bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Discourse of Resistance in The Short Story Siapa Kirim Aku Bunga?
Authors: Febrianto Diki , Yoesoef M. 
Published: July 2023

This study uses a corpus of short stories entitled Siapa Kirim Aku Bunga? by Eka Kurniawan, which contains issues of postcolonialism through mimicry, ambivalence, and hybridity of the Si Gadis Penjual Bunga’s character, which then shows the existence of a discourse of resistance. This study aims to dismantle the strategy of resistance through mimicry, ambivalence, and hybridity in the short story Siapa Kirim Aku Bunga? by Eka Kurniawan. This research is qualitative, using the hermeneutic method. The research begins with understanding the text, then interpreting it to show and explain the existence of mimicry, ambivalence, and hybridity with descriptive methods. The approach used in this research is post-colonialism. The show that mimicry, ambivalence, and hybridity through European dress are a strategy in carrying out a discourse of resistance by the colonized to the colonialists. This resistance refers to the dark story of the Indonesian people regarding the disposal of indigenous people who were sent and exiled to Boven Digoel. Through the metaphor of flowers, this work depicts the deep sadness of that time.

Keywords: ambivalence, hybridity of resistance discourse, mimicry, postcolonialism.
OS PRODUTORES EFICIENTES SÃO SUSTENTÁVEIS? ANÁLISE DA PRODUÇÃO DE BATATA / ARE EFFICIENT PRODUCERS SUSTAINABLE? POTATO PRODUCTION ANALYSIS
Authors: Marcomini Gilson Rogério 
Published: July 2023

A produção mundial de batata foi superior a 368 milhões de toneladas e a produção brasileira a 22ª maior do mundo em 2020, se desenvolvendo principalmente em Minas Gerais, São Paulo e Paraná, que respondem por 74% da produção, toda destinada para o mercado interno. O mercado de batata é instável e regulado pela sazonalidade da oferta e demanda do produto, com incertezas em relação aos preços. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar os indicadores de sustentabilidade na produção de batata dos dez produtores mais eficientes (apresentam indicadores de eficiência acima de 90%) e verificar se esses produtores são sustentáveis. Para mensurar a eficiência técnica adotou-se o modelo paramétrico meio-normal com heteroscedasticidade, além de efetuar a mensuração dos indicadores de sustentabilidade das empresas produtoras de batata através da metodologia de “Metas do Desenvolvimento Sustentável (MDS)” propostas pela ONU. Foram coletadas e analisadas informações primárias em uma amostra significativa de 50 produtores de batata na mesorregião geográfica de Campinas, SP. Os produtores mais eficientes economicamente em custos e lucros apresentaram níveis de sustentabilidade adequados.

Abstract: World potato production was over 368 million tons and Brazilian production was the 22nd largest in the world in 2020, mainly in Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Paraná, which account for 74% of production, all destined for the domestic market. The potato market is unstable and regulated by the seasonality of supply and demand for the product, about uncertainties regarding prices. The aim of this research was to analyze the sustainability indicators in potato production of the ten most efficient producers (with efficiency indicators above 90%) and to verify if these producers are sustainable. To measure the technical efficiency, the half-normal parametric model with heteroscedasticity was adopted, in addition to measuring the sustainability indicators of the potato producing companies through the methodology of “Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)” proposed by the UN. Primary information was collected and analyzed on a significant sample of 50 potato producers in the geographical mesoregion of Campinas, SP. The most economically efficient producers in terms of costs and profits showed adequate levels of sustainability.
Tai Ương Thứ Tư - Thiên Chúa Cho Ruồi Nhặng Ập Xuống Đất Ai Cập: Phân Tích Đoạn Xh 8,16-28
Authors: Huỳnh Minh Thiện 
Published: July 2023

Trong bài nghiên cứu này, người viết sẽ đi vào tìm hiểu trích đoạn Xh 8,16-28, tai ương thứ tư: Ruồi nhặng. Bản văn không chỉ cho thấy Thiên Chúa thực hiện các dấu lạ để giải thoát con cái Ngài khỏi cảnh nô lệ, nhưng còn cho thấy sức mạnh của lời cầu nguyện phát xuất từ những ai tin theo và trông cậy vào Thiên Chúa. Đồng thời, bản văn diễn tả sự trung tín và kiên nhẫn của Thiên Chúa trước những bất tín của con người.

