bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pengaruh Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Terhadap Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) dan Smoke opacity Mesin Diesel 4JB1 Berbahan Bakar Biodiesel Jatropa-etanol
Authors: Syarifudin  , Faqih Fatkhurrozak  , Firman Lukman Sanjaya  , Ahmad Farid
Published: October 2022

Human dependence on motorized vehicles is getting higher and uncontrollable. This actualization will certainly have an impact on reducing fuel stocks and air pollution with soot emissions. Combining diesel fuel with jatropha and alcohol is predicted to reduce dependence on diesel fuel and air pollution. Supplying the combustion chamber with exhaust gas/Exhaust Gas Recirculation/EGR is also predicted to reduce soot emissions and reduce fuel consumption. This study aims to observe the effect of using the EGR system on the use of mixed fuel jatropha and ethanol exhaust gas temperature/EGT as an indication of performance and soot/smoke opacity as exhaust emissions. The experimental results show the use of the EGR system increases EGT and Smoke opacity decreases the diesel engine in each fuel variation. D100 fuel EGT increased 1.67%, DJ10 increased 0.71%, DJ10E increased 0.67%, DJ20 increased 1.45%, DJ20DE increased 1.07%, DJ30 increased 1.50%, and DJ30E fuel EGT increased by 1.47%. While on the emission side, the smoke opacity of D100 fuel decreased by 1.84%, DJ10 decreased by 1.71%, DJ10E decreased by 2.21%, DJ20 decreased by 0.96%, and DJ20E decreased by 2.33, DJ30 decreased by 2.99%, and DJ30E fuel decreased 1.30%.
Uji Eksperimental Emisi Gas Buang Mesin Bensin 160 cc Berbahan Bakar Campuran Pertalite-Butanol dan Pertalite-Diethyl Ether (DEE)
Authors: Firman Lukman Sanjaya  , Syarifudin  , Faqih Fatkhurrozak  , Nur Aidi Ariyanto
Published: October 2022

Air pollution is increasing due to the high exhaust emissions of motorized vehicles using fossil fuels. The solution is the use of alternative energy. Butanol and Diethyl Ether (DEE) are alcohols that can be used as a fuel mixture and are environmentally friendly. This is because butanol and DEE have high oxygen levels so the oxidation process in the combustion chamber increases and the residual gas results from combustion is better. This study tested the residual gas from the combustion of a 160 cc gasoline engine using a mixture of pertalite-butanol and pertalite-DEE fuels with 5%, 10%, and 15% alcohol percentages. The test results show that adding DEE produces better engine exhaust emissions than adding butanol. CO emissions decreased by 87% using DEE15 while B15 reduced CO by 72%. DEE10 improves HC by 73% while B15 improves HC by 72%. However, DEE15 increases CO2 by 17% and B15 by 11%. Meanwhile, the oxygen content increased by 8% in DEE15 and 6% in B15 compared to pure pertalite.
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF MOLDOVA
Authors:   Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Stupachev Sergey
Published: October 2022

The article considers the financial assistance of international financial institutions (the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank) to the Republic of Moldova in their partnership process. The relevance of the study is determined by the objective need to use this financial assistance to solve urgent financial and economic problems and implement an effective economic policy of Moldova. The purpose of the article is to analyze the financial assistance of International Financial Institutions to Moldova, to assess the current state and prospects for developing their financial relations. The information base of the research consists of theoretical and methodological scientific studies of foreign and Moldovan economists devoted to the subject under consideration; information materials of official websites of financial organizations. It is shown that for the entire period of financial support of Moldova by the International Monetary Fund, almost all special credit mechanisms have been implemented. Since 1993, the World Bank has been implementing and financing 118 different projects (90 completed, 18 active and 7 under development). Agriculture accounts for the largest number of projects financed by the bank. It is revealed that the country's debt and overdue obligations to International Financial Institutions have an upward trend, which is due to the crises and financial instability of 2008 and 2019. The continuation of such a trend in the future may lead to certain financial and economic problems if the financial assistance received does not lead to significant development of the Moldovan economy.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENTERPRISE FINANCING AND THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors:   National Institute for Economic Research, Republic of Moldova, Ianioglo Alina
Published: October 2022

In current conditions of digital transformation and difficulties in accessing traditional financing, alternative sources of finance acquire particular importance. At the same time, the knowledge regarding the alternative finance market in developing countries is yet in its infancy, with little evidence of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the alternative finance market in the Republic of Moldova. Therefore, the article aims to explore financing alternatives for enterprises in the Republic of Moldova and determine the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the alternative finance market. Additionally, there were analysed data from other reference countries. In order to achieve the objective of the study, a mixed research approach, based on both primary and secondary data, was used: analysis of statistical data, international rankings, comparison, synthesis, deduction, as well as a questionnaire-based survey designed for small and medium-sized enterprises. SMEs have proven to be vulnerable to crises. The alternative finance market in the Republic of Moldova was analysed, showing that despite a rise in recent years, alternative sources of financing are still poorly developed. The study shows that enterprises face the biggest problems in accessing venture capital, financing on the securities market and use of electronic platforms to attract funding (crowdfunding, cryptocurrencies, etc.). At the same time, there was registered an improvement in accessing crowdfunding since the beginning of the pandemic. Generally, obtained results are essential for further research, practitioners and in determining measures to facilitate access to finance.
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING OF DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT (DSD) IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN
Authors: Al Jurayyan Rushid N.A. , Al Jurayyan Abdulrahman N.A. , Al Omran Hanan I.O. , Al Jurayyan Nasir A.M.
Published: October 2022

