bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
KORESPONDENSI BISNIS DALAM PERDAGANGAN INTERNASIONAL: BAGAIMANA PERANNYA TERHADAP KINERJA FREIGHT FORWARDER?
Authors: Febrianto Dedi , Fatmasari Fajria
Published: November 2022

Korespondensi bisnis berupa e-mail memiliki peranan yang penting bagi freight forwarder untuk menunjang tugasnya sebagai perantara antara eskportir dan importir. Penguasaan gaya, format, dan bagian-bagian penting dalam e-mail merupakan pekerjaan yang tidak mudah, terlebih lagi jika dituliskan dengan bahasa Inggris sehingga menjadi tantangan tersendiri bagi freight forwarder. Penelitian ini mencoba menginvestigasi kendala dan tantangan yang dihadapi oleh perusahaan freight forwarding di Indonesia dalam melakukan korespondensi bisnis berbahasa Inggris, serta menganalisis sejauh mana peran korespondensi bisnis terhadap kinerja freight forwarder. Penelitian ini melibatkan lima perusahaan freight forwarding yang berlokasi di DKI Jakarta. Data dikumpulkan melalui studi kepustakaan dan wawancara kepada staf yang menangani korespondensi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa gaya komunikasi e-mail yang dibuat oleh perusahaan freight forwarding cenderung bersifat tidak resmi dengan banyaknya penggunaan singkatan dan bentuk e-mail yang ringkas. Selain itu, terdapat beberapa kendala dalam melakukan korespondensi, yaitu minimnya pengetahuan tentang komponen penyusun e-mail, kurangnya kemampuan bahasa Inggris, minimnya pengetahuan tentang gaya penulisan e-mail, dan kesalahan interpretasi. Kendala-kendala yang dihadapi dalam korespondensi tersebut membawa dampak pada aktivitas ekspor impor berupa keterlambatan proses transaksi, adanya keluhan pelanggan hingga kerugian finansial. Karyawan yang mengurusi surat-menyurat hendaknya diberikan pelatihan korespondensi bisnis yang intensif agar dapat memahami susunan, gaya penulisan, dan pola korespondensi bisnis yang lazim digunakan di dunia bisnis internasional secara terperinci. Di samping itu, peningkatan kemampuan bahasa Inggris bagi karyawan khususnya yang menjalankan kegiatan korespondensi bisnis, perlu untuk dilakukan dengan memberikan pelatihan bahasa Inggris khususnya terkait penulisan dan tata bahasa.
Model Pengembangan Manajemen Mutu Lembaga Pendidikan Islam Perspektif Kriteria Malcolm Baldrige di Perguruan Tinggi Islam
Authors: Fauzi Ihwan , Esha Muhammad In'am
Published: November 2022

Peningkatan mutu pendidikan nasional diatur oleh pemerintah melalui suatu program penjaminan mutu yang memiliki target dan kerangka waktu yang jelas. Setiap organisasi pendidikan wajib melakukan penjaminan mutu pendidikan. Pelaksanaan penjaminan mutu dilakukan dengan menetapkan standar yang dipakai sebagai sistem manajemen kinerja, salah satunya dengan kriteria Malcolm Baldrige. Mutu suatu lembaga pendidikan perlu ditingkatkan secara berkelanjutan (continuous improvement) untuk meningkatkan daya saing. Eksistensi suatu lembaga pendidikan Islam di masa mendatang tidak hanya tergantung pada pemerintah nasional  melainkan pada penilaian sistem yang berstandar internasional. Tulisan  ini menggunakan kriteria Malcolm Baldrige sebagai upaya perbaikan mutu berkelanjutan.  Organisasi didorong untuk mengembangkan pendekatan yang kreatif dan fleksibel selaras dengan kebutuhan organisasinya. Kriteria Malcolm Baldrige terdiri dari tujuh kriteria yaitu (1) kepemimpinan; (2) perencanaan strategis; (3) fokus pasar dan pelanggan; (4) pengukuran, analisis dan manajemen pengetahuan; (5) fokus sumber daya manusia (SDM); (6) manajemen proses; dan (7) hasil-hasil.
Analisis Persepsi Mahasiswa Terhadap Implementasi Kurikulum Merdeka Belajar Kampus Mredeka (MBKM)
Authors: Komarudin Muhammad , Aziz Imam Abdul
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persepsi mahasiswa program studi ekonomi syariah terhadap implementasi kurikulum merdeka belajar kampus merdeka (MBKM). Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah analisis desktiptif dengan metode survey. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui perspektif mahasiswa terhadap delapan program MBKM yang mencankup program pertukaran pelajar, magang, projek independen, kewirausahaan, membangun desa, riset, proyek kemanusiaan dan asistensi mengajar. Penelitian ini akan mencari tahu program apa yang menurut mahasiswa paling dibutuhkan dan bermanfaat baik saat masih menjadi mahasiswa maupun setelah kelulusan. Hasil penelitian ini  menunjukan bahwa mahasiswa program studi ekonomi syariah Universitas Terbuka dari berbagai UPBJJ diseluruh Indonesia memiliki paradigma yang positif terhadap implementasi kurikulum MBKM dan minat yang tinggi dalam mengikuti program MBKM yang telah tersedia pada program studi ekonomi syariah Universitas Terbuka, akan tetapi penyebarluasan infomasi bagi mahasiswa belum cukup merata sehingga hal ini menjadi kendala umum yang harus dihadapi untuk meningkatkan jumlah peserta kegiatan MBKM di prodi.  Adapun program MBKM yang paling diminati adalah magang/ praktik kerja, keiatan berwirausaha dan pertukaran pelajar.
PEMBENTUKAN USAHA HOME INDUSTRI MELALUI INOVASI PRODUK BERBASIS KENCUR DI KELURAHAN KAHURIPAN KOTA TASIKMALAYA
Authors: Handayani Nuri , Ikaditya Lingga , Yulia Nunung
Published: November 2022

