bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
REFLEXIONES TEÓRICAS SOBRE LA PERSPECTIVA SOCIOCULTURAL: BASES PARA UNA NUEVA EDUCACIÓN EN LA FRONTERA COLOMBO-VENEZOLANA
Authors: Belkis Maritza Bayona Lemus
Published: September 2023

La posición geográfica de la frontera entre Colombia y Venezuela en el eje Villa del Rosario, San José de Cúcuta (Colombia) y San Antonio del Táchira (Venezuela), representa una dinámica social y compleja donde convergen infinidad de situaciones, como por ejemplo el narcotráfico, el contrabando, la trata de personas, entre otras. Razón que conlleva a revisar las aristas sociales y culturales que se presentan en la línea fronteriza, es por ello que se plantea el siguiente objetivo general: reflexionar sobre los fundamentos teóricos de la perspectiva sociocultural como bases para una nueva educación en la frontera colombo-venezolana. La metodología del abordaje teórico se enmarca en la producción de un ensayo científico que representa los avances de una investigación que viene a convertirse en fundamentos epistémicos y gnoseológicos que permiten un acercamiento al objeto de estudio. En tal sentido, se brinda un aporte significativo para aquellos estudiosos de la cotidianidad fronteriza con la misión de que desde las instituciones educativas del sector fronterizo se logre revalorar la importancia de la perspectiva sociocultural para incorporarla en la educación formal.
EL AULA INTERCULTURAL: LA EXPERIENCIA DE DOCENTES COLOMBIANOS CON ESTUDIANTES MIGRANTES DE VENEZUELA
Authors: Yamileth Palomeque Quiñonez
Published: September 2023

La reciente historia de Colombia y Venezuela ha estado marcada por el desplazamiento de un número importante de venezolanos hacia tierra colombiana. El ingreso en los diferentes departamentos de Colombia ha traído como consecuencia leyes, normas y resoluciones que amparan a los migrantes venezolanos al tiempo que se vienen matriculando numerosos grupos de niños, niñas y adolescentes en las instituciones educativas colombianas. Esta realidad ha llevado a interrogarse por la situación de los docentes colombianos frente a la población migrante, a preguntarse si conocen sus normativas y si se encuentran en un ambiente de aceptación o rechazo. En consecuencia, este artículo, como parte de una investigación mayor, se planteó como objetivo analizar las Representaciones Sociales (RS) de los docentes ante la nueva experiencia de trabajar en un aula intercultural. El trabajo se diseñó como una investigación de campo, con un enfoque cualitativo interpretativo y métodos asociativos propios de las RS. Se entrevistaron 11 docentes de la Institución Educativa Ceat General Piero Mariotti, Yumbo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Se desglosaron algunas respuestas con principios básicos de la hermenéutica y la aplicación de técnicas de análisis mediante la herramienta del Atlas.ti. Entre los resultados surgieron una serie de categorías (valores, novedades culturales, incertidumbre, conocimiento de las leyes, despertar y darse cuenta) que señalan el camino. El propósito es llegar a explorar el universo simbólico de los profesores para interpretar sus formas de entender la integración en la diversidad y sus formas de mirar la educación intercultural hacia la inclusión sistémica.
Enseñanza remota de emergencia y currículum funcional natural en el Centro Ann Sullivan Panamá
Authors: Atagua-Díaz Zulay , Valenzuela-Reyna Emelideth
Published: September 2023

El Centro Ann Sullivan Panamá ofrece atención a estudiantes en condiciones de autismo y discapacidad cognitiva para hacerlos independientes e insertarlos en la sociedad, al aprender habilidades que les sean útiles en la vida diaria. Aplicando el Currículum Funcional Natural, durante el inicio de la pandemia Covid-19, CASPAN implementó la Enseñanza Remota de Emergencia para mantener la continuidad de sus programas a distancia. Con el objetivo de determinar el avance de los estudiantes con esta metodología, se realizó la medición de 17 semanas con el programa Escuela Intensiva para Familias, en un estudio cuantitativo de nivel descriptivo y longitudinal. Con la técnica de la encuesta se diseñó el instrumento para que se manejaran múltiples niveles de respuesta tipo escala psicométrica de Likert, cuyo contenido se ratificó por medio de la validez de respuesta y juicio de expertos; se dividió a los estudiantes en 3 subgrupos para medir su avance dentro del mismo conjunto y al responsable de la enseñanza en casa. Los resultados demostraron que con la metodología de Enseñanza Remota de Emergencia los estudiantes ganaron habilidades a través de las actividades propias del ambiente hogareño y aceptaron ser grabados e intercambiar información con sus especialistas a través de equipos tecnológicos, significando un avance importante para fomentar el aprendizaje remoto de habilidades funcionales a quienes, por razones de espacio físico, no se encuentren adscritos a ningún otro programa de CASPAN.
Características que conforman el perfil de las empresas familiares
Authors: Gómez Sánchez Félix Ruffo
Published: September 2023

