bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Recommendations of the Polish Association of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Nurses on pain monitoring in Intensive Care Units using a Polish version of the Behavioural Pain Scale (BPS)
Authors: Gutysz-Wojnicka Aleksandra , Rozalska Ilona , Pawlak Aleksandra , Czyż-Szypenbejl Katarzyna , Grabska Wiesława , Knap Małgorzata , Ozga Dorota
Published: May 2021

Introduction. In 2018, another update of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobilization and Sleep Disorders in Adult Patients Treated in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) was released.

Aim. The study is aimed at presenting current recommendations concerning pain management in patients treated in ICU, and presenting the algorithm of pain assessment and monitoring in patients treated in ICU, using a Polish version of the BPS (Behavioural Pain Scale). The guidelines were prepared based on a systematic review of the literature published in the years 2013-2018.

Material and methods. The search for scientific publications was carried out using electronic databases in English and Polish. The following keywords and their combinations were used in the searches: pain, assessment, monitoring, nurse, intensive care, adult patient, unable to communicate. Initially, 758 papers were identified with the use of keywords. After excluding duplicates and preliminary checking and selecting the titles of publications and abstracts, 85 papers were qualified for the analysis of full text.

Conclusions. Access to effective pain treatment is a fundamental human right. Recommendations of the Polish Association of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Nurses, concerning pain monitoring in ICU using a Polish version of the Behavioural Pain Scale (BPS), developed by the Task Force for Practice, are intended to provide a specific guideline for developing effective local pain management strategies in ICU.
Price Stickiness in US-Corn Market: Evidence from Dsge-Var Simulation
Authors: Shobande Olatunji A. , Shodipe Oladimeji Tomiwa
Published: May 2021

This study examines price stickiness in the United States (US) corn market using annual series data, on the dollar price of corn per bushel, obtained from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis (FRED), between 1930 and 2017. The study implemented the Calvo price stick model based on an agent in a general equilibrium and New Keynesian type, simulated using DSGE-VAR. The approach permits the indexing formula to include expected corn inflation rather than lagged inflation. The results show that corn price inflation only persists by 2% every trading year, resulting from changes in the immediate future corn-price inflation and output-gap, respectively. The shock to stochastic term only causes a partial decline in the corn price, converging at a future date with its long-run equilibrium. The experiment confirmed that corn price fluctuations are beyond the purview of the domestic economy, and any attempt to impose price policies will offset the price setting, creating further distortions and a wider gap in the corn yield. The study provides fresh insight into the Calvo price stick model of the New Keynesian type and its use to forecast agricultural outcomes.
Petroleum Pump Price Swing and Consumer Price Index Nexus in Nigeria: New Evidence from NARDL
Authors: Sakanko Musa Abdullahi , Adejor Gabriel Attah , Adeniji Sesan Oluseyi
Published: May 2021

The study analyses the role of the petroleum pump price on the consumer price index in Nigeria, using the Nonlinear Autoregressive distributive lag method was used to estimate the time-series data, spanning from 1980 to 2020. The study reveals a long-run equilibrium was found between the consumer price index and petroleum pump price measures. The empirical results obtained revealed an asymmetric relationship between the petroleum pump price and the consumer price index in Nigeria. The study recommended that the policymakers should transparently commit resources into rehabilitation and maintenance of domestic refineries to enhance their functionality and as well reduce importation cost to curtail frequent petroleum pump price adjustment that spiral domestic inflation.
Structure, role and purpose of naval force in the 21st century: US DOD perspective
Authors:   Krylov State Research Centre, St. Petersburg, Russia, Savchenko O. , Polovinkin V. ,   Krylov State Research Centre, St. Petersburg, Russia
Published: May 2021

Object and purpose of research. The article is an extensive analytical review devoted to modern management decisions at the level of the government and the three key US naval services – the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, collectively known as the Naval Service, as well as the main trends in the development of the US Navy. Materials and methods. The study was carried out on the basis of the latest strategic documents defining the short-term and long-term plans for the US naval shipbuilding, adopted in 2020–2021. Main results. The main directions of the US Navy public funding are described in detail, the prospects for the development of the US navy and the possibilities of its rearmament are analyzed, the main competitor countries of the United States claiming control over the World Ocean and the Arctic are identified. Conclusion. The study makes it possible to adequately assess the scale of the current US administration's military plans related to future shipbuilding programs, taking into account Russia's military and strategic interests.
Applications of ceramics in composite protective structures
Authors:   Krylov State Research Centre, St. Petersburg, Russia, Dulnev A.
Published: May 2021

