bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of training on front liners performance
Authors: Nurani Citra Putri , Noermijati Noermijati , Rofiaty Rofiaty
Published: September 2020

The context of this study focused on the role of training in improving employee performance through job satisfaction on front liners of PT. Smartfren Telecom, Tbk, Malang City. This study aimed to determine and analyze the effect of training on employee performance, both directly and indirectly, through the mediation of job satisfaction. The sample used in this study was employees who work as Front Liners, which were divided into Customer Service Representative (CSR) and Smartfren Gadget Specialist (SGS). The sample in this study included in saturated sampling was a sampling technique if all the population members were used as samples. The sample was 105 respondents. The analytical method used was descriptive analysis and Partial Least Square (PLS) using the warpPLS software application version 6.0. This study's results indicated that training has a significant effect on job satisfaction and employee performance, and mediation testing showed that job satisfaction provides a partial mediation role on the effect of training on employee performance. Further researchers need to consider a broader scope of research objects, both on the same research object and a larger scale, to enrich the results and research findings. This study also uses only a few indicators to reflect existing variables, so that further researchers can expand and integrate the research model by including several.
FDI into emerging markets
Authors: Satoglu Emine Beyza
Published: September 2020

This empirical paper examines how institutional strengths or weaknesses of emerging markets might affect investment inflows into these countries. The study includes data of 13 emerging economies from different regions. The countries included are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Indonesia, India, South Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, and Turkey for the time period 2000-2018. The institutional variables; property rights, good governance, corruption, rule of law, and civil liberties are examined to understand if there is a deviation from the existing literature for the emerging countries. Secondly, we also investigated differences among the emerging countries and asked if non-BRIC countries are different in results. A panel data model has been performed for the analysis. Our findings prove that some institutions such as corruption, civil liberties, property rights, and good governance are significantly important to attract FDI into the emerging markets, as indicated in the literature for the developed countries, but not as strong as assumed. Secondly, other institutional constructs such as rule of law and political stability found to be insignificant in emerging markets. Finally, we found a similar result even when we analyzed emerging markets without BRIC countries.
Caffeine Intake During Pregnancy and Risk of Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review
Authors: Frayer Natalie C , Kim Yeonsoo
Published: September 2020

Objective: This paper evaluates the association between caffeine consumption during pregnancy and overweight or obesity in the offspring.

Methods: Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a literature search was conducted using MedLine, PubMed, CINAHL-Plus and Google Scholar databases. Inclusion criteria were cohort studies on participants with live singleton births at ?28 weeks gestation who had consumed caffeine during pregnancy. Included were studies reporting both measurement of maternal caffeine intake and offspring anthropometric measurements. Studies reporting serum paraxanthine, a measurement of caffeine intake, were also included.

Results: After final elimination, there were eight studies meeting our inclusion criteria. From these studies, we deduced that caffeine intake during pregnancy between 50 mg and <150 mg/day was associated with increased risk of overweight and obesity by excess fat deposition or increased weight, and elevated BMI per International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) criteria using a reference population. The majority of studies reported the strongest association with maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and overweight and obesity risk beginning at ?300 mg/day.

Conclusions and Global Health Implication: The risk of childhood overweight or obesity was associated with caffeine consumption at 50 mg/day during pregnancy with a stronger association at intakes ?300 mg/day and higher. The current recommendation of <200 mg/day of caffeine during pregnancy is likely associated with lower risk of overweight or obesity in offspring but avoidance of the substance is recommended.

Key words: • Prenatal • Caffeine intake • Pregnancy • Childhood • Obesity • Overweight • Serum paraxanthine • Systematic review

 

Copyright © 2020 Frayer and Kim. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in this journal, is properly cited.
Development and Evaluation of Matrix Type Transdermal Patches of Torasemide
Authors: Kumar Ashish , Kumar Kapil
Published: September 2020

TDDS manufacture has numerous benefits over other routes like oral delivery. It avoids limitations linked with g.i.t. absorption, enzyme effect, interaction with drug and food. This route is suitable when patient is suffering from vomiting and diarrhea. Torasemide is a loop diuretic; it comes under category of sulfonyl urea. It is prescribed in the treatment of edema, CHF, and hypertension.  Whenever it is used by oral route, it is associated with many side effects like vomiting, nausea, anorexia, and increased appetite. All transdermal patches were transparent and free from any particle. Release profile of twelve batches of Torasemide was done by the means of Franz cell for 7 hrs. Maximum release was shown by MTP6 (71.28±0.19) and least in formulations of batch code MTP7(24.47±0.04). In-vitro release data were plotted in 2 different models i.e. first and Korsemeyer peppas. It was observed that release was governed by the diffusion process. On basis of different properties MTP1 batch was found to be optimum. Study concludes that by the means of patches Torasemide can be administered efficiently.