Various disorders of sex development (DSD), result in an abnormal development of genitalia formerly known as ambiguous genitalia or intersex
disorders. It Is a complex social and medical emergency. The participation of a multidisciplinary team, including a pediatric radiologist, is needed
to address the patient's medical need. The rst step in the management of DSD is to assign the sex of rearing, which should be based on multiple
factors, such as genotype, the presence, location and appearance of the reproductive organs. various modalities of radiological imaging are used
and shown to be of value in diagnosis. Ultrasound (US) is the primary tool for demonstrating internal organs, while genitography is used to assess
the uterus, vagina and any stulas or Complex tracts. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may provide additional and accurate information about
the internal gonads and genitalia
AWARENESS OF AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR DISABILITY INSURANCE IN TAIWAN
Authors: Chiu Jhih-Ling
Published: October 2022

Disability insurance in Taiwan is covered by social insurance benets provided by the government and by commercial insurance benets.
Taiwanese life insurance companies have offered disability insurance packages for decades to provide security for those unable to work. This study
explored the awareness of, understanding, and willingness to pay for disability insurance in Taiwan. Aquestionnaire was designed and distributed
to 500 individuals insured by a single Taiwanese insurance company to investigate the factors that inuenced their purchase of disability insurance
and their willingness to pay for disability insurance. Statistical results showed 13.5% of respondents had purchased disability insurance, 69.3%
expressed willingness to pay, and 52.5% were unaware of disability insurance. Hypothetical provision of long-term care insurance was not likely to
affect willingness to pay for disability insurance. There is much room for future development in terms of the willingness to pay for disability
insurance, as it was not translated into actual purchase among the participants.
Outdoor Navigation Using Bluetooth Angle-of-Arrival Measurements
Authors: Sollie Martin L. , Gryte Kristoffer , Bryne Torleiv H. , Johansen Tor Arne
Published: October 2022

The introduction of direction finding in the Bluetooth standard enabled the use of antenna arrays for locating Bluetooth devices, using carrier phase measurements to estimate the direction from the array to a moving device. In this work, this feature is utilized for outdoor localization. We show how using repeated measurements from all array elements, instead of only the initial single-element reference samples as often suggested, can contribute to an improved estimate of the signal's unknown carrier frequency offset, thereby improving the direction estimation performance. To run the direction-of-arrival estimation in real-time with high angular resolution on an embedded computer we propose a pseudo-spectrum peak search strategy that combines a coarse search, where the resolution is decided based on the array's main lobe width, with a local nonlinear optimization for estimate refinement. We consider practical aspects relating to the phase sampling configuration and demonstrate direction estimation at up to 700m range with insignificant packet loss within 500m, and without significant loss of angular precision even when the received signal is near the receiver's signal strength sensitivity threshold. In an open outdoor environment, using a square antenna array with 12 elements, the azimuthal performance is found to be very consistent with range, with noise standard deviation typically around 1°. While the elevation is significantly affected by multipath at lower elevation angles, with visible disagreement between frequency channels, it is shown to be consistent with simulations of ground reflection multipath.
Augmentation assisted robust fringe detection on unseen experimental signals applied to optical feedback interferometry using a deep network
Authors: Khurshid Sumair Saeed , Hussain Wajahat , Zabit Usman , Bernal Olivier
Published: October 2022

In this work, we propose using deep neural 2D networks, which have renowned generalization performance on unseen data. It specifically explains the use of Novel Augmentation technique for SMI Fringe detection and classification. Overall, it highlights the importance of data augmentation in computer vision algorithms. The results prove that computer vision can be used to cater the problems in signal processing and photoelectronics domain.
Augmentation assisted robust fringe detection on unseen experimental signals applied to optical feedback interferometry using a deep network
Authors: Khurshid Sumair Saeed , Hussain Wajahat , Zabit Usman , Bernal Olivier
Published: October 2022

This uploaded PDF file contains all the content for the paper titled "Augmentation assisted robust fringe detection on unseen experimental signals applied to optical feedback interferometry using a deep network". This work explains the use of Novel Augmentation technique for  SMI Fringe detection and classification. Overall, it explains the importance of data augmentation for computer vision. The results prove that computer vision can be used to cater the problems in signal processing and photoelectronics domain.
Time-Frequency High Resolution Using Chaos In Detection
Authors: Pancoatl-Bortolotti Pedro , Enríquez-Caldera Rogerio R. , Costa Antonio H. , Tello-Bello Maribel , Guerrero-Castellanos Jose F.
Published: October 2022

