bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ANALISIS KINERJA KEUANGAN DITINJAU DARI RASIO PROFITABILITAS DAN SOLVABILITAS DI PRODUKSI BUBUK KOPI ASLI UKM TIGA PUTRI “TPK SIMPANG GEGAS” KABUPATEN MUSI RAWAS
Authors: Fajrina Rizka , Assudaisiy Abdurahman
Published: May 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kinerja keuangan pada Produksi Kopi Bubuk Asli UKM Tiga Putri “TPK SIMPANG GEGAS” Kabupaten Musi Rawas yang ditinjau dari rasio profitabilitas dan solvabilitas pada tahun 2016-2020 yang diintrepretasikan dari tahun 2016-2020 untuk melihat baik atau tidaknya kondisi kinerja keuangan pada Produksi Kopi Bubuk Asli UKM Tiga Putri “TPK SIMPANG GEGAS” Kabupaten Musi Rawas. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Produksi Kopi Bubuk Asli UKM Tiga Putri “TPK SIMPANG GEGAS” Kabupaten Musi Rawas. Objek penelitian pada penelitian menggunakan neraca pada laporan keuangan Produksi Kopi Bubuk Asli UKM Tiga Putri “TPK SIMPANG GEGAS” Kabupaten Musi Rawas. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah dokumentasi dan observasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan rasio profitabilitas tahun 2016-2020 diukur menggunakan NPM (Net Profit Margin) dan ROA (Return On Asset Ratio) pada tahun 2016-2020 mendapatkan hasil kondisi sangat baik. Rasio solvabilitas tahun 2016-2017 diukur menggunakan  DAR (Debt to Asset Ratio) pada tahun 2016-2020 mendapatkan hasil kondisi dengan sangat baik.
PENGARUH KUALITAS LAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUASAN PELANGGAN PADA BCA KCP HM YAMIN MEDAN
Authors: Natalia Lily , Nugroho Ngajudin
Published: May 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kualitas pelayanan terhadap kepuasan pelanggan. Studi kasus dilakukan di Cabang Pembantu BCA HM Yamin, Medan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan teknik pengumpulan kuesioner sebagai bentuk pengumpulan data. Banyaknya berita negatif yang beredar tentang layanan yang buruk hingga ketidakamanan transaksi digital memicu daya tarik penelitian. PT BCA dipilih sebagai subjek penelitian karena perusahaan menempati urutan pertama dalam daftar Bank Terbaik Dunia 2023 yang dinilai berdasarkan kepuasan umum seperti kepercayaan, biaya, layanan digital, dan nasihat keuangan (Schwarz, 2023). Sampel penelitian ini adalah 36 nasabah Cabang Pembantu BCA HM Yamin. Analisis penelitian dengan menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda menunjukkan bahwa kualitas pelayanan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepuasan nasabah pada Cabang Pembantu BCA HM Yamin. Besarnya pengaruh kepuasan nasabah dapat dilihat pada hasil sebesar 0,434 dengan prosentase 43,4%. . Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa kepuasan nasabah KCP Bank Asia Tengah HM Yamin Medan sebesar 43,4% dipengaruhi oleh kualitas pelayanan, sedangkan sisanya sebesar 56,6% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang tidak diteliti oleh penulis dalam penelitian ini.
PENGARUH STRES KERJA DAN KOMUNIKASI TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI DI BADAN PENGELOLA KEUANGAN DAN ASET DAERAH KABUPATEN MUSI RAWAS
Authors: Zulhendra Zulhendra , Suwarno Suwarno , Surajiyo Surajiyo , Sari Tri Agriana , Fazza M. Mifthah
Published: May 2024

Masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah masih adanya pegawai yang belum menyelesaikan pekerjaan dengan tepat waktu, hal tersebut disebabkan masih adanya pegawai yang kurang berkomitmen untuk mentaati anjuran atasan untuk menyelesaikan pekerjaan dengan baik. Selain itu masih kurangnya komunikasi antar bidang, sehingga menghambat proses penyelesaian pekerjaan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif. Jumlah sampel pada penelitian ini adalah 44 orang. Teknik pegumpulan data observasi, kuesioner dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan Stres Kerja Berpengaruh signifikan Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai di Badan Pengelola Keuangan dan Aset Daerah Kabupaten Musi Rawas, dibuktikan nilai thitung lebih besar dari ttabel, yaitu 7.477 > 0,681. Komunikasi Berdampak signifikan Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai di Badan Pengelola Keuangan dan Aset Daerah Kabupaten Musi Rawas, dibuktikan nilai thitung lebih besar dari ttabel, yaitu 6,632 > 0,681. Stres Kerja dan Komunikasi berdampak signifikan terhadap kinerja Pegawai Badan Pengelola Keuangan dan Aset Daerah Kabupaten Musi Rawas, dibuktikan nilai fhitung lebih besar dari nilai ftabel, yaitu 46.747   > 2,84.
PENGARUH MOTIVASI KERJA, BUDAYA KERJA, DISIPLIN KERJA, DAN LINGKUNGAN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA GURU YPI ADABIYAH PALEMBANG
Authors: Yusuf M. , Firdaus Yusnizal , Hushori Al , Maulana Muhammad Rizka
Published: May 2024

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui sejauhmana motivasi kerja, budaya organisasi, disiplin kerja dan lingkungan kerja berpengaruh terhadap kinerja guru di Yayasan Pendidikan Islam (YPI) Adabiyah Palembang. Responden dalam penelitian ini 40 guru. Analisis yang digunakan adalah regresi linier dengan menggunakan SPSS. Hasil penelitian variabel motivasi kerja, budaya kerja, disiplin kerja dan lingkungan kerja berpengaruh terhadap kinerja guru di Yayasan Penddidikan Islam Adabiyah. Variabel motivasi kerja, budaya kerja, disiplin kerja dan lingkungan kerja memiliki hubungan pengaruh sebesar sebesar sebesar 0,864 persen, sedangkan 13,6 persen dipengaruhi variabel lain yang tidak diteliti dalam penelitian ini.
PENGARUH FAKTOR INTERNAL DAN EKSTERNAL DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEPUASAN KONSUMEN PT VALBURY ASIA FUTURES
Authors: Jessica Jessica , Utama Tasik
Published: May 2024

