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PENGARUH DISIPLIN DAN KOMUNIKASI TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI DENGAN KEPUASAN KERJA SEBAGAI VARIABEL MEDIASI

Upaya meningkatkan kinerja pegawai pada instansi pemerintahan telah banyak mendapat perhatian oleh para pakar dengan melakukan berbagai riset pada beberapa instansi pemerintahan di Indonesia. Meskipun sebagian riset memperoleh temuan yang sama, namun beberapa riset juga justru memperoleh temuan yang berbeda. Studi ini menganalisis pengaruh disiplin dan kompensasi terhadap kepuasan dan kinerja pegawai untuk mengisi kesenjangan yang terjadi. Secara khusus, kepuasan kerja diusulkan sebagai variabel mediasi dari disiplin dan kompensasi terhadap kinerja pegawai. Responden dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 100 orang pegawai yang bestatus PNS yang ada di Kabupaten Soppeng. Teknik analisis yang digunakan yaitu dengan analisis jalur melalui bantuan program AMOS. Hasil penelitian mengkonfirmasi bahwa disiplin dan komunikasi secara signifikan berdampak terhadap peningkatan kepuasan kerja. Selain itu, pengaruh komunikasi dan kepuasan kerja juga ditemukan signifikan pengaruhnya terhadap kinerja pegawai. Akan tetapi, pada pengaruh disiplin terhadap kinerja pegawai ditemukan berpengaruh tidak signifikan. Adapun ketika kepuasan kerja berperan sebagai mediasi, ditemukan bahwa disiplin dan komunikasi secara signifikan berdampak secara tidak langsung terhadap kinerja melalui kepuasan kerja pegawai. Kata Kunci : Disiplin Kerja, Komunikasi, Kepuasan Kerja, Kinerja Pegawai.
Increasing Reliability of a Small 2-Stroke Internal Combustion Engine for Dynamically Changing Altitudes

Remotely piloted aircraft typically use commercial internal combustion engines as their power sources. These engines are designed to run at sea level, but these aircraft are often pressed into service at higher altitudes where the performance characteristics deteriorate. The performance characteristics of a Brison 5.8 in.3 two-stroke engine at altitude were investigated using a test facility that can measure these characteristics over a range of pressures and temperatures. With its stock carburetor tuned to sea-level standard conditions, the engine created 5.5 peak horsepower, and brake-specific fuel consumption ranged from 1.2 to 4.0 lb/(hp·h). At an altitude of 10,000 ft, the peak horsepower decreased by 40%, whereas the off-peak horsepower decreased by more than 90%. Furthermore, the carburetor caused operation at high altitudes to be unreliable. Specifically, if the engine was tuned at sea-level standard, it would not operate above 10,000 ft. To increase reliability, a throttle body fuel injection.
Disentanglement via Mechanism Sparsity Regularization: A New Principle for Nonlinear ICA

This work introduces a novel principle we call disentanglement via mechanism sparsity regularization, which can be applied when the latent factors of interest depend sparsely on past latent factors and/or observed auxiliary variables. We propose a representation learning method that induces disentanglement by simultaneously learning the latent factors and the sparse causal graphical model that relates them. We develop a rigorous identifiability theory, building on recent nonlinear independent component analysis (ICA) results, that formalizes this principle and shows how the latent variables can be recovered up to permutation if one regularizes the latent mechanisms to be sparse and if some graph connectivity criterion is satisfied by the data generating process. As a special case of our framework, we show how one can leverage unknown-target interventions on the latent factors to disentangle them, thereby drawing further connections between ICA and causality. We propose a VAE-based method in which the latent mechanisms are learned and regularized via binary masks, and validate our theory by showing it learns disentangled representations in simulations.
Towards Open Vocabulary Object Detection without Human-provided Bounding Boxes

