bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IMPACT OF WORKLOAD AND RESPONSIBILITY LOAD ON WORK STRESS AND JOB PERFORMANCE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS DURING THE PANDEMIC
Authors:   BINUS Business School Master Program, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia, Prasetyaningtyas Sekar Wulan , Darmawan Afif ,   Business Management Program, BINUS Business School Master Program, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia, Puhirta Bevi Prapasatya ,   Business Management Program, BINUS Business School Master Program, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia, Kusmanto Doni Ardono ,   Business Management Program, BINUS Business School Master Program, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia
Published: March 2022

Construction is one of the sectors that the government relies on to contribute to national growth; the impact of this policy is that the number on the projects is not balanced with construction experts, thereby increasing the workload of construction employees, coupled with the pandemic, limiting construction project activities which are labour-intensive activities that require a lot of interaction and physical activity in the field. This study aims to determine the impact of a workload and responsibility load on work stress and job performance in construction projects during the pandemic. This research uses a correlational descriptive quantitative approach; the population in this study is 100 construction employees in Indonesia. The sampling technique is total sampling with multiple linear regression. The result showed that workload significantly affects the responsibility load on construction project workers in Indonesia. The workload has a positive and significant impact on Indonesian construction project workers. Responsibility load has a positive and significant effect on Workstress on Project Construction workers in Indonesia. The influence of responsibility load on work stress is negative and significant. Work stress on employees does not affect job performance on employees. Namely, there is no effect if construction employees have high work stress on their work. It does not affect job performance. The work stress variable has no positive or significant effect on job performance. Further research can incorporate variables that influence job performance, such as workload, responsibility load, work stress, and others, to improve job performance at construction.
THE ROLE OF COST REDUCTION AND INVENTORY OPTIMIZATION ON THE PARTNERSHIP IN PURCHASING AND LOGISTICS, AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMPANIES FROM INDONESIA
Authors:   Universitas Ciputra Surabaya, Indonesia, Sutrisno Timotius F.C.W. , Kaihatu Thomas Stefanus ,   Universitas Ciputra Surabaya, Indonesia
Published: March 2022

Supply chain management is of primary importance in industries operating in an archipelago country like Indonesia. This study aimed to determine the effect of cost reduction and inventory optimization on the partnership in purchasing and logistics on purchasing and logistic performance. This study focuses on food and beverage manufacturing companies in Indonesia. This research uses quantitative methods and descriptive research types. The population in this study is managers of manufacturing companies in Indonesia. The questionnaires obtained were 74 respondents, then respondents who came from manufacturing companies were 50 respondents who met the research criteria. This study indicates several findings: cost reduction and inventory optimization affect the partnership in purchasing and logistics but do not affect purchasing and logistics performance. Furthermore, partnership in purchasing and logistics affects purchasing and logistic performance. The results show that the partnership strategy is essential for manufacturing companies, especially food and beverages because cost reduction and inventory optimization need to involve several companies with more resources to increase purchasing and logistic performance.
Process of Changes with Renewal/Loss of Tenement Houses in densely built-up areas of wooden buildings
Authors: Yamamoto Toshiya
Published: March 2022

Urban regeneration is key to restoring areas damaged by natural disasters. The research of Professor Toshiya Yamamoto, Department of Architecture, Meiji University, Japan, encompasses the promotion of the renovation of rows of houses called Nagaya, urban planning and transformation,
housing reconstruction and regional revitalisation. His research is conducted in the urban area of Kyojima, Sumida Ward, Tokyo, which is a traditional Japanese living environment. A key concern in the restoration of Nagaya is ensuring that the buildings are as safe as possible so that the
impact of earthquakes can be minimised. Another important element of the work is to promote a symbiotic relationship between residents and the community, with strong links between art projects and restoration. Yamamoto and the team's work will include performing analyses of the reconstruction
project underway in the area of the Great East Japan Earthquake, analysing map data and the creation and categorisation of an original database constructed from building information and registration data. This data will then be repeatedly analysed in different relevant contexts. The goal of
the research is to improve the structural understanding of recent urban transformation and evaluate the urban policies and plans that have strongly influenced it. The team also developed a manual for producing so-called 'evacuation maps'.
Development of data-driven residual life prediction technology based on particle filtering including focus on research conducted in Prof. Liang's wider group
Authors: Liang Jin-Wei
Published: March 2022

Professor Jin-Wei Liang, Center for Reliability Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taiwan, is a researcher who collaborates closely with industry and his work is focused on nonlinear dynamics, vibration and control. In his investigations, Liang is seeking to predict the
remaining useful life (RUL) of important components in rotary machinery. Previously, he applied a neural-network (NN) method to the development of a data-driven residual life prediction technology and he is now investigating the same problem using a particle filter (PF) approach. The expectation
is that using this approach will enable Liang and the team to improve insight and confidence. Alongside this, the researchers have developed a NN-based health index prediction model that can be used to determine how long particular equipment used in industrial applications will function in
normal operations. Having received very limited run-to-failure datasets from a local chemical factory, Liang and the team have been able to test and validate their hypotheses using the NN-based health index prediction algorithm. Initially, the local plastic manufacturing company with which
the researchers are collaborating that will benefit most from the research results and, subsequently, it is expected that other businesses and industries will benefit. Liang believes the method he and the team have developed will help companies to save on costs such as the replacement charge
for a new critical component of rotary machinery and the greater costs that can occur due to unforeseeable shut-down events caused by component damage.
To precisely calculate battery capacity by developing simultaneous and quick state-of-health diagnosis of lithium battery
Authors: Liu Jih-Hsin
Published: March 2022

