bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quantification of damages for unlawful arrest and detention: South Africa, Namibia and Eswatini/Swaziland (2)
Authors: Okpaluba Chuks
Published: February 2021

The discussion of the South African case law on the quantification of damages arising from wrongful arrest and detention which commenced in part (1) of this series, continues in the present part. In part (1), the Constitutional Court judgment in Zealand v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development 2008 (4) SA 458 (CC) which emphasised the respect and reverence for the constitutional guarantee of personal liberty, and De Klerk v Minister of Police 2018 (2) SACR 28 (SCA) as well as the recent Constitutional Court judgment in the same case – De Klerk v Minister of Police 2020 (1) SACR 1 (CC); [2019] ZACC 32 (22 August 2019) – were among a host of important cases discussed. The Supreme Court of Appeal cases on quantification of damages for wrongful arrest and detention also discussed include: Mashilo v Prinsloo 2013 (2) SACR 648 (SCA); Minister of Police v Zweni (842/2017) [2018] ZASCA 97 (1 June 2018); Minister of Safety and Security v Magagula (991/2016) [2017] ZASCA 103 (6 September 2017). The first section of this part continues with the discussion of the other instances not involving failure to take the detainee to court within 48 hours or consequences of the accused person’s first appearance in court whereby Hendricks v Minister of Safety and Security (CA&R/2015) [2015] ZAECGHC 61 (4 June 2015); Mrasi v Minister of Safety and Security 2015 (2) SACR 28 (ECG); and Ramphal v Minister of Safety and Security 2009 (1) SACR 211 (E) are among the cases discussed. The second limb of the discussion in this part concerns the issue of wrongful arrest and detention under the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 where the law has developed side by side with the traditional law of wrongful arrest and police negligence as illustrated by the case of Naidoo v Minister of Police 2016 (1) SACR 468 (SCA).
Covid-19-related criminalisation in South Africa
Authors: Lubaale Emma Charlene
Published: February 2021

Covid-19, a virus first identified in China, has since December 2019 wreaked its fair share of havoc across the globe. It has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, with no continent spared. In March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the virus a global pandemic and proceeded to call on states to take urgent measures to contain its spread. Governments across continents heeded the call by rolling out measures ranging from lockdowns to regulations giving effect to the measures adopted. On 15 March 2020, South Africa declared a state of national disaster and days later, a national lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This lockdown was followed by regulations, all geared towards containing the further spread of this virus. Criminal law came into play in dealing with the violators of the Covid-19 Regulations and while these measures were well-intentioned, multiple issues have hardly been examined from a criminal law perspective. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the limitation of criminalisation as a response to health issues. The article does this by engaging with previous failed attempts to rely on criminalisation to address public health issues; underscoring the effect that some of the regulations have on the criminal law principle of legality and bringing to the fore the unintended consequence of criminalising poverty in a society that is already unequal. In engaging with these three themes, the analysis provides a context through which Covid-19-related criminalisation should be viewed and affords reasons why the criminalisation approach is counterproductive and should not be considered in dealing with future pandemics. The conclusions drawn are instructive to other countries in light of the fact that criminalisation in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic was not unique to South Africa.
SGLT2 inhibitors: A revolution in therapeutics of a major Non-Communicable Disease
Authors: Muhammad Sami Khan
Published: February 2021

Pakistan is facing an exorbitant burden of Non-communicable diseases among which Cardiovascular diseases are the most prominent which has not only caused mortality but also posed a big threat on weakened economy and health care system of the country. Amidst of this growing crisis, Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors emerge as a ray of hope by reducing simultaneously the complication and health care expenditure associated with the management of this major mortality-bringing Non-communicable disease. SGLT2 inhibitors, including Dapagliflozin and Empagliflozin, are evidence-based standardized novel anti-diabetic agents tested in cardiovascular outcome trials namely DAPA-HF and EMPEROR-Reduced, when added to standard care in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction, provides breakthrough heart failure outcomes and also addresses massive health care expenditures. This novel finding provides an impetus to promote its beneficial effects among health care providers and early implementation.
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Pengaruh Kompetensi, Motivasi Dan Komitmen Organisasi Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan PT. Thamrin Brothers A.Rivai Palembang
Authors: Rakhmalina Ika
Published: February 2021

This research entitled The Effect of Competence, Motivation and Organizational Commitment on Employee Performance of PT. Thamrin Brothers A. Rivai Palembang. The results of hypothesis testing through the F test (Simultaneous) using a confidence level of 90%, show that there is a significant influence of competence, motivation and organizational commitment together on the performance of the employees of PT. Thamrin Brothers A. Rivai Palembang. Quantitative analysis model using multiple linear regression analysis tools. The results of hypothesis testing through the t test (partial) show that there is a partially significant effect of competence on employee performance, there is a partially significant influence of motivation on employee performance and there is a partially significant effect of organizational commitment on the performance of employees of PT. Thamrin Brothers A. Rivai Palembang. The coefficient of determination test results prove that competence, motivation, and organizational commitment are able to contribute 91.0% in explaining changes that occur in employee performance. The researcher gave the first suggestion that PT. Thamrin Brothers A. Rivai Palembang, is expected to improve competence so that employees can optimally achieve a company goal including knowledge, understanding, abilities, values, attitudes, and interests. Second, leaders are expected to improve motivation to improve things including: work environment, fair and competitive wages, incentives and a sense of security at work. Third, leadership is expected to increase organizational commitment by including: justice and support, shared values, trust, organizational understanding, and employee involvement.
Uncertainty of Streamflow Forecasting with the Climate Change Scenario in India
Authors: Bhatt Ankit , Pradhan Ajay
Published: February 2021