A non-linear Liènard-type system based on trigono-metric functions is designed and used as a highly sensitive signal detector. Based on the intermittence mechanism presented in some chaotic systems, an adaptive detection array formed by five chaotic oscillators is designed, tuned, and tested. In the array, each individual oscillator identifies changes in frequency for non-stationary weak signals and, with the array working in an adaptative mode, gives an estimate of the timing at which intermittence occurred allowing the representation of a time-frequency spectrogram even when high-level noise is present. This work also shows that the trigonometric based system has an asymptotically stable limit cycle centered at the origin through two methods: first under the fixed-point analysis and later by the Melnikov method that uses a family of periodic orbits. Once the self-sustained oscillations are produced, the system is configured to drive itself into a saddle-node bifurcation through an iterative method for searching and tuning parameters which, in turn, assures the route to chaotic intermittence. Through this mechanism, the new system can be used as a non-stationary signal detector that also provides a high resolution time-frequency representation. The computer experiments showed that the adaptive array is perfectly compatible with other second-order non-linear oscillators configured in the chaotic intermittence regime such as Duffing, Van der Pol, and Van der Pol - Duffing, achieving high detection rates under noisy conditions. Moreover, when the new Liènard-type oscillators are incorporated into the adaptive array, the detection sensitivity overcomes the SNR threshold present in all oscillators mentioned above and allows for reaching and maintaining a relative error around 1% under severe noise conditions down to about -60 dB SNR.
Control Frameworks for Transactive Energy Storage Services in Energy Communities
Authors: Mignoni Nicola , Scarabaggio Paolo , Carli Raffaele , Dotoli Mariagrazia
Published: October 2022

Recently, the decreasing cost of storage technologies and the emergence of economy-driven mechanisms for energy exchange are contributing to the spread of energy communities. In this context, this paper aims at defining innovative transactive control frameworks for energy communities equipped with independent service-oriented energy storage systems. The addressed control problem consists in optimally scheduling the energy activities of a group of prosumers, characterized by their own demand and renewable generation, and a group of energy storage service providers, able to store the prosumers' energy surplus and, subsequently, release it upon a fee payment. We propose two novel resolution algorithms based on a game theoretical control formulation, a coordinated and an uncoordinated one, which can be alternatively used depending on the underlying communication architecture of the grid. The two proposed approaches are validated through numerical simulations on realistic scenarios. Results show that the use of a particular framework does not alter fairness, at least at the community level, i.e., no participant in the groups of prosumers or providers can strongly benefit from changing its strategy while compromising others’ welfare. Lastly, the approaches are compared with a centralized control method showing better computational results.

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Machine Learning for Rectangular Waveguide Mode Identification, Using 2D Modal Field Patterns
Authors: Guiana Brian , Zadehgol Ata
Published: October 2022

We apply machine learning (ML) techniques to identify the modes in rectangular waveguides from images of 2D modal field patterns injected with uniform, exponential, correlated exponential, and Gaussian noise distributions. A binary classifier is used to identify either transverse electric (TE) or transverse magnetic (TM) modes, and a Multi-class classifier is used to identify the mode numbers. Signal to noise ratios of 1, 0.1, and 0.01 are used to show the effectiveness of each model. Results show accuracy scores up to 99.95%. Several examples demonstrate that noisy modal patterns (unidentifiable to human eyes) may be successfully classified by the ML model.
Assessing the Security of Inter-App Communications in Android through Reinforcement Learning
Authors: Romdhana Andrea , Merlo Alessio , Ceccato Mariano , Tonella Paolo
Published: October 2022

A central aspect of the Android platform is Inter-Component Communication (ICC), which enables the reuse of functionality across apps and components via message passing. While a powerful feature, ICC still constitutes a serious attack surface. This paper addresses the issue of generating exploits for a subset of Android ICC vulnerabilities (i.e., IDOS, XAS, and FI) through static analysis, Deep Reinforcement Learning-based dynamic analysis and software instrumentation. Our approach, called RONIN, achieves better results than state-of-the-art and baseline tools, in the number of exploited vulnerabilities.
Deep Learning-Aided Delay-Tolerant Zero-Forcing Precoding in Cell-Free Massive MIMO
Authors: Jiang Wei , Schotten Hans Dieter
Published: October 2022

In the context of cell-free massive multi-input multi-output (CFmMIMO), zero-forcing precoding (ZFP) is superior in terms of spectral efficiency. However, it suffers from channel aging owing to fronthaul and processing delays. In this paper,  we propose a robust scheme coined delay-tolerant zero-forcing precoding (DT-ZFP), which exploits deep learning-aided channel prediction to alleviate the effect of outdated channel state information (CSI). A predictor consisting of a bank of user-specific predictive modules is specifically designed for such a multi-user scenario. Leveraging the degree of freedom brought by the prediction horizon, the delivery of CSI and precoded data through a fronthaul network and the transmission of user data and pilots over an air interface can be parallelized. Therefore,  DT-ZFP not only effectively combats channel aging but also avoids the inefficient Stop-and-Wait mechanism of the canonical ZFP in CFmMIMO.
Multihop MIMO Full-Duplex Relay Networks with Short-Packet URLLCs
Authors: Ngo Hoang Tu , Lee Kyungchun
Published: October 2022

