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CULTURAL DISCONTINUITY : THE DISPERSED OF CHINESE DESCENT FROM THE “LITTLE CHINA” CHINATOWNS OF LASEM

This article aims to analyze how fading the Chinese diaspora culture from Lasem Chinatown over several generations. Previous studies show that Chinese descent's identity and orientation disappeared due to assimilation with the local community during the new order. In fact, there was a tendency for them not to show their Chinese identity from the beginning. This did not pay enough attention to the local context, social situation, and the cultural heritage of Chinese descent between generations. This case study is conducted by interviews, observation, and document study. The data is analyzed using the NVivo Program. Bauböck & Faist’s new concept of diaspora is used to review the phenomenon of the spread of Chinese descent from Lasem Chinatown. This research shows that the Indonesian Chinese people in Lasem tend to refer to themselves as 'Indonesian Chinese Peranakan and are increasingly detached from their identity relationship with their referent origin, China. Their Chinese identity is starting to fade since Chinese cultural heritage through religious rituals has been largely abandoned. Young Chinese children scattered out of Lasem Chinatown and lost their Chinese identity. The novelty in this research is that the assimilation and integration of Peranakan Chinese into local society are precisely related to the acceptance of the Lasem community, instead of Chinese culture's fading.Keywords: Chinese, Descent, Diaspora, Discontinuity, Dispersed
Discourses of behavioural addiction, normalisation and techniques of governmentality in inpatient substance abuse treatment

ABSTRACT The concept of addiction has expanded in recent decades to include diverse behaviours in addition to addiction to specific substances. Hence, the understanding of what constitutes normal behaviour and what constitutes addiction has been constantly changing. Substance-abusing clients are typically seen as having additional behavioural addictions, which manifest during their substance abuse treatment. In this article, we study the constructions of normality, deviance and the techniques of governmentality, produced by the discourses of behavioural addiction found in interviews with workers in an inpatient substance abuse treatment unit. Five identified discourses – psychological, disease, sociocultural, family and normalizing – differ from each other as regards to what is understood as addictive behaviour as opposed to normality and how it is explained; normality can be construed, for example, as the balance between internal emotions, health and adequate parenting, which may be beyond the reach of those addicted. What is considered a behavioural addiction is questioned in the normalizing discourse. Discourses also differ as regards to the techniques of governmentality and in the ways individual responsibility is understood.
Evaluation of wound closure activity of cocos nucifera oil on scratched monolayer of human dermal fibroblasts

Cocos nucifera L. has been widely used in Malaysia for traditional skin moisturiser and as a food supplement for centuries. Virgin coconut oil (VCO) contains predominantly medium chain fatty acids of which 45 - 50 % is lauric acid (C12). VCO has also been reported to contain antioxidants and polyphenols. In this study, integrated wet extracts of VCO was investigated for its efficacy on cell viability and migration in fibroblast cells (HSF 1184). The in-vitro wound healing assay was developed at a density of 3 × 105 cells/well in 6-wells plate to 80 % confluence. A straight line scratch was performed using a sterile 200 μL pipette tip to create a wound on the monolayer culture. The treatment medium of VCO (0.1 - 1.0 mg/mL), ascorbic acid (5 μg/mL) (positive control) and serum-free media (control) were filled in the 6-wells culture plate. Wound closure image at the same location was taken under inverted microscope at various intervals (0 h, 6 h, 12 h, 24 h). The percentage of wound closure was calculated and analysed using Image J software. As a result, the percentage of wound closure for HSF 1184 using VCO extract 1.0 mg/mL was about 56.89 ± 2.35 % comparable to ascorbic acid (55.65 ± 1.08 %) after 24 h of treatment time. The wound closure for VCO 0.5 mg/mL was about 60.51 ± 3.22 % and VCO 0.1 mg/mL (61.66 ± 3.62 %) after 24 h. In conclusion, VCO contains antioxidants and phenolic compounds that might promote the proliferation and migration of cells to enhance wound closure activity on human dermal fibroblast cells.
Geochemistry of Sphalerite from the Permian Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulphide (VHMS) Deposits in the Tasik Chini Area, Peninsular Malaysia: Constraints for Ore Genesis

