bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Music and the Brain
Authors: Fernandez Antonio
Published: July 2021

From our very first moments in life when our mother gently whispers some lullaby to help us sleep or calm us down, to the overwhelming walls of sound that surround us in our first rock concert, when we aggressively affirm our independence and individuality, music plays an important role in our everyday life.
Automated Segmentation of Optic Disc and Cup in Color Fundus Images
Authors: M Mane Vijay
Published: July 2021

An automatic Optic disc and Optic cup detection technique which is an important step in developing systems for computer-aided eye disease diagnosis is presented in this paper. This paper presents an algorithm for localization and segmentation of optic disc from digital retinal images. OD localization is achieved by circular Hough transform using morphological preprocessing and segmentation is achieved by watershed transformation. Optic cup segmentation is achieved by marker controlled watershed transformation. The optic disc to cup ratio (CDR) is calculated which is an important parameter for glaucoma diagnosis. The presented algorithm is evaluated against publically available DRIVE dataset. The presented methodology achieved 88% average sensitivity and 80% average overlap. The average CDR detected is 0.1983.
Elimination and Eradication of Malaria: Nigeria in Perspective
Authors: M Dokunmu Titilope
Published: July 2021

Eradication globally is the current goal for malaria control by eliminating the disease locally in all countries where it is endemic.
Method Transfer and Full Method Validation, Partial Validation in cGMP Environment
Authors: Raghuveer Chava Sai
Published: July 2021

This paper describes the current method transfer and method validation process following FDA guidance and ICH guidelines in a cGMP environment. The analytical method validation and transfer have been playing a key role in Phase 1 to Phase 3 projects. This paper discusses the method validation and method transfer based on the phase of relevance in the GMP environment. It also describes the number of validation or qualification steps required for the method transfer. When the analytical methods are utilized to generate results about the characteristics of drug-related samples it is essential that the results are trustworthy. They may be utilized as the basis for decisions relating to administering the drug to patients. Analytical method validation required during drug development and manufacturing and these analytical methods is fit for their intended purpose. To comply with the requirements of GMP pharmaceutical industries should have an overall validation policy that documents how validation will be performed. The purpose of this validation is to show that processes involved in the development and manufacture of the drug, production, and analytical testing can be performed in an effective and reproducible manner. This review article provides guidance on how to perform validation characteristics for the analytical method which are utilized in pharmaceutical analysis.
Microfluidic Live Imaging Technology to Perform Research Activities in 3D Models
Authors: Martino Capuzzo Arnaud
Published: July 2021

Morphological dissimilarity and its evolution over time are one of the most unexpected variations found when comparing cell cultures in 2D and 3D. Monolayer cells appear to flatten in the lower part of the plate, adhering to and spreading in the horizontal plane while not extending vertically. Consequently, cells developed in two dimensions have a forced apex-basal polarity. Co-cultivation and crosstalking between multiple cell types, which control development and formation in the in vivo counterpart, are possible in 3D cultures. With or without a scaffold matrix, 3D model culture may exhibit more in vivo-like morphology and physiology. 3D cultures mimic relevant physiological cellular processes, transforming them into one-of-akind drug screening platforms. The structures and dynamics of regulatory networks, which are increasingly studied with live-imaging microscopy, must be considered to help and guarantee the functional maintenance of a 3D structure. However, commercially available technologies that can be used for current laboratory needs are minimal, despite the need to make it easier to acquire cellular kinetics with high spatial and temporal resolution, in order to improve visual efficiency and, as a result, experimentation performance. The CELLviewer is a newly developed multi-technology instrument that integrates and synchronizes the work of various scientific disciplines. The aim of this study is to test the device using two different models: a single Jurkat cell and an MCF-7 1 spheroid. The two models are loaded into the microfluidic cartridge for each experiment after they have been grown and captured in time-lapse for a total of 4 hours. The samples used are tracked under the operation of the optics after adaptive autofocus, while slipping inside the cartridge chamber and the 3D rotation was successfully obtained experimentally. The MitoGreen dye, a fluorescence marker selectively permeable to live cells, was then used to determine cell viability. To measure the model diameter, construct fluorescence intensity graphs along a straight line passing through the cell, and visualize the spatial fluorescence intensity distribution in 3D, Image J software was used.
Bacterial Synthesis of Nanoparticles: Current Trends in Biotechnology and Biomedical Fields
Authors: Capuzzo Arnaud Martin
Published: July 2021

On estimation scales ranging from 0.1 nm to 100 nm, the nanoscale is part of the capacitance components of the physicalsynthetic and natural environment. Dimensionality, morphology, structure, uniformity, and agglomeration are all used to classify nanoparticles. Its functionality and effect on the environment and species are influenced by its shape and morphology. The priority research is to determine the effects of nanoparticles on any biological entity that is necessary when designing nanotechnology-based biotechnological and biomedical products. Bacteria have a remarkable ability to reduce metal ions, making them one of the most promising candidates for nanoparticle biosynthesis. Nanoparticles have been researched in the biomedical field for antimicrobial, biosensor, diagnostic imaging, and drug delivery applications. These natural technologies appear to be capable of producing stable nanoparticles with well-defined dimensions, morphologies, and compositions by optimizing reaction conditions and selecting the best bacteria. This work includes a list of the most commonly used microorganisms and associated Nanoparticles, as well as a discussion of current biotechnology and biomedical developments.
Climate change effects on soil carbon dynamics: CO2 flux from water-repellent and fire-affected soils
Authors:   , Sánchez-García Carmen
Published: July 2021

Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of droughts and this is expected to enhance the development of soil water repellency: a very common property of both dry and fire-affected soils. In some regions climate change is also increasing the occurrence and severity of wildfires. Large pulses of CO2 flux from soil to the atmosphere caused by heavy rainfall events (i.e. the Birch effect) can contribute substantially to annual C emissions from soils. However, the effect of the first rainfall after a drought on water-repellent soils and the first post-fire rainfall event on soil CO2 flux remain poorly understood. To address these knowledge gaps this research focuses on: i) investigating the effects of soil water repellency on the CO2 pulse after wetting; ii) improving understanding of the effects of vegetation fires on post-fire soil CO2 flux; and iii) studying the role of ash produced naturally during vegetation fires in post-fire soil CO2 flux. The results from this research clearly indicate that water repellency is a key controller of the CO2 pulse following the wetting of dry and fire-affected soils. Both the amount of water and the increase in soil water content after wetting are used as indicators of the magnitude of the Birch effect, but this research suggests that their application in water-repellent soils should be re-evaluated. The findings presented here challenge the conceptual notion that the Birch effect is comprised of one large pulse of CO2 and highlights the need to incorporate high-frequency observations during the period following wetting to capture the entire CO2 response to wetting. The results from this thesis suggest that ash is a key player in post-fire C fluxes and should be considered in post-fire C investigations in order to make realistic predictions of the impacts of vegetation fires on C dynamics.
Gigantic Dentigerous Cysts Associated with the Ectopic/Impacted Upper Third Molars: Computed Tomography Analysis of Nasolacrimal Duct and Osteomeatal Complex Obstructions and Review of Literature
Authors: Babkina Tetiana , Shekera Oleg , Storozhchuk Yulia , Telukha Kyrylo , Nozhenko Oleksandr , Fesenko Ievgen , Zaritska Valentyna , Snisarevskyi Pavlo
Published: July 2021

We report the cases with giant dentigerous cysts (synonym: follicular cysts) of the maxillary sinus which caused ophthalmologic, neurologic, and nasal disturbances.

Case 1: A 44-year-old female with osteomeatal complex obstruction and severe headaches due to giant dentigerous cyst associated with impacted upper left wisdom tooth. An air-fluid level and middle turbinate compression with intact lower turbinate became the characteristic features of the case which reviewed in the publications.

Case 2: A 60-year-old woman with complete acquired nasolacrimal duct and osteomeatal complex obstruction due to gigantic dentigerous cyst.

It’s a first ever reported case when the cyst originated from ectopic upper third molar and led to the permanent left eye epiphora and left side nasal obstruction.

In both cases the consecutive pre-operative cone-beam computed tomography is presented and comparison of attenuation coefficient of the cystic content is analyzed.Management of the cases is described, surgical techniques and literature is reviewed; 1-year follow-up period is highlighted.
Supply chain management practices, innovation capabilities and operational performance: An empirical evidence from the FMCG sector
Authors:   Henkel Regional Senior Director,  Graduate School of Business Arab Academy for Science Technology & Maritime Transport, Egypt, Elfawal Amr , Ragheb Mohamed A. ,   Graduate School of Business Arab Academy for Science Technology & Maritime Transport, Egypt, Adel Riham ,   Graduate School of Business Arab Academy for Science Technology & Maritime Transport, Egypt
Published: July 2021

The purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual framework for examining the impact of innovation and supply chain management practices on operational performance of FMCG organizations within the Middle East and North Africa Region. The quantitative data is collected through 519 questionnaires as the research population refers to Henkel across the Middle East and North Africa. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) is adopted to examine the causal relationships between’ supply chain management practices, innovation capabilities and operational performance. The findings of this paper reveal that Supply chain management practices have a positive influence on operational performance. Supply chain management practices have a positive influence on innovation capabilities. The direct effect between innovation capabilities and operational performance is statistically significant. However, the results of the mediation effect indicate that there is partial mediation effect of the innovation capabilities between supply chain management practices and operational performance.
The business transformation enterprise architecture framework for innovation The role of artificial intelligence in the global business education (RAIGBE)
Authors:   IBISTM. France., Trad Antoine
Published: July 2021