Object and purpose of research. The object of the study is ceramic-containing protective structures. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the feasibility and effectiveness of using ceramics as part of standard ship structures for protection against the effects of high-speed damaging elements. Materials and methods. Composites of the "ceramic + steel", "ceramic + fiberglass" type, made with the use of poly-crystalline ceramic materials based on boron carbide, nitride and silicon carbide, aluminum oxide and some other types, are considered. The study is based on an analytical approach, the results of ballistic tests of ceramic-containing composites and computational collapse simulation of ceramics in the composition of armor structures. Main results. The results of experimental studies demonstrating the level of efficiency of ceramic-containing structures are presented. The influence of the fragmentation features of various types of ceramics on the ballistic robustness of protective structures is shown. Structural and technological solutions aimed at increasing the survivability and ensuring the mounting of ceramic-containing structures on the ship are presented. Conclusion. The high efficiency of ceramics use in ship structures for protection against the impact of high-speed damaging elements is demonstrated. The use of ceramics in protective structures allows to get a significant increase in the ballistic robustness of structures while ensuring their ballistic survivability.
Applicant Faking on Personality Tests: Good or Bad and Why Should We Care?
Authors: Tett Robert , Simonet Daniel
Published: May 2021

The unitarian understanding of construct validity holds that deliberate response distortion in completing self-report personality tests (i.e., faking) threatens trait-based inferences drawn from test scores. This “faking-is-bad” (FIB) perspective is being challenged by an emerging “faking-is-good” (FIG) position that condones or favors faking and its underlying attributes (e.g., social skill, ATIC) to the degree they contribute to predictor–criterion correlations and are job relevant. Based on the unitarian model of validity and relevant empirical evidence, we argue the FIG perspective is psychometrically flawed and counterproductive to personality-based selection targeting trait-based fit. Carrying forward both positions leads to variously dark futures for self-report personality tests as selection tools. Projections under FIG, we suggest, are particularly serious. FIB offers a more optimistic future but only to the degree faking can be mitigated. Evidence suggesting increasing applicant faking rates and other alarming trends makes the FIB versus FIG debate a timely if not urgent matter.
A New Investigation of Fake Resistance of a Multidimensional Forced-Choice Measure: An Application of Differential Item/Test Functioning
Authors: Lee Philseok , Joo Seang-Hwane
Published: May 2021

To address faking issues associated with Likert-type personality measures, multidimensional forced-choice (MFC) measures have recently come to light as important components of personnel assessment systems. Despite various efforts to investigate the fake resistance of MFC measures, previous research has mainly focused on the scale mean differences between honest and faking conditions. Given the recent psychometric advancements in MFC measures (e.g., Brown & Maydeu-Olivares, 2011; Stark et al., 2005; Lee et al., 2019; Joo et al., 2019), there is a need to investigate the fake resistance of MFC measures through a new methodological lens. This research investigates the fake resistance of MFC measures through recently proposed differential item functioning (DIF) and differential test functioning (DTF) methodologies for MFC measures (Lee, Joo, & Stark, 2020). Overall, our results show that MFC measures are more fake resistant than Likert-type measures at the item and test levels. However, MFC measures may still be susceptible to faking if MFC measures include many mixed blocks consisting of positively and negatively keyed statements within a block. It may be necessary for future research to find an optimal strategy to design mixed blocks in the MFC measures to satisfy the goals of validity and scoring accuracy. Practical implications and limitations are discussed in the paper.
The Effect of Organizational Culture on Faking in the Job Interview
Authors: Canagasuriam Damian , Roulin Nicolas
Published: May 2021

Deceptive impression management (i.e., faking) may alter interviewers’ perceptions of applicants’ qualifications and, consequently, decrease the predictive validity of the job interview. In examining faking antecedents, research has given little attention to situational variables. Using a between-subjects experiment, this research addressed that gap by examining whether organizational culture impacted both the extent to which applicants faked and the manner in which they faked during a job interview. Analyses of variance revealed that organizational culture did not affect the extent to which applicants faked. However, when taking into account applicants’ perceptions of the ideal candidate, organizational culture was found to indirectly impact the manner in which applicants faked their personality (agreeableness and honesty-humility). Overall, the findings suggest that applicants may be able to fake their personality traits during job interviews to increase their person–organization fit.
The Correct Use of Images with Child Protection in Sport
Authors: PARASIZ Özgün , HALICI Alperen , ŞAHİN Mustafa Yaşar
Published: May 2021

The aim of this research is to produce a study that will guide sports clubs and organizations to use photos and videos without harming and abuse children and to prepare regulations for the correct usage of images in child sports. In this study, document analysis technique from the qualitative research methods was used. For this purpose, the relevant regulations and practices of major national and international sports organizations which has implementation about child safeguarding in sports were examined in terms of general situation, basic principles, risks and measures in the usage of photography and video. Regulations on correct usage of photography and video of 16 different sports organizations from England, Ireland, the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand were included. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive analysis method. The findings show that in the use of photography and video policies implemented by national and international sports organizations, precautions are taken to ensure that permission is sought from parents to use children's images, that personal information of children is not included in image sharing, and that inappropriate angles in photographs and video shoots are avoided. Finally, these policies ban the recording of images in locker rooms, health rooms etc. and it is forbidden to enter these areas with phones etc. that can record images.
Colloidal Nanocrystals: A Toolbox for Materials Chemistry
Authors: Matter Fabian , Niederberger Markus , Putz Florian
Published: May 2021

