bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Embedded sensors system to monitor cemented waste drums
Authors: Pasquato Leone , Strangfeld Christoph , Strömmer Esko , Johann Sergej , Lay Vera , Köpp Christian , Niederleithinger Ernst
Published: September 2023

Abstract. BAM (Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing) is developing an electronic measurement system to be placed inside a waste drum, which will be filled with concrete. The goal of this measurement system is to monitor the process of hardening and the evolution of the concrete itself over time to indirectly identify potential defects such as corrosion or cracking. The measured parameters are humidity, temperature, and pressure. In this regard, particular attention was given to the design of the electronic board's enclosure, to allow the sensors to measure the state of the concrete without being in direct contact with it. In the scope of the European Commission's project of PREDIS, the supply of power to the battery-less sensors and the data acquired by such sensors are transmitted through the metallic waste drum by an innovative wireless technology developed by VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd) in order to ensure long-term operation, while keeping the integrity of the sealed container. The sensing system is made of a chain of small units, called SensorNodes. Each SensorNode includes two off-the-shelf sensors, with one for relative humidity and temperature and one for pressure and temperature. A SensorNode is designed to have a unique identifier, in order to be connected to other units while being uniquely discoverable by a standard communication protocol. In this way, a distributed matrix of measurement points is created. One of the most challenging tasks in designing a measurement system to run
in a harsh environment (such as hardening concrete) is to let the sensors
sense the external environment without damaging the sensors themselves. In order to keep the external environment away from the electronic board while still letting the sensors measure the concrete behaviour, holes have been drilled through the lid and covered from the inside with a layer of porous membrane. The membrane's pores allow water and gas particles to pass through and let the enclosed air equilibrate with the external environment. With the help of the developed sensors, monitoring concrete in cemented waste drums will be possible. The derived data will also serve as the basis for ongoing modelling approaches for digital twins within the PREDIS project. Overall, the sensors provide a means of enabling safe nuclear waste management through advanced monitoring.
Historical contextualization of the site selection process for the German high-level nuclear waste (HLW) repository as a tool for information and awareness preservation
Authors: Tiggemann Anselm
Published: September 2023

Abstract. It is always the same old story – after a couple of years most people cannot remember how decisions in nuclear waste disposal were made because many important documents are not available to the public as
they have not been officially archived or are not accessible. This is why site selection Act § 6 requires nuclear waste organizations not
only to store, but also to publish those documents. So, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) provides information about all the relevant documents on the BGE website (https://www.bge.de/de/endlagersuche/wesentliche-unterlagen/, last access: 25 July 2023) and gives them
to the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE),
which publishes them on the following website: https://www.endlagersuche-infoplattform.de/webs/Endlagersuche/DE/_home/home_node.html (last access: 25 July 2023). For the siting process, the BGE knowledge management works on methods to
keep the relevant information at least for the next generation – as a first
step in the process of long-term preservation, which is the task of the
BASE. When we set up the historical contextualization project, our idea was
not only to create an archive platform of the relevant BGE-internal and
BGE-external documents on the siting process such as papers, letters, minutes,
files, logs, and geological data, but also to show how the documents relate to
each other. In order to do this, we had to take the historical background into
account. At first, we began exclusively with the files and the eyewitness
accounts of our site selection department, but we became increasingly aware
that we also have to consider the interactions between all stakeholders
involved in the site selection procedure. The presentation will show techniques and examples of how all information
from documents, eye witnesses, and other sources can be saved and related to
each other in order to understand how and why decisions have developed in a
certain direction. A set of cohesive storylines, central documents, and oral history methods
taken from contemporary historical research forms the background for this
historical contextualization. A storyline consists of chronological actions
in a certain topic, e.g. the writing of the sub-areas' interim report. The
most important actions that are part of the storylines are related to the
most important documents. Oral history methods are used for interviews with
eyewitnesses to elicit their tacit knowledge and to reflect on the
historical background and their emotions. The aim is not to create documentation from the BGE's perspective only,
but also to collect a variety of perspectives as reservoirs of information
for future historians, who can create a broader historical image from them.
Another goal is to keep an open mind with regard to the multidisciplinary
and transdisciplinary approaches of future social scientists.
Stainless steel corrosion under anoxic, highly saline and elevated temperature conditions
Authors: Finck Nicolas , Morelová Nikoleta , Schlegel Michel L. , Schild Dieter , Reguer Solenn , Dardenne Kathy , Geckeis Horst
Published: September 2023

