bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Determination of Student Opinions on Visiting Ephesus Ancient City and Museum as an Out-of-School Learning Environment
Authors: Venceli Füsun , Dilmaç Oğuz
Published: March 2024

This research was carried out to determine the opinions of the students about the visits to the ancient city and museum of Ephesus as an out-of-school learning environment. Semi-structured interview method, a qualitative research method, was used to investigate students' views in depth. The study group consisted of 15 students studying at xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx University, Faculty of Tourism, in the fall semester of 2022-2023, in the 2nd grade and taking the Visual Arts course. In this study, analyses were conducted using a semi-structured interview form consisting of 10 questions. Students were given applications with supporting activities such as digital animated illustrations and designs, augmented reality, QR codes, and brochure designs prepared within the scope of the thesis. In light of the findings obtained as a result of this research, they stated that the use of the Ephesus Museum as an out-of-school learning environment causes learners to gain cognitive and positive gains in artistic and cultural fields. In addition, it has led them to think that it helps develop their empathy skills by learning about the important and future-lighting inventions and advances in the past, and by developing a perspective on how different cultures live in daily life, beliefs, economics and cultural.
OSMANLI MODERNLEŞME DÖNEMİNDE MUŞ MÜLKİ RÜŞDİYE MEKTEBİ
Authors: Genli Mehmet Emin
Published: March 2024

Tanzimat Dönemi ile birlikte üzerinde en çok durulan ve düzenlenmeye çalışılan konulardan biri eğitim olmuştur. İlkokul düzeyinde bulunan sıbyan okulları ile üst düzey eğitim kurumları olan askeri okullar arasında bulunan boşluk, eğitim sisteminde ciddi sorunlara yol açmıştır. Bu boşluğun kapatılması için üst düzey eğitim kurumu olan askeri okullara öğrenci yetiştirmek amacıyla ortaöğretim düzeyinde rüşdiyeler açılmıştır. 1870 yılı itibariyle taşrada rüşdiyelerin açılması çalışmaları hızlanmış ve bunun neticesinde vilayet, sancak ve kazalarda pek çok rüşdiye açılmıştır.
Osmanlı İmparatorluğunun diğer vilayet, sancak ve kazalarında olduğu gibi Muş Sancağında da 1870 yılında bir rüşdiye mektebi açılmıştır. 1910 yılına kadar varlığını devam ettirebilen Muş Rüşdiye Mektebi, Maarif Nezaretinin almış olduğu kararla idadi mektebine dönüştürülmüştür. Bununla birlikte 1910 yılından itibaren Muş Sancağının Malazgird, Bulanık, Varto ve Sason kazalarında birer rüşdiye mektebi açılmıştır.
Bu makalede, Muş Rüşdiye Mektebinin açılış tarihi, mektep personeli (Birinci Muallim, İkinci Muallim, Üçüncü Muallim, Yazı Muallimi ve Hademe), öğrencileri, okutulan dersler, eğitim ve öğretim durumları ayrıntılı olarak incelenmiştir.
Bu makalenin hazırlanmasında; Devlet, Maarif ve Vilayet Salnameleri, Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşiv belgeleri ve araştırma eserlerden faydalanılmıştır.
Application of the Named Entity Recognition Method in Information Technology to Analysis of Software Development Tasks
Authors:   Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Kutsenok L. A. , Korablev Yu. A. ,   Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University
Published: March 2024

Explores the application of the Named Entity Recognition method to analyze software development tasks. It describes the main methods of labor-intensive analysis of IT companies, as well as NER technologies, libraries and frameworks such as SpaCy, DeepPavlov, Natasha and Pullenti, which can be used for extracting information about named entities from text data in Russian. This article offers useful resources and approaches for analyzing development tasks, which helps to improve planning, project management and reduce development time.
Stress Detection from Blood Volume Pulse Data Using Customized Convolutional Networks
Authors:   Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Dobrokhvalov M. O. , Filatov A. Yu. ,   Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University
Published: March 2024

Stress detection is a popular research direction due to its important implications for personal, occupational, and social health. A number of current approaches use features computed from multiple sensory modalities (such as electrocardiogram, galvanic skin response, skin temperature, respiration, accelerometer data, and others). Both classic machine learning algorithms (decision trees, discriminant analysis, support vector machines, etc.) and neural networks (fully connected, convolutional, recurrent) are widely used as methods for solving this problem. The use of classic methods, as well as fully connected neural networks, requires large amounts of data to extract features. Various studies examine subject-independent and subject-dependent (initially personal or adapted) models. This work is aimed at developing and implementing a method based on the principle of customization of convolutional neural networks for stress detection based on heart rate variability data. The proposed method is a convolutional neural network. The work explores modifications using various dimensionality reduction layers, such as a one-dimensional convolutional layer, maximizing and averaging pooling. The impact of using the numerical derivative of heart rate variability as additional information in the input data is also explored. This work demonstrates the importance of customized models, if this opportunity is available, due to their increased accuracy and reliability. The proposed method, based on 60 intervals between heartbeats, binary determines whether a person experiences stress. Prior to customization, detection accuracy is 0.853, f1-measure value is 0.901. The accuracy of stress detection after customization reaches 0.942 ± 0.095.
Effect of Doping Method on I-V Characteristics of Infrared Photodetectors with Quantum Wells Based on GaAs/AlGaAs Heterostructures
Authors:   JSC «Svetlana-Rost», Dudin A. L. , Kogan I. V. ,   JSC «Svetlana-Rost», Bogoslovskaya L. S. ,   Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University,   JSC «Svetlana-Rost», Zubkov V. I. ,   Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University
Published: March 2024