The Bukit Botol and Bukit Ketaya deposits are two examples of volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) deposits that occur in the Tasik Chini area, Central Belt of Peninsular Malaysia. The mineralisation is divided into subzones distinguished by spatial, mineralogical, and textural characteristics. The primary sulphide minerals include pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and galena, with lesser amounts of Sn- and Ag-bearing minerals, with Au. However, pyrrhotite is absent from both deposits. This study presents the results of sphalerite chemistry analysed by using an electron microprobe. Two types of sphalerite are recognised: sphalerite from the Bukit Botol deposit reveals a range of <DL to 24.0 mole% FeS, whereas sphalerite from the Bukit Ketaya deposit shows a range of <DL to 3 mole% FeS. Significant variations are shown in Zn, Cu, Cd, and Ag levels. Although the sphalerite has a wide variation in composition, a discernible decreasing Fe trend is exhibited from the stringer zone towards massive sulphide. This compositional variation in sphalerites may in part reflect variable temperature and activity of sulphur in the hydrothermal fluids during ore formation. Alternatively, the bimodal composition variations suggest that mineral chemistry relates to contrasting depositional processes. The Zn/Cd ratios for sphalerite from both these deposits are similar to those exhibited by volcano−sedimentary deposits with a volcanic origin. Therefore, the consistently low Cd concentrations and moderate to high Zn/Cd ratios suggest mixing of seawater and minor magmatic fluids controlling the chemistry of sphalerite at both deposits during their formation.
Noncompliance risk, asymmetric power and the design of enforcement of the European economic governance

In the European Union, states can distribute enforcement prerogatives between a supranational agency, over which they exercise equal influence, and a Council of ministers, where power resources mostly vary by country size. What shapes attitudes towards different enforcement designs? States at greater risk of noncompliance should eschew deeper cooperation and prefer procedures over which they can exercise more influence. Employing an original data set of positions on relevant contested issues during the negotiations over fiscal governance rules from 1997 to 2012, we show that governments at greater risk of noncompliance prefer greater discretion and, if they have higher voting power, more Council involvement in enforcement. These factors only partially explain positions on Commission empowerment. Given their greater indeterminacy, attitudes are also shaped by national public opinion.
DIVIDEND POLICY IN MALAYSIA: A COMPARISON OF DETERMINANTS PRE AND POST MALAYSIAN CODE ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

This study was aimed at examining the differences between dividend policy determinants pre- and post-Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG) 2012. Several factors, including profitability, lagged dividend, free cash flow, debt, firm size, investment opportunities and market risk were tested. The study investigated a total number of 631 non-financial firms in Malaysia that covered 7830 firm-year observations from 2005 to 2011 (pre-MCCG) and from 2013 to 2019 (post-MCCG). The study used pooled Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and random and fixed effect, with a robust standard error. The results demonstrated that from seven factors tested only four factors were found to be significant in determining dividend policy in pre-MCCG, and five factors in post MCCG. The pre-MCCG test revealed that before the revised MCCG 2012, the factors determining dividend policy were as follows: profitability, lagged dividend, debt, and firm size. However, there were slight changes in the range of determinants affecting dividend policy, Post-MCCG 2012. The post MCCG test revealed that profitability, lagged of dividend, and firm size consistently determined firm dividend policy; however, debt was no longer a significant determinant of dividend policy post MCCG. Additionally, investment opportunity and market risk were found to be significant determinants of dividend policy post-MCCG in 2012.
Effect of Biopesticides and Pheromone Traps on Major Insect-Pests and Their Natural Enemies of Cabbage

Aims: This study is aimed to know the effect of biopesticides on insect pests, predators and yield of cabbage. Study Design: The experiment was laid out at a randomized complete block design with four replications. Place and Duration of Study: Central farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh during the period from October 2018 to March 2019. Methodology: The experiment was conducted with six treatments viz. T1= Spinosad @25 ml/ha at 7 days interval , T2= SNPV (Spodoptera litura nuclear polyhedrosis virus) @ 2.47/ha at 7days interval, T3= Spodolure trap @ 1/6 plot at 14 days interval, T4= Spodolure trap + Spinosad spray, T5= Spodolure trap + SNPV spray and T6= untreated control. Results: The lowest infested leaves per five plants by flea beetle (0.33), tobacco cutworm (0.33), semi- looper (0.33), diamondback moth (1.33), aphid (7.50), was found in treatment (Spodolure trap + Spinosad). The population of natural enemies per plot was also recorded and highest population of lady bird beetle (8.00) and spider (8.60) was also observed from Spodolure trap + Spinosad treatment as compared to untreated control. The highest percentage of healthy plants (91.67), maximum weight of healthy cabbge head plant-1 (1.20 kg), marketable cabbage head plot-1 (19.48 kg) and marketable yield of healthy cabbage head (45.08 t ha-1) was found with Spodolure trap + Spinosad treatment. Conclusion: It is concluded that Spodolure trap in combination with Spinosad spray may be effective practice for the management of cabbage insect pests.
The Influence of Non-Newtonian Model on Properties of Blood Flow Through a Left Coronary Artery with Presence of Different Double Stenosis

