bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quadriceps tendon vs hamstring autograft in primary ACL reconstruction – a comparative study with minimum two-year follow-up
Authors: Pomenta Bastidas Maria Victoria , Sastre Sergi , Segur Vilalta Josep Maria , Rios Jose , Sabater Marta , Popescu Dragos
Published: August 2022

Recently there has been growing interest in the quadriceps tendon (QUAD) as a valid option for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACLR). The aims of the study is to compare the out- comes achieved in anatomic ACLR involving QUAD vs. Hamstring (HT) autografts.

A total of 52 consecutive patients underwent an ACLR, 25 patients with QUAD graft and 27 with HT graft. The same surgical technique, fixation method and postoperative protocol were used in both groups. The following parameters were evaluated: functional status (Lysholm, Tegner, subjective IKDC scores), joint stability (Lachman and pivot shift tests), surgical reoperation rate, complications, degree of satisfaction and return to previous level of activity. Descriptive statistics were analysed using the Student’s t-test.

Forty four patients were evaluated (20 QUAD, 24 HT), with a mean follow-up of 27.4 months. Two patients were re-operated in the QUAD group (including one ACL revision), and one patient in the HT group required an ACL revision. There were no significant differences between the two groups in postoperative scores: Lysholm (96.05 vs. 96.05), IKDC (86.2 vs. 91.2) and Tegner (6 vs. 5) scales. The percentage of negative Lachman and pivot shift tests was similar in the two groups (45% vs. 50% and 40% vs. 45.8%, respectively). There were no significant differences between the groups in the degree of satisfaction (95.8% vs. 80%, p = .16) or in the percentage who returned to their previous level of activity (62.5% vs. 45%, p = .17).

The use of a QUAD graft in ACL reconstruction leads to similar clinical and functional outcomes to those obtained with HT.
Quantitative gait analysis in children with osteogenesis imperfecta: relationship between gait deviations and clinical features
Authors: De Wouters Solange , Detrembleur Christine , Durnez Anne , Mahaudens Philippe , Henry Brice , Schrooyen Jean , Docquier Pierre-Louis
Published: August 2022

Osteogenesis imperfecta is a rare congenital disease of connective tissue characterized by recurrent fractures and progressive skeletal deformities which may impact on gait. The aims of this prospective study were to identify gait deviations in children with osteogenesis imperfecta compared to age-matched controls and establish relationships with clinical features.

We evaluated 22 patients with different types of osteogenesis imperfecta using three-dimensional gait analysis. The incidence and location of frac- tures, fracture at birth, age at first fracture, use of intramedullary rodding and number of surgical in- terventions in the lower extremities, bone mineral density, hypermobility and number of injections of bisphosphonates were recorded for each patient.

Step length was lower in the osteogenesis imperfecta group compared with the control group. Kinematics showed that sagittal pelvic and transversal hip range of motion were higher in the osteogenesis imperfecta group, whereas sagittal knee range of motion during swing phase was reduced. Regarding kinetics, hip flexion moment and hip negative power peak were significantly decreased in the osteogenesis imperfecta group. Mechanical and energetic parameters were considered as normal. The principal component analysis revealed that the bone mineral density was increased in children who had received more in- jections of bisphosphonates and these had also less deficit in kinematic parameters.

Main modifications in gait parameters were observed in spatiotemporal, kinematic and kinetic data. More studies are necessary to allow stratification of severity of the osteogenesis imperfecta disease, help improve its challenging multidisciplinary treatment and ob- jectively assess treatment outcomes.
Hasta ve Hekim İletişimi: Özel Hastane Örneği
Authors: GÜZEL Şerife , AKMAN DÖMBEKCİ Hilal , ARI Ayşe
Published: August 2022

İnsan hayatının her yerinde önemli olan iletişim kavramı, sağlık kurumları için de oldukça önemlidir. Özellikle çeşitli sağlık problemlerinin getirdiği stres ve sıkıntı durumu sebebiyle hasta ve hekim arasındaki iletişim sorunlarına sıkça rastlanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada hasta ve hekim arasındaki iletişimin incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bu bağlamda hem hasta hem de hekim bakış açısı ile karşılaştırmalı değerlendirmeler yapılmıştır.

Bu çalışma nitel araştırma özelliği taşımaktadır. Araştırma verileri yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Katılımcılar Konya’da bir özel hastanede çalışan 10 hekim ile bu hekimlerden hizmet alan 10 hastadan oluşmaktadır. Katılımcılara öncelikle demografik bilgiler edinmeye yönelik sorular, daha sonra hasta hekim iletişimi sorunları ve bu sorunları tespit etmeye yönelik açık uçlu sorular yöneltilmiştir. Araştırmada elde edilen veriler öncelikle sistematik şekilde düzenlenmiş, benzer noktalar bir araya getirilerek kodlar ve temalar oluşturulmuştur. Metnin analizi için MAXQDA 2020 nitel veri analizi programından yararlanılmıştır. Veriler tematik ve betimsel analiz ile analiz edilmiştir.

