bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Three-month functional outcome predictors of systemic thrombolytic therapy in cerebral infarction
Authors: Senko K. , Fedulov A.
Published: July 2022

The article analyzes the clinical, laboratory and neuroimaging predictors of a three-month functional outcome of systemic thrombolytic therapy in patients with cerebral infarction is presented. Recently, techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of cerebral infarction have been actively developed, which has led to a decrease in mortality and a signiﬁcant improvement in the functional outcome in some patients. The therapeutic response to ongoing therapy cannot be accurately predicted prior to its initiation, which makes it diﬃcult to make the right decision regarding treatment tactics. The main focus is on the search and evaluation of the degree of determination in the outcome of thrombolytic therapy of the most signiﬁcant predictors, as well as their mutual potentiation. Identiﬁcation of factors associated with an unfavorable outcome of systemic thrombolysis can contribute to a safer, more eﬀective and more widespread use of this treatment method in the shortest possible time.
The L-NAME effects in acute experimental peritonitis
Authors: Gusakovskaya E. , Maksimovich N.
Published: July 2022

The article presents the results of research to study the course of experimental peritonitis in rats under administration of non-selective NO-synthase inhibitor, Nώ-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME). It has been shown that administration of L-NAME results in increase in the severity of in-toxication, reaction of leukocytes of blood and peritoneal exudate with inhibi-tion of phagocytic activity of neutrophils, enhance of oxidative stress, damage to the endothelium of blood vessels and peritoneum. 
LED lighting as an effective tool for regulating plant morphogenesis
Authors: Kudelina T. , Molchan O.
Published: July 2022

The results of studying the effect of light with different spectral composition on the morphogenesis of wild-type of Arabidopsis thaliana (Col 0), as well as wei8-1tar1-1 and ahk2 mutants with modified signal transduction processes of auxins and cytokinins. We used a specially developed technique that simplifies the assessment of the effect of light on the growth and development of A. thaliana plants, especially the configuration of their root system during the entire growing season. Luminescent (LL) and light-emitting diode (LED) light sources were used, which made it possible to vary the physiologically significant blue (B), green (G), red (R), and far red (FR) spectral ranges. The R/B ratio was equal to 1 and 4 for LED 1 and LED 2 lighting options, respectively, at the same total flux density of B and R light photons. The ratios of R/FR and B/G in the spectra of LED illumination varied in the ranges closest to those observed in natural conditions. The most effective for the formation of the root system, rosette of leaves and inflorescences of A. thaliana (Col 0) was LED illumination with R/B = 4, B/G = 1 and R/FR = 6. The obtained data indicate an important role of AHK2 histidine kinase receptors in stimulation of the formation of vegetative organs of A. thaliana in response to an increase in the level of R and a decrease in B light (an increase in the R/B ratio) in complex spectral compositions. At the same time, LED lighting with a higher level of B and a low level of R light (R/B = 1, B/G = 2 and R/FR = 3) rather effectively stimulated the accumulation of the dry mass of the root system and the formation of inflorescences compared to fluorescent lighting. Stimulation of root growth by light of this spectral composition is probably mediated by a significant increase in the level of endogenous auxins. The decrease in the R/FR ratio in the spectrum of LED sources compared to the fluorescent lamp contributed to the stimulation of flowering of A. thaliana, regardless of the nature of the mutation and despite other differences in the spectral composition.
Dampak Pandemi Covid dan Penerapan New Normal pada Kredit Bermasalah dan Profitabilitas Perbankan Di Indonesia
Authors: Septyanto Tri , Susilowati Dewi
Published: July 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, and the banking industry is no exception. The impact of the pandemic on the banking industry, namely the decline in bank health. Various efforts have been made by the government to revive the banking industry, one of which is the issuance of OJK regulation Number 11/PJOK.03/2020 concerning "National Economic Stimulus as a Countercyclical Policy for the Impact of the 2019 Covid Spread". This study aims to compare the ratio of non-performing loans/financing (NPL/NPF) and banking profitability in Indonesia before and after the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of the new normal. The object of this research is the banking industry, both conventional and sharia in Indonesia, with an observation period of 12 months from November 2019-November 2020. The sampling method uses purposive sampling, namely sampling according to the research objectives, and produces a sample of 38 conventional banking and 33 Islamic banking. The method of analysis used paired sample t-test. The results of the analysis show that: 1) there are significant differences in non-performing loans (NPL) before and after the covid 19 pandemic for conventional banking but for Islamic banking there is no significant difference. 2) There is no significant difference in the profitability of conventional banks before and after the pandemic or the implementation of the new normal. 3) there is no significant difference in NPL/NPF after the Covid 19 pandemic and after the implementation of the new normal. The results of this study provide empirical evidence that banking restructuring policies in Indonesia to anticipate the impact of COVID-19 have not run optimally.Keywords: comparison, performance, non-performing financing, profitability, banking
The influence of Leadership Competencies, Organizational Commitment and Job Climate on Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and impact Employee Performance at PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk.
Authors: Musriha Musriha , Rosyafah Siti
Published: July 2022

