bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Interaction of Human Engineering and Total Quality Management and their impact on Value Engineering: applied research in the Diyala State Company
Authors: SH. Noory Hayder , Adil Hamed Suhair
Published: August 2022

The research tests the relationship of the interaction of the two explanatory variables, human engineering with four dimensions: human engineering: (physical, environmental, organizational, and cognitive), with total quality management in six dimensions: (quality management system, administrative leadership commitment, employee integration and training, strategic quality planning, and operations management Productivity, continuous quality improvement), and the impact of their interaction on the responsive variable one-dimensional value engineering, as well as testing the direct correlation and effect relationships between variables by testing four main hypotheses in Diyala State Company as a site for conducting the research, and data were collected from 271 individuals who represented the research sample. They were chosen at random, and varied between employees, unit officials, and department managers. The research relied on the questionnaire as the main measurement tool, and used descriptive and inferential statistical methods to answer the problem, test hypotheses and interpret its results. Recommendations that the company should adopt the research model because of its impact on engineering the value of its products and production processes.
The relationship between structural dimensions and information overload
Authors: Khalil Ismael Hadi
Published: August 2022

The phenomenon of information overload is one of the common problems facing decision makers in the information age as a result of dealing with a huge amount of data and information that exceeds their ability to process and understand it, as well as the difficulty in distinguishing between necessary and unnecessary information. The current study aimed to analyze the relationship between the organizational structure represented by its dimensions (centralization, formalization, complexity) and information overload. Data were collected by adopting a questionnaire. The study sample consisted of (84) members of the examination committees at Duhok Technical University. The results showed a positive significant relationship between centralization, formality, complexity, and information overload. Also, among the three dimensions of the organizational structure, centralization is the most contributing dimension to the phenomenon of information dumping. Based on the results, the conclusions and suggestions were made. The study also included suggestions for future research in light of the limitations of the study. The originality of this study stems from the paucity of research on the relationship between organizational structure and information overload.
Banking collapse syndrome and its impact on capital adequacy in a sample of private banks in Iraq For the period 2006 - 2020
Authors: Mohammed Ahmad Arshad
Published: August 2022

The research concluded that banking collapse syndrome is identified as the last stage in the bank’s life cycle in the field of banking transactions, which leads to the necessity of forecasting and precaution for it before its occurrence for the sake of the permanence of its work and the sustainability of its bid, as well as its role in determining appropriate levels of capital adequacy according to what it came about The reports of the Basel Committee to determine the possibility of capital in bearing the collapse and the end of the inevitable existence of the bank, and the research on this matter was based on the Sherrod model as one of the approved approaches to predicting financial failure with an indication of the statistical impact on the adequacy of capital weighted by risk and the extent to which the cognitive harmony between them is achieved. The private sector (Baghdad, Investment, Middle East) in Iraq is a sample for it, and for a time series for the period (2006-2020), through which it was reached to determine the syndrome of banking collapse as well as the classification of banks in the research sample according to their credit activity and the extent of their distance or proximity to the collapse, and also contributed Research in determining the significance of statistical tests and indicators, as well as clarifying the interpretations stemming from the womb of financial analysis in line with the ABCs of banking. The research has reached a group of Conclusions and shortcomings stemming from the idea adopted by the research and its findings.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation as an Approach to Achieving Organizational Capacity and Competitive Advantage for Economic Projects
Authors: Muhammad Ali Al-Tahana Jasim
Published: August 2022

Scientific and Technological Development has Helped the Emergence of Many Pioneering Economic Projects in the New Business Environment, and With the Increase in Global Competition, These Projects have Become more Pioneering, by Exploiting Investment Opportunities in the Market Through Creativity and Innovation, and Pioneering Operations have Become one of the Strategic Management of the Business of These Projects, by Virtue of Technological Changes that Occurred in the World From the Establishment of New Industries and New Capabilities as a Result of the Information and Communication Revolution, as Well as to the Fading of the Limits of Technology, and Thus the Shift From Routine Economic Projects to Knowledge Projects, Which Contributed to Achieving Competitive Advantage and Improving the Performance of Economic Projects.
Digital Marketing and its effect on reducing the Customer Incivility
Authors: Jabbori Al- Khafaji Hakim
Published: August 2022