The aim of this work is to study the impact of the method of doping quantum wells on the shape of current-voltage characteristics of cooled infrared photodetectors based on GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures, sensitive in the spectral region 8…10 μm. The structures were grown in a domestic molecular beam epitaxy setup. The doping was carried out by opening shutters in front of the silicon during the growth of quantum wells. The variable parameter was the position of the doped region inside the quantum well. At the end of the technological process, current-voltage characteristics were measured on all samples. A significant influence was revealed of the position of the doped region in the quantum well on the type of current-voltage characteristics, due to the segregation of the dopant (Si) into the barrier layers.
Modeling a Section of a Gas Transportation System in the Simulink Environment
Authors:   Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Abramkin S. E. , Petrova A. K. ,   Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University
Published: March 2024

The article discusses the possibility of modeling a section of a gas transportation system in the Simulink environment in order to develop approaches for managing the balance of incoming and outgoing flows. The model consists of gas elements such as a controlled reservoir, a pipeline, a flow sensor, a pressure and temperature sensor, gas properties, and a solver. Testing of the model showed its adequacy to physical gasdynamic processes. The use of the model will make it possible to generate data, train neural networks, identify and classify deviations in real data, and make decisions on predictive maintenance, aimed at increasing the efficiency of managing the gas transportation system as a whole.
Synthesis of Polarizing Beamsplitters for the Far Infrared Spectral Range
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Kotlikov E. N. , Andreev V. M. ,   Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Novikova Yu. A. ,   Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Tereshchenko G. V. ,   Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
Published: March 2024

The technique and results of the synthesis of polarization beam splitters for the long-wavelength infrared region of the spectrum of 8–14 microns are presented. In this range, bodies with temperatures around zero degrees Celsius begin to emit. In addition, this radiation has a low attenuation in a relatively humid or aerosol-saturated atmosphere. Therefore, it is widely used in night vision devices, rangefinders and thermal imaging cameras, including mobile systems with a variable angle of the optical axis relative to the angle of arrival of the incident electromagnetic wave. In systems with active illumination, polarized radiation and beam splitters are used to reduce the effect of backscattering interference. A review of patents and literature showed the absence of finished products for the considered wavelength range. In this paper, original designs of polarization beam splitters are proposed and their spectral optical characteristics are obtained.
The role of locoregional radiotherapy in distant metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma cases
Authors: Mayangsari Ika Dewi , Rahman Muhammad Ade , Adham Marlinda , Prajogi Gregorius Ben , Cahyanur Rahmat , Safitri Eka Dian
Published: March 2024

Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a highly metastatic head and neck cancer primarilytreated with platinum-based chemotherapy. The oligometastasis hypothesis proposed by Hellman andWeichselbaum suggested that controlling the primary tumor through locoregional radiotherapy couldsignificantly improve prolonged disease-free survival. Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of combining locoregional radiotherapy with chemotherapy for metastatic NPC. Case series report: The first case involved a 57-year-old male with NPC at T4N3M1 (lungs) with partial response to chemotherapy, who then underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy. However, his condition deteriorated after completing chemoradiation. The second case featured a 56-year-old male with NPC at T4N3M1 (liver), exhibiting partial response to chemotherapy and remaining at a stable condition after concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Method: Using specific keywords based on clinical questions in the PubMed, Cochrane, EBSCOhost, and Proquest databases. Inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria, and critical appraisal were carried out to find relevant studies. Result: Eleven articles were appraised critically based on the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine (CEBM) worksheet and include the validity, importance, and applicability in clinical scenarios. Conclusion: Metastatic NPC patients had better overall survival outcomes when treated with locoregional radiotherapy and systemic chemotherapy. Predictive factors influencing survival included oligometastasis, locoregional radiotherapy, chemotherapy response, lactate dehydrogenase, C-reactive protein, EBV DNA, total chemotherapy administration, Karnofsky performance score, number of metastatic lesions, and liver metastases. Platinum-based chemotherapy combined with locoregional radiotherapy could be considered as a management approach for cases of oligometastatic NPC.Keywords: nasopharyngeal carcinoma, chemotherapy, metastasis, overall survival, radiotherapy
Effect of Gelatinization Temperature on the Physical Properties of Porang (Amorphophallus oncophyllus) Starch Bioplastics with Sorbitol Plasticizer
Authors: Ayu Mitri  , Maghfirah Awan , Brahmana Kurnia , Sudiati
Published: March 2024

