bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis of Tone at the Top Principle’s Implementation in Fraud Prevention on Public University in Kupang City
Authors: Ballo Bolty Evelyn Rilen , Dethan Minarni Anaci , Angi Yohana Febiani , Rafael Sarinah Joyce Margaret
Published: July 2023

Fraud prevention can be done by embedding fraud awareness to an entity’s employees and this actively demonstrates that management needs to create a valid control environment by creating a tone at the top to erode the hypocritical behavior of each leader at all levels. This research was conducted on public universities in Kupang City namely Universitas Nusa Cendana, Politeknik Negeri Kupang, Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Kupang, and Politeknik Pertanian Kupang. The goal of this study was to discover the impact of tone at the top principle on fraud prevention on public universities in Kupang. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with total amount of sample was 46. All data was analyzed with SmartPLS 3.0 as the analysis tool the technique used was simple linear regression. The outcomes of this study partially show that the principle of tone at the top has a notable effect on the fraud prevention in public universities in Kupang. Meanwhile, the results of the study concurrently perform that the principle of tone at the top 43,8% affected fraud prevention while 56,2% was influenced by other factors.
Testing the Public Officials’ Integrity in the Moonlighting of State-Owned Company Commissioner
Authors: Haikal Shalahuddin
Published: July 2023

Conflict of  interest is related to fraud and corruption, whose sources include the following, (a) concurrent positions or moonlighting, (b) public sector non-cooling off work/business activities post-employment, (c) work and personal business interests of family, friends, and associates, (d) affiliate relationship of community groups, organizations, and political aspirations. Therefore, this study aimed (1) to develop a catalogue of laws and regulations implicitly and explicitly prohibiting state officials or government employees from implementing moonlighting. It indicated the explicit prohibition of moonlighting against interfering with the conditions causing conflicts of interest. It also aimed (2) to examine the moonlighting of SOE commissioners through state officials. In this analysis, SOE was selected as the sample due to being simultaneously regulated by various policies prohibiting conflicts of interest and moonlighting. The sample was also exchange-listed because of the obligation to disclose information in the Capital Market Law as an Annual Report, where the profiles of the Commissioner members were often showcased. The results showed that moonlighting was unacceptable by public officials as commissioner members, regarding the compiled catalogue.
Preliminary Study on Corruption Case in the Indonesian Banking Sector: Overview of the Fraudster, Loss, and Fraud Modes
Authors: Wibisono Windhu
Published: July 2023

The banking sector is the area with the most corruption on a global and national scale (ACFE, 2021; ACFE Indonesia Chapter, 2020). The banking sector itself is a sector that is rigid in terms of regulation and places great emphasis on prudential aspects in its business processes. Bahoo (2020) in his paper states that corruption in the banking sector raises considerations for building an anti-corruption architectural system within banks to eradicate corruption. This preliminary study will describe cases of corruption in the banking sector in Indonesia in a limited period of time. This study uses data from court rulings related to banking corruption cases registered in 2020. The overview of corruption cases shows the central tendency related to the profile of fraudsters, the value of state finance loss, court imprisonment, and the modus operandi of fraud/corruption committed by the perpetrators. The findings show that corruption in the banking sector in Indonesia occurs at State-Owned Enterprises and Local Government-Owned in the form of commercial banks, rural banks and sharia rural banks. The data indicates that in terms of gender, the fraudsters, although still dominated by the male gender, are relatively equal with the female gender where ratio of the male and the female is 6:4. Furthermore, the data indicates that in terms of position or rank of the fraudster, the higher the position of the bank’s internal employee, the greater the value of state finance loss incurred. The results of this study also show that the modus operandi of crimes that often occur is borrowing the name of the debtor, fictitious credit, and collusion in applying for credit. The repeated modus operandi is a challenge for policy managers in designing better systems and governance to eliminate the level of corruption in the banking sector. In the future, it is necessary to expand and enrich data collection and data analysis of corruption cases in the banking sector in Indonesia so that it can provide a better picture.
I’M GONE (Integrity Minimal, Greed, Opportunity, Need, Exposure) as the Causes of the Collapse of the KPK’s Anti-Corruption Goal
Authors: Suryana Romi
Published: July 2023

Corruption Eradication Commission (Indonesia: Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi/ KPK) as an anti-corruption institution must be free from corruption problems caused by its leaders or employees. Based on these problems, the author needs to conduct limited research to reveal the factors that cause irregularities by KPK employees. The research was conducted by collecting data based on documents and theories obtained from literature studies and then analyzed to reveal the factors causing corruption by KPK employees. The results of the study reveal 5 factors that cause corruption by KPK employees, namely: 1) Lack of integrity of the perpetrators in carrying out their duties as Evidence Managers, 2) The perpetrators are proven to have a greedy nature, where the process of taking gold begins with a small amount and continued with a larger portion on the next opportunity, 3) The perpetrator has the opportunity because of his role in supervising and monitoring the booty and then taking the booty from the storage house on the orders of the investigator, 4) The perpetrator is proven to have more needs including financial activities in high risk portfolios in the form of investment in stocks/foreign currency, 5) The perpetrators consider that the exposure to punishment imposed on corruptors is not proportional with the impact of losses, example the case of KPK investigators who are suspected of destroying evidence in the bribery case are only returned to the original agency without adequate punishment. It is hoped that the results of this research can be input to all Ministries/Institutions to strengthen the internal control system and make more efforts to maintain the integrity of each individual employee so that similar problems do not occur in the future.
Strengthening Integrity and Introspection: Approaches to Safeguard Organization’s Values from Fraud and Misconduct
Authors: Nugroho Nugroho
Published: July 2023

