bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pellagra: Down Not Out If Down and Out – Part 1
Authors: C. Williams Adrian , Wood Christina , J. Hill Lisa
Published: March 2023

Pellagra is caused by a dietary deficiency of milk and meat leading to insufficient nicotinamide (vitamin B3), the precursor to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD). “Pellagra sine pellagra” was well recognised and may be common as supplementation was never globally implemented and a screening test never developed. Meat and milk intake varies 30-fold globally so there are perhaps 2 billion at risk of deficiency. Such patients will have physical and cognitive stunting, poor conduct and be prone to acute and chronic infections, including TB, and premature ageing, including dementia. Resilience may be poor to NAD-consuming insults whether chemical, microbial or traumatic that conspires to cause brain injury but comes with the opportunity for pre-conception dietary corrections breaking cycles of deprivation and poor educational outcomes. Such individuals may otherwise be subject to discrimination as was the pellagra ridden “Butterfly” caste causing racial and ethnic tensions. Poor countries with many having to spend 50-80% of income on food and very little on animal produce cannot develop properly unlike wealthier meat rich empires, past and present. The many benefits of experiments with food programmes and basic income support are because, as Engels curves predict, more is spent on milk and meat enabling demographic, epidemiological, and economic transitions and modernity.
Circular Business Models and Global Value Chains: The Case of MagProtein
Authors: Beinisch Natalie
Published: March 2023

Global value chain research has focused on the governance of diffuse modes of production and trade that travel in a single direction, however Circular Economy business models are by definition closed economic systems, where it is possible for two parties to act as both buyers and sellers. How then should Circular Business models be understood within the context of international trade systems? Based on an approach which explores the principles that businesses make decisions to set business strategy and the processes through which businesses establish and build external relationships, this chapter examines the case of MagProtein, a company based in Nigeria that produces protein for animal feed and fertilizer using black soldier flies. This chapter finds that although MagProtein’s business model centered on local production and distribution, improving operational efficiency and scale depended upon the activities and organizations participating in global value chains.
Some Metals Found in Stored Canned Fish Products Sold in Nigeria
Authors: Edowaye Odiko Andress
Published: March 2023

Trace amount of some metals like zinc, iron, manganese is normally constituent of natural water bodies, canned products and fishes. Excessive levels of metals can become detrimental to consumers of fish and fish products especially those stored for prolonged period at varied temperatures. Toxicological and environmental concerns have therefore prompted interest into the investigation of some of these metals especially in canned fish stored in different media, sold in Nigeria. In order to curb preventable damage to consumers’ vital organs as a result of unsuspecting elevated levels in consumed fish and fish products, this study will determine the presence of some metals in different storage media and compare their values with safe set-standard levels. Monthly mean concentration of metals was determined using Inductive Coupled Plasma-optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES), and values compared with permissible set-values by different moderating organizations like the Codex, World Health Organization (WHO) among others when considering metal contamination. Based on all the different storage media, an average concentration of 2.88–29.45 mg/kg Fe, 7.04–72.09 mg/kg Zn, 0.09–0.67 mg/kg Mn, 0.55–5.61 mg/kg Ni, 0.02–0.27 mg/kg V were detected during the period of study. This study is therefore intended to encourage comprehensive periodic monitoring of canned products in Nigeria market.
Evaluación del sistema vestibular
Authors: Rivera María Florencia
Published: March 2023

Una completa evaluación vestibular y oculo -motora  es la llave para diferenciar las causas periféricas o centrales de vértigo agudo.

El/la kinesiólogo/a debe estar capacitado para realizar una evaluación especializada del paciente.

El objetivo de esta guía paso a paso es detallar al lector sobre el procedimiento e interpretación de las herramientas de evaluación más relevantes del examen físico, dentro de la evaluación con y sin fijación visual, para realizar un diagnóstico diferencial de un paciente que ingresa a la consulta kinésica.
Efforts to improve attractiveness of lower level engineering education
Authors: Cronhjort Mikael , Nobuoka Jakob , Ängskog Per , Haga Andreas , Mårtensson Gunilla
Published: March 2023

There are nine study programmes awarding the degree bachelor in engineering (högskoleingenjör) at the University of Gävle. Some of these have only a few applicants, even though the graduates are appreciated by a relatively large regional primary and secondary sector industry. A major revision of the programmes is planned. One objective is to increase the attractiveness of the programmes. In the revised programmes, students are proposed to study most courses together during the first year of study, even if they belong to different engineering specializations. This is intended to improve the study environment. Students in programmes with low numbers of applicants will become part of a richer and livelier student collective. However, the attractiveness could further be problematized by asking to whom higher education is attractive. A special focus will be on increasing the admission of students from groups in society that have been underrepresented in higher education. More specifically this may be linked to individual factors such as the educational level of parents, family income, immigrational background and geography. There may also be societal explanations in traditions of gendered professions. Engineering programmes, and especially some of the specializations at the university, are dominated by male students. This study focuses on how universities can take action to further increase the attractiveness of the engineering programmes, with a special regard to groups that are known to be underrepresented among the students.
FDA Change of Plan B One-Step Label: Points to Consider
Authors:   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: March 2023