Kelurahan Kahuripan merupakan wilayah yang satu Kecamatan dengan Poltekkes Kemenkes Tasikmalaya. dipilih karena merupakan salah satu kelurahan yang banyak mendapatkan bantuan PKH (Program Keluarga Harapan). Banyaknya jumlah penerima PKH ini menjadi salah satu indikator belum adanya kemandirian ekonomi keluarga yang dapat menanggulangi kemiskinan dan peningkatan kualitas sumber daya manusia. Tujuan dari pengabmas ini yaitu mewujudkan wirausaha baru, , kemampuan pemasaran produk, mensosialisasikan kiat untuk mencarikan modal usaha bagi kader. Metode yang digunakan yaitu pelatihan, workshop dan pendaftaran IUMK. Hasil. Setelah diproduksi dilakukan analisis peluang pasar, dan yang memungkinkan untuk diproduksi dan dipasarkan yaitu minuman beras kencur. Peserta terdapat peningkatan nilai posttest dengan rata-rata 18.75% . Produk akan didistribusikan langsung ke apotek yang berada diwilayah kota Tasikmalaya dan sekitarnya. Izin usaha diusulkan atas nama ketua kader kelurahan Kahuripan yaitu Ibu Elih Suryati dengan 9120007890197. Simpulan Tercapainya target luaran yang telah direncanakan diantaranya terbangunnya jiwa enterpreuneur, peserta mengetahui strategi marketing yang baik, terpilihnya minuman beras kencur sebagai produk yang akan dipasarkan, peserta sudah mendapatkan pelatihan kemanan produk. Peserta sudah mendapatkan sertifikat izin usaha. Saran untuk produk yang akan dipasarkan yaitu perlu dilakukan pengurusan perizinan PIRT ke Dinas Kesehatan.
PERAN TRANSFORMASI KEMASAN PADA PRODUK BUBUK JAHE MERAH (BOTOL KE STANDING POUCH)
Authors: Vina Syofiyatul Ulfa  , Mohammad Ilham Fardiansyah  , Muhammad Arif Firdaus  , Dessy Agustina Sari
Published: November 2022

Kemasan merupakan wajah dari sebuah produk jual. Hal ini menjadi salah satu poin utama yang dilihat oleh konsumen. Pengaruh kemasan terhadap produk UMKM adalah kemampuan penekanan biaya produksi. Bentuk kemasan botol yang telah dimiliki sebelumnya mendapatkan transformasi menjadi jenis standing pouch dengan mempertimbangkan faktor – faktor produksi. Kehadiran varian kemasan mampu memberikan peningkatan penjualan produk. Perubahan kemasan dari botol ke standing pouch memiliki keunggulan lebih jika ditinjau di aspek intensifikasi dan ekstensifikasi baik dari segi perluasan peralatan produksi, kemasan, dan penjualan produk jahe merah. Tinjauan keunggulan tersebut merujuk dari sejumlah faktor produksi dan sebagai penutup efisiensi dari nilai marginal produksi dengan cara mengaplikasikan fungsi Cobb-Dauglas.
PENINGKATAN AKSESIBILITAS NELAYAN PALABUHAN RATU PADA LEMBAGA KEUANGAN SYARIAH
Authors: Munawar Wildan , Tuti Kurnia  , Imam Abdul Aziz  , Maya Apriyana  , Romi Apriliansyah  , Aldi Wijaya
Published: November 2022

Permodalan menjadi salah satu permasalahan yang masih terjadi bagi nelayan dalam pemenuhan fasilitas dan peralatan dalam melaut. Hal ini dikarenakan sulitnya mengakses permodalan pada Lembaga keuangan, termasuk Lembaga keuangan Syariah. Kegiatan pengabdian ini ditujukan untuk memberikan pengetahuan dan pemahaman nelayan terhadap aksesibilitas permodalan pada Lembaga keuangan Syariah. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini menggunakan pendekatan The Training Cycle. Tahap yang dilakukan adalah identifikasi kebutuhan pelatihan, menetapkan tujuan pelatihan dan perencanaan, pelaksanaan pelatihan diakhir dengan evaluasi. Hasil kegiatan pengabdian ini menunjukkan bahwa para nelayan sangat antusiasme dan berminat dalam mengajukan pembiayaan permodalan ke Lembaga keuangan Syariah. Peserta pelatihan aksesibilitas permodalan pada Lembaga keuangan Syariah mengalami peningkatan pemahaman mengenai konsep dasar aksesibilitas permodalan, bentuk-bentuk akses modal, dan tahapan pengajuan permodalan ke Lembaga keuangan Syariah.
WORKSHOP BUDAYA KOMUNIKASI DIGITAL DALAM MENCEGAH TERJADINYA CYBERBULLYING
Authors: Turistiati Ade Tuti , Nan Kinasih Eyora Jasmine , Narmadi Hanugrah Banyu , Muhroji Alfian Sa’idan
Published: November 2022

