bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Calendar and seasonal effects on the size of withdrawals from ATMs managed by Euronet
Authors: Gurgul Henryk , Suder Marcin
Published: September 2023

This study analyses the calendar effects on withdrawals from Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) (daily data) managed by the Euronet network for the period from January 2008 to March 2012. Our study focuses on the identification of specific calendar and seasonal effects in the ATM cash withdrawal series of the company in the Polish provinces of Małopolska and Podkarpackie. The results of the analysis show that withdrawals depend strongly on the day of the week. On Fridays more cash is withdrawn than on other days, and Saturdays and Sundays are the days of the week with the lowest level of withdrawals. In a month, it can be seen that cash withdrawals take place more often in the second and in the last weeks of the month. This observation suggests that withdrawals from ATMs can be related to the profile of wage withdrawals. In Poland, in the public sector wages are paid at the beginning of the month, and in the private sector at the end of the month. The time series of withdrawals also reflect seasonality. The largest amounts are withdrawn in July, August and December. Reason for the increased demand for cash are the summer holidays and the Christmas season. The results reflect consumer habits which show pronounced calendar and seasonal effects.
Assessment of opportunities and limitations for public-private partnership in utility infrastructure projects in regions of Russia
Authors: Adamaytis S.A.
Published: September 2023

Public-private partnership (PPP) is one of the promising mechanisms for attracting private
funds for infrastructure development. In modern Russia, projects based on the principles of
PPP have been implemented for more than 17 years, but so far this topic has not found
sufficient coverage in geographical research, although in general experience has been gained
in assessing the effects of the implementation of infrastructure projects, and in economics
several significant works have been devoted to the application of PPP. In the article, using the
example of communal infrastructure, the author presents the concept of a methodology for
assessing the regions of Russia on the feasibility of developing infrastructure in them using
PPP mechanisms, assessing the opportunities and limitations for the development of such
infrastructure. As part of the methodology, an integral index is proposed based on a set of
indicators that reflect the region’s need for the development of communal infrastructure, its
institutional, budgetary, and financial capabilities, and other factors. Based on the results of the
analysis, six groups of regions were identified depending on the final score of the integral
index. As a rule, the most economically developed regions, including the largest industrial and
resource-producing regions, have the best opportunities for implementing PPP projects,
primarily due to the increased competencies of the responsible authorities and the orderliness
of the budget system. A definition of PPP is put forward as an institutional innovation that
spreads along the center-periphery model. Also, based on the results of the study, proposals
are put forward for the development of PPP in regions lagging behind in terms of capabilities.
PAWON CATERING BUSINESS MARKETING STRATEGY IN KALITENGAH VILLAGE CIREBON
Authors: Marogi Helmi , Saefullah Eef , Wasman Wasman
Published: September 2023

The purposes of this research are: to (1) Acknowledege marketing strategy of the Pawon Catering business; (2) Knowing the marketing effectiveness of Pawon Catering business; (3) Knowing the obstacles faced by Pawon Catering in conducting marketing. This study uses a descriptive qualitative research method that focuses on the MSME sector with the type of halal food, namely the catering business, with data collection techniques namely observation, interviews, and documentation techniques to Mrs. Lis as the founder of the business and her employees. Data analysis techniques were carried out in four stages, namely: analysis, reduction, display, and concluding. The results of this study indicate that the Pawon Catering business is running effectively, this is focused on the marketing strategy carried out where the marketing strategy has developed and increased because it utilizes technological aspects and the use of social media to attract the interest of potential consumers so that people become interested in using these products. Therefore, in terms of business, Pawon Catering is an effective business and has benefits for the surrounding community. This research is expected to be useful for the community and business actors in adding insight into the economy.
REPORTING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY CIREBON CITY BAZNAS FINANCE BASED PSAK 109 (Case Study on the Cirebon City National Amil Zakat Agency)
Authors: Setiyani Iis , Setiowati Nur Eka , Haerisma Alivien Septian
Published: September 2023

This research was conducted to find out how the principles of transparency, accountability, and PSAK 109 are applied in financial reporting. This research was conducted using a qualitative descriptive method. The research time is November 2021 to January 2022 at the Cirebon City National Amil Zakat Agency (BAZNAS). The data collection technique was carried out by interviewing two informants, namely the deputy chairman and the secretary. Data analysis techniques in this study used the Miles and Huberman models, namely data reduction, data display, and conclusion/verification. The results of the study show that transparency principles such as open accountability, accessibility, and publication of financial reports have been implemented. Then the principle of accountability has been applied, namely BAZNAS Cirebon City has met standard implementation procedures, there are sanctions set for errors or omissions in implementing activities and there are measurable outputs and outcomes. BAZNAS Cirebon City has also implemented PSAK 109 since 2017, but the report on assets under management has not been presented. This research can benefit the community around the implementation of PSAK 2017.
ROLE OF BAITUL MAL WAT TAMWIL IN GREEN SHELL BUSINESS OF MUARA VILLAGE GUNUNG JATI CIREBON DISTRICT
Authors: Chintya Natsya Dewi , Bakhri Syaeful , Ghoni Abdul
Published: September 2023