PT Valbury Asia Futures adalah anggota dari valbury group yang berfokus memberikan jasa pelayanan terbaik di futures market seperti forign exchange, stock index futures dan kontrak futures komoditi untuk klien PT Valbury Asia Futures, Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui pengaruh faktor internal dan faktor eksternal terhadap kepuasan konsumen pt valbury asia futures. Metode penelitian yang penulis gunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif yaitu salah satu jenis penelitian yang spesifikasinya adalah data-data yang berupa angka yang karakteristiknya selalu dalam bentuk numerik seperti data pendapatan, jumlah penduduk, tingkat konsumsi, bunga bank dan sebagainya. Jumlah populasi dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 712 dan menggunakan rumus slovin sehingga mendapatkan 88 sampel. Hasil pengujian hipotesis secara parsial menyimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh positif yang signifikan secara parsial antara faktor internal terhadap kepuasan pelanggan. secara parsial menyimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh positif yang signifikan secara parsial antara faktor eksternal terhadap kepuasan pelanggan. Secara simultan menyimpulkan bahwa terdapat terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara Faktor Internal dan Faktor Eksternal secara simultan terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan pada PT Valbury Asia Futures.
Syntheses, Characterization and biological Activity of a new ligand [N-(5-sulfanyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)acetamide with some transition metal complexes
Authors: Salman Weam .A. *
Published: May 2024

A-new series of transition metal (Cr(III),Fe(III), Co(II) , Ni(II)and Cu(II) ) complexes of ligand [N-(5-sulfonyl-1,3,4,thiadiazol-2-yl)acetamide were synthesized. All the synthesized complexes were characterized by analytical techniques, magnetic susceptibility measurements, elemental analyses, conductance, IR , 1HNMR and mass spectra. The electrolytic behavior were confirmed from their conductance data . It may be concluded that the ligand coordinate through Nitrogen and sulfur atoms as shown in figure (6). for all complexes. The ligand acts as a didentate ligand coordinating through the sulfur[S6] and the nitrogen atom of shiff base [N5]. This view is further supported by the appearance of a band corresponding to the metal–nitrogen stretching vibration at( 547–563) cm–1 in the complexes. From results it was suggested tetrahedral geometry for Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes, while Cr(III),Fe(III) and Co (III)complexes were assigned octahedral geometrics. All complexes and their parent organic moiety have been screened for antibacterial by using spread method and measurement inhibition zone by using (DMSO). this study showed positivity results, by comparison of inhibition zone with E-coli and staph aurens.
Study of the Mechanical Properties for Reed -Reinforced Epoxy Composites and Reed-Sisal Hybrid Epoxy Composites
Authors: Mokhilif Mohammed .H
Published: May 2024

In this investigation, the mechanical properties such as : elongation, tensile strength, flexural strength and impact properties were studied for epoxy composites reinforced with reed in weight percentages of (0,15,25 and 35)% and epoxy composites reinforced with reed-sisal in weight percentages (5,10 and 15)%.Hand-lay up was used to prepare the composites ,sisal fibers and reed fibers were treated with NaOH .The results showed that the tensile strength , flexural strength and impact increase with the increase in weight percentages of reed and decrease in elongation with increase of the loading, the hybrid composites showed an increase in tensile and impact properties with increase in weight percentages of fibers and decrease in elongation with increase in the reed loading and increase in flexural strength with increase in sisal fibers loading.
Relationship of Soft X–Ray caused from Solar Flares and Solar Energetic Particles at Maximum of Solar cycle 24
Authors: Allawi Habeeb. H.
Published: May 2024

In the current research we studied solar flares and their associated interactions of solar energetic particles (SEPs) and productive relationship with X-rays generated in these blasts. Goal of this study is to detect the correlation between soft X-rays associated with SEPs. We take into consideration rely on soft X-ray emission associated with these particles as a reference guide to keep track of these particles. In this study we used three satellites research, a satellite (ERNE) which used to detect the intensity of solar energetic particles, and this satellite belonging to the U.S. space agency (NASA) in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). The satellite research (GOES) to observe the solar X-rays flare, as well as satellite research (WIND WAVE) which has been used to detect solar radiation emissions, in addition to the data we have obtained from the International Space Station (SOHO) . The study was conducted for a full year (2012) at the maximum active of the solar cycle (24), where the analysis of all the data that have been obtained. The main objective of the research is to investigate the direct link between the solar soft X-ray and non- thermal solar particles reaching the ground. The study found that the soft X-rays class X resulting from solar flare be associated with solar particle stimulant SEPs generated and to the fact that radiation generated by a class X is composed at the same time in which it occurs explosions of coronal mass ejections CMEs.
Федчун Н. О. Основи профайлінгу : навч.-метод. посіб.
Authors:   Національний університет «Одеська юридична академія», Федчун Н. О. , Аркуша, Л. І.
Published: May 2024