Colloidal nanocrystals are the ideal building blocks for the fabrication of functional materials. Using various assembly, patterning or processing techniques, the nanocrystals can be arranged with unprecedented flexibility in 1-, 2- or 3-dimensional architectures over several orders
of length scales, providing access to ordered or disordered, porous or non-porous, and simple as well as hierarchical structures. Careful selection of colloidal nanocrystals allows the properties of the final materials to be predefined. Moreover, by combining different nanocrystals, these
properties can be fine-tuned for a specific application, opening up fascinating opportunities to create new materials for energy storage and conversion, catalysis, photocatalysis, biomedicine or optics. Indeed, functional materials made of preformed nanoparticles have been realized for metals,
polymers, semiconductors, and ceramics, as well as for composites and organic-inorganic hybrids. In this review article, we introduce some concepts for the fabrication of colloidal nanocrystals and their assembly into dense and porous 3-dimensional structures. Porosity is a particularly important
material property that strongly influences its application potential. Therefore, we pay special attention to this aspect and compare porous materials synthesized from nanoparticles with those from molecular routes. An additional focus is set on the degree of structural order that can be achieved
on different length scales.
Development of a Unique Rapid Test to Detect Anti-bodies Directed Against an Extended RBD of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein
Authors: Brosi Larissa , Villiger Thomas K. , Bantleon Frank I. , Melone Anna , Überschlag Marie-Eve , Dolce Daniele , Giegelmann Cedric , Gerspach Michael , Dirscherl Lorin , Panikulam Sherin , Romann Patrick , Weston Anna , Kübler Eric , Gerhold Christian-B.
Published: May 2021

Serological testing for antibodies directed against SARS-CoV-2 in patients may serve as a diagnostic tool to verify a previous infection and as surrogate for an elicited humoral immune response, ideally conferring immunity after infection or vaccination. Here, we present the recombinant
expression of an extended receptor binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein used as capture antigen in a unique rapid immunoassay to detect the presence of RBD binding antibodies with high sensitivity and specificity. As currently available vaccines focus on the Spike RBD as target,
the developed test can also be used to monitor a successful immune response after vaccination with an RBD based vaccine.
Római kori halomsírok Somogy megyében
Authors: Csizmadia Gábor , Németh Péter Gergely
Published: May 2021

Besides introducing the Roman Age barrow ceme-teries, this study also presents other burial locations of similar type with Prehistoric or uncertain dating, as well as the results of exploration of settlements near the Roman tumuli.
Égerlápok a Tengelici-homokvidéken (Carici elongatae-Alnetum glutinosae W. Koch 1926)
Authors: Kevey Balázs , Tóth István Zsolt
Published: May 2021

The study containsa phytosociological analysis of alder swamps found in the Tengelic sand Ridge, an expanse of mostly windblown sand in the westernmost part of the Great hungarian Plain, west of the Danube River. These swamps oc-cur in the depressions among sand dunes, where the ground is covered with water for most part of the year. The species composition is characterized by the dominance of alder (Alnus glutinosa) in the forest canopy with the sporadic occurrence of common birch (Betula pendula). The stands also host several rare herbaceous species, some of which are considered relics in the Great Plain, such as Carex paniculata, C. pseudocyperus, Cirsium palustre, Dryopteris carthusiana, D. dilatata, D. expansa, Listera ovata, Thelypteris palustris, Urtica kioviensis, and Veratrum album.
Török-kori temetőrészlet Kaposváron
Authors: Molnár István
Published: May 2021

During 2008 and 2009 we excavated 9 early new age burials near Kaposvár. According to the find material and the burial practices the cemetery can be connected to inhabitants arriving from the Balkans during the Turkish era. A strange peculiarity was a young woman placed in sitting po-sition into the grave with an iron horseshoe under her legs.
Alternating substrate/ligand-metal coordination enables a low-energy pathway for C-O bond cleavage in the electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide
Authors: Agarwala Hemlata , Chen Xiaoyu , Lyonnet Julien R. , Johnson Ben A , Ahlquist Mårten , Ott Sascha
Published: May 2021

Molecular electrocatalysts for CO2-to-CO conversion often operate at large overpotentials, the cleavage of C-O bond in the intermediate largely contributing to this phenomenon. Additional Lewis acids have been shown to aid in weakening the C-O bond. We herein present computational and experimental evidence, with ruthenium polypyridyl based CO2 reduction electrocatalysts, for a mechanistic route that involves one metal center acting as both Lewis base and Lewis acid at different stages of the catalytic cycle. The Lewis basic character of Ru is seen in the initial nucleophilic attack at CO2 to form [Ru-CO2]0, while its Lewis acid character allows the formation of a 5-membered metallacyclic intermediate, [Ru-CO2CO2]0,c, by intramolecular cyclization of a linear [Ru-CO2CO2]0 species that is formed from [Ru-CO2]0 and a second equivalent of CO2. [Ru-CO2CO2]0,c is crucial for energy-conserving turnover, as it allows for a third reduction at a more positive potential than that of the starting complex Ru2+. The calculated activation barrier for C-O bond cleavage in [Ru-CO2CO2]-1,c is dramatically decreased to 10.5 kcal mol-1 from 60 kcal mol-1, the latter required for C-O bond cleavage in the linear intermediate [Ru-CO2CO2]0. The intermediates are characterized experimentally by FT-IR and 13C NMR spectroscopy during electrocatalytic turnover and are corroborated by density functional theory (DFT).
Multi-Scale Modeling of Aqueous-Phase Methane Diffusion in Silicate Channels
Authors: Pace Tom , Rahmaninejad Hadi , Sun Bin , Kekenes-Huskey Peter
Published: May 2021

