bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The role of socially responsible business in improving the company’s market positioning
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Economics, Serbia, Spasojević Ana , Zdravković Stefan ,   University MB, Faculty of Business and Law in Belgrade,
Published: October 2023

The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to a constant commitment to business that contributes to the economic development of the company while simultaneously improving the quality of life of the company’s employees, their families, as well as the community and society in general. The main segment of the analysis in this paper indicates the effects of applying the concept of socially responsible business on the market positioning of the company’s brand. The main contribution study is the implementation of empirical research using the survey method in which 122 consumers from the territory of the Republic of Serbia participated, as well as 28 managers who are employed in companies of various activities (production, banking sector, telecommunications). Respondents’ answers about the importance of socially responsible business were analyzed using the SPSS statistical program. This research may interest certain entities, that is, business entities on the domestic/foreign market to see the benefits and serious opportunities that the application of the CSR concept can bring.
Chemometric approach to the investigation of microelements and potentially toxic elements in the soil
Authors:   Institute of Forestry, Laboratory of Soil , Plant Material and Water analysis, Belgrade, Serbia, Božović Jelena D. , Miletić Zoran D. ,   Institute of Forestry, Department of Forest Establishment, Silviculture and Ecology, Belgrade, Serbia, Đorđević Ilija Đ. ,   Institute of Forestry, Department of Spatial regulation, GIS and Forest Policy, Belgrade, Serbia, Živojinović Dragana Z. ,   University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Serbia
Published: October 2023

The goal of this investigation was to assess the presence, content and limit concentrations of macro, trace elements, and potentially toxic elements in the soil. The research was carried out in Kopaonik, Crni vrh, and Mokra Gora during the period 2020-2022 on different depths. Samples were prepared by microwave digestion with a mixture of mineral acids. The concentration of extracted elements was measured by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). The method of sample preparation is very important for the successful determination of elements because it is a very complex matrix. A chemometric approach was applied to explain the distribution of elements and potentially toxic elements in the soil by location and sampling depth. Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis have proven to be excellent tools for reducing the number of measurements and for grouping data by parameters and sampling location. Research has shown that there was no major soil contamination with toxic metals in the selected areas.
Application of chemometrics in monitoring of spatial and temporal variations in river water quality and water classification
Authors:   University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Serbia, Živojinović Dragana Z. , Trajković Dušan V. ,   University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Serbia, Božović Jelena D. ,   Institute of forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Published: October 2023

The Topčiderska River is the right tributary of the Sava River, with the length of its course of 31 km, and the catchment area of about 147 km2 . It represents one of the most polluted urban waters in the territory of the Republic of Serbia. Soil erosion, as well as the discharge of wastewater from certain parts of the city and from industrial zones located in its catchment, to the greatest extent cause the pollution of this river. Within this work, representative samples of Topčiderka River water sampled in different time periods and from different locations were analyzed. Over ten physico-chemical parameters were selected that best indicate the current quality of the river water. The obtained measurement results were subjected to chemometric analysis, using chemometric methods (HCA and PCA). Water quality was analyzed from two aspects, temporal and locational. Based on the results of statistical data processing, insight was gained into the variation in the water quality of the Topčiderska River and the causes of the resulting variation were revealed. Based on these conclusions, the water of this river was classified in accordance with the Regulation on limit values of pollutants in surface and underground waters and the Regulation on water classification. The obtained results show that the water of the Topčiderska River is highly polluted, and that according to the degree of pollution and purpose, it is classified as IV class.
Survival of elderly patients with glioblastoma after hypofractionated radiation therapy
Authors: Zemskova O.V. , Glavatskyi O.Ya. , Gryazov A.B. , Stulei V.A. , Starenkyi V.P. , Zakrutko A.O.
Published: October 2023

