bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Understanding Doctors’ and Nurses’ Roles in the Islamic Medical Practice and Rukhsah Solah in a Shariah-Compliant Hospital
Authors: Mohd Arifin Siti Roshaidai , Mohd Nazir Nur Afiqah , Samsudin Suhaiza , Daud Normadiah
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Implementing Islamic medical practice (IMP) within a Shariah-compliant hospital is challenging because of the lack of knowledge and spiritual care among healthcare practitioners (HCPs), especially nurses and doctors. Thus, this study aims to determine the understanding of IMP and the associated factors among HCPs in a Shariah-compliant hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using questionnaires distributed among nurses and doctors working in a Shariah-compliant hospital in Pahang, Malaysia. Results: A total of 152 nurses and doctors participated in this study. Resultantly, 80.3% (n = 122) of the subjects had a high understanding of IMP, and only 50% (n = 76) had a good level of knowledge regarding rukhsah solah. Furthermore, the participants’ IMP understanding level was associated with their years of working experience, position and gender (p < 0.05). In addition, the rukhsah solah was associated with the departments (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The study findings suggested more training on rukhsah solah is essential among HCPs, especially those working in a Shariah-compliant hospital to support the IMP implementation.
Model of Recovery Approaches For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder From The Quranic Verses
Authors: Kamarul Zaman Rahim , Abdul Rashid Alia , Mohamed Nawi Nur Ilyani , Muhammad Saleh Mujiburrahman
Published: March 2023

Introduction: The implications of repetition of unwanted thoughts and activities are symptoms of mental health problems that can affect the activities of daily living for most individuals. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one of the five major types of anxiety disorders. Highlights on the OCD recovery mechanisms were found to be suitable to be integrated with the Quran-based rehabilitation methods. Methods: This study aims to analyse OCD recovery methods based on the interpretation of the Quranic verses. Based on qualitative methods, this study proposes a Model of recovery approaches for Obsessive-compulsive disorder from the Quranic verses. Thematic content analysis was conducted on the compilation of Quranic verses related to the term waswas based on the authoritative works of tafasir (Interpretation books of The Quran) and shuruh al-Ahadith (Books of hadiths explanations). Results: The findings showed that the discourse of five verses regarding the term waswas (doubts) in the Quran contains complementary solutions to the problem of OCD. The complementary solutions were also found in line with the guidelines of Act 775 - Traditional and Complementary Medicine Act 2016. Conclusion: The OCD recovery process based on the Quran deserves to be dignified as a model of complementary treatment of OCD problems.
Treating Mental Health Patients Through Communal Care: Views from Maqasid Al-Shariah
Authors: Abdul Ghani Azmi Ida Madieha , Ambaras Khan Mushera Bibi , Safuan Sahida
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Prior to the Mental Health Act 2001, the law mandates the isolation of psychiatric patients from the community to safeguard the interest of the latter. The Mental Health Act 2001, instead, encourages rehabilitation of the patient within the community setting which provides a significant contribution to the treatment of mentally ill patients. In lieu of this, the Act establishes the Community Mental Health Service, where the community is seen to be the primary care provider for these patients. Community care ensures patients maintain continuity of work and connection with other people in their own community while reducing the stigma related to receiving treatment in psychiatric institutions. Method: Through doctrinal analysis, key provisions of the Community Mental Health Services outlines in the Mental Health Act 2001is analysed with assistance from maqasid shariah. Result: Community mental health is a notion that aligns with the maqasid shariah’s three fundamental pillars: individual education, justice, and bringing maslahah to the entire community. Conclusion: All three aspects of maqasid must clearly be incorporated to establish a more comprehensive policy on caring for mental patients through community-based treatment.
Development and Validation of the Muslim Prayer Ability Scale (MPAS) Among Patients’ With Diabetic Foot Problem
Authors: Mohd Yusof Nazri , Jasni Muhammad Jasfizal , Musa Ramli , Muhammad Hasbullah
Published: March 2023

Introduction: The available tools to assess the ability of Muslim patients to pray were develop by the rehabilitation therapist to assist Muslim patients in performing prayer and only focussing physical domain. It was not design to be used by the treating doctors as a method to decide and monitor progress of disease and treatment. The objective of this study is to design and validate a more holistic scale that can measure Muslim ability to perform their daily prayer Method: For scale construction, five experts from back grounds of orthopaedic, psychiatry, Islamic knowledge and Islamic philosophy of science were gathered to construct the domains and items for the new scale. The preliminary of 23 item-scale was then administered to 212 individuals (87 among patients with diabetic foot problem and 125 from the control group) in 2 public hospitals in Kuantan using cross-sectional study method. Reliability is measured using Cronbach’s alpha and the construct validity is measured using the exploratory factor analysis. Statistical analysis is done using SPSS version 24. Results: The Muslim prayer ability scale (MPAS) has a good reliability with Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.79. Based on Construct validation analyses and factor loadings, we established a 19-item scale to measure the ability of Muslim with three items in each domain. All of the items showed good factor loadings of more than 0.5. The 5 identified domains are namely Preparation of praying, Physical movement, Spirituality, Cognitive & Tayammum and Disturbance. The MPAS also has a good criterion validity with 85% sensitivity and 93% specificity in predicting the ability of patients with diabetic foot problem to perform prayer. Conclusion: This study proved that the new MPAS is valid and reliable to be used as tools to measure prayer ability in Muslim patients with diabetic foot problem.
Clinical Applications of Maqasid al-Shari’ah in Healthcare Services
Authors: Abdulahi Hashi Abdurezak
Published: March 2023