Streamflow and rainfall estimates have utmost importance to compute detailed water availability and hydrology for many sectors such as agriculture, water management, and food security. There are various models developed over the years for runoff estimation but among them only a few models incorporate climate change factors. Snowmelt
and rainfall are the main sources of surface as well as groundwater resource and the main inputs in runoff models for estimation of streamflow. There are numerous factors which leads to climate change which intern affects the distribution on rainfall on spatial and temporal scales and the rate of melting of snows in the Himalayan region.
Uncertainties in projected changes in the hydrological systems arise from internal variability in the climatic system, uncertainty about future greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions, the translations of these emissions into climate change by global climate models, and hydrological model uncertainty. Projections become less consistent between models as the spatial scale decreases. The uncertainty of climate model projections for freshwater assessments is often taken into account by using multi-model ensembles. The multi-model ensemble approach is, however, not a guarantee of reducing uncertainty in mathematical models. In recent years the floods have occurred due to high intensity rainfall occurred in a very short time, but in several
cases the flooding has also occurred because the rainfall has fallen at times when all the storage systems have not been emptied after the previous rainfall. This is what we call coupled rainfall. There is currently no recommendation for how to take coupled rainfall account when applying the climate change scenario. It is estimated that such
changes represent at a large scale, and cannot be applied to shorter temporal and smaller spatial scales. In areas where rainfall and runoff are very low (e.g., desert areas), small changes in runoff can lead to large percentage changes. In some regions, the sign of projected changes in runoff differs from recently observed trends. Moreover, in
some areas with projected increases in runoff, different seasonal effects are expected, such as increased wet season runoff and decreased dry season runoff. Studies using results from fewer climate models can be considerably different from the other models
Estimation of Soil Loss from Watershed for Identifying High Risk Erosion Zones Using GIS
Authors: Matli Chandra Sekhar , John Nimmy
Published: February 2021

Soil loss from watersheds significantly influences the fertility soils and natural environment and hence it is a serious concern across the globe. Soil conservation is the top priority in watershed management though it is impractical to completely control soil erosion from all parts of watershed and hence achieve soil conservation. As controlling soil erosion in watersheds at micro level is difficult, broad measures which are economical and feasible are recommended for soil conservation. In order to plan suitable conservation techniques, it is essential to prioritize watersheds based on vulnerability to soil erosion. For identifying suitable soil conservation methods, it is necessary to consider critical erosion zones, threats to lives and property, socio-economic constraints and local challenges. Assessment of soil erosion is very important for arriving at the prioritization of watersheds for soil conservation. This paper reports the findings of the study carried out on Janagoan Mandal in Warangal District with hell of GIS techniques. Estimation of soil loss from the watershed is estimated using Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE). Using the data available with various agencies, average annual erosion is estimated by developing GIS maps for six major watershed parameters. The watershed has been divided into sub watersheds and prioritization study is carried out considering factors that influence soil erosion. Using GIS tool and Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE), the soil loss from the watershed is estimated and high risk zones are demarked. Soil loss from 80% of the watershed area is in the range of 0 - 200 tons/ha/year, while the high risk zones of erosion are about 12% of the area. Watershed management practices are recommended to reduce the soil loss from the high risk zones.
Optimal Design and Analysis of Water Distribution Networking Systemusing EPANET
Authors: Sahu Bipin , Singh Ajai
Published: February 2021

To satisfy the increasingly growing population's water demand, it is necessary to provide adequate and consistent quantities of water across the planned pipeline network. The scarce water resources must be planned scientifically and proper water distribution network can play an important role in managing non-revenue urban and rural water management. In the present work, we have applied the EPANET model for analyzing the water distribution system for a small place in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The results showed that the pressures at all junctions and the flows at all pipes are sufficient to provide adequate water for the design network. The maximum pressure was observed to be 30.04 m
and the flow was also quite reasonable for transporting the water to the consumers. The study demonstrated the application of EPANET for analyzing a water distribution system and should be used to check non-revenue urban and rural water management.
Entropy Analysis of Seasonal Groundwater Level Fluctuations for Delhi and Haridwar RegionsofIndia UsingGrace Satellite Data
Authors: Singh Shekhar , Kumar Deepak
Published: February 2021