Organizations with more robust anti-fraud measures are more likely to maintain comprehensive, internal, external, and introspective integrity. Thus, a high degree of integrity presupposes a low level of corruption. A reasonable strategy would be to prevent employees from committing fraud before recognizing them, as we cannot do much once the harm has been done. Therefore, to improve evasion procedures, organizations need to have specific tactics and techniques in place to make them more understandable and visible to employees. This study aims to demonstrate the importance of integrity and introspection in preventing fraud in a business. The findings reveal several policy implications. First, corruption can be thwarted by vigorously enforcing integrity and introspection. Second, adopting these two variables alone is insufficient; we also require a strong political will to implement such measures.
Factors that Influence Financial Statement Fraud with Fraud Pentagon Analysis
Authors: Wibowo Danny , Putra Yusril
Published: July 2023

This study has a purpose to observe what is the impact of Fraud Pentagon Theory. This includes the following opportunity (as proxied) using the industrial nature variables and ineffective monitoring, capability (as proxied by the variable of change in director), rationalization (as proxied by the variable of change in auditor), arrogance (as proxied by the variable of political connection), and pressure (as proxied by the variables of financial target and financial stability), toward financial statement fraud in an agricultural company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2016 - 2019, with a total sample of 72 agricultural firms. There are two kinds of quantitative approaches used in this study. First is a purposive sampling technique. Second, multiple linear regression using SPSS 24. This finding shows financial stability variables and targets cause financial statement fraud. Fortunately, those variables which not effect financial statement fraud are the industrial nature, ineffective monitoring, director changing, auditor changing, and political connection.
Corporate Governance, Effectiveness of Internal Audit Function and Fraud in Islamic Banking in Indonesia
Authors: Baqir Naufal Al , Sulhani Sulhani
Published: July 2023

This research explores the correlation between corporate governance and the effectiveness of internal audit functions in preventing fraud within Islamic banking in Indonesia. This study uses 53 observational data sourced from the annual reports of Islamic banking in Indonesia for the period 2010-2019. The data were analyzed using linear regression. The results of this study indicate that corporate governance has no effect on fraud, while the effectiveness of the internal audit function is able to reduce fraud in Islamic banking in Indonesia. The implication of this research is that Islamic banking is expected to consider the effectiveness of the internal audit function in its formation, so that internal audit performance in fraud prevention can be carried out optimally.
Construct Validity Test of Integrity and Suryomentaram-style Introspection in Creating Anti-Fraud
Authors: Kusumawati Mustika Prabaningrum , Rahman Ari Nur
Published: July 2023

The high level of corruption and fraud in Indonesia is one of the crucial problems that must be resolved immediately by the Government of Indonesia. Various efforts to eradicate corruption and the creation of anti-fraud will not be optimal if the habit of applying the meaning of integrity in actions and behavior, which begins with the determination of an employee or public official, is still mixed with the desire to enrich oneself and one’s class. The identification of the problem in this study includes 3 (two) things. First, does the construct of measuring instrument of integrity and Suryomentaram-style introspection supports the efforts to prevent fraud and corruption and fulfill unidimensionality by using confirmatory factor analysis? Second, does the measuring instrument of integrity and Suryomentaram-style introspection in this study consists of items that fit in measuring integrity and Suryomentaram-style introspection using the application of the polytomous IRT model? Third, do the items in the measuring instrument of integrity and Suryomentaram-style introspection in this study contain a response bias based on gender that can be detected through differential item functioning (DIF)?. This research was conducted with the aim of obtaining measuring instrument of integrity and Suryomentaram-style introspection that supports steps to prevent fraud and corruption at the level of implementing employees to managers in Indonesian companies and/or state institutions.
Forecasting the Prospect of the Future Business Growth and Detecting Distorted Earnings in Public Insurance Industry: The Voice from Indonesia
Authors: Abbas Ahmad , Triani Neks , Syahrir Sasmita Nabila
Published: July 2023

