bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
H. pylori-associated chronic gastritis: status update on the problem
Authors: Maev I. V. , Andreev D. N. , Samsonov A. A. , Fomenko A. K.
Published: October 2022

Chronic gastritis is a group of chronic diseases that are morphologically characterized by persistent inflammatory infiltrate and impaired cellular turnover with the development of intestinal metaplasia, atrophy, and epithelial dysplasia in the gastric mucosa. Numerous studies have shown that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is the absolutely dominant etiological factor of CG worldwide. Given this fact, the Expert Council of the latest Maastricht VI 2022 consensus recommended that H. pylori is to be treated as a pathogen, which always results in the development of CG. The prevalence of H. pylori-associated CG is about 44.3–48.5%, however 80–90% of cases are asymptomatic. In H. pylori­infected patients with dyspepsia and no other pathology of the gastroduodenal region, which has been confirmed endoscopically, clinical manifestations can be interpreted as part of H. pylori­associated CG if a long-lasting remission of symptoms has been achieved after successful eradication therapy. While patients with persistent dyspeptic symptoms can be considered as patients with functional dyspepsia, despite successful eradication therapy. Advanced endoscopic techniques (narrow band imaging (NBI) endoscopy, high resolution endoscopy, chromoendoscopy, laser confocal endomicroscopy) are precise and reproducible methods for diagnosing precancerous changes in the mucous membrane. However, the diagnosis of CG requires that inflammatory cells have been histologically detected in the lamina propria. The CG therapy aims to reach a persistent relief of dyspeptic symptoms of the disease (if any), as well as resolution of inflammatory processes and prevention of the progression of precancerous changes in the gastric mucosa. The achievement of these goals is primarily determined by the timely diagnosis of H. pylori infection and successful eradication therapy.
Features of the course of non-alcoholic liver steatosis in women of reproductive age and in menopause
Authors: Bulatova I. A. , Shevlyukova T. P. , Gulyaeva I. L. , Sobol A. A. , Paducheva S. V.
Published: October 2022

Introduction. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) increases with age. The main risk factor for NAFLD and the progression of liver fibrosis is obesity. However, the disease also occurs in 7% of people with normal body weight, mainly in young women with normal levels of liver enzymes, in whom liver disease can nevertheless progress.Aim. To assess the features of clinical and laboratory manifestations of non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis (NASP) in women of reproductive age and in menopause, depending on the degree of obesity.Materials and methods. We examined 86 women with NAS and obesity, of which 49 were women of reproductive age (37.3 ± 1.7 years) and 37 patients in menopause (51.3 ± 1.0 years). Determined: transaminases, total bilirubin, glucose, lipid spectrum, insulin, leptin, interleukin-6 (IL-6), vasculoendothelial growth factor (VEGF); body mass index (BMI), atherogenicity index (AI), and HOMA-IR index were calculated. Liver steatosis was determined by ultrasound, fibrosis was excluded by fibroelastography.Results. The clinic in both groups of women was poor; there were no signs of liver fibrosis. In women with liver steatosis with concomitant obesity in reproductive age and menopause, dyslipidemia, hyperleptinemia, increased levels of IL-6 and signs of endothelial damage in the form of VEGF hyperproduction are recorded. At the same time, dyslipidemia and hyperleptinemia are significant in menopause, and in women with steatosis at reproductive age, signs of endothelial damage are more pronounced.Conclusion. In both groups of women with the clinical form of NASP, most of the studied laboratory parameters marked the transition to stage 1 obesity, leptin made it possible to differentiate almost all degrees of obesity, and the production of IL-6 and VEGF significantly increased at stages 2–3 of obesity.
ANALISIS SUKSESI BISNIS PADA USAHA MIKRO KECIL MENENGAH MADU SUKATANI
Authors:   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Fransisca Valencia , Songjaya Celine ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Purwanto Christian Marcell ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Singye Gabriela ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Reynaldi Ian ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Nabila Natasya ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Edrick Mulya Raymond ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Lie Stevanus Glen ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Kahfi Iwan H. ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339
Published: October 2022

