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This study aims to examine the factors that influence mining sector companies in Indonesia to disclose corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. Using data from 26 companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period 2022-2023, multiple linear regression analysis shows that good financial performance and large company size encourage companies to be more transparent in reporting CSR activities. These results are in line with legitimacy theory, which highlights the importance of companies maintaining a positive image in the eyes of the public. The results of this study reveal that environmental performance does not show a significant influence on CSR disclosure in the context of this study. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the factors that drive CSR disclosure in the Indonesian mining sector.

Soybean has a strategic role as a food commodity in Jambi, Indonesia, but until now, it has still not been self-sufficient. There is still an opportunity to increase soybean productivity in Jambi by 35-49.6% by optimizing the use of marginal, dominated by Ultisol, which has low inherent soil fertility. One of the efforts that can be made to improve soil fertility for cultivating soybean plants in Jambi is to utilize compost and biochar as soil ameliorants to substitute for inorganic fertilizer. This study aimed to assess the effect of compost and biochar ameliorant as substitutes for inorganic fertilizer on the growth and yield of soybean plants grown on an Ultisol of Jambi. The experiment was arranged in a simple randomized block design with the combination of the percentage of inorganic fertilizer with compost and biochar ameliorant (100+0, 75+25, 50+50, 25+75, and 0+100) as the treatment factors. The observed variables were plant height, number of branches, plant nitrogen content, rate of symbiotically fixed nitrogen, weight of 100 seeds, and yield. The results showed that providing compost and biochar ameliorants can replace the role of inorganic fertilizer, and providing 100% compost and biochar ameliorant and a combination of 25% inorganic fertilizer and 75% compost biochar ameliorant can provide the highest growth and yield in soybean plants planted in Ultisol dry land.

Spinal cord injury results in the loss of sensory, motor, and autonomic functions, which almost always produces permanent physical disability. Thus, in the search for more effective treatments than those already applied for years, which are not entirely efficient, researches have been able to demonstrate the potential of biological strategies using biomaterials to tissue manufacturing through bioengineering and stem cell therapy as a neuroregenerative approach, seeking to promote neuronal recovery after spinal cord injury. Each of these strategies has been developed and meticulously evaluated in several animal models with the aim of analyzing the potential of interventions for neuronal repair and, consequently, boosting functional recovery. Although the majority of experimental research has been conducted in rodents, there is increasing recognition of the importance, and need, of evaluating the safety and efficacy of these interventions in non-human primates before moving to clinical trials involving therapies potentially promising in humans. This article is a literature review from databases (PubMed, Science Direct, Elsevier, Scielo, Redalyc, Cochrane, and NCBI) from 10 years ago to date, using keywords (spinal cord injury, cell therapy, non-human primates, humans, and bioengineering in spinal cord injury). From 110 retrieved articles, after two selection rounds based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, 21 articles were analyzed. Thus, this review arises from the need to recognize the experimental therapeutic advances applied in non-human primates and even humans, aimed at deepening these strategies and identifying the advantages and influence of the results on extrapolation for clinical applicability in humans.

Introduction: Young adulthood is a critical developmental period, during which there are key developmental tasks that allow the young adult to participate related to lifestyle behaviors. This research examines the interplay among physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB), and body mass index (BMI) among college students in Surakarta, Indonesia. Methods: From January to February 2023, a cross-sectional, online self-administered survey was distributed through WhatsApp and Telegram to prospective respondents aged 17–25 year old. The questionnaire was divided into three sections. The first section of the questionnaire consisted of seven sociodemographic questions about the participants’ age, sex, siblings, parents’ education levels, weight, and height. Eleven questions about respondents’ PA were included in the second section. There were eight questions about participants’ inactive lifestyles in the third section. Results: The respondents had an average age of 20.24 ± 0.21 years. Age (β = 0.041; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.00–0.08; P = 0.03), PA (β = 0.02; 95% CI = 2.03–2.08; P = 0.02), and SBs on weekdays (β = −1.39; 95% CI = −4.77–1.98; P = 0.01) and weekends (β = −2.23; 95% CI = −9.19 [−1.27]; P = 0.01) were identified as the most significant variables influencing the respondents’ BMI. Conclusion: Most college students in Surakarta had a normal weight. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that nearly all female adolescents fell short of complying with the prescribed physical exercise guidelines, which advocate for a minimum of 420 min of moderate-to-vigorous PA weekly.