Навчально-методичний посібник підготовлено відповідно до вимог державних освітніх стандартів для здобувачів вищої освіти Національного університету «Одеська юридична академія» для забезпечення набуття соціально-комунікативних та професійних навичок профайлінгової діяльності. У посібнику наводяться скорочені тексти лекцій, методики підготовки до занять, перелік навчальних тем та питання для підсумкового контролю знань і вмінь. Зібрано перелік спеціальної літератури та інтернет-ресурсів з актуальних проблем теорії та практики профайлінгової діяльності.
CÁC YẾU TỐ TIÊN LƯỢNG TRẺ SINH SỐNG Ở PHỤ NỮ ĐƯỢC CHUẨN BỊ NỘI MẠC TỬ CUNG BẰNG PHÁC ĐỒ CHU KỲ TỰ NHIÊN ĐỂ CHUYỂN PHÔI TRỮ LẠNH
Authors: Hồ Ngọc Anh Vũ , Nguyễn Thành Nam , Phạm Dương Toàn , Nguyễn Hoàng Nhất Minh , Hồ Mạnh Tường , Vương Thị Ngọc Lan
Published: May 2024

Đặt vấn đề: Phác đồ chu kỳ tự nhiên đang là xu hướng được sử dụng để chuẩn bị nội mạc tử cung) - chuyển phôi trữ lạnh do tránh được các tác dụng phụ của thuốc nội tiết và giảm nguy cơ tăng huyết áp thai kỳ. Việc xác định yếu tố tiên lượng đưa đến thành công của phác đồ chu kỳ tự nhiên giúp các bác sĩ lâm sàng có thông tin để chọn lựa bệnh nhân và xác định thời điểm chuyển phôi phù hợp để cải thiện tỷ lệ thành công của chu kỳ chuyển phôi trữ lạnh được chuẩn bị nội mạc tử cung bằng phác đồ chu kỳ tự nhiên.

Mục tiêu: Xác định yếu tố tiên lượng trẻ sinh sống ở các chu kỳ chuyển phôi trữ lạnh được chuẩn bị nội mạc tử cung bằng phác đồ chu kỳ tự nhiên.

Đối tượng và phương pháp nghiên cứu: Phân tích thứ cấp từ một nghiên cứu thử nghiệm lâm sàng ngẫu nhiên có nhóm chứng được thực hiện tại Đơn vị Hỗ trợ sinh sản – Bệnh viện Mỹ Đức – TP Hồ Chí Minh từ 3/2021 đến 3/2023. Bệnh nhân 18 đến 45, chu kỳ kinh đều, đã điều trị ≤3 chu kỳ thụ tinh ống nghiệm – chuyển phôi trữ lạnh được nhận vào nghiên cứu. Bệnh nhân sử dụng phác đồ chu kỳ tự nhiên để chuẩn bịnội mạc tử cung, chuyển ≤2 phôi ngày 3 hoặc 1 phôi ngày 5.

Kết quả: Có 476 phụ nữ được chuẩn bị nội mạc tử cungbằng chu kỳ tự nhiên trong thời gian nghiên cứu, trong đó, có 99 (20,8%) trường hợp bị hủy chu kỳ do không có nang noãn phát triển hay không có khởi phát đỉnh LH và 377 (79,2%) được thực hiện chuyển phôi trữ. Phân tích này được thực hiện trên 377 trường hợp chuẩn bị nội mạc tử cung bằng phác đồ chu kỳ tự nhiên và có chuyển phôi trữ lạnh. Tỷ lệ trẻ sinh sống là 33,7%. Yếu tố tiên lượng trẻ sinh sống là kích thước nang ≥17mm ở thời điểm có khởi phát đỉnh và giai đoạn phôi chuyển vào ngày 5.

Kết luận: Kích thước nang ≥17mm ở thời điểm có khởi phát đỉnh và chuyển phôi ngày 5 giúp tăng tỷ lệ trẻ sinh sống khi chuyển phôi trữ được chuẩn bị nội mạc tử cungbằng chu kỳ tự nhiên. Dựa trên cơ sở này, bác sĩ lâm sàng có thể xác định thời điểm chuyển phôi, chọn lựa giai đoạn chuyển phôi nhằm cải thiện tỷ lệ thành công của chuyển phôi trữ với phác đồ chu kỳ tự nhiên.
Ex vixo evaluation of a coherent normalization procedure to quantify in vivo finger strontium XRS measurements
Authors: Pejović-Milić Ana
Published: May 2024

Purpose: Energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRS) measurements were performed on human cadaver index fingers to measure bone strontium content in the presence of intact overlying soft-tissue. This work assesses the feasibility of applying a normalization procedure including soft-tissue correction of x-ray absorption as a means to quantify an ex vivo bone strontium XRS measurement.

Methods: Bone strontium measurements were made using an excitation-detection system incorporating an (125)I x-ray excitation source and an Ortec® Ametek-AMT Si(Li) detector in 180° backscatter geometry. Spectral processing was accomplished using an in-house nonlinear least-squares Marquardt fitting routine. Bone strontium was quantified using an egs5 Monte Carlo based x-ray soft-tissue correction algorithm in conjunction with the normalization of strontium x-rays to the coherent scatter peaks of 35.5 keV (125)I γ-rays.

Results: Comparison of tissue intact and bare bone finger XRS measurement quantification attempts revealed an overall discrepancy of 18.6% that is attributed primarily to the significant contribution of soft-tissue to coherent scatter of 35.5 keV source γ-rays and to a lesser degree, inconsistencies with the simulated tissue correction model. Work toward the beginnings of an experimentally derived tissue correction model, as a means to validate the simulated model, have been reported. Two observations hinted at a systematic inflation of the observed Kβ peak area. First, strontium concentrations estimated by Kα peak areas were less than the Kβ peak areas by 28.6% (p < 0.0001) and 10.5% (p < 0.001) for tissue intact and bare bone measurements, respectively. Second, the Kα:Kβ x-ray average ratios between tissue corrected (3.61 ± 0.55) and bare bone predicted (4.4 ± 0.4) did not agree (p < 0.0001) and pointed to shortcomings with the current processing treatment of strontium K x-ray peak area extraction. Through finger bone XRS measurements, bone strontium concentration in the Caucasian population was estimated at 95 ± 15 μg Sr/g dry bone.

