bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MODELLING THE STAKEHOLDER ENVIRONMENT AND DECISION PROCESS IN THE U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
Authors: Saurbier Ann
Published: April 2021

Purpose – As higher education continues to be buffeted by challenges, college and university leaders must find a way to respond to these environmental forces. In the United States, accreditation plays an increasing role in the quality control and improvement process. The goal of this research is to gain a deeper understanding of this decision environment, and the stakeholders within that system, such that American higher education institutions may set and achieve goals more effectively.
Research methodology – Grounded theory is utilized to create a conceptual framework depicting the American higher education stakeholder system. In addition to placing the actors within the system, this research is also designed to generate a stakeholder-focused institutional decision process model. Findings – When viewed in a systemic context, the accreditation process assumes a unique placement among the other critical stakeholders. With this understanding, higher education leaders may better understand, balance, and integrate the concerns of their various stakeholders, in a stakeholder-focused decision process.
Research limitations – While integrating multiple theories, to depict the American higher education stakeholder system and a stakeholder-focused decision process, this research does not operationalize or undertake the empirical testing of these theoretical models.
Practical implications – The influence of the dynamic external environment and the accreditation process combine to create extremely challenging decision-making conditions for higher education leaders. The ability to improve and balance the quality and ethical nature of decisions that impact their various stakeholders may assist these leaders in more accurately meeting both their institutional goals and the public good goals of higher education.
Originality/Value – This study specifically seeks to integrate multiple theoretical constructs within the American higher education environment and accreditation process. The creation of a theoretical model that depicts not only the stakeholder environment but also a stakeholder-focused decision process may assist all higher education institutions.
JOB QUALITY AND WELL-BEING IN OECD COUNTRIES
Authors: Picatoste Xose , Aceleanu Mirela Ionela , Șerban Andreea Claudia
Published: April 2021

The lifestyle of world citizens has suffered an unprecedented impact as a result of the health crisis caused by the COVID-19. Economies and worldwide societies expect huge damages comparable to that caused by war. To the effects of this crisis on employment and wages must be added those produced in the workplace, with a foreseeable increase in job strain, not only as of the result of the health security reasons in the workplace but also to the effects on work-life balance, training and promotion possibilities, etc. This research analyses the impact of the economic situation on health, the influence of health on labour strain and on job quality. Using OECD data and a structural equation model, we have investigated the relationship between economy, health, quality of the job, work-life balance and well-being. The importance of security and safeness in the workplace is one of the items for evaluating job strain, particularly when they become even more crucial in pandemic times. This issue implicates not only the real risk of individual and social health but also a stressful situation for workers. The main contribution of our paper relies on establishing and prove causal relations among social and economic variables related to health, well-being and job quality, including safeness at the workplace. Considering that this relationship will probably become reinforced after a pandemic, like COVID-19, the actual relevance of the analysed topic and the achieved results becomes crucial.
Analysis of factors influencing acute respiratory infection among under-five children in Sering Public Health Centre, Medan Tembung subdistrict
Authors: Salim Stephanie , Lubis Lokot Donna , Adella Cut Adeya , Daulay Milahayati , Megawati Eka Roina
Published: April 2021

Introduction: Nowadays, acute respiratory infection (ARI) is the most common cause of high morbidity and mortality rate in children. ARI is defined as an infection either in the upper or lower respiratory tract that lasts for 14 days and caused by either viruses or bacteria. The incidence of ARI in 2017 is 20.54%, with the most prominent characteristic in children aged 1 to 4 years. Factors that affect ARI frequency are gender, birth weight, nutritional status, immunization status, vitamin A status, exclusive breastfeeding, smoke exposure, family income, and mother’s formal education.

Aim: This study aims to find out risk factors that potentiate ARI among children from age 1 to 5. 

Materials and methods: This study used a descriptive-analytical method with a cross-sectional study approach. The data is taken by consecutive sampling method with a questionnaire as the tool. 

Results: The bivariate analysis result using Fisher’s exact test shows that there is no relation between sex (p=0.642), birth weight (p=0.683), completion of immunization (p=0.195), vitamin A supplementation (p=1.000), exclusive breastfeeding (p=0.157), crowding (p=1.000), family income (p=0.658), knowledge (p=1.000), attitude (p=0.156), and behavior (p=1.000) with the frequency of ARI. The bivariate analysis result using Kruskal-Wallis test shows that there is no significant difference between groups in each factor of smoke exposure (p=0.988) and mother’s formal education (p=0.899) with the frequency of ARI.