Abstract It has been thought that Io’s many paterae may contain lava lakes, but observations by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft at sufficiently high resolution were limited to a few locations, such as Loki Patera. Data acquired by NASA’s Juno mission in May 2023 reveal a common set of thermal characteristics for at least ten paterae on Io, with bright (hot) “thermal rings” around the perimeter of their floors. Loki, Surt, Fuchi, Amaterasu, Mulungu, Chors, and Dazhbog Patera, and four unnamed paterae, all show the same pattern of surface temperature. This new Juno/JIRAM data suggests that hot rings around paterae are a common phenomenon, and that they are indicative of active lava lakes. All the investigated paterae lack recent lava flows on their flanks, suggesting that at the time of observations, the level of the lake was not high enough to overflow the rim. These observations provide insight about the characteristics of paterae’s activity, which may involve either central upwelling of magma, or up-and-down “piston-like” vertical motion of the lake surface. Tidal forces, which are extreme at Io, could play a role as well. Future observations from Juno, particularly during the closest flybys, may indicate which mechanism is more plausible.

Ticks parasitize a wide variety of wild animals, including amphibians and reptiles. In addition to the possibility of microorganism transmission to these hosts, ticks can also cause severe bleeding, and high parasitism can lead to death. Therefore, knowing the diversity of ticks parasitizing amphibians and reptiles is important for conservation and preservation measures for these vertebrates. In the present study, we report parasitism by ticks in amphibians and reptiles from different Brazilian biomes (Amazon, Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest). Ticks were collected from amphibians and reptiles deposited from the Herpetological Collection of the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), São Luís (Maranhão State), the State University Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus (Bahia State), and the Federal University of São Francisco Valley (Univasf), Petrolina (Pernambuco State). Additionally, ticks were collected from amphibians and reptiles captured and road-killed in the Amazon biome, at Maranhão and Amapá States. Specimens of ticks were photographed under a Zeiss stereomicroscope (5.1 zoom). Map with the locations were made using the Qgis program. Overall, 1973 specimens of amphibians and reptiles were examined. A total of 927 ticks were collected: 98 larvae, 421 nymphs and 408 adults. Six species of ticks were identified: Amblyomma rotundatum and Amblyomma dissimile the most frequent, and Amblyomma cajennense sensu stricto, Amblyomma sculptum, Amblyomma nodosum and Amblyomma humerale, occasionally. Surprisingly, a total of twelve males of A. rotundatum were collected. Here we report new records of association between cold-blooded animals and ticks and reinforce the absence of A. dissimile in the Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest biomes. Additionally, we report new records of A. rotundatum males on reptiles in the Amazon biome. This last record allows us to speculate about a possible association of A. rotundatum males with reptiles and the Amazon biome.

RESUMO Este estudo ecológico analisou a correlação espacial entre indicadores socioeconômicos, demográficos e óbitos por covid-19 no Brasil. As variáveis independentes abrangeram população, sexo, idade, raça, alfabetização e índice de Gini, enquanto a variável dependente foi a mortalidade por covid-19. Os dados socioeconômicos e demográficos foram obtidos da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios Contínua, e os dados de casos e óbitos de covid-19 foram obtidos do site do Ministério da Saúde. A análise incluiu o cálculo dos Índices de Moran Global de forma uni e bivariada. Os resultados revelaram correlação espacial significativa das variáveis independentes com mortalidade por covid-19. Destaca-se correlação positiva moderada para os indivíduos alfabetizados e de 20 a 59 anos. Portanto, existe associação entre fatores socioeconômicos e mortalidade por covid-19, com variações entre os estados brasileiros. Essa conclusão ressalta a necessidade de implementar medidas intersetoriais para assegurar o acesso universal à saúde e alocar recursos de maneira equitativa entre os estados.