Perusahaan keluarga (family business) adalah suatu perusahaan yang dimiliki dan dikontrol oleh anggota dari suatu keluarga (Schermerhorn, 2015). Untuk terus mempertahankan performa perusahaan keluarga yang telah dibangun, diperlukan perencanaan suksesi bisnis yang matang. Sebagian besar bisnis keluarga di Indonesia belum menyadari pentingnya rencana suksesi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana perencanaan dan proses suksesi bisnis yang telah dilakukan oleh Madu Sukatani. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer yang diperoleh melalui wawancara dan juga data sekunder yang berasal dari buku dan jurnal terdahulu. Pelaku suksesi dalam bisnis keluarga terdiri dari pendahulu, penerus, dan saudara kandung. Berdasarkan penelitian yang dilakukan oleh James J. Chrisman dan rekan-rekannya (2009), kegiatan perencanaan suksesi terdiri dari delapan (8) langkah yaitu, mempersiapkan keluarga, menentukan luas kepemilikan dan tata kelola serta tujuan manajemen, mengatur tugas kelompok suksesi, menetapkan kriteria dalam memilih suksesor, mengembangkan penerus yang berpotensi, persiapan pemilik, mengatur waktu suksesi, dan membimbing sebuah proses
PENDAMPINGAN SECARA DARING USAHA CAFE SEBAGAI TEFA MELALUI PROGRAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DI CIANJUR, JAWA BARAT
Authors:   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Hartono Yudho , Setiono Bernadette Vanessa ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Hendrico Susilo Cassius ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Alpheus Dante ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Atmadja Darren David ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Astono Devan Agathon ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Abidin Irvina Hasani ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Arianti Tasya Mazaya ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339
Published: October 2022

Kopi merupakan komoditas andalan yang paling banyak dibudidayakan oleh petani perhutanan sosial menurut Kementrian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan. Melihat dari peluang ini, Tim berkesempatan untuk turut mendukung mitra dalam program Community Development. Mitra menjalankan usaha kopi dan kafe yang berlokasi di Sukanagara, Cianjur, Jawa Barat sebagai teaching factory yang dimiliki oleh SMKN 1 Sukanagara. Tugas kelompok adalah untuk memberikan pengetahuan seputar bisnis dan memperbaiki pemasaran dan sistem pencatatan milik mitra dengan menerapkan teknologi dalam kurun waktu 1 bulan. Kelompok telah berhasil menyampaikan materi terkait dasar-dasar bisnis dengan melihat aspek keuangan, pemasaran, dan operasional; dan menerapkan pemasaran secara daring dengan bantuan media sosial dan marketplace.
PENDAMPINGAN PENGEMBANGAN MODEL BISNIS DAN PENCIPTAAN NILAI JASA SERVICE HANDPHONE SMKS BUDI MANDIRI
Authors:   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Marcellina Sharon , Christopher Dario ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Clarissa Dominique ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Adeline Priska ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Aldenas Jonathan ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Hasyim Risky ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Susanto Silvia Eunike ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339
Published: October 2022

SMK atau Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan mempersiapkan lulusannya menjadi tenaga kerja yang terlatih dan terampil dan siap menghadapi dunia kerja. Demi menciptakan lulusan yang siap kerja, pihak sekolah melakukan kerja sama dengan DU/DI sesuai dengan bidang yang diminati oleh siswa - siswi dari pihak sekolah itu sendiri. Namun, tidak semua lulusan SMK menjadi lulusan yang siap kerja. Kenyataannya, jumlah lulusan SMK yang menjadi pengangguran semakin meningkat dari tahun ke tahun dan terdapat juga ketidaksesuaian antara kebutuhan yang ada di dunia kerja dengan keterampilan lulusan. Salah satu alternatif yang dapat menyelesaikan masalah ini adalah mendorong para siswa SMK untuk menjadi seorang wirausahawan. Tim Community Development melihat adanya potensi dari hard skill untuk melakukan jasa service handphone yang dimiliki oleh tim mitra, namun juga terdapat kekurangan pada soft skill terkait kewirausahaan. Oleh karena itu, kami melakukan pendampingan untuk mengembangkan model bisnis serta menciptakan nilai bagi jasa service handphone tersebut, dengan menggunakan Business Model Canvas (BMC).
PEMBUATAN DAN PERANCANGAN PERLUASAN MEREK BAGI RINTISAN USAHA MANDIRI DI KOTA BOGOR
Authors:   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Ariawan Eko , Sophie Suroso Alicia ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Wijaya Callie ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Sukarno Handoko ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Erlina Putri Joselyn ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Pinira Kores Julian ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Wijaya Marco Nathaniel ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Setijoso Maria Katherine Loreta Setijoso ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Panji Samudra Yeheskial ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339
Published: October 2022