On December 23, 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changed its Drug Facts Label for Plan B One-Step (PBOS), removing language that, since 2006, had stated that PBOS “may inhibit implantation (by altering the endometrium).” The FDA’s action has created the impression that PBOS and similar, generic levonorgestrel-based drugs used for “emergency contraception” (LNG-EC) have no effect on the survival of a conceived human being. The FDA did not address all factors relevant to how LNG-EC can impact human life after fertilization. These factors, and other ethical questions surrounding the change, are discussed in this article by the NCBC ethicists
The Epistemological Paradigm of Post-Religious Humility
Authors: Overduin Nick ,   Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: March 2023

After Copernicus (1473–1543) and the ongoing development of contemporary cosmization, a new epistemological paradigm of post-religious humility is replacing religious versions. In the 100th year of Kuhn/Lakatos, this article explores the differences between religious and post-religious paradigms of humility as a formative aspect of human knowing. Although post-religious humility does not necessarily strive to criticize earlier paradigms of humility, an implicit critique is often present. In accordance with Kuhnian/Lakatosian theory, this article is not about psychological traits or personality characteristics; rather, both types of humility as epistemological paradigms exist at the nascent stage of knowledge development. In retrospect, various thinkers throughout the Renaissance and Enlightenment demonstrate flux and conflict between the two paradigmatic humilities, and various theorists also struggle to articulate the emerging paradigm. The overall trajectory radicalizes the abandonment of anthropomorphism and positivistic assumptions about certainty. Historically, post-religious humility also intersected with society’s perception of science’s “progress” and a deeper embrace of finitude and mortality than was possible earlier. Movements like transhumanism, as well as phenomena of technological prowess and remarkable achievements in modern scientific research, do not contradict the new humility’s role. Whether religious or post-religious, postpositivistic civilization increasingly experiences that the new paradigm repositions the sociological and cognitive place where humility can now comfortably reside.
Creativity is not Essence but Existence!
Authors: Kasavin Ilya T. , Sakharova Anna V. ,   Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: March 2023

The article offers a socio-historical approach to the problem of creative personality in polemic with the article by A.M. Dorozhkin and S.V. Shibarshina. Creative activity is considered not as a psychological process or an expression of cognitive abilities, but as a result evaluated by the professional scientific community and even by the entire society. The distinction between the psychological, historical and historical-epistemological interpretation of creativity is discussed. The authors argue that although the proposed approach has an explanatory potential for creativity as a socio-historical phenomenon, it reduces the nature of individual personalities and their role in scientific research to a public response to a new result. The personality of an author is getting vanished in this result, becoming only a label of some social achievement. Using the terminology of J.-P. Sartre, the essence of the author as a unique individual is reduced to his social existence as a scientist. The purpose of this existence is not the fulfillment of a vocation, but the implementation of a professional mission to promote science as a public good, which consists, among other things, in creating a field of intellectual tension. The scientist ensures the objective increase of public awareness of the painful points of history and modernity; critically analyzes global risks from ecology to security; and presents images of a possible and required future. Thus, creative science acts as a source for development through problematization, a factor of cognitive dissonance, a troublemaker, a potential violator of social stability.
Complementarity or Incommensurability? Reply to Critics
Authors: Dorozhkin Alexander M. , Shibarshina Svetlana V. ,   Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: March 2023

The article provides a reply to critical remarks made during the discussion about creativity and scientific knowledge. The authors propose to consider their concept of creativity not as antagonistic or incommensurable with the alternative, but rather co-existing through the complementarity principle. Responding to a comment about the socio-cultural conditionality of a particular cognitive situation, the authors question whether globalization seriously influence this matter in science. They support the statement about the importance of the interaction between science and art, science and philosophy as an opportunity to consider scientific problems from the outside, in an unusual way. Regarding the comment about serendipity, the authors note that in certain cases we need exactly epistemological randomization, since we cannot consciously induce serendipity. In conclusion, thanks are expressed to all participants in the discussion.
Islamic Banking and Methods Used in Malaysia
Authors: Abdul Razak Dzuljasttri
Published: March 2023

The following questions are answered. 3.1. Could You Give Some Background Information on the History of Islamic Banking In Malaysia? 3.2. What are the Islamic Banks In Malaysia? 3.3. What Kinds of Personal Loans do Malaysian Islamic Banks Provide? 3.4 What Commercial Loans do Malaysian Islamic Banks Provide? 3.5. Could You Compare the Data of Islamic and the Other Banks In Malaysia? 3.6. Could You Give Information About the Importance of Mobile Banking In Terms of Islamic Banking In Malaysia?
General Information about Malaysia
Authors: Zengin Metin
Published: March 2023

Malaysia borders Thailand in the north and Singapore in the south and is divided into West and East Malaysia. West Malaysia consists of the Malay Peninsula and several small islands around it. Meanwhile, East Malaysia which is 400 miles from the mainland, includes the states of Sabah and Sarawak. Malaysia was established in 1963 with the federation constitution; however, after a while, there was a change in its borders. Singapore, a part of Malaysia since its establishment, became an independent state by separating from Malaysia in 1965
Social Projects and Support in Malaysia
Authors: Bükey Mehmet , Çoban Uğur
Published: March 2023