Las empresas familiares son la forma de organización más antigua en el mundo y uno de los modelos más exitosos y económicos de administrar, porque se mueven por la sinergia de sus integrantes. Para examinar las características que conforman su perfil se estudiaron las particularidades, ya que los rasgos distintivos se pueden establecer a partir de los sistemas dinámicos abiertos. Alcanzar este propósito requirió delimitar el estudio a tres áreas fundamentales: el campo unificado y la empresa familiar, los fundamentos que conllevan al valor y los rasgos distintivos del Sistema Empresa Familiar. La metodología se desarrolló a partir de un diseño cualitativo, fenomenológico, explicativo, no experimental e inductivo. El diseño se sustenta en la transversalidad de la investigación documental hermenéutica e interpretativa, utilizando el análisis comparativo para conferirle la validez de constructo proveniente de las 47 fuentes seleccionadas. El desarrollo de los resultados compiló las características que facilitan el perfil de las empresas familiares utilizando la visión del Sistema Empresa Familiar, bajo la consideración que deben evidenciar los elementos de una organización formal estable, donde los valores que autorregulan el sistema social se encuentran representados en la visión y misión, y a partir de la sociología y psicología del grupo familiar, concluyendo que este perfil se sintetizó en factores conjuntos que, presentados por separado, lo hacen insuficiente si se pretende ofrecer una definición lo más completa posible donde se estudian cinco subsistemas: el subsistema organizacional, el de propiedad, el del entorno gerencial, el de potencial generacional y el emprendedor.
Highlights from the 51st International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC 2023)
Authors: Bell David S.
Published: September 2023

The 51st International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC 2023), chaired by Michael Lämmerhofer and Oliver Schmitz, was held from June 18 to 22 in Duesseldorf, Germany. This installment of “Column Watch” presents many of the highlighted topics and trends observed at this exceptionally well-run symposium.
Functional Copolymers Analysis Using Liquid Chromatography (LC)—Sort It Out
Authors: Peters Ron A. H.
Published: September 2023

The latest developments and challenges of using liquid chromatography (LC) for copolymer analysis are discussed.
Informational Overload of Russian Studying Youth: Myth and Reality
Authors: Mantulenko V. V.
Published: September 2023

The article investigates some aspects of the media use of young people in Russia in the current conditions in terms of the information load of young people and their ability to interact with various information flows. The author raises issues of information noise, abundance of information flows, information intoxication – phenomena that often characterize the life in the information age. Through a survey and in-depth interviews, the author checks assumptions about the level of information overload of students, their ability to work with educational and external information, and to protect themselves from manipulative influences from various digital media. The objectives of the study also included correlating the empirical results obtained with the concept of «digital natives», evaluating how applicable it is to the current generation of Russian youth, and how the characteristic features of young people growing up in the digital world affect the process of their media use, causing, among other things, their ability to learn. The results of the survey, as well as an analysis of the pedagogical experience of learning and teaching in Russian universities over the past decades, allowed the author to draw conclusions about the lack of specialized courses in the practice of university teaching that help students learn how to work effectively with multiple information flows and with information in general, as well as the need taking into account the axiological, motivational and practice-oriented components of the media literacy in the development of concepts and strategies for the digital transformation of the Russian education.
Clip Thinking: Reflection on Adapting to the Transforming Reality
Authors: Komleva V. V.
Published: September 2023

The author of the article reasons that clip thinking does not tend to be a new phenomenon of our time. Clip thinking appears to be a way of working with information. Actually, it is a reaction to the finiteness of “channel capacity” of a human in the infnite world of information and a mechanism of adaptation of human psychic to the new changes. Clip thinking is considered as a protective mechanism (as it saves human from overloads and allows to receive larger volume of information) and a way of adapting to the reality. This kind of thinking may appear at any age in case one works with colossal amounts of information. 45+ generation is regarded as the most competitive in analytical work with big data due to their skills in linear, logical and clip thinking at the same time. The article features the arguments for the positive consequences of clip thinking. As paradoxical it may sound, clip thinking may contribute to the creative and independent thinking development in a human. A “zone of proximal development” concept by L.S. Vygotsky is proposed for usage in order to avoid the negative consequences of clip thinking.
The Legal Force Of Interfaith Marriage In Indonesia
Authors: Wardhani Novea Elysa
Published: September 2023

religions to obtain legality, but the existence of the life of a pair of people of different religions as husband and wife is a reality that cannot be denied in fact, many couples want to live together as husband and wife but are constrained to different religions or beliefs. Some choose a way of life to be together without marriage ties or "cohabitation" while still maintaining their respective religions and beliefs. This situation is still allowed to exist without a solution or their behavior is considered as community waste which must be approached with a controlling approach. Then what about the consequences of their relationship that are not protected by the laws in force in this country, such as the existence of offspring that are born, the assets that are generated, and other rights? This problem will not be a solution if the marriage of interfaith couples is not registered by the authorized institution.
Contextual stance classification using prompt engineering
Authors: de Fonseca Felipe Penhorate Carvalho , Paraboni Ivandré , Digiampietri Luciano Antonio
Published: September 2023

This paper introduces a prompt-based method for few-shot learning addressing, as an application example, contextual stance classification, that is, the task of determining the attitude expressed by a given statement within a conversation thread with multiple points of view towards another statement. More specifically, we envisaged a method that uses the existing conversation thread (i.e., messages that are part of the test data) to create natural language prompts for few-shot learning with minimal reliance on training samples, whose preliminary results suggest that prompt engineering may be a competitive alternative to supervised methods both in terms of accuracy and development costs for the task at hand.
A call for a research agenda on fair NLP for Portuguese
Authors: de Lima Luiz Fernando F. P. , de Araujo Renata Mendes
Published: September 2023

