bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation de la productivité des bananiers au deuxième cycle cultural, installés en couloir des légumineuses arborescentes au Plateau des Batéké (Kinshasa, RD Congo).
Authors:   Département de Phytotechnie, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université de Kinshasa, BP. 117 Kinshasa XI, République Démocratique du Congo, Bangata Bitha Nyi Mbunzu Jean Christian
Published: August 2023

Dans le contexte de changement climatique, le système sylvobananier est une réponse favorable d’une part aux problèmes de l’intensification de la production de bananes, à la préservation des forêts, surtout dans les régions où la déforestation est accrue d’autre part. L’objectif de cette étude était d’améliorer la production de bananiers au plateau des Batéké. Cinq cultivars de bananiers ont été intégrés en culture intercalaire avec quatre légumineuses forestières arborescentes âgées de deux ans. Après la récolte du premier cycle, les pieds reproducteurs ont été remplacés par les rejets successeurs. Les analyses multivariées, particulièrement, l’analyse en composantes principale (ACP), a permis de démontrer la corrélation existante entre les associations bananiers-légumineuses arborescentes et les caractéristiques des rejets successeurs des cultivars de bananiers évaluées. Au regard des résultats obtenus, il est à noter que les associations formées avec les légumineuses arborescentes Pterocarpus indicus Wild, Milletia laurentii et Inga edulis Mart se sont révélées les plus performantes au deuxième cycle cultural de bananier, il s’agit respectivement des associations : Nsikumuna avec Pterocarpus indicus Wild ; suivi de Nsikumuna avec Milletia laurentii et de Gros Michel avec Pterocarpus indicus Wild. Ces combinaisons peuvent être recommandées aux producteurs afin de rentabiliser et de pérenniser la production de bananes dans le plateau de Batéké. Cependant, la contreperformance a plus été observée sur les associations formées avec l’espèce Acacia auriculiformus Benth.
The Role of Social Interaction in Developing Mosque Activities
Authors: Maidin Andi Muh Rusdi , Rajamemang  , Putera Wahyudi , Baharuddin H. A. , Qalsum Andi Tenri Ulmi , Saripuddin
Published: August 2023

This research focuses on mosques that are expected to provide benefits not only for worshipers but for the surrounding community. The centers of activities include worship centers, education centers, development and research centers, worship and da'wah centers, and socio-economic centers. The forms of interaction in the research results are forms of cooperation and competition. The research used is descriptive qualitative. The method used is interview. The descriptive qualitative stages used are data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing.
The Driving Forces for the Involvement of Higher Learning Institution’s Students in Cybercrime Acts. A Case of Selected Higher Learning Institutions in Tanzania
Authors: Ntembo Faraj Nyuda , Casmir Respickius
Published: August 2023

This study investigates the extent and driving forces of cybercrime acts among students in higher learning institutions. The research digs into common cybercrime involvement and explores potential motives driving students' engagement in such illicit activities. A mixed-methods approach was adopted, involving online surveys and interviews with 308 samples size from a population of 1500 participants from selected higher learning institutions in Tanzania. Institutions involved in this study included Collage of Business Education (CBE), Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), Institute of Finance Management (IFM) and Tanzania Institute of Accountancy (TIA). The findings revealed that digital piracy, hacking, computer viruses, spam mailing, computer-related forgery, and cyberbullying were prevalent forms of cybercrime among the participants. Significant associations were identified between cybercrime involvement and factors such as social-economic status, technological changes, peer influence, lack of awareness of cybercrime, individual traits, and internet usage contributing to students' involvement in cybercrime. In light of these findings, the study recommends implementing comprehensive educational programs, strengthening institutional cybersecurity, promoting positive peer influence, enhancing collaboration with law enforcement, and integrating ethical training into the curriculum. These efforts will foster a safe and responsible digital environment within higher learning institutions, protecting students from cybercrime risks and promoting ethical digital citizenship.
Determinants of Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Disease Diagnosis for Improving Health Sector Services in Tanzania: A Case of Muhimbili National Hospitals
Authors: Omary Amri Ahmada
Published: August 2023

The study was conducted at Muhimbili national Hospitals to assess the use of Artificial Intelligence in Disease Diagnosis for Improving Health Sector Services in Tanzania. Specifically, the study was interested to assess factors affecting AI adoption in public hospital, examine health workers perception on AI adoption in public hospital and find out effectiveness of AI adoption in proper diagnostic of diseases for improving patient health in public hospitals. The study guided by Technology Acceptance Model. It employed quantitative research approach and survey research design. A sample size of 47 respondents was used where questionnaire were used in data collection. The study revealed that artificial intelligence was useful in diseases diagnosis as it provides accurate information pertaining to patient health; it is quicker in diseases diagnosis and quicker in predicting and diagnosis of patient health. The findings also posited that artificial intelligence is effective in monitoring heart attack and asthma in real time, AI is effective in managing health services, AI is also effective in improving diagnostic and patient. The study recommends the government to provide health workers with training regularly on how to use AI in diseases diagnosis.
Self-Proficiency of Essential Technology Skills of Undergraduate Students at a Coastal University in Ghana
Authors: Akaadom Bernard Wiafe , Obibi Magdaline
Published: August 2023