What are the Zakat Collection Methods in Malaysia? Could You Tell Me About the Waqf Institution in Malaysia? Give Me Information on the Malaysian Institutions That Oversee Islamic Banks and Fatwa Boards? What Kind of Support is Provided to Smes in Malaysia? What are the Supervisory Bodies in Malaysia? Could You Give Information About Renewable Energy Studies In Malaysia?
Korku Endeksi (VIX) ile BİST 100 ve BİST 30 Endeksleri Arasındaki Volatilite Etkileşiminin CCC- GARCH Modeli ile Tahmini
Authors: Baydaş Yunus
Published: March 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Korku endeksi (VIX) ile BİST 100 ve BİST 30 arasındaki volatilite etkileşimini CCC- GARCH Modeli ile tahmin etmektir. Bu doğrultuda veri seti olarak 02.01.2015-17.01.2023 dönemine ait günlük kapanış verileri kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, BİST 100 endeksinden VIX’e doğru volatilite etkileşiminin olmadığı fakat VIX’ten BİST 100 endeksine doğru volatilite etkileşimi olduğu tespit edilmiştir. VIX’ten BİST 100 endeksine doğru tek yönlü volatilite etkileşimi olduğu saptanmıştır. VIX ile BİST 30 endeksi arasında ise volatilite aktarımı olmadığı tespit edilmiştir
Asean-T Ülkelerinde Havayolu Firmalarının Finansal Performansının Critic Tabanlı Mabac Yöntemi ile Analizi
Authors: Güngör Yusuf
Published: March 2023

Çalışmada ASEAN ülkelerinde faaliyet gösteren bayrak taşıyıcı havayolu firmaları ile Türkiye’nin bayrak taşıyıcı havayolu firması Türk Hava Yolları’nın finansal performansları çeşitli finansal oranlar kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Analizde yıllara göre havayolu firmalarının performanslarında meydana gelen değişimler gözlenerek sektörde faaliyet gösteren firmaların ulusal veya uluslararası olaylara duyarlılıkları da ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Analiz çok kriterli karar verme yöntemleri kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Kriter ağırlıklandırmaları için CRITIC alternatiflerin performanslarının değerlendirilmesi için ise MABAC yöntemi kullanılmıştır. CRITIC sonuçlarına göre seçilen kriterler arasında kısa vadeli yabancı kaynakların toplam kaynaklara oranı, maddi duran varlıkların devir hızı, toplam yabancı kaynakların özkaynaklara oranı ve doluluk oranı kriterleri farklı dönemlerde en yüksek ağırlığa sahip kriterler olmuştur. MABAC yöntemi sonucunda elde edilen bulgulara göre Singapore Airlines ilk iki dönemde, 2018 döneminde Türk Hava Yolları, 2019 döneminde Cebu Airlines, pandemi ilan edilen 2020 yılında Air Asia ve son dönemde Thai Airways en yüksek performansı göstermiştir. Firma skorlarından elde edilen bilgilere göre pandemi döneminde tüm firmaların performans skorlarında düşüş meydana gelmiştir. Pandeminin büyük firmaları yüksek sabit giderlere sahip olmaları dolayısıyla daha yüksek düzeyde etkilediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Achievement Measures of Batch Arrival Queuing System in Fuzzy Habitat
Authors: Ramesh R
Published: March 2023

This article contributes a method for finding the Achievement Measures Of Batch Arrival Queuing System in Fuzzy Habitat, where the arrival rate, service rate, batch size, service cost and holding costs are all fuzzy numbers. Our idea is to transfigure the fuzzy inter arrival rate, service rate, batch size, service cost and holding costs into crisp values by applying ranking function method. We find the moderate and optimistic utilities by using the normalized and non-normalized fuzzy numbers. Ranking fuzzy numbers plays a huge role in decision making under fuzzy environment. This ranking method is most reliable method, simple to apply and can be used for all types of queuing problems.
A Functional Food: Anzer Honey
Authors: Çil Elif
Published: March 2023

Honey; It is a sweet product created by bees by collecting plant nectar and changing its content in their bodies, then taking its final form with maturation in the honeycomb. Apis mellifera, one of the insects of the genus Apis, known as honey bees, is responsible for producing most of the honey consumed worldwide. Since the bees use various plant nectars as raw materials, the variety of honey is very high, and technically, no honey is precisely the same as the other. It can be said that the most important reason for this is that honey is obtained from different plants by being exposed to different climatic conditions. Honey is a significant functional food that people have consumed since the hunter-gatherer periods due to its nutritional content and positive effects on health. Research has shown that beekeeping has been practiced in Anatolia since the Hittites. Flower honey produced in Anzer Plateau is one of the market's most popular and expensive honey. In this study, studies on Anzer honey, the first product with a geographical indication in Rize, where important honey producers are located in Turkey, the second largest honey producer in the world, will be compiled.
Analysis of the Conditions for Issuing Work Experience Documents in Construction Work Tenders
Authors: Çakoğlu Arif Hikmet
Published: March 2023

