bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Issues in the Implementation of E-Governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)
Authors: Amin Afzaal , Shaukat  , Khan Muhammad Hayat
Published: April 2021

The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has taken a number of steps in order to develop and establish the concept of E-governance in different departments of the province. There are, however, certain hurdles, such as missing the rudimentary ICT (information and communication technology) substructure and setups. To properly utilize the ICT for the sack of E-governance, it is important to know the use of the different types of technologies. Unfortunately, in Pakistan, IT literacy and knowledge are extremely poor, while financial constraints is another hurdle. However, the newly introduced reforms in E-governance have put various departments on the right track, as obvious from the Identity Verification system, the vehicle verification system and the online FIR system. This paper will help identify all the majors issues that affect the efficiency and credibility of E-governance.
An Investigation of Factors Responsible for Conflicts Among the University Students
Authors: Mehmood Samreen , Minaz Maksal , Murad Madeeha
Published: April 2021

This study was conducted through quantitative study approach. The purpose of this study was to investigate the need of peace education in context of conflict management at university level. Major objectives of the study were to know about the prevailing situation of interpersonal and intra-personal conflicts among the teaching faculty and teachers of BS level in the university and to investigate the factors which are responsible for conflicts among the students and teachers. Research findings are based on questionnaire responses from the faculty members and students. Kindall's Tau B and Tau C were utilized for analysis of collected data. The study revealed that 81.1 % of the faculty members and 83.4% students agreed about the exciting conflicts among the students and teachers at university level. Their responses on symmetric measure also testified the fact that the result was found significant which means that conflicts exist and reflected the factors in their responses. Findings show that students have more interpersonal conflicts and there are many factors included political and academic reasons.
Enigma of Medium of Instruction and Cognitive Academic Proficiency of the Learners
Authors: Nazakat  , Imran Muhammad , Khan Adil
Published: April 2021

The role of language in education in Pakistan has been a source of contention among educationalists, researchers, and intellectuals. The educational policymakers were unable to decide the proper function of any language in education. As a result, English and Urdu medium of instruction policies in Pakistan have often been tossed out. The current research is the outcome of two sources of inspiration. The first source of inspiration was a federal policy enacted in 2003 regarding the medium of instruction, which mandated that science subjects in government schools be taught in English beginning in grade six. The findings of the study show that the academic capacity of the students is not impeded even if they have local language literacy. The findings reconcile with Cummin's CALP notion, and it is suggested for the policymakers that the native languages of the learners need not be sacrificed for the English language.
Over Population Shaped Escalation Settlement Acreage Region in Thar Desert, Pakistan
Authors: Meghwar Sujo , Nizamani Muhammad Qasim , Nizamani Farheen Qasim
Published: April 2021

Overpopulation led to the deterioration condition for natural and cultural apprehension that is an alarm to land morphology. Thar desert headed the most populous region in the world in the distribution of the population of 44 people per square kilometres. These dense disseminations upsurge the settlement. The anthropogenic responses were analyzed in SPSS, and it results in a huge land degradation transpired. The GIS investigated a village that is spreading 36 square kilometres during 67 last years. It is directed the alarming situation in future. The study suggested overpopulation creates problems for land, human, the environment and wildlife through different characteristics. In the imminent of time, it caused the geomorphic shifting.
The Impact of Bank-Specific Factors on the Efficiency of Pakistan's Commercial Banks: Data Envelopment Analysis and Tobit Regression Model Framework
Authors: Khan Farhat Ullah , Khan Aman Ullah , Ullah Inayat
Published: April 2021

This study aims to measure the effects of bank-specific factors on the efficiency of Pakistan's twenty-seven (27) commercial banks. Efficiency was computed by input-oriented data envelopment analysis approach under CRS (constant return to scale) and VRS (variable return to scale) assumptions. The results revealed that overall inefficiency in commercial banks was to tune of 10 percent and was caused by both managerial incompetence and uneconomical bank's size. However, the uneconomic scale size remained the dominant source of inefficiency at individual banks level, and most of the banks exhibited a decreasing return to scale (DRS) behaviour. Furthermore, efficiency scores were regressed by bank-specific factors using the Tobit regression model. Among the bank-specific factors, Profitability, liquidity, bank size had a significant and positive impact, while market share and Asset quality had a negative and substantial effect on all the efficiency parameters.
Teachers' Perceptions about Problems and Prospects of Diploma of Associate Engineers (DAE) Program in Punjab
Authors: Gull Mehwish , Hashmi Aroona , Altaf Fasiha
Published: April 2021

The present study was aimed to investigate teachers' perceptions about problems and prospects of the Diploma of Associate Engineers (DAE) program in Punjab. All the teachers (Civil, Electrical and Mechanical) teaching to DAE students in District Punjab were the population of the study. Fifteen teachers from 8 colleges of technologies were selected randomly; therefore, 120 teachers were selected as a sample of the study. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The reliability of the instrument was 0.91. Findings revealed that teachers were more focused on the curriculum developed by TEVTA authorities, physical infrastructure and teachers' methods of teaching. Moreover, teachers, according to their experience, have differences of opinions regarding administrative facilities and assessment system in TEVTA institutions. Teachers, on the basis of their experience, have differences of opinions regarding administrative facilities and a proper monitoring system. It is recommended that the curriculum should revise periodically, along with the demand of the industry.
Mitigasi dan Adaptasi Dampak Perubahan Iklim Melalui Penerapan Teknologi Hijau
Authors: Ginting Nana Terangna
Published: April 2021

