bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Recall, Precision, and F-Measure for Evaluating Information Retrieval System in Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS)
Authors: Sadeli Annisa Fajriyati , Lawanda Ike Iswary
Published: February 2024

The Legal Division of PT. ABC has implemented EDMS using the Integrated Legal Document Management Application, Centralized Legal Administration System (CLAS), to make the management of documents more accessible. The urgency is the system's accuracy in retrieving data or document input. The study employed a quantitative method with an experimental approach. Data collection techniques were observation, application search tests, documentation, and literature. Data analysis regarding the recall, precision, and F-measure calculation formulas will be compared with the standard information retrieval system effectiveness. The calculation results show that the average recall value for the search equals 1 or 100%. For the precision value that uses quotation marks, it is equal to 0.9713, while for searching without quotation marks, it is equal to 0.3920. From these results, the precision value is lower than the recall value. The precision value of 0.9713 is in the range of 0.68–1.00, which is placed as high precision, meaning that information retrieval is effective. The F-measure value is 0.98, close to 1, so the tracing system is sound. CLAS is quite effective in retrieving information according to user needs.
Learning Indonesian Struggle History in Bukittinggi Through the Tridaya Eka Dharma Museum Collections
Authors: Hasfera Dian , Rahmi Lailatur , Husna Zalmi Fadhila Nurul , M. Fadli  , Safitri Riski
Published: February 2024

The Tridaya Eka Dharma Museum commonly known as the Struggle Museum saves many weapons from the soldiers of the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PDRI) and the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI). Besides that, the museum also displays weapons captured from the war in East Timor. The Tridaya Eka Dharma Museum located in Bukitinggi City. Bukittinggi was chosen as the location for the museum because this city was once the capital of Sumatra province and the capital of the Republic of Indonesia during the PDRI era. Therefore, Bukittinggi has a rich history in Indonesia's struggle for independence, and this museum plays an important role in preserving and commemorating that history. This research was carried out considering that the function of museums for knowledge requires action so that they are not neglected and abandoned by the next generation. Referring to the condition of the younger generation called as Gen Z generation who are more dependent on sources of information via gadgets and the internet, this research needs to be carried out, name to provide an overview of the condition that museums belong to all generations, lest the museum ecosystem itself stops in one generation. This is creating a huge gap between one generation to the next generation. It is hoped that this research will be able to contribute to and maximize the function of museums which act as institutions that protect, develop, utilize collections, and communicate them to the public. The purpose of this research is to find out the collection of objects in the Tridaya Eka Dharma Museum and explain the use of the Tridaya Eka Dharma Museum in learning the History of Indonesian Independence. The research method that will be used as a source of historical learning is the descriptive method.
Development Analysis of Institutional Repository Website In the West Nusa Tenggara: Webometrics Study
Authors: Ridwan
Published: February 2024

The global proliferation of institutional repositories has garnered significant attention, particularly from research-intensive institutions. This trend is crucial for effectively storing, disseminating, and providing access to copious research and scientific output, benefiting both the academic community and society. In Indonesia's research history, repositories have been extensively explored, with a focus on comprehensive research across the country's repositories. This study specifically analyzes institutional repositories in eight West Nusa Tenggara universities. Its objective is a quantitative depiction of higher education institutional repositories in West Nusa Tenggara, utilizing webometrics indicators. This descriptive quantitative research employs a webometrics study with data collected through observation and documentation. The analysis relies on webometrics indicators: Size (S), Visibility (V), Rich File (R), Scholar (Sc), and Weighting. The study showed that Mataram University's institutional repository secured the top webometrics ranking, excelling in Size (S), Visibility (V), and Scholar (Sc). Muhammadiyah University of Mataram follows, securing second place, while Mataram State Islamic University (UIN) claims third. Gunung Rinjani University's institutional repository in East Lombok ranks last among the eight repositories analyzed.
The Role of Effluent Analysis and Culture in Diagnosis and Monitoring of Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis
Authors: Indrasari Nuri Dyah , Ali Najib
Published: February 2024

Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) is one of the available renal replacement therapy options for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). One of the most common complications of PD is peritonitis. A 13-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital due to cloudy effluent and abdominal pain four days before admission. He was diagnosed with ESRD in 2015 and has undergone Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) since 2017. The physical examination findings were as follows: the temperature was 36.6 C, the conjunctiva was anemic, the abdomen was tender, and both of the lower extremities were edematous. Peritoneal dialysis effluent analysis showed yellow and turbid effluent with a leukocyte count of 13.346 cells/µL and polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells predominance (69.3%), effluent and serum urea of 221 and 243 mg/dL, effluent and serum creatinine of 16.7 and 18.26 mg/dL, respectively. Effluent Gram stain showed increased leukocytes without bacteria, while effluent culture showed the growth of Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. According to the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis 2022 guidelines, all criteria for infective peritonitis in this patient were met: clinical features (turbid effluent and abdominal pain), increased cell count (>100 cells/µL) with PMN >50%, and positive effluent culture. The patient was administered intravenous Ampicillin-Sulbactam based on the effluent culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Serial effluent analyses suggested a return-to-normal trend in leukocyte and PMN counts. After 18 days of hospitalization, the patient was allowed to discharge based on clinical and laboratory improvements.
HbA1c As Diabetes Mellitus Biomarker and Its Methods Evolution
Authors: Kurniawan Liong Boy
Published: February 2024