Fenomena cyberbullying pada remaja semakin meningkat. Cyberbullying tidak hanya terjadi pada remaja di kota-kota besar tetapi juga di daerah seperti Purwokerto. Untuk mengantisipasi atau meminimalisir terjadinya cyberbullying di daerah, tim dosen dan mahasiswa Prodi Ilmu Komunikasi mengadakan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat melalui Amikom Mitra Masyarakat (AMM) di SMK Tujuh Lima 1 Purwokerto. Metode pelaksanaan pengabdian dimulai dari survey pendahuluan dengan melakukan observasi tentang fenomena cyberbullying, merumuskan masalah serta tujuan pengabdian dalam bentuk workshop, menyusun materi workshop, melaksanakan workshop, melakukan evaluasi, menyusun laporan, dan menyusun luaran. Workshop ini dilaksanakan dengan menyampaikan materi secara interaktif dan lebih banyak melibatkan para peserta yang merupakan perwakilan dari tiap kelas. Para partisipan diharapkan menjadi role model dan dapat mendampingi para siswa yang tidak mengikuti workshop. Tim pelaksana mengajak peserta workshop untuk sharing pengalaman dan pengetahuan, melakukan role play dengan menggunakan media sosial, dan merumuskan solusi untuk mencegah terjadinya cyberbullying atau perundungan. Hasil pengabdian masyarakat ini menunjukkan meningkatnya pemahaman para peserta terhadap budaya dan etika komunikasi digital dalam mencegah terjadinya cyberbullying. Pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini diharapkan menjadi titik tolak untuk menciptakan lingkungan sekolah yang bebas cyberbullying dan pada gilirannya para siswa merasa lebih nyaman dan aman mengikuti kegiatan belajar.

Kata kunci: Budaya komunikasi, cyberbullying, digital, etika komunikasi, workshop
Teacher Turnover in Early Childhood Education: Longitudinal Evidence From the Universe of Publicly Funded Programs in Louisiana
Authors: Bellows Laura , Bassok Daphna , Markowitz Anna J.
Published: November 2022

This study uses longitudinal data to follow a cohort ( N = 4,465) of all early childhood education teachers working in publicly funded, center-based settings in Louisiana over a 3-year period. We present the proportion of teachers still at their sites across six time points between 2016 and 2019, providing the first statewide, longitudinal estimates of within-year and multiyear retention. We find that less than 40% teachers in the fall of 2016 are still at their site by the fall of 2019. Turnover is particularly high among childcare teachers (compared to teachers at Head Start or school-based pre-kindergarten), teachers of toddlers, and teachers new to their sites. Policy implications are discussed.
Adiponectin. rs266729 Polymorphism and Nicotine Dependence Interaction: Genetic Investigations on the Anxiety Susceptibility
Authors: Zhao Xudong , Wu Fenzan , Shen Guanghui , Wang Wei , Yang Shizhuo , Hu Yueling , Wu Yuyu , Xu Kewei , Zhao Lili , Shen Xinhua , Liu Yanlong , Wang Fan , Chen Li
Published: November 2022

Background and Aims: Nicotine dependence (ND)-induced anxiety might be modulated by genetic polymorphisms. The gene-by-environment interaction can be fitted into the diathesis-stress and differential susceptibility models. Nevertheless, knowledge of the interaction between adiponectin (ADPN) polymorphisms and ND on the incident mental disorder is currently scarce. This study aims to understand the role of ADPN rs266729 on anxiety in patients with ND while elucidating the psychology model and the various reactions across genotypes. Methods: We included 315 Chinese males with confirmed ND, measured using the Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence (FTND). Anxiety was assessed using the Self-rating Anxiety Scale. Genomic DNA was extracted and genotyped from peripheral blood. Hierarchical regression models were used to test the interactions. Results: There was a significant interaction between ADPN rs266729 and ND (β = –0.19, p < 0.05). The CC homozygote was more likely to be affected by ND-induced anxiety (β = 0.14, t = 4.43, p < 0.01). Re-parameterized regression models revealed that the interaction between ADPN rs266729 and ND could fit the strong differential susceptibility model (R2 = 0.05, p < 0.001). Conclusions: ADPN rs266729 was correlated with susceptibility to anxiety symptoms among male adults with ND and could fit the differential susceptibility model. The CC homozygote of rs266729 was a plasticity factor that increased anxiety symptoms in individuals with ND.
NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTION OF PERSONALITY’S EXPERIENCE
Authors:   H.S. Kostyuk Institute of Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Chepeleva Natalia , Rudnytska Svitlana ,   H.S. Kostyuk Institute of Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
Published: November 2022