This study aims to determine the financing at BMT Gunung Jati for the green mussel business in Muara Village, the role of BMT Gunung Jati for the mussel business in Muara Village and what are the opportunities and challenges of Baitul Mal wat Tamwil in developing the green mussel business in Muara Village. The method used is a qualitative method with field research. Data collection is done by observation, interviews, and documentation. The instruments used were observation sheets and interview guidelines. Data analysis was carried out through data reduction, analysis, and concluding. The results of the study show that the existence of BMT Gunung Jati Cirebon is felt to be very helpful for green mussel business actors in Muara Village in increasing micro-businesses owned by the community because the financing from green mussel business actors BMT Gunung Jati Cirebon in Muara Village has begun to be helped to increase their business so that economic income also increased. Green mussel business actors in Muara Village are no longer afraid of a lack of capital to run their businesses. This research has implications for economic development activities and can be used as a reference.
Particularități morfologice ale romanului popular Varlaam și Ioasaf
Authors:   ", STANCIU ISTRATE MARIA ,   Institutul de Lingvistică al Academiei Române „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” maria.istrate10@gmail.com"
Published: September 2023

The author analyzes the morphological features of the popular novel Barlaam Josaphat. The novel was translated by Udriște Năsturel from Slavonic into Romanian in 1648. The examples were extracted from the oldest copy of this writing, which is found in the bilingual Romanian-Slavonic manuscript 588 at the Romanian Academy Library in Bucharest. Less common linguistic phenomena are compared with another manuscript version of the novel, found in ms. rom. 3339. While in the case of syntax or lexicon, the text often reflects the influence of the original Slavonic language it was translated from, at this level of analysis, fewer language facts can be attributed to a foreign influence. Among these are some verbal and adverbial expressions modeled after Slavonic patterns. Most of these did not survive in the language. At the level of reflexive pronouns, some unusual constructions can be explained by the innovative tendencies of Udriște Năsturel, who wanted to differentiate written language from spoken language.
Recursos digitales para el análisis del léxico de origen latino en las lenguas románicas
Authors:   ", GEORGESCU SIMONA ,   Universitatea din Bucureşti simona.georgescu@lls.unibuc.ro", CRISTEA ALINA MARIA ,   Universitatea din Bucureşti, DINU ANCA ,   Universitatea din Bucureşti, DINU LIVIU ,   Universitatea din Bucureşti, IORDACHE BOGDAN ,   Universitatea din Bucureşti, UBAN ANA SABINA ,   Universitatea din Bucureşti, ZOICAȘ LAURENȚIU ,   Universitatea din Bucureşti
Published: September 2023

Within the framework of the CoToHiLi project (Computational Tools for Historical Linguistics), set up with the aim of providing computational tools for the research of linguistic change, we created a database containing the cognate chains from the main Romance languages. Starting from this database, we conducted experiments that test the machine’s ability to automatically detect cognate sets in any pair of Romance languages. We also explored the possibility of distinguishing semi-automatically between inherited and borrowed words in the Romance languages. The article describes the challenges of each experiment, the application of digital methods, as well as the importance of integrating linguistic data. We also propose an interpretation of the results.
Construcția discursului diplomatic din cadrul Organizației Națiunilor unite. A 67-a sesiune a Adunării Generale ONU
Authors:   ", POPA MARIA-CORINA ,   Universitatea din București maria.corina.popa@gmail.com"
Published: September 2023

The present paper aims to examine the particularities of the construction of speeches specific to UN general assemblies. In the analysis of the speeches delivered during the 67th session of the UN General Assembly by the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain, the macro and microstructural elements, the ways of building the discursive ethos, of adequacy will be observed of the discourse to the addressee (starting from the pro-addressee, para-addressee and counter-addressee triad), but also the impact of the discursive moment generated by the Syrian crisis on the organization of the texts.
Hidden Signs? Postcritique to Solomon Marcus’s Final Article
Authors:   University of Bergen, Norway gorlee@xs4all.nl, GORLÉE DINDA
Published: September 2023

Solomon Marcus’ final article “Hidden signs” (2016) is no coherent story but gives the sketchy outlines of his lecture notes. Marcus call needs a further explanation to his intellectual background. Marcus advanced mathematical poetics interacting between the “natural” form of literature and the “artificial” scientific fields, to be epitomized by mathematical or statistical rules. Literature and the sciences share the use of linguistic signs and symbols, but French structuralism refused to recognize the transdisciplinary relations of literature with sciences. Thus Marcus’ mathematical poetics can be set against Barthes’ negative contention by agreeing and disagreeing with the “subversive” structuralists (Lévy-Strauss and Calvino). By positioning the idea of mythical and playful interactions of science with literary phenomena, Marcus positioned this tentative hypothesis to accept the revolutionary understanding of his thoughts. The grounds of Marcus’ debate accept the understanding of his revolutionary thoughts, but the postcritical response advances the intellectual conditions and political implications of Marcus’ scholarship, which caused him to abandon the method of structuralism and embark on the semiotic expansion of the dynamism of Peirce and Derrida.
Timely: come see Matt talk, or come talk to Matt
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

