bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
USING THE LEAN MANUFACTURING METHODOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE ENTERPRISE'S BUSINESS PROCESSES
Authors: Riepina Inna
Published: January 2024

Formulation of the problem. In the conditions of global competition, lean production acquires special importance. For enterprises all over the world, the only way to survive in the market is to produce goods and provide services that most fully satisfy the demands of consumers, while using advanced management methods and technologies. Lean manufacturing is one of the modern tools of production organization and management technology, which is used to improve the quality of products and services, the most complete satisfaction of consumer needs, while ensuring a careful attitude to the company's resources and their savings.

The purpose of the study is the further development of methodological, methodical and practical approaches to the concept of Lean manufacturing to improve the quality of the enterprise's business processes.

Research methods. The research used scientific methods, such as theoretical generalization, comparison, analysis, synthesis.

Result. In the process of research, a comparison of traditional business management and the concept of lean production was made and revealed. that the concept of lean production has such advantages as the transition from centralized, vertical management to horizontal, involvement of all employees in the process, teamwork, focus on rational use of resources. The concept of lean production is aimed at eliminating the following main types of losses: overproduction of goods; waiting for raw materials, semi-finished products, necessary service information; unnecessary movement of materials; redundant processing steps arising due to errors in the design of business processes; excessive stocks and business processes leading to their occurrence; unjustified rotation of personnel in the work process; production of waste; underutilization of employees' creative potential.

Conclusions. Six main elements and 52 components (requirements) of Lean manufacturing are defined based on the SAE J4000 standard for more successful application of lean manufacturing ideas in practice production to analyze the levels of implementation of lean manufacturing methodology components and elements. The main elements of the concept of lean manufacturing, the development and improvement of which should be focused on, are: company management and trust in it; enterprise personnel; information environment; chain "supplier – organization – consumer"; product; business processes. An important role in the concept of lean manufacturing is played by the 5S ordering system and the system of general maintenance of TPM equipment .

Keywords: lean manufacturing; losses; flow of value creation; 5S ordering system; system of general maintenance of TPM equipment; SAE standard J4000.
Uji Efek Diuretik Ekstrak Etanol Kapulaga (Amomum compactum) Pada Mencit (Mus musculus) Jantan
Authors: Handayani Rini , Husna Nurul
Published: January 2024

Kapulaga (Amomum compactum) adalah sejenis buah yang sering digunakan sebagai rempah (bumbu) untuk masakan tertentu dan termasuk ke dalam salah satu suku zingiberaceae yang banyak dimanfaatkan sebagai tumbuhan obat. Kapulaga juga memiliki kandungan senyawa kimia berupa flavonoid yang secara farmakologis dapat memberikan efek diuretik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji ekstrak etanol kapulaga yang diduga dapat memberikan efek diuretik dan dosis yang dapat memberikan efek diuretik. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode eksperimental dengan menggunakan 15 ekor mencit yang dibagi menjadi 5 kelompok perlakuan yaitu: kelompok kontrol negatif (Na CMC 0,5%), kelompok kontrol positif (Furosemid), kelompok ekstrak etanol kapulaga 3,5 mg/20 g BB, kelompok ekstrak etanol kapulaga 7 mg/20 g BB dan kelompok ekstrak etanol kapulaga 14 mg/20 g BB. Pengujian dilakukan selama 4 jam, parameter pengukuran meliputi pengukuran volume urin kumulatif dan presentase potensi diuretik yang dianalisis menggunakan statistika ANOVA. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian ekstrak etanol kapulaga dosis 14 mg/20 g BB menghasilkan potensi diuretik sebesar 80,45% dan hasil uji ANOVA dengan nilai signifikansi (P=0,000 ; P<0,05). Berdasarkan hal tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa ekstrak etanol kapulaga memberikan efek diuretik pada dosis 14 mg/20 g BB
Gambaran Ketersediaan Tenaga Kefarmasian Di Instalasi Farmasi Rumah Sakit Umum Cut Meutia Kabupaten Aceh Utara
Authors: Sari Amelia , Aroni Defri , Saleh Katijah
Published: January 2024

Pelayanan kefarmasian di Rumah Sakit merupakan bagian yang tidak terpisahkan dari sistem pelayanan kesehatan Rumah Sakit.Instalasi Farmasi Rumah Sakit (IFRS) adalah suatu bagian/unit/divisi atau fasilitas di Rumah Sakit, tempat penyelenggaraan semua kegiatan pekerjaan kefarmasian yang ditujukan untuk keperluan Rumah Sakit itu sendiri.Setiap Rumah Sakit yang sudah terklasifikasi harus menyediakan tenaga kefarmasian yang sesuai standar minimal pelayanan kefarmasian berdasarkan Permenkes Nomor 58 Tahun 2014. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana gambaran ketersediaan tenaga kefarmasian di Instalasi Farmasi Rumah Sakit Cut Meutia Kabupaten Aceh Utara, apakah sudah memenuhi persyaratan yang diatur oleh Permenkes atau tidak.Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif.Data dikumpulkan dari dokumentasi arsip bagian kepegawaian dan Instalasi Farmasi Rumah Sakit Cut Meutia Kabupaten Aceh Utara. Dari hasil penelitian didapatkan jumlah tenaga kefarmasian terbanyak pada tahun 2017 yaitu sebanyak 43 orang berupa magister farmasi sebanyak 4 orang, sedangkan apoteker sebanyak 12 orang, sarjana farmasi 1 orang, akademi farmasi sebanyak 22 orang dan asisten apoteker sebanyak 4 orang. Berdasarkan data diatas disimpulkan bahwa jumlah tenaga farmasi yang tersedia di Instalasi Farmasi Rumah Sakit Cut Meutia Kabupaten Aceh Utara sudah memenuhi standar Permenkes Nomor 58 tahun 2014.
Efek Penurunan Kadar Glukosa Darah Ekstrak Etanol Daun Pala (Myristica Fragrans Houtt) Terhadap Mencit Putih (Mus Musculus) Jantan
Authors: Zakiah Noni , Maria ulfa Putri
Published: January 2024