Groundwater monitoring and its spatio-temporal study require installation and management of ground-based observation wells on a large scale. The cost associated with such a study is generally high. An alternative to it is to use remote sensing data to manage groundwater resources in the least cost. There are only a few satellites which can provide gravity-based groundwater data. Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) is a satellite which measures the change in gravity and is further used to study groundwater fluctuations. In the present study, groundwater fluctuations data (Product of GRACE satellite data) for Haridwar and Delhi region of India has been used to study the temporal and spatial variability using entropy theory. The temporal data from 2003 to 2016 has been used for both regions. The results suggested that the groundwater fluctuations are increasing in both regions of the study area. Results suggested that fluctuation of groundwater was high for the winter season of all years, but in the post-monsoon season, the fluctuation in between Delhi and Hardwar has been detected just about same Seasonal fluctuation in water level for both regions showed a maximum rise of 60 cm in water level and also maximum fall in the same range
Análisis de la influencia de los mecanismos del gobierno corporativo en la manipulación del resultado contable. Evidencia empírica desde México 2014-2017
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico, BARRERA Viviana , POLO Sergio D. ,   Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, mexico
Published: February 2021

El estudio analiza la influencia de los mecanismos del Gobierno Corporativo en prácticas de manipulación contable en empresas de los sectores industrial y material de la región norte de México, listadas en la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores durante el periodo 2014-2017, analizándose una muestra formada por 32 Informes Anuales y 32 Cuestionarios del Código Mejores Prácticas Corporativas. El modelo de regresión lineal muestra que la función de auditoría y asamblea de accionistas, disminuyen las prácticas manipuladoras de las cifras contables.
La localización y la situación financiera de las empresas hoteleras en las Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad
Authors:   Universidad de Jaén. España, MUDARRA-FERNANDEZ Ana B. , CAZALLO-ANTUNEZ Ana M. ,   Universidad de Jaén. España
Published: February 2021

Esta investigación realiza una clasificación de la influencia de la situación financiera y las características organizacionales en la localización de los hoteles de las Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad de Santiago de Compostela, Córdoba e Ibiza dada la importancia del turismo en el desarrollo económico y social. La metodología tiene enfoque cuantitativo, explicativa y utiliza la técnica del análisis discriminante, con variable categórica la localización y variables financieras y organizacionales resultando como variables explicativas del modelo el fondo de maniobra y el número de empresas del grupo.
Satisfacción de los usuarios y la calidad de atención que se brinda en la Unidad de Salud Cuba Libre 24 horas
Authors:   Universidad Técnica de Manabí. Colombia, MERO Lisseth C. , ZAMBRANO Maria I. ,   Universidad Técnica de Manabí. Colombia, BRAVO Maria A.
Published: February 2021

Los servicios que presta la unidad médica Cuba Libre 24 horas, genera inconformidades ciudadanas. El objetivo es evaluar la percepción de calidad en la atención que se brinda. El enfoque metodológico aplicado fue cuantitativo transversal-descriptivo, utilizando la herramienta de la encuesta para el cálculo del índice de percepción de satisfacción del usuario externo, se evaluó en términos generales a la organización, cuyos resultados indican que los servicios que se relacionan directamente con el usuario de salud son negativos.
Methodological approach to managing industrial enterprises while implementing labor productivity projects
Authors:   Perm National Research Polytechnic University, POPOV Viktor L. , ALEXANDROVA Tatyana V. ,   Perm National Research Polytechnic University
Published: February 2021

Analysis of issues related to labor productivity projects at Russian enterprises showed that the research mostly focus on identifying ways for increasing business productivity, but not on how organizational management fundamentals influence performance targets. Therefore, applying an integrative approach, the authors investigate the possibilities of transforming the management of enterprises that implement projects to increase labor productivity. An integrative model of enterprise management has been developed and tested in practice, which ensures a higher growth of labor productivity.
Mensuração do comportamento empreendedor como norteador de competitividade em startups na fase inicial do negócio
Authors:   Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brasil, MICHELIN Claudia F. , MINELLO Italo F. ,   Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brasil, SILUK Julio C. ,   Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brasil, SANTOS Jordana R. ,   Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brasil, GERHARDT Vinicius J. ,   Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brasil, STIELER Eduarda G. ,   Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brasil
Published: February 2021

Esse estudo exploratório e descritivo objetivou mensurar o comportamento empreendedor de gestores na fase inicial do ciclo organizacional em startups incubadas, enfatizando que o resultado pode ser norteador de competitividade. Com base em uma pesquisa teórica-empírica fundamentada no indivíduo empreendedor, os dados de abordagem quantitativa foram tratados utilizando elementos da Análise Hierárquica de Processos. Como resultados destaca-se que os gestores pesquisados apresentam indices elevados de características do comportamento empreendedor (CCE) significando que os negócios geridos por eles foram considerados potencialmente ou plenamente competitivos na perspectiva comportamental.
Los distritos industriales zapateros de las comarcas españolas del Vinalopó: Un análisis detallado
Authors:   Universidad de Alicante. España, MARCO Bartolome , ZARAGOZA Patrocinio C. ,   Universidad de Alicante. España, MARTINEZ Javier ,   Universidad de Alicante. España, SEVA Pedro ,   Universidad de Alicante. España
Published: February 2021