Background. Glioblastoma (GB) is the most common primary brain tumor that is malignant, and its incidence increases with age. The prognosis for elderly patients with GB (GBe) is significantly worse than that of younger patients. Due to the global trend of aging population and age-related features of the GB cohort, the number of GBe patients is expected to increase. Although there is no full consensus regarding the clinical management of GBe, hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) has become a common therapeutic option for elderly and/or poor prognosis GB patients.
Purpose. To analyze the survival of patients with glioblastoma in the age group ≥60 years old after standard and hypofractionated regimens   of   adjuvant radiation therapy.
Materials and methods. A retrospective single-center non-randomized study based on a total cohort of 53 patients (≥60 years old) with histogically verified diagnosis of GB was performed at the State Institution «Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine» over the period of 6 years, from 2014 to 2020. According to the RT regimen, patients were stratified into 2 groups: standard RT (SRT group) – 16 (30.2%) patients (30 fractions, 2.0 Gy per fraction, total radiation dose – 60.0 Gy) and hypofractionated RT (HRT group) – 37 (69.8%) patients (15 fractions, 3.5 Gy per fraction, total dose – 52.5 Gy). Cancer-specific survival (CSS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were analyzed in the total cohort and both groups separately.
Results. With a median follow-up of 21.9 months (95% CI (confidence interval) 20.7 – 32.3), the median CSS in the total cohort was 15.0 (95% CI 13.3 – 17.3) months; the median PFS – 9.0 (95% CI 8.0 – 10.6) months. In the HRT group, the median CSS was 14.7 (95% CI 10.5 – 18.5) months; in the SRT group – 15.0 (95% CI 12.4 – 19.3) months. In the HRT group, the median PFS was 9.0 (95% CI 7.0 – 11.9) months; in the SRT group – 9.0 (95% CI 8.0 – 11.0) months. Before and after the stratification point of 15 months, the HRT and SRT groups did not differ significantly in CSS (Log-rank test p = 0.0588 and p = 0.2009, respectively). There was no significant difference in PFS between the HRT and SRT groups before and after the stratification point of 9 months (Log-rank test p = 0.0653 and p = 0.0722, respectively). Conclusions. Improving survival of GBe pts is an urgent issue, especially taking into account global trends in population aging and age-specific features of GB. The proposed hypofractionated RT regime can be considered as an optional approach in the complex treatment of GBe pts.
Current issues of post-covid syndrome consequences
Authors: Krasnoselskyi M.V. , Starenkyi V.P. , Artamonova N.O. , Kulinich H.V. , Prokhorova E.B. , Havrylenko M.V.
Published: October 2023

Background. The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the outbreak of covid infection and defined it as a global pandemic. Recently, complications have been increasingly reported in patients who have had COVID-19. At the same time, clinical symptoms of the long-term course of this disease overlap, differing from acute manifestations of the infection, and may persist in recovered patients for several weeks, months or years, adding a number of other problems. Therefore, the importance of a thorough study of the post-COVID-19 syndrome as a modern phenomenon has increased. And this syndrome requires proper research to improve the efficiency of its prevention and treatment. 

Purpose. To evaluate the current state of the problem of post-COVID-19 syndrome, in particular in cancer patients.

Materials and methods. A literature review was performed based on the array of digital publications found in the world databases PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science Core Collection for 2020–2023. The sources were systematized in separate groups, i.e., issues related to post-Covid, in particular, the mechanisms and pathogenesis of its development; treatment features, including cancer patients; long-term consequences in recovered patients, etc.

Results and discussion. The terminology on the subject of the study has been analyzed: post-COVID, post-COVID syndrome, PASC, long-COVID, acute COVID, chronic COVID, etc. The views regarding the pathogenesis of post-COVID syndrome and its main symptoms were systematized. It is determined that in the field of oncology, research is conducted in certain fields and the risk of progression and occurrence of cancer in the post-COVID period is evaluated; the efficiency of the process of cancer care organization in the post-COVID period and the level of complications and mortality of cancer patients who have suffered from COVID-19. The pandemic has also led to multiple changes in the field of radiological diagnosis of the consequences of cancer patients with COVID. Evaluating the impact of the pandemic on the outcomes and adaptation of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, it was determined that delays in the provision of timely care and changes in treatment regimens will affect long-term survival of cancer patients.

Conclusion. Assessing the current state of the problem of post-COVID syndrome, most researchers believe that cancer progression during delay in cancer care will negatively affect the long-term survival of cancer patients, and coincidence of cancer-related symptoms and symptoms of long-term COVID is another major challenge for oncologists in the future.
Adenocarcinoma of the Gartner’s duct. A case from practice
Authors: Mikhanovskij О.A. , Sukhina О.М. , Kharchenko Yu.V. , Krugova I.М. , Shchyt N.М. , Zhelezniakov O.Yu.
Published: October 2023

Background. A malignant tumour of the Gartner’s duct is one of the rarely encountered tumours in gynaecological oncology. Only in rare cases does the epithelium of the Gartner’s duct become a source of vaginal and cervical adenocarcinoma, as the Gartner’s duct is present in 25% of women, and mesonephric cysts occur in 1% of cases.

Purpose. To familiarise the medical community with the peculiarities of the clinical course of malignant tumours of the Gartner’s duct and methods of their treatment.

Materials and methods. Patient L., born in 1974, who underwent special treatment at the State Organization «Grigoriev Institute for Medical Radiology and Oncology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine» with a diagnosis of grade II adenocarcinoma of the Gartner’s duct (T2NxM0), clinical group 3.

Results and discussion. After examination, the patient underwent two cycles of neoadjuvant polychemotherapy and a preoperative course of external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) on the vulvar area with a total radiation dose of 30 Gy. Two weeks later, surgery was performed to remove the tumour of the Gartner’s duct from the surrounding tissues. Three weeks after the surgery, the patient’s course of EBRT was extended to the total dose of 50 Gy, and 3 cycles of adjuvant polychemotherapy were performed. The follow-up period was 3 years, with no evidence of disease recurrence.