In our country, the State Procurement Law No. 2886 and the Public Procurement Law No. 4734 are in force in order to eliminate the construction and major maintenance and repair needs of public institutions. Of these, the State Procurement Law No. 2886 has not been repealed since the Public Procurement Law No. 4734 began to be applied as of 01.01.2003, but its scope has been limited. according to Law No. 4734; public administrations within the scope of general budget, special budget administrations, special provincial administrations, municipalities and revolving affiliated organizations, associations (except in the form of higher professional organization involved with their bodies), legal persons; economic institutions of state economic enterprises public enterprises public; social security institutions, funds, or private law was established by Presidential Decree, and the public entities with legal personality has been given the task themselves (professional organizations, and higher education institutions (excluding foundations) with the-budget, independent organizations, directly or indirectly, separately or together with the above-mentioned authorities given to the capital, where more than half of any kind of organization, institution, community, business and companies; 4603 within the scope of the law is more than half of the banks with the banks directly or indirectly, separately or together, while companies where capital construction procurement is being done; according to Law No. 2886, apartments with annexed included in the general budget, special provincial administrations and municipalities can make you tender. In other words, Law No. 4734 provides for the provision of services directly from the source, while Law No. 2886 provides for the sale, leasing, exchange, etc. it is preferred in service procurement works as it is applied in mutual exchange-based and transportation education. For example; works such as building construction, choosing canteens and small businesses of schools and dormitories in exchange for the land of municipalities are also tendered in accordance with Law No. 2886. dec.
Internet Addiction Amongst University Students Under COVID-19: Prevalence and Correlates
Authors: Shek Daniel T.L. , Chai Wenyu , Dou Diya , Zhu Xiaoqin , Chan Cathy H.M. , Zhou Kaiji , Chu Carman K.M. , Chu Kar-Yan , Sun Polly C.F.
Published: March 2023

Under COVID-19, because of extensive online learning and the use of the internet for communication, there is a risk of intensification of Internet addiction (IA) in young people. Unfortunately, there are very few related studies in different Chinese contexts, including Hong Kong. In this study, we examined several research gaps in the literature with reference to university students in Hong Kong: a) prevalence of IA; b) socio-demographic factors related to IA; c) relationships between IA and other mental health problems and stressors (i.e., comorbidity); and protective factors for IA. To address the above research issues, we conducted an online survey in early 2021 (N = 1,648) using validated instruments on IA, psychological well-being, and stress. Based on the Young Internet Addiction Scale, roughly half of the respondents could be considered as showing excessive IA symptoms. Regarding demographic correlates of IA, younger students and those who experienced personal financial difficulty showed higher IA levels, and there was no observed gender difference. There were positive relationships between IA symptoms and mental health problems (depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal behavior, and hopelessness) and stresses (difficulties encountered and unmet psychosocial needs), suggesting co-morbidity of IA. IA was also negatively associated with positive psychological attributes such as flourishing and emotional competence, which could be regarded as factors protecting young people from IA. Results are discussed with reference to the different ecological risks and protective factors in IA amongst young people in the Chinese context.
Societies with a Mission and the Traitor
Authors: HOXHA Ballsor
Published: March 2023

The work is a confronting of the phenomenon of – societies with a mission – as in Enver Hoxha’s Communism, with the question of the traitor. In fact, it is a blend of irony and interpretative and theoretical deliberation upon the “lack” of traitors in our collective, this having for a background the recent collective confusion raised upon the “treason” of Martin Camaj and Ernest Koliqi, two key figures of Albanian struggle against this regime, since the initiation of the very same regime. The work takes for an interpretative and theoretical basis three key fiction novels connoting the complex of the traitor and the society with a mission, confronting this phenomenon.” The Journey to The End of The Night” Ferdinand Louis Celine; “Vajza e Agamemnonit” (Agamemnon’s Daughter) Ismail Kadare; “Pasardhesi” (“Successor”) Ismail Kadare. The work is concluded by e graduation of these three fictions to an anti-heroic reality.
Who Needs Ideologies in Albanian Politics?
Authors: SQAPI Gerti
Published: March 2023

One of the main features that has characterized the Albanian political scene during these three decades of democratization, has been the problematic relationship that political parties have had with political ideologies as a linkage mechanism to mobilize their electorate and secure votes in elections. The relationship of Albanian political parties with certain political ideologies can be described as a strained and problematic. This has happened because such ideologies have either remained too “tight” to the suit of action or policies that our parties undertook when they were in power, or because political ideologies have not served these parties as an effective instrument, or as a linkage mechanism, to attract votes from the Albanian electorate. In this sense, this paper argues that Albanian political parties have increasingly relied on nonideological instruments and strategies to guarantee what is the main goal of political parties in every country: securing votes in elections. The aim of this paper is to address the causes of the problem of de-ideologization of Albanian political parties, seeing this as a problem that relates and reflects the social structure of Albanian society during the period of its democratization after the ‘90s.
Analysis on the use of different techniques based on three learning styles: visual, listening, and kinesthetic
Authors: HASKO BEZO Blegina , HALA Majlinda
Published: March 2023

This article seeks to provide data on how well the learning styles are known and how they are used in teaching methods and techniques by teachers as well as how much student learning styles are identified, a factor that leads to motivation, development of knowledge, skills and building student attitudes or improving attained results. One of the characteristics of learning related with the observation, processing and transmission of information in different ways coincides with the learning styles utilized by the student and that is identified and should be used by teachers. Their identification leads to a quality learning, which motivates every student to have positive academic and artistic achievements. The article undertakes to bring a qualitative descriptive research, where the subjects are teachers and students of the Figurative Arts and Music Department of the Jordan Misja High Art School. To validate the conclusions of this article, two questionnaires were developed and employed, which were completed by research subjects (about 100 students and 25 school teachers). Responses obtained through questionnaires validated the results obtained and the analysis performed shed light on the deficient knowledge of the teachers regarding the three learning styles. An interpretation of the responses reveals that 32.5% of teachers employ the most evident styles including other teaching techniques. Responses received through student questionnaires and interpretations made from the results of the analysis show the three styles including: a) listening learning style (62.5%), b) CRITICAL ESSAYS 136 POLIS / No. 20, 2021 POLIS / No. 20, 2021 137 visual learning style (37.5%), and c) kinesthetic style (0.70%). In conclusion, the article highlights the need to know the characteristics of the learning styles, the basis for improving student achievement as well as the quality of teaching by the using diverse teaching techniques.
Polyphony, the Memory of Earth’s Voice
Authors: NIKA Ermir
Published: March 2023