Çalışmada hekimlerin hastalara nazaran empati kurma konusunda daha başarılı olduğu, iletişim sorunlarının hem hasta hem de hekim kaynaklı olabildiği, iletişim sorunlarının hastaların eğitim ve kültürel düzeyleriyle ve hekimlerin tıbbi terminolojiyi kullanmaları ile ilgili olduğu, iletişim sorunlarının çözümleri için hem hastaların hem de hekimlerin saygılı davranmaları gerektiği gibi sonuçlara ulaşılmıştır.
The Effects of Online Stress Coping Course on Student Nurses' Perceived Stress and Automatic Thoughts
Authors: SEKİ ÖZ Hilal , AYHAN Didem
Published: August 2022

It is very important for nursing students to manage stress effectively, because of the stress caused by the individual problems and the negative consequences reflected in the interaction with the patient. This study analyzed whether the ‘coping with stress’ online course had any effect on the perceived stress levels and automatic thoughts of nursing students based on their behavioral patterns (A or B). This pretest-posttest quasi-experimental research was conducted with 90 students. Data were collected online, using a Personal Information Form, the type-A Personality Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale-10, and the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and dependent samples t-test were used in the data analysis. Of the participants, 53.2% had type-A and 46.7% had type-B personalities. After the course, there were significant decreases in mean perceived stress scores of type-A and all nursing students and mean automatic thoughts scores of type-B and all nursing students (p
Haber Oyunları: Deneyimlenebilir Gerçeklik, Ludenik Haber Okuma, Amaç ve Normların Çatışması
Authors: CENGİZ Vera , KAYA Sinan
Published: August 2022

Gazetecilik, bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin gelişmesine bağlı olarak medya üretim çeşitliliğinin yakınsaklığından etkilenmektedir. Üretim ilişkilerinin katılımcı kültürü benimsemesi ve transmedya hikaye anlatıcılığının gazetecilik formlarında etkili olması haber anlatısını da dönüştürmüştür. Bu kapsamda eğlence (hazcı) ve bilgi edinme (faydacı) ihtiyaçlarının sektörel yakınsaklığı, haber oyunlarının üretimine ortam sağlamıştır. Bu derleme çalışmanın amacı gazetecilik motivasyonları ile oyun motivasyonlarının disiplinlerarası ilişkiler içerisinde ortaya çıkardığı haber oyunları; ludenik haber okuma teorisi ile temellendirerek üretim ve tüketim ilişkileri, anlatı yapısı, zamansallık, etik kaygılar, ideolojik şüpheler ve merhamet yorgunluğu kavramlarıyla tartışmaktır. Gazetecilik için yeni bir anlatı biçimi olan haber oyun üretim ortamlarında örtüşen amaçlar ve çatışan normlar bir aradadır. Bu anlamda alanyazında yer alan araştırmalarda haber oyunlarının; haberciliğe getireceği yenilik ve okuyucuya sağlayabileceği kazanımların, gerçeklik ve merhamete dair şüpheler ile karşı karşıya kalabileceği görülmüştür. Bu şüphelere rağmen haber oyunları, oyunların eğlenceli ya da deneyimlenebilir unsurlarını haber anlatısına dahil ederek ve gazeteciliğin niteliğini koruyarak, içerikteki titizliği biçimsel çekicilikle birleştiren etkili bir içerik üretim yoluna dönüşebilir.
Investigating the Effect of Intercultural Communication Apprehension on Intercultural Willingness to Communicate with Structural Equation Modeling
Authors: KOÇAK Ömer Faruk
Published: August 2022

Intercultural communication anxiety is expressed as fear or anxiety associated with communicative actions established or planned to be established with groups of different cultures and ethnicities. This anxiety, which can manifest itself in the education processes of international students, who are important actors of intercultural communication, can negatively affect the willingness of students to communicate with other ethnic groups. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the effect of international students' intercultural communication apprehension on intercultural willingness to communicate with a proposed research model. 290 (164 male, 126 female) international students studying in Kayseri participated in the research. Structural equation model was used in data analysis in this study, in which data were collected by questionnaire method. As a result of the analysis, the proposed research model was confirmed. As a result of the research, it has been determined that intercultural communication apprehension has a negative effect on the intercultural willingness to communicate
Self-mentions and Attitude Markers in Turkish Research Article Abstracts
Authors: ŞEN ERDOĞAN Buse
Published: August 2022

Metadiscourse markers are analyzed in many different languages in detail. This study focuses on two interactional metadiscourse markers: attitude markers and self-mentions in Turkish RA abstracts. In the study, two different scientific area, namely social sciences and natural sciences are compared regarding the use of attitude markers and self-mentions in RA abstracts. There are two questions to answer. The first one is related to the features of abstracts defined in the literature. Since RA abstracts are defined as an objective summery of an article, it is expected not to encounter attitude markers and self-mentions frequently. Because these two markers have the two main functions of reflecting the writer’s attitude towards the topic of the study and to adjust the level of intimacy with the reader. Thus, this study questions whether RA abstracts are like how they are defined in terms of objectivity. Also, it searches whether there is any difference between social sciences and natural sciences related to the use of attitude markers and self-mentions. It is found that Turkish abstracts generally protect their objective stance by avoiding especially self-mentions. However, it is also discovered that social sciences show a more flexible attitude in this regard and use more attitude markers and self-mentions compared to natural sciences.
A Paradigm Shift in Beauty Education in Response to the Digital Transformation Era -Based on Analysis of Trends in the Cosmetics and Beauty Industry-
Authors: Choi Esther
Published: August 2022