Conclusions. The dissemination of information about this rare but serious disease will allow doctors to be informed, as well as to predict and diagnose it in a timely manner. As a result, they can plan adequate special treatment and determine the prognosis of this disease.
Parasitic Craniopagus with Cervical Myelomeningocele and Hydrocephalus: Reporting the rarely Reported
Authors: Koko Aliyu Muhammad , Lasseini Ali , Jinjiri Isma Nasiru , Bala Shehu Bello
Published: October 2023

Objective: parasitic craniopagus is an extremely rare neurosurgical condition globally, additional anomalies such as hydrocephalus and myelomeningocele make it even more uncommon and complex to manage. The objective of this report was to describe successful management of a child with triad of craniopagus parasiticus, congenital hydrocephalus and cervical myelomeningocele

Case presentation: we successfully managed a five-month-old female infant with parasitic craniopagus, cervical myelomeningocele and congenital hydrocephalus.

Conclusion: parasitic craniopagus remains an uncommon neurosurgical condition and can be associated with many congenital anomalies such as hydrocephalus and myelomeningocele, careful evaluation and management will confer favourable outcome.

Objective: parasitic craniopagus is an extremely rare neurosurgical condition globally, additional anomalies such as hydrocephalus and myelomeningocele make it even more uncommon and complex to manage. The objective of this report was to describe successful management of a child with triad of craniopagus parasiticus, congenital hydrocephalus and cervical myelomeningocele

Case presentation: we successfully managed a five-month-old female infant with parasitic craniopagus, cervical myelomeningocele and congenital hydrocephalus.

Conclusion: parasitic craniopagus remains an uncommon neurosurgical condition and can be associated with many congenital anomalies such as hydrocephalus and myelomeningocele, careful evaluation and management will confer favourable outcome.
Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Posterior Fossa Surgeries
Authors: Pinheiro Denise , Cavalheiro Sergio
Published: October 2023

review article
Posterior fossa hemangioblastoma in children: literature review
Authors: Rabelo Rodrigues Aline , Dos Reis Pedro Lucas Bessa , Petronilho Gabriel Bagarolo , De Souza Caio Araujo , Carvalho Pamela Lopes , de Oliveira Ricardo Santos , Pongeluppi Rodrigo Inácio , Ballestero Matheus
Published: October 2023

Introduction: Posterior fossa hemangioblastomas (HBs) are uncommon benign neoplasms, comprising 1.5-2.5% of intracranial tumors and 7-8% of posterior cranial fossa tumors. They predominantly impact the central nervous system, often localizing within the cerebellar hemispheres of individuals aged 50-60 years, with higher prevalence among adults and limited occurrence in the pediatric population. This review sheds light on the distinctive clinical characteristics of pediatric HBs
Methods: Employing the PRISMA guidelines, databases like SciELO, Lilacs, and PubMed were meticulously searched, deploying keywords "hemangioblastoma" and "posterior fossa." Inclusion criteria spanned articles published from 2003-2023 in English or Portuguese, focusing on pediatric cases.
Results: The search yielded 16 relevant articles from PubMed and 72 from Lilacs, with SciELO yielding no relevant results. Rigorous assessment against the predetermined criteria identified 10 pertinent articles from Lilacs discussing pediatric posterior fossa HBs, encompassing topics like imaging, pathophysiology, immunohistochemistry, and therapeutic modalities. Diverse themes were explored, including pregnancy-related manifestations, tumor growth patterns, and treatment approaches such as surgical resection, radiotherapy, neuronavigation, and presurgical embolization. Advanced imaging techniques, like high-resolution 3D multifusion medical imaging, were also explored.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis and a comprehensive multidisciplinary strategy are essential in managing pediatric posterior fossa HBs. Genetic insights and advanced imaging techniques, coupled with precise surgical interventions, play a pivotal role in improving prognosis and elevating the quality of life for patients. The genetic context of VHL mutations, the centrality of MRI in early detection, and the prominence of complete surgical resection underscore the multifaceted comprehension indispensable for effective management.
Nama Jurus Silat di Perguruan Cacag Lembang sebagai Refleksi Karakteristik Masyarakat Betawi
Authors: Kurniasih Wida , Widiatmoko Sigit
Published: October 2023

