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Current practices in temporal arachnoid cysts: a survey among Brazilian neurosurgeons
Authors: Rodrigues Raissa Mansilla Cabrera , Protzenko Tatiana , Pousa Marcelo Sampaio , Paiva Clara Magalhães , Tamburrini Gianpiero , Bellas Antonio Rosa
Published: September 2022

Introduction: There has been no consensus for the best treatment strategy for TACs. The aim of this survey was to aggroup the different practices between Brazilian pediatric neurosurgeons in the management of a children with TAC Galassi Type II and III. Methods: contributors answered a case questionnaire about TACs and select the answer that better reflect their conduct in asymptomatic or symptomatic patients (chronic headache, epilepsy and psychomotor retardation). Results: all respondents confessed that had doubts about TACs and 59-75% was not satisfied only with brain MRI. Fundoscopy was the most required exam (28-35%),  followed by EEG/VideoEEG (19-20%), ICP-NI (16%) and MRI CSF flowmetry (12-13%). For asymptomatic, 61-85% suggested follow-up with clinical, radiologic and fundoscopic control. Still, surgery was the choice for 61-70% in symptomatic patients. The preferred technique for TAC type II was endoscopic cysto-cisternostomy (32%) and for type III craniotomy and arachnoid cyst marsupialization (25%). Discussion: Since the past 14 years, more information has become available about the natural history of TACs and innovative technologies arises for its management helps. Treatment is still debated, but endoscopy is increasingly common and proved to be safe and effective. Conclusion: modern technologies allow more security and subsidies to treatment chosen and even though for TAC Galassi type III open craniotomy still is preferred than endoscopic surgery, nowadays the least invasive treatment have been the choice for TAC Galassi Type II.  The years of experience in endoscopy and the more availability of the tool into hospitals maybe contributed to this pattern change.
The Effects of Phloem Girdling on Leaf Cell Physiology and Chlorophyll Biosynthesis in Peach Tree
Authors: ARAS Servet
Published: September 2022

Phloem girdling is used for many fruit trees to promote fruit set and quality. Although many studies showed the pomological and biochemical effects of girdling in fruit trees, there is very little information on how girdling affects cell physiology. The current study aimed to characterize the leaf xylem structure, cortex cell division, and expansion affected by trunk girdling during phloem healing in peach. The experiment was carried out on a two-year-old peach cv. Rich May grafted onto Garnem grown in 10 L pots in greenhouse. The girdling was performed on the trunk end of the May. The leaf samples were collected 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks after treatment (WAT). The study showed that the girdling decreased tree growth, stomatal conductance and stomatal density. Girdling decreased chlorophyll biosynthesis in peach leaves. Furthermore, girdling treatment increased leaf cell expansion, xylem thickness, and xylem conduit number during two weeks. The results have demonstrated that leaf anatomy changed by girdling during phloem healing.
Comparison of Flow Field and A-Star Algorithm for Pathfinding in Tower Defense Game
Authors:   Universitas Multimedia Nusantara & Jl. Scientia Boulevard, Curug Sangereng Kelapa dua, Tangerang, Indonesia
Published: September 2022

Tower Defense is a game genre that uses a pathfinding algorithm. Pathfinding is a way to find a path from one point to another; pathfinding itself has many variants with different scenarios. One of these algorithms is the A-Star algorithm, a well- known and commonly used method for game pathfinding. Another algorithm is the Flow Field algorithm, which is an algorithm that is not widely known and has become the topic in this following research. This research will be carried out by comparing the time required by both algorithms to reach the target point from starting point, and time comparison will be carried out in 3 different scenarios. The result of the research is that the Flow Field algorithm reaches the target faster than A-Star Pathfinding in every scenario carried out in the simulation. This research concludes that the Flow Field algorithm can compete with the A-Star algorithm to find paths in the Tower Defense game.
Machine Learning Approach to Determine the Drug-Prone Areas in Lhokseumawe City, Indonesia
Authors:   Faculty of Computer and Multimedia, Universitas Islam Kebangsaan Indonesia
Published: September 2022

This research aims to apply Machine Learning algorithms, such as K-means and K-nearest neighbor into a system that can determine drug-prone areas in Lhokseumawe City, Indonesia. The results of the k-means calculation in some clusters of areas that are very prone, prone and not prone to drugs based on drug user data with some criterias, namely the number of users, sub- district, education, occupation and types of drugs. Based on the research that tested by using the k-means algorithm on data on drug users in 2018-2021, the average percentage of clusters in very prone areas is 49.50%, the percentage of clusters in prone areas is 29.26% and the percentage of clusters in non-prone areas is 21.23%. Furthermore, the results of testing with the K-NN algorithm with 98 training data and 20 testing data obtained an average accuracy value of 87%.
The Effect of Leadership and Financial Incentives on Job Satisfaction and Employees Performance at Ud. Kusuma Bali Mandiri
Authors:   Faculty of Economics and Business, Mahasaraswati University Denpasar
Published: September 2022

