bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Online Stochastic Principal Component Analysis
Authors: Adamu Nuraddeen , Abdullahi Samaila , Musa Sani
Published: February 2022

This paper studied Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in an online. The problem is posed as a subspace optimization problem and solved using gradient based algorithms. One such algorithm is the Variance-Reduced PCA (VR-PCA). The VR-PCA was designed as an improvement to the classical online PCA algorithm known as the Oja’s method where it only handled one sample at a time. The paper developed Block VR-PCA as an improved version of VR-PCA. Unlike prominent VR-PCA, the Block VR-PCA was designed to handle more than one dimension in subspace optimization at a time and it showed good performance. The Block VR-PCA and Block Oja method were compared experimentally in MATLAB using synthetic and real data sets, their convergence results showed Block VR-PCA method appeared to achieve a minimum steady state error than Block Oja method.

Keywords:   Online Stochastic; Principal Component Analysis; Block Variance-Reduced; Block Oja
Geoelectrical Assessment of Groundwater Potential within Zamfara and its Environs, Northwestern Nigeria
Authors: Mahi Shuaibu , Yusuf Abubakar , Lawal Garba
Published: February 2022

Groundwater potential assessment was carried out within Zamfara environs, Northwestern Nigeria using geoelectrical technique with a view of solving the problem of incessant failure of boreholes in the study area. A total of one hundred and eighty-three (183) vertical electrical soundings (VES) were used to identify potential groundwater bearing zones capable of sustaining economic development of the study area. Two hydrogeological units were investigated (basement rock units and sedimentary rock unit), using Omega resistivity meter Model No. 122, to measure and record the resistance of the subsurface by Schlumberger configuration. The data obtained were interpreted quantitatively and qualitatively using the partial curve matching and computer iteration techniques to generate the first order geoelectric parameters. Generally, the VES result from the basement rock units revealed, four geoelectric layers which correspond to lateritic top soil, weathered basement (clay), partially fractured layer/fractured layer and fresh basement. The weathered/fractured layer was identified as the water bearing layer, within the basement rock units of the study area. From geospatial analysis of both weathered thickness/fracture thickness layers, South and Northeastern part tends to be the most prospective area with the best hydrogeologic conditions for borehole siting within the basement rock units. Consequently, three geo-electric layers were delineated from VES result obtained from Gundumi formation, which correspond to sandy clayey top/gravelly sandy top soil, second layer are mostly silty-clay/compacted sandstone/sandy gravel layers, the third layer were majorly saturated sandstone in some instances silty clay. However, the aquiferous layer is saturated sandstone/sandy gravel layer. The Dar Zarrouk result revealed excellent groundwater potential within the Gundumi formation. The values of coefficient anisotropy obtained from Gundumi rock units range from 0.44 to 3.79, which implies moderate saturation of groundwater. This is an indication that the aquifers of the Gundumi formation is more promising and it can be tap for both domestic and agricultural uses.

Keywords:  Vertical electrical sounding; Fractured layer; Saturated Sandstone; Basement rock units; Gundumi formation
Operational Analysis Based on the MBSE Grid for the Implementation of Hydroelectric Group Health Monitoring and Management Unit
Authors:   Laboratory of Structural Engineering, Intelligent, and Electrical Energy (ISSIEE), The National Higher School of Arts and Crafts (ENSAM), Hassan II University, Mers Sultan BP 916, Casablanca, Morocco, Bouaicha Mohammed , Adraoui Imad El , Gziri Hassan , Machkour Nadia , Zegrari Mourad
Published: February 2022

Any study or project within the framework of system design has chosen to start the modeling phase with the model-based systems engineering approach (MBSE), it will encounter decision-making difficulties of the approach. to adopt. During the last two decades, many MBSE methodologies have been developed, but the majority of them present an incomplete or abstract architectural framework for organizing the modeling work. The MBSE Grid based Systems Modeling Language (SysML) approach has made the modeling task easier for system engineers. Indeed, SysML constitutes a powerful tool, using its diagrams, to model the points of view according to the principle of development of requirement, behavior or structure of the system. This paper summarizes the MBSE methodologies most used in research work and development projects. In the context of our study, the MBSE Grid approach is adopted with slight modifications concerning the names of the domains of the grid. By combining with Bombardier Transport SysMM's MBSE methodology, which consists of three main phases, the proposed MBSE grid presents a modeling approach by analysis: operational, functional and technical of the system. The purpose of this work is to conduct an operational analysis, for the implementation of a Health Monitoring and Management Unit (HMMU) of a hydropower group. Keywords—MBSE, MBSE Grid, Operational Analysis, SysML Hydroelectric group
Virtual patients in clinical decision making – A design-based research approach
Authors: Martini Nataly , Datt Ashwini
Published: February 2022

This paper reports on a longitudinal, design-based research (DBR) study to promote clinical decision making using a virtual patient (VP) simulation for emergency renal care. The VP was piloted with pharmacy students, then offered as an interprofessional learning exercise for pharmacy and medical students, before being introduced as part of the curriculum.  In this paper, the DBR framework used to design, implement and evaluate the VP is described. The iterative changes made and implications for the integration of virtual patient simulation in the pharmacy curriculum are discussed.
“QUANDO O DINHEIRO ENTRA NA TRIBO”: A MONETARIZAÇÃO DA VIDA PAITER SURUÍ (1969-1990)
Authors: Trubiliano Carlos Alexandre Barros , Surui Bruno
Published: February 2022