One of the numerous challenges facing education today is that of preparing students and staff for globalization and the information and communication revolution. Policymakers, educationists, non-governmental organizations, academics, and ordinary citizens are increasingly concerned with the necessity to make their societies competitive in the evolving information economy. Globalization and advancements in technology have led to an increased utilization of ICTs in all sectors, and education is no exception. Uses of ICTs in education are widespread and are repeatedly growing worldwide. Thus, this study investigated undergraduate students’ self-proficiency of essential technology skills in the University of Cape Coast, Ghana on the use of technology for various educational purposes. The study adopted the descriptive survey design using 318 randomly selected respondents from three different programmes in the university. The quantitative data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study found that students possessed technical abilities needed to perform some specific tasks such as changing the default settings of tech tools to meet specific needs and also make configurations to connect computers to a network. However, respondents were unable to perform advanced formatting functions such as customized tabs, insert page breaks, query databases and sort the results, and using styles as well as unable to create and manage classroom webpages.
Perception and Challenges of Students Towards the Learning of Agricultural Science at Public Senior High Schools in Berekum East Municipal
Authors: Afriyie Joseph Yaw , Asoma Collins , Bingan George Sulo , Obeng Wisdom Korang , Osei Bismark
Published: August 2023

The purpose of the study was to determine the perception and challenges of public Senior High School students towards the learning of Agriculture in Berekum East Municipal of the Bono Region of Ghana. The study employed a quantitative approach and descriptive survey was the design. A sample size of one-hundred and thirty-seven (137) students were used. The respondents were selected through a simple random technique. A questionnaire was used to obtain information from the participants. The analyses of data were done using descriptive statistics. It was revealed that, most students perceive Agriculture as a difficult course of study and therefore do not want to study it at the senior high school level. Students also perceive that most Agricultural departments are not well resourced making the study of the course unrealistic. The students further perceive that there are limited career opportunities in studying Agriculture. The study also reached that there are numerous challenges faced by Agricultural departments such as lack of resource/research centres, lack of practice fields, inadequate teachers, and unavailability of teaching and learning materials. The conclusions drawn from the study were that, the perceptions of students towards the study of Agriculture was due to misinformation, lack of guidance and counselling and several perceived challenges of studying Agriculture. The study therefore recommended that, guidance and counselling units should be enforced in Senior high schools to offer career counselling and also, Agricultural departments in senior high schools should be well resourced and schools offering Agricultural science should have school farms or gardens for practical work.
Assessment of the Effectiveness of Risk Management Practices in the Performance of IT Projects
Authors: Makambajeki Ruth Peter , Mjema Emanuel A.
Published: August 2023

This study assessed the effectiveness of risk management practices in the performance of IT projects. This study was guided by Project Management Theory. The study employed a mixed research approach, a mixed research approach and descriptive research design. The study was conducted at the Tanzania Revenues Authority Head Office in Dar es Salaam, the targeted population of this study is 200 and the sample size was 133 obtained suing simple random sampling techniques and purposive sampling techniques. in this study data was analysed using quantitative and qualitative techniques. The findings show that management practices are very essential in the implementation of the IT projects. It was also shown that effective project implementation depends much on the effective risk management practice because it is through them that risk can be mitigated for the sustainability of the IT projects. moreover, the results obtained through correlation analysis shows that Risk Assessment Practices (RAP) correlated (r (125)> .568, P< .000), Risk Response Practices (RRP) correlated (r (125)> 452, P < .000), Risk Response Practice (RRP) and the performance of IT Projects (PIP). Lastly Monitoring and Control Process (MCP) had a correlation of (r (125)> 652, P < .000. The results of this study concluded that there is a positive and significance relationship between risk management practices and the performance of IT projects. Despite of these supportive findings this study recommended for the proactive management of project risk because IT project implementation is subject to the limitation challenges and risks, thus through proactive management of project risk a comprehensive assessment of risk and preparation of a suitable management plan can be activated. The study recommended further research be conducted on the assessment of the effectiveness of implementation approaches toward project sustainability.
Export-Related Dynamic Capabilities and Export Success: Absorptive Capacity Moderated Mediating Effect of Ambidexterity
Authors: Unal Nesibe Nur
Published: August 2023

The success of exporting SMEs depends on their distinctive export-related dynamic capabilities that enable them to survive and grow in international environment. Since these capabilities are knowledge-based, they provide a great advantage for resource-constrained SMEs even with very small investments. This study investigates these specific export-related dynamic capabilities and their effect on export performance in SMEs of an emerging economy. A survey was conducted to 427 exporting SMEs in all over Turkey to test the hypothesis concerning the relations between international orientation, export market orientation, ambidexterity, absorptive capacity and export performance. The results showed that ambidexterity is a mediator between orientations (international orientation, export market orientation) and export performance. Besides, absorptive capacity has a moderating effect on the relationship between ambidexterity and export performance.
Tips From The Blog XIII: siunitx, Helvetica and LaTeX
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

I searched several times in vain to solve this problem. After finding a solution, I thought i’d put it up here. The problem Formatting of units using siunitx in LaTeX does not match the typeface of the body text. We like to use the helvet package to get a close approximation to Helvetica in LaTeX.
Modern Cell Biology Is Computational
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

I wrote a short opinion piece for the December Newsletter for the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). The content is reproduced below, or you can read the newsletter version here on page 14 of the PDF. The theme of this year’s ASCB|EMBO Meeting is Cell Biology for the 21st Century. So what skills are essential for a cell biologist to master in the 21st century?
Color Bars
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