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo contrastar si los distritos industriales zapateros de las comarcas españolas del Vinalopó siguen teniendo vigencia en la actualidad, o si, por el contrario, la actividad zapatera desarrollada en dichas aglomeraciones empresariales ha perdido relevancia en favor de otras actividades económicas. Además, se analiza cómo dichos distritos actúan como polo de atracción de la inversión extranjera.
A science mapping analysis of blood donation behaviour
Authors:   Rey Juan Carlos University. Spain, PAZ-GIL Iria , PAULE-VIANEZ Jessica ,   Rey Juan Carlos University. Spain, PRADO-ROMAN Alberto ,   Rey Juan Carlos University. Spain
Published: February 2021

This study contributes to the existing literature by providing a current picture of research on blood donation behavior. The methodology applied is a bibliometric analysis, based on scientific production and the science mapping analysis. The analysis is applied over a sample of 963 articles published between 1957 and 2017, in the Web of Science (WoS). Most active journals, authors, countries are identified as well as the main topics in this research area.
Apresentação
Authors: Butturi Junior Atilio
Published: February 2021

Apresentação, v.17, n.4, out./dez. 2020.
Concurrent occurrence of vagino-cervical and rectal prolapse in a doe and its successful management
Authors: Raja S. , Jayaganthan P. , Prabaharan V. , Satheshkumar S.
Published: February 2021

Abstract:
Vaginal prolapse is a common reproductive problem during their last trimester of pregnancy. Protrusion of single or more layers of rectum through the anus is rectal prolapse. Rectal prolapse is also a common problem in cattle and small ruminants. Rectal prolapse occurs following straining which may be related with many conditions. In late gestation, vaginal prolapse may occur due to hormonal shift, decline in progesterone and rise in estrogen. Because of vaginal prolapse the animal may strain continually and end up with rectal prolapse and leads to a serious obstetrical emergency. A two and half years old pluriparous non descriptive doe was presented with the history of a mass protruding through the vulva and anal opening for the past five hours. Based on the initial clinical observation, the case was diagnosed as vagino-cervical prolapse coupled with rectal prolapse. The prolapsed vaginal mass and rectal mass was reduced and replaced in its anatomical position. Since the rectal straining was persistent, parturition was induced using cloprostenol (125 µg) and dexamethasone sodium phosphate (16 mg) as intramuscular injection. Following the induction, the doe delivered two live male kids after 36 hrs. After parturition straining was not observed. The animal made an uneventful recovery without any recurrence.

Keywords: Doe, Rectal Prolapse Vagino-cervical prolapse, Parturition, Induction
Detection of Forgery and Fabrication in Passports and Visas using Cryptography and QR Codes
Authors: Shaik Cheman
Published: February 2021

In this paper, we present a novel solution to detect forgery and fabrication in passports and visas using cryptography and QR codes. The solution requires that the passport and visa issuing authorities obtain a cryptographic key pair and publish their public key on their website. Further they are required to encrypt the passport or visa information with their private key, encode the ciphertext in a QR code and print it on the passport or visa they issue to the applicant. The issuing authorities are also required to create a mobile or desktop QR code scanning app and place it for download on their website or Google Play Store and iPhone App Store. Any individual or immigration uthority that needs to check the passport or visa for forgery and fabrication can scan its QR code, which will decrypt the ciphertext encoded in the QR code using the public key stored in the app memory and displays the passport or visa information on the app screen. The details on the app screen can be compared with the actual details printed on the passport or visa. Any mismatch between the two is a clear indication of forgery or fabrication. Discussed the need for a universal desktop and mobile app that can be used by immigration authorities and consulates all over the world to enable fast checking of passports and visas at ports of entry for forgery and fabrication
An Explanation Framework for Interpretable Credit Scoring
Authors: Demajo Lara Marie , Vella Vince , Dingli Alexiei
Published: February 2021

With the recent boosted enthusiasm in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Financial Technology (FinTech), applications such as credit scoring have gained substantial academic interest. However, despite the evergrowing achievements, the biggest obstacle in most AI systems is their lack of interpretability. This deficiency of transparency limits their application in different domains including credit scoring. Credit scoring systems help financial experts make better decisions regarding whether or not to accept a loan application so that loans with a high probability of default are not accepted. Apart from the noisy and highly imbalanced data challenges faced by such credit scoring models, recent regulations such as the `right to explanation' introduced by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) have added the need for model interpretability to ensure that algorithmic decisions are understandable and coherent. A recently introduced concept is eXplainable AI (XAI), which focuses on making black-box models more interpretable. In this work, we present a credit scoring model that is both accurate and interpretable. For classification, state-of-the-art performance on the Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) and Lending Club (LC) Datasets is achieved using the Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) model. The model is then further enhanced with a 360-degree explanation framework, which provides different explanations (i.e. global, local feature-based and local instance- based) that are required by different people in different situations. Evaluation through the use of functionally-grounded, application-grounded and human-grounded analysis shows that the explanations provided are simple and consistent as well as correct, effective, easy to understand, sufficiently detailed and trustworthy.
Investigation and Evaluation of IEEE 802.11n WLANs Link Features Performance Under Single Host and Concurrent Communication
Authors: Debnath Sumon Kumar , Sarker Prodip Kumar , Islam Md. Manowarul , Pramanik Ileas
Published: February 2021