I did a fieldwork! This is going to set new records for “almost too late to be worth posting”, but here goes. First up, this Wednesday evening, Oct.
What half a pig head looks like
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Here’s a frozen pig head being hemisected with a band saw. The head in question, and the other bits we’ll get to later on in this post, both came from Jessie Atterholt’s Thanksgiving pig. As soon as Jessie knew she was cooking a pig for Thanksgiving, she had a plan for the head and the feet: cut ’em in half, skeletonize one half (like Mike did with his pig head), and plastinate the other.
Proximal caudals of Haplocanthosaurus, from Hatcher (1903)
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Caudal vertebrae of  Haplocanthosaurus priscus  (formerly  H. utterbacki  ) CM 879 in right lateral view, from Hatcher (1903: plate 2). You know how you’ll be doing an image search for some vertebrate fossil and you’ll get a page full of SV-POW!
My new dinosaur book for kids is out
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Late last year I got tapped by the good folks at Capstone Press to write a dinosaur book for their Mind Benders series for intermediate readers. Now it’s out. (In fact, it’s been out for a couple of months now, I’ve just been too busy with other things to get this post up.) Covers all the major groups and some of the minor ones, includes a timeline and evolutionary tree, 112 pages, $6.95 in paperback.
Things to Make and Do, Part 25: cleaning bird vertebrae
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

When I started working on sauropods, I thought their vertebrae were cool but they were loaded with weird structures that I didn’t understand. Then I dissected my first ostrich neck and suddenly everything made sense: this was a muscle attachment, that was a pneumatic feature, this other thing was a ligament scar. Everyone who is interested enough to read this blog should give themselves the same “Aha!” moment.
The 1st Palaeontological Virtual Congress: new abstract deadline, and registration payment methods
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Just a quickie today. The 1st Palaeontological Virtual Congress is happening this December. Where? Everywhere! Well, everywhere with internet service. There is no physical place to go attend. Talks, posters, discussions, etc. will happen online. Consequently, registration is  extremely  affordable at a whopping 5 Euros. Circulars are here if you want to know more.
Xenoposeidon comes to California
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

No time right now for me to dig into the interesting and important discussion on how we should orient vertebrae (here and here so far) – that will be coming soon. In the meantime, here’s something else. As printed, in one of WesternU’s 3D printers. Coming off the tray. Cleaned up and in my hand. This is a 70% scale print, so a little smaller than the original, but all the important morphology is clear enough.
Necks lie: solitaire edition
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Here at SV-POW! we’re big fans of the way that animals’ neck skeletons are much more extended, and often much longer, than you would guess by looking at the complete animal, with its misleading envelope of flesh. Here’s another fine example, from John Hutchinson’s new post  A Museum Evolves  : Solitaire (flightless bird), skeleton and taxidermy at University Museum of Zoology at Cambridge (UMZC). Photo by John Hutchinson.
Afield in Oklahoma
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Clouds over Black Mesa. Baby spadefoot toad, with my index finger for scale. Someone was here before us. Even though Black Mesa is best known for its Morrison exposures and giant Jurassic dinosaurs, there are Triassic rocks here, too, which have produced both body fossils and tracks, including these. Seen but not photographed today: a group of pronghorn by the side of the road, with two babies;
Imposter syndrome revisited
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

My wife Fiona is a musician and composer, and she’s giving a talk at this year’s TetZooCon on “Music for Wildlife Documentaries – A Composer’s Perspective”. (By the way, it looks like some tickets are still available: if you live near or in striking distance of London, you should definitely go! Get your tickets here.) With less than four weeks to go, she’s starting to get nervous — to feel that she doesn’t know enough about wildlife to talk to
First caudal vertebrae of the various Haplocanthosaurus specimens
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

CM 879 caudal 1 in anterior view Here’s caudal 1 in  Haplocanthosaurus priscus  , CM 879. Hatcher (1903) only illustrated this vert in right lateral view, in a drawing by Sydney Prentice (see this post). I showed the vert in left lateral, right lateral, and dorsal views in my 2009 air sac paper (figs. 7 and 9, here). As far as I know, no-one has ever illustrated this vert in anterior or posterior view before.
Behold! The glory that is CM 555
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Matt and I have completed Day 2 of our excursion to the Carnegie Musuem in Pittsburgh. Day 1 was spent in the public galleries, because collections aren’t open on Sunday, but today we got into the Big Bone room.
Writing the vertebral-orientation paper in the open
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Now that Matt and I have blogged various thoughts about how to orient vertebra (part 1, part 2, relevant digression 1, relevant digression 2, part 3) and presented a talk on the subject at the 1st Palaeontological Virtual Congress, it’s time for us to strike while the iron is hot and write the paper.  Figure A.  NHMUK PV R2095, the holotype dorsal vertebra of  Xenoposiedon proneneukos  in left lateral view.
Please welcome Mirarce eatoni
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Skeletal reconstruction of  Mirarce  by Scott Hartman (Atterholt et al. 2018: fig. 19). Recovered bones in white, missing bones in gray. The humerus is 95.9mm long. Today sees the publication of the monster enantiornithine  Mirarce eatoni  (“Eaton’s wonderful winged messenger”) from the Kaiparowits Formation of Utah, by Jessie Atterholt, Howard Hutchinson, and Jingmai O’Connor.
Coproliteposting time!
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

I wasted some time today making memes. I blame the Paleontology Coproliteposting group on Facebook. Of course I started out by making fun of the most mockable sauropod. This one’s for you  Cam  -loving perverts out there. You know who you are. This one was inspired by the thiccthyosaur meme, which irritatingly enough I cannot find right now. Oh no, wait, here it is. I’m laughing through the tears.
The skeletal artistry of the paddlefish skull
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