Usaha mikro, kecil, dan menengah memiliki kontribusi yang besar dalam menggerakkan roda perekonomian Indonesia. UMKM Indonesia dapat didukung dengan adanya pendampingan dari generasi yang melek akan teknologi dan memiliki pemahaman kewirausahaan. Di Kabupaten Bogor, salah satu industri yang memiliki potensi dan peluang yang besar untuk berkembang adalah industri hampers, seperti usaha hampers dan souvenirs pernikahan yang dijalankan oleh mitra kelompok yaitu Greenbelle dan Kaisae. Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk mengidentifikasi permasalahan-permasalahan yang dialami oleh mitra, serta mendampingi mitra untuk mengatasinya, khususnya pada bidang pemasaran. Pendampingan yang telah dilaksanakan pada bidang pemasaran adalah menganalisa permasalahan pemasaran yang dihadapi oleh mitra, kemudian membantu mitra untuk mengembangkan solusi dari masalah tersebut yakni dengan melakukan perluasan merek, sehingga mitra dapat menargetkan pasar yang lain tanpa menghilangkan pasar yang sudah ada
PERANCANGAN, IMPLEMENTASI PERENCANAAN BISNIS, DAN STRATEGI PROMOSI DIGITAL BAGI UMKM PEMPEK CEK NIMAS DI KOTA BOGOR
Authors:   Program Studi Bisnis Manajemen, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, Nelsen Yohanes , Tanujaya Tjahjono Aldho ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Setiawan Elisa ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Vanessa Emanuella ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Salmun Rafasadia ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Navania Sharine ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Kencana Stephanliong ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339, Ariawan Eko ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama No.1, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15339
Published: October 2022

Industri Food & Beverage merupakan salah satu industri yang terdampak berat di fase awal Covid-19. Banyak bisnis Food & Beverage yang terpaksa tutup selama masa Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar. Oleh karena itu, dibutuhkan kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (PKM) sebagai salah satu upaya menopang keberlanjutan UMKM pada industri Food & Beverage di masa pandemi ini. PKM berupa Community Development dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengajarkan konsep wirausaha dan memberi pendampingan kepada para pelaku UMKM. Tujuan penulisan artikel ini adalah untuk menceritakan dan memberikan beberapa hasil yang telah dilakukan oleh kelompok untuk dapat membantu Mitra. Mitra yang kelompok dampingi adalah Pempek Cek Nimas, yang merupakan UMKM yang menjual produk Pempek Palembang. Maka dari itu kelompok menyusun strategi berupa pembuatan pedoman konten untuk membantu peningkatan performa media sosial, pembuatan kandungan gizi untuk meningkatkan konten, penambahan media distribusi melalui e-commerce, pembuatan website untuk membantu Pempek Cek Nimas dan literasi keuangan untuk meningkatkan kesadaran akan pentingnya pencatatan penjualan maupun pembelian bahan baku. Kelompok pun berhasil meningkatkan paparan merk Pempek Cek Nimas melalui Instagram, Whatsapp, Shopee, Tokopedia dan website yang telah aktif. Karya tulis ini diharap dapat membantu para pelaku UMKM dapat menerapkan strategi yang telah dilakukan oleh kelompok.
Discovering Key Success Factors of Mid-Star Hotels During a Pandemic
Authors:   Sekolah Bisnis dan Ekonomi, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, Kampus BSD, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Tangerang, Banten 15339, Devana Tasya Sierends , Christianto Nathanael ,   Sekolah Bisnis dan Ekonomi, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, Kampus BSD, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Tangerang, Banten 15339, Christianto Tasha Devina ,   Sekolah Bisnis dan Ekonomi, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, Kampus BSD, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Tangerang, Banten 15339, Setjoadi James Christian ,   Sekolah Bisnis dan Ekonomi, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, Kampus BSD, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Tangerang, Banten 15339, Vincent Vincent ,   Sekolah Bisnis dan Ekonomi, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, Kampus BSD, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Tangerang, Banten 15339, Widjojo Handyanto ,   Sekolah Bisnis dan Ekonomi, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, Kampus BSD, BSD City Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama, BSD City, Kec. Pagedangan, Tangerang, Banten 15339
Published: October 2022