This study aims to manalyze the relationship of leadership, financial incentives, job satisfaction, and employee performance. TThe statistical technique used to analyze the sample data and the results were applied to a population of 80 clear respondents and the sampling technique was the saturated sampling technique from the population that was carried out randomly. To test the hypothesis and produce a fit model, this study uses Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with a variance based or component based approach with Partial Least Square (PLS). The results showed thatLeadership has a positive and significant effect on job satisfactionon UD. Kusuma Bali Mandiri. This means that the better the leadership, the higher the job satisfaction of employees. Financial incentives have a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction. Leadership has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Financial incentives have a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on employee performance.
The Influence of Service Quality, Servicescape, and Relationship Marketing on Student Loyalty with Student Satisfaction as Mediation on Mediterranean Bali Campus
Authors:   Master of Management Study Program, Mahasaraswasti University Denpasar
Published: September 2022

This study aims to identify the effect of service quality, servicescape and relationship marketing with satisfaction as a mediation at the Mediterranean Bali Campus. The number of samples used in this study were 99 students as respondents who were determined using the purposive sampling method.The method of data collection in this study is to use the interview method, namely data collection techniques carried out by giving oral questions and questionnaire methods, namely data collection techniques carried out by giving a set of written questions to respondents given a value or score using a Likert scale. The data analysis technique was carried out using a structural equation model (Structural Equation Modeling-SEM) based on Partial Least Square (PLS). The results of this study indicate that 1) service quality, servicescape, and relationship marketing have a positive and significant effect on student satisfaction, 2) student satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on student loyalty, 3) service quality has a positive and significant effect on student loyalty,
Optimalisasi ZISWAF dalam Menanggulangi Dampak Ekonomi Akibat Pandemi Covid-19: Studi Kasus Aksi Cepat Tanggap Regional Jakarta
Authors: Fikri Rahimatul , Anwar Saiful
Published: September 2022

This study aims to see how the philanthropic organization Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) optimizes Zakat, Infaq, Alms and Waqf funds in alleviating various economic problems caused by the Covid-19 outbreak such as poverty, unemployment and lack of working capital. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with the type of case study (case study). The results of the study found that there are several excellent programs initiated by the ACT Foundation in helping communities affected by the Covid-19 virus, including food security programs that not only help people get their food needs in the pandemic era but also create job opportunities for laid-off victims or laid-off employees. ACT also presents a business capital waqf program which is implemented in several actions, namely Sahabat Usaha Mikro Indonesia, Wakaf Modal Usaha Mikro and Wakaf Modal Produktif which aims to help small business actors to rise amidst the downturn due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

 Keywords: Optimization, ZISWAF, ACT, Covid-19
Pengaruh E-commerce dalam Memajukan Usaha Mikro, Kecil dan Menengah di Kota Binjai Tahun 2022
Authors: Kurnyasih Antin , Syahbudi Muhammad
Published: September 2022

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) These play an important role in the National Economy. Empowerment of MSMEs is important in efforts to increase economic growth and development. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of E-Commerce in advancing MSMEs in Binjai City. This type of research uses quantitative methods. The type of data used is primary data. The primary data in this study came from MSME actors in the city of Binjai who use E-Commerce. The population of this research is MSMEs in the city of Binjai. The technique of collecting data is by using a questionnaire and then processing it with validity and reliability tests. The data analysis technique used statistical test. The results of the study indicate that the probability value (Sig) of 0.001 < 0.05, this proves that the application of e-commerce has a significant effect in advancing micro, small and medium enterprises in Binjai City. While the value of R square is 0.182 or 18.2%, which means that the application of e-commerce has a significant effect on the development of micro, small and medium enterprises in the city of Binjai, with a description of the very low category coefficient interpretation. Keywords: UMKM, e-commerce
Pengaruh Pengetahuan terhadap Minat Masyarakat Berasuransi Syariah di PT Prudential Syariah Binjai
Authors: Br Torong Laura Okatarani , Lubis Fauzi Arif
Published: September 2022

Because insurance is an investment tool to deal with future hazards, the existence of sharia insurance is one of the public's investment options. The community's involvement in knowledge and interest in the value of Islamic insurance is inextricably linked to the success of Islamic insurance firms. The goal of this research is to identify and examine the elements that influence public interest in sharia insurance. Qualitative analysis was employed as the research method. The level of sharia knowledge, followed by product quality, is the most important element impacting public interest in making sharia insurance decisions, according to this study, but nothing else is known. As a result, insurance companies must offer sharia insurance to the general population.