This research discusses, the influence of leadership competensies, organizational commitment and job climate on Organizational citizenship behavior and impact employee performance at PT. Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk. The respondent being analyzed are 116 employee at PT. Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk. The tool used for analyzing is the path analysis obtained through the software PPS. To Sum up, the result show that: (1) Leadership competencies no significant effect on Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB); (2) Significantly influence the organizational commitment Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB); (3) Significantly influence the working climate of Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB); (4) Leadership competencies no significant effect on employee performance; (5) Organizational commitment has no significant effect on employee performance; (6) Climate significant effect on employee performance; (7) Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) significantly affects the performance of employees; (8) The results showed a variable working climate is the dominant influence on Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and the performance of employees
PERENCANAAN EMBUNG BERDASARKAN KEBUTUHAN AIR BAKU DESA PASARENAN KABUPATEN SAMPANG TAHUN 2027
Authors: Saves Faradlillah , Hudhiyantoro  , Sugianto Amin
Published: July 2022

Kabupaten Sampang merupakan salah satu daerah yang berkembang sangat pesat, hal ini ditunjang dengan pembangunan jembatan Suramadu. Perkembangan suatu wilayah tentu harus diikuti dengan pengelolaan sumber daya air yang baik. Hal ini dimaksudkan agar sumber daya air yang ada dapat dimanfaatkan dengan sebaik-baiknya. Di Desa Pasarenan Kabupaten Sampang merupakan salah satu daerah yang memiliki air baku cukup di musim hujan, namun terkadang pada musim kemarau juga mengalami kekeringan. Oleh karena itu perlu adanya analisis terkait kebutuhan air baku dengan proyeksi pertumbuhan penduduk beberapa tahun kedepan, sehingga dapat dijadikan sebagai acuan dalam perencanaan untuk meningkatkan ketersediaan air baku di Desa Pasarenan. Adapaun analisis yang akan dilakukan meliputi analisis debit andalan/ ketersediaan air baku menggunakan metode FJ Mock dan analisis kebutuhan air baku menggunakan metode analisis geometrik. Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan yang telah dilakukan diperoleh debit andalan sebesar 0,0108 m3/dt, proyeksi jumlah penduduk pada tahun 2027 sebesar 7183 jiwa dan kebutuhan air total yang dibutuhkan sebesar 0,0110 m3/dt. Berdasarkan kebutuhan air baku pada tahun 2027 maka tubuh embung direncanakan berada pada elevasi dasar + 47,00 m sampai elevasi puncak + 49,50 m. Tinggi total tubuh embung adalah 2,50 m.
GETARAN BEBAS PADA STRUKTUR MDOF BANGUNAN PENAHAN GESER
Authors: Manubulu Christiani Chandra , Hendrikus Rani , Ndouk Frederikus
Published: July 2022

Struktur MDOF tidak mengalami getaran bebas, namun pembahasan getaran bebas pada struktur derajat kebebasan dilakukan agar diperoleh beberapa karakter struktur yang penting dan sangat bermanfaat. Karakter-karakter itu adalah frekuensi sudut ω, periode getar T dan frekuensi alamistruktur. Pada penulisan, model struktur yang ditinjau adalah bangunan geser dengan derajat kebebasan dua dengan memperhatikan kondisi yang diterapkan pada bangunan penahan geser. Dari hasil analisa menggunakan perhitungan matematis dari eigen problemsyang dibandingkan dengan hasil dari perangkat lunak SAP 2000 menunjukkan perbedaan yang sangat kecil. Sehingga dalam melalukan idealisasi bangunan dengan prinsip shear mode memungkinkan penggunaan model matematis yang lebih sederhana.
ANALISA RANGKA BATANG 2D MENGGUNAKAN METODE MATRIKS KEKAKUAN STRUKTUR DAN SAP 2000
Authors: Christiani Chandra Manubulu  , Merzy Mooy  , Igidro Sampaio Soares Serra
Published: July 2022

Pemahaman metode kekakuan umumnya dilakukan dengan memakai contoh struktur sederhana. Ukuran struktur dalam perhitungan selalu direpresentasikan oleh banyaknya jumlah titik hubung dan elemen batang sehingga pemakaian komputer dan aplikasi perhitungan harus harus sesuai dengan model struktur yang dimodelkan. Salah satu aplikasi populer yang digunakan dalam melakukan perhitungan struktur adalah MS Excel. Tujuan yang ingin dicapai penelitian ini adalah membuat alat bantu alternatif analisis struktur berorientasi MS Excel dan melakukan perbandingan hasil perhitungan dengan output aplikasi lain yang sudah ada di pasaran. Perhitungan metode kekakuan berorientasi MS Excel akan membuat tahapan analisis yang bentuk fisiknya merupakan pengolahan angka dapat ditampilkan dengan jelas sehingga dapat diperiksa kebenaran dari tahapan analisa yang sesuai dengan teori. Proses perhitungan yang transparan meningkatkan kepercayaan atas hasil perhitungan sehingga dapat digunakan dalam edukasi dan sebagai pembanding terhadap output aplikasi lainnya. Hasil perhitungan struktur rangka batang 2 dimensi dengan program bantu alternatif dan program aplikasi SAP 2000, memberikan perbedaan yang sangat kecil sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa output program bantu alternatif, dapat digunakan.
ANALISIS BATAS KECEPATAN PADA JALAN LOKAL SEKUNDER
Authors: Venasius H. A. Plue  , Don Gaspar Noesaku da Costa  , Agustinus H. Pattiraja
Published: July 2022