This article analyses the role of Global Business Education (GBE) and proposes the Applied Holistic Mathematical Model for GBE (AHMM4GBE). The AHMM4GBE is based on a lifetime long research on business transformations, Artificial Intelligence (AI), applied mathematics, software modelling, business engineering, educational systems, financial analysis, security and enterprise architecture. The used research methodology is based on the author’s authentic mixed research method that is supported by a mainly qualitative reasoning module. AHMM4GBE’s formalism mimics the human brain, by using empirical processes that are mainly based on heuristics. The AHMM4GBE is used to implement a decision-making system (or an expert system) to support a GBE and uses a behaviour-driven development environment that can be easily adopted by any organization. The development environment can be used by any team member without any prior computer sciences qualifications. The AHMM4GBE is used to estimate the Role of AI in GEB’s (RAIGBE) context and tries to estimate the roles of the giants in this domain, like USA, China, and India; and what would be the real role of the European Union and France. The uniqueness of this research is that the AHMM4GBE promotes a holistic unbundling process, the alignment of transformation strategies to support GBE’s evolution. For a successful integration of the AHMM4GBE in projects, the manager’s profile and role are crucial, where his decisions are supported by the selection, implementation and processing of critical success factors. A holistic systemic system approach is the optimal choice to integrate an RAI4GBE.
Business transformation projects-virtual reality systems (VRS)
Authors:   IBISTM, France, Trad Antoine , Kalpic Damir ,   University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia
Published: July 2021

Damir Kalpic University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia This article proposes the fundaments of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and is the basics to support Virtual Reality Systems (VRS) for Education and Sports (VRS4ES). The Applied Holistic Mathematical Model (AHMM) for AI (AHMM4AI) is the result of research on AI, business, education, digital sport, financial and organizational transformations using a mathematical model’s concept. This research project is based on an authentic and proprietary mixed research method that is supported by an underlining mainly qualitative holistic reasoning model module that uses quantitative functions (Trad & Kalpić, 2020a). The VRS4ES uses the Artificial Intelligence Pattern (AIP) to manage eActivity (eEducation or eSports) processes. Such projects are cross-functional and complex undertakings, developed using selection-based classification and weightings of critical success factors and areas, which are used as global variables in VRS4ES. In this article the main subject is VRS4ES that uses AIP for optimal integration purposes. Such transformation projects can be applied to various types of VRS, like team competition, personal training, intelligent support activities and other. People have become addicted to virtual environments and videogames since the 80s, but what is interesting, is the attractiveness they boast nowadays. eActivity, or competitive videogame playing, have exponentially expended in the last decade, to the level that in 2017 the second most watched sporting event in the USA, after the Superbowl, was an eActivity competition (Acer, 2018).
An investigation of the prevalence of stress among graduate and post-graduate Indian students during COVID 19 pandemic by means of factor analysis
Authors:   DES’s NMITD, University of Mumbai, India, Bobade Anita P , Naik Kasturi R ,   DES’s NMITD, University of Mumbai, India
Published: July 2021

Objective: Since December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a considerable threat with its associated high mortality, infection, and hazard of physical, mental, emotional, financial, and spiritual stress (WHO, 2020). A large number of students are affected due to a chronic break from classroom academic activities, the pressure of being hired for an internship or final placement and staying at home. The main focus of this learning is to know the stressors of graduate and post-graduate Indian students and their major hurdles during the COVID-19 lockdown. Further, the study aims to facilitate a proposed model of training, by combining 7 psychosocial variables of emotional resilience which might empower the students to cater to stressors and improve personal, academic, and professional effectiveness (Chen et.al, 2020; Horesh et.al, 2020) Methods: Using a convenience method, an internet survey of the 6-item COVID-19 Student Stress Questionnaire (CSSQ) (modified version Zurlo et.al, 2020) was conducted on students across India. together with their demographic details, the participants also reported their study patterns and challenges during their confinement period. The statistical scores for the responses were calculated and also the demographic variables analyzed using the factor analysis technique. (Ahorsu et.al,2020) Findings, discussion, and implications: The findings suggest that self-awareness, self-regulation, mental agility, optimism, self-efficacy, sense of belonging and psychological safety may be the important emotional resilience to be developed among the Indian students to cope with physical, mental, emotional, financial, and spiritual stressors confronted by them during COVID 19 pandemic to increase personal and professional effectiveness (Maria et.al, 2020, Zurlo et.al. 2017) Conclusion: The study has several practical implications for counseling psychologists, academicians, parents, life coaches handling youth and mental health workers related to the graduate and post-graduate education sector (Taylor et.al, 2020; Sahu et.al, 2020).
Thailand 4.0: A new value-based economy and its implication on wellness business
Authors:   ", Chundasutathanakul Surada ,   School of Business University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand School of Law and Politics, Suan Dusit University, Thailand", Chirapanda Suthawan ,   School of Business, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
Published: July 2021

The research aims to explain Thailand’s value-based economy and its implications on wellness business. The research uses political and management theories namely, developmental state theory, neo-authoritarian developmental state theory, social network theory, social capital theory, diffusion of innovation theory, resource-based theory, and image theory to portray and applied into the case. Moreover, the research is a qualitative research by nature as it uses semi-structure interviews and focus groups to find the answers. The main finding of this research is that since 2002 where the Thai government has set “Medical and Wellness Tourism” as the country’s development strategy to make Thailand a “hub” for medical and wellness tourism—though the country’s politics has faced two coup d’états and the country’s administrations have been rough as it is controlled by different political groups—both, civilian and military, governments have followed the strategy and have highlighted medical and wellness business sector as one of their development strategies as well as policies. The conclusion of the research is that the military government has stepped forward from solely being authoritarian state and transform the country to become a neo-authoritarian developmental state where it practices capitalism while limits people participation in politics. On top of that, the state implements policies that benefit healthcare and wellness industry, especially SMEs, to assure that it achieves the goal of being a medical and wellness hub of the region.
Modern approaches to methods of teaching world literature
Authors: Stepanenko Olena , Тrubitsyna Olga , Shapoval Olha , Terekhovska Olena , Vivcharyk Nataliia , Spatar Iryna
Published: July 2021

