bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Perspective: Benchmarking Opportunities Can Contribute to Circular Food Systems in Controlled Environment Agriculture
Authors: Azzaretti Carmen , Schimelpfenig Gretchenno 
Published: June 2022

HighlightsControlled Environment Agriculture facilities can achieve better resource efficiency and productivity than field farming.Controlled Environment Agriculture food systems provide resiliency and economic benefits for communities.Efficient Controlled Environment Agriculture strategies can reduce solid waste and wastewater emissions by recycling materials and using closed loop system approaches.Benchmarking is key to measurement and validation and certification systems can encourage and promote circularity.Abstract. Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) approaches offer pathways to circular economy systems. CEA facilities have the potential to offer increased climate resiliency and efficient use of land. Recirculating water practices in CEA operations can substantially reduce water use in the face of resource scarcity. The greenhouse gas emissions associated with food production remain a major concern for both field agriculture and CEA facilities. Benchmarking tools and certification programs can encourage and promote circular systems. Keywords: Circular economy, Energy, Greenhouse, Greenhouse gas emissions , Productivity, Protected agriculture, Regeneration, Resilience, Vertical farming, Water.
Changes in Shopping Behavior Under the Aspect of Sustainability and the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Authors: Ludin Daniela , Wellbrock Wanja , Gerstlberger Wolfgang , Müller Erika , Noller Silas , Ruchti Sebastian 
Published: June 2022

Since the beginning of 2020, governments around the world have taken measures to contain the novel COVID 19 pandemic. These measures have changed many aspects of public life. The introduction of mask requirement in points of sale and the call for social distancing raises the question of how these conditions affect the shopping behavior of consumers. As part of this study, a written online survey was carried out with students from the Schwäbisch Hall campus of Heilbronn University. The aim is to research the adapted purchasing behavior under the new situation towards increased online shopping as well as the inclusion of sustainability aspects in the purchase decision. In summary, it can be stated that consumers mainly order clothing, electronics and books online. Since the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic, more and more online purchases have been made across all product groups, with those articles that were previously in greater demand online recorded the greatest relative growth in the pandemic situation. The main reasons for this are the fact that shopping is simple and uncomplicated as a hybrid between the advantages of online trading and COVID 19 related measures. The willingness to support the local brick-and-mortar retailers who switched to online sales in the wake of the pandemic is only present to a limited extent.
Key Words: Sustainability, COVID 19, retailer, costumer behavior, empirical study
Scrutinizing the Trends and Indexes of the Knowledge Economy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Yusuf Nadia , Zubair Tariq 
Published: June 2022

This study focusses on the concepts of significance to the knowledge economy and its characteristics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Qualitative and quantitative research methodology design has been incorporated to validate the study. The outcome of the study exhibited that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has achieved progress according to the research and development index. The rate of expenditure as a ratio from the Gross Domestic Product is still negligent and modest in comparison with the international expenditure rates. It has been recommended to adopt an effective mechanism for the consolidation of the relations between the scientific research institutions and the productive and service sectors.
Keywords: Knowledge economy, digital economy, human development, information technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Addressing Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction through ICT and EU Assistance: The Case of Philippine Local Governance
Authors: Roldan Ma. Divina Gracia Z. 
Published: June 2022

Developing countries are gravely challenged by the adverse effects of climate change and natural disasters. The Philippines is considered as one of the most vulnerable and disaster-prone countries in the world. The European Union (EU) as a development partner extends support to the Philippines on climate change. While there are global and national initiatives to take action on these issues, the challenge is how local governments can engage communities to address these environmental threats. The paper poses the following questions: (1) What initiatives did the Philippine national government undertake to address climate change and disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) in the Philippines? (2) What assistance does the EU provide to the Philippines in tackling climate change? (3) In what ways is information and communications (ICT) used by local governments as a mechanism to engage their constituents in dealing with climate change and natural disasters? Documentary analysis of Philippine laws on ICT, climate change, and disaster risk reduction and management are employed to determine the policy framework of the Philippines as a case. Desktop research is undertaken to evaluate the content of selected local government websites on disaster management and to identify the forms of EU technical assistance to the Philippines on climate change. While national policies exist to deal with climate change and disaster management, initiatives may take a backseat given the current pandemic.
Keywords: climate change, disaster risk reduction and management, Philippines, information & communications technology, local governance, EU assistance
Female Entrepreneurship Model, a Sustainable Solution for Crisis Resilience
Authors: Birsan Alina , Ghinea Raluca , Vintila Lorian , State Cristina 
Published: June 2022

