bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pharmacogenomics of Hypertension in CKD: The CKD-PGX Study
Authors: Eadon Michael T. , Maddatu Judith , Moe Sharon M. , Sinha Arjun D. , Melo Ferreira Ricardo , Miller Brent W. , Sher S. Jawad , Su Jing , Pratt Victoria M. , Chapman Arlene B. , Skaar Todd C. , Moorthi Ranjani N.
Published: December 2021

Key Points

The CKD-PGX study assessed the feasibility of pharmacogenomic testing for a panel of antihypertensive agent efficacy predictors.

Most patients with uncontrolled hypertension had one or more drug-gene interactions predicting reduced efficacy of their medications.

In 36% of cases, practitioners used genetic data to change BP management in their patients with CKD.

Background

Patients with CKD often have uncontrolled hypertension despite polypharmacy. Pharmacogenomic drug-gene interactions (DGIs) may affect the metabolism or efficacy of antihypertensive agents. We report changes in hypertension control after providing a panel of 11 pharmacogenomic predictors of antihypertensive response.

Methods

A prospective cohort with CKD and hypertension was followed to assess feasibility of pharmacogenomic testing implementation, self-reported provider utilization, and BP control. The analysis population included 382 subjects with hypertension who were genotyped for cross-sectional assessment of DGIs, and 335 subjects followed for 1 year to assess systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP).

Results

Most participants (58%) with uncontrolled hypertension had a DGI reducing the efficacy of one or more antihypertensive agents. Subjects with a DGI had 1.85-fold (95% CI, 1.2- to 2.8-fold) higher odds of uncontrolled hypertension, as compared with those without a DGI, adjusted for race, health system (safety-net hospital versus other locations), and advanced CKD (eGFR <30 ml/min). CYP2C9-reduced metabolism genotypes were associated with losartan response and uncontrolled hypertension (odds ratio [OR], 5.2; 95% CI, 1.9 to 14.7). CYP2D6-intermediate or -poor metabolizers had less frequent uncontrolled hypertension compared with normal metabolizers taking metoprolol or carvedilol (OR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.3 to 0.95). In 335 subjects completing 1-year follow-up, SBP (−4.0 mm Hg; 95% CI, 1.6 to 6.5 mm Hg) and DBP (−3.3 mm Hg; 95% CI, 2.0 to 4.6 mm Hg) were improved. No significant difference in SBP or DBP change were found between individuals with and without a DGI.

Conclusions

There is a potential role for the addition of pharmacogenomic testing to optimize antihypertensive regimens in patients with CKD.
ДУХОВНІСТЬ І МОРАЛЬ ЛІКАРЯ В УМОВАХ ПАНДЕМІЇ
Authors: Котелюх М. Ю.
Published: December 2021

The article reveals the role of spirituality and morality in performing the
professional activity of a doctor. It is noted that the conditions of the
pandemic have changed a person’s attitude to himself, the health of relatives,
relationships with other people. A sense of self-preservation and responsibility
for another person’s life became a priority
ФОРМУВАННЯ ДУХОВНО-ІНТЕЛЕКТУАЛЬНИХ
УМІНЬ УЧНІВ НА УРОКАХ ХІМІЇ
Authors: Ісюань Хоу
Published: December 2021

The article notes that chemistry as a natural science has great potential
for the formation of spirituality and intellectual skills of students. Solving
problems and exercises requires the formation of skills to analyze, generalize,
identify cause-and-effect relationships, draw conclusions. The
professionalism of the teacher allows to form the spiritual and intellectual
skills of students in chemistry lessons
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ ФІЗИЧНОГО ВИХОВАННЯ ДІТЕЙ МОЛОДШОГО ШКІЛЬНОГО ВІКУ З ПОРУШЕННЯМИ ПОСТАВИ
Authors: Спіцин В. В.
Published: December 2021

We are talking about determining the organizational and pedagogical
conditions for the use of physical education tools and methods aimed at
preventing and correcting postural disorders in primary school children.
When using specially selected sets of physical exercises, outdoor games and
systematic homework, primary school children with postural disorders
improve their physical development.
ОДИН З ПІДХОДІВ ДО ВИВЧЕННЯ НОВИХ СЛІВ АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ МОВИ ЧЕРЕЗ МНЕМОНІЧНІ
АСОЦІАЦІЇ
Authors: Мандражи О. А.
Published: December 2021

The article author presents her own approach to memorizing new English
words. This approach means mnemonic associations that are used in
teaching “Mastering the English Language” and are based on inventing
a bright mark for each word through the thematic pictures. This approach
is built on affinity and likeness of meaning and pronunciation of English and
Ukrainian words, and it helps to memorize new English words easier.
ФОРМУВАННЯ ГАРМОНІЙНО РОЗВИНУТОЇ ОСОБИСТОСТІ, ЗДАТНОЇ ДО ЩАСЛИВОГО ЖИТТЯ ЧЕРЕЗ САМОРАЛІЗАЦІЮ В СПОРТІ
Authors: Клімакова С. М.
Published: December 2021

The hormone training of the athlete is relevant for the practical work of
the trainer. The athletes must fight for their work. Nature can endure it as
a result of the subordination of man to himself, of his own likeness, of his
detachment, of his vas. Such a rank, through the self-revision of the sport,
is formed a product for the lowly lowland life.
ПОСТСЕКУЛЯРНІ ВИМІРИ ОСВІТНІХ ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЙ
Authors: Цибулько О. С.
Published: December 2021