O artigo que segue partiu da hipótese de que o avanço da economia madeireira, no território rondoniense, provocou a monetarização da vida dos Paiter Suruí, cuja principal alteração se deu na produção e reprodução da vida material: se antes havia um forte sentido comunal e de coletividade, esse processo passou a ser intermediado pela lógica monetária, acumulatória e individual. O objetivo geral deste estudo foi identificar as transformações na vida dos Paiter Suruí após a monetarização das relações sociais. Especificamente: a investigação buscou historicizar as mudanças e apontar os impactos sociais causados pela lógica monetária na vida dos Paiter Suruí. Como suporte teórico a pesquisa utilizou entre outros teóricos, Georg Simmel, para qual a economia do dinheiro é que determina as relações sociais na modernidade. Para o filosofo alemão nas sociedades pré-monetárias, o indivíduo depende diretamente da coletividade para sua existência, após a monetarização os indivíduos passam a exercer cada vez mais o individualismo, marcado por uma lógica relacional de compra e venda do tempo, das relações sociais e do trabalho.
TEORIA MONETÁRIA MODERNA E OS ENTES SUBNACIONAIS: O QUE A TEORIA MONETÁRIA MODERNA TEM A DIZER SOBRE A SITUAÇÃO FISCAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
Authors: Pahim Rafael
Published: February 2022

O presente artigo busca fazer uma discussão sobre a interpretação que a Teoria Monetária Moderna (TMM) pode alcançar sobre a conjuntura de deterioração fiscal dos entes federados brasileiros, cujo destaque é a situação do governo gaúcho, justamente por ser um caso emblemático no cenário nacional. O trabalho conta com uma síntese sobre o entendimento da Teoria Monetária Moderna quanto a funcionalidade do orçamento público, além de apresentar o cenário fiscal gaúcho dos últimos anos e uma breve discussão sobre a forma geral de financiamento dos estados brasileiros. Por fim, o artigo conclui que a TMM, dentro da negação pela austeridade fiscal prolongada e entendendo as atribuições institucionais brasileiras, contribui intelectualmente para uma agenda nacional de socorro aos estados por meio do orçamento público da união.
Religious Plurality and Mixture in the Persianate North: Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, and Manichaeans in Late Antique Georgia
Authors: Rapp Jr. Stephen H.
Published: February 2022

Persistent images of late antique Caucasia belonging naturally to the Byzantine world obscure the isthmus’ deep multi- and cross-cultural condition. They rest on the flawed assumption that shared Christian affiliation necessarily linked Byzantium and Caucasia. Moreover, such conjectures elide Caucasia’s longstanding integration into the Persianate world, a status enduring for centuries after the fourth-century Christianization of the Georgian, Armenian, and Caucasian Albanian monarchies. This essay engages the religious dimensions of Caucasia’s cross-cultural fabric through the example of sixth-century Georgia. Before the formation of a Georgian "national" church in the seventh century and the accompanying obsession with orthodoxy, Georgian religious life was remarkably diverse and mixed. But in the fourth and fifth centuries, the longstanding dominance of Zoroastrianism—particularly in hybrid local forms—was being eclipsed by various confessions of Christianity. Manichaeism and Judaism also had a visible presence. While there is much we do not know about actual Jewish, Manichaean, and Zoroastrian communities in late antique Georgia, surviving Georgian texts offer valuable, if occasional, glimpses of their existence. And they deploy carefully crafted imaginaries of non-Christian religions embedded in an increasingly Christian environment.
Dhū Nuwās and the Martyrs of Najrān in Islamic Arabic Literature until 1400 AD
Authors: Toft Lasse Løvlund
Published: February 2022

The last king of Ḥimyar, Yūsuf Asʾar Yathʾar (reign 522–525 AD), is famously known as the Jewish persecutor of the Christians of South Arabia, most notably the ones in Najrān, who were martyred in the autumn of 523 AD. In Islamic literature, the king was known as Dhū Nuwās and became associated with the aṣḥāb al-ukhdūd “the People of the Trench” mentioned in Q85:4–10. The article surveys the Islamic Arabic literature about Dhū Nuwās and the Martyrs of Najrān from its beginnings until the fifteenth century AD, and tries to establish literary relationships between the sources as well as literary typologies in the rich and overwhelming literature. Throughout the survey, attention is given to how different Muslim writers have dealt with the Pre-Islamic ‘Abrahamitic’ past of Arabia in forming the Islamic narrative of history.
Law, Justice, and Grace: Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328) on the Gospel’s Relation to the Torah
Authors: Hoover Jon
Published: February 2022

