bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mental Health of COVID-19 Pandemic from Pregnancy to Postpartum Period: A Longitudinal Study
Authors: CENGİZHAN Sidika Özlem , GÜNEY Esra , SABANCI BARANSEL Esra , KARATAŞ OKYAY Esra , UÇAR Tuba
Published: August 2023

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of stress levels of prenatally diagnosed or contacted pregnant women on anxiety and depression symptoms in the postpartum period and compare them with those who had a healthy pregnancy period.

Materials and Methods: This internet-based longitudinal study was conducted with pregnant women with COVID-19(+) (n=91), contact with COVID-19(+) (n=74), and healthy pregnant women (n=220).

Results: Severe anxiety was found in 51.4% of COVID-19(+) pregnant women, and depression was found in 28.7%. NuPDQ and BAI mean scores of positive pregnant women were higher than contact and healthy pregnant women. When the EPDS score averages were compared, it was determined that the postpartum period mean scores of those who were positive during pregnancy and were in contact were higher than those of healthy pregnant women. There is a positive correlation between the psychological effects of pregnant women from COVID-19 and social isolation and NuPDQ (r=0.316, r=0.279), BAI (r=0.337, r=0.293) and EPDS (r=0.333, r=0.311) respectively relationship was determined.

Conclusion: Our results point to the need to provide urgent psychosocial support in the postpartum period to women who were diagnosed and/or had contact with COVID-19 during pregnancy.
PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEUROMARKETING IN DIFFERENT BUSINESS INDUSTRIES: CHALLENGES AND TRENDS
Authors: Sevic Nevenka Popovic
Published: August 2023

Abstract Over the last decade, new technological progress has enabled the researchers to use neuroscience not only for scientific but also for marketing studies, so they can explore, at the same time, conscious and unconscious drivers of consumer behaviour in real daily situations. Applying brain science to consumer behaviour, neuromarketing—a new innovative marketing research discipline—examines consumers’ response (sensory, motor, and cognitive) to advertising stimuli.  This article focuses on three key areas: literature review, challenges and limitations of neuromarketing, and neuromarketing trends, with several concrete real-life examples in different business industries. Practical challenges and limitations within the neuromarketing research, such as ethics, accessibility, costs and timing, but also side effects, are discussed. At the end, this article emphasizes many practical implementations of neuromarketing in different business branches, with the adoption of academic and scientific neuroscience researches to commercial purposes.
THE EFFECT OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICE AND LEARNING ORGANIZATION RELATIONSHIP ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE
Authors: VALIZADA Umid
Published: August 2023

Human life is like swimming against the current. If a person is not making an effort to move forward, the current will undoubtedly drag him further back at any moment. This is true for every area touched by human hands. In business life, institutions have to swim against the current, just like people. Today, digital transformation and its effects emerge as a topic that is discussed extensively in academia and practice and constitutes the business agenda of companies. The digital age changes not only the way of doing business, but also customer relations, service models, product styles and most of all, the perception of "talent". This rapid transformation in business strategies has led to the emergence of digital leaders with new and different skills in the short term. These leaders focus on different points than traditional leaders. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of the digital age on leadership theory, how the new leadership model is defined and the studies carried out in the relevant period in order to reveal its dimensions.
BIG DATA: A SOURCE OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Authors: Rusu Bianca , Hurloiu Lacramioara , Hurloiu Iulian , Geamanu Marinela
Published: August 2023

In a business environment that constantly and rapidly changes, future prediction becomes more important than the simple visualization of historical or current perspectives. For effective future prediction, data analysis using statistical and predictive modelling techniques may be applied to enhance and support the organization’s business strategy. Therefore, the effective use of data is becoming the basis of competition. Big data fundamentally change the way businesses compete and operate. Companies that invest in and successfully derive value from their data have a distinct advantage over their competitors. This performance gap will continue to grow as more relevant data is generated and the technologies that enable faster, easier data analysis continue to develop.
Foreign Currency Transaction, Translation and Performance of Supernational Companies in Nigeria, West Africa
Authors: Osho Augustine , OLUFEMI IBIFUNMILOLA David
Published: August 2023

The study examined foreign currency transaction, translation and performance of supernational companies in Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined effect of exchange rate, transaction rate and interest rate on return on asset of supernational companies in Nigeria. In a bid to accomplish this, panel regression analysis of fixed and random effect on five (5) selected supranational companies in Nigeria were employed. The study employed secondary data; the data for the study cover the period 2012 to 2021. The Hausman test carried out showed that fixed effect model is more realistic and produced a better result which was therefore employed in drawing inferences in the study. From the result, exchange rate exhibited significant negative relationship with supernational company’s performance in Nigeria. The finding further revealed that Interest rate has insignificant positive relationship with performance of the supernational companies in Nigeria while the translation rate indicated insignificant negative relationship. Hence, the study concluded that unfavourable movement or adjustment in foreign currency transaction and translation rate affect the performance of supernational companies in Nigeria, especially, when measured performance in term of return on asset. It was recommended that supernational companies should develop a mechanism to hedge against foreign exchange rate exposure caused by unanticipated movement in the exchange rate. More so, this should be supported by sound risk management strategies that can withstand macroeconomic instability especially inflation rate in the host economy.
EMPIRICAL STUDY ABOUT THE RELATION BETWEEN FAMILY OWNERSHIP AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FOR ROMANIAN FAMILY FIRMS
Authors: BEBEȘELEA Mihaela , TRANDAFIR Adina
Published: August 2023

