bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Superiority of Composite Baseball Bats: Trampoline Effect, Acoustics, Compliance and Safety
Authors: Sunkalp Vilas Pol  , Vilas G. Pol  
Published: January 2025

Abstract: The superiority of composite (blended/multiple materials) baseball bats over wood bats, bolstering 10-15% higher exit velocity is attributed to the trampoline effect (bounciness) resulting from advanced materials, deliberate breaking, reduced sting vibrations, balanced weight, and an expanded sweet spot. This article systematically examines (B7: Bolstering (enhanced), Blended (composite) Baseball Bats with Bounciness, Bang (sound), and Banishment (safety), focusing on the comparative superiority of composite bats over wood bats for 12U players, where they are permitted. In a controlled environment (70 oF), the average exit velocity of a ball on the composite bat are >10% superior to those of a wood bat when hitting balls off the tee, while >15% superior when hitting balls pitched at a speed of 50 MPH. Experimentally, metal bats produced a louder (102 to 106 dB), high-pitched “bang” due to their hollow structure, while composite and wood bats emitted a quieter (91 to 95 dB), low-pitched sound, when measured close to the batter. The variation in decibels was influenced by ball speed, impact point, and bat design, affecting player perception. Composite bats gain power over time as they break in, enhancing performance but also introducing inconsistency and potentially increasing injury risk. Authors shed light on the importance of baseball safety gear for players on the diamond, helping them avoid possible injuries.
ANALISIS KINERJA DAN TINGKAT KESEHATAN LEMBAGA KEUANGAN MIKRO DI INDONESIA
Authors: I Wayan Budi Artha  , Ni Luh Sili Antari  , Surya Nugraha  
Published: January 2025

Microfinance Institutions (MPIs) have a very important role in driving the regional economy, especially in providing education and business consultations as well as supporting capital to micro and small entrepreneurs. This research aims to analyze the factors that influence MFIs profitability, examine their health level and compare the performance and health level of MFIs in the form of Cooperatives and Limited Liability Companies (PT), both those operating conventionally and sharia compliant. The research results show that MFIs profitability is influenced by the placement of excess funds in banks, the size of operational costs relative to operating income (BOPO), liquidity and solvency, while the size of assets, loans and funds has no effect. The health level of MFIs, both conventional and sharia, measured by liquidity and solvency ratios, is healthy. If we look at the performance and health level of MFIs, there are differences in the performance and health level of Conventional Cooperative MPIs and Sharia Cooperative MPIs, especially in terms of assets, loans, placement of funds in banks and liquidity, while profitability, funds, BOPO and solvency are not different. If we compare the performance and health level between conventional MFIs in the form of cooperatives and Limited, there are differences in assets, loans, funds, placement of funds in banks and liquidity, while profitability, BOPO and solvency are not different. MFIs must continue to increase efficiency and productivity by digitalizing (go digital) and collaborating with fintechs / banks or other providers of digital financial innovation.
Pengaruh Kualitas Pelayanan, Harga, Dan Lokasi Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Di Flame Bar Seminyak Badung
Authors: Arcana Kadek , Sutapa I Ketut , Kartimin I Wayan 
Published: January 2025

This study aims to determine the effect of service quality, price, location on customer satisfaction. The population in this study were Flame Bar Seminyak Badung customers with a sample of 100 respondents. The data analysis technique used in this study is multiple linear regression. Based on the results of the study it can be seen that the quality of services has a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction, price has a significant positive effect on customer satisfaction, location has a positive effect significantly to customer satisfaction, service quality, price, location has a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction, the magnitude of the influence of service quality, price, location on customer satisfaction is 65.9% and the service quality variable has a more dominant influence on customer satisfaction. Suggestions that can be given by researchers are Flame Bar Seminyak Badung is expected to provide training to employees, make competitive price policies, make signboards or directions that can be seen clearly from a far.
Strategi Pengembangan Wisata Spiritual di Pura Keraban Langit, Desa Sading, Kecamatan Mengwi, Kabupaten Badung
Authors: Putri Ida Ayu Karina , Arini Ni Nyoman , Anggara I Gusti Made Dwi Candra 
Published: January 2025

