bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Motivations to Choose Engineering; Perspectives of Young Women Engineers in Sri Lanka
Authors: Saumyadi H. A. D. , Jayawardane V. P. T.
Published: July 2022

From its inception to today, engineering has been a profession in which male engineers dominate. Although technology and education have developed to a higher level, there can still be seen a hesitation among young female students to choose engineering as their future career. The masculine nature of the engineering profession is further reinforced with the belief that engineering is not meant for women but men. Numerous factors like balancing worklife conflicts, existing discriminatory practices on women engineers, lack of role models, and the demanding nature of the engineering profession have demotivated young female students to choose engineering and young female engineers to sustain in the engineering profession. Still, the literature is not saturated with studies on women engineers who could sustain in the gendered industries in various contexts. Hence, this study aims to investigate the perception of the self-confidence of young women engineers in the Sri Lankan context and to recommend staying strategies for future women engineers based on their industrial experience, which will motivate young female students to choose engineering. A self-administered questionnaire comprised of several close-ended questions with five-point Likert-type responses and an open-ended question was designed to achieve this study's objectives. It was circulated among a conveniently selected sample of 250 young women engineers in Sri Lanka via email & Facebook. 82 responses were received. Responses for Likert-type questionnaires were analyzed using a simple graphical method, while open-ended responses were analyzed using the thematic analysis technique. Analysis revealed that most respondents were confident in discharging their duties as women engineers. Further, they recommended that future women who wish to become engineers should choose the engineering discipline wisely, be passionate, and be dedicated to the engineering profession if they want to sustain themselves in it. The findings of this study will motivate and guide future young women engineers to succeed in the profession.
Assessment of Groundwater Quality using Multivariate Statistical Methods at Nagadeepa Area in Badulla District, Sri Lanka
Authors: Senadeera K. P. G. W. , Piyasiri S. , Nandalal K. D. W. , Chandrajith R. , Rantunga K.
Published: July 2022

The study area, Nagadeepa is situated in Badulla District within the dryer parts of the country. Groundwater is the main drinking water source in the area. The study was carried out from 2013 to 2016 and the main objective of the study was to examine the chemical status and pollution levels by examining of 25 water quality parameters namely Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Pb Mo, Cr, Cd, Mg, Hg, As, Al, Zn, Se, Cl-, F-, NO3-, HCO3-, SO42-, PO43-, DO, pH, temperature, electrical conductivity and water hardness in 28 wells. The results of the factor analysis indicated that conductivity, alkalinity, hardness, Calcium, Fluoride, Mo, Cr and Cd have a strong impact on the water quality compared to the categories of moderate and weak loadings. The parameters namely; Mg, Na, As and Al, Zn, Se and Water Level, Se, Cl, pH and DO, Pb have a moderate impact on water quality based on the moderate loadings indicated by the PC analysis. The weak impact on water quality is indicated by Cl-, SO22- and K, PO4, Hg, Se and Hg, Se, Al and Temperature, Cl-, pH and PO43-. Analysis indicated that; (i) significant and positive correlation with alkalinity, hardness, Ca2+ and Mg2+, (ii) positive and significant correlation only with hardness and Ca2+, (iii) Hardness shows positive and significant correlation only with Ca2+, (iv) Fluoride has a positive and significant correlation with Mo2+ and (v) Na+ has a positive and significant correlation only with Mg2+. Cluster analysis indicated, cluster 1 with less polluted water in 9 wells, cluster 2 with moderately polluted water in 11 wells, cluster 3 with highly polluted water in 7 wells, and cluster 4 with very highly polluted water in one well. Factor analysis indicated that pH, conductivity, alkalinity, hardness, dissolved oxygen, chloride, and sulfate are the major factors that affect the quality of the water. In the majority of the sampling wells, the correlation coefficient revealed a geogenic nature. Cluster analysis revealed that 29% of wells are unsuitable for drinking purposes.
Application of Artificial Neural Network for Short Term Electricity Demand Forecasting
Authors: Somarathne E. D. T. , Wijayakulasooriya J. V. , Karunasinghe D. S. K.
Published: July 2022

Many researchers around the world work on short term electricity demand forecasting (STLF) in order to establish an accurate power planning and generation system in their countries. This research, with its focus on short-term load forecasting, aims to fill this gap by implementing two methodologies based on Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) applied on a set of half an hourly load demand data of six years, provided by Ceylon Electricity Board in Sri Lanka. The data of first five years (~70% of the dataset) were used to train the algorithms and those of the last year (~30% of the dataset) were used for testing. The effect of historical load demand patterns on making the prediction of the next 24 hours were studied. Moreover, with the historical data, unlike in most literature which forecasts only one value (either peak load demand of the day or only the load demand of the next half an hour), the demand of the entire day (48 values for each half an hour) is forecasted at once. The predictions obtained by the application of ANN were compared with those of ARIMA methodology which is a benchmark of comparing predictions in STLF. None of the applications provided deviated predictions compared to each other and ANN can be used to predict the next day half-hourly electricity demand since the application was successful in grasping the periodic patterns that exist in half hourly series.
The protective effects and underlying mechanisms of dapagliflozin on diabetes-induced testicular dysfunction
Authors: Luo Zhi-Chao , Jin Zi-Run , Jiang Ya-Fei , Wei Tian-Jiao , Cao Ya-Lei , Zhang Zhe , Wei Rui , Jiang Hui
Published: July 2022