Diverse areas widely apply artificial intelligence and natural language processing (NLP) tools to their contexts. However, these algorithms present ethical issues, such as biased and discriminatory decisions. For example, representation biases in NLP can result in discriminatory behavior towards race and gender. Works have been addressing this issue and seeking to build fair NLP solutions, however they mainly focus on Anglo-Saxon languages. This work aims to challenge the scientific community in order to stimulate and motivate further research in the fair NLP specifically for the Portuguese language. To achieve this, a literature review was conducted to identify existing research efforts and indicate future directions.
Classificação de Polaridade Orientada aos Alvos de Opinião em Comentários sobre Debate Político em Português
Authors: Seno Eloize R. Marques , Anno Fábio S. Igarashi , Lazarini Lucas , Caseli Helena M.
Published: September 2023

A internet e, em especial as mídias sociais, são um terreno fértil para a publicação de opiniões sobre os mais diversos assuntos, produtos e serviços. Tradicionalmente a análise automática de opiniões é realizada com base nas palavras que denotam alguma polaridade ou emoção. Contudo, com o surgimento dos grandes modelos de linguagem, como o ChatGPT, a maneira com a qual processamos textos para realizar análises subjetivas mudou bastante. Neste contexto, este artigo tem como foco investigar as potencialidades do ChatGPT – comparada com a de um modelo neural de identificação de emoções em textos e de abordagens baseadas em léxico – na classificação de polaridade orientada para os alvos de opinião em comentários sobre debate político em português.
Sinalizadores retórico-discursivos: revisitando a anotação RST no córpus CSTNews
Authors: Rodrigues Roana , Souza Jackson Wilke da Cruz , Cardoso Paula Christina Figueira
Published: September 2023

Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST) é uma teoria discursiva na qual a coerência de um texto pode ser caracterizada por uma estrutura de árvore, em que as unidades discursivas são as folhas e os nós representam as relações retóricas entre elas. Embora seja conhecido que a identificação de conectivos que indicam as relações desempenha um papel importante no processamento do texto, a ausência de um marcador discursivo (MD) prototípico não impede a possibilidade de sua interpretação. Nesta proposta preliminar, descreve-se a análise de um recorte de um córpus já anotado com RST, com o objetivo identificar como as relações são sinalizadas no discurso. Os resultados destacam a importância de investigar outros sinalizadores para além de MDs.
A funcionalidade dos adjetivos em dois gêneros discursivos: uma investigação com base nas dependências universais
Authors: Coneglian Andre V. Lopes , Pagano Adriana , Perini Carlos
Published: September 2023

Este artigo apresenta uma investigação da ocorrência de adjetivos em dois gêneros discursivos, a fábula esopiana e colunas jornalísticas de comportamento feminino, baseada na anotação morfossintática de acordo com o do modelo das Dependências Universais. Objetiva-se apresentar evidências sobre a necessidade de se construir corpora anotados contemplando textos diversos, tendo-se vista que o acionamento do léxico e da gramática da língua varia nos diversos gêneros discursivos. Os resultados apontam uma diferença significativa no uso de palavras adjetivas em textos dos dois gêneros discursivos em questão, não só em termos de frequência de ocorrência, mas também no tipo de relação de dependência da qual participam.
Albertina in Action: An Investigation of its Abilities in Aspect Extraction, Hate Speech Detection, Irony Detection, and Question-Answering
Authors: Junqueira Júlia da Rocha , Luis Junior Claudio , Silva Félix Leonel V. , Côrrea Ulisses Brisolara , de Freitas Larissa A.
Published: September 2023

O campo de processamento de linguagem natural testemunhou avanços significativos nas últimas décadas, impulsionados pela aplicação de aprendizado profundo. Combinando com o uso de uma arquitetura neural chamada Transformers, os avanços são ainda mais superiores e marcantes. Neste trabalho, usamos um modelo baseado em BERT para a língua portuguesa do Brasil, chamado Albertina, nas tarefas de Extração de Aspecto, Detecção de Discurso de Ódio, Detecção de Ironia e Perguntas-Respostas. Por fim, comparamos os resultados obtidos em cada tarefa com os modelos de base e grande de BERTimbau e Albertina.
A Sentiment Analysis Benchmark for Automated Machine Learning Applications and a Proof of Concept in Hate Speech Detection
Authors: Silva Marília Costa Rosendo , de Oliveira Vitor Augusto , Pardo Thiago Alexandre Salgueiro
Published: September 2023

O Aprendizado de Máquina Automático (AutoML) é uma área de pesquisa relevante, pois permite acelerar e facilitar o desenvolvimento de novas soluções aplicadas usando Inteligência Artificial. Este artigo aborda o desafio de fornecer conjuntos de dados padronizados para análise de sentimentos em inglês e propõe um benchmark de AutoML, resultando em 46 conjuntos de dados pré-processados. É realizada uma prova de conceito para a tarefa de detecção de discurso de ódio para apresentar as potencialidades do benchmark proposto.
Semantic Textual Similarity for Abridging Clinical Notes in Brazilian Electronic Health Records
Authors: Bandeira Lucas T. , Consoli Bernardo S. , Vieira Renata , Bordin Rafael H.
Published: September 2023