The purpose of the research is how to reduce customer incivility to which service providers are exposed during the process of providing various services that lead to abuse, and the problem of research emerges in how to reduce the exposure of service providers to customer incivility that leads to negative effects on them through the adoption of digital marketing, The research aims to test and measure the correlation and effect between the research variables, diagnose the causes of customer incivility and reduce them, and test by developing the two hypotheses of correlation and effect between the two research variables. (48) and the forms valid for analysis (41) with a response rate of (85%), which is statistically acceptable. The questionnaire was adopted for the purpose of data collection and with three axes. The first is the personal information of the respondents and the second is the digital marketing variable with its five dimensions and the one-dimensional customer incivility variable and the number of its paragraphs is eight. On a set of programs and statistical methods for the purpose of analyzing data and reaching results, including Pearson correlation and regression for influence and the program (SPSS.Var. 24), and a set of conclusions were reached, the most important of which is that digital marketing has contributed to reducing the customer’s rudeness by dealing in the same place and talking with the service provider, and it had less impact on him and reduced the negative effects that the service provider was exposed to, and appropriate recommendations were made for treatment.
The impact of good governance indicators on the average per capita GDP in Iraq for the period 2004-2020
Authors: Hadi Abdulla Al-Lahaibi Zakir , Ali Muhammad Al-Obedi Saeed
Published: August 2022

Iraq suffers from deteriorating economic conditions, and the spread of corruption in the joints of the state and its institutions, which indicates that the availability of capabilities and resources alone in any country is not capable of advancing the economic reality. Rather, it needs political will and rational economic management that establishes controls and laws to create a sound environment for the economy and the exploitation of its resources in a way Optimal, as the research assumed that the indicators of good governance exercise a direct significant effect on the average per capita GDP, and the research found, through the application of the co-integration test using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL) to the presence of a direct significant effect of the indicators of good governance on Average per capita GDP, and the research recommended the need to diversify sources of income by adopting a strategy for economic diversification and creating various productive sectors that work to increase and diversify sources of national income, reduce dependence on the oil sector in the formation of GDP, and use the revenues gained from the oil sector in Creating economic development based on diversification and investing in other sectors Reliance on it to be a means to bring about economic diversification, and stimulate growth in other sectors such as agriculture, industry, trade and services, as well as mineral sectors such as gas, minerals and phosphates, which contribute to the production and diversification of more goods and services and increase the output and average per capita share.
"The impact of the regulatory environment and the quality of accounting information in narrowing the quality of expectations, the performance and responsibility of the auditor "
Authors: Kati'e Hashim Saddam
Published: August 2022

"The acceleration of changes in the global economy has made it necessary for economic units to take into account the regulatory environment and develop it in a manner appropriate to the developments taking place, including the search for systems that meet the achievement of quality information in general and accounting information in particular, in order to take appropriate decisions from management on the one hand, and investors and stakeholders in units On the other hand, to determine their investment decisions or not, which is provided by the auditor through his examination of the financial statements and accounting records in order to give an opinion on the fairness of the financial statements and accounts and their compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards Financial Reporting Standards IFRS, Through his annual report, which is based on the existence of an effective internal control system. Which is reflected in narrowing the expectations gap between what users expect of the financial statements from the results of the audit process for the activities of the economic unit, in contrast to the effort made by the auditor based on relevant and scientific standards approved, and the convergence of the two parties’ views in reading the reality of the financial position, and in a way that serves the regulatory environment In the economic unit to provide the best in the field of business in the economy and competition. The research methodology centers on the importance of identifying a sound regulatory environment that is effective in producing quality accounting information and its impact on narrowing the lack of expectations in the performance of the auditor and his lack of responsibility more than the specific responsibilities due to his failure to exercise the necessary professional care "
"Changes in exchange rates and their effects on the economic reality In Iraq for the period 2003-2021 "
Authors: Fazil Saad Albatat Muntazar , Hassan Masjt Aljashie Faiza
Published: August 2022

The aim of the research is to explain the most impact of changes in the exchange rate on the Iraqi economy through its impact on many macroeconomic variables, as well as to clarify the most important reasons that led the Iraqi government to resort to devaluing the Iraqi dinar and the most important economic effects that resulted from this reduction. The research concluded that the devaluation of the currency has resulted in many negative effects on the economy, as it has greatly affected the living standards of individuals, and the research recommended that the Central Bank should take all necessary means and measures to maintain the stability of the currency value, which is reflected positively on economic stability with the necessity of Strict and effective control over the process of transferring and smuggling currency abroad.
The reality and Challenges of Digital Financial Inclusion in Iraq the Corona -COVID 19 Pandemic
Authors: Salih Hamdi Zahra
Published: August 2022

The research aims to highlight the reality and challenges of digital financial inclusion in Iraq in light of the COVID 19 pandemic, and to emphasize the importance of digital financial services and their role in digitalizing financial inclusion. This is based on an analysis of statistics related to the use of digital financial services during the pandemic period. The research reached a number of conclusions, the most important of which is: The digital financial inclusion is still weak in Iraq. The research recommends the development of a clear and feasible national strategic plan for digital financial inclusion.
Non-performing loans and their implications for the profitability of a sample of commercial banks in Iraq for the period 2010-2020
Authors: Hamdy Mohammed Maher Assad , Muafaq Fatih Lina
Published: August 2022