In this study, we investigate multihop multipleinput multiple-output (MIMO) full-duplex relay (FDR) networks with short-packet ultra-reliability and low-latency communications (uRLLCs), where transmit-antenna selection/maximumratio combining and transmit-antenna selection/selection combining are leveraged as diversity techniques. Under quasistatic Rayleigh-fading channels and the finite-blocklength theory, the end-to-end block-error rate (BLER) performance of the considered FDR is analyzed and compared with that of halfduplex relaying systems, from which the effective throughput (ETP), energy efficiency (EE), reliability, and latency are also investigated. To analyze the diversity order and gain further insights into the system design, an asymptotic BLER analysis in the high signal-to-noise ratio regime is provided. However, the derived analytical expressions contain non-elementary functions, making them intricate for practical implementations, particularly in real-time configurations. Therefore, we have introduced a deep multiple-output neural network with short execution time, low computational complexity, and highly accurate estimation to overcome this hurdle. This network can serve as an efficient tool to rapidly respond to the necessary system parameters, such as transmit power and blocklength, when the services request specific ETP, EE, reliability, and latency. To corroborate the correctness of the theoretical analysis, extensive simulation results are provided under varying impacts of system parameters.

 
Infectious Endocarditis in Children: Epidemiological, Clinical, Paraclinical and Therapeutic Profile
Authors: Zerhoudi R. , Karimi S. , Eljamili M. , Fakiri K. , Bouskraoui M. , Elhattaoui M.
Published: October 2022

Introduction: Infective endocarditis (IE) in children is a serious pathology with high mortality and morbidity. The aim of our study was to describe the clinical, microbiological, therapeutic and evolutionary characteristics of infective endocarditis in children. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study, listing all children aged less than 15 years, diagnosed in pediatric cardio consultation and hospitalized in the department of Pediatrics A-Mother and Child Hospital of Marrakech for infective endocarditis between 2010 and 2020. Clinical, paraclinical and therapeutic data were collected for each case using an exploitation form. Results: During the study period, 25 children presented with infective endocarditis, with a sex ratio equal to 1.08. The mean age of the patients was 9 years and 6 months. Underlying heart disease was found in 76% of cases. A cardiac murmur was noted in 96% of cases, and the most frequent germs were Staphylococcus and Streptococcus. Cardiac ultrasound revealed endocardial vegetations in 72% of the children. Intravenous antibiotic therapy was initiated in all children for a median of 45 days, and an indication for valve replacement was given in 16% of cases. According to the modified Duke criteria, 28% of the infective endocarditis cases were definite and the evolution was favorable in 80% of the children. The most frequent complications were valve failure, heart failure, and embolic complications, and death in 5 cases. Conclusion: The analytical study concluded that embolic complications, heart failure and neurological complications are predictive of mortality. Therefore, its management must be multidisciplinary, early and adequate.
Gougerot Sjögren Syndrome and Medular Aplasia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: BAH Dr. Adama , TAGNE Vanessa LIENOU , FOUDA Anne Stéphanie Elodie DOUN , GARBA Harine Abdel Aziz , BOUCHRANE Ramadhane , TRAORE Moussa , NIASSE Moustapha , DIALLO Saïdou
Published: October 2022

Introduction: Gougerot-Sjögren's syndrome (GSS) is a non-organ specific auto-immune epithelitis that affects essentially exocrine glands characterized by an inflammation of the epithelium, in particular salivary and lacrimal epithelium, leading to oral (xerostomia) and ocular (xerophthalmia) dryness, with the possibility of extra-glandular involvement, which reflects its systemic nature. Its prevalence is estimated between 0.01 and 0.09%. Its association with medullary aplasia (MA) is rare; the latter is of various origins, in particular drug-related, linked to methotrexate. Objective: To present an observation that seems to us remarkable by the exceptional association of primary GougerotSjögren's syndrome (PGS) and bone marrow aplasia in an octogenarian woman (80 years old). Observation: This was an octogenarian woman followed in rheumatology since 1993 for a pGSS based on joint involvement made of persistent bilateral asymmetric dry polyarthritis without deformity associated with ocular and oral dryness, accessory salivary gland biopsy (ASGB) at Chisholm and Masson grade 4 by ACR/EULAR 2016 7-point classification criteria, she was on 15mg methotrexate/semaine, 400mg hydroxychloroquine/day for 23years. She presented at entry with fever (T° 39.5°C), the pallor of integuments and conjunctivae, ecchymosis versus hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and bone pain were absent. Biology finds: Pancytopenia made of aregenerative anemia (Hemoglobin at 7.2g/dl, reticulocyte rate at 5934/mm3), leukopenia at 270/mm3, neutropenia at 70/mm3, lymphopenia at 150/mm3 and Thrombopenia at 9000/mm3. The medullogram concluded that the patient was suffering from bone marrow aplasia with poor cellularity, even deserted, but the renal, hepatic, cardiac and infectious investigations were normal. Thus, bone marrow aplasia in a patient followed for primary GSS under methotrexate for 23 years was retained. The treatment was hospitalization, transfusion of 1200ml of platelet concentrate, tramadol 50mg x 3/d in mini-infusion, Fleming (amoxicillin + clavulanic acid) 1g x2/d and Rovamycin 3 million x 2/d, unfortunately, the continuation was marked by her death at D4 of hospitalization. Conclusion: Medullar aplasia and pGSS are an exceptional association in elderly subjects requiring early diagnosis and management to improve the vital prognosis.
Prolapsed Lumbar Intervertebral Disease (PLID) and Acupuncture Treatment in Bangladesh: A Case Study
Authors: Islam Dr. S. M. Shahidul , Li Dr. Huihui , Yasmin Sabina
Published: October 2022