Conclusions: There is no relation between each factor with ARI frequency and there is no significant difference between groups in each factor with ARI frequency.
Behavioural and ecological data on Dryudella stigma (Panzer, 1809) (Hymenoptera, Astatidae) with the first description of the mature larva
Authors: Olszewski Piotr , Bogusch Petr , Mięsikowski Michał , Baños-Picón Laura , Puchałka Radosław
Published: April 2021

Data on the bionomics ofDryudella stigma(Panzer, 1809) in Poland are presented. The larva is described for the first time for a EuropeanDryudella, and second in the world with only larva ofD. immigransdescribed before. The egg stage lasts 2–3 days, and the larval stage 11–14 days. The praepupal stage lasts the longest time and overwinters in a cocoon from mid-July to the end of May. The female provisions with an average of seven bug nymphs per cell, mainly ofAelia acuminata(Linnaeus, 1758) (Pentatomidae), less oftenCeraleptus lividusStein, 1858 (Coreidae) andCorizus hyoscyami(Linnaeus, 1758) (Rhopalidae). Nests are built in sandy, shaded areas and consist of the main burrow, 10–12 cm long, and one terminal cell. Males are most often found in sunny areas. Adults visitAchillea millefoliumL., Asteraceae, as the main source of nectar.
Two new species of Anisotacrus Schmiedeknecht (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ctenopelmatinae) with a key to Eastern Palaearctic species
Authors: Sun Shu-Ping , Li Tao , Zong Shi-Xiang , Sheng Mao-Ling
Published: April 2021

Two species of genus Anisotacrus Schmiedeknecht, 1913, A. externus Sheng & Sun, sp. nov. and A. senticosus Sheng & Sun, sp. nov., collected from the Natural Reserve, Huairou, Beijing, are described and illustrated. A key to the Eastern Palaearctic species of Anisotacrus is provided.
Écritures de soi, Écritures des limites
Authors: Lévy Ghyslain
Published: April 2021

Parler de l’exil, c’est poser la question non pas d’un lieu pour soi où habiter, mais plutôt celle de l’inhabitable, la question de comment habiter l’inhabitable ? Comment ne pas y demeurer ? Ceci est vrai pour chacun, mais reste aussi vrai pour un groupe, une communauté ou un peuple. L’inhabitable porte sur un lieu, mais peut porter aussi sur un temps, sur une histoire, sur une mémoire, sur les mots de la langue, ou sur un nom. Parler de l’exil, c’est parler de ces sujets aliénés dans l’imaginaire d’une intimité familiale en exil, organisée autour du mythe originaire du « pays », un imaginaire qui reprend, en miroir, la fiction de l’espace colonial et sa création violente d’une « réalité » fondée sur le mythe originaire de « la mère patrie. » L’accueil de cette réalité de l’exil dans l’écoute de l’analyste transforme cette parole meurtrie, sans adresse, en un appel, une demande qui fait que le visage de l’autre, forme même de cet appel, me concerne et me vise.
Beyond the circular economy theory: Implementation methodology for industrial SMEs
Authors: Prieto-Sandoval Vanessa , Torres-Guevara Luz Elba , Ormazabal Marta , Jaca Carmen
Published: April 2021

Purpose: The circular economy has multiple benefits and opportunities to achieve sustainability and a better future for the next generations. The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology that guides step-by-step any industrial SMEs in the transition from the linear to a circular model. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have a crucial role in the sustainable development transition, considering that they represent most of the world's companies.Design/methodology/approach: To develop this methodology, two research techniques were used: a focus group and storyboarding.Findings: The resulting methodology, called Ecopyme, comprises five steps: 1) Firm identity, 2) Diagnosis, 3) Planning, 4) Get the ball rolling, and 5) Assessment and feedback. In addition, two key criteria that must be included in the whole process were identified: value creation in the firm through a circular economy and organization commitment from the top management to the staff.Research limitations/implications: The Ecopyme methodology has two limitations: It does not propose either implementation tools or involve consumers and actors at the meso (e.g., Eco-industrial parks) and macro (e.g., cities, provinces, countries) levels.Practical implications: This study will help policymakers understand the SMEs' perspective and remove barriers that may hinder the paradigm shift. The methodology is also a useful tool for consultants and entrepreneurs to incorporate the circular economy (CE) principles into their business.Originality/value: In the CE literature, little attention has been paid to proposing a structured methodology to implement CE in SMEs. Thus, the study provides a step-by-step methodology that guides any industrial SMEs to transition from linear to circular.  Also, it provides additional evidence concerning the importance of human commitment in changing firms' paradigm because people can encourage the adoption of responsible production practices if firms commit CEOs, sustainability managers, and staff.
Uniform regularity and vanishing viscosity limit for the incompressible non-resistive MHD system with TMF
Authors: Liu Cheng-Jie , Xie Feng , Yang Tong
Published: April 2021

This paper is concerned with the vanishing viscosity limit for the incompressible MHD system without magnetic diffusion effect in the half space under the influence of a transverse magnetic field on the boundary. We prove that the solution to the incompressible MHD system is uniformly bounded in both conormal Sobolev norm and \begin{document}$ L^\infty $\end{document} norm in a fixed time interval independent of the viscosity coefficient. As a direct consequence, the inviscid limit from the viscous MHD system to the ideal MHD system is established in \begin{document}$ L^\infty $\end{document}-norm. In addition, the analysis shows that the boundary layer effect is weak because of the transverse magnetic field.
Weak Galerkin method for the Stokes equations with damping
Authors: Peng Hui , Zhai Qilong
Published: April 2021