Here is a fun post about using colour palettes in R. It starts with a computer game… The final level… After a few years of sporadically playing Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi’s Island on the Retropie, I made it to the final level.
Blue Monday: sampling the sky
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

I have a long-running project Raspberry Pi project to make time-lapse movies of a countryside view (see previous posts). It’s been running for over two years and the results are great. The camera takes images every ten minutes and by assembling movies with different time intervals, you can see seasons change, trees growing or the sun setting and snow melting. The sky is mesmerising to watch.
A new type of bispericyclic reaction: Cyclopropanone + butadiene.
Authors: Rzepa Henry
Published: August 2023

The term bispericyclic reaction was famously coined by Caramella

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l in 2002[cite]10.1021/ja016622h[/cite] to describe the unusual features of the apparently innocuous dimerisation of cyclopentadiene. It shows features of two paths for different pericyclic reactions, comprising a 2+4 cycloaddition in the early stages, but evolving into a (degenerate) pair of [3,3] sigmatropic reactions in the latter stages.
Get Better: CV Clinic
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

Part of a series on the development of Early Career Researchers in the lab. The idea for the CV clinic came from the lab themselves. We had previously had a session on creating a research profile and a large part of that session was spent looking at CVs. We scrutinised some anonymised CVs and suggested improvements to them. From this, the idea came to put everyone’s CVs through the same treatment!
Target: monitoring a running goal in R
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

Many running races and events have been cancelled or disrupted due to the pandemic. To fill the void, I’ve been taking on Garmin’s “Challenges”. In Garmin Connect, you can accept a challenge set by Garmin (I think users can challenge each other too). Completion of these challenges gives the user points, which I’ve become somewhat obsessed with.
All My Trials: Impact of COVID-19 on rare disease clinical trials
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

The database clinicaltrials.gov is a web resource of clinical trials around the world. It has a REST API that gives access to clinical trial data. There are some resources available to interact with this resource using R, such as rclinicaltrials and ClinicalTrialsAPI. We were interested at looking clinical trials for rare diseases and particularly whether this year, COVID-19 had affected these trials.
Under The Same Name: Journal titles and band names
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

Some journals sound like they should be bands. Whereas some journal titles ARE in fact the same as band names. I wondered… how many journal titles are also band names. Let’s find out! The journals cited in PubMed could be downloaded as a text file from here. This list includes every MEDLINE journal – even defunct ones – as well as non-MEDLINE journals where content is is in PMC.
Rule of Three: advice on writing a PhD thesis
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

PhD students sometimes get the same bad advice on writing their thesis. I call this advice the Rule of Three. Typically, they get told that their thesis: Will take 3 months to writeShould have 3 results chaptersShould be 300 pages These bits of advice have one thing in common: they are all wrong. If you have been organised (see below), it should not take 3 months to write a PhD thesis.
Geometries of proton transfers: modelled using total energy or free energy?
Authors: Rzepa Henry
Published: August 2023

Proton transfers are amongst the most common of all chemical reactions.
Get Better: early career researcher development
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

How can we contribute to the development of early career researchers in a lab environment? I’m talking about how people in the lab acquire “soft skills” or “get better” in ways that are parallel to doing research. This sort of training can get overlooked in the chase for new results and the excitement of doing biomedical research. I’m testing out a strategy to develop the skills of people in the lab. It’s an experiment.
Convertible: using ffmpeg to convert audio files
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

A quick tech tip. I usually use Audacity for converting audio files and I have a few simple macros set up in there to make life easy. I had some opus music files which do not play in Apple’s Music app and therefore needed converting to MP3 format. Annoyingly, Audacity 3.1.2 on macOS does not currently import opus files, so I needed to find an alternative. The command line tool ffmpeg can be used to convert audio files.
Over and Over: Preprint revisions on bioRxiv
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

The aim of this post is to look at revisions of bioRxiv preprints. I’m interested how long preprint versions exist on bioRxiv. In other words: how long do revisions to preprints take? The data from bioRxiv is a complex dataset with many caveats as I’ll explain further down, but some interesting details do emerge. Consider this a sketch of the dataset rather than an in-depth analysis. I’ll walk you through the code.
Methods papers for MD997 – 2021 Edition
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

It is an annual event on quantixed to post the papers I have selected for MD997 Frontier Techniques and Research Skills in Biomedicine. Previous selections are grouped here. The deal is that each student picks a paper from the list and then uses it to write a “grant application” for a research project. They also present the paper to the class and finally we do a grant panel where projects are scored!
Keep A Knockin: new paper using knock-in technology
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

We have a new paper out! I am a bit late with this post, since the accepted version went online in December 2020, and the final version appeared a few weeks ago. It will shortly appear in a finished issue of the journal so I can tell myself that I am not too late yet. What’s it about? A complex of TACC3-chTOG-clathrin-GTSE1 is important for stabilising the mitotic spindle during cell division.
Cluster One II: comparing cycling performance on similar courses
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

A short follow-up post. Previously, I looked at how to reproduce a Strava feature that compares performance over similar courses. With a few modifications to the code, I was able to analyse a much larger dataset of cycling performance on similar courses. Two courses with the highest number of tracks are shown below. I cycle these courses all the time. Well, I did until the pandemic struck.
Methods papers for MD997 – 2020 edition
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