" Most commercial banks face the problem of defaulting on their loans, and this problem has received great attention from officials in the banking sector, and its expansion is due to a number of economic, social and political factors .... etc., so the research came to shed light on the reality of non-performing loans in banks. commercial banks in Iraq, and revealing the relationship between non-performing loans and the profitability of commercial banks, the research sample for the period 2010-2020. The method of cross-sectional time-series data (Panel Data), or the so-called longitudinal "
Economic reform as a tool to diversify the Iraqi economy
Authors: Fazil Hamadi Fazil
Published: August 2022

Many countries have followed economic reform policies as a result of the debt problem in 1982. Many countries have shifted from a planned economy towards a free economy by following economic reform programs with the help of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Iraq introduced some aspects of economic reform in the nineties of the last century. But without the intervention of any of the two international institutions, and these reforms were very simple, but the political change in (2003) and the rise in foreign debts on Iraq as a result of wars and economic siege led Iraq to follow economic reform programs with the help of the two international organizations in (2004), now and after ( 18) years to follow these policies, Iraq still did not achieve the desired goals of these reforms, especially with regard to economic diversification, so the study’s goal came to show the reasons that led to the failure of economic reforms to achieve their goals with regard to diversifying the Iraqi economy and what are the measures that must be taken to solve this is the problem. The study assumed that the main reason for not achieving economic diversification is the incorrect application of economic reform policies and the failure to benefit from its returns in improving the structure of the economy. The study used the analytical method by analyzing the data of the oil and non-oil economic sectors and the extent of their contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP), public revenues and exports. The study reached conclusions, the most important of which is that one of the reasons for the lack of economic diversification is the weakness of internal security and the lack of attention to infrastructure, especially in the agricultural sector, which led to high production costs and thus the exit of many producers from the production cycle and their search for government jobs with high returns for them if compared to the returns of their products of high cost. As for the most important proposals, they are concerned with providing internal security in Iraq by providing opportunities for workers in the private sector by encouraging the private sector to produce by creating a spirit of competition between private sector companies by licensing the public sector to carry out privatization processes and leaving the private sector to produce with higher efficiency. These measures are enough to achieve economic diversification and work to reduce prices and improve production technology.
Agreement Between Clinically Measured Weight and Self-reported Weight Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Through an mHealth Lifestyle Coaching Program in Denmark: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Imeraj Albi , Olesen Thomas Bastholm , Laursen Ditte Hjorth , Søndergaard Jens , Brandt Carl Joakim
Published: August 2022

Background

Digital health interventions are increasingly used to handle and promote positive health behaviors. Clinical measures are often used, and a certain precision is essential for digital health interventions to have an effect. Only few studies have compared clinically measured weights with self-reported weights. No study has examined the validity of self-reported weight from a mobile app used in a tailored weight loss intervention.

Objective

The aim of this study was to analyze the agreement between clinically measured weight and self-reported weight collected from a mobile health lifestyle coaching program during a 12-month weight loss intervention for obese patients with and without type 2 diabetes. The secondary aim was to investigate the determinants for possible discrepancies between clinically measured and self-reported weights of these patients with different demographic and lifestyle characteristics and achievements of weight loss goals.

Methods

Weight registrations were collected from participants (N=104) in a Danish randomized controlled trial examining the effect of a digital lifestyle intervention on weight loss among obese patients with and without type 2 diabetes. Data were collected at baseline and after 6 and 12 months. Self-reported weight was measured at home and registered in the app.

Results

Self-reported body weight was lower than the weight measured in the clinic after 6 months by 1.03 kg (95% CI 1.01-1.05; P<.001) and after 12 months also by 1.03 kg (95% CI 0.99-1.04; P<.001). After 6 months, baseline weight and BMI were associated with a discrepancy of 0.03 kg (95% CI 0.01-0.04; P=.01) and 0.09 kg (95% CI 0.02-0.17; P=.02) per increment of 1 kg and 1 kg/m2, respectively, between clinically measured weight and self-reported weight. Weight change during the first 6 months was also associated with a difference of 0.1 kg (95% CI 0.04-0.01; P<.001) per kilogram of difference in weight between clinically measured weight and self-reported weight. Participants who did not achieve the 5% weight loss goal underestimated their weight by 0.79 kg (95% CI 0.34-1.23) at 6 months. After 12 months, only baseline weight was associated with a discrepancy of 0.03 kg (95% CI 0.01-0.05; P=.02) per increment of kilogram between clinically measured weight and self-reported weight. None of the other factors showed any significant discrepancy after 12 months.