Keywords: Torasemide, transdermal patches, HPMC, in-vitro release, stability studies, TDDS.
In-house preparation, development and evaluation of herbal cosmetics face pack using various natural powders
Authors: Anilkumar V , Kalyani R , Padmasri B , Prasanth D
Published: September 2020

An eco- friendly product has been the primary agenda of 21st century of the global scientists. Herbal cosmetics have growing demand in the global market. The aim of present work is to In-house preparation, development and evaluation of herbal cosmetics face pack using various natural powders for glowing skin by using natural Ingredients. The natural powders used are shade dried commercial turmeric, rice flour, gram flour, rose powder, tomato powder, orange peel powder. Sandalwood powder, milk powder, camphor powder were purchased form local market in the form of dried powder, all powdered natural ingredients were sieved using #120 mesh, weighed accurately and mixed geometrically for uniform preparation and evaluated for parameters including macroscopical, Physiochemical, irritancy, antimicrobial tests along with stability studies. Thus, in this work we formulate herbal face pack by using easily available ingredients. After evaluation, we found good flow properties, free from skin irritation and maintained proper stability storage conditions. Results of this study scientifically verified that herbal face pack having enough potential to give efficient glowing effect on skin. The overall study is useful to substantiate product claims due to its benefits on the human being.

Keywords: herbal cosmetics, turmeric, Sandalwood powder, orange peel powder
Antituberculosis: Synthesis and theoretical study of New Schiff base ligand; 2,2'-{(5-amino-1,3-phenylene) bis[nitrilo(E)methylylidene]}dibenzene-1,4-diol
Authors: Mokhnache Kamel , Madani Salim , Charef Noureddine
Published: September 2020

The ability to breathe and generate adenosine triphosphate is necessary to the persistence, physiology and pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that causes TuB. By doing a theoretical study of a chemical compound, Schiff Base 2,2'-{(5-amino-1,3-phenylene) bis[nitrilo(E)methylylidene]}dibenzene-1,4-diol, where almost all biological activities have been studied theoretically exploiting a computer software PASS (Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substance) for enhancing Computer Aided Drug Designing, as well as studying the class of toxicity in the human body by GUSAR software, which showed biological activity against the tuberculosis epidemic that killed many people, and a protocol was proposed for prepared and study of the properties of this compound.

Keywords: GUSAR software, Synthesis, Schiff base, Tuberculosis, Toxicity, PASS prediction.
ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY Antioxidant Activity and Phytochemical Analysis of Leaf Extracts of Pineapple
Authors: Sahu Diksha , Yadav Bhavana , Verma Shivanki , Yadav Abhay Pratap , Tilak Vijay Kumar , Maurya Sheo Datta
Published: September 2020

Traditional medicines are originated from plants that do not form the constituent of routein diet. Beside this most of the medicinal plants have not received much attention / screening. Ananas comosus is one such plant traditionally used for treatment of various ailments. The pineapple (A. comosus) is the edible member of family Bromeliaceae; Phytochemical screening of the A. Comosus leaves extract shows presence of Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Tannins, Phytosterols, Glycosides and Phenols. The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of crude extract of pineapple leaves (PAL) for antioxidant activity. The value of inhibition of 3 extracts of A. comosus on 2, 2 Diphenyl-1 picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays at a concentration of 99µg/mL was obtained. Result shows highest inhibition which is obtained by hydro alcoholic solution (56.40) and lowest by ethanolic extract (42.86) respectively. Ascorbic acid as positive control shows 96.5% antioxidant activity.

Keywords: Bromeliaceae, Flavonoids, Memory enhancement, Antioxidant, DPPH.
Effect of Thymoquinone as Prophylactic Treatment Against CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity on Antioxidants Status
Authors: KHITHER Hanane , MOSBAH Asma , MADOUI Soraya , MOKHNACHE Kamel , SOBHI Widad
Published: September 2020

Objective: The present study aims to study the effect of thymoquinone as prophylactic treatment against CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity on antioxidants status.

Methodology: Hepatotoxicity was induced in rats by intraperitoneal administration of 3 ml/kg, 1:1 (V/V) mixture of CCl4 and olive oil after treatment for 7 days with TQ, using two doses. The method consists of studying the antioxidant effect of thymoquinone pretreatment by measuring superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities, with reduced glutathione level in both plasma and liver homogenate.

Results: The results revealed that hepatotoxicity is accompanied by significant decrease (p ≤ 0.01) of SOD and CAT activities with GSH level, in both plasma and liver homogenate. While prophylactic treatment using TQ at doses of 02.5 and 05 mg/kg increase significantly the status of the antioxidants, as dose dependent manner, in both plasma and liver homogenate. 

Conclusion: The results of this study show that thymoquinone has an antioxidant effect when it used as prophylactic treatment against CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity.

Keywords: Thymoquinone, hepatotoxicity, CCl4, prophylactic and antioxidant.
Anti-Inflammatory Potential Evaluation (In-Vitro and In-Vivo) of Arthrophytum scoparium Aerial Part
Authors: Kaddour Sabrina Manel , Arrar Lekhmici , Baghiani Abderrahmane
Published: September 2020