Early and medieval Muslim anti-Christian polemicists do not present a uniform account of the Gospel’s relation to the Torah, and polemical concerns drive the positions they adopt. This article focuses on how Damascene theologian Ibn Taymiyya (d. 1328) responds to a provocation originating in the Christian Paul of Antioch. Paul argues that God sent Moses the law of justice and Christ the perfect law of grace, implying that the Qurʾān is not needed, at least not for Christians. Drawing on Islamic legal categories and invoking Sufi theological ideas, Ibn Taymiyya counters that the Torah and the Gospel contain both justice as obligation and grace as recommendation, with obligation more prominent in the Torah and recommendation in the Gospel, as part of a prophetic history leading up to the Qurʾān, which contains both in perfect balance. With this, Ibn Taymiyya provides a more extensive and sophisticated account of the Torah-Gospel relation than his predecessors.
Voltando aos princípios do judô: prática para uma educação integral
Authors: Ferreira José Edson Rodrigues
Published: February 2022

Este artigo discute dois temas, o uso de metodologias que priorizam a dimensão formativa/educacional e a dimensão/desempenho competitivo dos esportes de combate. Objetivo: Incentivar os professores de judô no aprofundamento dos conhecimentos sobre os objetivos do Shihan Jigoro Kano em estruturar o judô com fins educacionais visando uma melhor aprendizagem nas dimensões física, mental, estética, moral, e social dos indivíduos. Metodologia: Foi realizada uma busca informativa em plataformas virtuais, bibliotecas e outras, por termos referentes à educação, história, filosofia e judô, para delimitar conceitos e foram obtidos documentos com os critérios estabelecidos. Resultado: Foram coletados textos relacionados com informações sobre os princípios, fundamentos, valores, ensino, aprendizagem, pedagogia, formação, educação e performance no cotidiano da prática do judô. Conclusão: Fica evidenciado que no ensino do judô as duas vertentes pedagógicas, formativa/educativa e a competitiva/performance, sejam trabalhadas como um elo de ligação, no qual o aprendizado dos fundamentos da modalidade seja de real importância para a etapa do aprimoramento técnico tornando o judô uma prática esportiva que traga benefícios ao convívio social de seus praticantes. Portanto, faz-se necessário que os professores realizem estudos e pesquisas relacionadas aos objetivos e metodologias da prática do judô.
Fatores de risco, causas e efeitos na sintomatologia lombar em nadadores. Uma revisão sistemática
Authors: Santos Sebastião
Published: February 2022

A dor lombar é um problema comum entre nadadores. O objetivo da revisão sistemática foi avaliar os estudos publicados, e definir os fatores de risco que podem predispor um nadador a sofrer de dores lombares. Foram investigados as bases de dados PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Sciences e Cochrane Library, e foram usadas as palavras-chave Low Back Pain AND Swimmers. De acordo com os critérios definidos foram encontrados 2122 artigos após as exclusões finais e os artigos repetidos, foram analisados os artigos entre os anos de 2010 a 2020. Foram considerados todos os indivíduos, independentemente da sua idade ou sexo. De acordo, com a nossa revisão dos estudos, concluímos que existem fortes indicadores que as dores lombares estão associados a problemas técnicos e à falta de reforço muscular da zona lombar. Estes resultados são uma ferramenta para garantir e focar a importância de uma técnica de nado adequada a cada indivíduo, tal como a aplicação de programas de reforço muscular nos nadadores por parte das equipas técnicas. Ainda se colocam algumas dúvidas sobre os benefícios da natação no tratamento de algumas doenças relacionadas com a coluna vertebral, ou até no próprio bem-estar do indivíduo.
Inclusión educativa y educación inclusiva en las prácticas pedagógicas de Educación Física
Authors: Sierra Díaz Meyer Eduardo
Published: February 2022

Este artículo tiene como objetivo desarrollar una aproximación teórica sobre algunos conceptos fundamentales que tienen que ver con la inclusión educativa, la educación inclusiva y las prácticas pedagógicas en el área de educación física. En la estructura de este documento se plantean algunos aspectos fundamentales: 1) la comprensión de los significados de inclusión educativa y educación inclusiva; 2) una breve conceptualización de la educación inclusiva en Educación Física; 3) un acercamiento teórico sobre prácticas pedagógicas en el área de Educación Física; y para finalizar, algunas conclusiones. Este texto fue desarrollado a partir de la consulta de fuentes bibliográficas actualizadas como libros, artículos científicos, tesis académicas compiladas y bases de datos. El análisis y síntesis de la información se dividió en 2 fases: la primera, se refiere a la búsqueda y selección sistemática, y la segunda, tiene que ver con la revisión y clasificación de la información. Las investigaciones estudiadas buscan la descripción de situaciones relacionadas con los procesos inclusivos que se producen en el contexto educativo, dejando en evidencia la necesidad de incentivar la investigación sobre inclusión en educación física en y desde la práctica. En conclusión, se destacaque desde las prácticas docentes del área de Educación Física, se pueden construir ambientes inclusivos que favorezcan el pleno desarrollo de niños y jóvenes, logrando la consecución de los objetivos de una educación ideal y pertinente para todas y todos.
PROGNOSYS OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEVERE ACCIDENT AT THE BELORUSIAN NPP TO PUBLIC HEALTH
Authors:   Scientific Practical Centre of Hygiene, Kliaus Viktoryia V. , Nikalayenka Alena U. ,   Scientific Practical Centre of Hygiene, Zhukova Olga M. ,   Scientific Practical Centre of Hygiene, Kacharhina Natallia S. ,   Scientific Practical Centre of Hygiene
Published: February 2022