Silica-based materials including zeolites are commonly used for wide ranging applications including separations and catalysis.

Substrate transport rates in these materials often significantly influence the efficiency of such applications.

Two factors that contribute to transport rates include

1) the porosity of the silicate matrix and

2) non-bonding interactions between the diffusing species and the silicate surface.

Here, we utilize computer simulation to resolve the relative contribution of these factors to effective methane transport rates in a silicate channel.

Specifically, we develop a `homogenized' model of methane transport valid at micron and longer length scales that incorporates atomistic-scale kinetic information.

The atomistic-scale data are obtained from extensive molecular dynamics simulations that yield local diffusion coefficients and potentials of mean force.

With this model, we demonstrate how nuances in silicate hydration and silica/methane interactions impact 'macroscale' methane diffusion rates in bulk silicate materials.

This hybrid homogenization/molecular dynamics approach will be of general use for describing small molecule transport in materials with detailed molecular interactions.
Prediction of Compound Synthesis Accessibility Based on Reaction Knowledge Graph
Authors: Li Baiqing , Chen Hongming
Published: May 2021

With the increasing application of deep learning based generative models for de novo molecule design, quantitative estimation of molecular synthetic accessibility becomes a crucial factor for prioritizing the structures generated from generative models. On the other hand, it is also useful for helping prioritization of hit/lead compounds and guiding retro-synthesis analysis. In current study, based on the USPTO and Pistachio reaction datasets, we created a chemical reaction network, in which a depth-first search was performed for identification of the reaction paths of product compounds. This reaction dataset was then used to build predictive model for distinguishing the organic compounds either as easy synthesize (ES) or hard-to synthesize (HS) classes. Three synthesis accessibility (SA) models were built using deep learning/machine learning algorithms. The comparison between our three SA scoring functions with other existing synthesis accessibility scoring schemes, such as SYBA, SCScore, SAScore were also carried out. and the graph based deep learning model outperforms those existing SA scores. Our results show that prediction models based on historical reaction knowledge could be a useful tool for measuring molecule complexity and estimating molecule SA.
Direction-Dependent Properties in Inverted Carbon Nitride Colloidal Glasses with Gradient Porosity
Authors: Bahner Jochen , Dobler Lukas , Frisch Marvin , Vogelsang Lars , Cölfen Helmut , Polarz Sebastian
Published: May 2021

It is well known that the step from a dense packing of colloidal beads to the inverted systems was important for the optimization of photonic crystal properties. Inverted opals made of high-refractive index semiconductors have attracted great attention due to their supreme optical features such as the occurrence of a photonic band-gap and because of an astonishing behavior in photocatalysis or for photovoltaics caused by so-called slow photons. It is much less known that photonic glasses, despite being disordered, exhibit unique optical properties too like random lasing or high-contrast structural colors. In analogy to opals and inverted opals, one can expect that inverted colloidal glasses may lead to an amplification of photonic properties as well or even to the emergence of unexpected features. An inverted photonic glass is characterized by a dense packing of monodisperse voids with colloidal dimensions without any long-range order. The preparation of inverse photonic glasses has rarely been reported by now and cases for materials composed of a semiconductor as a pore-wall material are unknown. The synthesis of porous carbon nitride (C3N4) with inverted colloidal glass structure is demonstrated here using a template approach. The formation of the template with glass-like order is achieved by analytical ultracentrifugation (AUZ) of size-selected silica colloids, followed by infiltration of a precursor sol, transformation to carbon nitride and the final removal of the template. The use of AUZ is particularly important because it even allows to use a mixture of differently sized template particles, which are gradually fractionated. Monoliths with optimized morphological features exhibiting a gradient porosity and highly accessible pores are obtained. The result are materials with a graded structure. What makes such functional gradient material interesting is, a dependence of the optical features on the position can be expected. In addition, the method presented here allows to synthesize materials with adjustable composition ranging from carbon over nitrogen-doped carbon to C3N4 with either graphitic or polymeric structure. Therefore, the optical band gap is highly adjustable and tunable with regards to the photonic properties, as confirmed by optical absorption and photoluminescence measurements.
Role of Lewis Acids in Preventing the Degradation of Dithioester-Dormant Species in the RAFT Polymerization of Acrylamides in Methanol to Enable the Successful Dual Control of Molecular Weight and Tacticity
Authors: Imamura Yuji , Yamago Shigeru
Published: May 2021

Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of acrylamide in methanol using dithioester RAFT chain-transfer agents was unsuccessful due to degradation of the end group. However, this degradation was completely suppressed by the addition of rare-earth metal triflates (RMTs). As RMTs are effective for the stereoselective polymerization of acrylamides, RAFT polymerization in the presence of RMTs afforded the corresponding poly(acrylamide)s with controlled molecular weight and tacticity. The conditions allowed the synthesis of high-molecular-weight polyacrylamides with molecular weights up to 168,000, low dispersity (<1.5) and high tacticity (90% meso diad selectivity). The degradation mechanism initiated by nucleophilic attack of acrylamide on the dithioester group was experimentally clarified for the first time. As RMT is a Lewis acid, its coordination to the amide group of acrylamide reduces its nucleophilicity.
Evans' Argument and Vague Objects
Authors: Priest Graham
Published: May 2021

In 1978, Gareth Evans published a short and somewhat cryptic

article purporting to establish that there are no vague objects. This

paper is a commentary on this. Prima facie, the claim that there

are no vague objects is clearly false. Mt Everest, for example, has no

precise boundaries. And if this is so, there must be something wrong

with Evans' argument. In the paper, I discuss what this is, giving a

model of vague objects in the process.
ANALISIS PENERAPAN STANDAR AKUNTANSI SYARIAH PSAK NO.101 TERHADAP PENGELOLAAN TRANSAKSI KEUANGAN DI BANK SYARIAH (STUDI PADA BANK BRI SYARIAH CABANG LHOKSEUMAWE)
Authors: Yunita Nur Afni
Published: May 2021

The purpose of this study was to find out how the application of sharia accounting standards to the management of financial transactions and comparison of application of sharia accounting standards applied by PT. Bank BRI Syariah, Branch of Lhokseumawe with PSAK NO.101. The object of this research was PT. Bank BRI Syariah, Branch of Lhokseumawe. This research was conducted by using qualitative descriptive method through a case study at PT. Bank BRI Syariah, Branch of Lhokseumawe. The data used were primary data in the form of an interview. The results of this study indicated that there was no significant difference between the implementation of sharia accounting standards applied by Bank BRI Syariah, Branch of Lhokseumawe with PSAK NO.101.
PENGARUH EFEK ENTRENCHMENT, ALIGMENT DAN DEWAN KOMISARIS INDEPENDEN TERHADAP VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PADA PERUSAHAAN OTOMOTIF YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA PERIODE 2014-2017
Authors: Mulyati Sri , Jannah Rauzatul
Published: May 2021

This study aims to know the Effect of Entrenchment Effects, Alignment and Independent Board of Commissioners toward Voluntary Disclosure of Automotive Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2014-2017. The data used in this study are secondary data as many as 12 samples with 48 observations. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling technique. The method used to analyze the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable is the multiple linear regression method and the classical assumption test. The results showed that the entrenchment and alignment partially has a negative and significant effect on Voluntary Disclosure of Automotive Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, while independent commissioners have a positive and significant effect on Voluntary Disclosure of Automotive Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Simultaneously, the entrenchment, alignment and independent board of commissioners have a positive and significant effect on Voluntary Disclosure of Automotive Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.
PENGARUH PAYMENT POINT ONLINE BANK (PPOB) TERHADAP PERCEPATAN ALIRAN KAS ( STUDI KASUS DI PT. PLN (PERSERO) PROVINSI ACEH)
Authors: Indrayani Indrayani
Published: May 2021

This study aims to identify the influence of Payment Point Online Bank (PPOB) on the cash flow acceleration at PT. Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero). This study uses secondary data in the form of financial statements during 2017-2018 taken from the central office of PT. Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) of Aceh Province. The samples used are 38 offices of PT. Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) in Aceh Province. The method used to analyze the data is simple linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that the Payment Point Online Bank (X) influences significantly on the cash flow acceleration (Y) at PT. PLN of Aceh Province during 2017-2018.
PENGARUH TINGKAT BAGI HASIL DAN BI RATE TERHADAP BESARNYA TABUNGAN MUDHARABAH PADA BANK SYARIAH PERIODE 2013-2018
Authors: Falahuddin Falahuddin , Mina Muchsal
Published: May 2021