One of the main Islamic ethical principles is to save life. Another main principle of Islamic ethics is to preserve the honor of current and future generations. In addition, the rights of making free choices to maximize the intended benefits and gains in life are also granted to everyone, as long as moral agents are mature and mentally sound. Ethics consists of values that are set to assist in the search for balancing between the demands of making free choices in life and preserving the sanctity of life. Islamic ethics teaches the healthcare values such as autonomy and beneficence, but these values are upheld as long the sanctity of life and its honor are observed. The search for balancing between the demands of prolife and that of prochoice in healthcare settings is guided and governed by the principles of the ultimate aims of the Islamic divine law, known as maqasid al-shari‘ah. The paper uses analytical method and aims to present an outline of the Islamic clinical ethics, with the focus on the applications of maqasid al-shari‘ah in healthcare services. Besides the literature review, the paper highlights the basic contents and fields of both healthcare and objectives of the Islamic law. As the relationship between maqasid al-shari‘ah and healthcare practices covers wide area of knowledge, this paper aims for analyzing clinical applications of the shai‘ah objectives. The merit of the paper is that, it uses original sources of the Islamic shari‘ah law, and relates it to eight selected areas of clinical practices, which are among most common in today’s healthcare practices. Other areas of clinical applications are addressed in different papers of the author. Conclusions drawn from these analyses are illustrated at the end of the paper.
Comparison Between Weekly vs Daily Dosing L-thyroxine for the Treatment of Hypothyroidism in Ramadan – A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Zakaria Nurul Aulia , Shahar Mohammad Arif
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Muslims find it difficult to take L-thyroxine on empty stomach during Sahur. Furthermore, physiological changes during Ramadan alter thyroid hormones level. Objective: To compare the efficacy, safety and patient’s preference of weekly vs daily dosing of L-thyroxine in Ramadan. Method: This is a pilot randomized open-label controlled trial among hypothyroid patients during Ramadan 2017-2018. Patients were randomized into weekly and daily arm. Weekly arm took 7x their usual L-thyroxine dose at least 30 minutes pre-sahur once a week while daily arm took their usual daily dose at least 2 hours after the last meal before bed. Thyroid hormones, lipid profile, cardiac parameters, cognitive and psychological function were assessed at baseline and at week 4. Cardiac reassessment was done within 24hrs after weekly dosing at week 2. Results: Eighteen patients were randomized into weekly and daily arm. Majority (66.7%) were hypothyroid secondary to radioiodine therapy. At the end of study, there were no significant changes of thyroid hormones level for weekly arm. However there was significant increment of TSH observed in daily arm [TSH w0 1.8(0.23,5.57) vs w4 3.65(0.45,16.1);p =0.011]. In terms of toxicities, there were no hyperthyroid or cardiac toxicities observed despite the significant increment of fT4 within 24hours of weekly dosing [fT4 w0 13.21(8.19,14.63) vs w2 17.43(12.38,22.55);p=0.011]. All patients were euthyroid and had no side effects. Majority (83.3%) of patients preferred weekly dosing during Ramadan. Conclusion: Weekly levothyroxine dosing during Ramadan appeared to be safe, efficient and the most preferred dosing method.
Borges’in “Döngüsel Yıkıntılar” Adlı Öyküsünün İmgelem Kuramı Açısından İncelenmesi
Authors: ZORLU Batuhan
Published: March 2023

Analizimize konu olan Jorge Luis Borges’in “Döngüsel Yıkıntılar” adlı öyküsünde Arjantinli yazar, başka birçok eserinde olduğu gibi, sembolik açıdan oldukça zengin bir dünya kurmuştur. Okur olarak bu öyküde öne çıkan fikrin “sonsuz döngüsellik” olduğunu görmekteyiz. Bu fikrin aynı zamanda yazarın farklı öykülerine, denemelerine konu olduğu ve yazarın bu fikri eserlerinde türlü felsefi düşüncelerden esinlenerek kullandığı bilinen bir gerçektir. Bu nedenle eserin İmgelem Kuramı perspektifinden analiz edilmesinin, eserin sembolik dünyasının deşifre edilmesi ve eserin kapsamlı bir biçimde anlaşılması için uygun olacağı kanaatindeyiz. Makalemize başlarken öncelikle öyküde görülen felsefi düşünceleri tespit ettik ve öykü ile olan ilişkilerini açıkladık. Ardından analizin gerçekleştirilmesinde yararlanılacak kuram olan imgelem kuramı ve kuramın temeli olan “gündüz” ve “gece” rejimleri, beraberindeyse gece rejiminin yapıları olan “mistik” ve “sentetik” yapı hakkında belli başlı bilgilere yer verdik. Ayrıca “arketip” terimi ve imgelem çizgisinde ne anlama geldiği ile ilgili açıklamalarda bulunduk. Sonrasında ise “Döngüsel Yıkıntılar” adlı öykünün imgelem kuramı dinamiklerine uygun şekilde çözümlenmesini gerçekleştirdik. Öyküde öne çıkan semboller başvurduğumuz sembol sözlükleri ile açıklanmış ve rejim dinamiklerine göre yorumlanmıştır. Bununla birlikte baskın yapılar ve arketiplerin anlam bütünlüğüne göre değerlendirmeleri yapılmış ve öyküde baskın gelen rejim; bu rejimin niçin baskın geldiği ve başkişi, öykünün zamanı, uzamı ve anlatısı çerçevesinde tüm bunların ne anlama geldiği ile ilgili İmgelem Kuramı ekseninde değerlendirmeler yapılmıştır.
M. Yastı, B. Direkçi, M. Gülmez, H. Duyar, (2020) Fağfûr-Nâme: Fağfûr-şâh ile Mâh-perî, (İnceleme-Metin-Sözlük-Ekler Dizini-Tıpkıbasım)
Authors: KARAAĞAÇ Sabire
Published: March 2023