Diabetes adalah penyakit yang terjadi karena pankreas tidak menghasilkan cukup insulin, sehingga kadar glukosa darah meningkat melebihi batas normalnya. Daun pala mengandung senyawa metabolit sekunder yaitu, alkaloid, flavonoid, tanin, saponin, polifenol dan triterpenoid. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah esktrak etanol daun pala dapat menurunkan kadar glukosa darah terhadap mencit putih (Mus musculus) jantan yang diinduksi oleh glukosa. Penelitian ini bersifat eksperimental laboratorium dengan metode Rancang Acak Lengkap (RAL). 25 ekor mencit putih jantan dibagi menjadi 5 kelompok yaitu kelompok kontrol negatif diberikan aquadest, kelompok kontrol positif diberikan glibenklamid, dan 3 kelompok perlakuan diberikan ekstrak etanol daun pala. Perlakuan I dosis 50 mg/Kg BB , perlakuan II dosis 100 mg/Kg BB, dan perlakuan III dosis 200 mg/Kg BB dengan rentang waktu pengamatan dimulai pada menit ke-30, 60 sampai menit ke-120. Nilai rata-rata kadar glukosa darah mencit diperoleh dengan analisis statistik uji ANOVA (p<0,05) untuk melihat perbedaan waktu antar kelompok. Uji anova pada menit ke 30 menunjukkan nilai yang tidak signifikan (p>0,05) yaitu 0,067. Sedangkan pada menit ke-60 dan ke-120 menunjukkan nilai anova yang signifikan yaitu 0,003 dan 0,000 (p<0,05). Dari hasil analisis dapat disimpulkan bahwa ekstrak etanol daun pala dosis 50 mg/Kg BB, 100 mg/Kg BB, 200 mg/Kg BB signifikan menurunkan kadar glukosa darah dimulai pada menit ke-60 sampai menit ke-120.
Penetapan Kadar Flavonoid Total Rebusan Dan Seduhan Daun Insulin (Smallanthus sonchifolius) Dengan Metode Spektrofotometri UV-Vis
Authors: Suyono Saputri Alip Desi , Murniasari Agustin Hani
Published: January 2024

Daun insulin memiliki aktivitas sebagai antioksidan, antibakteri, antivirus dan antikanker. Rebusan dan seduhan merupakan metode yang sering digunakan masyarakat untuk mengolah obat bahan alam karena teknik tersebut dinilai cukup mudah dan sederhana. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui penetapan kadar flavonoid total rebusan dan seduhan daun insulin (Smallanthus sonchifolius) dengan menggunakan spektrofotometri UV-Vis dan untuk mengetahui perbandingan hasil kadar flavonoid total antara rebusan dan seduhan daun insulin dengan menggunakan analisis One Way Anova. Metode identifikasi senyawa flavonoid pada sampel daun insulin menggunakan metode Wilstater Cyanidin dan metode pereaksi AlCl3. Penetapan kadar dilakukan dengan metode spektrofotometri UV-Vis pada panjang gelombang 431,5 nm dan operating time pada menit ke 33. Baku pembanding yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu kuersetin. Hasil penetapan kadar flavonoid total rebusan didapatkan hasil 13,3496 mgQE/100 ml dengan %KV 0,1016% dan untuk seduhan 16,0225 mgQE/100 ml dengan %KV 0,0407% sehingga metode penyarian flavonoid yang maksimal terdapat pada seduhan. Untuk Uji Test Homogeneity of Variences didapatkan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,231 > 0,05. Uji Anova didapatkan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,000 yaitu < dari 0,05, sehingga dapat diketahui bahwa ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara rebusan dan seduhan daun insulin.
Analisis Kuantitatif Akrilamida Produk Kopi Arabika (Coffea arabica) Gayo Secara Spektrofotometri UV-Vis
Authors: Silviana Ernita , Aysha Nizia Cut , Burdah Burdah , Sari Amelia , Irwani Maria , Lestari Puji
Published: January 2024