Male diabetic individuals present a marked impairment in fertility; however, knowledge regarding the pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic strategies is unsatisfactory. The new hypoglycemic drug dapagliflozin has shown certain benefits, such as decreasing the risk of cardiovascular and renal events in patients with diabetes. Even so, until now, the effects and underlying mechanisms of dapagliflozin on diabetic male infertility have awaited clarification. Here, we found that dapagliflozin lowered blood glucose levels, alleviated seminiferous tubule destruction, and increased sperm concentrations and motility in leptin receptor-deficient diabetic db/db mice. Moreover, the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) antagonist exendin (9–39) had no effect on glucose levels but reversed the protective effects of dapagliflozin on testicular structure and sperm quality in db/db mice. We also found that dapagliflozin inhibited the testicular apoptotic process by upregulating the expression of the antiapoptotic protein B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) and X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) and inhibiting oxidative stress by enhancing the antioxidant status, including total antioxidant capacity, total superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity, as well as decreasing the level of 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE). Exendin (9–39) administration partially reversed these effects. Furthermore, dapagliflozin upregulated the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) level in plasma and GLP-1R expression by promoting AKT8 virus oncogene cellular homolog (Akt) phosphorylation in testicular tissue. Exendin (9–39) partially inhibited Akt phosphorylation. These results suggest that dapagliflozin protects against diabetes-induced spermatogenic dysfunction via activation of the GLP-1R/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway. Our results indicate the potential effects of dapagliflozin against diabetes-induced spermatogenic dysfunction.
Inner ear barotrauma: A case report of rare post-operative complication following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
Authors: Singh Gurpremjit , Mittal Ankur , Panwar Vikas Kumar , Kumar Amit , Talwar Harkirat Singh
Published: July 2022

To highlight a rare case of inner ear barotrauma as a post-operative complication following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). A 65-year-old man diagnosed with localised prostate carcinoma underwent elective RARP in a steep Trendelenburg position. Postoperatively, the patient complained of bothersome dizziness and spinning of surroundings associated with nausea. The patient was diagnosed to have vestibular symptoms secondary to inner ear barotrauma. He was started on prochlorperazine 12.5 mg and antibiotics, following which the patient improved. Vestibular rehabilitation exercises were taught to the patient. After 3 days of treatment, the patient did well with no episodes of dizziness. The patient was discharged on tablet cinnarizine 25 mg thrice daily for a week. On follow-up, the patient is asymptomatic. Inner ear barotrauma can be a rare complication of a combination of prolonged steep Trendelenburg during robotic surgery and pneumoperitoneum. Only further reporting of such incidents can help determine predisposing factors and precautions for preventing such incidents.
Interdisciplinary Aspects of the Status of Transgender People in Society
Authors: Batka Ľubomír , Meteňkanyč Olexij
Published: July 2022

The Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Law host an international conference in September 2022 related to the situation of Trans-Gender People in Slovakia entitled: „Interdisciplinary Aspects of the Status of Transgender People in Society“. This conference is a part of the research project of the Scientific Grant Agency of Ministry of Education Nr. 1/0350/21: „Trans-Identity of minors. Ethical and Legal Aspects related to Informed Consent.“
Assessing Maintenance of Arboviruses in Nature via Aedes Mosquitoes by Positive semigroup
Authors: Ndiaye Papa Ibrahima , Ndongo Mamadou
Published: July 2022

For more than one century, Aedes species are supposed to be a reservoir in dengue, yellow fever, rift valley fever and west nile viruses transmission. In this article, we study an infinite dimension ordinary differential equations system that models arbovirus vertical transmission in \textit{Aedes} mosquito. Relying of the positive semigroup theory, we show that the model is well-posed and compute a threshold parameter known as the basic reproduction ratio $R0$. This parameter describes "the average rate of secondary new cases of infected adult females from emergences in a breeding habitat that are produced by an infected adult female via transovarial transmission during its lifetime." In addition, we prove that the solution of the model goes to zero asymptotically if R0<1$, else it has the property of balanced exponential growth. Finally, a climate-environment effects Index on model parameters and a diagram depicting the conditions of arboviruses persistence via Aedes in nature is derived.