For an efficient design of wireless local-area networks (WLANs), the simulation tools are important to accurately estimate the IEEE 802.11n/ac link features for WLANs. However, this true simulation of network behavior is critical in designing high-performance WLANs. Through testing, analysis, and modeling of the proposed scheme repetitively, the design of the WLAN can be enhanced with a small budget before making its practical implementation. Many network simulation tools have been established to give solutions for this request and ns-3 is the most widely used tools among them by the research industry as an open-source network simulator. In this paper, we examine the various link features of the 802.11n WLANs under several conditions. We investigate the effects of 802.11n WLAN modulation and coding schemes (MCSs), 20MHz single channel or 40 MHz bonded channel, guard intervals (GI), frame aggregation, data encoding, number of antennas and their data rate, and link distance features of 802.11n WLAN in ns-3 when only a unique host connects with the access point (AP) and generates data traffic. Besides, the performance for an enterprise scenario proposed by the IEEE 802.11ax study group is evaluated when several hosts are simultaneously creating traffic with their associated APs. The results demonstrate that ns-3 support most of the link features of the 802.11n protocol with significant accuracy.
Designing an Energy Efficient Clustering in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: M Lakshmi , C R Prashanth
Published: February 2021

Designing an energy-efficient scheme in a Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Network (HWSN) is a critical issue that degrades the network performance. Recharging and providing security to the sensor devices is very difficult in an unattended environment once the energy is drained off. A Clustering scheme is an important and suitable approach to increase energy efficiency and transmitting secured data which in turn enhances the performance in the network. The proposed algorithm Energy Efficient Clustering (EEC) works for optimum energy utilization in sensor nodes. The algorithm is proposed by combining the rotation-based clustering and energy-saving mechanism for avoiding the node failure and prolonging the network lifetime. This shows MAC layer scheduling is based on optimum energy utilization depending on the residual energy. In the proposed work, a densely populated network is partitioned into clusters and all the cluster heads are formed at a time and selected on rotation based on considering the highest energy of the sensor nodes. Other cluster members are accommodated in a cluster based on Basic Cost Maximum flow (BCMF) to allow the cluster head for transmitting the secured data. Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA), a contention window based protocol is used at the MAC layer for collision detection and to provide channel access prioritization to HWSN of different traffic classes with reduction in End to End delay, energy consumption, and improved throughput and Packet delivery ratio(PDR) and allowing the cluster head for transmission without depleting the energy. Simulation parameters of the proposed system such as Throughput, Energy, and Packet Delivery Ratio are obtained and compared with the existing system.
Partitioning Wide Area Graphs Using a Space Filling Curve
Authors: Gottstein Cyprien , Parvedy Philippe Raipin , Hurfin Michel , Hassan Thomas , Coupaye Thierry
Published: February 2021

Graph structure is a very powerful tool to model system and represent their actual shape. For instance, modelling an infrastructure or social network naturally leads to graph. Yet, graphs can be very different from one another as they do not share the same properties (size, connectivity, communities, etc.) and building a system able to manage graphs should take into account this diversity. A big challenge concerning graph management is to design a system providing a scalable persistent storage and allowing efficient browsing. Mainly to study social graphs, the most recent developments in graph partitioning research often consider scale-free graphs. As we are interested in modelling connected objects and their context, we focus on partitioning geometric graphs. Consequently our strategy differs, we consider geometry as our main partitioning tool. In fact, we rely on Inverse Space-filling Partitioning, a technique which relies on a space filling curve to partition a graph and was previously applied to graphs essentially generated from Meshes. Furthermore, we extend Inverse Space-Filling Partitioning toward a new target we define as Wide Area Graphs. We provide an extended comparison with two state-of-the-art graph partitioning streaming strategies, namely LDG and FENNEL. We also propose customized metrics to better understand and identify the use cases for which the ISP partitioning solution is best suited. Experimentations show that in favourable contexts, edge-cuts can be drastically reduced, going from more 34% using FENNEL to less than 1% using ISP.
A Fuzzy Interactive BI-objective Model for SVM to Identify the Best Compromise Solution for Measuring the Degree of Infection With Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19)
Authors: Moustafa Mohammed Zakaria , Mahmoud Elragal Hassan , Mohammed Mohammed Rizk , Khater Hatem Awad , Yahia Hager Ali
Published: February 2021

A support vector machine (SVM) learns the decision surface from two different classes of the input points. In several applications, some of the input points are misclassified and each is not fully allocated to either of these two groups. In this paper a bi-objective quadratic programming model with fuzzy parameters is utilized and different feature quality measures are optimized simultaneously. An α-cut is defined to transform the fuzzy model to a family of classical bi-objective quadratic programming problems. The weighting method is used to optimize each of these problems. For the proposed fuzzy bi-objective quadratic programming model, a major contribution will be added by obtaining different effective support vectors due to changes in weighting values. The experimental results, show the effectiveness of the α-cut with the weighting parameters on reducing the misclassification between two classes of the input points. An interactive procedure will be added to identify the best compromise solution from the generated efficient solutions. The main contribution of this paper includes constructing a utility function for measuring the degree of infection with coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Forex Data Analysis using Weka
Authors: Abednego Luciana , Nugraheni Cecilia Esti
Published: February 2021