Keywords : Knowledge, Interests, Sharia Insurance
Analisis Efisiensi Pelaksanaan Anggaran Belanja Daerah pada Badan Pengelola Keuangan dan Aset Daerah (BPKAD) Kota Medan
Authors: Syahira Arinah , Nurlaila Nurlaila , Nurlaila Nurlaila
Published: September 2022

The budget is a financial plan for the future time frame which contains provincial incomes and consumptions, which can portray the public authority’s arrangement to understand and dispense reserves. Great asset the board is a significant component in understanding the use spending plan, for this situation the planning completed and arranged by the provincial government should be thought about suitably and precisely, so the proficiency level increase can be acknowledged true to form. The reason for this study was to decide the degree of efficiency in the execution of the Local Spending plan at the Medan City BPKAD. The strategy utilized in this examination is descriptive research, specifically by gathering all information connected with the acknowledgment of the Local Spending plan which is then ordered, explained, and dissected which can then be finished up. The aftereffects of the review show that the acknowledgment of the Territorial Financial plan at the Medan City BPKAD during the 2020-2021 monetary year has expanded and is classified as efficient with an average percentage of efficiency of 64.56%.

Keywords: efficiency, realization of Regional Budget
Pengaruh Sertifikasi Halal dan Pengetahuan Produk Makanan terhadap Perilaku Konsumsi pada Pengikut Autobase Bogor Menfess
Authors: Maharani Adinda , Kholil Nawawi Muhammad , Lisnawati Santi
Published: September 2022

The population of Muslims in Indonesia has a very large number, this makes the Indonesian population very concerned with the concept of halal when carrying out activities. Food is a primary need for humans so that it cannot be separated by humans in supporting physical activity. Awareness and understanding of every Muslim towards food that can be consumed according to Islamic law is definitely different. Not a few Muslims buy products that will be consumed just because they follow the trend of cultural globalization at that time without looking for product information and looking at the halalness of the product. This study aims to determine the effect of halal certification and knowledge of food products on consumption behavior of followers of the autobase Bogor Menfess. This research uses associative quantitative research. The data collected is primary data taken with a questionnaire instrument. In this study using multiple linear regression method which are processed using SPSS 26 software. The findings of this study are halal certification has a significant influence on consumption behavior, product knowledge has a significant influence on consumption behavior and halal certification and product knowledge have a simultaneous influence on consumption behavior. consumption behavior.

Keywords: Consumption Behavior, Halal Certification, Product Knowledge
Akuntansi Pengelolaan Wakaf Produktif Dalam Rangka Pemberdayaan Ummat di Kua Kecamatan Percut Sei Tuan
Authors: Pratama Gita Ayu , K. Kamilah
Published: September 2022

Waqf management The Kantor Urusan Agama (KUA) is still not optimal and effective in managing waqf waqf assets, so far the Kantor Urusan Agama (KUA) has intervened in all management matters, left it entirely to nadzir, waqf administration is a component of the future, and creates waqf for the future. in accordance with the reason for waqf, at that time the wakif must be served well, then the Kantor Urusan Agama  (KUA) Percut Sei Tuan as a foundation must serve the local area seriously. This study aims to break down how the Kantor Urusan Agama (KUA) of Percut Sei Tuan District supervises and serves waqf. The strategy used in this examination is subjective. The strategy for information sharing utilizes interview procedures, perceptions, and documentation. The institutional issue that becomes a basic need is that the work of the Badan Wakaf Indonesia (BWI) in Percut Sei Tuan Regency is not yet ideal. The focal point of government problems is the absence of government support and work. The answer to the need for the main problem is the direction to Nazhir.

 Keywords: Accountancy, Empowerment, Management, Productive Waqf
Pengaruh Sertfikasi Halal Dan Produk Ayam Kane Terhadap Minat Beli Masyarakat Kelurahan Tengah Kecamatan Cibinong Kabupaten Bogor
Authors: Ibnu Akil Habibie Muhamad , Ibdalsyah Ibdalsyah , Hamdani Ikhwan
Published: September 2022

Indonesia is a country with the highest and largest Muslim population and this number constitutes 13.1 percent of the total number of Muslims in the world. Indonesia is a country with the largest Muslim population in Southeast Asia, amounting to 207,176.162. The large number of Muslim population is a potential market for various producers of goods and services. Muslim consumers in Indonesia are looking for authentic halal certification issued by the MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council). This certification gives the company the authority to use the halal logo to be printed on product packaging or to be displayed on the company premise. This situation has triggered the growing need for halal food supplies in the Muslim community in Indonesia, because the Muslim community still really needs the halal capacity of a company. the food they eat every day. This study aims to see the effect of halal products and certificates on people's buying interest, especially in the community of the Middle Village, Cibinong District, Bogor Regency, this study uses a quantitative research method using the population in this study is the buyer of chicken kane products with non-probability sampling. Purposive sampling and using the Slovin formula. Data collection was in the form of a questionnaire with the data analysis technique used was Partial Least Square (PLS). the results of this study indicate that halal certificates have a positive and significant effect on people's buying interest and chicken kane products have a positive and significant effect on people's buying interest, for ayam kane still strengthen aspects of product halal and strengthen aspects of existing product quality to strengthen buying interest .