Abstract
In this study, the writer will delve into the passage Exodus 8:16-28, the fourth plague: Flies. The text not only demonstrates God's performance of miraculous signs to liberate His people from slavery but also showcases the power of prayer emanating from those who believe in and rely on God. Additionally, the text portrays God's faithfulness and patience in the face of human disobedience.
Perancangan Sistem Administrasi Tingkat RT Menggunakan Metode Rad
Authors: Diantoro Karno , Budiono Adji , Sakti Essy Malays Sari 
Published: July 2023

Neighborhood pillars and community units or more often referred to as RT/RW are government institutions that interact and deal directly with the wider community. Like other government institutions, this institution also has an administrative system to serve the community. However, if all other government institutions have computerized administrative systems, in RT/RW the administrative system is still manual, this of course creates problems for RT/RW officers because they cannot work effectively and efficiently. In order for RT/RW officers to work more effectively and efficiently, it is necessary to build a computerized system. In building a computerized system for RT/RW officers, the Rapid Application Development (RAD) method is used, which is a system design method that is faster in its design process than the waterfall method.
By using the RAD method, a system that is completed on time according to the plan is produced, so that it can be directly implemented by RT/RW officers. So that RT/RW officers can immediately work more effectively and efficiently as in other government institutions.

Keywords: administration, RAD method, PHP, Mysql
CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 3 & 4, 2019
Authors: Journal System  
Published: July 2023

In this issue
Editorial Note ------------------------------------1Note éditoriale ------------------------------------3
Debates and Think Pieces
1. The Dilemma of African Development: Making Policy Choices for Sub-Saharan Africa, Daniel Ngugi --------------------------- 5
2. Le franc CFA, la France et l’Afrique, Demba Moussa Dembele --------- 9
3. Informal Entrepreneurship: Category of Governance or Practice of Democracy? Robert Nyakuwa ------------------------------ 14
4. What is Development? Vusi Gumede --------------------------- 20
Tributes
5. Pius Adesanmi: The Man Who Leaves and Lives, Toyin Falola -------- 25
CODESRIA Scientifc Committee Members 2018 - --------------------------- 29
Rapid construction of Escherichia coli chassis with genome multi‐position integration of isopentenol utilization pathway for efficient and stable terpenoid accumulation
Authors: Wang Yu‐Zhou , Jing Hong‐Yan , Li Xin , Zhang Feng , Sun Xiao‐Man 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe isopentenol utilization pathway (IUP) is potential in terpenoids synthesis. This study aimed to construct IUP‐employed Escherichia coli chassis for stably synthesizing terpenoids. As to effectiveness, promotor engineering strategy was employed to regulate IUP expression level, while ribosome‐binding site (RBS) library of the key enzyme was constructed for screening the optimal RBS, followed by optimization of concentration of inducer and substrates, the titer of reporting production, lycopene, from 0.087 to 8.67 mg OD600−1. As about stability, the IUP expression cassette was integrated into the genome through transposition tool based on CRISPR‐associated transposases. Results showed that the strain with 13 copies produced 1.78‐fold lycopene titer that of the controlled strain with IUP‐harbored plasmid, and it exhibited stable expression after ten successions while the plasmid loss was observed in the controlled strain in the 3rd succession. This strategy provides valuable information for rapid construction of highly effective and stable chassis employing IUP for terpenoids production.
Investigation of pitch modification and its effect on anode properties: Effect of pitch type
Authors: Kocaefe Duygu , Bureau Julie , Rastegari Armita , Rajan Karthikeyan , Kocaefe Yasar 
Published: July 2023