Albanian and international cultural heritage couldn’t be understood without Polyphony and vice versa, Polyphony would be an endangered value if it was not included and valued as one of the main limbs of cultural heritage. Studies have shown that in it, Polyphony is not and constitutes only a value of the past but at the same time and manner it represents even the most representative features of contemporaries. It still preserves the identity characteristics which have defined it as one of the most original genres of folklore, which testifies to its non-alienation over the centuries against the assimilative spirits that have described the History of Albania. Many local and foreign critics have shed light on and analyzed the artistic evidence of polyphony in different regions, the forms of interpretation and the features of the lyrics in its entirety as well as the history and graphical context. In addition to different opinions, unanimity but also polemics and in different ways of view on this cultural and artistic phenomenon, all scholars have shed light and treated Polyphony from different perspectives by continuously completing the research angle and at the same time emphasizing on its role and importance in preserving and further strengthening the identity of the Albanian society, despite the conditions and influences from other cultures that have described the Albanian socio-cultural climate. Despite the different points of view in period of time spanning, Polyphony is considered as a space where verse joins the sound in completed harmony between them, preserving intact the form and peculiarities of artistic interpretation, as a sign the directness of the country and the role it has played in tradition, as well as in the contemporary and at the same time the future that does not tend to tear or touch this foundation of our society.
Comparative Representations of Albania in Time and The Economist Magazines
Authors: BUDINI Belina
Published: March 2023

Albania depicted as the most mysterious, isolated, forgotten Balkan country on the part of the international news media, is by no means an exception. It is common today as it was almost 100 years ago for western media outlets to find not so flattering exceptionalities in the Albanian land, in its politics and its people. When it comes to this “tiny, little country”, journalistic codes of American and British media give a rather coherent subject in international terms, despite their respective editorial lines. The Economist and Time magazines are compared and contrasted here in accordance with the media functional equivalence approach, despite their different political or editorial alignments, in order to understand their coverage of a rather distant international subject such as that of Albania in the context of the Balkans. The empirically measured media content on the subject of Albania is dispersed and sporadic through years, events and focus. However, the inconsistent coverage and stance given to the subject does translate into a rather constant view or representation through time. The research shows that this is almost a script 100 years old with few nuances, perpetuating therefore an abnormal image and reputation of Albania and the Balkans overall in international terms. The comparative media content analysis of Time magazine and The Economist show how the western media construction of the country as an “abnormal other” still prevails, despite an evolving historical context for Albania as well as other Balkan countries who are also reported in the same vein over time. To look at this more closely, the search and findings are first organized separately in terms of quantitative and qualitative data and then are compared and contrasted in terms of the extent, nature and frames of their coverage.
Peningkatan Pengetahuan Kesehatan Remaja Selama Pandemi Covid-19 Di SMA Medan
Authors: Amila Amila , Evarina Sembiring  , Sitanggang Tiromsi
Published: March 2023

Edukasi tentang kenakalan remaja dan penanganannya kepada siswa-siswi sangat penting, mengingat meningkatnya jumlah kenakalan remaja di masa pandemi covid-19. Sebagai bagian dari generasi muda yang menjadi penerus bangsa, mahasiswa perlu dibekali dengan wawasan tentang pentingnya membangun sikap mental yang kuat agar tidak mudah terpengaruh dan terjerumus dalam perilaku kenakalan yang mengarah pada tindak kriminal. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat adalah meningkatkan pengetahuan siswa/siswi tentang isu kenakalan remaja selama Pandemi Covid-19 untuk mengurangi  kasus kenakalan remaja. Kegiatan dilaksanakan pada siswa-siswi SMA Negeri I Labuhan Deli Medan.  Sebelum penyuluhan dilaksanakan pretest dan post test untuk mengetahui pemahaman siswa-siswi tentang bahaya dan pencegahan kenakalan remaja. Edukasi dilaksanakan melalui ceramah, tanya jawab, demonstrasi, leflet dan poster.  Hasil  pre  test  dan  post  test  dapat  dilihat  bahwa  terdapat  peningkatan  pengetahuan setelah dilakukan pendidikan kesehatan dengan nilai rata-rata sebesar 31,82%. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan perubahan perilaku positif pada remaja.
Peran Sumber Daya Manusia Pada Pengamanan Kawasan Perbatasan Darat Dalam Rangka Mencegah Pelanggaran Wilayah Indonesia
Authors: Tahan Samuel Lumban Toruan  , Rayanda Barnas
Published: March 2023