Arthrophytum scoparium is plant commonly used in folk medicine in Algeria to treat numerous human diseases especially infectious, Rheumatism, diabetes and cancer. However, its anti-inflammatory activity and the underlying mechanisms have not been studied systematically. The present study aims to assess both the in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory potential and antioxidant activity of the plant. Results showed that A. scoparium chloroform extract (ChE) contains the largest amount of phenolic and flavonoid compounds. In-vitro bioassay consisted of investigating the effect of the plant extracts against protein denaturation (BSA and egg albumin). In-vivo anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated by measuring the percentage inhibition of carrageenan-induced rat paw edema after oral administration of the extracts. Results showed that inhibition of protein denaturation was maximum in case of A. scoparium crude extract (CrE) with dose dependant manner. Similarly in the in-vivo study, carrageenan induced inflammation was significantly antagonized by CrE with inhibition of 87.02% at 400 mg/kg. CrE extracts showed the highest scavenger effect against hydroxyl and hydrogen peroxide. The CrE showed potent anti-inflammatory activity in both the conditions in vivo and in vitro. In conclusion different A. scoparium extracts scavenged reactive oxygen species efficiently; it may be due to the presence of its flavonoids and polyphenols. These results support the traditional use of this plant.

Keywords: Arthrophytum scoparium, polyphenols, anti-inflammatory activity, radical scavenging activity.
A Review on Herbal Plants used in Brain Ischemic and Reperfusion Injury
Authors: Singh Simran , Shafi Shayan , Shrivastav Alankar , Khan Shahbaz , Ahmad Tanzeel , Khan Najam Ali
Published: September 2020

A stroke causes serious and long term brain disability due to disruption in the blood flow to the brain. Clinically major changes occur in brain functions are seen after brain ischemia and reperfusion. Patients show emotional, behavioural, and cognitive alterations during retrieval time. Cerebral injury by transient ischemia distresses the number of patients globally with death or long term disability. In recent years a great deal of research has been carried out to find the effectiveness of the herbal drug for the treatment of stroke. Both thrombolytic and neuro-protective activities of herbal drugs may be a new strategy for effective stroke treatment. This article reviews the list of universally used plants effective for brain stroke therapies. The purpose of this article was to collect the herbal drugs useful in brain stroke therapies.

Keywords: ischemia-reperfusion, brain injury, stroke, herbal drugs, tissue
PENGARUH PERSEPSI DAN KEPUASAN KONSUMEN TERHADAP MINAT PEMBELIAN ULANG PRODUK PRIVATE LABEL INDOMARET (STUDI PADA KONSUMEN INDOMARET DI KECAMATAN TELANAIPURA KOTA JAMBI)
Authors: Firdaus Firdaus
Published: September 2020

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji pengaruh persepsi konsumen dan kepuasan konsumen terhadap minat pembelian ulang produk private label indomaret. Sampel penelitian yang digunakan sebanyak 96 orang responden, dimana data dari sampel dikumpulkan menggunakan kuesioner untuk kemudian dianalisis dengan teknik analisis regresi berganda. Hasil analisis statistik membuktikan bahwa secara parsial dan secara simultan persepsi konsumen dan kepuasan konsumen berpengaruh signifikan terhadap minat pembelian ulang produk private label indomaret. Hasil penelitian ini berimplikasi terhadap upaya peritel indomaret dalam peningkatan nilai produk, melalui penyesuaian antara manfaat produk dengan harga yang harus dibayarkan oleh konsumen, dikarenakan persepsi nilai merupakan aspek persepsi memiliki kontribusi pengaruh terbesar bagi minat pembelian ulang. Di samping itu, juga diperlukan upaya menjaga konsistensi dalam menentukan kebijakan harga yang sesuai dengan kualitas produk yang diberikan.
ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR MOTIVASI WIRAUSAHA RUMAH MAKAN DI DESA MENDALO DARAT, KECAMATAN JAMBI LUAR KOTA KABUPATEN MUARO JAMBI
Authors: Candra Dian Erika
Published: September 2020

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor motivasi wirausaha rumah makan dan untuk menganalisis faktor yang paling dominan dalam memotivasi wirausaha dalam usaha rumah makan di Desa Mendalo Darat, Kecamatan Jambi Luar Kota, Kabupaten Muaro Jambi. Jenis data ada dua yaitu data primer dan datasekunder. Data primer diperoleh dari pengumpuna data dengan cara penyebaran kuesioner, sedangkan data sekunder dati berbagai literature dan dokumen. Metode pengolahan data yang digunakan adalah analisis factor. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa faktor motivasi wirausahan adalah : bantuan finansial, keinginan pribadi, pengetahuan teknis, mencari tantangan, status sosial dan faktor penggunaan dana tak terpakai. Adapun factor yang dominan adalah : berwirausaha karena ada dukungan finansial untuk mempermudah memulai usaha sendiri,berwirausaha karena keinginan pribadi, berwirausaha karena memiliki kemampuan dan pengetahuan teknis, berwirausaha karena ingin mencari tantangan dalam bekerja, berwirausaha karena ingin memperoleh status sosial pada Status sosial, berwirausaha adalah pilihan sendiri pada faktor keputusan.
Dementia Rating Scale Pada Lansia di RW 1 Kelurahan Cungking Kabupaten Banyuwangi
Authors: Nabilah Jihan , Mandagi Ayik Mirayanti
Published: September 2020