Abstract. Several countries consider hosting a deep geological repository for high-level nuclear waste (HLW) in salt rock. In the unexpected case of solution access to the emplacement caverns during the long-term evolution of such a repository, metallic containers will be exposed to highly saline brines. In this study, corrosion experiments under conditions expected to be representative of HLW disposal in salt rock have been performed with
stainless steel, a material typically used to construct containers containing vitrified HLW. Experiments were performed in closed vessels under anoxic and highly saline
conditions at 90 ∘C. Polished stainless steel coupons were
suspended in 5 mol L−1 NaCl or 3.4 mol L−1 MgCl2 at their natural pH. At
the end of the experiments (up to 294 d), vessels were cooled down to room temperature, pH and Eh were measured in situ, the ultra-centrifuged contacting brines were analyzed by (HR)ICP-MS (high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) and the formed corrosion products were identified. In all corrosion experiments, pHm and Eh hardly changed with exposure time, and the nature of the salt had no significant effect. The overall corrosion rates were low, and the quantities of dissolved metal ions revealed the formation of only sparingly soluble corrosion products. The formation of a passivation layer mostly made of Cr(III) (hydr)oxide was evidenced, but no localized surface attack could be detected. The coupon corroded in 5 mol L−1 NaCl was embedded in resin and cross-cut for further analyses, using synchrotron-based techniques with a small beam footprint (X-Ray fluorescence (μXRF), X-Ray diffraction (μXRD), and X-ray absorption near-edge structure (μXANES)). Element distribution maps revealed the presence of a very thin (<1 µm) layer of corrosion products, with regions enriched either in Cr or in Fe and Ni. X-ray diffractograms identified the presence of spinel-type compounds
(Fe3O4 and NiFe2O4) and Cr2O3, which was corroborated by recording μXANES at the Cr, Fe and Ni K-absorption edges. The additional presence of layered double hydroxides in addition to NiO and Ni(OH)2 was also evidenced. Overall, results point to a corrosion layer having a duplex structure, with an inner layer mostly of chromium (hydr)oxides and an outer layer made of Fe- and Ni-based spinel compounds admixed with nickel (hydr)oxides.
Determination of the in situ hydraulic parameters of the Callovo–Oxfordian clay rock in a long-term hydraulic interference testing at Andra's Underground Research Laboratory (CMHM)
Authors: Croisé Jean , Mayer Gerhard , De La Vaissière Rémi
Published: September 2023

Abstract. Between 2009 and 2015, Andra has conducted a unique long-term hydraulic interference test in two parallel boreholes 1 m apart from each other and air core drilled in the undisturbed Oxfordian Clay rock at Andra's Underground Research Laboratory (CMHM) in Bure, France. The experimental set-up consisted of six test intervals positioned along the
parallel boreholes drilled from a drift located within the Callovo–Oxfordian clay at around 500 m b.g.l. (below ground level). The 20 m boreholes were oriented around 30∘ downwards. The pressure sensors linked to six intervals of 1 m length each allowed for continuous pressure measurement over 6 years and a slanted borehole for the observation of rock displacements (see Fig. 1). Additionally, flow rates were measured during water injection tests that lasted weeks or months. This extensive set of hydraulic data allowed, for the first time, a precise determination of the in situ Callovo–Oxfordian clay rock permeability and anisotropy and its specific storage at the metre to decametre scale. It was achieved based on an automated calibration, using a 3D flow model and explicitly considering all the relevant hydraulic elements acting on the flow system (such as rock mass, borehole disturbed zone and
sealing elements) and the drift acting as a steady sink due to the underground ventilation (see Fig. 2). The history matching was performed on the transient pressure measurements. The obtained numerical calibration results were in close agreement with the hydraulic parameter values of the Callovo–Oxfordian clay determined at a smaller scale (single borehole tests and rock core samples in the laboratory), therefore demonstrating the reliability of the very low permeability of the Callovo–Oxfordian clay at the metre to decametre scale. Furthermore, the modelling illustrated the impact of the measurement set-up and its details on the observed hydraulic behaviour. The analysis methodology and the main findings will be presented.
Geowissenschaftliche Methoden – Datenbank (GeM-DB) – a basis for planning surface exploration programs
Authors: Richter Lisa , Beilecke Thies , Dlugosch Raphael , Kneuker Tilo , Pollok Lukas , Schubarth-Engelschall Nicole , Semroch Ralf
Published: September 2023

Abstract. In phase II of the German site selection procedure for a final repository site for high-level radioactive waste, identified siting
regions will be explored above ground. For each siting region, different
geoscientific data exist, resulting in various exploration requirements as
results of the representative preliminary safety analysis. The exploration
requirements, i.e. exploration objectives (Kneuker et al., 2020) and
parameters, are based on a legal foundation, especially sections 22–24 of
StandAG (2017). The exploration requirements in turn define the methods to be used
for surface exploration of siting regions to collect all data needed for the further-developed preliminary safety analyses at the end of phase II. Commissioned by the Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal (BGE),
the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) is developing a database, GeM-DB, which allows the search for different geophysical and geoscientific exploration methods. Among the exploration methods are
airborne, ground and borehole methods as well as investigations on obtained
samples, e.g. from drill cores. The database entries consist of a general
description, different attributes and an evaluation of the suitability and
applicability for (1) the different host rocks (claystone, crystalline rock
and rock salt) and (2) the exploration objectives deriving from the legal
foundations, especially the exclusion criteria, minimum requirements and
geoscientific weighing criteria as stated in sections 22–24 of StandAG (2017). This link is the key element of the database and a unique compilation of the collective knowledge of BGR experts. Certain filters and selection options
allow queries of the database content, for instance to generate host
rock-specific sequences of exploration methods. These sequences of methods
can be used as a basis for the exploration programmes to be planned by the BGE.
A seismic-reflection-based approach for determining the hydraulic permeability of rocks in a subsurface region
Authors: Shapiro Serge A.
Published: September 2023