Perubahan iklim yang diakibatkan oleh pemanasan global merupakan tantangan yang paling serius dihadapi oleh negara-negara di dunia pada abad ke 21 ini.. Pada tahun 2100 diperkirakan suhu meningkat 1,5 0 4,5 derajat Celsius dan permukaan air laut akan naik hingga 15 – 95 cm. Dampak yang diperkirakan terjadi antara lain es dan glazier di kutub mencair, sejumlah pulau dan sebagian kota pantai tenggelam, berbagai keaneragaman hayati musnah, kerusakan terumbu karang, frekuensi bencana banjir, angin topan hujan badai, dan banjir, frekuensi kebakaran meningkat, penyebaran penyakit bertambah, hama penyakit tanaman bertambah. Di Indonesia pemanasan global akan berdampak kepada hambatan pertumbuhan ekonomi, menurunnya ketahanan pangan, meningkatnya gangguan kesehatan. Hasil penelitian mutakhir menunjukkan bahwa masalah pemanasan global terjadi karena tindakan manusia yang dimulai sejak revolusi industri 50 tahun terahir ini. Oleh karena itu perlu adanya upaya-upaya adaptasi dan mitigasi dampak pemanasan global. Teknologi hijau merupakan salah satu upaya yang perlu dikembangkan sebagai upaya adaptasi dan mitigasi pemanasan global tersebut. Berbagai teknologi hijau telah tersedia dan telah diterapkan oleh beberapa negara maju dan negara berkembang.  Khusus pada bidang pelestarian sumber air dan pengolahan air limbah tersedia beberapa teknologi hijau antara lain teknologi taman biologi, taman buangan air limbah dan sanitasi ekologi.
Kajian Kinerja Kompor Aman Kebakaran dan Hemat Energi (Kompor Ahe)
Authors: Effendi Achmad Hidajat
Published: April 2021

Kajian ini dimaksud untuk melakukan pengembangan kompor minyak bersumbu yang umum digunakan masyarakat melalui modifikasi bejana minyak dengan pendingin air untuk meminimasi kemungkinan kompor meledak yang bisa menimbulkan kebakaran, serta menciptakan prototipe kompor minyak bersumbu yang hemat energi. Hemat energi disini dilakukan dengan cara menghitung efisiensi kompor untuk mengetahui seberapa besar energi panas pembakaran minyak dapat dialihkan secara berguna kepada beban masak. Dengan demikian diusahakan sebanyak mungkin panas dialihkan hingga mencapai efisiensi maksimum. Kondisi ini dicapai apabila tingkat efisiensi lebih dari 50 %, dan energi yang terbuang tidak tertumpuk pada kompor. Kompor aman kebakaran dan hemat energi ini memiliki keunggulan, yakni hemat pemakaian minyak tanah dengan nilai efisiensi 65,35 %, aman terhadap bahaya kebakaran dengan temperatur minyak 34,88ºC dan temperatur permukaan bejana minyak 39,94ºC dapat memanfaatkan bahan limbah kaleng bekas, atau 100 % menggunakan bahan lokal. Disamping itu jenis kompor ini ternyata memenuhi persyaratan SNI 12-3745-1999 tentang kompor minyak tanah bersumbu.
Ketahanan Pelat Beton Komposit Aldeck Terhadap Api dan Kinerja Pelat Baja Gelombang sebagai Pengganti Tulangan Positif
Authors: Lasino Lasino , Cahyadi Dany , Alfata Muhammad Nur Fajri
Published: April 2021

Telah dilakukan penelitian mengenai pelat beton komposit aldeck. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui ketahanan pelat beton komposit aldeck terhadap api dan kinerja pelat baja gelombang sebagai pengganti tulangan positif yang dapat digunakan sebagai dasar dalam analisis teknis dan ekonomis dalam pengembangannya. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode eksperimental dengan melakukan pembuatan benda uji berupa panel beton komposit Aldeck, berukuran 356 cm x 300 cm x 12 cm dari bahan beton mutu yang disyaratkan f’c 27,5 N/mm2 dan lapisan dasar baja gelombang. Dari hasil pengujian berupa uji bakar dapat disimpulkan bahwa pelat baja gelombang Aldeck dapat berfungsi sebagai pengganti tulangan positif sekaligus sebagai dasar (floor decking) dalam pembuatan komponen panel beton.
Analisis Dampak Pembangunan Infrastruktur Terhadap Lahan Kawasan Pantai Menggunakan Program Genesis Studi Kasus: Kawasan Pantai Dadap Indramayu
Authors: Sarbidi Sarbidi
Published: April 2021

Infrastruktur sipil berupa jeti, seawall dan pelabuhan PPI yang dibangun pada kawasan pantai Dadap Indramayu dapat menimbulkan dampak perubahan atau kerusakan pada lahan kawasan pantai. Metodologi analisis dampak  dimulai dengan identifikasi permasalahan, pengolahan data sekunder dan  data primer, menggunakan  program Genesis (generalized model for simulating shoreline change) menghasilkan bahwa kawasan pantai dapat mengalami sedimentasi sepanjang sekitar 700 m dan akrasi berbentuk salien sekitar 117,1 m yang terjadi tepat pada testle pelabuhan. Pantai sebelah barat pelabuhan mengalami erosi sepanjang sekitar 320 m, dengan kejadian garis pantai mundur terbesar sekitar 79,1 m. Pada kasus ini, infrastruktur pantai menyebabkan dampak kerusakan lahan kawasan pantai sepanjang 1.020 m. Sejalan dengan perubahan tersebut terdapat debit litoral drift yang bergerak sejajar pantai dari arah Timur ke Barat sebesar antara 1 m3/detik - 20 m3/detik. Untuk mencegah kerusakan lahan pantai yang lebih besar dapat memperpanjang seawall ke arah barat menggunakan kombinasi antara revetment, detached breakwaters dan tanaman bakau.
Homese Upaya Meningkatkan Hunian Tradisional Sehat Di Distrik Pasema Kabupaten Yahukimo Provinsi Papua
Authors: Astuti Sri
Published: April 2021