Conclusions

Self-reported weight obtained from mobile health is a valid method for collecting anthropometric measurements.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03788915; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03788915
Data Quality in Health Research: Integrative Literature Review (Preprint)
Authors: Bernardi Filipe Andrade , Alves Domingos , Crepaldi Nathalia , Yamada Diego Bettiol , Lima Vinícius Costa , Rijo Rui
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND

Decision-making and strategies to improve service delivery must be supported by reliable health data to generate consistent evidence on health status. The data quality management process must ensure the reliability of collected data. Consequently, various methodologies to improve the quality of services are applied in the health field. At the same time, scientific research is constantly evolving to improve data quality through better reproducibility and empowerment of researchers and offers patient groups tools for secured data sharing and privacy compliance.

OBJECTIVE

Through an integrative literature review, the aim of this work was to identify and evaluate digital health technology interventions designed to support the conducting of health research based on data quality.

METHODS

A search was conducted in 6 electronic scientific databases in January 2022: PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Digital Library, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses checklist and flowchart were used to visualize the search strategy results in the databases.

RESULTS

After analyzing and extracting the outcomes of interest, 33 papers were included in the review. The studies covered the period of 2017-2021 and were conducted in 22 countries. Key findings revealed variability and a lack of consensus in assessing data quality domains and metrics. Data quality factors included the research environment, application time, and development steps. Strategies for improving data quality involved using business intelligence models, statistical analyses, data mining techniques, and qualitative approaches.

CONCLUSIONS

The main barriers to health data quality are technical, motivational, economical, political, legal, ethical, organizational, human resources, and methodological. The data quality process and techniques, from precollection to gathering, postcollection, and analysis, are critical for the final result of a study or the quality of processes and decision-making in a health care organization. The findings highlight the need for standardized practices and collaborative efforts to enhance data quality in health research. Finally, context guides decisions regarding data quality strategies and techniques.

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

RR2-10.1101/2022.05.31.22275804
Investigation and countermeasures research of medical informatization of Third-Grade Class-A public hospital in China (Preprint)
Authors: Yu Jingjing , Shu Chang , Chen Yueyue , Yang Huiyuan , Tao Ran , chen xiaoping
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND

In today’s information age, a trend in medical informatization has been observed. It is through decades of hard work that medical informatization has initially demonstrated its advantages in improving the medical service industry.

OBJECTIVE

In order to provide strategic support for further development of medical informatization in China, this study is aimed to investigate the current situation of medical informatization construction in Third-Grade Class-A public hospitals and analyze the existing problems and countermeasures.

METHODS

This study used a self-designed questionnaire to evaluate 23 Third-Grade Class-A public hospitals in China.

RESULTS

The results show that the medical informatization infrastructure construction and Internet service application of the hospitals are good, but a remarkable gap in the level of medical informatization among the different hospitals can be observed. Moreover, the actual utilization rate of huge data collected and stored in the hospital information system was very low.

CONCLUSIONS

In the next step of medical information construction, the support for information construction among grassroots medical institutions should be encouraged. The personnel should have the necessary knowledge on IT and medicine. Specialized informatization standard construction should be established, promoting the deep integration of medical data and leading-edge technology to facilitate the development of medical informatization.
Health Professionals’ Evaluation of mHealth Solutions to Increase Up-take of Rapid-screening for HIV and Hepatitis in Migrant Populations in France: a Qualitative Study (Preprint)
Authors: Brown Carter , Roucoux Guillaume , Dimi Svetlane , Fahmi Saleh , Jeevan Raj-Banou , Chassany Olivier , Chaplin John , Duracinsky Martin
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND

Migrants underutilize screening opportunities for HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C despite elevated risk factors for contracting these infections. Language barriers are an often given as reasons for limiting access to services. Translation and communication apps increase communication and overall patient-satisfaction in the patient-provider relationship. In the development and adoption of new technology, expectations play an important role.

OBJECTIVE

To explore the expectations of healthcare professionals (HPs), at the French Office of Immigration and Integration (OFII), for a new communication tool that could improve migrant’ screening utilization.

METHODS

In this qualitative study, a purposive (diverse) sampling method was used to recruit doctors and nurses who conduct rapid screening tests with migrants in four centers in France. Semi-structured interviews explored HP’s experience with migrants at the OFII. Opinions on the rapid testing of migrants, the use of telephone interpreters, the concept of health literacy, and the creation of a new tool to promote rapid screening in the MLPF population were explored.