The characteristics of the Betawi people cannot only be seen from their behavior, but can be found in many ways. Generally, people will instill their character in important things that can indicate their identity. Example, such as pouring it into the distinctive culture of the community itself, one thing that can be seen is pencak silat. The purpose of this research is to describe the meaning of the Betawi martial arts moves and reveal the reflection of the characteristics of the Betawi people in the name of the martial arts moves at the Cacag Lembang college. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive research method with an anthropolinguistic approach. The data or corpus in this study are the names of the martial arts moves at the Cacag Lembang Silat College which includes the names of all the moves, their meanings, and the origins of their names. Data was taken directly through observation by observing when there were routine exercises and interviews with the head of the college. Analysis begins with searching data through the process of field notes, documentation, and interviews. Data found is arranged systematically by organizing the data in a category, describing it in units, synthesizing it, rearranging it in a pattern, selecting important data, and ending with drawing conclusions. The results of the study from 20 naming data, there are 6 characteristic reflections that are reflected in the naming of the martial arts,  belief in religion, peace-loving, tough and principled, spontaneous, hardworking, and brave.
Management of Healing Complications in the Burned Patient
Authors:   Centro de Alta Especialidad Dr Rafael Lucio, Morales Jorge Eduardo Barragán , Marabotto Dariana Martínez ,   Universidad Anahuac Veracruz, Campus Xalapa, Torruco Mariana Méndez ,   Centro de Alta Especialidad Dr Rafael Lucio, Junco Elizbeth Durán ,   Centro de Alta Especialidad Dr Rafael Lucio, Moreno Aleyois Benítez ,   Centro de Alta Especialidad Dr Rafael Lucio, Gallegos Esperanza Guadalupe Carlock ,   Hospital General Regional de Orizaba No. 1 Ignacio García Téllez, López Aldair Romero ,   Hospital General Regional de Orizaba No. 1 Ignacio García Téllez
Published: October 2023

The management of healing in burned patients is a critical aspect of burn care, with profound implications for patient outcomes. This bibliographic review article explores the epidemiology, transcendence, definition, risk factors, complications, and management of healing in burned patients. The discussion delves into various strategies and advances in the field, ultimately emphasizing the importance of a comprehensive approach to healing in the burned patient.
El autoconcepto físico de los estudiantes universitarios en el Ecuador (The physical self-concept of university students in Ecuador)
Authors: Rendón Morales Pablo Anthony , Veas Iniesta Alejandro , Navas Martinez Leandro
Published: October 2023

La presente investigación pretende abordar un proceso de adaptación psicométrica del Cuestionario de Autoconcepto Físico (CAF) de Goñi et al. (2006) en población universitaria para comprobar su funcionamiento en Ecuador. (n =2048, m = 21.64; dt = 6.71). El análisis tuvo como base la estructura factorial del cuestionario, por tanto, las variables consideradas son: habilidad deportiva, condición física, atractivo físico, fuerza, autoconcepto físico general y autoconcepto general. En lo referido a la estructura factorial del CAF, los resultados muestran que para el modelo exploratorio de ecuaciones estructurales propuesto, se obtuvieron unos valores de ajuste óptimos. Con respecto a la invarianza factorial, el instrumento mide los constructos de la misma forma en hombres y en mujeres, y se cumple con los valores asociados de equivalencia métrica para los hábitos saludables. Los resultados provenientes del análisis de las diferencias de medias latentes considerando el Índice de Masa Corporal nos permiten concluir que los sujetos de peso medio tienen puntuaciones medias significativamente superiores que los sujetos de peso bajo en el factor de Condición Física. Con respecto a los sujetos con sobrepeso, tienen un valor medio significativamente inferior con respecto al grupo de sujetos con peso normal en el factor Atractivo Físico , y significativamente mayor en el factor Fuerza .
Palabras clave. Autoconcepto físico, educación superior, hábitos de vida saludables.
Abstract. The present research aims to address a process of psychometric adaptation of the Physical Self-Concept Questionnaire (CAF) of Goñi et al. (2006) in a university population to test its performance in Ecuador (n =2048, m = 21.64; dt = 6.71). The analysis was based on the factor structure of the questionnaire; therefore, the variables considered are: sport ability, physical condition, physical attractiveness, strength, general physical self-concept and general self-concept. Regarding the factorial structure of the CAF, the results show that for the proposed exploratory structural equation model, optimal adjustment values were obtained. With respect to factorial invariance, the instrument measures the constructs in the same way in men and women, and the associ-ated values of metric equivalence for healthy habits are met. The results from the analysis of the latent mean differences consider-ing the Body Mass Index allow us to conclude that medium weight subjects have significantly higher mean scores than underweight subjects in the Physical Condition factor. With respect to the overweight subjects, they have a significantly lower mean value with respect to the group of subjects with normal weight in the Physical Attractiveness factor, and significantly higher in the Strength factor.
Keywords: Physical self-concept, higher education, healthy lifestyle habits.
Effectiveness of a Program to Improve the Verbal Response of Football Coaches: A Delayed-Intervention Experimental Design
Authors: Leguizamo Federico , Núñez Prats Antonio , Gervilla Elena , Llabrés Jordi , Garcia-Mas Alex
Published: October 2023