In this paper, we introduce the weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method for the Stokes equations with damping. We establish the WG numerical scheme on general meshes and prove the well-posedness of the scheme. Optimal error estimates for the velocity and pressure are derived. Furthermore, in order to accelerate the WG algorithm, we present a two-level method and give the corresponding error estimates. Finally, some numerical examples are reported to validate the theoretical analysis.
Existence and asymptotical behavior of positive solutions for the Schrödinger-Poisson system with double quasi-linear terms
Authors: Peng Xueqin , Jia Gao
Published: April 2021

In this paper, we consider the following Schrödinger-Poisson system with double quasi-linear terms

   \begin{document}$ \begin{equation*} \label{1.1} \begin{cases} -\Delta u+V(x)u+\phi u-\frac{1}{2}u\Delta u^2 = \lambda f(x,u),\; &\; {\rm{in}}\; \mathbb{R}^{3},\\ -\triangle\phi-\varepsilon^4\Delta_4\phi = u^{2},\; &\; {\rm{in}}\; \mathbb{R}^{3},\\ \end{cases} \end{equation*} $\end{document}

where \begin{document}$ \lambda,\varepsilon $\end{document} are positive parameters. Under suitable assumptions on \begin{document}$ V $\end{document} and \begin{document}$ f $\end{document}, we prove that the above system admits at least one pair of positive solutions for \begin{document}$ \lambda $\end{document} large by using perturbation method and truncation technique. Furthermore, we research the asymptotical behavior of solutions with respect to the parameters \begin{document}$ \lambda $\end{document} and \begin{document}$ \varepsilon $\end{document} respectively. These results extend and improve some existing results in the literature.
Racism, Hispanidad and social hierarchy in medicalpsychiatric thought during early Francoism. The work by Misael Bañuelos (1936-1941)
Authors: Campos Ricardo
Published: April 2021

A range of discourse and racial proposals are analyzed and confronted in the article that were pursued from within Medicine and Psychiatry during early Francoism. In particular, Misael Bañuelo’s openly biologistic vision that was influenced by the racial theories put forward by Nazism are discussed. His confrontation with the racial conception sustained by followers of Hispanidad (Spanishness) and National Catholicism are analyzed, especially that with Vallejo Nágera.
“The Faustian spirit of the technical world”. Mental illness and cultural criticism in Franco’s Spain
Authors: Novella Enric J.
Published: April 2021

Taking into account the almost constitutive affinity of mental medicine and cultural criticism, it should not be surprising that, given its particular conflict with modernity, General Franco’s dictatorship was a period of intense flowering of conservative psychiatric essay writing, Starting from the fears of a possible physical and moral regression of “Hispanity” due to the artificiality of modern life, the infiltration of liberalism and the erosion of traditional values, the genre shifted its interest towards an analysis of the contemporary “neurotic society” that, with philosophical reference points such as Ortega or Heidegger, pointed to the excesses of instrumental reason, “mechanization” and the “hyper-technification” of the modern world as one of the main sources of malaise and psychic suffering.
Institutionalizing cultural Europeanism: between transnationalism and national identity (1948-1954)
Authors: Domínguez Castro Luis , Rodríguez Lago José Ramón
Published: April 2021

Cultural Europeanism is a variant of the process of European integration attested within the framework of the Cold War. It will be mostly anti-communist, although it will couch elements favouring West-East dialogue. The governments will promote an intergovernmental model based on multilateral cooperation and national identity, and put into practice in institutions such as the Western Union or the Council of Europe. Non-governmental organizations, such as the European Movement, will be committed to a more transnational model based on the affirmation and promotion of the idea of Europe through institutions such as the College of Europe, the European Centre for Culture or the European Cultural Foundation. Within cultural Europeanism, networks of secondary institutionalization, such as educational seminars, ended up having as much or more impact than the primary entities from which they emerged.
Front-page illustrations and political powers in Early Modern Spanish journalism
Authors: Espejo-Cala Carmen , Baena Sánchez Francisco
Published: April 2021

This paper explores the representation of political powers in the front-page illustrations of Early Modern Spanish newspapers. The knowledge about Early Modern European journalism has undergone a remarkable development in recent decades: however, research on the form of the first newspapers is scarce. The paper presents a corpus of 162 news pamphlets and gazettes published in Seville between 1618 and 1635. An analysis follows considering the presence of engravings on the cover page and their classification. This insight leads to the conclusion that the image did not play a decisive role to draw the attention of readers, even in sensationalist news pamphlets. The illustration is used not to present the events narrated but to stress the genre of the print; about half of the corpus prints have a cover engraving that reproduces a coat of arms, associated with the monarchical power in two thirds of the news sheets: Spanish journalism experienced a growing officialization, prior to the appearance of the first official newspaper of the kingdom, Gazeta Nueva (1661). Also, a small group of news sheets with ecclesiastical or nobiliary coat of arms reveals the interest of local powers in the flourishing of the journalistic market
The Value of Economic Information in the Digital Society
Authors: Rascão José Poças
Published: April 2021