This paper conducts some experiments with forex trading data. The data being used is from kaggle.com, a website that provides datasets for machine learning and data scientists. The goal of the experiments is to know how to design many parameters in a forex trading robot. Some questions that want to be investigated are: How far the robot must set the stop loss or target profit level from the open position? When is the best time to apply for a forex robot that works only in a trending market? Which one is better: a forex trading robot that waits for a trending market or a robot that works during a sideways market? To answer these questions, some data visualizations are plotted in many types of graphs. The data representations are built using Weka, an open-source machine learning software. The data visualization helps the trader to design the strategy to trade the forex market.
Resolving Network Defense Conflicts with Zero Trust Architectures and Other End-to-End Paradigms
Authors: R. Simpson William , E. Foltz Kevin
Published: February 2021

Network defense implies a comprehensive set of software tools to preclude malicious entities from conducting activities such as exfiltration of data, theft of credentials, blocking of services and other nefarious activities. For most enterprises at this time, that defense builds upon a clear concept of the fortress approach. Many of the requirements are based on inspection and reporting prior to delivery of the communication to the intended target. These inspections require decryption of packets and this implies that the defensive suite either impersonates the requestor, or has access to the private cryptographic keysof the servers that are the target of communication. This is in contrast to an end-to-end paradigm where known good entities can communicate directly and no other entity has access to the content unless that content is provided to them. There are many new processes that require end-to-end encrypted communication, including distributed computing, endpoint architectures, and zero trust architectures and enterprise level security. In an end-to-end paradigm, the keys used for authentication, confidentiality, and integrity reside only with the endpoints. This paper examines a formulation that allows unbroken communication, while meeting the inspection and reporting requirements of a network defense. This work is part of a broader security architecture termed Enterprise Level Security (ELS)framework.
Designing a Cyber-security Culture Assessment Survey Targeting Critical Infrastructures During Covid-19 Crisis
Authors: Georgiadou Anna , Mouzakitis Spiros , Askounis Dimitris
Published: February 2021

The paper at hand presents the design of a survey aiming at the cyber-security culture assessment of critical infrastructures during the COVID-19 crisis, when living reality was heavily disturbed and working conditions fundamentally affected. The survey is rooted in a security culture framework layered into two levels, organizational and individual, further analyzed into 10 different security dimensions consisted of 52 domains. An in-depth questionnaire building analysis is presented focusing on the aims, goals, and expected results. It concludes with the survey implementation approach while underlining the framework’s first application and its revealing insights during a global crisis.
Game Theory Application Resources Management and Distribution in Blockchain Network
Authors: Hung Tran Cong , Tam Le Dien , Hieu Huynh Thanh
Published: February 2021

The paper illustrated a basic blockchain system, applying game theory to simulate resource management in blockchain transactions. By the method of illustration, simulation, our team has demonstrated the effect of game theory transactions, transactions with specific value can demonstrate the benefits of game theory in co-life. time can be used to manage resources in blockchain. Based on the proposed algorithm model, we have built a test system with the maximum number of virtual machines to demonstrate the effectiveness in applying game theory in managing and distributing resources for transactions in the blockchain network.
Generating Software Product Line Model by Resolving Code Smells in the Products’ Source Code
Authors: Ouali Sami
Published: February 2021

Software Product Lines (SPLs) refer to some software engineering methods, tools and techniques for creating a collection of similar software systems from a shared set of software assets using a common means of production. This concept is recognized as a successful approach to reuse in software development. Its purpose is to reduce production costs by reusing existing features and managing the variability between the different products with respect of particular constraints. Software Product Line engineering is the production process in product lines and the development of a family of systems by reusing core assets. It exploits the commonalities between software products and preserves the ability to vary the functionalities and features between these products. The adopted strategy for building SPL can be a top-down or bottom-up. Depending from the selected strategy, it is possible to face an inappropriate implementation in the SPL Model or the derived products during this process. The code can contain code smells or code anomalies. Code smells are considered as problems in source code which can have an impact on the quality of the derived products of an SPL. The same problem can be present in many derived products from an SPL due to reuse or in the obtained product line when the bottom-up strategy is selected. A possible solution to this problem can be the refactoring which can improve the internal structure of source code without altering external behavior. This paper proposes an approach for building SPL from source code using the bottom-up strategy. Its purpose is to reduce code smells in the obtained SPL using refactoring source code. This approach proposes a possible solution using reverse engineering to obtain the feature model of the SPL.
Hypophosphatasia
Authors: Wang Hua , Rajakumar Nivedita , Ramanathan Subhadra , Clark Robin
Published: February 2021

Prenatal diagnosis of severe perinatal hypophosphatasia allowed early treatment with enzyme replacement therapy on the first day of life.
STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN SENTRA INDUSTRI KECIL MENENGAH PRODUKSI KRUPUK
Authors: Prasnowo M. Adhi , Khomaruddin Arif , Hidayat Khoirul
Published: February 2021