Insurance firms nowadays become a highlight for society after some cases of payment failure in Indonesia occur such as Jiwasraya, and Bumi Putera. It may decrease public trust in the prospect of the insurance business in the future. This research aims to demonstrate the future growth of the insurance business performances in Indonesia and detect distorted earnings. Afterward, the future growth yielded by firms between distorted and non-distorted earnings is tested in this research. The sample was public insurance firms in Indonesia. Financial data were analyzed using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) for forecasting future growth, meanwhile, the nexus between variables was tested using a logistic regression model of panel data. The result found that the prospect of insurance firms will be growing with positive and negative values. They will pull through the ups and downs of business over the period of 2021 to 2027. This research further detected the distorted earnings in the insurance business performances and found that the future growth yielded by firms with distorted earnings has no difference from non-distorted earnings. The finding is addressed to the insurance companies as input. They need to prepare their business from now by increasing their performance. This finding is considered as the means of rebuilding their trust in the growth of the insurance business and providing the answer to society regarding the insurance business prospect in the future.
Collusion Fraud Risk Mitigation with Integration of Data Analytics in E-Tendering
Authors: Kamal Mustofa
Published: July 2023

There are already mandates and recommendations for detecting indications of tender collusion, but the risk of collusion in e-tendering has not been handled properly. Meanwhile, data analytics competency has become a prerequisite for successful digital transformation. This study aims to reveal the projection of data analytics integration in controlling collusion risk in e-tendering. This study uses a quantitative research method. The object of this study includes data on the risk of tender collusion and the KPPU’s Decisions for 2021 and 2022. The results of this study reveal that the average similarity of bids is 0.5308, a parameter indicating the risk of collusion in tenders. Existing controls have not been effective in dealing with this risk. Control development can be designed by referring to KPPU regulations and recommendations to LKPP. Maximum control standards can be applied by developing preventive controls in the form of data analytics competence training for the Selection Committee so that they are able to detect indications of collusion in tenders. In addition, data analytics tools need to be integrated into e-tendering in the Electronic Procurement System (SPSE).
Disclosing the Potential for Fraud in the Flow of Funds at “Dana” Cooperative
Authors: Hapsari Aprina Nugrahesthy Sulistya , Utami Intiyas , Kean Yohanes Yakobus Werang , Theotama Gracella
Published: July 2023

Apart from being a pillar of national economic development, cooperatives also play a role in improving the welfare of their members. The whole process of managing cooperatives must be based on the principles of good organizational governance. However, the good role of cooperatives in supporting the national economy has not been realized properly. Cases of fraud still often occur in the process of managing cooperative funds which have an impact on the sustainability of cooperatives and stakeholders. In every case of fraud there must be motives behind it. This study aims to identify the potential for fraud and its motives at “Dana” Cooperative in X Village, Y Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method. The data used in this study are primary data, obtained through Focus Group Discussions (FGD) and interviews, and secondary data from supporting documents. The results of this study indicate that there is a potential for fraud in managing funds at “Dana” Cooperative in the form of asset misappropriation. The funds managed by the cooperative are funds obtained from funding program for the independent villages launched by the provincial government. Fraud motives include pressure, opportunity, and rationalization.
LA RISA: ALEGRÍA, DESESTRÉS Y BIENESTAR
Authors: Fernández Poncela Anna María
Published: July 2023

Este texto representa un acercamiento y revisión de semejanzas y diferencias en la percepción de la risa, según el género. Para ello se realizó una encuesta con 458 jóvenes universitarios de la Ciudad de México, en el año 2018. El tema es la risa en la vida, sus definiciones, apreciaciones generales, concreciones particulares, percepciones, experiencias y valoraciones, y sobre todo en relación con sensaciones, emociones y necesidades. Los resultados indican que la risa es una emoción de alegría para las mujeres y representa una sensación de satisfacción para los hombres, aunque en otras cuestiones, las apreciaciones acerca de la risa son similares. Además, se considera su importante papel en el proceso educativo, por ambos géneros.
DESEMPEÑO VERBAL Y MOTRIZ EN NIÑOS ENTRE 4 Y 7 AÑOS PERTENECIENTES A ENTORNOS VULNERABLES
Authors: Hernández Silvera Dides Ilian , Aguilar Rivera María del Carmen
Published: July 2023

El presente trabajo de campo tuvo como objetivo describir y analizar el desempeño verbal con conductas motrices o patrones motrices ineficaces, a un grupo de niños concurrentes a escuelas de riesgo pedagógico, de la zona sur de la provincia de Buenos Aires, con la finalidad posterior de proponer programas de estimulación cognitiva y afianzamiento motriz. El diseño fue descriptivo, correlacional y transversal. La selección de la muestra fue intencional, no probabilística, estuvo compuesta por 507 niños, entre 4 y 7 años de edad, provenientes de cuatro escuelas públicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, de los niveles Inicial y Primario. Se estudió el nivel intelectual, los tipos de marcha y los logros obtenidos, según la edad y el sexo. Los resultados mostraron que el grado de dificultad en las pruebas de salto y equilibrio superó el 50%, siendo de un 79% a la edad de 7 años. Existiendo también a esta edad, primacía de la torpeza motora. En general, el nivel intelectual detectado fue de fronterizo y normal lento, y pocos los logros lingüísticos esperables para la edad. En resumen, existiría relación entre torpeza motora, desarrollo motriz y nivel intelectual Los resultados obtenidos imponen la puesta en práctica de programas de estimulación cognitiva y motriz.
APROXIMACIONES AL FENÓMENO DE FRACASO ESCOLAR EN LOS JÓVENES DE 11 A 18 AÑOS EN ZONAS RURALES; UNA REVISIÓN SISTEMÁTICA (2012-2022)
Authors: Chavira Garnica Cessna Alejandra , Pinto Sosa Jesús Enrique
Published: July 2023