In the present age, the social and economic structures are rapidly shifting to a digital base. In the cosmetics and beauty field, “contactless industry” which is grafted into the digital technology has been on the issues. In the field of education, educational standard is increasing through digital transformation using “Edu-Tech”. This study is to explore a new paradigm of beauty education to respond to the digital transformation era. Moreover, it aims to find academic basis to train digital savvy manpower in the field of cosmetics and beauty. The research methods are as follows: trends in domestic and foreign cosmetics and beauty industries were analyzed by referring to academic and degree papers, academic presentation documents, trends and research reports, and websites with the keywords of the 4th Industrial Revolution, Digital Transformation, Edu-Tech, beauty education, and cosmetics and beauty industry trends. This study results can be summarized in five points as follows. Firstly, government announced a plan to build a related infrastructure to increase productivity dramatically with the “Digital New Deal”. Secondly, “Edu-Tech” industry can lead the digital transformation to provide customized education. Thirdly, the government selects and promotes four key projects: the development of sustainable K-beauty innovative technology, enhancement of corporate activities through regulatory improvement, support for strategic overseas expansion, and creation of the K-beauty industry ecosystem. Fourthly, major issues in the global cosmetics market include differentiation of clean beauty, realization of substantiality, marketing with the new technologies such as AI, AR, VR, and Metabus, and expansion of the customized cosmetics market. Finally, domestic and foreign companies leading those industries also take the head of digital transformation in manufacturing, distribution, and marketing. Based on the research results above, three conclusions are presented. First of all, it is the development of a curriculum for the digital indigenous generation that has to actively respond to changes in the future society. Nextly, innovation is also required in the development of digital education programs and textbooks. Lastly, it is an effort for instructors to change the perception of digital transformation and to strengthen digital capabilities. Digital transformation should be accompanied by a self-directed educational system centered on learners rather than the existing system centered on instructors. The reason is that it is necessary to respond to the continuous reduction in the number of students, the crisis of higher education due to COVID-19, and the rapidly changing both internal and external environments.
The Influence of Appearance Awareness on Makeup Behavior and Cosmetics Purchase Behavior in Young Women in their 20s
Authors: Lee Jang-Hee , Yun Mi-Yeong
Published: August 2022

This study attempted to empirically analyze the influence of appearance awareness on makeup behavior and cosmetics purchase behavior against young women in their 20s and provide basic data needed for cosmetics marketing. In terms of the effects of appearance awareness on makeup behavior, as ‘social characteristics’ increased, ‘instrumentality’ and ‘conformity’ improved. In addition, as ‘social characteristics’ and ‘appearance interest’ increased, ‘trend’ drew more attention. As ‘social characteristics’, ‘appearance interest’ and ‘appearance confidence’ increased, ‘interpersonal orientation’ and ‘ostentation’ were higher. In the effects of appearance awareness on cosmetics purchase behavior, as ‘social characteristics’ increased, ‘ostentatious buying’ was higher. As ‘social characteristics’ and ‘appearance confidence’ were higher, ‘rational purchase’ increased. As ‘appearance interest’ and ‘appearance confidence’ rose, ‘brand-centric habitual buying’ became more common. As ‘social characteristics’ increased, ‘trend-oriented purchase’ rose. In terms of the influence of makeup behavior on cosmetics purchase behavior, as ‘conformity’, ‘ostentation’ and ‘personality’ increased, ‘ostentatious buying’ was higher. As ‘personality’, ‘trend’ and ‘conformity’ rose, ‘rational purchase’ increased accordingly. As ‘personality’, ‘ostentation’ and ‘interpersonal orientation’ increased, ‘brand-centric habitual buying’ became more common. As ‘instrumentality’, ‘conformity’ and ‘personality’ rose, ‘trend-oriented purchase’ also increased.
The Effects of Service Marketing Mix Factors (7P) on Experience Satisfaction and Consumer Preference Behavior in Beauty Service
Authors: Kim Han-Byul , Park Eun-Jun
Published: August 2022

4P mix(Product, Place, Promotion, Price) was mainly used as a marketing mix strategy for manufactured goods. However, in the service industry, in addition to this 4P mix, the need to add 3P mix (Physical Evicence, People, Process) has emerged due to its characteristics. These service marketing 7P mixes are applied and implemented in various ways to the beauty industry. This study was attempted based on these service marketing 7P mix elements. In other words, the purpose of this study is to verify which of the 7P mixes elements of service marketing for beauty industry affects the customer's preference behavior and experience satisfaction. Data collection for this study was conducted through a survey of people who have used beauty salon. Structural equation analysis was conducted using the statistical program AMOS & SPSS with the collected data. As a result of the test of this study hypothesis, it was found that ‘People’ factor had the highest positive effect on customers' preference behavior and experience satisfaction. In future studies, more extended research that can be variables that can effect on customer's preference behavior and experience satisfaction needs to be attempted.
Correlations among Satisfaction with Field Training, Job Understanding and Career Maturity in College Women Majoring in Cosmetology
Authors: Han Myung-Sook , Kim Eui-Hyoung
Published: August 2022