Bioplastics are plastics that can be used like conventional plastics but can be more easily decomposed in the soil. Studies have been conducted to determine the effect of temperature variations in the gelatinization of porang starch on the manufacture of bioplastics with sorbitol plasticizers on their characterization. In this study, bioplastics have been produced which are made with variations in the composition of starch: chitosan (30:70) %, (40:60) %, (50:50) %, (60:40) %, and (70:30) % with the addition of sorbitol as a plasticizer and heating process at gelatinizing temperature variations of 70 ° C, 80 ° C, and 90 ° C. The results showed that the variation in gelatinization temperature affects the thickness, density, and absorbency of bioplastic water. Where the higher the temperature of gelatinization, the thickness of the bioplastics will decrease, the density of bioplastics will increase, and the absorption of bioplastic water decreases.
Climate change field guide for Northern Wisconsin Forests
Authors: Handler Stephen Dwight , Marcinkowski Kailey , Ontl Todd (Todd A.) , Peters Matthew P. , Clark Stacey L. , Janowiak Maria K. , Swanston Christopher W. ,   USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub,,   Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science,,   Nature Conservancy (U.S.),,   American Forests (Association),
Published: March 2024

Climate change is a growing concern for Wisconsin's forests. Foresters and landowners are considering how to prepare for future conditions and evaluate risks in the woods. This field guide is a quick reference on climate change for northern Wisconsin forests. We hope it will help foresters consider climate change risks together with local site characteristics, and also that it will help people design adaptation actions that help meet management goals.
BUSINESS MODEL AS AN ECONOMIC DEFINITION: THE EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPTUAL APPARATUS IN THE CONDITIONS OF CRITICAL CHALLENGES IN THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
Authors:   Kyiv National University of Economics named after Vadym Hetman, Mietolkin Vitalii
Published: March 2024

The concept of a business model has evolved over time, reflecting the dynamic nature of modern enterprises in response to changing market environments. This study delves into the essence of a business model as a description of an enterprise functioning as a complex dynamic system. It encompasses subsystems, objects, processes, operational rules, and performance evaluation criteria, all of which adapt to the internal and external conditions of the enterprise. This definition highlights the versatility of business models, which can be directed towards creating and appropriating value, generating value for consumers, ensuring sustainable development, or maximizing enterprise benefits from market activities in various ways. The research explores the evolution of approaches to understanding the definition of a business model and addresses the absence of a universally accepted definition. Drawing upon an evolutionary analysis of existing frameworks, this study proposes a comprehensive definition that encapsulates the multifaceted nature of modern business models. This definition serves as a foundational framework for understanding the intricacies of business model dynamics and their strategic implications for enterprises operating in rapidly changing market landscapes. By examining the interplay between internal and external factors shaping business models, this research sheds light on the adaptive capacity of enterprises to thrive in turbulent environments. It emphasizes the importance of aligning business models with strategic objectives and market realities to achieve sustained success. The findings contribute to the ongoing discourse on business model innovation and provide valuable insights for practitioners, policymakers, and scholars seeking to navigate the complexities of contemporary business environments.
REFORMING THE TRANSPORT COMPLEX OF UKRAINE IN THE SYSTEM OF DEMONOPOLIZATION OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY
Authors:   International Humanitarian University, Raicheva Larysa
Published: March 2024

The article proves that a high level of monopolization of the national economy can have a negative impact on the economic, social and political life of the country, namely lead to a restriction of competition, an increase in prices for consumers, a restriction of innovation and a decrease in the quality of products and services. The relevance of reducing the scope of monopoly power of individual subjects and demonopolization of the domestic economy in general is shown. The transport complex of Ukraine is considered as a system consisting of competitive, natural monopoly, monopoly segments, which is important for understanding its functioning and impact on the national economy. An assessment of the composition and structure of subjects of natural monopolies in the field of transport infrastructure of Ukraine is provided. The predominance of air and railway transport is shown, examples of the functioning of natural monopolies in the transport complex in the following areas are considered: air transport and auxiliary services, water transport, pipeline transport, electric transport, project and service activities. The content of demonopolization of the transport complex as a strategic goal of its development with the aim of reducing the negative influence of monopoly power and natural-monopoly segments on the national economy is determined. It is shown that the strategy of demonopolization provides for the distribution of spheres of operation of the transport complex according to the level of development of competition in order to choose the appropriate methods of state regulation. It has been proven that the processes of restructuring and demonopolization of the transport complex should be based on innovative investment activities and modernization, which should be their integral component, aimed at reducing operating costs, improving the quality of customer service and transport safety. The approach to the demonopolization of the transport complex, which reflects the importance of introducing competition, innovation and effective state regulation in the industry, is substantiated. Strategies and policies aimed at supporting the competitiveness and development of the transport complex are proposed.
THE ESSENCE AND COMPONENTS OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND ECONOMIC MECHANISM OF TRADE DEVELOPMENT
Authors:   Classical Private University, Zaika Dmytro , Mashchenko Olha ,   Classical Private University
Published: March 2024