 

Keywords: Kane Chicken Products, Halal Certificate, Buying Interest
Physical and mental exercise to create new congenial neurons, to increase intelligence and the role of ICTs.
Authors: Vouglanis Taxiarchis , Driga Anna Maria , Drigas Athanasios
Published: September 2022

Sports activities offer significant benefits to the human body. In addition to the physical benefits that exercise offers, it also provides mental benefits because the human brain is practiced to meet the needs of the sports. The human brain is the one that activates the members of the human body to make the necessary movements. However, over time the brain is not limited to this function but exerts itself on choosing the right movements that will help in taking a specific path to the sport that will lead to an even better performance. This is more visible in games and sports that do not require physical movement like chess. In such games, the athlete is not limited to performing movements but the brain is constantly working because it has to memorize certain movements, remember them, use them in the right order, while calculating the movements of the opponent. Consequently, sports activities offer a strong mental practice to the person involved in the exercise by increasing his or her intelligence, which is used to achieve better performance. The improvement of intelligence is also evident by the fact that the athlete is able to use the moves that are considered best in different situations at different times and with different opponents by appropriately adapting their technique.
Charismatic Children: Heredity, Environment and ICTs
Authors: Vouglanis Taxiarchis , Driga Anna Maria , Drigas Athanasios
Published: September 2022

The aim of this article is to investigate whether or not charisma in children is considered inherited or not. There is no generally accepted definition of the gifted-charismatic child. However, various definitions of intellectual superiority include either general high capacity or high special capacity. The charisma of a child becomes apparent early in life. It can be considered as a biologically rooted label for a high level of intelligence, which shows an advanced and accelerating development of functions within the brain that allow its more efficient use. However, an interaction between the environment and the genetic framework creates intelligence, even the perception of reality. It is often difficult to separate the influences of genetics and the environment on human traits. Genetic traits do not appear instantly at the time of birth; instead, they tend to follow inherent epigenetic development pathways. Charismatic children develop asynchronously: their minds are often more ahead of their natural development and specific cognitive and emotional functions often develop differently at different stages of development. Finally, both the genetic material of the child, the environment within which the child grows and the ICTs usage and training, contribute to the development of charisma.
Strategy Game Using Adaptive Agents and Reinforcement Learning
Authors: Doukas Nikolaos , Bardis Nikolaos , Drigas Athanasios
Published: September 2022

This paper presents the functional specifications of a training platform for use in the training of cadets and serving officers. The game aims to teach trainees that their decisions need to be based both on strategic goals as well as on constraints imposed by international law concerning rules of engagement, ethical codes of conduct or environmental issues. Existing techniques bearing similarities to the required solution are presented. The importance of the problem is hence demonstrated and the possibilities for enhancing the quality of the learning experience for both students and instructors are explored. The rules of a computer game suitable for the cadets training are presented. The game is shown to be sufficient for use in the teaching of strategy ethics. The study leads to high level specifications for the design of the proposed training game. The functional design of the proposed game is then explained and its rules are listed. The design of adaptive software agents that are capable of assuming the role of non-player characters is presented. Further research work necessary for the development of optimization algorithms necessary for the design is described.
Serious Games in pre-K and K-6 education
Authors: Papanastasiou George , Drigas Athanasios , Skianis Charalabos
Published: September 2022

Serious Games indicate positive effects on pre-K and K-6 students and scaffold learning in a more engaging and motivating approach. Research has shown that Serious Games provide students with variety, the potential for widening participation, and the ability to work at their own pace. Serious Games based Learning has proven its added value in almost every aspect of the curriculum knowledge, skills, and attitudes, namely, Reading, Writing and Language learning, Geometric and Mathematical thinking, Strategic and Reasoning abilities, Critical thinking, Problem solving and Creativity, Executive Control skills, Physics, Geography and Science courses.
Digital Learning: Differentiated Teaching Models using e-Twinning - I Communicate With My Neighbor Through Culture And Tradition: e - Twinning Project
Authors: Chaidi Irene , Drigas Athanasios
Published: September 2022

One of the main goals of Special Education and E-learning for people with disabilities is the development and improvement of social communication, the interaction with those around them, and the socio-emotional empowerment of students for their inclusion as active and equal members in a privileged society as people - students with disabilities present deficits in the field of social skills. The area of social skills is considered one of the important areas of the individual's development and for its development and improvement, the basic condition is the existence of motivation. Motivations are the driving forces for social contacts and relationships centered on mutual understanding, active participation, and interaction of the individual. The above in Special Education and training is achieved through differentiated teaching models using ICTs and collaboration networks such as e-Twinning.
contribution of ICTs to the Down Syndrome Children’s Language and Cognitive Development
Authors: Karagianni Eleni , Drigas Athanasios
Published: September 2022