Conclusions: The discrepancies observed: between quantification attempts of tissue corrected and bare bone measurements, the inflated estimates of Kβ relative to Kα peak concentrations and between observed and expected Kα:Kβ ratios, have indicated that shortcomings with the bone strontium coherent normalization and tissue correction procedure exist. Coherent scatter contribution of soft-tissue overlying bone, tissue correction model limitations, and spectra processing issues are all mentioned as sources of observed discrepancies.
Feasibility of an MRI-only Workflow for postimplant dosimetry of low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy: Transition from phantoms to patients
Authors: Nosrati Reyhaneh , Y. Song William , Wronski Matthew , Pejović-Milić Ana , Morton Gerard , Stanisz Greg J.
Published: May 2024

Purpose: The lack of positive contrast from brachytherapy seeds in conventional MR images remains a major challenge toward an MRI-only workflow for postimplant dosimetry of low-dose-rate brachytherapy. In this work, the feasibility of our recently proposed MRI-only workflow in clinically relevant scenarios is investigated and the necessary modifications in image acquisition and processing pipeline are proposed for transition to the clinic.

Methods and materials: Four prostate phantoms with a total of 321 I-125 implanted dummy seeds and three patients with a total of 168 implanted seeds were scanned using a gradient echo sequence on 1.5 T and 3T MR scanners. Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) was performed for seed visualization. Before QSM, the seed-induced distortion correction was performed followed by edge enhancement. Seed localization was performed using spatial clustering algorithms and was compared with CT. In addition, feasibility of the proposed method on detection of prostatic calcifications was studied.

Results: The proposed susceptibility-based algorithm generated consistent positive contrast for the seeds in phantoms and patients. All the 321 seeds in the four phantoms were correctly identified; the MR-derived seeds centroids agreed well with CT-derived positions (average error = 0.5 ± 0.3 mm). The proposed algorithm for seed visualization was found to be orientation invariant. In patient cases, all seeds were visualized and correctly localized (average error = 1.2 ± 0.9 mm); no significant differences between dose volume histogram parameters were found. Prostatic calcifications were depicted with negative contrast on QSM and spatially agreed with CT.

Conclusions: The proposed MRI-based approach has great potential to replace the current CT-based practices. Additional patient studies are necessary to further optimize and validate the workflow.
Determining elemental strontium distribution in rat bones treated with strontium ranelate and strontium citrate using 2D micro-XRF and 3D dual energy K-edge subtraction synchrotron imaging
Authors: Cardenas Daniel , Turyanskaya Anna , Rauwolf Mirjam , Panahifar Arash , Cooper David , Wohl Gregory R. , Streli Christina , Wobrauschek Peter , Pejović-Milić Ana
Published: May 2024

Strontium-based medications, such as strontium ranelate, have been suggested to have therapeutic effects in patients with osteoporosis. Strontium salts available off-shelf in stores across North America are assumed to provide similar effects as strontium ranelate and thus should lead to similar distributions of elemental strontium incorporated in bone. The objective of this study was to compare the spatial distribution of strontium in animal bones following the administration of strontium ranelate and strontium citrate. Seventeen-week-old Sprague–Dawley rats were split into three groups over 10 weeks and given 625 mg/kg/day of strontium ranelate and 676 mg/kg/day of strontium citrate; the control group received no additional supplementary strontium. The humeri were collected from all animals, and strontium distribution was mapped using 2D micro-XRF and 3D dual energy K-edge subtraction (KES) imaging. 2D and 3D elemental mapping methods demonstrated that strontium delivered during treatment by both salts had the same spatial distribution. 3D elemental strontium maps of treated animal bones showed that strontium was largely observed in the trabecular regions under the epiphyseal (growth) plate. The thickness of the strontium layers in both the strontium ranelate and strontium citrate sample was not significantly different (p = .9201). 2D micro-XRF and 3D dual-energy KES images effectively elucidated the spatial distribution of elemental strontium in calcified tissue. These methods provide a novel approach to evaluating the potential efficacy of strontium supplements in the treatment of osteoporosis.
Feasibility of using a single MRI acquisition for fiducial marker localization and synthetic CT generation towards MRI-only prostate radiation therapy treatment planning
Authors: Nosrati R , Lam W W , Paudel M , Pejović-Milić Ana , Morton G , Stanisz G J
Published: May 2024

Purpose. To investigate the feasibility of using a single MRI acquisition for fiducial marker identification and synthetic CT (sCT) generation towards MRI-only treatment planning for prostate external beam radiation therapy (EBRT). Methods. Seven prostate cancer patients undergoing EBRT, each with three implanted gold fiducial markers, participated in this study. In addition to the planning CT scan, all patients were scanned on a 3 T MR scanner with a 3D double-echo gradient echo (GRE) sequence. Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) was performed for marker localization. QSM-derived marker positions were compared to those from CT. The bulk density assignment technique for sCT generation was adopted. The magnitude GRE images were segmented into muscle, bone, fat, and air using a combination of unsupervised intensity-based classification of soft tissue and convolutional neural networks (CNN) for bone segmentation. Results. All implanted markers were visualized and accurately identified (average error: 0.7 ± 0.5 mm). QSM generated distinctive contrast for hemorrhage, calcifications, and gold fiducial markers. The estimated susceptibility/HU values on QSM/CT for gold and calcifications were 31.5 ± 2.9 ppm/1220 ± 100 HU and 14.6 ± 0.9 ppm/440 ± 100 HU, respectively. The intensity-based soft tissue classification resulted in an average Dice score of 0.97 ± 0.02; bone segmentation using CNN resulted in an average Dice score of 0.93 ± 0.03. Conclusion. This work indicates the feasibility of simultaneous fiducial marker identification and sCT generation using a single MRI acquisition. Future works includes evaluation of the proposed method in a large cohort of patients with optimized acquisition parameters as well as dosimetric evaluations.
An Attempt at Defining And Quantifying Image Describability Through Semantic Connection Between Visual and Language
Authors: Korchevskiy Mikhail
Published: May 2024