Na-alginate has been isolated from brown seaweed (Padina sp.) and then used to make na-alginate-chitosan complex polyelectrolyte films as methylene blue adsorbent. Characteristics of na-alginate, chitosan, and PEC films before and after adsorption were carried out using an FT-IR spectrophotometer. Na-alginate-chitosan PEC film was made by mixing a 0.3% (w/v) Na-alginate solution with a 1% (w/v) chitosan solution with a chitosan-alginate volume ratio (1:3). The film formed was tested for its resistance in pH 3-11 for 7 days and showed that the film could survive in acidic or alkaline media. The adsorption study carried out resulted in maximum concentration data occurring at 75 mg/L with a capacity of 30.2768 mg/g.

The land conversion of rice farming could only be prevented by increasing farming competitiveness. The first step is to map the resource availability supporting paddy farming and income achievement. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze resource availability and income achievement to increase paddy business competitiveness. It used a survey method and observed two populations of farmers producing paddy seed and rice in Tanjung Lago and Rambutan Districts, Banyuasin Regency. Simple random sampling was adopted to determine 130 respondents from two populations, each with 65 rice and paddy seed farmers. The findings showed that resource availability supports farming in tidal land, though it is significantly higher for paddy seed than rice farmers. Regarding income achievements, paddy seed farmers also have higher R/C and B/C values than rice farmers. Income for rice farmers mainly comes from corn, rubber, and oil palm, while paddy seed farmers earn from their farming. This implies that the chance of land conversion into plantations and corn farming is greater for rice than for paddy seed farmers. When this happens on a large scale and in the long term, it impacts national rice production. Therefore, improved resource availability and better integration in production could sustainably increase paddy farming production in tidal land.

Summary: Background: Suboptimal diet quality is a key risk factor for premature death. Assuming relatively stable energy intake among individuals, changes in nutrient intakes occur by exchanging different nutrients. Therefore we aimed to examine the association of isocaloric substitution of dietary (macro)nutrients with all-cause mortality using network meta-analysis (NMA). Methods: For this systematic review and NMA of prospective observational studies MEDLINE, Embase, and Scopus were searched from inception to February 13th, 2024. Eligible studies reported substitution analyses for quantity and/or quality of macronutrients, including carbohydrates, proteins, and fatty acids on all-cause mortality. Random-effects NMA were used in order to evaluate the pooled hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of substituting each included nutrient with another. We assessed risk of bias with the ROBINS-E tool, and the certainty of evidence (CoE) using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) approach. This study is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023450706). Findings: Thirty-nine studies with 1,737,644 participants, 395,491 deaths, 297 direct comparisons, and seven nutrient-specific networks were included. Moderate CoE was found for an association with lower mortality risk when replacing 5% of energy intake from carbohydrates with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA; HR: 0.90; 95%CI: 0.84, 0.95), n-6 PUFA (0.85; 0.77, 0.94), n-3 PUFA (0.72; 0.59, 0.86), and plant monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA; 0.90; 0.85, 0.95), and when replacing 5% of energy from saturated fatty acids (SFA) and trans-fatty acids (TFA), with PUFA, MUFA, and plant-MUFA (HRrange: 0.75 to 0.91). A lower mortality risk was additionally found when 5% of animal-MUFA was replaced with plant-MUFA, and when replacing animal protein, and SFA with plant protein (HRrange: 0.81 to 0.87, moderate CoE). Interpretation: Our results provide practical knowledge for public health professionals and can inform upcoming dietary guidelines. The beneficial association of increasing PUFA (both n-3 and n-6) and (plant-) MUFA intake while reducing carbohydrates, SFA and TFA, along with replacing animal protein and animal-MUFA with plant-based sources of protein and fat (MUFA) on the all-cause mortality risk, underscores the importance of plant-based dietary recommendations. Funding: None.