AbstractAluminium is produced by electrolysis using carbon anodes. These anodes are manufactured with dry aggregate (mainly calcined petroleum coke, butts, and rejected green and baked anodes) and coal tar pitch, which acts as a binder. Utilization of good quality anodes decreases the consumption of carbon and energy, hence the process cost as well as the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). The interactions between coke and pitch play an important role in determining the anode quality. If they are compatible, pitch can penetrate into the pores of the coke particles as well as into the voids between the particles, resulting in denser anodes. One way to improve these interactions is to modify the chemical composition of pitch using an additive. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of the pitch type on the effectiveness of pitch modification in improving the anode properties. Two types of pitch with different quinoline insoluble (QI) contents were used: one with high QI (HQI pitch) and the other with low QI (LQI pitch). They were modified using the same additive. The interactions between the pitches and the coke were studied by measuring the wettability of coke by the pitches. The pitch chemical composition was studied using FTIR and XPS. Then, anodes were produced and characterized. Their apparent density, electrical resistivity, air and CO2 reactivities, and permeability were compared. The results showed that the properties of anodes produced using modified HQI pitch were improved. Modifying LQI pitch did not significantly improve the anode properties.
Uniform boundedness for finite Morse index solutions to supercritical semilinear elliptic equations
Authors: Figalli Alessio , Zhang Yi Ru‐Ya 
Published: July 2023

AbstractWe consider finite Morse index solutions to semilinear elliptic questions, and we investigate their smoothness. It is well‐known that:

For , there exist Morse index 1 solutions whose norm goes to infinity.
For , uniform boundedness holds in the subcritical case for power‐type nonlinearities, while for critical nonlinearities the boundedness of the Morse index does not prevent blow‐up in .

In this paper, we investigate the case of general supercritical nonlinearities inside convex domains, and we prove an interior a priori bound for finite Morse index solution in the sharp dimensional range . As a corollary, we obtain uniform bounds for finite Morse index solutions to the Gelfand problem constructed via the continuity method.
Multi‐label feature selection based on relative entropy and fuzzy neighborhood mutual discrimination index
Authors: Wang Chenxi , E Chen , Ren Mengli , Guo Lei , Yu Xiehua , Lin Yaojin , Li Shaozi 
Published: July 2023

AbstractMulti‐label feature selection eliminates irrelevant and redundant features, and then improves the performance of multi‐label classification models. Most multi‐label feature selection algorithms assume that the training set contains logical labels, which means that labels are equally important for instances. However, in practical applications, there are different importances with respect to labels. To solve the problem, a multi‐label feature selection method based on relative entropy and fuzzy neighborhood mutual discriminant index is proposed. Firstly, logical labels are converted to label distribution through label enhancement. Secondly, the neighborhood and relative entropy are introduced into the label distribution, the label neighborhood similarity matrix is constructed to describe the similarity of samples under label space. Finally, the fuzzy neighborhood mutual discrimination index is used to combine the candidate features with the label neighborhood similarity matrix, which is used to judge the distinguishing ability of the candidate features. Comprehensive experiment of eight multi‐label datasets shows that the proposed algorithm has better classification performance than other compared algorithms.
Influence of Temperature on Acid‐Based Wet Chemical Texturization for Ultralow Optical Reflectance (<2%) of mc‐Si Wafer for PV Applications
Authors: Madhesh Raji , Muthukumar Rajamanickam , Srinivasan Manickam , Keerthivasan Thamotharan , Nallusamy Nallusamy , Ramasamy Perumalsamy 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThis study proposes a method to enhance the efficiency and optical properties of silicon solar cells made from as‐cut boron‐doped p‐type multicrystalline silicon (mi‐Si) wafers through acid‐based chemical texturization. Achieving lower reflectance is crucial for improving solar cell efficiency, and this can be attained through optimized chemical etching. The research demonstrates achieving a reflectance below 2% on the wafer surface after optimal chemical etching. Wet chemical etching is employed as the surface treatment method, using the same chemical etchant with varying conditions for the texturing process. The study compares temperature‐maintained chemical etching and without temperature maintenance. The chemicals used include HF + HNO3 + CH3COOH at temperatures of 50 °C and room temperature, with etching durations of 2, 5, 10, and 15 minutes, respectively. The as‐cut boron‐doped p‐type mc‐Si wafer grains are analyzed using UV‐vis spectroscopy, optical microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thickness profilometry, scanning electron microscopy, and X‐ray diffraction spectroscopy, both before and after etching. Among the different conditions tested, the chemical etchant HF + HNO3 + CH3COOH at 50 °C for a 5‐minute etching duration yields favorable results, with reflectivity below 2%. The orientation of mc‐silicon wafer grains is determined using X‐ray diffraction spectroscopy.
How useful is the Frontal Assessment Battery in the assessment of inhibitory control?
Authors: Frisch Stefan , Ehrenfeld Felix C. 
Published: July 2023

