Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan adalah Kabupaten Gowa. Hal ini ditunjukkan dengan tingginya Indeks Rawan Bencana Indonesia (IRBI) Kabupaten Gowa yang dikeluarkan oleh Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) yang berada di peringkat 88 dengan skor 29 kategori “tinggi” pada tahun 2011, dan berada pada peringkat 5 dengan skor 36 kategori “tinggi” pada tahun 2013 (Kurniawan dkk., 2011 dan Kurniawan dkk, 2014). Berdasarkan identifikasi yang dilakukan dilapangan terdapat dua daerah yang terkena dampak Longsor cukup besar yaitu Daerah Sappaya (26/01/2020) dan Parangloe (20/01/2020) dimana bencana Longsor yang menimpah kedua daerah tersebut menelan korban jiwa sebanyak 17 orang, tata guna lahan rusak yaitu berupa pemukiman warga dan pasar serta akses jalan yang menjadi terganggu.Data BNPB selama satu bulan terahkir (Januari-Februari 2020.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kestabilan lereng dengan menggunakan parameter Geologi hasil uji geser langsung, kohesi dan berat jenis dengan pengolahan data menggunakan aplikasi geostudio 2012 slope/w dan hubungannya dengan Morfologi dan mekanika properties pada batuan vulkanik serta mitigasinya.Hasil kegiatan ini kiranya dapat menjadi suatu acuan dalam penerapan mitigasi bencana geologi yang dipakai pada dua lokasi penelitian diatas sehingga dapat dijadikan pedoman untuk memodifikasi dan rekonstruksi lereng serta sosialisasi bagi masyarakat setempat.
Kata kunci : Batuan Vulkanik, Stabilitas Lereng ,Mitigasi Bencana
STUDI PENGEMBANGAN POTENSI WISATA KALI PANAS DI KAMPUNG KLAYILI KABUPATEN SORONG
Authors: Su Ifani Florence , Sitorus Yannice L M , Musfira Musfira 
Published: May 2023

Kampung Klayili di Distrik Klayili Kabupaten Sorong memiliki objek wisata berupa mata air panas yang merupakan fenomena langka karena di Papua tidak ada gunung berapi. Air panas keluar dari sebuah gua kecil di tepi sungai dengan luas sumber air panas sekitar 50 m2. Objek wisata Kali Panas Kampung Klayili saat ini belum berkembang, antara lain karena kurangnya promosi dan aksesibilitas jalan menuju lokasi masih rendah. Ketika musim panas jumlah pengunjung meningkat karena akses jalan bisa dilewati kendaraan, sedangkan pada musim hujan akses jalan rusak sehingga jumlah kunjungan berkurang. Pengelolaan objek wisata Kali Panas Klayili dilakukan oleh pemilik-pemilik lahan sekitar sungai yang belum terorganisir. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji strategi pengembangan objek wisata tersebut dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Analisis dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif yaitu suatu metode analisis dimana data yang dikumpulkan mula-mula disusun, diklasifikasikan dan dianalisis sehingga akan memberikan gambaran yang jelas mengenai masalah yang diteliti. Potensi objek wisata dinilai berdasarkan persepsi responden pengunjung dan strategi pengembangan dikaji dengan menggunakan metode SWOT. Upaya pengembangan dilakukan dengan meningkatkan kualitas jalan menuju lokasi objek wisata, meningkatkan kapasitas dan kapabilitas pengelola objek wisata agar menjadi tenaga yang profesional di bidang pariwisata, serta membangun sarana prasarana pendukung aktivitas pariwisata di lokasi studi.