This study aims to analyze the Effect of Profit-Sharing Rate and BI Rate on the amount of Mudharabah Savings in Islamic Banks from 2013 to 2018. This study uses secondary data in the form of Islamic Bank financial statements accessed on www.idx.com. The data analysis method used is multiple linear regression analysis. The sample used in this study is 12 banks. The results show that the profit-sharing rate partially has a positive and significant effect on Mudharabah savings in Islamic banks in Indonesia, the BI rate has no effect on Mudharabah savings in Islamic banks in Indonesia. Simultaneously, the profit-sharing rate and BI rate have a positive and significant effect on Mudharabah savings in Islamic banks in Indonesia.
ANALISIS PENERAPAN GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PADA PT. BANK ACEH SYARIAH CABANG KUTACANE
Authors: Malahayati Rina
Published: May 2021

this study tries to uncover and analyze the practice of applying the principles of Good Corporate Governance at PT. Bank Aceh Syariah Kutacane Branch. The population of this study is Bank Aceh Syariah Kutacane Branch SouthEast Aceh Regency. The Observation of year is 2018. The data analysis technique used in this study is Reduction of data, Presentation of data and conclusion. The result of this research that the implementation of good corporate governance in PT. Bank Aceh Syariah branch of kutacane has been running and implementing wellness. Based on four principle namely Transparency, Accountability, Responsibility, and Fairness in accordance with the laws and the regulations implemented by Bank Indonesia.
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Published: May 2021

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PENERAPAN KINERJA DENGAN PENDEKATAN BALANCED SCORECARD PADA PT POS INDONESIA CABANG KUTACANE
Authors: Aramana Desi
Published: May 2021

The purpose of this study was to determine how the application of financial performance with the balanced scorecard approach at PT Pos Indonesia Kutacane. This research uses descriptive methods with qualitative data and quantitative data. Data analysis techniques were performed using validity and reliability tests, by looking at fact data from the company based on each perspective-perspective contained in the belenced scorecard, namely: financial perspective, customer perspective, internal business process perspective, and growth perspective and learning. The results of the study at PT Pos Indonesia Kutacane Branch showed that financial performance showed poor conditions in the period 2016 to 2018 as measured by the ratio used, the performance of the customer perspective had done various things to provide good service to customers, the performance of the process perspective Internal business which includes innovation and observation of employees shows good results, and performance on the growth perspective and lessons from observations of employee capability and employee satisfaction show good results.
PENGARUH KOMPETENSI SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA, TEKANAN EKSTERNAL, KOMITMEN ORGANISASI, DAN SISTEM PENGENDALIAN INTERN TERHADAP PENERAPAN TRANSPARANSI PELAPORAN KEUANGAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH (Studi Empiris Pada Organisasi Perangkat Daerah Kabupaten Rokan Hilir)
Authors: Rahayu Siti Puji , Fitrios Ruhul , Paulus Sem
Published: May 2021

Abstract: The main objective of this study is to examine the competence of human resources, external pressures, organizational commitment, and internal control systems in the implementation of financial verification in OPD Rokan Hilir using data analysis methods using Structural Equation Modelling-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) by using Warp-PLS version 5.0. The populationin this study are all Regional Apparaturs Organization(OPD) kabupaten Rokan Hilir. Sample selection used the slovin method as a measuring tool for calculating sample sizes. Respondent in this study are head of offices, employees in the section/unit that manages finance using the application of financial reporting transparency in 40 OPDs in the goverment kabupaten rokan hilir. So the total number of questionnaires tobe distributed is 120. The results of this study indicate that Human Resource Competency, External Pressure, Organizational Commitment, and Internal Control Systems have a positive effect on the Implementation of Transparency in Regional Government Financial Reporting
REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA GUERRA DEL 41 EN DIARIO EL COMERCIO
Authors: Orquera Polanco Katerinne
Published: May 2021

En 1941 el Ecuador mantuvo un conflicto bélico con el Perú que incluyó la invasión tanto de territorios amazónicos como de poblaciones que no se hallaban en disputa. El resultado de la guerra modificó no solo el mapa territorial del país sino también el horizonte de expectativa de sus habitantes. El presente artículo examina la forma en que esos hechos se representaron en los editoriales de diario El Comercio de Quito, realizados al calor de los acontecimientos, y el modo en que sus editores los relacionaron con la II Guerra Mundial, contexto en el cual debió resolverse el conflicto bélico local.
Evaluation of De-Embedding Methods for Impedance Characterization of Magnetic Nanoparticles
Authors: De Medeiros Rafael Cortês , Puydinger dos Santos Marcos V. , Manera Leandro
Published: May 2021

Data storage and memory access has been, over the years, a technological issue due to the big volume of digital information. High-frequency magneto-transport in ferromagnetic nanoparticles may be used to deal with nanoscale storage devices, which requires an adequate electrical and magnetic characterization in the frequency domain. In this work, we fabricate ferromagnetic nanoparticles on top of platinum electrodes using focused-electron-beam induced +deposition (FEBID) method. Electrical characterization was performed using a Vector Network Analyzer (VNA). After these measurements, three de-embedding methods were applied: Open De-Embedding (OPD), Open-Short De-Embedding (OSD) and the Thru-Short-Open De-Embedding (TSOD) methods. We could observe that Thru-Short-Open De-Embedding provides good accuracy for evaluating the scattering parameters and to compensate the electrodes (fixture) signal due to the high frequencies behavior of ferromagnetic nanoparticles. The results will be useful to characterize ferromagnetic nanodisks used in data storage devices.
Design Considerations of a Nonvolatile Accumulator Based 8-bit Processor
Authors: Cagliari Bruna Casagranda , Butzen Paulo Francisco , Brum Raphael Martins
Published: May 2021