The pressure that coaches usually apply on their athletes, alongside injuries and the lack of enjoyment during sport practice, are key factors involved in sports abandonment. Behavioral interventions through psychoeducational programs have proven to be useful to improve coaching behaviors, providing appropriate context in sports. This study aims to assess a brief psychological intervention in football coaches to reduce potentially harmful verbal responses and increase the use of positive feedback. Our research was conducted in an amateur football club where 15 coaching staff teams agreed to participate. The experimental design of this study is a randomized controlled trial with control (n=7) and experimental (n=8) groups with delayed intervention. Verbal responses from coaches were collected as count data with an adapted version of the Coaching Behavior Assessment System. Data was analyzed using the Poisson Regression Model. The results show a reduction in hostile feedback by 87.7% (CI = 71% - 94.9%), technical instructions with ball in play by 39.8% (CI = 24.2% - 52.2%), complaints to referees by 95.8% (CI = 82.8% - 99.3%) and an increase in praise contingent with successful action y 87% (CI = 13% - 209%) after the intervention. These findings have important implications for the implementation of programs that seek to improve delivery of instructions in sport coaches, providing a thorough procedure for the shaping of the verbal response. Valuable insights to foster a supportive learning environment for adolescents and young athletes are addressed in the discussion.
Keywords: Psychological intervention, Behavioral intervention, Sport coach, Verbal response, Technical instructions, Randomized controlled trial, Experimental design, Coaching Behavior Assessment System.
Integrating Emotional Intelligence and Mental Education in Sports to Improve Personal Resilience of Adolescents
Authors: Marheni Eddy , S Afrizal , Purnomo Eko , Nina Jermaina , Cahyani Firunika Intan
Published: October 2023

Adolescents are the nation's future leaders, so their immediate environment, including their families, schools, and the government, must promote a healthy environment for them both physically and mentally. This is necessary because improving an adolescent's psychological condition is one of the most crucial investments for raising a good generation, but more and more young people are developing psychological disorders. This study employed a pseudo-experiment method of research. The findings of the study in the treatment group, as shown in the "Paired Samples Test" output table above, indicate that the t count negative value is -45,020. This difference between the average Pre-Test and the average Post-Test is what causes the t count negative value to be negative. A negative t-count may turn positive in this situation. As a result, the computed t-value is 45,020. While in the control group, it is evident from the "Paired Samples Test" output table above that the negative value t count of -7,760 t counts is due to the average Pre-Test value being lower than the average Post-Test value. A negative t-count may turn positive in this situation. Consequently, the computed t value is now -7.760. Despite the fact that both groups have an impact on pre- and post-test results, the outcomes can be seen if there is a sizable difference between the treatment and control groups. This demonstrates that the treatment group receiving mental education achieves greater results than the group not receiving such treatment. Teenagers' pre-test and post-test personal endurance results for each group show this.
Keywords: emotional intelligence, mental health education, youth resilience, physical education
Configurando o desporto em Blumenau/SC (1941-1988)
Authors: Minuzzi de Souza Daniel , Astra van Amstel Narayna , Marchi Júnior Wanderley
Published: October 2023

Este trabalho representa um recorte de uma tese de doutoramento que se dedica à investigação de processos de institucionalização desportiva na cidade de Blumenau/SC e sua relação com a formação de um habitus esportivo. Utilizando-se de fontes diversificadas, incluindo estatutos, jornais e leis, o estudo analisa quatro clubes desportivos e as entidades burocráticas responsáveis pela gestão desportiva municipal. É importante mencionar que Blumenau se destaca no Brasil pela formação de atletas de alto rendimento desportivo. Para esta seção específica, delimitou-se estudar as ligas e comissões desportivas que geriram o desporto em Blumenau entre os anos de 1941 e 1988. O objetivo foi de compreender a configuração da esfera política-desportiva da cidade, a partir da análise de 46 leis municipais. Por meio da Teoria dos Jogos Competitivos de Norbert Elias, examinou-se como entidades, inseridas em uma rede de interdependência social, transitaram de modelos de associativismo amador para uma configuração burocrática de apoio estatal ao desporto.
Palavras-Chave: Desporto; Ligas Desportivas; Teoria dos Jogos Competitivos; Políticas Públicas; Blumenau/SC.
Aerobic Exercise Increases Release of Growth Hormone in the Blood Circulation in Obese Women
Authors: Pranoto Adi , Rejeki Purwo Sri , Miftahussurur Muhammad , Yosika Ghana Firsta , Ihsan Mufarrihul , Herawati Lilik , Rahmanto Ilham , Halim Shariff
Published: October 2023

Physical exercise is one of the modulators in increasing the release of growth hormone (GH) levels in blood circulation, but the effective exercise model for obese subjects is still being debated. Therefore, this study aims to prove the effect of aerobic exercise on increasing the release of GH levels in the blood circulation in obese women. A total of 20 obese adult women, aged 21.00 ± 1.08 years were selected to be subjects in the study and were given one aerobic exercise intervention by running on a treadmill at moderate-intensity (60-70% HRmax) for 40 minutes. The ELISA method was used to measure the release of GH levels in all samples (pre- and post-exercise). Statistical analysis in this study used an independent sample t-test with a significant level of 5%. The results showed that the release of GH levels in the blood circulation was found to be higher in post-exercise compared to pre-exercise after one session of aerobic exercise (484.92±128.29 vs 892.63±273.54 pg/mL; p=0.001) and has a large effect size with a Cohen's d value of 1.909. GH levels in the post-exercise blood circulation in the aerobic exercise group (Exr) were also found to be higher than the GH levels in the control group (Ctr) (892.63±273.54 vs 542.97±140.01 pg/mL; p=0.003) and has a large effect size with a Cohen's d value of 1.609. This study proves that one session of aerobic exercise with moderate intensity increases the release of circulating GH levels in obese women. Therefore, aerobic exercise with moderate intensity can be used as an alternative therapy option to increase the release of circulating GH levels in individuals with obesity.
Keywords: aerobic exercise, growth hormone, metabolism, obesity.
Impact of the greenfield-foreign direct investment on the economic growth of Afghanistan
Authors: Aziz Tariq , Raza Ali , Tarakai Mawludin , Hassan
Published: October 2023