Bu yazıda "Fağfûr-nâme İnceleme, Metin, Sözlük, Ekler Dizini, Tıpkıbasım" kitabı tanıtılmıştır.
İçel’de Unutulmuş Bir Osmanlı Kalesi: İkisırma/İkisırama
Authors: YALÇIN Ayhan , TOPAL Ali
Published: March 2023

16. yüzyıl başlarında, bir Osmanlı mülkü olan İçel sancağında 8 adet kale vardı. Bu kalelerden birisi de sancağın doğusundaki Karataş kazasında bulunan İkisırma Kalesi’dir. Tahrir defterlerinde bu kalenin, Gersurtı adlı mevkide olduğu belirtiliyordu. Ancak bugüne kadar kalenin tam yeri tespit edilmemiştir. Yaptığımız yazılı kaynak ve yüzey araştırmaları ile İkisırma Kalesi’nin konumu tam olarak belirlenmiştir. Bu kalenin duvar örgüsü ve harçlarını dikkate alarak yapım tarihi için en erken MS 2. yüzyıl önerilmiştir. Kale içinde görülen şapel kalıntısı seramik parçalarına dayanarak, kalenin Erken Bizans Dönemi’nde kullanımda olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Yine seramik kalıntılarından dolayı kalenin Osmanlı İmparatorluğu Dönemi’nde kullanımının devam ettiğine karar verilmiştir. İkisırma Kalesi’nin adı, 17. yüzyıldan itibaren resmi kayıtlarda yer almamaktadır. Bu durum, Celali isyanları sonucu kalenin harap olmasından kaynaklanmıştır. İkinci bir sebep, 1501 yılında kalenin çok yakınına yapılan Avkadı Kalesi’nin uygun konumu nedeniyle daha çok tercih edilmesidir. Diğer bir sebep de 1517 yılında Karataş kazasının doğu komşusu Tarsus ve çevresinin Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun eline geçmesidir. Böylece, İçel sancağına doğudan gelebilecek tehlike kalmamıştır. Ayrıca bu dönemde Tarsus sancağında, Karataş Kazası doğu sınırına yakın zaten 3 tane kale faal durumdadır.
Identification and classification of evaluation indicators for scientific and technical publications and related factors
Authors: Topkanlo Hassan Mahmoudi , CheshmehSohrabi Mehrdad
Published: March 2023

Introduction. Given the importance of the issue of the widespread impact of scientific and technical publications in today's world, and the diversity and multiplicity of indicators for measuring these publications, it is a necessity to classify these indicators from different angles and through different tools and methods. Method. This study used documentary analysis and Delphi technique methods. The members of the Delphi panel were twenty-one experts in metric fields in information science who answered the research questionnaires several times until reaching a consensus. Analysis. Kendall’s coefficient of concordance and a one-sample t-test were used to measure the agreement of the panel members as raters on the questionnaire items. Results. A total of thirty-four sub-categories of indicators of assessment were identified which were categorised according to their similarities and differences into eight main categories as follows: measurement method, measurement unit, measurement content, measurement purpose, measurement development, measurement resource, measurability, and measurement environment. Conclusion. Classification of the indicators of evaluation for scientific and technical publications and related factors can lead to improved understanding, critique, modelling and development of indicators. The findings of this study can be considered a basis for further research and help develop evaluative theoretical foundations in scientific and technical publications and related factors.
Technological Impact of Online and Offline Teaching in Indian Context
Authors: Tiwari Sadhana , Garg Ruchi Jain
Published: March 2023

India really does have   the most youthful population on the planet, with an average age of just over 30 years, while also being the second most populous country in the world after China. The year 2020 commenced in India with high aspirations and potential, however, to stop the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic, the nation quickly went into lockdown. The education industry, which was severely impacted from primary to higher streams in school, colleges, and universities, is the most afflicted at this pivotal moment. Digital alternatives were simplified to cover the curriculum, and cell phones and other electronic devices that were officially forbidden in schools ended up being the sole supporting technology during the lockdown. One study was done with a focus on students, teaching staff, and parents of school-age children in order to examine the consequences of students' and teachers' abrupt adoption of online learning. The poll had 301 responses in all, and the outcomes were valid and optimistic. With the development of technology, the significance of online education as well as the advantages and disadvantages of both modes of education were amplified. The findings highlighted the shortcomings of the online education system as well as certain advantages of traditional or classroom instruction. Before introducing online education on a large scale in India, a developing nation, the government must first provide the essential facilities. The bedrock of how people survive and flourish is learning. People are educated to help them become contributing members of society through both online and offline learning. No learning method can be guaranteed to be 100 percent successful. As depending on just one of the aforementioned modes can never be particularly effective, it must be a combination of both, the best among these two core systems must be taken and combined.
Do Spanish and Portuguese Listed Companies Converge in their Choice of Capital Structure?
Authors: Rêgo ROGÃO Márcia Cristina , da Silva SERRASQUEIRO Zélia Maria
Published: March 2023

In order to study the behaviour of capital structure decisions of Spanish and Portuguese listed firms, we using as methodology the dynamic estimators to analyse the influence of firm-specific and country-specific determinants. The sample in this study is composed with 67 Spanish listed non-financial Spanish listed firms and 35 Portuguese listed non-financial firms, for the period of analysis between 2008 and 2016.
FASDD: An Open-access 100,000-level Flame and Smoke Detection Dataset for Deep Learning in Fire Detection
Authors: Wang Ming , Jiang Liangcun , Yue Peng , Yu Dayu , Tuo Tianyu
Published: March 2023