This study attempted to unveil the influence of satisfaction with field training on job understanding and career maturity. In terms of the effects of satisfaction with field training on job understanding in college women majoring in cosmetology, ‘satisfaction with field training experience’ and ‘satisfaction with field training courses’ had a positive effect on ‘job understanding’, ‘understanding of job type’ and ‘understanding of occupational outlook’ with statistical significance. Regarding the influence of satisfaction with field training on career maturity, ‘satisfaction with field training experience’ and ‘satisfaction with field training courses’ had a positive effect on ‘determination’, ‘planning’, ‘propensity’ and ‘compromise’ with statistical significance. Concerning the influence of job understanding on career maturity, ‘understanding of occupational outlook’ was an important factor in ‘determination’. In ‘planning’, on the contrary, ‘understanding of occupational outlook’, ‘understanding of job type’ and ‘job understanding’ were critical. In ‘propensity’, ‘understanding of occupational outlook’ and ‘understanding of job type’ were important factors. In ‘compromise’, lastly, ‘understanding of occupational outlook’ and ‘job understanding’ were crucial. It is anticipated that the study results would be available as basic data in developing programs for job understanding and career maturity through field training.
Continuance intention to use smartwatches: An empirical study
Authors: Rabaa'i Ahmad , Al-lozi Enas , Hammouri Qais , Muhammad Nooh Bany , Alsmadi Ayman Abdalmajeed , Al-Gasawneh Jassim Ahmad
Published: August 2022

This study aims at investigating the factors that determine the continuous intention to use smartwatches, one of the most prevalent types of wearable devices. The study extends the expectation confirmation model (ECM) by incorporating other variables (i.e., construct) which capture the unique context of smartwatches continuous usage, namely healthology, perceived aesthetics, habit, and social influence. Hypotheses were assessed using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) approach on data collected from 287 actual smartwatch users. The results reveal that performance expectancy, satisfaction, healthtology, perceived aesthetics and habit significantly influence the continuous usage of smartwatches, while social influence is non-significant. The research model of this study explains 65.7% of the variance in the continuous usage intention of smartwatches. The insights provided by this study suggest fruitful opportunities for future research. They can also help smartwatches companies, developers and marketers with strategies and directions for further development and growth by ensuring users’ continuous usage of smartwatches.
Drivers of online food delivery orientation
Authors: Mohammad Ayat , Aldmour Rand , Al-Hawary Sulieman
Published: August 2022

The aim of this study is to validate the effects of three selected major drivers; namely technological, marketing, and behavioral on online food delivery orientation. A conceptual framework is developed based on the three selected major drivers from the previous studies. To achieve the study objective, a quantitative method, a cross-sectional survey of the users of online food delivery applications, was used and one-hundred and fifty four questionnaires were gathered and analyzed via IBM SPSS and AMOS software. The finding revealed that the model was valid and technological, marketing, and behavioral drivers were found to positively predict online food delivery orientation. Based on the study results, several recommendations were suggested in this study to improve the food delivery.
Antecedents of e-commerce on intention to use the international trade center: An Exploratory Study in Jordan
Authors: AL-Sous Nida , almajali Dmaithan , Alsokka Abdullah , Majali Tha’er , Mansour Ayman , Alsherideh Ala'a , Masa’deh Ra’ed , Dahalin Zulkhairi
Published: August 2022

Digital divide, trust towards e-commerce system, and facilitating conditions as the factors impacting the use intention of the international trade center were examined in this study, through a survey carried out on 500 Jordanian students. The proposed conceptual model was empirically tested, and significant impact of trust and facilitating conditions on intention to use the international trade center was affirmed. Meanwhile, the digital divide did not impact the intention to use the international trade center. Being limited to the Jordanian context, the study findings may not be generalizable to other countries.
The implementation of the ARIMA-ARCH model using data mining for forecasting rainfall in Bandung city
Authors: Monika Putri , Ruchjana Budi Nurani , Abdullah Atje Setiawan
Published: August 2022

A time series is a stochastic process which is arranged by time simultaneously. In this article, a time series model is used in accordance with Box-Jenkins' procedure. The Box-Jenkins procedure consists in identifying the model, estimating the parameters and diagnostic checking. The time series model is differentiated according to the number of variables, i.e. univariate and multivariate. The univariate method for the time series model that is often used is the Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model and the multivariate time series model is the Vector Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (VARIMA) model. In this research, we studied the ARIMA model which is studied with a non-constant error variance. In this case, the Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity (ARCH) model is applied to outgrow the non-constant error variance. Selection of the best model by examining the minimum AIC for each model. The ARIMA-ARCH model is implemented on rainfall data in Bandung city with Knowledge Discovery in Database (KDD) in Data Mining. The methodology in the KDD process, including pre-processing, data mining process, and post-processing. Based on the results of model fitting, the best model is the ARIMA (2,1,4)-ARCH (1) model. The result of forecasting rainfall in Bandung shows a MAPE value is 11%, which has a similar pattern with actual data for short time 2-4 days. From these results, we conclude that the ARIMA-ARCH model is a good model for forecasting the rainfall in Bandung city.
Students’ perception towards using electronic feedback after the pandemic: Post-acceptance study
Authors: Al-Maroof Rana Saeed , Alnazzawi Noha , Akour Iman , Ayoubi Kevin , Alhumaid Khadija , Nasser Nafla Mahdi , Alaraimi Samira , Al-Bulushi Asma Ali , Thabit Sarah , Alfaisal Raghad , Aburayy Ahmad , Salloum Said
Published: August 2022

