bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparative Study of Air Quality Assessment in Bonny, Bille And Degema Communities in The Niger Delta Region, Nigeria
Authors: Jumbo Justina Atonye , Ordinioha Best , Mmom Prince , Okokon Enembe , Teere Mike Barisere , Tamunomiegbam Alex 
Published: September 2023

Purpose: This study was undertaken to ascertain the air quality in the oil-producing towns for the purpose of making recommendations that address the health challenges of the inhabitants Gas flaring has a negative impact on air quality in oil-producing towns.
Methodology: This paper adopted Robert King's Exposure Risk Theory from the late 1970s, this research employs an experimental design to analyze air quality in Bonny, Degema, and Bille towns located in Rivers State. Data was collected from these towns, followed by rigorous laboratory analysis to evaluate air quality. A comparison of these findings with the air quality guidelines established by the World Health Organization (WHO) was made to facilitate an understanding of potential health implications associated with air quality issues in the study area.
Findings: The study reveals that nitrogen (IV) oxide (NO2) concentrations spanned from 0.006 to 0.085 ppm in Station 3 and 0.018 to 0.006 ppm in Station 1. Notably, statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) in NO2 levels were observed across the diverse towns of the Niger Delta investigated in this study. The high recorded levels of nitrogen (IV) oxide (NO2) can potentially be attributed to heightened vehicular emissions in Bonny relative to Degema and Bille. Furthermore, the study identifies hydrogen sulphide (H2S) concentrations ranging from 0.001 ppm to 0.123 ppm, with the highest levels in Bonny. Carbon (II) oxide (CO) levels varied between 0.032 and 3.355 ppm in Degema and Bonny, respectivelyy. No statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) was found. The study also identifies ammonia (NH3) levels ranging from 0.001 to 0.008 ppm in Degema, Bille, and Bonny communities. Notably, no significant variance in ammonia concentration was observed among the study's locations. In conclusion, the study underscores the detrimental impact of oil-related activities, including gas flaring, on air quality within the examined areas, consequently endangering residents' well-being.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy (Recommendations): This study offers a forward stride in the Exposure Risk Theory's application by contextualizing it within the study area. Through this lens, we uncover the ramifications of prevalent practices such as gas flaring on air quality. Practical implications emerge as valuable guidance for stakeholders including industries and regulatory bodies to sculpt targeted pollution control strategies addressing specific pollutants. Moreover, local communities and health agencies stand to harness these insights to champion cleaner air and enhanced living conditions.
SAÚDE SEXUAL FEMININA: HIGIENE E AUTOIMAGEM GENITAL
Authors: Abumanssur Yasmin Helito , Frare Juliana Cristina , Vazquez Maria Clara , Diamante Cristina , Moreira Helenara Salvati Bertolossi 
Published: September 2023

Objetivo: Verificar a interferência que os hábitos de higiene íntima exercem sobre a autoimagem genital em mulheres jovens universitárias. Materiais e Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, quantitativo e descritivo. A população do estudo foi composta por 298 mulheres com idade entre 18 e 25 anos, matriculadas nos cursos de graduação da UNIOESTE campus Cascavel no ano letivo de 2021. A coleta de dados se deu através de um link, o qual dava acesso a questionários autoaplicáveis, sobre dados pessoais, práticas de higiene íntima, e o questionário Female Genital Self Image Scale (FGSIS), que é referente à autoimagem genital. Resultados e discussão: Não foi encontrada interferência significativa entre os hábitos de higiene e a autoimagem genital, porém, todos os hábitos adequados de higiene íntima avaliados, com exceção do tempo de lavagem da genitália feminina, estiveram relacionados à maior pontuação média do FGSIS em comparação aos hábitos inadequados, demonstrando que as práticas de higiene adequadas podem favorer a confiança da mulher em relação à sua genitália, proporcionando além da saúde física, o bem-estar. Conclusão: Os hábitos de higiene íntima não interferiram significativamente sobre a autoimagem genital, porém hábitos inadequados de higiene sugerem relação com pior autoimagem genital, e independente da população, os cuidados íntimos devem ser abordados pelos profissionais da saúde com a finalidade de promover saúde física e o bem-estar.
PROPUESTA ECONÓMICA DE AJUSTE AL SALARIO MÍNIMO EN PANAMÁ
Authors: Patiño Martínez Ana E. , Godoy O. Carlos A. 