A simply mind-blowing preparation of the skull of an American paddlefish,  Polyodon spathula  . In life the paddle-shaped snout is covered by thousands of electroreceptors that detect the swarms of zooplankton on which the paddlefish feeds. This was on display in the gift shop at the Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma City when I visited in July of this year.
Some noodling about pneumaticity and body size
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

In a comment on the last post, Mike wrote, “perhaps the pneumaticity was intially a size-related feature that merely failed to get unevolved when rebbachisaurs became smaller”. Caudal pneumaticity in saltasaurines. Cerda et al. (2012: fig. 1). Or maybe pneumaticity got even more extreme as rebbachisaurids got smaller, which apparently happened with saltasaurines
Things to Make and Do, Part 25b: what to do with your bird vertebrae
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

If you followed along with the last post in this series, you now have some bird vertebrae to play with. Here are some things to do with them.  1. Learn the parts of the vertebrae, and compare them with those of other animals  Why are we so excited about bird vertebrae around here?
#MikeTaylorAwesomeDinoArt at TetZooCon 2018
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

The afternoon of Day 1 at TetZooCon 2018 was split into two parallel streams: downstairs, some talks that I would have  loved  to see; and upstairs, a palaeoart workshop that I was even keener not to miss out on. There were talks by Luis Rey (on how palaeoart has had to be dragged kicking and screaming into accepting feathers and bright colours) and by Mark Witton (on the future of palaeoart — sadly, bereft of slides). Both fascinating.
How long would it take to buy Elsevier instead of APCs or subscriptions?
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Robin N. Kok asked an interesting question on Twitter: Well, Elsevier is part of the RELX group, which has a total market capitalisation of £33.5 billion. We can’t know directly how much of that value is in Elsevier, since it’s not traded independently.
Derrrrr
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Separated at birth. Left:  Apatosaurus lousiae  holotype CM 2018, cast skull associated with specimen. Right: Matt Wedel. Scientists have long wondered how such a bloated beast could etc. etc.
We may never know how flexible sauropod necks were
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

The more I look at the problem of how flexible sauropod necks were, the more I think we’re going to struggle to  ever  know their range of motion It’s just too dependent on soft tissue that doesn’t fossilise.
BRONTOSMASH! in a kids’ book
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Thanks to a comment from long-time reader Andrew Stuck, I realised he is also the tweeter @dinodadreviews, who pointed us to  Xenoposeidon  in a kids’ book. Now, a review on his website of Ted Rechlin‘s comic-book  Jurassic  has pointed me to what I  think  is the first depiction of the BRONTOSMASH!
Bird neural canals are weird, part 1: intro and supramedullary diverticula
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Dorsal vertebra of a rhea from the LACM ornithology collection. Note the pneumatic foramina in the lateral wall of the neural canal. If you’ve been here for very long you know I have a bit of a neural canal fixation.
What it’s like to watch a Hugo-winning artist draw your dinosaur
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

So, here’s a cool thing that happened at Norwescon. On Saturday afternoon, there was an autograph signing session. Probably to the surprise of no-one, a lot more people were interested in having things signed by the other two guests of honor, Galen Dara and Ken Liu, than by me. But happily I was situated between them so I coasted a bit on the interest they drew.
You have been BEATEN!! Announcing the SummonENGH 2018 Paleoart Contest winner!
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Well, that didn’t take long. Earlier today, my subterranean hacker collective released thousands of emails exchanged by Mike Taylor and Brian Engh, which touched on numerous issues of national and global security. Of most interest to SV-POW! readers will be this correspondence from just a few hours ago: – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Mike:  Artwork attached.
Bone cancer in a Triassic stem turtle
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Cool new paper out today by Yara Haridy and colleagues, describing the oldest known osteosarcoma in the vertebrate fossil record. The growth in question is on the proximal femur of the Triassic stem turtle  Pappochelys  . Brian Engh did his usual amazing job illustrating this pervert turtle with no shell and a weird growth on its butt. I don’t have a ton more to say about the paper, it’s short and sweet.
The vertebral orientation presentation from the 1st Palaeo Virtual Congress is now a PeerJ Preprint
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

In a move that will surprise no-one who’s been paying attention, my and Matt’s presentation of vertebral orientation at the 1st Palaeo Virtual Congress is now up as a PeerJ preprint. Sadly, with the end of the conference period on 15th December, the page for my talk has been deleted, along with some interesting comments. But here at SV-POW!, we have no truck with ephemerality, hence this more permanent manifestation of our work.
Sacral pneumatization in sauropods was complex
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Here’s D10 and the sacrum of  Diplodocus  AMNH 516 in left lateral and ventral view, from Osborn (1904: fig.
The Haplo project enjoys a brief interlude in realspace
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Preserved bits of the Snowmass  Haplocanthosaurus  , MWC 8028, with me for scale. Modified from Wedel (2009: fig. 10), but not much – MWC 8028 was about the same size as CM 879.
Death and life in the woodshed
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Years ago, the roof of our summer-house suffered some water damage and had to be replaced. So I converted it into a woodshed which I attached to the side of our house. As well the store for our firewood logs, it’s also where I keep many of my decomposing corpses — most of them in boxes and bags, a few of them not.
TODAY at 7pm! I’m on an Academic-Led Publishing panel
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Sorry for the short notice, but I just wanted to let you all know: Today is Academic-Led Publishing Day, which the official website describes as “a global digital event to foster discussions about how members of the scholarly community can develop and support academic-led publishing initiatives”. More informally, it’s about how we can throw off the shackles of “publishers” that have made themselves our masters rather than our servants.
Danza de las E-mociones / Escritura de las E-valuaciones
Authors: Cornago Óscar
Published: September 2023