In the contemporary organizational context, the sharing and transfer of information and knowledge plays a significant role. What can be facilitated with the emerging interdisciplinary approach, which crosses the fieldsof InformationSciences, Business Sciences and other sciences. The problem is that, in addition to being a new construct and still little studied, conceptual divergences are fed by the amplitude of the possible dimensions of analysis. In this context, the objective of this study arises in identifying the conceptualization of the construct of the value of economic information proposed in the scientific literature to support its better understanding and prospect of future investigations. A theoretical research was carried out through a systematic literature review, followed by an analysis of the most relevant publications on the subject. The discussion on the relevant construct is considered in the context of contemporary organizations, however, it signals the importance of future studies of empirical and theoretical order, to foster discussions, on the subject today.
Identification of Ethyl Para-Methoxycinnamate and Kaempferol in the Ethanol Extract of Kaempferia galanga L. Rhizome as Biomaterial for Drug Candidate Using Spectrophotometric and Chromatographic Analysis
Authors: Wahyuni Indah Suasani , Sufiawati Irna , Nittayananta Wipawee , Levita Jutti
Published: April 2021

Kaempferia galanga L. rhizome (KGR) has been used empirically in Asian countries, particularly Indonesia, to treat inflammation. Ethyl para-methoxycinnamate (EPMC) and kaempferol, two phytochemicals contained in KGR, are scientifically proven in playing a role as anti-inflammatory agents. Several studies have explored the pharmacology activities of EPMC and kaempferol, thus a further exploration of the physicochemical properties of the ethanol extract of KGR (EEKGR) is needed. This study aims to confirm the presence of EPMC and kaempferol in EEKGR using spectrophotometric and chromatographic analysis. The KGR was purchased from Buniayu Plantation in Subang, West Java, Indonesia and was identified at Herbarium Bandungense, School of Natural Science and Technology (SITH), Bandung, Indonesia. EEKGR was prepared by cold extraction technique 3x24 hours using 70% ethanol, then was rotary-evaporated to a viscous consistency. The yield of the extract produced was 14.55% w/w (72.7935 g viscous extract from 500 g dried powder of rhizome), with a water content of 4.37% (thermogravimetry method). Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of phenolics and flavonoids. Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) indicated that EPMC might be present in the EEKGR (Rf = 0.92 compared to that of standard EPMC = 0.92), and kaempferol (Rf = 0.26 compared to that of standard kaempferol = 0.25). The spectrophotometric analysis of EEKGR confirmed the presence of benzoyl and cinnamoyl bands, which positively belongs to flavonoid (UV spectrum = 200-400 nm). The High-performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) analysis of EEKGR proved chromatogram peak at 7.2 min which is similar with the standard EPMC (detection was set at 308 nm), however, no chromatogram peak of kaempferol at 4.0 min was observed. Generally, these spectrophotometric and chromatographic analysis results proved that EPMC is present in fair amount in the EEKGR therefore, this extract is interesting to be developed as a biomaterial for drug candidate, particularly to treat inflammation.
Pressure Injuries Due to Personal Protective Equipment in COVID-19 Critical Care Units
Authors: Bambi Stefano , Giusti Gian Domenico , Galazzi Alessandro , Mattiussi Elisa , Comisso Irene , Manici Matteo , Rosati Moris , Lucchini Alberto
Published: April 2021

Background

Caring for patients with COVID-19 requires wearing a full set of personal protective equipment (PPE) to avoid contamination. Personal discomfort has been associated with use of PPE, and anecdotal reports describe pressure injuries related to wearing PPE.

Objectives

To investigate the occurrence of device-related pressure injuries due to wearing PPE among Italian nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in critical care settings.

Methods

This descriptive study used an online survey investigating both the demographic characteristics of respondents and complications related to wearing PPE, including the development of pressure injuries.

Results

A total of 266 nurses throughout Italy completed the survey; 32% of respondents were men. Nurses’ median age was 36 years (range 22-59 years), and the median time spent working in their current clinical setting (an intensive care or high-dependency unit) was 3 years (range 0-32 years). Personal protective equipment was worn for a median duration of 5 hours (range 2-12 hours). While wearing PPE, 92.8% of nurses experienced pain and 77.1% developed device-related pressure injuries, mainly on the nose, ears, and forehead. Pain was more frequent among nurses with such injuries. Transparent dressings, emollient cream, and no dressing were associated with development of device-related pressure injury.

Conclusions

Pressure injuries related to PPE represent an important adverse effect for nurses caring for patients with COVID-19. This topic deserves study to determine adequate solutions for preventing and treating such injuries and their potential influence on nurses’ work tolerance.
Coarctation of aorta intervention
Authors: Rajan Palanivel , Kaur Navjyot , Barwad Parag , Revaiah Pruthvi C. , Rohit Manojkumar
Published: April 2021

Coarctation of aorta (CoA) is one of the common congenital heart diseases. The two approaches for intervention in CoA include surgical and transcatheter (TC). Out of the two TC interventions available, stenting has been proved better than balloon angioplasty. We have two types of stents; the conventional ones – balloon expandable and the covered stent grafts. The elective covered stent implantation in all CoA has not offered any advantage. However, there are peculiar situations, apart from acute aortic complications, when they should be considered the first choice. We describe our experience of three cases of coarctation stenting, in which covered stenting should have been the preferred choice. A 32-year-old female with Turner's syndrome and severe CoA developed dissection after balloon angioplasty which was successfully managed with a covered stent. A 27-year-old female with near atresia of aorta was managed with balloon expandable stent which remained underexpanded despite post dilatation. A 17-year-old girl with severe CoA and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) was managed with balloon angioplasty for the CoA and Amplatzer Duct Occluder I for the PDA. However, she developed re-coarctation in 6 months which was managed with a covered stent. Not all CoA requires the covered stents, but there are certain “high risk” CoA which require covered stent as first choice.
Carvedilol improves left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia
Authors: Silvilairat Suchaya , Charoenkwan Pimlak , Saekho Suwit , Tantiworawit Adisak , Chattipakorn Nipon
Published: April 2021

Background:

Iron overload cardiomyopathy is the most common cause of death in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia.