Another alternative tourist activity that is currently famous among tourism practitioners in Bali is Spiritual Tourism. Pura Keraban Langit is one of the potentials for developing a spiritual tourism attraction in Mengwi Village, Mengwi District, Badung Regency. Keraban Langit Temple is in Sading Village. The development and management of Keraban Langit Temple still need to be improved, and there are still obstacles. The aims of this research were determined the potential for spiritual tourism at Keraban Langit Temple and found out the strategy for developing spiritual tourism at Keraban Langit Temple. This research used qualitative methods. Data collection techniques with observation, in-depth interviews, and literature study. The technique for determining informants used snowball sampling. The data analysis technique uses descriptive qualitative with a SWOT approach. The results of this research showed that Keraban Langit Temple has tourism potential, including natural beauty, unique architecture, and the presence of melukat activities. The proposed strategy is expanding access roads and parking, encouraging community participation, creating variety in tourism activities, collaborating with the tourism industry and providing skills training such as tourist guides, foreign languages ​​and homestay management to support the desire and success of the tourism sector. Through synergistic collaboration between the local government, the tourism industry and local communities, Keraban Langit Temple is expected to develop into a sustainable spiritual tourism destination, providing significant economic benefits as well as preserving the culture and environment around the temple
Dynamics of CO2 and CH4 fluxes in Red Sea mangrove soils
Authors: Breavington Jessica , Steckbauer Alexandra , Fu Chuancheng , Ennasri Mongi , Duarte Carlos M. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract. Red Sea mangroves have a lower carbon burial rate than the global average, whereby small greenhouse gas fluxes may offset a large proportion of carbon burial. Monthly soil core sampling was conducted across 2 years at two sites within a central eastern Red Sea mangrove stand to examine carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) fluxes under dry and inundated conditions. Fluxes were highly variable, characterized by a prevalence of low emissions punctuated by bursts of high emissions. At the landward site, average ± SE (median) flux from the soil–air interface was 3111 ± 929 (811) µmol CO2 m−2 d−1 and​​​​​​​ 1.68 ± 0.63 (0.26) µmol CH4 m−2 d−1 under light conditions and 8657 ± 2269 (1615) µmol CO2 m−2 d−1 and 0.84 ± 0.79 (0.59) µmol CH4 m−2 d−1 under dark conditions. Average ± SE (median) sea–air fluxes were −55 ± 165 (−79) µmol CO2 m−2 d−1 and 0.12 ± 0.23 (0.08) µmol CH4 m−2 d−1 under light conditions and 27 ± 48 (53) µmol CO2 m−2 d−1 and 0.16 ± 0.13 (0.09) µmol CH4 m−2 d−1 in dark conditions. The seaward site recorded a higher CH4 flux, averaging 18.7 ± 8.18 (1.7) and 17.1 ± 4.55 (7.7) µmol CH4 m−2 d−1 in light and dark conditions. Mean fluxes offset 94.5 % of carbon burial, with a median of 4.9 % skewed by extreme variability. However, reported CO2 removal by total alkalinity emission from carbonate dissolution greatly exceeded both processes and drives the role of these ecosystems as intense CO2 sinks.
Shifts in northern Arizona plant and insect pollinator communities between 2 years with substantially different precipitation totals
Authors: Chesshire Paige R. , Holeski Liza M. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract. The structure of plant–pollinator mutualistic interactions is important for pollination network stability and robustness in the face of environmental change. Even slight changes in seasonal or annual precipitation patterns can disrupt the critical plant–pollinator mutualisms that comprise healthy pollination systems, primarily through changes in the availability of floral resources. Increased instances of drought across regions, especially in the southwestern United States, are a likely threat to plant and pollinator species richness, phenology, and mutualistic associations. In this paper, we evaluated temporal changes in plant–pollinator communities of the San Francisco Peaks in northern Arizona between 2 years with substantially different cumulative precipitation totals. Specifically, we evaluated how plant and pollinator species abundance, richness, mutualistic interactions, and degree of pollinator generalization differed between 2 years, which we refer to as the “wet year” (2017) and “dry year” (2018), and how these shifts may be further impacted at three different life zones (elevation zones). We determined that plant species richness decreased in the dry year across all life zones, and at the highest life zone, Spruce Fir, overall pollinator species generalization increased in the dry year, with a larger number of species considered to be “core generalists”. Additionally, the timing of plant and pollinator activity periods was less consistent in the dry year; there was delayed blooming for many floral resources until after monsoon rains began, and insect activity tended to start and continue later in the season for all life zones. A greater number of pollinator species considered to be core generalists in the dry year at this highest life zone despite fewer floral resources until later in the season may suggest some degree of plasticity when it comes to partner choice, which may be buffering this pollination system from community collapse when resources are scarce. With changing climate, including unpredictable precipitation worldwide, studies to uncover which pollinator species and plant–pollinator associations are most critical for community stability in drier conditions are important for informing conservation decisions on local scales.
Formation of a doctrinal approach to public danger as a sign of crimes and administrative offenses
Authors: Alexandrov A. N. , Dizer O. A. , Nedostypenko T. A. 
Published: January 2025