The objective of the article is to produce and validate a statistical model for quantifying the performance of family firms. Such aim will be achieved through the analysis of a sample of 27 entities from the “family firms from Romania” group. The statistical hypothesis underlying the specification of the model is one according to which selected variables will distinguish the performing family firms from the non-performing ones, regardless of ownership. The article addresses an alternative possibility for assessing the financial performance of family businesses, namely a model created by Carton, R. The complex indicator created by Carton, R, is composed of performance factors such as asset growth, debt change and degree change survival rate (Z-score change), calculated using the Statev coefficient, Z-score. The indicators that were used are extracted from both the Entities’ Balance Sheet and their Profit and Loss Account (on-line), while the modelling is carried out through the Excel statistical modelling.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE ROMANIAN PHARMACEUTICAL FIELD DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Calota-Toma Binca , Gurgu Elena
Published: August 2023

Health services are very important, as in any economy, because the life of all mankind depends on them. Bearing in mind that the pharmacist is the first and last filter in the medical system, we believe that they have a decisive role in the COVID-19 pandemic. Pharmacists must take extra measures to protect themselves, their families, and the community. All patients can be considered as COVID-positive, but pharmacists will offer them the same services and care as before.In the last 15 years, Romania has faced a complex socio-demographic process.The decrease in the birth rate, the general mortality rate and the emigration of the young population led both to the aging of the working age population and to the decrease of the total population of the country.All this aspect led to the reduction of the population size and required a rethinking of the health services system of social protection, in view of prolonging the active life of the population both from the point of view of the quality of the services offered and of the infrastructural facilities.The consumption of services represents an indicator of the quality of life, which we want to discuss in this article.
THE EFFECT OF MOTIVATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACTS IN THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Authors: Todorova Irena
Published: August 2023

The report presents the objective need for motivation as an element of managerial impact in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The activity of the state administration should correspond to the high public expectations for professional competence, legality, integrity, correctness and responsibility. That is why motivation is the key element that leads to the formation of specific behavior aimed at the observance of value orientations in the performance of official duties and is an important prerequisite for the prevention of corrupt behavior among the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Unique activities of two overlappingPAX6retinal enhancers
Authors: Uttley Kirsty , Papanastasiou Andrew S , Lahne Manuela , Brisbane Jennifer M , MacDonald Ryan B , Bickmore Wendy A , Bhatia Shipra
Published: August 2023

Enhancers play a critical role in development by precisely modulating spatial, temporal, and cell type-specific gene expression. Sequence variants in enhancers have been implicated in diseases; however, establishing the functional consequences of these variants is challenging because of a lack of understanding of precise cell types and developmental stages where the enhancers are normally active.PAX6is the master regulator of eye development, with a regulatory landscape containing multiple enhancers driving the expression in the eye. Whether these enhancers perform additive, redundant or distinct functions is unknown. Here, we describe the precise cell types and regulatory activity of twoPAX6retinal enhancers, HS5 and NRE. Using a unique combination of live imaging and single-cell RNA sequencing in dual enhancer–reporter zebrafish embryos, we uncover differences in the spatiotemporal activity of these enhancers. Our results show that although overlapping, these enhancers have distinct activities in different cell types and therefore likely nonredundant functions. This work demonstrates that unique cell type-specific activities can be uncovered for apparently similar enhancers when investigated at high resolution in vivo.
The FOMC versus the Staff: Do Policymakers Add Value in Their Tales?
Authors: Filippou Ilias , Mitchell James , Nguyen My T.
Published: August 2023

Using close to 40 years of textual data from FOMC transcripts and the Federal Reserve staff's Greenbook/Tealbook, we extend Romer and Romer (2008) to test if the FOMC adds information relative to its staff forecasts not via its own quantitative forecasts but via its words. We use methods from natural language processing to extract from both types of document text-based forecasts that capture attentiveness to and sentiment about the macroeconomy. We test whether these text-based forecasts provide value-added in explaining the distribution of outcomes for GDP growth, the unemployment rate, and inflation. We find that FOMC tales about macroeconomic risks do add value in the tails, especially for GDP growth and the unemployment rate. For inflation, we find value-added in both FOMC point forecasts and narrative, once we extract from the text a broader set of measures of macroeconomic sentiment and risk attentiveness.
Model-Model Kebersamaan Lingkungan: Mewujudkan Persaudaraan Gerejawi
Authors: Laksono Andreas Agung Bowo , Tedjoworo Hadrianus
Published: August 2023

The Catholic Church in Indonesia views the parochial lingkungan as a community of believers who live in a nearby neighbourhood, practicing fraternity, supporting and enriching one another in their life and ministry. The activities and meetings in the lingkungan are a means for the faithful to establish fraternal relations through shared faith experiences and joint ministries. However, the lingkungan members’ participation in such activities and meetings might decrease due to certain difficulties, and this situation can interfere with the effort of realising their ecclesial communion and fraternity. In this article, the issue of the faithful’s decrease of participation in lingkungan is addressed by offering some models of togetherness inspired by the Scriptures and the Church documents such as Evangelii Gaudium and Fratelli Tutti. The models offered refer to some important aspects as personal encounter, everyday conversation, and sharing of life. Each model explores a different point of view to develop some ways of building togetherness among the faithful in the lingkungan. These models are considered flexible as they can be (re)interpreted according to the relevant challenges and are complementary in their character. Models offered in this article can be seen as alternatives to the existing practices of meeting and catechesis in the parochial lingkungan. They also can help lingkungan  administrators and their members participate more actively in realising the ecclesial communion and the Christian fraternity among themselves.
La interseccionalidad como herramienta teórico-analítica para estudiar las desigualdades en salud en las Américas
Authors: Arias-Uriona Ana M. , Losantos Marcela , Bedoya Paola
Published: August 2023

Objetivo.