Salah satu bentuk hunian tradisional Papua yang cukup dikenal adalah honei. Bentuk honei seolah mewakili bentuk rumah tradisional Papua, namun sebenarnya terdapat beragam bentuk hunian tradisional di Papua. Honei pada umumnya terdapat di daerah pegunungan maupun perbukitan yang berhawa dingin. Salah satu contoh yang akan dibahas adalah honei di distrik Pasema, kabupaten Yahukimo. Kondisi honei, sangat jauh dari persyaratan kesehatan, terutama karena kurangnya ventilasi dan asap yang ditimbulkan akibat penggunaan tungku untuk menghangatkan ruang. Untuk meningkatkan kesehatan masyarakat maka salah satu cara yang dilakukan adalah dengan membangun model honei sehat. Banyak upaya pembangunan model hunian honei sehat namun hingga saat ini belum dikembangkan oleh masyarakat karena model yang ditawarkan tidak menyelesaikan permasalahan budaya berhuni yang sebenarnya. Dengan melalui metoda CAP dapat diketahui keinginan, dan kemampuan masyarakat dalam membangun sekaligus memberikan peningkatan kemampuan untuk meningkatkan kualitas hunian agar lebih sehat. Melihat kondisi distrik Pasema, maka HOMESE (Honei Menuju Sehat) merupakan cara penanganan yang paling sesuai saat ini. Dasar pertimbangan yang digunakan adalah kemampuan teknis, ketersediaan bahan bangunan, kondisi geografis, iklim, cuaca, dan budaya masyarakat.
Keberlanjutan Pengelolaan Sampah Mandiri Di RW 09 Kelurahan Cigereleng, Kota Bandung
Authors: Wulandini Anggi , Sembiring Emenda
Published: April 2021

Peningkatan pertumbuhan penduduk, perkembangan ekonomi yang pesat, urbanisasi dan kenaikan standar hidup masyarakat sangat mempercepat laju timbulan sampah kota. Hal ini perlu ditangani dengan segera agar tidak menimbulkan dampak negatif. Pemerintah telah mengeluarkan Undang-undang Nomor 18 Tahun 2008 untuk mengatasi permasalahan pengelolaan sampah. Dalam pelaksanaan undang-undang, Kota Bandung memiliki beberapa kawasan yang melakukan kegiatan reuse, reduce, recycle namun hanya beberapa yang berjalan, salah satunya adalah kawasan RW 09 Kelurahan Cigereleng. Adanya keefektifan pelaksanaan pengelolaan sampah di kawasan RW 09 maka penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui persentase pengurangan sampah yang dibuang ke tempat penampungan sementara serta untuk mengetahui faktor pendukung keberlanjutan pengelolaan sampah di kawasan ini. Dalam penelitian ini dilakukan analisis keefektifan program reuse, reduce, recycle dengan menghitung reduksi pengelolaan sampah. Selain itu juga dilakukan analisis deskriptif berdasarkan kuesioner dan penelitian lapangan secara langsung untuk mengetahui aspek yang mempengaruhi keberlanjutan pengelolaan sampah. Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan dapat diketahui bahwa pengelolaan sampah di sumber yaitu RW 09 dapat mengurangi jumlah timbulan sampah yang dibuang ke tempat penampungan sementara sebanyak 31,7% dari jumlah sampah total. Dibandingkan dengan sebelum adanya program pengelolaan sampah mandiri maka pengurangan sampah yang dibuang ke tempat penampungan sementara adalah sebesar 58%. Faktor pendukung keberlanjutan pengelolaan sampah di RW 09 yaitu adanya peran serta masyarakat baik dalam teknis pengelolaan, pembiayaan dan kelembagaan, serta adanya dukungan dari pemerintah dan swasta dalam penyediaan sarana pengelolaan sampah.
Sistem Ventilasi Alami Satu Sisi pada Kamar Kos dengan Metode Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Authors: Latif Sahabuddin
Published: April 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi kondisi eksisting dan strategi perbaikan sistem ventilasi kamar kos yang mempunyai bukaan ventilasi hanya pada satu sisi dinding untuk mendapatkan distribusi aliran udara optimum dalam ruangan. Penelitian menggunakan metode survei dan eksperimen, analisis dengan metode simulasi komputer. Parameter input dalam simulasi diperoleh melalui pengukuran di lapangan berupa dimensi geometri kamar kos, letak dan luas bukaan ventilasi, serta parameter iklim mikro. Simulasi dilakukan pada kondisi eksisting dan strategi terhadap letak serta rasio bukaan. Perlakuan terhadap kecepatan angin untuk input adalah 0,25 m/det, 0,5 m/det, 0,75 m/det dan 1,00 m/det. Hasil riset menunjukkan bahwa sistem ventilasi eksisting kamar kos berkinerja buruk karena temperatur dalam ruangan dapat mencapai 7 °C diatas temperatur luar. Peningkatan rasio bukaan menjadi 20,26% dari luas lantai, dengan rincian 11,77% bukaan ventilasi atas, dan 8,45% bukaan ventilasi bawah, mengakibatkan distribusi aliran udara meningkat, ventilasi silang terjadi dengan inlet pada bukaan bawah dan outlet pada bukaan atas, efeknya temperatur ruangan dapat diturunkan terutama pada kecepatan angin inlet diatas 0,25 m/det.
Natural L ighting of Studio Apartment with East-Oriented Opening
Authors:   Politeknik Negeri Jakarta, Putri Aisyah Anindya , Nurwidyaningrum Dyah ,   Politeknik Negeri Jakarta, Sari Tri Wulan ,   Politeknik Negeri Jakarta
Published: April 2021