Down syndrome is considered to be one of the most prevalent genetic causes of intellectual disability, derived from chromosomal disorder, which accounts for dysfunctions in many organs and has a characteristic phenotype, which consists of physical and behavioral features. Many studies have shown that language is one of the most impaired areas of function in Down syndrome and perhaps, the highest barrier for their substantial inclusion into formal education and community. The aim of this paper is to investigate the specific features of this linguistic phenotype, presenting the strengths and weaknesses of their language, as well as the factors that contribute to their formation, compared to normally developing children. In addition, it scopes to highlight the role of educational mobile apps, as innovative and interactive tools for the developmental learning of Down syndrome children. The results of the research indicate that their language goes through the same, with typical development sequences, but progressively erases a slowing trajectory and results in lower performance. However, the use of ICT tools can, significantly, improve language, literacy and sort-term memory skills, but also stimulate their cognitive and fine mobile functioning, in order to upgrade their quality of life.
The use of Robotics for the Development of Social Skills for Children with ASD
Authors: Kouloumenta Stavroula , Drigas Athanasios
Published: September 2022

This paper researches an innovative technology in the field of ICT (robotics) to support the cultivation of social skills in children with ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder), as these have been documented internationally in recent years.
Special education in science teaching
Authors: Kontopoulou Maria-Theofania , Papageorgiou Vasilis , Malli Evgenia , Mertsioti Louiza , Drigas Athanasios
Published: September 2022

During the past years, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been studies in a large number of fields. The term ICTs refers to all kinds of technologies that let users to have access, use and manipulate information (Drigas & Ioannidou, 2013a). ICT can bridge the gap between groups of people with special (educational) needs. The growing number of researches that connects ICTs and assistive technologies (Drigas & Ioannidou, 2013), shows us that the use of them in the life of children and adults with special education needs is huge. In this part of the research we will report some of the most indicative uses of ICTs in the education of people with different learning needs (autism, visually impaired, hearing impaired/loss, sensory and physical impaired and dyslexic learners). Using ICTs and assistive technologies, involves more than overcoming environmental barriers, it is also a means of communication and expression of the personal and social characteristics of the learner. ICTs in special education (and education generally) can be used in every domain to improve it.
PELATIHAN MENANAM HIDROPONIK DALAM UPAYA KETAHANAN PANGAN DI DESA NGEJENG BOJONEGORO
Authors: Kuntardina Ari , Luckysyah Nurrahma , Shofyanna Widya Septiani , Laeliya Maulida Rohmatul , Agustina Neli , Mala Delia Kholifatul , Fatmawati Rima , Aryanto Rizal , Alifia Anita Firdous
Published: September 2022

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic affected most of the people of Ngrejeng village, Purwosari District, Bojonegoro Regency. Some people have been temporarily dismissed and some have even lost their jobs. The aim of this program is to empower the community by providing training in farming with a hydroponic system. The concept of "Hydroponics" is a way of planting using nutritious mineral solutions without using soil by emphasizing the nutritional needs of plants. The long-term output expected from this program is the improvement of food security and community welfare through hydroponics. Community service activities are carried out in the following stages: (1) presentation of "Hydroponics"; (2) training and practice of hydroponic farming for the community; and (3) assistance for three months on hydroponic gardening practices. The result of this program is the formation of hydroponic gardens which are placed in RT 08 / RW 02 Ngrejeng village which are managed jointly, as well as hydroponic gardens planted by five groups of residents. Keywords: Hidroponic, Farming, Empowering Community, Food Security.
PEMBERDAYAAN PELAJAR SEKOLAH MENENGAH ATAS (SMA) MELALUI KEGIATAN RELAWAN MAHASISWA LOKAL DAN ASING DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERBAHASA INGGRIS SISWA
Authors: Setiawan Agung , Nada Ella Izzatin , Chamami M Rikza , Wijayanti Erna
Published: September 2022

Volunteering project is a social activity which has been done by youth in developing human resources in ‎their environment. It is a teaching activity that volunteers can teach  in school, that is Senior High School (SMA) ‎Theresiana Semarang. There are two kinds of class in this school, they are reular and imerci class which students in ‎imerci class understand and fluence in speaking English. This volunteering project uses teaching method such ‎conversation and public speaking. The aim of the activity is to help the students in developing their speaking ability ‎so that they can communicate using English. Hopefully, the students can speak fluently using English as their ‎provision in facing defiance of the globalization era whereas the competition of the human resources is increasingly ‎high.‎Keywords: Volunteers, Empowerment, Students, Local, Foreign
INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO ORGANIZATIONAL PROSPERITY AMONG SCHOOL PRINCIPALS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF TEACHERS IN WASIT GOVERNORATE SCHOOLS
Authors: RADHAWI Saad Naeem , MAZAEL Ammar Abed
Published: September 2022

The study aimed to identify the degree of innovative leadership practice among school principals, as well as to identify the level of organizational prosperity and the type of correlation between innovative leadership and organizational prosperity among school principals from the point of view of teachers in Wasit Governorate schools. As a main tool for the study, the research sample amounted to (350) teachers, and the researcher extracted indicators of validity and reliability of the scale. The results were verified and their data was statistically processed, and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used. The results of the study showed that the degree of innovative leadership practice among school principals was at the required level from the teachers' point of view. The results also showed that the level of organizational prosperity was good, and according to the results of the study, recommendations and suggestions were formulated.
THE SITUATION OF IRAQ DURING THE OTTOMAN ERA 1831-1980
Authors: ABDALHASAN ALTAAI Liqaa Jummah
Published: September 2022