Aim:

The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of carvedilol treatment in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia who had left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.

Methods:

Eighteen patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia who had left ventricular diastolic dysfunction were enrolled. All patients had normal left ventricular systolic function and were given carvedilol with the target dose of 0.8 mg/kg/day. Ventricular function and the level of cardiac iron were assessed by echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging at 0, 3, and 6 months.

Results:

The median age of the patients was 19 years (range 13–25 years). Four patients had severe left ventricular Grade III diastolic dysfunction and fourteen patients had Grade II diastolic dysfunction. The grade of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction was improved at 3 months after the carvedilol treatment. The Doppler parameters, including pulmonary vein atrial reversal velocity, pulmonary vein atrial reversal duration, and the difference of pulmonary vein atrial reversal and the mitral valve atrial contraction wave duration at 3 months after the carvedilol treatment, were significantly lower than these parameters before the treatment.

Conclusions:

Among patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia who had left ventricular diastolic dysfunction without systolic dysfunction, treatment with carvedilol for 3 months was associated with improvement in Doppler parameters of left ventricular diastolic function. However, this finding and its clinical significance need to be confirmed in further double-blind controlled studies.
Effects of Feeding Strategies on Growth Performance and Economic Returns on the Production of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Fertilized Ponds
Authors: Afram Foster , Agbo Nelson Winston , Adjei-Boateng Daniel , Egna Hillary
Published: April 2021

This study evaluated the effects of restrictive feeding strategies on the profitability of tilapia production in fertilized ponds. Sex-reversed tilapia fingerlings (~60g) were cultured for five months under three feeding strategies; alternate-day full ration (100%), 66.7% and 75% of full ration daily. Fish fed 75% of the full ration daily had the highest final weight (411.3±39.32 g), followed by fish fed 66.7% of the full ration daily (352.0±9.17 g) and the fish fed alternate-day full ration (227.8±22.17 g). Fish that received the alternate-day full ration had the lowest feed intake (223.8±29.77 g fish-1) and a better feed conversion ratio (1.30±0.12) compared to the fish fed 66.7% (1.51±0.12) and 75% (1.52±0.09) of full ration daily. Crude protein, dry matter, ash content and the hepatosomatic index of the fish were not affected by the feed restriction. The crude lipid, mesenteric fat and the viscerosomatic indices were significantly (P<0.05) lower in fish that received the alternate-day full ration. While the cost of production was lowest in the alternate-day ration, it had the lowest economic returns (US$ 82.95±8.60) compared to fish that received 66.7% and 75% of full ration daily (131.16±22.62 and 162.48±19.64 US$, respectively). These results indicated that tilapia can be cultured in fertilized ponds and fed with two-thirds of daily full ration given in intensive systems without any effect on economic returns.
Максимальные функции Рендола
и суммируемость преобразования Фурье мер
Authors: Akramova Dilshoda Isroil qizi , Ikromov Isroil Akramovich
Published: April 2021

В данной работе рассматриваются
оценки преобразования Фурье зарядов (мер),
сосредоточенных на гладких гиперповерхностях.
Следуя М. Сугумото, определяются три класса
гладких гиперповерхностей. В зависимости от класса получены
оценки преобразования Фурье зарядов
в терминах максимальных функций Рендола. Полученные оценки
применяются к решению задачи суммируемости преобразования Фурье мер,
сосредоточенных на некоторых невыпуклых гиперповерхностях.
Показана точность полученных оценок.
Библиография: 22 названия.
Implementasi Keamanan Jalur Internet Menggunakan IP Tunneling pada OpenVPN Access Server dengan Protokol OpenVPN dan Protokol DNS Over HTTPS
Authors: Winawang Yhudi
Published: April 2021

OpenVPN access server merupakan salah satu solusi VPN yang sangat cocok diterapkan untuk perusahaan maupun personal karena mudah dikonfigurasi dan bisa dipasang pada server secara on-premise. Walaupun pengguna sudah menggunakan protokol OpenVPN namun masih ada celah keamanan pada sisi DNS apabila masih menggunakan DNS milik ISP yang menerapkan banyak filtering. Untuk itu protokol OpenVPN dapat digabungkan dengan protokol DNS Over HTTPS (DOH) agar traffic DNS juga sulit dimanipulasi atau diblokir. Keamanan dan kestabilan akses menggunakan OpenVPN mempunyai Quality of Service (QoS) yang mendekati akses langsung, yang mempunyai nilai selisih paket dikirim dibanding paket diterima sekitar 1,7%. Ketika ditambahkan protokol OpenVPN dan protokol DOH secara bersamaan maka selisih rata-rata paket loss akan naik menjadi 1,8%. Akses ke DNS dengan OpenVPN+DOH mempunyai response time yang lebih besar dibandingkan dengan akses DNS ke ISP secara langsung. Namun response time DNS ini tidak terlalu berpengaruh pada kecepatan akses karena DNS berfungsi untuk menerjemahkan alamat domain menjadi IP address. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melakukan analisis keamanan akses internet dengan cara melakukan dial VPN menggunakan protocol OpenVPN yang digabungkan dengan protokol DNS Over HTTPS.
Potret Adaptasi Lima Mualaf Di Denpasar Barat
Authors: Paramita Celia , Aliffiati Aliffiati , Ketut Kaler I
Published: April 2021