Ruas jalan San Juan merupakan salah satu jalur kendaraan menuju bandara Eltari serta Lapangan Udara Angkatan Laut (LANUDAL) yang juga menghubungkan antara simpang menuju kawasan kampus Unika Widya Mandira (UNWIRA). Pada ruas jalan tersebut sering terjadi pilihan kecepatan yang tidak sesuai dengan fungsi jalan tersebut sehingga dapat membahayakan pengguna jalan. Metode kecepatan sesaat digunakan untuk menentukan kecepatan aktual di lokasi studi, dimana kecepatan 85 persentil digunakan untuk menentukan kecepatan maksimum yang selanjutnya digunakan untuk menganalisis risiko kecelakaan untuk kondisi lalu lintas dan hambatan samping jalan di lokasi studi. Dari hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa kecepatan aktual sebesar 31,66 km/jam untuk sepeda motor, 20,16 km/jam untuk kendaraan ringan dan 16,79 km/jam untuk kendaraan berat. Secara teoritis kecepatan tersebut sesuai dengan klasiifkasi fungsi jalan Lokal yaitu kurang dari 40 km/jam. Kecepatan 85 persentil adalah 26 - 30 km/jam. Walaupun demikian, akibat flukuasi arus kendaraan masuk/keluar persil pada periode jam puncak dan perilaku agresif pengguna jalan, tercatat bahwa terdapat 9 konflik untuk kategori medium akibat pilihan celah penyeberangan kritis pengendara sepeda motor. Solusi yang direkomendasikan adalah pemasangan rambu batas kecepatan dan pemberian prioritas pergerakan pada area simpang tak bersinyal, dan sosialisasi keselamatan perjalanan.
STUDI KASUS POLA BENTURAN BANGUNAN PADA SISTEM SATU DERAJAT KEBEBASAN (DOF)
Authors: Rani Hendrikus  , Stephanus Ola Demon  , Christiani Chandra Manubulu  , Merzy Mooy
Published: July 2022

Respon linier dan non linier dari dua bangunan satu derajat kebebasan (1 DOF) masing-masing dengan periode getar (T) 0.4 detik dan 0.5 detik menjadi model dalam studi ini. Rekaman gempa Loma Prieta 1989 telah dipilih dan telah disesuaikan dengan kurva respon spektrum dengan nilai Ss = 1.25g dan S1 = 0.4g dan jenis tanah sedang (SD). Pegas struktur bangunan dimodelkan baik sebagai pegas liner maupun non-liner dari model Takeda yang dimodifikasi. Adapun hasil penting dari studi ini adalah: pertama, metode penjumlahan langsung (ABS) hanya cocok untuk menentukan waktu benturan, tetapi tidak cocok untuk menentukan kebutuhan dilatasi (seismic separation). Kedua, metode ultimit yakni metode tranformasi perhitungan deformasi pada kondisi elastis selanjutnya dikalikan dengan factor pengali Cd/Ie hanya dapat digunakan dalam kondisi bangunan yang tidak mengalami deformasi inelastis yang besar. Ketiga, perubahan pola respon bangunan pasca inelastis bisa sangat signifikan, serta dapat berpengaruh terhadap peluang benturan antara bangunan.
ANALISIS EROSI PADA DAS NOELMINA MENGGUNAKAN METODE USLE
Authors: Sri Santi L M F Seran
Published: July 2022

Erosi merupakan peristiwa terangkutnya tanah atau bagian-bagian tanah dari satu tempat ke tempat lain oleh media alami. Media alami yang berperan adalah air dan angin erosi menyebabkan hilangnya lapisan tanah yang dapat menyebabkan berkurangnya kemampuan tanah untuk menyerap dan menahan air hujan yang jatuh diatas tanah. Proses erosi dapat ditinjau dari tiga proses yang berurutan yaitu pengelupasan (detachment), pengangkutan (transportation), dan sedimentasi (sedimentation) (Suripin, 2002). Tiga tahapan erosi adalah tahap pelepasan dari massa tanah, tahap pengangkutan oleh media yang erosive seperti aliran air dan angin, dan tahap pengendapan yang terjadi pada kondisi aliran yang melemah. Erosi juga dapat disebut pengikisan atau pengelupasan yang merupakan proses penghanyutan oleh kekuatan air dan angin, baik yang berlangsung secara alamiah maupun akibat perbuatan manusia. Pengertian yang lain juga menyebutkan bahwa erosi adalah hilangnya bagian – bagian tanah yang berpindah akibat air atau angin dari suatu tempat ke tempat yang lainnya. Dari pengertian erosi diatas dapat diambil suatu kesimpulan bahwa erosi merupakan suatu proses hilangnya atau pengelupasan pada top soil kulit bumi akibat faktor alam maupun organisme Daerah Aliran Sungai  Noelmina terletak di antara Kabupaten Kupang dan Kabupaten TTS  memiliki pola aliran DAS berbentuk dentritik dengan panjang sungai utama 37,40 km. Menggunakan Metode Usle di peroleh Nilai Erosivitas hujan ( R) = 824,88, dengan kemiringan lereng yang paling dominan 26 – 40% dengan Nilai S = 0.26, jenis tanah yang dominan adalah Litoshol dengan Nilai K  = 0.075. Dari Nilai – nilai diatas diketahui besar erosi yang terjadi adalah 524.24 ton per tahun.
Hacia una deontología crítica peruana: la reflexión de Antonio Cornejo Polar y Raúl Bueno Chávez sobre el trabajo de la crítica literaria en el Perú
Authors: Torres-Astocóndor Carlos
Published: July 2022