Despite great progress in object detection, most existing methods are limited to a small set of object categories, due to the tremendous human effort needed for instance-level bounding-box annotation. To alleviate the problem, recent open vocabulary and zero-shot detection methods attempt to detect object categories not seen during training. However, these approaches still rely on manually provided bounding-box annotations on a set of base classes. We propose an open vocabulary detection framework that can be trained without manually provided bounding-box annotations. Our method achieves this by leveraging the localization ability of pre-trained vision-language models and generating pseudo bounding-box labels that can be used directly for training object detectors. Experimental results on COCO, PASCAL VOC, Objects365 and LVIS demonstrate the effectiveness of our method. Speciﬁcally, our method outperforms the state-of-the-arts (SOTA) that are trained using human annotated bounding-boxes by 3% AP on COCO novel categories even though our training source is not equipped with manual bounding-box labels. When utilizing the manual bounding-box labels as our baselines do, our method surpasses the SOTA largely by 8% AP.
Phylogenomic discordance suggests polytomies along the backbone of the large genus Solanum

Abstract Premise Evolutionary studies require solid phylogenetic frameworks, but increased volumes of phylogenomic data have revealed incongruent topologies among gene trees in many organisms both between and within genomes. Some of these incongruences indicate polytomies that may remain impossible to resolve. Here we investigate the degree of gene‐tree discordance in Solanum, one of the largest flowering plant genera that includes the cultivated potato, tomato, and eggplant, as well as 24 minor crop plants. Methods A densely sampled species‐level phylogeny of Solanum is built using unpublished and publicly available Sanger sequences comprising 60% of all accepted species (742 spp.) and nine regions (ITS, waxy, and seven plastid markers). The robustness of this topology is tested by examining a full plastome dataset with 140 species and a nuclear target‐capture dataset with 39 species of Solanum (Angiosperms353 probe set). Results While the taxonomic framework of Solanum remained stable, gene tree conflicts and discordance between phylogenetic trees generated from the target‐capture and plastome datasets were observed. The latter correspond to regions with short internodal branches, and network analysis and polytomy tests suggest the backbone is composed of three polytomies found at different evolutionary depths. The strongest area of discordance, near the crown node of Solanum, could potentially represent a hard polytomy. Conclusions We argue that incomplete lineage sorting due to rapid diversification is the most likely cause for these polytomies, and that embracing the uncertainty that underlies them is crucial to understand the evolution of large and rapidly radiating lineages.
SOFT STOREY EFFECTS IN UNIFORMLY INFILLED REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAMES

A large number of multi-storey reinforced concrete frame buildings with masonry infill walls, which were uniformly distributed over the height of the building, collapsed in the 1999 Kocaeli (Turkey) earthquake, due to complete failure of the first storey or the bottom two stories. In the paper it is demonstrated that a soft storey mechanism is formed in such structural systems if the intensity of ground motion is above a certain level. It is likely that collapse will occur if the global ductilities of the bare frames, as well as the ductilities of the structural elements, are low, and if the infill walls are relatively weak and brittle.
Voltage and pull-in time in current drive of electrostatic actuators

The absolute maximum value of the voltage developed across an electrostatic actuator when driven by a current source has been calculated as well as an absolute minimum for the pull-in time. These two results are calculated for a drive using a /spl delta/-pulse of current and numerical assessment is given to show that for a nonzero parasitic capacitance, a realistic shape of the current pulse, or a finite value of the damping coefficient do not increase the maximum value of the voltage developed beyond that limit and that the pull-in time is always larger than the analytical minimum. A scaled-up macromodel of an electrostatic actuator has been used to register voltage transients to validate the theoretical predictions.
Improving Low-Fat Soft Cheese Quality Properties Made From Reconstituted Skim Milk By Using Whey Protein Concentrate as A fat Replacer

This study was conducted to determine the effect of using whey protein concentrate (WPC) as a fat replacer and its role in improving the physicochemical, rheological, and sensory properties of low-fat soft cheese by adding four different ratios of (WPC) as (1.0,1.5,2.0,2.5) % to reconstituted bovine skim milk in four treatments (W2, W3, W4, W5)respectively, besides control cheese treatment (W1)which was made of whole bovine milk. The chemical tests included the percentage of moisture, protein, fat, lactose, and ash. The physical tests included the percentage of total acidity, pH, springiness, and compression ability besides cheese yield percentage, total energy, and sensory evaluation after cheese making and throughout the 14 days of storage time at (5±1)°C. Results showed that all (WPC) treatments have high moisture percentage compared to the control treatment, though all the treatments had a decrease in moisture values with storage. Results also showed a decrease in fat content for all the skim milk treatments with (WPC) addition. Lactose percentages were converged in all treatments. The results also showed an increase in total acidity and a decrease in pH for the (WPC) addition treatments. Microbiological results showed increased total count for the (WPC) addition treatments compared with the control. Furthermore, the results showed that adding (WPC) led to improving the springiness and compression ability and increased the cheese yield. On the other hand, it decreased the cheese energy compared to control. Sensory properties were improved by added WPC.
Schottky diodes for analogue phase shifters in GaAs MMICs