Depuis plus d'un siècle, certaines espèces Aedes sont supposées jouer un rôle de réservoir de virus dans les épidémies de la dengue, de la fièvre jaune, de la fièvre de la vallée du Rift et du Nil occidental. Dans cet article, nous étudions un système différentiel de dimension infinie décrivant la transmission verticale des arbovirus chez les moustiques Aedes. Grâce à la théorie des semi-groupes positifs, nous avons montré que le modèle est bien pos\'e et extrait un paramètre seuil appelé taux de reproduction de base R0. Ce paramètre R0 décrit " le taux moyen de cas secondaires d'infection des femelles adultes émergentes dans un habitat de reproduction à partir d'oeufs contaminés via la transmission transovarienne et pondus par une femelle adulte durant sa vie". De plus, nous avons démontré que la solution du modèle tend vers zéro quand t tend vers l'infini si R0<1, sinon il possède la propriété de croissance exponentielle asynchrone. Enfin, ce résultat permet de proposer un indice de mesure des effets climatiques et environnementaux sur les paramètres du modèle et un diagramme décrivant les conditions de maintien des arbovirus dans la nature chez les Aedes.
PENGARUH BOPO TERHADAP PROFITABILITAS BANK PERKREDITAN RAKYAT MALIFUT DANATAMA TERNATE
Authors: Mahmud Muhammad Daud bin , Balamo Wahyuni
Published: July 2022

This study aimed to determine the effect of Operational Expenses on Operating Income (BOPO) on the Profitability of the Rural Bank (BPR) Malifut Danatama Ternate. Profitability in this study was measured using the ratio of Net Profit Margin (NPM). The alternative hypothesis proposed in this study is that BOPO has a negative and significant effect on the profitability of PT. BPR Malifut Danatama Ternate. The data in this study used secondary data, namely the financial statements of BPR Malifut Danatama for the period 2010 - 2020. The data were analyzed using simple regression, using SPSS 26. The results of this study accepted the proposed hypothesis, meaning that BOPO had a negative and significant effect on the profitability of PT. BPR Malifut Danatama Ternate. The effect of BOPO on Profitability means that every increase in BOPO will decrease the NPM value.
PERSEPSI NASABAH TERHADAP PRODUK TABUNGAN IB HASANAH DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP MINAT MENABUNG NASABAH
Authors: Wajo Abd Rauf , Betawi Erna
Published: July 2022

This study aims to determine customer perceptions of iB Hasanah savings and the impact on decisions to become customers at Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) Ternate Hasan Esa Ternate. This research using qualitative research to explain the facts objectively according to the data obtained through observation data sources, interviews and documentation at the research location for further analysis using a qualitative descriptive approach. The results of the study indicate that customer perceptions of the iB Hasanah savings product are: first, customers know that this product is part of the implementation of religious values in saving assets or money in Islamic banking. Second, customers have confidence that their savings must be managed by trustworthy people so that their security and blessings are guaranteed. Third, customers choose the iB Hasanah savings product which is managed with the principle of profit sharing. Several customer perceptions of the iB Hasanah savings product have an impact on customer interest in saving with the iB Hasanah savings product. This interest arose from customers' perceptions of their knowledge of iB Hasanah products, their trust in Islamic banks and iB Hasanah savings products, as well as managing savings funds in iB Hasanah products with the principle of profit sharing.
Level of Preparedness of the School Security Personnel and Their Qualifications Towards Institutional Security
Authors: H. Barte Brian Chris , L. Catugal Joshel , A. Largo Clifford , J. Paglinawan Le Brixs , Y. Culanag Jr. Teopisto , F. Cuevas Jr. Jose
Published: July 2022

School security is one of the prime concerns. It involves students, staff, and every other individual who is present at the premises. Hence, the duty of a school security guard is full of tough challenges. The guard must always stay alert and on his toes. This study determined the level of preparedness of the school security personnel and their qualifications towards institutional security. The respondents of the study include all thirteen (13) security guards in Misamis University Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines that serve as the respondents. The respondents are purposively chosen by the researchers because they are fit to answer the questionnaires provided by the researchers in determining the level of preparedness of the school security personnel and their qualifications towards institutional security. The security guard possessed very good qualifications in relation to their skills, knowledge, and work style, which resulted in a relatively high mean value. The security guard's level of preparedness in terms of operating school practices and programs garnered a moderate level of mean value, indicating that it still needs to be improved. It is evident that the relationship between the qualifications of school security personnel and their level of preparedness is statistically significant. Having a good qualification may positively contribute to a high-level preparedness among the school's security personnel. Most security guards were very efficient in fulfilling their duties due largely to their qualifications, which encompassed their skills, knowledge, and work style. They were able to maintain effective control over the conditions and individuals in their immediate vicinity. On the other hand, security guards thrived in the sector of level of preparedness. This is because they were highly prepared to respond with countermeasures and preventative actions in the case of a crime. It is essential that the performance of school security guards be constantly monitored and evaluated to determine the various strengths and weaknesses of everyone for future training and improvement. In dealing with the school's various problems, security guards are encouraged to maintain their high level of preparedness and qualification. It's also crucial to keep students from bringing weapons onto campus that may threaten other students or instructors, and to conduct random sweeps of students to look for contraband like as drugs and firearms.
Lived Experiences of Traffic Enforcers in Ozamiz City: A Phenomenological Study
Authors: D. Paje John Spencer , I. Surita Aubrey , Virtudez Renzo , D. Calib-Og Jasmin , Insong Junvil A. , Cuevas Jr. Jose F.
Published: July 2022