Cardiovascular diseases were the main cause for loosing lives in the last decades due to the restricted blood flow states in the blood vessels areas. Numerical investigations have been conducted as the aim of this work to examine the blood flow, and wall shear stresses adjacent to the mono stenosis up to different degrees involved in the main, side and distal main branches as well as observe the pulsatile flow of blood in the left coronary artery through various percentage of stenosis. Both the Carreau non-Newtonian rheological model and the Newtonian model were utilized to model the blood fluid and wall shear stresses of left coronary artery, in a row, all the calculated data were validated with the previously published papers. It was found that the blood flow inside areas of the artery lie within the range of non-Newtonian rheological effects can be present, verifying the need to treat blood as non-Newtonian fluid; especially, with the case of 90% blockage.
Evaluation of Serum Copper (Cu), Serum Iron (Fe) and Serum Copper (Cu) / Iron (Fe) Ratio in Oral Submucous Fibrosis in Karachi

Aims: To evaluate serum copper, serum iron, and copper/iron ratio in oral submucous fibrosis disease in Karachi. 1-9, copper and iron levels were 149.56 µg/dL ± 10.8009 and 28.32 µg/dL ± 3.04 respectively. In stage 2 OSMF patients, mean serum copper and iron levels were 178.58 µg/dL ± 6.60887 and 18.82 µg/dL±2.21. Copper/ Iron ratio was also compared among different stages OSMF patients and healthy individuals. Among healthy individuals, copper/iron ratio was 1.2 which rose to 5.3 in OSMF stage 1, and the highest ratio was found in OSMF stage 2 with 9.5. It showed that the copper/iron ratio significantly increased with the severity of the disease (p < 0.0001). Conclusion: Copper (Cu) and iron (Fe) could be used as biological markers in oral submucous fibrosis. Serum Cu to Fe ratio could be a helpful tool and a reliable biomarker in the diagnosis and prognosis of OSMF disease.
The Effect of Regime on the Economic Growth and the Income Inequality

An information that is not contained in the article should not be involved in abstract. While the global economy is growing, income inequality is increasing. Income inequality is an important element that negatively affects human life both economically and socially. In this study, the relationship between economic growth and inequality was compared in terms of management forms. Thus, it was desirable to give a different perspective to the literature on economic growth and income inequality. In the Economist 2021, 167 countries created an index of democracy, scoring between 0 and 10 based on 60 indicators. In the study covering the period 2006 2020, countries; from worst to best, respectively; authoritarian regime, hybrid regime, flawed democracy and full democracy are divided into categories. For this purpose, a study was conducted in the special case of fully democratic North America and autocratic Sub-Saharan African countries. Empirical analysis using the Panel data model covers the period 2006-2020. The variables were chosen because they were dealt with by the link between income inequality (Gini, dependent) and economic growth (GDP, independent) and regime (RE, independent), respectively. Study results by; A positive correlation has been found between economic growth and income inequality for North American countries. In Sub-Saharan countries ruled by an authoritarian regime, this relationship was found to be very weak.
Cold Chemistry: Molecular Scattering and Reactivity Near Absolute Zero

The production of molecules from dual species atomic quantum gases has enabled experiments that employ molecules at nanoKelvin temperatures. As a result, every degree of freedom of these molecules is in a well-defined quantum state and exquisitely controlled. These ultracold molecules open a new world of precision quantum chemistry in which quantum statistics, quantum partial waves, and even many-body correlations can play important roles. Moreover, to investigate the strongly correlated physics of many interacting molecular dipoles, we can mitigate lossy chemical reactions by controlling the dimensionality of the system using optical lattices formed by interfering laser fields. In a full three-dimensional optical lattice, chemistry can be turned on or off by tuning the lattice depth, which allows us to configure an array of long-range interacting quantum systems with rich internal structure. Such a system represents an excellent platform for gaining fundamental insights to complex materials based on quantum simulations and also for quantum information processing in the future.
Adaptive consensus for heterogeneous unknown nonlinear multi-agent systems with asymmetric input dead-zone: A finite-time approach