The purpose of the academic paper is to establish the effectiveness and students’ assessment of the integrated approach used in the study of world literature for high school students and university students. The research methodology provided for the use of qualitative and quantitative approaches; the experimental method is the basic one in the research; the methods of questioning and observation have been also used. The result of the research is proving the prospects and effectiveness of the introduction of complexity in the methodology of teaching world literature, forasmuch as this approach contributes to the formation of a student-centric environment in the modern educational space of Europe. Studying the effectiveness of modern methods of learning literature is promising due to the fact that these methods can be used comprehensively in order to intensify the study foreign languages in the context of world literature as well as national cultures, in particular.
TEKNOLOGI BUDIDAYA LABU MADU DAN PEMANFAATANNYA SEBAGAI PANGAN ALTERNATIF DI DESA PASIGARAN, SUMEDANG, JAWA BARAT
Authors: Ariyanti Mira
Published: July 2021

Tanaman labu madu belum banyak dikenal oleh masyarakat secara umum. Tanaman ini apabila ditelaah dari segi manfaatnya ternyata berpotensi dijadikan pangan alternatif yang dapat memenuhi asupan gizi masyarakat dengan cara mengolahnya lebih lanjut. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang diadakan di Desa Pasigaran, Kecamatan Tanjungsari, Kabupaten Sumedang, Jawa Barat bertujuan memperkenalkan dan mendiseminasikan teknik budidaya daya labu madu dan pemanfaatannya sebagai pangan alternatif yang diharapkan dapat menjadi tambahan pendapatan bagi warga setempat. Peserta kegiatan ini kelompok tani Desa Pasigaran. Metode yang digunakan adalah: penjajagan, penyuluhan, pembuatan demplot percontohan pertanaman budidaya labu madu, pemanenan dan pengolahan labu madu, pendampingan. Hasil kegiatan ini adalah terjadi peningkatan wawasan tentang informasi labu madu dan warga sangat antusias untuk melanjutkan ke praktek pengolahan menjadi produk makanan yang sehat dan bergizi.
PENGARAHAN PEMBELAJARAN IPA MENGGUNAKAN METODE DEMONTRASI DI SD NEGERI CIPOROS 03 KARANGPUCUNG, KABUPATEN CILACAP
Authors: Nurlaeli Hesti
Published: July 2021

Pendidikan adalah pembelajaran pengetahuan, keterampilan, dan kebiasaan sekelompok orang yang diturunkan dari satu generasi ke generasi beirkutnya melalui pengajaran, pelatihan, atau penelitian. Pendidikan didukung dengan namanya kurikulum, pada kurikulum 2013, mata pelajaran tidak lagi terpisah-pisah, namun sudah terintegrasi menjadi satu, materi pelajaran dijadikan tema-tema, dan dari tema itu menjaid subtema. Dalam pelajaran IPA di SD, mulai dipelajari di kelas atas (kelas 4-6), pendidik diharapkan lebih inovasi dan kreatif dalam mengajar, apalagi dalam pelajaran IPA dimana, IPA itu pelajaran alam yang kalau hanya diberikan secara ceramah, pemberian tugas dan latihan saja maka akan kurang bermakna dan kurang membuat peserta didik memahami pelajaran IPA tersebut. Namun banyak juga pendidik yang masih banyak menggunakan metode ceramah dan pemberian tugas karena banyaknya administrasi, hal-hal yang harus diisi dalam kurikulum 2013. Seperti di sekolah SD Negeri Ciporos 03 ini, pendidik merasa kesulitan dan beban saat kurikulum 2013, karena banyak sekali yang harus dikerjakan dan banyaknya metode pengajaran di kelas, maka akhirnya masih menggunakan cara-cara atau metode yang lama atau konvensional. Dengan demikian diperlukan pengarahan metode pembelajaran IPA yang menyenangkan, salah satunya adalah metode Demontrasi. Beberapa kelebihan dari metode demontrasi ini adalah dapat menghemat waktu, menghindari verbalisme, pembelajaran menjadi lebih menarik.
ANALISIS FAKTOR PENYEBAB KREDIT MACET PADA PT. BPR BANJAR ARTHASARIGUNA TASIKMALAYA
Authors: Alexandri Moch. Benny , Catherina Sujatna Michelia Putri
Published: July 2021