Narrative construction of personality’s experience is interpreted as a semantic integration of single eventive blocks of individual's life into a coherent wholeness by means of speech practices in process of personality’s meaning creation. Within the framework of psychological and hermeneutic approach, personality’s experience is considered as a semantic system constructed from running events (personality’s experience) by selecting events that are significant for a personality at the current moment and by arranging them into certain narrative structures. The leading mechanism of this process is interpretation, which considers the generation of new meanings through the use of process of dialogic interaction between internal and external contexts of a personality. At the same time, cultural patterns, which reflect the main sociocultural interpretive schemes, play a significant role in the process of narrative construction of experience. Construction of personality’s experience, understanding reality and oneself in it is one of the most important conditions for personality’s development, since the semantic structures of a personality reflect and objectify in a narrative. These very structures ensure the orientation of a personality in the sphere of one’s existence in a socio-cultural environment, that is, they act as mechanisms of semantic regulation of human’s activities. The main kinds of narrative construction of experience are therefore quasi-narrative, narrative and meta-narrative, and its main types are situational, eventive and semantic. The leading psychological mechanisms are quasi-interpretation, interpretation and dialogue.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS A RESOURCE OF EFFICIENCY OF ARMED FORCES
Authors:   Military Institute of Telecommunication and Information Technologies, Khraban Tatiana
Published: November 2022

The adoption of more efficient strategies to manage emotions is critical in combat situations for the effective accomplishment of armed forces’ missions. The purpose of the article is to conduct a systematic review of recent researches and publications that focus on the problems concerning the embedding emotional intelligence into the context of military service, and to identify the potential benefits of using emotional intelligence to enhance the efficiency of military task performance. Materials and methods. General scientific research methods, namely analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, generalization, etc. were applied for the purpose of thorough and objective consideration, as well as generalization of the results of previously conducted researches. The material for this systematic review of scientific researches were the articles, which aimed to study the relationship between emotional intelligence and some factors that determine the effectiveness of military tasks. Results. The main characteristic of recent studies of emotional intelligence in the military perspective is their practical application, that is, the focus on the application of research results in practical activities. We have identified especially actively developing and important research areas studying the benefits of harnessing the potential of emotional intelligence in relation to 1) military leadership, including creation a shared vision, relationship building, and fostering effective teamwork; 2) human resource management policies and practices aimed at maximizing the full potential of military personnel, both within and outside the military sphere; 3) effectiveness of combat and day-to-day military tasks that are implemented owing to group cohesion, psychological well-being, and organizational commitment. But there are insufficient developed approaches to the problem of engaging the potential of emotional intelligence into military education. Conclusions. In the future, employment of the concept of emotional intelligence into a military context can serve as the basis for 1) development of an effective military personnel policies and practices; 2) maintaining and strengthening of the armed forces’ human potential due to the development of new ways to prevent the termination of contracts and dismissal of servicemen, as well as to improve their performance; 3) conflict management among military leaders and team members; 4) overcoming the challenges that military personnel face during reintegration into civilian life.
PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF WAR
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kurapov Anton , Balashevych Oleksandra ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Dubynskyi Oleksii ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Tsurikova Hanna ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Published: November 2022

The study presents the psychological factors of subjective assessment of the impact of war. The impact of socio-demographic factors, i.e., age, gender, family status, and current location of the respondent on the subjective assessment of the impact of the war, was also investigated. The following questionnaires were used to study personal traits: the Freiburg Personality Inventory, The Ways of Coping Questionnaire, and the Tolerance-intolerance of Ambiguity New Questionnaire. There is a relationship between personal traits and a subjective assessment of the impact of war. Respondents who communicate or communicated only in Russian were more affected by the war, while those who communicated in Russian and Ukrainian were less affected. Unmarried respondents were less affected by the war, and married ones the most. In general, the study showed that people with different psychological and socio-demographic characteristics have significant differences in their subjective assessment of the impact of war.
Influencia de la Orientación Educativa para la decisión y elección de carrera universitaria en estudiantes de un Colegio de Bachilleres en el Estado de Guerrero: Estudio de Caso
Authors: Cisca Nava Roberto , Cruz Gama Esteban de Jesús
Published: November 2022

La Orientación Educativa en Bachillerato es una materia de apoyo al estudiante en la definición de un proyecto de vida y futuro, pero en México se tienen problemas para lograr la efectividad de su propósito. Se realizó una investigación de corte cualitativo para analizar la influencia de la Orientación Educativa en la decisión de continuar estudiando y en la elección de carrera de los estudiantes de un plantel del Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Guerrero. Los resultados de este estudio de caso demuestran que la Orientación Educativa es bien valorada por los estudiantes, pero de poca influencia sobre sus decisiones de carrera ya que no les ayuda en el conocimiento de los factores internos implicados en la elección
Effects of Misinformation on Election Beliefs: Disentangling Motivated Reasoning from Selective Exposure
Authors: Dahlke Ross , Hancock Jeffrey
Published: November 2022