The modern world becomes more «religious», more «secular»
at the same time, as the Western Christian binary system of classification of
religious-secular reality globalizes. The problem of educational
transformations in the post-secular world in scientific cognition is not
complete, but there are prerequisites for further reflection to solve it: the
diversity of experience of reasoning contributes to the fact that this problem
becomes a testing ground for methodologies and experiments.
ТОЛЕРАНТНІСТЬ ЯК СИСТЕМНА ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКА ОСОБИСТОСТI СТУДЕНТА
Authors: Долгопол О. О. , Клюєва А. С.
Published: December 2021

The results of the research on the definition of the concept of tolerance
by modern students are highlighted. It is found that students consider
tolerance to be an ability to maintain friendly relations with others regardless
of age, religion, gender, professional and other differences.
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ ДИСТАНЦІЙНОЇ ОСВІТИ В СУЧАСНІЙ УКРАЇНІ
Authors: Шпак І. О.
Published: December 2021

The article identifies the features of modern distance education
organization. The essence and correlation of the concepts «distance
education» and «distance learning» are clarified. The main features of the
organization of distance learning include: the students’ ability to choose the
most effective way to organize learning, which fully meets students’ personal
needs; independently monitor the progress of their studies
МОНІТОРИНГ ВИХОВНОГО ПОТЕНЦІАЛУ СТУДЕНТСЬКОГО ДОЗВІЛЛЯ В УМОВАХ ДИСТАНЦІЙНОГО НАВЧАННЯ
Authors: Денисенко А. О.
Published: December 2021

Theses consider the importance of pedagogical monitoring of student
leisure in distance learning. The purpose, mission of monitoring of
educational process in higher pedagogical establishments of education is
defined. The question of search of new technologies of pedagogical
monitoring of educational potential of student leisure in the conditions of
distance learning is raised.
A reflection on moments that tested the effectiveness of South Africa’s constitutional democracy
Authors: Hlase Edwin
Published: December 2021

This paper reflects on some of the effects of the factional battles inside post-apartheid South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), to highlight the resilience and effectiveness of the country’s constitutional democracy. The paper commences by discussing the entrenchment of democratic rule during Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki’s presidencies. It proceeds to deliberate on the divisive factional rivalry between Mbeki and Jacob Zuma’s supporters that ensued inside the ANC during Mbeki’s second term, a development that came to threaten the country’s very constitutionalism as it morphed into another rivalry between Zuma and his successor, Cyril Ramaphosa. The article concludes that through democracy under Ramaphosa’s presidency still faces grave challenges, it has actually been strengthened and will likely endure for the foreseeable future.
The rise of covert competitive authoritarianism
Authors: Rubidge Laura
Published: December 2021

Globally, democracy is on the decline, threatening the achievability of the landmark Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Digital technologies have enabled new covert competitive authoritarian tactics. Renewed surveillance laws and public and international awareness of these tactics is required to regain the global democratic rights and civil liberties required for Agenda 2030.
In memoriam Jorge Lozano:
Authors: Francescutti Pablo
Published: December 2021

Jorge Lozano, referente de la semiótica española y miembro del Consejo Editorial de La Trama recientementedesaparecido, es el objeto de esta semblanza en la cual su autor evoca, a través de sus recuerdos como discípulo suyo, la trayectoria intelectual de una figura singular en estrecha conexión con los derroteros de la semiótica europea. De esta manera planteado, el relato biográfico se entrevera con el auge de la disciplina en los años ‘60 y ‘70, continúa con su eclipse en los ’80 y la irrupción de la semiótica de la cultura en los ‘90, y llega a nuestros días con la recuperación por parte de Lozano de temas como el secreto, la transparencia, la persuasión y la estrategia en pos de una síntesis de las dimensiones cooperativa y conflictiva de la comunicación.
Documentary Practices of Hospital Librarians in Evidence-based Medicine: the Example of Health Technology Assessment in Swedish Healthcare
Authors: Ahlryd Sara , Hanell Fredrik
Published: December 2021

Today’s healthcare rely on a basis of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and in modern healthcare there are demands for rational decision-making about new methods, technology and treatments. HTA (Health Technology Assessment) supports decision-making in healthcare and in this study we turn to documentary practices of hospital librarians in HTA, as well as how documentary practices shape and are shaped by the work and roles of hospital librarians. Five central documentary practices were identified as initial searching, negotiating a search strategy, the main searching, making a selection, and documenting the search process. These practices construct the work and roles of hospital librarians through different documents, for example formal guidelines for systematic reviews and various tools used for searching, selecting and documenting the search process.
“Living Document”: From Documents to Documentality, from Mimesis to Performative Indexicality
Authors: Day Ronald
Published: December 2021