Although many car manufacturers have begun producing electric vehicles, there remains room for improvement. For example, there are issues with lithium battery capacity that could be overcome by the development of a technology for checking car batteries. Associate Professor Jih-Hsin
Liu, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tunghai University, Taiwan, is investigating how lithium battery capacity can be more accurately calculated, with a focus on simultaneous and quick state-of-health diagnoses. The idea is that if the ageing of each battery cell can be detected quickly,
other compatible battery manufacturers can use the technology of partial replacement of battery cells to perform battery pack inspection and maintenance. Liu and the team are using artificial intelligence and software to calculate the battery level and, in doing so, can advise users on how
best to extend the life of a battery, providing tailored solutions for a range of situations. In order to ensure that their research is applied to real-world functions and is incorporated into electricity storage devices, Liu and the team first observed the Nyquist diagram of AC impedance
to find out a number of key AC signal excitation frequencies to detect the battery's response. Liu plans to find a company that is interested in the technology he is developing and can detect the standard decay trajectory of each battery as a comparison, so that the capacity of each battery
can be widely and accurately measured.
Broadening the horizons of Japanese diplomacy
Authors: Watanabe Hirotaka
Published: March 2022

Former President of the Japan Association of Global Governance, Professor Hirotaka Watanabe is the project leader of 'Transforming Great Power Relations / Intersection and Global Civil Society', which is financially and physically supported by Japan Society for Promotion of Sciences
(JSPS) and Teikyo University. He talks about the Association's invaluable work to promote this interdisciplinary research project, and shares his thoughts on Japanese diplomacy and the importance of international relations.
DEPREM ETKİLERİNİN BETONARME ÇERÇEVELER İLE BAĞ KİRİŞLİ BETONARME PERDELER TARAFINDAN BİRLİKTE KARŞILANDIĞI BİNALARDA BAĞ KİRİŞİ MODELLERİNİN YAPI PERFORMANSINA ETKİSİ
Authors: ÖZER Ömer , YÜKSEL Bahadır
Published: March 2022

Betonarme yapıların birçoğunda deprem etkileri, kolon ve kirişlerin oluşturduğu çerçeveler ile bağ kirişli perdeler tarafından birlikte karşılanmaktadır. Betonarme perdeleri birbirine bağlayan bağ kirişleri ise kullanılan malzeme ve donatı düzeniyle farklılık göstermektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, farklı betonarme bağ kirişi modellerinin, yapı performansına olan etkilerinin incelenmesidir. Çalışmada 14 katlı, düşey taşıyıcı olarak kolon ve bağ kirişli perdelerin beraber kullanıldığı yapı modelinin, İstanbul Atatürk Havaalanı bölgesinin yer ivmesine göre doğrusal olmayan itme analizleri yapılmıştır. Yapılan analiz sonuçları incelendiğinde kompozit ve diyagonal bağ kirişli modelinin yüksek yatay yük dayanımı sağladığı, ancak çift bağ kirişi modeline göre deplasman yapabilme kapasitesinin daha düşük olduğu görülmüştür.
ASFALT KAPLAMALARDA TABAKA KALINLIĞININ ETKİSİNİN ARAŞTIRILMASI
Authors: İSKENDER Erol , SEYMEN Alper , AKSOY Atakan
Published: March 2022

Bu çalışmada, arazi koşullarında gerçek silindir sıkıştırması ile üretilerek yaşlanmış kaplamaların kalınlıklarının deformasyon, çatlama direnci ve su hasarı direnci üzerindeki etkileri araştırılmıştır. Kullanılan örnekler, 40mm ile 90mm arasında değişen kalınlıklarda, yol kaplamasından kesilerek alınmıştır. Hamburg tekerlek izi deneyi, deformasyon kontrollü kiriş eğilme deneyi ve tekrarlı-yük kontrollü kiriş eğilme deneyi kaplama örneklerine yapılmıştır. Kaplama özelliklerinin kalınlık değişiminden önemli oranda etkilendiği görülmüştür. Kaplama kalınlığının artması ile deformasyon miktarı da artmış ancak Hamburg tekerlek izi deneyinden elde edilen deformasyon ve su hasarı direnci ile kaplama kalınlığı arasında yüksek korelasyon oluşmamıştır. Hamburg tekerlek izi deneyinde 70mm’den daha kalın örneklerde soyulma büküm noktaları oluşmuştur. Deformasyon kontrollü ve tekrarlı yük kontrollü kiriş eğilme deneylerinde, kaplama kalınlığının artması ile kırılmaya neden olan yük ve aynı miktarda deformasyonun oluşması için gereken yük te artmıştır. Regresyon analizlerinde, kırılma yükü-kaplama kalınlığı ve deformasyon-kaplama kalınlığı arasındaki ilgileşimde sırasıyla R2=0.9734 ve R2=0.9859 korelasyon katsayıları oluşmuştur.
MARMARA BÖLGESİ P DALGA HIZI DEĞİŞİMİ VE KABUK KALINLIĞININ BELİRLENMESİ
Authors: DEMİRSIKAN İbrahim Hakan , ŞAHİN Şakir , ÖKSÜM Erdinç
Published: March 2022

