Dominant Behavior Research Articles

Behavioral response pattern of Aythya baeri under different weather conditions during wintering

We observed behavior response of overwintering Aythya baeri to different weather conditions by using fixed point-based observation and scanning sampling methods, at Henan Minquan National Wetland Park during November to December 2018. The results showed that, on sunny days, the dominant behaviors of A. baeri were resting, flying, and locomotion (65.5%), the second were foraging and maintaining (31.9%). The daily behavioral rhythm was foraging in the morning, resting at noon, and foraging and maintain in the afternoon. The flying usually occurred before the peak of foraging. The locomotion behavior was mostly accompanied by other behaviors, which positively associated with foraging and negatively correlated with resting. A. baeri increased resting and foraging in rainy days compared with that in sunny days. The dominant behaviors were resting, foraging and locomotion (76.5%), and maintaining and flying were the secondary (20.3%). The peaks of foraging and resting postponed to the evening, while the flying and maintaining were significantly decreased. Compared with the sunny days, the resting, foraging, locomotion and maintaining behaviors were increased in mist days, and flying was decreased. The peak of foraging delayed to the noon and afternoon, and that of resting postponed to the afternoon. The dominant behaviors were resting, locomotion and foraging (70.6%), while maintaining and flying behavior were the secondary (27.5%). In summary, there are variations in time allocation of A. baeri behaviors, activity rhythm and dominant behaviors due to the change of weather conditions during wintering. To overcome the bad weather conditions in rainy and mist days, A. baeri would allocate more time on foraging for increasing energy intake, and more resting time for reducing energy consumption.

Does Exposure to Predator Cues Influence Movement Behavior of Postmetamorphic Juvenile Rana aurora?

Exposure to predators during early life stages can alter behavioral and physical traits during ontogeny. This is important for biphasic amphibian species because juvenile movement behavior can be shaped by carry-over effects of the larval environment and direct effects of abiotic conditions in terrestrial habitats. We explored the interaction of aquatic predator cue exposure, juvenile morphology, and abiotic terrestrial conditions on the movement behavior of postmetamorphic Northern Red-legged Frogs (Rana aurora). We quantified carry-over effects of aquatic predator cues and direct effects of substrate conditions on individual movement behavior using a combination of seminatural enclosed runways and powder tracking assays. We found a latent effect of aquatic condition, such that crayfish-exposed individuals had greater relative body condition at metamorphosis, and all predator-exposed individuals had larger body lengths relative to controls. Terrestrial conditions were the dominant factor shaping movement behavior. During runway movement assays, individual conditional movement displacement was likely greater in dry soil and low humidity conditions than in moist conditions with high humidity. For nocturnal powder tracking assays, individuals were more likely to have greater path distances during warmer temperatures, whereas paths were less meandering in cooler, dry conditions. Morphologically larger individuals moved greater distances only during the powder tracking assays. We observed latent effects of aquatic predator exposure on juvenile morphology; however, the relationship between these changes and the relative importance of direct environmental conditions in shaping movement behavior is unclear. Our results demonstrate the interconnected nature of aquatic and terrestrial environments in shaping the movement of juvenile amphibians.

Lantern-shaped cobalt(II) and nickel(II) complexes based on a tripodal bis(pyrazol-1-yl)acetate ligand: crystal structure, magnetic property and Hirshfeld surface analysis

Two novel Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes Co(dpza)2 (1) and Ni(dpza)2 (2) (Hdpza is 2,2-di(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)acetic acid) were successfully synthesized via solvothermal method. The two complexes namely, 1 and 2 are isostructural exhibiting lantern-shaped configurations as illustrated by the structural analysis. The structures of the two complexes have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, FT-IR, and TGA. Magnetic property of 1 in the 2–300 K also has been investigated which displays dominant ferromagnetic behavior. Hirshfeld surface analysis reveals that the main interactions for complex two are O···H/H···O and H···H contacts.

Insight into the Investigation of Diamond Nanoparticles Suspended Therminol®55 Nanofluids on Concentrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Solar Collector.