Afghanistan is a least developed country; during the liberation, about three-fourths of the economy was ruined, and over the past two decades, the country has geared up a slight economic growth. The study's objective is to assess the impact of greenfield foreign direct investment on the economic growth of Afghanistan during the interval 2002-2021. The research also investigates the effect of remittances, foreign aid, and population. In this study, the stationarity of all variables is checked via the Augmented Dickey-Fuller test (ADF). The results were analysed with ARDL and ECM techniques. The results show that greenfield investment and remittances are statistically significant in the short and long run. Foreign aid is insignificant in the short and long run. The population is insignificant in the long run but significant in the short run. First, the government of Afghanistan improved its friendly investment policy to attract foreign investors. Second, the government of Afghanistan signed an agreement with neighbouring countries, especially developed countries, to send their skilled and educated labour so they will easily earn their livelihood and send remittances to their families. Third, the government of Afghanistan should avoid foreign aid that may affect its economy in the short term.
Maritime dimension of Modi’s foreign policy: Indo-Gulf maritime cooperation and its implications for Pakistan
Authors: Karim Asia , Naazer Manzoor Ahmad , Mahmood Amna , Bukhari Saiqa
Published: October 2023

Owing to its geostrategic significance, the Indian Ocean is central to global maritime competition. Aimed at establishing its dominance over the Indian Ocean, India is an important player in this global power struggle. The current paper focuses on a crucial sub-region of the Indian Ocean, i.e., the Persian Gulf. Indian maritime security strategy (2015) mentioned the region as central to its interests. The study aims to uncover the maritime dimension of PM Modi’s foreign policy, the strategic significance of the Persian Gulf region for India, and the enhanced maritime Indo-Gulf interaction since Modi took office in 2014. A significant focus of the research is to analyse the possible implications of enriched Indo-Gulf maritime cooperation for Pakistan's foreign and defence policies. For probing the issue, a qualitative research method has been utilised. Primary sources included official documents and reports by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Defence of the Indian government. Books, newspapers, and research articles were consulted as secondary data. The Paper concludes that the gradual increase in the maritime interaction between India and Gulf states is seriously challenging Pakistan’s historical standing in the area. Pakistan needs to pursue a proactive strategy for securing its interests.
Strategic interaction between Russia and US in Syria: a game theoretic analysis from 2014-2022
Authors: Gillani Zohaib , Aquil Saira , Rehman Huda
Published: October 2023

The strategic interests of Russia and the US clash in the Syrian conflict. Moscow’s policy in Syria aims for the Assad government to remain in power, whereas the US policy seeks to bring a regime change in Syria by toppling the Assad government. The competition and cooperation between Russia and the US in the Middle Eastern region are quite complex and reflect a tussle for regional dominance. A game theoretic analysis is conducted for the interaction between two great powers to examine the strategies opted by both players in the case of the Syrian civil war. This paper analyses the role of Russian and American regional policy objectives in Syria from 2014 to 2022. This study considers the cause-and-effect relationship in the regional supremacy of Russia and the US and studies them as independent variables. The conflict in policy goals of both powers in the Syrian conflict is taken as the dependent variable. The methodology applied in this paper is game theory because it explains cause-and-effect phenomena in a systematic and detailed manner. The game between Russia and the US is to achieve maximum foreign policy objectives in Syria, which is concluded as a zero-sum game from 2014-2022.
The Implementation Science of Financial Intelligence in Evidence-Based Medicine Using Select Criteria Mechanism as Treatment Process towards Healthcare Corporate Governance
Authors: Llarena Zharama
Published: October 2023

Purpose: Implementation science is the broader aspect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) translating healthcare education to clinical research and practice for public health and patient safety encompassing the hierarchy of evidence-based medicine (EBM), hence, serving as an integrative method of combing CSR towards healthcare corporate governance. This paper aims to model EBM under principles of valid contract formation as compliance to CSR theories of promoting positive health outcomes of patient safety leading to financial success and lessening the risks of mortality cases.

Methodology: The elements of valid contract formation and sources of errors are the systematic plan for behavioral guidance of EBM practice. These determinants are crucial in refining the clinical judgment of medical experts together with other healthcare professionals in support with high-ranking databases of research publication, resulting to a greater impact of positive health outcomes of patient safety under “judicious” application of CSR. These principles of contract law are integrated for “measuring” the EBM’s financial success towards healthcare corporate governance.