Entrepreneurs have always been the engine of the whole economy, but the vast majority of them have been men. And as society has evolved, social or entrepreneurial behavior patterns have been redefined so that we can now look at the impact gender can have on leadership and its sustainability. And when would it be more appropriate to analyze sustainability than in times of crisis? Therefore, we have now, one year after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, undertaken a research based on a questionnaire as a research tool, disseminated in the Romanian entrepreneurial environment, by means of which we have been able to outline the analysis and conclusions regarding the business model that supports sustainable development, especially in times of crisis. Thus, through it, we have analyzed the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the development of entrepreneurial activity and we have extracted the "pattern" of changes that entrepreneurs have undertaken for resilience during the crisis period. Our empirical research, undertaken in March 2021, showed that the majority of affected entrepreneurs have implemented changes to their pre-pandemic management model (85%). Of the total 320 respondents, more than 65% represent women owned businesses. We have analyzed what are the main entrepreneurial traits that guide female entrepreneurial behavior. At the same time, for a sustainable development, we have determined the traits of the female entrepreneurial model, which can be successful in times of crisis.
Keywords: crisis resilience, female entrepreneurship, sustainable model, leadership
Cervical cancer prediction using outlier deduction and over sampling methods
Authors: Kannan Gowri , M Saranya 
Published: June 2022

Cervical cancer is one of the disease considered to be fourth among the most common types of cancer in women around the world.
The early deduction of cervical cancer helps to raise number of recovery patients and reduce death rates. This research work aims to
use machine learning algorithms to predicting cervical cancer with high accuracy using an outlier deduction and over sampling
method. Analyse the cervical cancer data available the dataset from UCI repository. In this research, first step removes outliers by
using outlier detection method such as density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN) and by increasing the
number of cases in the dataset in a balanced way through the synthetic minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE) and SMOTE
with Tomek link (SMOTETOmek). Finally, it employs random forest (RF) as a classifier to check the accuracy. Thus, the prediction
model Have a two scenarios: (1) DBSCAN + SMOTETomek + RF, (2) DBSCAN + SMOTE+ RF. I found that combination of
DBSCAN with SMOTE provided better performance than DBSCAN with SMOTETomek. Also observed that RF performed the best
among several popular machine learning classifiers. Furthermore, the proposed research work showed better accuracy than
previously proposed methods for forecasting cervical cancer.
Daily Solar Radiation Forecasting based on a Hybrid NARX-GRU Network in Dumaguete, Philippines
Authors: Fuselero Al Diego Pega , Portus Hannah Mae San Agustin , Doma Jr Bonifacio Tobias 
Published: June 2022