Tujuan kegiatan ini adalah untuk mengetahui tentang peran pengabdian para pemangku kepentingan dalam pengamanan kawasan perbatasan di darat di Kalimantan Barat menghadapi ancaman pelanggaran wilayah perbatasan di Kalimantan Barat. Metode kegiatan yang digunakan adalah model dengan pendekatan studi kasus secara terbatas. Dalam kegiatan ini para subjek yang terlibat adalah para pihak yang terkait dalam penegakan hukum dan keamanan wilayah perbatasan dengan pembatasan sesuai peran dan kebutuhan kegiatan. Pengumpulan data kegiatan dilakukan melalui wawancara, observasi, dan studi pustaka.  Kegiatan pengabdian ini, focus tentang peran pengabdian para pihak terkait melalui implemetasi pengamanan perbatasan darat di Kalimantan Barat. Hasil kegiatan memberikan kontribusi yang signifikan dengan menunjukkan tingkat pelanggaran hukum di kawasan perbatasan darat di wilayah Kalimantan Barat masih relatif tinggi. Hal tersebut terjadi karena belum didukung oleh peran yang optimal dari para pihak terkait melalui implementasi kegiatan pengamanan sesuai kebutuhan dan kondisi di lapangan.
Penguatan Pemahaman Kinerja Corporate University Di BPSDMD Provinsi Jawa Tengah Melalui On The Job Training
Authors: Prihatin Titi , Haryono  , Widhanarto Ghanis Putra , Seftia Kusumawardani  , Anggraini Devi , Rif'an Narendra , Sobirin Sobirin
Published: March 2023

Aparatur sipil negara membutuhkan model kinerja sebagai bentuk kualitas dari corporate university, kemampuan ini menjadi penting karena adanya perkembangan teknologi masa sekarang. Tujuan dari pengabdian ini adalah meningkatkan kinerja ASN sebagai bentuk dari tujuan searah menyeluruh. Sedangkan transfer pengetahuan yang dicapai adalah peningkatan kinerja dalam standardisasi indikator corporate university. Wilayah provinsi jawa tengah dipilih karena telah menjadi percontohan seiring dengan peningkatan perkembangan kualitas pengelolaan corporate university di Indonesia. Pengadian ini dilakukan dengan metode on the job training yang diikuti oleh ASN yang berada di lingkungan kerja BPSDMD provinsi Jawa Tengah. Pengadian diawali dengan adanya sosialisasi program pelatihan, penyampaian indicator capaian kompetensi, pelaksanaan pelatihan dan pembimbingan, serta monitoring dan evaluasi. Hasil dari pengabdian ini adalah terwujudnya tranfer pengetahuan melalui empat hari on the job training. Berdasarkan pada evaluasi umpan balik diketahui bahwa pelaksanaan on the job training dinyatakan berhasil karena memberikan pemahaman mengenai pengelolaan corporate university
Pelatihan Pembuatan Karya Tulis Ilmiah (KTI) Bagi Mahasiswa di Gerakan Mahasiswa Kristen Indonesia (GMKI) Cabang Jayapura
Authors: Wambrauw Meyland , Novana Kareth
Published: March 2023

Setiap mahasiswa-mahasiswi dalam perkuliahan pasti akan diberikan tugas berupa Karya Tulis ilmiah (KTI). Karya ilmiah ini berupa tugas makalah, proposal dan skripsi. Pada saat ini masih banyak ditemukan mahasiswa dalam membuat karya tulis ilmiah tidak berurutan dan sistematis. Suatu karya ilmiah juga harus bersantun bahasa dan isi yang kebenarannya dapat dipertanggung jawabkan. Tujuan pengabdian ini adalah memberikan pelatihan penulisan karya ilmiah yang baik dan benar kepada mahasiswa di Gerakan Mahasiswa Kristen Indonesia (GMKI). Kegiatan ini dilakukan dengan metode ceramah dan diskusi atau tanya jawab. Dari 60 peserta yang hadir, banyak sekali peserta yang bertanya dan juga diskusi yang dilakukan dengan menggunakan proposal skripsi mereka sebagai bahan dasar tanya jawab. Pelatihan ini penting mengingat di abad ke-21 atau abad teknologi ini perkembangan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK) yang begitu pesat menciptakan tantangan-tantangan baru dalam proses pembelajaran, termasuk penulisan karya ilmiah yang baik. Harapannya dengan pelatihan ini, kemampuan sumber daya manusia, secara khusus mahasiswa/i di kota Jayapura dapat ditingkatkan
Pencegahan Nyeri Punggung Bawah (Low Back Pain) di Poskesdes Desa Bandung Kabupaten Mojokerto
Authors: Agustin Nurul , Yosep Filliandri  , Sutrisno  , Alfian Chandiardy
Published: March 2023

Nyeri punggung bahwa atau Low Back Pain (LBP) merupakan salah satu penyakit yang sering diderita oleh para petani dan pekerja berat. Kondisi ini disebabkan oleh posisi tubuh yang tidak ergonomis dan terpaksa menahan beban berat. Beberapa penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kondisi ini berbahaya, karena dapat menyebabkan kelumpuhan bahkan memicu penyakit lainnya. Tujuan dari kegiatan penyuluhan kesehatan ini adalah untuk memberikan pemahaman bagi petani dalam upaya pencegahan nyeri punggung bawah sehingga harapannya petani dapat melakukan pencegahan secara mandiri. Metode yang digunakan adalah ceramah atau presentasi kemudian demonstrasi yang melibatkan pekerja tani yang ada di lingkungan kerja Poskesdes Desa Bandung, Kecamatan Gedeg, Kabupaten Mojokerto pada tanggal 24 Oktober 2022. Sebagai evaluasi kegiatan, pelaksanaan penyuluhan ini berjalan dengan baik. Melalui kegiatan ini didapatkan hasil peserta dapat memahami faktor risiko yang dapat terjadi akibat pekerjaannya
Pemberdayaan Kelompok Masyarakat Purbayan Sukoharjo Melalui Pelatihan Pembuatan Cairan Pembersih Lantai Ekstrak Daun Sereh
Authors: Hutapea Henny Parida , Hidayati Nur Arifah
Published: March 2023