Reviso este texto-tejido-composición para su publicación (revista TransMigrARTS) intento recordar cómo lo hice qué tipo de escritura-técnica-método pero en lugar de eso me viene a la cabeza un lugar y un momento precisos una habitación de hotel, la luz de la mañana HOTEL OCEANÍA, carrera 19 me viene el taller de Rafael Acero el segundo piso de la Casa Kilele las participantes la gente en el taller de Rafael Acero sus actitudes, sus gestos, sus movimientos frágiles, tímidos, poderosos me vienen las charlas después del taller...
Pengaruh Times Interest Earned Ratio Dan Total Asset Turnover Terhadap Return On Asset Pada PT Mayora, Tbk
Authors: Tri Sudryanto  , Nurul Huda
Published: September 2023

This research aims to measure the influence of Times Interest Earned Ratio and Total Asset Turnover on Return on Assets at PT Mayora, Tbk. The research sample consisted of 11 financial reports starting from 2011-2021. The type of data is quantitative, while the data source is secondary. Documentation data collection method, which is obtained by downloading financial reports via www.idx.co.id/id. Quantitative descriptive data analysis method with statistical analysis tools. Analysis includes classic assumption tests, multiple liner analysis, correlation coefficient, coefficient of determination, t test and f test. The results of the research state that the Times Interest Earned Ratio variable has an influence on Return on Assets (ROA), the Total Asset Turnover variable has no influence on Return on Assets (ROA), the Times Interest Earned Ratio and Total Asset Turnover simultaneously have a significant effect on Return on Assets in PT. Mayora Indah Tbk. The ability of the independent variable to explain changes in the dependent variable is shown by an Adjusted Square value of 53.1%.
Pengaruh Disiplin Kerja, Lingkungan Kerja, Dan Motivasi Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Pada Kantor Shopee Express Kediri
Authors: Erlinda Ramadhani  , Moch. Saleh Udin  , Taufik Akbar
Published: September 2023

This research aims to determine the influence of work discipline, work environment, work motivation both partially and simultaneously on employee performance at the Shopee Express Kediri Office. The population in this study was office and operational employees at the Shopee Express Kediri Office, totaling 35 people. The sample in this research was obtained using a saturated sampling technique with a sample size of 35 respondents. Data sources were obtained by means of observation, interviews, questionnaires and documentation. This research data measurement uses a Likert scale. The analysis technique uses multiple linear regression analysis with the SPSS IBM 26 application. The results of this research show that the work discipline variable has a significant effect on employee performance. Work environment variables are significant on employee performance. The work motivation variable does not have a significant effect on employee performance. And the variables of work discipline, work environment and work motivation simultaneously have a significant effect on employee performance.
Exploring The Attitude Of College Students Towards Tai Chi: A Quasi Experiment Of A Short Tai Chi Course (Stcc)
Authors: Feng Wang,  , Syed Kamaruzaman Syed Ali,
Published: September 2023

Background: Attitude is critical to exercise; various studies have involved in attitude to physical education but not Tai Chi. However, Tai   Chi is a compulsory course in many universities in China, some students         may have negative attitude to it.

Purpose: To improve college students’ attitude to Tai Chi via the Short Tai Chi Course (STCC).

Methods: A quasi-experiment was conducted to assess it. The instrument for attitude is a questionnaire which consist of 15 items. STCC is a 5 weeks         course for teaching both theoretical knowledge and practical skill. 325 freshmen were enrolled for the trial and finally 289 students (72.3% female, 86.9% come from countryside) finished it. Results: In the baseline, more than three fourth students showed a neutral attitude to Tai Chi, around one fifth students had negative attitude toward Tai Chi, and less than 10% participants hold the positive attitude to Tai Chi. In the post-test, there is a clear increase of mean for each item but not item 6 and item 15, this change highlights the improve of positive attitude and reduce of negative for college students to Tai Chi. The P value of paired t test for each item (exclude item 14) is 0.000 <.0.001 which indicate those items has an extremely significant difference in pretest and post-test.

Conclusion: Although around half college students still hold the neutral attitude to Tai Chi, they already have a significantly improve on positive attitude and considerate reduce on negative attitude.
Optical And Numerical Topology Optimization Of Structures
Authors: Mrs. Avilasha B. G.,  , Dr. Ramakrishna D.S.
Published: September 2023

Topology optimization is esoteric. Computer-aided design includes. Design objectives and feasibility are the goals. This study optimizes the crane hook, a common mechanical component with complex geometry, using topology. The crane hook should be light but strong. Photoelasticity allows experimental verification of the design’s stress distribution by visualizing and stress patterns in birefringent property materials.