This study deals with the adaptive finite-time consensus problem of heterogeneous multi-agent systems composed of first-order and second-order agents with unknown nonlinear dynamics and asymmetric input dead-zone under connected undirected topology. Under the proposed protocol and adaptive laws, a sliding mode variable for every agent converges to a compact set in finite time, and also the position errors and the velocity errors (for second-order agents) between any two agents converge to a small desired neighborhood of the origin in finite time. Each agent requires its states and the relative positions of its neighbors. By applying sliding mode control, the external disturbances, and the imperfect approximation of neural networks are rejected. The unknown terms of the agents’ dynamics are approximated using radial basis function neural networks. The adaptive compensator plus dead-zone is applied to overcome the asymmetric input dead-zone. Based on Lyapunov stability theory, analysis is led on stability. Different from the previous works, the global information graph is not used in the proposed protocol. Finally, our approach is examined for two examples to evaluate its performance.
Exergames to Prevent the Secondary Functional Deterioration of Older Adults during Hospitalization and Isolation Periods during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is having an intense impact on the functional capacity of older adults, making them more vulnerable to frailty and dependency. The development of preventive and rehabilitative measures which counteract the consequences of confinement or hospitalization is an urgent need. Exergaming can promote physical activity, prevent falls, and maintain functional and cognitive capacity. However, although the use of exergames in health programs for the elderly is promising, their widespread use should not be considered without the supervision of a social health professional. Therefore, the objective of this work was to evaluate and analyze three video game consoles (Nintendo Wii®, Xbox-Kinect® and Play Station 4®) and 26 commercial exergames with the aim of identifying their usefulness for the prevention of functional deterioration. Three occupational therapists analyzed the data independently, and subsequently agreed on the results. The examination of the commercial consoles met three criteria: components, interaction channels and the type of the exergame. Each exergame was analyzed taking into account its ability to train postural control, balance, upper limb functionality and cognitive function. The results of the evaluation showed that exergames contain game activities that can be part of the rehabilitative treatment aimed at the prevention of the functional impairment of older people affected by COVID.
The Potential of Community-Based Nomadic Tourism Development: Insight from Three Case Study in Yogyakarta

Since February 2015, the government has provided tourism as a leading sector in development. It is, however, that this premise needs to be reviewed. As one of the popular destinations in Indonesia, after Bali, Yogyakarta is still dealing with acute poverty problems with an 11,7% poverty rate and disparity index of 0,423 (Gini ratio) by March 2019. This situation showed that tourism has not contributed to its vital role in empowering the community. The primary problem is concerning the lack of participation based-community in developing and managing tourism. Regarding that problem, community-based tourism is present as an alternative tourism model because it is concerned with optimizing local potentiality and local community empowerment. Meanwhile, some aspects, including access, amenities, and attractions, are essential in tourism development. In line with issues, the acceleration of digital technology has encouraged nomad workers and experience-based tourism attraction—both elements then actualized in nomadic tourism. According to the case study method, this research has investigated the potentiality of the nomadic tourism model in the Special Region of Yogyakarta: Bukit Kosakora (Kosakara Hill) in Gunung Kidul, Taman Bambu Air (Water Bamboo Park) in Sermo Reservoir, Kulonprogo, and Bukit Lintang Sewu (Thousand Stars Hill) in the Mangunan, Bantul, Yogyakarta. The three places are potentially pioneers of nomadic tourism in Yogyakarta. The research results highlight that all of these places have amenities, attraction, and access as opportunities to be nomadic tourism. However, they have implemented the basic principles of community-based tourism, but the realization is not yet fully optimal because of the matter in the institutional context.
The Effect of KRAS and NRAS Variants on the Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer among the Western Saudi Population

Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancer with high mortality rate globally and the second leading cancer in Saudi Arabia. RAS oncogenes play critical roles in the regulation of the cellular function and any mutation in these genes leads to develop CRC. Therefore, we identified the most common mutations in KRAS and NRAS genes by applying next generation sequencing (NGS) then, we assessed the correlation between these mutations and the clinicopathological features. KRAS-mutated carcinoma was significantly associated in patients who were older than 60 years old (83.3% vs 16.7%, P = 0.039) and it was associated with female patients as well, (83.3% vs 30%, P = 0.039). Also, KRAS-mutated carcinoma was significantly associated with mucinous differentiation (85.7% vs 14.3%; P = 0.012) and higher tumor grade (P = 0.014). In addition, the number of KRAS mutations per case was significantly associated with depth of the invasion (p = 0.049). The most common mutation was a missense mutation and it was highly associated with age and gender (both, p = 0.039). Also, it was highly associated with tumor grade and with mucinous differentiation (p = 0.014, p = 0.012), respectively. On the other hand, NRAS mutated carcinoma was associated only with distant metastasis however, this association was not significant (p = 0.064). For overall survival, KRAS-mutated carcinomas had a significantly worse overall survival (p = 0.025). While, no significant association was between NRAS mutation and overall survival (p = 0.985). We believe that KRAS and NRAS genes can be prognostic factors for CRC patients and the information obtained may contribute for better diagnosis and therapeutic effect.
Insolvency and financial health prediction model for the listed companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

An insolvency and financial health prediction model is an important warning to decision-makers. This study aims to design a model that provides numbers and ranges for prediction of company insolvency and financial health. The study population is all the listed companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, while the sample consists of 216 companies that had negative equity from 2010 to 2019 and 216 companies with positive equity. The independent variables include the solvency and profitability ratios in one and two years before the insolvency. Logistic regression was used as an analysis tool. The results are 24 prediction models. The comprehensive one revealing the solvency ratio in the previous one year and the profitability ratio in the previous one and two years can predict the probability of insolvency and financial health.