Less optimized natural lighting would result in apartment residents being dependent on artificial lighting, thus increasing energy consumption. Building opening orientation considerably influences the natural light intensity. This research aimed to analyze the natural lighting pattern on apartment units with east-oriented opening orientation and determine methods to support the existing condition to be optimized. This research applied the descriptive analysis research method assumed from calculation outcome of the software DIALux. Results indicated a proportion of units in The H-Residence Apartment do not meet the requirements specified by SNI 03 6197-2011, predominantly in the kitchen area. The average light intensity in a day in units with east-oriented opening reached its peak at 08.00 – 09.00 a.m. and decreased towards 16.00 p.m. following the sun path. The light intensity in numerous areas exceeded the requirements significantly. Other factors influencing the natural light distribution are layout and interior element. Several ways to optimize the natural light intensity utilization are adding suitable shading device, using dark-colored interior elements, and considering the sun path in designing building openings.
Comparison of Inverter Types for Home Appliance Using Push-Pull Amplifier
Authors:   Universitas Muhammadiyah Jember, Bahri Mokh Hairul , Irawan Dudi ,   Universitas Muhammadiyah Jember
Published: April 2021

This paper deals with a comparison of inverter types and develops a system to provide pure sine wave ac voltage. The ac voltage is utilized to drive the compressor ac split. The assembled inverter problem is a square waveform, power losses, torque, efficiency, and a lag behind in terms of performance reliability. The push-pull amplifiers technic is proposed to produce sine wave output from dc input. The output result shows that an experimental pure sin wave obtains a frequency of 50.05 Hz, V max 13.49 Volt, V min -14.49 volt, and duty cycle 50.1%. the assembled inverter has a frequency is 37.87 Hz, V max 11.88 Volt, V min 13.09 volt, and a duty cycle is 50 %. A modified 3-phase inverter attains frequency 50.05 Hz, V max 15.71 Volt, V min -16.11 Volt, and the duty cycle is 50.5 %. The frequency, v max, v min, and duty cycle are bigger than an assembled inverter, then the modified 3-phase inverter has small harmonic distortion. The comparison of inverter types gives information for home appliances.
SİNEMANIN MARDİN'DEKİ SEYRİ: SİNEMA, ŞEHİR VE SEYİR
Authors: DUYAN Yektanurşin
Published: April 2021

İkinci Meşrutiyet sonrası Anadolu’da yaygınlaşmaya başlayan sinema, Cumhuriyet’in ilanından sonra Halkevi sinemaları ile toplumsal alanda önemli bir kültür öğesi haline gelir. Çalışmada 1960-1975 yılları arasında Mardin’de sinema olgusu, sinema salonları, gösterilen filmler ve dönemin seyir pratikleri üzerinden değerlendirilecektir. Bu bağlamda Mardin’deki ilk film gösteriminin tarihi ve ilk sinema salonunun hangisi olduğu tespit edildikten sonra ileriki yıllarda açılan sinema salonlarının sayısı, teknik ve ergonomik durumları, Mardinlilerin sinemaya karşı ilgileri, izlenen filmler, yerel sinema haberleri ve sinemanın gündelik hayattaki yeri incelenecektir.
Identification of Moves Structure in the Discussion Section of Social Sciences Doctoral Research Thesis
Authors: Urooj Fatima Alvi  , Dr. Muhammad Asim Mehmood  , Dr. Shafqat Rasool
Published: April 2021

This study describes the move structure of sub-genre; the discussion part in the doctoral theses of Pakistani research scholars. The study embraces six disciplines of social sciences, i.e. Education, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Statistics and Psychology. Thirty doctoral theses have been retrieved from Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan Research Repository. Total data consist of 18, 80, 566 words approximately. The textual data of the discussion part of doctoral research thesis are analyzed in terms of the analysis of Peacock (2002) model which is the modified version of Dudley Evans (1994) move analysis. It is quite similar to Dudley’s model, but in addition to the 9 moves, move cycle is also proposed by Peacock. Not even a single obligatory move is found in selected theses which reveal that the rhetorical pattern of Pakistani PhD scholars does not match with this model of move structure. Contrary to move structure, move cycles proposed by Peacock (2002) are largely established in those research thesis. This study may be beneficial for PhD supervisors and research scholars to construct the relevant part with proper move structure for effective writing.
Feudal System of Pakistan in Daniyal Mueenuddin’s Short Stories
Authors: Humaira Tariq
Published: April 2021

This study analyses the short stories of the Pakistani-American author Daniyal Mueenuddin, in his collection, “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders” (Mueenuddin, 2009). The theoretical foundation of this study draws mainly from The Communist Manifesto written by the German philosophers Karl Marx and Frederick Engels (Marx, Engels, & Taylor, 1967). The study highlights the Feudal System in Punjab- Pakistan, given in Mueenuddin’s stories as representative of the same stratification and class struggles, discussed by Marx and Engels for the capitalist society. The Bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie and proletariat classes of Capitalism given in the Manifesto are traced in the Feudal set up of the stories to expose the workings of the feudal system of Pakistan. The study is supported by views on Pakistani feudalism by various intellectuals both from the West and East and the presentation of feudalism by Mueenuddin is weighed and analysed accordingly. Finally, in keeping with the Marxist point of view, the role of the author is explicated in highlighting and addressing the injustices in feudal system of Pakistan. This study is undertaken with a hope of highlighting the feudal system of Pakistan which is although slowly receding in Pakistan but still has a strong hold in the rural areas. “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders” is one of the very few books on feudalism in Pakistan, especially in the literary arena. A need for authoring more such texts on Pakistani feudalism is expressed through this study, to create awareness and to present possible solutions for this system of unjust agrarian hierarchy.
Simulations, Narrativity and (Post)Modern Historiography: Patterns of Ambivalence in Daniel Silva’s The Unlikely Spy
Authors: Muhammad Furqan Tanvir  , Waseem Anwar  , Amra Raza
Published: April 2021