Abstract. With the advancement of computer vision, artificial intelligence, and remote sensing technologies, deep learning algorithms are increasingly used in terrestrial, airborne, and spaceborne-based fire detection systems. The performance and generalization of these data-driven fire detection algorithms, however, are restricted by the limited number and source of fire detection datasets. A large-scale fire detection benchmark dataset covering complex and varied fire scenarios is urgently needed. This work constructs a 100,000-level Flame and Smoke Detection Dataset (FASDD) based on multi-source heterogeneous flame and smoke images. It holds rich variations in image size, resolution, illumination (day and night), scenario (indoor and outdoor), image range (far and near), viewing angle (top view and side view), platform (surveillance cameras, drones, and satellites), and data source (Internet, social media, and open-access fire datasets). To the best of our knowledge, FASDD is currently the most versatile and comprehensive dataset for fire detection. It provides a challenging benchmark to drive the continuous evolution of fire detection models. Additionally, we formulate a unified workflow for preprocessing, annotation, and quality control of fire samples. Out-of-the-box annotations are published in four different formats for training deep learning models. Extensive performance evaluations based on classical methods show that most of the object detection models trained on FASDD can achieve satisfactory fire detection results, and especially YOLOv5x achieves nearly 80 % mAP@0.5 accuracy on heterogeneous images spanning two domains of computer vision and remote sensing. And the application in wildfire location demonstrates that deep learning models trained on our dataset can be used in recognizing and monitoring forest fires. Deep learning models trained with FASDD can be simultaneously deployed on satellites, drones, and ground sensors, thus realizing collaborative fire observation and detection in a space-air-ground integrated network environment. The dataset is available from the Science Data Bank website at https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.j00104.00103 (Wang et al., 2022a).
Sensitivity analysis of wake steering optimisation for wind farm power maximisation
Authors: Gori Filippo , Laizet Sylvain , Wynn Andrew
Published: March 2023

Abstract. Modern large–scale wind farms consist of multiple turbines clustered together, usually in well–structured formations. Clustering has a number of drawbacks during a wind farm’s operation, as some of the downstream turbines will inevitably operate in the wake of those upstream, with a significant reduction in power output and an increase in fatigue loads. Wake steering, a control strategy in which upstream wind turbines are misaligned with the wind to redirect their wakes away from downstream turbines, is a promising strategy to mitigate power losses. The purpose of this work is to investigate the sensitivity of open-loop wake steering optimisation in which an internal predictive wake model is used to determine the farm power output as a function of the turbine yaw angles. Three different layouts are investigated with increasing levels of complexity. A simple 2×1 farm layout in aligned conditions is first considered, allowing for a careful investigation of sensitivity to wake models and operational set-points. A medium-complexity case of a generic 5×5 farm layout in aligned conditions is examined, to enable the study of a more complex design space. The final layout investigated is the Horns Rev wind farm (80 turbines), for which there has been very little study of the performance or sensitivity of wake steering optimisation. Overall, the results indicate a strong sensitivity of wake steering strategies to both analytical wake model choice, and to the particular implementation of algorithms used for optimisation. Significant variability can be observed in both farm power improvement and optimal yaw settings, depending on the optimisation set-up. Through a statistical analysis of the impact of optimiser initialisation and a study of the multi-modal and discontinuous nature of the underlying farm power objective functions, this study shows that the uncovered sensitivities represent a fundamental challenge to robustly identifying globally optimal solutions for the high-dimensional optimisation problems arising from realistic wind farm layouts. This paper proposes a simple strategy for sensitivity mitigation by introducing additional optimisation constraints, leading to higher farm power improvements and more consistent, coherent, and practicable optimal yaw angle settings.
ROC Analizi ile Sorunlu Kripto Para Ticareti Ölçeği İçin Kesme Puanının Oluşturulması
Authors: Menteş Nurettin , Bulut Mahmut
Published: March 2023

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı son zamanlarda hızla kullanım alanı bulan kripto paralar ile ilgili olarak bağımlılık ve kumar benzeri davranış sergileyen kullanıcıların tespitinde kullanılan Sorunlu Kripto Para Ticareti Ölçeği (SPKTÖ) için kesme puanı belirlemektir.
Yöntem: Çalışmaya 2180 birey katılım sağlamıştır. Eksik verisi olan anketler çıkarıldıktan sonra analizler 2132 anket verisi için uygulanmıştır. Çalışmada SKPT ölçeği kullanılmıştır Gizil Sınıf Analizi (LCA) ve ROC Analizi yardımı ile ölçek kesme puanı hesaplanmıştır. Ölçek yardımı ile toplanan ölçek toplam puanları Gizil Sınıf Analizi (LCA) yardımı ile kategorize edilmiş. Daha sonra belirlenen gruplar ile ROC Analizi yardımı ile ölçek kesme puanı belirlenmiştir.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların %82,4 ü erkek, %49 u bekar kişilerden oluşmaktadır. Katılımcıların %7,2 si ise ilköğretim, %26,2 si lise, %56,3 üniversite, %10,3 ü lisansüstü okul mezunudur. İki Aşamalı Kümeleme Analizi ile veriler 3 kümede toplanmıştır. Birinci kümede verilerin %17,5 i ikinci kümede verilerin %34,8 i, üçüncü kümede ise verilerin %47,7 si yer almaktadır. Ölçek toplam puanı 52,5 in üzerinde olanlar tüm katılımcıların %3,7 sini oluşturmaktadır. Ölçeğin Cronbach Alfa değeri 0,915 tir.
Sonuç: Sorunlu kripto para yatırımı yapanlarda kumar benzeri davranış sergileyen bir riskli grup yer almaktadır. SKPT ölçeği bu davranışı ölçen bir ölçek olarak tasarlanmıştır. Riskli davranış sergileyen katılımcıların oranı %3,7 ile dikkat çekici bir orandır. SKPT ölçeği için ölçek kesme puanı 34,5 olarak belirlenmiştir.
Analysis of Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Level and Homeostasis Model Assessment Insulin Resistance (Homa-IR) Value in Obese Children
Authors: Arwinny Asmasary Andi , Dewi Artati Ratna , Jaya Ganda Idham
Published: March 2023