Nanofluids are identified as advanced working fluids in the solar energy conversion field with superior heat transfer characteristics. This research work introduces carbon-based diamond nanomaterial and Therminol®55 oil-based nanofluids for implementation in a concentrated photovoltaic/thermal (CPV/T) solar collector. This study focuses on the experimental formulation, characterization of properties, and performance evaluation of the nanofluid-based CPV/T system. Thermo-physical (thermal conductivity, viscosity, and rheology), optical (UV-vis and FT-IR), and stability (Zeta potential) properties of the formulated nanofluids are characterized at 0.001–0.1 wt.% concentrations of dispersed particles using experimental assessment. The maximum photo-thermal energy conversion efficiency of the base fluid is improved by 120.80% at 0.1 wt.%. The thermal conductivity of pure oil is increased by adding the nanomaterial. The highest enhancement of 73.39% is observed for the TH-55/DP nanofluid. Furthermore, dynamic viscosity decreased dramatically across the temperature range studied (20–100 °C), and the nanofluid exhibited dominant Newtonian flow behavior, with viscosity remaining nearly constant up to a shear rate of 100 s−1. Numerical simulations of the nanofluid-operated CPV/T collector have disclosed substantial improvements. At a concentrated solar irradiance of 5000 W/m2 and an optimal flow rate of 3 L/min, the highest thermal and electrical energy conversion efficiency enhancements are found to be 11 and 1.8%, respectively.

Structural integrity evaluation of cyclic loading Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer composite by acoustic emission and heat transfer

GFRP composites experience structural changes like matrix cracking, debonding, delamination, and fibre failure on static and dynamic loading. In this work, composites with varying fibre orientation interaction angle and volume fractions are prepared and exposed to cyclic load. The cyclic load (R = 0) is a constant amplitude flexural load imposed on the cantilever beam specimen with varying frequencies (2.6, 4.6, 8.6 Hz) and cycles (up to 44 × 103). The structural integrity of the specimens on loading is examined in terms of Flexural, modulus, Acoustic Emission (AE) and heat transfer changes. The drop in flexural modulus is minimum in higher Vf = 32% laminate (A1 = 7.01%, B1 = 1.86%) than the lower Vf = 25% (A2 = 19.86%, B2 = 8.6%). The observed AE peak frequency for the induced damages is in the range of 50–100, 110–230, 245–380 kHz. The drop-in fibre volume fraction has a significant role in laminate with lower fibre interaction (Type A) to offer minimum variation (5.25%) in AE activity count which is the opposite in laminates with higher fibre interaction angle (31.75%). The step heat thermography exhibits minimum temperature difference (∆T) for moderate loading frequency and in a few cases, ∆T drops well below the virgin, insisting on in situ thermography to study the dynamic changes in composites. A fibre dominant behaviour can be observed with minimum variation in AE activity in a lower fibre interaction angle. Thus, the fibre orientation angle and fibre volume fraction have a significant role in the retention of the structural integrity of composites in dynamic loading.

Social status mediates behavioral, endocrine, and neural responses to an intruder challenge in a social cichlid, Astatotilapia burtoni

Most animals encounter social challenges throughout their lives as they compete for resources. Individual responses to such challenges can depend on social status, sex, and community-level attributes, yet most of our knowledge of the behavioral and physiological mechanisms by which individuals respond to challenges has come from dyadic interactions between a resource holder and a challenger (usually both males). To incorporate differences in individual behavior that are influenced by surrounding group members, we use naturalistic communities of the cichlid fish, Astatotilapia burtoni, and examine resident dominant male responses to a territorial intrusion within the social group. We measured behavior and steroid hormones (testosterone and cortisol), and neural activity in key brain regions implicated in regulating territorial and social dominance behavior. In response to a male intruder, resident dominant males shifted from border defense to overt attack behavior, accompanied by decreased basolateral amygdala activity. These differences were context dependent – resident dominant males only exhibited increased border defense when the intruder secured dominance. Neither subordinate males nor females changed their behavior in response to a territorial intrusion in their community. However, neural activity in both hippocampus and lateral septum of subordinates increased when the intruder failed to establish dominance. Our results demonstrate how a social challenge results in multi-faceted behavioral, hormonal, and neural changes, depending on social status, sex, and the outcome of an intruder challenge. Taken together, our work provides novel insights into the mechanisms through which individual group members display context- and status-appropriate challenge responses in dynamic social groups.