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor intern bank dan faktor ekstern bank terhadap kredit macet pada PT. BPR Banjar Arthasariguna Tasikmalaya. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Pengumpulan data primer dilakukan dengan menggunakan kusioner dan melakukan wawancara, sedangkan untuk data sekunder diperoleh melalui studi kepustakaan. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah nasabah kredit macet pada PT. BPR Banjar Arthasariguna pada tahun 2018 yang berjumlah 46 orang. Teknik pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan non probability sampling menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji regresi linear berganda, uji asumsi klasik, uji hipotesis, dan korelasi determinasi.Hasil dari penelitian ini variabel yang paling dominan adalah faktor esktern bank. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian maka dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa terdapat pengaruh faktor intern bank dan faktor ekstern bank terhadap kredit macet pada PT. BPR Banjar Arthasariguna Tasikmalaya. Dimana besarnya kontribusi faktor penyebab kredit macet terhadap kredit macet pada PT. BPR Banjar Arthasariguna Tasikmalaya menunjukkan adanya pengaruh yang sedang.Kata Kunci : Kredit Macet, NPL, Bank Perkreditan Rakyat   AbstractThis research aims to determine the factors internal bank and factor external bank of causing non performing loans at PT. BPR Banjar Arthasariguna Tasikmalaya. The research method that was used in this research is descriptive quantitative approach. Primary data were collected by using questionnaires and conducting interviews, while for secondary data obtained through literature study. The population in this study is non performing loans customers at PT. BPR Banjar Arthasariguna in 2018 as many as 46 people. The sampling technique that was used is non probability sampling and done by using purposive sampling technique. The data analysis technique that was used is a multiple linear regression test, classic assumption test, hypothesis test, and the coefficient of determination.The results of the research are the most dominant variable is factor external bank. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that there is an influence of factor internal bank and factor external bank  to non performing loans at PT. BPR Banjar Arthasariguna Tasikmalaya. Where the magnitude of the contributing factors causing of non performing loans to non performing loans at PT. BPR Banjar Arthasariguna Tasikmalaya showed a moderate influence.Keywords: Non Performing Loans, NPL, Rural Credit
IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PENGADAAN PEGAWAI PEMERINTAH DENGAN PERJANJIAN KERJA (PPPK) DI LINGKUNGAN PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN BANDUNG
Authors: Hanamunika Ghina , Sari Deasy Silvya , Dai Ratna Meisa
Published: July 2021

Artikel ini bertujuan menganalisis mengenai Implementasi Kebijakan Pengadaan Pegawai Pemerintah dengan Perjanjian Kerja (PPPK) di Lingkungan Pemerintah Kabupaten Bandung, menggunakan model implementasi kebijakan model teori David L.Weimer dan Aidan R.Vinning. Metode kualitatif penulis menemukan bahwa implementasi kebijakan Pengadaan PPPK di Lingkungan Pemerintah Kabupaten Bandung dilaksanakan melalui proses berikut (i) logika kebijakan, (ii) lingkungan tempat kebijakan, (iii) kemampuan implementor kebijakan. Kebijakan ini dibuat agar pegawai Non PNS atau disebut tenaga honorer baik dilingkungan pemerintah pusat dan daerah dapat beralih status mejadi bagian pegawai ASN yang disebut PPPK sehingga mereka mendapatkan hak dan kewajiban yang sama seperti pegawai lainya, selain itu kebijakan ini juga bertujuan untuk pengaturan pegawai yang bekerja di lingkungan pemerintahan, dan meningkatkan profesionalisme dalam kepegawaian.
Implikasi Pelaksanaan Kawasan Tanpa Rokok
Authors: Noviyanti Siti , Candradewini Candradewini , Dai Ratna Meisa
Published: July 2021

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membahas implikasi dari pelaksanaan Kawasan Tanpa Rokok di Rancabali. Dengan spesifik, penelitian ini akan menganalisa rasionalisasi perokok aktif yang secara menerus melakukan kegiatan merokok walaupun terdapat aturan yang tertulis terkait KTR telah dipajang di berbagai tempat di lingkungan Rancabali, Kabupaten Bandung. Metode yang dipilih penulis ialah kualitatif deskriptif, melalui teknik studi data dan studi kasus sebagai dasar penulisan. Kawasan Tanpa Merokok merupakan aturan yang diberlakukan sejak tahun 2012 dengan tujuan memberikan perlindungan bagi warga masyarakat yang berstatus perokok pasif di mana mereka cenderung menjadi korban paparan asap dari perokok aktif. Sebagaimana hasil beberapa penelitian sebelumnya yang mana perokok pasif akan menanggung ancaman berbahaya terhadap kesehatan daripada perokok aktif karena tidak hanya mengandung unsur tar atau nikotin, asap rokok yang terhirup juga bercampur dengan karbon dioksida. Adapun bagian dari masyarakat yang secara khusus perlu dilindungi adalah wanita, khususnya perempuan hamil, anak-anak, dan lansia. Batasan dalam tulisan ini ialah implikasi pelaksanaan Kawasan Tanpa Rokok di Kecamatan Rancabali, Kabupaten Bandung.
THE IMPORTANCE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTH TANGERANG CITY
Authors: Salam Rahmat
Published: July 2021