Recent studies on e-feedback have answered many questions concerning the effectiveness of e-feedback in educational and non-educational sectors. They stated clearly that e-feedback is efficient and practical. From both teachers’ and students’ perspectives, e-feedback has influenced their learning and teaching environment effectively. It is a good technique to personalize the learning strategies. Based on the previous assumption, this study aims at exploring the effectiveness of e-feedback in an educational environment taking into consideration the TAM model and the external factors of trustworthiness and enjoyment. The data is collected by an online questionnaire that was distributed among a group of students. Facilitating communication among teachers and students. It helps in replacing the traditional feedback and assess the learning environment during the pandemic periods. The two constructs of perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness affect positively the intention to use the e-feedback and initiates this type of feedback as a prominent procedure to be used frequently in the learning environment. In addition, the perceived enjoyment and perceived trustworthiness increase the chance of using e-feedback. Recently, e-feedback is highly dominant among online platform users.
The effect of social media influencers’ characteristics on consumer intention and attitude toward Keto products purchase intention
Authors: Kurdi Barween Al , Alshurideh Muhammad , Akour Iman , Tariq Emad , AlHamad Ahmad , Alzoubi Haitham M.
Published: August 2022

Social media influencers have become a more effective modern marketing approach used by businesses to influence consumers' intention and attitude. This study explores this influence by involving several factors of influencer’s characteristics on both consumers’ attitude and intention. Also, a moderation role of vloggers as a new emerging marketing tool is also examined in this research. To conduct this research and achieve its key objective, the study uses a quantitative research method to collect data from TikTok users which has also become a more worldwide favorable web device for short videos. PLS-SEM method is conducted in the phase of analysis and the results show a significant influence of the hypothesized research model except the influence of source relatability on consumer attitude and the moderating role of vloggers on consumer intention. The research findings provided unsurprisingly implications and supported the existing related literature in this field but contribute to cover the research knowledge gap through the integrated new model including numerous variables that have not been examined previously together in a unique framework.
The effects of system and information quality on acceptance of digital public service transportations
Authors: Fauzi Akhmad , Setyohadi Djoko Budi , Suryanto Tri Lathif Mardhi , Pangestu Kevin Khanza
Published: August 2022

The application of ICT in central and regional governments to cities in Indonesia seems to be the new face of the National bureaucracy, not least with digital public transportation services, Surabaya is a pilot application of smart cities because one of them implementing the Surabaya Smart Transportation System (SITS), this condition further strengthens that policy Public digital services are taken to make it easier for the public to monitor the crowd or the density of the highway, unfortunately, if you review the SITS comment column on Google Play, the negative sentiment is far big more than the positive sentiment. So, this study aims to capture the phenomenon of resistance by exploring the quality of information and system quality as predictors of public acceptance of the application of SITS. A result, empirically the quality of information and the quality of the system indirectly affect public acceptance of the application of SITS, as among the findings served that system quality is more dominant in influencing acceptance. So, it is highly recommended that the city government pays attention to the development of SITS applications based on system reliability.
The effect of e-commerce service quality on customer satisfaction, trust and loyalty
Authors: Pasaribu Fajar , Sari Warsani Purnama , Bulan Tapi Rondang Ni , Astuty Widia
Published: August 2022

This study aims to explain the effect of service quality on satisfaction, service quality on trust, service quality on loyalty, satisfaction on loyalty and trust on loyalty. The population in this study are all consumers who have made transactions at an Indonesian marketplace, Shopee.co.id. The number of respondents used as a sample is 300 respondents. The results showed a significant influence between variables in the four interaction effects, namely service quality on satisfaction, service quality on trust, satisfaction with loyalty, and trust in loyalty. Meanwhile the insignificant effect was service quality on loyalty, the results of the total effect calculation also showed that Trust is a mediating variable between service quality and loyalty. marketing stimuli that can be carried out include maintaining cash on delivery services to increase customer trust, optimizing customer satisfaction through service improvement, providing more organized information so that consumers are easier and more comfortable in transacting, providing a 'tracking order' stage for customers, so that customers can monitor the progress of product orders. For further research, it is hoped that it can develop more variables under study and make comparisons of other e-commerce both in Indonesia and internationally.
Determinant factors of online purchase decision process via social commerce: An empirical study of organic black rice in Indonesia
Authors: Kusno Kuswarini , Deliana Yosini , Sulistyowati Lies , Nugraha Yus
Published: August 2022