Bu çalışmada Marmara bölgesi ve Marmara denizi altındaki kabuk yapısının üç boyutlu P- dalgası tomografi görüntülerini belirledik. Bu işlem yapılırken Poisson Oranı Tomografi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bu yöntemle cisim dalgalarının varış zamanlarının parametrelerini hesaplanmıştır. Çalışma alanında 2007-2019 yılları arasında meydana gelen 121574 adet depremin P- dalgası varış zamanları bölgenin üç boyutlu hız yapısını belirlemek için kullanılmıştır. Başlangıç hız modeli olarak bir çok model ile dama tahtası çözünürlük testi uygulanmış en yüksek çözünürlüğü aldığımız hız modeli ile tomografi yöntemi yapılmıştır. Elde ettiğimiz sonuçlardan, Marmara'nın orta kesiminde hızların düştüğü saptanmıştır. Genel olarak hızların derinliği yaklaşık olarak 15 km'den itibaren Sismik hızlar düşüş göstermektedir. Diğer çalışmalardan farklı olarak Kuzey Anadolu Fay Zonunun kolları üzerinde hangi segmentlerde P- dalga hızlarının düştüğü belirlenmiştir. Marmara bölgesinin ortalama Moho derinliği ise 28 km olarak saptanmıştır. Marmara bölgesinin kabuk yapısındaki bu düşük hızlı alanları belirlemek büyük depremler üretebilecek segmentlerin saptanması bakımından önemlidir. Bu da marmara bölgesinin kabuk yapısının belirlenmesini önemli kılmaktadır.
ŞARJ EDİLEBİLİR PİLLERE GENEL BAKIŞ
Authors: SEZER Kadir Can , BASMACI Gültekin
Published: March 2022

Günümüzde insansız hava araçları, insansız su altı araçları, robotik ve otonom cihazlar, hibrit ve elektrikli taşıtlar, taşınabilir bilgisayarlar, ileri teknoloji cep telefonları, küçük dijital kameralar, askeri yenilikler ve kablosuz cihazlar oldukça yaygınlaşmıştır. Bu nedenle, bu teçhizatlar için enerji depolaması sorunu oluşmuştur. Günümüzde en verimli piller arasında yer alan lityum iyon piller, piyasada yadsınamayacak kadar geniş bir alana sahiptir. Lityum iyon piller çok büyük bir kapasiteye sahiptir. Bununla birlikte, dünyadaki lityum kaynağının sınırlı olmasından dolayı, lityum iyon piller neredeyse sınırlarına ulaştı ve yüksek bir maliyetle karakterize edildi. Bu da lityum iyon pilleri gibi şarj edilebilir piller olarak adlandırılan bu tür teknolojilerin daha da geliştirilmesini gerektiriyor. Bu makale geçmişten günümüze geliştirilmiş olan sekonder yani şarj edilebilir pilleri incelemek için derlenmiş bir makaledir, bu piller, lityum hava piller, sodyum iyon piller, lityum sülfür piller gibi lityum iyon sonrası piller ve kurşun asit, nikel kadmiyum, nikel çinko, nikel metal hidrit gibi şarj edilebilir pillerdir.
ÇEKİŞMELİ ÜRETİCİ AĞLAR VE TRANSFER ÖĞRENİMİ KULLANILARAK GÖĞÜS X-RAY GÖRÜNTÜLERİNDEN COVID-19 TESPİTİ ÜZERİNE BİR DERLEME
Authors: KURT PEHLİVANOĞLU Meltem , ARABACI Uğur Kadir
Published: March 2022

COVID-19 pandemisi ölümcül salgınlardan biridir. Hastalığın daha fazla yayılmasını azaltmak için yapay zekâya dayalı alternatif test yöntemleri değerlendirilmiştir. Viral bakteriyel zatürre (pnömoni) ile göğüs X-Ray görüntüleri COVID-19 hakkında önemli bilgiler sağlar. Bir yapay zekâ sistemi, radyologların bu göğüs röntgeni görüntülerinden COVID-19'u tespit etmesine yardımcı olabilir. Çekişmeli Üretici Ağlar (Generative Adversarial Networks-GANs) görüntü veri kümesinin genişletilmesi, yüksek çözünürlüklü görüntü elde etme, bir görüntüdeki desenin başka bir görüntüye transfer edilmesi gibi alanlarda kullanılır. Bu çalışmada, literatürde verilen göğüs X-Ray görüntüleri üzerinden COVID-19 tespiti yapan güncel çalışmalar kapsamlı olarak tartışılmıştır. Ayrıca bu çalışmalarda kullanılan veri kümelerinin özellikleri, GAN ile sentetik görüntülerin üretimi ve transfer öğrenme mimarileri üzerinde durulmuştur. Çalışma, göğüs X-Ray görüntüleri üzerinde COVID-19 tespiti yapan diğer çalışmalar için karşılaştırmalı bir rapor sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır.
AZ91 MAGNEZYUM MATRİSLİ KOMPOZİT MALZEMELERİN KOROZYON ÖZELLİKLERİNİN ARAŞTIRILMASI
Authors: KELEN Fevzi , AYDOĞMUŞ Tarık , GAVGALI Mehmet
Published: March 2022