Abstract. The hydraulic permeability of rocks characterizes fluid
mobility in the pores of underground reservoirs. Accurate information on this
quantity is important for various geotechnology applications with urgent
social, environmental and political significance (e.g., the exploration,
optimization and monitoring of underground disposals of gases, fluids and
radioactive wastes; safe underground engineering operations; and the exploration and
development of geothermal and hydrocarbon energy). Because of the high
resolution and large penetration range of seismic waves as well as
the ability of seismic exploration to operate from the Earth's surface, a
seismic-reflection-based method for characterizing underground
permeability is very important. The elastic properties of rocks of a given lithology are strongly influenced by
the compliant pore space. However, the hydraulic permeability of such rocks
can be controlled by compliant pores, stiff pores or both types of
pores. Using stress-dependent rock-physics experiments, we derive models of
elastic properties (e.g., seismic velocities) as functions of compliant and
stiff pore-space geometries. Simultaneously analyzing the stress-dependent
behavior of the porosity and of the permeability, we identify which part of
the pore space controls the permeability – compliant and/or stiff pore space – and
derive a corresponding model. These models are used to directly characterize
stiff and compliant pore spaces from seismic velocities and to calculate
the underground permeability.
Exploring the bearing of subjective preferences on site selection processes
Authors: Navarro Martin , Hotzel Stephan , Maurer-Rurack Ute , Frieling Gerd , Weyand Torben
Published: September 2023

Abstract. The German site selection process aims to find a site for
a deep geological repository that is characterized by the best possible
safety (Deutscher Bundestag, 2020). This search involves successive decisions regarding the exclusion or
preference of subareas, siting regions, and sites. Although founding such
decisions on purely objective grounds would be preferable, the influence of
subjective values and preferences on decisions cannot be neglected. In
decision theory, goal setting as well as the choice and aggregation of the
criteria used to achieve the goal are known to depend on subjective values
and preferences (Laux et al., 2012). From a subjectivist perspective, normative propositions
(which state how things ought to be) are propositions about subjective preferences
(Kutschera, 1982). Site selection is guided by normative and, therefore, subjectively
influenced statements on how “best possible safety” ought to be understood, which
safety criteria ought to be regarded as suitable, and how criteria ought to be aggregated
and evaluated. Therefore, subjective preferences have the potential to
influence the outcome of the site selection process. However, does that mean
that the site selection process can take an arbitrary course? In
contrast, do regulations sufficiently limit the latitude for subjective
preferences in the decision process? The presentation will discuss these questions based on interim results of
the METIENS (Methoden, Bewertungskriterien und transparente Entscheidungsprozesse zur Identifikation eines Endlagerstandortes mit bestmöglicher Sicherheit) research project, which is carried out by the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE). Since January 2022, METIENS has investigated the fundamental challenges of a site selection
process that is characterized by high variability with respect to host rocks, safety
concepts, and repository concepts, as in the German case. The project
identifies possible ways to evaluate and compare the safety of potential
repository sites, and it investigates the objective or subjective grounds on which
they can be justified. The project follows the decision-theoretic
structure of the problem of site selection by clarifying “best
possible safety” and identifying operational and compatible target systems
and safety indicators for this goal. The presentation will provide examples of
unavoidable subjective decisions in the evaluation of safety. It will point
out why subjectivity does not necessarily imply arbitrariness. Moreover, the
possibility of acceptable subjective preferences and the
specific role of regulations are discussed.
Relevance of warm air intrusions for Arctic satellite sea ice concentration time series
Authors: Rostosky Philip , Spreen Gunnar
Published: September 2023

Abstract. Winter warm air intrusions entering the Arctic region can strongly modify the microwave emission of the snow-covered sea ice system due to temperature-induced snow metamorphism and ice crust formations, e.g., after melt–refreeze events.
Common microwave radiometer satellite sea ice concentration retrievals are based on empirical models using the snow-covered sea ice emissivity and thus can be influenced by strong warm air intrusions. Here, we carry out a long-term study analyzing 41 years of winter sea ice concentration observations from different algorithms to investigate the impact of warm air intrusions on the retrieved ice concentration.
Our results show that three out of four algorithms underestimate the sea ice concentration during (and up to 10 d after) warm air intrusions which increase the 2 m air temperature (daily maximum) above − 5 ∘C.
This can lead to sea ice area underestimations in the order of 104 to 105 km2. If the 2 m temperature during the warm air intrusions crosses − 2 ∘C, all algorithms are impacted. Our analysis shows that the strength of these strong warm air intrusions increased in recent years, especially in April. With a further climate change, such warm air intrusions are expected to
occur more frequently and earlier in the season, and their influence on sea ice climate data records will become more important.
Hungarian Diaspora in Sydney
Authors: Constantinovits Kinga
Published: September 2023