I run a Masters module called MD997. Over six weeks, students have to write a grant proposal and then assess their peers’ proposals at a mock grant panel. Each student bases their proposal on a paper. They present that paper to the class and then they write their proposal using the paper as a springboard. I refreshed my paper list this year to consist of solely papers published (or posted on bioRxiv) in 2019. The previous list is here.
Culture Move: new preprint on cell migration
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

We have a new preprint out. This is a short post to describe our findings and highlight some of the software I developed for analysing cell migration and cell shape data.
Culture Move: new paper on integrin recycling and cell migration
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

We have a new paper out! This post is to describe what our paper is about. The paper is free to read, so please take a look if you are interested.
Represent: geographical breakdown of a virtual seminar series
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

During the pandemic, many virtual seminar programmes have popped up. One series, “Motors in Quarantine“, has been very successful. It’s organised by my colleagues Anne Straube, Alex Zwetsloot and Huong Vu. Anne wanted to know if attendees of the seminar series were a fair representation of the field.
Say It Ain’t So: using Weezer album cover colours in R
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

I’m a long-term fan of Weezer. Such was the brilliance of their first two albums that I have stuck with them through thick and thin. And dear me, there has been some very thin music. Nonetheless I own every album – thirteen of them. Among them are six albums entitled “Weezer”. Weezer’s “Weezer” albums (source: Wikipedia) These records are colloquially referred to by the colour of the album.
New special issue out today: “Boots and burlap: papers in honor of Richard L. Cifelli”
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: August 2023

Today sees the publication of a special issue of  Acta Palaeontologica Polonica  in honor of my mentor, Rich Cifelli, who took me under his wing when I was in high school and advised me in my undergraduate and Master’s thesis research. Fellow Cifelli lab alums and guest editors Brian Davis and Brooke Haiar and I were fortunate to get a great set of papers from Rich’s friends and colleagues around the globe.
Crackerblocks: computing solutions for IQ Block game
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

The IQ Block game is a puzzle where the player must fit eight shapes into a square space. The challenge is to find as many ways as possible to do it. The IQ Block game The box says there are more than 40 solutions! So how many are there? I wrote a solver to crack the IQ Block game. The code is available here and a detailed description is at the end of the post. The solver found 264 solutions from 33 placements.
You Better Run: recovering from injury
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

Reading about someone else’s recovery-after-injury story can be a bit dull. At least that was my conclusion after pressing delete on my story a moment ago. Having spared you the details, the summary is: I got injured. It hurt. It took me a year to recover because I didn’t tackle the recovery properly.
Pleased To Meet Me: returning to in-person meetings
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

In-person science meetings are returning. To the introverts and the carers, the time-poor and the cash-strapped, the climate-conscious and the travel-phobic, the visa-challenged and the real-coffee appreciators, we had our chance; but in-person science meetings are returning. It’s a sad fact that during the pandemic, we failed to make virtual events work as a complete replacement for in-person meetings.
Tips From The Blog XIV: embedded file locations in an Adobe Illustrator file
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: August 2023

I was working on a figure in Adobe Illustrator today. The ai file had 32 embedded TIFF files (we tend to embed images rather than linking them for portability reasons). I wanted to change all of the images, but to do this I needed to know where the originals were.
Competencias digitales para la E-salud, en el personal médico. Una revisión bibliográfica
Authors: Mosqueira Moreno Roberto Pelayo , Oblitas Guerrero Susan Míriam , Mosqueira Moreno Jorge Luis , Heredia Llatas Flor Delicia
Published: August 2023

Las competencias digitales en el personal médico aún son deficientes, pero en franco desarrollo hacia el cambio; existen médicos con altas competencias tecnológicas, otros con bajo nivel y muchos con niveles importantes de conflicto digital. El presente artículo tuvo como obejtivo, determinar las competencias digitales (CD) para e-Salud en el personal médico; la investigación corresponde a una revisión sistemática de bibliografía donde se recopila información a través de la búsqueda de artículos en seis fuentes de datos como: Scopus, ScienceDirect, Proquest, Google académico, Elsevier y Scielo. De los 1554 artículos recopilados, se seleccionaron, según los criterios de búsqueda, 37 de ellos, en el periodo comprendido entre el 2018 al 2023. Los hallazgos refieren que las competencias digitales en médicos se encuentran en una transición sin marcha atrás, en donde la resistencia al cambio tecnológico es un sinónimo de baja eficiencia y mala adaptación a los nuevos procesos que deben ser implementados desde la enseñanza universitaria en ciencias de la salud.
Guiding Course Development: Trauma-Informed Rubrics for Asynchronous Online Learning Environments
Authors: Moses Jennifer , Bayne Hannah , Moore Robert
Published: August 2023

Trauma has a ubiquitous and deleterious impact on learning and engagement, impacting students in physiological and psychological ways and thus interfering with nearly every facet of the learning experience. Educators who are attuned to these effects can design trauma-informed courses that anticipate and attend to student needs. We contribute to the extensive research on humanizing and trauma-informed pedagogies in online spaces by focusing on instructional approaches that can be structured to enhance student safety, engagement, and learning outcomes within asynchronous learning environments. We propose two rubrics – one focusing on the instructor role and other focusing on course content – to provide guidance to instructors and course facilitators in their course development of trauma-informed content in online learning environments.
Quaternary slip rates and most recent surface rupture of the Bitterroot fault, western Montana
Authors:   Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Gavillot Y , Lonn J. , Stickney M. , Hidy A.
Published: August 2023