TiNi mikro partiküller ile %5-25 hacimsel oranlarda takviye edilen AZ91 magnezyum matrisli kompozit malzemelerin korozyon özellikleri %3.5 NaCl çözeltisi içerisinde potansiyodinamik polarizasyon (PDS) yöntemi ile araştırılmıştır. Elektrokimyasal değerlendirmeler Tafel ekstrapolasyonu tekniği ile saptanmıştır. Metalografik incelemeler taramalı elektron mikroskobu (SEM) ve optik mikroskop (OM) kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Mikroyapısal analizler elektrokimyasal değerler ile birbirini desteklemektedir. Korozyon potansiyeli (Ecorr) ve korozyon akım yoğunluğu (ίcorr) değerlerinin artan takviye miktarıyla artığı belirlenmiştir. Korozyon sonrası yüzey incelemelerinde tüm kompozit numunelerde çukurcuk korozyonu gözlenmiştir. Matris fazda yer alan alan β-Mg17Al12 intermatalik çökeltilerin ve yüzey morfolojisindeki homojensizliklerin kompozit malzemelerin korozyon dayanımı üzerinde önemli bir etkiye sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Real-World Effectiveness of Wearable Augmented Reality Device for Patients With Hearing Loss: Prospective Study
Authors: Han Ul Gyu , Lee Jung-Yup , Kim Ga-Young , Jo Mini , Lee Jaeseong , Bang Kyoung Ho , Cho Young Sang , Hong Sung Hwa , Moon Il Joon
Published: March 2022

Background

Hearing loss limits communication and social activity, and hearing aids (HAs) are an efficient rehabilitative option for improving oral communication and speech comprehension, as well as the psychosocial comfort of people with hearing loss. To overcome this problem, over-the-counter amplification devices including personal sound amplification products and wearable augmented reality devices (WARDs) have been introduced.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of WARDs for patients with mild to moderate hearing loss.

Methods

A total of 40 patients (18 men and 22 women) with mild to moderate hearing loss were enrolled prospectively in this study. All participants were instructed to wear a WARD, Galaxy Buds Pro (Samsung Electronics), at least 4 hours a day for 2 weeks, for amplifying ambient sounds. Questionnaires including the Korean version of the abbreviated profile of hearing aid benefit (K-APHAB) and the Korean adaptation of the international outcome inventory for hearing aids (K-IOI-HA) were used to assess personal satisfaction in all participants. Audiologic tests, including sound field audiometry, sound field word recognition score (WRS), and the Korean version of hearing in noise test (K-HINT), were administered to 14 of 40 patients. The tests were performed under two conditions: unaided and aided with WARDs.

Results

The mean age of the participants was 55.4 (SD 10.7) years. After 2 weeks of the field trial, participants demonstrated a benefit of WARDs on the K-APHAB. Scores of 3 subscales of ease of communication, reverberation, and background noise were improved significantly (P<.001). However, scores regarding aversiveness were worse under the aided condition (P<.001). K-IOI-HA findings indicated high user satisfaction after the 2-week field trial. On audiologic evaluation, the K-HINT did not show significant differences between unaided and aided conditions (P=.97). However, the hearing threshold on sound field audiometry (P=.001) and the WRS (P=.002) showed significant improvements under the aided condition.

Conclusions

WARDs can be beneficial for patients with mild to moderate hearing loss as a cost-effective alternative to conventional hearing aids.
Health Chatbots in Africa: Scoping Review
Authors: Phiri Millie , Munoriyarwa Allen
Published: March 2022

Background

This scoping review explores and summarizes the existing literature on the use of chatbots to support and promote health in Africa.

Objective

The primary aim was to learn where, and under what circumstances, chatbots have been used effectively for health in Africa; how chatbots have been developed to the best effect; and how they have been evaluated by looking at literature published between 2017 and 2022. A secondary aim was to identify potential lessons and best practices for others chatbots. The review also aimed to highlight directions for future research on the use of chatbots for health in Africa.

Methods

Using the 2005 Arksey and O’Malley framework, we used a Boolean search to broadly search literature published between January 2017 and July 2022. Literature between June 2021 and July 2022 was identified using Google Scholar, EBSCO information services—which includes the African HealthLine, PubMed, MEDLINE, PsycInfo, Cochrane, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases—and other internet sources (including gray literature). The inclusion criteria were literature about health chatbots in Africa published in journals, conference papers, opinion, or white papers.

Results

In all, 212 records were screened, and 12 articles met the inclusion criteria. Results were analyzed according to the themes they covered. The themes identified included the purpose of the chatbot as either providing an educational or information-sharing service or providing a counselling service. Accessibility as a result of either technical restrictions or language restrictions was also noted. Other themes that were identified included the need for the consideration of trust, privacy and ethics, and evaluation.