With the growing importance of the use of information from electronic patient records in the development of machine learning models, there is also a need for a holistic understanding of those records, in particular abridging the clinical notes so that important information is used in the training process without the repetition that is commonly found in such notes. This paper presents the pre-processing of clinical notes from the BRATECA Dataset, a Brazilian tertiary care data collection, aiming at removing repeated information resulting from the interaction between healthcare providers and patients, considering assigned values of semantic similarity between sentences in clinical notes.
Abordagens Baseadas em Léxicos para a Classificação de Sentimentos Orientada aos Alvos de Opinião em Comentários do Domínio Político
Authors: Lazarini Lucas , Anno Fábio S. Igarashi , Seno Eloize R. Marques , Caseli Helena M.
Published: September 2023

O enorme volume de textos opinativos produzido nas mídias sociais têm levado a uma busca cada vez maior por algoritmos capazes de analisar os sentimentos de pessoas em relação à produtos, entidades políticas, etc. Muitos modelos de análise de sentimento (AS) foram propostos para o português nos últimos anos. Contudo, a maioria deles consiste em analisar o sentimento geral de uma sentença, não considerando, portanto, o sentimento individual relacionado a cada alvo de opinião no texto. Dado este contexto, este artigo investigou o uso de léxicos de sentimentos na classificação de sentimento orientado ao alvo de opinião em comentários sobre debate político em português.
Explorando Redes Neurais Profundas para Tarefa de Aceitabilidade Linguística
Authors: Santos Henrique , Alencar Késia P. , de Sousa Rogério F. , Anchiêta Rafael T.
Published: September 2023

Aceitabilidade linguística é a tarefa de determinar se uma sentença está gramaticalmente correta. Apesar de existir algumas ferramentas de correção gramatical para o português, elas são baseadas em regras manualmente definidas, o que é uma tarefa laboriosa. Neste trabalho, investigaram-se redes neurais profundas e modelos língua para a tarefa de aceitabilidade linguística a fim de desenvolver ferramentas/métodos mais robustos para o português que obtenham resultados melhores do que as ferramentas existentes. Explorou-se redes recorrentes, redes convolucionais e os modelos de língua BERTimbau e Albertina. Esses modelos foram treinados em um corpus traduzido do inglês para o português e avaliados no corpus Probi. As redes recorrentes e convolucionais atingiram os melhores resultados (0,37 f1), sendo competitivas com a ferramenta LanguageTool (0,40 f1).
Análisis de los criterios para el desarrollo de aplicaciones interactivas para pequeñas y medianas empresas: el caso de las aplicaciones en entornos de proyectos de instalaciones
Authors:   , Ortiz Domènech Jordi
Published: September 2023

The research examines the criteria that should be considered to pose an interactive application in relation to the needs of the engineer-designer-user in the "small and medium enterprises" background. It also appears the need to consider the possibility of creating interactive applications which let perform diffferent installation projects.
The general hypothesis starting point is the use of interactive applications as a standard tool in small and medium enterprises working in engineering facilities, improving business productivity, reducing errors and improving project acquisition and knowledge management users.
Considering the areas, the purposes and the goals of this research, it responds to the problematic aspects of the installation projects and the problems that need to be solved in the interactive applications. It also responds to the possibility of generating interactive applications that meet the needs of small and medium enterprises in the engineering environment and also creats interactive applications wich help to control over the installations projects.
The needs assessment of small and medium enterprises in the project engineering area has been perfomed by using empirical data adquired by analyzing the characteristics of the investigated companies, their capability on creating its known-how, the way of how they implement their methodology in the project performing and their information, learning and development projects needs.
In the setting of this research theoretical proposals are reviewed relating the project implementation rules and it is also analyzed the standards and norms that affect the activity projects and the installation projects. It's also discussed the administrative procedures of enginnering project processing record.
Finally, the thesis explores in the influence of technological innovation in the business environment, on the way that affects the organizational structure, and points out the influences the new competitive dynamics in the in the new information society
HUMAN DETECTION FOR THERMAL AND VISIBLE IMAGES
Authors: Ibrahim Mazlinda , Seong Hoo Yann , Ngah Demon Siti Zulaikha , Ramli Suzaimah , Syed Zakaria Syed Nasir Alsagoff
Published: September 2023

Human detection and localization is one of the importance aspects in computer vision. It has broad applications in surveillance, robotic, driver assistance system, and for the military applications. The task is difficult because it depends on various conditions such as illumination, distance, human pose and weather condition. This study aimed to investigate human detection methods for thermal and visible images. We have explored three methods which are histogram of oriented gradient, integral image and aggregate of channel features. Our result showed that histogram of oriented gradient outperformed the other two using the tested images. However, the method is only applicable when the human is on the standing or upright position and limited to a certain distance between the scene and the camera position.
MODELLING SLOPE TOPOGRAPHY OF A HILLY TERRAIN USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE IMAGE TECHNIQUE
Authors: Ismail Neza , Zatasha Fatin Nur , Wan Mohamed Sabri Wan Mohamed Syafuan , Peng Ng Choy
Published: September 2023