The objective of this research is to discover the factors that influence consumers’ interest in staying at mid-star hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic. A mixed-methods approach combining qualitative and quantitative research was applied. Data from 206 respondents was collected through online surveys that were processed through regression analysis. The findings show three factors that positively and significantly influence consumers’ interest to use mid-star hotels during the pandemic: cleanliness, health protocol, and facilities. Meanwhile, the promotion does not significantly affect the dependent variable. This research could provide insight into the hotel industry, specifically mid-star hotels, to consider and apply those factors into their priorities so that they can generate greater consumer interest in staying at mid-star hotels mid- and post-pandemic.
Assessment of climate characteristics and long-term trends of rainfall and drought in the Congo River Basin
Authors: Mabrouk Eman Hassan , Moursy Fawzia Ibrahim , Morsy Mostafa
Published: October 2022

This study aims to assess patterns, variability, and trends of rainfall and meteorological drought and identify the different climatic zones using 42-year monthly TerraClimate gridded precipitation data at 23 sites distributed to cover the entire Congo River Basin. The spatial distribution of seasonal rainfall and the Köppen climate classifications indicated that the Congo River Basin has three main climatic zones. Where the highest rainfall is received in zone A (north of 2.5°N) during June–August (JJA), in zone B (3.5°S–2.5°N) during March–May (MAM) and September–November (SON), and in zone C (south of 3.5°S) during December–February (DJF). The Mann–Kendall (M–K) trend analysis of seasonal and annual patterns of rainfall and standardized precipitation drought index (SPI) revealed that there were significant negative trends in most of the three climatic Congo zones except for slight positive trends in small parts within zone C, especially during JJA, which are found sometimes in zone B. Finally, the three Congo climatic zones are characterized by negative trends for seasonal and annual data of both rainfall and the SPI, indicating increased drought risks in the Congo Basin except for small parts in zone C which have positive (wet) trends, especially during JJA followed by DJF.
Water policy reform in the Nigeria water governance system: assessment of water resources management based on OECD Principles on Water Governance
Authors: Ukpai Stephen Nwoba
Published: October 2022

Conflicts of interest due to cultural, political, and social oversights have threatened effective and efficient corporate water governance in Nigeria. This has affected the inclusive participation of stakeholders, policy makers and the relevant agencies of the water resources management, thus hampering good water governance. Assessing the water governance impacts based on frameworks proposed for effective, efficient and inclusive governance was aimed. Information contributing to the governance input was highlighted by analyzing hydrological units that characterized Nigerian watersheds. Toxicological index (Ti) values were presented as a practical guideline to assessing water policy outcomes. The (Ti) ≥ 1.0 dominated; signifying the water resources exposed to toxic environments. High pollutant loads associated with public health deterioration across Nigeria are considered as impacts indicating lagged water governance. While the lagged governance output manifested in some diseases relating to deficient access to potable water supply/poor sanitation services like Blue Baby syndrome, Renal/liver/lung diseases and blood cancer, the outcome showed an absence of health and social wellbeing. These indicators demonstrate the need for incorporating Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Principles on Water Governance in the Nigerian water governance system. Notably, flexibility across all governance levels can enable shared responsibility to balance economic activities and the ecological wellbeing.
Drinking water consumption habits during intermittent service in Sector Riberas de Sacramento, Chihuahua, Mexico
Authors: Mendoza García Carlos David , Navarro Gomez Carmen Julia , Valencia Cortez Arnoldo
Published: October 2022