So far, the performance appraisal of an organization is inaccurate because the assessment is only based on employee compliance with their superiors without providing an assessment based on the contribution made by the employee to the organization. This certainly impacts the employee’s weak motivation, so that it can affect organizational performance, which affects the quality of public services. This research tries to present the analysis of employee performance appraisal by emphasizing the determined qualities (competencies) to improve the performance of public service organizations in Indonesia. It can be seen that performance measurement can be used as a reference as a measure of the performance of an organization. The research was conducted using a literature review study. And use a qualitative approach in analyzing the data presented in the study. The study found that their direct superiors generally evaluate employees. Concerning the frequency of promotion in o organization, each leader explains that the organization has a clear pattern in determining the promotion and position. This is the authority of management. However, sometimes organizational leaders allow biased factors such as gender issues, appearance problems, specific ethnicity or race or feelings of hatred towards someone. Affect their judgment. Unless appraisals are based on actual job performance, they will continue to be conducted without the goals often required in fair performance appraisal systems.
Liquefied natural gas as a backup fuel for TPP
Authors: Lenev S. N. , Perov V. B. , Vivchar A. N. , Okhlopkov A. V. , Sigitov O. Y. , Bitney V. D.
Published: July 2021

Major trends in the development of the gas industry point to a large-scale expansion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, which continues to be a fast-growing segment compared to other energy sources. The national policy of the Russian Federation is aimed at developing the infrastructure of LNG complexes. This article analyses the world experience in the use of LNG complexes in gas consumption peak damping installations, which meet the conditions of LNG use as a backup fuel by PJSC Mosenergo branches (low-tonnage production combined with a large volume of LNG storage). It is shown that, in terms of the conditions of production and use of LNG at power plants, the most suitable are installations with 90–100% liquefaction of the incoming gas flow with an external refrigerating circuit using a mixed refrigerant or nitrogen, which provide the composition of regasified LNG almost identical to the composition of the source gas. The authors have formulated requirements for the development of energy-efficient LNG complexes at PJSC Mosenergo branches, including ensuring cycle energy consumption by expanding the network gas in the expander with utilization of refrigerating capacity in the liquefaction cycle, as well as cooling the compressed coolant of the refrigerating circuit by gas flows supplied further for combustion. The technological features of implementation of the LNG complex for production, storage and regasification of LNG as a reserve fuel for TPPs are reviewed. The study has shown that the most suitable power plant for the introduction of an LPG complex is TPP-22, for which a new fuel oil facility is being designed. Despite the current practice of using fuel oil and diesel fuel as backup fuels, LNG can have a competitive advantage through the use of secondary energy resources of TPPs.
Sea Was Ever a Sertão: Terra Incognita in Moby-Dick and Grande sertão: veredas
Authors: Jones Jordan
Published: July 2021

In this article, I read João Guimarães Rosa's Grande sertão: veredas as an extended contemplation of the Brazilian backlands region known as the sertão, comparing it with Herman Melville's timeless novel Moby-Dick; or, the Whale, which I read in a similar vein (but with regard to the sea). In this analysis, sea and sertão overlap and become largely interchangeable. In doing so, I also comment on the importance of the way in which we conceive of nature in general, and of the sea and the sertão specifically. The article employs Jedediah Purdy's idea of the environmental imagination and Steven Vogel's concept of humility before nature as they relate to perceptions of the environment (and the world) through a literary lens. In short, my focus is on exploring how literary representations of nature can condition readers' attitudes and behaviors toward it. After detailing the similarities between both narrators' perceptions and descriptions of sea/sertão as incomprehensible spaces that invite narrators (and readers) to self-discovery, I discuss the potential effects these narratives can have in shaping readers' perceptions of the environment and their relation to the world in which they live.
Evaluation of three pesticides against phytophagous mites and their impact on phytoseiid predators in an eggplant open-field
Authors: Barbar Ziad
Published: July 2021

The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of two insecticides (deltamethrin and acetamiprid), and an acaricide (fenbutatin oxide) on diversity and abundance of mite fauna in replicate experiments carried out in an openeggplant field in Latakia, Syria. Each pesticide was applied three times with an interval of three weeks between two consecutive applications. Two phytophagous mites were observed in all treatments: Tetranychus urticae and olyphagotarsonemus
latus. However, the number of predatory mite species (in particular Phytoseiidae) was different according to the pesticide applied and the lowest number observed was in the fenbutatin oxide treatment. This acaricide caused high mortality of T. urticae, decreased the abundance of P. latus, and negatively affected Phytoseiidae. Acetamiprid and deltamethrin induced the resurgences of T. urticae (3.5-fold and 1.5-fold for the former and the latter respectively). The abundance of P. latus was not affected by acetamiprid but by deltamethrin. The results clarified also that these insecticides seemed harmless to Phytoseiidae [i.e. Phytoseiulus persimilis, Phytoseius finitimus and Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki]. Data obtained here are interesting for integrated management programs of the major eggplant phytophagous mites, although the generalization of these results requires some caution and additional experiments are needed.
Eriophyoid mites from ferns: description of a new Leipothrix Keifer species (Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from the Arasbaran forests (Iran) and a key to the world species
Authors: Lotfollahi Parisa , de Lillo Enrico
Published: July 2021