Islam menjadi agama terbesar dengan penganut terbanyak di Indonesia, tidak terkecuali di Bali. Meski Bali terkenal dengan julukan “Tanah Seribu Pura”, namun bukan berarti Bali steril dari penduduk non-Hindu. Keberadaan Islam di Bali, mengundang ketertarikan peneliti terutama mengenai kehidupan mualaf. Mualaf di Bali telah tersebar tidak terkecuali di wilayah Denpasar Barat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui proses mualaf selama mereka mempelajari Islam. Karena tidak jarang dari mereka yang kerap mengalami kesulitan selama mempelajari Islam. Terkait dengan penelitian ini, jenis data yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan menggunakan metode observasi, wawancara, studi pustaka, dan triangulasi, diharapkan dapat memberi gambaran terkait kehidupan para mualaf, khususnya ketika memasuki dan mempelajari Islam. Berdasarkan penelitian yang telah dilakukan, diketahui bahwa tidak semua mualaf mengalami kemudahan dalam belajar Islam. Tentu dari mereka memerlukan adaptasi. Belum lagi adanya proses penerimaan yang tidak mudah oleh pihak keluarga, kerap semakin mempersulit mualaf untuk istiqamah dalam mempelajari Islam. Oleh karena itu, mualaf tentu perlu pendampingan dalam belajar, salah satunya melalui organisasi yang mewadahi para mualaf. Selama di organisasi tersebut, para mualaf dibina dan diajarkan mengenai konsep dasar Islam hingga tata cara ibadah yang diharapkan dapat semakin memperkuat keimanan mereka.
Membaca Aktivisme Politik Islam dan Demokrasi Di Indonesia Pasca 212
Authors: Naufan Rizqullah Muhammad
Published: April 2021

Dalam hubungan Islam dan demokrasi, atau Islam dan politik secara umum, Indonesia dipandang berhasil merawat keduanya secara berdampingan dalam masa transisi pasca-otoritarianisme Orde Baru. Sampai ketika aksi yang berlangsung pada 2 Desember 2016 (baca: Aksi Bela Islam 212) dinilai mengancam tatanan politik yang toleran dan demokratis. Peristiwa tersebut kerap dimaknai sebagai awal kebangkitan aktivisme politik Islam di Indonesia. Berangkat dari keyakinan tersebut, respon negara adalah dengan memberlakukan kebijakan illiberal sebagai upaya meredam penyebaran paham radikalisme Islam. Formulasi kebijakan semacam itu disusun berdasarkan argumen kultural atau ideologi tentang Islam. Opini yang disuarakan secara terus-menerus oleh kebanyakan intelektual Islam Indonesia. Analisis yang bukan hanya menyampingkan isu tentang hak asasi dan demokrasi atas nama stabilitas negeri, melainkan juga tidak memberikan ruang kemungkinan terjadinya relasi kuasa dan manuver di antara oligarki yang menyertainya dalam kepentingannya memengaruhi dan menguasai arena politik. Oleh karena itu, peristiwa 212 tidak secara otomatis merupakan manifestasi dari kulminasi aktivisme politik Islam atau kemenangan Islam radikal yang dapat membahayakan eksistensi Pancasila, UUD 1945, dan NKRI, tetapi fenomena tersebut dapat dimaknai sebagai artikulator tentang isu ketidakadilan sosial. Analisis ekonomi-politik semacam itu diperlukan guna memahami lebih luas dinamika politik keagamaan kontemporer yang sedang berlangsung di Indonesia.
BLYSMUS COMPRESSUS (CYPERACEAE) IN THE VOLOGDA REGION, RUSSIA
Authors: Filippov D. , Levashov A. , Bobroff Yu.
Published: April 2021