Analizar las desigualdades en la salud autopercibida entre grupos de población situados en las intersecciones de identidad de género, grupo étnico y nivel de educación en países de las Américas, clasificados según su nivel de ingreso.

Métodos.

Se utilizaron datos en panel de la Encuesta Mundial de Valores en el período comprendido entre los años 1990 y 2022. La muestra de este estudio incluyó 58 790 personas entre 16 y 65 años, provenientes de 14 países del continente americano. La variable dependiente fue la mala salud autopercibida, las variables independientes fueron el género, el nivel de educación y el grupo étnico. Para el análisis interseccional intercategórico se creó una variable multicategórica de 12 estratos. Se realizó un análisis de heterogeneidad individual y precisión diagnóstica mediante cinco modelos de regresión logística ajustados por edad y ola de encuesta.

Resultados.

Se observó un claro y persistente gradiente interseccional para la mala salud autopercibida en todas las desagregaciones de países por su ingreso. Comparados con la categoría más aventajada (hombres de etnia mayoritaria y educación superior), los demás grupos incrementaron el riesgo de mala salud, con el mayor riesgo en las mujeres de etnia minoritaria o pueblos indígenas con nivel de educación inferior a secundaria (tres a cuatro veces mayor). Además, las mujeres tuvieron mayor riesgo de mala salud respecto a los hombres en cada uno de los pares de estratos interseccionales.

Conclusiones.

El análisis interseccional demostró la persistencia de un gradiente social de la mala salud autopercibida en el continente americano.
Nanomaterials for Reabsorption Reduction and Elimination in Luminescent Solar Concentrators
Authors:   , Gordon Calum
Published: August 2023

Solar energy has the potential to satisfying the heavy energy demands from modern and future society. Solar cells have seen excellent progress in terms of efficiency, but poor progress in terms of versatility and palatability for integration into modern infrastructure. Luminescent solar concentrators are devices that concentrate light via luminescence within a waveguide. They may be coupled to solar cells to improve versatility, with a particularly powerful potential for the normalisation of building integrated photovoltaics.

Problematically, the main barrier preventing the commercialisation of luminescent solar concentrators, is that they suffer from reabsorption, where emitted waveguided light is parasitically reabsorbed by a luminophore. The design and synthesis of luminophores with inherently low reabsorption is necessary to push luminescent solar concentrators into modern energy infrastructure. This thesis explores several classes of materials and their use in luminescent solar concentrators.

Firstly, by utilising a FRET-based discrete hybrid quantum dot-to-dye luminophore composed of InP/ZnS-rhodamine 101 in a luminescent solar concentrator, we were able to show a mean efficiency increase of 50% in the hybrid system relative to InP/ZnS alone under 405 nm illumination (10 × 10 × 0.3 cm).

Secondly, we reversed the above system and explored FRET-based discrete hybrid dye-to-quantum dot luminophores for luminescent solar concentrators, and uncovered evidence of energy transfer in such a system to be limited due to the long-lived excited state of the quantum dot blocking transfer from short-lived excited state dyes.

Thirdly, we then moved on to single component heterojunction systems, namely CdSe/CdS nanotetrapods. Light is dominantly harvested by CdS in this luminophore, and subsequently emitted from the CdSe core, leading to a large stokes shift. We were able to show the complete elimination of reabsorption in a CdSe/CdS nanotetrapod based luminescent solar concentrator device, and achieve an external photon efficiency of 4.9 ± 0.9% under AM1.5G illumination (10 × 10 × 0.3 cm).

Finally, expanding on this idea we synthesised Cd, Pb free InP/ZnSe/ZnS nanotetrapods and evaluated their photophysical properties to determine if they would be suitable for use in luminescent solar concentrators. We determined that the synthetic route taken to form InP/ZnSe/ZnS nanotetrapods led to diminished photophysical properties, making them unsuitable for luminescent solar concentrators.

In summary we screened several classes of nanomaterials for luminescent solar concentrators, and found great potential exists for quantum dot-to-dye and nanotetrapod luminophores in terms of reducing/eliminating reabsorption for luminescent solar concentrators (in turn, increasing their efficiencies).