In general, the combination of organizational and economic methods of influence on the processes of improvement of the sphere of trade constitute the organizational and economic mechanism of its development. The main elements of the mentioned mechanism include principles, organizational and economic methods, tools corresponding to the methods, and the system of public administration bodies. Among the principles are: organizational and economic independence, civility, openness, self-sufficiency, competitiveness, regulation, controllability. Organizational and economic tools are singled out, the use of which ensures the achievement of the main goals of the functioning of the trade sphere, namely: the development of domestic trade and trade infrastructure, the protection of the domestic consumer market, the introduction of innovative technologies, ensuring the quality of goods and services, and stimulating solvent demand. The relevance of the selection of regulatory instruments is based on the results of the analysis of the existing problems of the functioning of the trade sphere in Ukraine. On the basis of the targeted approach, a model of the organizational and economic mechanism of the development of the trade sphere is proposed, which allows focusing attention on solving the most pressing issues, including: the predominance of imported goods on the consumer market, the unsatisfactory quality of Ukrainian goods, the imperfection of the trade infrastructure, the unsatisfactory connection of the trade sphere and production, the need to ensure innovative development and wider application of IT technologies. It has been proven that the processes of market self-regulation of the trade sphere are not capable of providing solutions to the mentioned problems on their own, which necessitates the development of economically justified plans for the implementation of measures of state regulation of modernization and innovative development of the trade sphere using appropriate tools of influence on the conditions of operation of trading enterprises.
НАПРЯМКИ ВПРОВАДЖЕННЯ ЦИФРОВИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ У ГОТЕЛЬНОМУ БІЗНЕСІ
Authors: Пукач Ярослав
Published: March 2024

В останні роки цифрові технології стали необхідним елементом для успішної діяльності в готельному бізнесі. Впровадження цифрових інновацій дозволяє готелям покращити рівень обслуговування гостей, оптимізувати роботу персоналу, знизити витрати та підвищити ефективність управління. Однак, для успішного впровадження цифрових технологій необхідно враховувати їх специфіку. Стаття присвячена актуальним питанням впровадження цифрових технологій у діяльність підприємств готельного господарства. Визначено ключові переваги цифровізації та цифрових послуг для закладів готельного господарства та їх гостей. Розглядаються технологічні можливості цифровізації готельного бізнесу, характеризуються цифрові технології та конкретні рішення, які можна імплементувати в операційну діяльність готельних підприємств за сучасних умов. Доведено, що поєднання різних цифрових технологій може створити синергетичний ефект, який значно підвищить конкурентоспроможність готелю і задоволеність його клієнтів.
Development and psychometric evaluation of the Hope in Medicine scale
Authors: Balthasar Lea , Bräscher Anne-Kathrin , Kaptchuk Ted J. , Ballou Sarah K. , Kube Tobias
Published: March 2024

Background

Hope is an integral, multi-dimensional part of seeking medical treatment. The aim of this study was to develop a self-report scale, the Hope in Medicine (HIM) scale, to measure different modes of hoping in relation to the course of symptoms, the effects of treatment, and supporting medical research.

Method

We examined the psychometric properties of the scale in a sample of 74 allergic rhinitis patients participating in a 2-week randomized-controlled trial comparing open-label placebos (OLP) with treatment as usual (TAU).

Results

The HIM scale had a Cronbach’s α of .78. An exploratory factor analysis revealed four factors: realistic hope (i.e., hoping for specific positive outcomes such as improvement in symptoms), transcendent hope (i.e., non-directed hoping that things will turn out positively), utopian hope (i.e., hoping to contribute to greater knowledge), and technoscience hope (i.e., hoping for scientific breakthroughs). Speaking to the convergent validity of the scale, realistic hope was moderately related to treatment expectancies (r = .54); transcendent hope was related to optimism (r = .50), treatment expectancies (r = .37), self-efficacy (r = .36), and inversely correlated with pessimism (r = -.43). Hope subscales predicted neither course of symptoms nor impairment.

Conclusion

The HIM scale is a questionnaire with adequate internal consistency allowing to assess four modes of hoping. Preliminary results for its convergent validity are promising. Yet, further validation is needed.
Factors affecting phosphorus uptake/dissolution during slaking and causticizing
Authors: MOUSAVI MARYAM SADEGH , DEMARTINI NIKOLAI
Published: March 2024

Hydroxide is regenerated in the recovery cycle of kraft pulp mills by the addition of lime (CaO) to green liquor. Phosphate in green liquor can react with the lime during slaking/causticizing. Total titratable alkali (TTA), sulfidity, the concentration of phosphate in the green liquor, temperature, and the liming ratio were all vari-ables explored in this work to determine their influence on phosphorus uptake and dissolution. Experiments were also run in which the lime was slaked before being added to the green liquor to separate reactions with phosphate during slaking and reactions that occur during causticizing. Both reburnt lime and technical grade CaO were used. The experiment results indicate that phosphorus primarily reacts with slaked lime (Ca(OH)2), and that the final con-centration of phosphate in the white liquor at the end of slaking and causticizing is nearly independent of the initial concentration of phosphorus and only mildly dependent on the carbonate concentration in the green liquor. There do appear to be differences in the rate at which phosphate reacts with reburnt lime and technical grade CaO, though the reason for this was not determined.
Pengaruh Digital Marketing Dan Ragam Produk Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Pada Pengguna E-Commerce Shopee Di Kota Pangkalpinang
Authors: Sumirna Reni , Sumar Sumar , Wahyudin Nanang
Published: March 2024