A simple Schottky diode structure, which is easily implemented in a foundry gallium arsenide (GaAs) process, is described. This structure occupies very much less area than the usual technique of realising Schottky diodes, using standard FET structures. Two variations of the diode have been characterized and modeled using a standard equivalent circuit. This has been used to design a simple analogue phase shifter based on a loaded-line configuration. The phase shifter was manufactured using a standard foundry process and has shown excellent results in terms of phase shift linearity with tuning voltage, combined with low insertion loss, over the range 2-8 GHz.
Experimental Investigation of Cold-Formed High-Strength Stainless Steel Tubular Members Subjected to Combined Bending and Web Crippling

This paper presents a test program on cold-formed stainless steel tubular sections subjected to combined bending and web crippling. A series of tests was performed on square and rectangular hollow sections fabricated by cold-rolling from high strength material of duplex and high strength austenitic stainless steel sheets. The concentrated load was applied by means of a bearing plate which acted across the full flange width of the section. The flanges of the hollow section specimens were not fastened to the bearing plates during testing. The specimens were tested using the interior-one-flange loading condition specified in the American Specification and Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) for cold-formed stainless steel structures. Different specimen lengths were tested to obtain the interaction relationship between moment and concentrated load. The combined bending and web crippling test results were compared with the design strengths obtained using the current American Specification and AS/NZS for c.
Qualitative properties of resistive networks containing multiterminal nonlinear elements: No gain properties

This paper is concerned with several qualitative properties of nonlinear multiterminal resistors and nonlinear resistive networks. The concept of no-gain elements is generalized to include multiterminal elements. The main result obtained is that an n -terminal element possesses the no-gain property if, and only if, at each operating point, a connected network of n-1 positive linear two-terminal resistors exists which has the same operating point. This generalization is then used as a basic tool to derive bounding regions for the two most useful nonlinear resistive network characterizations; namely, the driving point (DP) and the transfer characteristic (TC) plots. The sharpest possible bounding regions are obtained for a large class of nonlinear networks-including networks which use operational amplifiers as one of the main elements. The concepts of locally no-gain n-ports and locally no-gain networks are introduced and it is shown that these concepts are related to the classical n -port resistor synthesis problem.
Interferon-gamma and TNF-alpha synergistically enhance the 1 immunomodulatory capacity of Endometrial-Derived 2 Mesenchymal Stromal Cell secretomes by differential 3 microRNA and extracellular vesicle release 4

11 Endometrial Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (endMSCs) can be easily isolated from menstrual blood by 12 plastic adherence. These cells have a potent pro-angiogenic and immunomodulatory capacity, and 13 their therapeutic effect is mediated by paracrine mechanisms where secretome have a key role. In this 14 paper, we aimed to evaluate different priming conditions in endMSCs using pro-inflammatory 15 cytokines and Toll-Like Receptor ligands. Our in vitro results revealed a synergistic and additive 16 effect of IFNγ and TNFα on endMSCs. The combination of these pro-inflammatory cytokines 17 significantly increased the release of Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO1) in endMSCs. 18 Additionally, this study was focused on the phenotype of IFNγ/TNFα-primed endMSCs 19 (endMSCs*). Here we found that immune system-related molecules such as CD49d, CD49e, CD54, 20 CD56, CD58, CD63, CD126, CD152, or CD274 were significantly altered in endMSCs* when 21 compared to control cells. Afterward, our study was completed with the characterization of released 22 miRNAs by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). Briefly, our system biology approaches 23 demonstrated that endMSCs* showed an increased release of 25 miRNAs whose target genes were 24 involved in immune response and inflammation. Finally, the cellular and molecular characterization 25 was completed with in vitro functional assays. 26 In summary, the relevance of our results lies in the therapeutic potential of endMSCs*. The 27 differences in cell surface molecules involved in migration, adhesion and immunogenicity, allowed 28 us to hypothesize that endMSCs* may have an optimal homing and migration capacity towards 29 inflammatory lesions. Secondly, the analysis of miRNAs, target genes and the subsequent 30 lymphocyte activation assays demonstrated that IFNγ/TNFα-primed secretome may exert a potent 31 effect on the regulation of adverse inflammatory reactions. 32 (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. The copyright holder for this preprint this version posted June 10, 2021. ; https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06. 10.447490 doi: bioRxiv preprint
Exploring the use of the Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence (PCDEs) in younger age groups: First steps in the validation process of the PCDE Questionnaire for Children (PCDEQ-C)