The proliferation of misinformation, especially during critical periods such as election seasons, challenges democratic processes worldwide. Combining a two-wave panel study with web-browsing behavior (N = 21M) of 1,194 American adults around the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, we find that those exposed to at least one misinformation website are 17.3% more likely to believe that the election was fraudulent in a post-election survey. However, one challenge in assessing the effects of misinformation is disentangling the behavior of individuals selectively exposing themselves to misinformation congenial to an existing belief versus prior political identities heterogeneously leading to differing effects on beliefs. To disentangle selective exposure from motivated reasoning, we apply a causal machine learning method that controls for the propensity to be exposed to a misinformation website. Using this approach, we quantify the association between exposure to misinformation websites and false election beliefs. Using this method, we find exposure to misinformation is associated with the likelihood of false election beliefs by 4.2%. This effect, however, is asymmetric and consistent with a motivated reasoning account: for conservatives, whose candidate lost the election, the association is 12.6%, while for liberals, the association is negligible at -0.2%. Further, we identify a dosage effect, where each additional exposure to misinformation websites increases the association between misinformation website exposure and false election beliefs among conservatives by .035% but only .010% for liberals. These findings contribute to our understanding of misinformation's real-world effects, demonstrating a significant impact on election validity beliefs that vary by political orientation and exposure frequency. Our results underscore the importance of addressing misinformation not as a uniform influence but as a factor whose effects are contingent upon individual predispositions and exposure volume.
KERANGKA KERJA KEBIJAKAN MONETER ISLAM
Authors: Indi
Published: November 2022

Kebijakan moneter merupakan upaya mengendalikan atau mengarahkan perekonomian makro ke kondisi yang diinginkan dengan mengatur jumlah uang beredar. Secara prinsip, tujuan kebijakan moneter islam tidak berbeda dengan tujuan kebijakan moneter konvensional yaitu menjaga stabilitas dari mata uang (baik secara internal maupun eksternal) sehingga pertumbuhan ekonomi yang merata yang diharapkan dapat tercapai. Kebijakan moneter ialah peraturan dan ketentuan yang dikeluarkan oleh otoritas moneter untuk mengontrol uang yang beredar, inflasi, dan untuk memelihara stabilitas ekonomi suatu negara.
Transmission of lithic and ceramic technical know-how in the Early Neolithic of central-western Europe: Shedding Light on the Social Mechanisms underlying Cultural Transition
Authors: DENIS Solène , Gomart Louise , Burnez-Lanotte Laurence , Allard Pierre
Published: November 2022

Research on the European Neolithisation agrees that a process of colonisation throughout the sixth millennium BC underlies the spread of agricultural ways of life on the continent. From central to central-western Europe, this colonisation path is characterised by one single cultural entity, the so-called Linear Pottery Culture (LBK). At the transition between the sixth and fifth millennia BC, the LBK breaks apart into a mosaic of “post-LBK” cultural groups through mechanisms that are not entirely understood. To contribute to a better understanding of the social processes underlying this transition, here we conduct an integrated analysis of the lithic and ceramic technical subsystems attributed to the LBK and post-LBK in Middle Belgium, a region with unrivalled material evidence. We use the technical gestures carried out by the early farmers to produce their lithic tool blanks and ceramics as proxies to shed light on (i) the modalities of technical know-how intergenerational transmission, (ii) the possible exogenous influences within the technical system, (iii) the trajectories of the social groups involved in the LBK-Blicquy/Villeneuve-Saint-Germain (BQY/VSG) transition. Our results reveal that several overlapping mechanisms were at work during this cultural transition. While lithic and ceramic general technical trends are clearly transmitted from one period to another attesting to a clear filiation between the LBK and post-LBK, both the lithic and ceramic detailed sequences of technical gestures tend to hybridize after the transition. This reveals close and prolonged interactions between groups of producers from different learning networks, most likely stemming from population mobility during the cultural transition.
Book Review: Being You: A New Science of Consciousness by Anil Seth
Authors: Mindsponge AISDL
Published: November 2022

In Being You, Anil Seth takes us on a comprehensive tour through the science of consciousness, drawing on the most up-to-date data, lessons and theories in the field.This is a compelling book that will leave readers pondering whether new technologies and smart experimental designs will further deepen our understanding of the mind, writes Manh Tung Ho.
Trends in Pediatric Palliative Care Research (TPPCR) 2022; Issue #11: Commentary on Sullivan et al.
Authors: Hopkins Anthony
Published: November 2022

This TPPCR commentary discusses the 2022 paper by Sullivan et al., “A Qualitative Study of Parental Perspectives on Prenatal Counseling at Extreme Prematurity” published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
Beyond the Green New Deal? Dependency, racial capitalism and struggles for a radical ecological transition in Argentina and Latin America
Authors: Féliz Mariano , Melón Daiana Elisa
Published: November 2022

The article is structured as follows. After this brief introduction, we present our analytical framework, providing a succinct discussion on marxian dependency and racial capitalism as key elements of our analysis. Then we engage in a critical dissection of the green developmentalist initiatives to tackle climate change from Argentina. Afterwards, we discuss the strengths and limitations of the Pact, and later on we present some of the main ideas being stressed by radical eco-social collectives and organisations in Argentina. We finish our work with some brief reflections.
Extreme bound analysis based on correlation coefficient for optimal regression model
Authors: Nguyen Loc , Amer Ali A.
Published: November 2022