Findings: EBM is a scientific approach to handle medical cases and reports towards patient safety under clinical judgment of medical expert and healthcare team in corroboration with reliable sources of databases for medical research and review for reducing death rates in healthcare setting. SELECT Criteria Mechanism elucidated EBM as implementation science integrating CSR for behavioral compliance to healthcare corporate governance. First, the modeling of CSR as method to comply with EBM delineates the elements formed for valid contract formation in producing an “ethical” standard as responsibility for optimal patient safety as bargained promise under acceptance of the clinical team. Second, the illustration of the healthcare corporate governance in EBM practice as theory “measures” the reduction of healthcare expenditures from the exhibited means of diminishing mortality cases. Therefore, implementation science serves as an initiation for remediation process of reducing risks of death cases. 

Recommendation: Implementation science is very important in EBM practice in treating ways of lessening the probability of mortality cases under “ethical” or “judicious” patient safety guidelines as corporate social responsibility. Hence, it is recommended to develop systems for behavioral guidance in a more organized plan of targeting death reduction cases towards financial intelligence as fulfillment in implementation science.
Aplikasi Monitoring Jaringan Berbasis Web Di Dinas Komunikasi dan Informatika Kabupaten Sragen
Authors: Didik Hermawan Nanda , Atina Vihi , Srirahayu Agustina
Published: October 2023

Kabupaten Sragen merupakan salah satu pioner dalam pemanfaatan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi dalam bidang e-government di Indonesia. Dinas Komunikasi dan Informatika Kabupaten Sragen berperan penting dalam menyediakan teknologi informasi di lingkungan pemerintah kabupaten termasuk Pembangunan infrastruktur teknologi hingga ke pelosok desa.  Dengan kompleksitas infrastruktur yang ada ternyata tidak di iringi dengan sistem monitoring jaringan yang memadai. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah   membangun aplikasi sistem informasi monitoring jaringan berbasis web di wilayah pemerintahan Kabupaten Sragen. Dalam penelitian ini sistem dibangun dengan menggunakan metode pengembangan waterfall, sebuah metode yang menyediakan pendekatan siklus hidup perangkat lunak berurutan dari analisis, desain, pengkodean, dan pengujian. Sistem diuji dengan menggunakan Blackbox testing, dan untuk pengembangan sistem, bahasa pemrograman yang digunakan yaitu PHP MySQL dengan framework codeigniter 3. Penelitian ini menghasilkan aplikasi  sistem informasi monitoring jaringan berbasis web yang memudahkan admin untuk monitoring jaringan intranet dan berkoordinasi dengan tim teknisi di lapangan dalam pemetaan kerusakan jaringan di wilayah Kabupaten Sragen.
Studi Komparatif Literasi Digital Karyawan Bank: Analisis Dampak Perbedaan Spesifikasi Perbankan
Authors: Elisabeth Tyas , Caroline Angela , Kornarius Yoke Pribadi , Gunawan Agus
Published: October 2023

The rapid technological evolution in banking poses novel challenges for service delivery. Banks must navigate innovation to stay competitive, yet achieving impactful innovation requires harmonizing innovative work behavior that bridges conceptual and practical aspects. This pertains especially to relevant product and service development. Technology's pivotal role in banking underscores the need for improved digital literacy. This research explores the correlation between digital literacy and innovative work behavior via causal analysis. Surveys and questionnaires garnered participant input on digital literacy and innovative tendencies. Rigorous analysis, including simple linear regression, revealed digital literacy's significant impact on innovative work behavior. Furthermore, variations arise in employee responses across three banks, influenced by size, type, location, and selection processes. The study underscores adapting internal banking policies for digital literacy, aligning with operational demands.
Timeline of Curriculum Policy in Indonesia
Authors: Hikmawati Nisrina , Hosnan Hosnan
Published: October 2023

Purpose of the study: To form the curriculum policy timeline in Indonesia that is essential in understanding and analyzing education development in Indonesia. Methodology: This study uses the library research method, taking from various sources, textbooks, and other scientific papers. Main Findings: The Indonesian curriculum policy has undergone 13 changes, summarized in 4 periods, namely 1) the independence period and the old order, 2) the new order period, 3) the reform period, and 4) the covid-19 pandemic period. Novelty/Originality of this study: So that interested parties in education can have a foothold to develop, evaluate and forecast the curriculum. In addition, Education implementers can have an open paradigm in developing curricula so that the curriculum does have to change. As the faster human civilization develops, the educational curriculum will often change.
Strategic Management of Akad Salam and Istishna in e-Commerce Transactions: A Case Study of Unit-business Pesantren
Authors: Manik M. Rikwan ES. , Asmuni Asmuni , Anggraini Tuti
Published: October 2023