Background: Obesity is the excessive growth of adipose tissue arising from chronic consumption of
calories in excess of the individual's energy requirements. Insulin resistance is significantly associated
with obesity and the risk of metabolic disease in children. Diabetes mellitus can be avoided by
preventing insulin resistance in obese children. Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance
(HOMA-IR) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) can be indicators of insulin resistance.
Purpose: The aim of this study is to analyze HbA1c levels and HOMA-IR values in obese children.
Method: The research was a cross-sectional study. The research was conducted from November to
December of 2021, targeting middle and high school students in Makassar, aged 11 to 18 years who
had met the inclusion criteria. The research samples were divided into two groups, namely the group
of obese children and the group of non-obese children.
Results: The research subjects consisted of 30 obese children and 30 non-obese children. There is no
significant difference in gender and age. There is no significant difference between the HbA1c groups
≥ 5.7% in obese and non-obese children with p= 0.052. At the level of HOMA-IR ≥2.5, there is a
difference in several obese (33.3%) and non-obese (3.3%) children with p= 0.008 and OR (95%) =
14.5 (1.718-122.39). The analysis of the correlation between HbA1c and HOMA-IR obtained p value
= 0.012, with a value of r= 0.452.
Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between HbA1c and HOMA-IR in obese children. The
higher the HbA1c level, the greater the risk of insulin resistance in obese children will be.
Keywords: HbA1c, HOMA-IR, Child, Obese.
Strong Individualization in Managing Asian Societal Transformations
Authors: GENOV Nikolai
Published: March 2023

Is individualization typical for most advanced contemporary societies alone? A correction comes from the comparative analyses of the thoughts and historical deeds of two outstanding Asian leaders. In the XX century, Mahatma Gandhi and Deng Xiaoping substantially influenced public thinking and behaviour as well as the institutional framework in India and China respectively. Their achievement is efficiently channelling the national collective action towards gaining the independence of India and the acceleration of Chinese modernization. Both leaders have some similarities and much more differences in their programmes and practical activities. Gandhi and Deng are eager to foster a full-scale transformation of Indian and Chinese societies and to mobilize the active support of millions for societal transformation. However, Gandhi asks for the support of the Hindu traditional religion while Deng orients his intellectual strategy and practical activities on the principles of civic religion. Gandhi relies on his inventiveness and charisma while Deng searches for support from political organizations and the state. The conceptual framework of social actors, relations and processes guides the systematic analysis of structures and actions in the transformation of Indian and Chinese societies.
Reality and Importance of Annihilation In light of Quran and Hadith
Authors: Saddiqi Hafiza Ayesha Saddiqa , Owaisi Muhammad Arshad
Published: March 2023

Every creation has some  specific purpose. In the same way, the real purpose of man's creation is servitude. So, how could it possible that He would have destroyed, what He had created for himself. Annihilation does not mean extinction but it leads us out of this mortal life to the eternal life. The reality and importance of annihilation is also very clear from the Quran and Hadith. There are many stages of annihilation and every stage or situation of it demands true loyalty from us. In this article, an attempt has been made ,to explain the reality and importance of annihilation in the light of Quran and Hadith.
Artificial Neural Networks to Predict Lost Circulation Zones at Southern Iraq Oilfield
Authors: Salih Ameen K. , Abdul Hussein Hassan A. , Hamza Sarah H.
Published: March 2023

Drilling soft and fragile areas such as (high permeable, cavernous, fractured, and sandy formations) have several problems. One of the most critical problems is the loss of drilling fluid into these formations in whole or part of the well. The loss of drilling fluid can lead to more significant and complex problems, such as pipe sticking, well kick, and closing the well. The drilling muds are relatively expensive, especially oil-based mud or those that contain special additives, so it is not economically beneficial to waste and lose these muds. Artificial neural networks (ANN) can predict drilling fluid losses before they occur based on drilling parameters data and drilling fluid properties of wells effected by lost circulation problems located in the same area. This paper developed two artificial neural network models to predict drilling fluid losses in the Dammam formation- Rumaila oil field in southern Iraq. The two models have the same topology and structure. The first model used the early stopping technique to stop the training when we get the global minimum and the second model used specific epochs to complete the training. The models could predict various types of losses with high accuracy. The accuracy of implementing R2 for the first and second models was 0.9302 and 0.9493, respectively. The early stopping technique lead to obtain a model with acceptable accuracy in a short time without relying on a specific number of epochs.
Assessing the Challenges of Shea Butter Processing on Sustainable Livelihood of Women in the Sagnaregu Municipality of the Northern Region of Ghana
Authors: Mumin Alhassan Abdul , Mordzeh-Ekpampo Musah Ibrahim , Boasu Bismark Yeboah , Yahaya Tia , Abdulai Shawaratu
Published: March 2023