Conclusions

The findings demonstrate that current data are insufficient to show whether chatbots are effectively supporting health in the region. However, the review does reveal insights into popular chatbots and the need to make them accessible through language considerations, platform choice, and user trust, as well as the importance of robust evaluation frameworks to assess their impact. The review also provides recommendations on the direction of future research.
Digital Assessment Tools Using Animation Features to Quantify Alcohol Consumption: Systematic App Store and Literature Review (Preprint)
Authors: Wiemker Veronika , Neufeld Maria , Bunova Anna , Danquah Ina , Ferreira-Borges Carina , Konigorski Stefan , Rastogi Ankit , Probst Charlotte
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

Accurate and user-friendly assessment tools for quantifying alcohol consumption are a prerequisite for effective interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm. Digital assessment tools (DATs) that allow the description of consumed alcoholic drinks through animation features may facilitate more accurate reporting than conventional approaches.

OBJECTIVE

This review aims to identify and characterize freely available DATs in English or Russian that use animation features to support the quantitative assessment of alcohol consumption (alcohol DATs) and determine the extent to which such tools have been scientifically evaluated in terms of feasibility, acceptability, and validity.

METHODS

Systematic English and Russian searches were conducted in iOS and Android app stores and via the Google search engine. Information on the background and content of eligible DATs was obtained from app store descriptions, websites, and test completions. A systematic literature review was conducted in Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science to identify English-language studies reporting the feasibility, acceptability, and validity of animation-using alcohol DATs. Where possible, the evaluated DATs were accessed and assessed. Owing to the high heterogeneity of study designs, results were synthesized narratively.

RESULTS

We identified 22 eligible alcohol DATs in English, 3 (14%) of which were also available in Russian. More than 95% (21/22) of tools allowed the choice of a beverage type from a visually displayed selection. In addition, 36% (8/22) of tools enabled the choice of a drinking vessel. Only 9% (2/22) of tools allowed the simulated interactive pouring of a drink. For none of the tools published evaluation studies were identified in the literature review. The systematic literature review identified 5 exploratory studies evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, and validity of 4 animation-using alcohol DATs, 1 (25%) of which was available in the searched app stores. The evaluated tools reached moderate to high scores on user rating scales and showed fair to high convergent validity when compared with established assessment methods.

CONCLUSIONS

Animation-using alcohol DATs are available in app stores and on the web. However, they often use nondynamic features and lack scientific background information. Explorative study data suggest that such tools might enable the user-friendly and valid assessment of alcohol consumption and could thus serve as a building block in the reduction of alcohol-attributable health burden worldwide.
Virtual laboratory based online learning: Improving environmental literacy in high school students
Authors: Angreani Anggi , Saefudin S. , Solihat Rini
Published: March 2022

Oftentimes the increase in industrial development is the cause of environmental problems. Environmental problems can be overcome by the presence of humans who care about the environment or have environmental literacy skills. Environmental literacy skills can be instilled from an early age, for example through practicum learning in schools. However, considering that the Covid-19 pandemic is one of the obstacles in carrying out the practice, virtual laboratory-based online learning is carried out. This study was aimed to improve students' environmental literacy through virtual laboratory-based online learning that has been developed.  This research is quasi experiment with pre-test and post-test research design Control Group Design. The total sample of the study was 70 students of class X at state senior high school. The research instrument used was in the form of test questions about environmental changes material and environmental literacy questionnaires. The results showed that the N-gain value of environmental literacy in the experimental class was 29% high, 60% moderate, 11.42% low with the percentage of attitudes 66.62% and 63.43% behavior. Meanwhile, for the control class, the N-gain value was 9% high, 48.57% moderate, 42.85% low and 68% attitude and 67% behavior. This shows that virtual laboratory-based online learning contributes to increasing environmental literacy skills.
A scenario-and-network approach to the urban planning development of the Abakan-Yenisei settlement system
Authors: Skryabin Pavel V.
Published: March 2022

Introduction. The urban development of livable areas in southern Siberia, rich for natural resources, has encountered a number of problems. They include sparse population, a low-density network of transportation routes and engineering networks, and a growing socio-economic gap between small towns and megalopolises. The self-defeating pattern of the present-day centripetal urbanization leads to the “geographical compression” of the population into several points on the map. Domestic urban planning relies on Soviet developments and follows the arbitrary pattern of the free-wheeling market. Against this background, it is necessary to search for new scientific fundamentals. The hypothesis, proposed by the author, allows predicting urban development activities, changing their direction by influencing certain points in the settlement system, that are known as settlement points, or small towns and villages having unlocked urban development potential. According to the author’s hypothesis, settlement nodes have a trigger effect (they can trigger changes in the entire settlement system).

Materials and methods. Approved area planning schemes and master layout plans were used in this work. Methods for identifying high-potential settlement nodes are proposed. They are a combination of network and scenario-based approac­hes to projecting urban development activities. This method was used to identify the settlement nodes in southern Siberia (the Baikal-Angarsk settlement area).

Results. Eight settlement nodes, having unlocked development potential, were identified within the boundaries of the Abakan-Yenisei settlement area (Achinsk, Shira, Abakan-Minusinsk, Abaza, Ak-Dovurak, Kyzyl, Irbeyskoye and Kansk). Their urban transformation through 2050 is proposed in compliance with their economic specialization, including the development of the local industry, power generation, recreation and agriculture.