El presente trabajo busca indagar y sostener que en la crítica literaria peruana existe una tradición de reflexión sobre su función. Para ello, se analizará la obra crítica de Antonio Cornejo Polar y Raúl Bueno Chávez a partir de la “deontología crítica”, categoría que busca rastrear los deberes y principios que los críticos literarios sostienen que son necesarios cuando ejercen su función. Por ello, este trabajo intenta revisar la crítica literaria peruana, y en particular las obras de Antonio Cornejo Polar y Raúl Bueno Chávez, a partir de una valorización deontológica. Se proponen tres elementos comunes en la propuesta de ambos autores: primero, considerar la situación social como elemento imprescindible en la actividad crítica, pues el Perú presenta una realidad multicultural y multilingüe; segundo, dominar disciplinas cercanas a la literatura, como la sociología, historia, antropología, filosofía, lingüística, etc., con la finalidad de ampliar la dimensión interpretativa y abarcar aspectos que dialogan, implícita o explícitamente, con el producto literario; por último, los autores reconocen que la actividad crítica es, también, una acción política e ideológica que se configura a través de dimensiones que escapan de su experiencia personal, pues se incluye la formación y las relaciones profesionales que delimitan los espacios de investigaciones futuras.
“Un caballo desbocado”: el devenir animal en Los cuerpos del verano de Martín Felipe Castagnet
Authors: Martínez Molina Ana Lucía
Published: July 2022

La novela Los cuerpos del verano (2012), de Martín Felipe Castagnet, recoge y extrema el tradicional dualismo cuerpo-alma y construye una sociedad en la que la internet reconfigura, a partir de una lógica mercantilista, las nociones de vida y muerte. Se trata de un contexto capitalista en el cual las personas pueden separar las conciencias de los cuerpos a través de la tecnología y migrar a otros según la capacidad económica para adquirirlos. Tras ocupar dos cuerpos humanos disfuncionales, Rama, el protagonista, migra al cuerpo de un caballo, cuya forma e identidad finalmente abraza. Dicha travesía corporal implica un proceso de aprendizaje material y afectivo al mismo tiempo. En este artículo se revisa la dimensión biopolítica de la novela a partir de la materialidad residual de los cuerpos humanos y los espacios marginados, y se discute el devenir animal que admite la figura del caballo como un fetiche de domesticación corporal o una forma de resistencia ante el mandato de la utilidad hipertecnificada.
Eterno enigma. La mujer en las crónicas de Enrique Gómez Carrillo
Authors: Poláková Dora
Published: July 2022

El artículo se dedica a los textos periodísticos del guatemalteco Enrique Gómez Carrillo (1873-1927), autor cosmopolita, llamado “rey de los cronistas”. La crónica modernista es el género que da entrada a lo nuevo, otro, raro y, además, simboliza la lucha entre la “alta” literatura y el mundo rápido y pasajero del periódico, la tensión entre las leyes del mercado y el concepto aristocrático del arte. Nos centramos en la imagen de la mujer que Gómez Carrillo ofrece a los lectores; sus crónicas nos llevan a diferentes países y ambientes, siendo el centro de la modernidad y de la belleza la metrópoli francesa —allí se fragua lo nuevo, es el santuario del arte, de la moda, de la belleza—. Con el autor viajamos también a otros ambientes predilectos de la época, sobre todo al Oriente. A Gómez Carrillo le fascina Japón, especialmente el personaje de la geisha como encarnación de la ambigüedad femenina, entre ángel y diablo. La mujer oriental con su condición enigmática está en estrecha relación con los prototipos de la mujer fatal: Salomé, Cleopatra o Astarté, todas de origen “oriental”. El artículo muestra cómo esta imagen de lo femenino —aunque poéticamente bella—obedece a los estereotipos de la época: la mujer como sexo decorativo.
Translingüismo como una perspectiva que permite desarrollar literacidad académica en una lengua extranjera en educación superior: una revisión de literatura
Authors: Esquicha Medina Antonio
Published: July 2022

La literacidad académica en una lengua extranjera es una competencia a desarrollarse hoy en día. Sin embargo, los enfoques hacia la escritura en una segunda lengua se rigen tradicionalmente por perspectivas monolingües, reforzando la idea de una deseada homogeneidad lingüística que sitúa al hablante nativo como referente. El translingüismo reconoce la variedad de contextos propios del ámbito educativo, desafiando el dominio del inglés como lengua vehicular en comunidades académicas. El translingüismo ofrece una comprensión amplia de cómo ocurren las prácticas letradas, entendiendo el cambio entre una lengua hacia otra como una evidencia de un repertorio lingüístico, en lugar de interferencia lingüística. Esta revisión de literatura pretende describir la contribución del translingüismo en el desarrollo de la literacidad académica en el ámbito universitario. Los principales resultados observados en los estudios empíricos revisados aquí hacen referencia a la importancia de la lengua materna en el desarrollo de la identidad del escritor, a las implicancias del translingüismo en los procesos de escritura en segunda lengua, y a las prácticas letradas multimodales y digitales. Se concluye que se requieren perspectivas alternativas respecto a los procesos de literacidad académica para comprender las prácticas letradas en contextos universitarios actuales al escribir en una lengua extranjera.
On The Optimization of Weighted Sum Rate for Mimo Broascast Channels
Authors: Nguyen-Duy-Nhat Vien , Le Mai T. P. , Nguyen-Le Hung
Published: July 2022