During the period 1831-1908, Iraq witnessed turbulent events such as the rapid change of rulers, internal turmoil, clan rebellions, and the difficult social conditions that Iraq witnessed. However, the general conditions witnessed a kind of improvement during the reign of the governor, Midhat Pasha and Namik Pasha, who carried out several administrative, political and urban reforms that had an impact. In the history of modern Iraq, including the publication of Al-Zawraa newspaper in 1869, the establishment of the Tabu Department and the construction of many mosques, governmental and urban buildings, schools, and so on. Therefore, we will discuss in this research the nature of the Ottoman administration of Iraq during this period and the most important political, administrative, social and urban events. The research was divided into the body in which I dealt with the most important events that occurred during that period and the conclusion in which I explained the most important conclusions that I reached through my writing of the research, and then I touched on the list of margins and sources that I relied on in my writing of the research.
Big data e direitos fundamentais sob o enfoque da Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD)
Authors: Rank Angela Teresinha , Berberi Marco Antonio Lima
Published: September 2022

No ambiente digital os limites da vida privada vêm se fragilizando, particularmente, em virtude da infinidade de dados pessoais disponibilizados nas redes sociais e da produção impensada de pegadas ou sombras digitais. O armazenamento desse volume de dados é conceituado como Big Data. O ambiente digital se constituiu como espaço compartilhado, em que se inserem dados pessoais coletados, produzidos e transferidos pelos indivíduos. A Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados trata especificamente da proteção dos dados nesse ambiente digital, com o propósito de beneficiar a privacidade, intimidade, liberdade de expressão, dentre outros direitos. O presente artigo visa analisar como o processamento de dados pode trazer resultados positivos, particularmente, no mercado de consumo, mas não descarta a possibilidade de implicações negativas e, inclusive, abalar não apenas o direito fundamental à privacidade, mas o sistema de direitos fundamentais como um todo, assim, tão apenas a LGPD não estaria apta a tutela de proteção de dados pessoais. O método utilizado será o dedutivo analógico com embasamento na pesquisa biográfica.
Derecho Fundamental a la protección de datos personales para las personas LGBTIQA+ en Brasil: Desafíos regulatorios para el futuro
Authors: Aponte William Ivan Gallo
Published: September 2022

La garantía de protección de los datos personales de las personas LGBTIQA+ en Brasil se enfrenta a varias inconsistencias regulat´orias normativas. Entre ellas, la falta de comprensión del alcance del concepto de vida sexual, la concepción de la identidad de género y su diferencia con la orientación sexual. También se cuestiona la inclusión del concepto de discriminación a la luz de la regulación de los datos personales y la posibilidad de entender si los datos sensibles corresponden a una numeración abierta o cerrada. Partiendo de la premisa del reconocimiento de un derecho fundamental a la protección de datos personales, con una faceta individual y transindividual, una dimensión objetiva y subjetiva, y a través de una metodología hipotético-deductiva con investigación empírica jurisprudencial, este artículo pretende analizar la dogmática jurídica del derecho fundamental a la protección de datos personales desde la perspectiva de la interseccionalidad y los derechos de la población LGBTIQA+. La conclusión preliminar es que se necesita una interpretación in extenso de los diferentes conceptos legales sobre protección de datos, coherente con la jurisprudencia constitucional y convencional.
Cointegration and Causality Relationship Between American Ten-Year Bond Rates and Crude Oil Prices
Authors: ŞİPAL Yusuf Ziya , YURDAKUL Elif Meryem
Published: September 2022

The American ten-year bond market, which is of great importance for financial markets, is a leading indicator for asset prices and other macroeconomic indicators. In the study, the cointegration causality relationship between the weekly data of 2021:01-2022:02 and the US ten-year bond interest rates and crude oil prices was examined. As a result of Johansen cointegration and Granger causality tests, it was concluded that there is a long-term relationship between the American ten-year bond interest rates and crude oil prices in the analyzed period, and that the long-term deviations are short-term due to the negative vector error correction coefficient. In addition, as a result of the Granger causality test, it was determined that there is causality from the American ten-year bond interest rates to the crude oil prices. The conclusion that the US ten-year bond interest rates dominate the markets has been confirmed.
Chemical Composition of Essential Oil from Etlingera coccinea (Blume) S. Sakai & Nagam in Kadamaian, Kota Belud, Sabah
Authors: Jems Nora Syazehan , Rusdi Nor Azizun , Mus Ahmad Asnawi , Godoong Elia
Published: September 2022