In this article, in distinction to documentation as an epistemic understanding of documents, I will discuss the epistemology of documentality as an indexical theory of documental functions, which I will develop through Bruno Latour’s notion of information. This notion of indexicality is different than Suzanne Briet’s notion of indexicality (which I have discussed elsewhere (Briet, 2006)). I will begin this paper with an historical problem that illustrates the issues of viewing documents as content representation. This is the problem identified by Vincent Debaene (Debaene, 2014) in early and mid-twentieth century French field anthropology of the “two book” phenomenon, which attempted to address a perceived epistemic distance between lived experience and its representation through scientific documents. The solution to this problem of presence and representation was the writing and publication by French anthroplogists of a second, more literary, document after the production of the scientific paper or book, which supposedly represented the experience of the anthropologist and the group under study more fully. I will argue that both texts, however, followed genre conventions and practices, which are neither more or less faithful to an original experience. I will argue that the notion of an original experience reflected in the content of the text misses the performatively indexical relationship of text to world and the role that this plays in scientific and other forms of documentality. In short, what Vincent Debaene identified as the French anthropologists’ quest for producing a “living documents,” which closes the gap between life and documental representation, is a Quixotic task, since the problem is not real but rather is a product of the epistemology of re-presentation, which forecloses from our understanding what really happens with scientific and other documents.
Modeling Deception: A Case Study of Email Phishing
Authors: Almoqbil Abdullah , O'Connor Brian , Anderson Richard , Shittu Jibril , McLeod Patrick
Published: December 2021

Information manipulation for deception continues to evolve at a remarkable rate. Artificial intelligence has greatly reduced the burden of combing through documents for evidence of manipulation; but it has also enabled the development of clever modes of deception. In this study, we modeled deception attacks by examining phishing emails that successfully evaded detection by the Microsoft 365 filtering system. The sample population selected for this study was the University of North Texas students, faculty, staff, alumni and retirees who maintain their university email accounts. The model explains why certain individuals and organizations are selected as targets, and identifies potential counter measures and counter attacks. Over a one-year period, 432 phishing emails with different features, characters, length, context and semantics successfully passed through Microsoft Office 365 filtering system. The targeted population ranged from 18 years old up to those of retirement age; ranged across educational levels from undergraduate through doctoral levels; and ranged across races. The unstructured data was preprocessed by filtering out duplicates to avoid overemphasizing a single attack. The term frequency-inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) and distribution of words over documents (topic modeling) were analyzed. Results show that staff and students were the main target audience, and the phishing email volume spiked in the summer and holiday season. The TF-IDF analysis showed that the phishing emails could be categorized under six categories: reward, urgency, job, entertainment, fear, and curiosity. Analysis showed that attackers use information gap theory to bait email recipients to open phishing emails with no subject line or very attractive subject line in about thirty percent of cases. Ambiguity remains the main stimulus used by phishing attackers, while the reinforcements used to misinform the targets range from positive reinforcements (prize, reward) to negative reinforcements (blackmail, potential consequences).
GUIA03: PROCESAMIENTO DE LOS CENTROS DE ANÁLISIS SIRGAS-CON
Authors:   Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Tarrío Mosquera José Antonio , Sánchez Laura ,   Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut der Technischen Universität München, Costa Sonia Maria Alves ,   Instituto Brasileiro de Geografía e Estatistica, da Silva Alberto Luis ,   Instituto Brasileiro de Geografía e Estatistica, Inzunza Muñoz Jesarella ,   Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Published: December 2021

Este documento dispone las directrices para realizar procesamientos de observaciones GNSS en los Centros de Análisis SIRGAS (Centros de Procesamiento Oficiales, Centros de Procesamiento Experimentales y Centros de Combinación) para el procesamiento y análisis semanal de la red SIRGAS-CON. Se hace una actualización detallada de las guías SIRGAS anteriores a las actuales. De las cuatro guías existentes: 1. Guía para la instalación de estaciones SIRGAS-CON 2. Procedimiento para inscribir una nueva estación en la red SIRGAS-CON 3. Guía para la coordinación de SIRGAS-CON 4. Guía para los Centros de Análisis SIRGAS Se cambia el orden y se generan en 3 nuevas guías: 1. Guía01 Coordinación de la Red SIRGAS 2. Guía02 Instalación, operación e inscripción de estaciones SIRGAS-CON 3. Guía03 Directrices de procesamiento para los centros de análisis SIRGAS-CON Se hace una revisión general del contenido, se actualizan enlaces a internet y detalles adicionales relacionados con los Centros de Análisis, la estructura de SIRGAS y del Grupo de Trabajo I. La mayoría de los textos preparados en las versiones anteriores por Sánchez, Brunini, Costa, Mackern y Cioce se mantienen. A partir de esta versión, el equipo de redacción se indica en la fuente de este documento.
A Qur’anic Methodology for Integrating Knowledge and Education
Authors: Baba Sidek Bin , Salleh Mohamad Johdi , Zayed Tareq M , Harris Ridwan
Published: December 2021

Integrating knowledge and education has become a major issue in Malaysia in the context of globalization. This study develops a teacher-centered Qur’anic methodology based on the integration of acquired (‘aqlī) and revealed (naqlī) knowledge as regards content, as well as the integration of teachers’ role in a teaching-learning process designed to empower students to manage “self” and “system.” It further investigates the existing curriculum and institutional efforts to integrate these two types of knowledge, students’ understanding of the integrated knowledge and its learning process, as well as how the teachers and lecturers understand this integrated knowledge and apply it to their teaching methods. Data collected through interviews and surveys of participating school students and teachers, as well as university students and lecturers, revealed several issues that need to be addressed.
Radical Skin, Moderate Masks: De-radicalising the Muslim and Racism in Post-racial Societies
Authors: Iqbal Basit Kareem
Published: December 2021

The tone of this book is set on its first page. As the second plane collided with the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Yassir Morsi whispered to himself: what have we done? (3). The rest of the book responds to this whisper; it deconstructs the utterance as the scene of a colonial interpellation and tracks out the political permutations available within it. Ultimately Morsi’s effort is to de-naturalize (bring into view, render explicit) the powerful, racialized psychodynamics of that moment in which, as he writes, “I knew of a responsible Other.”
The Muslim Brotherhood
Authors: Sofi Mohammad Dawood
Published: December 2021