The problems that occur in the elderly in RW 01 Cungking Village, Banyuwangi Regency are living alone, inability to remember posyandu time and inability to come without assistance so that the number of elderly posyandu arrivals has decreased. The research objective is to identify the level of dementia according to gender in the elderly RW 01 . This research is a quantitative study with cross sectional design. Data collection using the Dementia Rating Scale questionnaire instrument designed by Steven Mattis. The population and research sample consisted of 20 elderly people who were taken based on non random sampling techniques with purposive sampling. The results of the study were 15 people (71.4%) 15 did not have dementia, and 3 people (14.3%) had mild dementia and 3 people (14.3%) had moderate dementia. Women are more predominantly experiencing dementia than men. Mild dementia in women as many as 3 people (100.0%) and no man has mild dementia. Medium dementia were 2 people (66.7%) and 1 person (33.3%) men. The conclusion of measuring dementia is that most respondents did not experience dementia but still found respondents with mild and moderate dementia status. Most of the research respondents were female with a higher incidence of dementia than men. Suggestion of research results is to make efforts to monitor the health of the elderly, especially dementia because if there is an increase in elderly sufferers it will affect productivity.
Sustainability of adult education: Andragogues as change agents
Authors: KUŠİĆ Siniša , VRCELJ Sofija , ZOVKO Anita
Published: September 2020

The paper analyses andragogues as change agents in education. Starting from critical theory, andragogues have the potential to work within the curriculum redefinition framework by enabling participants in educational process to identify areas of knowledge deficits and build on prior knowledge. In addition to this change, they can carry out transformative learning in which the central category is critical reflection, i.e. the most important characteristic of adult learning.
Andragogues are qualified people who have a wide range of activities in the industry, the business world, the military, mass media, various institutions of education institutions and other areas. Their power of change is reflected in the aspect of emancipation, liberation and development of critical awareness of oppression and in critical thinking of educational policy and official curricula.
ECOART THROUGH VARIOUS APPROACHES
Authors: Marianto Martinus Dwi , Marianto Martinus Dwi
Published: September 2020

This research was done as an effort to observe, write, and publicize  eco-activism and achievements by a number of eco-actors in the midst of an increasingly natural environmental crisis, to be used as stimuli and teaching materials for the course of  EcoArt. A number of artists practicing ecoartivism were purposively selected as a sample; their works and achievements are exposed. They are Endar Progresto, Widya Purwoko, Bernadeta Pudiasminarsih (Dyas Ecoprint), and Nasirun. These eco-activists not only work ecologically real, but also creatively communicate ecological values to surrounding communities to change. Nevertheless campaigning this environmental crisis for the better cannot be done partially, but must be jointly supported, organized and socialised continuously. For this reason, their works and achievements, as well as their individual ecoartivism need to be exposed, documented, and assembled as one unit as part of selected subjects of the EcoArt Course in the Fine Arts Department of the Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta, to generate  enthusiasm in articulating or representing ecological concerns for ecosystem sustainability and preservation of natural environment through Art.
Psikoeduakasi C4ME Untuk Mengatasi Gangguan Sindrom Pramenstruasi Pada Taruni Militer
Authors: Setiawati Eunike , Wijaya Andri Adi , Wahyuningsih Sri
Published: September 2020

Different situations and lifestyles in the military education academy require the women Navy cadets to adapt to high levels of stress. Stress can potentially disrupt the menstrual cycle and worsen the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) which can reduce their performance as military cadets. This study aims to determine the effect of psychoeducation of Care For Menstruation (C4ME) on overcoming PMS problems in the Navy Academy. C4ME covers health counseling activities that provide information about menstruation and involves interventions based on cognitive-behavioral techniques to cope with PMS symptoms. This quasi-experiment used non-randomized one-group pretest-posttest design. Fifteen women Navy cadets were recruited. Quantitative data were collected using questionnaires of knowledge and attitude towards menstruation and were analyzed using a parametric statistical t-correlated sample. Qualitative data were collected from interviews before and after the intervention and were analyzed using a content analysis. The results show that C4ME psychoeducation is effective in increasing knowledge of menstruation (p = 0.01), changing participants' attitudes toward menstruation being more positive (p <0.01) and decreasing the symptoms of PMS experienced by participants.Keywords:  C4ME Psychoeducation, premenstrual syndrome, women navy cadet Abstrak: Perbedaan situasi dan gaya hidup di akademi pendidikan militer menuntut para taruni Akademi Angkatan Laut (AAL) untuk beradaptasi dengan level stres yang tinggi. Stres berpotensi dapat mengganggu siklus menstruasi dan memperparah gejala sindrom pramenstruasi (PMS) yang dapat menurunkan produktifitas taruni. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh psikoedukasi Care For Menstruation (C4ME) dalam mengatasi masalah PMS pada taruni AAL. Program psikoedukasi meliputi kegiatan penyuluhan kesehatan dan intervensi dengan teknik kognitif-perilaku untuk mengatasi gejala PMS. Metode kuasi-eksperimen dengan non-randomized design one-grup pretest-posttest digunakan. Partisipan penelitian adalah lima belas orang taruni AAL. Data kuantitatif tentang pengetahuan dan sikap terhadap menstruasi diukur menggunakan kuesioner, sedangkan data kualitatif diperoleh melalui wawancara sebelum dan sesudah dilakukan intervensi. Data kuantitatif dianalisis dengan statistik parametrik t-correlated sample, sedangkan data kualitatif dianalisis menggunakan analisis konten. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa psikoedukasi tentang menstruasi efektif dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan (p=0,01), mengubah sikap partisipan menjadi lebih positif terhadap menstruasi (p<=0,01), dan menurunkan gejala PMS pada para taruni.
Pola Asuh Autoritatif dan Kebiasaan Makan Anak Prasekolah
Authors: Harlistyarintica Yora , Fauziah Puji Yanti
Published: September 2020