One of the most challenging tasks of modern artificial intelligence systems is image captioning, the task requiring a machine to adequately comprehend the semantic content of visual data and correctly map it to a description within the language domain. Generally, to achieve acceptable performance, a learning system is presented with human-generated ground truth captions as a target to aim for. While significant progress has been achieved in creating highly functional image captioning systems, not much research has been focused on exploring the nature of the ground truth itself. In this thesis, such ground truth captions are analyzed in an attempt to find the semantic connection between visual data and associated language data describing it, revealing potential insights on human judgement and getting closer to defining and quantifying an abstract notion of image “describability”; the extent to which an image can be adequately described using language.
IUCN Red List of Ecosystems, Mangroves of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf
Authors: Almansoori Amna , Macintosh Donald , Almahasheer Hanan , Suarez Ena
Published: May 2024

Mangroves of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf is a regional ecosystem subgroup (level 4 unit of the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology). It includes the marine ecoregions of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Western Arabian Sea and Western India (Asia). Mangroves of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf occupy sheltered intertidal lagoons along coastlines and offshore islands, occupying various shore types including highly organic soft sediments, sandy soils, and consolidated hard substrata. The biota is characterized by four species of true mangroves: Rhizophora mucronata, Avicennia marina, Aegiceras corniculatum, and Ceriops tagal. Of these species, R. mucronata and A. marina are found along the northern Arabian Gulf and Western Asia, while Aegiceras corniculatum and Ceriops tagal occur only in Western Asia (Iran and Balochistan Province of Pakistan), Avicennia marina is widespread throughout this entire ecoregion, including the southern and western Arabian Gulf. The mapped extent of mangroves in 2020 was 209.5 km2, representing 0.1 % of the global mangrove area. About 47 % occupy the southern coastline of the United Arab Emirates and 39 % the northern coastline of Iran. However, there is uncertainty about mapped extent in 1970 based on available studies. The mangrove net area change has been -14.3 % since 1996. However, there have been increases in patches largely due to plantation efforts. If this decline trend continues, an overall change of -45.0% is projected over the next 50 years. Under a high sea-level rise scenario (IPCC RCP8.5) ≈16.1 % of the Arabian Gulf mangroves would be submerged by 2060. Moreover, 1.1% of the province’s mangrove ecosystem is undergoing degradation, with the potential to increase to 3.3% within a 50-year period, based on a vegetation index decay analysis. Overall, the Arabian (Persian) Gulf mangrove ecosystem is assessed as Vulnerable (VU).
Integrating animal tracking and trait data to facilitate global ecological discoveries
Authors: Beltran Roxanne , Kilpatrick A. Marm , Adamczak Stephanie , Beumer Larissa , Czapanskiy Max , Davidson Sarah , McLean Bryan , Mueller Thomas , Payne Allison , Soria Carmen , Weeks Brian , Williams Terrie , Salguero-Gomez Rob
Published: May 2024

Understanding animal movement is at the core of ecology, evolution, and conservation science. Big data approaches for animal tracking have facilitated impactful synthesis research on spatial biology and behavior in ecologically important and human-impacted regions. Similarly, databases of animal traits (e.g., body size, limb length, locomotion method, lifespan) have been used for a wide range of comparative questions, with emerging data being shared at the levels of individuals and populations. Here, we argue that the proliferation of both types of publicly available data creates exciting opportunities to unlock new avenues of research, such as spatial planning and ecological forecasting, across a diverse range of species. We assessed the feasibility of combining animal tracking and trait databases to develop and test hypotheses across geographic, temporal, and biological allometric scales. We identified multiple research questions addressing performance and distribution constraints that could be answered by integrating trait and tracking data. For example, how do physiological (e.g., metabolic rates) and biomechanical traits (e.g., limb length, locomotion form) influence migration distances? How does habitat type influence movement metrics such as speed and energetic cost? We illustrate the potential of our framework with three case studies that effectively integrate trait and tracking data for comparative research. An important challenge ahead is the lack of taxonomic and spatial overlap in trait and tracking databases. We identify critical next steps for future integration of tracking and trait databases, with the most impactful being open and interlinked individual-level data. Coordinated efforts to combine trait and tracking databases will accelerate global ecological and evolutionary insights and inform conservation and management decisions in our changing world.
IUCN Red List of Ecosystems, Mangroves of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Authors: Ghoraba Somaya , Almahasheer Hanan , Siddig Ahmed , Nagi Hisham , Suarez Ena
Published: May 2024

Mangroves of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden is a regional ecosystem subgroup (level 4 unit of the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology). It includes the marine eco-regions of Gulf of Aden, Northern and Central Red Sea, and Southern Red Sea, and extends across Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia. The biota is characterized by two species of true mangroves namely; Avicennia marina and Rhizophora mucronata. Both are classified by IUCN as Least Concern. The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden mangroves are threatened by cattle grazing, oil and solid wastes pollution, coastal development, heat waves and sea-level rise. Aridity and drought nature of this province, along with low nutrient inputs, are expected to exacerbate the adverse impacts of climate change on mangroves. The mapped extent in 2020 was 189.2 Km2, representing 0.1 % of the global mangrove extent. However, there is uncertainty about mapped extent in 1970 based on available studies. Although the net area of mangroves has decreased by 21.7% since 1996, it has only decreased by 4.0% since 2010. This improvement may be the result of increased conservation efforts to restore mangroves in various Red Sea and Gulf of Aden countries. Under a high sea-level rise scenario (IPCC RCP8.5) ≈-67.1% of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden mangroves would be submerged by 2060. Moreover, 1.7% of the province’s mangrove ecosystem is undergoing degradation, with the potential to increase to 5.2% within a 50-year period, based on a vegetation index decay analysis. Overall, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden mangrove ecosystem is assessed as Endangered (EN).
Life After Prison: A Phenomenological Study on the Lived Experiences of Released Inmates
Authors: Bonggot Jasmin B. , Sabijon Dodelon F. , Boniao Gaspar , Damuag Esmeraldo , Sayson Yolanda C. , Sagayno Renato C. , Albofera Anthony T.
Published: May 2024