Traffic enforcers play a vital role to maintain public order and safety in our roads. The aim of enforcement was to prevent the occurrence of road traffic violations by means of control and punitive sanctions. This study was conducted to know the lived experiences of traffic enforcers in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental. It is a phenomenological study where the researchers made an interview guide questions to gather data on the traffic enforcers experiences. The study was conducted for the randomly selected traffic enforcers in Ozamiz City. Moreover, there were seven (7) traffic enforcers purposely selected to be part of the respondents of the research study. The respondent was selected with the criteria where he/she is a traffic enforcer and must have an experience at least 2 years. There were five (5) themes identified in the study namely Adversity in the fulfilment of duties, Encountering Harassment, Resistance, and Threats from the Motorists, Seeking Police Assistance in responding Aggressive Motorists, Responding with Calmness, Patience, and Respect to the Motorist, and Obedience to Traffic Rules. Based on the findings of the study, it shows that majority of the traffic enforcer‟s encountered harassment, resistance and threats from the motorists. Some motorists are unapproachable, aggressive and too arrogant violators that still insist that they did not commit any traffic violations. It was recommended that the traffic enforcers of Ozamiz City may continue to show calm, patience and respect towards handling the rude behaviour of a certain motorist who violates the traffic law. Moreover, traffic enforcers encouraged motorists to always follow the traffic laws to avoid and lessen the accidents on the road and have a smooth flow of the traffic because if every motorist is disciplined, it can reduced the workload of the traffic enforcers and everyone can benefit to it.
Design and Implementation of a Sophisticated Metal Detector Used in the Field of Airport Security
Authors: Habqa Fatima , Soliman Khader , Mustafa Rabei
Published: July 2022

In this research, we designed and implemented an advanced metal detector based on the Atmega328p microprocessor; it is used in the security field to prevent the entry of dangerous metal tools or explosives to places that require a high degree of safety such as schools, airports, universities and commercial malls. Where the mechanism of the electronic scheme of the detector was understood, including what it contains of active and passive electronic components, the microprocessor used how to program it and its technical specifications were identified. After that, we converted the electronic diagram into a printed circuit board (PCB) via easyada.com, And then print this circuit on special paper so that we can transfer it on the copper board, and a special solution was used to remove the copper residues from the board, after that holes were created and the electronic elements were soldered, Moving on to the software part, the Arduino Uno chip was used to act as an ISP programmer, through which the Atmaga328p controller was programmed using AVRDUDESS software, tested with a small coil with a diameter of 1.5cm. The detector gave excellent performance in detecting metal pieces such as copper, aluminum, iron and silver, as well as electrical wires in the walls, where the device screen shows the signal strength of the captured metal as well as the numerical symbol of the metal. It also discovered the presence of a sharp tool hidden in the mouth, shoes or inside the clothes, and the device achieved high performance In discovering metal parts and determining their properties, with an accuracy of 80%.
No Shoes, No Travel Policy in Ozamiz City: A Case Study
Authors: S. Paras Keith Ray , S. Verdad Jesica Joyce , P. Plangca Antonette Grace , M. Osaraga Niño Nhel , B. Canape Bernaflor , Cuevas Jr. Jose F.
Published: July 2022

The No shoes no travel policy declares that it will secure and protect its citizens, particularly motorcycle operators or drivers and their passengers, from the devastating and extremely injurious effects of fatal or life-threatening accidents and crashes. This study determined the cause and insight of the motorist towards the experience of ordinance in No Shoes, No Travel Policy in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental. It composed five motorists, who were voluntarily participated the study, and was selected through the following inclusion criteria:11) driver not less than five years; 2) residence in Ozamiz City, and; 3) have experience in committing traffic violation. There were four (4) themes identified in the study, namely environment condition and emergency pushes a driver to commit a violation, wasted money as a result of a violation, calmness and acceptance in the violation and realization and understanding the purpose of the ordinance. The findings of the study shows that motorists face a variety of issues, which causes the drivers to break the ordinance as a result of the poor weather condition, makes them to disregard the ordinance regulating their safety. It was recommended to the drivers that always have a spare pair of shoes so that if one gets wet it may be replaced with a dry one, and be extra careful in wet weather. The researchers further recommend drivers to obey the ordinance in order to avoid paying a penalty that beyond their financial means, as well as to avoid large medical expenses in the hospital if they get injured or wounded as a result of disregarding the ordinance.
Quality Control of Fish Cracker Products Using Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) Method in UD. Zahra Barokah
Authors: Yazdad Mochammad Alfian , Ismiyah Elly , Hidayat Hidayat
Published: July 2022

Zahra Barokah is a company that produces fish crackers. The problem that occurs is the defective products is too high, 5.84% from the total production of 4535kg in June - August 2021. It lead to the costs increase and the company loses. In this study, the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) method is used to identify the factors that cause these problems, to minimize product defects and reduce losses. The results showed that from the three types of defects, the one that had the highest Risk Priority Number (RPN) was a knife on a blunt cutting machine. Suggested improvement recommendations based on the results of this study are: workers should carry out regular checks on the cutting machine; and provide understanding to workers regarding SOPs on cutting machines.