RESULTS

Twenty interviews were conducted with eleven doctors and nine nurses with a median age of 58 years (25-67 years). Participants favored the integration of an innovative communication tool in the context of rapid screening of migrants. However, there were concerns the implementation of the tool, the value of the tool when migrants had a pre-existing reluctance to screening, and the need for wider practice improvements. Expectations were for a tool that would present information but also support a positive attitude towards screening. HPs also expressed the wish that the technology could help with the collection of health data.

CONCLUSIONS

This research provides a better understand of potential formats, characteristics, functions, content, and use of an innovative, digital method to communicate with MLPF. We found support from HPs for a digital tool. The findings contribute to the conceptual development of an electronic application and its implementation within the ApiDé study, which aims to validate a digital application to address language barriers to increase utilisation of screening among MLPF in France.
The protocol of EPI-589 early Phase 2 Investigator-initiated Clinical trial for ALS (EPIC-ALS): A multi-center, open-labeled, 24-week, single-group, exploratory trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and biomarker effects of EPI-589 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Preprint)
Authors: Haji Shotaro , Fujita Koji , Oki Ryosuke , Osaki Yusuke , Miyamoto Ryosuke , Morino Hiroyuki , Nagano Seiichi , Atsuta Naoki , Kanazawa Yuki , Matsumoto Yuki , Arisawa Atsuko , Kawai Hisashi , Sato Yasutaka , Sakaguchi Satoshi , Yagi Kenta , Hamatani Tatsuto , Kagimura Tatsuo , Yanagawa Hiroaki , Mochizuki Hideki , Doyu Manabu , Sobue Gen , Harada Masafumi , Izumi Yuishin
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder, with its currently approved drugs, including riluzole and edaravone, showing limited therapeutic effects. Therefore, safe and effective drugs are urgently necessary. EPI-589 is an orally available, small molecule, novel redox-active agent characterized by highly potent protective effects against oxidative stress with high blood–brain barrier permeability. Given the apparent oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction involvement in the pathogenesis of ALS, EPI-589 may hold promise as therapeutic.

OBJECTIVE

Here we describe the design and rationale for the EPI-589 early Phase 2 Investigator-initiated Clinical trial for ALS (EPIC-ALS).

METHODS

EPIC-ALS is an explorative, open-labeled, single-arm trial that evaluates the efficacy, safety, and biomarkers of EPI-589 in patients with ALS. This trial consists of 12-week run-in, 24-week treatment and 4-week follow-up periods. Patients will receive 500 mg of EPI-589 three times daily over the 24-week treatment period. Efficacy assessments include the mean monthly change of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale–Revised total score. The biomarkers were selected to analyze the effect on oxidative stress and neuronal damage. The plasma biomarkers include 8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine, 3-nitrotyrosine, neurofilament light chain (NfL), phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chain (pNfH), homocysteine, and creatinine. The cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers include 8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine, 3-nitrotyrosine, NfL, pNfH, and ornithine. The magnetic resonance biomarkers include fractional anisotropy in the corticospinal tract and N-acetylaspartate in the primary motor area.

RESULTS

This trial began data collection in September 2021 and is expected to be completed in October 2023.

CONCLUSIONS

This study can provide data regarding the safety, efficacy, and biomarkers of EPI-589. These data will be useful to understand the characteristics of EPI-589.

CLINICALTRIAL

JRCT ID: jRCT2061210031; https://rctportal.niph.go.jp/en/detail?trial_id=jRCT2061210031
Investigation of relationship between melatonin level and religious orientation, depression level and sleep quality of students in nursing and different department
Authors: Şentürk Esra , Varol Ela , Yıldız Metin , Okyar Güray
Published: August 2022

Background. With insufficient information about the importance of melatonin in human physiology, this hormone is known to be associated with sleep, mood, reproduction, tumor development, and aging. Chronic sleep problems, stress, fatigue, irritability, confusion, tension, and depressive symptoms can be observed in melatonin deficiency. There is no such study in the literature and it is thought to shed light on the literature. The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between melatonin level and religious orientation, depression level, and sleep quality of students in nursing and different department. Materials and methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted between April 2019 and April 2020. The target population of the study consisted of 1200 students who studying in 2nd grade to ensure harmony and homogeneity in stress, sleep, and melatonin parameters. The sample of the study consisted of 145 individuals who accepted to participate in the study among the 2nd-grade students. Descriptive Information Form, Religious Orientation Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scale were used to collect research data. Results. According to the findings obtained from the study, it was determined that the melatonin level of the students was 0.79±0.52 pg/ml, the total score mean of the Sleep Quality Scale was 7.24±3.35, the Beck Depression Inventory was 16.40±10.84 and the Religious Orientation Scale was 47.41±6.05. It was determined that their sleep quality was “bad”; moderately depressed and religious orientation and the melatonin level was below normal. Conclusions. Since the sleep quality total score of the students was above 5, it was determined that their sleep quality was “bad”. It was found that the group was moderately depressed and had a moderate religious orientation. In the study where the standard was accepted as 0.90, it was found that the melatonin level was below normal. It is recommended that the study be conducted in larger groups.
Erratum Jurnal Psikologi Volume 49, Number 2 in August 2022
Authors: Psikologi Erratum Jurnal
Published: August 2022

