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Analisis Sistem Pengembangan Layanan Transportasi Online Terhadap Kepuasan Konsumen di Kota Kendari
Authors: Ija La
Published: January 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana profil konsumen Go- Jek dan GrabCar di Kota Kendari, selain itu untuk mengetahui apakah ada perbedaan persepsi konsumen terhadap kualitas pelayanan, harga dan kepuasan konsumen Go-Jek dan GrabCar di Kota Kendari. Purposive sampling adalah teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini. Data penelitian diperoleh dengan membagikan kuesioner penelitian tentang kualitas pelayanan, harga, dan kepuasan konsumen, kepada 50 responden atau lebih . Uji paired Sampel T-Test dan Uji Wilcoxon  adalah teknik analisis data dalam  penelitian ini dengan menggunakan aplikasi IBM SPSS Statistik . Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) mayoritas Pelanggan Go-Jek dan GrabCar di Kota Kendari adalah perempuan , usia 15-20 tahun, pendidikan  Menengah SMP, dan memiliki pekerjaan sebagai pelajar/mahasiswa, dan berpendapatan ≥ Rp 500.000 per bulan, (2) tidak terdapat perbedaan persepsi kualitas pelayanan Go-Jek dan GrabCar, (3) terdapat perbedaan persepsi harga Go-Jek dan GrabCar, (4) terdapat Perbandingan antara Pelayanan Go-Jek dan GrabCar di Kota Kendari.
Evaluasi Kualitas Website STMIK Bina Bangsa Kendari Menggunakan Metode WebQual 4.0
Authors: Susanto Aris
Published: January 2021

Evaluasi website STMIK Bina Bangsa Kendari bertujuan untuk menguji kualitas website agar dapat mengetahui letak kekurangan website tersebut. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengujian yaitu WebQual 4.0 yang terbentuk 4 aspek pengujian yaitu Usability, Information Quality, Service Interaction Quality, dan Overall Impression. Pengujian dari 57 responden didapatkan hasil persentase per aspek yaitu dari hasil pengujian berdasarkan aspek Usability mendapatkan persentase sebesar 85,81%, aspek Information Quality mendapatkan persentase 81,25%, aspek Service Interaction Quality mendapatkan persentase 79,21%, dan Overall Impression mendapatkan persentase 84,91%. Hasil rerata dari keempat aspek tersebut didapat persentase sebesar 82,69%.
Koneksi Jaringan Internet Menggunakan Mode Ad-Hoc 802.11 Pada Tumaka Kendari
Authors: Bakrim La Ode , Salam
Published: January 2021

Aplikasi perangkat keras Komputer dan Internet telah berkembang pesat pada saat ini. Kebutuhan internet semakin penting bagi setiap orang dalam mencari informasi dan berbagi informasi. Teknologi wireless merupakan salah satu terapan teknologi informasi yang dianggap modern dan mudah. Tugas Akhir ini membahas “Koneksi Jaringan Internet Menggunakan Mode Ad-Hoc 802.11 Pada Warnet Tumaka Kendari” dengan menggunakan mode Ad-Hoc setiap orang dapat berbagai informasi tanpa harus membawa atau menggunakan kabel UTP.
Clustering Data Mahasiswa Menggunakan Algoritma K-Means Untuk Menunjang Strategi Promosi (Studi Kasus : STMIK Bina Bangsa Kendari)
Authors: Lestari Widhi
Published: January 2021

Data mahasiswa STMIK Bina Bangsa Kendari setiap tahunnya terus bertambah dan menghasilkan data yang berlimpah sehingga terjadi penumpukan data. Data yang berlimpah perlu di lakukan pengolahan data untuk menggali informasi yang terdapat didalam data tersebut. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengkluster data mahasiswa di STMIK Bina Bangsa Kendari melalui proses data mining dengan menggunakan algoritma K-Means untuk pembentukan cluster. Atribut data digunakan adalah nama mahasiswa, jurusan, sekolah asal, nilai IPK. Data yang digunakan adalah data mahasiswa angkatan 2018/2019 dengan sampel data 171 items dan sumber data berasal dari bagian akademik dan admisi STMIK Bina Bangsa Kendari. Cluster mahasiswa yang terbentuk ada 2 yaitu Cluster 1 (cluster_0) 72 items, dan Cluster 2 (cluster_1) 99 items. Hasil dari penelitian ini di gunakan sebagai dasar untuk menentukan strategi promosi program studi yang ada di STMIK Bina Bangsa Kendari berdasarkan hasil cluster program studi yang banyak di minati dari masing-masing sekolah.
Sistem Informasi Penyewaan Alat dan Dekorasi Pesta Pada CV. Vira Salon Berbasis Website
Authors: Sukma Ilin , N.A.A Abhyanda , Henny
Published: January 2021

Transaksi penyewaan yang dilakukan pada CV. Vira Salon masih dilakukan secara manualsehingga sering menyebabkan terkadang pelanggan kesulitan memperkirakan biaya pengeluaran alatpesta. Oleh karena itu penulis bermaksud untuk membuat Sistem Informasi Penyewaan Alat dan DekorasiPesta berbasis website pada CV. Vira Salon. Penulis menganalisis dengan tahapan analisis meliputianalisis kelemahan sistem dan analisis kebutuhan sistem, desain atau perancangan yang meliputi sistempemodelan menggunakan metode UML dan perancangan interface, kode dan pengetesan menggunakanPHP sebagai bahasa pemrograman dan MySQL sebagai pengelola database. Dari penelitian inimenghasilkan sebuah website yang mempermudah pelanggan atau customer CV. Vira Salon mendapatinformasi detail produk yang akan disewa serta dapat langsung memesan barang yang akan disewa tanpaharus datang ke kantor CV. Vira Salon.
Audit Sistem Informasi Akademik Berdasarkan Aktifitas Pengguna
Authors: Susanto Aris , La Ija  , Bakrim La Ode
Published: January 2021