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) as data acquisition tools are becoming more affordable for many civil engineering applications. However, the accuracy of the output is influenced by many parameters. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of flight altitude toward the final output measurement accuracy without using Ground Control Point (GCP). Altitude is a parameter that is very important in flying UAV that has to be taken into consideration. Notably, the flight altitude depends on the ground condition, surrounding obstruction, Ground Sample Distance (GSD) and camera monitoring. The UAV should fly in a lower condition when GSD is better. However, this approach rarely can succeed because different site conditions such as flat terrain nor hilly terrain required different flight planning. Therefore, a field experiment will be carried out to investigate the optimum flight altitude to obtain acceptable accuracy of orthomap at hilly type of terrain. This study evaluates both the qualitative of the image and the quantitative aspect of the orthomap. The actual measurement of selected features was made and compared with the on screen measurement. An orthophoto will be generated by using Pix4Dmapper on a selected slope of the hilly terrain in UPNM Campus. Based on the results, different accuracy obtain on flat surface is 0.14% and slope surface is 2.77%, which needed further study to identify the method to reduce error. It is found that the accuracy without GCP is not having large error of more than 1% for flat area. Due to distortion of image on slope surface, the error is larger and needed GCP calibration. This study shows that UAV is a feasible platform for mapping of small area with acceptable accuracy.
EFFECT OF GAMMA RADIATION ON MICROMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF SNPB SOLDER ALLOY
Authors: Wan Yusoff Wan Yusmawati , Rahmat Noor Fadhilah , Abdul Manaf Nor Azlian , Jalar Azman , Safee Nur Shafiqa , Amat Azuraida , Ahmad Nurazlin , Abdul Rahman Irman , Ismail Norliza , Ibrahim Najib Saedi
Published: September 2023

Tin-lead (SNPB) alloys are widely used in microelectronic packaging industry. It serves as a connector that provide the conductive path needed to achieve the connection from one circuit element to another circuit element. In this research, the effect of gamma irradiation on the micromechanical behaviour of tin-lead (SNPB) solder alloy has been investigated using the nano-indentation testing. Gamma radiation with a Cobalt-60 source were exposed to SNPB solders with different doses from 5 Gy to 500 Gy. In this study, the nano-indentation technique was used to understand the evolution of micromechanical properties (hardness and reduced modulus) of SNPB solder joints subjected to gamma irradiation. The results showed that the hardness of the SNPB alloys was enhanced with increasing of gamma radiation. The hardness was greatest at dose of 500 Gy of sample, 25.6 MPa and had the lowest value at un-irradiated sample. However, the reduced modulus was decreased by increasing the irradiation of gamma due to the intrinsic properties and the atomic bonding of the material.
NEW TRACEABILITY APPROACH USING SWARM INTELLIGENCE FOR MILITARY BLOCKCHAIN
Authors: Syed Mansoor Syarifah Bahiyah Rahayu , Mohamed Halip Mohd Hazali , Mohammad Azahari Afiqah , Kamarudin Nur Diyana , Mohamed Hassan
Published: September 2023

Current military supply chain management is complex and complicated. Activities such as information, and knowledge sharing among involved parties are prone to cybercriminal. Protection of such private and confidential documents are very important. Therefore, a military supply chain derives a critical need for decentralized and digitize transactions in the ledger. This study is proposing a new traceability chain algorithm for military shipment using blockchain. The development of this traceability chain algorithm is based on algorithm development methodology. The new traceability chain algorithm is expected to trace product movement along with the blockchain network. In addition, it is also believed that this study will provide positive results for defense shipment. Future work is to broaden the scope to other military areas such as threat intelligence.
APPLICATION OF FUZZY ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS (FAHP) FOR TEACHING QUALITY EVALUATION AT DEFENCE FOUNDATION CENTRE
Authors: Ahmad Shukri Fatin Amirah , Ali Fazilatulaili , Alias Asniah , Mohd Nasir Nor Ain Azeany
Published: September 2023

Academic staff is one of the backbones of any educational institution and is responsible for the quality of students produced. Assessment of quality teaching has always been an endless debate within institutions. Research towards better teaching assessment on various criteria has been proposed. In past studies, teaching performance of academic staff was mostly evaluated based on only single numerical value, i.e. rating. Various studies have suggested different criteria on how to assess teaching performance. Due to the subjective nature of the students’ evaluation, the single rating, i.e. 1 to 5 score (very low to very high, respectively) achieved by academic staff are very general and lack accuracy. This research paper will venture into the teaching evaluation using Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (Fuzzy AHP) from the perspective of subject experts. The study will incorporate three main criteria for evaluating teaching quality, i.e. staff personal traits, knowledge transfer, and knowledge evaluation. It is found that speech culture (0.149) is deemed as the priority among other teaching quality criteria assessed.
FOREIGN BODY ON RIGHT LATERAL BORDER OF TONGUE THAT MIMICKS VARIX: A CASE REPORT
Authors: Tengku Ahmad Noor Tengku Natasha Eleena , Dass Amaradran , Abdullah Liana Ma
Published: September 2023