This literature aims to review various aspects of HbA1c as a Diabetes Mellitus (DM) biomarker and various HbA1c examination methods and their respective advantages and limitations. Diabetes mellitus is a condition characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and can lead to microvascular and macrovascular complications in the future. HbA1c has been used extensively over the last few decades to monitor glycemic control and assess microvascular and macrovascular risk. It has also been used as one of the diagnostic criteria for DM. HbA1c is hemoglobin A, which is glycated at the N terminal of its valine beta-globin chain and provides an overview of glycemic control over the past three months. HbA1c is often reported using % or mmol/mol units and can be adjusted to assess the average blood glucose level over the past three months. Various methods developed for HbA1c examination include immunoassay, boronate affinity, enzymatic, capillary electrophoresis, and Ion-Exchange High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (IE-HPLC), and each has its advantages and limitations. In addition to their advantages in detecting HbA1c, the capillary electrophoresis and IE-HPLC methods can also detect other types of hemoglobin and the presence of hemoglobin variants.
Testi narrativi in italiano, in polacco e nell’italiano dei polacchi a confronto: osservazioni tipologico-contrastive su alcuni fenomeni testuali
Authors: Durkiewicz Maciej
Published: February 2024

L’articolo offre la sintesi di uno studio relativo a una comparazione di un campione di testi italiani, ovvero prodotti da informatori di madrelingua italiana con: 1) da un lato un campione parallelo di produzioni scritte dei parlanti nativi del polacco; 2) dall’altro lato un campione di testi paralleli prodotti in italiano da un gruppo di apprendenti dell’italiano come LS madrelingua polacchi. L’analisi si concentra sulla presenza di sequenze principali e secondarie individuate secondo il modello Quaestio, nonché sull’utilizzo di anafore fedeli e infedeli.
Environmental Education of Tourists for Sustainable Tourism Development
Authors: Šimková Eva , Kořínková Barbora , Obršálová Kristýna
Published: February 2024

In line with the concept of sustainable development, the paper deals with the issue of environmental education and training to increase the awareness of tourism participants of their own responsibility for the practical implementation of sustainable tourism. The aim is to map the behavior of tourism participants and to propose some sustainable behavior principles in the form of a miniguide. The motto of the miniguide is not to simply see travel as just fun, or passive source of information, but as an incentive to learn about nature, culture and customs of local people, to promote and deepen language and other skills, including active protection of the environment. The miniguide might also be an incentive to sustainable tourism development. An important aspect of putting the principles of sustainability into practice is to publish and disseminate these principles so that they become freely available to the general public. That may be through information materials, educational signs, social networks, etc. Spreading awareness of the need to protect nature and the countryside will help to make people aware of their own responsibility for our common future.
Online Three-Dimensional Bin Packing: A DRL Algorithm with the Buffer Zone
Authors: Zhang Jiawei , Shuai Tianping
Published: February 2024

The online 3D bin packing problem(3D-BPP) is widely used in the logistics industry and is of great practical significance for promoting the intelligent transformation of the industry. The heuristic algorithm relies too much on manual experience to formulate more perfect packing rules. In recent years, many scholars solve 3D-BPP via deep reinforcement learning(DRL) algorithms. However, they ignore many skills used in manual packing, one of the most important skill is workers put the item aside if the item is packed improperly. Inspired by this skill, we propose a DRL algorithm with a buffer zone. Firstly, we define the wasted space and the buffer zone. And then, we integrate them into the DRL algorithm framework. Importantly, we compare the bin utilization with di erent thresholds of wasted space and di erent buffer zone sizes. Experimental results show that our algorithm outperforms existing heuristic algorithms and DRL algorithms.
Writing the History of French Translation in the 21st Century. Towards a New Paradigm?
Authors: Eiben Ileana Neli
Published: February 2024

To write the history of translation in the digital age, we must devise and use new analytical tools. Starting from this premise, this study proposes to examine the ways in which recent technologies influence (the quality of) research in the history of translation as well as to discuss scientific work that seeks to “modernize” the history of translation in accordance with contemporary trends. By adopting a descriptive approach, I will review several traditional materials and instruments of analysis that can be identified in the specialized literature, and then I will move on to modern ones. A corpus of academic texts about the history of French translation serves my purposes well, given the existence of a large body of translation studies of “French expression” produced since the latter half of the 2oth century by numerous Francophone researchers. Main preliminary findings show that we can witness a paradigm shift and that research in the history of translation must change and adapt itself to the current developments that have impacted every field of work.
Literary translation in the era of digital humanities and the questioning of the primacy of the source text: for a memography of Molière's translations
Authors: Tushar Iyengar Chandniée C.
Published: February 2024

The article focuses on the role of Digital Humanities in the creation of a new cyberinfrastructure that relies on the concept of Translation Memory (TM) to create advanced tools in Computer Assisted Translation (CAT). In this new cyberinfrastructure, the source text is broken down into segments and cannot exist in isolation at the same time as older translations act as new source material. The article explores the possibility of establishing a transmedial cartography of the transfer of meaning in literary translations using the notion of a “memographie” prevalent in Digital Humanities. Modelled on hybrid databases, facilitating the creation of tropes in literary language not only from the source text but also from past translations, memographies can facilitate the enhancement of the creative power of the translator in future literary translations. The article uses short extracts from Anglo-American translations of Molière in its case studies, starting from The Playhouse to be Let by Sir William D'Avenant, staged in 1663, up to more recent translations by Richard Wilbur. This is done to illustrate the functioning of the source text and target text coupling in a memorographic plexus that could serve as a new starting point in literary information retrieval systems.
Efficient Road Traffic Video Congestion Classification Based on the Multi-Head Self-Attention Vision Transformer Model
Authors: Khalladi Sofiane Abdelkrim , Ouessai Asmâa , Benamara Nadir Kamel , Keche Mokhtar
Published: February 2024

Due to rapid population growth, traffic congestion has become one of the major issues in urban areas. The utilization of technology may help to address this issue. This paper proposes a new Multi-head Self-attention Vision Transformer (MSViT) based macroscopic approach, for road traffic congestion classification. To evaluate this approach, we use the UCSD (University of California San Diego) dataset that includes different weather conditions (clear, overcast and rainy) and different traffic scenarios (light, medium and heavy). The classification accuracy reached a high level of 99.76% with this dataset and 99.37% when night-mode frames are added to it. The proposed MSViT based method outperforms the state-of-the-art macroscopic and microscopic methods that have been evaluated using the same UCSD dataset, which makes it an efficient solution for traffic congestion prediction.
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Flow Characteristics and Heat Transfer Variabilities in Multiple Turbine Blade Cooling Channels
Authors: Elmenshawy Adham Ahmed Awad Elsayed , Alomar Iyad , Arshad Ali , Medvedevs Aleksandrs
Published: February 2024