Athletes who want to benefit most optimally and efficient from the Talent Development (TD) pathway, should start developing their psychological characteristics at a young age. The Psychological Characteristics Developing Excellence Questionnaire–Version 2 (PCDEQ2) can provide a full assessment of the mental characteristics athletes need. However, the PCDEQ2 has only been validated in adolescent athletes and as a consequence its does not contribute to the understanding of these psychological skills in a younger age group. The main purpose of this study was to take a first step in examining the factor structure and reliability of the Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence Questionnaire for Children (PCDEQ-C), a questionnaire based on the PCDEQ– 2. Firstly, the original questionnaire was translated to Dutch, age-adapted and redesigned for implementation in young athletes. Secondly, 774 participants (400 girls) from Flanders, Belgium, between 7 and 13 years (mean age of 10.61 ± 1.58) old filled out the questionnaire. After exploratory factor analysis, a new factor structure for the PCDEQ-C deemed an acceptable fit with 51 items in 5 factors. In the third stage, the reliability showed a good overall and internal consistency, with adequate relations between factors. The first steps in the validation process of the PCDEQ-C, suggest that this questionnaire could be a useful and reliable tool to assess the developmental psychological characteristics of 7-to-13-year-old athletes. The questionnaire is one of the first formative assessment tools to monitor and develop the psychological characteristics needed during the earliest talent development stages of a young athlete.
The Changing Epidemiology and Microbiology of Patients With Prostate Abscess: Increase in Staphylococcal Infection

Abstract Background Prostatic abscesses are rare and have been most commonly associated with gram-negative bacteria; however, Staphylococcus aureus has emerged as a leading cause, particularly in persons who are immunocompromised. Methods We conducted a retrospective chart review of all patients discharged from Ben Taub Hospital with a diagnosis of prostatic abscess during January 2011–January 2019. Demographic, clinical, microbiologic, and radiographic data were abstracted from the patients’ charts and analyzed for comorbidities, causative organisms, clinical course, and outcomes. Results We identified 32 patients with a prostatic abscess during the study period. S. aureus was the most common causative organism (18/32, 56%). Most patients (24/32, 75%) were admitted to a general medicine service, and the median length of stay was 9 days. Twenty-one patients (66%) were treated with a combination of surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy; 11 (34%) were treated with antibiotics alone. All patients treated with antibiotics alone had full clinical recovery. Two patients (6.3%) died, both of whom had septic shock secondary to disseminated S. aureus infection. Conclusions Prostatic abscesses are rare and can be difficult to diagnose, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. S. aureus is a frequent causative organism especially in persons with diabetes mellitus or other immunocompromising conditions. Hematogenous spread of S. aureus infection to the prostate appears common. Prostatic abscesses can serve as the nidus of disseminated S. aureus infection.
Effects of velocity based training vs. traditional 1RM percentage-based training on improving strength, jump, linear sprint and change of direction speed performance: A Systematic review with meta-analysis