Organic black rice (OBR) is a healthy food that is environmentally friendly which is better than organic white rice and organic brown rice. However, the demand for OBR in Indonesia is still low. In addition, some people consider OBR as black sticky rice. Meanwhile, black rice has great potential to be developed in Indonesia because it has local varieties that are still rare, have a high selling value, and are suitable for cultivation based on the analysis of their farming. The rapid development of social media users in Indonesia causes organic black rice to be traded online via social commerce (s-commerce). There has been a lot of research on social commerce, but there is still very few social commerce research offering framework design. The purpose of this research is to develop a conceptual model (framework) of the online OBR purchasing decision process via s-commerce, and to identify the factors underlying consumer assessment of the process. As a result, the conceptual model shows consumers recognize the need for OBR through free platforms, namely Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Instagram, blogs, article sites, through friends and through family. The factors underlying consumers' assessment of the online OBR purchasing decision process were security in purchasing decisions, Internet, friends, satisfaction with the results, Instagram and other social media, and family factor. These factors can be used as important considerations in online OBR marketing via s-commerce.
A Study of Thought Presentation in “The Weave of My Life: A Dalit Woman’s Memoir: A Stylistic Perspective
Authors: Khan Mamona , Sibtain Masror , Qasim Muhammad Hafiz
Published: August 2022

The present study focuses on analyzing the categories of thought presentation (TP) in the novel by adopting the model of Leech and Short (2007). This model stipulates that there are five categories of TP: a) direct thought DT, b) indirect thought IT, c) free direct thought FDT, d) free indirect thought FIT and e) narrative report of thought act NRTA. The study, as such, aimed to identify the thought presentation devices employed specifically in „the novel and to find out how these devices help to disclose characters? state of consciousness. Following the pragmatic lens, the textual data have been collected through non random sampling techniques to meet the objectives of the study. Findings revealed that the FDT is the most frequently used technique which definitely increases reader?s involvement in the novel. Moreover, the ratio of FIT is higher than that of IT. The writer of the novel has also employed the narrative mode of thinking in order to reveal detailed information about the characters and the plot but its use is limited. The realistic narration and character portrayal have been made possible by the use of these techniques. The study endeavors to illustrate how linguistic choices help a reader explore the consciousness of the major characters and author?s view point thus enhancing the understanding in literature of protest.
The Celebration of the indigenous Culture and Identity in the plays of AJOKA Theatre
Authors: Ashfaq Saimaan , Bibi Ambreen , Sharif Khalida , Rashid Sunila
Published: August 2022

The writers of subcontinent reacted against the idea of ascendancy under the horrid shades of imperialism by thrashing back the luggage of hegemony and cultural imperialism. Being a colony of British Empire for a long time, they lived and experienced as prisoners bounded in the shackles of European cultures. With their independence as free nation it was compulsory to wash the stains of British culture and rejuvenate their local culture and identity. For this, the writers and artists of subcontinent have been trying to celebrate and promote their native culture and indigenous identity local language at national and international level through their works and presentations. Their participation for the revival of indo-Pak history, culture, heritage and traditions helped them to save and glorify their identity as nations. The present research aimed at exposing the efforts of a well renowned Pakistani theatre, Ajoka theatre for celebrating the indigenous culture and identity of subcontinent in its plays and presentations. Ajoka theatre has revealed to the imperialists through the excellent presentation of its plays that Pakistani nation is rich in its culture. Its depiction of villages, lake areas, local traditions, deserts like “Rohi” labor class, traditional costumes and music is the real picture of indo-Pak culture. Ajoka theatre brought on the sage the characters like Bullah and Dara Sheikho for the reassertion and glorification of their indigenous culture and identity. The study also explored that Ajoka Theatre had worked not only at international level to present the positive image of Pakistan but raised the voice at home ground by touching the sensitive issues like gender discrimination, dictatorship, identity, poverty, class struggle and sectarianism.
Internet Service Provider Management System
Authors: Muthusamy P. , Pritam Pratyush , Prakash Verma Surya
Published: August 2022

The purpose of the project entitled as “Internet Service Provider Management System” is to computerize the Front Office Management of any internet service provider company to develop software which is user friendly simple, fast and cost – effective Internet Service Providers are the link between users and the World Wide Web. This position gives Internet Service Providers limitless technical manage over all of the content material on the Internet. This application is built for internet and Dth service providers to manage their clients more efficiently. The major task of this web application is to provide internet and Dth services to the customers. The system will provide the details of each and every section of the data fields. So that system can store accurate data. The data can be retrieved easily. The data are well protected for personal use and makes the data processing very fast. This software can also handle multiple buildings once at a time in range of 20 KM of its radius (for Example- School, Hospital, Police Station, Post office etc.
Hvor nøyaktig identifiserer screeninginstrumentet Social Communication Questionnaire autismespekterforstyrrelser i BUP?
Authors: Ørbeck Beate , Berntsen Hans Jørgen , Øvergaard Kristin Romvig
Published: August 2022

Background: The accuracy of the Norwegian Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) in identifying autism spectrum disorder (ASD) within child psychiatry is not known.