Akrilamida merupakan senyawa kimia yang terdapat pada kopi setelah disangrai pada suhu di atas 120oC, yang berpotensi memicu kanker pada manusia. Kopi yang digunakan merupakan produk kopi arabika (Coffea arabica) gayo, dengan aroma kopi arabika yang sangat kuat tercium ketika kopi disangrai dengan temperatur di atas 200oC. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kadar akrilamida yang terdapat dalam produk kopi arabika gayo. Teknik pengambilan sampel berupa  Purposive sampling yaitu produk kopi arabika gayo yang paling banyak di beli sebanyak 3 sampel. Penelitian ini dilakukan di laboratorium Teknik Kimia Universitas Syiah Kuala, dengan metode spektrofotometri UV-Vis. Hasil penentuan kadar akrilamida produk kopi gayo pada kopi A, kopi B dan kopi C mempunyai kadar berturut-turut adalah 15,45 μg/g, 20,55 μg/g dan 17,23 μg/g. Dari ketiga sampel produk kopi arabika gayo menunjukan bahwa kadar akrilamida masing-masing sampel melebihi batas aman konsumsi akrilamida yang dikeluarkan oleh Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yaitu 2 μg/g.
Analisis Cemaran Logam Timbal (Pb) Pada Beberapa Merek Lip Gloss Yang Beredar Di Kota Palopo Secara Spektrofotometri Serapan Atom
Authors: Rasyid Andi Ulfah Magefirah , Isnaeni Dewi , Syafruddin Syafruddin , Zulkifli Zulkifli , Widyastuti Sri
Published: January 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui ada atau tidak cemaran logam (Pb) pada kosmetik lip gloss dan untuk menganalisis serta menentukan kadar logam (Pb) pada kosmetik sediaan lip gloss yang beredar di kota Palopo secara Spektrofotometri Serapan Atom. Sampel penelitian adalah lip gloss yang dibeli dari beberapa toko kosmetik di kota Palopo sebanyak 3 merek yang berbeda. Jenis penelitian adalah observasi laboratorium dengan menggunakan instrumen Spektrofotometri Serapan Atom (SSA) untuk menentukan kadar Timbal (Pb). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan pembahasan yang diperoleh maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa ketiga sediaan kosmetik lip gloss yang beredar di kota Palopo positif mengandung cemaran logam Timbal (Pb). Kadar cemaran logam Timbal (Pb) dalam sampel lip gloss dengan kode Lg1 rata-rata berkisar 3,5033 µg/gram, sampel dengan kode Lg2 rata-rata berkisar 1,4837µg/gram dan sampel dengan kode Lg3 rata-rata berkisar 2,6488 µg/gram. Hasil yang didapat memenuhi syarat dari ambang batas yang ditetapkan dalam Peraturan Kepala Badan Pemeriksaan Obat dan Makanan Republik Indonesia Nomor 17 Tahun 2014, dimana batas cemaran timbal dalam kosmetika adalah ≤ 20 mg/kg.
Tingkat Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Perilaku Mahasiswa Farmasi terhadap Pencegahan COVID-19
Authors: Azizah Nur Azizah Febriyanti , Adhayanti Ida , Ibrahim Ismail
Published: January 2024

Pandemic COVID-19 telah merambah ke seluruh dunia termasuk Indonesia. Seiring dengan tingginya resiko terinfeksi COVID-19, pencegahan COVID-19 ini sangat penting untuk dilakukan.  Penularan COVID-19 dapat dicegah dengan meningkatkan pengetahuan dan sikap mematuhi protokol kesehatan yang diterapkan oleh masyarakat, khususnya oleh mahasiswa kesehatan. Mahasiswa kesehatan merupakan salah satu profesi remaja yang dipercayakan dalam menyebar informasi dan memiliki kemampuan dalam membantu mengedukasi masyarakat mengenai Coronavirus khususnya  dalam pencegahan COVID-19.  Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku mahasiswa farmasi terhadap pencegahan COVID-19 dan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pengetahuan dengan sikap, dan pengetahuan dengan perilaku mahasiswa farmasi terhadap pencegahan COVID-19. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian jenis deskriptif dengan desain cross sectional, kemudian untuk memperoleh data penelitian menggunakan kuesioner online yang terdiri dari 10 pertanyaan untuk masing-masing variabel pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa rata-rata tingkat pengetahuan mahasiswa farmasi Poltekkes Kemenkes Makassar terhadap pencegahan COVID-19 memiliki tingkat pengetahuan yang sedang dengan nilai rata-rata 45,50, memiliki sikap yang sangat baik dengan nilai rata-rata 37,25, memiliki perilaku yang sangat baik dengan nilai rata-rata 32,70, dan diperoleh hasil uji Chi-Square dengan nilai >0,05 yang berarti tidak terdapat hubungan antara pengetahuan dengan sikap dan juga tidak terdapat hubungan antara pengetahuan dengan perilaku.
Formulasi dan uji aktifitas antioksidan dalam sediaan granul effervescent dengan perbedaan variasi kombinasi sumber asam terhadap laju larut granul dari herba pegagan (centella asiatica (l.) Urb)
Authors: Lailiyah Munifatul , Andika Saputra Sony , Syifa’ Istighfarin Azkiy
Published: January 2024

Pegagan (Centella asiatica (L.) Urb) merupakan tanaman yang memiliki banyak manfaat salah satunya antioksidan. Sediaan granul effervescent adalah sediaan yang terdiri dari campuran senyawa asam dan basa yang jika bereaksi dengan air akan membebaskan karbondioksida, sehingga terjadi adanya buih. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan formulasi dan mengetahui uji mutu serta aktivitas antioksidan dalam sediaan granul effervescent dengan variasi kombinasi sumber asam. Metode: Herbal pegagan diformulasikan dalam bentuk sediaan granul effervescent dengan perbedaan variasi kombinasi sumber asam. Evaluasi sediaan meliputi uji organoleptik, kadar lembap, kecepatan alir, sudut diam, kompresibilitas, distribusi ukuran partikel, pH, laju larut dan aktivitas antioksidan dengan metode DPPH. Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat pengaruh variasi kombinasi sumber asam terhadap mutu sediaan yaitu uji kecepatan alir, sudut diam, kompresibilitas, distribusi ukuran partikel, pH dan laju larut. Namun tidak memiliki pengaruh pada uji organoleptik dan kadar lembap. Hasil uji aktivitas antioksidan didapatkan rata-rata nilai IC50 ekstrak 35,28±0,14, formulasi 1 58,27±0,40, formulasi 2 48,83±0,23 dan formulasi 3 74,44±0,01. Kesimpulan: Perbedaan variasi kombinasi sumber asam mempengaruhi uji kecepatan alir, sudut diam, kompresibilitas, distribusi ukuran partikel, pH dan laju larut, namun tidak mempengaruhi uji organoleptik dan kadar lembap serta sediaan granul effervescent herba pegagan memiliki aktivitas antioksidan kategori kuat-sangat kuat.