The perception of a service provided can be obtained using subjective surveys based on the population's physical, economic and social characteristics. This study focuses on the use of standardized surveys to obtain users' perception of a drinking water service, as well as measuring domestic consumption with water meters and pressure data, using specialized recorders to identify daily patterns in water use and consumption. Factors can be identified indicating drinking water use patterns among the sector's inhabitants throughout the day, week and month, and taking climatic factors into account, by analyzing consumption habits and the related measurements. An important point that is defined is the demand factor, to indicate key points in estimating existing and future demand based on an intermittent supply. The study includes a proposal for a management model based on the demand factor, with which the sector's consumption needs are solved and drinking water supply is efficient. The results obtained gave us an overview of water losses, awareness of the value of the drinking water service, and the users' interest in taking care of it.
Therapeutic Approaches to the Treatment of Neuroinflammatory Diseases
Authors: Hays Sheryl J.
Published: October 2022

Microglia cells are present in the central nervous system and respond quickly to pathogenic stimuli in order to protect the brain. When these immunological responses activate inappropriately or are prolonged, they can contribute to the neuronal damage observed in many neurodegenerative diseases. A variety of immune system modulators including complement proteins, inflammatory cytokines such IL- 1 a, IL-Ip, IL-3, lL-6, TNF­
a. and Sloop, colony-stimulating factor-], coagulation proteins and matrix metalloproteases are made by both
microglia and astrocytes. Additionally astrocytes, the predominant glial component of the brain, express cell­ adhesion molecules, cytokine receptors and induce nitric oxide synthease. The pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and multiple sclerosis suggest that a large portion of the irreversible damage observed can be attributed to a neurointlammatory mechanism. The immunomodulators of these diseases are reviewed and new agents within specific molecular mechanisms are presented and discussed.
Effects of Time Utilization on the Well-being of College Athletes
Authors: Santos Jay C. , Sagas Michael
Published: October 2022

Background:

Considering that college student-athletes spend a lot of time attending to academic and athletic tasks, their well-being can be compromised. Published literature on the impact of time demands on the well-being of college student-athletes is limited. Hence, the scholarly place of the current study is warranted.

Objective:

This research investigated the effects of academic time use and athletic time use on the subjective, emotional, and physical well-being of college student-athletes.

Methods:

A subset of the NCAA GOALS data, which included 5,042 student-athletes, was utilized. Two research questions were examined: (1) to what extent does academic time use predict subjective, emotional, and physical well-being? and (2) to what extent does athletic time use predict subjective, emotional, and physical well-being? and (2) to what extent does athletic time use predict subjective, emotional, and physical well-being? A series of two-step hierarchical regression analyses were performed. Race, gender, and NCAA division level were used as control variables.

Results and Discussion:

Results revealed that academic time use is a significant positive predictor of subjective well-being. Moreover, athletic time use is also a significant predictor of all well-being indicators. It positively predicted subjective well-being but negatively predicted emotional and physical well-being.

Conclusion:

Our findings showed that both academic and athletic time utilizations are significant predictors of subjective well-being but in varying directions.
Consciousness and Reality in the Oriental Tradition
Authors: Suprun Sergey P. , Suprun Anatoly P. , Petrenko Victor F.
Published: October 2022

Two types of reality representations are possible-spacetime, describing
reality as processes, which may be referred to as “object-based” and corresponds to our
unconscious perception, and “subject-based”, which is associated with the integral
time-independent experience inseparable into objects. The latter forms the foundation
for oriental philosophy and is attainable using various psychotechniques. As has
emerged, the description of different quantum states in physics requires an analogous
approach and this congruence has been mentioned by many outstanding scientists.
Basic understanding of water flooding as a secondary recovery concept
Authors: Martines Gabriela , Prakoso Suryo , Fathaddin Muh. Taufiq , Rakhmanto Pri Agung , Setiati Rini , Mardiana Dwi Atty
Published: October 2022

The need for energy and mineral resources is needed for the survival of human life. One of the results of minerals contained in the bowels of the earth is crude oil. Natural resources crude oil is still a top priority for natural resource needs in Indonesia. So it is necessary to explore and exploit crude oil resources. Secondary recovery (water flooding) and tertiary recovery methods are carried out on an oil and gas well to assist the process of producing oil to the surface. Water flooding is a method that is widely used because water is easy to obtain, water supply is quite cheap and mobility is low. Water injection is a second stage recovery method by injecting water into the reservoir so that the remaining oil can be pushed to the production well. Water flooding in its application can show a decreasing trend in production if the efficiency of this method in the reservoir has decreased, therefore after the water flooding recovery method has decreased production, the EOR method as a tertiary recovery method can be applied.
Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Social Support among Service Sector Employees
Authors: Samuel Rachel , Osman Idris
Published: October 2022