Focusing on the Hungarian diaspora in Sydney, Australia, this paper finds that the key to preserving the Hungarian identity of emigrants and their descendants is maintaining and cultivating Hungarian traditions. Some institutions and organizations, such as Hungarian schools and the Hungarian Scout Association in Exteris, can help in this regard. To examine this topic, I conducted a pilot study asking the following questions: (1) What are the main elements of Hungarian identity in the diaspora? and (2) What is the main role that Hungarian scouts and other organizations play in preserving Hungarian identity? In the first part of the research, the most prominent people of the Hungarian diaspora in Sydney, Australia were interviewed. The interviews showed that Hungarian scouting plays a crucial role in the survival of Hungarian culture and community, which was reflected linguistically too. Subsequently, I conducted a questionnaire survey, whose results also confirmed that scouting is both an element of and a tool for Hungarian identity construction. Some key elements of identity, according to the respondents—language, culture, holidays, and community—are clearly included in scouting. The results also suggest that support for Hungarian emigrant organizations can be an effective way to maintain national identity. constantinovits.kinga.katalin@hallgato.ppke.hu
A Hungarian Musician’s Memoir of Suffering, Survival, and Fate
Authors: Wagner Jeffrey Charles
Published: September 2023

Finding an aging manuscript written by a beloved teacher and musician, George Bánhalmi (1926–1935), led the author to investigate Bánhalmi’s detainment, as a Jew, in forced labor in Hungary during World War II, which was the focus of the manuscript. The author’s narrative in this article touches also on some of Bánhalmi’s accomplishments in life after surviving his time of forced labor: graduating with honors from Budapest’s famed Franz Liszt Academy; winning a top prize in the piano category in the 1956 Queen Elisabeth [of Belgium] Competition; concertizing in Eastern Europe and the United States; composing numerous musical works; and, and after settling in the United States in the wake of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, teaching several generations of young people, including the author. jeffwagner@aol.com
Cultural Lenses and Biological Filters On What Makes a Hungarian in the Present and in the Distant Past
Authors: Szathmáry Emőke J. E.
Published: September 2023

The definition of a memoir is “an account of the personal experiences of an author.” This paper provides the reflections of a physical (biological) anthropologist specializing in the genetics of the Indigenous peoples of North America who was born in Hungary, raised in Canada, and served twelve years as president and vice chancellor of the University of Manitoba. This professional background may question the relevance of these reflections to Hungarian studies. However, issues raised by János Kenyeres, the keynote speaker of the 2019 American Hungarian Educators Association conference, in his examination of Hungarian identity manifest in Hungarian literature—specifically, regarding “essentialist thinking”—are related to fundamental issues about the nature of human diversity with which physical (biological) anthropologists have been grappling since the eighteenth century. In an era in which commercial genetic genealogical services promise to identify ancestors and ethnicity, and genetic studies of living peoples as well as archaeogenomic studies of skeletal remains seek to identify relationships, current perspectives on what does—or does not—constitute “the essence of an individual and the groups to which one belongs” are worth considering. Facts, wherever they occur, are subject to interpretation. It is the cultural interpretation that we give to genetic identity that imbues that concept with meaning. emoke.szathmary@umanitoba.ca
Acute Effects of Back Squat Combined with Different Elastic Band Resistance on Vertical Jump Performance in Collegiate Basketball Players
Authors: Shi Lin , Ye Xin , Han Dong , Yang Chengbo , Tu Yanhao
Published: September 2023

The purpose of this study was to compare the acute effects of back squat exercise with or without elastic band on countermovement jump performance. Thirteen collegiate male basketball players (age: 20.5 ± 0.9 years; height: 188.5 ± 8.5 cm; body mass: 82.8 ± 12.9 kg) completed 5 familiarization and 4 experimental sessions separated by at least 48 hours. In the experimental sessions, the order of the conditions was randomized so that the participants performed 1 set of 3 repetitions of barbell back squat at 85% of their one-repetition maximum (1-RM), 1 set of 3 repetitions of back squat at 85% 1-RM with 20% variable resistance training (VRT), 30%VRT, or 40%VRT of the total load coming from the elastic band. Countermovement jump performance was assessed before (baseline), 30 seconds, 3 minutes, 6 minutes, and 9 minutes following each condition. Jump height, rate of force development, peak power, and vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and medial gastrocnemius electromyography data were collected. Compared with the baseline, 30%VRT significantly improved jump height at 3 minutes post-exercise by 1.3 cm (P < 0.001) and 6 minutes post-exercise by 1.2 cm (P = 0.005); 40%VRT significantly improved jump height from 30 seconds up to the 9th minute (1.2 to 1.9 cm, P ≤ 0.036). The superior jump height was also accompanied by improved kinetic and electromyography data. No significant changes were observed in the barbell back squat and 20%VRT conditions. In conclusion, back squat at 85% 1-RM with 40% elastic band resistance led to superior vertical jump performance with an optimal time window of 3 minutes.
Prediction of Half-Marathon Power Target using the 9/3-Minute Running Critical Power Test
Authors: Olaya-Cuartero Javier , Pueo Basilio , Villalon-Gasch Lamberto , Jiménez-Olmedo Jose Manuel
Published: September 2023