This work is a significant contribution to the luminescent solar concentrator field as it introduces new classes of nanomaterials to be explored and optimised in depth.
Analysis of Characteristics of Inpatient Death Records in a Tertiary Hospital in Hubei Province
Authors: Lihan Huang  , Yu Luo  , Yurui Wu  , Liangbing Liu  , Qiao Lan  , Yin Li  , Kunhai Xiong  , Xiaorong  Cheng
Published: August 2023

Objective: To study the distribution characteristics of in-hospital death cases, explore the composition characteristics of death disease spectrum, and provide reference for hospital management. Methods: The first page information of inpatient death medical records from 2018 to 2022 in a tertiary hospital in Hubei Province was collected, and the main diagnoses were classified according to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) standard for the cause of death. The t test and x² test were used to statistically analyze the distribution characteristics of the death cases in terms of gender, age group, season, cause of death, and other factors. Results: From 2018 to 2022, the total mortality rate in our hospital was 0.38%, the overall male-to-female death ratio was 2.04:1, and the overall average age at death was 65.89 years old; 65.87 years old for males and 65.91 years old for females. Most of the dead patients were over 60 years old, with the mortality rate in is the highest during the winters being the highest. The disease with the highest mortality rate of was circulatory system diseases. Conclusion: The professional, technical, and nursing skills of medical institutions, should be improved to reduce the in-hospital mortality rate.
GAMBARAN LEUKOSIT DAN PROTEIN URIN PADA PENDERITA GEJALA INFEKSI SALURAN KEMIH
Authors: Budi Fristiani Arista Kurniasari , Anggraini Herlisa
Published: August 2023

AbstrakInfeksi saluran kemih (ISK) merupakan penyakit yang paling banyak ditemukan di masyarakat yang digunakan sebagai pemeriksaan skrining awal infeksi yang memerlukan diagnosis yang cepat dan tepat yang diperlukan untuk memberikan pengobatan yang tepat dan efisien. Inflamasi atau peradangan dapat disebabkan oleh bakteri, jamur, debris, dll yang bersifat patogen. Gejala bervariasi sesuai dengan jenis infeksi atau resistensi pasien. Leukosit yang berperan sebagai pertahanan terhadap antigen akan menuju ke tempat inflamasi dan menghasilkan beberapa produk dari leukosit sebagai gambaran inflamasi melalui sedimen urin. Proteinuria atau peningkatan kadar protein urin terjadi karena peningkatan dari permeabilitas glomerulus ginjal dan tubular terjadi hambatan pada tubular dalam proses reabsorpsi protein sehingga protein yang seharusnya tertahan di dalam glomerulus bersama sel darah merah dapat terdeteksi di urin. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbandingan jumlah leukosit urin dan protein urin pada penderita dengan gejala ISK di Semarang Utara. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah eksperimen dengan kriteria pasien dengan gejala ISK sebanyak 40 orang dengan menggunakan control negative responden tanpa gejala isk, dengan sampel urin sewaktu Pemeriksaan hitung leukosit metode mikroskpis dan protein urin metode kovensional, data hasil yang diperoleh kemudian di tabulasikan dan dilakukan analisa data.  Hasil yang diperoleh 60% responden dengan protein urin positif 47,5% orang dengan leukosit 1-10sel/LP dan 15% dengan 10-50 sel/LP. Kesimpulannya, Protein urin terdeteksi dengan adanya peningkatan aktifitas fisik yang secara tidak langsung mempengaruhi sistem kerja glomerulus, dan leukosit urin meningkat menandakan adanya keadaan infeksi ataupun inflamasi pada organ saluran urinaria.
AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI EKSTRAK ETANOL DAUN WORTEL (Daucus carota L.) TERHADAP Klebsiella pneumoniae DAN Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Authors: D Muhammad Arfa
Published: August 2023

Limbah Daun Wortel (Daucus carota L.) mengandung metabolit sekunder yang memiliki aktivitas antibakteri seperti tannin, steroid, dan saponin, namun selama ini belum dimanfaatkan secara optimal. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu mengetahui aktivitas antibakteri ekstrak Etanol Daun Wortel terhadap Klebsiella pneumoniae dan Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Metode Ekstraksi maserasi digunakan dengan menggunakan Etanol 96% kemudian aktivitas antibakteri diuji dengan metode difusi agar. Konsentrasi ekstrak yaitu 2%, 4%, dan 8% b/v. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rerata diameter zona hambat untuk Klebsiella pneumoniae yaitu pada konsentrasi 2% b/v  sebesar 10,33 mm, konsentrasi 4% b/v sebesar 13,67 mm, konsentrasi 8% b/v sebesar 16,33 mm sedangkan ciprofloxacin  sebagai kontrol positif sebesar 36 mm dan DMSO sebagai kontrol negatif  tidak menunjukkan adanya zona hambat. Sedangkan diameter zona hambat terhadap Pseudomonas aeruginosa diperoleh  rata-rata diameter zona hambat untuk konsentrasi 2% b/v, 4%  b/v dan 8% b/v  adalah sebesar 11,33 mm, 16,33 mm,  20,33 mm, sedangkan pada ciprofloxacin 38,33 mm, dan kontrol negatif tidak memiliki zona hambat. Hasil uji statistik menunjukkan Ekstrak Etanol Daun Wortel memiliki aktivitas antibakteri terhadap Klebsiella pneumoniae dan Pseudomonas aeruginosa dengan konsentrasi yang paling optimal adalah 8% b/v (P < 0,05).Kata kunci : Ekstrak Etanol Daun Wortel, Aktivitas antibakteri, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Prospects for the Incorporation of the Digital Ruble into Russia’s Monetary Turnover: Attributes and Principles for Developing a Trusted Digital Environment
Authors: Abramova M. A. , Kunitsyna N. N. , Dyudikova E. I.
Published: August 2023