The article presents the results of assessment of the levels of emergency radionuclide discharge, gamma dose rates, radionuclide fallout, as well as the prognosis of public exposure doses to the population of Belarus as a result of a possible severe nuclear accident at the Belarusian NPP. It was found that, in the case of a severe nuclear accident at the Belarusian NPP with total activity of the accidental release of 4.5∙1015 Bq, the transfer of radioactive contamination to a distance up to 100 km from the site under various meteorological scenarios, will be less than 2 hours. The total contamination density of the territory with 131I and 137Сs isotopes within 100 km radius around the Belarusian NPP will be less than 29 kBq/m2 (0.78 Ci/km2) and less than 5.6 kBq/m2 (0.15 Ci/km2) respectivelly. Maximum value of the thyroid dose will be up to 93.8 mSv, and of the effective dose – 2.86 mSv. Based on the obtained results, the justification for public protective measures was made and recommendations were given for conducting emergency radiation monitoring, taking into account international recommendations and national radiation safety standards of the Republic of Belarus.
INTRAEPITHELIAL LYMPHOCYTES SUBSETS IN CROHN’S DISEASE PATIENTS
Authors:   International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University, Mohammad Ali J. , Nizheharodava Darya B. ,   International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University,   Belarusian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education, Varabei Alexander V. ,   Belarusian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education, Starastsin Andrey M. ,   Belarusian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education, Zafranskaya Marina M. ,   International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University,   Belarusian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education
Published: February 2022

Crohn’s disease is an autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease characterized with the chronic relapsing-remitting inflammation, mainly in the terminal parts of the small intestine and colon, as a result of a genetic predisposition or environmental factors influence. It is associated with impaired bacterial clearance and changes in immunological parameters what resulted in disruption of the gastrointestinal tract ecosystem, formed by the microbiome and non-living components such as mucus, food metabolites or additives. Intraepithelial lymphocytes of the gastrointestinal tract play an important role in mucosal immunity and their phenotype and functional profile is largely determined by the microbiome composition and environmental factors affecting it (diet, smoking, seasonal changes, air pollution, hygiene, etc.). In this investigation the changes in intraepithelial lymphocytes phenotype of small and large intestine were shown in patient with Crohn’s disease as well as the correlation of intraepithelial lymphocytes phenotype with clinical data was established. Obtained data may be used as a hallmark of immune inflammation in the gut and make intraepithelial lymphocytes as ideal candidate for targeting in further immunoregulation of mucosal adaptive immune response against autoantigens.
Strategi Kepala Sekolah dalam Meningkatkan Penerimaan Peserta Didik Baru SMK Syntax Business School (SBS) Kuningan
Authors: Taufik Ridwan Taufik Ridwan , Lailasari Ita
Published: February 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui strategi kepala sekolah dalam meningkatkan penerimanaan peserta didik baru SMK Syntax Business School (SBS) Kuningan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Metode  Kualitatif deskriptif  evaluatif.  Subjek  yang  diteliti  adalah  Komite, Kepala Sekolah,  dan Guru SMK  Syntax  Business School (SBS) Kuningan. Teknik   pengumpulan   data dengan   cara   observasi,   wawancara   dan dokumentasi. Teknik pengolahan data dilakukan dengan mereduksi data, mendisplay data dan menyimpulkan. Pemeriksaan keabsahan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan triangulasi sumber dan teknik. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa strategi yang digunakan yaitu melalui gaya   kepemimpinan   yang   baik,   proses   perencanaan   yang   tersistem, terstruktur,dan   masif,   kemudian   proses   mengimplementasikan,   dan memastikan semuanya berjalan dengan efektif dan efisien. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa strategi kepala sekolah sangat menentukan keberhasilan tercapainya peningkatan peserta didik baru.
Manajemen Pembibitan dan Produksi The di Perusahaan Ptp N Vi Kayu Aro Kerinci
Authors: Bintang Muhammad , Anwar US Kasful
Published: February 2022

Manajemen produksi adalah sebuah penataan dari proses pengubahan bahan mentah menjadi suatu produk atau jasa yang memiliki nilai jual. Manajemen produksi juga merupakan bagain dari bidang manajemen yang memiliki peran untuk melakukan koordinasi beragam kegiatan agar tujuan bisnis bisa tercapai. Untuk mengatur produksi, perlu adanya keputusan yang ada hubungannya dengan usaha mencapai tujuan. Sehingga, barang dan jasa yang dihasilkan sesuai dengan yang sudah direncanakan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Aktivitas atas fungsi poduksi pada PTP. Nusantara VI Kayu Aro,Efektivitas fungsi produksi pada PTP. Nusantara VI Kayu Aro, dan Mem-berikan saran atau rekomendasi untuk peningkatan efektivitas fungsi produksi pada PTP. Nusantara VI Kayu Aro di masa yang akan datang. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif kualitatif yaitu penelitian yang membuat analisis sistem, faktual, dan akurat mengenai fakta-fakta dan sifat-sifat populasi atau daerah tertentu. Metode pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini adalah wawancara, dokumentasi, dan observasi. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif, yaitu analisis data dengan cara membandingkan antara teori dengan kenyataan yang ada pada perusahaan. Analisis data yaitu Kondisi, Kriteria, Penyebab, dan Akibat. Hasil penelitian ini adalah Aktivitas fungsi produksi mulai dari jadwal induk produksi, perolehan bahan baku, tingkat produk cacat, perawatan peralatan dan fasilitas produksi, pengembangan angkatan kerja, pengendalian kualitas, dan aktivitas pengepakan dan penyimpanan produk jadi secara umum telah dilaksanakan dengan baik,Secara umum aktivitas fungsi produksi telah efektif namun demikian masih terdapat beberapa permasalahan pada aktivitas jadwal induk produksi dan aktivitas perolehan bahan baku yang disebabkan oleh ketidaktercapaian perolehan bahan baku, Adapun saran atau rekomendasi yang diberikan adalah pertimbangkan dengan matang atas kebijakan replanting dan pemangkasan dengan meminta pertimbangan dari para ahli pertanian yang ada di perusahaan. Selain itu, pencapaian positif yang dicapai perusahaan harus dipertahankan dan ditingkatkan.
Implementation of Teaching Factory in Improving the Competence of Vocational High School Students (SMK)
Authors: Rohaeni Een , Trisnamansyah Sutaryat , Wasliman Iim , Sauri Supyan
Published: February 2022