Foreign body impaction in the oral cavity either due to traumatic injury or iatrogenically is not uncommon. Most commonly encountered iatrogenic foreign bodies is restorative materials such as amalgam, obturation materials, broken instruments and needles. Majority of foreign bodies are impacted in tonsils, base of tongue, maxillary sinus and vallecula. However, foreign bodies impaction in the mobile tongue is rare. We present a case of unusual foreign body impaction on the right lateral border of tongue appeared as bluish mass. A 40-year-old female military personnel came to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of 94 Armed Forces Hospital Terendak Camp complaining of bluish, painless mass on the right side of her tongue for 4 years. Excisional biopsy has been done and histopathological examination reveals foreign body impaction, likely amalgam tattoo. Amalgam tattoo can sometimes be confused with other foreign body pigmentations, being then biopsied. Once amalgam tattoos have been established, the removal of lesions is not necessary, except for esthetic reasons.
MINI REVIEW ON NANOFIBRILLATION TECHNIQUES TO OBTAIN CELLULOSE NANOFIBER FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS
Authors: Mohd Kassim Noor Azilah , Norrrahim Mohd Nor Faiz , Knight Victor Feizal , Janudin Nurjahirah , Tengku Yasim-Anuar Tengku Arisyah , Abdul Halim Norhana , Ahmad Shah Noor Aisyah , Keat Khim Ong , Mohd Noor Siti Aminah , Jamal Siti Hasnawati , Mohamad Misenan Muhammad Syukri , Wan Yunus Wan Md Zin
Published: September 2023

Cellulose nanofiber (CNF) has been recognized as a new family of sustainable nanomaterials with significant mechanical, colloidal, low density, renewable and biodegradable properties. These properties make CNF a promising material either as an additive or primary material for the development of various applications such as for packaging, coatings, adsorbent, papermaking, biomedicine, cosmetic and automotive industries. Prior to CNF production, cellulose has to be isolated from various sources of lignocellulosic biomass such as oil palm, bamboo, flax bast, hemp, kraft pulp, and rutabagas. The isolated cellulose then can be nanofibrillated into CNF using several nanofibrillation treatments. However, the nanofibrillation treatment is one of the major factors that can influence the final characteristics of CNF. The selection of nanofibrillation treatment is important as each treatment produces CNF with different properties especially in terms of diameter sizes, lengths, thermal, crystalline and mechanical properties. The CNF properties have to comply with the requirement of the targeted application, as different applications require different specifications of CNF. Other external factors may also influence the properties of CNF. Hence, this review focused on discussing the current CNF production treatment as well as factors that may influence the nanofibrillation process of CNF production.
Issues and Strategies for Accelerating the Implementation of Sustainable Smallholder Oil Palm Rejuvenation Program in Indonesia
Authors: Eka Sintha Tri Yuliana , Pordamantra Pordamantra , Prajawahyudo Tri , Dewi Nopembereni Eti , AD Yuprin , Karuniawan Putera Asiaka Fandi , Barbara Betrixia , Ludang Ellydia
Published: September 2023

This research aims to analyze various literature that discusses problems and strategies for accelerating the realization of the national sustainable smallholder oil palm rejuvenation (PSR) program. The primary method used in this research is a literature study (desk study). The results of the study show that there are several strategies that the government must implement to accelerate the realization of the sustainable PSR program in Indonesia. The strategies in question include mandatory ISPO certification in 2025 (Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil) for smallholder oil palm plantations, increasing the resource capacity of smallholder oil palm growers in implementing good agricultural practices (GAPs), providing access to smallholder oil palm growers to production inputs, resolving legality issues. Smallholders' land, encouraging land productivity and strengthening smallholders in fulfilling ISPO certification requirements, strengthening the institution of smallholders as a forum for smallholders to access government programs, and encouraging entry into the palm oil (CPO) processing sector which is an industrial raw material, and the government and related parties signed PSR cooperation through partnerships.
Does Rocky Mountain Credit Union Competition still Affect Commercial Bank Interest Rates?
Authors: Jr. Thomas M. Fullerton , Tokle Robert J. , Jones Bryce , Fullerton Steven L.
Published: September 2023

Historically, increased credit union competition in Idaho and Montana has caused commercial banks to offer higher deposit rates to savers and lower loan rates to borrowers. Data are collected for the second quarter of 2018 to examine whether that pattern still holds true. Unlike prior studies, empirical results indicate that credit union competition no longer exerts statistically reliable impacts on deposit rates or loan rates in this northern Rocky Mountain region of the United States. Potential contributing factors include bank and thrift consolidation in recent years, the low interest rate environment prevailing during the late 2010s, and greater emphasis on non-interest forms of intermediary competition in the banking markets that comprise this regional economy.
Evaluation of Giardiasis in Companion Birds in Mashhad, Iran
Authors: KazemiLifshagerd Farzin , BehrouziNasab Omid , Koochakzadeh Alireza , Kazemnezhad Majid
Published: September 2023

Introduction: Giardia spp. are parasitic protozoans that infect the digestive system of ornamental birds, especially in Psittaciformes, with different prevalence in various species. Symptoms of Giardia infection vary from no noticeable signs in adult birds to poor growth, weakness, anorexia, ruffled feathers, and diarrhea in chicks. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of giardiasis in some parrots referred to a private veterinary clinic in Mashhad, Iran, during 2022.
Case report: Feces of 215 birds suspected of being infected with Giardia spp. were collected. The birds were visited at one of the clinics in Mashhad, Iran, in 2022. Wet smear was prepared from their fresh feces and then sent to the laboratory department of the clinic for diagnosis. The parrots included adult cockatiels, cockatiel chicks, lovebirds, African grey parrots, and Green-cheeked parakeets. After the final diagnosis, metronidazole was administered orally at a dosage of 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight every 12 hours for 5 consecutive days. Sick birds were tested again after the treatment to confirm they were parasite-free. The obtained results of the laboratory indicated 60 positive Cockatiels (47.6%), 10 positive cockatiel chicks (43.4%), 4 positive lovebirds (14.2%), 2 Green-cheeked parakeets (8.6%), and only 1 positive African grey parrot (6.6%). Among the positive cases, the severity of infection varied, with some birds showing severe, moderate, or mild infection levels. Upon a second examination, birds with mild and moderate contamination were found to be disease-free, while those with severe contamination required further treatment.
Conclusion: The results suggested that treatment with metronidazole for 5 consecutive days was effective against mild to moderate infection in sick parrots. However, birds with severe conditions need to continue the treatment procedure.
Nurses Performance in Pain Management for Burn Patient at Baghdad City’s General Hospitals
Authors: Al-Umair Kassim , Al-Gersha Khalida
Published: September 2023