Engineering shell thickness of pyridinic-N rich hollow carbon nanospheres for stable and high energy density potassium ion hybrid capacitors

Potassium-ion hybrid capacitors (PIHCs) are candidate devices for large-scale electricity storage due to their attractive combination of high energy density of batteries and high power capacity of supercapacitors. But the much larger ionic size and higher mass of K+ in comparison to that of Li+and Na+ make it difficult to identify a high capacity and rate capability anode material. Here we fabricate pyridinic-N rich hollow carbon nanospheres (NHCNs) with tunable shell size by a facile core-shell polymerization and carbonization method. By simply regulating the shell thickness, we can control the carbon nanospheres with appropriate surface area and defects/functional groups level, which are critical in determining their potassium storage capability. Due to the high nitrogen content (8.56 at.%), optimal porosity and shell size (∼20 nm), the NHCNs-420 exhibits a dominant surface-control behavior of a high capacity of 197.5 mAh g−1 at a high rate of 5 A g−1 and long-term stability of 280.3 mAh g−1 over 2500 cycles at 1 A g−1, which compares favorably with most previously reported carbon-based electrodes. Moreover, the kinetics matched NHCNs-420//porous carbon PIHC device combines high energy and power density, demonstrating the promise of using NHCNs for potassium-ion storage.

PERILAKU DAN KUALITAS HIDUP TENTANG GIGI BERJEJAL MURID SLT 12 BANDA ACEH

Dental and oral health is essential for general health and well-being and greatly affects the quality of life including speech, chewing, and self-confidence. Various diseases and disorders of the teeth and mouth can affect various functions, one of which is a disorder of the arrangement of teeth or malocclusion. A malocclusion is a form of occlusion that deviates from the standard form. This study aimed to determine the relationship between adolescent behavior regarding crowding of teeth, whether only about one or more teeth. The sample used the total population technique, namely the entire population, was sampled by 55 respondents and analyzed the data with the chi-square test. The results showed that most of the respondents had unfavorable behavior about crowding teeth, as many as 65.4%. The author assumes that respondents lack information about everything related to crowding teeth, causing them not to pay attention to the condition of their teeth properly. Questionnaire data showed poor dental maintenance behavior. In the statement about the quality of life, respondents did not feel that there was anything wrong, so they should be ashamed and not confident about the condition of their teeth. They only get annoyed when their teeth hurt. It can be concluded that the dominant adolescent behavior in the poor category is 65.4%, but the quality of life is dominant in the good category as much as 50.9%. It is suggested that respondents improve good behavior about crowding teeth so that their quality of life of respondents is getting better to avoid dental and oral diseases.

Complex Network Analysis of Mass Violation, Specifically Mass Killing.

News reports in media contain news about society’s social and political conditions. With the help of publicly available digital datasets of events, it is possible to study a complex network of mass violations, i.e., Mass Killings. Multiple approaches have been applied to bring essential insights into the events and involved actors. Power law distribution behavior finds in the tail of actor mention, co-actor mention, and actor degree tells us about the dominant behavior of influential actors that grows their network with time. The United States, France, Israel, and a few other countries have been identified as major players in the propagation of Mass Killing throughout the past 20 years. It is demonstrated that targeting the removal of influential actors may stop the spreading of such conflicting events and help policymakers and organizations. This paper aims to identify and formulate the conflicts with the actor’s perspective at a global level for a period of time. This process is a generalization to be applied to any level of news, i.e., it is not restricted to only the global level.

Wideband electromagnetic wave absorption by tuning morphology and layer arrangement in Bi-layer absorber based on doped SrFe12O19 nanocomposite powders

The main parameters for achieving the optimum microwave dissipation performance in bi-layer absorbers are micromorphological characteristics, filler content composition, and layer configurations. In this research, two different doped strontium hexaferrite powders with SrFe10Al2O19 (PSrAl) and SrFe10CoTiO19 (CSrCoTi) chemical formulas were prepared through a solvothermal method. This study aims to identify optimal absorption conditions for bilayer samples by combining different magnetic compositions with varying ferromagnetic resonance and diverse morphologies with different layer arrangements. Single layer absorber samples comprising PSrAl powder with a polygonal pyramidal particle shape displayed dominating dielectric loss behavior and ferromagnetic resonance at about 11.6 GHz, according to the findings. On the other hand, absorber samples containing CSrCoTi powder with crochet ball like particle morphology, exhibit dominant magnetic loss behavior in the studied frequency range, with ferromagnetic resonance around 8.8 GHz. According to the results of bi-layer absorber samples, superior microwave dissipation performance could be achieved by inserting PSrAl powder in the top layer as a matching layer with 0.5 mm thickness and CSrCoTi powder as an absorbing layer 2 mm-thick. For a bi-layer absorber with a 2.5 mm total thickness The EAB (effective absorption bandwidth) is equal to 3.1 GHz at X-band and the minimum reflection loss is equal to −22 dB. The tuning morphology, which improved impedance matching and absorption properties by increasing the wave propagation path in the sample, synergistic effect between two distinct layers, and overlapping of resonance peaks of two components, is credited with this remarkable microwave absorption feature.