Method: We investigated the accuracy of SCQ in identifying clinically diagnosed ASD and ASD classified by the Developmental, Dimensional and Diagnostic Interview (3Di) and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2).

Results: The SCQ cut-off of 15 showed low sensitivity (Se) for correct classification of clinically diagnosed ASD (Se = 38 %) and ADOS-2 classified ASD (Se = 30 %) with 78 % and 76 % specificity (SP), respectively. For 3Di classified ASD, Se was somewhat higher (49 %) and had good specificity (86 %), with the best positive predictive value (.73).

Conclusions/Implications: The SCQ showed low accuracy in identifying a clinical ASD diagnosis in child psychiatry. However, children with SCQ scores at or above threshold had a high risk of also being categorised with ASD according to the 3Di. We recommend that future studies include more detailed information about the basis for the final diagnostic conclusions. Furthermore, SCQ’s characteristics should be evaluated in samples of children within a broad range of ASD that includes individuals with delayed development. Investigation of the suitability of other screening instruments for ASD for diagnostic work in child psychiatric clinics is also needed.

Keywords: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2), Developmental, Dimensional and Diagnostic Interview (3Di), sensitivity; specificity, Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ)
Sacrococcygeal teratoma in Nigerians: A case report and clinico-pathologic review
Authors:   Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria., AK Ukachukwu , ME Aghahowa ,   General Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria., KN Ezike ,   Department of Pathology, Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria., RM Nwokorie ,   Department of Anesthesia, Asokoro District Hospital, Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria., EE Nwaribe ,   Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Surgery, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria., SI Anaeto ,   Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.
Published: August 2022

Introduction: Sacrococcygeal Teratomas (SCTs) are rare childhood tumors, commonly seen in the neonatal period. The mainstay of their diagnosis is both clinical and radiological. Early gross-total surgical excision has the best prognostic outcome, especially for benign tumors. Case report: We present the case of a 12-year old girl with recurrent infected right gluteal benign SCT who was successfully managed in a secondary-level health facility in Nigeria. She has remained symptom-free with no recurrence four years post-surgery. We also reviewed the medical literature on SCT in Nigeria. Discussion: Our case report and others from Nigeria are consistent with the global trend on SCTs. They mostly occur within the first 15 years of life, with a bimodal peak in the first 4 years and at 8-11 years. 75-90% are benign, and the tumors often contain tissues from the three germ layers. Complete surgical excision is the treatment of choice. Conclusion: SCTs are rare tumors, but require early diagnosis and complete surgical excision to prevent malignant transformation. The case report draws attention to the need for a multi-institutional tumor registry in Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries. Keywords: sacrococcygeal teratoma; surgical excision; nigeria; literature review.
Pakistan’s flood recovery - a shared responsibility
Authors: Edwards Ethan
Published: August 2022

Pakistan’s recent flooding caused major death and damage to the South Asian country, with disproportionate impacts to women and children. Integrated planning is needed to protect against future climate change exacerbated flooding events. Going forward, climate financing must incentivize reform and transparency in the government to mitigate future disasters.
Supporting Vulnerable Populations in the Transition to Net Zero Emissions: Priorities for Developed Countries
Authors: Takemoto Akio , Cros Apolline , Suzuki Masachika , Korwatanasakul Upalat
Published: August 2022

This policy brief explores how developed countries can address the needs of vulnerable groups in their climate mitigation actions, focusing on clean energy policies. To realise the full potential of clean energy, social and economic incentives and support measures must be strengthened and widely implemented. The brief provides the following recommendations to guide policymakers in developed countries to achieve a net zero transition that ensures equal access to clean energy and energy efficiency solutions for all: (i) identify vulnerable energy users through data collection and analysis of socio-economic challenges for net zero emissions; (ii) improve governance mechanisms to harmonise climate change policies with socio-economic policies; (iii) enhance support measures for vulnerable energy users to ensure equal access to clean energy through evidence-based information.
Rezension von: Adlbert, Georg (Hrsg.), Le Corbusier / Pierre Jeanneret
Authors: Langner Bernd , Adlbert Georg
Published: August 2022

Le Corbusier / Pierre Jeanneret. Doppelhaus in der Weißenhofsiedlung Stuttgart. Die Geschichte einer Instandsetzung. Hrsg. von Georg Adlbert. (Baudenkmale der Moderne). Karl Krämer Verlag und Wüstenrot Stiftung Stuttgart 2006. 192 Seiten mit zahlreichen meist farbigen Abbildungen, Plänen und Skizzen. Gebunden € 25,–. ISBN 3-7828-1522-X
Rezension von: Krohm, Hartmut, Riemenschneider auf der Museumsinsel
Authors: Setzler Sibylle , Krohm Hartmut
Published: August 2022

Hartmut Krohm: Riemenschneider auf der Museumsinsel. Werke altdeutscher Bildhauerkunst in der Berliner Skulpturensammlung. Kunstschätzeverlag und Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gerchsheim 2006. 175 Seiten mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen. Kartoniert € 39,–. ISBN 3-934223-24-9
Rezension von: Schwäbischer Heimatkalender 2008
Authors: Ristic Zlatibor
Published: August 2022