This erratum is to explain a pagination error occurred in the published issue of Jurnal Psikologi Volume 25, Number 1 (1998). The error above was due to problem in scanning the printed version of the article that caused one needless page slipped between page 18 and 19. The error only applies on the PDF files of the articles, but the metadata remains the correct page.
Field Instruction with Integration and Implementation of Indigenous Social Work Education
Authors: J MISHRA Prof PRATIBHA
Published: August 2022

The purpose of field work is ... to clarify technical instruction. Just as the botanist goes into the fields to study plants and flowers to supplement his text book knowledge, and just as the geologist turns from a study of books to the study of rocks, so the social worker goes from the classroom to the appropriate field work activity, using the field work as a means of clarifying and adding point to the classroom instruction (Manshardt, 1985, p. 3).Field instruction, a crucial component of social work education, is recognised as an educational process to facilitate integrative and experiential learning. Though the pattern and organisation of social work practicum have some universality, the micro-based practice model adopted in the Indian context has led to inappropriately designed field education programmes producing students unsuited to meet the developmental need of the Indian society. Efforts made to restructure field instruction to prepare students for macro-based practice roles have been too slow to find their way into the educational programme of most of the schools of social work in India. Major problems such as scarcity of field placements, non-availability of qualified agency-based field instructors, inadequate linkage between classroom teaching and field realities, and poor faculty position still prevail. Crucial areas for change in field instruction are examined and alternative strategies are suggested in the light of the emerging socioeconomic concerns of the country and recent trends in the profession.
Pre-recorded Lectures—Is Anyone Watching?
Authors: Brown Stephen J.
Published: August 2022

Pre-recorded lectures for students to watch at their own convenience appears attractive, but little evidence supports the notion that if recordings are available, they will be watched. A lack of engagement with pre-recordings may be exacerbated by the remote learning environments in response to population lockdowns and social isolation requirements. In this study, downloading of pre-recordings of lectures was examined in a large cohort introductory physiology course at a publicly funded university in New Zealand. Data from four semesters impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic were examined. A trend of decreasing engagement with recordings was evident in all semesters - from week 5 onwards, less than three-quarters of recorded material was downloaded, and from week 8 onwards, less than 60% of pre-recorded material was downloaded. This lack of engagement appeared to have little impact on course pass-rates, as these were consistently above 85% throughout the semesters in question. Data presented show that even when there was only the option for viewing a pre-recorded lecture, many students chose not to. Pre-recordings of lectures may seem to have value for some students, but they may be a poor substitute for attendance and physical engagement with the on-campus lecture experience.
Political Discourse and Ideological Polarisation in the Narrative of the Tintin Comics
Authors: Shetty Abhay
Published: August 2022

The inherent nature of the graphic novel to engage with a wide range and number of recipients makes the Tintin Comics an immensely popular work of literature, being a popular example of European comics. A combination of Hergé’s personal political views, strict ideological instructions from initial publishers Le Petit Vingtième and the political landscape of Europe during the time the comics was written, paved the way for the political narrative of the series. A closer inspection of the diverse narratives of the series exposes a world-view of the creator and politically influenced character arcs of all the major members of the storyline. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the major aspects that governed European politics during the 20th Century and the effect the conflicts that several of these opposing ideologies had on the continent and the world. This paper also discusses the way the Tintin comics, in concern with the themes of imperialism and colonialism, communism, totalitarianism (fascism and dictatorships) and anti-Americanism through relatable characterisation of worldly issues that struck a chord with the readers, regardless of age and generation.
Diseño de un sistema de control interno contable, bajo estándares internacionales para Pymes
Authors: Valencia Ríos Daniela Irene , Baena Valencia Beatriz E. , Lopera García Leidy J. , Baena Valencia Paula A. , Gómez Monsalve Paula A.
Published: August 2022