The problem of low absorption of vocational graduates is allegedly due to a gap between the competencies possessed by students and the needs in the world of work. The participation of the industrial world and the world of work in the learning process in SMK is still low. The general objective of this study is to identify and analyze the implementation of the teaching factory in improving the competence of vocational students. The specific objectives of this study are to determine: (1) planning of the teaching factory; (2) teaching factory organization; (3) implementation of teaching factory; (4) evaluation of teaching factory implementation; (5) partnership in teaching factory implementation; (6) problems and solutions in the implementation of the teaching factory; (7) the results obtained from the implementation of the teaching factory. The theoretical basis uses the management theory of G.R. Terry, and the policy foundation is Presidential Instruction No. 6 of 2016 concerning Vocational Revitalization, where the teaching factory is one of the strategies for implementing Vocational Revitalization. The study used a qualitative approach with descriptive data collection techniques through interviews, observations, and documentation studies. Testing the validity of the data is done through triangulation of sources and triangulation of methods. The results of the study stated that: 1) the planning of the teaching factory in the fields of curriculum, infrastructure and financing had been carried out well, but in the field of human resources it was necessary to plan for teacher competency improvement; 2) the organization of the teaching factory has been carried out well, but it is necessary to make a SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for activities; 3) The implementation of the teaching factory has been running well, supported by Jobsheet devices, but verification and validation activities are needed for the Jobsheets used; 4) The teaching factory evaluation activities have been going very well; 5) Partnerships in teaching factories have been going well for Lemon Juice, Herbs way and Yoghurt products, but it is necessary to increase the number of industrial partners for other types of products; 6) Solutions to the problem of improving teacher competence are handled through internal internships in teaching factory activities and becoming supervisors for Industrial Work Practices; 7) The results obtained from the teaching factory implementation activities can increase the competence of hard skills and 78.26% of students' soft skills.
The Effect of Rates and Service Quality Towards The Customer Satisfaction of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero) Banjarmasin Branch
Authors: Budiyanto Mawan , Prihatiningrum RR Yulianti
Published: February 2022

This study aims to analyze the effect of rates (X1), interactions quality (X2), physical environment quality (X3), and outcomes quality (X4) as partially independent variables on the customer satisfaction (Y) as the dependent variable on users of ship guidance services at PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero) Banjarmasin Branch. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires to 115 respondents. The samples were determined based on the total sampling technique. There were 115 respondents chosen as the samples. The research site was at PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero) Banjarmasin Branch. The unit of analysis was all customers at PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero) Banjarmasin Branch. Measurement of variables was conducted using the Likert scale technique with a scale of weights from 1 to 5. These were meant to analyze the effect of variable rates (X1), quality of interactions (X2), quality of physical environment (X3), and quality of results (X4) on customer satisfaction (Y) using techniques multiple linear regression statistics. The results showed that the variable rates (X1), interactions quality (X2), physical environment quality (X3), and outcomes quality (X4) has a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction partially on PT. Indonesian Port III, Banjarmasin Branch. and outcomes quality (X4) partially had a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction at PT. Indonesian Port III, Banjarmasin Branch. and outcomes quality (X4) partially had a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction at PT. Indonesian Port III, Banjarmasin Branch.
Understand Of Customer Satisfaction And Purchasing Behavior: A Study At Mcdonald In Bandung
Authors: Kweeswara Vincentius Leonardo , Hadi Kusumah
Published: February 2022