The Muslim Brotherhood is considered to be the most significant and effective Islamic revivalist organization; or, in the words of Milton-Edwards, “a complex, far-reaching, and dynamic expression of contemporary Islamism” (188). Started as a movement to resist or oppose the Westernization of Muslim society, particularly Egyptian society, it spread quite rapidly within and beyond Egypt, inspiring a huge number of Muslims in various parts of the Muslim world and achieving, thus, the status of a global movement.
Double Synchronous Unified Virtual Oscillator Control for Asymmetrical Fault Ride-Through in Grid-Forming Voltage Source Converters
Authors: Awal M A , Rachi Md Rifat Kaisar , Yu Hui , Husain Iqbal , Lukic Srdjan
Published: December 2021

A double synchronous unified virtual oscillator controller (dsUVOC) is proposed for grid-forming voltage source converters to achieve synchronization to the fundamental frequency positive- and negative-sequence components of unbalanced or distorted grids. The proposed controller leverages a positive- and a negative-sequence virtual oscillator, a double-sequence current reference generator, and a double-sequence vector limiter. Under fault conditions, the controller enables to clamp the converter output current below the maximum value limited by the converter hardware while retaining synchronization without a phase-locked-loop (PLL) regardless of the balanced or unbalanced nature of grid faults. Consequently, balanced and unbalanced fault ride-through can be achieved without the need for switching to a back-up controller. The paper presents the systematic development of the double-synchronous structure along with detail design and implementation guidelines. Validation of the proposed controller is provided through extensive control-hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) and laboratory hardware experiments.
Conservation Laws at Physical Origins of Universal Mobility in MOSFET Inversion Layers in Consilience with River Flow in a Gravitational Field
Authors: Shoucair F.
Published: December 2021

The salient properties of charge flow (or current) along the
MOSFET’s inversion layer are shown to be analogous to a river’s flow in a
gravitational potential field, insofar as both are fundamentally governed by
energy conservation principles, and their laminar and turbulent conditions
determined by friction losses at shallow depths. We formulate an accurate model for a
non–uniform mobile charge density giving rise to a mean potential across an inversion layer of finite
extent, which we measure by a sensitive
experimental method …
Perceptual Hashing of Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Model Copy Detection
Authors: Haozhe Chen , Zhou Hang , Zhang Jie , Chen Dongdong , Zhang Weiming , Chen Kejiang , Hua Gang , Yu Nenghai
Published: December 2021

This paper has been accepted by ACM TOMM. https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3572777

In recent years, many model intellectual property (IP) proof methods for IP protection have been proposed, such as model watermarking and model fingerprinting. However, as an important part of the model IP protection system, the model copy detection task has not received enough attention. With the increasing number of neural network models transmitted and deployed on the Internet, the search for similar models is in great demand, which concurrently triggers the security problem of copy detection of models for IP protection. Due to the high computational complexity, both model watermarking and model fingerprinting lack the capability to efficiently find suspected infringing models among tens of millions of models. In this paper, inspired by the hash-based image retrieval methods, we propose a perceptual hashing algorithm for convolutional neural networks (CNNs). The proposed perceptual hashing algorithm can convert the weights of CNNs to fixed-length binary hash codes so that the lightly modified version has the similar hash code as the original model. By comparing the similarity of a pair of hash codes between a query model and a test model in the model library, the similar versions of a query model can be retrieved efficiently. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first perceptual hashing algorithm for CNNs. The experiment performed on a model library containing 3,565 models indicates that our proposed perceptual hashing scheme has a superior copy detection performance.
Convolutional Neural Network Copy Detection with Neural Network Perceptual Hashing
Authors: Haozhe Chen
Published: December 2021

In recent years, many model intellectual property (IP) proof methods
for IP protection have been proposed, such as model watermarking and model
fingerprinting. However, as an important part of the model IP protection
system, the model copy detection task has not received enough attention. With
the increasing number of neural network models transmitted and deployed on the
Internet, the search for similar models is in great demand, which concurrently
triggers the security problem of copy detection of models for IP protection. Due to the high computational complexity,
both model watermarking and model fingerprinting lack the capability to
efficiently find suspected infringing models among tens of millions of models. In this paper, inspired by the hash-based
image retrieval methods, we propose a perceptual hashing algorithm for
convolutional neural networks (CNNs). The proposed perceptual hashing algorithm
can convert the weights of CNNs to fixed-length binary hash codes so that the
lightly modified version has the similar hash code as the original model. By
comparing the similarity of a pair of hash codes between a query model and a
test model in the model library, the similar versions of a query model can be
retrieved efficiently. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first
perceptual hashing algorithm for CNNs. The experiment
performed on a model library containing 3,565 models indicates that our
proposed perceptual hashing scheme has a superior copy detection performance.
Towards a Common Standard Framework for Blockchain Interoperability - A Position Paper
Authors: Belchior Rafael , Scuri Sabrina , Mihaiu Iulia , Nunes Nuno , Hardjono Thomas
Published: December 2021

Decentralized ledger technology (DLT) is becoming ubiquitous in today's society.  After an initial grassroots adoption, enterprises embrace this technology, following the opportunity to expand to new businesses - the technology is maturing. However, organizations need to connect their existing systems and processes to blockchains (centralized - decentralized) securely and reliably, sometimes also implying to connect blockchains (decentralized - decentralized). This challenge is known as blockchain interoperability.