Conclusions. In the present-day environment, urban planning activities should be based on the development of projected scenarios. Projected scenarios describe possible changes to the planning framework of a settlement system, which allows identifying settlement nodes as the points of target urban impacts focused on the rational development of livable areas in southern Siberia, rich in natural resources.
COVID-19 and United Kingdom’s legal regulation
Authors: Sorokina Elena A.
Published: March 2022

There has been an unprecedented impact on the all spheres of society from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). As it has rapidly become a global pandemic, states around the world had to implement appropriate measures for responding to it containment and control. The different countries have used various approaches to responding to the pandemic. This article explores the UK's approach to the COVID-19 health emergency. More precisely, it will be analysed two main aspects: on the one hand, the acts that were adopted in the context of the health crisis and its assessment; on the other hand, it will be analysed attention is focus to the issue related to the limitation of fundamental human rights and freedoms. In the early stages of epidemic, UK implemented herd immunity strategies and its danger was initially underestimated by the authorities. Nevertheless, watching how things unfolded, from March 2020 onwards UK took drastic measures to prevent the spread of the virus. including country-wide lockdown and the powers of public administration entities are expanded. The sagnificant of these measures have been implemented using acts of soft law or non-binding guidelines and recommendations, the legal status of which is not entirely clear. In addition, preference was given to the adoption of new legislation to combat the pandemic, regardless of the existing legal basis for emergency situations. At the same time, the authority to take measures to contain and spread СOVID-19 was transferred to the executive authority with minimal parliamentary control.
Legislative inflation as a crisis tendency in law: on the example of Walter Leisner's book «The Crisis of the Law. Decomposition of the Normative State»
Authors: Sekhin Ivan V.
Published: March 2022

The article is concerned with legislative inflation as a crisis trend in law. The timeliness of the work is derived from lower stability of legal regulation in the context of high lawmaking activity of the Russian legislator. The purpose of the research is to assess the possibility of applying the approach proposed by W. Leisner to determining the causes of legislative inflation (law crisis) in Germany to the conditions of Russian legal reality. The methodological basis of the research is formed by general scientific (analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, comparison), as well as special scientific (formal legal, comparative legal) research methods. The study allowes to single out the aspects of legislative inflation that are common for Russia and Germany; they are expressed in the lack of effective legal barriers to legislative activity, desire of the legislator to permanently improve the current legislation as well as a radical reduction in the period of legislative stability. It has been established that approach proposed by W. Leisner to identify the causes of lawmaking crisis, based on the analysis of relationship between law and branches of power of the constitutional state, can be used to determine the mechanism of legislative inflation in Russia.
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PENJAMINAN MUTU INTERNAL MENGGUNAKAN PENDEKATAN SECI MODEL BERBASIS WEB STUDI KASUS UNIVERSITAS MERCU BUANA
Authors: Iman Fauzi Nur
Published: March 2022

Pengimplementasian Sistem Penjaminan Mutu Internal, knowledge merupakan sebuah aset penting yang dimiliki oleh instansi perguruan tinggi. Knowledge adalah keseluruhan bagian dari pengetahuan yang ada dan keterampilan individu yang digunakan untuk memecahkan masalah. Knowledge Management System dapat menjadi solusi untuk mensosialisasikan, mendokumentasikan, mendistribusikan serta mengatasi hilangnya knowledge serta dapat menjadi media untuk meningkatkan budaya sharing knowledge pada Universitas Mercu Buana. Metode perancangan aplikasi yang digunakan oleh penulis adalah metode Rational Unified Process (RUP) serta metode konversi knowledge menggunakan metode SECI model. Pada tahap akhir akan dilakukan pengujian aplikasi menggunakan metode blacbox user acceptance test, metode pengujian sistem menggunakan FGD serta menggunakan model pengukuran perangkat lunak adaptasi ISO 9126. Penelitian ini menghasilkan sebuah KMS yang dapat berfungsi untuk membantu mensosialisasikan knowledge, membangun budaya sharing knowledge, mendokumentasikan tacit maupun explicit knowledge serta dapat mendistribusikan dan mengatasi hilangnya knowledge dengan hasil pengujian blackbox testing user acceptance test meraih hasil yang baik yakni penerimaan 100% terhadap aplikasi KMS dan empat karakteristik model ISO meraih hasil 83.82% dengan kriteria baik.
POLA KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL ORANG TUA DAN ANAK DALAM MEMAHAMI BAHAYA GADGET DI TANGERANG
Authors: Lestari Sri
Published: March 2022

Technological developments have spread among the community, including children. Currently, not a few children have and are good at operating gadgets. Gadgets can have a positive and negative impact on children. Because it is necessary for parents to provide direction to children so as not to be affected by the negative impact of gadgets by using effective communication patterns. Communication patterns are needed to analyze how the picture of communication that occurs between parents and children as active gadget users. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative accompanied by in-depth interviews (in-depth interviews) in collecting the data needed for research. The results of this study were obtained through analysis of the recap of the results of indepth interviews with each informant. It is shown that indeed every parent has their own way of educating their children, especially in playing gadgets. Obtained from 5 families (Mother and Child), 1 family that applies permissive communication patterns, 2 families that apply democratic communication patterns and 2 families that apply authoritarian communication patterns.
REPRESENTASI SPIN DOCTOR DALAM MEMPERBAIKI CITRA PADA FILM WAG THE DOG (ANALISIS SEMIOTIKA CHARLES SANDERS PEIRCE)
Authors: Tobing Eva Lumban
Published: March 2022