n this paper, we study the problem of optimizing the weighted total system rate (WSR) for a downlink broadcast communication system using multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) antenna technology, wherein a Base station (BS) transmits multiple data streams simultaneously to K multi-antenna MIMO mobile stations (MSs). Upon the power constraint, the optimal solution is to find the pre-coding matrices at the BS and the decoding matrices at the MSs. However, this type of optimization problem is usually nonlinear and non-convex, so it is relatively difficult to solve by analytical methods. To tackle the problem, we propose a novel algorithm to optimize the WSR of the system based on the Harris Hawking Optimization (HHO) algorithm using the linear least squares mean error (MMSE) filter at the MSs. Numerical results have been used to demonstrate the outperformance of the proposed algorithm, comparing with existing methods such as Block Diagonalism with Waterfilling algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization, particularly at the low signal-to-noise (SNR) range. In the end, we may propose an adaptive method that combines the advantages of different algorithms at various SNR domains to maximize the system performance.
Lightweight face mask detection and face recognition
Authors: Ho-Phuoc Tien , Tran Hanh T. M. , Xuan Duc Hoang , Dao-Duy Tuan , Thuc Hoang Le Uyen
Published: July 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic has abruptly changed our daily life: face mask and wearing a mask have become popular, and are occasionally obligatory for some public activities. As a result, several methods were proposed to address the problem of face mask detection and/or face recognition. While these methods showed promising results, they often require high computational resource due to sophisticated deep learning models. In this paper, we will propose lightweight methods to detect face masks and recognize human faces simultaneously. Our proposed methods are based mainly on Random Forest and MobileNetV2, and are trained and tested with our own dataset collected from Vietnamese faces. The experiment shows that Random Forest can address face mask detection and face recognition with high accuracy. Moreover, a combination of Random Forest and MobileNetV2 can still improve the performance of detection and recognition while keeping the method at relatively low computational complexity.
Anomaly Detection Using Prediction Error with Spatio-Temporal Convolutional LSTM
Authors: Tran Hanh T. M. , Hogg David
Published: July 2022

In this paper, we propose a novel method for video anomaly detection motivated by an existing architecture for sequence-to-sequence prediction and reconstruction using a spatio-temporal convolutional Long Short-Term Memory (convLSTM). As in previous work on anomaly detection, anomalies arise as spatially localised failures in reconstruction or prediction. In experiments with five benchmark datasets, we show that using prediction gives superior performance to using reconstruction. We also compare performance with different length input/output sequences. Overall, our results using prediction are comparable with the state of the art on the benchmark datasets.
Photo-thermal tuning of integrated optical waveguides coated with ultrathin 2D graphene oxide thin films
Authors: Moss David
Published: July 2022

We experimentally investigate power-sensitive photo-thermal tuning (PTT) of two-dimensional (2D) graphene oxide (GO) films coated on integrated optical waveguides. We measure the light power thresholds for reversible and permanent GO reduction in silicon nitride (SiN) waveguides integrated with 1 and 2 layers of GO. Raman spectra at different positions of a hybrid waveguide with permanently reduced GO are characterized, verifying the inhomogeneous GO reduction along the direction of light propagation through the waveguide. The differences between the PTT induced by a continuous-wave laser and a pulsed laser are also compared, confirming that the PTT mainly depend on the average input power. These results reveal interesting features for 2D GO films coated on integrated optical waveguides, which are of fundamental importance for the control and engineering of GO’s properties in hybrid integrated photonic devices.
The neuroprotective properties of Centella asiatica and its possible significance in optimal aging
Authors: Smith Austin
Published: July 2022

Gotu kola, also known as Centella asiatica, has been studied for its potential as a neuroprotectant as well asinvolvement in healthy aging. Chronic and degenerative illnesses have emerged as important challenges inthe world's healthcare and research industries, particularly in civilizations that are experiencing rapidpopulation aging. A significant amount of attention is placed on the role that diet plays in good aging, whichhas led to an increase in study examining the functional qualities of typical foods that are supported byscientific evidence.Centella asiatica, popularly known as gotu kola, is a kind of herbal plant which is widelyutilized in a wide range of cuisines as a green herbs. Its medicinal properties are held in very high regard.This article provides a review of the information that is currently available on the health advantages of C.asiatica, with a particular focus on its function as a neuroprotectant, as well as information on itsphytochemistry as well as pharmacological activities. In addition to its well-known role as a memoryenhancer in traditional Chinese medicine, the herb Centella asiatica also has a number of other beneficialproperties, including a greater anti-inflammatory potent, the ability to regenerate neurons, the potential toprevent damage to neurons, an inhibition effect on neurotoxicity, anti-anxiety as well as anti-depressivecharacteristics, AChE inhibitory potential, and the ability to reduce the concentration of amyloid plaques.Due to the comprehensive nature of its multifunctional capabilities, it is able to both promote generalneuroprotection and concurrently target different disease systems in an effort to halt the progression ofneurodegenerative illnesses. However, in order for it to be utilised as a therapeutic representative, a properevaluation of the active ingredients, the presence of any synergistic interactions, efficient extractionmethods, and normalization of the active compounds until they are supplied in the body, as well as thepotential of the active components to access focused pathological pathways, particularly the capacity topass the blood-brain barrier, should be carried out. Only then can it be considered for use.
Insider Threats Among Dutch SMEs: Nature and Extent of Incidents, and Cyber Security Measures
Authors: Moneva Asier , Leukfeldt Eric Rutger
Published: July 2022