Kata kunci: Pegagan, Asam, Effervescent dan Antioksidan.
PENETAPAN KADAR FLAVONOID TOTAL DARI FRAKSI – FRAKSI DAUN INSULIN (Smallathus sonchifolius) SECARA SPEKTROFOTOMETRI UV-VIS
Authors: Suyono Saputri Alip Desi , Septiani Besthari Ndaru
Published: January 2024

Tanaman cengkeh (Syzigium aromatocum) merupakan tanaman perkebunan atau industri yang dipergunakan untuk pengobatan, makanan dan minuman. Ekstrak bunga cengkeh memiliki aktivitas biologi sebagai antibakteri, antijamur, insektisida dan antioksidan. Salah satu senyawa yang memiliki aktivitas tersebut yaitu alkaloid. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui kadar alkaloid total ekstrak kasar dan ekstrak terpurifikasi bunga cengkeh dengan menggunakan metode Spektrofotometri Uv-Vis.Metode identifikasi senyawa alkaloid pada ekstrak kasar dan ekstrak terpurifikasi bunga cengkeh dengan metode pereaksi Mayer, Wagner dan Dragendroff. Penetapan kadar dilakukan dengan metode Spektrofotometri Uv-Vis pada panjang gelombang 279 nm dan operating time menit ke-37. Baku pembanding yang digunakan yaitu kafein.Hasil penetapan kadar alkaloid total ekstrak kasar bunga cengkeh didapatkan hasil yaitu 6,806%b/b dengan %KV 2,7882%, dan untuk ekstrak terpurifikasi bunga cengkeh yaitu 7,675%b/b dengan %KV 1,5834%, sehingga ekstrak bunga cengkeh yang memiliki kadar alkaloid tertinggi terdapat pada ekstrak terpurifikasi bunga cengkeh. Untuk Uji Test Homogenity of Variences didapatkan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,377 > 0,05. Uji Anova didapatkan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,003 < 0,05, sehingga dapat diketahui bahwa ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara ekstrak kasar dan ekstrak terpurifikasi bunga cengkeh.
Pengaruh Konsentrasi Pelarut Ekstrak Etanol Bawang Daun (Allium Fistulosum L.) Sebagai Antikolesterol Secara Spektrofotometri Visibel
Authors: Anggraini Devina Ingrid , Dima Pratama Libna
Published: January 2024

Kolesterol yaitu senyawa kompleks hasil produksi tubuh. Kelebihan kolesterol didalam tubuh akan menyebabkan masalah hiperkolesterolemia. Masyarakat menggunakan obat penurun kolesterol berbahan sintetis seperti obat golongan statin. Obat golongan statin menimbulkan efek samping seperti miopati dan rhabdomiolisis. Bawang daun mengandung senyawa tanin, saponin, flavonoid, dan alkaloid. Flavonoid merupakan senyawa yang berperan sebagai antikolesterol. Tujuan dari penelitian yaitu untuk mengetahui pengaruh perbedaan konsentrasi pelarut ekstrak yang digunakan saat ekstraksi bawang daun dalam menurunkan koleserol. Penggunaan konsentrasi pelarut yang berbeda saat ekstraksi dapat berpengaruh terhadap penurunan kolesterol. Penentuan aktivitas antikolesterol dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode Lieberman-Burchard yang dianalisis pada daerah visibel dengan panjang gelombang maksimal 669 nm. Konsentrasi yang digunakan pada ekstrak etanol 70% bawang daun yaitu 20 ppm, 30 ppm, 40 ppm, 50 ppm, dan 60 ppm. Konsentrasi pada ekstrak etanol 96% bawang daun yaitu 40 ppm, 50 ppm, 60 ppm, 70 ppm, dan 80 ppm. Hasil penelitian ini dapat ditarik kesimpulannya bahwa ekstrak etanol 70%  bawang daun memiliki kemampuan menurunkan kolesterol dengan nilai EC50 45,439 ppm lebih besar dibadingkan dengan ekstrak etanol 96% bawang daun memiliki kemampuan menurunkan kolesterol dengan nilai EC50 67, 211 ppm.
Manfaat Famili Zingiberaceae Terhadap Imunomodulator COVID-19
Authors: Dina Masyithah  , Zakiah Noni , Pamudi Berwi F , Handayani Rini
Published: January 2024

Sistem imun berperan penting dalam mempengaruhi infeksi penyakit Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19). Tanaman lokal Indonesia dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai imunomodulator dalam penanganan COVID-19 seperti family Zingiberaceae. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan informasi dengan mengidentifikasi mengenai manfaat tanaman dari famili Zingiberaceae terhadap imunomodulator untuk mencegah penyakit infeksi Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19). Metode yang digunakan dalam penyusunan penelitian ini adalah metode kajian literature review. Data yang dikumpulkan berupa literatur primer dan sekunder serta mencantumkan 3 kata kunci yaitu: Zingiberaceae, imunomodulator, dan Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19). Data dianalisis dengan cara mendeskripsikan aspek yang diteliti melalui mengindentifikasi, menilai, dan menginterpretasi dalam penelitian ini. Adapun hasil kajian dalam penelitian ini adalah bahwa tanaman famili Zingiberaceae seperti Zingiber officinale Var. Rubrum (Akar dan Rimpang), Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb (Rimpang), Curcuma domestica Linn (Rimpang), Kaemferia galanga L (Rimpang), memiliki aktivitas sebagai imunostimulan. Maka dari itu, penggunaan tanaman-tanaman sebagai imunomodulator perlu diperhatikan karena memiliki komponen manfaat farmakologi yang beragam
Smart Trash Bin to Prevent Animal Disturbance Using Raspberry Pi and Deep Learning
Authors:   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Subramaniam Ravanesvaran , Mohd Muji Siti Zarina ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Zakaria Zulkarnay ,   Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
Published: January 2024