This study assessed women and sustainable livelihoods with focus on selected shea butter processing centers in Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly of the Northern Region, Ghana. The objectives of the study were to determine the challenges confronting women into shea butter processing and to examine the extent to which these challenges undermine sustainable livelihood of women. This study adopted the explanatory research designs with the quantitative research strategy. The study used structured questionnaire to gather data from 240 women. The study used Structural Equation Model to identify the challenges that significantly undermine sustainable livelihood of women. Start-up capital and credit for equipment, raw material and labor were financial challenges. Leadership, conflicts on transparency and accountability and social status were social challenges. Inadequate technical skills, poor management skills, poor record keeping were human capital challenges. Poor road network, inadequate storage facilities were physical challenges. Poor community and governmental relationship was the major institutional challenge. This study recommends urgent need to address institutional, natural capital and financial challenges confronting women into shea butter processing in the study area.
Karadeniz Bölgesinden Seçilen Bazı Trabzon Hurması Çeşit/Tiplerinin Yalova Ekolojisindeki Fenolojik ve Pomolojik Performansları
Authors: Aktepe Tangu Nesrin , Şen Arzu
Published: March 2023

Yalova iklim açısından, Akdeniz ve Karadeniz iklimleri arasında bir geçiş niteliği taşımaktadır. Soğuklama ihtiyacı düşük olan Trabzon Hurması, hava neminin yüksek olduğu bölgelerde en kaliteli meyveleri veren bir türdür. Suptropik bir meyve olan Trabzon hurması için, Yalova ve çevresinin ekolojik açıdan uygun olduğu daha önce yapılan adaptasyon çalışmalarında ortaya konmuştur. Bu çalışma Karadeniz Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü tarafından selekte edilerek tescil edilen çeşit/tiplerin Yalova ekolojisindeki performanslarını gösteren 2 yıllık pomolojik (2015-2016) verileri içermektedir. Çalışmaya konu olan ‘Akbulut’, ‘Ayder’, ‘İrem’, ‘Kaplan’, ‘Onur’, ‘Türkay’ çeşitleri Türkiye’nin ilk tescilli Trabzon hurması çeşitlerindendir. Çeşit/tiplere ait meyve ağırlığı değerlerinin 381,95 g (Kaplan) ile 158,86 g (Gelemen) arasında değiştiği belirlenmiştir. Çeşitlerin hasat dönemindeki suda çözünebilir kuru madde değerleri 15,33 (Ayder) ile 18,30 (Türkay) arasında değişmiştir.
Efectos económicos de un posible deterioro duradero en la salud general de la población española
Authors: Hurtado Samuel , Izquierdo Mario
Published: March 2023

Motivación

En el último año se ha observado un aumento de la demanda de servicios sanitarios, cuyas causas y grado de persistencia son todavía inciertos. Si dichas dinámicas se prologaran en el tiempo y estuvieran relacionadas con un deterioro persistente en la salud general de la población española, su impacto económico podría ser significativo.

Ideas principales

•Las últimas olas del barómetro sanitario del Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas muestran un incremento de la demanda de servicios sanitarios en nuestro país. También se ha observado un aumento en los ocupados que pierden días de trabajo por enfermedad, incapacidad temporal o accidente.

•Existe una considerable incertidumbre en cuanto a las causas y al posible grado de persistencia de estos desarrollos, algunos de los cuales parecen estar en línea con las predicciones de la literatura que estudia las secuelas del COVID-19 sobre una población ampliamente vacunada que resulta infectada.

•En la medida en que estos desarrollos puedan resultar duraderos y estar asociados a un deterioro persistente en la salud general de la población española, podrían requerir un aumento estructural del gasto sanitario —aún difícil de cuantificar— y afectar negativamente —aunque con elevada incertidumbre— al producto potencial.
Percepción de autoeficacia para brindar cuidados humanizados por parte de estudiantes y personal de enfermería de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Authors: Canova-Barrios Carlos Jesús , Figueira-Teuly Judit , Ayllon Juddy , Miranda Juarez María Laura , Barraud Marcela Ivón
Published: March 2023