Formulating the topology problem, design space, objective function, and constraints starts the study. The initial design and photoelasticity optics iterations are simulated using finite element analysis. Density method Isotropic Material with Penalization algorithm optimizes by iteratively updating the density distribution to improve the objective function while satisfying constraints. The design is then prototyped using a Photoelastic birefringent material. A known load and boundary conditions under polariscope experimental set-up stress the crane hook prototype. Computational topology and finite element analysis stress distributions are compared to isochromatic fringe principal stress patterns (1–2). Experimental and simulated results validate the design’s stress, displacements, and reliability. The study showed 23.45% weight reduction while maintaining crane hook structural integrity. Photoelasticity experimentally verifies stress distribution, boosting confidence in the design. Computational simulations and photoelasticity allow mechanical component validation.
Rhesus isoimmunization: An underappreciated reproductive risk
Authors: Obimbo Moses , Omanwa Kireki
Published: September 2023

In sub-Saharan Africa, pregnancy-related complications are a significant contributor to morbidity, mortality, and rising healthcare costs (1). The membrane of human red blood cells (RBCs) may contain the Rhesus (Rh) antigen. There are several types of Rh antigens but most important is the RhD antigen. Along the whole RhD protein, a group of conformation-dependent epitopes make up the D antigen. The most clinically significant blood group antigens that determine whether fetomaternal blood compatibility exists are the RhD and ABO systems (2). While the D-negative phenotype is linked to a deletion of RHD in most Caucasians, it is uncertain why the D antigen is not expressed other populations like the Japanese and Africans where it is linked to a grossly normal RHD (3). Accordingly, if a mother is Rh D-negative and the fetus is Rh D positive, she may produce antibodies through a process called RhD sensitization if she is exposed to fetal antigens. Sensitization is unlikely to damage the index fetus in normal conditions, but it may result in recurrent pregnancy losses, an infant with sensitized RBCs or to severe types of hemolytic disease of the newborn presenting with jaundice, anemia, developmental problems, or stillbirth (4).

Rhesus isoimmunization can be prevented, but most Sub-Saharan African countries have not fully utilized these opportunities. As a result, many women are at risk due to poor medical records following potentially sensitizing events and a lack of access to crucial diagnostic and therapeutic commodities. These have significantly increased the difficulty of managing Rh-negative pregnancies (5).

There has been a contentious suggestion for the universal prophylactic use of anti-D immunoglobulin in all pregnancies, including those following termination or ectopic pregnancy (6). We know that only a few at-risk women will profit from this strategy, which will unquestionably be highly expensive. However, there is no question that the Rh-negative pregnant population of Africa needs to have access to anti-D immunoglobulin on a global basis (7)(8). It follows that appropriate strategies should be instituted to effectively identify at-risk women and treat them accordingly (9).

Leaders in obstetrics practice from various African countries met towards the end of last year to discuss the unmet need to address the burden of Rhesus disease. They noted that, despite being entirely preventable, Rhesus disease was identified as one of the roadblocks to achieving maternal universal health coverage. The team recommended all stakeholders to facilitate access to anti-D immunoglobulin and screening tools for widespread screening and treatment.
تقدير كمية الأملاح الذائبة الكلية والموصلية الكهربائية في المياه المنتجة من محطات تحلية مياه الآبار الواقعة ببلدية تاجوراء
Authors: ابوظهير عبد الله علي , العزيبي نادر عبد الحميد , الرياني عبد الرحمن أحمد
Published: September 2023

تمثل بلدية تاجوراء نموذجا لما يعانيه الأهالي من مشقة من أجل الحصول على مياه صالحة للشرب، وكأحد الحلول لهذه المشكلة انتشرت في بلدية تاجوراء في السنوات الأخيرة ظاهرة المحال التجارية التي تبيع المياه المحلاة في قوارير بلاستيكية، إن مصدر هذه المياه المباعة قد يكون محطة تحلية صغيرة، تعمل بتقنية التناضح العكسي (RO)، موجودة داخل المحل نفسه، أو منقولة في صهاريج من محطات تحلية كبيرة نسبيا تقوم بإنتاج وبيع المياه المحلاة كنوع من النشاط التجاري. تسعى هذه الدراسة إلى دراسة بعض الخواص الفيزيائية والكيميائية للمياه المنتجة من محطات تحلية مياه الآبار الواقعة في نطاق بلدية تاجوراء ومدى مساهمتها في توفير المياه الصالحة للشرب في نطاق البلدية.
تم تجميع عدد من العينات من المياه المنتجة وقياس كمية الأملاح الذائبة الكلية، وكذلك الموصلية الكهربائية والأس الهيدروجيني عند درجات حرارة متقاربة، باستخدام جهاز قياس الموصلية والأملاح الذائبة الكلية، ومن خلال الحصول على ثلاث قراءات من كل محطة تم حساب متوسط القراءات لكل محطة واستخدام هذا المتوسط في حساب المتوسط العام لهذه العينات، حيث كان المتوسط العام لكمية الأملاح الذائبة الكلية في جميع العينات (49.60) جزء في المليون، وهذه الكمية تعتبر منخفضة جدا وذات تأثير سلبي على صحة المواطنين، كما أن المتوسط العام للموصلية الكهربائية كان في حدود (91.71) ميكرو سيمنس/سم، أما المتوسط العام للأس الهيدروجيني فكان في حدود (6.37).
يوصي الباحثون بضرورة تدخل الجهات الرقابية التابعة للدولة الليبية بشكل عاجل وصارم من أجل متابعة عمل هذه المحطات وبشكل دائم، لأن جودة هذه المياه تؤثر بشكل مباشر على صحة المواطنين، كما يوصي الباحثون بضرورة إجراء دراسات أخرى في هذا الموضوع تكون شاملة لكافة الخصائص الفيزيائية والكيميائية والبيولوجية للمياه المنتجة من هذه المحطات وذلك بالاعتماد على المواقع التي تم تحديدها في هذه الدراسة.
استخدام المجال الكهربائي النبضي كتقنية لا حرارية في معاملة وحفظ الغذاء: دراسة مرجعية
Authors: عبد الستار علاء رياض , الشطي صباح مالك حبيب , الحلفي اسعد رحمان سعيد
Published: September 2023