A crucial component to morbidity is a typical symptom as prolapse of lumbar intervertebral discs (PLID). Back pain and sciatica are two conditions that are quite prevalent in adults. In order to effectively treat these individuals, a more thorough examination is required. Treatment that is either medically or surgically injudicious has the potential to make the suffering worse. Suo-Xi Acupuncture at Shantinagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, was the site of this investigation. A 30-year-old female patient has been complaining of low back pain for 5 years and both knee pain for 2 years. MRI of lumbo-sacral spine was used to confirm the diagnosis. The results of the follow-up study were excellent. The patient's lower back pain which she had been suffering for five years and both knee pain for 2 years, were seen improving at the first day of acupuncture. From this case study, patients with PLID may benefit from acupuncture.
Recent Trends in the Tribal Conflicts and Socio-Economic Development in Western Uganda
Authors: Deusdedit Byabashaija , Tadeo Muhindo M.
Published: October 2022

This scientific investigation study assessed the correlation between recent trends in the tribal conflicts and socio-economic development in Western Uganda particularly in the Rwenzori Region. The systematic study employed a cross sectional survey research design with mixed paradigms (qualitative and quantitative approaches). A sample of 384 participants out of 1.057.000 parent population was selected using a table developed by Morgan & Krejcie (1970). Data was garnered utilizing researcher generated questionnaires and interview schedules and scrutinized applying Descriptive measurements and Pearson Linear Correlation Coefficient (PLCC) for quantitative statistics and content analysis was used for synthesizing qualitative information .The investigation study results came up with a significant correlation between recent trends in the tribal conflicts and socio-economic development in Western Uganda particularly in the Rwenzori Region. It was therefore concluded that the recent trends in the tribal conflicts do affect the socio-economic development in Western Uganda. Conflicts create a deplorable environment that cannot allow development to blossom. The scientific exploration study recommended that the political leadership of the Rwenzori region in Western Uganda should sit together on a round table, assess the causes of conflicts and resolve them amicably for the benefit of humanity. Generally, there is need to be cooperative with all the stakeholders in the said region so that development can be engendered.
Strain Analysis Using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography for Detection of Coronary Artery Disease in Stable Angina Patients with No Regional Wall Motion Abnormality at Rest
Authors: Shahriar Md. Saqif , Haque Tuhin , Rahman Ashraf Ur , Rahman Hasanur , Shaila Umme
Published: October 2022

Background: Speckle-tracking imaging is a novel method for assessing left ventricular (LV) function and ischemic changes. The aim of this study was to predict the presence of coronary artery disease by longitudinal 2D strain analysis using speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with stable or unstable angina with no regional wall motion abnormality at rest. Objectives: Objective of this study is to predict the presence of significant CAD in a patient with no regional wall motion abnormality by longitudinal 2D strain analysis using speckle tracking echocardiography. Methods: This cross-sectional study included a total 66 patients (mean age, 51.92±8.9 years) with suspected CAD without RWMA on resting echocardiography who underwent coronary angiography. Longitudinal 2D strain analysis by STE was performed in all patients before coronary angiography. Global and segmental peak systolic longitudinal strain (PSLS) were recorded & computed by offline dedicated software semi-automatically on bull’s-eye report. The patients were divided into two groups according to the coronary angiographic findings; group- I: significant CAD on coronary angiogram (n=35), group-II: normal coronaries on CAG (n=31).All the baseline characteristics and outcome were then compared between the two groups. Results: PSLSs of all left ventricular segments were obtained successfully in 66 patients. PSLS (both global and segmental) was significantly decreased in patients with significant CAD on CAG group. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis demonstrated that global PSLSs could effectively detect patients with CAD (area under ROC curve = 0.877, 95% CI=0.749–0.960). According to ROC curve analysis, -18.77% appeared to be a good cutoff value for predicting those with significant CAD (specificity 77.4% and sensitivity 82.9%). Conclusion: Global and segmental PSLS using speckle tracking echocardiography at rest was significantly lower in patients with CAD without RWMA, and might be useful for identifying patients with a significant CAD with good degree of sensitivity and specificity.
Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Sleeplessness and their Effect on Society
Authors: Sealy Earl A.
Published: October 2022