In the realm of gas turbine engine technology, turbine blades are persistently subjected to extreme thermal conditions due to prolonged exposure to high-temperature gases. Given this operating environment, devising effective cooling strategies is paramount for ensuring the turbine’s safety and longevity. Despite the critical nature of this issue, existing literature scarcely addresses cooling channels that incorporate factors like variable cross-sectional attributes and rotational effects. In this study, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and numerical methodologies were employed to analyze the flow mechanism and performance of three distinct cooling channels characterized by variable cross-sectional features. The results indicate a marginal thermal performance improvement of up to 3% for U-shaped cooling channels, specifically at a Reynolds number of 20,000, in comparison to Net cooling channels. Conversely, jet impingement channels outperform U-shaped channels by an impressive margin of over 11%. Additionally, at a Reynolds number of 60,000, jet impingement cooling channels manifest a significant upsurge of nearly 25% in the ratio between average Nusselt number, and the reference Nusselt number when compared with U-shaped and Net cooling channels.
Academic writing apprehension in higher education: A systematic review
Authors: Nurkamto Joko , Prihandoko Lastika Ary , Putro Nur Hidayanto Pancoro Setyo , Purwati Oikurema
Published: February 2024

Considering the crucial skill required in formal education, specifically in higher education, academic writing is a part of every academic writer’s life. However, some writers often feel that they have insufficient knowledge of source use and academic writing. Responding to this issue, this systematic review aims to untangle factors encountered by the writers while having academic writing and the solution to cope with the problems. A literature search supported by Publish or Perish application explored academic articles published in Scopus and Web of Science databases from 2014 to 2022. Employing the PRISMA method, 19 academic articles in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method designs were selected to explore the issue. Exploring the selected articles, this systematic review resulted in the following findings: (1) the factors influencing students’ writing apprehension include unfamiliarity with academic tone and style, beliefs about writing, cognitive and behavioral anxiety, and insufficient support for writing; and (2) to cope with this writing apprehension, students may seek help from others, improve their writing strategies, and effectively manage writing feedback. Furthermore, faculty members should provide more appropriate teaching techniques and opportunities for students to share ideas with their peers to reduce writing anxiety and apprehension. The implications for pedagogical practices and future research directions are further discussed.
The naming of halal food and beverages: A multimodal semiology study
Authors: Isnaniah Siti , Agustina Tiya , Rochman Muhammad Arief , Kusmanto Hari
Published: February 2024

The culinary business has been flourishing in every city in Indonesia, including Surakarta, Malang, and Tangerang. Consequently, determining the names of products becomes crucial to pique the interest of the public in these offerings. This research is aimed to review the naming of food and beverages using a semiology approach. The research uses a descriptive explanative method. The data in this research are the names of food and beverages. The sources of the data are documents related to names of culinary businesses (food and beverages) in restaurants in Surakarta, Malang, and Tangerang. The data collection was conducted through documentation, observation, and data recording in data format. The data analysis uses referential equivalent, strengthened with semiology theory from Roland Barthes, namely searching for signs, denotative meaning, connotative meaning, and myth. The research indicates that, in general, the names of food and beverages sold in restaurants often contain unconventional elements, including references to ghosts, animals, and other negative connotations prohibited in the Decree of The Head of Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal (BPJPH or the Halal Product Assurance Agency) Number 57 Year 2021. This suggests that the naming of food and beverages in Surakarta, Malang, and Tangerang does not align with the provisions outlined in Decree Number 57 Year 2021, preventing the business owners from obtaining halal certification. The research recommends that the naming of halal food and beverage products adhere to the guidelines set by this decree.
Social literacy practices of Afghan and Somali refugees in a transitional setting
Authors: Othman Juliana , Wei Lim Jia
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this paper is to explore the social literacy practices of Afghan and Somali refugees in a transitional context. Although refugees have been the subject of previous research in various domains, our understanding of their literacy practices in urban areas, particularly in Malaysia, is still limited. The lack of literacy research in this setting exposes a gap in the current literature aimed at better understanding refugee literacy practices in a transitional situation. Thus, this study examines urban refugee literacy experiences via the lens of literacy as a social practice. It was exploratory in nature and used a qualitative methodology. Face-to-face interviews with four refugees were conducted at two community centres to collect primary data. In addition, field notes based on community centre visits provided by the participants were used as a secondary data source in the study to understand the literacy experiences of the participants better. The findings indicated that participants enacted literacy practices in their transitional setting for three primary purposes: to increase their funds of knowledge, to enact personal agency, and for community building. These results challenge the stereotype that refugees are powerless and highlight avenues or ways in which refugee communities can be supported in a transitional context.
Indonesian EFL students’ anxiety factors and solutions for listening comprehension: Multiple case study
Authors: Astrid Annisa , Khodijah Nyayu , Zuhdiyah Zuhdiyah , Yuliyanti Ai Yeni
Published: February 2024

Students’ anxiousness affects the EFL listening process. Listening anxiety is also an aspect that may impact a foreign language student’s success or failure in listening comprehension. Therefore, this study aimed to ascertain the factors that lead to students’ listening anxiety and the strategies lecturers use to alleviate it. Multiple qualitative case study was the method used in the study. Twenty-one undergraduate students enrolled in a listening class and three lecturers, from three universities in Palembang, Indonesia, participated in this study. Data collection methods included interviews and observation. The results of thematic analysis of qualitative data revealed four factors contributed to students’ anxiety when listening: 1) lack of listening skills; 2) lack of attention; 3) mood; and 4) classroom environment. Meanwhile, the lecturers were committed to implementing strategies that alleviate students’ listening anxiety. These strategies included: 1) preparing students for listening activities, 2) exposing them to a variety of authentic listening materials, and 3) improving the learning environment. The research findings imply that the lecturers who taught listening class have observed that each student experienced anxiety while listening due to specific factors. As a result, they have begun to devise suitable teaching strategies to foster a more enjoyable learning experience in listening classes, thereby enhancing student comfort and engagement.
SUSTAINABLE WATER USE FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION - SELECTED LEGAL ASPECTS