This research was created for understand customer purchasing behavior and customer satisfaction in McDonald. This research was focus in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Base on history of McDonald, Fast food outlets have started to develop in the 19th century. In the 20th century, fast food restaurant business began to spread to Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia such as Indonesia through franchising or franchise concept. However local business can make competitive market with McDonald. This research will help McDonald to evaluate they performance in market. With this research McDonald can know which area they need to improve and suggestion for McDonald to increase their sales. With this research McDonald can know which are make customer satisfaction and which area make customer dissatisfaction. This research takes six major factors that have impact with customer satisfaction. Those factors are price, quality, promotion, sales personnel or staff, display, and location. This research will use survey method to gain some information from customer. After collect some data and information. This research will use SPSS to process the data to know which hypotheses is accepted and rejected. Method using by this research in SPSS is ANOVA. ANOVA will give a significant point for every question to know the result can accept or reject. Result of this paper base on sic major factor are important. For the crucial factor are The most factor, which have biggest impact, are quality and promotion. Quality and promotion have the lower significant. All value in quality and promotion factor was accepted. It mean quality and promotion are the most influencing factors.
Single-center experience of managing childhood intussusception
Authors: Uddin Wajeeh , Gupta Vipul , Jabir Ghadeer , Mohd Diary Abdulrahman , Rafea Mamoun Muhamed
Published: February 2022

Background: Intussusception is one of the emergencies encountered in early childhood requiring emergent interventions. The purpose of the study is to determine the outcomes and prognosis of our methods and management strategies employed in children who developed intussusception.
Methods: This is a retrospective case series performed by reviewing the patient medical records, sonographic and radiological reports, and surgical notes of the patients managed for intussusception at our hospital from 2009–2018.
Results: A total of 355 cases of intussusception were managed during the study tenure. The etiology was idiopathic in 97.4% whereas the remaining patients had Meckel’s diverticulum, lymphoma, and intestinal polyp as pathological lead point (PLP). Ultrasound was used for the diagnosis as the primary investigation tool in all the patients, with 100% diagnostic accuracy in the current study. Non-operative management by hydrostatic reduction was performed successfully in 79.43% of the patients. Total episodes with recurrence were 23 (6%); 30% had recurrence within 48 hours. Recurrence occurred by an average of 7.68 months after the successful reduction.
Conclusions: The majority has idiopathic etiology, but secondary cause with some pathological lead point is also not uncommon. Profound attention is required for prompt identification and treatment to avoid bowel ischemia. Ultrasound remains the preferred diagnostic modality in our patients. Even with recurring episodes of intussusception, the primary treatment remains hydrostatic reduction.
Every tangle has a story - Rapunzel Syndrome: A case report
Authors: Aziz Khan Yousuf , Zaib Zainab , Tufail Fizza , Rafiq Muhammad Kashif , Muhammad Khyal
Published: February 2022

Background: Rapunzel syndrome is the rarest form of trichobezoar; a condition in which trichobezoar extends beyond the stomach into the small intestine. It is common among children and young girls with a history of psychiatric illnesses.
Case Presentation: A 10-year-old girl without any history of psychiatric illness, presented with abdominal pain and non-bilious vomiting for 6 months. Clinically she had a non-tender upper abdominal mass which, later at workup, was found to be a trichobezoar.  She was surgically managed successfully.
Conclusion: Though uncommon, Rapunzel syndrome should be kept in the differential diagnoses especially in a young female patient with features of an upper GI obstruction and a non-tender, palpable epigastric mass.
Comparación económica entre el sistema tradicional y el sistema intensivo de la producción de arroz en el Ecuador
Authors: Plaza Jorge Washington Cedeño , Campoverde Jessica Maribel Quezada , Montealegre Víctor Javier Garzón , Unda Salomón Alejandro Barrezueta , Aguilar Marcos Antonio Espinosa
Published: February 2022

Mediante la comparación económica entre el Sistema Tradicional y el Sistema Intensivo de la Producción de Arroz, se estima que el sistema tradicional requiere una mayor inversión de capital por hectárea de producción, lo cual generan que sus ganancias sean menores. El Sistema Intensivo de la Producción Arroz genera un mayor crecimiento de la planta, mayor resistencia a los cambios climáticos y a las plagas, al tener una distancia adecuada de siembra. Son pocos los países en Sudamérica que confían en el Sistema Intensivo de la Producción de Arroz, el mismo que hasta el momento ha generado conformidad en los pequeños productores que ven dentro de este sistema una oportunidad de mayor rentabilidad en sus cultivos de arroz. Dentro del objetivo de investigación es comparar los resultados económicos entre el Sistema Tradicional y el Sistema Intensivo de la Producción de Arroz en Ecuador. Saber ¿Cuál es el beneficio de la implementación del Sistema Intensivo de la Producción de Arroz en Ecuador? Los resultados recomiendan que este nuevo sistema de producción genera un incremento favorable dentro del cultivo, en lo económica, reduce el costo de producción y son mayores los beneficios obtenidos de este nuevo sistema al contrario del tradicional.
Determinación de metales pesados en agua para uso y consumo humano: Caracterización de las principales fuentes de abastecimiento en Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua
Authors: Alvarado Diana Aracely Campos , Vázquez Luis Miguel Rodríguez , Méndez Miguel Ángel Sánchez , Palacios Leonor Cortés , De los Ríos Gilberto Sandino Aquino , Terrazas Emilio Yáñez , Peraza Eduardo Florencio Herrera , Talamantes María del Carmen Avitia
Published: February 2022