Published: September 2023

El análisis económico del ajuste al salario mínimo en Panamá incluye un recorrido histórico a partir de 1959 hasta el 2021, para ello, se utilizó fundamentalmente la información generada por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, integrando las del Ministerio de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo.
El análisis desde el punto de vista económico manejó indicadores que permiten conocer la realidad y llevan a concluir que los ajustes bianuales al salario no mejoran el nivel de bienestar de la población y tampoco aumenta el consumo o poder de compra de los trabajadores. Para el periodo de estudio se establecieron 16 decretos ejecutivos y dos leyes que fijan el salario mínimo, los cuales evolucionaron desde 1959, para mano de obra calificada de B/.0.50 por hora y de B/.103.99 mensuales; hasta llegar al 2021, de B/. 2.76 por hora y B/.574.93 mensuales.
Una valiosa fuente de información fue la Encuesta de Ingresos y Gastos de 2018 que establece que los hogares panameños destinan el 17.7% de sus gastos a alimentación y el 82.30% para satisfacer el resto de sus necesidades de vivienda, vestimenta, salud, transporte, educación, recreación, entre otros. Utilizando el Coeficiente de Engel, que observa la existencia de una relación estrecha entre el gasto y el nivel de ingreso de los hogares; se concluye que el ajuste del Salario Mínimo debe ser del 20.76%, para cubrir las necesidades de los hogares que ascienden a B/.1,388.72 mensuales.
The Barrandov Studios
Authors: Herzogenrath Bernd 
Published: September 2023

The Barrandov Studios are one of the largest and oldest film studios in Europe. For more than 80 years so far, the studios have been the location of choice for over 2,500 Czech and International films. Barrandov’s founding fathers, the Havel brothers Vàclav and Milo. (the grandfather and uncle of later president Vàclav Havel), built the ‘Hollywood of Eastern Europe’ in the 1930s.
A legendary studio like this – and its story – has so far not been told to an English-speaking readership. This collection aims to correct this, presenting the studio’s rich history, its esteemed directors, and their most important films.
Analisis Fly Ash terhadap Filler pada campuran Aspal Porus
Authors: Rodhiah Ayu , Yani Ida , Mahdi Mahdi 
Published: September 2023

Aspal beton porus merupakan campuran aspal beton yang memiliki gradasi terbuka dan memiliki nilai kekuatan (stabilitas) yang lebih rendah dari pada aspal beton yang menggunakan gradasi rapat. Sehingga aspal porus penggunaannya terbatas untuk keperluan prasarana pendukung seperti lokasi parkir, trotoar, dan pedestrian. Untuk meningkatkan stabilitasnya, penggunaan fraksi halus termasuk bahan pengisi (filler) dalam campuran diharuskan menggunakan proporsi yang lebih banyak. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode eksperimental, teknik pengambilan data dilakukan dengan pengamatan (observasi) langsung (participant) di Laboratorium Fakultas Teknik Universitas almuslim. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui nilai kekuatan ( Stabilitas), nilai kelelehan plastis (flow), fleksibilitas (mashall quotient/MQ), dan Rongga dalam campuran aspal porus (void in mix) benda uji aspal beton porus. Hasil pengujian aspal beton porus pada kadar aspal optimum dengan menggunakan filler debu batu 3% sebagai pembanding diperoleh nilai stabilitas 588 kg, dan flow 3,1 mm, marshall quotient (MQ) 193,5 kg/mm, VIM 19,2 %. Sedangkan hasil pengujian aspal beton porus dengan kadar aspal optimum dengan pengganti filler fly ash pada 4 variasi kadar filler fly ash yaitu 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%. Diperoleh hasil terbaik pada penggunaan filler fly ash sebanyak 6% dari berat campuran, dengan nilai stabilitas 782kg, dan flow 3,8 mm, marshall quotient (MQ) 205,2, Vim 18,2 %, Hasil penelitian ini telah memenuhi spesifikasi yang ditetapkan oleh AAPA Tahun 2004.