The article presents data on the distribution, biomorphology, ecological and phytocenotic features of Blysmus compressus in the Vologda Region, as well as issues of the species conservation. The choice of this species as a research object was determined by its rarity in the region and its indicator properties of the presence of pressurized groundwater outlets. Analysis of herbarium collections, archived and published data showed that from 1856 to 2020, B. compressus was recorded in 65 localities within 20 (out of 26) administrative districts and was confined mainly to the valleys of large rivers. Species records fall within the boundaries of 30 squares of the grid system adopted in the Atlas Florae Europaeae. As a result of a detailed biomorphological analysis of the species, its life form was determined as a secondary rhizome non-turfy perennial polycarpic herb with an iterative growth of the shoot axis. This type of biomorph, in its structural basis, is characteristic of the whole Cyperaceae family and the iteration seems to correspond to the ecological conditions of the ecotope. B. compressus prefers lowland (wet and often paludified) meadows, eutrophic (most often, spring) mires, banks of water bodies and watercourses. The habitats of the broad blysmus are always associated with pressurized groundwater outlets and, as a rule, rich in carbonates. B. compressus is a hemi-eurybiontic species. The species realizes its ecological potential with reasonable efficiency (Zhukova's coefficient for most of the traits was not lesser than 0.5), although, judging by the entire complex of traits, in none of the studied ecotopes is was in optimal conditions. B. compressus is listed in the Red Data Book of the Vologda Region by the 3/LC category. It was recorded within the boundaries of only four specially protected natural areas. The necessary protection measures include the organization of new nature reserves at the sites where B. compressus is found, population monitoring, and searching for new places of its occurrence.
The Role of Religious Commitment, Religious Self-Identity on Consumer’s Willingness to Pay for A Halal Product
Authors: Elsitasari Rahma , Ishak Asmai
Published: April 2021

This research aims to analyze consumer's willingness to pay toward halal products through the role of religious commitment, religious self-identity, using the theory of planned behavior. This study examines the willingness to pay consumers based on the consumption experiences of well-known foreign franchise restaurants in Indonesia. The data was collected through 250 Muslim students in Yogyakarta. The survey was filled by Google form. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling, employing the partial least square method (PLS). Findings of the research show that the attitude and the religious self-identity have no impact on the willingness to pay for the halal product, while the perceived behavioral control, the subjective norm, and the religious commitment have a positive and significant effect on the willingness to pay. Additionally, religious commitment has a positive and significant influence on the attitude, and on the religious self-identity. The practical implication of this study suggests the marketers should understand those variables that influence consumers' willingness to pay for halal-certified products from foreign franchise restaurants, namely the subjective norms, the perceived behavioral control, and the religious commitment.
MQTT Messages-An Overview
Authors:   Associate  Professor,  Department  of  Computer  Application,Sri  Ramakrishna  College  of  Arts  and  Science,  Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, Thavamani Dr. S.
Published: April 2021

This research work greatly concerning the trending Protocol known as Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) which is used by Internet of Things (IoT) to pass messages by both ends. The communication between the huge amounts of devices is enabled by IPv6 and light weight communication protocols such as MQTT. The goal was to develop a protocol which is bandwidth-efficient and uses little battery power. Most of the present-day surveys focusing on IoT MQTT protocol protection. Even though security is very much concerned, it is also important to concentrate on MQTT messages with its types, structure and so on.
The Impact of Remittances on the Skipped Generation Households in Vietnam
Authors:   Lecture, Department of Human Resources Economics and Management, National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam, Hoang Hue Thi
Published: April 2021

Online Learning and Modular Learning Modalities are being utilized by the Department of Education to continue the learning process during COVID -19 pandemic. The study has employed Mixed method to determine the problems and challenges of both public and private school teachers in utilizing online and modular learning modality. Interviews revealed that each sector has a problem in internet connectivity. Specifically, public school teachers are being challenged by the scarce resources of the students and unresponsive parents. Private school teachers are being challenged by the lack of training on the different online platforms for online teaching and learning process and assessment of learning this new normal. U- Test revealed that the challenges experienced by public and private school teachers in delivering distance learning are essentially the same. Moreover, it can be said that the type of school where a teacher works has no bearing with the challenges that he or she may encounter.
Evaluation of the Vietnamese Consumers' Intention to Buy Chinese Garment Products
Authors:   University of Labor and Social Affairs, Vietnam, Van Pham Thi Thuy
Published: April 2021

Chinese garment products were present throughout the domestic market of Vietnam, both in large cities and in rural areas, attracting the majority of low-income and low-end customers. The main objective of this study was to identify, evaluate, and to measure the attributes of the Vietnamese consumers' intention to buy Chinese garment products. The study was based on a field survey using a semi-structured questionnaire on a sample of 600 consumers in Hanoi city and Ho Chi Minh city. But, only 406 filled questionnaires were satisfactory and therefore included in the analysis. By using seceral statistical analytical tools, i.e. descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s Alpha analysis, the study has identified and measured four (4) attributes of the Vietnamese consumers' intention to buy Chinese garment products. Based on the findings, some recommendations are given for the Vietnamese consumers' intention to buy Chinese garment products and domestic textile and garment firms in Vietnam.
Transhistorical and Transnational James Baldwin in “My Dungeon Shook” or “The Instructional Manual For Black People”
Authors:   University of Pelefero Gon Coulibaly, English Department, Côte d’Ivoire, Stéphane Beugre Zouankouan
Published: April 2021