Insider threats represent a latent risk to all organizations, whether they are large companies or SMEs. Insiders, the individuals with privileged access to the assets of organizations, can compromise their proper functioning and cause serious consequences that can be direct—such as financial—or indirect—such as reputational. Insider incidents can have a negative impact on SMEs, as their resources are often limited, making it paramount to implement adequate cyber security measures. Despite its indisputable relevance, the empirical study of insider incidents from a criminological point of view has received little attention. This paper presents the results of an exploratory study that aims to understand the nature and extent of three type of insider incidents—malicious, negligent, and well-meaning—and how they are related to the adoption of cyber security measures. To that end, we administered a questionnaire among a panel of 496 Dutch SME entrepreneur and managers and analysed the results quantitatively and qualitatively. The results show that although the prevalence of insider incidents is relatively low among Dutch SMEs, few organizations report a disproportionate number of incidents that often entail serious consequences. A regression model shows that there are cyber security measures related to both higher and lower incident likelihood. The implications of these findings for the cyber security policies of SMEs are discussed.
Speaker landscapes: Machine learning opens a window on the everyday language of opinion
Authors: Schuld Maria , Durrheim Kevin , Mafunda Martin
Published: July 2022

We propose a new method that embeds speakers into a spatial representation according to the linguistic similarity of their contributions to a debate. Such “speaker landscapes” can be constructed quantitatively using word embeddings by annotating text corpora of speech samples by tokens representing the speakers. The way embeddings are constructed from predictive machine learning models means that speaker-tokens are placed closer together if they are easier to confuse given their speech samples. The result is a nuanced measure of similarity in speech which takes into account the wealth of linguistic signification and structure that the text prediction model can learn. We validate this tool using two South African case studies: the Twitter debate around the arrest and imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma, and quotes from the news media about land reform. The results show that speaker landscapes make social qualities such as group membership and opinions evident, and we discuss how speaker landscapes open up new methods for studying opinion discourse with text data.
ANALISIS PENDIDIKAN KEBERSIHAN (Studi Kasus Pengalaman di Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor Putri)
Authors: triyawan andi
Published: July 2022

Pendidikan merupakan salah satu perkara dasar yang harus dimiliki oleh setiap manusia. Pendidikan kebersihan merupakan salah satu asas pendidikan. Salah satu perkara yang paling utama yang harus dilakukan di pesantren adalah pendidikan kebersihan. Pembentukan kepribadian santriwati sangat dipengaruhi oleh pendidikan kebersihan. Seseorang melakukan pendidikan kebersihan bukanlah tanpa asas, tetapi dilatar belakangi oleh asas agama yang begitu kental, terutama pada ajaran agama Islam. Allah menyukai orang-orang yang bersih atau menyucikan diri, maka dari itu Islam memberikan pelajaran kepada umatnya agar selalu hidup bersih. Seseorang akan mendapatkan pendidikan pada lembaga pendidikan, baik formal maupun unformal dalam pelaksanaannya.Pendidikan kebersihan yang ada di Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor sangatlah banyak dan tidak ada di lembaga pendidikan lainnya. Salah satunya adalah santriwati mendapat giliran untuk menjaga rayon dan piket bersih-bersih diizinkan untuk tidak mengikuti pelajaran di kelas. Hal tersebut menunjukkan bahwa pendidikan tidak hanya didapat secara formal di dalam kelas, namun bisa juga didapatkan secara unformal di luar kelas dengan berbagai kegiatannya.Maka dari itu tulisan ini akan mempelajari apa saja pendidikan kebersihan yang ada di Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor Putri selaras dengan pengalaman dari penulis yang pernah menjalani pendidikan di dalamnya. Mulai dari pendidikan kebersihan yang dilakukan pada harian, mingguan, atau bahkan pada saat ada acara-acara tertentu.
Overconfidently Underthinking: Narcissism negatively predicts cognitive reflection
Authors: Littrell Shane , Fugelsang Jonathan Albert
Published: July 2022

There exists a large body of work examining individual differences in the propensity to engage in reflective thinking processes. However, there is a distinct lack of empirical research examining the role of dispositional factors in these differences and understanding these associations could provide valuable insight into decision-making. Here we examine whether individual differences in cognitive reflection are related to narcissism (excessive self-focused attention) and impulsiveness (trait-based lack of inhibitory control). Participants across three studies completed measures of narcissism, impulsiveness and cognitive reflection. Results indicate that grandiose and vulnerable narcissists differ in their performance on problem-solving tasks (i.e., CRT) and preferences for intuitive thinking, as well as the degree to which they reflect on and understand their own thoughts and enjoy cognitively effortful activities. Additionally, though impulsiveness was significantly related to self-report measures of cognitive reflection (i.e., metacognitive reflection, metacognitive insight, and Need for Cognition), it showed no association with a behavioural measure of cognitive reflection (i.e., CRT scores). Our results suggest that certain individual differences in dispositional and personality characteristics may play important roles in the extent to which individuals engage in certain forms of reflective thinking.
Not so fast: Individual differences in impulsiveness are only a modest predictor of cognitive reflection
Authors: Littrell Shane , Fugelsang Jonathan Albert
Published: July 2022