Key points

The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) has become a common screening tool in neuropsychiatric assessment, especially in the elderly.
However, in a sample of 64 patients with Parkinson's syndrome, we show that the validity of subtask 5 (Go/NoGo) as a measure of inhibitory control or impulsivity seems compromised by perseverations from the immediately preceding task.
Despite its “frontal” sensitivity, subtask 5 of the FAB does not seem to be a valid marker of disinhibition or impulsivity and should be interpreted with caution.
Engineering of functional nanosnowflakes from gold nanocarriers capped with amino‐modified DNA oligonucleotides
Authors: Loukanov Alexandre , Arahangelova Velichka , Emin Saim , Filipov Chavdar 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe design, engineering and electron microscopic characterization of anisotropic nanosized snowflake‐like structural assemblies (nanosnowflakes) is reported. They were fabricated through immobilization of double stranded amine‐modified and thiol‐terminated DNA oligonucleotides on the surface of ultra‐small isotropic gold nanoparticles used as nanocarriers. The transmission electron microscopy images combined with spectrophotometric data revealed the formation of self‐assembled structural aggregation between individual ligands‐coated nanoparticles. They act as seeds for the further spontaneous dendritic growth in different directions. Their anisotropic morphology is formed due to the occurrence of facilitated electrostatic interactions between positive charged amino‐groups and the negative sugar‐phosphate backbone of oligonucleotides. Thus, nanosnowflakes with size distribution between 40 and 80 nm were obtained. The microscopic analysis demonstrated also that the stable nanosnowflakes structure was highly dependent on the solution ionic strength, which effect the charge fluctuation within the assembly. The reported DNA functionalized nanostructures have potential to be applied as a platform for development of therapeutic materials, as well as drug delivery nanosystems.Research Highlights
The engineering, fabrication, and microscopic characterization of DNA nanosnowflakes is reported.
The electron microscopy analysis revealed formation of self‐assemblies with anisotropic morphology.
The nanosnowflakes size distribution was between 40 and 80 nm.
Is ORCID your ID? A case study at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto
Authors: Fernández‐Marcial Viviana , González‐Solar Llarina , Vale Ana 
Published: July 2023

AbstractAuthor disambiguation has been a key component of scientific communication since the mid‐19th century, and now more than ever. This paper discusses the use of ORCID as a digital identity platform in Social Sciences and Humanities, by analysing the adoption of ORCID in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto using a manual‐qualitative method. The results show a discrepancy between the use of ORCID as an ID and as an author record. Even though 90.4% of the sample studied had an ORCID iD, the records were found to be incomplete for disambiguation purposes. The ‘Also known as’ field was used by only 31% of the 170 profiles analysed, less than half of the profiles had completed the ‘Country’ field and the ‘Peer review’ field is hardly used. An important finding is the inconsistency in affiliation information recorded in the ‘Employment’ field. We verified that keeping profiles updated and complete requires interoperability and the role of ORCID‐trusted organizations, such as the FCT in Portugal. In conclusion, it was found that a university's institutional strategy, the organizational culture and a mediation process will help improve the correct adoption of ORCID.
Skeletal muscle adiposity is a novel risk factor for poor cognition in African Caribbean women
Authors: Acevedo‐Fontánez Adrianna I. , Cvejkus Ryan K. , Zmuda Joseph M. , Kuipers Allison L. , Barinas‐Mitchell Emma , Sekikawa Akira , Wheeler Victor , Rosano Caterina , Miljkovic Iva 
Published: July 2023