This is a phenomenological study of the lived experiences of released inmates from the time they are convicted and incarcerated up to the time they are liberated. Phenomenological interviewing was used in data gathering to describe the meaning of the phenomenon. In-depth interviews were conducted to arrive at the three phases of data collection needed in the study. The study seeks answers to the following questions: What are the positive experiences of the informants on the rehabilitation programs, what are the negative experiences of the informants on the rehabilitation programs, and what is the impact of the rehabilitation programs on the informants after release from jail facility? Results revealed that three themes came up in the positive experiences of the informants on the rehabilitation program which are: Pious Acts: A Route to Direction, Concept, and Behavioural Change; Proficiency and Capability: A Subsistence to Live; and lastly, Education Knows No Boundaries. The released inmates were exposed more to religious programs, including educational programs. The negative experiences of the informants in the rehabilitation program are Humanity: A Setting of Great Sprain and Struggle: Longing for the Family. On the impact of the rehabilitation programs on the informants after release from a jail facility, two (2) themes emerged: Programs: A Treatment, Transition, and Avoidance of Recidivism and Falling: A Striking Relationship Impact of Re-Entry.
Developing Shariah-Compliant Products for Islamic Banking Market in Nigeria: Can Bay’u Al-Inah (Buy-Back Sale) be Experimented?
Authors: Jimoh Abdulrazaq Taiye , Khaleel Sa’adatu Ibrahim , Abdulmajeed Tajudeen Idera , Orilonise Mubarak Abiodun
Published: May 2024

The uniqueness of Islamic banking system is in the shariah-compliant products designed to serve the market. Among the products, is the controversial bay’u al-‘inah whose acceptability remains a subject of debate among shariah experts. As Islamic banking market is still evolving in Nigeria, it becomes imperative to analyze the potentials of bay’u al-inah’s adoption. This study therefore examined bay’u al-inah product with the objective of establishing whether the product could be adopted to improve market share of Islamic banks. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire which was used to obtain data from customers of Jaiz bank and Lotus bank in Kwara State. Six Hundred (600) copies of questionnaire were administered to respondents. Ordered Logistic Regression was conducted for the data analysis. The study found that bay’u al-inah personal financing (Coeff =0.51, p<0.05), home financing (Coeff =0.82, p<0.05), and working capital financing (Coeff =0.16, p<0.05),) have positive and significant relationship with market share which was measured with number of customers’ accounts. It was concluded based on the findings that, bay’u al-inah has great potentials for attracting more customers to Islamic banks and boosting the market share of Islamic banks in Kwara State, Nigeria. the study recommends that, subject to the assessment and approval of shariah committee of experts, bay’u al-inah be adopted by Islamic banks in Kwara State and Nigeria as whole.
Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Authors:   , Österlund Emerik
Published: May 2024

The outcome for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients has improved substantially in recent decades. This has chiefly been observed in study populations, and predominantly in left-sided primary tumours, which is why we wanted to study if and how survival has improved in the background population. It has also been seen that certain molecular subtypes are more common in population-based materials, and, thus, we studied the prevalence and effects of different molecular alterations.
A Review on Sensor Technologies and Control Methods for Mobile Robot with Obstacle Detection System
Authors: Ang Jia He , Min Thu Soe
Published: May 2024

Obstacle detection system is a system that reacts to the object in the path and perform action such as stopping robot movement and collision prevention according to the design of algorithm which enhance the safety level of robot. This paper examines the overview of sensor technology that associates with obstacle detection system and car-like robot. This review summarizes the effectiveness and weakness of common type of sensors such as lidar, radar, ultrasonic sensor, infrared sensor, computer vision, sensor fusion and sensor array. This paper will also discuss on control methods for car-like robot that includes hand gestures, voice control, infrared remote control, Android based Bluetooth mobile control, and Wi-Fi based mobile control, outlining the effectiveness and limitation of each control method.
Vision-based Egg Grading System using Support Vector Machine
Authors: Lim Way Soong , Kang Lai Desmond Ji , Lim Sin Ting , Yeo Boon Chin
Published: May 2024

Being known as a nutrient-dense food, eggs are high in demand in the marketplace and high-quality eggs are much sought-after. Hence, egg grading is in place to sort eggs into different grades. Experienced graders are required for their knowledge to classify egg grades and as humans are involved, errors when performing manual grading are unavoidable. This study aims to develop a vision-based egg classification system that requires minimal human intervention. The proposed system houses a camera to acquire real-time images of the eggs and these images are served as the input to the algorithm. Based on the 6 geometrical features derived from the geometric parameters of the egg image, the eggs are classified using Support Vector Machine (SVM). The experiment results show the proposed egg grading system with a linear kernel SVM model can yield as high as 92.59% training accuracy.
التدريس باستخدام استراتيجيتي دورة التعلم وفق الانشطة المتدرجة الوسائط المتعددة التفاعلية وأثرهما على التحصيل المعرفي في السباحة الحرة لدى الطلاب
Authors: Zayan Jamal Muhammad Amin  , Prof. Dr.. Hussein Saadi Ibrahim Hirani
Published: May 2024