Background There has been a surge of interest on velocity-based training (VBT) in recent years. However, it remains unclear whether VBT is more effective in improving strength, jump, linear sprint and change of direction speed (CODs) than the traditional 1RM percentage-based training (PBT). Objectives To compare the training effects in VBT vs. PBT upon strength, jump, linear sprint and CODs performance. Data sources Web of science, PubMed and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). Study eligibility criteria The qualified studies for inclusion in the meta-analysis must have included a resistance training intervention that compared the effects of VBT and PBT on at least one measure of strength, jump, linear sprint and CODs with participants aged ≥16 yrs. and be written in English or Chinese. Methods The modified Pedro Scale was used to assess the risk of bias. Random-effects model was used to calculate the effects via the mean change and pre-SD (standard deviation). Mean difference (MD) or Standardized mean difference (SMD) was presented correspondently with 95% confidence interval (CI). Results Six studies met the inclusion criteria including a total of 124 participants aged 16 to 30 yrs. The differences of training effects between VBT and PBT were not significant in back squat 1RM (MD = 3.03kg; 95%CI: -3.55, 9.61; I2 = 0%) and load velocity 60%1RM (MD = 0.02m/s; 95%CI: -0.01,0.06; I2 = 0%), jump (SMD = 0.27; 95%CI: -0.15,0.7; I2 = 0%), linear sprint (MD = 0.01s; 95%CI: -0.06, 0.07; I2 = 0%), and CODs (SMD = 0.49; 95%CI: -0.14, 1.07; I2 = 0%). Conclusion Both VBT and PBT can enhance strength, jump, linear sprint and CODs performance effectively without significant group difference.
Diagnosis of bone metastases in breast cancer: Lesion-based sensitivity of dual-time-point FDG-PET/CT compared to low-dose CT and bone scintigraphy

We compared lesion-based sensitivity of dual-time-point FDG-PET/CT, bone scintigraphy (BS), and low-dose CT (LDCT) for detection of various types of bone metastases in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Prospectively, we included 18 patients with recurrent breast cancer who underwent dual-time-point FDG-PET/CT with LDCT and BS within a median time interval of three days. A total of 488 bone lesions were detected on any of the modalities and were categorized by the LDCT into osteolytic, osteosclerotic, mixed morphologic, and CT-negative lesions. Lesion-based sensitivity was 98.2% (95.4–99.3) and 98.8% (96.8–99.5) for early and delayed FDG-PET/CT, respectively, compared with 79.9% (51.1–93.8) for LDCT, 76.0% (36.3–94.6) for BS, and 98.6% (95.4–99.6) for the combined BS+LDCT. BS detected only 51.2% of osteolytic lesions which was significantly lower than other metastatic types. SUVs were significantly higher for all lesion types on delayed scans than on early scans (P<0.0001). Osteolytic and mixed-type lesions had higher SUVs than osteosclerotic and CT-negative metastases at both time-points. FDG-PET/CT had significantly higher lesion-based sensitivity than LDCT and BS, while a combination of the two yielded sensitivity comparable to that of FDG-PET/CT. Therefore, FDG-PET/CT could be considered as a sensitive one-stop-shop in case of clinical suspicion of bone metastases in breast cancer patients.
Preferences Towards Electronically Exchanging Digital Images With Healthcare Providers Among US Adults

Background: The rapid expansion of telemedicine, including teledermatology, during the COVID-19 pandemic has required both providers and patients alike to adapt to this digital transition. However, patient attitudes towards electronically shared images with their providers are poorly understood. To address this gap, we assessed digital image sharing preferences and associated determinants in a nationally representative sample. Methods: We analyzed pooled data from the Health Information National Trends Survey 4, Cycle 3 and 4. Digital image sharing preferences were compared by patient characteristics and beliefs via chi-square at a significance level of p<0.05, using sampling and jackknife replicate weights to develop nationally representative sample estimates and account for the complex survey design. P-values were adjusted for multiple comparisons when appropriate. Results: Among 6437 adults, 53.5% reported reluctance in electronically shared images and videos with providers. Greater aversion was observed among adults aged 75 or above (70.9%), retired (67.3%), and those with lower education (65.1%), lower annual income (60.9%), limited English proficiency (63.3%), distrust in health information from doctors (75.4%), and fair or poor health (60.4%). Conclusion: Patient hesitancy towards digital image sharing may present challenges for teledermatology adoption. Greater efforts may be needed to address the age and socioeconomic digital divide, multilingual telemedicine tools, and patient-physician dynamics to ensure vulnerable groups receive needed teledermatologic care.