Pola asuh autoritatif merupakan pola asuh yang memperhatikan kebutuhan anak termasuk dalam hal makan dengan memberikan dorongan, aturan, pilihan, serta bimbingan pada anak. Anak prasekolah sering mengalami masalah kesehatan berkaitan dengan masalah gizi yang disebabkan oleh kebiasaan makan anak. Kebiasaan makan yang buruk akan berpengaruh pada pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan hubungan pola asuh autoritatif dengan kebiasaan makan anak prasekolah. Metode penelitian menggunakan kajian pustaka. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dengan teknik analisis deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pola asuh autoritatif memiliki dampak positif bagi kebiasaan makan anak prasekolah. Orang tua yang menerapkan pola asuh autoritatif didapatkan anak yang memiliki kebiasaan makan yang baik seperti anak memiliki kualitas makan yang terjaga dengan mengkonsumsi makanan sehat dan bergizi seperti buah dan sayur serta sedikit kemungkinan untuk dapat mengalami kelebihan berat badan dan obesitas. Akhirnya, anak yang berada dalam pola asuh autoritatif dapat memiliki pola hidup sehat.
Pengembangan Media Stimulasi Sensori Anak Usia 4-6 Tahun Berbasis Aktivitas Bermain Tujuh Indera
Authors: Rosiyanah Rosiyanah , Yufiarti Yufiarti , Meilani Sri Martini
Published: September 2020

Keterbatasan pemberian stimulasi sensori pada tahun-tahun pertama kelahiran anak telah memunculkan berbagai perilaku anak dengan masalah sensori, sehingga menjadi kendala dalam beraktivitas sehari-hari saat anak memasuki dunia prasekolah. Berlatar kondisi itu maka penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan produk media cetak berupa buku panduan aktivitas pembelajaran yang dapat menstimulasi kemampuan sensori anak usia 4-6 tahun dengan pendekatan bermain inderawi berbasis tujuh indera yang membantu guru dalam menstimulasi sensori anak. Metode penelitian menggunakan Research and Development (RD) dengan model pengembangan ADDIE yang terintegrasi dengan model Rowentree. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada 35 orang guru Taman Kanak-Kanak se Kecamatan Cempaka Putih, Jakarta Pusat. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa buku panduan yang dikembangkan memiliki kualitas yang sangat valid dan sangat layak untuk digunakan para guru dalam dalam memberikan stimulasi sensori yang terintegrasi dengan aktivitas pembelajaran yang tersusun secara terstruktur dan terkonsep, sehingga anak dapat berperilaku tepat terhadap sensasi yang muncul di lingkungan sekitar.
A Qualitative Study of Artificial Intelligence Application Framework in Human Resource Management
Authors: Premnath S.N. , Arun A. , R Dinesh Arpitha
Published: September 2020

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few years making it a necessary tool for organizations all over the world to pave the road to a smart future by entering into its various functions and making it more efficient. However, companies in India have been hesitant and slow to adapt this technology and this hesitation is ever so clearly seen in the Human Resources function of the organization. The Primary purpose of this article is to explore the application, benefits and challenges of integration, and the limitations of AI in HRM within the Indian context. The responses for the study were collected from various Top-level HR Professionals through multiple forms of interviews. The sampling method used was purposive sampling. The research is an exploratory study that uses the data collected through the interviews to identify the various methods in which artificial intelligence is used in the Human Resource function, the problems faced in implementation of the technology and the benefits of using AI. The studyis relevant and beneficial to organisations that seek to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of their HRM functions by leveraging the power of AI.
Street Network Models and Indicators for Every Urban Area in the World
Authors: Boeing Geoff
Published: September 2020

Cities worldwide exhibit a variety of street network patterns and configurations that shape human mobility, equity, health, and livelihoods. This study models and analyzes the street networks of every urban area in the world, using boundaries derived from the Global Human Settlement Layer. Street network data are acquired and modeled from OpenStreetMap with the open‐source OSMnx software. In total, this study models over 160 million OpenStreetMap street network nodes and over 320 million edges across 8,914 urban areas in 178 countries, and attaches elevation and grade data. This article presents the study’s reproducible computational workflow, introduces two new open data repositories of ready‐to‐use global street network models and calculated indicators, and discusses summary findings on street network form worldwide. It makes four contributions. First, it reports the methodological advances of this open‐source workflow. Second, it produces an open data repository containing street network models for each urban area. Third, it analyzes these models to produce an open data repository containing street network form indicators for each urban area. No such global urban street network indicator data set has previously existed. Fourth, it presents a summary analysis of urban street network form, reporting the first such worldwide results in the literature.
“Disadvantaged in the American-dominated internet”: Sex, Work, and Technology
Authors: Barwulor Catherine , McDonald Allison , Hargittai Eszter , Redmiles Elissa M.
Published: September 2020