Abstract A descriptive study was carried out on nurses who were working at burn. Units in Baghdad city hospitals, Al-Kindy , Al-Yarmook, Al-Qadisiya, Al-karkh, and Al-Karama hospital, in the period from 20th july 2003 to 20th November 2003. The study aimed to identify the nurses performance about pain management for burned patients at burn units and find out the relationship between the demographic characteristics and performance . A purposive (non-probability) sample of (40) nurses, (24) male nurses and (16) female. The data were collected through the use of observational checklist, which comprised (38) items distributed on four parts. The validity and reliability of the instrument were determined through a pilot study and by exposing the data to a panel of experts in the field. The data were analyzed through the application of descriptive statistical analysis that includes frequency count, percentages and means, also used inferential statistical analysis that includes the means of scores, chi-square test. The results of the study showed that there was deficiency in nursing management presented by the nurses at burn units. There was significant difference between the performance and level of education. The results of the study showed that the nurses at burn units needs more training for pain management. The study concluded that those nurses should have institute level or more. The study recommended that it is better to develop and improve the nursing staff by continuous educational and training program cessions.
Assessment of Nurses Implementation of Universal Precautions in the AIDS Wards of Ibn-Zuheir and Ibn- Al- Kahteeb Hospitals
Authors: Hassan Huda
Published: September 2023

A descriptive study was conducted at two Epidemic Hospitals in Baghdad from 1st of August( 2003) to 1st of October (2004) in order to identify the nursing staff working in AIDS word to implementation of universal precautions for patients with AIDS and relation to some variable. The sample is consisted of (50) nurses who are working in AIDS ward in Ibn- Zuheir and Ibn- Al- Kahteeb Hospitals. Instruments consist of (20) items related with demographic characteristics of nurses and universal precautions items . Validity of the instrument was established through a panel of( 4) experts in specific fields . Descriptive and inferential statistics procedure were applied to the data analysis. Results its show that most of nurses was males and they have (16-20) years of experience and there are significant relationship between the implementation of universal precautions and years of experience. The study recommended to planning and implementing specific training programs for nurses in all health institutions about universal precautions.
Assessment of Factors That Contribute to Bladder Cancer
Authors: Mohammed Khalida , Al- An Betool
Published: September 2023

Abstract Objective: The study aimed to assess the factors contributes of patient with bladder cancer and to find out the relationship between the factors of bladder cancer with certain variable. Methodology: A descriptive study to assessment of factors that contribute to bladder cancer that was carried out Al-Karama teaching hospital, Al-Kendy teaching hospital, Specialty Surgery teaching hospital and Al-Yarmok teaching hospital for the period of November 2003 to August 2004. A purposive (non-probability) sample of (100) patients with bladder cancer. An assessment from was constructed for the purpose of the study. It comprised of two parts, which were dealing with the demographic information sheet, and factors contribute. Test- retest reliability was employed through computation of Pearson correlation coefficient. Content validity of assessment form was determined through a panel of experts and pilot study. Data were collected through the application of the questionnaire and interview technique. The assessment was conducted during the period (10th) March 2004 to (5th) August 2004. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistical approach. Result: The study concluded that the age over (50) years, majority of them was male, married, they had low level education, and most of them were smoking and drinking tea. Recommendation: The study recommended that to stop smoking and establishing specialized center of bladder cancer in Iraq. Key wards: Factors, Bladder cancer
Quality of Life Assessment for Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Authors: AlAttar Wafaa
Published: September 2023

Abstract A descriptive study to assess the quality of life (QOL) for patients with colorectal cancer. The study was conducted from Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital and Radiation Hospital and Nuclear medicine for the period from 1st July/2004 to 1st September/2004. The sample selected by purposive random of (50) patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer and all of them who were under chemotherapy treatment. A questionnaire was prepared for the purpose of the study and comprised of three parts including: 1- Socio-demographical characteristics. 2- Clinical characteristics. 3- and QOL assessment for patients with colorectal cancer, consist of (30) items. The questionnaire was tested for its validity and reliability. Data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean of score and Chi-square. The results of the study indicated that the QOL for patients were greatly effected during (10) items such as they have trouble in walking and mobility and also they feel pain, tired and weakness… etc. Therefore was recommended education program to be developed and implemented of patients with colorectal cancer who were under chemotherapy treatment.
Pentingnya Akuntansi Sektor Publik di Institusi Pemerintahan
Authors: Silalahi Alistraja Dison , Maullang Marihot
Published: September 2023