Sign Language Recognition (SLR) helps deaf people communicate with normal people. However, SLR still has difficulty detecting dynamic movements of connected sign language, which reduces the accuracy of detection. This results from a sentence's usage of transitional gestures between words. Several researchers have tried to solve the problem of transition gestures in dynamic sign language, but none have been able to produce an accurate solution. The R-GB LSTM method detects transition gestures within a sentence based on labelled words and transition gestures stored in a model. If a gesture to be processed during training matches a transition gesture stored in the pre-training process and its probability value is greater than 0.5, it is categorized as a transition gesture. Subsequently, the detected gestures are eliminated according to the gesture's time value (t). To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method, we conducted an experiment using 20 words in Indonesian Sign Language (SIBI). Twenty representative words were selected for modelling using our R-GB LSTM technique. The results are promising, with an average accuracy of 80% for gesture sentences and an even more impressive accuracy rate of 88.57% for gesture words. We used a confusion matrix to calculate accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity. This study marks a significant leap forward in developing sustainable sign language recognition systems with improved accuracy and practicality. This advancement holds great promise for enhancing communication and accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.

Latar belakang. Mortalitas anak dengan penyakit ginjal kronik paling sering disebabkan oleh komplikasi kardiovaskular yang dapat terjadi sejak stadium awal penyakit. Pada anak yang menjalani hemodialisis, banyak faktor untuk terjadinya disfungsi kardiovaskular, seperti kadar hemoglobin, laju ultrafiltrasi yang tinggi dan derajat kelebihan cairan. Teknik ekokardiografi dua dimensi dengan speckle tracking echocardiography merupakan metode yang sensitif untuk menilai penurunan fungsi jantung pada stadium awal. Di Indonesia, saat ini penelitian metode tersebut belum banyak dilakukan pada anak dengan penyakit ginjal kronik yang menjalani hemodialisis. Tujuan. Untuk mengetahui sensitivitas dan spesifisitas speckle-tracking echocardiography dalam mendeteksi disfungsi jantung subklinis pada anak dengan penyakit ginjal kronik yang menjalani hemodialisis. Metode. Penelitian potong lintang dilakukan terhadap 33 pasien hemodialisis anak di Unit Dialisis Pediatrik Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Nasional Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Jakarta. Data demografis dan klinis diperoleh dari rekam medik elektronik. Penilaian dan interpretasi ekokradiografi dilakukan oleh dokter kardiologi anak. Hasil. Hampir sebagian besar subyek memiliki disfungsi jantung subklinis dengan pemeriksaan global longitudinal strain speckle-tracking echocardiography. Sensitivitas dan spesifisitas sebesar 90% dan 70%. Kesimpulan. Pemeriksaan global longitudinal strain speckle-tracking echocardiography memiliki sensitivitas yang baik dalam mendeteksi disfungsi jantung subklinis pada anak yang menjalani hemodialisis.

Soil with high vegetation cover, such as forests, is the highest organic matter content and carbon storage, resistant to erosion, and a strategic component in mitigating and adapting to climate change. Encroachment and conversion of forests into agricultural land will reduce soil carbon stores (SCS) and its resistance to erosion due to the removal of SOM by erosion and oxidation. Muara Madras Village in Merangin Regency, Jambi Province is one of the areas whose forest is part of the Kerinci Seblat National Park, and part of it has been converted into agricultural land. The study aims to determine SCS and soil erodibility in forests and agricultural land in Muara Madras Village, conducted using an exploratory-descriptive survey method. Soil carbon stores are relatively no different between land uses with various slopes, 63.63-79.34 tons per hectare in forests, 66.05-78.91 tons per hectare in mixed farming, 72.72-76.63 tons per hectare in” tegalan”. However, forest and mixed farming with a high slope (45-65 percent) have more SCS, 79.34 tons per hectare and 78.91 tons per hectare respectively. Soil erodibility is higher in mixed farming (0.11-0.36) and “tegalan” (0.27-0.29) than in forests (0.13-0.07). Mixed farming with a slope of 8-15 percent has the highest soil erodibility (0.36). It is necessary to control the negative influence of rainfall and topography on SCS and soil resistance to erosion through good and maximum soil surface cover with vegetation and plant residues.