Sistem Informasi berbasis database telah di implementasikan STMIK Bina Bangsa Kendari untukmembantu mendokumentasikan proses kegiatan akademik. Pada proses implementasi sistem informasi,terjadi hal yang tidak diinginkan seperti adanya pihak yang mencari celah yang dimiliki aplikasi danbertujuan untuk memanipulasi dapat menyebabkan perubahan data pada database. Oleh karena itu, perludilakukan pemeriksaan secara forensik untuk mengetahui kejadian manipulasi data tersebut untukmendapatkan barang bukti digital atau histori data yang telah dimanipulasi atau dihapus. Tujuan prosesforensik database untuk memonitoring aktifitas pengguna pada database SIMAK agar dapat mengetahuidan mendeteksi aktifitas pengguna database dan mengetahui siapa yang merubah, data apa yang dirubah,dan kapan dilakukannya. Proses pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan merekam aktifitas penggunadisetiap aktifitas dengan menggunakan tools log helper yang include dengan SIMAK, Dari hasil analisadisimpulkan bahwa telah terjadi perubahan data yaitu menghapus data pada database SIMAK. Data yangdihapus yaitu data mahasiswa dengan nomor pokok 201752067 yang terdaftar pada semester 20191.Waktu penghapusan data dilakukan pada tanggal 03-09-2019 pukul 09:53:40 melalui IP 180.251.168.165.
Perancangan Aplikasi Multimedia Obyek Wisata Sulawesi Tenggara
Authors: Rahmat Inggi
Published: January 2021

Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara merupakan provinsi yang cukup terkenal dengan keindahan alam dan pemandangannya. Maka tak mengherankan jika banyak sekali wisatawan yang selalu datang ke Provinsi yang satu ini. selain bisa menikmati wisata alamnya yang sangat cantik dan indah. Kita juga bisa menikmati berbagai macam wisata budaya dan wisata sejarah yang sangat menarik di kunjungi, Akantetapi sulit untuk wisatawan memilih wisata apa yang sangat indah untuk di kunjugi diakibatkan kurangnya informasi mengenai wisata yang berada disulawesi tenggara. Dengan adanya Aplikasi Multimedia obyek wisata Sulawesi tenggara, akan sangat berguna sekali bagi para wisatawan yang ingin berlibur dapat memanfaatkan media komputer untuk mendapatkan informasinya mengenai informasi wisata yang berada di Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara.
Merancang Media Pembelajaran Berbasis Web Menggunakan Aplikasi Dreamweaver Pada SMAN 1 Kapoiala
Authors: Yunita  , Aris Susanto
Published: January 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan merancang media pembelajaran berbasis web untuk mempermudah kegiatan belajar dan menyajikan materi yang interaktif agar dapat meningkatkan minat siswa/i dalam belajar mata pelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam di SMAN 1 Kapoiala. Aplikasi yang digunakan untuk merancang media pembelajaran adalah dreamweaver dan selanjutnya dilakukan uji kelayakan oleh ahli media sebanyak 2 orang, ahli materi sebanyak 2 orang serta uji coba dilakukan kepada siswa sebanyak 20 orang. Hasil uji kelayakan berdasarkan penilaian oleh ahli media ditinjau dari aspek usability, functionality, dan komunikasi visual didapat rerata persentase kelayakan yaitu 88,75% dengan kategori Sangat Layak. Hasil uji kelayakan oleh ahli materi ditinjau dari aspek desain pembelajaran, isi materi, bahasa dan komunikasi didapat rerata persentase kelayakan yaitu 85,00% dengan kategori Sangat Layak, dan hasil penilaian oleh siswa berdasarkan aspek usability didapat rerata persentase kelayakan yaitu 79,33% dengan kategori Sangat Layak
Sistem Informasi Pelayanan Pasien Puskesmas Ulunambo Di Kecamtan Menui Kepulauan Sulawesi Tengah
Authors: Sukma Ilin , Muharman  , Henny
Published: January 2021

Sistem informasi pelayanan pasien dalam sebuah puskesmas sangatlah penting. pendataan data pasien, data rekam medis dan pencarian data secara cepat dan akurat menjadi prioritas utama dalam sebuah puskesmas untuk membangun dan mempermudah pengolahan dan pencarian data yang lebih baik. Untuk menciptakan pendataan pasien, pengarsipan catatan medis diperlukan pengelolaan yang baik pula. oleh karena itu sangat tepat suatu Puskesmas juga memiliki layanan sistem informasi. Dalam pembuatan Sistem Informasi Pelayanan Pasien Puskesmas ini menggunakan metode Waterfall. Dari hasil penelitian yang dilakukan dapat di tarik kesimpulan bahwa Sistem Informasi Pelayanan Pasien Puskesmas Ulunambo Dikecamatan Menui Kepulauan Sulawesi Tengah telah berhasil dibuat dengan menggunakan bahasa pemoraman PHP serta DBMS MYSQL. Dengan sistem ini dapat mengelolah data pasien, rekam medis, data rawat inap dan rawat jalan.
Perancangan Alat Pendeteksi Kebocoran Gas LPG Menggunakan Sensor MQ-2 Berbasis Arduino
Authors: Inggi Rahmat , Pangala Jeri
Published: January 2021