UD. Zahra Barokah adalah perusahaan yang memproduksi kerupuk ikan. Permasalahan yang terjadi adalah tingginya jumlah produk cacat yang mencapai 5,84% dari total produksi 4535 kg pada bulan Juni - Agustus 2021. Sehingga biaya yang dikeluarkan bertambah dan perusahaan mengalami kerugian. Pada penelitian ini, metode Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) digunakan untuk mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang menyebabkan terjadinya permasalahan tersebut sehingga dapat meminimalisir produk cacat dan mengurangi kerugian. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa dari ketiga jenis cacat yang terjadi, penyebab yang memiliki nilai Risk Priority Number (RPN) tertinggi ialah pisau pada mesin pemotong tumpul. Rekomendasi perbaikan yang disarankan berdasar hasil penelitian ini adalah: pekerja harus melakukan pemeriksaan pada mesin pemotong secara berkala; dan memberikan pemahaman kepada pekerja terkait SOP pada mesin pemotong.
Pride and Shame in Child and Family Social Work
Authors: Gibson Matthew
Published: July 2022

In this book, researcher Matthew Gibson reviews the role of shame and pride in social work, providing invaluable new insights from the first study undertaken into the role of these emotions within professional practice.
Family Practices in Later Life
Authors: Chambers Pat , Allan Graham , Phillipson Chris , Ray Mo
Published: July 2022

This exciting book challenges many common stereotypes about the nature of family involvement as people age. The book explores diversity and change in the family relationships older people maintain, looking at how family relationships are constructed and organised in later life.
Semantička analiza srpskih partikula „baš“ i „bar“ u prevodu romana „Proces“ Franca Kafke
Authors:   University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Philosophy, Nikolić Aleksandar
Published: July 2022

Predmet istraživanja ovog rada jesu srpske partikule baš i bar u prevodu romana Proces Franca Kafke. Cilj rada je da se metodom analize prevoda izo- luju svi delovi romana koji su u srpskoj verziji prevedeni pomenutim partikulama kako bi se utvrdilo da li u procesu prevođenja dolazi do podudaranja na nivou vrste reči, odnosno da li su baš i bar rezultat određene nemačke partikule u nemačkom originalu, neke druge vrste reči ili su pak upotrebljeni bez adekvatnog ekvivalenta u originalu a radi usaglašavanja teksta sa duhom srpskog jezika. Zatim će se istaći i analizirati najčešći, tj. najfrekventniji ekvivalenti dvaju partikula. Rezultati analize mogu se primeniti kako u budućim istraživanjima u ovoj oblasti tako i u prevodima koji iziskuju upotrebu partikula baš i bar.
O nekim partikulama sa implikativnim svojstvima u srpskom i engleskom jeziku
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Philology and Arts, Josijević Jelena
Published: July 2022

Summary: Semantic literature has described the entailments that comparatives have with respect to different scale structures found in relative and absolute adjectives. This paper aims at analyzing the implicative features that comparatives have when they are preceded by certain focal particles. The main hypothesis is that besides još (i), whose implicative features have been already described in the current literature, there are other particles in two languages which can generate additional implications and attribute the property expressed by an adjective to both entities being compared (primary and secondary term). The corpus analyses of two languages were conduced in the tagged electronic corpuses, Korpus savremenog srpskog jezika 2013 (KSSJ 2013) and Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA), which allowed us to focus solely on particle + comparative sequences. The results confirm our hypothesis. The same implications apply to čak (i) and even. The paper also demonstrates that the pragmatic contributions of these particles differ depending on the scale structure of an adjective following them. (1) Open-scale adjectives. Their comparatives do not entail that the property expressed by an adjective is attributable to either primary or secondary term of comparison. With these particles, there are implications that both terms of comparison bear the given property. (2) Partly open scales. Particles have different contributions with partial (existential) and total (universal) antonyms. Comparatives of partial adjectives entail that primary terms of comparison have the given properties, but with particles preceding, there are identical implications about both entities being compared (both primary and secondary term of comparison). Comparatives of universal adjectives entail that the entity explicated by a second term of comparison cannot be characterized by the given property. In these cases, the particles do not have any impact. In other words, the original entailments are preserved. (3) Closed-scale adjectives. Comparatives of these adjectives entail that the properties being expressed by adjectives are not attributable to both terms of comparison. The presence of particles does not bring any change. However, in all four scenarios, particles generate identical conversational implicatures of surprise or unexpectedness about the state of affairs presented by an utterance.
The Relationship Between Phonetics Learning Anxiety and Serbian EFL Students’ Test Performance
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Philology and Arts, Jerotijević Tišma Danica M.
Published: July 2022