An electromagnetic shield design using frequency selective surfaces on a textile substrate

In this paper, a flexible bandstop frequency selective surface (FSS) array fabricated on jeans substrate using silver-coated conductive yarn with a computerized embroidery machine is presented for X-band. The S parameters of the fabricated design are measured through the free space method. The measured S-parameters showed significant stopband characteristics between 8 GHz and 11.5 GHz for −30°–30° wide incident angles. Moreover, the transmission, reflection, absorption, and shielding effectiveness (SE) of the FSS array are also computed using measured S parameters. The prototype provides SE of more than 30 dB in X-band and has dominant absorption behavior for some frequencies within the band.

Dynamic Reduced-Order Modeling of Wireless Power Transfer Systems Via Polynomial Approximation

This letter presents a novel method to build dynamic, control to output models for series–series compensated wireless power transfer (WPT) systems under phase or variable frequency control. In order to yield models that are as simple as necessary to explain the dominant behavior of the system, as always required in scenarios, such as control system design, a polynomial approximation technique is proposed for model order reduction. The merit of the proposed method lies in that the model order can be easily reduced to 1, 3, or 5; and models of different order can be handled in an equally simple manner. Experimental results confirm that the dynamic behavior of the system can be well modeled, even by a simple first-order model.

Unequal, undiversified and underrepresented: women on the backburner in local decision making in South Africa’s local government

The object of research: Firstly, the study highlights that women are still underrepresented in local government at the district level in leadership positions remaining on the backburner as decision makers. Secondly, the study examines the notion of patriarchy and male dominance that results in the marginalization and exclusion of women in municipal decision making. The study contributes to the current body of knowledge through identifying the challenges that prevent the equal representation of women as decision makers in local government.
 Investigated problem: South Africa has been consistently praised for its advcancement in drafting a progressive constitution and legislation that provides for gender equality. Despite the progressive achievements, women remain underrepresented at the municipal level, as South Africa has not attained the target of 50/50 equal representation as far as women mayors, women are more likely to be underemployed in comparison to men; women do not receive the same and/or fair remuneration in comparison to their male counterpart and women are not able to progress as fast as men in their careers once in local government structures , into leadership role that grant women equal access to become decision makers alike their male counterpart. The reasons for the low proportion of women to men in leadership is attributed to intersecting oppressions that women remain confronted with and can be seen to be connected to historical patriarchal norms and institutional values, which excludes and marginalizes women and institutional culture is stronger than the process of changing this culture.
 The main scientific results: The findings of the study suggest that women are lagging behind in decision making. Secondly, organizational structures that are attributed to the presence of dominant behaviours in the workplace can be seen to be linked to patriarchy and male dominance exclude and marginalize women. Thirdly, women’s representation within South Africa at the municipal ward and PR levels is on a downward spiral, when comparing the 2021 electoral results to previous electoral results in 2016. Notably, there is a lack of practicality of women's status in local government, policy enacted such as the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill contains the key element that failure to comply with the Constitution justifies punitive action against the defaulting unit. This includes local councils and executive officers. Clause 11 requires 50 percent representation of women. Highlighting instances of failure to comply, with no punitive actions taken. South African women are passive recipients of male-dominated decision making in local government.
 The area of practical use of the research results: South African public and private sector institutions. Any persons connected to gender justice within society

Duterte and Alliance Behavior of the Philippines

Many have defined the Philippines' dominant alliance behavior to be hedging; that is, an alignment choice adapted to address the security challenges often faced by small and middle powers in relation to major powers. Hedging should be understood as a strategy to manage the security risks that small and middle powers face, whereas balancing and bandwagoning are security strategies created in response to security threats. This paper argues that before President Duterte's election in 2016, it could be argued that the Philippines was engaging in hedging or low intensity balancing between the U.S. and China. However, Philippine foreign policy underwent a swift about-face as a result of Duterte's objectives, and as a result the country began bandwagoning with China.