Saat ini penggunaan gas LPG memang sangat berpengaruh besar pada masayrakat bahkan hampir seluruh masyarakat Indoneisia menggunakan Gas LPG untuk kebutuhan sehari-hari sebagai alat memasak.  Dari penggunaanya yang sangat membantu dan ramah lingkungan  ada juga resiko dan masalah yang bisa mengakibatkan kebakaran akibat kebocorann tabung Gas LPG, saat ini banyak kebakaran yang terjadi akibat kebocoran Gas LPG. Perancangan alat pendeteksi kebocoran gas LPG menggunakan sensor MQ-2 berbasis arduino,  Alat ini dapat  mendeteksi gas yang bocor dan secara otomatis juga akan memberikan infor masih lewat tampilan di layar LCD, bunyi Buzzer sebagi alarm, dan Mengirimkan SMS ke nomor HP yang di input  pada program. Alat ini di rancang untuk mengurangi kebakran akibat kebocoran tabung Gas LPG yang sering terjadi dan juga sebagai solusi yang untuk mencegah kerugian akibat kebakaran tabung Gas LPG dan juga untuk mencegah koban jiwa akibat kebakaran karena kebocoran tabung gas LPG. Untuk penelitian selanjutnya diharapkan dapat mengembangkan alat ini dengan mebuat aplikasi Smartphone Android untuk kendali sensor gas LPG jarak jauh.
Sistem Portal Informasi Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Berbasis Web
Authors: La Ija  , Aris Susanto  , La Ode Bakrim
Published: January 2021

Informasi yang disampaikan melalui media website dapat tersampaikan secara cepat, mengingat website dapat diakses secara global. Dengan adanya website, informasi terkait pendidikan dan pelatihan dapat dilihat oleh peserta pendidikan dan pelatihan atau masyarakat sehingga dapat memudahkan dalam pencarian informasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan sistem portal informasi pendidikan dan pelatihan berbasis web menggunakan wordpress. Metode yang digunakan menggunakan teknik analisis deskriptif kualitatif dengan mengembangkan produk berupa sistem informasi berbasis web, menguji tingkat kelayakan produk untuk diimplementasikan. Pengujian dilakukan oleh ahli media dengan melibatkan 5 orang ahli. Hasil validasi ahli media diperoleh penilaian untuk aspek usability sebesar 157 dengan persentase kelayakan sebesar 89,71%, aspek functionality memiliki skor 171 dengan persentase kelayakan sebesar 97,71%, dan aspek komunikasi visual memiliki skor 219 dengan persentase kelayakan sebesar 87,60%, hasil rerata persentase kelayakan dari ketiga aspek diperoleh 91,68% sehingga sistem informasi pendidikan dan pelatihan berbasis web dikategorikan Sangat Layak.
Sistem Informasi Company Profile PT. Sinar Nusantara Sakti Menggunakan Wordpress
Authors: Siregar Mirhan , Kusumawati Nilam , Asmira  , Aris Susanto
Published: January 2021

Informasi profil perusahaan yang disampaikan melalui media website dapat tersampaikan dengan cepat dan menjangkau keseluruh dunia, mengingat website dapat diakses secara global. Dengan adanya website company profil, informasi perusahaan dapat dilihat masyarakat luas sehingga dapat meningkatkan kredibilitas perusahaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan sistem informasi company profil PT.Sinar Nusantara Sakti menggunakan Content Management System berbasis Wordpress. Metode yang digunakan yaitu studi literatur, pengumpulan data, perancangan sistem, dan implementasi. Hasil pengembangan produk yang dilakukan diperoleh sistem informasi company profil berbasis web yang dapat digunakan untuk menyampaikan informasi perusahaan secara efektif dan efisien.
Why Criminalise Coercive Control? The Complicity of the Criminal Law in Punishing Women Through Furthering the Power of the State
Authors: Walklate Sandra , Fitz-Gibbon Kate
Published: January 2021

Moves to criminalise coercive and controlling behaviours are hotly debated. In jurisdictions where the legal response to domestic violence has incorporated coercive control, the efficacy of such interventions has yet to be established. Within this debate, limited attention has been paid to the extent to which such moves challenge or endorse legal understandings of the ‘responsible subject’ (Lacey 2016). This article will consider the failure of both the law in theory and the law in practice to address this feature in the debates surrounding coercive control. We suggest that this failure may result in the reassertion of traditional conceptions of responsibility. Or, as Naffine (1990) might say, a reconsideration of the unintended impacts of the prevailing influence of the rational, entrepreneurial, heterosexual, white man of law. Consequently, any law intended to offer an avenue for understanding women’s experiences of coercive control can reassert women as victims to be blamed for those same experiences and sustain the power of the patriarchal state in responding to such violence.
La traducción de Lucrecio del presbítero Matías Sánchez (ms. II 646 de la Biblioteca del Palacio Real)
Authors: Traver Vera Ángel Jacinto
Published: January 2021

Este artículo estudia el ms. II 646 de la Biblioteca del Palacio Real de Madrid, debido al presbítero Matías Sánchez, quien vertió en verso el De rerum natura de Tito Lucrecio el año 1832. El manuscrito contiene, como se ha puesto de manifiesto recientemente, la misma traducción que la del manuscrito 287, conservado en la Biblioteca Menéndez Pelayo de Santander. Este último supuestamente ha preservado la traducción del abate Marchena, hecha cuarenta y un años antes (1791). Tras hacer una pequeña collatio de estos dos manuscritos, la conclusión más plausible es que el sacerdote Matías Sánchez fuera el verdadero autor de la traducción y no el “abate Marchena”.
Los disjuntos en las construcciones nominalizadas de evento en latín
Authors: Garzón Fontalvo Eveling
Published: January 2021