Students’ oral performance in a target language is notoriously hindered by issues with anxiety and apprehension, and pronunciation seems to be the first impression students make on an interlocutor. The present study aimed at investigating the possible relationship between the expressed level of phonetics learning anxiety and the actual performance on a test assessing knowledge in English phonetics. A total of 36 English-major students at the tertiary level of education participated in the study by filling out the questionnaire and completing the formal test in phonetics. The results indicated a strong, statistically significant negative correlation between anxiety levels and test scores, showing that the higher the students’ level of anxiety was, the lower the scores they received on the test. The findings point to important pedagogical implications re- lated to the teaching of English pronunciation to Serbian EFL learners and underline the need for recognizing the indispensability of the interplay of affective factors in foreign language learning.
Diseño y simulación de control de un sistema de ventilación asistido por PLC y pantalla weintek
Authors: Gómez Tomás Fernández , Sánchez Francisco J. Miranda , Pérez Vladimir D. Fernández , Carmona Ángel Terrazas , Uscanga Genaro E. Méndez
Published: July 2022

Hoy en día los PLC son más pequeños, ahora la mayoría de los PLC’S se programan por el lenguaje escalera y el lenguaje de compuertas lógicas ha quedado atrás ya que el lenguaje escalera da más facilidad de programar y da herramientas que facilita la programación. La programación de este PLC y de la pantalla táctil se lleva a cabo mediante un software en lenguaje escalera y en diseño de imágenes este se transfiere mediante la interfaz de la PC al PLC mediante un cable de comunicación de tipo USB. Se puede entrelazar el lenguaje escalera con el diseño que se observa en la pantalla táctil para realizar la simulación utilizando iconos con movimiento e imágenes representativas de cada elemento físico.
Metodologías ágiles para la innovación educativa en la formación integral de los estudiantes: una revisión para Latinoamérica
Authors: Moreno Hernán Ocampo
Published: July 2022

Se realizó una revisión documental sobre la producción y publicación de investigaciones en revistas de alto impacto indexadas en base de datos Scopus referente a las Metodologías Ágiles para la Innovación Educativa en búsqueda de una Formación Integral de los Estudiantes en América Latina. El propósito fue conocer las principales características durante el periodo 2015-2020, identificando un total de 213 publicaciones, categorizando la información suministrada por Scopus según la coocurrencia de palabras clave, Año de Publicación, País de Origen, Área de Conocimiento y Tipo de Publicación. El análisis bibliométrico aplicado permitió conocer que México es el país con mayor producción científica publicada con 107 documentos. El 2020 fue el año con mayor número de publicaciones con 91 publicaciones. El Área de Conocimiento con mayor aporte fue Ciencias Sociales con 116 trabajos y el Tipo de Publicación con más preferencia fue el Articulo de Revista con un 52%. Se clasificó la información mediante gráficos, figuras y tablas, y se analizó desde un enfoque cualitativo con el propósito de conocer la postura de los diferentes autores frente al marco teórico identificado en la Fase 1 del diseño metodológico. Estudios como el propuesto, constituyen una gran fuente de apoyo bibliográfico para futuras investigaciones.
Safety and Effectiveness of Improving Carbapenem Use via Prospective Review and Feedback in a Multidisciplinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme
Authors: Teng Christine B , Ng Tat Ming , Tan Michelle W , Tan Sock Hoon , Tay Mindy , Lim Shu Fang , Ling Li Min , Ang Brenda S , Lye David C
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASP) can reduce antibiotic use but patient safety concerns exist. We evaluated the safety of prospective carbapenem review and feedback and its impact on carbapenem use and patient outcomes. Materials and Methods: After 3 months implementation of our ASP, we compared patients with and without acceptance of ASP recommendations on the use of carbapenems. Primary outcome was 30-day mortality. Secondary outcomes included duration of carbapenem use, length of hospitalisation, clinical response, microbiological clearance, 30-day re-admission and mortality at discharge. Results: Of 226 recommendations for 183 patients, 59.3% was accepted. De-escalation, switching to oral antibiotics and antibiotic cessation comprised 72% of recommendations. Patients with acceptance of ASP recommendations had lower 30-day mortality and higher end-of-therapy clinical response despite shorter carbapenem duration (P <0.05). Predictors of 30-day mortality were Pitt bacteraemia score (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.39, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.11 to 1.74; P = 0.004) and non-acceptance of ASP recommendations (aOR 2.84, 95% CI, 1.21 to 6.64; P = 0.016). Conclusion: Our prospective carbapenem review and feedback mainly comprising of reducing carbapenem use is safe.