The main objective of this study is to determine whether perceived social support affects Emotional Intelligence. The hypothesis that is intended to be proven here is that Emotional Intelligence can be used to measure mental wellness in individuals. Emotional intelligence is said to have two main dimensions that is one of personal competence and the other that of social competence. Perceived social support has been accepted as support from family, friends, and significant others. Emotional Intelligence is important because it helps individuals regulate the overflow of emotional energy welling within oneself and helps others around them cope with those overflowing emotions; hence, this study is perceived as beneficial. This study targets the service sector employees as the sector faces a diverse variety of challenges emanating from the global pandemic. 536 responses were taken, and PLS-SEM was used and applied to analyze and test out the hypotheses. The results showed that social support affects both personal and social competencies. However, in the final analysis, perceived social support turned out to have a stronger influence on personal competency.
Keywords: emotional intelligence; social support; personal competence; social competence; service sector
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI8.3914
Globalizing the Boardroom among Family-Controlled Companies on Bursa Malaysia: The effects of corporate governance on firm performance
Authors: Ng David Ching Yat , Chang Yen Wen , Cheng Low Suet , Ching Veronica Ng Zi
Published: October 2022

This paper aimed to determine the research gap between corporate governance and its effects on firm performance among family-controlled listed companies on Bursa Malaysia with a globalized boardroom after implementing MCCG 2012. The study focused on family-controlled companies listed on Bursa Malaysia from 2013 to 2018. The sample size includes 240 firm-year observations. Panel data analysis (fixed and random effect) model and Hausman tests were used. Results from panel data analysis (Eviews) found no significant effects between corporate governance and firm performance of family-controlled companies listed on Bursa Malaysia with a globalized boardroom.
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Firm Performance; Family-Controlled Companies; Globalized Boardroom
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI8.3915
Refining Electronic Hailing Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction and Impact on Electronic Word of Mouth
Authors: Rahmat Abdul Khabir , Abdul Razak Abdul Hakim , Mohd Yusak Nurul Aqilah , Pahim Khazizul Maulod
Published: October 2022

This study investigates factors affecting customer satisfaction with e-hailing among the population of Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. A total of 156 completed questionnaires were analysed using SPSS. Samples were selected from young adults with experience using e-hailing in Klang Valley, Selangor. The research found a significant relationship between perceived safety, reliability, and word of mouth. However, they found inconsistent results for price, app function and timeliness. In conclusion, perceived safety, reliability, and word of mouth are critical to customer satisfaction.
Keywords: Keywords: E-Hailing; User Satisfaction; Service Quality; SmartPLS.
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI8.3916
#CeritaKita: The splendour of Malaysia through mural painting on petronas gas station
Authors: Syed Ahmed Jalaluddin Syed Zamzur Akasah , Tohid Mohd Suhaimi , Shamsudin Mohd Khairi , Othman Mohd Fazli
Published: October 2022

Murals are works of public art that express ideas on a building's surface. The connections between how it's made, where it is, and what it represents have been demonstrated to be powerful visual communication tools for stimulating energy, activity, surroundings, social messages and patriotism spirit. Nowadays, companies like Petronas Dagangan Berhad support local artists to express their sense of local identity. By that, artists showcase their talents in a specific place, forming different styles and delivering the most imaginative affinities to the community. This activity gives hope to Malaysian artists and creatives in transforming local identity into a visual display.
Keywords: The Splendour of Malaysia; Mural Painting; Petronas Gas Station
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI8.3921
Social Media's Effectiveness for Malaysia's Independent Artists
Authors: Zanuar Seri Nurul Syuhada , Md Noor Khairunnisa Diyana
Published: October 2022

Social media has played a crucial role for artists to market and promote their artwork. They have increasingly used Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. This study focuses on three elements which are to investigate which platform of social media that been used the most for the artists to market their products and service, to study impacts of the social media on their marketing strategies, and to find out how the artistes manage their social media and identifying on how the artistes maintain their fan interest towards their works.
OpenStack Swift: An Ideal Bit-Level Object Storage System for Digital Preservation
Authors: Zhang Guanwen , Good Kenton , Shi Weiwei
Published: October 2022