Pengembangan ekonomi kerakyatan merupakan strategi pembangunan yang menempatkan sector ekonomi rakyat sebagai sasaran utama pembangunan. Landasan ekonomi dalam negeri dengan sendirinya dapat terbangun dari perekonomian Indonesia akan mampu lebih mandiri, kokoh dan tidak tergantung dengan perekonomian luar negeri. Sesuai dengan pemikiran dan strategi di atas, maka arah kebijaksanaan ekonomi nasional perlu ditujukan pada sektor-sektor yang sarat dengan kepentingan rakyat, terkait dengan potensi dan kapasitas rakyat, serta sekaligus sesuai dengan sumber-sumber lokal sendiri yang tersedia. Dalam konteks ini sektor industri kecil merupakan salah satu alternatif yang dapat dipilih dan merupakan salah satu langkah untuk membangun ekonomi kerakyatan. Industri pembuatan kerupuk merupakan salah satu produk unggulan di Sidoarjo yang mempunyai potensi besar untuk dikembangkan. Hal ini dimungkinkan karena pembuatan kerupuk berdasarkan identifikasi dan pemilihan Klaster pengembangan ekonomi lokal (KPEL) mempunyai peranan yang benar dalam menciptakan kesempatan kerja, mengentaskan kemiskinan, dan distribusi pendapatan. Dari hasil penelitian yang ditunjukkan pada matriks QSPM yang didasarkan pada tiga alternatif strategi yang muncul pada tahap pencocokan (matching stage) yaitu penetrasi pasar, pengembangan pasar dan pengembangan produk dapat diketahui bahwa nilai tertinggi terletak pada strategi â€œmeningkatkan kapasitas produksiâ€œ yaitu sebesar 7,380. Strategi meningkatkan kapasitas produksi ini agar bisa mencukupi kebutuhan pasar yang mengalami peningkatan, serta bisa menjaga persaingan yang semakin ketat.
PENGUKURAN KUALITAS LAYANAN DENGAN HIGHER EDUCATION PERFORMANCE (HEdPERF) DAN HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE QUALITY (HiEdQUAL)
Authors: Ardhyani Ika Widya , Singgih Moses Laksono
Published: February 2021

Kualitas layanan merupakan kunci sukses dalam pemasaran dan bisnis strategi. Peningkatan kualitas layanan terhadap perguruan tinggi merupakan hal yang perlu mendapatkan prioritas, karena kualitas layanan berhubungan erat dengan peningkatan keuntungan kompetitif. UMAHA merupakan universitas swasta di Sidoarjo. Sejak didirikan tahun 1998 hingga 2015 animo masyarakat terhadap UMAHA terus mengalami peningkatan hal ini ditunjukkan dengan semakin meningkatnya jumlah mahasiswa yang mendaftar. Namun disisi lain masih terjadi keluhan-keluhan terhadap pelayanan akademik. Berdasarkan hal tersebut, maka pengukuran kualitas layanan pendidikan yang akurat sangat penting dilakukan untuk mendapatkan gambaran yang lebih baik dan menjadi pedoman dalam melakukan suatu perbaikan. Item-item dalam penelitian ini diadaptasi dari instrumen HEdPERF dan HiEdQUAL. Pengukuran kualitas layanan dalam penelitian ini akan dilakukan dengan responden dosen, staf administrasi dan mahasiswa sebagai pelanggan perguruan tinggi. Kuesioner digunakan untuk memperoleh data, berupa harapan dan persepsi. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah cluster sampling. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan menggunakan uji validitas dan uji reliabilitas. Kualitas layanan akan di ukur dengan menggunakan model diskonfirmasi SERVQUAL, yang mendefinisikan kualitas dalam hal perbedaan yang muncul antara harapan pelanggan dan persepsi layanan yang sebenarnya. Hasil perhitungan skor SERVQUAL untuk ketiga responden, menunjukkan masing-masing item belum dapat memenuhi harapan pelanggan. Hal ini ditunjukkan dengan hasil perhitungan semua item yang bernilai negatif.
MODEL RANCANGAN PENGUKURAN KINERJA DENGAN PENDEKATAN METODE INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
Authors: Aziza Nurul , Nurcahyo Yusuf Eko
Published: February 2021

P2KP adalah Program penanggulangan Kemiskinan di Perkotaan atas prakarsa Departemen Pekerjaan Umum yang kemudian berganti nama menjadi PNPM Mandiri Perkotaan dimana program ini meliputi tingkat kelurahan, kecamatan, kabupaten dan propinsi. Dalam prakteknya, pelaporan kinerja PNPM Mandiri ini masih didasarkan pada laporan review Partisipatif dari masyarakat sebagai bentuk pertanggungjawabannya dimana harus dituntut transparan dan akuntabilitas. Sistem pengukuran kinerja sepeti itu tidak bisa mengukur kinerja organisasi secara pasti dan terukur nilainya. Oleh sebab itu dibuatlah rancangan sistem pengukuran kinerja organisasi dengan pendekatan Integrated Performance Measurement Systems yang mengintegrasikan semua elemen yang terlibat didalam organisasi. Berdasarkan rancangan pengukuran kinerja tersebut dan disimulasikan didapatkan hasil kinerja organisasi dan hasilnya berupa nilai pencapaian yang dapat terukur.
TEKNOLOGI SMARTPHONE ANDROID DAN APLIKASINYA SEBAGAI PENGENDALI PINTU AIR DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI (DAS)
Authors: Kusumawardhani Arianti , Nurdin Shafiq , Sari Mokh. Suseno Aji
Published: February 2021