The extent to which a person engages in reflective thinking while problem-solving is often measured using the Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT; Frederick, 2005). Some past research has attributed poorer performance on the CRT to impulsiveness, which is consistent with the close conceptual relation between Type I processing and dispositional impulsiveness (and the putative relation between a tendency to engage in Type I processing and poor performance on the CRT). However, existing research has been mixed on whether such a relation exists. To address this ambiguity, we report two large sample size studies examining the relation between impulsiveness and CRT performance. Unlike previous studies, we use a number of different measures of impulsiveness, as well as measures of cognitive ability and analytic thinking style. Overall, impulsiveness is clearly related to CRT performance at the bivariate level. However, once cognitive ability and analytic thinking style are controlled, these relations become small and, in some cases, non-significant. Thus, dispositional impulsiveness, in and of itself, is not a strong predictor of CRT performance.
How did UK social distancing restrictions affect the lives of women experiencing intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic? A qualitative exploration of survivor views
Authors: McKinlay Alison Ruth , Simon Yochi , May Tom , Fancourt Daisy , Burton Alexandra
Published: July 2022

Background: An increase of domestic abuse cases was reported at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many people living with abuse facing additional barriers to seeking support. Available evidence suggests women are overrepresented in the reported cases of intimate partner violence (IPV) and we aimed to learn more about how their lives were impacted by social distancing restrictions. Methods: We conducted a qualitative interview study, using reflexive thematic analysis. Interviews were conducted between April 2021 and March 2022. 18 women in the UK with past experiences of IPV provided informed consent and participated in this study. Results: We identified five themes related to the experiences of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on the lives of the participants. Firstly, lockdown meant being confined to a place where abuse was escalating in frequency and intensity. Participants described fear, isolation, and loss of control during the early stages of the pandemic from the combination of abuse and pandemic-related changes to daily life. However, psychosocial wellbeing and identity underwent a transformation when abuse ended during lockdown, with many participants using the word “freedom” when reflecting on their experience of living through the COVID-19 pandemic. We identified key barriers that prevented access to support for IPV, including “cancelled” services and missed opportunities to intervene during interactions in lockdown with frontline workers. Paradoxically, some participants found other forms of support were more readily available, such as provision of online psychological support and social groups. Conclusions: In this study, we explored the views of female survivors of IPV in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results highlight the importance of combined public awareness campaigns and community intervention points for victims to safely seek help during social distancing restrictions. Having the time and space to reflect on healing after escaping abuse was described by women in our study as a benefit from their lives in lockdown, which is a factor that could be incorporated into future initiatives developed to support people subjected to violence and abuse.
Early stressful experiences are associated with reduced neural responses to naturalistic emotional and social content in children
Authors: Park Anne , Richardson Hilary , Tooley Ursula , McDermott Cassidy , Boroshok Austin L , Ke Adrian , Leonard Julia , Tisdall M. Dylan , Deater-Deckard Kirby , Edgar J. Christopher , Mackey Allyson
Published: July 2022

How do children’s experiences relate to their naturalistic emotional and social processing? Because children can struggle with tasks in the scanner, we collected fMRI data while 4-to-11-year-olds watched a short film with positive and negative emotional events, and rich parent-child interactions (n = 70). We captured broad, normative stressful experiences by examining socioeconomic status (SES) and stressful life events, as well as children’s more proximal experiences with their parents. For a sub-sample (n = 30), parenting behaviors were measured during a parent-child interaction, consisting of a picture book, a challenging puzzle, and free play with novel toys. We characterized positive parenting behaviors (e.g., warmth, praise) and negative parenting behaviors (e.g., harsh tone, physical control). We found that higher SES was related to greater activity in medial orbitofrontal cortex during parent-child interaction movie events. Negative parenting behaviors were associated with less activation of the ventral tegmental area and cerebellum during positive emotional events. In a region-of-interest analysis, we found that stressful life events and negative parenting behaviors were associated with less activation of the amygdala during positive emotional events. These exploratory results demonstrate the promise of using movie fMRI to study how early experiences may shape emotional, social, and motivational processes.
Incremental validity of decision-making styles in predicting work-related outcomes
Authors: Erceg Nikola , Galic Zvonimir
Published: July 2022

Across three studies and three different samples, we investigated whether decision-making styles exhibit incremental validity in predicting various real-life outcomes over and above cognitive abilities and personality traits. In Study 1, we showed that decision-making styles (especially avoidant and spontaneous one), but not cognitive abilities, predict important real-life and academic outcomes in a sample of undergraduate students. In Study 2, on a sample of employed adults, we showed that although the effects of decision-making styles were diminished once the effects of personality traits were taken into account, styles nevertheless remained important for several important work-related outcomes. Finally, in Study 3, on a sample of entrepreneurs, decision-making styles generally exhibited stronger correlations with indices of entrepreneurial success and employee work-related attitudes than the need for achievement, a motivational trait that was meta-analytically shown to be one of the most important traits for the entrepreneurial success. In sum, we believe that our research program fills the gap in research of decision-making in organizational behavior domain, offering convincing evidence that decision-making styles matter for various important work-related outcomes.
The high impact of low intensity: Effectiveness of the BounceBack® program for depression and anxiety in Ontario
Authors: Schumann Lyndall , Park Katey , Rouse Jennifer , Chagigiorgis Helen
Published: July 2022