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh fenomena perkembangan media pemasaran berbasis digital dan ragam produk yang dijual melalui pemasaran digital telah merubah pandangan masyarakat yang mulai terbiasa melakukan pembelanjaan secara online. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan mengetahui pengaruh digital marketing dan ragam produk terhadap keputusan pembelian pada pengguna e-commerce Shopee di Kota Pangkalpinang. Pendekatan penelitian ini adalah analisis deskriptif kuantitatif dengan sampel 160 responden. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode probability sampling dengan teknik proportional random sampling. Model analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linier berganda. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian digital marketing berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian, ragam produk berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian, dan hasil uji simultan digital marketing dan ragam produk secara bersama-sama berpengaruh secara positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian pada pengguna e-commerce Shopee di Kota Pangkalpinang. Sementara hasil analisis determinasi koefisien menunjukkan nilai R Square (R²) adalah sebesar 0,413 atau 41,3%. Hal tersebut berarti variasi variabel keputusan pembelian dijelaskan oleh variabel digital marketing dan ragam produk sebesar 41,3% dan bagian lainnya yaitu 58,7% dijabarkan melalui variabel lainnya diluar penelitian ini.
The Effect of Annual Report Readability, Carbon Emission Disclosure and Green Accounting Practices on Company Value
Authors: Anggita Wenni , Nugroho Ari Agung , Suhaidar Suhaidar
Published: March 2024

This study aims to analyze the effect of annual report readability, carbon emission disclosure and green accounting practices on company value with the research object of manufacturing companies listed on the IDX in 2020-2022. The approach used in this study is a descriptive quantitative using multiple linear regression. The sample of this study were 38 mining companies with an observation period of 3 years resulting in 114 research data. Data testing was carried out by partial analysis using the eviews tool. The results of this study found that the annual report readability, carbon emission disclosure and green accounting practices had a positive and significant effect on company value. This indicates that the easier an annual report is to read, the higher the quality of information received by its users, especially stakeholders, so that it greatly influences the decision making of investors. In addition, green accounting practices and carbon emissions disclosure is the first step that companies can take to minimize environmental problems faced by companies. This research is different from previous research, this study tries to combine how easy it is to read financial statements and also how environmental accounting and carbon emissions disclosure by companies can increase company value.
How do digital financial literacy, financial behavior, and skills affect financial well-being? An Exploratory Study on Gen Z
Authors: Muat Susnaningsih , Fachrurrozi Fachrurrozi , Sari Nana
Published: March 2024

Rapid development in the digital financial landscape nowadays requires individuals to have sufficient financial literacy and master digital financial literacy. This study aims to analyze the direct relationship between DFL, financial behaviour, and financial skill on FWB and investigate the mediation effect of financial behaviour and skills on the relationship between DFL and FWB. Motivated by the worrying financial condition of Generation Z, this exploratory study is conducted using a self-administered questionnaire distributed in Riau Province, which resulted in 108 valid responses. A variance-based structural equation modeling using SmartPLS is utilized to test the relationship between constructs. Findings reveal that financial behavior and financial skills directly influence FWB. The evidence showed that DFL influences FWB indirectly through financial behavior. This research suggests that the government and policymakers provide knowledge about DFL to Generation Z.
Desain Market Rekonstruksi Bangunan Gedung Pasar Modern Grand Bangka City (GBC) Semabung Lama Kota pangkalpinang
Authors: Setia Budi Wawan , Ardhi Rizki Ahmad , Abdi Pratama Ananda , Apriyanti Yayuk , Endang S Hisyam
Published: March 2024

The development of a region is supported by the regional economy, one of which is the trade sector which is related to the market as a place for buying and selling transactions. Community interest, whether in their role as traders or buyers, is influenced by the facilities available in the market and the rental price of the place. The Grand Bangka City Modern Market in Selindung Lama Village has been a trade and business center for the past 12 years and the condition of the building is worrying. In order to arouse people's interest in visiting and carrying out buying and selling transactions, this modern market building needs to be reconstructed. As input for the Pangkalpinang City Government, a mock-up of the reconstruction of the Modern Market building was designed with facilities that could attract public interest. The method implemented is through preliminary stages, design stages and making mockups. With this model design, it becomes input for the Pangkalpinang City Government to reconstruct the Grand Bangka City Modern Market so that it can be reused by the community so that it can support the economy of Pangkalpinang City.
Effects of human capital on revenues: evidence from professional service organizations in Taiwan
Authors: Yang Chung-Cheng , Lin Kui-Ying , Chen Yahn-Shir
Published: March 2024