Public Relations (PR) has an important role both for institutions and for external public relations. One of the roles of PR in a company is Problem Solving Facilitator, one of the duties of a PR practitioner in his role as a Problem Solving Facilitator is to create alternatives to solve a problem, not only that, a PR practitioner must also be able to detect signs of an issue before the issue develops into a problem that can damage the image of an institution as well as the image of individuals in an institution. The formulation of the problem in this study is how the representation of a spin doctor in improving the image in the film Wag The Dog. The purpose of this study was to determine the representation of a spin doctor in improving the image of the film Wag The Dog. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach with a semiotic approach. Charles Sanders Peirce, With the Charles Sanders Peirce semiotics research method, the researcher will analyze through Icons, Indexes, and symbols according to the existing context. It contains communication theories which are generally realized by a Public Relations in carrying out their duties and roles both in organizations and companies.
Disabilitas dan Pendidikan: Aksesibilitas Pendidikan Bagi Anak Difabel Korban Kekerasan
Authors: Kasiyati Siti , Wahyudi Abdullah Tri
Published: March 2022

Accessibility of education for people with disabilities has been guaranteed by Law no. 18 of 2016 concerning Persons with Disabilities. However, there is still a lot of data that shows that many children with disabilities do not have access to education, especially children with disabilities who are victims of violence, where in addition to having obstacles to their disabling condition, they also experience deep trauma but the trauma is not immediately known. This study will describe the barriers that occur for children with disabilities in getting access to education widely and what efforts can be made to fulfill the accessibility of education for them. This research methodology uses a qualitative and descriptive-analytical approach by taking the research location at the Aisyiyah Regional Leadership Council of Law and Human Rights, Central Java, which mainly assists children with disabilities who are victims of violence. In this study, it was found that there were obstacles experienced by children with disabilities in getting access to education, from the various obstacles that can be grouped into, barriers that come from parents, the community, government officials, educational institutions, and the children with disabilities themselves. and the efforts made to fulfill the accessibility of education for children with disabilities, namely consultation, investigation, profile assessment, physical healing, psychological healing, advocacy, home visits, psychological counseling, spiritual strengthening, and providing assistance.
 
Aksesibilitas pendidikan bagi difabel telah dijamin oleh UU No. 18 Tahun 2016 tentang Penyandang Disabilitas. Namun, masih banyak data yang menunjukkan banyak anak difabel tidak mendapatkan akses pendidikan apalagi anak difabel korban kekerasan, dimana selain mereka memiliki hambatan terhadap kondisi difabelnya itu sendiri juga mengalami traumatik yang mendalam tetapi tidak serta merta diketahui traumanya. Penelitian ini akan memaparkan hambatan-hambatan yang terjadi bagi anak difabel dalam mendapatkan aksesibilitas pendidikan secara luas dan upaya apa yang dapat dilakukan untuk pemenuhan asksesibilitas pendidikan bagi mereka. Metodologi penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan bersifat deskriptif analitis dengan  mengambil lokasi penelitian di Majelis Hukum dan HAM Pimpinan Wilayah ‘Aisyiyah Jawa Tengah yang banyak melakukan pendampingan terhadap anak difabel korban kekerasan. Dalam penelitian ini ditemukan adanya hambatan yang dialami anak difabel dalam mendapatkan akses pendidikan, dari berbagai hambatan tersebut dapat dikelompokkan menjadi, hambatan yang berasal dari orang tua, masyarakat, aparat pemerintah, lembaga pendidikan, dan dari diri anak difabel sendiri. dan upaya yang dilakukan untuk pemenuhan aksesibilitas pendidikan bagi anak difabel , yaitu konsultasi, investigasi, profile assesment, penyembuhan fisik, penyembuhan psikis, advokasi, home visit, konseling psikologi, penguatan spiritual, pemberian bantuan.
The potential of biodiesel in mitigating the energy crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa energy sectors
Authors: Adekanbi Michael Lanre , Ibukun Banji Titilope , Steve Eshiemogie
Published: March 2022

As a result of the damaging effects they have on the climate, recent campaigns against fossil fuels, constantly emphasize the need to completely eliminate their use. To this effect, is a pressing need to source for other sources of energy that have the ability to decrease the level of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. These alternatives have to be easily accessible and should contribute to the industrial expansion of developing regions, especially Sub-saharan Africa. Poor access to electricity is a major challenge that contributes to the retarded state of development of some countries in Sub-saharan Africa, and renewable energy alternatives, such as biofuels, can perfectly solve this oddity. Biofuels possess unique attributes that can help the world attain a state of energy security and energy balance. The depletion of fossil fuels and other factors like technological advancement and current industrial expansion occurring in most countries in Sub-saharan Africa poses a threat to the availability of energy in the region and it is a major setback to the achievement of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal 7. Narrowing down to the use of biodiesels, implementing their use can save the continent from a lot of damage and build up a more sustainable energy sector. Massive deployment of Biodiesels into the energy sector of Sub-saharan Africa will not only ease the difficulty in accessing energy, it will also boost the agricultural sector and economy of the countries that constitute the region. This paper reviews the current state of biodiesel in the African sub-saharan region.
Company perspectives from Trinidad and Tobago on renewable energy management systems and energy efficiencies
Authors: Ramkissoon-Babwah Natasha , Astuti Septin Puji
Published: March 2022