Running power output allows for controlling variables that have been previously overlooked by relying solely on speed, such as surface, gradient and weight. The ability to measure this external load variable now enables the analysis of concepts that have predominantly been studied in cycling, such as the Critical Power (CP), in the context of running. This study aims to predict the CP target at which trained athletes run a half-marathon and determine whether races of this distance can serve as a valid alternative to update the CP record. A group of nine trained athletes performed the 9/3-minute Stryd CP test and participated in a half-marathon race in two separate testing sessions conducted in the field. The average power during a half-marathon race is a valid alternative method for determining the CP in trained athletes, as evidenced by the agreement (95% CI: -0.11 to 0.37 W/kg) and trivial systematic bias (0.13 W/kg) between methods. The linear regression model half-marathon power = 0.97 + 0.75·CP (W/kg) showed low standard error of estimate (0.29 W/kg) and significant large association between methods (r = 0.88; p = 0.002). Coaches and athletes should be aware that the CP target for a half-marathon race is 97.3% of the CP determined by the 9/3-minute Stryd CP test.
Quantitative Analysis of Ball-Head Impact Exposure in Youth Soccer Players
Authors: Wahlquist Victoria E. , Buckley Thomas A. , Caccese Jaclyn B. , Glutting Joseph J. , Royer Todd D. , Kaminski Thomas W.
Published: September 2023

Since the implementation of the US Soccer heading guidelines released in 2015, little to no research on ball-head impact exposure in the United States youth soccer population has been conducted. The purpose was to compare ball-head impact exposure across sex and age in youth soccer players over a weekend tournament. Ten male and female games for each age group (Under-12 [U12], U13, and U14) were video recorded at a weekend tournament for a total of 60 games. Ball-head impact exposure for each game was then coded following a review of each recording. Male players were 2.8 times more likely to have ball-head impacts than female players, (p < 0.001) particularly in the U14 age group when compared to the U12 age group (p = 0.012). Overall 92.4% of players experienced 0-1 ball-head impacts per game with the remaining players experiencing 2+ ball-head impacts per game. Ball-head impact exposure levels are low in the youth players. Most youth soccer players do not head the soccer ball during match play and those that did, only headed the ball on average once per game. Overall, the difference in ball-head impact exposure per player was less than 1 between all the groups, which may have no clinical meaning.
SỰ HÀI LÒNG CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH ĐIỀU TRỊ NỘI TRÚ TẠI KHOA PHẪU THUẬT TIÊU HÓA BỆNH VIỆN HỮU NGHỊ VIỆT ĐỨC NĂM 2023 VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN
Authors: Căn Nguyễn Đình , Nguyệt Trần Thị Phúc , Liệp Nguyễn Văn , Hà Phạm Hoàng , Nhường Trần Văn , Thủy Mai Thị Thanh
Published: September 2023

Đặt vấn đề, mục tiêu: Nghiên cứu cắt ngang thực hiên trên 406 bệnh nhân điều trị nội trú tại khoa Phẫu thuật tiêu hóa, Bệnh viện hữu nghị Việt Đức năm 2023 nhằm tìm hiểu sự hài lòng của người bệnh và những yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến sự hài lòng của người bệnh phẫu thuật tiêu hóa.

Kết quả: Tỷ lệ người bệnh hài lòng chung; hài lòng khi đến làm thủ tục nhập viện và xuất viện; hài lòng về công tác khám chữa bệnh của bác sĩ; hài lòng về công tác chăm sóc và giao tiếp của NVYT; hài lòng về hướng dẫn sử dụng thuốc; hài lòng về cơ sở vật chất, trang thiết bị; hài lòng về công tác phục vụ sinh lần lượt là: 65,5%; 91,9%; 96,8%; 60,6%; 97,3%; 95,1%; 93,8%. Yếu tố như: người bệnh bị biến chứng phẫu thuật; người bệnh được tư vấn trước mổ, thủ thuật; người bệnh được chẩn đoán ung thư, là những yếu tố liên quan đến sự hài lòng của người bệnh.

Kết luận: Tỷ lệ người bệnh hài lòng chung với chất lượng dịch vụ của khoa Phẫu thuật tiêu hóa là 65,5%; có 91,9% người bệnh hài lòng khi đến làm thủ tục nhập viện và xuất viện; 96,8% hài lòng về công tác khám chữa bệnh của Bác sĩ; 60,6% hài lòng về công tác chăm sóc và giao tiếp của NVYT với NB; 97,3% người bệnh hài lòng về hướng dẫn sử dụng thuốc; 95,1% hài lòng về cơ sở vật chất, trang thiết bị và 93,8% hài lòng về công tác phục vụ sinh hoạt. Những yếu tố liên quan đến sự hài lòng của người bệnh: người bệnh bị biến chứng phẫu thuật; người bệnh được tư vấn trước mổ, thủ thuật; người bệnh được chẩn đoán ung thư.
Kualitas Kepemimpinan Guest Service Centre Supervisor Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Di Padma Resort Legian
Authors: Widiastari Ni Komang , Seniartha I Wayan , Indrayani I Gusti Ayu Putu Wita
Published: September 2023