Objetivo: Evaluar la percepción de autoeficacia para brindar cuidados y relacionarse con sus pacientes que tienen los estudiantes y profesionales de enfermería (académicos y asistenciales) concurrente a un taller de extensión de una universidad privada de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo, transversal y cuantitativo. La muestra estuvo constituida por 76 sujetos equivalentes al 84,44% de los concurrentes a la actividad. Se implementó el instrumento Caring Efficacy Scale en su versión en español. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo e inferencial utilizando el software Infostat. Se implementó el consentimiento informado y no se recolectaron datos filiatorios. Resultados: Los encuestados tuvieron una media de edad de 37,1 años, y fueron mayormente mujeres, de estado civil solteras, con hijos, y con más de cinco años de experiencia laboral. Se halló una relación entre no tener hijos, ser estudiante y tener formación de grado con mayores puntajes en las dimensiones empatía (p = 0,028), seguridad al brindar atención (p = 0,005) y habilidades de comunicación (p = 0,037), respectivamente. Se identificaron aspectos positivos que evidencian humanización en la práctica. Conclusiones: Se hallaron niveles moderadamente positivos de percepción de autoeficacia para otorgar cuidados humanizados, siendo las dimensiones relación interpersonal y empatía la mejor y peor evaluadas, respectivamente. Se requiere implementar actividades de capacitación en cuidados humanizados tendientes a evitar la despersonalización del personal de enfermería.
MAKNA KERESAHAN TERHADAP KONDISI ALAM DALAM LIRIK LAGU (ANALISIS HERMENEUTIKA DALAM LIRIK LAGU “LAST ROAR” KARYA TUAN TIGABELAS)
Authors: Kurniawan Jody , Jayanti Karina
Published: March 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui makna yang terkandung dalam teks lagu Tuan Tigabelas “Last Roar”, yang didasarkan pada Teori Hermeneutik Paul Ricoeur berdasarkan otonomi teks dan interpretasi pendengarnya. Dalam interpretasi pendengar, mereka dipandu oleh otonomi teks, yaitu situasi pembaca yang tenggelam dalam ide, plot, dan gambar penulis tanpa sempat mempertanyakan latar belakang penulis, bagaimana kondisi pada saat itu, waktu teks itu ditulis, apa motivasi penulis dalam membuat teks, atau bahkan melihat latar belakang pembacanya sendiri. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan melakukan wawancara kepada pendengar yang memiliki koneksi dalam mendengarkan lagu “Last Roar” dan juga observasi dalam penelitian ini dilakukan secara online dengan browsing artikel yang membahas tentang musisi Tuan Tiga Belas dan karyanya serta video wawancara, video musik, dan referensi lain yang berhubungan dengan penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa lagu “Last Roar” memiliki banyak makna yang saling terkait dari pendengarnya, mulai dari kritik sosial terhadap manusia hingga kondisi alam, peringatan atau pengingat kita sebagai manusia dalam melestarikan kondisi alam dan hewan, serta bentuk-bentuk keserakahan manusia untuk keuntungan mereka sendiri untuk pembukaan lahan kelapa sawit. Namun pada intinya lagu “Last Roar” menimbulkan keresahan tentang kondisi alam dan harimau sumatra, penciptanya berhasil membuat pendengarnya merasakan keresahannya. Sifat teks yang otonom, dalam penafsiran teks, saling terkait dengan maksud pengarang, situasi dan tempat teks itu dibuat, relasinya dengan teks lain, dan kondisi pendengar sebagai penafsir, sehingga jelaslah bahwa sebuah teks ketika berhadapan dengan penafsirnya memiliki karakter yang otonom.
KOMUNIKASI DAKWAH KOMUNITAS NGOPI HIJRAH DI KALANGAN REMAJA KECAMATAN CIMANGGIS KOTA DEPOK
Authors: Nasher Ahmad , Mubarok Iif Dzaki
Published: March 2023

Dakwah adalah ilmu yang dapat memberikan segala macam usaha, yang mengacu pada upaya menyampaikan ajaran Islam kepada seluruh manusia, termasuk akidah, syariah, dan akhlak. Gerakan hijrah marak di media sosial, di Instagram pada tahun 2018 tagar #hijrah di kolom lari berjumlah 1.700.000 submisi, meningkat pada April 2019 menjadi 6.517.232 pengajuan. Data menunjukkan bahwa gerakan hijrah bergerak secara masif. Gerakan hijrah tidak memiliki pemimpin dan tidak terkoordinasi satu sama lain. Salah satunya adalah Ngopi Hijrah, sebuah komunitas berbasis masjid yang menyasar kalangan remaja sebagai target dakwah. Ngopi Hijrah memiliki tema yang cocok untuk remaja sekaligus presenter yang dapat menarik minat remaja untuk mengikuti pengajian. Dari uraian tersebut, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana komunikasi dakwah dakwah Ngopi Hijrah di kalangan remaja di Kecamatan Cimanggis Kota Depok. Peneliti menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kecamatan Cimanggis, Kota Depok. Melalui Coordinated Management of Meaning, teori medan dakwah, teori proses dan tahapan dakwah, dan teori retorika Aristoteles, diperoleh hasil bahwa dalam perencanaan tema, pemilihan pembicara, dan strategi public speaking para pembicara di Ngopi Hijrah merupakan aspek-aspek yang sangat diperhatikan agar remaja ingin mengikuti studi.
POLA KOMUNIKASI DAN KONSEP DIRI RELAWAN PEMBERSIH RANJAU PAKU KOMUNITAS SEMUT ORANGE (STUDI FENOMENOLOGI RANJAU PAKU DI JAKARTA)
Authors: Lubis Ahmad Yazid , Bonifasius S Prasetyo
Published: March 2023

Ranjau paku merupakan permasalahan yang muncul di masyarakat Jakarta yang mengganggu kenyamanan pengguna fasilitas jalan raya. Ranjau paku yang tersebar di jalan raya membuat pengendaranya menjadi korban. Kasus ranjau paku di Jakarta tentu mengganggu pengendara sebagai pengguna fasilitas jalan tol. Berawal dari kasus ranjau paku yang membuat masyarakat tidak nyaman, muncullah komunitas ranjau paku. Di Jakarta ada komunitas relawan pembersih "ranjau paku", yang disebut Komunitas Jeruk Semut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui konsep diri dan pola komunikasi Komunitas Jeruk Semut. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, berdasarkan paradigma konstruktivis. Metode penyajian penelitian menggunakan metode deskriptif dengan fenomenologi sebagai strategi penelitian. Ada dua kesimpulan dari penelitian ini. Pertama, konsep diri relawan terbentuk dari interaksi dengan sekitar. Dukungan orang-orang penting, dan interpretasi fenomena “ranjau paku” menurut mereka, itulah faktor-faktor yang membentuk konsep diri Komunitas Jeruk Semut. Komunitas Oranye Semut melakukan komunikasi antarpribadi dalam rangka mengajak yang lain untuk turut serta menanggulangi kasus ranjuau paku. Komunitas Jeruk Semut menggunakan media massa untuk memancing simpati masyarakat, polisi, dan pemerintah.
Indentification of Beef in Beef and Chicken Experiments using Conducting Polymer Sensor Series and Kohonen Algorithm Method
Authors: Simanjuntak Benrad Edwin , Situmorang Marhaposan , Humaidi Syahrul , Sinambela Marzuki
Published: March 2023