How do people in a precarious profession leverage technology to grow their business and improve their quality of life? Sex workers sit at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities and makeup a sizable workforce: the UN estimates that at least 42 million sex workers are conducting business across the globe. Yet, little research has examined how well technology fulfills sex workers’ business needs in the face of unique social, political, legal, and safety constraints.We present interviews with 29 sex workers in Germany and Switzerland where such work is legal, offering a first HCI perspective on this population’s use of technology. While our participants demonstrate savvy navigation of online spaces, sex workers encounter frustrating barriers due to anAmerican-dominated internet that enforces puritan values globally. Our findings raise concerns about digital discrimination against sex workers and suggest concrete directions for the design of more inclusive technology.
Pensar em tempos de pandemia
Authors: Cavalcante Marcia
Published: September 2020

O artigo discute a diferença entre pensar o que acontece hoje, em tempos de pandemia, e pensar o hoje. Propõe esboçar uma filosofia do hoje, atentando para a sua dimensão político-existencial.
Crônicas sobre a covid-19
Authors: Jardim Eduardo
Published: September 2020

Este texto pretende contribuir para a compreensão dos tempos difíceis da pandemia, seja pensando na doença como um risco de interrupção do curso da vida, ou propondo uma revisão da relação com o tempo diante do vírus.
Using landsat satellite images for assessing riverbank changes in the Mekong and Bassac rivers in the An Giang province
Authors: Nguyen Long Dinh Hoang , Khoi Dao Nguyen
Published: September 2020

An Giang Province is one of the key economic regions of Mekong Delta and of Vietnam. With the development of urbanization and industrialization, An Giang has been suffering a burden from natural disasters, including salinity intrusion, drought, and riverbank erosion, due to natural and anthropological drivers. Amongst them, riverbank erosion is a key problem of the An Giang province, caused by changes in hydrological and sediment characteristics because of hydropower development and sand exploitation in the upstream part. In this study, we investigated the riverbank changes by using the water extraction index based on the Landsat imagery data. Amongst three extraction indices, such as Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI), Modified Normalized Water Index (MNDWI), and Automated Water Extraction Index (AWEI), AWEI was identified the suitable index for the study area replied on the assessment of the index performance in extracting the riverbank in the four test sites in An Giang province (An Phu District, Vinh Hoa District, Cho Moi District, and Vam Nao River). Based on that, AWEI was then used for riverbank extraction for the study area in the period 1989-2015. After using the AWEI riverbank extracting method, Linear Regression Rate (LRR) had been applied to estimate the rate of the riverbank changes in the study area. The results stated that the rate of riverbank erosion was high in meandering river segments and upper part of islets, such as Tan Chau (-33m/year), Cho Moi (-36m/year) and Vam Nao (-3.07m/year). Besides analyzing the rate of erosion, this research also discusses some potential reasons as well as protection method to mitigate this problem. This study reveals that it is crucial to take sustainable measures to mitigate erosion in An Giang province.
Application of IoT in power transmission line monitoring
Authors: Huynh Minh Quang , Tran Ngoc Huy Thinh , Lam Hoang Cat Tien
Published: September 2020

Nowaday in Vietnam, the verification and maintenance of 220kV - 500kV transmission lines is mainly done by manual labor. However, this task is quite hard, the workers have many difficulties such as the long moving distance (hundreds of kilometers) through many areas of complex terrain to verify the data and prevent the widespread problems. The efficiency and quality of line check also depends on the enthusiasm and experience of the workers. The demand to develop the power grid is constantly increasing to release full capacity from solar power plants, wind power plants, making the line always operating in overload state. Some problems are caused by the rapid growth of plants violating high voltage transmission line safety distances.Therefore, an online transmission line monitoring system will be a useful tool for improving the line operation and reduce the pressure for workers. In this paper, the application of the wireless data transmission platform and LABVIEW programming software to build a system for online data collection of lines, program settings, applications on mobile devices. Dynamic monitoring of lines over the Internet reduces the workload of workers.
An application of isogeometric analysis for active control the solid functionally graded material plates with actuator patches using piezoelectric material
Authors: Nguyen Khuong Duy , Tien Nguyen Manh , Hung Nguyen Xuan , Hoa Vu Cong
Published: September 2020

This paper applies isogeometric analysis (IGA) to simulate active control of the functionally graded material (FGM) plates by using piezoelectric material patches. This control helps to reduce the deflection of the plate under the effect of static load, which makes the structure more resistant to loading. IGA is built on the non-uniform rational basis spline (NURBS) basic function with many advantages such as: describing geometry exactly by approximating by higher order function and directly using this function to approach procedure. Furthermore, NURBS geometry has mesh flexibility and high continuity between elements, making the problem highly accurate. Three-dimensional model for plate-like structure consists of upper and lower layers made of piezoelectric materials, the middle layer is FGM. The obtained results will be verified with the published results to prove the efficiency of the proposed method for this problem. Through the obtained results, it is shown that IGA is used effectively for the active control problem by piezoelectric patches to reduce the displacement of FGM plates. The efficiency shown when using a small number of degrees of freedom but still ensuring the solution has accurate results when compared with the reference solution.
Effects of plant growth regulators and potassium on growth and yield of finger millet
Authors: Sivakumar R , Surendar K Krishna
Published: September 2020