This paper aims at locating complex patterns of ambivalence in the narratology of Daniel Silva’s Second World War thriller, The Unlikely Spy, published in 1996, by contending that it recreates a historically justifiable picture of the 1940s in a manner that highlights the typical historicist episteme of the 1990s. This is because its plot retains an apparent structural wholeness as far as the atmospheric evocation through archival research is concerned in spite of the fact that its narratorial focus is informed by characteristic postulates of postmodernist historiography. The argument's theoretical exposition of the latter depends, through an emphasis on notions of simulations, evasions and self-deconstruction, on Jean Baudrillard's proclamation that history’ is no longer possible. The paper employs techniques of qualitative discourse analysis for studying the novel’s narratological patterns and historicist constructs. It shall be seen how, along with narrativity that combines motifs of linearity and temporal-spatial chaos, the text philosophically problematizes the ‘reality’ of the War through an ambivalent intermingling of confrontation and evasion by metonymically representing the entire War-dynamic – completely dispensing with any first-hand account of the uniformed soldiers’ battlefield – in devious circles of executive offices and spies stalking the streets during the blackout. It is further contended that the novel’s historicist vision draws attention to, and even symbolically represents, the ambivalent nature of the relationship between modernism and postmodernism.
Dialogic Content Analysis of Misinformation about COVID- 19 on Social Media in Pakistan
Authors: Shaban Rafi Muhammad
Published: April 2021

This study aims to explore the most common misinformation topics about COVID-19, people's perceptions concerning disinformation, and its consequences. A purposive sample of 50 posts and thousands of comments on coronavirus was drawn from social media networking sites. The data were also collected through informal interviews of 30 participants of different demographic backgrounds. The selected data were analyzed as dialogic communicative content between the participants. The study reveals that the most common topics regarding coronavirus misinformation are about cure and conspiracy theories. The participants have shown a mixed response towards the misinformation. The study has concluded the severe consequences of misinformation concerning the virus. Hence, I would like to recommend compulsory social media education for the internet users regarding how to respond to such a crisis while

Abiding by the Internet regulations.
The Language of COVID-19: A Theme-Rheme Analysis of the Health Awareness Campaigns
Authors: Nisar Museerah , Noor Aimun , Irshad Sadia
Published: April 2021

The paper investigates the thematic patterns of health awareness campaigns made during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim is to scrutinize the types of themes used in such prosocial advertisements by analyzing the theme placement and the elements inside those themes. COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in 2020 due to which health organizations proceeded to spread warnings and health awareness campaigns. In these circumstances, the language of these campaigns played a significant role in delivering the message to the people. In total, 75 posts were taken from official Instagram accounts of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) between March 21st, 2020 and June 21st, 2020. In this mixed-method study, a quantitative method has been used to obtain the ratio of unmarked and marked themes present in the data, which are further analysed qualitatively with Halliday’s (1994) theme-rheme model. We found that the majority of the clauses use unmarked themes, while marked themes are not as frequent. Through the preference of simple Theme over multiple Theme, complex language structure (clause-complex) has been avoided. This shows the awareness of respective organizations regarding the critical role language plays in influencing the audience, especially during a global health crisis.
The effect of activity ratios, liquidity, and profitability on the dividend payout ratio
Authors: Arsyad Muhammad , Haeruddin Sitti Hartati , Muslim Muslim , Pelu Muhammad Faisal A. R.
Published: April 2021

Dividends are a significant factor in investors' investment interests, so that dividend policy is a critical factor for companies to retain their shareholders. On this purposes, the companies must improve financial performance, especially activity ratios, liquidity ratios, and profitability ratios in this condition. The consumer goods industry sector is one of the industries that play a significant role in the capital market as they have rapid business competition. Until May 2020, the performance condition of companies in the consumer goods industry was experiencing less than optimal conditions as the manufacturing sector weakened at 22.0% due to the weakening of Indonesia's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI). The condition indicates that the impact of a decrease in the company's liquidity performance is a decrease in demand for manufactured goods which gives results in a decrease in profitability performance, and a less than optimal turnover of company assets in the consumer goods industry sector. This study uses manufacturing companies in the consumer goods industry listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2015 to 2019 as a sample. Multiple regression analysis results show that return on investment has a positive and significant effect on the dividend payout ratio. This result implies that the profitability ratio is a positive signal for investors in the capital market regarding the company's dividend policy.
A review of secondary pentobarbital poisoning in scavenging wildlife, companion animals and captive carnivores
Authors: Wells Kathleen , Butterworth Andrew , Richards Ngaio
Published: April 2021