Authors: Lipińska Izabela , Cazorla González María José
Published: February 2024

La cuestión de la escasez de agua en la agricultura es compleja y require de un enfoque holístico debido al papel que desempeña el agua en la producción agrícola de cada país europeo, aunque en este trabajo sólo se analizan las diferentes condiciones geográficas y climáticas de España y Polonia. Ambos Estados se enfrentan al problema de la sequía y del uso no siempre adecuado del agua en el marco de la actual PAC. Es por ello, que en objetivo de este trabajo es análizar los instrumentos legales para mejorar el estado cuantitativo y cualitativo, tanto a nivel regional como a nivel local, del uso y la gestión del agua en la agricultura de ambos países.
Análisis crítico de los aspectos prácticos y polémicos de las pruebas en los beneficios de seguridad social por incapacidad en Brasil

Authors: Monteiro Pessoa Rodrigo , Aparecido Cardoso Jair , Tomaz de Oliveira Rafael
Published: February 2024

Uno de los mayores problemas procesales en la defensa del derecho fundamental a la seguridad social en Brasil es el de la producción de pruebas en las demandas por beneficios por incapacidad. Las pericias que deberían cumplir los estándares exigidos en el CPC/2015 y en las resoluciones del CFM, en realidad vienen cargadas de subjetividad y distanciamiento de lo determinado en tales documentos. El trabajo se propone a analizar el orden positivado para la prueba técnica y científica, su importancia en la defensa del derecho fundamental a la seguridad social y lo que se observa en la práctica judicial.
Análisis de la sentencia del Tjue Kamberaj contra el Istituto per L’edilizia Sociale de Bolzano: una perspectiva desde las resistencias a la tutela multinivel de los derechos humanos

Authors: Palomares Herrera Manuel
Published: February 2024

La presente obra corresponde a un estudio de los orígenes de la figura de protección multinivel, su recepción e inclusión en los sistemas de protección de derechos humanos, especialmente en el europeo y el americano; así como una mirada a la efectividad y beneficios que ha reportado su aplicación.

En contraposición, se trata también de un análisis de las problemáticas y retos que han surgido con la misma, los cuales han sido advertidos desde casos originarios, como en el asunto denominado Servet Kamberaj contra el Instituto para la Vivienda Social de la Provincia Autónoma de Bolzano; en el cual se ubicó al juzgador en una posición de dicotomía frente a la interrogante de ¿Cuál derecho de conformidad con su nivel espacial de protección, se debe aplicar en cada caso concreto?

Lo anterior, con miras a resaltar la importancia de una figura, la cual ha tenido su principal desarrollo en el modelo europeo y cada vez más impacto y acogida en el escenario americano.
قياس وتحليل أثر مؤشرات الاقتصاد الدائري في التنمية الاقتصادية المستدامة
Authors: حمد خضر جاسم , حاجي البرواري أنمار أمين
Published: February 2024

يسهم الاقتصاد الدائري بصورة مباشرة وفعالة في تعزيز التنمية الاقتصادية في العديد من الدول وبطريقة تدعم أبعاد التنمية المستدامة من خلال التصدي للتحديات المتعلقة بالتحكم الرشيد في استخدام الموارد والطاقة، ان تعزيز التكنولوجيات الحديثة والابتكار على نحو مستدام وخلق فرص للعمل وهذا يؤدي الى تحسين مستوى المعيشة وتحقيق قيم مضافة جديدة من خلال اطالة حياة المنتوجات, هدف البحث الى معرفة اثر مؤشرات الاقتصاد الدائري على التنمية الاقتصادية لعينة من دول الاتحاد الأوربي وماهي السبل التي اتخذتها تلك الدول للحصول على قيم مضافة في الناتج المحلي الإجمالي، وتوصل البحث الى وجود علاقة طردية ذات معنوية إحصائية في مؤشرات الاقتصاد الدائري على التنمية الاقتصادية المستدامة متمثلة بالناتج المحلي الإجمالي، وقد أوصى البحث بدعم المشاريع الصغيرة والمؤسسات التي لها القدرة على مواكبة التحولات التي تطرأ على العمليات الإنتاجية من خلال تطوير التصميم الذكي والمستدام للمنتجات وتبني تكنولوجيات صناعية حديثة ذات جودة انتاج عالية وإقامة البنى التحتية اللائقة وتحفيز التصنيع في نموذجه الحلقي، مما يساعد على التحول نحو التنمية المستدامة.
أثر بعض المتغيرات الإنتاجية على إنتاج محصول الحنطة في العراق للمدة (2004-2019)
Authors: عبدالله حاتم نجم , خليل محمود حميد
Published: February 2024