Este estudio presenta una revisión sistemática, del año 2012 al 2022, con el objetivo de analizar, a nivel internacional, el fenómeno del fracaso escolar en jóvenes de 11 a 18 años, que viven y estudian en zonas rurales. La investigación inició con 140 artículos relevantes en el campo; los resultados evidencian los múltiples factores que se vinculan con dicho fenómeno. Destacan los factores personales, familiares, comunitarios, y los relacionados con la infraestructura y los recursos materiales de los centros educativos; de igual manera, se presentan conceptos y definiciones que los estudios emplean para nombrar el complejo fenómeno de fracaso escolar, lo que contribuye a una mejor comprensión del fenómeno en su conjunto. A pesar de los avances logrados en el campo de investigación, este estudio también evidencia la falta de comprensión general sobre la pluriculturalidad en la comunidad escolar de zonas rurales; es por esto que se requiere una mayor investigación de corte cualitativo respecto del tema.
LA MEJORA DE LA COMPETENCIA COMUNICATIVA DOCENTE MEDIANTE PROPUESTAS DRAMÁTICAS TEATRALES: UN ESTUDIO CUALITATIVO
Authors: Iglesias Martínez Marcos Jesús , Camús Ferri María del Mar , Lozano Cabezas Inés
Published: July 2023

La comunicación didáctica es un elemento clave en la gestión de los procesos educativos y pedagógicos acontecidos en el salón de clases. Permite organizar ambientes de aprendizaje efectivos y eficaces en el aula, y propiciar entornos de intercambio comunicativo con el alumnado que generan interés, pensamiento y emoción por la educación. En las etapas educativas relacionadas con la infancia, es especialmente relevante para orientar la construcción de saberes, y la adquisición de habilidades y capacidades. Sin embargo, todavía se promueve solo sutilmente en los espacios universitarios; los intentos de formación en competencia comunicativa docente se reducen, en general, a la práctica de presentaciones orales, alejadas de la realidad comunicativa escolar. La pedagogía teatral multisensorial es otra forma de aprender a comunicar en el aula. El objetivo principal de esta investigación es analizar el desarrollo desituaciones de aprendizaje fundamentadas en la pedagogía teatral, como estrategia docente que mejora la comunicación didáctica en los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje, desde las narrativas de los maestros. Los resultados indican que se trata de una herramienta pedagógica valiosa para el desarrollo de las habilidades comunicativas y pedagógicas en los docentes en general, y para quienes se están formando, en particular.
LA EDUCACIÓN EN VALORES DE LOS ESCOLARES PARAGUAYOS: CLAVE PARA LOS DESAFÍOS DEL PAÍS
Authors: Servín Yeni Alicia , Aznárez Sanado Maite , Arbués Radigales Elena
Published: July 2023

Los efectos de la crisis sanitaria han sido profundos en Latinoamérica, concretamente en Paraguay, donde diversos retos sociales invitan a impulsar una adecuada acción educativa. En nuestra investigación, consideramos la importancia de proporcionar una educación moral a la altura de los retos actuales del país. Para ello hemos realizado un trabajo de campo con alumnos del 7° grado de la Educación Escolar Básica, con el objetivo de explorar sus conocimientos y disposiciones hacia la práctica de determinados valores. Este estudio se fundamenta en un planteamiento metodológico evaluativo y sigue las fases del método hipotético-deductivo-experimental. Entre los resultados obtenidos, destacamos que los estudiantes perciben que el valor que más aprenden en el entorno familiar es el respeto, en la escuela la responsabilidad y entre sus iguales la solidaridad. El porcentaje de alumnos que tienen un concepto correcto de los valores evaluados oscila entre el 56%-88%. Abordamos finalmente las estrategias pedagógicas y organizativas que pueden contribuir a alcanzar los objetivos de la educación moral.
LA GESTIÓN COMO PROCESO DE MEJORA DE LA CONVIVENCIA ESCOLAR. EXPERIENCIA DE UN CENTRO EDUCATIVO EN LA NUEVA REGIÓN DE ÑUBLE EN CHILE
Authors: Cisternas Muñoz Rodrigo
Published: July 2023

La presente investigación describe, de manera intensiva y rigurosa, cómo se realizan los procesos de gestión de la convivencia en el centro educativo Instituto Santa María, de la ciudad de San Carlos, en Chile. Se ha planteado un enfoque metodológico mixto de investigación, utilizando un diseño de estatus equivalente de tipo paralelo/simultáneo. Las técnicas de obtención de información utilizadas fueron cuestionarios validados, aplicados a estudiantes, profesores y familias, entrevistas a equipo directivo, autoridades provinciales de educación y grupos de discusión con estudiantes y profesores. Se concluye que el principal gestor de la convivencia es el profesor; se identifica la falta de un programa de convivencia que permita desarrollarla de manera transversal en el centro, ya que no existen procesos formativos estructurados, no existen actividades preventivas y prevalecen las acciones reactivas cuando se presentan dificultades y conflictos que alteran la convivencia.
Association between Statins Types with Incidence of Liver Cancer:
An Updated Meta-analysis
Authors: Zhang Xingfen , Lou Dandi , Fu Rongrong , Wu Feng , Zheng Dingcheng , Ma Xueqiang
Published: July 2023

Background:

Previous studies have found a potential role for statins in liver
cancer prevention.