The purpose of the scientific article is to, based on an analysis of the concept and essence of public danger, offer scientifically based conclusions related to the understanding of whether acts should be differentiated on the grounds of “nuisance” and “danger” into administrative offenses and crimes. The achievement of the formulated goal was made possible by solving the following scientific problems: defining the concept and essence of the social danger of an act; disclosure of the content of concepts of the nature and degree of social danger of an act, clarification of their criminal legal and social functions; clarification of the influence of public danger on the criminalization of an act and the categorization of crimes.The methodological basis was the universal principles of scientific knowledge: objectivity, the relationship of phenomena and their characteristics, the unity of theory and practice. In solving the identified problems, the work also used other general scientific and special scientific methods of cognition, successfully tested by legal doctrine, including analysis and synthesis, deduction and induction.This article analyzes its concept as distinguishing an administrative offense from a crime. The essence and criteria for forming the degree of public danger are determined. Conditions are established that influence the formation of this characteristic for certain types of administrative offenses. The relationship between social danger and its degree in case of recidivism, preparation or attempted crime, and statute of limitations is analyzed.
Reel Adventures
Authors: McLaughlin Malcolm 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This article is a study of angling stories appearing in outdoor-sports magazines in the decades around the turn of the twentieth century, tracking the emergence of a new interest in saltwater fishing in Florida and California. American angling stories had long owed as much to James Fenimore Cooper as Izaak Walton, following trails to lonely mountain streams in the Adirondack or Rocky Mountains, but in the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific, writers discovered new opportunities to introduce sensationalism into stories of strenuous tarpon fishing or the thrilling pursuit of swordfish. Meanwhile, at a time of growing US imperial influence, they contributed to a cultural reimagining of the sea as a site of adventure, of encounters with exoticized peoples, and of natural wonder. Angling stories at this time combined these quite varied cultural impulses, suggesting the importance of the sport for an understanding of a pivotal moment in American history.
ROLE OF MAMMALIAN PARAOXONASES IN CELL PROLIFERATION AND APOPTOSIS OF TUMOR CELLS
Authors: Karn Madhab Kumar 
Published: January 2025