Se analizaron muestras de agua potable en las principales fuentes de abastecimiento de Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua. Los puntos de muestreo fueron seleccionados de acuerdo con el seccionamiento elaborado por la Junta Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento de la entidad. Las muestras fueron colectadas, preservadas y analizadas de acuerdo con lo establecido en las Normas Mexicanas NOM-230-SSA1-2002, NMX-AA-051-SCFI-2001, NOM-127-SSA1-1994y el método 7000B-2007 de la EPA. Se determinó el contenido de metales pesados totales, tales como plomo (Pb), arsénico (As), cromo (Cr), cadmio (Cd), zinc (Zn), hierro (Fe) y Calcio (Ca) empleando las técnicas de ICP-OES y AAS. Concentraciones anómalas de Fe fueron detectadas en las efluente de los sitios identificados como “Planta Potabilizadora Parral” con concentraciones de hasta 20.8 mg/l, “Veta Colorada” con 21.225 mg/l y “Mezcla Vesper-Recompensa” con 14.975 mg/l. El Ca también estuvo presente en prácticamente todos los sitios evaluados, exceptuando el identificado como “Pozos del Valle del Verano”, con concentraciones hasta 4 veces superiores al parámetro establecido por la norma; las concentraciones del resto de los metales pesados se encuentran por debajo de los límites de referencia o no fueron detectados. Se compararon los resultados de este estudio, realizado en el año 2018, con los observados en el año 2010, encontrando diferencias significativas entre los valores de Pb, As, Cd y Zn en ambos períodos de análisis.
Green Banking, Corporate Governance and Performance of Selected SAARC Countries
Authors: Ikram Umara , Akhtar Shahzad
Published: February 2022

This study is designed to estimate impact of green banking disclosure, corporate governance mechanism on performance of listed banks in selected SAARC countries including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. With the help of STATA 14.2 this study used PCA (Principal Component Analysis) in addition to content analysis to create green banking disclosure index .For this purpose, central bank’s green banking guidelines are summarized into7 categories and 38 items. Dynamic panel data set (2010-2019) is analyzed by applying system GMM step-one method. The relationships among board independence, board size, female director, institutional ownership, green banking and Tobin’s Q (market value) as performance measure is tested. Institutional ownership and board independence has significant negative impact on market value, green banking does not have any significant impact on market value. On average disclosure practices are different in different categories. Effectiveness of central bank guidelines can be identified at regional level. Results are suggestive that corporate governance mechanism restructuring is needed to increase market value of banks in SAARC countries. To the best of author’s knowledge, this is the very first study which methodologically contributes in the field of green banking disclosure as application of PCA and System GMM step-one. Contextually, one of the most affected area facing higher climate change risk as SAARC region of the world is discussed. Theoretically, study contributes in the theory of change, financial intermediation and agency theory.
CPEC Dynamics; Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement And Balance of Payment of Pakistan
Authors: Javaid Muhammad Nadeem , Bizenjo Sikander
Published: February 2022

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is considered as principal strategic component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Both countries have signed deals to the tune of $46 billion in 2015. Now these investments and loans call for repatriation of profits and interests which are causing a burden on Pakistan’s, already fragile, Balance of Payments (BoP). This study investigates the impact of China – Pakistan bilateral currency swap agreement (BSA) on Pakistan’s BoP by exploring three similar cases of BSA’s of China with: New Zealand, Mongolia, and Ukraine. Our analysis shows that bilateral trade in all the three cases has felt a strong and positive outcome but China as the foremost winner. Our recommendations suggest how Pakistan could gain the full advantage of the BSA in short, medium, and long-term.
Tercer reporte de eventos adversos con tratamientos biológicos en Argentina
Authors: De la Vega M. , Gómez G. , Casado G. , Battagliotti C. , Exeni I. , Gobbi C. , Quintana R. , Bertoli A. , Miretti E. , Paira S. , Mussano E. , Vidal D. , Quinteros A. , Capuccio A. , De la Sota M. , Larroudé M. , Martinez Muñoz A. , Quir C.
Published: February 2022