Sodium pentobarbital is a veterinary drug commonly employed to euthanize different animal species humanely. Cases of secondary pentobarbital poisoning have been documented in scavenging wildlife, companion animals and captive carnivores. Since the extent of such poisonings remains mostly unknown, a review was undertaken to consolidate cases published, recorded, only locally reported or shared anecdotally. A questionnaire was distributed to veterinary surgery and wildlife rehabilitation centers, and zoos. About 125 cases affecting 432 animals across the US, Canada, the UK, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Germany and France were collated, with 76.8% obtained outside the published literature. Our findings support that pentobarbital poisoning affects a range of wild species (e.g., griffon vultures, canids) and companion animals (especially dogs and captive carnivores), and although a known source of toxicosis, pentobarbital-related poisonings continue to present day. Carcass disposal methods were considered in regard to associated incidents of secondary poisoning. Wild scavengers and companion animals were mainly affected after feeding on livestock carcasses that were insufficiently buried or left uncovered. Captive carnivores were accidentally poisoned after being fed pentobarbital-euthanized animals. Euthanized carcasses of stranded whales, provision of euthanized carcasses to dogs at hunt kennels, sourcing of meat from fisheries and laboratories, and use of barbiturates in baits to deliberately harm wildlife emerged as noteworthy sources of risk or exposure. The ongoing presence of pentobarbital residues in pet food as a threat to companion animals was incidentally considered. Additional recommendations for follow-up research, to increase awareness of this issue and prevent exposure, were suggested.
Beyin Anevrizmalarının Cerrahi Tedavisinde Indocyanine Green Videoanjiyografi Kullanımı
Authors: KÜÇÜKYÜRÜK Barış , ÖZDEMİR Ahmet Faruk , NEMAYİRE Kelvin , TÜZGEN Saffet , KAFADAR Ali , KAYNAR Mehmet Yaşar , AKAR Ziya Cüneyt , SANUS Galip Zihni
Published: April 2021

Bu çalışmada, beyin anevrizması nedeniyle cerrahi tedavi uygulanan bir hasta grubunda İndosiyanin Yeşili Videoanjiyografi (ICG-VA) yönteminin sonuçlarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu intraoperatif değerlendirme yönteminin güvenilirliğini saptamak için, ICG-VA bulguları postoperative anjiyografi ile karşılaştırılmıştır ve bu yöntemin faydaları ve kısıtlılıkları tartışılmıştır. Bu çalışmaya, 75 anevrizma saptanan altmış bir ardışık hasta dahil edilmiştir. Anevrizmanın kliplenmesini takiben; anevrizmayı, ana arterleri ve perforan arterleri göz-lemlemek için intravenöz yoldan ICG uygulandı. Ameliyat sonrasında tüm hastalara taburculuk öncesi anjiyografi yapıldı. Anevrizmala-rın %86,6'sında, ICG-VA tatmin edici klipleme sağlandığını gösterdi ve ICG-VA bulguları postoperatif anjiyografi ile uyumluydu. Anevriz-maların %6.6'sında, anormal ICG-VA bulguları saptandı ve kliplerin değiştirilmesi veya düzeltilmesi gerekli oldu. Anevrizmaların bir di-ğer % 6.6'sında ise, ICG-VA herhangi bir patolojik bulgu göstermezken postoperatif anjiyografide anormal bulgular saptandı. ICG-VA ameliyat esnasında kan akımının değerlendirmesinde altın standart yöntem olan intraoperatif anjiyografinin yerini almamakla birlikte, beyin anevrizmalarının cerrahi tedavisinde hasta güvenliğine büyük katkıda bulunmaktadır. ICG-VA, iyi görüntü kalitesiyle cerrahi alanın gerçek zamanlı değerlendirilmesini mümkün kılmaktadır. İşlemi gerçekleştirmek ve değerlendirmek kolaydır. Bu teknik, anevrizma cerrahisinin standart bir uygulaması olarak değerlendirilmelidir.
Halk Sağlığında Yapay Zekanın Kullanımı
Authors: ALICILAR Halit Emin , ÇÖL Meltem
Published: April 2021

Teknolojik gelişmelerin sağlık sektörüne her geçen gün daha fazla dahil olmasıyla tıp alanında yapay zekaya verilen önem de giderek artmaktadır. Son dönemde yaşanan gelişmeler tüm alanlarda olduğu gibi Halk Sağlığında da umut ve heyecan vericidir. Geleceğe yönelik olarak yapay zekanın uygulama olanakları ve özellikle büyük verinin potansiyeli oldukça büyüktür. Halk Sağlığında yapay zeka uygulamaları için sürveyans sistemleri, epidemiyolojik analizler, sağlık risklerinin saptanması, hastalıkların erken tanısı, salgın yönetimi ve aşı çalışmaları gibi birçok kullanım alanı bulunmaktadır. Bunun yanında yapay zekanın modern tıbba entegre edilmesinin bazı potansiyel olumsuz sonuçları da mevcuttur. Bu derlemenin amacı, yapay zeka kavramı hakkında bilgi vererek çeşitli uygulama örnekleri üzerinden Halk Sağlığında yapay zekanın kullanım alanlarını, potansiyel faydalarını ve geliştirilmesi gereken yönlerini değerlendirmektir.
Os Impactos Decorrentes Da Pandemia Ocasionada Pela COVID-19 No Gerenciamento Das Finanças Pessoais
Authors: Ribeiro Claudete Fogliato , Prelelué Fernanda Vitt
Published: April 2021

A recessão econômica que se iniciou em 2014, traz reflexos negativos com taxas de desempregos elevados e redução de poder de compra da população global. Diante disso, é de suma importância a procura por soluções emergenciais de como sobressair aos desafios, dividas e imprevistos impostos, nas atividades financeiras que tem sido fator prioritário na conjuntura atual. A partir deste cenário, tem-se como objetivo geral: Analisar os impactos decorrentes da pandemia ocasionado pela COVID-19 no gerenciamento das finanças pessoais dos estudantes de Ensino Superior Privado na cidade de Santa Maria/RS. Para realização do estudo quanto aos aspectos metodológicos, este caracteriza-se como sendo um estudo de caso, como forma de abordagem trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva de natureza quantitativa. Para o levantamento dos dados foram enviados os questionários através da ferramenta Google Forms, composto por perguntas fechadas. Para análise dos dados foi utilizado o software denominado Excel®. Assim, após o levantamento e análise dos dados concluiu-se que, de forma geral, as pessoas não estão preparadas financeiramente para imprevisto ou até mesmo a perda repentina de suas rendas, muitos têm dificuldades em manter suas obrigações em dia, observou-se que as pessoas não têm o hábito de gerir suas finanças pessoais e acabam vivendo o momento, não estando preparadas para os imprevisto e contingências.
Changement climatique et agroécologie dans le développement du Rio Grande do Sul-Brésil
Authors: Trentin Iran Carlos Lovis
Published: April 2021