Schwäbischer Heimatkalender 2008, herausgegeben von Karl Napf in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Schwäbischen Albverein, dem Schwäbischen Heimatbund, dem LandFrauenverband Württemberg-Baden und dem NABU Baden-Württemberg. 119. Jahrgang. W. Kohlhammer Verlag Stuttgart 2007. 128 Seiten mit zahlreichen, meist farbigen Abbildungen. Broschiert € 9,90. ISBN 978-3-17-019775-6.
emergence and development of Nassiriyah Municipality 1869-1915 researchers
Authors: Damdoom Shaker Hussein , Mohammed Husam Salah
Published: August 2022

This research discussed the issue of the emergence and development of the Nassiriyah municipality, and the research included most of the work carried out by the Nassiriyah municipality   in all areas that were related to it, such as building roads and providing public services to the city of Nassiriyah such as medical and educational services, as well as its supervision of the elections of the Council of Representatives. The research also touched on the history of the establishment of the Nassiriyah  municipality, which is the year 1869, that is, it opened in the same year that appeared in the city of Nassiriyah  after Medhat Pasha issued an order to build a metropolis called the metropolis of Nassiriyah h after Nasser Pasha al-Sa'adoun. The research also focused on the financial resources of the Nassiriyah municipality, including the taxes, which were varied, as they included agricultural crops, the bridge usage tax, and others.
LC-MS/MS method development and validation for the determination of antiviral drug in human plasma
Authors: Manikanta Yeluguri , Jayakumari S.
Published: August 2022

The validated protein precipitation method was applied to estimate Darunavir in human plasma with Verapamil as an internal standard. The analytical column was selected Agilent, Zorbax, and XDB C18 (2.1 x 50 mm ID, 5 μm). The column temperature was set at 30°C. The mobile phase composition was acetonitrile:2Mm Ammonium Formate with 0.1% formic acid in water  (70:30 v/v). Source flow rate at 0.120 mL/min without a split. An injection volume of 10 µL. Darunavir and Verapamil were eluted at 1.35 &1.13 min, with a total run time of 3.0 min for each sample
Pathological fracture due to malignant neoplasm
Authors: Kumar Arvind , Singh Usha
Published: August 2022

Pathological fractures can be caused by any type of bone tumor, but the majority of pathologic fractures in the elderly are secondary to metastatic carcinomas. Multiple myeloma is also common in the elderly and has a high incidence of pathologic fractures. The surgical treatment of impending or pathologic fracture are to provide pain relief and a functionally stable and durable construct that will allow the patient to ambulate shortly after surgery. Fixation of metastatic pathologic fractures requires reinforcement or replacement of the compromised bone with a rigid and durable construct. Aim of the study-is to evaluate pathological fracture in metastatic disease of bone fromdifferent type of malignancy. Material and methods-This is a retrospective analysis of 50 patients of histopathologically proven metastatic bone disease, evaluated for pathological fracture in Mahavir Cancer Sansthan during 2014-2016. Results-Out of 50 patients of metastatic bone disease 13 (26%) patients had pathological fracture.Maximum numbers of patients 6(46.1%) belongs to age range of 50-59 years. Out of 13 patients, 7(53.8%) were male 6(46.1%) patients were female.
The Origin of Magmas and Metals at the Submarine Brothers Volcano, Kermadec Arc, New Zealand
Authors: Brandl Philipp A. , Portnyagin Maxim , Zeppenfeld Heiko , Tepley Frank J. , de Ronde Cornel E.J. , Timm Christian , Hauff Folkmar , Garbe-Schönberg Dieter , Bousquet Romain
Published: August 2022

International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 376 cored the submarine Brothers volcano of the Kermadec arc to provide insights into the third dimension and the evolution of the volcano and its associated ore-forming systems. We present new petrological and geochemical data on dacitic rocks drilled from Brothers as well as mafic rocks collected at two adjacent ridges. These data include major and trace element compositions of whole rocks, including many economically important metals and metalloids such as Cu, Ag, Pt, Au, Mo, As, Sb, Tl, and Bi, plus Sr-Nd-Pb isotope compositions as well as in situ analyses of glasses and minerals. We show that the basalts and basaltic andesites erupted at the volcanic ridges near Brothers represent potential mafic analogues to the dacites that make up Brothers volcano. Mantle melting and ore potential of the associated magmas are locally enhanced by raised mantle potential temperatures and a high flux of subducted components originating from the partially subducted Hikurangi Plateau. As a result, the parental melts at Brothers are enriched in ore metals and metalloids relative to mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs), and a high melt oxidation state (Δ log fO2 of +1.5 fayalite-magnetite-quartz [FMQ]) suppresses early sulfide saturation. However, solid sulfide crystallization occurs late during magma differentiation, with the result that the dacitic lavas at Brothers volcano are strongly depleted in Cu but only moderately depleted in Ag and Au. The dacites at Brothers thus have a high fertility for many metals and metalloids (e.g., As, Sb, Bi), and fluids exsolving from the cooling magma have a high ore-forming potential.