يُعَد محصول الحنطة من المحاصيل الرئيسة إذ تحتل الحنطة المرتبة الاولى من حيث المساحة المزروعة والأهمية الغذائية في كل دول العالم ومنها العراق، وتعد زيادة انتاج محصول الحنطة هدفا لكل اقتصاد رشيد متخلف أو متقدم على السواء، ان دراسة انتاج الحنطة التي تعاني من تدني وتذبذب مستمرين وتشخيص اسباب تدنيها وتذبذبها وصولاً الى ايجاد أفضل السبل لزيادة الانتاج  وتحسينه يعد من الامور المهمة التي تستحق الدراسة، إذ يشهد العراق عجزاً في انتاج محصول الحنطة ومن هذا المنطلق جاءت مشكلة البحث، ولقد اعتمد الدراسة على فرضية مفادها اثر بعض المتغيرات الانتاجية على انتاج محصول الحنطة في العراق تكون لها اثار إيجابية على زيادة الإنتاج وتحسين نوعية وكذلك أثار سلبية تؤدي الى انخفاض إنتاجه في حال عدم استخدامها بأسلوب علمي، وهدفت الدراسة الى معرفة بعض المتغيرات الانتاجية وتحديد العوامل المؤثرة على انتاج محصول الحنطة في العراق للمدة (2019-2004) والعمل على وضع عدد من الحلول الممكنة لمعالجة المشاكل التي تواجه انتاج هذا المحصول المهم للنهوض بواقع إنتاجه كماً ونوعاً.
Financial Crimes: The concepts, Transformations and Effects
Authors: Al-Sayigh Nameer Ameer
Published: February 2024

This research addresses the financial crime methodology from concepts, emerging, content and implications that it leaves in the economy and financial system, as financial markets are their primary source, and the financial system with its structures, processes and financial instruments is an absorbent pump for these crimes, and it is made more difficult and a great challenge to face them is the increase of their types and associations and that the technical factor has contributed significantly to their spread, specifically after the year (2005).The research also focused on a range of proposed treatments drawn from the experiences of states, systems and markets that can reduce their effects and not prevent them from occurring completely by tracking the financial crime cycle, The research has reached a set of conclusions, perhaps the most important of which is,  Increasing the cost of action to combat this kind of crimes, such as commitment costs, recruitment and training of human resources, and that they (Financial Crimes) are not stopped by political or geographic boundaries, but extend through the reach and spread of financial transactions as the research also found a series of proposals, the most important of which was the need to establish channels for financial, international and regional cooperation more effectively than before, so as to contribute to the provision of reliable, timely and credible information on activities and events that are classified as financial crimes.
Does Education Affect Income Distribution in Developing Countries?
Authors: M. Al-Wazzan Ruba Rafea , Almula-Dhanoon Mufeed D. Y.
Published: February 2024

The research aims to measure the impact of the level of education on income distribution in developing countries. Panel data for 2003-2017 were collected for a 24 developing countries, using ARDL model. The estimated model took into account the impact of population growth, unemployment rate, and per capita GDP, in addition to the average years of schooling as explanatory variables for income shares held by, the highest 20%, the middle 40%, and lowest 40% within three models. It was found that education is an important determinant of income distribution in developing countries in the long run, as it contributes to reducing the share of the rich class, and increases the share of the middle and poor classes. As for the short-run, it has not been proven that there is a specific effect of education on income distribution.
دور الذكاء التسويقي في تبني سلوكيات التسويق الريادي دراسة استطلاعية لأَصحاب القرار في عينة من المصارف الأَهلية في إقليم كوردستان
Authors: آل مراد نجلة يونس , اوسو خيري علي , حسن قادر رائد محمد
Published: February 2024

هدف البحث للتعرف على الذكاء التسويقي ودوره في تبني سلوكيات التسويق الريادي لعدد من المصارف الاهلية في إقليم كوردستان العراق، منطلقا من مخطط فرضي يأخذ بنظر الاعتبار اتجاه العلاقة بين المتغيرين، وتم اتباع المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وصممت استبانة لجمع البيانات، وتم توزيع (85) استبانة، وتم استرداد (70) منها بمعدل الاستجابة الكلية (82.4%)، واستخدمت بعض الأساليب الإحصائية لتحليل النتائج واختبار الفرضيات تمثلت اهم الاستنتاجات، باهتمام المصارف بالذكاء التسويقي وسلوكيات التسويق الريادي، وأوصت الدراسة بضرورة زيادة الاهتمام بالمتغير المستقل لكونه يسهم في تحقيق المتغير المعتمد.
تأثير استراتيجية الصيرفة الشاملة في تحسين الأداء المالي باستخدام مؤشري الربحية والسيولة دراسة تطبيقية في مصرفي الرافدين والرشيد فرع البصرة
Authors: والي علي قدوري , عكار زينب شلال
Published: February 2024

تهدف الدراسة إلى الكشف إلى قياس دور استراتيجية الصيرفة الشاملة في تحسين الأداء المالي في مصرفي الرافدين والرشيد فرع البصرة، من خلال دراسة تحليلية لآراء عينة عشوائية من موظفي المصارف المذكورة آنفًا، للوقوف على تصورات الموظفين في تطبيق استراتيجية الصيرفة الشاملة في هذه المصارف، ومقدرتهم على توفير متطلبات تطبيقها وعلاقة ذلك في تحسين الأداء المالي. ومن أجل تحقيق هذه الأهداف فقد تمت صياغة نموذج فرضي يُعبر عن العلاقات المنطقية بين متغيرات الدراسة إذ عُدت استراتيجية الصيرفة الشاملة متغيرًا مستقلًا يؤثر في الأداء المالي بوصفه متغيرًا مُعتمدًا، وبغية الكشف عن طبيعة العلاقات المتمثلة في أنموذج الدراسة فقد اتجهت الدراسة الحالية إلى استنباط فرضية رئيسة، وبالاعتماد على المنهج الوصفي التحليلي فقد جرى ترتيب استمارة استبانة لجمع البيانات، وتم استهدف مجتمع الدراسة بشكل فعلي من خلال عينة من موظفي مصرفي الرافدين والرشيد فرع البصرة، وبأسلوب العينة العشوائية البسيطة تم توزيع (350) استمارة استبانة وكان عدد الاستبانات المُسترجعة (312) استمارة، اما الصالحة للتحليل الإحصائي فقد كانت (270) استمارة استبانة بمعدل استجابة 77)%) وقد تم الاعتماد على البرنامج الاحصائي ((SPSS v.23 لغرض تحليل البيانات.
          وقد خرجت الدراسة بنتائج حول وجود علاقة تأثر معنوية بين استراتيجية الصيرفة الشاملة والأداء المالي، لأنها تمتلك استراتيجية وأنشطة مصرفية تؤثر إيجابيًا في عمل المصارف وترفع مستوى أدائها بالطريقة التي تمكنها من تحقيق أرباح أعلى ومخاطر أقل.
تشخيص أبعاد الإبداع الإداري في مديرية تربية نينوى
Authors: محمد زكي الحيالي عبير سالم
Published: February 2024