A trash can is an indispensable component of human daily life. It is ubiquitous and extremely useful for keeping the city clean. However, littering is a frequent and widespread problem. Not only do humans litter, but so do animals, particularly monkeys. Animals are constantly searching for food, and when we discard our food waste, they are attracted and leave their natural habitats. Following that, the user may forget to lock the trash can, which may end up in the hands of the animal. With the aid of a deep learning system that detects and identifies human subjects, a smart trash bin with an autonomous locking mechanism will be used in this project to reduce animal disturbance. In this paper, Raspberry-Pi 4 module is being used. Moreover, this article describes a human subject identification method and its real-time displacement using the OpenCV library of programming roles, which is primarily aimed at Raspberry Pi with camera module. The smart trash bin system helps to reduce animal disturbance and minimise littering.
Modelling of Ladyfinger Plantations Using Open Data Malaysia: A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Techniques
Authors:   Universiti Utara Malaysia, Mohamad Mohsin Mohamad Farhan , Hassan Mohamad Ghozali ,   Universiti Utara Malaysia, Mohd Sharif Kamal Imran ,   Universiti Utara Malaysia, Bin Ismail Mohd Azril ,   Universiti Utara Malaysia, Shahron Syairah Aimi ,   Universiti Utara Malaysia, Ja’afar Noor Ashri ,   Universiti Utara Malaysia
Published: January 2024

This study investigates the potential of using open data from Open Data Malaysia to develop classification models for agricultural practices specifically focusing on ladyfinger plantations. The integration of climate data with agricultural data is performed to build predictive models for crop yield prediction for sustainable agriculture. Four machine learning models, namely Naïve Bayes, SVM, KNN, and decision tree, are evaluated based on various performance metrics. The ladyfinger dataset was obtained from Open Data Malaysia containing both climate and agricultural data. was preprocessed and mined. The results indicate that the Naïve Bayes model achieves the highest performance making it the most suitable model for predicting ladyfinger yield. The decision tree model performed poorly and may not be suitable for this type of classification task. This study highlights two important findings. Firtstly, the inclusion of climate data significantly improved the classification performance of the models. Secondly the limited size of the ladyfinger dataset emphasizes the need for larger and more diverse datasets to enhance the accuracy and generalizability of predictive models in agriculture. Open data initiatives are important for providing researchers with data however larger and more diverse datasets are needed to improve model accuracy. Future research could investigate machine learning models for predicting crop yields in different crops with various climate and agricultural data combinations.
Treatment Planning System in Radiotherapy: A Short Review
Authors:   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Ting Hii Li , Ali Rizal Muhammad Nadiy Salamon ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Othman Siti Amira ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: January 2024

Treatment planning is the core in radiotherapy. The present study aimed to explore the relationship between treatment planning system and radiotherapy. Some of the important steps in radiation treatment planning system have been discussed in this paper such as patient positioning, contouring, and simulation of pre-treatment. Detailed information has been acquired by the author associated with dose calculations in different conditions,techniques used in beam modification. Since ionising radiation creates ions in the cells of the tissues where it travels through, hence it has the capability to treat cancercells. By taking away electrons from atoms and molecules, ions are created. It can therefore either eliminate the genes or inhibit their growth. The molecular processes leading to tissue damage illustrate that ionizing radiation not only globally affects biomolecules but also selectively alters various biomolecules in response to chemotherapy. Linear accelerator is abbreviated as LINAC. It produces high energy electron or X-ray beams using electricity. Although there are many applications for thesebeams, cancer treatment is one of them.
Evaluation of Traffic Noise Level in Residential Areas Along Jalan Kluang - Case Study in Sri Gading, Batu Pahat, Johor
Authors:   Besteel Engtech Sdn. Bhd., Ridzuan Muhammad Aliff Haiqal , Ghing Tong Yean ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: January 2024

Noise, recognized as an adverse factor affecting human health and overall well-being, poses a significant public health concern. This study focuses on evaluating the traffic noise levels in residential areas along Jalan Kluang. Measurements were conducted in four selected residential areas, namely Taman Sri Saga, Taman Cempaka Putih, Kampung Kluang, and Taman Bahagia Baru, during morning (7.30 am - 9.30 am) and evening (4.00 pm - 6.00 pm) peak hours on weekdays. The results indicated that certain locations exceeded the noise limit that set by the Department of Environment (DOE). Kampung Kluang exhibited LAeq values of 71.10 dBA and 71.48 dBA during the morning and evening peak hours, respectively, surpassing the DOE noise limit. Taman Cempaka Putih also recorded noise levels, with LAeq values of 69.40 dBA and 66.46 dBA during the morning and evening peak hours, respectively. In contrast, Taman Sri Saga and Taman Bahagia Baru demonstrated LAeq values still below the DOE limit during both peak hours. Taman Sri Saga recorded LAeq values of 55.63 dBA and 57.78 dBA, while Taman Bahagia Baru recorded LAeq values of 57.58 dBA and 59.65 dBA during the morning and evening peak hours, respectively. Therefore, it is crucial to address the excessive noise levels in the affected residential areas to mitigate the detrimental effects and ensure a healthier living environment for the affected residents in those areas.
The Effect of Nanowire Gap for Silicon Nanowire Transistor to the Current-Voltage (I-Vds)
Authors:   Universiti Sains Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Makarimi , Yaacob Khatijah Aisha ,   Universiti Sains Malaysia, Alias Nurain Najihah ,   Universiti Sains Malaysia, Mohd Azmi Mohd Azraie ,   Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Abd Manaf Asrulnizam ,   Universiti Sains Malaysia
Published: January 2024