Sleep is one of the attributes of wellness that needs further research and is often neglected in all disciplines of medicine except Psychiatry. The important aspects of sleep are Rapid Eye movement (REM) sleep, Non- Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) sleep and Dreaming. This review mentions the fundamental processes of sleep, the causes of sleep deprivation and dreaming. The physiological changes that occur through sleep are discussed along with medications aids in sleeping and the substances that affect or change the sleep pattern. The common factors associated with sleeplessness are emotional or mental tension, anxiety, depression, work problems, and an unsatisfactory sex life. Sleep medicine as a recent branch of medicine is reviewed as well as the use of Plant Medicine to deal with sleep disorders. Common substances used to induce sleep are hypnotic sedatives, and over the counter medications such as Benadryl and Nyquil. Alcohol is also used as a sleep aid. Herbal medicines are also commonly used as sleep aids. How sleep medication affects then biological pathways of man is emphasized (The Biochemistry of Sleep). Two hypothetical enzymes are proposed for the Biochemical Pathway starting with tryptophan and terminating in melatonin, a known sleep hormone. The two hypothetical enzymes proposed are 5-hydroxytryptophan synthetase and 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase. The major problems associated with insufficient in the society is explained as well as the causes of sleep deprivation in this modern civilization. Some of the behavioral changes in the society that have contributed to sleep problems are shift work, increased work hours and extensive socialization.
Challenges in Managing Melioidosis with Fulminant Sepsis: A Case Report
Authors: Ali Mohd Nazri , Othman Abdul Karim , Bahar Nurul Illani , Ahmad Wan Nur Madihah Wan , Wan Wan Nasrudin , Rasani Azhar Faruqi Mohd , Ali Nabil
Published: October 2022

Managing melioidosis with fulminant sepsis is difficult and challenging. We describe the case of a 30-year-old man with clinical presentation of non-specific septicemic shock with multi organ impairment and severe respiratory distress. The causative organism, Burkholderia pseudomallei was only identified on day 4 of ICU admission. Imaging investigation revealed multiple lung and splenic abscesses. This led to delay in the diagnosis and initiating specific antimicrobial therapy which arise from difficulties in clinical recognition and laboratory diagnosis. Our patient was managed in the ICU for 23 days with intensive antimicrobial therapy. As for now, we should increase the awareness of melioidosis in treating our patients and realize its burden to our community and hoping that a better diagnostic test will arise and helps us in achieving early confirmatory diagnosis and guide for better therapeutic efficacy and survival of the patients.
Pengaruh Iklim Organisasi dan Kompensasi Terhadap Motivasi Kerja dan Kepuasan Kerja pada Dinas Pemberdayaan Masyarakat dan Desa Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah
Authors: Simanullang Mariati
Published: October 2022

This study aims to analyze the direct and indirect effects of organizational climate, and compensation for work motivation of employees in the Community and Village Empowerment Service of Tapanuli Tengah Regency. The method used is the quantitative method of causality. The population in the study was 37 respondents. The results showed that organizational climate, compensation had a direct effect on employee motivation in the Community and Village Empowerment Service of Tapanuli Tengah Regency and had a positive and significant effect on employee job satisfaction. Then the organizational climate and compensation indirectly have a positive but insignificant effect on job satisfaction through the work motivation of the employees of the Community and Village Empowerment Service of Tapanuli Tengah Regency.
Determination Of Debt Financial Behavior In Pandemic Covid-19
Authors: Santoso Aprih , Widowati Sri Yuni , Nurhidayati Nurhidayati
Published: October 2022

This study examines the influence of attitudes, subjective norms and intentions on the behavior of taking credit for small entrepreneurs of Semarang city at the PANDEMI COVID 19. The population of this study includes all small entrepreneurs who take the Wibawa credit in the city of Semarang, amounting to 150 people. The number of samples is 60 people (based on the Slovin formula). The sample selection method is purposive sampling, with the following criteria: 1) small entrepreneurs taking credit for the first time. 2) small entrepreneurs already have families and still have dependents for school children.The analytical tools used are: validity test, reliability test, normality test, classic assumption test (multicolonierity test, heteroscedasticity test, multiple linear regression, hypothesis test (partial t-test and F test - Goodness of Fit test) and the coefficient of determination (R2 ). The results of this study indicate that financial literacy, subjective norms and intentions influence the financial behavior of small entrepreneurs in Semarang City at the PANDEMI COVID 19. The implication of this research is that implementing credit programs should not only focus on low interest rates, but also pay more attention to tenors. It is fitting for the involvement of non-government parties to be the focus of attention as another alternative in debt.
Pengaruh Moderasi Citra Merek Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Dan Loyalitas Pelanggan Pada Restoran Cepat Saji
Authors: Abadi Ferryal , Nurpratiwi Gita
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this study is to determine whether food quality, price, environmental location and service quality affect customer satisfaction, and whether customer satisfaction affects customer loyalty as well, and to determine whether brand image strengthens or weakens customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. This study uses a survey method with an  questionnaire for data collection. This research method uses multiple linear analysis test, the population and sample of this research are customers who are located around Tangerang. The total number of samples in this study were 150 respondents. The results of this study explain that food quality has a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction, and price has a significant positive effect on customer satisfaction, and location and environment have a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction, and service quality has a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction, and customer satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on customer loyalty, and brand image moderates customer satisfaction and customer loyalty.
IMPLEMENTASI ERP PADA PROSES BISNIS DI IKM KOSMETIK MENGGUNAKAN ODOO 14.0
Authors: Amrina Uly , Lufti Muhammad Isa , Oktora Raden Adriyani , Kusuma Bagus Pratama
Published: October 2022