ويهدف البحث إلى الكشف عن عن الفروق بين المجموعة التجريبية الاولى المستخدمة (استراتيجية دورة التعلم وفق الانشطة المتدرجة) المجموعة التجريبية الثانية المستخدمة (الوسائط المتعددة التفاعلية) والمجوعة الضابطة المستخدمة (استراتيجية التعلم المتبع) في الاختبارات البعدية للتحصيل المعرفي في السباحة الحرة لدى طلاب السنة الدراسية الثالثة في كلية التربية البدنية وعلوم الرياضة، جامعة صلاح الدين/اربيل. والكشف
عن الفروق في حجم التأثير بين المجموعة التجريبية الاولى المستخدمة (استراتيجية دورة التعلم وفق الأنشطة المتدرجة) المجموعة التجريبية الثانية المستخدمة (الوسائط المتعددة التفاعلية) والمجوعة الضابطة المستخدمة (استراتيجية التعلم المتبع) في الاختبارات البعدية لقيم اختبار التحصيل المعرفي لدى طلاب السنة الدراسية الثالثة في كلية التربية البدنية وعلوم الرياضة، جامعة صلاح الدين/اربيل.
تمرينات خاصة باستخدام جهاز vertimax في بعض القدرات والبدنية وأثرها بأداء الفني السلسلة الحركية على بساط الحركات الارضية للناشئين
Authors: Hawraa Alaa Mahdi  , Assit.Prpf. Dr. Tariq Daeed Muhammad Al-Azzawi
Published: May 2024

ان أداء مهارات السلسة الحركية على بساط الحركات الارضية للناشئين من المهارات المهمة في الجمناستك وقد اخذ التطور نصيباً كبيراً لهذه المهارة في مستويات الأداء البدني والمهاري  وتعد الحركات الارضية في الجمناستك من الانواع المهمة في اللعبة التي شهدت تطوراً ملحوظاً في الفترة الاخيرة وتتميز بالنواحي الفنية والحركية ولهذا تقدمت مهارات السلسة الحركية على بساط الحركات الأرضية بخطوات ملموسة في الفترة الاخيرة، كما اخذت الدراسات الحديثة الاهتمام باستخدام وسائل واجهزة التدريب الحديثة في تطوير اغلب القدرات البدنية والصفات المهارية، وتكمن اهمية البحث في اختيار الادوات والاجهزة الحديثة لكي تخدم بشكل ايجابي تطوير القدرات الحركية والبدنية أداء مهارات السلسة الحركية على بساط الحركات الارضية للناشئين.استعمل الباحثان المنهج التجريبي بأسلوب المجموع الواحدة لملائمته لطبيعة ومشكلة البحث. واشتمل مجتمع البحث لاعبي مركز تدريبي كركوك للناشئين اذ تمثلت عينة البحث التي تم اختيارها بالطريقة العمدية البالغ عددهم (6) لاعباً وقام الباحثان بتطبيق الوحدات التدريبية الذي استمرت (8) أسابيع بمجموع (24) وحدة تدريبية، ولكل أسبوع (3) وحدات تدريبية.
المرونة العقلية لدى طالبات كليات وأقسام التربية البدنية وعلوم الرياضة في جامعات إقليم كوردستان العراق
Authors: Raheeq Matta Abdul Masih  , Prof. Dr. Oded Odisho Ase
Published: May 2024

يهدف البحث الحالي الى التعرف على درجة المرونة العقلية لدى طالبات كليات وأقسام التربية البدنية وعلوم الرياضة بجامعات إقليم كوردستان العراق، ودلالة الفروق فيها تبعاً لمتغيرات: المحافظة ، والجامعة، والعمر . واستخدمت الباحثتان المنهج الوصفي المسحي، ومن خلال تطبيق مقياس المرونة العقلية من إعداد الباحثتان بعد التحقق من الخصائص السيكومترية للمقياس. وشمل مجتمع البحث طالبات المرحلة الثانية في كليات وأقسام التربية البدنية بجامعات إقليم كوردستان العراق وبلغ عددهن (138) طالبة خلال العام الدراسي (2021- 2022)، وتكونت العينة التي تم اختيارها بطريقة قصدية من (121) طالبة. وبعد تحليل البيانات احصائياً بواسطة SPSS بينت النتائج ان درجة المرونة العقلية لدى الطالبات في جامعات اقليم كوردستان العراق هو عال . وأشارت النتائج إلى عدم وجود فروق دالة في المرونة العقلية تعزى لمتغيرات: المحافظة، والجامعة، والعمر . وفي ضوء النتائج تم تقديم جملة من التوصيات والمقترحات .
The year under the sign of Vernadsky: Russian libraries celebrate the scholar’s 160-th anniversary
Authors:   Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Bychkova Elena F.
Published: May 2024

In the year of V.I. Vernadsky's 160-th anniversary, the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology accomplishes the large-scale project to celebrate this jubilee. The goal is to attract the attention of library professional community to the opportunity to promote Russian science, sustainable development goals and the personality of outstanding Russian encylopedist scholar through studying his scientific and creative legacy and holding thematic events. The detailed information on the project is available on the Ecology page of the RNPLS&T’s website.
The academic library’s digital products, their features, possibilities, prospects (case study of Central Scientific Library of the RAS Far-Eastern Branch)
Authors:   Central Scientific Library, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Zhuravskaya Natalya E.
Published: May 2024

Today the libraries cannot afford to stay on the sidelines of transformations in the digital environment. However, while providing user digital services, the libraries have to adapt modern technologies to the specific demands and needs of target user groups and to monitor continuously how the digital services and products meet the user demands. The author discusses the development of digital products of the Central Scientific Library of the RAS Far-Eastern Branch, professional solutions, and prospects, interaction with users as related to the digital transformation of library services.
Teaching bibliometrics in universities
Authors:   Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Zemskov Andrey I. ,   Moscow State Linguistic University
Published: May 2024