One-dimensional structures are attracting a lot of attention for optimizing applications as one of the most sensitive devices. Among the fabricated devices, silicon nanowires (SiNW) and silicon nanowire transistors (SiNWT) are of particular importance for promising applications fabricated using bottom-up or top-down approaches to nanoscale devices. In this paper, the sensitivity of the current-voltage characteristic to the nanowire gap of a silicon nanowire transistor (SiNWT) was analyzed. SiNWTs with different nanowire gaps were fabricated using scanning probe microscopy by local anodic oxidation (LOA). Varies gaps can be occurring during the fabrication processes and its can be controlled by RASTER programming in LAO. These gaps can give different results of the sensitivity to the volt-ampere response. However, these gaps can be neglected depending on the subject of the studies and important to the other study, especially in nano particle sensors. In this experiment, the nanowires gaps were developed in the range of 100.5-435.6 nm and had been plotted the measurement data with the volt-ampere response. The data was analyzed using a semiconductor analyzer connected to a HP 4156C SPA series software analysis model from Desert Cryogenics. From the results had been measured the Current-Voltage (IV) increases proportionally with the nanowire gap distance in the SINWT device and this results will give significant effects to the application in nanoparticle sensors
Antecedents of Sales Performance in the Malaysian Commercial Banking Industry
Authors:   Universiti Utara Malaysia, Koay Huey Sian , bin Mohd Mokhtar Sany Sanuri ,   Universiti Utara Malaysia, bin Adam Mohd Zainol Abidin ,   Universiti Utara Malaysia
Published: January 2024

Sales performance is important to every salesperson as a key performance indicator for their yearly performance. However, nearly half of them are still unable to fulfill it. Hence, this study aims to investigate the personal factors that influence the sales performance of salespersons in the banking industry. The study examines the direct relationship between improvisational behavior, adaptive selling, and self-efficacy in relation to sales performance among salespersons working in various local commercial banks in Malaysia. In these banks, despite the increasing importance of sales performance, almost half of the salespeople still fail to meet their annual performance target. A survey design with clustered random samples was utilised for this study. Questionnaires were used to collect data from salespersons in Malaysian commercial banks in the Klang Valley. The data was then analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with SmartPLS 4.0. In this study, three hypotheses were developed and tested through a two-stage evaluation. The results show that improvisational behavior is the most significant predictor of sales performance, followed by adaptive selling and self-efficacy. The results of the study provide managers with novel concepts to understand the factors that influence a salesperson's sales performance in the Malaysian banking sector.
The Future Scenarios of Automation and Robot Implementation in the Manufacturing Industry
Authors:   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Azman Nurul Afiqah , Ahmad Nurazwa ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: January 2024

Since 1983, manufacturing industry in Malaysia has embraced automation and robotics under the leadership of former Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Manufacturing companies in Malaysia have been encouraged to embrace automation and robotics as it offers many benefits to the country. However, the radical fluctuations in the dynamic manufacturing environment impose challenges for industries to keep up with the changes. Thus, this study was conducted to identify the STEEPV factors of social, technological, economic, environmental, politics and values that influence the adoption of full automation and robotics in the manufacturing industry. In addition, possible future scenarios for the implementation of full automation and robots were proposed as well. The research was conducted using STEEPV analysis where 50 managers from manufacturing companies responded to the distributed questionnaire. The result showed that economic sector had the greatest influence towards full automation and robots’ implementation in the manufacturing industry. In addition, the four scenarios predicted to occur for the next ten to fifteen years were ‘the dawn of smart manufacturing’, ‘inefficacious industry’, ‘ebb and flow’ and ‘obstreperous technological development’. The deliberate incorporation of automation and robots, aligned with strategic planning and a flexible policy framework, will not only boost productivity but also bolster the nation's economic growth and global competitiveness. The manufacturing industry, in collaboration with the government, plays a pivotal role in realising the complete potential of these future scenarios, ensuring a prosperous and sustainable future for Malaysia.
Keep Halal Bro: Analyze the Interplay Between Social Networking and Café Cultures Toward Islamic Self-Conception among Muslim Youth in Pekanbaru City, Indonesia
Authors:   The National University of Malaysia, Abadi Mansurni , Nur Hasan Muhammad ,   Islamic Institute of Tarbiyatut Tholabah (IAI TABAH), Ampera Gilas Anti ,   Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University, Al Giffari Haekal Adha ,   International Islamic University Malaysia
Published: January 2024

This article discusses the relationship between Muslims, cafes, and social media. Although cafes are constructed as modern public spaces and are considered "non-Islamic," it does not mean they have no connection with Islam. Therefore, this article seeks to answer questions about the nature of the relationship between Islam, cafes, and social media. Additionally, it explores the extent to which young Muslims access cafes and how they construct their identities of piety and youthfulness in cafes and online spaces. To address these questions, the author's teams conducted fieldwork in several cafes in Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. Subsequently, the authors conducted observations and interviews with cafe owners and several young individuals using a narrative approach. This research indicates that cafes have become comfortable spaces for young Muslims. They negotiate their Islamic identity with the modern identities present in cafes. The formation of youthful identities is also inseparable from the use of social media among young people. These findings deconstruct the long-held view held by some scholars or communities that cafes are considered public spaces disconnected from Islam.
Analysis of the 2015 Revised Lower Elementary Integrated Curriculum and IB PYP Curriculum Using Posner’s Curriculum Analysis Theory
Authors:   Korean Association for Qualitative Inquiry, Ryu Youngkyu , Park HanSook
Published: January 2024