Enterprise Resource Planing (ERP) merupakan suatu sistem terintegrasi yang bertujuan mengatur dan menata bisnis proses yang ada pada sebuah perusahaan, sehingga terjadi suatu kolaborasi yang efektif dan efisien. PT. Budi Andhika Prima Ayudia adalah perusahaan yang bergerak dibidang industri kosmetik yang berdiri sejak 22 desember 2017. Perusahaan ini telah memiliki konsumen yang tersebar di beberapa daerah seluruh Indonesia. Proses bisnis perusahaan yang menjadi fokus penelitian ini adalah proses pembelian dan persediaan, dimana proses tersebut masih dilakukan secara manual dan masih dilakukan oleh 1 orang pegawai saja. Hal ini menyebabkan seringnya disinkronisasi data antara departemen satu dengan departemen lainnya pada perusahaan. Untuk itu dibutuhkan integrasi sistem informasi untuk seluruh elemen yang terlibat dalam perusahaan khususnya pada proses pembelian dan persediaan. Implementasi ERP yang dilakukan pada perusahaan, menggunakan software ERP Odoo 14.0. Penerapan Odoo modul purchase dan inventory pada PT. Budi Andhika Prima Ayudia yaitu pada proses melakukan pembelian barang dan melakukan pengaturan persediaan barang sesuai proses bisnis perusahaan.
ANTARA TANGGUNG JAWAB PUBLIK DAN HUBUNGAN MASYARAKAT : STUDI KASUS SIKAP EDITOR TERHADAP AKUNTABILITAS MEDIA DI SWEDIA
Authors: Pramesti Alifia Sekar , Putri Marita Eka , Sufa Siska A.
Published: October 2022

Artikel ini membahas tentang implementasi dan efektivitas system akuntabilitas media. Secara empiris, artikel tersebut didasarkan pada survei nasional tentang sikap di antara pemimpin redaksi dari 24 surat kabar Swedia terbesar. Dalam survei ini, berbagai jenis sistem akuntabilitas media dievaluasi dan diberi peringkat oleh editor: mekanisme internal, kegiatan eksternal, dan sistem koperasi. Studi kasus tentang sikap editor Swedia terhadap sistem akuntabilitas media yang berbeda ini menegaskan bahwa sampai taraf tertentu mereka lebih memilih sistem yang tidak dianggap sebagai peraturan "luar-dalam". Ketika editor dapat memilih, dimensi hubungan masyarakat dari akuntabilitas media terlihat jelas. Tetapi kemampuan mereka untuk secara eksklusif memilih opsi akuntabilitas menjadi lebih terbatas karena tren globalisasi media, teknologi baru.
Participations
Authors: Burger Mariekie
Published: October 2022

Currently the dominant form of universities development oriented community engagement is basedon an institutional project-based theoretical framework. This framework has been criticised in thescholarly discipline of Development Communication and Social Change for being diffusion-basedin nature, for its rigid linearity and subsequent hierarchically unequal power relationships, and forits uncritical validation of a particular form of knowledge. Against the background of this critique,paired with the current pronounced global awareness regarding the role of public universities insociety, this conceptual article critically investigates a range of options for development-orientedcommunity engagement by South African public universities. These options are based on differenttheoretical frameworks that already exist in the field of Development Communication and SocialChange, namely: modernisation; dependency disassociation and social movements; Freireandialogical pedagogy; UNESCO’s media system approach (that foregrounds access, participationand self-management); and participatory communication for development and social change. Inso doing, the article suggests that universities should critically consider the following aspects whenembarking on development-oriented community engagement: 1) evaluate the main assumptionsof the framework, 2) consider the complex interplay between internal and external factors thatcause problems of development, 3) consider the epistemology of knowledge, 4) reflect on thepurpose and nature of community participation, and 5) consider aspects related to expressionsof voice and identity in the public sphere instead of focusing only on measurable and materialaspects as outcomes.
Participation of Swazi women in the traditional public sphere, Sibaya, in the Kingdom of Swaziland
Authors: Mthembu Maxwell Vusumuzi
Published: October 2022