This writing aims to determine the leadership quality of the Guest Service Center Supervisor during the Covid-19 Pandemic at Padma Resort Legian. Data obtained by interview and questionnaire techniques. Data analysis in this study is descriptive qualitative. In this paper, the data obtained are as follows: the results of a questionnaire regarding the leadership quality of the guest service center supervisor during the COVID-19 pandemic at Padma Resort Legian. There are ten dimensions to measure the leadership quality of the guest service center supervisor during the COVID-19 pandemic at Padma Resort Legian.  From the results of the discussion, it can be seen that the dimension "having authority and charisma" gets a score of 2.56 which means it is not good, this is because the supervisor's actions are still not firm to employees, then the dimension "able to make decisions" gets a value of 3.18 which means neutral  , this is because supervisors are still hesitant in acting and have not been optimal in dealing with problems, the dimension of "having initiative" gets a value of 3.25 which means neutral, this is because supervisors lack sensitivity to a problem.  Thus, supervisors are expected to be more assertive in taking action against employees who are less disciplined, accustomed to training themselves by handling their own problems and having a greater sense of initiative.
Strategi Dalam Meningkatkan Kinerja Karyawan Kantor Depan di The Royal Santrian Luxury Beach Villas Pada Masa Pandemi
Authors: Sekarti Ni Ketut , Febriyanti Komang Dea Ariska , Sucipta Adnyana I Made
Published: September 2023

The background of this research is the discovery of obstacles that make the services of airport representative officers less than optimal in the new normal era. The goal of this research is to find out the services of airport representative staff in the new normal era which were adapted to the standard operating procedures applicable at the Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay. Techniques that are used in gathering the required data are interviews and documentations. The results of this research shows that the implementation of standard operating procedures has been going well, but there are obstacles while on duty so it can be concluded that airport representatives at the Four Seasons Resort Bali in Jimbaran Bay experienced problems while on duty, causing services to be less than optimal. Airport representative staff have carried out their duties in accordance with applicable standard operating procedures. 

 

Keywords:  new normal, airport representative, SOP
Analisis Pelaksanaan Pelatihan dalam Meningkatkan Kualitas Pelayanan Departemen Tata Graha di Hotel Sanur Beach sanur
Authors: Sunarsa I Wayan
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pelaksanaan pelatihan dalam meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan departemen tata graha di Hotel Sindhu Beach Sanur. Metode pengambilan data dilakukan dengan wawancara, dokumentasi dan penyebaran koesioner. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan program pelatihan sudah berjalan dengan baik, yaitu : (a) Penilaian kebutuhan dan sumber daya manusia akan pelatihan sudah sesuai dengan tujuan yang ditetapkan oleh manajemen Hotel Sindhu Beach Sanur, (b) Sasaran pelatihan sudah disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan pramugraha terhadap deskripsi pekerjaan pramugraha yang telah ditetapkan manajemen, (c) Penyusunan kriteria pelatihan sudah berjalan dengan baik, (d) Teknik Pelatihan yang digunakan sudah disesuaikan dengan materi dan jumlah pramugraha dalam mengikuti pelatihan, (e) Metode pelatihan yang digunakan oleh instruktur sudah efektif sesuai dengan penyampaian materi kepada pramugraha, (f) Evaluasi pelaksanaan pelatihan terfokus pada keluhan tamu dan data pelaksanaan tugas yang dilakukan oleh pramugraha
PREFERENSI TAMU TERHADAP PELAYANAN ROOM ATTENDANT DI FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON BALI, UNGASAN
Authors: Fradiana I Gede Suarsana , Arthini Ni Nyoman Suci , Wulan Anak Agung Istri Ratna Sari
Published: September 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine guest preferences for room attendant services at Four Points by Sheraton Bali Ungasan. This research was conducted on guest reviews on online travel agents and offline interviews with the executive housekeeper and staff room attendant. The type of data used is qualitative data, reviews of guest preferences for room attendant services. Data source used is secondary data, guest reviews of room attendant services at online travel agents such as TripAdvisor and Booking.com. Data analysis technique used in this study is descriptive qualitative, grouping guest reviews on online travel agent details according to time of stay, range of score, score classification, aspects of reviews based on cleanliness, comfort and hospitality, analyzing preferences in the form of the most preferred to the least preferred reviews, looking for the highest percentage of cleanliness, comfort and hospitality review aspects from all guests who reviewed online travel agents and finally making conclusions. The results of this study will show the room attendant services which are liked and disliked by guests, there is also the results of the highest percentage of the cleanliness, comfort and hospitality review aspect which is the guest's preference for room attendant services at Four Points by Sheraton Bali Ungasan.
Pembayaran Cashless Pada Proses Check In Dan Check Out di Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort
Authors: Pemayun Anak Agung Gede Jati Kusuma Putra , Sunarsa I Wayan , Adnyanana I Made Sucipta
Published: September 2023