Etlingera coccinea (Blume) S. Sakai & Nagam is a member of Zingiberaceae family. It is commonly known as ‘Tuhau’ in Sabah, Malaysia and consumed as a local delicacy and used as a traditional remedy for stomachache, food poisoning, and gastric problems. The plant has been reported to have bioactive properties such as anticancer, antioxidant and antibacterial. Due to the high demand for this bioactive compound in national and international markets, chemical profiling of leaves, stems and rhizomes from E. coccinea was carried out. Eight germplasms were collected from Trail 1 (Kg. Gensurai) and Trail 2 (Kg. Melangkap Noriou) and submitted to the hydrodistillation process to obtain the essential oil before analysing with GC-MS. From the result obtained, a total of 85 compounds were found and 26 of these were terpenoid compounds. There are several classes of compound present in different parts of E. coccinea, such as, monoterpene, sesquiterpene, alcohol, aldehyde, alkane, alkene, ketones, fatty acids derivatives, esters, amines as well as norterpene. Most of the compounds found in E. coccinea are monoterpenes at 18 compounds, followed by alcohols (14 compounds), alkanes and alkenes (12 compounds), sesquiterpenes (8 compounds), aldehydes (7 compounds), ketones, fatty acid derivatives, esters (4 compounds), and lastly, amine and norterpene, one compound each. However, total terpenoids from all plant parts from both sites were less than 50% of total abundance. Only the rhizome part from site 2 showed the highest terpenoid abundance (43.34%). Hence, the identified compounds from the study could be expended for large-scale profiling to obtain higher yields of important constituents.
A note on the Diversity of Rare and Wild Fruits Species in Sungai Kangkawat RS, Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA), Tongod, Sabah, Malaysia
Authors: G. Mohd Norfaizal , MN. Anuar Rasyidi , Latiff A. , S. Monica
Published: September 2022

Rare and wild fruits diversity of Sungai Kangkawat Research Station, Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA), Tongod District, Sabah Malaysia was inventorised for flora composition assessment. A total of 34 species of rare and wild fruits species were identified along  three trails, namely Kawang, Nepenthes and Pelajau. During this inventory trip, only a few species were fruting due to unsynchronized fruiting season. The inventorised species consist of 21 important genera namely Artocarpus, Alstonia, Aralidium, Baccaurea, Cissus, Cnestis, Durio, Diospyros, Dacryodes, Ficus, Garcinia, Gironniera, Goniothalamus, Horsfieldia, Lasianthus, Lepisanthes, Lithocarpus, Mangifera, Osmosium, Rhodomyrtus and Uvaria. A total of 61 herbarium specimens from various wild species were also collected and prepared from the trails for safe deposition at the respective herbaria.
Balance environmental obligations and socio-economic compulsion; the case of Kadamaian’s indigenous community proficiency needs
Authors: Peters Robert Francis
Published: September 2022

The community of Kadamaian is expected to have heightened sense of environmental and biodiversity awareness and an obligation towards protection and conservation since the community occupies an area adjacent to Sabah’s premier World Heritage Site i.e. Kinabalu Park. Of course, with support from the Sabah government, Kadamaian's community is compelled to exploit their natural surroundings as primary resources to better their socio-economic position to be at par with other communities elsewhere in Sabah. Will Kadamaian’s community be able to balance the obligation and the compulsion to exploit? An empirical study in a scientific expedition that was carried out in late 2019 at Kadamaian-Kota Belud answers this question. The unit of analysis in this study is the social relationship between Kadamaian’s community and its social artifacts. The documentation technique, direct observation technique and the interview technique were used to collect data, while data analysis was carried out according to the structuration theory using the triangulation method. The findings of this study showed the existence of three (3) interdependent social relationships that influenced Kadamaian’s community strive to balance environmental and socio-economic issues. While these relationships have somewhat contributed to the establishment of a non-governmental organization i.e. Kadamaian Biocultural Protocol Committee that focused on the environmental obligation of Kadamaian’s community, other small enterprising network focused on socio-economic compulsion. The implication of these relationships is discussed in the article.
Yolov5, Yolo-x, Yolo-r, Yolov7 Performance Comparison: A Survey
Authors: Gillani Ismat Saira , Munawar Muhammad Rizwan , Talha Muhammad , Azhar Salman , Mashkoor Yousra , uddin Muhammad Sami , Zafar Usama
Published: September 2022

YOLOv7 algorithm have taken the object detection domain by the storm as its real-time object detection capabilities out ran all other previous algorithms both in accuracy and speed [1]. YOLOv7 advances the state of the art results in object detection by inferring more quickly and accurately than its contemporaries. In this paper, we are going to present our work of implementing this SOTA deep learning model on a soccer game play video to detect the players and football. As the result, it detected the players, football and their movement in real time. We also analyzed and compared the YOLOv7 results against its previous versions including YOLOv4, YOLOv5 and YOLO-R. The code is available at: https://github.com/RizwanMunawar/YOLO-RX57-FPS-Comparision
Quantifying the Theory Vs. Programming Disparity using Spectral Analysis
Authors: Meghanathan Natarajan
Published: September 2022