هدف البحث الحالي للتعرف على واقع الإبداع الإداري في المديرية العامة للتربية في محافظة نينوى وذلك من خلال قياس درجة توافر أبعاده في الميدان المبحوث، وبغية تحقيق الهدف أعلاه تم صياغة الفرضية والتي أخضعت للاختبار للتأكد من صحتها، وتألفت عينة البحث من ((45 مورد بشري حيث تم توزيع (50) استبانة واسترجاع (45) صالحة للتحليل واستخدم البرنامج الاحصائي (SPSS.v.25) فضلاً عن مجموعة من الأدوات الإحصائية منها التوزيعات التكرارية والنسب المئوية والأوساط الحسابية والانحرافات المعيارية والوسط الفرضي لعرض وتحليل النتائج، وتوصل البحث الى عدد من الاستنتاجات أهمها توافر أبعاد الإبداع الإداري في الميدان المبحوث، وقُدمت مجموعة توصيات منها العمل على توفير مناخ إبداعي مناسب من خلال تخصيص شعبة تكون مسؤولة عن دعم وتشجيع الموارد البشرية عن طريق الأخذ بأفكارهم ومقترحاتهم ودراسة امكانية تطبيقها على أرض الواقع.
العلاقة بين القيادة الحكيمة والتعلم الجماعي الافتراضي/دراسة وصفية
Authors: فتحي عزيز عبدالله , عبدالمحسن عامر عبدالرزاق
Published: February 2024

هدف البحث التعرف على تأثير تبني القيادة الحكيمة في تعزيز عمليات تعلم الفرق الافتراضية ولتحقيقه، تم استطلاع الادبيات المعاصرة التي تدعم العلاقة بين متغيرات الدراسة في سياق قدرات القائد الحكيم الستة وعمليات تعلم الفريق الخمسة. تم جمع الدراسات والبحوث من مستوعبي سكوبس وكلارفيت باستخدام استعلام بسيط على متغيرات الدراسة. أظهرت الادبيات المبحوثة ان هناك تزايد مستمر لاهتمام المنظمات المعاصرة بسلوكيات قادتها تجاه المرؤوسين العاملين مع مقاربات قيادية أكثر شفافية وإيجابية لدعم ظروف العمل الالكتروني العالمي خصوصاً في سياق جائحة (COVID-19) وما بعدها. ويوصي البحث بضرورة اعتماد قدرات القيادة الحكيمة بوصفها معايير لاختيار قادة الفرق في مؤسساتنا. وكذلك، ضرورة صياغة برامج تدريب عمل حول القيادة الحكيمة وقدراتها والسلوكيات ذات الصلة بتفعيلها في تلك المؤسسات لدعم اعمال الفرق الافتراضية.
خصائص مخرجات نظام المعلومات الإِداريَّة ودورها في إِدارة سلسلة التجهيز دراسةٌ استطلاعيَّةٌ في معمل سمنت بادوش/التوسيع
Authors: اليوزبكي بسام عبدالرحمن , سالم محمد ثامر
Published: February 2024

يسعى البحث الحالي الى تحديد دور خصائص مخرجات نظام المعلومات الإدارية في إدارة سلسلة التجهيز في معمل سمنت بادوش/التوسيع، وقد تم صياغة مشكلة البحث بعدد من التساؤلات أبرزها: ما طبيعة علاقة الارتباط والاثر بين خصائص مخرجات نظام المعلومات الإدارية وإدارة سلسلة التجهيز في المعمل قيد الدراسة؟ ويهدف البحث إلى تقديم اطار نظري وعملي يعمل على الربط بين متغيرات البحث (خصائص مخرجات نظام المعلومات الإدارية، إدارة سلسلة التجهيز)، يمكن للمعمل المبحوث التعرف على مستوى توجهاته لتطبيق متغيرات البحث، وثم القيام بعد ذلك بتحليل الواقع الميداني للوصول إلى النتائج المتعلقة لهذا التوجه من خلال منهج وصفي وتحليلي، وقد تم اختيار معمل سمنت بادوش/التوسيع مجتمع بحثي لتوافر عدد من متغيرات البحث فيها، فيما تم اختيار عينة عشوائية من الموظفين والعاملين عينة بحثية، وبموجب ذلك اعتمد البحث على استمارة الاستبانة كأداة رئيسية للحصول على المعلومات، فضلا عن الاستعانة بعدد من الأساليب الاحصائية لاختبار الفرضيات من خلال البرنامج الاحصائي IBM SPSS Statistics 20)) وقد توصل هذا البحث إلى عدد من الاستنتاجات ابرزها هو وجود علاقة معنوية بين متغيري البحث بالإضافة إلى وجود تأثير معنوي لخصائص مخرجات نظام المعلومات إدارة سلسلة التجهيز. وقدم البحث عدد من المقترحات أهمها ضرورة الاهتمام بخصائص مخرجات نظام المعلومات الإِداريَّة بشكل عام وإِدارة سلسلة التجهيز بشكل خاص، بما يتلاءم مع الأَنظمة والقوانين والتعليمات لغرض الرقي بعمل المعمل المبحوث، والعمل على جدولة عملية التوزيع بما يتلاءم مع متطلبات السوق وتوفير الكمية الكافية والنوعية الجيدة من المنتج.
أثر السياسة النقدية في تعزيز النمو الصناعي في سنغافورة للمدة (1985-2020)
Authors: خلف عبدالله زيدان
Published: February 2024