سيطرت الطرق الحرارية بشكل عام على صناعة وتجهيز الأغذية. ومع ذلك، قد تؤدي مثل هذه المعاملات إلى العديد من التغييرات في الخصائص الحسية والوظيفية للأغذية. ظهرت العديد من التقنيات اللاحرارية خلال السنوات الماضية، نتيجة للطلب المتزايد من قبل المستهلكين في تجهيز أغذية أمنة وعالية الجودة، من بين هذه التقنيات هي تقنية المجال الكهربائي النبضي. يعد المجال الكهربائي النبضيPulsed Electric Field (PEF)  أحد أكثر طرق اللاحرارية الواعدة التي تضمن المحافظة على الخصائص التغذوية للمادة الغذائية يعمل الـــPEF على تثبيط الأحياء المجهرية والإنزيمات الموجودة في الأغذية ومنتجاتها مع الحد الأدنى من التغييرات في خصائصها الفيزيائية والحسية والوظيفية،  وبالتالي يمكن القول أن الــــPEF  يعد خيارًا بديلاً  واعداً  للمعاملات الحرارية في معاملة وحفظ مختلف المنتجات الغذائية، لاسيما الأغذية السائلة. لذا جاءت هذه الدراسة المرجعية بهدف تلخيص المبادئ الأساسية لعمل المجالات الكهربائية النبضبة ودورها في تحسين الخصائص الوظيفية للأغذية فضلا عن تأثيرها المثبط للأنزيمات والأحياء المجهرية.
تأثير إضافة غبار الطوب الأحمر الحراري (الياجور) على مواصفات مادة الكلنكر للإسمنت البورتلاندي
Authors: القهواجي أسامة , الفطيسي رضوان , مشيري أبو القاسم , العباني عبد الرحمن , ابوزريبة سالم
Published: September 2023

في هذه الدراسة، وضمن ما يتم التركيز عليه في الآونة الأخيرة حول الاهتمام والمحافظة بشئون البيئة، يتم استعراض نتائج عمليات خلط مخلفات وبقايا فتات الطوب الأحمر الحراري (الياجور) المتناثر غالباً في مستودعات تخزينه بالمصنع أو محلات الاتجار به مع بقايا مادة الكلنكر (Clinker) المتبقي من عمليات التعبئة في أكياس لمادة الإسمنت، حيث يتوفر مكون مشترك ضمن المكونات الرئيسية للمادتين المعنيتين بالدراسة وهي مادة الطفل (Shale). أجريت التحاليل للمكونات النهائية للخلطات في معامل التحاليل بالشركة الأهلية والاتحاد العربي للإسمنت بمدينة زليتن، وقد اشتملت التحاليل على: اختبار الشك الابتدائي، اختبار الشك النهائي، اختبار التمدد وقوي تحمل الضغط. الوزن الكلي للعينة كان 10 جم. من خلال نتائج تلك الاختبارات، فقد آلت النتائج إلى أن نسبة الإضافة بقيمة 0.2% من بقايا مادة الطوب الأحمر الحراري إلى مادة الكلنكر الإسمنتية ساهمت في إنتاج مادة إسمنتية تطابق حدود المواصفات القياسية الليبية.
TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE: SYMMETRY IN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
Authors:   Georgia Tech, Marr M. Jackson
Published: September 2023

Symmetry is revealed when some non-trivial transformation of a system leaves the system unchanged or invariant. Symmetry is a pervasive feature in many sciences from physics to embryology. In physics, for example, symmetry is reflected in fundamental laws. Can this be said of behavioral findings and principles? I explore this question by discussing several examples from behavior analysis including the operational and functional aspects of reinforcement, stimulus and schedule control, the three-term contingency, and putative scale-invariance of behavioral principles—a feature conferring unity to the field of behavior analysis.
Bimbingan Belajar bagi Murid MI di Desa Tedunan Demak
Authors: Khotimah Ina Khusnul , Maskur  , Fatkhuronji Moch. , Sholehah  , Albab Ulil , Hidayatulloh M. Arief
Published: September 2023

Bimbingan belajar direncanakan oleh tim pengabdian kepada masyrakat STAI Walisembilan Semarang, kolaborasi dengan dosen, berawal dari studi pendahuluan, terlihat Desa Tedunan Demak, perbatasan dengan Kab Jepara, terlihat belum adanya Lembaga bimbel, maka tim PkM mahasiswa mengadakan bimbel gratis selama satu bulan. Bimbel tersebut memberdayakan beberapa masyarakat, dan mahasiswa dibimbing oleh dosen pengampu, bimbel tersebut ditujukan kepada murid MI, Adapun materinya adalah mulai dari Matematika, IPA, Pendidikan Agama Islam yang terdiri dari (Alquran, Fiqh, Tauhid dan yang terkait dengan materi yang ada di MI). metode yang digunakan dalam hal ini adalah reading guide, dengan membantu mengerjakan tugas dan membantu memahamkan mata pelajaran siswa. Hasil dari bimbingan tersebut pada ulangan harian terjadi peningkatan yang signifikan.
Exploring English Information Packaging Constructions in Written and Spoken Language
Authors: Thu Phan Dang Anh
Published: September 2023