The global energy market is currently undergoing a transformation at all levels within their supply chains as there is a gradual shift from the fossil fuel paradigm towards sustainable renewable energy (RE) sources and energy efficiencies (EEs). This research study examines this issue by employing an empirical research process. A survey was undertaken with fifty companies operating in Trinidad and Tobago and investigated their interest in adopting RE management systems and EEs. The research revealed that most of the companies have a low level of interest in RE management systems primarily because of current low energy costs for their operations and limited knowledge about current public sector energy incentives. To ameliorate this situation, educational campaigns, training package development, and complementary energy workshops are suggested to motivate and encourage business enterprises to consider the EE pathway.
Rapid regulations of metabolic reactions in Escherichia coli via light-responsive enzyme redistribution
Authors: Huang Zikang , Sun Lize , Lu Genzhe , Liu Hongrui , Zhai Zihan , Feng Site , Gao Ji , Chen Chunyu , Qing Chuheng , Fang Meng , Chen Bowen , Fu Jiale , Wang Xuan , Chen George
Published: March 2022

Protein-based condensates have been proposed to accelerate biochemical
reactions by enriching reactants and enzymes simultaneously. Here, we
engineered those condensates into a Photo-Activated Switch in E. coli
(PhASE) to regulate enzymatic reactions via tuning the spatial
correlation of enzymes and substrates. In this system, scaffold proteins
undergo liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) to form light-responsive
compartments. Tethered with a light-responsive protein, enzymes of
interest (EOIs) can be recruited by those compartments from cytosol
within only a few seconds after a pulse of light induction and fully
released in 15 minutes. Furthermore, we managed to enrich small
molecular substrates simultaneously with enzymes in the compartments and
achieved the acceleration of luciferin and catechol oxidation by 2.3
folds and 1.6 folds, respectively. We also developed a quantitative
model to guide the further optimization of this de-mixed regulatory
system. Our tool can thus be used to study the rapid redistribution of
proteins, and reversibly regulate enzymatic reactions in E. coli.
Determination of spatial position of tibial graft using X-ray images after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Authors: Djuricin Aleksandar , Tabakovic Slobodan , Zeljkovic Milan , Milojevic Zoran , Joksic-Mazinjanin Radojka , Milankov Vukadin
Published: March 2022

Background/Aim. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is one of the most commonly performed knee surgeries in young adults. The success of this procedure largely depends on the proper formation of the tunnel, which is obtained by drilling the tibia and which serves to position and fix the graft. The aim of the study was to present a method for determining the spatial position of the graft based on only two standard X-rays. Methods. The study was performed on a group of 15 patients in whom the developed software applied the measurement of the angle of the tunnel in the tibia based on the selection of characteristic points on two standard X-rays of the knee (anterior-posterior and lateral projection). The obtained results were compared with the results of measuring the angle of the tunnel in the tibia on knee images by computed tomography (CT) in all patients. Results. The drilling angle measured in CT scans was, on average, some-what greater (59.07? ? 5.61?) than the angle measured by applying a developed application (58.65? ? 5.89?). The obtained results indicated minimal differences without statistical significance in the measurements of the angle of the tunnel in the tibia using the developed software and on CT images (Wilcoxon test: Z = -1.363; p = 0.173). Conclusion. The presented method and developed software are suitable for everyday clinical applications in terms of precision and usability and can be used to assess the position of tunnels in the tibia in the process of determining the success of surgery or in preparing patients for revision surgery.
Moyamoya syndrome in Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia
Authors: Vujic Ana , Obradovic Slobodan , Igrutinovic Zoran , Protrka Zoran , Jankovic Marijana , Radovanovic Marija , Stajic Natasa , Medovic Rasa , Jankovic Sveta
Published: March 2022

Introduction. Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia (SIOD) is a rare autosomal recessive multisystem disorder associated with biallelic mutations of the SMAR-CAL1 gene. Vascular central nervous system complications in the form of Moyamoya syndrome (MMS) have been reported as a comorbidity in nearly half of the patients clinically presenting with severe migraine-like headaches, transient ischemic attacks (TIA), and ischemic or hemorrhagic infarctions. We present an illustrative case of an infantile form of SIOD with MMS, with a review of the latest diagnostic possibilities, as well as current diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas in managing SIOD. Case report. We present a female patient with the infantile form of SIOD. The proband was born small for gestational age in the 34th gestation week with characteristic dysmorphic features. Genetic testing found a biallelic, nonsense mutation c.2542G>T in the SMARCAL1 gene. The patient presented early with TIA, seizures, and recurrent ischemic strokes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed the presence of progressive brain atrophy with bilateral occlusion/stenosis of middle cerebral artery and anterior cerebral artery and a smoke-like collateral vessel appearance consistent with the MMS. At the age of 5 years and 9 months, the patient developed a high fever and cough with unknown cause, with a low erythrocyte and white blood cell count during four weeks, with a poor therapeutic response to antibiotics, transfusion of red blood cells, and granulocyte growth factor. She later died. Conclusion. Patients with SIOD may present progressive cerebral vascular changes and clinical neurologic deterioration early in the course of the disease. In such patients, early diagnosis and preventive revascularization surgery are of paramount importance. In diagnosing MMS, MRI angiography can be an appropriate substitute for standard invasive cerebral angiography.