The rapid nature of the modernization of monetary turnover, accompanied by geopolitical risks against the background of post-pandemic economic recovery and the regionalization process, no longer just arouses the discursive interest of society, but becomes an indispensable condition of the new reality. The process of money turnover transformation by introducing digital currencies into circulation in the wave of digitalization among world powers lagging behind the evolving environment of the cryptocurrency industry is developing into a process of formalization of metaverses and penetrates deeper into the socio-economic reality. The problem of the Russian practice of developing the payment environment consists in its catching-up character, caused by the spontaneous formation of the digital society, resulting in the expansion of the scope of alternative finance outside the legal field. The purpose of the paper is to determine the inherent attributes of the digital trusted environment necessary to ensure digital ruble turnover, based on an empirical study of society’s perceptions about the prospects for using the digital form of the national monetary unit by representatives of various generations. We used systematization, grouping, comparative and content analysis, surveys, and the quota method to achieve the paper’s purpose. The survey involved 35,327 residents from different regions. As a result, the authors revealed the low level of readiness of society for the introduction of the digital ruble as a substitute for cash and cryptocurrency. The paper focuses on the need for an integrated approach to the disclosure of the digital ruble’s value and benefits, which contributes to its successful launch and promotion in the market. The results of the research highlight the importance of correspondence in the digital ruble category “digital currencies”, and also the impossibility of making incorrect decisions in the transformation of money turnover, which leads to the growth of risks of digital inequality, the clash of interests of certain groups of the population in the prevailing behavioral patterns in the form of a cautious attitude to digital finance with insufficient financial literacy.
Fuar Stant Tasarım Kriterleri ve Uygulama Süreçlerinin İncelenmesi
Authors: ALTIN Elif
Published: August 2023

Geçmişten günümüze ticari sergilemenin en çok önem arz ettiği iletişim platformları fuarlardır. Sergileme endüstrisindeki gelişmelere paralel olarak fuar stantları, bu iletişimin sağlandığı, önceden belirlenen kısa zaman aralığında, katılımcı firmalara ait ürün ve hizmetlerin tanıtımı için ön plana çıkan, çok amaçlı yüzeylerdir.

Yerleşkede yeri ve konumlanma süreci belli olan stant yerleşimlerinin doğru bir mekan tasarımı ile oluşturulması; fuarın başarılı ve verimli gerçekleşebilmesi açısından en önemli unsurdur. Tasarım, hazırlanma ve uygulama süreçlerinin her aşamasının hassasiyetle üzerinde durulması gerekmektedir. Özel üretim kapsamındaki bölgesel mekan okumaları ve algısal yönlendirmeyle bir tasarım alanı olarak ele alınan fuar stantları; işlevsel birimlerin kısıtlı bir alanda bütünleştirilmiş halidir.

Çalışmada; gerçekleşmiş fuarların belirli zaman dilimindeki gelişme gösterdiği süreç üzerinde durularak, günümüzdeki fuar stantlarının uygulama teknikleri ve yerleşim düzenindeki önemli unsurlarına yer verilmiştir. Yöntem olarak fuar çeşitleri, tasarlanan standın işlevsel özelliklerinin katılım süreci ve amacına göre nasıl farklılaşabildiği üzerine yapılan literatür araştırmasıyla geliştirilen çalışmada, tasarım ergonomisi şekil ve resimli örneklerle ifade edilmiştir. Fuar türüne ve sergilenmesi gereken ürün çeşitliliğine göre tasarlanan standın, sahibi olan kurumsal firmanın tanıtımı gereğince birimlerin, ziyaretçiler tarafından ne şekilde ayırt edilmesi gerektiği stant kurgusuna göre açıklanmıştır.

Sonuç olarak, üretim için ele alınan her standın belirlenen bir süreç içerisinde, hedef alınan ziyaretçi kitlesine hitap edebilmesi, algıda seçicilik unsurlarıyla geliştirilmesi ve farklı yönlendirme teknikleriyle insan oranına uygun tasarlanması gerektiği ortaya çıkmıştır. Estetik görünüm, stant içi dolaşım süresi, tasarımın işlevselliğinin önemi gözlenmiştir. Defalarca kullanıma imkan sağlayan temel malzemelerle üretilme, montaj kolaylığı, fuardaki yerleşim alanı ve konumunun kurumsal firmalar için ekonomik açıdan değerlendirme unsuru olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Görsel örneklerle desteklenmiş stant üretim ve fuar sonrası söküm aşamaları son bölümde ifade edilmiştir. Malzeme tedariği, form geliştirme, tasarım, işlevsellik ve üretim gibi birçok unsuru kısıtlı bir sürede değerlendirme imkanı sağlayan fuar stant tasarımı, tasarımcı kimliğiyle var olan iç mimar ve diğer disiplinlerdeki araştırmacıların bu çalışmadan yola çıkarak farklı kurgusal yaklaşımları deneyimleyeceği ön görülmektedir.
Heritage as a Shape-Shifting Future-Making Tool
Authors: OKYAY Gülce Güleycan
Published: August 2023