A survey of eriophyoid mites on ferns was carried out in the Arasbaran forests, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. A new species of the genus Leipothrix Keifer (Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae: Phyllocoptini) was collected on Polypodium vulgare L. (Polypodiaceae), named as L. pterisfolii, described and illustrated. It is the first record of a mite of the tribe Phyllocoptini on a Polypodiaceae plant. This mite species was found also on a plant of the family Cystopteridaceae, namely Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman, and this is the first record of an eriophyoid mite associated with a plant of this family, too. In addition, it is the first report of a fern-inhabiting eriophyoid mite in Iran. A key to the eriophyoid mite species collected on ferns worldwide and a table summarizing information on their type host, type locality and habitus are provided.
Synonymy of the water mite families Malgasacaridae and Zelandothyadidae (Acari: Hydrachnidia) reveals an interesting disjunct distribution in the Southern Hemisphere
Authors: Gerecke Reinhard , Judson Mark L.I. , Cook David R.
Published: July 2021

A new species of Zelandothyas, Z. balloti, is described from South Island, New Zealand. The deutonymph and larva of Zelandothyas diamphida Cook, 1983 are described for the first time. The deutonymph of Malgasacarus rarus Tuzovskij et al., 2008 is redescribed. The family Malgasacaridae Tuzovskij, Gerecke and Goldschmidt, 2008 is synonymized with Zelandothyadidae Cook, 1983 and Malgasacarus Tuzovskij et al., 2008 is transferred to the subfamily Zelandothyadinae. Thus redefined, the family Zelandothyadidae shows an interesting disjunction in the southern hemisphere. Here, it is considered a family incertae sedis, provisionally comprising the monophyletic Zelandothyadinae and the enigmatic Australiothyadinae Cook, 1986. Zelandothyadidae are unusual in combining character states previously considered diagnostic for either Eylaoidea or Hydryphantoidea.
Molecular phylogenetic relationships of halacarid mites suggest the reevaluation of traditional subfamily classification
Authors: Meguro Hiroko , Iwasa Masahiro A. , Goka Koichi , Abé Hiroshi
Published: July 2021

Molecular phylogenetic relationships were examined for marine mites in the subfamilies Halacarinae, Copidognathinae, Rhombognathinae and Halixodinae from the aquatic mite family Halacaridae by using nuclear 18S and 28S ribosomal RNA gene sequences. The analysis revealed incongruences between the clustering obtained in the phylogenetic trees and the current morphological classification in the subfamilies Halacarinae and Rhombognathinae (based on 18S sequences) and in the Rhombognathinae (based on both 28S and combined 18S and 28S sequences). By contrast, the tree clustering was consistent with the morphological taxonomic positions in the Copidognathinae and Halixodinae subfamilies. It can be concluded that molecular phylogenetic analysis challenges the current classifications of Halacarinae and Rhombognathinae subfamilies. Accordingly diagnostic characters for their classification should be reevaluated.
A new species of Tarsonemus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) associated with the bark beetle, Polygraphus proximus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) from the Far East of Russia
Authors: Khaustov Alexander A.
Published: July 2021

Larvae, males and females of a new species from the minimax species-group, Tarsonemus striatus n. sp. (Acari: Tarsonemidae) are described from the galleries of, and phoretic on, the bark beetle Polygraphus proximus Blandford, 1894 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in the Far East of Russia.
A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with arboreal ant (Formicidae: Crematogaster) from Iran
Authors: Joharchi Omid , Arjomandi Elham , Trach Viacheslav A.
Published: July 2021

This paper reports on a new species of mites of the genus Myrmozercon Berlese, 1902 associated with arboreal ants in Iran — Myrmozercon brachytrichos n. sp. was collected in association with Crematogaster inermis Mayr (Formicidae) in Alborz province, Iran. This new species is described and illustrations provided.
Ectoparasitic mites of the genus Gigantolaelaps (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with small mammals of the genus Nephelomys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae), including two new species from Peru
Authors: Gettinger Donald , Gardner Scott L.
Published: July 2021

An extensive survey of small mammals and ectoparasites along an altitudinal transect in the Manu Biodiversity Reserve in Peru found the sigmodontine rodent genus Nephelomys infested by mites of the genus Gigantolaelaps Fonseca, 1939. Two distinct species co-occurred exclusively in the pelage of Nephelomys keaysi, G. inca Fonseca and G. minima n. sp. Nephelomys levipes, which replaces N. keaysi at higher elevations, was infested exclusively with a single new species, G. nebulosa n. sp. In this paper, we formally describe these new mite species, and provide more information on the morphology of G. inca.
Biodiversity of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Serbia: a review, new records and key to all known species
Authors: Marić Ivana , Marčić Dejean , Petanović Radmila , Auger Philippe
Published: July 2021