Pemanfaatan tanaman sereh yang berada di sekitar menjadi tambahan nilai guna untuk menjadi suatu produk cairan pembersih lantai yang dapat digunakan masyarakat dan menjadi produk yang dapat dijual sehingga dapat meningkatkan perekonomian masyarakat. Tujuan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kreativitas dan inovasi kepada masyarakat Purbayan dalam memanfaatkan tanaman sereh yang berada disekitar menjadi produk cairan pembersih lantai. Metode kegiatan ini diawali dengan pemberian materi mengenai ekstrak daun sereh dan manfaatnya, dilanjut dengan pelatihan kepada masyarakat dengan membuat kelompok kecil agar dapat terlibat langsung dalam pembuatan cairan pembersih lantai sambil diskusi dan tanya jawab, kemuadian diakhiri dengan evaluasi dan tindak lanjut. Hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah setiap warga dapat membuat cairan pembersih lantai ekstrak daun sereh dan menujukkan adanya peningkatan pemahaman mengenai bahan- bahan dan fungsi masing-masing bahan dalam pembuatan cairan pemebrsih lantai. Cairan pembersih lantai ini sangat menjanjikan untuk dapat diproduksi masal menjadi usaha mandiri warga. Harapannya melalui pelatihan ini dapat meningkatkan kemampuan dan kreatifitas masyarakat Purbayan Sukoharjo dalam pembuatan cairan pembersih lantai ekstrak daun sereh, sehingga menjadi produk yang bernilai guna.
Arsitektur Bangunan Istana Maimun Telaah Sejarah dan Ornamen
Authors: Abdul Ghani Jamora Nasution  , Agilia Febriani  , Nadia Syafitri  , Pramudia Ananda
Published: March 2023

This Maimun Palace is the only and most prominent relic to show the existence of Malay culture in the city of Medan. When viewed from the shape and appearance of the Maimun Palace building, it has messages that are not directly visible, but in terms of visual communication, the Maimun Palace building also has a lot of information about the heyday, leadership and existence of the Malay Sultanate both in terms of appearance and the interior of the building. it has. This study aims to examine and describe the architecture of the Maimoon Palace building through historical and ornamental studies. This research was conducted in the Maimun Palace building located on Jalan Sultan Ma'moen Al Rasyid, Medan Maimun, Medan City with a qualitative descriptive research method. The type of data needed in this research is secondary. The results of this study indicate that the Maimun palace building is feasible for conservation.
PERAN GURU BK DALAM MEMBINA KARAKTER SISWA SETELAH PANDEMI COVID 19 DI MTsN 1 PASAMAN
Authors: Afrina Afrina  , Linda Yarni
Published: March 2023

Peran guru BK saat ini sangat diperlukan dalam membina karakter siswa baik dari dalam maupun dari luar pembelajaran setelah pendemi covid 19 ini. Untuk menanamkan nilai-nilai karakter tertentu kepada siswa didalamnya terdapat komponen pengetahuan, kesadaran atau kemauan, serta tindakan untuk melakukan nilai-nilai tersebut. Karakter siswa merupakan ciri khas suatu perilaku yang nampak dari diri seseorang, dari karakter tersebut dapat dilihat performa yang nampak seperti dalam belajar, berbuat, berkarya, atau sejenisnya.  Karakter merupakan bentuk kepribadian yang melekat pada diri seseorang. Karakter bisa dibentuk dan diperkuat melalui proses pendidikan yang dapat dilakukan dilingkungan keluarga, sekolah dan masyarakat sekitar. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui peran guru BK dalam membina karakter siswa setelah pandemi covid 19 di MTsN 1 Pasaman. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif dan data didapat melalui observasi dan wawancara. Lokasi penelitian ini bertempat di MTsN 1 Pasaman. Dengan penelitian ini dapat diketahui peran guru BK dalam membina karakter siswa adalah dengan memberikan nasehat, memberikan contoh yang baik kepada siswa dan bekerja sama dengan guru-guru dan staf lain untuk saling membantu.
Identifikasi Risiko dalam Aktivitas Pengadaan Barang di Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika
Authors: Sihotang Rohdamei Lady Clara
Published: March 2023

Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika mengadakan peralatan operasional meteorologi klimatologi dan geofisika secara rutin untuk menghasilkan data yang akurat bagi masyarakat. Pada proses pengadaan barang/jasa di BMKG, khususnya pada pengadaan barang, terdapat potensi-potensi risiko yang dapat mempengaruhi hasil pengadaan. Potensi risiko tersebut berdampak langsung kepada pihak pengguna barang, pihak penyedia barang, dan secara tidak langsung berdampak pada masyarakat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi risiko yang muncul dalam pengadaan barang di lingkungan Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika. Penelitian ini bersifat kuantitatif dan kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Risiko-risiko yang sering muncul diidentifikasi melalui studi literatur dan wawancara dengan para pelaku pengadaan barang dan jasa. Setelah itu tingkat risikonya dianalisis dari data kuesioner. Dari penelitian ini, diidentifikasi dua puluh tiga risiko baik di tahapan perencanaan/ persiapan pengadaan, pemilihan maupun pelaksanaan kontrak. Setengah dari perentase total risiko berkategori risiko tinggi yang memerlukan pengelolaan risiko lebih lanjut, agar kegiatan pengadaan barang di instansi tidak terhambat. Tahapan perencanaan/ persiapan pengadaan memiliki persentase risiko tinggi paling besar, dengan nilai tertinggi terkait penyusunan HPS dan kompetensi pengelola PBJ. Risiko pada tahapan pemilihan dan pelaksanaan adalah risiko tinggi dan menengah, dengan identifikasi risiko urutan teratas terdapat pada tahapan pemilihan yaitu dokumen pemilihan yang tidak jelas/ bias.
Summary comparison of geothermal energy with solar energy and wind energy
Authors: Tot Rudolf
Published: March 2023