En latín los nombres deverbales que refieren la actividad o estado descrito por sus verbos base pueden dar lugar a construcciones nominalizadas de evento. Estas construcciones no solo son capaces de reflejar tanto los argumentos como los adjuntos de sus respectivas predicaciones verbales base (§ 1), sino que también documentan elementos que aportan información relevante para el acto de comunicación en sí mismo y que, desde esta perspectiva, pueden identificarse como disjuntos o expresiones meta-comunicativas (§ 2). A partir de aquí, el objetivo de este artículo es doble. Por una parte, busca describir cuáles son los contenidos semánticos expresados por los disjuntos que aparecen dentro de las predicaciones nominalizadas (§ 3). Por otra, pretende establecer qué restricciones sufren estos elementos en su transformación desde las predicaciones verbales a las estructuras nominales, al tiempo que intenta ofrecer una explicación para tales limitaciones (§ 4).
En pos de un incunable español olvidado: el Panegyricum in laudem Serenissimorum Regum Hispaniae Fernandi et Hellysabeth de Gaspare Manio de Clodiis (Sevilla, ca. 1492
Authors: Martín Baños Pedro , Ranero Riestra Laura
Published: January 2021

Se edita, traduce y anota en este artículo un Panegyricum in laudem Serenissimorum Regum Hispaniae Fernandi et Hellysabeth dedicado a los logros militares y políticos de los Reyes Católicos, que fue compuesto por el humanista italiano Gaspare Manio de Clodiis. El poema, escrito en hexámetros, se imprimió en Sevilla hacia 1492. Pese a que el único ejemplar impreso del que hay noticias se encuentra en una biblioteca privada escocesa y resulta por el momento inaccesible, podemos conocer el texto del Panegyricum a través de una copia manuscrita que hasta la fecha ha estado mal catalogada (ms. 1530 de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Salamanca). Se brindan en el artículo todos los datos conocidos sobre el autor, sobre el incunable y sobre el manuscrito, y se ubica la composición en el contexto literario y propagandístico de la época.
«Que, si es César Cortés, vos sois Lucano». Lucano, Ercilla y dos épicos cortesianos
Authors: Río Torres-Murciano Antonio
Published: January 2021

El estudio de la presencia de la Farsalia de Lucano en la Araucana de Alonso de Ercilla y en dos epopeyas acerca de la conquista de México —la Primera parte de Cortés valeroso y Mexicana de Gabriel Lobo Lasso de la Vega y El peregrino indiano de Antonio de Saavedra Guzmán— pone de manifiesto los modos en que Lucano fue habitualmente citado o imitado en la España del siglo XVI sin que se reparara en su ideología antiimperial.
El mito clásico en Vengar con el fuego el fuego de Antonio de Zamora
Authors: Echavarren Arturo
Published: January 2021

Desde el punto de vista de la tradición clásica, el mito de Meleagro, príncipe de Calidón, presente ya en Homero (Il.9.434-605), ha tenido escasa fortuna en nuestras letras. Este artículo examina uno de los pocos dramas barrocos que desarrolla de manera monográfica el mito, Vengar con el fuego el fuego (1703), de Antonio de Zamora. Tras sondear las fuentes de la saga de Meleagro en sus dos principales variantes —la épica y la trágica—, se analiza el tratamiento del mito en la zarzuela mitológica de Zamora, exponiendo lo que debe el autor a las fuentes clásicas y en qué medida se aleja de estas, debido en gran parte a las circunstancias históricas de su gestación.
Due voci sul mar Nero: Luca Desiato alla (ri)scoperta dell’esilio ovidiano
Authors: D’Alfonso Dalila
Published: January 2021

Le elegie dei Tristia e delle Epistulae ex Ponto rappresentano, ancora oggi, un riferimento imprescindibile per quanti vogliano indagare l’esperienza esilica in tutte le sue sfaccettature e in tutta la sua complessità. Non a caso, numerosi autori della contemporaneità hanno guardato alla poesia tomitana dell’ultimo Ovidio come a un vero e proprio paradigma per le scritture da e sull’esilio di ogni tempo. Nei quarantaquattro capitoli in cui articola il romanzo Sulle rive del Mar Nero (1992), Luca Desiato “scompone” l’animo umano toccato dalla sorte dell’esilio, un esilio che si presenta come condanna soprattutto interiore. Il protagonista, uno scrittore  che vive l’ultimo corso della sua esistenza nella Roma borghese degli anni Novanta, alterna la propria voce a quella del poeta romano, condannato da Augusto nell’8 d.C. alla relegatio perpetua. Saverio rappresenta, in primis, un esule dell’esistenza, un prigioniero del tempo ultimo che sta vivendo, un tempo estremo, come le terre del Ponto Eusino.
Stress-strain model for grade 275 reinforcing steel with cyclic loading
Authors: Thompson K. J. , Park R.
Published: January 2021

The stress-strain relationship of Grade 275 steel reinforcing bar under cyclic (reversed) loading is examined using experimental results obtained previously from eleven test specimens to which a variety of axial loading cycles has been applied. A Ramberg-Osgood function is fitted to the experimental stress-strain curves to follow the cyclic stress-strain behaviour after the first load run in the plastic range. The empirical constants in the function are determined by regression analysis and are found to depend mainly on the plastic strain imposed in the previous loading run. The monotonic stress-strain curve for the steel, with origin of strains suitably adjusted, is assumed to be the envelope curve giving the upper limit of stress. The resulting Ramberg-Osgood expression and envelope is found to give good agreement with the experimentally measured cyclic stress-strain curves.
Seismic design of ductile moment resisting reinforced concrete frames
Authors: Burns R. J.
Published: January 2021

Conclusion
Second Life: A Hope for Ideal, But Only in Its Imaginary
Authors: Huang Xiaowei
Published: January 2021