Heritage studies and the forming discourse are the focus of various transformations. These transformations can be interpreted as a paradigm shift, affecting the broadening realm of meaning and action in contemporary times. Likewise, global threats such as climate change, increasing urbanization, migration, war, energy crisis, as well as the rapidly changing social and economic conjuncture have significant effects on the understanding and interpretation of heritage. It can be argued that this situation necessitates repositioning conservation theory and practice in the context of prominent current issues and the pursuit of building a shared future.This article aims to discuss the possibility of creating a future intertwined with the past and present, based on the metamorphosis that the field has been going through. The instrumentalization of heritage for a purposeful, systematic future-making process and its parallels with the forming principles, sustainable development in particular, constitute the main basis of this discussion. The study traces the significant points and rising trends in the transformation of the field while identifying capacity building among the key tools within the process. The possibilities offered by innovative and interdisciplinary initiatives are also examined in the creation of an inclusive and pluralistic heritage paradigm that does not leave anyone behind.
Simetri Kavramı ve Periyodik Yüzey Tasarımları Üzerine Geçmişten Günümüze Bir Araştırma
Authors: GÜLFİDAN Korcan , FİTÖZ İpek
Published: August 2023

Simetri çeşitli uğraşı alanları için birleştirici bir kavram, nitel ve nicel değerlere bağlı disiplinlerarası bir bağlantı yoludur. Simetri tasarlama eylemine binlerce yıldır dahildir. Geçmişte tasarımcılar simetri kullanımında astronomi, fizik, biyoloji gibi doğa bilimlerinden, matematiksel keşiflerden, felsefi metinlerden ve teolojik unsurlardan sıklıkla beslenmiştir. Bugün de pek çok çalışma alanının kesişiminde bulunan simetri kavramı, çeşitli bilim alanlarında birbirlerine paralel fakat anlam olarak özgün tanımlamalara sahiptir. Çalışmanın amacı tanımlar, teknik ifadeler ve bulguları kronolojik sırada takip ederek simetrinin periyodik yüzey tasarımı için günümüzdeki teknolojik araçlarla kullanım sınırlarını değerlendirmektir. Çalışmada simetriye ve periyodik yüzeylere dair nitel ve nicel bilgiler sunmuş bilim insanları ve düşünürlerin fikirleri değerlendirilmiş, bu düşüncelere paralel olarak mimarlık ve sanat tarihi açısından önem atfedilen döşeme örüntülerine ve simetrik yüzey konusunda örnek teşkil edebilecek eserlere yer verilmiştir. Simetrinin ve periyodikliğin tasarım kurgusunda ve üretim aşamalarında sağladığı olanaklar nedeniyle tasarruflu bir yol olduğu söylenebilir. Bu verim etkeni, algoritma destekli tasarım sürecinde simetrik dönüşümlerin hazır yöntem paketleri halinde kaydedilmesi sürecinde de görünür olmaktadır. Günümüzde geçerli olan ve matematiksel doğruluğu yakın bir dönemde ispatlanmış iki boyutlu simetri grup ) çalışmada bağlayıcı bir öğe olmuştur. Kesin kuramsal sınırlar belirtmesi, hem yeni örüntülerin üretilmesi sürecinde, hem de mevcut periyodik örüntüleri kimliklendirme fırsatları nedeniyle mekânsal anlamda faydalı görülmelidir. Bu kuram bilgisayar destekli tasarım ve üretken tasarım araçlarıyla kullanıma oldukça uygundur. Sayısal tasarım yoluyla birden fazla sonuç üretecek grup algoritmaları yapılandırılabilir, tarihsel simetrik döşeme örüntüleri sınıflandırılabilir ve yeni sonuç verecek farklı yöntem dizinleri geliştirilebilir.
Quality Assurance Plan on a Linear Accelerator (LINAC) Plane on Nasopharynx Cancer (NFC) by using Prowess Panther 5.10 at Radiotherapy Installation Ken Saras Hospital
Authors: Kurnianto Pandu , Maslebu Giner , Muninggar Jodelin , Hidayatullah Muhammad
Published: August 2023

Radiotherapy is the treatment of cancer by using electromagnetic and particle radiation. Nasopharyngeal Cancer (NPC) is one of the difficult case to be treated in radiotherapy because its anatomical location. Precision of radiation dose is part of Quality Assurance Program as the key factor in this treatment. Thus, it is very important to ensure that the output dose of Linear Accelerator (LINAC) matched with result of Treatment Planning System (TPS). This study used Siemens LINAC Type Primus MACH Series 5633 and a set of detectors for Nasopharynx Cancer analysis with 8 field. The total dose of 5,000 cGy divided into 25 fractions with 200 cGy dose per fraction. The 8 fields are irradiated with a target on a detector device. It is then accumulated with PTW-Verisoft software by plotting the results obtained from the detector tool with PTW (phantom) which we have CT Scanned first in PTW-Verisoft. From the total detectors exposed to the radiation, the detector corresponding to PTW is 372 detectors (100%) with unsuitable detector of 0 detectors (0.00%). It is proved that the planning is 100% match for NPC with 8 fields of radiation. Thus, this method is recomended to be implemented for NPC treatment
Food security policy innovation in Bandung City
Authors: Simanjuntak Jeremia Gom Gom Parulian , Monim Oktovina Hanani Krisitin , Rachman Muthia Zahira , Novita Virgilia Karin , Yubawa Cindy Kartini
Published: August 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, food security is a major concern, there arerapid changes and uncertainty in the situation. The pandemic has a negativeimpact on national food security, Indonesia’s food security index was 61.4percent in 2020, but it drops to 59.2 percent in 2021. Meanwhile, Bandung isnot a food production location based on regional features, as 96 percent of foodis obtained from areas beyond the city limits. Furthermore, the lack of agricul-tural land makes food availability in Bandung vulnerable, posing a threat tothe city’s food security. This study aims to analyze policy innovations used bythe government to address food security issues. This study is used the policyinnovation approach to assess the policies implemented by the Bandung CityGovernment in the food sector. A case study technique is used to analyze thisphenomenon utilizing qualitative approaches. Interviews, observations, andliterature reviews is used to gather data. The results show that although thereare still shortcomings, the Bandung City government has implemented inno-vations in maintaining food security. Food and Agriculture Security Depart-ment of Bandung still must make improvements in the areas of training anddevelopment for the community to support food security in Bandung.
Problem structuring illegal logging policies in West Aceh
Authors: Safrida Safrida , Maulida Desi , Latif Ikhwan Rahmatika , Safrida Nila
Published: August 2023