This paper specifies a trans-log revenue function to estimate the relationship between service revenue outputs and three key human capital inputs, including formal education, work experience, and professional training. Using a Taiwanese pooled cross-sectional sample of 22,875 observations over the period 1992-2021, we divide the total sample into international and non-international audit firms based on their total audit revenues. We find that the average partial effects (APEs) on revenues are much higher for international than for non-international audit firms, suggesting that audit firm size affects audit firms’ financial performance. We also find that investments in both formal education and work experience significantly contribute to the growth of service revenues (but if such investments are beyond the optimal level, they may contribute to the reduction of revenues) and that such growth is much larger for international than for non-international audit firms. Although we find that, in our statistical analysis, professional training contributes to the reduction of service revenues, our graphical analysis justifies this intriguing finding, which is attributed to a lagged return on professional training investments. In theory, human capital suggests that professional training is a needed process to raise future service revenues. Overall, our findings shed light on the APEs of human capital inputs on revenue generation and have practical implications for regulators and practitioners to understand how and to what extent human capital can make a positive contribution to the growth of audit firms’ revenues.
Evaluation of Material Characteristics and Structural Dynamic Properties of a Historical Church: The Case of 19th Century Bursa Derekoy Church (Ayia Paraskevi)
Authors: Ayengin Şule , Bağbancı Muhammed Bilal , Köprülü Bağbancı Özlem
Published: March 2024

Derekoy (Ayia Paraskevi) Church, built by the Orthodox Greeks in Bursa, is one of the prominent monuments built in the 19th century. The structure, which lost its community with the population exchange (1923) between Turkey and Greece, has since then been out of service and a rapid deterioration process has begun. Analysis works are frequently implemented for this purpose and become crucial in Turkey, of which a large part is within the earthquake zone. However, the majority of the studies on the preservation of historical buildings are lacking in detailed material analysis and numerical methods. Conducting a series of material tests and numerical analyses for the structure provides more reliable and qualified interventions since they influence the decisions on the reinforcement and protection methods employed for historical buildings. For this purpose, the material characterizations of the mortar, plaster and stones used in the church were carried out by performing physical, chemical, mechanical, petrographic and mineralogical tests on samples taken from the church. Afterwards, mechanical tests of the walls and vibration tests were conducted to determine the dynamic behavior of the building. Based on the results obtained from the analyses, a series of intervention methods were proposed. It is understood that the flat-jack, shear and vibration tests are vital for determining the real structural behavior of the building. Furthermore, it is recommended that vibration tests are carried out on both the overall structure and individual walls to determine the dynamic behavior of similar structures where only outer walls remain standing.
Karakterisktik Faktor Risiko Hipertensi di Makassar Tahun 2017
Authors: Nurhikmawati Nurhikmawati , Ananda Syatirah Rizky , Idrus Hasta Handayani , Wisudawan Wisudawan
Published: March 2024

Hypertension is a manifestation of hemodynamic imbalance disorders of the cardiovascular system, which is the pathophysiology is multi-factor, so it cannot be explained by only one single mechanism. According to the American Heart Association (AHA) 2017, hypertension is a silent killer where symptoms can vary from person to person and the symptoms almost similar with other disease. This study aims to determine the characteristics of the risk factors on hypertension in Makassar in 2017. This study used a descriptive study. The samples were all hypertensive patients who were admitted to the Puskesmas Tabaringan, Jumpandang Baru, Layang, Andalas, Makkasau, Maccini Sawah, Mamajang, Pertiwi, Jongaya, Kassi-kassi, Batua, Tamangapa, Sudiang, Tamalanrea, Makassar from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 as many as 1,528 who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sampling technique used was accidental sampling. From 1,528 research subjects, it was found that the most were aged> 50 years as many as 872 people (57.05), with the most sex are female about 956 people (62.57%). Subjects who had a family history of hypertension were 756 people (49.47%). Most jobs were in the very heavy category about 656 people (42.94%). In addition, 875 people (57.27%) rarely consume salt, and 844 people (55.23%) consume more foods containing fat. In this sample, it was also found that most hypertensive patients were included in the passive smoking category as many as 1,002 people (65.58%). From the lifestyles who have hypertension, there are more who never consume alcohol as many as 1,478 people (96.72%). Subjects who experienced hypertension and were obese were 861 people (56.35%), and sample who rarely exercised were 1,104 people (72.25%). In addition, 877 subjects who had hypertension were found to have never experienced mendengkur (57.4%). Most people with hypertension in Makassar are aged> 50 years, women, do not have a family history of hypertension, work is classified as very heavy category, rarely consume salt, often consume fat, smoke passive, never consume alcohol, obesity, rarely exercise, and never experiencing snoring.
Penyuluhan Hukum Tentang Perlindungan Hukum Bagi Guru dalam Menjalankan Tugasnya di MIN 3 Pekanbaru
Authors: Musa M. , Umar Zulkarnaini , Latief Syahrul Akmal , Yanti Evi , Elvina Elsi , Almahira Rifqi , Aulia Rowi , Kurnia Budi
Published: March 2024