Information structure refers to the relationship between sentence properties and the surrounding discourse: the legitimacy of the sentences may depend on what has been established by the immediately preceding sentences or phrases in the written and spoken language. Passive clauses, extraposition, the existential construction, the 'it'-cleft construction, pseudo-clefts, dislocation, and pre- and post-posing are described as non-canonical constructions. The paper is to characterize the syntactic differences between these constructions and their basic counterparts and to investigate the factors that encourage or discourage the use of one of these constructions as opposed to the more basic counterpart
Unpacking Language Awareness in Language Teaching
Authors: Tram Nguyen Le Ngoc
Published: September 2023

This study explores Language Awareness (LA) and its significance in language teaching. LA, a concept developed since the 1990s, plays a vital role in language learning and teaching. It involves recognizing language's nature, cultural ties, forms, and ideological implications. Teaching Language Awareness (TLA) is crucial for educators, especially within different teaching methods like "focus-on-form," "focus-on formS," and "focus-on-meaning." Challenges for educators in diverse contexts are discussed. The study addresses issues like the importance of subject-matter knowledge and educators' sensitivity to learner development. It emphasizes observation to identify language-related difficulties. Additionally, it highlights the gap between teacher education and classroom application, influenced by educator motivation and perceptions. In conclusion, this study advocates TLA's importance, identifies common challenges, and calls for further research on integrating LA into diverse teaching approaches.
Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification
Authors: Ferraiolo Hildegard , Regenscheid Andrew
Published: September 2023

Federal Information Processing Standard 201-3 (FIPS 201-3) defines the requirements for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) life cycle activities, including identity proofing, registration, PIV Card issuance, and PIV Card usage. FIPS 201-3 also defines the structure of an identity credential that includes cryptographic keys. This document contains the technical specifications needed for the mandatory and optional cryptographic keys specified in FIPS 201-3, as well as the supporting infrastructure specified in FIPS 201-3 and the related NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-73, Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification, and NIST SP 800-76, Biometric Specifications for Personal Identity Verification, which rely on cryptographic functions.
Determining the Compliance with the Guidelines of Physio-Therapists’ Knowledge Levels and Attitudes Regarding the Treatment Approach of Early Osteoarthritic Patients in Turkey
Authors:   Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye, ERGEZEN Gizem , BAYRAM Gulay Aras ,   Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye, BOCA Ioan-Cosmin ,   "Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physical Therapy, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania; icboca@yahoo.com"
Published: September 2023

"To evaluate the compliance with the current evidence-based perspective by revealing the evaluation and treatment approaches, knowledge levels and treatment preferences in early knee osteoarthritis rehabilitation from physiotherapists in Turkey; Methods: A 2-part questionnaire (30 questions, 5 minutes filling time) was created by researchers. The questionnaire was sent to 112 physiotherapists via Google Forms to the mobile application group of the Turkish Physiotherapists Association; Results: The evaluation methods preferred by physiotherapists at the first physiotherapy visit are palpation (100%), muscle strength (100%) and gait analysis (94.64%). Their preferences for a single basic treatment application are electrophysical agents (EPA) use (25.89%), strengthening exercises (24.11%), and weight control (18.75%). Additional method preferences are EPA (79.46%), cold application (70.54%) and weight control (56.25%). Strengthening exercises are always preferred by 71.43%. Physiotherapists gave written (77.68%) and verbal (62.5%) information to the patients and declared that they made all these choices mostly in the light of their experience-based skills (54.46%); Conclusion: The results of our study identify the evidence-to-practice gap amongst of physiotherapists in Turkey that can lead to non-evidence-based or non-guided practice behaviors for the treatment of patients with knee osteoarthritis."
Does the Financial Literacy of Householders Affect Household Credit Constraints?——Evidence from China
Authors: ZHAO JUAN
Published: September 2023

Financial literacy is gaining increasing importance as a policy objective in many countries. A growing literature has examined the role of financial literacy in household financial behavior. However, there is a little literature on analyzing household credit constraints from the perspective of financial literacy. This paper analyzes the impact of householders’ financial literacy on household credit constraints by using data from the 2017 China Household Finance Survey (CHFS2017) and using Probit regression analysis method. We find that higher financial literacy is significantly related to mitigation of the credit constraints.The main conclusion is that the householders’ financial literacy has a significant impact on household credit constraints. Households with higher levels of financial literacy are more likely to alleviate credit constraints.Therefore, improvements in financial literacy could mitigate the credit constraints, and thereby promote financial inclusion.
Examination of Spiritual Care Needs of Oncology Patients and Spiritual Care Competencies of Oncology Nurses
Authors: ACAR Gizem , SAĞKAL MİDİLLİ Tülay
Published: September 2023

Objective: The study aimed to investigate the spiritual needs of oncology patients and spiritual care competencies of oncology nurses caring for the oncology patients.
Material and Method: The study has a descriptive and cross-sectional design. The study was carried out with oncology patients (n=324) and oncology nurses (n=17) who were caring for them in oncology unit of a hospital in the city of İzmir, Turkey. The study data were collected using the Spiritual Needs Scale for the patients and the Spiritual Care Competency Scale-T for the nurses. In statistical analysis, number, percentile, mean score, and standard deviation were used. In the calculations, the level of statistical significance was taken as p