The rise of illegal logging practices requires the government to be more seriousin tackling this problem with policies as an effort to control illegal loggingwithout permits. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the implemen-tation of illegal logging policies in West Aceh District using the structuringproblem approach and to find out the causes and efforts made. The methodused is a case study approach, data collection techniques using triangulation.The results of the study traced if the main causes of illegal logging in terms ofstructuring the problem of inappropriate program policies designed by thegovernment included supervision, socialization, and policies for providingassistance to community. Judging from the ROCCIPI theory, indicates that for-est utilization policies have not been focused on the economic conditions of thecommunity so that it opens up gaps for individuals who carry out illegal log-ging, lack of solid communication between stakeholders, and capacity prob-lems (lack of organizing resources). Therefore, it is necessary to provide alter-native regulatory solutions that take into account the community’s economy,strengthen communication between stakeholders, and approach the commu-nity so that they do not carry out forest destruction followed by the right alter-native solutions offered to the community.
Reflections of agile governance in public services in the digital age
Authors: Dewi Luh Putu Regita Septa , Suardana Ida Bagus Raka
Published: August 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic has prohibited us a lot in terms of bureaucratic gover-nance where the bureaucracy must remain at the forefront in providing publicservices, such as optimization of ICT. The transformation of public services ine-government is directed at the implementation of flexible governance, so inthis era of disruption, agile governance is needed and is a necessity in facing acrisis of existence for a country. This study aims to analyze how prepared theDisdikpora Bali Province is for Agile governance by upgrading public servicequality, and services transformation and analyzing the obstacles or challengesthat occur. Research using a qualitative-descriptive and inductive approach.Data was obtained using in-depth interviews and then analyzed using trian-gulation. Results show the level of readiness of the Bali Province Disdikporain realizing Agile governance in upgrading public service quality during theDigital Age can be said to be quite ready. The transformation of services fromconventional to digitalization has been implemented and Bali ProvinceDisdikpora can respond and make adjustments to the changes that occur. Thetransformations carried out include the implementation of e-kepegawaian, e-aset, and e-DUPAK services. The lack of human capability in using ICT, inad-equate infrastructure, and unstable internet connections are challenges in re-alizing Agile Governance.
Sum Connectivity Index Under the Cartesian and Strong Products Graph of Monogenic Semigroup
Authors: Rajadurai R. , Sheeja G.
Published: August 2023

This field’s main feature is to implement the sum connectivity index method. This sum connectivity index method can solve the monogenic semigroups under the cartesian and strong products. We will define for an undirected graph as SCI(GMS)=Σuv∈E(GMS) [dGMS(u)+dGMS(v)]−1/2, where dGMS(u) and dGMS(v) are degree of u and v in GMS respectively. Further, we investigate two different algorithms concerning topological index for computing cartesian and strong products of a monogenic semigroup with a detailed example.
Periodic Trajectories for HIV Dynamics in a Seasonal Environment With a General Incidence Rate
Authors: El Hajji Miled , Alnjrani Rahmah Mohammed
Published: August 2023

In this paper, we propose a five-dimensional nonlinear system of differential equations for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) including the B-cell functions with a general nonlinear incidence rate. The compartment of infected cells was subdivided into three classes representing the latently infected cells, the short-lived productively infected cells, and the long-lived productively infected cells. The basic reproduction number was established, and the local and global stability of the equilibria of the model were studied. A sensitivity analysis with respect to the model parameters was undertaken. Finally, some numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the theoretical findings.
El teatro en miniatura como estrategia para trabajar la escritura en formación inicial docente: percepciones de estudiantes universitarios chilenos
Authors: Troncoso Lobos Jacqueline
Published: August 2023

El presente artículo busca identificar la percepción que tienen los estudiantes de Pedagogía en Educación Básica y Pedagogía en Inglés de una universidad pública regional, en cuanto a la aplicación del teatro en miniatura como estrategia para trabajar la escritura. El propósito de la actividad se relaciona con ejercitar y trabajar la escritura mediante la confección de un teatro Lambe Lambe. La investigación es de carácter mixto, descriptivo, transversal y exploratorio. La muestra corresponde a 12 teatros efectuados por 37 estudiantes de ambas carreras, además de la aplicación de un cuestionario de entrada y otro de salida. Los resultados muestran que, con anterioridad, los encuestados habían implementado ocasionalmente este recurso y, a pesar de ello, existe una valoración positiva en la utilización y confección del teatro en miniatura. Ahora bien, antes de la producción, se advierten diversas preocupaciones que guardan relación con el impacto que puede generar en el estudiantado aprender con esta nueva metodología. Las proyecciones tienen que ver con la aplicación del teatro en miniatura en diversas asignaturas y para variados contenidos, así como el estudio pormenorizado de la creatividad en este contexto.
Assessment and Correlation of Serum Urea and Creatinine Levels in Normal, Hypertensive, and Diabetic Persons in Auchi, Nigeria
Authors: Akpotaire PA , Seriki SA
Published: August 2023