La proposition centrale de cet article est de comprendre et de discuter de la situation générée par les sécheresses constantes qui affligent l’économie agricole de plusieurs régions du Rio Grande do Sul au cours des dernières décennies, en particulier avec l’adoption de modèles productifs dégradants et polluants depuis les années 1970. Discutez également de quelques informations sur les phénomènes naturels qui intensifient les sécheresses constantes, ainsi que sur l’action humaine dans l’aggravation des sécheresses. Pour cela, nous avons mené une vaste recherche bibliographique et des entrevues avec des chercheurs de la région. De là, il a été identifié que l’agroécologie en tant que modèle d’agriculture durable est une alternative pour remplacer le modèle dépendant et dégradant des écosystèmes dans la production de nourriture pour les gauchos et pour l’exportation. En outre, avec ce modèle durable de production dans les agroécosystèmes, il est possible de garantir des améliorations environnementales, économiques et sociales aux familles des agriculteurs de toutes les régions agricoles, en plus d’atténuer les sécheresses et les sécheresses constantes qui sont devenues fréquentes ces dernières décennies, causant de très importantes pertes économiques et environnementales pour toute la production du Rio Grande do Sul.
Mudanças Climáticas e Agroecologia no Desenvolvimento do Rio Grande do Sul-Brasil
Authors: Trentin Iran Carlos Lovis
Published: April 2021

A proposição central deste artigo é compreender e discutir a situação gerada pelas as constantes secas que assolam a economia agropecuária de várias regiões no Rio Grande do Sul nas últimas décadas, especialmente com a adoção de modelos produtivos degradantes e poluentes a partir dos anos 1970. Discutir também, algumas informações sobre os fenômenos naturais que intensificam as constantes estiagens, bem como a atuação humana no agravamento das secas. Para tanto realizamos uma ampla pesquisa bibliográfica e entrevistas com pesquisadores da área. A partir disso, identificou-se que a agroecologia como modelo de agricultura sustentável é uma alternativa para substituição do modelo dependente e degradador dos ecossistemas na produção de alimentos para os gaúchos e para exportação. E também, com esse modelo sustentável de produção nos agroecossistemas, se pode garantir melhorias ambientais, econômicas e sociais as famílias de agricultores de todas as regiões agrícolas além de mitigar as constantes secas e estiagens que passaram a ser frequentes nas últimas décadas, provocando perdas econômicas e ambientais muito grandes para toda a produção do Rio Grande do Sul.
Изменение климата и агроэкология в развитии Rio Grande do Sul-Бразилия
Authors: Trentin Iran Carlos Lovis
Published: April 2021

Центральное предложение этой статьи заключается в том, чтобы понять и обсудить ситуацию, порожденную постоянными засухами, от которых страдает сельскохозяйственная экономика ряда регионов Rio Grande do Sul в последние десятилетия, особенно с принятием унижающих достоинство и загрязняющих окружающую среду производственных моделей с 70-х годов. Также обсудите некоторую информацию о природных явлениях, усиливающихся постоянными засухами, а также о действиях человека в условиях обострения засух. Для этого мы провели широкое библиографическое исследование и интервью с исследователями в этом районе. Из этого было установлено, что агроэкология как модель устойчивого сельского хозяйства является альтернативой для замены зависимой и унижающей достоинство модели экосистем в производстве продовольствия для гаучо и на экспорт. Кроме того, с помощью этой устойчивой модели производства в агроэкосистемах можно гарантировать экологическое, экономическое и социальное улучшение семей фермеров из всех сельскохозяйственных регионов, в дополнение к смягчению постоянных засух и засух, которые стали частыми в последние десятилетия, вызывая очень большие экономические и экологические потери для всего производства Rio Grande do Sul.
COVID-19 and immune-mediated inflammatory rheumatic diseases
Authors: Nasonov E.L.
Published: April 2021

During the pandemics of COVID-19 associated with SARS-CoV-2, great attention in the medical community was devoted to the new clinical and basic issues of immune pathogenesis of human diseases. The detailed analysis of clinical signs and symptomes and immune disorders that occur in COVID-19 patients suggested that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with various extrapulmonary clinical manifestations and laboratory abnormalitites that are typical for immune-mediated rheumatic diseases. These data justified drug repurposing and the off-label administration of various medications specially designed for patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases for the treatment of COVID-19. The author reviews the prospects for administration of glucocorticoids, biologic agents, JAK inhibitors and other anti-cytokine agents in patients with COVID-19.
COVID-19 as a systemic disease
Authors: Khirmanov V.N.
Published: April 2021

COVID-19 usually manifests by respiratory symptoms. However, it would be an erroneous simplification to consider it as a local respiratory disease. The nervous system and intestines are often involved even in patients with mild infection, although the risk of dissemination of the infectious process and the development of severe systemic disease is mainly associated with lung damage. The addition of infectious thrombotic microvasculitis (endothelitis) to bronchopneumonia-alveolitis not only forms a substrate for respiratory failure, but also increases a risk of viruses entry into the bloodstream. Viral sepsis develops, whereas inflammatory thrombosis damages new areas of the vascular bed. These mechanisms or direct viral invasion can result in involvement of many tissues and organs in the pathological process. This review examines the molecular, cellular and clinical manifestations and complications of the new coronavirus disease.
Clinical and pharmacological justification of triple therapy with two long-acting bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid in patients with COPD
Authors: Titova O.N. , Moiseev S.V.
Published: April 2021