A bit-level object storage system is a foundational building block of long-term digital preservation (LTDP). To achieve the purposes of LTDP, the system must be able to: preserve the authenticity and integrity of the original digital objects; scale up with dramatically increasing demands for preservation storage; mitigate the impact of hardware obsolescence and software ephemerality; replicate digital objects among distributed data centers at different geographical locations; and to constantly audit and automatically recover from compromised states. A realistic and daunting challenge to satisfy these requirements is not only to overcome technological difficulties but also to maintain economic sustainability by implementing and continuously operating such systems in a cost-effective way. In this paper, we present OpenStack Swift, an open-source, mature and widely accepted cloud platform, as a practical and proven solution with a case study at the University of Alberta Library. We emphasize the implementation, application, cost analysis and maintenance of the system, with the purpose of contributing to the community with an exceedingly robust, highly scalable, self-healing and comparatively cost-effective bit-level object storage system for long-term digital preservation.
La revolución ambivalente. Forjando Estado y nación en Chiapas, 1910-1945
Authors: Lewis Stephen E.
Published: October 2022

Este libro de Stephen E. Lewis logra una sustancial contribución al llenar un importante hueco en la historiografía de Chiapas de la primera mitad del siglo XX y enlazarla con la historia nacional, al enfocar la experiencia revolucionaria y posrevolucionaria chiapaneca desde la perspectiva de la educación rural y de la política indigenista, entonces promovidas por la SEP. El extenso uso de las fuentes primarias no solo demuestra las amplias posibilidades que los archivos nos ofrecen para escribir la historia de Chiapas, sino que nos introduce en un mundo impactante de pugnas violentas entre los que promovieron una "lucha de clases" fomentando el antialcoholismo, nacionalismo, anticlericalismo y la educación secular, y un mundo de alianzas y de intereses locales entre particulares y gobierno que lograron frenar el impacto de la política federal y posterior al cambio social.
Approval of a computational method for determining thermal loads during accidents accompanied by fireballs
Authors: Shangaraev R. R.
Published: October 2022

Introduction. Large fires are quite often accompanied by the formation of fireballs (OSH), which create significant thermal loads. As a result of the fire coverage of a container containing an overheated liquid, a physical explosion occurs, which releases a significant amount of fuel forming a fireball. This phenomenon is dangerous because, with a short lifetime, it is capable of causing thermal injuries over considerable distances. The existing methods of predicting the consequences of a fireball, set out in various domestic regulatory documents and foreign literature, do not fully reflect the possible values of thermal loads. In this regard, a computational method for determining thermal loads was developed, taking into account the movement of the fireball.

Goals and objectives. The purpose of this study is to test the developed computational methodology for determining thermal loads, which takes into account the kinematic characteristics of the fireball. The following tasks were solved in the study:

● check the operability of the fireball lifting model;

● to conduct a comparative analysis of thermal loads according to the developed methodology with the results of calculation of domestic and foreign methods;

● conduct a computational experiment on the effect of air mobility (wind effect of 7 m/s) on thermal loads.

Research methods. To check the operability of the OSH lifting model, footage of the formation of a fireball was used. According to the shooting frames, the position of the fireball in space and its kinematic characteristics were tracked. Using kinematic parameters, thermal loads were determined. To assess the adequacy of calculations of thermal loads, a comparative analysis of the results of calculations of the developed computational methodology with the results of calculations using existing domestic and foreign methods was used. To substantiate the application of the developed computational methodology for determining thermal loads, taking into account the kinematic parameters of the fireball, a computational experiment was conducted using the MATLAB software and computing complex.

Results and their discussion.The results of the calculation of kinematic parameters are satisfactorily correlated with the results of mathematical modeling. The obtained values of thermal loads according to the developed computational methodology are in satisfactory agreement with the results of calculations according to existing domestic and foreign methods. Based on the calculations performed in the article, it is shown that a change in gas dynamic flows (wind demolition) leads to a significant change in the damaging factors of fireballs that are formed during fires in emergency situations.