This study aims to provide foundational information for the development and implementation of a more flexible and practical integrated curriculum by analyzing the 2015 revised lower elementary integrated curriculum and the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) curriculum. Drawing on Posner’s (1994) curriculum analysis theory, the analysis focuses on key questions related to curriculum development background, objectives and content, implementation, and critique in four categories. The findings are as follows: Firstly, in the curriculum development process, emphasis was placed on integrating students’ lives into interdisciplinary themes to connect with instructional learning. Secondly, differences were observed in the translation of educational philosophies into tangible curriculum components. Thirdly, challenges were identified in the operation of concept-based curricula centered around non-disciplinary themes in both the 2015 revised lower elementary integrated curriculum and the domestic execution of the IB PYP curriculum. Fourthly, the 2015 revised lower elementary integrated curriculum still reveals a connection to the framework of ‘subject-based’ education and struggles to break away from it, while the domestic implementation of the IB PYP curriculum faces difficulties in designing integrated inquiry units that align with the achievement standards of the national curriculum. Through these observations, implications for the development and implementation of a more flexible and practical integrated curriculum centered around non-disciplinary themes are presented.
A narrative of an elementary school overcoming the crisis of school closure through community-linked educational cooperation
Authors:   Korean Association for Qualitative Inquiry, Kim Pilseong , Jeong Sangwon , Kwon Danam
Published: January 2024

This study seeks to understand the process and changes in which an elementary school overcomes the crisis of school closure by collaborating with the community in a situation where regional disappearance is accelerating, and focuses on the education created through cooperation between the school and the community. In a situation where school closures and local disappearances are emerging as serious national problems due to aging and declining school-age population, there is a need to study cases that have saved schools and communities. For this purpose, in this study, Myoryang Jungang Elementary School, the only remaining school in Myoryang-myeon, was selected as the research target school and an in-depth interview method was used. As a result of the research, Myoryang Jungang Elementary School was designated as a closed school in 2009, but it grew into a school that people want to go to through educational cooperation between the school and community. Due to the sense of local extinction, local residents, parents, and ‘YoeMindongrak’ group actively participated in saving the school, strengthening care education and operating several community-based programs outside the school. By establishing educational governance at various levels, including the Myoryang Education Community Council, we created an educational community where schools and community become one. Starting in 2019, local-community based education programs for each grade were developed in connection with the school’s creative experience activities and operated throughout the year. Through this, school teachers and community residents were able to communicate continuously, and school teachers were able to autonomously reflect community-related content in their curriculum. Based on this, it is necessary to recognize and utilize the educational potential of the community, and the advantages and disadvantages of organizing community-based education in connection with creative experiential activities and the future educational value of community-based education programs operated as long-term projects were discussed.
СПОСОБИ НОМІНАЦІЇ ДИКИХ ТВАРИН У НІМЕЦЬКИХ ПАРЕМІЯХ
Authors: Романова Наталя
Published: January 2024

The present article discusses the ways of nomination of wild animals in German paremias. Wild animals are free beings living in the natural environment and representing three parts of the World Tree: upper, middle and lower. The upper part is associated with birds, the middle – with animals, the lower – with insects, fi sh, amphibians, arthropods, reptiles, and molluscs. Indeterminate creatures are also associated with the lower tier. Paremia is defi ned through the prism of a small form of folk poetic creativity – a proverb and a saying that summarizes the history, culture, experience, and wisdom of the Germanic-German ethnos about the animal world. This testifi es to the fact that paremias belong to ancient written records. A feature of Germanic paremias is their use of the so-called initial rhyme, with the help of which alliteration is created. The remains of the initial rhyme are recorded, for example, at the beginning of words with the sound b (Bär bleibt Bar <…>), f (Den Fuchs muss man mit Füchsen fangen) or with the phoneme ʃ (In der schönsten Haut steckt die gefährlichste Schlange), etc. M.D. Stepanovaʼs theory of word formation was chosen to study the ways of naming wild animals in German paremias. This theory makes it possible to diff erentiate the ways of word formation, systematize their means, reconstruct models, outline the paradigm of grammatical suffi xes and infl ections, word forms, trace the word-forming rules or laws of language that regulate the use of methods of forming the names of wild animals. The methodological base of the proposed study combines general scientifi c and special scientifi c methods. It was found that the conceptual and terminological apparatus correlates with the dominant linguistic paradigm, national scientifi c traditions and the subject of the study. It was established that the register of wild animals is more diverse than that of domestic animals, and it was found that the method of nomination of wild animals is infl uenced by non-linguistic and linguistic factors. The role of language factors in the creation of the phenomenon was assessed to a greater extent. According to the type of word-forming form, the names of wild animals in German paremias are conventionally classifi ed into four varieties: 1) root, 2) derived, 3) complex, 4) compound, 5) sentence. The root method of word formation dominates; word formation resonates with syntactic constructions, i.e. it is subject to grammatical laws that generalize from the individual and specific. Key words: wild animals, method of nomination, paremia, root words, derived words, complex words, compound words.
THE GENRE OF “LAW”: SYNTAX PARAMETERS (BASED ON THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CODES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY)
Authors: Рій Мирослава
Published: January 2024