Mammalian paraoxonase family comprises three highly conserved enzymes PON1, PON2, and PON3. PON1 and PON3 are present in serum lipoprotein fractions, however PON2 is an intracellular protein found in almost every tissue, particularly in the mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum and perinuclear region. PONs are important anti-oxidative enzymes and hence detoxifying. Their roles in atherosclerosis, organophosphate degradation, diabetes, obesity and innate immunity have been established. Physiological substrate for PON2 is unknown, although it shows lactonase activity in vitro. The cytoprotective effect of PON2 through anti-apoptotic behavior is satisfactorily documented. However, the pathway by which PON2 reduces apoptosis is not clear. We have selected human hepatic carcinoma cell line (Huh7) to study the role of PON2 in cell proliferation and apoptosis. The Huh7 cells were grown with and without hydrogen peroxide (in the range of 0-50 μM) and anti-cancerous drug cis-platin (in the range of 50-100 μM) treatment. The control and treated cells were used to detect the level of PON2 expression by real time PCR. PON2 showed significantly reduced level of expression, which supports the previously reported anti-apoptotic behavior of PON2. Similarly the level PON2 also reduced when treated(in the range of 50-100µM) with drug SS209A (acetophenon compound) in Mcf-7 cell line. These studies on PON2 together with the previous reports suggest that PON2 stabilizes tumor cells, which could be a potential target for cancer treatment, however the exact mechanism is yet to be understood.

2) KEYWORDS:

Oxidative stress, atherosclerosis, Paraoxonases (PON), HDL, inflammation, diabetes, cancer, reactive oxygen species, organophosphates, Quorum Quenching.
A REVIEW ON INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS: Enhancing Learning with Conversational AI
Authors: Sarfaraj Ghanchi Kabir , Adhvaryu Dr. Rachit , Jha Dr. Ashwini Kumar 
Published: January 2025

In this research article is that in modern education, artificial intelligence is used to provide personalized, interactive learning experiences. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of an Intelligent Learning System (ITS) in the form of a chatbot tailored for first-year Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) students. The proposed system acts as a conversational agent that can explain complex topics in a simplified manner while engaging students in active problem solving. Using Natural Language Processing (NLP), the chatbot provides real-time answers and explanations to students’ questions, tailored to their individual learning needs. The system also includes an automatic multiple-choice question (MCQ) generation module for formative assessment.

Keywords Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS), Machine Learning (ML), Conversational AI, Automated Assessment, Interactive Learning.
Japanese Prisoners of the Russо-Japanese War in the Arakcheev Barracks of the Novgorod Province
Authors: Streltsov D. V. 
Published: January 2025

The Russo-Japanese War was essentially the first war during which the Hague Convention With Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land was tested. At that time, Russia, like Japan, was concerned about the country’s international reputation and sought to create the impression of a civilized power. After the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, it made great efforts to ensure that the detention of prisoners of war met international requirements. There were a little more than 2,000 Japanese prisoners of war in Russia. Most of them were kept in the Arakcheev Barracks of the village of Medved, Novgorod Province. The article shows that the prisoners of war had good financial provision and enjoyed freedom of movement in the village. The Russian side tried to take into account the dietary tastes of the Japanese. The article presents the results of the mission of the American Vice-Consul Thomas Smith, undertaken to study the situation of the prisoners of war, according to which the treatment of the Japanese POWs did not cause any criticism. The author also shows that, today, the memory of the Japanese prisoners of war is carefully preserved by the villagers. There is a permanent museum exposition in the local house of culture, and the tombstones left after the burial of the deceased prisoners of war are part of the memorial in their honor.
The Personality of Sugihara Chiune (1900–1986) and the Preservation of Historical Memory of Him After World War II
Authors: Vorobeva D. I. 
Published: January 2025