Key words: De-escalation, Multifaceted strategies, Pharmacists
Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis versus Surgical Thrombectomy for the Treatment of Thrombosed Haemodialysis Grafts
Authors: Hongsakul Keerati , Rookkapan Sorracha , Sungsiri Jitpreedee , Boonsrirat Ussanee , Kritpracha Boonprasit
Published: July 2022

Introduction: The key to treatment of a thrombosed dialysis graft is restoration and maintenance of function as long as possible. The objective of this study was to compare the outcomes of pharmacomechanical thrombolysis and surgical thrombectomy in the treatment of thrombosed haemodialysis grafts. Materials and Methods: During a 3-year period, 108 patients with 114 thrombosed dialysis grafts were referred to our institute for treatment. Fifty thrombosed dialysis grafts underwent pulse-spray catheter thrombolysis using recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) with angioplasty, and 64 thrombosed dialysis grafts underwent surgical thrombectomy. The procedural success rates, complications and average patency times and patency rates were compared between the 2 procedures. P values less than 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the pharmacomechanical thrombolysis group and the thrombectomy group in the procedural success rates (94% and 93.8%, P = 0.15) or average patency times (6.24 months and 6.30 months, P = 0.17). The primary and secondary patency rates at 12 months were 28.0% ± 8.4% and 54.3% ± 7.8% for the thrombolysis with angioplasty group, and 30.0% ± 6.3% and 57.0% ± 4.8% for the thrombectomy group, respectively (P = 0.65 and P = 0.49, respectively). There were no procedural-related major complications. Conclusion: Our study found no differences in outcomes between patients treated with pharmacomechanical thrombolysis and surgical thrombectomy for thrombosed haemodialysis grafts. Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis can be considered as an alternative treatment for dialysis graft thrombosis.

Key words: Angioplasty, Arteriovenous graft, Thrombosis
Motivate Students to Learning English Using the Kahoot Game
Authors:   Assoc. Prof. Dr., Education and Teacher Training Faculty, Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Syekh Nurjati Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia
Published: July 2022

Learning motivation is an impulse that arises from within a person consciously or unconsciously to take action with a specific purpose. Selection of appropriate learning media to consider the needs of students and learning. Kahoot game media is one of the suitable ICT-based media because it is easy to use and is a platform that supports distance learning activities. This study examines the learner's perspective on the motivation to learning English using the Kahoot game. This study uses a quantitative descriptive method. The researcher uses a Google Form questionnaire to find the motivation to learning English using the Kahoot game from the learner's perspective. Respondents were 35 students, the English education study program at IAIN Syekh Nurjati Cirebon in the 2021/2022 academic year. The results shows that in general, there is a positive response that students have the motivation to use the Kahoot game as a medium for learning English. Easy to access, attractive appearance, and is like a game, this is the attraction of Kahoot game to attract interest in learning English. Through the features in the Kahoot game, students admit that there has been an increase in their English skills.
CAREER AWARENESS AND CAREER PREPARATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS IN THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM
Authors:   Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Published: July 2022

Career awareness and career preparation have a close relationship with each other and have a great influence on motivation, learning outcomes and job opportunities of students after graduation. Therefore, these are important issues that need to be studied and clarified. This study focuses on analyzing the career awareness and career preparation of 431 psychology students at a number of universities in the South of Vietnam. The study used the survey method by questionnaire, the scales in the questionnaire were designed by the research team. Student's career perception is considered in terms of: perception of job position, workplace, career values and career standards. Research results showed that the career awareness of psychology students is still limited, and their preparation for a career is incomplete. There is a strong positive correlation between career awareness and career preparation of psychology students. Research results indicate that educational institutions and lecturers need to pay more attention to raising career awareness for psychology students, thereby promoting students' career preparation.
Harmonization of Tax Regulations through the Omnibus Law in Realizing Bali MSME Business Stability
Authors:   Faculty of Economics and Business, Warmadewa University, Denpasar
Published: July 2022

The government continues to make efforts regarding the national economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for MSME entrepreneurs. One of them is through Omnibus law namely laws that focus on simplifying the number of regulations due to their nature of revising and repealing many laws. Harmonization of the Taxation Law in relation to MSME business includes General Provisions and Tax Procedures, Income Tax and Value Added Tax, with the aim of increasing economic growth and recovery, optimizing state revenues, simplifying rules, justice, certainty laws and improve taxpayer voluntary compliance. The purpose of this study is to provide input to: 1) the Bali Regional Tax Office regarding the recovery of Bali MSME businesses due to the covid pandemic so that taxpayers can recover their businesses. 2) Obtain empirical evidence of the effect of HPP cluster KUP and income tax on the stability of MSMEs in Bali. Novelty research is a touch of tax exemption for MSMEs with a turnover of up to 500 million. The expected finding is that DGT Bali will focus on business recovery and empowering MSMEs. This study uses primary data from interviews with SMEs. The analysis technique was carried out by using triangulation analysis. The results showed that the HPP of the KUP Cluster had an insignificant negative effect on the business stability of MSMEs in Bali, while the HPP of the Income Tax Cluster had a significant negative effect on the business stability of MSMEs.
The Impact of Saharan Dust on Visits to Clinics in Antigua and Barbuda for Acute Respiratory Infections
Authors:   Lightfoot West, St. George’s Parish, Antigua, West Indies, AC Blair Adelle
Published: July 2022