Lembaga pemerintah adalah semua lembaga pemerintah dengan tugas atau fungsi administrasi pemerintah yang ada di lingkungan operasional, dari yang di pusat ke yang di daerah, termasuk komisi, badan, dan dewan yang menerima dana dari APBN atau APBD. Keinginan untuk transparansi publik membutuhkan pengembangan sistem untuk mencapai kinerja maksimum, pemerintahan yang baik, dan akuntabilitas untuk mewujudkan pemerintah bebas dari tindakan penipuan yang mempengaruhi negara. Sistem akuntansi sektor publik adalah sistem yang digunakan oleh lembaga pemerintah atau organisasi layanan publik untuk memberikan akuntabilitas kepada masyarakat umum. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mempelajari dan memahami pentingnya menerapkan akuntansi sektor publik di dalam lembaga pemerintah. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif dan kualitatif. Menurut temuan penelitian ini, setiap lembaga pemerintah harus menerapkan akuntansi sektor publik karena dapat menyederhanakan dan meningkatkan kualitas pelaporan keuangan.Kata Kunci: Akuntansi Publik, Pemerintahan, Akuntabilitas
Sosialisasi Pentingnya mengadakan Sovenir dan Kuliner Ciri Khas Kawasan Wisata di Bukit Lawang
Authors: Chairina Chairina , Ismayani Ismayani , Sahid Muhammad , Tulim Anto , Nasution Ridwan , Rini Rini
Published: September 2023

Dikawasan wisata bukit lawang terdapat penjual souvenir dan pedagang kuliner. Souvenir yang dijual beragam akan tetapi belum unik begitupun kulinernya masih belum membawa ciri khas langkat yang arahnya kepada kuliner melayu dan oleh-olehnya juga belum ada yang khas. Tujuan kegiatan ini untuk memberikan masukan kepada pengelola wisata dan masyarakat akan pentingnya pengadaan souvenir unik dan khas serta kuliner seta oleh-oleh khas tempat wisata, sebab ini termasuk salah satu bentuk bisnis yang dapat meningkatkan ekonomi msayarakat dan menarik minat wisatawan. Hasil kegiatan merumuskan pentingnya mengadakan souvenir dan kuliner ciri khas kawasan wisata di bukit lawang denagn tujuan sebagai daya tarik wisatawan, meningkatkan perekonomian masyarakat dan turut melestarikan budaya daerah. Akan tetapi perlu diperhatikan fungsi dan kualitas dari souvenir dan keunikannya sehingga akan memberi harga jual yang sesuai bahkan bernilai lebih. Begitupun kulinernya perlu diperhatikan citarasa, bidang kesehatan dan tampilan penyajiannya, sehingga wisatawan akan tertarik dan bahkan menjadi penggemarnya. Saran: Peran pemerintah lokal diharapkan untuk menjadi motor dan donator bagi masyarakat, baik sebagai tenaga ahli atau mendatangkannya dan sebagai evaluasi keberlangsungan perencanaan program yang dilaksanakan di kawasan wista tersbut. Kata Kunci : Sosialisasi; Souvenir; Kuliner; Kawasan Wisata.
Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of Ιnternal Ιliac Bifurcation (CERIΙB)
Authors: Spanos Konstantinos , Chaidoulis Athanasios , Dakis Konstantinos , Kouvelos George , Bareka Metaxia , Arnaoutoglou Eleni , Miltiadis Matsagkas Miltiadis Matsagkas
Published: September 2023

Purpose: The aim is to present a case of bilateral internal iliac artery
aneurysms (IIAAs) endovascular repair without proper distal landing
zone using an off the shelf technique of Covered Endovascular
Reconstruction of Internal Iliac Bifurcation (CERIIB). Technique: A 67-
year-old male had a known history of open surgical repair of an
infrarenal AAA 12 years ago. During follow up, computed tomography
angiography (CTA) revealed bilateral internal iliac artery aneurysms (30
mm of diameter).  We used a technique deploying firstly a
balloon expandable covered stent (BXCS) in the proximal part of the IIA,
and then two parallel BXCS in the two main outflow branches of each
IIA. In the left side additional a kissing stent technique was undertaken
(BXCS in external and a balloon into the IIA). The postoperative
course of the patient was uneventful and was he discharged at
second post-operative day, while the first-month CTA demonstrated
optimal outcome.
Inovasi Supervisi Akademik Kepala Sekolah Terhadap Profesionalisme Guru di SDN Parsanga IV Kecamatan Kota Sumenep, Kabupaten Sumenep
Authors: Fifit Humairah  , Ashari Ashari
Published: September 2023

Based on the research results, it was found that the school principal's academic supervision innovation in improving teacher professionalism at SDN Parsanga IV Sumenep, namely by following up in the form of monitoring using CCTV and follow-up carried out with CCTV accompanied by feedback and reflection can increase teacher professionalism well. This academic supervision innovation was carried out because of obstacles and with the implementation of these innovations the obstacles could be overcome properly. Among the successes of the innovations in academic supervision carried out by the principal of SDN Parsanga IV is that these innovations can become the main driver of changes in teaching styles by teachers. Has a good impact on the relationship between the teacher and the principal, so that the increase in teacher professionalism can run as expected. Acceptance of innovation by teachers because in implementing this academic supervision innovation, teachers feel heard, valued, and involved in the development of academic supervision innovations, they tend to be more open to change and are happy to receive feedback and joint reflection to improve their professionalism in teaching.