Objective:

This study aimed to explore the effect of different types of statins on the incidence
of liver cancer.

Methods:

Relevant articles were systematically retrieved from PubMed, EBSCO, Web of
Science, and Cochrane Library databases from inception until July 2022 to explore the relationship
between lipophilic statins or hydrophilic statins exposure and the incidence of
liver cancer. The main outcome was the incidence of liver cancer.

Results:

Eleven articles were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled results showed a
reduced incidence of liver cancer in patients exposed to lipophilic statins (OR=0.54, p <
0.001) and hydrophilic statins (OR=0.56, p < 0.001) compared with the non-exposed cohort.
Subgroup analysis showed that both exposures to lipophilic (Eastern countries:
OR=0.51, p < 0.001; Western countries: OR=0.59, p < 0.001) and hydrophilic (Eastern
countries: OR=0.51, p < 0.001; Western countries: OR=0.66, p=0.019) statins reduced
the incidence of liver cancer in Eastern and Western countries, and the reduction was
most significant in Eastern countries. Moreover, atorvastatin (OR=0.55, p < 0.001), simvastatin
(OR=0.59, p < 0.001), lovastatin (OR=0.51, p < 0.001), pitavastatin (OR=0.36,
p=0.008) and rosuvastatin (OR=0.60, p=0.027) could effectively reduce the incidence of
liver cancer, unlike fluvastatin, cerivastatin and pravastatin.

Conclusion:

Both lipophilic and hydrophilic statins contribute to the prevention of liver
cancer. Moreover, the efficacy was influenced by the region and the specific type of
statins used.
Shikonin Causes Non-apoptotic Cell Death in B16F10 Melanoma
Authors: Ahmad Haleema , Crotts Megan S. , Jacobs Jena C. , Baer Robert W. , Cox James L.
Published: July 2023

Background:

Melanoma treatment is highly resistant to current chemotherapeutic agents. Due to its resistance
towards apoptotic cell death, non-apoptotic cell death pathways are sought after.

Objective:

We investigated a Chinese herbal medicine, shikonin, and its effect on B16F10 melanoma cells in vitro.

Methods:

Cell growth of B16F10 melanoma cells treated with shikonin was analyzed using an MTT assay. Shikonin
was combined with necrostatin, an inhibitor of necroptosis; caspase inhibitor; 3-methyladenine, an inhibitor of autophagy;
or N-acetyl cysteine, an inhibitor of reactive oxygen species. Flow cytometry was used to assess types of cell
death resulting from treatment with shikonin. Cell proliferation was also analyzed utilizing a BrdU labeling assay.
Monodansylcadaverine staining was performed on live cells to gauge levels of autophagy. Western blot analysis was
conducted to identify specific protein markers of necroptosis including CHOP, RIP1, and pRIP1. MitoTracker staining
was utilized to identify differences in mitochondrial density in cells treated with shikonin.

Results:

Analysis of MTT assays revealed a large decrease in cellular growth with increasing shikonin concentrations.
The MTT assays with necrostatin, 3-methyladenine, and N-acetyl cysteine involvement, suggested that necroptosis,
autophagy, and reactive oxygen species are a part of shikonin’s mechanism of action. Cellular proliferation with shikonin
treatment was also decreased. Western blotting confirmed that shikonin-treated melanoma cells increase levels
of stress-related proteins, e.g., CHOP, RIP, pRIP.

Conclusion:

Our findings suggest that mainly necroptosis is induced by the shikonin treatment of B16F10 melanoma
cells. Induction of ROS production and autophagy are also involved.
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) and gel-polymer solar cells
Authors: Bakhramov Bahodir , Tokhirjonova Muattar
Published: July 2023

This research focuses on the study of semiconductor-based solar cells utilizing titanium dioxide (TiO2) and gel-polymer electrolytes. The technology for preparing the electrolytes used in these solar cells has been developed, encompassing both liquid and gel polymer electrolyte compositions. The electrochemical impedance method is employed to determine important parameters such as diffusion coefficient, mobility, and charge carrier concentration in both liquid and gel-polymer electrolytes. Experimental results are compared with theoretical calculations utilizing the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy graph. Moreover, the photon-to-current conversion efficiency of the semiconductor-based solar cells is determined using the Incident Photon to Current Conversion Efficiency (IPCE) method, covering a wavelength range of 300 nm to 900 nm.
Business model with the application of social networks in rural Msmes of the Chone Canton, the year 2022
Authors: Avila-Rosales Francisca Margarita , Zambrano-Alcivar Katty Gisella , Mendoza-Garcia Karen Alejandra , Mendoza-Cedeño Henry Fabricio
Published: July 2023