Pembayaran berbasis cashless mengalami peningkatan sejak 2015 dengan peningkatan terbesar terjadi di tahun 2019 dengan jumlah transaksi sebesar 5,25 miliar rupiah. Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach sendiri merupakan salah satu hotel yang ada di kawasan ITDC Nusa Dua yang menerima pembayaran cashless. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui baik tidaknya pembayaran cashless ketika proses check in dan check out pada area front desk Sofitel Bali Nusa Beach Resort. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan pendekatan Technology Acceptance Model. Pengumpulan data penelitian menggunakan instrumen penelitian berupa kuesioner serta wawancara yang akan digunakan sebagai pemerkuat data. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa penilaian yang sangat baik terhadap 3 variabel Technology Acceptance Model yakni persepsi kegunaan sebesar 4,40 lalu persepsi kemudahan sebesar 4,51 dan penerimaan pengguna terhadap teknologi sebesar 4,54. Nilai rata – rata dari ketiga variabel tersebut jika dijumlahkan ialah 4,48 yang menunjukan bahwa pembayaran berbasis cashless yang terjadi selama proses check in dan check out di area front desk Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort dikatagorikan sudah sangat baik.
Penggunaan Bahasa Asing di Swiss-Belhotel Makassar
Authors: Ab Ahmad , Sambilaka Kalis Nir , Sudarmi Sudarmi
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginvestigasi kemampuan karyawan kantor depan dalam berbahasa asing di Swiss-Belhotel Makassar serta kendala yang mereka hadapi dalam menguasai bahasa asing tersebut. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kualitatif melalui wawancara kepada supervisor departemen kantor depan yang mengevaluasi kemampuan karyawan dalam menggunakan bahasa asing. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa bahasa asing, terutama Bahasa Inggris, memiliki peranan yang sangat penting dalam interaksi dengan tamu internasional di Swiss-Belhotel Makassar, terutama dalam hal pemesanan, registrasi, dan pelayanan untuk kamar.
Distocercospora curvulata sp. nov. from northern India
Authors: Verma Sanjeet Kumar , Yadav Sanjay , Singh Raghvendra
Published: September 2023

A new species of asexual foliicolous fungus, Distocercospora curvulata, discovered on living leaves of Causonis trifolia from Uttarakhand, India, is described and illustrated.
Porosynnema catenatum gen. & sp. nov. from Yunnan, China
Authors: Liu Jing-Wen , Hu Ya-Fen , Zhang Xiu-Guo , Castañeda-Ruíz Rafael F. , Ma Jian
Published: September 2023

A new genus and species, Porosynnema catenatum, collected on decaying twigs of an unidentified broadleaf tree in Xishuangbanna, China, are described and illustrated. The genus is characterized by macronematous, unbranched conidiophores forming distinct, indeterminate synnematal
conidiomata with polytretic, integrated, terminal, cylindrical, cicatrized, determinate or percurrently extending conidiogenous cells that produce acropleurogenous, catenate, obclavate, distoseptate conidia with a thick, dark hilum at the base. A key to Porosynnema and its morphologically
similar genera is provided.
ВЫДЕЛЕНИЕ МИКОБАКТЕРИЙ ТУБЕРКУЛЕЗА С ДЕФЕКТНОЙ КЛЕТОЧНОЙ СТЕНКОЙ ИЗ СЫВОРОТОК ЛЕЙКОЗНЫХ КОРОВ
Authors: Борсынбаева Асия , Башенова Эльвира , Тургенбаев Кайрат , Маманова Салтанат , Карабасова Айкен , Лысенко Александр , Кучвальский Максим , А. А. Туғанбай
Published: September 2023

С помощью специального метода, включающего стерилизующую фильтрацию пробы, инкубацию в стимуляторе роста ВКГ® и посев на питательную среду MycCel DW, из 2 сывороток крови лейкозных коров выделены некислотоустойчивые микобактерии туберкулеза (МБТ) с дефектной клеточной стенкой (cell wall deficient – CWD). По морфологии, антигенному составу и другим свойствам они не отличались от CWD МБТ, выделенных из культуральной жидкости клеток почки эмбриона овцы, инфицированных вирусом бычьего лейкоза (FLK-BLV), из  культур клеток Т-лимфоцитов больного Т-лимфобластной лейкемией («Jurkat») и аденокарциномы Hela, а также опухолей животных. С учетом полученных нами данных об определенной связи BLV и МБТ можно предположить, что то, что считается BLV - вирусоподобная форма МБТ, тем более что их геном, практически не изучен. Полученные результаты свидетельствуют об исключительной чувствительности использованной методики посева, позволяющей выявлять скрытую туберкулезную инфекцию, что малодоступно рутинным методам диагностики. Обсуждается возможная связь туберкулезной инфекции и онкогенеза, а также вероятность инфицирования культур клеток высокорезистентными вирусоподобными формами МБТ, которые могут находится в эмбриональных сыворотках, добавляемых в ростовые среды.
Digital Skill Confirmation Factor Analysis on the Use of Mobile Banking Services in the City of Surakarta
Authors: Salma Meutria , Refi Rifaldi Windya Giri
Published: September 2023

This study conducted in Surakarta, Indonesia aimed to examine the relationship between digital skills and mobile banking usage using Confirmatory Factor Analysis. The study revealed that operational mobile skills, information navigation skills, creative skills, and social skills were the factors that influenced mobile banking usage. However, despite the rapid development of mobile banking, there was still a digital divide. The study recommends modifying the index through Exploratory Factor Analysis for future research. The findings emphasize the significance of digital skills in mobile banking and can be useful for policymakers, mobile banking service providers, and users in Surakarta, Indonesia. This study contributes to the understanding of the relationship between digital skills and mobile banking usage and highlights the need for digital skill development in accessing mobile banking services in Surakarta, Indonesia.
The Effects of Work Stress and Work Motivation on Employee Performance
Authors: Wirabuana Putra Sandiyudha , Pono Maat , Wahda
Published: September 2023