Regression analysis is an important tool in statistical analysis, in which there is a demand of discovering essential independent variables among many other ones, especially in case that there is a huge number of random variables. Extreme bound analysis is a powerful approach to extract such important variables called robust regressors. In this research, a so-called Regressive Expectation Maximization with RObust regressors (REMRO) algorithm is proposed as an alternative method beside other probabilistic methods for analyzing robust variables. By the different ideology from other probabilistic methods, REMRO searches for robust regressors forming optimal regression model and sorts them according to descending ordering given their fitness values determined by two proposed concepts of local correlation and global correlation. Local correlation represents sufficient explanatories to possible regressive models and global correlation reflects independence level and stand-alone capacity of regressors. Moreover, REMRO can resist incomplete data because it applies Regressive Expectation Maximization (REM) algorithm into filling missing values by estimated values based on ideology of expectation maximization (EM) algorithm. From experimental results, REMRO is more accurate for modeling numeric regressors than traditional probabilistic methods like Sala-I-Martin method but REMRO cannot be applied in case of nonnumeric regression model yet in this research.
TEORI PRODUKSI
Authors: FADHILAH AISYAH
Published: November 2022

Dalam dunia usaha banyak sisi yang harus diperhatikan baik dalam pemasaran, persaingan pasar, penentuan segmentasi pasar dan tak kalah pentingnya adalah dalam hal produksi, karena jika kita berbicara masalah home industri yaitu skala usaha yang tergolong kecil bahkan sampai kita berbicara perusahaan yang terbelsit pertama kali adalah hal produksinya karena hal pertama yang akan dijual atau dipasarkan itu adalah produk yaitu sesuatu yang dihasilkan dariproduksi. Pada dasarnya, masalah ekonomi terdiri atas masalah produksi, konsumsi, dan distribusi. Produksi mencakup upaya menghasilkan atau menambah kegunaan barang, konsumsi mencakup kegiatan menggunakan barang, sedangkan distribusi mencakup upaya penyaluran barang.Produksi merupakan urat nadi dalam kegiatan ekonomi. Tidak akan pernah ada kegiatan konsumsi, distribusi, ataupun perdagangan barang dan jasa tanpa diawali oleh proses produksi. Produksi merupakan proses untuk menghasilakan suatu barang dan jasa, atau proses peningkatan utility (nilai) suatu benda. Dalam istilah ekonomi, produksi merupakan suatu proses siklus kegiatan-kegiatan ekonomi untuk menghasilkan barang atau jasa tertentu dengan memanfaatkan faktor-faktor produksi (amal/kerja, modal, tanah) dalam waktu tertentu.
Towards Integration of Communal Narcissism Within the Structure of the Narcissistic Personality Traits
Authors: Rogoza Marta , Marchlewska Marta , Rogoza Radosław
Published: November 2022

There are three facets of narcissism: agentic, antagonistic, and neurotic. However, not all narcissistic constructs fit into this structural organization. Across two self-report studies (N = 1154) and one social network study (N = 246; N = 5986 total observations), we analyse if communal narcissism could be meaningfully integrated with this three-factor conceptualization of narcissism. We provide evidence that communal narcissism also predicts being liked less and when controlling for communion the relation to agreeableness appears as negative. Also, residualised communal narcissism negatively predicts objective prosociality as well as negatively being liked when controlled for liking others. Relations of the residualised communal narcissism to the facets of narcissism allows to fit this construct within the spectrum of narcissistic personality.
Game Theoretic Models of Clear versus Plain Speech
Authors: Tupper Paul
Published: November 2022

Clear speech is a vocal style used when a speaker wishes to improve comprehension, usually due to the presence of external noise, less-than-optimal listening conditions, or when they are simply instructed to speak clearly. Clear speech has many distinguishing features, including increased duration, pitch, and amplitude, as well as the exaggeration of articulatory movement. We use game theory to model the phenomenon of clear speech, and make predictions of how it changes under different circumstances. We view the behaviours of speakers and hearers when communicating as optimal strategies in communication games. When comprehension becomes more difficult, the optimal strategies of the games shift so that speakers exert more energy to improve the likelihood of accurate communication. We discuss how our models correspond to experimental observations and see what predictions are made for future experiments.
Ovarian hormones in relation to naturally cycling women’s conception risk: Empirical evidence and implications for behavioral endocrinology
Authors: Dinh Tran , Thompson Melissa Emery , Gangestad Steven
Published: November 2022

A substantial body of literature has examined how women’s psychology and behavior vary as a function of conception risk across the ovarian cycle. These effects are widely believed to be outcomes of hormonal regulation, in particular effects of estrogens (E) and progesterone (P). Increasingly, researchers have sought to test predictions about how psychological processes or behavior vary as a function of conception risk by examining associations with estrogen (e.g., estradiol) and progesterone levels. Yet issues regarding how best to assess these associations arise. Should hormone levels be log-transformed? Do hormone ratios best capture their joint effects? How important are hormone interactions? How should outliers be treated? Across two large datasets, we examined hormonal predictors of conception risk, estimated from day of a luteinizing hormone (LH) surge. Log-transformed E and P levels predicted conception risk better than raw E and P levels did. The raw E/P ratio was a relatively poor predictor, whereas the log-transformed ratio (ln[E/P]) was a relatively good predictor. E × P interactions were detected but weak. Outliers were frequent, especially in distributions of raw hormone levels. Hormone measures predicted two psychological outcomes in these datasets—sexual desire and preferences for strength and muscularity—in parallel to how strongly they predicted conception risk. These results give rise to several recommendations regarding treatment of hormone measures and their use in analyses.
A re-attended feature of visual information exists in working memory
Authors: Liu Ruyi , Guo Lijing , Lin Xiaoshu , Astikainen Piia , He Guanghao , Ye Chaoxiong
Published: November 2022