Background/Aim: There has been a progressive rise in the incidence and prevalence of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). It has also been observed that the most important reasons for a rapid increase in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients are the rapidly increasing worldwide incidence of diabetes and hypertension. The present study evaluates the effect of diabetes, hypertension, and comorbid state of hypertension and diabetes (hypertensive-diabetic) on renal function using serum creatinine and urea as markers. Method: A total number of 120 persons were recruited for the research; 30 controls, 30 hypertensive, 30 diabetic, and 30 hypertensive-diabetic persons. Of the 30 control persons, 18 were females and 12 were males; of the 30 hypertensive subjects, 17 were females and 13 were males; of the 30 diabetics subjects, 20 were females and 10 were males, whereas of the 30 hypertensive-diabetic subjects, 21 were females and 9 were males. In total, there were seventy-six (76) females and 44 males. The respondents were pulled from Central Hospital (Auchi) Diabetic and General Clinic and Auchi Polytechnic Cottage Hospital. Verbal consent was sort and questionnaires were used to extract information regarding biodata and patients’ history of diabetes and hypertension. Height and weight were measured, and blood pressure was determined taken. Blood samples were collected into fluoride oxalate and lithium heparin bottle for the assessment of FBS and (serum urea and creatinine) respectively. Results: The mean (±SD) serum creatinine was higher in the hypertensive-diabetic group (2.08 ± 1.06) and declined as follows: diabetic group (1.75 ± 1.01), hypertensive group (1.34 ± 0.96) and control group (0.70 ± 0.14). The mean (±SD) serum urea was also found to be higher in the hypertensive-diabetic group (17.5 ± 9.06) and declined as follows: diabetic group (14.5 ± 6.13), hypertensive group (12.7 ± 6.23) and control group (7.18 ± 5.06). There was a positive correlation between serum creatinine and fasting blood sugar The study also established a positive correlation between serum creatinine and blood pressure but not between serum urea and blood pressure with r values of 0.31 and 0.16 respectively. Conclusion: Good control of blood glucose and blood pressure levels reduces the likelihood of the development of renal impairment which is usually associated with both diabetes and hypertension. Co-morbidity of diabetes and hypertension poses a higher risk of developing renal disease than individual problems of diabetes and hypertension. Serum creatinine and serum urea are important biomarkers for renal impairment hence the two should be monitored on a regular basis for diabetic and hypertensive patients and much more frequently for hypertensive-diabetic patients.
Effect of Pesticides on Human Health
Authors: Vishaka Rathee , Atul Kumar Dubey , Maninder Kaur
Published: August 2023

The demand for pesticides has increased in today’s world of expanding population in order to boost crop productivity and eliminate undesirable plants (weeds) that grow alongside the primary crop. Along with the various benefits, it is also used in animal farms to get rid of pests. This has an impact not only on humans but also on animals and the environment. The usage of pesticides has increased, and occasionally some of them linger in the food products they are applied to, a condition known as pesticide residue. This residue is linked to human health and can result in a variety of diseases and disorders. In the current environment, even pesticides that are marketed as benign have negative long-term effects and exacerbate issues like bioaccumulation and bio-magnification. To avoid food contamination with pesticides, different methods like crop rotation, organic farming, and integrated pest management should be used as alternatives. Today, it is essential for all pesticide users to be aware of the risk and proper handling of these pesticides. New methods of pest management should be fostered in the realm of development.
ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET OF UKRAINE IN 2007–2021
Authors: Mashchenko Olga , Serhieieva Lyudmila , Shyshka Іhor
Published: August 2023

The purpose of the paper is to analyse the development trends in the retail market for pharmaceuticals in the national aspect for the period 2007-2021 and to identify changes in the trends caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology. The article analyses the main indicators of the development of the pharmaceutical market of Ukraine: sales volumes in the pharmacy network in value and physical terms for the period 2007-2021. Periods of growth at different speeds were identified (2007-2012; 2013-2015 and 2016-2019) using methods of regression analysis are used, namely: development of trend models with an assessment of their quality based on the calculation of the coefficient of determination R. Results. The paper conducts a trend analysis of the total monetary revenue in the pharmaceutical retail market of Ukraine; conducts an analysis of the volume of sales in kind and the dynamics of the average price per package; makes a forecast of the dynamics in the pharmaceutical retail market of Ukraine for 2020 and 2021. It also identifies changes in trends caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and offers measures for further development of the pharmaceutical market of Ukraine. Dynamics models were created for each period and a forecast for 2020-2021 was made on the basis of the model for the last period. The impact of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was analysed, a decrease in sales volume in April 2020 was estimated (by 45.9% compared to the forecast), it was found that within 6 months the dynamics of the market recovered, which indicates the high adaptive properties of the system. Practical implications. A comparison of sales volume dynamics in Ukraine and the world for 15 years from 2007 to 2021 showed that sales volume in Ukraine is growing five times faster than in the world as a whole. This proves that in the pharmaceutical industry both manufacturers and pharmacy chains have been making excessive profits at the expense of consumers. Value/originality. Such a situation in the pharmaceutical industry requires the development of measures at the state level to curb the growth of prices and increase transparency in their formation.