Rencana Anggaran Biaya dan Metode Pelaksanaan Pengaspalan Ulang AC-WC pada jalan Aramiah Peureulak Kabupaten Aceh Timur
Authors: Ismail Ismail , Permata Agung 
Published: September 2023

Untuk meningkatkan efesiensi dan efektifitas kegiatan pengaspalan ulang di bidang kontruksi, diperlukan sarana dasar untuk menghitung harga satuan pekerjaan yaitu Analisa Biaya Konstruksi (ABK). Keberhasilan proyek konstruksi ditentukan oleh teraturnya manajemen Konstruksi sesuai dengan pentahapannya, (perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan pengawasan). Pengaspalan dilakukan pada pekerjaan mulai dari STA 420+250 s/d 421+300. Pada jalan Aramiah.Dalam tugas akhir ini penulis menghitung rencana anggaran biaya yang meliputi Devisi 6. Perkersan Aspal (lapis perekat-aspal cair, dan laston lapis Aus). Tujuan penulisan tugas akhir ini dapat mengetahui besarnya biaya pekerjaan, pada pekerjaan pengaspalan ulang dan metode pelaksanaan pada pekerjaan pengaspalan AC-WC jalan aramiah Kabupaten Aceh Timur. Metode pelaksanaan adalah program kerja yang terukur suatu cara kerja untuk menerapkan sebuah pekerjaan, menerapkan anggaran biaya yang terukur pada pelaksanaan didalamnya terdapat metode kerja, menyangkut dengan anggaran biaya dan metode pelaksanaan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan ini adalah (AHSP) 2016. Hasil keseluruhan yang diperoleh Rp. 3,070,293,600.00. (Tiga Miliar Tujuh puluh Juta Dua Ratus Sembilan PuluhTiga ribu Enam Ratus Rupiah).
Online Bayesian Optimization of Polynomial-Multigrid Cycles for Flux Reconstruction
Authors: Mishra Sambit 
Published: September 2023

We introduce an innovative approach to optimise polynomial multigrid cycles to enhance convergence acceleration of incompressible flow simulations. To achieve this, we apply the Bayesian Optimisation approach to efficiently sample possible cycles to minimise runtime.
To allow the use of traditional optimisation methods, we developed fractional smoothing steps for multigrid cycles to perform optimisation in a continuous domain.
Initially we explored a static *offline* optimisation strategy and identified optimal cycles. However the performance of the cycles was not transferable across different simulations. This observation led us to develop a dynamic *online* optimisation strategy where cycles are continuously optimised with simulation progress. The performance of the optimal cycles determined through this approach gave similar speed up to the offline approach, with the added advantage of continuous progression during the simulation.
Tests were performed on three case setups of flow past cylinder at Reynolds numbers 200, 500 and 3900 to give speedups of 3.0×, 2.1× and 1.9× respectively.
Representing Past Futures: Approaches to Reading Alex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer Today
Authors: Brune Krista , Berman Justus Peña , Gsoels-Lorensen Jutta , Higgins MaryEllen , Sierra Audivert Ibis , Truglio Maria , Rivera Alex 
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACT
Sleep Dealer (2008), a science-fiction feature directed by Alex Rivera, offers a dystopian view of U.S.-Mexico relations: with the border fully closed, labor is extracted from economically desperate Mexicans through “nodes” and technologically delivered to the United States. Over the past decade, the film has emerged as a cult success, screening at festivals and in classrooms, garnering favorable critical reception, and generating scholarship in film studies, cultural studies, border studies, Latinx studies, and science fiction studies. This article complements existing perspectives by offering six different, but interrelated, approaches to reading the film, followed by a brief interview with the director. The interventions read Rivera’s speculative vision of a near future not that different from our current reality through the lens of recent events. Rivera’s film appears even more prescient and insightful in light of the rise of remote work as a tool to mitigate the virus that protected certain bodies via technology while leaving “essential” ones vulnerable; the proliferation of drones and other modes of surveillance; the digital mediation of our personal lives and memories; and the emergence of a technologized border that extends geographically and virtually beyond the physical borderlands.