Public Expertise: Conflictogenic Potential of Cross-Party Parliamentary Communication

The article deals with the issues related to the identification of public opinion about the conflict potential of cross-party communication in the Russia7n parliament. The relevance of the study is determined by the interest of modern scientists in the problems of political discourse; the issues of conflict and conflictogen from the standpoint of Legal Linguistics, Pragmalinguistics and Sociolinguistics. The purpose of this article is to conduct a public expert analysis to identify the conflictogenic nature of the Russian parliamentarians’ speech text fragments. The material of the study is the parliamentarians’ reporting speeches in a form of a monologue from the transcript of the State Duma final meeting in 2021. These politicians are the leaders and representatives of the Russian political parties: Yedinaya Rossiya, Spravedlivaya Rossiya – za pravdu, KPRF, LDPR. The results of the linguistic analysis and the poll with the participation of the younger generation representatives showed that in their speeches, the politicians actualize conflict-generating dominant behavior, reflecting political differences of the Russian parties. According to the degree of the conflictogenic potential manifestation, the following communication strategies are distinguished: insult, intimidation, accusation. The communicative strategy of insult is implemented through the tactics of blaming, discrediting and labeling. The tactics of intimidation strategy are exaggeration of consequences, formation of fear, warning of a threat, and reference to the past. The accusation strategy is updated with the help of the tactics of calling for justice, accusing dishonesty, reproaching for understatement and indignation at the current situation. Institutional parliamentary discourse, being a subgenre of political discourse, is implemented in conflictogenic communication strategies, the linguistic analysis of which leads to the conclusion that the use of these strategies is sanctioned by the institution itself to achieve institutional goals of praising their own merits and criticizing the actions of their opponents. The prospects of this study include further identification of markers of conflictogenic communicative behavior, since its actualization is a complex mechanism and depends on a number of sociocultural and pragmatic contexts that require further study.

The Impact of COVID-19 Zoo Closures on Behavioural and Physiological Parameters of Welfare in Primates.

Simple SummaryZoo visitors can have a positive, negative, or neutral impact on animals. Primates are cognitively very advanced and their interactions with human visitors are complex. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a prolonged absence of visitors in zoos. This enabled an opportunity to compare how primates behaved when the zoo was open to visitors as opposed to when it was closed. We studied four primate species housed in the UK: bonobos, chimpanzees, and western lowland gorillas held at Twycross Zoo and olive baboons held at Knowsley Safari. Bonobos and gorillas spent less time alone when facilities were open to the public. Gorillas also spent less time resting when the facility was open to the public. Chimpanzees ate more and engaged more with enrichment when the zoo was open to the public. Olive baboons performed less sexual and dominance behaviour and approached visitor cars more frequently when the safari park was opened to the public than the ranger’s vehicle during closure periods. The results suggest that the zoo closures had variable impacts on the primates and that the closure periods were neither “negative” or “positive” for all of the studied species. There are likely to be differences between individuals due to prior experiences. We recommend that future work seeks to understand the impact individual differences and animal environments have on animals’ experiences with visitors. Primates are some of the most cognitively advanced species held in zoos, and their interactions with visitors are complex. The COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique opportunity to understand the impact of zoo visitors on animals, in comparison to “empty zoos”. This study sought to understand the impact of facility closures and subsequent reopenings on behavioural and physiological parameters of welfare in four primate species housed in the UK: bonobos (Pan paniscus) (n = 8), chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) (n = 11), and western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) (n = 6) held at Twycross Zoo (TZ); and olive baboons (Papio anubis) (n = 192) held at Knowsley Safari (KS). Behavioural data were collected from April–September 2020 (KS) and November 2020–January 2021 (TZ). Faecal samples were collected during morning checks from October–November (TZ) and July–November 2020 (KS). Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGMs) were measured using ELISA kits. Statistical analysis for behavioural observations was undertaken using general linear models. Enclosure usage was assessed using t-tests and Mann–Whitney U-tests as appropriate. Bonobos and gorillas spent less time alone when facilities were open to the public (p = 0.004, p = 0.02 respectively). Gorillas spent less time resting when the facility was open to the public (p = 0.04), and chimpanzees engaged in more feeding (p = 0.02) and engagement with enrichment (p = 0.03) when the zoo was open to the public than when it was closed. Olive baboons performed less sexual and dominance behaviour and approached visitor cars more frequently when the safari park was opened to the public than they did the ranger’s vehicle during closure periods. There were no significant changes in physiological parameters for any of the study species. The results suggest variable impacts of the zoo closures on zoo-housed primates. We recommend future work that seeks to understand the impact of individual-level differences on “visitor effects” and that differences between animal experiences in zoos and safari parks are further explored in a range of species.