AbstractObjectiveSkeletal muscle adiposity (myosteatosis) is recognized as a major risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases, and it increases with aging. The relationship of myosteatosis with cognitive impairment is unknown.MethodsThe association of calf myosteatosis (measured by computed tomography‐derived skeletal muscle density; higher values indicate less myosteatosis) with cognitive function was examined among 626 African Caribbean women who were aged 40 to 84 years, a population highly vulnerable to increased myosteatosis. Cognition was assessed by the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST), a test of information processing speed (higher scores indicate better performance). Linear regression was used to assess the association of muscle density with DSST.ResultsAdjusting for age, education, muscle area, BMI, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular event history, lifestyle factors, lipid‐lowering medication use, and menopausal status, a one‐SD lower muscle density was associated with a 1.69‐point lower DSST score (p = 0.002). BMI, diabetes, and hypertension interactions were not statistically significant, suggesting that the main association was not moderated by overall obesity or cardiometabolic diseases.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that greater myosteatosis is associated with slower information processing speed, an early indicator of cognitive impairment. Further studies are needed to establish this association in this and other populations using an expanded battery of cognitive tests with longitudinal follow‐up and to identify the biological mechanisms underlying this relationship.
Attitude filtering with uncertain process and measurement noise covariance using SVD‐aided adaptive UKF
Authors: Hajiyev Chingiz , Cilden‐Guler Demet 
Published: July 2023

AbstractIt is presented in this article how to simultaneously alter the process and measurement noise covariance matrices for nontraditional attitude filtering technique. The unscented Kalman filter (UKF) and singular value decomposition (SVD) methods are integrated in the nontraditional attitude filtering algorithm to estimate a nanosatellite's attitude with an inherent robustness feature. The SVD approach determines the attitude of the nanosatellite and provides one estimate at a single frame utilizing measurements from the magnetometer and Sun sensor as the initial stage of the algorithm. These attitude terms are subsequently fed into the UKF with their error covariances, which makes the filter robust inherently. The attitude estimations of the satellite are compared between the filters presented. The Q (process noise covariance) adaption approach with multiple scale factors is specifically suggested for differences in between the process channels. Performance of the multiple scale factors‐based adaptive SVD‐aided UKF is examined in the event of process noise increase, which may result from changes in the environment or satellite dynamics.
How Chinese Learners Decode L2 English Words: Evidence from a Phonics Instruction Program
Authors: Li Sha , Woore Robert 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe teaching of L2 phonics, defined here as explicit instruction in the symbol‐sound correspondences of a second or foreign language, has been enjoying growing popularity in recent years. This is associated with the reemphasis of phonological decoding in different aspects of L2 learning, and learners' difficulty in developing L2 decoding proficiency. However, there has been limited research on L2 phonics instruction, particularly qualitative evidence exploring the nature of learners' decoding errors. For Chinese EFL learners, past studies often stress the negative impact of their morphemic L1 on decoding English words. In contrast, the potential influence of Pinyin knowledge (an alphabetic system for transcribing the spoken Chinese language) has often been overlooked, despite constituting an important aspect of their literacy. This study reports the effects of an English phonics instruction program, conducted with Chinese university EFL learners, on different categories of English graphemes, classified according to (a) whether they are present or absent in Pinyin, and (b) if present, whether their pronunciations are similar or different across Pinyin and English. In a quasi‐experimental design, a group of first‐year English majors (n = 71) received 12 weeks of English phonics instruction, while a comparison group (n = 67) received 12 weeks of English phonology instruction without phonics. The results show that the phonics group made significantly more progress in decoding some graphemes, especially Pinyin‐absent graphemes. Qualitative analysis of participants' decoding identifies three types of common errors in decoding, with the impact of Pinyin being highlighted. Implications for the design of L2 phonics instruction programs are drawn.