The objective of the research was to implement a business model, using social networks as a tool for the development of the Virgen de Guadalupe spa, whose problem focuses on developing a business model applying social networks in the Virgen de Guadalupe spa. The study refers to the fact that today business models in social networks are focused on making users spend as much time as possible on the screen, which is why one of the ideas raised in the research is to establish multiple tools that allow development, through the application of digital marketing within the spa. The applied methodology has a qualitative approach, being of a field type due to its variables, documentary and bibliographical consultation for its understanding and justification, the methods used are inductive-deductive and analytical. The results can be evidenced through the market study of the "La Virgen de Guadalupe" spa, where an analysis was carried out through internal and external methods, the five forces of Porter, the tourist attraction, weaknesses, and strengths.
Ecos de memória A escrita do como forma de denúncia em Estátua de sal de Maria Ondina Braga
Authors: d'Alte Pedro
Published: July 2023

Maria Ondina Braga (1922-2003), a Portuguese itinerant and contemporary writer, frequently calls upon the themes of travel and otherness for her literary aesthetics. Alongside these thematic lines, the work under study, Estátua de Sal (1983), constitutes a novelized autobiography where Ondina Braga's biographical experience is fictionalized, literalized and, above all, self-analyzed. This article, focusing exclusively on the aforementioned work, intends the following: (i) to review aspects of literary theory by framing, on the one hand, specificities of the writing of the I in Maria Ondina Braga and, on the other hand, by generically presenting the work; (ii) then, two main objectives. The first is to problematize the architecture of memory, or to put it differently, the way memory is structured in the space of narration and shared with the reader; the second aspect is related to the achievement of a first analysis of the selected textual excerpts; in a third moment, the exercise explores the revisitation and the sharing of the inner world of the character in the light of a line of reading that understands writing as a space of denunciation and criticism of social and cultural vectors.
City Branding of Kendal: Regional Imaging Strategy Through Logo and Tagline
Authors: Ismiati Dwi , Rachman Anung
Published: July 2023

This study aims to find and describe the image of the area displayed through the visual elements contained in the Kendal reliable logo. City branding is one of the phenomena of the 21st century, which is a strategic effort for regions to increase competitiveness in global competition. Several cities or regencies in Indonesia have strong branding because they are made to follow the identity of the city that is formed. This study uses a qualitative method with logo and tagline theory to reveal the image displayed through its visual elements. Based on the observations and reviews of the logo and the tagline of the Kendal Handal logo, it was found that the elements of a good logo have been completed in Kendal City branding. Let's look back at the history of the Kendal tree, which is the origin of the name Kendal. The symbols in each of its elements contain the meaning of local wisdom, including geography, history, and culture. The regional image displayed from the logo's shape is not something static, and it will, of course, change according to its conditions. The Kendal Handal logo is part of the existing dynamics and represents the geographical, historical, and cultural conditions of each era.
Predictive soil-crop suitability pattern extraction using machine learning algorithms
Authors: Soberano Kristine T. , Pisueña Jeffric S. , Tee Shara Mae R. , Arroyo Jan Carlo T. , Delima Allemar Jhone P.
Published: July 2023

Machine learning has experienced notable advancements in recent times. Furthermore, this field facilitates the automation of human evaluation and processing, leading to a reduced demand for manual labor. This research paper employs data mining techniques and Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) to conduct an evaluation and classification of various algorithms for pattern extraction and soil suitability prediction. The study utilizes experimental data, data transformation, and pattern extraction techniques on diverse soil samples obtained from different regions of Negros Occidental, Philippines. Specifically, the Naive Bayes, Deep Learning, Decision Tree, and Random Forest algorithms are selected for the classification and prediction of soil suitability based on the available datasets. The assessment of soil-crop suitability is based on data sourced from the Philippine Rice Research Institute, considering 14 parameters including inherent fertility, soil pH, organic matter, phosphorus, potassium, nutrient retention (CEC), base saturation, salinity hazard, water retention, drainage, permeability, stoniness, root depth, and erosion. The findings indicate that the Random Forest algorithm achieved the highest accuracy rate at 94.6% and the lowest classification error rate at 5.4%, suggesting a high level of confidence in the model's predictions. The model's predictions reveal that most soil samples in the area are only marginally suitable for banana, maize, and papaya crops. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that the majority of soil samples have a low fertility rating, which significantly impacts crop suitability. The information obtained from this study can serve as a basis for local farmers to develop improved soil management programs aimed at ensuring more productive soil. Simultaneously, it can contribute to active soil protection initiatives addressing issues such as acidity and salinity in Negros Occidental, Philippines.
Estimation of Immunological and Physiological Parameters in Diabetic Patients with COVID-19
Authors: Fadhil Okab Hayder , Khazaal Yassir Hussam , Mohammed Majed Marwa
Published: July 2023