The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the constant growth of portable electronics have leveraged the concern with energy consumption due to the use of batteries in these devices. The nonvolatile memory (NVM) emerged as a solution to mitigate the problem due to its ability to retain data on sleep mode without a power supply. Nonvolatile processors (NVPs), in turn, may further improve energy saving, by making use of nonvolatile flip-flops (NVFFs) that store system state in parallel, allowing the device to be turned off when idle and resume execution instantly after power-on. This work describes the initial steps to implement a nonvolatile version of Neander, a hypothetical processor created for educational purposes. First, we implemented Neander in Register Transfer Level (RTL), separating the combinational logic from the sequential elements. Then, the latter were replaced by transistor-level descriptions ofvolatile flip-flops. We then validated this implementation by employing a mixed-signal simulation over a set of benchmarks. Results shown the expected behavior for the whole instruction set. Then, we implemented MTJ-based non-volatile flip-flops in circuit-level, using an open-source MTJ model. These elements were exhaustive validated using electrical simulations. With these results, we intend to carry on the implementation and fully equip our processor with nonvolatile features such as instant wake up.
Ab initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Field-Coupled Nanocomputing Molecules
Authors: Ardesi Yuri , Gaeta Alessandro , Beretta Giuliana , Piccinini Gianluca , Graziano Mariagrazia
Published: May 2021

Molecular Field-Coupled Nanocomputing (FCN) represents one of the most promising solutions to overcome the issues introduced by CMOS scaling. It encodes the information in the molecule charge distribution and propagates it through electrostatic intermolecular interaction. The need for charge transport is overcome, hugely reducing power dissipation.At the current state-of-the-art, the analysis of molecular FCN is mostly based on quantum mechanics techniques, or ab initio evaluated transcharacteristics. In all the cases, studies mainly consider the position of charges/atoms to be fixed. In a realistic situation, the position of atoms, thus the geometry, is subjected to molecular vibrations. In this work, we analyse the impact of molecular vibrations on the charge distribution of the 1,4-diallyl butane. We employ Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics to provide qualitative and quantitative results which describe the effects of temperature and electric fields on molecule charge distribution, taking into account the effects of molecular vibrations. The molecules are studied at near-absolute zero, cryogenic and ambient temperature conditions, showing promising results which proceed towards the assessment of the molecular FCN technology as a possible candidate for future low-power digital electronics. From a modelling perspective, the diallyl butane demonstrates good robustness against molecular vibrations, further confirming the possibility to use static transcharacteristics to analyse molecular circuits.
Survey on Placement and Routing for Field-Coupled Nanocomputing
Authors: Formigoni Ruan Evangelista , Ferreira Ricardo Santos , Nacif José Augusto M.
Published: May 2021

CMOS technology is reaching power, thermal, and physical limits at an alarming pace. As a response, post-silicon research investigates alternative technologies to perform computation. Field-Coupled Nanocomputing (FCN) presents low power dissipation, high frequencies, and room temperature operation. Nevertheless, FCN imposes several challenges in the development of efficient and scalable CAD tools. The placement and routing step is especially tricky in FCN compared to CMOS because of synchronization issues inherent to these technologies, such as path balancing and reconvergent paths. In this work, we survey the state-of-art of placement and routing algorithms for FCN. We describe the most recent FCN placement and routing algorithms, highlighting their limitations and, finally, presenting future work directions.
The dynamic processes in the parts of speech in the contemporary Russian language
Authors: Petrova N. A.
Published: May 2021

This article examines dynamic morphological processes – the transformation of the parts of speech (namely, attributive verbal forms and verbal nouns), as well as the syncretic cases of zero derivation on the example of young people’s speech. The author has employed the traditional complex method of analyzing the language material, which in turn has used the system of instrumental operations (synonymous rephrasing, downsizing, and opposition method; the latter allows examining the system connections of a word and their influence on the semantics of a word form), oriented towards developing the categorial value; the logico-syntactic and syntagmatic methods aided in determining the grammatical signs of language units. Using as an example the youth jargon, represented in the Dictionary of Colloquial Speech of the City of Arkhangelsk, this article shows the mechanism for transpositioning different word groups into interjections, where several lexem subgroups of the syncretic type function; in addition, the author identifies the basic directions for the different parts of speech transitioning turning into the evaluative vocabulary.
A Review of Landsat TM/ETM based Vegetation Indices as Applied to Wetland Ecosystems
Authors: Dos Santos Gema Marco , Meléndez-Pastor Ignacio , Navarro-Pedreño Jose , Lucas Ignacio Gómez
Published: May 2021

A review of vegetation indices as applied to Landsat-TM and ETM+ multispectral data is presented. The review focuses on indices that have been developed to produce biophysical information about vegetation biomass/greenness, moisture and pigments.In addition, a set of biomass/greenness and moisture content indices are tested in a Mediterranean semiarid wetland environment to determine their appropriateness and potential for carrying redundant information.The results indicate that most vegetation indices used for biomass/greenness mapping produce similar information and are statistically well correlated.
Sediment Distribution of the River Boundary Layer
Authors: Yilmaz Levent
Published: May 2021