At present there is no assessment of the health impacts of Saharan dust in Antigua and Barbuda. A retrospective study was conducted to determine the association between Saharan dust particles along with other climatic variables and visits to the clinics for acute respiratory infections. All visits to the clinics on both islands (n=8851) over 14 years (1999-2003, 2005, 2011-2018) were compared to the dust haze observations and climatic variables using regression analysis. A negative correlation was observed between visits to clinics for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) and the presence of dust haze in the atmosphere (R2 =0.339, p=0.029). Visits for ARIs had positive correlations with wind speed (R2 =0.373, p=0.020), mean sea level pressure (R2 =0.094, p=0.286), relative humidity (R2 =0.203, p=0.106) and rainfall (R2 =0.040, p=0.493). A significant inverse relationship was found between visits and the study years (R2 =0.666, p=<0.001). Saharan dust impacts the residents of Antigua and Barbuda causing an increase in visits to clinics for ARIs with a lag or latency interval between the dust events. These findings provide good evidence which should aid governments in planning their strategic response to this serious public health issue.
Faktor – Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Minat Nasabah terhadap Produk Gadai Emas pada PT Bank Syariah Indonesia KCP Medan Setia Budi
Authors: Saputri Inggit Eka
Published: July 2022

Pawn gold is a loan facility with a gold guarantee to obtain cash with a high estimate, low and easy costs, can be automatically extended, stored safely and insured online or offline services. This study aims to find out what are the factors that influence customer interest in gold pawning products. The marketing mix in this research is location, promotion and service. With this type of qualitative research using descriptive methods, the results show that the three marketing mix of pawning gold promotions are the most dominant in influencing customer interest in pawning gold products.

Keywords: pawn gold, Islamic banking
Peran Dinas Tenaga Kerja Mandailing Natal Dalam Meningkatkan Kewirausahaan Produktif Stimulasi Ekonomi pada Masa Covid-19
Authors: Hasibuan Maysaroh , Arif Muhammad
Published: July 2022

This research is expected to find out the role of Mandailing Natal Manpower Office in Improving Entrepreneurship Productive Economic Stimulation During the COVID-19 Period. The benefits of this exploration can expand information and familiarity with the region and the government in providing employment, especially during the COVID-19 period, meeting needs and expanding beneficial business ventures and financial feelings in Mandailing Natal. A subjective examination strategy which means to get the peculiarities of what the exploration subject is capable of, for example behavior, wisdom, inspiration, activity, and so on, comprehensively and expressively such as words and language, in extraordinary settings usually by using language. different. The results of the study show that the role of the Mandailing Natal Manpower Office in Increasing Economic Stimulation Productive Entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 period, really involves or fosters business visionaries who are under it with various projects that are used as a way to reduce quantity. unemployment and make serious and prevalent business people. It's just that during this COVID-19 period, the Mandailing Natal Manpower Office experienced problems, namely in persuading business people because they could not hold meetings to understand their misunderstandings with the business they were in. The progress expected by the Mandailing Natal Manpower Office or everyone else could not be felt directly or thus the Manpower Office could not immediately work on broad government assistance.

Keywords: Department of Manpower, Entrepreneurship, COVID-19
Peran Dinas Koperasi dan UKM Dalam Meningkatkan UMKM di Rantau Prapat Kabupaten Labuhanbatu
Authors: Dalimunthe Junita Wulandari , Arif Muhammad
Published: July 2022

One of the roles of the Rantau Prapat City Cooperatives and SMEs Service is to empower MSMEs in Rantau Prapat City, which has been stated in the Rantau Prapat City Cooperatives and SMEs Service. the realization of SMEs as an economic force that can improve the welfare of the community. Micro-enterprises in practice can help many people, considering that most Indonesian citizens belong to the lower-middle class category. From economic practice, they are classified as business actors in micro-economics. If the government's policies are in favor of groups of micro- economic actors, then it is possible that the policy will help many members of the community. That is, some Indonesian people will be lifted from poverty as a disease that afflicts the wider community. The purpose of this study is to identify and describe the implementation of SME empowerment as well as the supporting and inhibiting factors. This study uses descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The focus of this research problem is (1) the implementation of SME empowerment (2) supporting factors and inhibiting factors. and inhibitors. The advice given is that the Department of Cooperatives and SMEs in Labuhan Batu City collects data on all SMEs.

Keywords ; Role, UMKM, Labuhan Batu, Rantau Prapat, Indonesia
Peran dan Wewenang Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (DPRD) dalam Pelaksanaan Fungsi Anggaran terhadap APBD Provinsi Sumatera Utara
Authors: Hafizah Nurul
Published: July 2022

This research discusses the duties and authorities of the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) in implementing the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) in North Sumatra Province, the obstacles experienced, and efforts to overcome these obstacles. This research uses a qualitative research method of problem research. Information obtained from the results of questions and answers and literature research. The results of the research prove that the DPRD of North Sumatra Province has a very significant use in calculations. Barriers that arise relate to budget constraints, time adaptation and the many different activities of DPRD members, as well as communication aspects. There have also been attempts to overcome obstacles in this regard, namely increasing the budget, adapting the duration and number of activities, and pressure from the Deliberative Body so that all DPRD members can appear in APBD reviews with administrators.

Keywords: Budget function, DPRD North Sumatra, APBD