Conclusions. The results of the research made it possible to assess the adequacy of the performance of the improved computational methodology for determining thermal loads in accidents accompanied by fireballs, as well as to justify the relevance of the application of the developed method.
Analysis of methods used to identify combustible gas and vapour-related factors contributing to explosions in the context of assigning explosion and fire safety categories to premises
Authors: Zemskiy G. T. , Vogman L. P. , Kondratyuk N. V. , Korolchenko D. A.
Published: October 2022

Introduction. The authors have classified numerous publications, addressing the assignment of explosion and fire safety categories to premises, buildings and outdoor facilities, into the three groups: 1) sources of information that are in effect (including in-house and region-wide documents), sources that were in effect; 2) manuals and guidelines on category assignment; 3) publications that confirm (refute) or clarify some provisions, specified in regulatory sources. This article can be included into the third group of publications.

Goal. Analysis of different methods, used to identify the value of Z factor; identification of strengths and weaknesses of each method, development of recommendations on the application of these methods.

Objectives. The objective is to identify the substance-related factor contributing to explosions, use particular cases to demonstrate the efficiency of this or other identification method.

Results and discussion. The analysis of Z factor identification methods, describing the contribution of vapours of highly flammable liquids to an explosion, has proven that three types of procedures can be used to find the Z factor value:

the method of tables (that uses the maximal possible tabular value of Z = 1; for gases and aerosols Z = 0.5; for vapours of highly flammable liquids Z = 0.3);

the computational method based on a pattern of three-dimensional gas and vapour spreading on the premises; however, this method, if applied, may involve a high probability of errors due to numerous conditions limiting its applicability; hence, the unexplainable value of Z may exceed 1. Besides, the computational method is extremely laborious. Its application requires the clarification of conditions for its use;

the graphical method (based on the dependency graph of Z on the X parameter). This method is the simplest and the most reliable one. When the graphical method is used to find the value of Z, the excess oxidant ratio must be taken as being equal to one, and the Х parameter must be calculated according to the following formula: Х = 0.99 Рs.v/Сst.c.

Conclusions. The graphical method, used to find the value of Z, is simple and reliable. When the Х parameter is identified, the excess air ratio is used: φ = 1.9, which leads to the underestimation of Z, the vapour-related factor contributing to explosions. To prevent the unreasonable underestimation of Z, the excess air ratio must be disregarded or taken as being equal to 0.99.
Pyrolysis of hybrid polyurethane inorganic thermal insulation: thermogravimetric analysis and FTIR spectra
Authors: Kobelev A. A. , Naganovskiy Yu. K. , Kruglov E. Yu. , Aseeva R. M. , Shapikhov E. M.
Published: October 2022

Purpose. The purpose of this work is to study the process of thermal decomposition (pyrolysis) of two samples of a hybrid organic-inorganic (OIH) heat-insulating material based on data obtained by thermogravimetric analysis and IR-Fourier spectrometry.

The goal set predetermined the following research tasks: to find out the basic chemical structure of the OIH samples (by functional groups), to study the order of processes in materials when heated in nitrogen, to calculate the activation energy, the pre-exponential factor, to determine the pyrolysis mechanism.

Methods. The methods of thermogravimetric analysis and IR-Fourier spectrometry were used in the work. Samples for spectrometric analysis were prepared in the process of thermogravimetric tests using the “freezing” experiment method.

Results and discussion. The paper studies the structural features of two samples of hybrid polyurethane inorganic (OIH) thermal insulation material and traces the physicochemical processes that occur when they are heated under dynamic conditions in a nitrogen atmosphere up to 750 °C.

The multi-stage nature of the pyrolysis of the OIH material is shown. The pyrolysis of the first sample is a threestage process. For the second sample, decomposition proceeds in two stages. All stages are endothermic. This indicates the predominance of energy costs for breaking bonds between the organic and inorganic parts and other conclusions.

It has been established that the pyrolysis of OIH samples at all stages is carried out according to the mechanism of nucleation and the growth of nuclei (active centers of destruction). Analysis of the IR spectra of the samples showed that both samples were prepared using Desmodur aliphatic isocyanates.

Conclusions. The paper studies the chemical structure and physicochemical changes when heating the new group of materials — hybrid organic-inorganic (OIH) heat-insulating materials. The article is a continuation of a team of authors systematic study of a thermal behavior of modern types of polymer thermal insulation.