يتطلب التطور الاقتصادي في سنغافورة الية حكومية فعالة في كافة السياسات الاقتصادية ومنها النقدية واتخاذ اجراءات تتناسب مع اقتصاد سنغافورة من اجل تعزيز النمو الصناعي. وتحاول هذه الدراسة توضيح العلاقة بين المتغيرات النقدية والمتمثلة بعرض النقد الواسع وسعر الصرف وسعر الفائدة الحقيقي كمتغيرات مستقلة والنمو الصناعي كمتغير تابع، واعتمد البحث على فرضية مفادها: ان السياسة النقدية تؤثر تأثيرا ايجابيا في النمو الصناعي، واشارت النتائج الى أن الدالة اللوغاريتمية الكاملة هي الافضل من بين النماذج الاخرى، وكان هدف الدراسة هو قياس وتحليل تأثير المتغيرات النقدية في النمو الصناعي في سنغافورة خلال للفترة (1985-2020) باستخدام البرنامج الاحصائي Eviwes10))، لتحليل تلك المتغيرات، ومن خلال نتائج التكامل المشترك وباستخدام اختبار ARDAL، توصل البحث الى ان هناك علاقة توازنيه طويلة الاجل بين متغيرات السياسة النقدية وبين النمو الصناعي، وهذا يعني ان المتغيرات النقدية تؤثر في النمو الصناعي في المدى الطويل وان هناك استجابة قصيرة الاجل لتلك المتغيرات في النمو، وان هناك تأثير معنوي لكل من سعر الصرف وسعر الفائدة الحقيقي في النمو الصناعي، وتأثير غير معنوي لمتغير عرض النقد الواسع في النمو، وقد طرح البحث مجموعة من التوصيات كان اهمها: من الممكن اتخاذ مجموعة من الاجراءات من قبل السلطة النقدية في متغيرات السياسة النقدية والموائمة بينها ومن ثم دمج تالك الاجراءات في المدى القصير والطويل من اجل تعزيز النمو الصناعي، واتباع استراتيجيات التنمية الصناعية النشطة كتشجيع الاستثمار الاجنبي وتحقيق التوظيف الكامل وخفض الضرائب والقضاء على الفساد المالي.
انعكاسات تبني معيار المحاسبة الدولي (IAS16) على النظام المحاسبي الموحد دراسة تطبيقية على معاونية السمنت الشمالية
Authors: محمد جميل سنان زهير , خليل الصفار نور عبدالسلام
Published: February 2024

تشـكل الأصـول غيـر المتداولـة جـزء كبيـر مـن رأس المـال الثـابت فـي الوحـدات الاقتصـاديـة الإنتاجـيـة وتـحـتـل هـذه الأصـول الجـزء الاكـبـر مـن قـائمـة مـركزهـا المـالـي، لـذلك فـإن الوحـدات الاقتصـادية المطـبقة لمعـايير المحاسـبة والإبـلاغ المـالي الدوليـة International Financial Reporting Standards: IFRSs, IASs تعيد تقييم أصولها غير المتداولة بشكل عام للحصول على قيم واضحة وحقيقية لقوائمها المالية، وقد هدف البحث الى بيان اهمية معيار IAS16 واهمية تطبيقه، كذلك هدف البحث بشكل اساس الى بيان تأثير تطبيق هذا المعيار على النظام المحاسبي الموحد، وكان للبحث اهمية من خلال الجانب النظري وهو الدعوة الى تعديل النظام المحاسبي الموحد بما يتوافق مع معايير (IFRSs, IASs)، بالإضافة الى الجانب العملي والذي تمثل بأعداد جدول اعادة تقييم للأصول غير المتداولة في معاونية السمنت الشمالية وفقاً لمعيار IAS16 وإظهار أثر عملية اعادة التقييم على الحسابات الختامية التي تعد وفق النظام المحاسبي الموحد بالإضافة الى اعداد القوائم المالية التي لا يقوم النظام المحاسبي بأعدادها، وتوصل الباحثان الى ان حساب فروقات اعادة التقييم ليس له وجود ضمن دليل النظام المحاسبي ويمكن معالجة ذلك من خلال استحداث حسابات جديدة بالاستناد الى المرونة التي تركها النظام ضمن دليله المحاسبي واستحداث قوائم مالية اخرى كان النظام لا يقوم بأعدادها.
Geothermal and wind energy: Sustainable solutions for Pakistan’s energy economics
Authors: Naqash Muhammad Tayyab , Farooq Qazi Umar
Published: February 2024

The need for green energy sources like wind farms and geothermal energy has increased along with the world’s energy requirements. These developments offer reliable and clean energy with significant economic advantages, particularly for trade deficit countries like Pakistan. Geothermal and wind energy development reduces dependency on imports of fossil fuels, generates employment, and helps mitigate climate change. Pakistan struggles to meet its energy needs and economic targets like many other developing countries. Therefore, National research priorities should integrate geothermal and wind energy storage and discover relevant resources. This article summarizes how geothermal and wind energy technologies might support economic development objectives and promote sustainable energy production. The technological and financial possibilities, challenges, and opportunities, as well as the present and future of these technologies, are considered in the case study. In Pakistan, laws and policies are being established to promote renewable energy development. For example, the Alternative Energy Development Board is the public authority that encourages and enables the growth of renewable energy. This study proposes regulations to stimulate the use of renewable energy sources, promote private investment, and foster a favorable atmosphere for their growth.
Incidence of Different Characters of Neuropathic Pain in Cancer Patients Coming to Tertiary Care Centre in North India Over A Period of 1 Year – An Observational Study
Authors: Singh Shipra , Dhiraaj Sanjay , Shamshery Chetna , Singh Shalini , Singh Anjali , Kumar Rajput Abhishek , Mishra Prabhaker
Published: February 2024

Objectives:

Pain is classified as nociceptive, neuropathic, or nociplastic. Neuropathic pain presents as variable phenotypes (characters) based on specific aetiology and pathophysiology. This study aimed to find out among cancer patients the incidence of different phenotypes of neuropathic pain and form specific phenotypic clusters based on the underlying neurophysiology and association of sensory profile with various organ systems – A prospective observational study.