We present new detailed mapping using lidar with measurements of deformation and in situ age data (CRN 10Be) to constrain Pleistocene-early Holocene fault slip rates of the Bitterroot fault. Our study area is located in the Southern Bitterroot near Lake Como. Improved knowledge of the fault slip rates provides new constraints on the characterization of the late Quaternary fault history and earthquake potential. Our results support ongoing efforts to update geological parameters and improve regional deformation models used in the NSHM and USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database in the Intermountain West, as well as local earthquake hazards assessment for the Missoula-Bitterroot valleys and its infrastructures.
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Authors: Sample Joseph
Published: August 2023

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Analysis of the Effect of Sales Growth and Managerial Efficiency on the Profitability of Health Care Firm In Nigeria
Authors: Shehu Sani  , Khadija Salihu Abubakar
Published: August 2023

The study investigated the effect of sales growth, managerial efficiency and size on the profitability of healthcare firms in Nigeria by using the data of five (5) healthcare sampled firms obtained from 2007-2021 which was extracted from their annual reports and accounts. The study uses panel data regression technique for data analysis and the outcome suggests that sales growth and size variables have strong and significant effect on the profitability of the health are firms. However, managerial efficiency was found to have no significant effect on the health care firms’ profitability. The result suggests that size of firms and increased revenue will impact positively on their profitability but efficiency in management of resources in isolation has no significant impact on their profit. The study recommends that health care firm in this sector should continue to focus attention on sales growth potential and through improved revenue, and expansion of size, through assets base and efficient resource utilization.
The Impact of Internal Audit on Improving Anti-Money Laundering (Aml) and Counter Terrorist Financing (Ctf) Controls in Nigeria
Authors: Simon Ademola Akinteye  , Mathias Mokube  , Doris Ochei  , Aloysius Vutumu
Published: August 2023

This peer review conceptual paper explores the impact of internal audit on improving anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) controls in Nigeria. The study aims to examine the role of internal audit in enhancing AML/CFT controls and to identify any limitations or criticisms of internal audit in this context. The researchers conducted a search for research papers published between 2015 and 2023 on the impact of internal audit in improving and AML/CTFT suing the Google Scholar Search Engine, EBSCO Hosts, Science Direct, JStor and Emeralds. The Selection Criteria for the relevant articles are the keywords in the theme of the research. The selected journals were reviewed, analysed and synthesized. The paper concludes that internal audit plays a crucial role in improving AML/CFT controls in Nigeria and suggests that internal auditors should be more involved in the design and implementation of AML/CFT controls. The paper recommends that the internal auditor must be equipped with the in-depth knowledge of the various schemes through which criminals launder money and the evolution of the various money laundering and terrorism financing schemes and how ICT tools can be used to deter these white collar crimes. The study further recommends a stronger need for collaboration between the internal auditors and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the AML/CTF Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for information sharing on new standards and best practices to combat money laundering and counter terrorism financing
Effect Of Corporate Branding on Sales Volume of Selected Manufacturing Firms In Kano State, Nigeria
Authors: Garba Saidu Masoud Ph.D
Published: August 2023

This study examines the effect of corporate branding on sales volume of manufacturing firms in Kano state, Nigeria. The population of this study is 1168 out of which a sample size of 369 was selected as sample size and a survey research design was employed.  The study used multiple regression and the findings indicate that brand awareness significantly affect sales volume of manufacturing firms in Kano state, Nigeria. That there is a positive relationship between brand associations and sales volume of manufacturing firms in Kano state, Nigeria. That perceived quality significantly influences sales volume of manufacturing firms in Kano state, Nigeria. The study concluded that branding enable customers to distinguish between different products and services and recognize what they perceive satisfies their needs the most. The study recommended that manufacturing firms should adopt brand awareness so as to ensure that customers’ recall and recognize the brand as reflected by their ability and to identify the brand under different conditions which will promote firms’ sales volume.
PROFIL DAN PENCEGAHAN PENINGKATAN KEJADIAN STUNTING PADA BALITA DI DUSUN PRECET, DESA SUMBER SEKAR, KECAMATAN DAU, KABUPATEN MALANG
Authors: Ma’arif Burhan
Published: August 2023

Salah satu permasalahan kesehatan yang sering dialami oleh balita adalah stunting, yang ditandai dengan fisik balita yang pendek dan tidak sesuai dengan umur. Tingginya kejadian stunting dikarenakan gizi balita yang tidak terpenuhi akibat kurangnya pengetahuan ibu dalam memenuhi intake nutrisi. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini memprofilkan angka kejadian stunting di Dusun Precet, Desa Sumber Sekar, Kecamatan Dau, Kabupaten Malang, sekaligus meningkatkan pengetahuan para ibu dalam memenuhi gizi balita agar angka kejadian stunting dapat menurun. Metode yang digunakan berupa survei data balita pada pos pelayanan terpadu (Posyandu) Dusun Precet, Desa Sumber Sekar, Kecamatan Dau, Kabupaten Malang, disertai penyuluhan materi-materi terkait untuk meningkatkan pemahaman ibu dalam pencegahan stunting. Hasil dari kegiatan ini diharapkan dapat menjadi acuan dalam meningkatkan kualitas pola asuh maupun pemenuhan gizi bagi balita, sehingga angka kejadian stunting di Dusun Precet, Desa Sumber Sekar, Kecamatan Dau, Kabupaten Malang, dapat menurun.
SOSIALISASI PENGGUNAAN PROBIOTIK DALAM MEMELIHARA DAYA TAHAN TUBUH MENGHADAPI PANDEMI COVID-19 DI PAUD TERPADU KHA.WAHID HASYIM BANGIL, PASURUAN
Authors: Purbosari Ira
Published: August 2023