Blockchain interoperability comes in three modes: data transfers, asset transfers, and asset exchanges. As blockchain interoperability is still maturing, there are many unsolved challenges across the different interoperability modes. In this \emph{position paper}, we illustrate the remaining challenges of interoperability, focusing on the systematic evaluation of interoperability mechanisms, based on the state of the art and our own experience. We first introduce the notion of cross-chain interoperability and cross-chain rules. Then, we present our survey and results. 

We ran an online survey comprised of 17 items targeting blockchain specialists. Our quantitative analysis shows that several interesting metrics can show promising directions to evaluate integration solutions systematically. Finally, building upon our study, we propose the blockchain interoperability evaluation framework, the first step to evaluate blockchain interoperability solutions systematically.
FNR: A Similarity and Transformer-Based Approach to Detect Multi-Modal Fake News in Social Media
Authors: Ghorbanpour Faeze , Ramezani Maryam , fazli MohammadAmin , Rabiee Hamid R.
Published: December 2021

FNR (Fake News Revealer): A Similarity and Transformer-Based Approach to Detect Multi-Modal Fake News in Social Media.
Filosofia e dibattito. Le Meditazioni Cartesiane come esempio di deliberazione filosofica
Authors: Gabrielli Caterina
Published: December 2021

This essay relates the content of an educational experience that applies the methodology of debate to the closer examination of an argumentative philosophical text, in the form of a deliberation with oneself. The text in question is Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy, specifically the first, the second, the sixth meditation and respective Objections. The class involved in the activity is the IV B of the Liceo classico Alessandro Manzoni in Lecco.
Computation of Wavelet and Multiwavelet Transforms Using Fast Fourier Transform
Authors: Mahmoud Walid Amin
Published: December 2021

A novel fast and efficient algorithm was proposed that uses the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) as a tool to compute the Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) and Discrete Multiwavelet Transform. The Haar Wavelet Transform and the GHM system are shown to be a special case of the proposed algorithm, where the discrete linear convolution will adapt to achieve the desired approximation and detail coefficients. Assuming that no intermediate coefficients are canceled and no approximations are made, the algorithm will give the exact solution. Hence the proposed algorithm provides an efficient complexity verses accuracy tradeoff.   The main advantages of the proposed algorithm is that high band and the low band coefficients can be exploited for several classes of signals resulting in very low computation.
THE SOURCES OF KHOREZM: ABOUT KARAKALPAK INDIVIDUALS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE OF KHIVA KHANS
Authors: Dosmaganbetov Sariboy
Published: December 2021

The article describes in new scientific research the external and internal services of the Karakalpak hero-centurion Taylak, who served in the state in the first quarter of the XIX century during the reign of Khiva khan Muhammad Rahimkhan I (1806-1825).
KEYWORDS: Khiva, Historiography, Munis, Ogahi, "Firdavsi-il-iqbol" - "Garden of Happiness", Berdakh, Shajara (Family tree), Karakalpak individuals, Taylak - a brave centurion. Aris "Fourteen seeds", "Sheriyshi" seed. "Five castles".
EMPLOYMENT READINESS AND STUDENT TEACHING PERFORMANCE OF COED SENIORS
Authors: Lorna D. Capito
Published: December 2021

The study was conducted at the Eastern Samar State University Main Campus during the second semester of the school year 2018 to 2019. It aimed to determine the employment readiness of the respondents in terms of their personal skills; instructional skills; and management skills. It also intended to describe their student teaching performance in terms of their average grade in Student Teaching in the Elem/Sec Schools subject; and to determine whether there is significant relationship between these variables.. Likert-type questionnaire was used to gather data as well as secondary data and employed both Descriptive and Inferential statistics for the analysis of the gathered data..
The findings of the study revealed that the respondents’ employment readiness were interpreted as “Much Skilled”. It also reflected that 95.6% or majority of the senior students were excellent in their teaching performance. Further results reflected that there was no significant relationship between employment readiness in terms of personality skills and instructional skills components of the respondents and their student teaching performance but a significant relationship between employment readiness of the respondents in terms of management skills and their student teaching performance.
The results of the study implied that COED senior students are ready for employment and that they have developed the necessary skills for teaching and can excellently practice the techniques , skills, and positive attitudes in teaching in preparation for the real world of teaching profession as reflected in their student teaching performance. These findings also implies that student teachers’ skills in managing classroom activities, efficient planning and organizing can highly influence their outlook and preparedness towards the teaching profession .Hence, student teaching curriculum must be enhanced towards improving the management skills of students.
Perkembangan Transaksi Bisnis E-Commerce terhadap Pertumbuhan Ekonomi di Indonesia
Authors: Nasution Eri Yanti , Hariani Prawidya , Hasibuan Lailan Safina , Pradita Wita
Published: December 2021

Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK) sudah menjadi kebutuhan di zaman sekarang ini, banyak masyarakat di Indonesia yang sudah memanfaatkannya dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Dinamika perekonomian tidak terlepas dari perkembangan serta kemajuan teknologi, infrastruktur, produktifitas dan inovasi. Kemajuan ilmu pengetahuan memberikan dampak dalam kemajuan teknologi. Disruptive innovation menciptakan pasar sendiri yang berlanjut pada sektor bisnis digital (E-commerce). Perkembangan teknologi juga diiringi dengan perkembangan cara menyampaikan informasi dalam berkomunikasi sehingga aktivitas menjadi lebih cepat dengan menggunakan internet dengan aplikasi sosial media.  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk  analisis deskriptif perkembangan  E-Commerce melalui dan mengestimasi pengaruh bisnis sektor E-Commerce terhadap  pertumbuhan ekonomi Indonesia periode 2007-2016. Data yang digunakan dalam variabel ini adalah data sekunder yang diambil dari Badan Pusat Statistik, APJII (Asosiasi Pengguna Jasa Internet Indonesia). Hasil penelitian  dengan menggunakan model time serries dengan tehnik OLS (Ordinary Least Square)  menunjukkan perkembangan peningkatan bisnis E-commerce cukup besar dalam mendukung pertumbuhan sektor telekomunikasi dan informasi yang memberikan kontribusi sebesar 8% dari total GDP Indonesia ditahun 2016. UMKM yang menjadi tulang punggung ekonomi Indonesia juga menunjukkan potensinya untuk berperan dalam menggerakkan ekonomi digital nasional. Variabel GDP, Jumlah Pengguna internet (JPI) berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Pertumbuhan Ekonomi di Indonesia, begitu juga dengan  Jumlah Nilai Transaksi e-Commerce (JNTE) berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi pada era digital
DAMPAK PAKTA PERTAHANAN TRILATERAL AUKUS TERHADAP KONDISI REGIONAL INDO-PASIFIK
Authors: Delanova Mariane Olivia
Published: December 2021

This article was compiled to discuss the AUKUS Trilateral Defense Pact which is a collective security effort taken from the aggressiveness appointed by China in the Indo-Pacific region. There have been a variety of positive and negative responses from Australia from countries in the region, particularly China, which views the defense pact as a very responsible threat and an open challenge to their growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. This discussion is important because AUKUS is considered to be very detrimental to regional peace and security, and endangers efforts to destroy nuclear weapons, although it can be considered that this agreement will be a decisive step taken to take predatory tendencies from China. On the purpose of AUKUS and the reasons why Australia is more concerned with security than what is examined in this article, considering the ownership of supported vessels will support Australia's understanding to carry out longer patrols to maintain the Indo-Pacific security conditions that are often caused by the presence of a strong Chinese military in the area. AUKUS will be an important action in building the foundation that becomes a barrier for China to stop confronting other countries, commit violations at the borders of the Indo- Pacific region, and as a retaliation for aggressive actions against several countries in the region.
DARI ANARKI KE HIRARKI: EKSPOSISI GAGASAN THOMAS HOBBES SEBAGAI RUJUKAN TEORI REALISME
Authors: Djatah Stenly
Published: December 2021

In International Relation theory discourse, Classical Realism has some typical characteristics that differentiate it from other theories. The typical characteristics can be indicated by the ideas of Anarchy and Conflict. The two ideas in Classical Realism theory refers to Thomas Hobbes� Political Philosophy on the State of Nature. Considering that the two ideas are only two of the entire ideas of Thomas Hobbes� Political Philosophy, the State of Anarchy and Conflict in Classical Realism theory needs to be completed with other ideas. The writing has been made to show the function of ratio as a reason to seek peace in a hierarchical relation through Leviathan�s power. Therefore, it can be seen that Thomas Hobbes discusses not only about the state of anarchy but also the fact of hierarchical system urgency to avoid conflict.
The South Asia Stability-Instability Paradox Under the Nuclear Shadow
Authors: Brewster David
Published: December 2021

Cross-border clashes between India and Pakistan in 2019, and between India and China in 2020, have placed a spotlight on theories about the stabilising and destabilising effects of nuclear weapons. The experience of the India-Pakistan dyad, and now that within the India-China dyad, is that despite the apparent risks of nuclear escalation, nuclear-armed adversaries may still be prepared to engage in limited, but deadly conventional or sub-conventional conflicts under the nuclear shadow. This paper uses stability-instability paradox theory to explain the mechanics of this apparent paradox and to discuss how these relationships may evolve in future.
Correlating the Strength Properties of Roller Compacted Concrete
Authors: Sarsam Saad Issa
Published: December 2021

Prediction of the strength properties of roller compacted concrete from mathematical models is significant for rapid decision of the quality of the pavement. In the present assessment, roller compacted concrete slab samples have been prepared in the laboratory using 12 percentage of Portland cement by weight of aggregates. Cube, core, and beam specimens were extracted from the slab samples and tested for compressive, indirect tensile, and flexural strength at the age of 28 days. Strength test results were corelated among each other and mathematical models were obtained. It was observed that low significance of aggregates gradation type on the compressive and tensile strength exists. However, high influence of dense gradation on flexural strength could be detected. The flexural strength of dense graded mixture is higher than that of gap graded mixtures. The compressive strength of gap graded mixture is higher than that of dense graded mixture. It can be concluded that the flexural strength is higher than the tensile strength by (2.17 and 1.24) folds for dense and gap graded mixtures respectively. The compressive strength is higher than tensile strength by (5.72 and 4.87) folds for dense and gap graded mixtures respectively. The compressive strength is higher than the flexural strength by (3.4 and 2.49) folds for dense and gap graded roller compacted concrete respectively. The obtained mathematical models exhibit high coefficient of determination and may be implemented in verification of the specific strength property based on other measured strength properties of roller compacted concrete.
Assessment of Thermophysical and Mechanical Properties of Composite Panels Fabricated from Untreated and Treated Coconut Husk Particles for Structural Application
Authors: Ekpenyong Nsikak Edet
Published: December 2021