Introducción: BIOBADASAR ((Registro Argentino de Eventos Adversos con Tratamientos Biológicos en Reumatología) comenzó en agosto de 2010. La importancia de este registro es mostrar datos locales que, probablemente, puedan diferir de otros registros. El objetivo es comunicar los resultados del tercer reporte de BIOBADASAR. Métodos: Todos los pacientes con enfermedades reumáticas que requirieron tratamiento con agentes biológicos y pacientes controles sin estos tratamientos fueron incluidos en la base de datos provenientes de 32 centros participando a lo largo de la Argentina. Tres áreas de datos son analizados: características de los pacientes, tratamientos y eventos adversos. El inicio de la carga fue agosto de 2010 y cerró para este análisis en agosto de 2013. Se utilizó software Infostat para el análisis estadístico. Se calcularon porcentajes, riesgos relativos e incidencia persona/año para los eventos adversos. Resultados: Se incorporaron 2356 pacientes (1277 casos y 1079 controles) utilizando 2940 tratamientos. 1862 mujeres (79%) y 494 hombres (21%). La edad promedio fue 54 años (1-90). 1107 pacientes (58%) fueron tratados con agentes biológicos (casos) y 802 (42%) fueron controles. 1829 pacientes tenían artritis reumatoidea y 218 artritis psoriásica entre los diagnósticos principales. El tiempo promedio de la enfermedad fue 9,81 años para los controles y 12,59 para los casos. El biológico más utilizado fue el etanercept (46,7% de los tratamientos) con una mediana de sobrevida al tratamiento de 31 meses seguido de adalimumab con 23,6% de los tratamientos y una mediana de sobrevida de 26,4 meses. La causa más frecuente de interrupción de tratamientos para los casos fue ineficacia (30%) seguido por eventos adversos (26%). La incidencia de eventos adversos serios fue 37/1000 pacientes año en el grupo biológico vs. 5/1000 pacientes año en el grupo control (RR 7,44; IC 5,17-10,7; p<0,05). El evento adverso más frecuente fue la infección con un RR 1,66 (IC 1,38-2,0; p<0,05). Dentro de las infecciones, la neumonía tuvo un RR de 29,31 (IC 9,21-93,25; p<0,05), herpes zoster RR 4,12 (IC 2,08-8,15; p<0,05) e infecciones cutáneas con un RR 7,21 (IC 3,89-13,36; p<0,05). La tuberculosis tuvo un RR de 4,53 (IC 0,472-43,56; sin significancia). Las enfermedades neoplásicas tuvieron un RR 2,82 (IC 1,61-4,95; p<0,05). Conclusiones: Éste es el tercer reporte de BIOBADASAR mostrando la realidad de los tratamientos biológicos en Argentina. Los pacientes de Latinoamérica podrían mostrar diferencias con respecto a otros países utilizando los mismos tratamientos debido a enfermedades regionales, esquemas diferentes de vacunación o tolerancia a patógenos. Podría haber sesgos en el registro que serán minimizados con el control estricto y el tiempo del registro.
Legal Сertainty: the Obligation to Comply with the Order of the Antimonopoly Authority and the Possibility of Suspending its Action
Authors: Pavlukhina O. A.
Published: February 2022

Instructions issued by the antimonopoly body, both as a result of consideration of cases on violation of antimonopoly legislation, and as a result of consideration of complaints when organizing and conducting purchases in accordance with Federal Law No. legal entities, in an unconditional and imperative manner must be subject to execution by the persons to whom they were issued. The article examines the topical issue of not suspending the order of the antimonopoly authority issued based on the results of consideration of complaints about violation of the bidding procedure, in the event of its judicial challenge and liability for its failure.
Analytical Review of Law Enforcement Practice to Identify Violations of Antimonopoly Legislation During Procurement Procedures by Certain Types of Legal Entities
Authors: Ognevskaya D. V.
Published: February 2022

New standards of proof in cases of violations of antimonopoly legislation during tenders, formed on the basis of the positions of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, imply a qualitatively new level of analysis of the content of documents regulating procurement activities of customers and capable of limiting competition. Customers, in turn, are required to regularly monitor their own procurement activities for the validity of the requirements contained in such documents and, in particular, cases of purchases from a single supplier.
The Efficacy of “POL: PLL & PLR” Method to Enhance Pre-University Students’ Understanding of Buffer Solution
Authors: Michael Kadum Byron MC
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this classroom research was to see whether the method of Portfolio of Learning (POL): Pre-Lesson Learning & Post-Lesson Reflection (PLL & PLR) could enhance understanding of a chemistry concept, i.e., buffer solution, amongst pre-university students from a local institution located in the Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia. The sample was amongst the researcher’s tutorial group students; thirty-four (34) students in total. Initial observation showed that the students were struggling to grasp even the most basic chemistry concepts due to their poor learning strategies/skills. Therefore, this had served as the impetus for this research to be conducted. The group of students was equally divided into two (2) groups; the control group (CG) & the experimental group (EG). The T-Test analysis of the collected data showed a significant difference between the CG’s mean score and the EG’s mean score; t = 4.211, p =0.000216 (p < 0.001). Therefore, the study successfully validated the effectiveness of the proposed method of learning for enhancing the level of understanding of buffer solutions.
Epidemic and sanitary charts and tables of the second half of the XIX century as the “health passports” for Russian territories
Authors: Vishlenkova Elena A. , Zatravkin Sergei N.
Published: February 2022

The title of this article reproduces the intentions of the creators of the health cards and the hopes of their modern viewers. Judging by the statements, they wanted to see and show the state of the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Russian Empire and wanted to do it as reliably and clearly as possible. The article’s authors asked themselves a question: have these desires and hopes come true, that is - are now the tables of sanitary statistics and disease maps “health passports” of various administrative and territorial units of the Russian Empire? Can historians use them as reliable evidence? In order to answer this question, it was necessary to reconstruct then existing system for recording and collecting data on infectious patients, diseases and pathogenicity, ways of their aggregation and representation. Only then would it be possible to find out how these data were applied to conditional terrain images, why either manufactured terrain plans or an administrative map of the empire were used, what was visible and what was in the dark zone. The article’s authors found that the resources available in post-reform Russia did not make it possible to make the collection of sanitary statistics total for the entire territory timely, and even more so to organise a retest of practical information. The supply of information depended on the density of the network of medical institutions in the empire and doctors’ ideas about the value of such information. This circumstance ensured fragmented, multi-temporal and spatial asymmetry in showing the sanitary condition of the Russian Empire and the morbidity of its inhabitants. On this basis, medical historians are advised to read these mediums in the reverse perspective: high morbidity rates should be read as evidence of well-organised medical care (i.e. relative epidemic well-being) and vice versa.