Covid-19 telah menginfeksi orang di seluruh dunia. Untuk mempertahankan sistem daya tahan tubuh merupakan salah satu hal yang dapat dilakukan untuk menangkal penularan virus ini. Produktivitas masyarakat di tengah pandemi Covid-19 telah digerakkan kembali untuk dapat beradaptasi yang dikenal dengan istilah New Normal. New Normal dilakukan menerapkan protokol kesehatan dengan baik yaitu memastikan masyarakat beraktivitas dengan aman serta terhindar dari virus corona. Penerapan new normal dengan protokol kesehatan tidak hanya dilakukan padaa sektor ekonomi, namun juga diberbagai sektor. Pada program pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan memberikan  edukasi kepada guru, staf sekolah dan wali murid terkait probiotik sebagai suplemen dalam kesehatan untuk daya tahan tubuh saat pandemi Covid-19 serta memberikan edukasi pengetahuan tentang cara, dosis, pemakaian probiotik. Dengan adanya program ini maka diharapkan guru-guru sebagai tenaga pendidik bisa lebih memberikan informasi terkait penggunaan probiotik di era new normal untuk meningkatkan sistem imun tubuh.
DIGITIALISASI ADMINISTRASI PENJUALAN DENGAN POINT OF SALE DI APOTEK BERKAT, BENGKAYANG, KALIMANTAN BARAT
Authors: Nurcahyo Azriel christian
Published: August 2023

Pandemi covid-19 diyatakan masuk ke Indonesia awal tahun 2020 dan masih hingga sekarang menjadi perhatian bagi pemerintah dan masyarakat tidak terkecuali di kabupaten Bengkayang yang saat ini sudah menerapkan Pemberlakuan Pembatasan Kegiatan Masyarakat (PPKM) level 3 di bulan Agustus 2021. Apotek Berkat sebagai satu dari beberapa apotek di Bengkayang fokus menjual produk obat-obatan setiap harinya menjadi salah satu tumpuan masyarakat dalam mendapatkan obat dengan harga terjangkau dan lengkap. Perputaran stok pada apotek berkat sekitar 25000 item untuk produk yang terjual maupun sebagai stok keluar setiap bulannya, menjadikan apotek berkat salah satu apotek yang paling dikenal masyarakat khususnya kabupaten Bengkayang.

Namun pada implementasinya, proses administrasi penjualan dari stok masuk hingga stok keluar terdapat beberapa kendala teknis sejak berdiri toko cabang di bulan november tahun 2020. Permasalahan seperti pemilik yang masih penggunaan sistem kasir sederhana offline, selisih stok ketika adanya cacat produk, belum tersedianya fasilitas teknologi untuk menunjang administrasi seperti jaringan internet, lokal server, maupun perangkat kasir dan belum adanya stok opname. Hal ini menjadi suatu permasalahan pokok pada keberlangsungan Apotek Berkat Bengkayang yang diselesaikan pada program pengabdian masyarakat kali ini. Pada program ini dilakukan pendampingan untuk penggunaan aplikasi berbasis digital point of sale yaitu olsera yang dikombinasikan dengan teknologi jaringan internet selama delapan bulan terhitung sejak januari 2021.

Hasil dari program pengabdian pada masyarakat, sistem administrasi apotek menjadi lebih mudah dan terdokumentasi dari sisi penambahan stok, stok opname, stok keluar, penjualan, laporan penjualan, pengembalian barang, hingga pendataan atau pencarian dan penghapusan stok.

 

Kata kunci : Apotek, point of sale, olsera
PENERAPAN MODUL ILO SCORE DALAM PENDAMPINGAN UMKM DI HASANS COLLECTION BENGKAYANG KALIMANTAN BARAT
Authors: Wilhelmus Chandra  , Isna Kristiani  , Jones Parlindungan Nadapdap
Published: August 2023

ABSTRAK

 

Hasans Collection adalah sebuah UMKM yang terletak di Bengkayang. Hasans Collection berdiri sejak tahun 2018. Terdapat beberapa permasalahan yang ditemui di UMKM Hasans Collection diantaranya yaitu Penataan peletakan barang tidak rapi dan tidak sesuai dengan kelompok jenis barangnya, peralatan yang digunakan untuk berjualan seperti box penyimpanan barang dan kursi kurang bersih, area tempat usaha kurang bersih, kurangnya kebersihan barang dagangan karena masih terdapat debu-debu yang menempel, Pemilik Hasans Collections kurang mematuhi protokol kesehatan di masa pandemi Covid-19, Lokasi Hasans Collections belum ada di Google Maps. Oleh sebab itu, diperlukan pemberdayaan UMKM yang ada di Kabupaten Bengkayang berdasarkan Modul ILO Score. Hasil kegiatan telah berhasil menerapkan Modul 5S dan Tata Letak, Promosi, dan K3 & Hygiene di Hasans Collection Bengkayang.