High costs, long wait times, and lack of access to mental health supports in Ontario are leaving millions with unmet treatment needs. To address this need, Ontario launched BounceBack(R), a large-scale coach-supported intervention grounded in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to target symptoms of anxiety, depression, and functional impairment. Participants choose from a series of CBT-based workbooks to review and discuss with their coach for 4-6 telephone sessions. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the BounceBack program in Ontario by examining (a) changes in participants’ depression and anxiety symptoms and functional impairment (as measured by the PHQ-9, GAD-7, and WSAS, respectively); and (b) rates for recovery and reliable improvement. One-way ANOVAs were conducted to identify if symptoms differed between preintervention, partial completion, and postintervention. Improvements in anxiety, depression, and impairment were present for both partial-completers (two to three sessions) and full-completers (four to six sessions), though full-completers evidenced significantly better outcomes. Effect sizes were moderate to large. Strong recovery and reliable improvement rates further support the effectiveness of BounceBack as a potent intervention for individuals experiencing that leads to recovery from symptoms of anxiety and/or depression for the majority of its participants.
Exploratory Graph Analysis in context
Authors: Golino Hudson , Christensen Alexander P. , Garrido Luis Eduardo
Published: July 2022

The current paper presents the network psychometric framework for dimensionality and item analysis termed exploratory graph analysis (EGA). It starts by briefly contextualizing the field of network psychometrics and the early work from the 50’s and 60’s. Then it provides a brief overview of exploratory graph analysis and other recent developments, such as the network loadings (a metric akin to factor loadings), total entropy fit index (verification of dimensionality fit), dynamic EGA, bootstrap EGA for dimensionality and item stability, random intercepts EGA (handling wording effects), and hierarchical EGA to estimate high-order structures (e.g., generalized bifactor models). The goal of the paper is to present the reader with a list of contextualized references.
Predicting behavioral and brain markers of inhibitory control at preschool age from early measures of executive attention
Authors: Conejero Angela , Rico-Picó Josué , Moyano Sebastián , Ramiro Ángela Victoria Hoyo , Rueda M. Rosario
Published: July 2022

Inhibitory Control (IC) is the ability to prevent prepotent responses when inappropriate. Longitudinal research on IC development has mainly focused on early childhood and adolescence, while research on IC development in the first years of life is still scarce. In order to address this gap in literature, we explored the association between executive attention (EA) and elementary forms of IC in infancy and toddlerhood with individual differences IC later at 5 years of age. We conducted a five-wave longitudinal study in which children’s EA and IC (n=96) were tested at the age of 9 and 16-18 months, and at 2, 3 and 5 years. We expected that EA skills in infancy and toddlerhood would be related to better performance of children in IC tasks, together with a more mature inhibition-related brain functioning. Children performed a variety of age-appropriate EA and IC tasks in each wave measuring inhibition of attention, endogenous control of attention, inhibition of the response and conflict inhibition. At age 5 years, IC was measured with a Go/No-go task while recording event-related potentials. EA at 9 months was related to IC measures up to 3 years of age whereas EA at 16 months was associated with sustained attention during the Go/No-go task. Measures of IC at 2 years consistently predicted performance on the Go/No-go task at behavioral and neural levels. These results suggest that early emergence of IC relies on particular EA and basic IC skills providing further support to the hierarchical model of IC development.
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE GERLANG VILLAGE COMMUNITY ON MONEY POLITICS
Authors: Abror Muhammad Nafidzul
Published: July 2022

Pilkades is the highest village level democratic party held to elect and determine the head village within 5 years of office. Gerlang village is one of the villages in Batang Regency which is directly adjacent to Batur District, Banjarnegara. Pilkades held simultaneously in several villages in Batang Regency. This democratic party in various places there is a social construction in society, namely money politics. Money politics in the Pilkades is more extreme than the presidential election which is at the level of a country. This is due to the large amount of money spent by the candidates in this political contestation. Since the beginning of Gerlang Village Election, there has never been such a thing as money politics. Money politics is considered unnatural by the people in the village. This is what attracted the author to research this village in order to find out why it was not constructed by money politics like Pilkades in others places
Economic Analysis of Public Expenditure, Revenue, and Resource Gap in Nepal
Authors: Dahal Arjun Kumar , Budhathoki Prem Bahadur
Published: July 2022

The aim of this study is to look at the influence of government spending and revenue on Nepal's government resource gap. The study employed a descriptive and exploratory research design. The secondary data covers 26 years from 1995 to 2020 and was collected from various economic surveys in Nepal. Econometric tools like descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, Augmented–Dickey-Fuller test, unit root testing, regression analysis, and ex-post forecasting are used to explore the prediction of the dependent variable. For model validity, the researchers utilized the LM test and Jarque-Bera test. There is a moderately positive relationship between government expenditure and the resource gap, however, there is a negative impact of government revenue on the government resource gap in Nepal. Government expenditure and income are individually significant in determining the size of the resource gap in Nepal. The value of the root mean squared error is 0.986, which is very small. Therefore, the gap between the actual value and the predicted value is small, and they move together. It is suggested that policymakers increase revenue and manage government expenditure based on ground reality to decrease the resource gap. A government resource gap study can assist policymakers in determining how their present resource levels are assisting them in meeting their objectives. The results, findings, and methods of this study are not affected by what other researchers have found and concluded.