The covid-19 pandemic affects the world. It has spread to more than 200 countries and threatens the lives of millions. Diabetes affects people all over the world, especially in developing countries. Nowadays, diabetes and COVID-19 are major global health concerns. Evidence regarding the impact of diabetes and COVID-19 is limited in the literature. It is unclear whether or not people with diabetes have an increased tendency toward COVID-19. However, risk factors lead to higher mortality rates among patients with diabetes and COVID-19. The physiological and immunological parameters involved in the current study included high sensitivity to CRP (Hs-CRP), fasting blood sugar (FBS), insulin, Homo IR, and interleukin-10 (IL-10). A spectrophotometer analyzed FBS, while ELISA performed other parameters. The results showed a significant increase in all immunological and physiological parameters of patients compared with the control group in both categories of total comparison and sex comparison. In the same way, the results recorded a significant increase in all parameters of patients whose condition is critically compared with severe conditions, except Hs-CRP did not record significant differences; on the other hand, the study did not show significant differences in patients according to age groups. The current study showed a positive relationship between insulin and homo IR; between insulin and interleukin-10, the concentration of FBS and IL-10 increases with disease severity.

Keywords: Covid-19, Diabetic, IL-10, Hs-CRP, Insulin, Homo-IR.
Identifying the Question Similarity of Regulatory Documents in the Pharmaceutical Industry by Using the Recognizing Question Entailment System: Evaluation Study
Authors: Saraswat Nidhi , Li Chuqin , Jiang Min
Published: July 2023

Background

The regulatory affairs (RA) division in a pharmaceutical establishment is the point of contact between regulatory authorities and pharmaceutical companies. They are delegated the crucial and strenuous task of extracting and summarizing relevant information in the most meticulous manner from various search systems. An artificial intelligence (AI)–based intelligent search system that can significantly bring down the manual efforts in the existing processes of the RA department while maintaining and improving the quality of final outcomes is desirable. We proposed a “frequently asked questions” component and its utility in an AI-based intelligent search system in this paper. The scenario is further complicated by the lack of publicly available relevant data sets in the RA domain to train the machine learning models that can facilitate cognitive search systems for regulatory authorities.

Objective

In this study, we aimed to use AI-based intelligent computational models to automatically recognize semantically similar question pairs in the RA domain and evaluate the Recognizing Question Entailment–based system.

Methods

We used transfer learning techniques and experimented with transformer-based models pretrained on corpora collected from different resources, such as Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT), Clinical BERT, BioBERT, and BlueBERT. We used a manually labeled data set that contained 150 question pairs in the pharmaceutical regulatory domain to evaluate the performance of our model.

Results

The Clinical BERT model performed better than other domain-specific BERT-based models in identifying question similarity from the RA domain. The BERT model had the best ability to learn domain-specific knowledge with transfer learning, which reached the best performance when fine-tuned with sufficient clinical domain question pairs. The top-performing model achieved an accuracy of 90.66% on the test set.

Conclusions

This study demonstrates the possibility of using pretrained language models to recognize question similarity in the pharmaceutical regulatory domain. Transformer-based models that are pretrained on clinical notes perform better than models pretrained on biomedical text in recognizing the question’s semantic similarity in this domain. We also discuss the challenges of using data augmentation techniques to address the lack of relevant data in this domain. The results of our experiment indicated that increasing the number of training samples using back translation and entity replacement did not enhance the model’s performance. This lack of improvement may be attributed to the intricate and specialized nature of texts in the regulatory domain. Our work provides the foundation for further studies that apply state-of-the-art linguistic models to regulatory documents in the pharmaceutical industry.
Machine Learning for the Prediction of Procedural Case Durations Developed Using a Large Multicenter Database: Algorithm Development and Validation Study
Authors: Kendale Samir , Bishara Andrew , Burns Michael , Solomon Stuart , Corriere Matthew , Mathis Michael
Published: July 2023

Background

Accurate projections of procedural case durations are complex but critical to the planning of perioperative staffing, operating room resources, and patient communication. Nonlinear prediction models using machine learning methods may provide opportunities for hospitals to improve upon current estimates of procedure duration.

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine whether a machine learning algorithm scalable across multiple centers could make estimations of case duration within a tolerance limit because there are substantial resources required for operating room functioning that relate to case duration.

Methods

Deep learning, gradient boosting, and ensemble machine learning models were generated using perioperative data available at 3 distinct time points: the time of scheduling, the time of patient arrival to the operating or procedure room (primary model), and the time of surgical incision or procedure start. The primary outcome was procedure duration, defined by the time between the arrival and the departure of the patient from the procedure room. Model performance was assessed by mean absolute error (MAE), the proportion of predictions falling within 20% of the actual duration, and other standard metrics. Performance was compared with a baseline method of historical means within a linear regression model. Model features driving predictions were assessed using Shapley additive explanations values and permutation feature importance.