 

Kata Kunci: UMKM, ILO Score, Kabupaten Bengkayang
PENGEMBANGAN UMKM DENGAN MODUL ILO SCORE
Authors: Yasinta Yasinta
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACT

This study aims to help MSME actors to be able to develop and compete in a healthy manner in times of rapid development from time to time. In this case, the Shanti Bhuana Institute Academics conducted a survey to determine where they would carry out mentoring and apply the knowledge they got during their lectures, by choosing the type of MSMEs that were quite popular in the city of Bengkayang, we from the Academics side chose to accompany Warkop. Warkop is a business engaged in the MSME sector that sells various drinks and other snacks. The location of the Warkop that we accompany is in the city of Bengkayang, West Kalimantan, this Warkop was established on February 25, 2022. There are several problems encountered in this Warkop MSME, among others, the arrangement of goods is not well organized, the arrangement of goods is not based on labels, there is no menu list so that consumers who visit cannot choose what they drink easily, there is no business name or brand yet. Based on the problems that have been explored from the MSMEs, it can be seen that this occurs because of the limitations possessed by the business owners, therefore it is necessary to have support and assistance for the empowerment of MSMEs in the Warkop in order to develop MSMEs, therefore the Shanti Bhuana Institute has sent one of the Academics to assist the Warkop with the aim of making the Warkop one of the SMEs that developed in Bengkayang district through the application of the ILO SCORE module.

Keywords: Layout, ILO SCORE, SMEs, Consumers, Bengkayang
PELATIHAN PEMANFATAAN DAUN KELOR SEBAGAI COOKIES SEHAT PENINGKAT GIZI DAN PENCEGAHAN STUNTING DI DUSUN SUDIMORO, TIMBULHARJO, BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Putri Mega , Sari Esa Juwita Marta , Fajri M. Alif
Published: August 2023

Seribu hari pertama kehidupan anak merupakan masa krusial sebagai penentu keberhasilan tumbuh kembang anak. Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi adalah terpenuhinya gizi anak. Kekurangan gizi pada anak terutama pada periode emas dapat mengakibatkan terjadinya stunting. Upaya dalam pemenuhan gizi anak dapat dilakukan dengan fortifikasi atau penamahan suatu bahan ke produk pangan anak. Kelor dinyatakan sebagai tanaman mengandung nilai gizi yang sangat baik sehingga dapat digunakan sebagai alternatif untuk mengatasi permasalah gizi. Cookies merupakan salah satu produk pangan yang disukai anak dan dapat dikonsumsi sehari-hari. Dengan begitu, diharapkan dapat meningkatkan asupan gizi pada balita, sehingga dapat mencegah stunting. Kegiatan Pengabdian Masyarakat dilakukan dengan edukasi mengenai stunting dan pelatihan pembuatan cookies daun kelor. Cookies daun kelor yang dihasilkan pada kegiatan ini berbentuk bulat berwarna coklat dengan rasa yang manis. Cookies tersebut disukai oleh para peserta. Peserta merasa puas dan termotivasi dalam melakukan inovasi produk pangan yang berbahan baku daun kelor
EMISIÓN DE GASES VEHICULARES Y SU IMPACTO EN LA CALIDAD DEL AIRE
Authors: Varas Ponce Lupo Leonidas , Baltodano Nontol Luz Alicia , Gálvez Carrillo Rosa
Published: August 2023

El parque automotor es considerado como una de las principales fuentes de contaminación de aire, debido al incremento propulsados por hidrocarburos (combustibles fósiles). El objetivo fue determinar la emisión de gases vehiculares y su impacto en la calidad del aire - Trujillo 2015-2016. Se midió la concentración de monóxido de carbono (CO), dióxido carbono (CO2) e hidrocarburo sin quemar (HC). Se utilizó un analizador de gases de combustión conectado a un tubo de escape del vehículo, se aplicó el monitoreo a en el mes de junio 2015 (16 muestras) y marzo 2016 (19 muestras), en lugares de mayor congestión vehicular. Se encontró que nueve vehículos no cumplieron con la norma DS Nº 047-2001-MTC en el muestreo realizado en 2015 y seis vehículos en el 2016. La emisión de gases de combustión vehicular impacta negativamente en la calidad de aire de la ciudad de Trujillo.
DIAGNÓSTICO DE SUELOS CON FINES DE REFORESTACIÓN CON Pinus patula EN UNA CUENCA DEL NORORIENTE PERUANO
Authors: Rascón Jesús , Juárez Lily , Silva Jhonsy
Published: August 2023

El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar suelos aledaños a la cuenca del río Ventilla, Molinopampa, Amazonas, Perú con fines de reforestación con Pinus patula. Se evaluaron suelo y agua para cuencas hidrográfica mediante la plataforma Soil grids; se usó el software ArcGis a escala 212000. La cuenca cuenta con áreas que presentan suelos profundos, con rangos de pH que oscilan entre 5 a 6.5 y con precipitación mayor a los 1000 mm y suelos ricos en materia orgánica, los cuales son apropiadas para el establecimiento de plantaciones con Pinus patula. La zona norte y noreste de la cuenca presentan las condiciones edafoclimáticas con características óptimas para la reforestación de esta especie forestal. A través de la reforestación, se pretende conservar el colchón hídrico de la cuenca hidrográfica, prevenir la erosión de suelos, regular el clima, respaldar la fauna y flora silvestre y conservar el medio ambiente.
ANALISIS RASIO KEMANDIRIAN KEUANGAN DAERAH DALAM MENDUKUNG OTONOMI DAERAH DI KABUPATEN BONE BOLANGO
Authors: Nusi Tri Fani Amaliah , Abdullah Julie , Hasan Wahyudin
Published: August 2023