Today, there are approximately 400 educational institutions training specialists for the culture sector, including up to 100 institutes of culture; however, the statistics of teaching bibliometrics is still unavailable. Insufficient data prevent from providing precise data on Russian information centers and libraries engaged in bibliometric research and practice. Lacking single research program in bibliometrics, and wider, in scientometrics, including the newest methods (ray diagrams) and new vectors (webmetrics, ecatalog library statistics, altmetrics), makes the challenge for teaching bibliometrics in universities. Provided that statistical data are lacking, we could attempt the analysis of scholarly activity by scientific schools that develop, historically, in clusters.
Building regional system of sci-tech information as the foundation for intellectual property sphere development in Donetsk People's Republic
Authors:   Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, Kurgan Elena G. ,   Donetsk National Technical University, Soldatova Victoria V. ,   Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
Published: May 2024

The authors substantiate the relevancy of developing the sphere of intellectual property in Donetsk People’s Republic; characterize the structure of regional system of managing intellectual property supported by the regional system of sci-tech information. The need for digital platform in the sphere of intellectual property is substantiated; the platform structure is specified. The register complex, if included into the platform, would contribute to the sphere of intellectual property in the Republic.
The role of academic library in building researcher information culture (case study of Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts Library)
Authors:   Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts, Prikhodko Elena M.
Published: May 2024

The author discusses the library’s experience in building the young researchers’ information culture. She explores the possibilities for analyzing and evaluating user information culture within the library’s ongoing operations. To develop and consolidate practical scientific information skills, the supplementary course was developed and implemented. The author concludes that this vector of activities makes the library the more proactive player in the educational process contributing to the quality and efficiency of research output of the university
Semantic matches between scientific professions codes and SRSCTI subject headings: Group 1.3 Physical Sciences
Authors:   Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Startseva Olga B.
Published: May 2024

The author formulates the general methodological approaches to reconciliation of current versions of State Rubricator of Scientific and Technical Information (SRSCTI) and classificator of the Higher Attestation Committee (HAC); discusses the findings of the research and development of the converter between the classificationы as related to the scientific professions group 1.3 Physics, Class 1 Natural Sciences. The procedure of expert evaluation of semantic relations between the codes of scientific professions and SRSTI subject headings is demonstrated through identifying logical matches, inclusions and overlapping denotations within the discipline 1.3.6 Optics. The distribution statistics by semantic relationship between the scientific professions within Group 1.3 Physics and SRSTI subject headings is included into the article.
Coronary Angiographic Characteristic of Coronary Artery Disease of Young Adults Under Age Forty Years Compare to Those Over Age Forty
Authors: Hossain Molla Md Iftekhar , Uddin Md Rais , Karim Md Rezaul , Ghose Rajesh Kumar , Hossain Md Emran , Sayem ASM
Published: May 2024

This study aimed to compare the coronary angiographic characteristics of coronary artery disease in young adults (≤40 years) and older adults (>40 years). This was a retrospective analytic study. The study was conducted at the Department of Cardiology, Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. 100 patients with coronary artery disease were included in this study. Among the 100 patients, 50% were in the ≤40 years’ group (group A) and 50% were in the >40 years’ group (group B). Coronary angiographic characteristics were analyzed for each group. Coronary artery disease was present in 72% of group A and 84% of group B. In group A, single vessel disease (SVD) was the most common pattern (38%, p=0.001), while in group B, double vessel disease (DVD) (36%, p=0.043), triple vessel disease (TVD) (26%, p=0.033), and left main vessel disease (LM) (8%, p=0.035) were more prevalent. Left ventricular dysfunction with hypokinesia was observed in the majority of patients. The left anterior descending (LAD) artery was most commonly involved in both groups, primarily in the mid and proximal segments. The right coronary artery (RCA) was the next commonly affected artery, with differences in involvement site between the two groups. This study highlights that SVD is more common among young adults, whereas DVD, TVD, and LM diseases are more prevalent in older individuals. Older age groups exhibited a higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus, while smoking, dyslipidemia, and hypertension were common risk factors for coronary artery disease in both age groups.
TAJ 2023; 36: No-2: 01-09
Relation of ECG Abnormalities to Clinical Severity and Troponin I Changes in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Authors: Sarker Ashoke , Sardar Md Amzad Hossain , Majumder Swapna , Jamil Ahmed Masiha , Choudhury Shah Md Roushan Kabir , Pervin Mst Wahida
Published: May 2024

Background: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a devastating condition. Aside from its neurological morbidities, SAH is associated with significant medical complications. Subarachnoid hemorrhage frequently results in myocardial injury with electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities and release of cardiac troponin I. This myocardial injury after SAH is a neurally mediated process that is dependent on the severity of neurological injury. Objectives: This study was designed to determine ECG changes in patients with SAH and these changes were compared with neurological severity as well as elevated troponin I levels. Patients and methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted over 30 patients with SAH. Demographic (age, sex), hemodynamic (pulse, systolic and diastolic blood pressure) and neurological (GCS, WFNS score) information were recorded. We evaluated their on[1]admission ECG and Troponin I levels. Results: Out of 30 patients, at least one morphological ECG abnormality was present in 17 patients (56.7%) and a total of 21 different abnormalities were present. There were no significant associations between the number or type of observed ECG abnormalities and WFNS grade. But there was a statistically significant correlation between ischemic like ECG changes and elevated troponin I (p = 0.035). The presence of T inversion also significantly explained an elevated Troponin I concentration (46.2%, p = 0.035). Conclusion: ECG changes are prevalent in acute SAH. Ischemic like ECG changes are related to an increase in Troponin I, suggesting that these ECG changes may indicate neurocardiogenic cause of cardiac injury after SAH.
TAJ 2023; 36: No-2: 17-23