El trabajo de investigación que a continuación se presenta tuvo como objetivo principal caracterizar un sistema de control interno sobre el proceso contable bajo estándares internacionales para las pymes colombianas. Esta investigación se desarrolló bajo un enfoque cualitativo, desde un nivel descriptivo y con una fase documental. Se aplicó como técnica de recolección de datos la revisión bibliográfica y una entrevista semiestructurada dirigida a docentes adscritos a la Facultad de Ciencias Contables de la Corporación Universitaria Remington. Los resultados arrojados demuestran que, para el diseño de un sistema de control interno contable para Pymes, es primordial describir el adecuado procedimiento para la ejecución del proceso contable al interior de estas organizaciones, pudiendo identificar con claridad cada uno de los momentos del proceso contable, sus actividades y puntos de control. De mismo modo, cada una de actividades implícitas en el proceso contable, debe relacionarse con lo formulado en las políticas contables, y de la mano a ello, alinear a dichas políticas los elementos que integran los requisitos de existencia y calidad, que contribuyen a controlar el cumplimiento de la normativa vigente y la representación fiel de cada una de las operaciones de la entidad.
Use of Symbols, Images etc. And Theme of Lostness in Hemingway’s Novel: A Farewell to Arms – An Existential Enquiry
Authors: Thakur Kuldeep Singh
Published: August 2022

Abstract: Theme of lostness pervades in Hemingway’s earlier novels and short stories. Almost all characters in his earlier novels and short stories were lost and sought escape from striving against the existential destiny adopting self-destroying style of life. In these novels and short stories the author uses symbols and images to establish the dominant mood of lostness and nothingness. All images, references or symbols have been associated with the dominant mood of failure, emptiness, despair and defeat. Rain has been presented as a symbol of disaster. The images of plains make Frederic Henry more aware of war and death. Frequent references to dancing parties, sex or drink mark their ‘bad faith’ or fleeing away from their freedom or reality. Like Henry, other characters are also lost and cannot face their reality.
Review on Concept of Bala Mentioned in Brihatrayees of Ayurveda
Authors: Karigar Dr. Shivananda B , Bellamma Dr. Sampathkumar , Bendikai Dr. Shivalinga
Published: August 2022

Abstract: According to Ayurveda, the ultimate goal of human being is to achieve salvation or moksha. “Dharmartha kama mokshanam, Arogyam moolam uttamam”. Ayurveda defines Arogya as a state of equilibrium of both body and mind. One can achieve his goal if he has a good physical strength and a healthy mind. Strength or bala is the basis of sound health & is the inborn power to resist both physical and mental stress. If this is altered, then a person will become susceptible to disease. Brihatrayees of ayurveda are three fundamental texts of Ayurveda i.e, Charaka samhita, Susruta samhita and Astanga Hridaya which has dealt whole Ayurvedic medical science. For all the physical functions of the human body, bala or the body strength is very essential. This bala may be acquired either innately or artificially. Bala can also be correlated to immunity where the body has the ability to neutralize the effect of pathogenic microorganisms and their toxic effects. This has been assigned to Prakruta Shleshma which nourishes the whole tissues of the body. This can also be called as Ojas. If there are any deficiencies of ojas it can be corrected by consuming strength promoting dravyas. Nowadays, with the advancement of Science & technology, people are becoming more stressed & have become susceptible to many diseases like HIV, causes immunodeficiency leading to malignant conditions or fatal results. So Ayurveda advocates daily regimens and advices what to be done to improve Bala. So this article mainly focuses on the concept of Bala for better understanding.
Fenomena konformitas kelompok biseksual pada mahasiswa
Authors: Ihsan Alheysha Azalia , Dewi Eva Meizara Puspita , Faradillah Faradillah
Published: August 2022

Every social group has norms to influence its fellow members. One of the influences that occur in a social group is conformity. However, conformity can have a negative impact on a group, especially the intervention of sexual orientation deviation. This study uses a case study approach to determine the conformity process that occurs in a bisexual group. The respondents of this study were eight active student respondents at universities in Makassar City, including four students with bisexual status and each significant other. Respondents were collected by using snowball sampling method. Data analysis was carried out by coding data in the form of thematic analysis in describing the data obtained. Verification of this research data using data triangulation techniques. The results showed that the conformity process that occurs in organizations and communities can be influenced by the influence of group size and attraction that changes beliefs by dominant bisexual groups to non-bisexual groups. The implication of this research refers to students being more selective and applying awareness when joining social groups so as not to fall into the LGBT network, especially bisexuals.
 