Large quantities of coconut husks generated are under-utilized. In developing countries, this situation warrants their disposal by open burning or indiscriminate dumping. Either practice adversely affects the environment and public health. In this study, test samples were fabricated from untreated coconut husk particles (UCP) at 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% weight proportions with treated coconut husk particles (TCP) using epoxy resin as binder. Five representative samples were prepared per formulation and then subjected to various intended tests. The test results revealed water absorption, bulk density, thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity, thermal diffusivity, nailability, flexural strength, and compressive strength to be (24.88 ± 0.04) %, (459.78 ± 0.05) kgm-3, (0.0867 ± 0.0001) Wm-1K-1, (1573.76 ± 1.14) Jkg-1K-1, (1.198 ± 0.002) x 10-7 m2s-1, (100.0 ± 0.0) %, (11.94 ± 0.03) N/mm2, and (22.86 ± 0.04) N/mm2 respectively for the control sample with UCP content. Also, the respective values of the properties were (29.05 ± 0.06) %, (583.87 ± 0.05) kgm-3, (0.1009 ± 0.0002) Wm-1K-1, (1402.66 ± 1.45) Jkg-1K-1, (1.232 ± 0.004) x 10-7 m2s-1, (100.0 ± 0.0) %, (14.58 ± 0.03) N/mm2, and (33.27 ± 0.02) N/mm2 for the counterpart sample containing the TCP. All the samples showed better tendencies for thermal insulation performance compared to conventional ceilings like plywood, PVC, and asbestos. Thus, utilization of coconut husks as described in this study could alternatively help to solve the disposal problems of such wastes while availing building industries with suitable raw materials to manufacture cost-effective heat-insulating ceilings.
Simple water balance model and crop water demand at different spatial and temporal scales in Periya Pallam catchment of upper Bhavani basin, Tamilnadu
Authors: Raviraj A. , J Ramachandran , Kaushal Nitin , Mishra Arjit
Published: December 2021

Reduction in agricultural water use and increasing the sustainability of water resources can be achieved by studying the water balance of the area and crop water demand. In this paper, by using a simple water balance model, Evapotranspiration, Rainfall, Runoff, Water Demand and Water Requirement different crops are estimated. The crop water requirement and crop water demand for different crops grown in the Periya Pallam Catchment of Upper Bhavani Basin, Tamilnadu, was estimated. Water balance estimation of the area reveals that out of the annual rainfall, runoff is estimated to be 129 mm, effective rainfall is 252 mm, and deep percolation is about 67 mm. The demand for water for agriculture in the study area is about 61 million cubic meters (MCM), but only 19 MCM of water is available through precipitation in the form of effective rainfall. Hence, the remaining 43 MCM of water is supplied through groundwater and other sources. The results will pave the way for sustainable crop water use planning and would achieve water security in the basin.
Phenotypic correlation and regression of hydroponics maize fodder as influenced by seed rate, nutrient sources and spray schedule
Authors: Ningoji Santosh Nagappa , M N Thimmegowda
Published: December 2021

The experiments were carried out at AICRP on Dry Land Agriculture, University of Agricultural Science, GKVK, Bengaluru to study the “Phenotypic correlation and regression of hydroponics maize fodder as influenced by seed rate, nutrient sources and spray schedule” during 2017-2018. The results of revealed significantly positive correlation between fodder yield per kg seed and yield parameter like total fresh weight of fodder per kg seed (r=0.95**), total dry weight per kg of seed (r=0.86*), growth parameters like shoot length (r= 0.90**), root length (r=0.85*) and seedling vigour (r=0.84*), physiological parameters like water use efficiency (r=0.86*), relative water content (r=0.91*) and SPAD (r=0.92**). With respect to nutrition study correlation coefficients of traits with fodder yield revealed positive correlation growth components like shoot length (r=0.90**), root length (r=0.74**), seedling vigour (r=0.86**) and dry matter accumulation (0.97**), yield parameters like Total fresh weight of fodder (r=0.96**), individual fresh weight of plant (r=0.95**) and individual dry weight of plant (r=0.97**), physiological parameters like SPAD (r=0.78**) and WUE (r=1.00**), quality parameters like nitrogen content, crude protein, crude fibre and total carbohydrates (r=0.927**, 0.927**, 0.770* and 0.905**, respectively). The study revealed significantly higher fodder yield with two combined sprays of urea and MOP each @ 1 per cent at 3rd and 10th Days after sowing (DAS) with 2.5 kg m-2 under hydroponic conditions.
Pelatihan Kewirausahaan Melalui Optimasi Marketplace dan Pengemasan Produk Sebagai Strategi Meningkatkan Penjualan Usaha Rumahan Masyarakat di Kelurahan Kalimulya Depok
Authors: Novitasari Novitasari
Published: December 2021