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the e-commerce transaction management models of Akad Salam and Istishna in Pesantren (Islamic boarding institutions). Additionally, the study identifies challenges and opportunities within Pesantren organizations. It investigates Pesantren's potential to utilize e-commerce as a business unit facilitator. The research employs a qualitative methodology and a case study design. The five information sources consist of Pesantren leaders, coordinators of Pesantren business units, Pesantren treasurers, and the secretariat team. The findings suggest that Pesantren have a significant opportunity to leverage e-commerce for transactions based on the Akad Salam and Istishna principles. However, obstacles and the need for public education regarding these principles must be overcome. For the successful implementation of Akad Salam and Istishna in Pesantren e-commerce transactions, awareness, a precise understanding of legal and Shariah aspects, and the implementation of the appropriate technology are crucial. Pesantren must implement a comprehensive and unified strategy for managing Akad Salam and Istishna in e-commerce transactions in order to surmount these obstacles and capitalize on these opportunities.
Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui model manajemen Akad Salam dan Istishna dalam Transaksi e-Commerce di Pesantren. Selain itu, penelitian ini juga mengidentifikasi tantangan dan Peluang pada Organisasi Pesantren. Penelitian ini menggali potensi pesantren dalam memanfaatkan e-commerce sebagai fasilitator penunjang unit usaha pesantren. Pendekatan ini berjenis kualitatif dengan teknik studi kasus. Sumber informan berjumlah lima orang yang terdiri dari pimpinan pesantren, koordinator unit usaha pesantren, bendahara pesantren dan tim kesekretariatan pesantren. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan Pesantren memiliki potensi yang besar untuk memanfaatkan e-commerce dalam transaksi berbasis akad Salam dan Istishna. Namun, tantangan dan kebutuhan pendidikan masyarakat terkait prinsip-prinsip tersebut harus diatasi. Kesadaran, pemahaman hukum dan syariah yang tepat, serta penerapan teknologi yang tepat menjadi faktor penting dalam keberhasilan implementasi akad Salam dan Istishna dalam transaksi e-commerce di pesantren. Dalam rangka mengatasi tantangan dan memanfaatkan peluang tersebut, pendekatan yang komprehensif dan terintegrasi dalam manajemen akad Salam dan Istishna dalam transaksi e-commerce di pesantren perlu diterapkan.
Nilai-Nilai Anti Korupsi dalam Buku Teks Pendidikan Agama Islam dan Budi Pekerti Sekolah Menengah Atas
Authors: Aris Munandar  , Oki Dermawan
Published: October 2023

In tackling corruption in Indonesia there needs to be concrete preventive efforts, one of these efforts is through the education sector. Investing in anti-corruption values carried out consistently and continuously will foster students' personality attitudes, this can be done by integrating these values into a subject, one of the subjects that focus on the growth and development of student attitudes is the subject of Islamic education and character. This type of research is Library Research. The documentation technique is used in collecting data. Content analysis is applied in analyzing data that has been collected. As well as the deductive thinking patterns used in this study. The objects in this study are Islamic education textbooks and character published by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia in grade 10, 11, and 12. The results showed that all anti-corruption values recommended by the Ministry of Education and Culture were sufficiently implicit in implicit Islamic textbooks in Islamic education and high school character traits. The form of disclosure of anti-corruption values is reflected through the subject of wetting, expressions, description of a story, forms of events that occur in the environment everyday, in the form of sentences, verses of the Al-Qur’an and the Hadits of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as images contains messages from a material
Analisis Model Peningkatan Mutu Pendidikan melalui Pembelajaran Berbasis Online
Authors: Safwan Safwan , Syarifah Rahmah
Published: October 2023

Online-based learning at SDIT Al Mukhlisin has not been able to improve the quality of education and to describe the model of improving the quality of education through online-based learning at SDIT Al Mukhlisin, the research method used is qualitative, the results show that online-based learning in terms of improving the quality of education is only limited to What Group Apps. Resources cannot be increased through online-based learning at SDIT Al Muklisin due to the limited use of the Integrated Quality Management and Management information system application at SDIT Al Mukhlisin using the school website, online-based learning, compiling learning plans every semester of the academic year, whose final stages are in the form of softcopy and hardcopy.
Manajemen Konflik dan Stres di Sekolah
Authors: Fathorrahman Fathorrahman
Published: October 2023

Conflict is a conflict that occurs in the organization by members of the organization who seek to win their respective opinions and interests, while stress Stress can be interpreted as pressure, tension or unpleasant disturbances that come from outside a person. The purpose of this study was to determine: 1) the principal's efforts in managing conflict in schools, and 2) the principal's efforts in managing stress in schools. This research is a library research by collecting, analyzing books, journals, and previous research results that support the research theme. The findings in this study are as follows: in dealing with conflict and stress, a school principal must be able to identify the symptoms, the factors that cause it to occur. Furthermore, the principal makes a diagnosis of the conditions that are happening at that time, then takes actions through communications. The principal must act fairly and impartially to one party, let alone harm certain parties and benefit others. In dealing with conflict and stress, the principal must try not to become an element that exacerbates the conflicts that occur, the principal must not side with one element, on the contrary the leader must be in the middle to resolve conflicts or disputes that occur in the organization and school environment.