Impact of plant growth regulators viz., benzyl amino purine (BAP - 50 ppm), brassinolide (BL - 0.5 ppm), and nutrient like KCl (1%) alone and with combination on growth and growth analytical parameters, and yield of finger millet by foliar spray at panicle initiation stage under rainfed condition was studied in field experiment. The treatments including control, KCl, BAP, BL, KCl + BAP, KCl + BL, BAP + BL and KCl + BAP + BL and different growth and growth analytical parameters were estimated. Combination of KCl, BAP and BL registered highest root length (17.2 cm), leaf area (425.3 cm2), leaf area index (1.82) and leaf area duration (55.7 days) compared to other treatments. Higher specific leaf weight and crop growth rate were recorded by KCl + BAP, and BAP + BL, respectively. The highest grain yield of 22.5 Q/ha was recorded by KCl + BAP + BL.
Comparative in vitro biological activity analysis of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. and C. campestris Yuncker.
Authors: Dar Muhammad Ejaz Ul Islam , Ashraf Raheela , Shaheen Hamayun , Firdous Syeda Sadiqa , Mehmood Ansar , Habib Tariq , Hussain Muhammad Altaf
Published: September 2020

Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. and C. campestris Yuncker are widely used as medicinal plants in different areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Keeping in view of their local uses, antibacterial, antioxidant and phytochemical investigations were carried out in the stem extracts. The antibacterial activities were carried out by Disc diffusion method against Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia) bacteria. Ampicillin was used as positive control. It was found that ethanol extract of both the plants were most active as compared to other extracts and S. aureus (Gram positive) was most sensitive bacterium compared to other tested Gram-negative bacteria. The antioxidant potential of the crude extracts of these plants was examined on the source of their scavenging activity of the stable 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrrazyl hydrazyl (DPPH) free radical and found to possess good antioxidant. Preliminary phytochemical screening has shown the presence of several phytochemicals.
Phytosociological features of frigana vegetation of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Authors: Jabbarov MT , Ibragimov AS , Nabieva FH , Atamov VV , Erkul S Karaman
Published: September 2020

The phytosociological and floristic properties of mountain xerophyte plant associations (Frigana) spread on the territory of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan were investigated. These unions are dominated by barbed and grassy plants. On the other hand Acantholimon spp., Astragalus spp. and Onobrychis cornuta are common in the area and dominant in the mountainous regions of Nakhchivan. The major parts of Shahbuz, Julfa and Ordubad are dominanted by vegetation. In the floristic composition of the frigana units the shrubs are dominant and the characteristic species are: Pyrus oxyprion, Astragalus microcephalus, Astragalus aureus, Juniperus polycarpos, Rhamnus pallasii, Atraphaxis spinosa, Acantholimon bracteatum, Rhus coriaria, Acer ibericum, Lonicera iberica, Prangos ferulacea, Thymus kotschyanus etc. The frigana units dominate the region's vegetation. The mountainous xerophyte vegetation encompasses strongly torn by relief, rocky slopes, and talus of the territory of the mountains. The continentalization of the climate after the glacial era, as well as the advent of anthropogenic activity, appears to be effective in expanding the range of vegetation. Although skeleton is the only plant bitumen in the rocky slopes, it is important to protect the dive lining of the slopes along the slopes and to prevent the wash away and spoilage residues.
Ammatillinen toimijuus työelämän muutosvirrassa
Authors: Vähäsantanen Katja
Published: September 2020

Työorganisaatioilta ja työntekijöiltä edellytetään jatkuvaa kehittymistä nykyajan työelämässä. Jatkuvan uudistamisen tuoksinnassa on oleellista pohtia ja tutkia, miten kehittäminen voi tapahtua kestävällä tavalla tukien yksilöiden aktiivista osallistumista, jaksamista ja identiteettityötä. Hallinnolliset määräykset ja ohjeistukset saattavat olla tehokkaita luomaan muutoksia työelämässä, mutta samalla uudistusten inhimilliset kärsimykset saattavat nousta liian suuriksi. – Katja Vähäsantasen väitöskirja Vocational teachers’ professional agency in the stream of change (Jyväskylän yliopisto 2013).
The Development of Self-Help Book as A Media in Career Planning for Undergraduate Student in Indonesia
Authors: Hadi Dzinnun
Published: September 2020

This research aims to develop a self-help book to inform the students about the steps in career planning. This research uses The Research and Development method developed by Borg and Gall. The research was classified as a small scale R & D research because the research was carried out using only a few steps. The steps are research and collect information, planning, development of the initial product format, initial product validation, and product revisions. In the validation step the product is assessed by three expert validators, the media expert validator, the material expert validator, and also assessed by the user's validator, the students in SMAN 1 Tulungagung. This research produces a self-help book entitled “Kamu Mau Jadi Apa?”. The contents of the self-help book in career planning are Know Yourself: Who You Are; Find Out the Talent; Recognize the Interest; My Dream Goals; My Future, Specify the Goals, Recognize the Personal Values; Continue Studying to the College Successfully; Join the Work World Successfully. The percentage of book feasibility results from each validator is, the media expert validator is 92,5% (very feasible), the material expert validator is 70,83% (feasible), and the user validator or the students is 86,41 (very feasible). The conclusion of this research is this book is categorized as very feasible with an average percentage of 82%. It is hoped that this self-help book about career planning can be applied effectively, and also hopefully this research can be applied in other schools
Determination of Blood Group by Image Processing Using Digital Images
Authors: ATICI Hilal , KOÇER Hasan Erdinç , KADER Saadet
Published: September 2020