In recent years, solar radiation forecasting has become highly important worldwide as solar energy increases its contribution to electricity grids. However, due to the intermittent nature of solar radiation caused by meteorological parameters, forecasting errors arise, and fluctuations in the power output of photovoltaic (PV) systems become a severe issue. This paper aims to introduce a forecasting hybrid model of daily global solar radiation time series. Meteorological data and solar radiation samples from Dumaguete, Philippines, are used to assess the forecasting accuracy of the proposed nonlinear autoregressive network with exogenous inputs (NARX) – gated recurrent unit (GRU) hybrid model. Four different models were trained using the meteorological and solar radiation data, which are the Optimizable Gaussian Process Regression (GPR), Nonlinear Autoregressive Network (NAR), NARX, and the proposed Hybrid NARX-GRU Network. Results show that the hybrid NARX-GRU model has a root mean square error (RMSE) of ~0.05 and a training time of 33 seconds. The proposed hybrid model has better forecasting performance compared to the three models which obtained RMSE values of 27.741, 39.82, and 28.92, for the GPR, NAR, and NARX, respectively. The simulation results demonstrate that the NARX-GRU model significantly outperforms the regression and single models in terms of statistical metrics and training efficiency. Furthermore, this study shows that the hybridized NARX-GRU model is able to provide an effective estimation for daily global solar radiation, which is important in the operation of PV plants in the country, specifically for unit commitment purposes
Adolescent Pregnancy the Case of Wa West District in Upper West Region of Ghana
Authors: Vengkungngmenei Clifford , Kor Jacob Aaworb-nang Maabobr 
Published: June 2022

Adolescence is the phase of life between childhood and adulthood from ages 10 – 19 years. This age category is further divided into sub categories as Early (10 – 14years) adolescent and late (15 – 19years) adolescent. It is a very unique stage of human development and an important time for laying the foundation for good health. All the vices emanates from this stage of life if not managed well. This is the stage where there is rapid physical, cognitive and psychosocial development. Adolescents constitute a significant proportion of our population (about 21.9%) [AHSPS 2016-2020]. A cross sectional descriptive design was used in this study where data was collected at a point in time across the health facilities with Reproductive and Maternal Health Services. Both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection were used to have a fair assessment of the issues. This study design was adopted as most appropriate because it offered the researchers the opportunity to delve deeply into the issues and appropriately respond to the objectives.
The principal respondents were the pregnant Adolescent girls and adolescent girls that delivered in 2021 who had contact with health service providers within the year. Health facilities that provide Reproductive Health Services were purposively sampled from 9 Health Centres and 13 CHPS compounds. In total 390 pregnant adolescent girls who were either pregnant or lactating were studied. The secondary respondents were parents of the pregnant adolescents and lactating girls, staff of Ghana Education Service as well as department of social welfare who were purposefully selected because of the critical role they play in adolescent health related issues. The number of adolescent pregnancies by age category, early adolescence (10 – 14years) and late adolescence (15 – 19years). The late adolescent recorded the highest number of pregnancies (N=383, 98.2%) and seven (7) pregnancies occurred within the early adolescent category with the youngest adolescent being 13years.
Partially disordered pyrochlore: time-temperature dependence of recrystallization and dehydration
Authors: Beirau Tobias , Reissner Claudia E. , Pöllmann Herbert , Bismayer Ulrich 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
The comparison of the evolution of the mechanical properties (elastic modulus and hardness) after step-wise thermal annealing for 1 and 16 h up to 900 K of a radiation-damaged pyrochlore (∼35% amorphous fraction; 1.8 wt% ThO2) provides insights to the time-temperature dependence of the recrystallization behavior. Especially the elastic modulus, directly related to interatomic bonding, enables the correlation with the amount of amorphous fraction. From this a pronounced effect of the annealing time on percolation behavior could be deduced. Evolved gas analysis indicate dehydration in the course of the structural reorganization process.
14-3-3θ Does Not Protect against Behavioral or Pathological Deficits in Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Models
Authors: Gannon Mary , Wang Bing , Stringfellow Sara Anne , Quintin Stephan , Mendoza Itzel , Srikantha Thanushri , Roberts A. Claire , Saito Takashi , Saido Takaomi C. , Roberson Erik D. , Yacoubian Talene A. 
Published: June 2022

AbstractAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by progressive cognitive impairment associated with synaptic dysfunction and dendritic spine loss and the pathologic hallmarks of β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau tangles. 14-3-3 proteins are a highly conserved family of proteins whose functions include regulation of protein folding, neuronal architecture, and synaptic function. Additionally, 14-3-3s interact with both Aβ and tau, and reduced levels of 14-3-3s have been shown in the brains of AD patients and in AD mouse models. Here, we examine the neuroprotective potential of the 14-3-3θ isoform in AD models. We demonstrate that 14-3-3θ overexpression is protective and 14-3-3θ inhibition is detrimental against oligomeric Aβ-induced neuronal death in primary cortical cultures. Overexpression of 14-3-3θ using an adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector failed to improve performance on behavioral tests, improve Aβ pathology, or affect synaptic density in the J20 AD mouse model. Similarly, crossing a second AD mouse model, theAppNL-G-Fknock-in (APP KI) mouse, with 14-3-3θ transgenic mice failed to rescue behavioral deficits, reduce Aβ pathology, or impact synaptic density in the APP KI mouse model. 14-3-3θ is likely partially insolubilized in the APP models, as demonstrated by proteinase K digestion. These findings do not support increasing 14-3-3θ expression as a therapeutic approach for AD.
HLA Genotyping in Romanian Adult Patients with Celiac Disease, their First-degree Relatives and Healthy Persons
Authors: Maruntelu Ion , Preda Carmen Monica , Sandra Irina , Istratescu Doina , Chifulescu Andreea Elena , Manuc Mircea , Diculescu Mircea , Talangescu Adriana , Tugui Letitia , Manuc Teodora , Stroie Tudor , Andrei Adriana Corina , Tieranu Cristian , Constantinescu Ileana 
Published: June 2022

Background and Aims: Celiac disease is characterized by an inappropriate T-cell-mediated response to gluten in small bowel in genetically predisposed individuals, carriers of the DQ2 and/or DQ8 haplotypes of the human leukocyte antigen. The aim of our study was to asses HLA typing in adult patients with celiac disease, in their first degree relatives and in a healthy control group.
Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study on three cohorts: 117 patients diagnosed with celiac disease, 41 first-degree relatives of celiac patients and 57 asymptomatic healthy volunteers. Low resolution HLA typing for DQ alleles was performed in all study subjects with DNA extracted from peripheral blood, using SSP HLA-DQB1 kit (Innotrain Diagnostik GmbH, Germany). Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) was used only in 18 patients for typing confirmation of DQB1 and DQA1 loci and whole gene sequencing.
Results: Prevalence of HLA-DQ2 was significantly higher in the CD group compared to the healthy subjects group (95.6% vs 29.8%, p <0.001), with no statistically significant differences in HLA-DQ8 and combined HLA-DQ2/DQ8 prevalences.Several HLA DQA1 and DQB1 alleles (HLA-DQA1* 05:01, HLA-DQB1*02:01, HLA-DQB1*02:02) and haplotypes (DQA1*02:01-DQB1*02:02,DQA1*05:01-DQB1*02:01) were strongly associated with celiac disease in our group: OR 4.28, 4.28, 4.67 and 5.43 and 4.28 respectively. Predominantly, patients presented with typical symptoms and iron deficiency anemia. 95.5% of them had histological Marsh type modifications ≥3a. A relatively poor response to gluten-free diet was observed and 9.4% developed complications (refractory celiac disease, enteropathy-associated T cell lymphoma, intestinal adenocarcinoma), with a death rate of 6.8%. 23% associated other autoimmune diseases.Screening adherence for 1st degree relatives was very low: only 16%. Familial screening diagnosed 4 cases of asymptomatic celiac disease. 32 relatives (78%) had HLA-DQ2 haplotype, 5 carried HLA-DQ8, 4 didn’t carry any risk haplotype.
Conclusions: This study demonstrated a higher prevalence of the HLA-DQ2 genotype in patients with celiac disease compared to the healthy population but not of HLA-DQ8 or combined HLA-DQ2/DQ8. Alleles HLA-DQA1* 05:01, HLA-DQB1*02:01, HLA-DQB1*02:02 and haplotypes (DQA1*02:01-DQB1*02:02,DQA1*05:01-DQB1*02:01) were strongly associated with celiac disease in our cohort.
An analysis of JIT from the Perspective of Environmental Sustainability
Authors: Melo Julio Cesar , Bezerra Barbara Stolte , De Souza Fernando Bernardi 
Published: June 2022