Materials and methods:

The Institutional Ethical Committee clearance (IEC code: 2020-49-MD-EXP-15) https://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/showallp.php?mid1=44886&EncHid=88651.15716&userName=CTRI/2020/09/027964 approval was obtained. After written and informed consent, patients of age group 18–80 years, registering in the pain and palliative outpatient department or radiotherapy department with complaints of pain and not taking any anti-neuropathic pain medications, were enrolled. They were assessed using Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs (LANSS) pain score, and a score of >12 was eligible for assessment of neuropathic pain phenotypes.

Results:

Out of 210 cancer patients complaining of pain, a neuropathic component with LANSS >12 was found in 73 (34.76%). The most predominant phenotypes, allodynia> tingling> pricking = burning, were found in 72.60%, 56.16%, and 43.84% of patients, respectively. Phenotypes were clustered into Nodes 1 and 2 based on clinically significant separation of phenotypes. Node 1 had neuropathic pain of spontaneous origin found predominantly in gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and genitourinary tract (GUT) cancers. Node 2 had stimulus-evoked negative and positive characters which occurred in head and neck, thoracic, and spinal metastatic cancers.

Conclusion:

Careful patient assessment reveals the incidence of neuropathic pain in 34.76%; allodynia and tingling astable the most prominent phenotypes. Broadly, sensory characters were clustered into spontaneous and stimulus-evoked sensations with GIT and GUT cancers presenting with Node 1 symptoms.
Advancing Evidence-based Palliative Care Research: Navigating Challenges and Proposing Solutions
Authors: Hoda Wasimul , Pandey Khushboo
Published: February 2024

Amid the increasing demand for palliative care, driven by demographic shifts and medical progress, evidence-based practices face obstacles due to limited research. Complex patient conditions and ethical considerations challenge traditional methodologies, while the absence of comprehensive clinical trials hinders innovative interventions. Empowering practitioners with research skills and establishing a palliative care research network are efforts aimed at bridging these gaps. It is important to emphasise that these initiatives collectively aspire to enhance evidence-based practices, ensuring quality care for individuals facing severe illnesses.
A Study of Blood Viscosity and Inflammatory Biomarkers’ Levels in Bilateral Primary Varicose Veins/Reticular Veins as Predictive Markers
Authors: Urvendra Dahiya Mukul , Singh Sanjay , Singh Saurabh , Kumar Singh Santosh , Kumar Varsha
Published: February 2024

Objectives

Cross-sectional data was collected for a period of 1 year to assess the biomarkers of inflammation, and blood viscosity as predictive markers in patients with primary bilateral varicose veins or reticular veins that might progress to varicose veins.

Material and Methods

A sample of 40 participants, 20 controls and 20 patients aged 18–65 years falling under the reticular veins and symptomatic varicose veins (C1, 2s), primary etiology (Ep), superficial veins (As), reflux pathology (Pr) categories of Clinical, etiologic, anatomic, Pathophysiologic (CEAP) classification with the exception of telangiectatic veins, were included in the study. Blood viscosity was measured using a Capillary Viscometer. Evaluated inflammatory markers were tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA), Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), and fibrinogen. Analysis was done using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software and Chi-square, Fisher’s, Bonferroni, and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) tests were applied.

Results

There was a statistically insignificant relationship between occupation and different study groups. Standing hours and serum fibrinogen levels had a significant difference in different study groups. Serum tPA, Serum PAI-1, and blood viscosity had an insignificant difference between different study groups. It was revealed that the pairwise group comparisons of study group C2 vs. control group C0, study group C1 vs. control group C0 and study group C2 vs. study group C1, and study group C2 vs. control group C0 each were significantly different pairwise.

Conclusion

Blood viscosity, tPA and PAI-1 cannot be used as predictive markers in patients with bilateral (B/L) primary varicose veins/reticular veins. Serum fibrinogen levels can be used as predictive markers for the development of B/L primary varicose veins and in our particular study with a predictive range of 189.4–327.9 mg/dL but not for B/L reticular veins. Prolonged standing, irrespective of the occupation of the patient, is associated with the development of B/L reticular veins and B/L varicose veins.
The start-up of a neurosurgical service in an East Indonesian archipelagic province: The first 2-year experience of North Maluku Database in Neurosurgery (NOMADEN)
Authors: Nugroho Aryandhito Widhi
Published: February 2024

Background:

Despite encouraging developments after its initial founding in Indonesia more than seven decades ago, inequity in access and availability of neurosurgical services throughout the country continues to pose a challenge. We aimed to elaborate on the start-up of a previously inactive neurosurgical service in North Maluku, an archipelagic province in East Indonesia, and describe cases managed within the first two years of service.

Methods:

In the North Maluku Database in the Neurosurgery register, demographic and clinical information of neurosurgical patients admitted to Chasan Boesoirie General Hospital, Ternate, from January 2021 to December 2022, were analyzed. Surgically managed patients were rendered visually according to their decades of life and districts of events.

Results:

There were 998 new patients (mean age ± standard deviation [SD]: 34.7 ± 19.6 years, 60.3% male) managed and 216 neurosurgical procedures (mean age ± SD: 33 ± 20.4 years, 67.1% male) performed. The majority of patients operated were within the 1st decade of life (18.5%), presented to the emergency room (56.5%), covered by national health insurance (69.4%), from outside Ternate (62.5%), diagnosed with neurotrauma (40.7%), and discharged alive (80.1%). Ternate was the only district where all seven types of neurological diseases were encountered. No surgeries were performed for patients from Taliabu, the farthest district from Ternate.

Conclusion:

A large portion of neurosurgical patients in North Maluku were those young and at productive age who were transported from outside Ternate with acute neurological disease (particularly neurotrauma). Distance and geographical circumstances may have a profound effect on access to neurosurgical services.