Mechanical characterization of highly heterogeneous brittle materials by optical techniques

Fragmentation processes like crushing and grinding are complex and extensively energy-consuming activities in the mining and mineral processing industry. By studying the processes and the typically brittle material involved in a virtual environment, i.e. numerical simulations, knowledge will be gained to support improvement of the efficiency and thereby meet established environmental goals. Although, a challenge is the lack of experimental data both for calibration and validation hampering the development of constitutive models. As a case of study, a mechanical characterization of MnSiFe-slag was performed. X-ray Computed Tomography was used for 3D imaging and quantitative characterization of the material texture, with focus on the shape, size and spatial distribution of inclusions. Diametral and axial compressive tests under quasi-static conditions were used to load the mineral material and obtain a strain field (ε) during increasing and cyclic loading until failure accounting for progressive damage. The evolution of the strain captured by digital image correlation (DIC) techniques exposed a mechanical behavior of composite-like material where random failure of the components caused high variability of the elastic parameters. These were found to be load dependent and they are strongly related to the ability of the material to internal re-arrangement during loading. Irreversible damage affects the structure of the material and it is perceived as non-linearities in the load–strain curves. It was found a degradation of the material under repetitive loading. A decrease of the elastic modulus exposes a weakening of the matrix and dominant behavior of the inclusions on the mechanical response of the material.

Electron correlation and recollision dynamics in nonsequential double ionization by counter-rotating two-color elliptically polarized laser fields.

Nonsequential double ionization (NSDI) of Argon atoms by counter-rotating two-color elliptically polarized (TCEP) fields is investigated with a three-dimensional classical ensemble model. Different from two-color circularly polarized fields, the combined electric field in TCEP pulses has no symmetry and the ionized electron mainly returns to the parent ion from one direction. Thus the electron momentum distributions show strong asymmetry. Numerical results show with the increase of the relative phase between the two elliptical fields, the return angle of the travelling electron, i.e., the angle between the return direction of the electron and the +x direction, gradually decreases. Moreover, the dominant behavior of electron pairs evolves from anti-correlation to correlation with the relative phase increasing. This provides an avenue to control the return angle and electron correlation behavior by the relative phase between the two elliptical fields.

Numerical study of heat transport mechanism in hybrid nanofluid [(Cu-Al2O3)/water] over a stretching/shrinking porous wedge

The numerical exploration of the dynamics of hybrid type nanofluid (Cu-Al2O3)/water over a fascinating domain of stretching/shrinking porous wedge is performed. The problem is designed and studied numerically by fluctuating the flow parameters. From the results, dominant behavior of stretching/shrining and suction/injection parameters observed on the velocity field. These are prominent at the wedge surface due to significant influence of suction/injection and stretchable characteristics of wedge. Further study revealed that (Cu-Al2O3)/water has better conductive characteristics than normal Cu/water due to optimum dominant thermophysical values of hybrid nanoparticles. The temperature drops prominently for [Formula: see text] with stretching of wedge. Further, injecting fluid from the wedge surface favors the temperature variations. Finally, the results aligned with published data under certain feasible conditions and found that the conducted study is valid.

HUBUNGAN PERILAKU WARGA DI RUMAH DENGAN KONDISI LINGKUNGAN TEMPAT TINGGAL SEBAGAI FAKTOR PENYEBAB DEMAM BERDARAH DENGUE DI KELURAHAN KOTA UNENG KECAMATAN ALOK KABUPATEN SIKKA

This study aims to determine the relationship between the behavior of residents at home and living environmental conditions as a factor causing dengue hemorrhagic fever seen from the behavior of residents at home that affects dengue hemorrhagic fever with environmental conditions where they live as a breeding ground for the aedes aegypti mosquito. The type of research used is descriptive quantitative research. Data collection techniques using questionnaires and observation. Respondents and places of observation in this study were 100 people and 100 houses in the Urban Village of Uneng. The positive analysis technique used in the study was univariate analysis to describe the behavioral variables of residents at home and mosquito population density with the formula for the positive proportion of houses with Aedes aegypty (HI) larvae, percentage of breeding sites with Aedes aegypty (CI) larvae, and number of breeding sites with Aedes aegypty larvae. positive for Aedes aegypti (BI) larvae and the number of houses that are not infected with larvae (ABJ). The results of the study indicate that there is a relationship between the behavior of residents at home and the condition of the living environment as a factor causing dengue hemorrhagic fever. This relationship is due to the dominant behavior of residents at home is the behavior of residents who influence the occurrence of dengue hemorrhagic fever against environmental conditions where the aedes aegypti mosquito larvae are positive. From this relationship, it was concluded that in Uneng City Village, it was very likely that residents at home could experience dengue hemorrhagic fever. This is based on the magnitude of the Bretau Index (BI) figure of 53% and the larva-free rate (ABJ) of 62%