Pengoperasian pintu air pada aliran sungai saat ini masih menggunakan sistem manual dengan menggunakan campur tangan tenaga manusia untuk pengendali buka tutupnya. Hal ini mendorong peneliti untuk melakukan penelitian dengan sistem kendali berbasis smartphone berbasis android. Dalam penelitian ini penulis menggunakan smartphone android sebagai sarana untuk kendali pintu air. Smartphone dipilih oleh penulis karena saat ini menjadi alat komunikasi sehari-hari yang mobile di semua kalangan masyarakat sedangkan andriod merupakan sistem operasi yang sebagian besar dipakai pada smartphone tersebut. Smartphone berbasis android akan secara langsung mengendalikan buka tutup pintu Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS) dengan menggunakan program aplikasi. Masukan dari aplikasi akan memberikan informasi perintah yang diberikan, selanjutnya akan diterima oleh sistem kendali yang terhubung pada mekanisme gerakan mekanik pintu air sungai. Peralatan kendali menggunakan perangkat Arduino Uno yang mampu mengubah signal digital menjadi gerakan mekanik dalam mengoperasikan pintu DAS. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh, penggunaan perangkat kendali Arduino Uno tidak menyediakan ruang dalam pengelolaan database secara online, maka dibutuhkan software pendukung lainnya untuk mengatasi hal tersebut. Sebagai pengendali dan sistem android merupakan media penghubung informasi saling terkait merupakan sumber informasi yang terbuka.
ANALISIS DEFECT DAN KUALITAS PRODUK WRITING AND PRINTING PAPER DENGAN SIX SIGMA
Authors: Aziza Nurul , Afandi Muhammad
Published: February 2021

Persaingan di industri yang semakin ketat, mendorong perusahaan untuk lebih mengembangkan dan mencari cara agar proses produksi dapat berjalan efisien dan efektif. Salah satu produk yang dihasilkan oleh perusahaan adalah writing dan printing paper recycle (WPR) yang berusaha menekan angka defect yang dirasakan masih tinggi. Six sigma sebagai salah satu tool dalam peningkatan kualitas dengan target 3,4 kegagalan per sejuta kesempatan untuk setiap transaksi setiap produk barang dan jasa dengan mengaplikasikan siklus define, measure, analysis, improve, dan control (DMAIC) yang bersifat teknik pengendalian dan peningkatan kualitas dalam bidang manajemen kualitas. Dengan menggunakan metode six sigma, kualitas WPR dan dihasilkan perusahaan cukup baik yaitu 3,19 sigma dengan tingkat defect 45.005 untuk sejuta produksi (DPMO). Implementasi peningkatan six sigma pada penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa terdapat 5 (lima) faktor yang menyebabkan defect yaitu dirtcount sebanyak 41.670 ton, gramature sebanyak 32.103 ton, caliper sebanyak 30.799 ton, brightness sebanyak 28.909 ton, coppsize sebanyak 26.911 ton. Diantara kelima jenis defect yang dihasilkan, faktor dirtcount adalah penyebab dominan. Dengan six sigma dapat diketahui juga bahwa indeks Cpm sebesar 2,6140 yang berarti bahwa perusahaan dianggap kompetitif dalam persaingan.
SISTEM KENDALI OTOMATIS PADA PEMERAH SUSU SAPI DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN SENSOR LIGHT DEPENDENT RESISTOR (LDR)
Authors: Choifin Mochamad , Lestariningsih Wiji
Published: February 2021

Mesin pemerah Susu Sapi merupakan salah satu cara untuk meningkatkan produktifitas pemerahaan yang pada saat ini. Sistem pemerahan susu yang telah ada bekerja secara mekanis  dan tidak bisa mendeteksi volume susu yang ada pada kantung sapi, sehingga banyak peternak yang tidak bisa memaksimalkan volume susu sapi yang tersisa saat pemerahan. Adapun cara memaksimalkan produksi susu sapi peternak menunggu masa pulsasi selesai, hal ini juga akan membuat sapi merasa trauma. Dalam penelitian ini akan dilakukan Perancangan sistem pemerah secara otomatis menggunakan sensor aliran dengan mikrokontroller ATMEGA 8, sehingga dapat mengendalikan proses pemerahan serta dapat memaksimalkan volume susu yang dihasilkan saat proses pemerahan. Metode otomatis yang digunakan pada alat ini menggunakan sensor aliran berupa dengan sensor LDR Light Dependent Resistor yang berupa rangkaian guna mendeteksi aliran susu sapi tersebut guna mengetahui besar aliran susu. Sementara hasil pengukuran data pengujian pada kondisi maksimum ketika sensor LDR terang 1 unit didapatkan kapasitas susu sapi sebesar 7,871 ml/detik. Semakin bertambahnya sensor LDR yang terang akan mengalami penurunan kapasitas pula. Ketika kondisi susu sapi kritis atau minimum kapasitas yang dihasilkan sebesar 0,461 ml/detik pada saat sensor LDR terang 6 unit.