High levels of work stress (WS) can significantly lower work motivation (WM) as the energy is prone to deplete, causing burnout, and undermining employees’ belief to succeed in their career. On the other hand, low motivation level makes them more susceptible to experiencing WS and less resilient in coping with stressful situations. Thus, what is the connection between  WS and WM on employee performance (EPf)? In fact, there are still few researches discussing the issue, particularly in telecommunications companies and this became the background for this study.  To conduct the research,  qualitative and quantitative data are used. The population comprised all employees of PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia (H3I) Makassar Branch who also become a sample or census sampling. For the data collection, a survey method is implemented with multiple linear regression as its technique of analysis.  The results showed that the variables of WS and WM had a positive and significant impact on EPf. All research hypotheses are declared accepted, which indicates that an increase in the variables of WS and WM will improve EPf. The findings contribute to the development of theory and practice in the fields of performance and human resources management.
Fraud Prevention Through Internal Control and Moral Sensitivity (A Case Study at State-Owned Banks)
Authors: Ricky  , Insani Chairul , Mahdi  , Riani Deni , Bakri Asri Ady
Published: September 2023

Fraudulent behavior includes any unethical or harmful behavior that affects people, organizations, and  environment. The purpose of this study is to examine how internal control, as well as sensitivity and morality can prevent  fraud from occurring. There are four state-owned banks participating in this study. To collect the data, questionnaires were distributed to and completed by 100 workers of state-owned banks. Additionally, this study implemented multiple linear regression analysis as its methodology. The findings of this study demonstrate that internal control has a positive and significant impact on preventing fraud with a t count > t table, specifically 4.239 > 1.66023 with a significance value of 0.000, less than 0.05, and moral sensitivity has a positive and significant impact on preventing fraud with a t count > t table, specifically 1.998 > 1.66023 with a significance value of 0.048, less than 0.05.
Millennial Experience Traveling to Ecotourism
Authors: Satrya I Dewa Gde , Kaihatu Thomas S , Budidharmanto Lexi Pranata
Published: September 2023

Ecotourism has become an attraction that is increasingly in demand after the Covid-19 pandemic. The current millennial generation has various options for channelling their desire to travel. Ecotourism is one option. It is realized that this non-mainstream tourism genre is much liked by today's young generation who tend to want to go on an adventure looking for new experiences. Millennials are the generation born in 1980-2000, have the power to change trends and lifestyles, are connected to the internet, are all digital, and have a very high appeal to nature. Travel based on flora and fauna conservation, protecting endangered cultures, and education to support the sustainability of the universe, is the choice among millennials. The Turtle Conserva-tion and Education Center (TCEC) has a strategic role as the preferred ecotourism destination for millennial tourists. The research question are (1) what values grow from the experience of traveling to ecotourism desti-nations? (2) how is the internalization of deep memories through the experience of traveling to ecotourism destinations? The purpose of this study was to determine the value that grows from the experience of travel-ing to ecotourism destinations. This study used qualitative method, data collected through observations and interviews. The result of this study is that traveling to TCEC raises awareness of the environment among mil-lennials that nature must be treated with full respect, as well as showing respect for residents encountered on trips and enjoying interactions with residents while on tour. A deep impression of tourists is obtained through the experience of interacting with natural elements.
Effective Village Fund Utilization Model In Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara
Authors: Sutrisno Edy , Mabileti Aristarkus
Published: September 2023

Through a descriptive method with a qualitative approach, this study discusses an effective village fund utilization model in Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The results showed that the use of village funds from 2015-2018 based on priorities for benefit, community participation, sustainability, certainty of supervision, village resources, and typology in six villages in East Nusa Tenggara with certain categories could be said to be ineffective, seen from the village fund realization document which shows that the majority of village funds are used for the field of infrastructure development compared to the field of community empowerment.

 

Keywords : Village Funds, Village Development, Community Empowerment
The Communication Channels and the Innovation Perception on The Adoption of E-Commerce in Micro, Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
Authors: Imran Maharani
Published: September 2023

The number of MSMEs products sold through e-commerce in Indonesia is considered insignificant, therefore, proper strategies are needed to increase the adoption of e-commerce. The purpose of this study is to explore the communication channels and the innovation perceptions on e-commerce adoption in MSMEs. A  qualitative approach and a case study method are used. The analysis consists of four medical device retailers, with observation and in-depth interviews as the data collection, and an implementation of a thematic data analysis technique. The communication channels that influence the adoption of e-commerce innovation technology are mass media, interpersonal communication, and interaction communication using the internet network. The indicators of the perceived innovation that influence adoption are relative advantages (e-commerce has broad market access, and provides a system for sales, payment, delivery, communication, marketing, and promotion), compatibility (e-commerce supports business activities according to retailers' daily habits and norms), complexity (retailers can create and manage online stores, upload and manage product inventories, and process online transactions), trialability (retailers can learn customer profiles, requirements, policies, costs, and functions), observability (retailers can evaluate sales performance, costs, competition among retailers, reviews and ratings).