Guru-guru di berbagai daerah  sering kali takut dan khawatir  dalam menjalankan tugasnya, beberapa waktu lalu  di beberapa daerah guru dilaporkan ke pihak kepolisian diduga melakukan pendisipilinan dengan cara menegur/memukul pada  muridnya di sekolah,  bahkan ada yang sampai di jatuhi pidana penjara dengan pasal yang diterapkan adalah pasal 351 KUHP tentang penganiyaan. Guru-guru di MIN 3 Pekanbaru khawatir dalam melakukan tugasnya  dengan pemberitaan yang beredar di media sosial. Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut tim pengabdian memberikan penyuluhan hukum terkait dengan perlindungan hukum bagi guru dalam menjalankan tugasnya. Metode penyuluhan hukum yang digunakan adalah dengan metode ceramah dan menampilkan PPT. Hasil pengabdian berupa tim penyuluhan hukum berhasil memaparkan pertama tentang perlindungan hukum bagi guru dalam menjalankan tugasnya dilihat dari undang-undang No. 14 tahun 2005 tengang Guru dan dosen lalu materi yang berikutnya tentang pembatasan guru mendidik dalam islam. Penyuluhan ini sangat penting untuk memberikan informasi tentang perlindungan guru dalam menjalankan profesinya sebagai pendidik.
Promoting the Development of Social Norms for Protecting Against COVID-19 | Fact-sheets collection from the Portuguese COVID-19 pandemic Task Force on Behavioural Sciences
Authors: Burnay Bastos Duarte , Santos Osvaldo , Gaspar de Matos Margarida
Published: March 2024

Social norms constitute collective-based expectations about what behaviours are considered proper or acceptable. They inform the decision-making process, discouraging or promoting the activation of behaviours, thus representing a major and strategic public health determinant. Individual and collective protection against COVID-19 is inherently associated with social norms related to behaviours such as maintaining physical distance in public spaces, ensuring air circulation (opening windows) when meeting with other than nuclear relatives (i.e., from the household), or using masks. This paper briefly goes over some of the psychosocial mechanisms associated to the development of social norms.
Promoting relationship-centred care skills and attitudes: study protocol for the development and ef-fectiveness assessment of a training program for health professionals
Authors: Virgolino Ana , Santos Osvaldo , Burnay-Bastos Duarte , Miranda Ana Cristina , Vaz-Carneiro António
Published: March 2024

Background: Patient-centred and relationship-centred care (RCC) are considered crucial for therapeutic success. However, due to time pressure and fatigue, among other constraints, health professionals tend to act based on implicit directive (i.e., more authoritative) attitudes, common to the traditional biomedical approach to care. Despite current agreement on the importance of the relationship established between patients and health professionals, limited understanding exists regarding how to promote health professionals’ implicit attitudes, in line with the concept of RCC.Goals: To develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a sustainable short-term training program to promote awareness and endorsement of attitudes and values aligned with RCC in health professionals.Methods: The development of the training program to promote RCC attitudes will be supported by literature reviews and a Delphi panel to define its structure, format, and contents. The effectiveness assessment of the RCC training program will entail a 2-arms randomized controlled trial, over three moments: at baseline, immediately after the training, and two months afterward. For the effectiveness assessment, implicit and explicit attitudes regarding RCC will be evaluated, considering the sociodemographic and professional characteristics of the participants. An implicit association test (IAT) targeting RCC attitudes will be specifically developed and validated for the Portuguese population to be applied in the effectiveness assessment process. Intention-to-treat and per-protocol statistical analyses will be performed for primary and secondary outcomes, respectively.Discussion: Integrating RCC-related content in health professionals’ education programs may promote attitudes more aligned with RCC and fitting with the participatory healthcare paradigm.
2022 OPP Congress Abstracts Book
Authors: OPP Congress, 2022 Scientific Committee V
Published: March 2024

2022 OPP Congress Abstracts Book
Psychometric properties of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale for Portuguese adults
Authors: Fernandes Hugo Rodrigues , Pereira Helena P. , Gonçalves Mário Pinto , Ramião Eduarda Zenaida , Antunes Helena Isabel , Fernandes Fátima Cristina , Barbosa Isabel Cristina
Published: March 2024