When guided by retro-cues, humans can flexibly focus their attention on a specific representation in visual working memory (VWM) during the maintenance phase. These retro-cues improve the memory of the attended information in a phenomenon called the retro-cue benefit, but with a memory cost of unattended information. The cost has recently been proven reversible for object-based representations, showing that the memory performance of an unattended object is enhanced with refocused attention. However, reversibility of the unattended feature-based representation impairment is unclear. In the present study, we looked for a representation of a re-attended feature in VWM, and we then investigated the quality of its preservation. Across three behavioral experiments, we used paradigms with different levels of probe precision, and we manipulated the number of retro-cues (no-cue vs. single-cue vs. double-cue conditions). In the double-cue condition, two cues were sequentially oriented to different features in a trial, allowing the representation of an unattended feature in the first cue array to become re-attended and then weighted in the probe array. We found that (a) the representation of a re-attended feature existed in VWM and was enhanced by the refocused attention (Experiments 1 and 3); (b) this phenomenon was not affected by our manipulations of stimulus-onset asynchrony between the cue and the probe (Experiment 2); and (c) compared to constantly focused attention, the enhancement of refocused attention on representations of a feature was weakened(Experiment 3). Our findings provide evidence supporting a flexible maintenance process of representations guided by feature-based attention.
Characterization of children's verbal input in a forager-farmer population using long-form audio recordings and diverse input definitions
Authors: Scaff Camila , Casillas Marisa , Stieglitz Jonathan , Cristia Alejandrina
Published: November 2022

There is little systematically collected quantitative empirical data on how much linguistic input children in small-scale societies encounter, with some estimates suggesting low levels of directed speech. We report on an ecologically-valid analysis of speech experienced over the course of a day by young children (N = 24, 6–58 months old, 33% female) in a forager-horticulturalist population of lowland Bolivia. A permissive definition of input (i.e., including overlapping, background, and non-linguistic vocalizations) leads to massive changes in terms of input quantity, including a quadrupling of the estimate for overall input compared to a restrictive definition (only near and clear speech), while who talked to and around a focal child is relatively stable across input definitions. We discuss implications of these results for theoretical and empirical research into language acquisition.
Public Misperceptions of COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Waning: Experimental Evidence from Ireland
Authors: Lunn Peter D , Timmons Shane
Published: November 2022

Objectives The study set out to measure public understanding of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) and how effectiveness wanes with time since vaccination. Because perceived VE is a strong predictor of vaccine uptake, measuring perceptions can inform public health policy and communications. Study DesignOnline randomised experiment.MethodThe study was undertaken in Ireland, which has high vaccination rates. A nationally representative sample (n=2,000) responded to a scenario designed to measure perceptions of COVID-19 VE against mortality. The length of time since vaccination in the scenario was randomly varied across four treatment arms (2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months).ResultsThe public underestimates VE, with substantial variation in perceptions. A majority (57%) gave responses implying perceived VE against mortality of 0-85%, i.e. below scientific estimates. Among this group, mean perceived VE was just 49%. Over a quarter (26%) gave responses implying perceived VE greater than 95%, i.e. above scientific estimates. Comparing the four treatment groups, responses took no account of vaccine waning. Perceived VE was actually higher 9 months after vaccination than 2 weeks after vaccination. ConclusionDespite high vaccination rates, most of the public in Ireland underestimates VE. Furthermore, the general public has not absorbed the concept of vaccine waning in the months following vaccination. Both misperceptions may reduce vaccine uptake, unless public health authorities act to correct them through improved communication.
Emerging from the Lockdown: Insights from Women Informal Workers' Lives in Delhi
Authors: Trust Institute of Social Studies , Chakraborty Shiney
Published: November 2022

By using a mixed-method approach, the study aims to understand the socio-economic impact of the lockdown and the subsequent unlock period on the lives of women informal workers in Delhi. The results indicated that though restrictions have been eased in the post-lockdown phase, many women informal workers have lost their livelihoods and their income had drastically reduced. The burden of domestic chores within their own households, such as cooking, cleaning and childcare, has also increased, and they mostly receive no assistance in this work, other than a few who are helped primarily by their daughters and daughters–in-law. Most of the women workers reported an increase in mental stress due to the uncertainty regarding work and income and its impact on access to essential resources and services such as food, education and healthcare. The study found that other significant challenges are procuring essential food items in times of shortage, increased prices and rent payments. Many have had to resort to borrowing from moneylenders at high interest rates, which has led them into debt traps. Emerging recommendations are presented in the last concluding and recommendation section.
Nepali Translation and Validation of Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire
Authors: Rai Arbind , Shrestha Sneha , Ayer Ashok , Agrawal Navin , Vikram Mannu
Published: November 2022

Introduction: Patient satisfaction is regarded as an important outcome of health care that contributes to better patient compliance and consequently offers improved clinical outcomes Dental school clinics must regulate both the clinical and academic classes in balance without hampering the needs of both the patient and students.

Objectives: To develop a reliable and valid Nepali version of Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire (DSQ-N).

Methodology: The English version of the dental satisfaction questionnaire (DSQ) was translated into Nepali following a standard translation process. Content validity followed by pre-testing were evaluated to obtain the final version of DSQ-N. Two hundred patients attending the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics completed the DSQ-N in the waiting room, at their convenience. Internal consistency of the questionnaire was determined by Cronbach's alpha and Principal component analysis was used to determine the construct of the scale.