Otonomi daerah dijadikan dasar untuk melakukan pembangunan daerah secara mandiri dengan menggunakan sumber daya dan potensi daerah. Hal ini tercantum pada perundang–undangan No. 32 tahun 2004 tentang pemerintah daerah. Sehingga penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat kemandirian keuangan daerah dalam mendukung otonomi daerah di Kabupaten Bone Bolango, penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan menggunakan Rasio Kemandirian Keuangan Daerah. Untuk memperoleh data dengan menggunakan instrument yang berupa Observasi langsung, Wawancara, Dokumentasi, dan penilitian kepustakaan. Teknik analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan Rasio Kemandirian Keuangan Daerah (RKKD). Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa dari tahun 2019-2021 tingkat kemandirian keuangan daerah Bone Bolango Masih tergolong sangat rendah. Hal ini dikarenakan Pendapatan asli Daerah kabupaten Bone Bolango Masih sangat Tergantung dari Dana Transfer Pusat dengan Bantuan Terbesar DAU dan DAK.
PERAN PELAYANAN, INOVASI KERJA DAN ORIENTASI KERJA ORGANISASI DIINTEGRASIKAN AGAR CITRA PELAYANAN TERHADAP KONSUMEN DAPAT BERSAING DI PASAR BEBAS
Authors: Syafitri Muhammad Haris , Permana Yudi
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk : (1) mengetahui variabel kepemimpinan pelayanan berpengaruh terhadap citra pelayanan Dinas Komunikasi  dan  Informatika  dan   Dinas  Perhubungan Kabupaten Tabalong. (2) mengetahui variabel inovasi organisasi berpengaruh terhadap citra pelayanan Dinas Komunikasi  dan  Informatika  dan   Dinas  Perhubungan Kabupaten Tabalong. (3) mengetahui variabel orientasi kerja organisasi berpengaruh terhadap citra pelayanan Dinas Komunikasi  dan  Informatika  dan   Dinas  Perhubungan Kabupaten Tabalong (4) mengetahui faktor mana yang paling bepengaruh terhadap citra pelayanan Dinas Komunikasi  dan  Informatika  dan   Dinas  Perhubungan Kabupaten Tabalong. Metode yang digunakan adalah diskriptif kuantitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data  menggunakan kuesioner. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah terbukti bahwa penerapan teori pelayanan dalam  kepemimpinan pelayanan,  inovasi organisasi  dan  orientasi  kerja organisasi berpengaruh  terhadap citra pelayanan.  Penelitian ini mendasari   pentingnya seorang pemimpin   yang berkualitas tinggi  dengan kompetensi global   sehingga dapat meningkatkan  citra  pelayanan  bagi  konsumen di berbagai belahan dunia, sehingga organisasi publik dapat berkontribusi  menuju   masa depan  yang membanggakan.
MICROBIOTA: THE VITAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 2030 FROM A MICROSCOPIC SCALE
Authors: Hidayah Hexa Apriliana , Al-Hakim Rosyid , Pangestu Agung , Saragih Ely
Published: August 2023

The world is focusing on the 2030 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Various efforts have been made to implement the 2030 SDGs. Many countries have moved and are aware that the 2030 SDGs would impact the human species on earth—biodiversity is a biological wealth that must be conserved, including micro-biodiversity. Freshwater is a natural resource inhabited by microphytes. We explain the vital role of microphytes in supporting SDGs 2030 from a microscopic scale. This study shows that micro-biota can contribute to a sustainable environment, with specific cases study from Central Java-Indonesia.
PENGEMBANGAN ASESMEN ALTERNATIF UNTUK MENILAI KARAKTER PEDULI LINGKUNGAN SISWA SMA PADA KONSEP PENCEMARAN LINGKUNGAN
Authors: Lotaningrat Deti , Wulan Ana Ratna
Published: August 2023

Penelitian yang berjudul pengembangan asesmen alternatif untuk menilai karakter peduli lingkungan siswa SMA pada konsep pencemaran lingkungan bertujuan untuk mengembangkan perangkat asesmen untuk menilai karakter peduli lingkungan terhadap siswa sehingga dapat diketahui seperti apa profil karakter peduli lingkungan siswa tersebut yang dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif. Prosedur penelitian yang dilakukan secara garis besar: studi pendahuluan, pelaksanaan uji coba, penerapan asesmen, validasi dan uji kecocokan. Instrumen yang dikembangkan berupa task dalam bentuk lembar penilaian diri yang dikemas menjadi handbook siswa dan rubrik penskoran. Hasil pengujian terhadap asesmen yang dikembangkan serta validasi yang dilakukan menunjukkan bahwa perangkat asesmen yang dikembangkan dapat menilai karakter peduli lingkungan pada siswa. Namun asesmen yang dikembangkan masih terdapat keterbatasan diantaranya dalam penggunaan asesmen ini memerlukan waktu yang cukup lama yaitu dimulai dari pengisian handbook oleh siswa, penskoran terhadap jawaban siswa serta pemberian feedback.