Keywords
bisexual, conformity, students.
Kesejahteraan subjektif online dan masalah privasi terhadap kelelahan menggunakan media sosial
Authors: Hafiza Alfia Hidayatul , Prabowo Adhyatman , Silfiasari Silfiasari
Published: August 2022

The fatigue of social media after use is the impact from a person’s lower level of well-being related to their social media life. Social media use can’t be separated from the existence of privacy concerns that can make someone feel physique and mentally exhausted because of their personal information pressure on social media. This study aims to empirically examine the effect of online subjective well-being and privacy concern to social media fatigue. The subjects of this study were social media users aged 20-30 years old, had at least 2 accounts, and used social media with a minimum duration of 6 hours a day, total respondents were 337 and used random sampling technique. The data was collected online using the Online Subjective Well-Being (OSWB), Social Media Fatigue (SMF), and Privacy Concern (PC) scales. Regression analysis showed that online subjective well-being and privacy concerns had an effect on social media fatigue (p<0.001).
Keyword: Online subjective well-being, privacy concern, social media fatigue
Kebijaksanaan (wisdom) dan fanatisme pada penggemar K-Pop
Authors: Hayati Salsabela Diema Yorenagea , Prabowo Adhyatman , Hijrianti Udi Rosida
Published: August 2022

Korean Pop (K-Pop) popularity and huge number of fans have spread globally, including Indonesia. Being a loyal fan providing support for idols is one of the mandatory things for K-Pop fans. Any form of fan activity to support idols excessively can lead to fanaticism. This study aims to examine the correlation between wisdom and fanaticism in K-Pop fans. Sampling was done by purposive sampling technique. The research subjects were a total of 389 subjects, with at least 1 year of experience as fans and were in the range of age 18 - 21 years old. Data collection was delivered out online with google form using the fanaticism scale of K-Pop fans and the adaptation of the 3D-WS wisdom scale. Data analysis was carried out using the Pearson product moment Correlation method which showed there was no correlation between wisdom and fanaticism in K-Pop fans (r= -0.080; p > 0.05).
 
Keywords: Fanaticism, K-Pop fans, wisdom
Token ekonomi dengan media flashcard untuk meningkatkan kemampuan membaca permulaan pada anak disleksia
Authors: Prasetyaningrum Susanti , Mauliza Sri Yunita , Sulaiman Ahmad
Published: August 2022

Dyslexia is a specific form of learning disorder related to difficulty reading and difficulty in writing expression. Most dyslexia children show low ability in overall phonological processing, leading to slower reading development than other children. Therefore, intervention methods are needed that are tailored to the characteristics of dyslexic children, one of which is a flashcard medium with the principle of economic tokens. The purpose of this study was to find out the effectiveness of flashcard media with the principle of economic token to the ability to read early in dyslexic children. The study uses a quantitative approach of single-case experimental design. The subjects in the study were a second grader aged 7 years and exhibited dyslexia characteristics as well as experiencing barriers in initial reading. Then the instrument used to measure the ability to early level reading ability EGRA (Early Grade Reading Assessment). The results of this study show that flashcard media with the principle of economic tokens is effective for improving the early level reading ability in dyslexia children.
Keywords: Dyslexia, early level reading ability, flashcard, token economy
Are fear of missing out and loneliness a symptom of narcissistic behaviour?
Authors: Pristaliona Imelda , HIdayati Diana Savitri , Prasetyaningrum Susanti
Published: August 2022

Adolescence is known as a period of self discovery. Adolescents who can find their identity will feel more meaningful when they can connect with their social environment. However, when a teenager cannot find his identity, he will tend to withdraw from the social environment and experience a loneliness. This study aims to determine how much fear of missing out (fomo) and loneliness can have influence on the narcissistic behavior of adolescent Instagram users. The number of respondents used in this study were 164 teenagers are active users of social media Instagram. The sampling technique in this study used incidental sampling by using research instruments in the form likert scale about a narcissistic behavior scale, a fear of missing out scale, and a loneliness scale. The data analysis technique used is in the form of multiple regression analysis. The results showed that the significance value of the F test was 0.000 (p < 0.05). It can be seen that fomo and loneliness can simultaneously influence adolescents to behave narcissistically by 55.3%.
Keywords: Fear of missing out, instagram, loneliness, narcissistic behavior, teenagers
Bolivarianismo e a social-democracia na produção do habitat
Authors: Kramatschek Tavares Alexandre , Soares Hugues Velleda
Published: August 2022

O Brasil e a Venezuela compartilharam políticas públicas similares durante quase todo o século XX, contudo, após os anos 2000, os países se distanciaram. A Venezuela focou em uma política habitacional inclusiva, com integração social no desenvolvimento projetual. O Brasil transferiu a produção habitacional para o setor privado e mercantilizou a moradia. Mesmo sofrendo economicamente, o país bolivariano continua crescendo e aumentando a participação popular nas decisões nacionais; na habitação, não se tem somente um programa de vivendas, mas uma construção social da cidade, da responsabilidade compartilhada entre a população e o governo para garantir moradia digna para todos. O programa venezuelano é reconhecido internacionalmente e serve de modelo para toda América Latina. A partir de revisão bibliográfica e dados tanto governamentais como de ONGs, foi traçada uma linha de desenvolvimento do habitat por meio de políticas públicas da Venezuela, em comparação com o Minha Casa Minha Vida, do Brasil.