Second Life, one of the most popular of virtual world was invented by Linden Lab Corporation: its philosophical statement is that Second Life is 'a place where you can turn the pictures in your head into a kind of pixelated reality’ (Rymaszewski, 2007, p. iv). Second Life is, for many reasons to be considered in this essay, a representative example of the (offline/real) world. This paper will argue that virtual worlds such as Second Life are an extension of the real world. Two major questions were posed earlier in this essay: ‘Does the virtual world represent the real world?’ and ‘Is it a refuge for its participants from the real world’. We can answer these questions. First of all, the virtual world is an extension of the real world, because it is built from, and continues to make use of, ideas, meanings, identity categories, performances, narratives and values derived from the real world. Secondly, Second Life is clearly not, in the long term, a refuge for its participants from the real world. Second Life can be understood as a virtual place that allows people to have temporary fun; however, it is only for a moment or for a short period, because the relationship between the virtual and the real world is interpenetrated.
The Origin and Early Development of Chinese Warp Twisted Fabric Structure
Authors: Wang Ziqi , Deng Kehui , Peng Zeyang
Published: January 2021

The origin of textiles is often associated with braid. Both braids and warp twisted fabrics have twisted structures, but warp twisted fabrics are more advanced and closer to the development direction of textiles.From braids to warp twisted fabrics to various complex fabrics, it is supported by the development of social technology. We sorted and categorized related textiles unearthed in prehistoric times, combined with archaeological records and documentary records that could reflect the production situation at that time to a certain extent, and explored the connection between the origin of warp warp fabrics and the development of social technology through the combination of literature research and physical research.
The Extent of Applying Citizenship Values Among Jordan Universities Students
Authors: Al-Qadoumi Khawla Izzat
Published: January 2021

The study aimed at recognizing the degree of the teaching staff members in Irbid National University employment of citizenship values in teaching from the point of view of students, and also specify if there are differences with statistical significance ascribed to the variables of the study, they are: sex (male & female) and type of the faculty (human and scientific). To achieve the study's objectives, both researchers applied the descriptive-analytical method, employing a questionnaire prepared by both researchers. The instrument of study covered (21) items, they had been distributed after assuring procedures of validity and reliability on a class on a random class sample, its component is (512) male and female students from the community of study amounting to (2592) during the second semester of the studying year (2017-2018). The most prominent results were that the teaching staff member's citizenship values came at a medium degree through the teaching process. Also, differences with statistical significance did not appear ascribed to both variables of sex (male & female) and the faculty (human & scientific). And in light of results, the researchers recommend the University Administration entrust the subject of citizenship greater importance and bid the professors to evaluate those values and enhance them in cultural and academic domains and activities, through the different plans of the studying subjects.
The Influence of CSR Practices on the Financial Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Togo
Authors: Gadedjisso-Tossou Akouvi , P’ham Bodjona Curwitch , Aboudou Maman Tachiwou , Gueyie Jean-Pierre
Published: January 2021

Microfinance pursues a dual objective: reduce poverty (social performance) and ensure lasting profitability (financial performance). However, beyond these two performances, microfinance institutions (MFIs) have a social responsibility (CSR) towards their stakeholders. The main objective of this article is to measure the influence of the CSR practices of Togolese MFIs on their financial performance. The analysis is conducted over a sample of 60 Togolese MFIs, using the principal component analysis and generalized least squares techniques. The results show that CSR through the dimensions customer, employees and community positively and significantly impact on the financial performance of MFIs when measured by ROA, while the environment dimension has a negative significant influence.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Education and Learning, Vol. 10, No. 1
Authors: Lin Grace
Published: January 2021

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Education and Learning, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2021
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Food Research, Vol. 10 No. 1
Authors: Dong Bella
Published: January 2021

Journal of Food Research wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal are greatly appreciated.

Journal of Food Research is recruiting reviewers for the journal. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, we welcome you to join us. Please contact us for the application form at: jfr@ccsenet.org

Reviewers for Volume 10, Number 1

 

Anna Iwaniak, Warmia and Mazury University, Poland

Bruno Alejandro Irigaray, Facultad de Química, Uruguay

Diego A. Moreno-Fernández, CEBAS-CSIC, Spain

Djilani Abdelouaheb, Badji Mokhtar University, Algeria

Lenka Kourimska, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic

Marco Iammarino, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Italy

Mohd Nazrul Hisham Daud, Malaysian Agricultural Research & Development Institute, Malaysia

Rozilaine A. P. G. Faria, Federal Institute of Science, Education and Technology of Mato Grosso, Brazil

Tzortzis Nomikos, Harokopio University, Greece

Xingjun Li, Academy of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, China

Zahra Saleh Ahmed, National Research Centre, Egypt
Bounds for Generalized Distance Spectral Radius and the Entries of the Principal Eigenvector
Authors: Ahmad Hilal , Alhevaz Abdollah , Baghipur Maryam , Tian Gui-Xian
Published: January 2021

For a simple connected graph $G$, the convex linear combinations $D_{\alpha}(G)$ of \ $Tr(G)$ and $D(G)$ is defined as $D_{\alpha}(G)=\alpha Tr(G)+(1-\alpha)D(G)$, $0\leq \alpha\leq 1$. As $D_{0}(G)=D(G)$, $2D_{\frac{1}{2}}(G)=D^{Q}(G)$, $D_{1}(G)=Tr(G)$ and $D_{\alpha}(G)-D_{\beta}(G)=(\alpha-\beta)D^{L}(G)$, this matrix reduces to merging the distance spectral and distance signless Laplacian spectral theories. In this paper, we study the spectral properties of the generalized distance matrix $D_{\alpha}(G)$. We obtain some lower and upper bounds for the generalized distance spectral radius, involving different graph parameters and characterize the extremal graphs. Further, we obtain upper and lower bounds for the maximal and minimal entries of the $ p $-norm normalized Perron vector corresponding to spectral radius $ \partial(G) $ of the generalized distance matrix $D_{\alpha}(G)$ and characterize the extremal graphs.
On the Babai and Upper Chromatic Numbers of Graphs of Diameter 2
Authors: Johnson Peter , Krumpelman Alexis
Published: January 2021