Background: The research about online behavior addiction suggests the importance of improving assessment methods and deepening the knowledge about this phenomenon.Goals: To characterize main psychometric properties of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) for Portuguese adults.Methods: This cross-sectional study design involved Portuguese participants who were selected by snowball-convenience sampling. Data were collected through online survey of sociodemographic and BFAS, with invitations distributed by Facebook. Data analysis was performed through descriptive and reliability tests, as well factorial and invariance analysis.Results: The sample was composed of 444 Portuguese people between 18 and 73 years old. Reliability estimate for the one-factor solution was .795, suggesting good internal consistency reliability properties. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed congruence with original unifactorial model of BFAS. Multigroup analysis supported measurement invariance across sex and education level.Discussion: These results suggest reliability and validity. Invariance evidence was also confirmed for the BFAS in a Portuguese sample of Facebook users. These results contribute to the validation process of the Portuguese version of the BFAS, encouraging further studies with different clinical and non-clinical groups.
Can scent-detection dogs detect the stress associated with trauma cue exposure in people with trauma histories? A proof-of-concept study
Authors: Kiiroja Laura , Stewart Sherry H. , Gadbois Simon
Published: March 2024

Introduction

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an impairing mental health condition with high prevalence among military and general populations alike. PTSD service dogs are a complementary and alternative intervention needing scientific validation. We investigated whether dogs can detect putative stress-related volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the breath of people with trauma histories (54% with PTSD) exposed to personalized trauma cues.

Methods

Breath samples were collected from 26 humans over 40 experimental sessions during a calm (control breath sample) and stressed state induced by trauma cue exposure (target breath sample). Two scent detection canines were presented with the samples in a two alternative forced choice (2AFC) discrimination and yes/no detection task. The 2AFC task assessed the dogs' ability to discriminate between the two states within the breath samples of one individual. The detection task determined their ability to generalize the target odour across different individuals and different stressful events of one individual. Signal Detection Theory was applied to assess dogs' sensitivity, specificity, precision, and response bias.

Results

The dogs performed at ∼90% accuracy across all sample sets in the discrimination experiment, and at 74% and 81% accuracy, respectively, in the detection experiment. Further analysis of dog olfactory performance in relation to human donor self-reported emotional responses to trauma cue exposure suggested the dogs may have been detecting distinct endocrine stress markers. One dog's performance correlated with the human donors' self-reported fear responses and the other dog's performance correlated with the human donors' self-reported shame responses. Based on these correlations between dog performance and donor self-report measures, we speculate that the VOCs each dog was detecting likely originated from the sympathetico-adreno-medullary axis (SAM; adrenaline, noradrenaline) in the case of the first dog and the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA; glucocorticoids) in the case of the second dog.

Conclusion

Our proof-of-concept study is the first to demonstrate that some dogs can detect putative VOCs emitted by people with trauma histories when experiencing distress theoretically associated with the intrusion and arousal/reactivity symptoms of PTSD. Results have potential to improve the effectiveness and training protocol of PTSD service dogs with a focus on enhancing their alert function.
A putative design for the electromagnetic activation of split proteins for molecular and cellular manipulation
Authors: Grady Connor J. , Castellanos Franco E. Alejandro , Schossau Jory , Ashbaugh Ryan C. , Pelled Galit , Gilad Assaf A.
Published: March 2024

The ability to manipulate cellular function using an external stimulus is a powerful strategy for studying complex biological phenomena. One approach to modulate the function of the cellular environment is split proteins. In this method, a biologically active protein or an enzyme is fragmented so that it reassembles only upon a specific stimulus. Although many tools are available to induce these systems, nature has provided other mechanisms to expand the split protein toolbox. Here, we show a novel method for reconstituting split proteins using magnetic stimulation. We found that the electromagnetic perceptive gene (EPG) changes conformation due to magnetic field stimulation. By fusing split fragments of a certain protein to both termini of the EPG, the fragments can be reassembled into a functional protein under magnetic stimulation due to conformational change. We show this effect with three separate split proteins: NanoLuc, APEX2, and herpes simplex virus type-1 thymidine kinase. Our results show, for the first time, that reconstitution of split proteins can be achieved only with magnetic fields. We anticipate that this study will be a starting point for future magnetically inducible split protein designs for cellular perturbation and manipulation. With this technology, we can help expand the toolbox of the split protein platform and allow better elucidation of complex biological systems.
Advances in the production of biosurfactants as green ingredients in home and personal care products
Authors: Nasser Makary , Sharma Malvika , Kaur Guneet
Published: March 2024

Home and personal care industry is currently witnessing a growing demand for sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives to synthetic surfactants. This increase is fueled by concerns over the delayed degradation and environmental impact of the latter. To this, biosurfactants possess important properties such as biodegradability, low toxicity, and renewable sourcing. These qualities position them as compelling replacements of traditional synthetic surfactants. Their diverse attributes including emulsification, antimicrobial efficacy, surface tension reduction, and foaming capability, make them well-suited choices for home and personal care products. Biosurfactants can be produced through several inexpensive and renewable sources which contributes to their commercialization potential. This article discusses various microbial derived biosurfactants including rhamnolipids, sophorolipids, mannosyl-erythritol lipids, trehalolipids and lipopeptides, unraveling and comparing their distinctive roles and advantages in the home and personal care industry. It also focuses on the recent patent innovations in the production of biosurfactants which have aimed at improving their economic viability and performance attributes. Finally, the article sheds light on the challenges and future trajectories for better integration of these sustainable biosurfactants into mainstream consumer products.