Result: Content Validity Index of the scale was 0.9 (S-CVI/ Avg) and alpha (Cronbach's) coefficient for the overall construct of DSQ was ≈0.83. Principal Component Analysis confirmed the internal structure of the scale and four components emerged from it.

Conclusion:  The translated nepali version of DSQ is a reliable and valid tool to determine patients’ satisfaction of dental care services based on the excellent content validation result together with robust internal reliability.
Awareness of cross-infection and its control measures among patients attending a tertiary dental hospital in Nepal
Authors: Pandey Sushant , Shrestha Utsav , Dahait Regina
Published: November 2022

Introduction: Dental procedures frequently lead to exposure to blood and saliva which can carry a variety of pathogens. Aerosols produced during dental treatment procedures can further facilitate the transmission of these infectious agents. It is equally important for the patients to be aware of cross-infection and measures taken to prevent it in a dental setting.

Objectives: The main objective of this study was to assess the awareness of cross-infection and its control measures among patients attending College of Dental Surgery, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS).

Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 362 patients who attended College of Dental Surgery, BPKIHS. Data was collected by administering a questionnaire that consisted of 4 questions intended to collect sociodemographic information and 10 close-ended questions designed to assess awareness of cross-infection and its control measures. The data was entered and analyzed using SPSS® software for Windows®.

Results: The majority of the participants were aware that there was a chance for an infection to be transmitted from a dentist to a patient (82%), from a patient to a dentist (80.4%), and in between patients attending the same dental clinic (70%). Most of the participants considered wearing gloves (94.4%) and facemask (86%) by the dentist to be important. Only 40.3% of participants were aware of better methods of sterilization other than boiling in water. Awareness was higher among participants with higher education (p<0.05).

Conclusion: The majority of the participants were aware that there was a chance for an infection to be transmitted from a dentist to a patient. However, the dental healthcare professionals should educate people about the possible risks of cross-infection and the importance of infection-control practices in dental clinics. Modern mass media and social media can be used to spread awareness to a large segment of the population.
Outcomes of Arterio-venous Fistula Reconstruction in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Presenting in Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern Nepal
Authors: Thakur Dipak Kumar , Yadav Ajay Kumar , Agrawal Chandra Shekhar
Published: November 2022

Introduction: Renal Replacement Therapy is the treatment modality for the chronic kidney disease (CKD) which ranges from hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis to the renal transplantation, the latter being the best form of treatment. But, renal transplantation is available at limited centers only so hemodialysis is the most commonly used treatment modality of chronic kidney disease which requires a vascular access. But there are limited vascular surgeons in the region so most of the  arterio-venous (AV) fistulas are reconstructed by Urologist/Surgeons exposed to vascular surgery during their residency/training period.
Objectives: To know the factors influencing the site selection, to assess the success rate and to document the complications of AV fistula reconstruction.
Methodology: This is a hospital based prospective observational study conducted in the Birat Medical College – Teaching Hospital, Morang, Nepal from June 2021 to May 2022. We included the CKD patients requiring vascular access for hemodialysis with Color Doppler available for vascular mapping. Patients with brachial sites previously used and without Color Doppler were excluded from the study. AVF was reconstructed under local anesthesia and outcomes were recorded.
Results: Thirty one patients of CKD underwent AVF reconstruction over the study period. Male and female ratio was 1.33 (57% and 43%). The mean age was 42.14 ± 11.34 years (Range 26-65 years). The mean diameter of radial artery (RA) and cephalic vein (CV) at wrist were 1.92 ± 0.56mm and 1.91 ± 0.20 mm respectively. Similarly, the mean diameter of brachial artery (BA) and CV at elbow were 3.66 ± 0.87mm and 3.57 ± 0.55 mm respectively. The fistula reconstructed were Lt RC (radio-cephalic) – 50% (14),  Lt BC (brachio-cephalic) -35.71% (10) and Lt BB ( brachio-basalic) - 14.29% (4) respectively. Complications occurred in 4 cases (14.28%).
Conclusion: Selection of type of AVF creation is influenced by the vessel diameter as well as previous fistula surgery status and AVF access for hemodialysis has adequate patency with acceptable complications.
Trend Analysis on Production, Import, and Export of Vegetable Sub-Sector in Nepal
Authors: Adhikari B. , Pokharel A.
Published: November 2022

Vegetable sub-sector is the third most prioritized sub-sector of agriculture in Nepal. This sub-sector is characterized by heavy fluctuation in production. Despite being an agricultural country, Nepal is facing a huge trade deficit in the agriculture sector. A trend analysis was carried out to explore the change in cultivation area, production, yield, import, and export of the vegetables over the 10 years from 2009/10 to 2018/19. Data were collected mostly from secondary sources including different governmental publications and governmental portals which were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. It was observed that, although vegetable cultivation and overall production had increased during the period, the productivity was growing at slower pace, and hence the national demand for vegetables was not fulfilled by domestic production. This enhanced the import of vegetable commodities and further broadened the import-export gap. The study showed that Nepalese vegetable farming was mostly of subsistence type with a need for commercialization to decrease import and enhance export.