Perkembangan digitalisasi ekonomi diyakini menjadi jalan keluar bagi UMKM ataupun usaha rumahan untuk bertahan ditengah-tengah krisis akibat pandemi Covid-19. Namun dari total UKM yang ada, baru sedikit yang terhubung dengan pasar daring atau marketplace. Kendala utama yang membuat usaha rumahan sulit diajak beralih ke marketplace adalah karena rendahnya pemahaman teknologi dari para pelaku usaha itu sendiri. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat Program Studi DIII Keuangan dan Perbankan PNJ bertujuan untuk membantu mitra mengoptimasi marketplace sebagai sarana digital marketing dan bagaimana memilih pengemasan produk. Pelatihan dilaksanakan di Sekretariat RW.02 Kelurahan Kalimulya Depok pada tanggal 1 September 2021 dengan peserta pelatihan sejumlah 20 mitra. Pelaksanaan pelatihan meliputi (1) penjelasan mengenai cara memilih kemasan produk yang aman, berkualitas dan menarik, (2) pemaparan materi mengenai cara membuat naskah iklan yang menarik (copywriting), (3) praktik membuat akun toko di Shopee. Hasil dari pelatihan ini mitra pelatihan dapat memahami dan memiliki keterampilan memilih bahan kemasan produk yang aman, mitra pelatihan dapat membuat naskah iklan sendiri dan sudah memiliki akun toko di Shopee yang digunakan secara aktif untuk berjualan.Kata Kunci: Usaha Rumahan, Kemasan, Copywriting, Marketplace.
Analisis SWOT sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Keunggulan Kompetitif Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah (UMKM) di Wilayah Jakarta Timur
Authors: Rahmi Rahmi , Dalimunthe Sholatia , Susita Dewi
Published: December 2021

Pandemi Covid-19 berimbas ke segala bidang, termasuk Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah (UMKM). Data menunjukkan hanya kurang dari 6% UMKM yang mengalami pertumbuhan positif selama masa pandemi ini. Agar dapat bertahan dan memenangkan persaingan, pelaku UMKM harus melakukan berbagai strategi, salah satunya adalah menganalisis kondisi internal dan eksternal usaha. Tim Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Jakarta bekerja sama dengan Suku Dinas Koperasi, UMKM, dan Perdagangan Jakarta Timur mengadakan pelatihan analisis SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat) sebagai usaha evaluasi diri usaha UMKM agar pelaku UMKM dapat mengenali kekuatan, kelemahan, peluang, dan ancaman usahanya. Peserta pelatihan adalah pelaku UMKM binaan Suku Dinas Koperasi, UMKM, dan Perdagangan Jakarta Timur. Pelatihan dilakukan secara daring menggunakan aplikasi Zoom dengan memaparkan materi mengenai analisis SWOT berisi definisi analisis SWOT, tujuan dan manfaat pelaksanaan analisis, langkah-langkah pelaksanaan analisis, contoh penerapan analisis, serta sesi tanya jawab dengan peserta sekaligus konsultasi mengenai permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh usaha mereka. Setelah mengikuti pelatihan, peserta diharapkan mampu mengidentifikasi SWOT usaha mereka dan melakukan tindakan korektif, antisipatif, dan konstruktif bagi usahanya.Kata Kunci: Analisis Internal, Analisis Eksternal, SWOT, UMKM.
Integrasi QRIS pada Aplikasi Donasi Elektronik Berbasis Web di Masa Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Mardiyono Anggi , Suhandana Ariawan Andi , Vidyasari Rahmanita
Published: December 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan sistem infak elektronik yang terintegrasi dengan Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) sebagai alat transaksi infak dalam lingkup masjid binaan Dewan Masjid Indonesia (DMI) kota Depok. Pandemi COVID-19 ini secara tidak langsung berpengaruh terhadap pemasukan masjid di Kota Depok dan para Kiyai yang sering berdakwah di lingkungan masjid. Sistem ini dikembangkan guna memfasilitasi masyarakat yang akan berdonasi atau berinfak melalui masjid tanpa harus bertemu langsung dengan pihak penanggung jawab masjid di kota Depok. Sistem ini memfasilitasi pembayaran dengan mengintegrasikan pembayaran dalam bentuk QRIS yang akan dipindai oleh masyarakat yang ingin berinfak ke masjid. Hasil dari pindai ini akan membaca rekening nomor tujuan dari pengelola masjid di wilayah kota Depok. Sistem ini dikembangkan dengan metode Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Clustering K-Means Kinerja Assistant Sales Representative pada PT Pupuk Kujang Cikampek, Departemen Pemasaran dan Penjualan Ritel
Authors: Kurniawan Adi , Enri Ultach
Published: December 2021

Perseroan Terbatas (PT) Pupuk Kujang merupakan salah satu anak perusahaan dari BUMN di indonesia yaitu PT Pupuk Indonesia Holding Company PT Pupuk Kujang merupakan perusahaan besar yang bergerak di bidang produksi, perdagangan, mempersembahkan jasa, angkutan, dan ekpedisi.PT Pupuk Kujang memiliki struktur organisasi yaitu Departemen Pemasaran dan Penjualan Ritel. Asisten Perwakilan Penjualan(ASR) merupakan jabatan bagi seseorang yang bekerja di PT Pupuk Kujang Cikampek, Departemen Pemasaran dan Penjualan ritel. Seringkali beberapa ASR tidak mencapai target dalam melakukan kegiatan, hal ini dapat merugikan perusahaan karena tingkat kinerja dari ASR terdapat kekurangan sehingga tugas pokok Departemen Pemasaran dan Penjualan Ritel tidak dapat dicapai dengan baik. Penelitian ini akan dilakukan pengelompokan dengan 3 klaster yaitu produktif, menengah, dan kurang produktif dengan metode clustering teknik algoritma K-Means. Hasil dari penelitian ini didapatkan sebanyak 6 ASR masuk ke dalam kelompok kurang produktif,