Race Is an Indivisible Singular but Practice Insists It Is a Frangible Plural
Authors: Ramose Mogobe 
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACT
Morafe ke bongwe bjo bosa kgaoganego eupja setlwaedi se laetja kgaogano go ya ka merafe
Dinyakishisho di supa gore magareng ga batho, morafe ke yo tee fela; ke morafe wa batho. Ya go bitjwa DNA ka Sekgowa e laetja go sena pelaelo gore batho kamoka ke bana ba legoro le lelapa le tee. Ka bjalo, morafe wa batho ga o a tshwanela go kgaolwa dikgaokgao. Bophelong bja ka metlha re bona gore ba gona bao ba gananago le taba ye. Ba ema ka la gore go nale merafe ye mentshi. Go ya ka bona, merafe ye e a fapafapana ebile tlhago e laetja gore go nale merafe ya kua godimo le ya kua fase. Go nale merafe yewe e tlhabologilego le ye esa tlhabologang. Kgopolo ye e tloga ele ditjie badimo. Ke yona e tlholago dintwa. E ganana le phedisano yeo e ithekgilego godimo ga toka le khutjo magareng ga batho. Ka fao taodiso ye e shireletja maemo a gore go nale morafe yo tee fela; morafe yo ebego lelapa le tee fela la batho kamoka.
[Race is an indivisible singular but practice insists it is a frangible plural
Biological anthropology suggests that there is only one human race. Studies of the DNA have confirmed that there is only one human family marked by a variety of differences such as the type of hair, the color of eyes and skin. Instead of accepting the scientific finding that the human race is one, humanity is involved in an absurd but deadly race to prove that there are many races arising from a preestablished ontological hierarchy. According to this imaginary hierarchy, races are graded on a scale of “superiority” and “inferiority,” “civilization” and “barbarism.” The thesis defended in this article is that the prevailing practice of fragmenting the human race into multiple bits and pieces is against the pursuit of justice and peace in human relations. The human race is an indivisible singular and not a frangible plural.]
Rodney, Mills and Rousseau: Revisiting the Social Contract Idea
Authors: Ndlovu Siphiwe 
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACT
Some scholars tend to argue that Black marginality is due largely to the exclusion of Blacks from meaningful economic participation as well as generalized social exclusions. This, owing to the division of the world’s populations along a racial hierarchy on the one hand, and in geopolitical terms along the dichotomy of Metropoles and dependencies. While there have been some cosmetic changes, particularly in relation to the complexion of the ruling personnel in the aftermath of Independence, the view adopted here is that the colonial structure remains largely intact. This is because the material base of colonial countries or regions remains fundamentally predisposed toward satisfying the economic interest of industrialized Western powers, the former colonizers. The argument advanced here therefore, is that such marginality is due not from exclusions per se but rather from inclusion albeit only as junior, and therefore inferior, partners. So at the root of the problem is the problem of “white supremacy,” which establishes and maintains asymmetrical relations between the races. This system underlies as it underpins the standard contract and thus functions as a clandestine and unofficial political system. The article thus delves into the social contract theory, particularly the works of Charles Mills and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, with the view of ascertaining how their ideas help us understand the modern world in terms of race relations. Furthermore, Walter Rodney’s concept of “white power” is appropriated as it provides a useful framework within which to understand the white power complex.
“Lawful” Revisionism? The Lawful Revolution and the Revision of 1848 in Hungarian Historiography
Authors: Egry Gábor 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
The article dissects the reception of István Deák’s The Lawful Revolution within Hungarian historiography. It argues that strangely the book was a precursor of a deeper revision of the history of 1848, and still it is not a major reference. Deák’s ambiguous position as a US-Hungarian historian made possible to read his work less with an eye of the broader historical revisionism it promoted, a nonnationalist reading of Habsburg history, and to use it instead to make various arguments within the field of the politics of memory.
István Deák and Historical Empathy
Authors: Ablovatski Eliza 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
István Deák’s work resonates so strongly because of his empathetic approach to the people of the past. His understanding of the multifaceted identities of historical actors informed his approach to denationalizing the study of East Central Europe and to complicating the narratives of collaboration and resistance in Nazi-occupied Europe. Deák’s approach anticipated intersectionalism, reminding readers how facets of individual identity interact with their changing historical circumstances. Following his example, Deák’s students have pioneered revisions of the histories of national and imperial performances, national indifference, retribution, and instrumental collaborations.
“De-Fiddler-on-the-Roof-ization”
Authors: Klein-Pejšová Rebekah 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
The ways in which István Deák’s scholarship influences East Central European Jewish historiography present a paradox. While on one hand he elevates a deeply human approach to history writing that centers on individuals and their choices and highlights contingencies and patterns of behavior, on the other he is preoccupied with the institutions that hold states together. In this way, Jews largely represent a Staatsvolk, a state people, in his work, whose allegiance to Austria-Hungary proved especially fateful following the monarchy’s demise. Yet, under his mentorship, students became disabused of ideologies and abstraction and study not nostalgic perceptions but Jews as regular people, earnestly and authentically.