The Kingdom of Swaziland has continued to use the cattle byre, Sibaya, for deliberations onissues of national importance. This deliberative public sphere is convened once in a while todiscuss pertinent issues relating to the well-being of the Swazi nation. It is a public spherethat used to be the preserve of men but has since been opened up to accommodate women.Despite their participation, women still have to follow certain laid down rules to make their oralsubmissions in this space. In 2016, the King of Swaziland convened the Sibaya for seven daysand thousands of citizens attended to make oral submissions on social, political, economic andcultural issues. This article focuses on the representations made by women during the 2016meeting and their perception about this space. Qualitative content analysis was used to analysethe data on submissions, which were monitored on national television and recorded. Interviewswere also conducted with some participants to find out how they feel about this space. Groundedon Fraser’s concept of the counter public sphere, the study reveals that interlocutors feel that thisis a restrictive and intimidating space that is and that there are too many rules that discriminateagainst the free participation of women. Thorny issues raised by women pertained to education(primary, secondary and tertiary), the welfare of widows, chieftaincy disputes, access to land,provision of water and electricity and gender-based violence, among others.
“South Africa belongs to all who live in it”
Authors: Chiumbu Sarah Helen , Moyo Dumisani
Published: October 2022

A growing body of literature on media and xenophobia in South Africa has shown that the depictionof immigrants by the mainstream print media is overwhelmingly negative, and this in turn enforcesnegative stereotypes that contribute to further xenophobic attacks. This paper adds a dimensionthat is missing from existing research to focus on media representation of immigrants withinquestions around citizenship and identity.. The arguments driving this paper are inspired by theproclamations in the South African Constitution preamble, which states that “South Africa belongsto all who live in it, united in our diversity”. This paper analyses how selected print media in thecountry construct immigrants in the context of identity and belonging. We start from the premisethat as a social institution, the media play an important role in shaping policies on immigrationthat have a bearing on these matters. Using theories of media and national identity, the paperexamines thematic frames used by the selected newspapers to construct the image of immigrantsduring three periods of xenophobic violence, in 2008, 2015, and 2017. Our main argument isthat while the media have played a significant role in creating awareness about the scourge ofxenophobia, they have, wittingly or unwittingly, used narrative frames that justify the exclusion offoreigners, thereby entrenching a perception of insiders and outsiders, citizens and non-citizens.In the process, they also reinforce fears of a national takeover by the foreign “other”. Thesearguments hold significance in the broader debates about the transformation of the print mediaand its role in the on-going process of nation-building.
CHARACTONYMS IN MODERN ENGLISH CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Authors: Капкова С.Ю.
Published: October 2022

Постановка задачи. В задачи данного исследования входит определение роли использования говорящих личных имен и фамилий в разножанровых текстах для детей английских классических и современных авторов. Первой задачей стало выявление говорящих личных имен и фамилий в художественных произведениях трех английских детских писателей. Второй задачей обозначен этимологический и лексико-семантический анализ говорящих личных имен и фамилий в исследуемых детских художественных произведениях с целью получения информации о том, является персонаж положительным или отрицательным. В третью задачу исследования входило выявление функций говорящих имен и фамилий в данных произведениях. Четвертой задачей предполагалось определение способа перевода говорящих имен и фамилий на русский язык. Результаты. В статье представлены говорящие личные имена и фамилии персонажей, отобранные методом сплошной выборки из разножанровых произведений детских английских писателей разных временных периодов. Далее проведен этимологический анализ говорящих имен и фамилий и их декодирование в анализируемых произведениях Р. Даля, Дж. К. Роулинг и Ф. Саймон и определена роль личных говорящих имен и фамилий. Выводы. В ходе исследования было выявлено 11 функций говорящих личных имен и фамилий в анализируемых художественных произведениях для детей трех британских авторов. Были выделены идентифицирующая, комическая, стилеобразующая, аллюзивная, жанрообразующая, звукоподражательная функции, а также функции, характеризующие внешность, род занятий или профессию, поведение, речь и описывающие характер.

Statement of the problem. The objectives of this study include determining the role of the use of charactonyms in multi-genre texts for children written by English classical and modern authors. The first task was to identify the charactonyms in the works of fiction of three English children's writers. The second task is the etymological and lexico-semantic analysis of the charactonyms in the children's works of art under study in order to obtain information about whether the character is positive or negative. The third task of the study was to identify the functions of charactonyms in the works analyzed. Results. The article presents the charactonyms of the characters selected by a continuous sampling method from the works written by English children's writers of different time periods. Further, the etymological analysis of the charactonyms and their decoding in the analyzed works written by R. Dahl, J. K. Rowling and F. Simon and the role of the charactonyms in those works are defined. Conclusion. The study revealed 11 functions of charactonyms in the analyzed works of fiction for children of three British authors. Identifying, comic, style-forming, allusive, genre-forming, onomatopoeic functions were identified, as well as functions characterizing appearance, occupations or professions, behavior, speech and describing character.