The Babai numbers and the upper chromatic number are parameters that can be assigned to any metric space. They can, therefore, be assigned to any connected simple graph. In this paper we make progress in the theory of the first Babai number and the upper chromatic number in the simple graph setting, with emphasis on graphs of diameter 2.
Competition of Two Host Species for a Single-Limited Resource Mediated by Parasites
Authors: Hsu Sze-Bi , Sun I-Fang
Published: January 2021

In this paper we consider a mathematical model of two host species competing for a single -limited resource mediated by parasites. Each host population is divided into susceptible and infective population. We assume that species 1 has the lowest break-even concentration with respect to nutrient, when there is no parasite. Thus species 1 is a superior competitor that outcompetes species 2. When parasites present, the competitive outcome is determined by the contact rate of the superior competitor. We analyze the model by finding the conditions for the existence of various equilibria and doing their stability analysis. Two bifurcation diagrams are presented. The first one is in $\beta_1$-$\beta_2$ plane (See Figure 3) and the second one is in $R^{(0)}$-line (See Figure 4).
Mathematical Analysis of Intraguild Interactions among Hosts, Parasitoids and Predators
Authors: You Hongming , Cheng Kaijen
Published: January 2021

In this work, we consider a mathematical model of an omnivorous ecosystem in which intermediate predators are infected by parasites. We first establish the boundeness and positivity of solution with conditions. Then the existence and local stability of all equilibria are clarified in R4. Finally, some global dynamics will be analyzed.
The Impact of Compression Duration on the RhoA, P75, S100 Expression in Spinal Cord Injury in Rat
Authors: Pourkhodadad Soheila , Hasannejad Zahra , Firouzi Masoumeh , Abdollah Zadegan Shayan , R Vaccaro Alexander , Rahimi-Movaghar Vafa
Published: January 2021

Background: Compression of the spinal cord induces alterations in protein expression of neurons and glia cells, which in turn triggers a cascade of pathophysiologic events. It's well-documented that activation of inhibitory proteins following spinal cord injury stimulates activation of the RhoA via neurotrophin receptor p75 (p75NTR), which causes promotion of apoptotic cell death and inhibiting axon outgrowth. Elucidating the underlying factors driving the expressions during sustained compression is important to develop new therapeutic strategies. Objectives: To investigate the impact of compression duration on the RhoA, P75, and S100 expression in spinal cord injury model in rats. Methods: We investigated the impact of compression duration on the expression of RhoA, p75NTR, and S100β in rats with spinal cord injury (SCI). Initially, rats were subjected to SCI using an aneurism clip at the T9 vertebrae lamina for 3 sec or 10 min. Sham group was subjected to laminectomy only. We compared spinal cord histopathology at 3 and 14 days after injury for both short and prolonged compressive surgery groups. At the respective scarify times points, the rats were sacrificed, and the pathology of the injury was studied using light microscopy and immunohistochemistry. Results: We found a greater expression level of p75NTR, S100β, and RhoA in the prolonged compression group compared to the short compression group. The difference was statistically significant, indicating that earlier decompression can prevent the progress of secondary injuries due to higher expression levels of p75NTR, S100, and RhoA. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that early decompression of the spinal cord through the changes in p75NTR, S100β, and RhoA expression may modulate secondary injury events. Besides, it was found that using different inhibitors, especially for RhoA, might improve SCI-induced regeneration.
Long-term Outcome in Children with Wilms’ Tumor; Experience of a Single Center for Two Decades
Authors: Mohajerzadeh Leily , Khaleghnejad Ahmad , Rouzrokh Mohsen , Shamsian Shahin , Ghoroubi Javad , Amonollahi Omid , Ebrahimisaraj Gholamreza , Abbasianchavari Arameh
Published: January 2021

Background: Wilms’ tumor (nephroblastoma) is the major renal cancer in children. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the individuality of Wilms’ tumor and the consequences of management attained in our referral subspecialty center. Methods: In this study, we composed the data of children with Wilms’ tumor in 2 decades; 55 cases between 1992 and 2002 and 49 patients between 2006 and 2016 were diagnosed with Wilms’ tumor. Demographic characters, a form of presentation, tumor stage, related underlying disease, histopathology consequences, type of management, and the survival rates were assessed. Results: In the first decade, 24 patients were females and 31 were males (M/F = 1.2); in the other groups, 30 were females and 19 were males (M/F = 0.61). The mean age was 45.2 months at the time of diagnosis for the first group and the mean age was 36 months for the other group. In the first decade, the surgical stage after the operation was as follows: stage I (32.7%), stage II (16.36%), stage III (38.1%), stage IV (9%), and stage V (1.8%) who did not operate. In second decade, 49 patients were as follows: stage I (14.3%), stage II (40.8%), stage III (24.5%), stage IV (10.2%), and stage V (10.2%). In 54.5% of the first group, histology was favorable, and in 43.6% of the first group, histology was unfavorable; in the second group, 95.4% were the favorable type. The patients were managed based on protocols of the National Wilms’ Tumor Study. In the first decade, relapse-free was 71% and 4-year survival rates were estimated at 86%, and in the second decade, pulmonary metastasis was observed at 28.6%, liver metastasis in 2.3%, recurrence in 5%, and 4-year survival rates were estimated at 90%. Conclusions: This study demonstrated development in the management of children with Wilms’ tumor in recent 20 years, with comparable relapse-free and survival rates to the National Wilms’ Tumor study. But with more adjustment in treatment protocols, the superior outcome will be attainable.
Possible Nutrition-Related Mechanisms of Metabolic Management in Cancer Treatment
Authors: Khodabakhshi Adeleh , Mahmoudi Maryam , Mehrad Majd Hassan , Davoodi Sayed Hossein
Published: January 2021