Long-acting β 2 adrenoceptor agonists (LABA) and/or longacting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA) should be used as monotherapy or in combination for the initial treatment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Triple inhaled therapy with LABA, LAMA, and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) has been recommended for COPD patients who still have clinically significant symptoms following the use of a dual inhaler with LABA plus LAMA, particularly for those who present with frequent exacerbations, blood eosinophilia and/or concomitant bronchial asthma. Experimental studies on human isolated airways suggested that LABA, LAMA, and ICS synergistically relax the medium and small bronchi probably as a result of enhanced elevation of the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) that mediates relaxation of airway smooth muscle cells. Synergy of LABA and LAMA was also shown in a few clinical studies, whereas in the randomized controlled trials triple therapy with two long-acting bronchodilatators and ICS was more effective than various dual combinations (LABA/LAMA or ICS/LABA) in patients with severe COPD. These findings justify triple therapy in patients with severe COPD who have frequent exacerbations and do not respond to dual therapy. Recently, a single inhalers containing ICS, LABA, and LAMA have been developed as a more practical alternative, which may improve therapy compliance.
The prevalence and prognostic significance of liver disease in chronic heart failure
Authors: Arisheva O. , Garmash I. , Sarlykov B.
Published: April 2021

Heart failure (HF) is characterized by systemic hemodynamicchanges that negatively affect all organs, including liver.Large-scale clinical trials, which involved mostly patients withheart failure and reduced ejection fraction, showed the highprevalence of abnormal liver function tests that had poorprognosis. Patients with common comorbidities, such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, and arterial hypertension, frequentlypresent with both non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)and subclinical HF. The association between these two conditions, both leading to hepatic injury, was shown in severalstudies. The criteria for non-invasive diagnosis of cardiogenicliver damage, including fibrosis, are not established. Studiessuggested the correlation between liver stiffness measured byelastography and liver function test abnormalities in patientswith decompensated HF. Moreover, liver stiffness was a predictor of worse outcomes. However, liver stiffness thresholdsare not defined for patients with HF. The interpretation ofliver function test alterations in HF also remains ambiguous,and there is no unified classification of hepatic injury in HF.The role of NAFLD in patients with symptomatic HF is not wellunderstood and requires future research.
Psicopata Frente ao Crime de Corrupção:
Authors: Esquivel Carla Liliane Waldow , Oliveira Daniel Passarini de , Lindino Terezinha Correa
Published: April 2021

Escândalos de corrupção crescem atualmente e, com isso, muitas especulações associam o corrupto com o psicopata (personalidade antissocial). Desta forma, esta pesquisa tem o intuito de verificar se a psicopatia está ligada ao crime de corrupção e, a partir do uso da metodologia dedutiva, propriamente das técnicas de levantamento bibliográfico sobre a definição e características da psicopatia, das consequências jurídicas penais da prática de crime por alguém que possui o transtorno e do estudo sobre a corrupção e seus desdobramentos pelo Código Penal, e da técnica de semiótica na análise das imagens e discursos apresentados na série O Mecanismo, disponível na plataforma de streaming Netflix, buscou-se elencar atributos da psicopatia entre os personagens para confirmar ou não se o psicopata possui a tendência ao cometimento do crime de corrupção. Por conseguinte, constatou-se que o grupo formado pelos personagens da série cria uma lógica própria de psicopatia, mostrando ser mais ligado a esquemas ou grupos (com a reunião de pessoas com uma ou mais característica da psicopatia) do que um indivíduo que possua o transtorno em sua totalidade e seja autor do crime.
Eğitim Fakülteli Olmak (Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Örneği)
Authors: DUMAN Serap Nur , TAŞ İlkay Doğan
Published: April 2021

Araştırmada, Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Sınıf Öğretmenliği bölümünde okuyan ve bu bölümden mezun olan bireylerin eğitim fakülteli olmak noktasındaki bakış açılarının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini sınıf öğretmenliği lisans programının birinci sınıfına devam eden 15 ve dördüncü sınıfına devam eden 14 öğretmen adayı ve bu programdan mezun olmuş 13 mezun/öğretmen oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada veriler yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Veriler betimsel analiz yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında katılımcıların öğretmenliği öğrenmeyi, öğretmeyi seven, çocukların hayatına dokunan onlara ilham veren, heyecanlı ve keyifli bir meslek olarak gördükleri ve bu mesleği çocuk sevgisi, kolay iş imkanı, kendine uygun bulma gibi nedenlerle tercih ettikleri belirlenmiştir. Öğretmenlik eğitiminden mesleki bilgi kazanma, etkinliklere dayalı ve uygulamalı eğitim alma vb. beklentileri olan adaylar programa yönelik derslerin uygulama boyutunun azlığı, sınava dayalı değerlendirmenin tercih edilmesi ve meslek derslerinin sayısının yetersiz olması gibi eksiklikler üzerinde durarak uygulamalı ve çocukları anlamalarını sağlayan, onların seviyesine nasıl inilebileceğini gösteren derslerin ve meslek bilgisi derslerinin artması gerektiğini belirtmişlerdir. Katılımcılara göre iyi bir öğretmende sabır, hoşgörü, güler yüz gibi kişilik özellikleri, iletişim becerisi, öğrenme merakı ve araştırma becerisi bulunmalıdır. Adaylar mezuniyet sonrası süreçte atanana kadar KPSS’ye hazırlanma, ücretli öğretmenlik yapma ya da özel okulda öğretmenlik yapma gibi tercihlerde bulunmuşlardır.