Geothermal energy, solar energy and energy obtained from wind are huge amounts of energy that are ecologically clean, sustainable and renewable, but they are untapped energy potential. The paper will compare several characteristics of the mentioned renewable energy sources, with an emphasis on geothermal energy, which is the least represented. Possible modeled capacities of renewable energy sources, plant efficiency, CO₂ emissions, sustainability ranking, ranking of renewable energy sources, evaluations and disadvantages of individual energy sources will be compared.
Common security and defence policy of the European Union and readiness of the Republic of Serbia for integration
Authors: Cvetković Nenad
Published: March 2023

Within the process of the European integrations in the sphere of defence, the Republic of Serbia is expected to adapt to the Common security and defence policy of the European Union regarding strategic and planning, and normative and legal conditions, as well as the construction of appropriate operational capacities for completing the tasks in the EU joint operations. This paper analyses the EU defence policy, the compatibility of The Republic of Serbia's defence policy with that of the EU, and the capabilities of the Serbian Armed Forces to meet the challenges of the current European integrations. It is assumed that Serbia has mostly adapted its planning and legal framework in the field of defence to the EU acquis, and that the Serbian Armed Forces have the resources which can meet the challenges of the European common defence. This paper is based on the analysis of the content of regulatory documents, the papers which had covered this topic, and comparative analysis of certain statistic indicators. It is evaluated that the European Union has not achieved the desired level of development of defence policy and capabilities, whereas Serbia can now largely meet the needs of European integrations in the field of defence.
The improvement of the financial management and control in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia
Authors: Milunović Milan , Knežević Milena , Kovačević Nikola
Published: March 2023

The system of the financial management and control (hereinafter referred to as: FMC) in the public sector and the Ministry of Defence of the RS (hereinafter referred to as: MoD) should focus on the principles of economy, efficiency, effectiveness and publicity, with the legal use of public funds, aimed at supporting the management in business improvement. Hence, it is necessary to continuously improve the FMC, not to allow problems to arise, but to detect potential risks through controls and take preventive actions, in order to improve business. The objective of the paper is to emphasize the importance of the financial management and control in the public sector, and also in the Ministry of Defence as one of its ministries. Methodologically, analyses and syntheses, comparisons, inductions and deductions of business and FMC for the last five years in the public sector of the RS are included. On the basis of this research and the considered functioning of the FMC, good and bad experiences in normative regulation and in practice, problems have been identified with proposals for its improvement in the public sector and in the MoD of the RS. The improvement proposal has been made by analysing the reports of the Ministry of Finance and the State Audit Institution (hereinafter referred to as: SAI), by researching the operations and functioning of the FMC in the MoD.
Candidíase na gestação
Authors: Ribeiro Brunna Lorany da Silva , Candido Camila Bispo , Silva Dayene Mendes da , Silva Maria Darcileide Lopes da , Silva Maria Eduarda Alves da , Santos Maria Eduarda Ribeiro dos , Leite Sabriny Gabriele Sousa , Barbosa Stefanny Lopes , Souza Camila Silva e
Published: March 2023

A candidíase é uma infecção causada por fungos e a mais presente e frequente é a Candida Albicans, que acomete anualmente centenas de mulheres, a cândida pode ser encontrada em diversas partes do corpo e nas mulheres e é encontrada com mais facilidade na mucosa vaginal. Apesar de ser um fungo presente naturalmente no organismo sem causar nenhum tipo de infecção, pode haver um desequilíbrio que agrave a situação originando em sintomas e desconforto no local em que se prolifera. Apresentar como a candidíase vulvovaginal enquanto problema importante na saúde das mulheres, é a necessidade de compreender a patologia, bem como a segurança ou riscos de medicamentos usados para tratá-la no período gestacional. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva com abordagem quantitativa, através da aplicação de um questionário via Google Forms, com autorização institucional, visando analisar a quantidade de mulheres que tiveram candidíase durante a gestação. A pesquisa foi realizada com 200 mulheres, permanecendo na pesquisa 180 mulheres, pois houve a exclusão de 20 respostas por não atender as necessidades do estudo, destaca-se que a faixa etária das mulheres era de 15 a 40 anos. Foi possível identificar que dentre as mulheres que apresentam sintomas de candidíase uma média 68% procura uma unidade básica de saúde para atendimento. A candidíase é uma doença infecciosa que atinge homens e mulheres, porém, as mulheres são as que mais desenvolvem a infeção, constatou-se que apesar das mulheres terem uma noção básica do que é candidíase é necessária uma conscientização ainda maior desse público para seus efeitos a longo prazo.