Context: Somatic mutation theory has been considered as a potential cause for cancer. However, major inconsistencies with the gene theory have necessitated serious reconsideration of this assumption. According to these inconsistencies, cancer may be considered as a metabolic disorder. According to the mitochondrial metabolic theory, substrate-level phosphorylation has been suggested to be superior to oxidative phosphorylation in cancer cells. Cancer metabolic therapies such as ketogenic diets (KD) and limitation in glutamine and calorie can be beneficial and are in line with this theory. In this study, we have reviewed the potential effects of KD as well as glutamine and calorie restriction in various types/stages of cancer with a focus on possible mechanisms. Evidence Acquisition: A comprehensive electronic search of different databases was performed using “cancer”, “ketogenic diet”, and “metabolic” as the main keywords. A comprehensive electronic search of different databases was performed using “cancer”, “ketogenic diet”, and “metabolic” as the main keywords. Results: Emerging evidence has indicated that KD can affect tumor cells by reducing glucose availability and simultaneous elevation of ketone bodies as non-fermentable metabolic fuels. KD has been suggested to be more effective as a non-toxic therapeutic measure in combination with glutamine targeting agents, chloroquine for lysosomal targeting, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and calorie restriction. Conclusions: This metabolic approach can be considered as a promising non-toxic strategy for cancer management.
Investigation of Polymorphisms in the Upstream Sequence of LIF and LIFR Genes in the Infertile Women
Authors: Tajeddin Nahid , Ahadi Ali Mohammad , Javadi Gholamreza , Ayat Hoda
Published: January 2021

: During pregnancy, the embryo implantation stage is a highly dynamic and molecularly controlled phenomenon. Several genes are involved in the implantation process, among which the leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is a marker of implantation. LIF is a multi-functional cytokine located on chromosome 22. The expression of this gene is increased in the middle of the secretion phase from the sexual cycle, and any defect in its expression will cause the implantation failure. LIF receptor or LIFR gene, as the LIF receptor, consists of two membrane proteins called LIFR and GP130. LIFR acts as a signal receptor for LIF in a low-affinity level. In this study, we focused on the screening of polymorphisms in the promoter region of the LIF and LIFR genes in the infertile women using the polymerase chain reaction single-strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) method. In this study, blood samples were collected from 100 women with primary and secondary infertility and 50 healthy women as a control group. Extraction of DNA was done by the phenol-chloroform method, and in the next step, using specific primers for upstream regions of the LIF and LIFR genes, target sequences were amplified and analyzed by the SSCP method. Finally, PCR products with different configurations were selected for sequencing analysis. The results showed two polymorphisms in the upstream region of LIF and LIFR genes of two women, but there were no genetic changes in the control group. The present study was the first in this field, and the results indicated the importance of examining such genes in infertility with an unknown cause.
CEFEPIME-INDUCED COTARD SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT
Authors: Howland Molly , Markle Chelsea , Erickson Jennifer , Soeprono Thomas
Published: January 2021

Background: Cotard syndrome features nihilistic delusions about one’s body or existence and is typically related to severe depression though is rarely associated with medical or neurological insults. Case presentation: The patient was a 62-year-old male with no past psychiatric history and a past medical history of congestive heart failure and consequent renal failure who presented for scheduled heart and kidney transplantation. He was started on routine post-transplant ganciclovir and steroids. Due to postoperative hypotension, empiric cefepime was initiated to cover for septic shock. One week postoperatively, the patient stated “I am dead.” He elaborated that “an intern overdilated me” during transplantation and declined tacrolimus. The patient also reported visual hallucinations of green algae and bubbles. He denied depression and was attentive and oriented. He had a Bush-Francis score of 9. MRI brain revealed no acute changes. Low-dose haloperidol was initiated for psychosis. Cefepime was discontinued, but ganciclovir and steroids were continued. Two days later, the symptoms fully resolved. Discussion: This is the first reported case of Cotard syndrome as an acute transplant complication. Though corticosteroid-induced psychosis was initially suspected, cefepime neurotoxicity is the more likely explanation given the correlation between the antibiotic and symptom courses. Older age and renal dysfunction were risk factors. Conclusions: Cotard Syndrome can be an acute complication of solid organ transplantation, where renal impairment and polypharmacy are common. Transplantation teams and consult-liaison psychiatrists should work together to manage this syndrome.
WHAT ADVANCEMENTS IN CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES NEED TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS?
Authors: Street James
Published: January 2021

Winner of the NANSIG essay competition 2020. Over the past years, the number of neuroscience papers involving big data or machine learning has risen supra-linearly -- both in absolute numbers and as a proportion. In this paper, I propose that the drive of big data will stimulate significant change in neuroscience over the next decade -- changes that need to occur if neuroscience is to maximise the potential big data holds.
Spatial distribution of radiogenic heat in the Iullemmeden basin – Precambrian basement transition zone, NW Nigeria
Authors: Aisabokhae Joseph , Adeoye Moses
Published: January 2021

The area which transcends the Precambrian basement complex onto the Sokoto sector of the Iullemme-den basin in northwestern Nigeria presents a unique prospect for geothermal exploration research in the absence of regional heat production data, despite its tectonic history and depositional characteristics. In this study, geophysical exploration employing radiometric technique was adopted to classify the petrologic units within the fringes of the Iullemmeden basin and the adjoining crystalline basement complex so as to estimate the radiogenic heat potential within the terrain that may support geothermal considerations. Airborne radiometric measurements acquired over the area were digitized and processed to obtain radioelement concentration maps and the K/Th/U ternary map. Results show that the ranges of measured concentrations of 40K, 238U and 232Th are 4.6 to 18.9%, 0.7 to 4.9 ppm and 4.6 to 18.9 ppm respectively. Radiogenic heat estimation derived from radioelement data within eight petrologic units comprising quaternary sediments, schist, carbonates, shale/clay, younger granites, older granites, gneissic rock and migmatite showed that the lowest radiogenic heat production estimates ranging from 0.27–0.66 μW∙m−3 were recorded in the sedimentary terrain within the quaternary sediments while the highest radiogenic heat production values of between 2.04 to 2.34 μW∙m−3 were recorded in the basement com-plex within gneissic rocks. The spatial distribution of radiogenic heat in the area showed an increased heat gradient within the basement complex and a diminishing heat gradient over the Iullemmeded basin.
Progress in the development of the semi-empirical calibration of neutron probes based on Monte Carlo modeling
Authors: Woźnicka Urszula
Published: January 2021