Results

A total of 1,177,893 procedures from 13 academic and private hospitals between 2016 and 2019 were used. Across all procedures, the median procedure duration was 94 (IQR 50-167) minutes. In estimating the procedure duration, the gradient boosting machine was the best-performing model, demonstrating an MAE of 34 (SD 47) minutes, with 46% of the predictions falling within 20% of the actual duration in the test data set. This represented a statistically and clinically significant improvement in predictions compared with a baseline linear regression model (MAE 43 min; P<.001; 39% of the predictions falling within 20% of the actual duration). The most important features in model training were historical procedure duration by surgeon, the word “free” within the procedure text, and the time of day.

Conclusions

Nonlinear models using machine learning techniques may be used to generate high-performing, automatable, explainable, and scalable prediction models for procedure duration.
Indonesian Language Diplomacy in the United States of America Through the Bahasa Indonesia Bagi Penutur Asing (BIPA) Program
Authors: Audrey Josephine , Sari Deasy Silvya , Mubarak Kiagus Zaenal
Published: July 2023

Indonesian language (bahasa Indonesia) can be a soft power in promoting Indonesia in the international arena. The government through the Language Development and Development Agency took the initiative to facilitate foreign speakers to learn Indonesian through the BIPA program. The purpose of this study is to find out how Indonesian language diplomacy is in the United States through the Indonesian Language for Foreign Speakers or Bahasa Indonesia bagi Penutur Asing (BIPA) program. This study uses the concept of Cultural Diplomacy. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative research method. Data collection techniques were carried out by means of literature studies and interviews with BIPA Coordinators, BIPA teachers and students in the United States. The results of this study showed that cultural and Indonesian language diplomacy carried out through the BIPA program in the United States has been running since 2017 until today, where since the Covid-19 pandemic until now learning has been carried out online. The process of delivering materials is carried out by BIPA teaching staff who have been selected through various stages of selection. To find out how the results of BIPA learning in the United States, students must display their Indonesian language skills through a virtual Indonesian language showcase.
Violence and Brutality in Chronicle Of A Death Foretold
Authors: Prasher Ishita
Published: July 2023

Acts of violence in any society are predominantly seen as disruptions in the ordinary ebb of everyday existence- as deviations from the norm. This essay, however, argues that violence often emanates from the structures of society and it is only through the alteration of these structures that we can truly and effectively counter the various violences and brutalities we see around us. To this end, this paper shall look at Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s 1981 novella Chronicle of a Death Foretold to delineate on Marquez’s attempt to show violence and brutality as intrinsic elements of Columbian society. Marquez shows how violence has been internalised and institutionalised in the novella’s town by highlighting the fault lines of the novella’s society which is deeply entrenched in brutality, patriarchal codes of machismo and honour and a cult of violence. The essay also looks at the tragic dramatic mode called pundonor which is central to understanding the vitiated codes of honour germane to the Columbian national psyche. The article ultimately concludes by looking at how in the overwhelming existence of violence and brutality, relations of and sustenance provide by love are splintered.
Sustainable Building and Its Comparative Analysis with Conventional Building
Authors: Warang Vinay , Patil Dr. Yashvant , A Prof. Lavanya B.
Published: July 2023

Abstract: Sustainability concept which can be defined as "meeting the needs and expectations of the present without compromising future generations to meet their own needs and expectations" [1]. Buildings have a significant environmental impact, consuming roughly 40% of natural resources extracted in developed countries, nearly 70% of electricity and 12% of potable water, and producing between 45% and 65% of waste disposed of in our landfills. Furthermore, they are responsible for a massive amount of harmful emissions, accounting for 30% of greenhouse gas emissions directly caused by their operation and another 18% indirectly caused by material exploitation and transportation. Given the building industry's significant influence, the sustainable building approach has a high potential to contribute significantly to sustainable development. The goal of sustainable building construction is to reduce environmental load, connect with the environment, and improve occupant health. In this paper a comparison is carried out between a conventional building and a sustainable building based on various parameters and cost estimation. The paper concludes by justifying the reason of the cost difference between the two buildings. It is expected that the outcome of this paper will be useful to someone who wants to understand about the cost difference between a conventional and sustainable building construction.
Enhancing The Socio-Cultural Aspects of Pilgrim Town: Case of Nashik
Authors: Shewale Ar. Triveni , Agrawal Prof. Ar. Ankita , Bhatia Prof. Ar. Kuldeep K
Published: July 2023

bstract: “This research paper aims to explore strategies for enhancing the socio-cultural aspect of Nashik city as a pilgrim town. Also focuses on enhancing the experience of religious tourist coming to the city core for performing various religious activities and visiting temples on Godavari ghat. However, the city faces several challenges in terms of its socio-cultural aspect, which can affect the religious tourism experience of visitors. The research findings suggest that enhancing the socio-cultural aspect of Nashik requires a comprehensive strategy that includes preserving cultural heritage, promoting local products, and involving local communities in tourism development also, experience can be enhanced by improving the infrastructure of the public places as public place plays vital role in terms of user experience. The findings from this research will contribute to the development and preservation of Nashik's socio-cultural fabric, ensuring its sustainable growth as a pilgrim town