Chicken, and beef each have a distinctive aroma. Identification of Chicken and beef based on the aroma of the meat using an electronic nose. This electronic nose uses a series of sensors consisting of 6 (six) pieces and uses a Conducting Polymer. This polymer has a high resistance so it is widely used as an insulator. However, this resistance has a certain limit where the polymer surface will turn into carbon and conduct electric current if exposed to excessive electric charge. This research was conducted by taking samples of chicken and beef as test samples where these meats were placed in a closed container at room temperature. Data is taken alternately every day to find out the odor of each meat where on the first day data is taken from the odor of chicken, and on the second day data is taken from the odor of beef. This condition is done to ensure the freshness of each meat. This study uses a Neural Network (NN) as pattern recognition and ATMega16 microcontroller as data acquisition. Neural Network is trained using Kohonen. The sensor used is a Conducting Polymer sensor because of the nature of the Conducting Polymer where the output is a voltage generated due to changes in the polymer resistance resistance. A two-layer neural network consisting of six input nodes and three output neurons is trained using the Kohonen algorithm with the training process completed in 31 iterations. The test was carried out 30 times for each exposure to steam from the odor of chicken and beef which was carried out alternately. The percentage of success of the system is 100%.
PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN BLENDED LEARNING PADA MATA KULIAH PENDIDIKAN KEWARGANEGARAAN STUDI KASUS DI AMIK CITRA BUANA INDONESIA
Authors: Razab Isdendi Rio , Fazrin Ega Soraya Qubaila , Wahyudin Munandar
Published: March 2023

Penerapan model pembelajaran Blended Learning pada mata kuliah Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan di AMIK CITRA BUANA INDONESIA sudah melalui tahapan prosedur pelaksanaan sesuai dengan standar metode pembelajaran Blended Learning. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kendala-kendala dalam penerapan pembelajaran Blended Learning pada peningkatkan minat belajar mahasiswa di mata kuliah Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan serta upaya-upaya mengatasi kenadala-kendala penerapan metode pembelajaran Blended Learning. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan melakukan pendekatan deskriptif analisis. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa penerapan model pembelajaran Blended Learning di AMIK CITRA BUANA INDONESIA dilaksanakan dengan cara membagi mahasiswa dalam setiap kelas menjadi dua jurusan program studi masing-masing mahasiswa memiliki jadwal pembelajaran daring dan luring. Kendala-kendala dalam penerapan model pembelajaran Blended Learning adalah kurangnya pemahaman mahasiswa tentang materi ajar saat berada di rumah, pada saat pembelajaran tatap muka kurangnya waktu belajar. Upaya-upaya mengatasi kendala tersebut yakni dengan melaksanakan diskusi dan menjelaskan kembali materi ajar saat tatap muka dengan membuka LMS Google Classroom dan melaksanakan intruksi pembelajaran sesuai dengan panduan pengerjaan tugas-tugas pada materi ajar ke dalam aplikasi Learning Management System Google Classroom tersebut, dapat mendorong minat belajar mahasiswa AMIK CITRA BUANA INDONESIA pada mata kuliah Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan dapat mengoptimalkan serta sebagai sarana evaluasi penerapan penerapan model pembelajaran Blended Learning pada mata kuliah pendidikan kewarganegaraan di AMIK CITRA BUANA INDONESIA.
Additive manufacturing: pushing the boundaries of piezoelectric materials
Authors: Qiu Xuting , Yao Fang-Zhou , Wang Ke
Published: March 2023

Piezoelectric effects have attracted long-term research both from academic and industrial interests. However, constrained by their inherent crystal symmetry, conventional piezoelectric materials have limited non-zero piezoelectric coefficients, which impedes the practical applications thereof. Inspired by metamaterial design, artificial anisotropy was proposed to achieve all non-zero piezoelectric coefficients. Here, the design concepts and preparation methods of piezoelectric metamaterials were surveyed. Although the realization of a full set of piezoelectric coefficients is inseparable from the construction of unique structure, compared with traditional approaches, additive manufacturing has appealing advantages in the complex, diverse and integrated process. It is believed that additive manufacturing holds infinite potential for manufacturing piezoelectric materials to break through their boundaries in the future.
Economics of sustainable electricity supply: The German electricity market
Authors:   , Coester Andreas
Published: March 2023

The industrial activities that our modern civilization depends upon have increased CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions significantly. There is considerable consensus that this increase in emissions has been contributing to climate change. In order to limit global warming, a comprehensive and fast transition to lower emissions in all industrial sectors is crucial. Despite the strong increase in renewable energies capacity over the past years, there are various challenges associated with the further transition to a 100% renewable energies supply. One of the challenges is the fluctuating supply of renewable energies due to the intermitted nature of wind and sunshine. Another challenge arises from the low marginal costs of renewable energies that lead to a reduction of the electricity price, which impairs a profitable operation of both conventional and renewable energies power plants. Against this backdrop, the main question of this research is which policy scenario can ensure an economic efficient and ongoing expansion of renewable energies together with a secure level of electricity supply? The research focusses on Germany, as Germany has to find sustainable and economically feasible policy scenarios in the short-term due to its strong expansion of renewable energies and its decision to phase-out both nuclear and coal power plants.