Blood grouping is the first and most important requirement for most basic medical procedures. The expert in the conventional art used to detect blood type monitors the color and shape change in the blood by mixing anti-serum substance into the blood sample and determines the blood group and Rh factor. This is done by the expert throughout the day and is open to errors due to tiredness and oversight. In this study, it was aimed to determine blood group automatically by using image processing techniques. For this purpose, a series of image processing techniques have been applied on digital images of real patient blood. After the blood samples were divided into three parts, firstly RGB-Gray level-Black/White conversion was performed. Subsequently, morphological procedures were performed, and the blood region was segmented and border lines were marked. In the last stage, the white pixel density, the number of objects in the region, and the number of edge pixels were determined and blood group and Rh factor were determined.
The study of the modern ecological state of shelterbelts using GIS and remote sensing data
Authors: Narozhnyaya Anastasiya , Chendev Yurii
Published: September 2020

Digitization of maps of land-use (scale 1 : 10 000) 1955–1956, 1980–1981s years of surveying, visual interpretation of satellite images of the modern period of high resolution (2017), as well as extrapolation of these data, allowed us to establish that on the territory of the Belgorod oblast the length of shelterbelts from the 1950s to 2017 increased 2 times — from 14 600 km to 29 600 km. At the same time, in comparison with the 1950s, in the 1980s, the length of anti-erosion shelterbelts increased more than 3 times and the length of protective shelterbelts decreased by 9 %. On average, on the territory of the Belgorod region, about 0.96 km per 1000 km of shelterbelts before 1955, annually retires from circulation. The rate of loss of shelterbelts in the period 1950–1980s — 0.23 km/year×1000 km. About 0.13 km/year×1000 km of shelterbelts loses the integrity of the stand and shelterbelts become fragmented. The reasons for the reduction of shelterbelts is their aging, lack of systematic care, destruction with an increase in the area of settlements. Visual interpretation of space images allowed identifying the disturbed sites of shelterbelts in which the rarefaction (fragmentation) of forest stand is marked. 693 800 ha of arable land of the region belongs to slopes over 2°. On them in the 1950–1980s the 10 300 km of protective shelterbelts were created, out of which about 50 % deviate from the horizontal direction by more than 30°, which leads to soil erosion and the formation of scours, and then — gullies. Only 8.7 % of the contour shelterbelts on arable land from the total length of protective shelterbelts were determined. According to additional calculations, for 35 % of protective shelterbelts located relative to the horizontal lines correctly, the potential amount of soil flushing exceeds the permissible values by an average of 41 %, i.e. it is necessary to create additional shelterbelts higher up the slope on arable land. The inverse relationship between the length of disturbed and abandoned shelterbelts and the values of the hydrothermal coefficient (НTC) (r = -0.44) is revealed: in more arid climatic conditions of the Belgorod oblast the viability of shelterbelts decreases. On southern slopes above 4° reduction of length of shelterbelts at change of НTC occurs faster, than on slopes of other aspect.
PENERAPAN METODE SAVI (SOMATIS, AUDITORI, VISUAL, INTELEKTUAL) PADA MATA PELAJARAN AKIDAH AKHLAK UNTUK PENINGKATAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA KELAS XI IPA MADRASAH ALIYAH ASSULAIMANIYAH MOJOAGUNG JOMBANG
Authors: Mushin Ali muhsin
Published: September 2020

Quality learning processes involve many things, one of which is the method or model applied by the teacher. If a teacher conveys varied and stimulating learning, students will be more interested in listening to the material presented. Conversely, if the teacher only teaches with conventional methods, namely lectures, students will be bored and not interested in listening to the material being taught. In this case the role of the learning method is very important to increase students' learning motivation, especially in the XI IPA class students.Assulaimaniyah whose application of learning is still a conventional method. They need varied learning not monotonous in order to support maximum learning outcomes, as well as the Application of SAVI Learning Methods to Increase Learning Motivation Sisawa Class XI Science MA.Assulaimaniyah Mojoagung Jombang. Based on this background, this study aims to conduct and determine the application of SAVI learning methods to improve student learning motivation when applied in the XI IPA MA class. Assulaimaniyah. Type of qualitative research with methods of collecting data on observation, interviews, documentation and library data. Data Analysis Techniques Data collection as well as data reduction, data presentation, verification and conclusions. The results showed that when the application of the SAVI method was applied, students who were previously lacking in enthusiasm in receiving learning were more enthusiastic and active in participating in these varied learning methods, so students could learn more optimally in learning. Supporting factors, positive support and encouragement from homeroom teacher and researcher motivation. Inhibiting factors Factors of oneself, such as lack of enthusiasm and enthusiasm that arise from themselves