This review provides an analysis of the great social, cultural, political, intellectual and even anthropological contribution about race relations made by James Baldwin through the first essay of The Fire Next Time. Thanks to this valuable, thoughtful and meaningful contribution about race relations between the white people and the black people, James Baldwin can be characterized here as both a transhistorical and transnational writer, thinker and truthteller. Because his realistic good social, cultural, political, intellectual and even anthropological contribution about race relations in the United States goes beyond the developing issues at the time of writing (the historical context of the essay production, the period of the essay production and the borders of the United States) to become a real transhistorical contribution (meaning is out of historical context and historical period) and a real transnational contribution (meaning is out of the borders of the country mentioned). This retrospective on his essay and its re-evaluation shed light on the visionary quality of the writer and also explore the prophetical quality of his contribution. Due to its realistic message and its effectiveness and visionary qualities, the essay “My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation” may serve as a model-paradigm that can be utilized as an “Instructional Manual” by black people to deal with and to handle white people. And namely, it can serve as precisely “The Instructional Manual For Black People” to deal with and “to handle white people” in terms of useful instructions, guidelines and principles for the sake of the black race.
Indian Debt Market: Need for More Reforms
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Business and Accounting, Muscat College, Sultanate of Oman, Banu Dr. A. Ruksana
Published: April 2021

The Indian debt market while made out of securities, both Government and Corporate, is really overwhelmed by G-Sec with more than 90 per cent of Indian debt market, leaving little space for corporate securities. The focal government securities are the dominating and most fluid segments of the security market. Nonetheless, regardless of the expanded volumes, the quantity of members is restricted to around two dozen dynamic players. The focal government securities are the dominating and most fluid segments of the security market. Nonetheless, regardless of the expanded volumes, the quantity of members is restricted to around two dozen dynamic players. Since a lion's share of members is AAA – evaluated and 80 per cent of exchange is immediate, there exist settlement hazards. The market would further develop once uniform guidelines on accounting, valuation and so on are in place. Therefore, this paper highlights the need for more reform in Indian debt market.
MECHANISMS OF FORMATION AND STRUCTURE POLYMER SALTS OF DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL METHACRYLATE WITH HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
Authors:   Associate Professor, Tashkent State Technical University, SAFAEV UBAYDULLA ABIDJANOVICH
Published: April 2021

The article presents the results of studies of the main regularities of the polymerization of quaternary monomeric salts of dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate with heterocyclic compounds - N-α-chloromethylbenzoxazolone, N-α-bromomethylmercaptobenzthiazolthione and N-α-chloromethylbenztriazole, determined experimentally the values ​​of the kinetic process parameters. The structure and composition of the newly synthesized monomers and polymers were studied using PMR spectra and elemental composition analysis. The processes of polymerization of monomeric salts based on DMA and heterocyclic compounds were studied, the main kinetic regularities of the reactions were established, and it was shown that the system under study obeys the basic laws of the radical process, which is confirmed by the compilation of a mathematical model of the formal kinetics of the reaction. A mathematical model of radical polymerization was compiled, on the basis of which the ordinal values ​​and activation energy of the reaction were determined and the results were obtained that were adequate with the experimental ones.
Climate, Crop and Livestock
Authors:   Academician of Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan, Khalidullin Oleg
Published: April 2021

The beginning of life on Earth originated 600 million years ago. Various creatures creep out of the ocean and fill the land.
Analysis of Excess Consumption in College Students by KPAG Method During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors:   School of Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, Zhao Bin , Cao Jinming ,   School of Information and Mathematics, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
Published: April 2021

With the arrival of COVID-19, some areas are under closed management, bringing about changes in the way people consume. It also leads to the excessive consumption of some people, especially college students. In order to give early warning to unreasonable consumption behavior, this study designed KPAG algorithm to give early warning to consumption risk. Using particle swarm optimization (PSO) kernel principal component analysis (KPCA) parameter optimization, optimal polynomial kernel to delete data information, and ant colony genetic algorithm (association) clustering analysis of data dimensionality reduction, according to the consumption behavior of college students are divided into three categories, for the consumption behavior of college students to build an early warning model. Through the classification and verification experiment of real data, the results show that compared with the traditional PCA data fitting method, the accuracy of the model in this paper can reach 90%, which is more reliable than the traditional algorithm, and the accuracy of the model is improved by nearly 20%, which can be used for effective early warning.
Remission of Type 2 Diabetes from a Reduced Carbohydrate Diet with Digital Behavior Change Support: 15-month Case Study
Authors:   Charlotte Summers, Diabetes Digital Media, Science Park, University of Warwick, CV4 7EZ, Panesar Arjun
Published: April 2021

Type 2 diabetes is a global burden affecting over 400 million people across the world. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is growing, driven by a sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits. In community settings, less than 1 in 1,000 people achieves type 2 diabetes remission. In the UK, adults eat 300% the recommended intake of added sugar in the diet. People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are treated with diet and exercise before progressing to medications including metformin and insulin. Studies have highlighted the therapeutic benefits of carbohydrate restriction on health conditions including obesity, type 2 diabetes and epilepsy. The goal of this study is to assess the effects of a behavioral change intervention on primary markers of HbA1c and weight. This paper presents the case of a 72-year-old adult living in England diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2015 and referred to a digital behaviour change app (Low Carb Program) in 2018. The results of this study suggest lifestyle and behavior changes can be maintained with the assistance of a digital health app. This case study may lay groundwork for future research on technological and lifestyle approaches to manage type 2 diabetes.