The article is dedicated to researching the biography and historical memory of the Japanese consul in Lithuania in 1939–1940 and the only Japanese Righteous Among the Nations Sugihara Chiune, who issued 2139 transit visas to Polish and Lithuanian Jews from July to September 1940, which helped them escape the tragedy of the Holocaust in Lithuania after the German attack on the USSR.For the reader’s convenience, the work is divided into 5 parts. The first focuses on the stages of Sugihara’s career before his appointment as consul in Kaunas: his early biography (1900–1919), his study of Russian in Harbin (1919–1924), his work at the Japanese Consulate General (1925–1932) and the Manchukuo Foreign Ministry (1932–1935), his transfer to the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo (1935–1937), and his departure for a diplomatic mission in Finland (1937–1939). Along with a description of his professional development, an important place in this part is occupied by an analysis of Sugihara’s personal life and the process of shaping his views, which subsequently determined his willingness to act in a way that, at first glance, was not typical of a diplomat of militarist Japan.The second and third parts describe Sugihara’s activities in Kaunas (1939– 1940). Attention is paid both to his intelligence activities with the support of Polish agents and to his private life, the events of which developed Sugihara’s earlier capacity for sympathy for people of other nationalities. It also details the process of issuing transit visas to Jewish refugees, deliberately carried out in violation of Foreign Ministry instructions, as well as estimates of the number who left Lithuania thanks to Sugihara and describes their further journey.The fourth part, although small, covers a broad period in the life of the former Japanese consul in Lithuania: his work in Prague (1940–1941), Königsberg (1941), and Bucharest (1941–1944), internment and repatriation to Japan (1944–1947), work in various commercial firms (1947–1975) and the process of recognition as a Righteous (1984).Finally, the final part of the paper is devoted to the analysis of the historical memory of Sugihara in Israel, Japan, the USA, Poland, Lithuania, and Russia, as well as identification of the main differences in its nature and the reasons that determined this heterogeneity.
ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN DAGING AYAM BROILER DI PRIMA FRESMART KABUPATEN PATI
Authors: Handayani Eka Purnama Sari , Wicaksana Bayu Eka 
Published: January 2025

Sektor peternakan berperan penting dalam pemenuhan pangan hewani berupa daging, susu, dan telor. Sektor peternakan, khususnya peternakan ayam broiler merupakan produk pangan hewan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pangan hewani masyarakat Indonesia. Kabupaten Pati merupakan salah satu daerah yang memiliki potensi peternakan unggas, khususnya ayam broiler. Prima Freshmart merupakan toko retail produk pangan olahan yang memiliki branding penyedian produk pangan yang memenuhi standar ASUH (Aman, Sehat, Utuh, dan Halal). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keputusan pembelian daging ayam broiler di Prima Freshmart Supriyadi Kecamatan Pati Kabupaten Pati. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode analisis kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Analisis kuantitatif menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda. Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keputusan pembelian konsumen meliputi harga, lokasi, dan kualitas produk. Hasil analisis dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa harga yang kompetitif, lokasi yang strategis, dan kualitas produk yang baik memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian daging ayam broiler di Prima Freshmart. Kualitas produk merupakan faktor yang dominan yang mempengaruhi pengambilan keputusan pembelian produk daging ayam broiler. Kualitas produk yang baik akan mampu meningkatkan penjualan terhadap produk daging ayam broiler.
Transformasi Green House Langkah Baru Pertanian Desa Ladahai
Authors: Darmawan Muh Agung 
Published: January 2025

Program transformasi Green House di Desa Ladahai merupakan upaya revitalisasi fasilitas pertanian yang terbengkalai menjadi pusat pertanian produktif. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk mengoptimalkan fungsi green house melalui serangkaian kegiatan rehabilitasi dan pelatihan pertanian modern. Metode yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kualitatif dengan desain studi kasus, melibatkan observasi langsung dan wawancara dengan pemerintah desa serta warga setempat. Kegiatan transformasi meliputi pembersihan lahan, perbaikan struktur fisik, pembuatan bedengan, pemupukan, pemasangan mulsa, penanaman berbagai jenis sayuran (kangkung, sawi, bayam, kacang panjang, cabai, dan semangka), serta pelatihan penanaman bibit untuk masyarakat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan keberhasilan rehabilitasi fisik green house dan peningkatan pengetahuan masyarakat dalam teknik pertanian modern. Program ini berhasil menciptakan kolaborasi efektif antara mahasiswa KKN, karang taruna, dan masyarakat desa dalam pengembangan pertanian berkelanjutan. Keberlanjutan program dapat ditingkatkan melalui pembentukan tim pengelola tetap dan pengembangan sistem pengelolaan yang terstruktur.