Purpose – The fundamental concept behind Just in Time (JIT) is to provide the right product at the right time and in the required quantity, reducing inventories in warehouses and in manufacturing processes. On the other hand, it requires increased usage of transport vehicles, which may negatively affect the organization's environmental sustainability indicators. In order to contribute to discussions on the subject, this study aims to identify, systematize and analyze the available literature on the intersection of JIT and Environmental Sustainability topics.Design/methodology/approach – A structured literature review was performed through research in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. Fifty-three papers published in journals or at congresses were identified and analyzed.Findings – The selected papers were categorized in five dimensions: environmental aspects, operational costs, operational performance, research method and location/region of the study. A lack of consensus was identified on whether or not logistics operations favor sustainable practices that used the JIT system.Originality/value – To build on the analysis and discussions on the JIT and Environmental Sustainability and support future research on the subject, the study has classified 53 selected papers based on their purposes in five different dimensions. Given that organizations need to become increasingly sustainable, a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) matrix has been prepared in addition.Keywords - Just In Time, Transport, Environment; Sustainability; Logistics.
Waste Management Based on Maqashid Shari'ah And Circular Economy: Evidence in Blitar Regency
Authors: Azizah Aryanti Nur , Djalaluddin Ahmad , Siswanto Siswanto 
Published: June 2022

The study of waste management based on maqashid shari'ah and circular economy requires a study to realize wise and Islamic waste management. This research comes with the aim to find out and analyze waste management based on maqashid shari'ah and circular economy in TPST 3R Blitar Regency, namely TPST 3R "Abdi Karya mandiri" and TPST 3R "Punokawan". This research uses a qualitative approach with this type of case study research because this study examines an event that occurs today, which is related to waste management based on maqashid shari'ah and circular economy. Data excavation methods use observation, interview and documentation methods. In this study it was found that maqashid shari'ah-based waste management in TPST 3R Blitar Regency indirectly meets the five main elements of shari'ah maqashid, namely hifzh al-din, hifzh al-nafs, hifz al 'aql, hifzh hifzh al-nasl, and hifzh al-mal. Then in circular economy-based waste management at TPST 3R Blitar Regency produces sustainable and renewable products that are indirectly in accordance with the circular economy concept. This is because the waste management and processing system in the two TPST 3R has a rotating and interconnected production flow from upstream to downstream.
SOCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE TOURISM SECTOR
Authors: Musliha  
Published: June 2022

Introduction: The tourism sector has now developed into the largest industry for economic growth in Indonesia; this can be seen from the increasing development of the number of tourist visits, both domestic and foreign tourists. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the existence of the Sikembang Park tourist attraction on the socioeconomics of business actors in Kembanglangit Village.
Methods: The method used in this study is a descriptive method with a qualitative approach.
Results: The results of this study are that the Sikembang Park tourist attraction has a positive impact in terms of economy and socio-culture. The economic impact is to increase income and create jobs and business opportunities. As well as the impact on the social life, namely a closer relationship between the people of Kembanglangit Village.Conclusion and suggestion: Based on the discussion regarding the Impact of the Existence of the Sikembang Park Tourism Object on the Socio-Economic Condition of Business Actors in Kembanglangit Village, it can be concluded that the existence of the Sikembang Park tourism object has a positive impact on the community's economic activities which consist of increasing income and opening up job opportunities and business opportunities. Communities around tourist sites get additional work as food and beverage traders. In addition, the Sikembang Park tourist attraction also has an impact on the social life of the Kembanglangit Village community, namely by creating a closer relationship between the people in Kembanglangit Village.