Despite the economic importance of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae), data on their biodiversity are scarce in some regions of Europe, such as Balkan Peninsula and particularly in Serbia. In this country, according to the Spider Mites Web database, only 17 spider mite species belonging to seven genera have been reported. This study provides a review of the Serbian literature dealing with spider mites species recorded in Serbia and presents results of a four-year faunistic survey in which spider mites were collected on cultivated plants and native vegetation throughout the country. In the survey, a total of 23 species were recorded, including six species new to Serbian acarofauna: Bryobia praetiosa, Eotetranychus aceri, E. fraxini, E. pruni, Panonychus citri and Tetranychus evansi. Together with previously reported data, it raises the number of known spider mite species in Serbia to 36. A total of 90 host plant species from 21 families that are favorable to spider mites were recorded in this study; there were 62 new host records for 20 spider mite species with 11 records of new plant species as hosts of spider mites. There were 63 new records for Serbia among host plant species, raising the number of Serbian hosts for tetranychid mites to 137. The spider mite species new to Serbian acarofauna were found on 17 newly recorded host plants from 11 families. A key to all known spider mites species from Serbia is provided.
Agistemus collyerae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Stigmaeidae) in South Africa: first record, introduction pathways and a re-description including additional life stages
Authors: Saccaggi Davina L. , Ueckermann Edward A.
Published: July 2021

Agistemus collyerae Gonzáles-Rodrigues (Stigmaeidae) is reported for the first time in South Africa on grapevines in the Western Cape Province. We investigate a possible introduction pathway of this mite as a contaminant on imported agricultural goods. Based on South African interception data, we report new country records of A. collyerae in the USA, Chile, Yemen, Spain and France. We re-describe it based on the South African specimens, including first-time descriptions of the male and deutonymph. Female specimens have shorter dorsal setae than those documented in the original descriptions, but we do not consider this enough evidence to justify a new species.
A checklist of the water mites of Central Asia with description of six new species (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Kyrgyzstan
Authors: Pešić Vladimir , Smit Harry
Published: July 2021

A survey is given of our state of knowledge on the water mite fauna of Central Asia. As is documented in Table 1, documentation of this fauna is biased towards species living in standing waters. The present study is based on the analysis of all available bibliography and material collected in July 2013 during a joint collecting trip of the authors in Kyrgyzstan. Six species of water mites are described as yet new to science, representing the families Hydryphantidae (Wandesia albertii n. sp.), Torrenticolidae (Torrenticola kyrgyzica n. sp.) and Hygrobatidae (Atractides grigorievka n. sp., A. manasi n. sp., A. alaarchaensis n. sp. and A. sonkulensis n. sp.)
Two new species of feather mites (Acarina: Psoroptidia) from the Oriental Magpie-Robin, Copsychus saularis (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae)
Authors: Constantinescu Ioana Cristina , Chişamera Gabriel Bogdan , Petrescu Angela , Costică Adam
Published: July 2021

Two new feather mite species from the bird host Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus) collected in Indonesia (Kalimantan) are described: Dolichodectes latilobus n. sp. (Proctophyllodidae, Pterodectinae), and Trouessartia saularis n. sp. (Trouessartiidae). The new species, Dolichodectes latilobus, has the following distinctive characters: in males, the opisthosomal lobes are widened in the posterior half; the opisthoventral shields are fused, forming a single shield that covers ventrally the posterior quarter of the body; legs I have longitudinal crest-like processes ; and setae ra on these legs are spiculiform. In females of D. latilobus, the posterior margin of the hysteronotal shield has a deep median invagination, and epimerites II extend to the level of the anterior margin of epigynum. The males of T. saularis have the adanal apodemes with two narrow lateral membranes, and the females have the terminal cleft width smaller than the opisthosomal lobe width, and the collar of the spermatheca cover 1/2 from the length of secondary spermaduct.
New data to the knowledge of Gaeolaelaps mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae)
Authors: Nemati Alireza , Gwiazdowicz Dariusz J. , Khalili-Moghadam Arsalan
Published: July 2021

The present paper is devoted to the study of some morphological changes in the laelapid genus Gaeolaelaps, based on observations on G. queenslandicus (Womersley, 1956), G. angustus (Karg, 1965) and G. tripodiger (Berlese, 1916) [new comb]. According to our observations on the type material of G. angustus, previous redescription of G. queenslandicus (sensu Costa 1966, based on holotype), specimens of this species from Australia and numerous specimens from Iran identified as either G. angustus or G. queenslandicus, notable variations were observed in some morphological characters, which had previously been considered as distinguishing features between the two species. Our analysis indicates that these morphological differences represent intraspecific variation, and therefore the two species names are synonyms. Furthermore, observation of type material of G. tripodiger shows that the two first mentioned species are junior synonyms of G. tripodiger. The original descriptions of G. trifurcatus (Wang and Li, 1965) [new comb.] and G. trifurcatoides (Yan and Ma, 1999) ([new comb.] show no authentic morphological difference from G. tripodiger and those are also junior synonyms of the later. The oldest available name for this species is Gaeolaelaps tripodiger. However, that name is almost unknown, and to use it as a valid name would cause taxonomic confusion. Therefore, we continue to use the widely known name Gaeolaelaps queenslandicus for this species, in the interests of stability.