Some students in the Computer Science and related majors excel very well in programmingrelated assignments, but not equally well in the theoretical assignments (that are not programming-based) and vice-versa. We refer to this as the "Theory vs. Programming Disparity (TPD)". In this paper, we propose a spectral analysis-based approach to quantify the TPD metric for any student in a course based on the percentage scores (considered as decimal values in the range of 0 to 1) of the student in the course assignments (that involves both theoretical and programming-based assignments). For the student whose TPD metric is to be determined: we compute a Difference Matrix of the scores in the assignments, wherein an entry (u, v) in the matrix is the absolute difference in the decimal percentage scores of the student in assignments u and v. We subject the Difference Matrix to spectral analysis and observe that the assignments could be partitioned to two disjoint sets wherein the assignments within each set have the decimal percentage scores closer to each other, and the assignments across the two sets have the decimal percentage scores relatively more different from each other. The TPD metric is computed based on the Euclidean distance between the tuples representing the actual numbers of theoretical and programming assignments vis-a-vis the number of theoretical and programming assignments in each of the two disjoint sets. The larger the TPD score (in a scale of 0 to 1), the greater the disparity and vice-versa.
A Stock Forecasting App Using Machine Learning and Big Data Analysis to Help Guide Decision Making when Investing in the Stock Market
Authors: Xie Alex , Sun Yu
Published: September 2022

Currently, there is increasing participation in investment, especially in the stock market, as it appeals to more average citizens. One common roadblock these individuals receive is the lack of information about the economy, politics, regulation, etc., which could all affect the stock market. This app addresses this problem by collecting mass information from third-party social media. Information from social media platforms has its advantage mainly due to the citizen involvement and expertise some users may resemble. Pulling large amounts of data from these social media users avoids bias and establishes reliable sourcing. Using this information as a predictor, the app computes data and effectively predicts the performance of the stock for the next three days. By doing this, users of this app could easily get informed through instant quantitative prediction instead of having to read all over social media. This app also indirectly manages people’s wealth because it allows users to make smarter decisions, thus increasing their money potential. In certain areas, this app is able to perform the same duty as a licensed wealth manager.
An Intelligent Monitoring and Rewarding System to Assist the Tennis Training using Sensor-based Detection and IoT System
Authors: Kuang Andy , Sun Yu
Published: September 2022

Coronavirus started in 2019 and it’s still a major problem today [1]. This disease led to the start of pandemics around the world, in which some students are still using online learning platforms today, and their guardians leaving them unattended to provide for their families [2]. However, with the lack of supervision children are taking advantage of these times to perform unproductive activities such as gaming. During school days, there are also many breaks provided for students to relax and reset their mentality, which allows a student to be focused during class, but this doesn’t seem to be the case students are spending this time indoors after many hours of staring at a device, instead spending it outdoor can relax their eyes also preventing eye damage. This paper proposes software that tracks a student's productivity based on their tennis racket movement and speed using a particle board, accelerometer, and tracker [3]. With a tracker, guardians would be able to get constant updates on their children's activities. We applied our application to a real-life scenario and conducted a qualitative evaluation of the approach. The results show that students spend less time indoors performing nonproductive activities, students spend more time outside playing their sport of desire, and parents are less stressed about their children's educational and physical health.
Prediction of Chronic and Non- Chronic Kidney disease using Modified DBN with Map and Reduce Framework
Authors: Ravikumaran P. , Devi K. Vimala , Valarmathi K.
Published: September 2022

Modern medical information comes in the form of an enormous volume of data that is challenging to maintain using conventional methods. The advancement of big data in the medical and basic healthcare societies is facilitated by precision medical data research, which focuses on comprehending early illness, patient healthcare facilities, and providers. It concentrates primarily on anticipating and discovering direct analysis of some of the substantial health effects that have increased in numerous countries. The existing health industry cannot retrieve detailed information from the chronic disease directory. The advancement of CKD (chronic kidney disease) and the methods used to identify the disease is a difficult task that can lower the cost of diagnosis. In this research, a modified MapReduce and pruning layer-based classification model using the deep belief network (DBN) and the dataset used as CKD were acquired from the UCI repository of machine learning. We have utilized the full potentiality of the DBNs by deploying deep learning methodology to establish better classification of the patient's kidney. Finally, data will be trained and classified using the classification layer and the quality will be compared to the existing method.
SafeLanding: An Intelligent Airbag System for Automated Fall Detection and Protection using Machine Learning and Internet-Of-Things (IoT)
Authors: Lin Richard , Sun Yu
Published: September 2022

In recent years, the world has been undergoing a drastic change in its age demographic due to an off balance caused by decreasing birth rates and an increase in the elderly population [1]. While 8.5% of the global population were elders in 2015, studies show that this number will hit 17% by 2050. This project will focus on the efficiency of automatic fall detection and contribute to the evolution of fall protection [2], both within elders and the general population. Through our conducted work, we have developed a wearable device capable of efficient fall detection and transmission.