The method of the semi-empirical calibration of a neutron well logging probe was developed by Jan Andrzej Czubek on the concept of the general neutron parameter (GNP) and tested positively at the neutron calibration station in Zielona Góra, Poland. The neutron probe responses in a wide range of neutron parameters (and thus lithology, porosity and saturation) were also computed using the Monte Carlo method. The obtained simulation results made it possible to determine the calibration curves using the Czubek concept in a wider range than by means of the original method. The very good compatibility of both methods confirms the applicability of the GNP as well as the Monte Carlo numerical experiments, which allow for a significant extension of the semi-empirical calibration in complex well geometries taking into account e.g., casing or invaded zones.
BIOSTATISTICS IN CLINICAL RESEARCH: A REVIEW
Authors: Chatla Aneesha , Neela Bhargavi , Mujeebuddin C S , Randeep Raj V C
Published: January 2021

Statistics is the discipline concerning collection, organizing, analyzing, interpretation and presentation of data as the basis for explanation, description and comparison. In clinical trials and in the drug development process, statistics play a key role, from trial design to protocol development. The credibility of a clinical trial can be upheld and cooperation between physicians and statisticians can be strengthened by providing a fundamental understanding of statistical issues. In any phase of clinical research, including trial design, development of procedures, data management and tracking, data processing, and reporting of clinical trials, biostatistics are involved. Statisticians also have roles in formulate hypothesis, develop statistical analysis plan (SAP), choosing the appropriate test, choose an apt sample size, data collection, perform the tests, generating TLGs (tables, listings, and graphs) and reporting the inferences. It is important that the rest of the research team recognizes the statistical approach suggested by the biostatistician, because statisticians can specialize in study designs, therapeutic areas and statistical methods.
RECENT TRENDS IN TREATMENT AND VALIDITY OF SCREENING MODELS USED IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS: A REVIEW
Authors: Tripathi Ankita , Bhardwaj Khushboo , Chaudhar Sapna , Chaurasia Radhika , Kumar Ravindra , Mishra Shiva
Published: January 2021

Type II Diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is a complex and metabolic disease that affects and presents a serious health problem for more than 100 million people around the world. Genetics and the environment are the variables which affect NIDDM. Reasonable screening models of animals will easily understand the pharmacological screening of different therapeutic agents. NIDDM animal models are acquired either naturally or caused by chemical reagents or by dietary, surgical or combination manipulation. A significant number of new genetically engineered animal models, including knock-out, transgenic, and tissue-specific knockout mice, have been designed for the Diabetes mellitus (D.M.) research in the past year. With regard to their characteristic characteristics and processes by which they arise, this analysis focuses on the animal models of NIDDM. In addition, this analysis explicitly discusses the optimal selection and use of various animal screening models for the treatment of NIDDM in preclinical research.
FLOATING DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM OF NSAIDS TO INCREASE GASTRIC RETENTION TIME IN UPPER PART OF GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT: A REVIEW
Authors: Tripathi Ankita , Chaudhar Sapna , Bhardwaj Khushboo , Rana Lalit , Chauhan Vivek , Chaurasia Radhika
Published: January 2021

Floating drug delivery system was to organize the recent journalism with unique focus on the principal mechanism of floatation to achieve gastric retention. The recent developments of FDDS including the physiological and formulation variables affecting gastric retention, approaches to design single unit and multiple unit floating systems. In the recent decades, there have been numerous attempts to overcome the barrier like short gastric residence times and unpredictable gastric emptying times. This review also summarizes the in –vitro technique of evaluation, all the pre-formulation and post formulation evaluations criteria. These systems are useful to several problems encountered during the development of pharmaceutical dosage form. In this review, the technologies of formulation and mechanism of drug release, advantage, application in drug delivery of floating systems are discussed.
FORMULATION AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF NANO GEL ETHANOL EXTRACT OF KEPOK BANANA PEEL (MUSA X PARADISIACA L.)
Authors: Rosaini Henni , Halim Auzal , Sandi Ica Elpitha , Makmur Indra , Asra Ridho , Sidoretno Wahyu Margi
Published: January 2021

Kepok banana peel (Musa x paradisiaca L.) contains flavonoids that act as antioxidants. The antioxidant activity of the ethanol extract of Kepok banana peel can be used as an active ingredient of nano gel. Nano-sized preparations can increase the efficiency of the delivery of active ingredients with lesser side effects and also decrease the stratum corneum to make it easier to penetrate. The objectives of this study were to determine whether the ethanol extract of Kepok banana peel (Musa x paradisiaca L.) can be formulated as nano gel and to measure its antioxidant activity. The method of nano gel preparation was stirring technique by using a magnetic stirrer and a sonicator. The antioxidant activity was measured using DPPH method. The results showed that the ethanol extract of kepok banana peel could be formulated as nano gel with size F0 = 161.9 nm; F1 = 171.3 nm; F2 = 165.6 nm; F3 = 163.9 nm which fulfilled the nano gel size requirement (20-200 nm) and the potential zeta value F0 = -43.4 mV; F1 = -43.7 mV; F2 = -46.9 mV; F3 = -47.0 mV fulfilled the requirements (smaller than -30 mV and greater than +30 mV). The antioxidant activity showed that the IC50 of ethanol extract of was stronger than IC50 of 1% nano gel (198.0279 µg/ml : 282.8933 µg/ml).