The movement of particles on the river boundary layer is a complex phenomena which can be never solved by a deterministic approach. The unsteady non uniform conditions in flow boundary layer show the result of water surface and bed stream changing with time and location of particles. To determine the movement of boundary layer particles other new theories about stochastic processes using the theory of probability and statistics in river alluvial channels will give better results.
Artificial Intelligence Technique and Wireless Sensor Networks in Energy Management System for Secure Power Optimization
Authors: John Ayuba , Yusuf Abdulazeez , Ardo Abdulhamid
Published: May 2021

The modern basic building blocks of a control system consist of data acquisition, dispensation of data by the system operators and the remote control of system devices. However, the physical controls, technical examinations and deductions were originally implemented to aid the process and control of power system design. The complexity of the power system keeps increasing due the technical improvements, diversity and dynamic requirements. Artificial intelligence is the science of automating intelligent activities presently attainable by individuals. Intelligent system techniques may be of excessive benefit in the application of area power system controls. Whereas smart grid can be measured as a modern electric power grid structure for better productivity and dependability via automatic control, excessive power converters, modern communications setup, sensing and metering equipment, and modern energy management techniques established on the optimization of demand, energy and network accessibility,and so on. The enormous depiction of the entire transmission grid, in the perspective of smart grids, is quite unclear; and in Nigeria no studies have been put on ground in order for the existing network to be turn into a smart grid. In this research work emphasis is placed on generation and transmission stations; power optimization using artificial intelligent techniques and wireless sensor networks for power control management system.
The Role of Blockchain in Cyber Security
Authors: Rafferty Dylan , Curran Kevin
Published: May 2021

Cyber security breaches are on the rise globally. Due to the introduction of legislation like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),companies are now subject to further financial penalties if they fail to meet requirements in protecting user information. In 2018, 75% of CEOs and board members considered cyber security and technology acquisitions among their top priorities, and blockchain based solutions were among the most considered options. Blockchain is a decentralised structure that offers multiple security benefits over traditional, centralised network architectures. These two approaches are compared in this chapter in areas such as data storage, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Domain Name System (DNS) in order to determine blockchain’s potential in the future of cyber security
Virtual high-throughput screening (VHTS), three-dimensional quantitative structure- activity and relationship (3D-QSAR) and molecular docking studies of novel phyto-inhibtors of topoisomerase II alpha
Authors: Olawole Y. Adeniran  , Ayorinde O. Metibemu  , Samuel O. Boboye
Published: May 2021

Topoisomerase II alpha catalyses and guides the unknotting of DNA by creating double transient breaks in the DNA using a conserved tyrosine as the catalytic residue. Topoisomerase II alpha has been shown to be overexpressed in numerous types of cancers and it is a target for multiple chemotherapeutic agents. Many DNA topoisomerase inhibitors have been identified from natural sources and have been reviewed in many reports as anticancer agents. In the present study, a total of 240 phytochemicals characterized from four reported anticancer plants (Anacardium occidentale, Andrographis paniculata, Cannabis sativa and Tinospora cordifolia) were obtained from literatures and screened against the binding pocket of topoisomerase II alpha. From the pool of phytochemicals only 7-o-methylcyanidin, 20-betaecdysone, Andropanoside and Palmatoside-G qualified as Phyto-compounds with good oral bioactivity when subjected to the Lipinski’s rule of five. Bioassay data containing the IC50 of compounds screened against topoisomerase II alpha was used to generate a regression model using the 3D-QSAR techniques. A very viable model with R2 = 0.954, adjusted R2 = 0.908, Pearson R = 0.977, cross validation Q2 = 0.851, Standard Error of Estimate = 0.125, F = (20.803, p < 0.05) and Durbin-Watson constant = 1.613 was obtained. The 3D-QSAR result shows that Andropanoside and 20-betaecdysone may be better inhibitors of topoisomerase II alpha catalytic site than the standard drug, Etoposide. To further confirm this, the molecular interactions of Andropanoside and 20-betaecdysone were compared to those of Etoposide using the ligand interaction interface of Maestro environment.
Neurobiology for human suicide
Authors: Da-Yong Lu  , Hong-Ying Wu  , Bin Xu  , Ting-Ren Lu
Published: May 2021

In the future, suicide risk prediction and management should be transformed from psychiatrist’s judgment (mental illness-like symptoms) into modern technique-guided diagnostics and target drug therapeutics in larger clinical settings. To embrace modern scientific and technological advances, a number of unique diagnostic and therapeutic approaches must be established. This Article provides some important ideas and mechanisms proposed by translational programs.
Offspring of the divorce's victim
Authors: Basem Abbas Al Ubaidi
Published: May 2021

Children of divorce may suffer from emotional, academic, and social problems. Children of divorce need primary and social worker's attention. Children of divorce may have many social, emotional scars, which easily bleeds due to the unhealthy healing process.