Laws are classifi ed as texts of offi cial business style, which is used in the fi eld of offi cial public relations. Within the framework of the offi cial business style, the communicative infl uence on the participants of communication is carried out in a directive form with the help of regulatory documents – laws, prescriptions, instructions, regulations, etc. The general features that defi ne the offi cial business style are stylistic neutrality, impersonality, concreteness and objectivity. Regardless of the specifi c genre, they are all characterized by a high frequency of professional terminology, brevity and standardization of the presentation and structuring of the material. The syntactic organization of the genre of “law” in German is analyzed based on the material of the Civil and Criminal Codes of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has been confi rmed that this speech genre belongs to the offi cial-business style with typical features of a generalized representation of events, an instructional-informative type of text, a neutral presentation and a specifi c language design. The offi cialbusiness- style is characterized by saturation with professional terminology, brevity of the presentation, standardized form and structuring of the material. A genre is defi ned as a thematically, compositionally, and stylistically established type of messages, united by a number of characteristic repetitive features. The law as a genre is characterized by a set of linguistic and non-linguistic features that are reproduced and repeated in the laws of various types of German law. This concerns the structuring of the text of the law, the repertoire of specifi c designations – articles, paragraphs, paragraphs and sentences, fonts, as well as purely linguistic representation at the lexical and syntactic levels and the specifi city of stylistic devices. Typical syntactic features of the text of German laws are the presence of a large number of verbs, substantives, prepositional groups, modal verbs (können, dürfen, sollen), passive constructions, etc. These linguistic units contribute to the condensation of the text and allow avoiding complex sentences, and clearly convey the modality of permission or prohibition. Other structural features of laws are the productive use of anaphora, defi nitions, and syntactic parallelism, which form a special architecture of the “law” genre and distinguish it from related genres of legal discourse. Possible further research is the analysis of the lexical features of the genre of “law”. Key words: law, genre, offi cial-business functional style, German language, syntax.
ШЕКСПІРОЗНАВЧІ ЗНАХІДКИ МАРІЇ ГАБЛЕВИЧ У СВІТЛІ НАРАТОЛОГІЧНИХ СТУДІЙ
Authors: Свередюк Анна
Published: January 2024

The current paper seeks to present an insightful re-reading of the works authored by the contemporary Ukrainian Shakespearean scholar, practicing translator, editor, and critic M. Hablevych (born 1950) through the prism of narratology. The focus is on one of the main topics of her scientifi c research – Shakespeare’s legacy in the light of his life and works. Methodological tenets of transgeneric narratology (P. Huhn, M. Kraan, E. Müller-Zettelmann) and reception aesthetics (R. Ingarden, W. Iser, R. Barth) comprise the ground for the research in the paper. The ultimate goal of the paper is to apply narratological concepts to the critical and theoretical works of Maria Hablevych as well as to analyze the Ukrainian translations of Shakespeare’s Sonnets by D. Pavlychko (1998) and N. Butuk (2011) against their background. It is argued that the “Author” concept as regarded by the multifaceted agent partially correlates with the “Author-function” by M. Foucault, fulfi lling the functions of narratorhood (M.–L. Ryan). Yet, it reaches beyond the traditional narratological understanding of the notion of Author. By applying the critical-theoretical method, the method of narratological analysis, the elements of interpretive textual analysis, and translation studies analysis, the article looks into the peculiarities of narratological categories reproduction in the Ukrainian translations. The latter bears signifi cance for the adequate reproduction of the ideological and semantic unity of the Sonnets. The paper reveals various degrees of their rendering, with the version by N. Butuk being considered the most successful and closest to the multifaceted agent’s interpretation. Key words: multifaceted agent, Shakespeare, Author-function, Author’s voice, heterodiegetic narrator, homodiegetic narrator, mediation, point of focus, narration.
Teachers Centering Families and Building Rapport During Home Visits
Authors: Paulick Judy , Lucas Melissa , Hill-Maini Tatiana Yasmeen
Published: January 2024

Collaborative relationships between families and teachers of elementary-aged children are complicated by teachers’ lack of training for family engagement and by hierarchical and racialized power differentials. Home visiting can create a space for teachers to center and honor families’ ways of knowing and being, but those home visits need to be conducted in ways specifically intended to build relationships with families; otherwise, the visits can do damage. In this descriptive exploratory study, we examined how teachers responded to families’ openings during home visits. We articulate a theory that describes actions teachers can employ to build rapport, particularly across difference. This work has implications for research on family engagement and for teacher preparation for home visiting.
FEATURES OF THE POTTERY PRODUCTION OF THE MESHOKO SHELTER
Authors:   State Hermitage Museum, Sergey M. Ostashinsky , Evgeny A. Cherlenok ,   Saint Petersburg State University, Marianna A. Kulkova ,   A.I. Herzen State Pedagogical University
Published: January 2024

The article describes the findings of a petrographic research of the Meshoko shelter’s ceramics. A total of 32 fragments were studied, 22 fragments – from the 5th (Chalcolithic) layer, 10 fragments – from the upper part of the 6th layer (layer 6a). Based on the analysis, 4 groups of ceramics were identified. Group 1 consists of fragments with admixture of limestone, group 2 – with admixture of limestone and intrusive rocks, group 3 – with admixture of limestone and metamorphic rocks, group 4 – with admixture of intrusive rocks. The types of clays were also determined, among which lean clays of smectite and smectite-chlorite composition predominate. Based on the types of clays, firing options and admixture within the groups, subgroups were identified. Ceramics of all the selected groups are found in both the 5th and 6th layers, but their subgroups completely distinguish. This ceramics also differ in the duration of firing and the nature of surface treatment. The results of the ceramics study of the Meshoko shelter’s 5th and 6th strata were also compared with the results of the Meshoko settlement’s ceramics analysis. The ceramics of its lower layer turned out to differ completely from the ceramics of the shelter. But the upper part of the settle-ment deposits with a shelter is united by the presence of ceramics with an admixture of limestone. However, there are also differences in the temperature and duration of firing, the nature of surface treatment. The data obtained indicate a significant diversity of ceramic traditions in the Chalco-lithic of the Belaya River basin, which may also indicate a complex composition of the popula-tion.