This research aims to analyze the comparison of the acceleration of increasing the cattle population between programs to increase the cattle population (PSDS, GBIB, Upsus Siwab, and Sikomandan) in Jambi Province as well as the direct and indirect influence of the factors determining the acceleration of increasing the cattle population. This research uses secondary data from Jambi Province Statistics for 2011-2022. A multivariable comparative analysis uses ANOVA (Analysis of variances). Further testing can be done with Tukey's Honestly Significant Difference (HSD). Path analysis was used to analyze the direct and indirect influence of the factors determining the accelerated increase in cattle population in Jambi Province. Differences occur in the income and output of livestock for the PSDS and Sikomandan programs, while population growth accelerates between PSDS and GBIB. Factors influencing the program to increase the cattle population in Jambi Province are the birth factor of cattle, the death factor of livestock, and the number of AI doses used. The factor that has the most significant influence on increasing the cattle population is the birth factor of cattle.

Compost is an organic fertilizer made from plant residues and animal waste that has undergone a decomposition process. Compost must be managed using good techniques to become a product with sales value and can be used to fertilize agricultural plants. This research aims to analyze the application of management techniques compost in Jambi Province and the factors that influence it. This research uses a survey method. The sampling technique was carried out in 3 (three) stages, namely, the first stage, selecting districts using the simple random sampling method. The second stage selects sub-districts, and the third stage selects villages with farmers or farmers who manage compost using simple random sampling. The application of management techniques compost is measured based on the percentage of application, which is further classified into three categories: low, medium, and high. The Structural Equation Modeling analysis model with Partial Least Square is used to analyze factors that influence the application of management techniques compost in Jambi Province. The research results showed that the average application of compost management techniques was 73%, which is in the medium category. Farmer characteristics and environmental support in the livestock sector directly influence applying compost management techniques in Jambi Province. In contrast, innovation characteristics do not significantly mediate the indirect influence of breeder characteristics and environmental support in the livestock sector on the application of compost management techniques.

The demands for an educator and educational staff are the demands of professional service users to provide educational services to students at educational institutions. The need for teaching staff and educational staff in providing educational services must meet certain requirements to ensure that the services needed are in line with the desired expectations. This requirement is very important because education providers demand professional expertise that not everyone can meet these requirements. This research uses qualitative analysis, data collection uses interviews and observation. Data sources consist of primary data sources obtained directly and secondary data sources. The results of the research show that: planning and analysis of the needs of Educators and Education Personnel includes: Recruitment, selection, placement, division of work tasks, workload, development, welfare, discipline and assessment, as well as dismissal of Educators and Education Personnel.

Abstract Background Working in healthcare environments is highly stressful for most professionals and can trigger problems in interpersonal relationships that can result in horizontal violence. In order to prevent violence and improve the working environment, some strategies can be implemented to provide well-being for all those involved, whether directly or indirectly in health care, such as non-violent communication. The aim of this study was to map and synthesize the available scientific evidence on the use of Nonviolent Communication as a technology for a culture of peace in interpersonal relationships in healthcare. Methods This is a scoping review carried out in the National Library of Medicine (PubMed), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Web of Science, Excerpa Medica DataBASE (Embase), PsycINFO - APA/ PsycNET (American Psychological Association) and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) databases between March and August 2023. The eligibility criteria used were studies that addressed the topic of NVC in the area of health, published in Portuguese, Spanish or English, with no time restrictions. Results 53 studies were found in the databases. Two additional studies were extracted from of primary research. In the first exclusion phase, 16 texts were removed due to being duplicated. 39 articles were potentially relevant, and full-texts were reviewed for eligibility along with the inclusion and exclusion criteria Thus, seven studies were included in this review, published in English (five) and Portuguese (two), two of which were carried out in Brazil, one in the United States of America, one in South Korea, one in France, one in Canada and one in Thailand. In terms of the type of study/publication, two studies were reflections, one was a review, one was a mixed study, one was an experience report and two were experimental. The studies were predominantly of high and moderate methodological quality (85.7%). The total number of participants in the studies was 185. The studies showed that NVC is a technology that has made it possible to improve interpersonal relationships between health professionals. Training programs or educational intervention projects on the subject are useful for familiarizing professionals with the subject and demonstrating situations in which the technique can be included. Conclusion The global scientific literature indicates that Nonviolent Communication is a significant resource for improving interpersonal relationships in healthcare work. This approach can be adopted as a strategy by managers and decision-makers, both to resolve conflicts and to prevent aggressive situations between health professionals, especially when it comes to moral or psychological aspects.