From “Socialist Accounting” to the “Livelihood of Man”: The Viennese and the Columbia Polanyi
Authors: Rief Silvia 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Recent commentary on Karl Polanyi’s oeuvre has argued that the émigré scholar abandoned his earlier concerns of working out a (socialist) alternative to liberal market society when delving into the institutional study of ancient economies at Columbia University from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. This article reconsiders Polanyi’s late work through the lens of his 1920s efforts to theorize socialist accounting and a socialist economy in the context of the early Viennese socialist calculation debate. While many interpretations have been provided of Polanyi’s early and late work, the gradual—for some even “great”—transformation that led to his focus on ancient economic history has neither been reconstructed in detail nor fully understood. Focusing on how Polanyi’s socialist agenda of the earlier years laid the grounds for his institutional approach to economic history, this article draws attention to certain authors who have only rarely been taken into account, in particular, to Otto Neurath and Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk. Polanyi’s late work sits ambiguously between Austrian School economic theory on the one hand and economic history in a “substantive” key, first outlined by Neurath, on the other hand. This Viennese heritage bequeathed both an implicit naturalism and an implicit socialism in Polanyi’s late studies.
KEMAMPUAN MENULIS TEKS BERITA MENGGUNAKAN MODEL INVESTIGASI KELOMPOK
Authors: Pakekong Sheren Riany , Meruntu Oldie Stevie , Torar Selfvi Suroni Dorkas 
Published: September 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk: (1) menggambarkan kemampuan menulis teks berita siswa kelas VIII dengan menggunakan model investigasi kelompok; dan (2) menggambarkan penggunaan model investigasi kelompok dalam proses pembelajaran teks berita pada siswa kelas VIII. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMP Negeri 2 Tondano dengan siswa kelas VIII A sebagai objek penelitiannya. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Penelitian ini memberi informasi dan menambah pengetahuan kepada khalayak ramai mengenai peristiwa yang baru saja berlangsung atau yang dapat menarik perhatian orang banyak. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara observasi, tes dan wawancara. Penilaian terhadap karya siswa didasarkan pada kriteria kelengkapan unsur berita: keruntutan pemaparan, penggunaan kalimat, penggunaan kosakata, pemilihan judul, dan ketetapan penggunaan ejaan dalam teks. Teknik analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan rumus persentase (%). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, kemampuan menulis teks berita siswa kelas VIII A SMP Negeri 2 Tondano tergolong mampu, dengan rincian nilai rata-rata yang diperoleh siswa yaitu 83,25%. Hal ini mengindikasikan bahwa penerapan metode investigasi kelompok dalam pembelajaran menulis teks berita pada siswa kelas VIII dapat meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran teks berita. Meski demikian, pengujian pada sampel yang beragam disarankan agar dapat memperdalam pembahasan di kemudian hari.
Leadership Promotion Strategies for College Administrators
Authors: Shuying He , Keyuraphan Luxana , Sutheeniran Niran , Dechhome Patchara 
Published: September 2023

The leadership of college administrators is a critical figure in fulfilling the college's responsibilities, and it has a far-reaching impact on all aspects of disciplinary development, quality education, and the effectiveness of the school's operation. Leadership enhancement of college administrators is conducive to improving the structured reform of the internal structure of the college organization, establishing sound college system management, and improving the level of school education. It will also promote the academicization process of the college's internal organization, strengthen academic research and discipline construction, and promote educational exchanges and cooperation between teachers and students. It not only encourages the harmony and coordination of disciplines within the college, optimizes the allocation of resources, but also improves the level of education and teaching and further enhances the academic competitiveness of the whole university. This study explores the strategies for strengthening the leadership of development college administrators by sorting out theories, drawing on the theoretical perspectives of Bolman & Deal, Sergiovanni, and Zheng, and doing empirical research by comprehensively applying the questionnaire survey research method. In this study, five universities in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were grouped for a questionnaire survey using random sampling. College administrators and faculty, and staff members were assessed to provide an empirical research basis for leadership enhancement strategies. Finally, the corresponding plan was provided for the results of the study.