bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
DEFINING REQUIREMENTS TO DEVELOP INFORMATION SECURITY CONCEPT N HYBRID THREATS CONDITIONS. PART 3
Authors: Borsukovskyi Yurii
Published: June 2020

This article provides the modern cybersecurity trends directly related to aim ant tasks of criminals. It reflect the assessment of global technological risks discussed at 2020 World Economic Forum. The article covers estimations on increase on negative impact of geopolitical sharpness elements on economic potential of next generation technologies. Data fraud and cyberattacks are considered as priority key indicators at assessment of the most possible global risks, and attacks at informational infrastructure are equal to the cyberattacks risks at the rating of the most possible risks. Forecast indicates that cyberattacks are the most likely to be used as indirect conflicts between countries which look forward to expand their range on influence. In such situation the cybersecurity issues can`t stay on the second place or be the issues which should be solved at existence of direct cyber threats to the modern informational systems, IoT systems and SCADA. Obviously, we should revise the approaches to creation and development of modern informational technologies and cybersecurity issues should be considered as constituent element in development of modern informational systems from the very moment of its initiation, projecting, and on all stages of production and support. Reorientation of informational system developers to creation of new integrated platforms with cybersecurity constituent elements demands the research and implementation of new approaches to its development, as well as engagement of the world community at elaboration of relevant standards and protocols, which ensure the secure functioning of informational systems at world net. The article provides the basic requirements to constituent elements at development of concept of informational and cyber security in conditions of hybrid threats especially provides recommendations on organizational structure for informational security department and general principles to organize the activities and controls on informational and cyber protection. The article defines tasks for informational security department, provides the list of basic actions to secure information, and formulates the tasks, which should be ensured by technical infrastructure, organizational, procedural and hardware and technical actions to manage the informational security, and other principles to ensure informational security in development of concept of informational security within the hybrid threats conditions.
Differentially Private Release of Datasets using Gaussian Copula
Authors: Asghar Hassan Jameel , Ding Ming , Rakotoarivelo Thierry , Mrabet Sirine , Kaafar Dali
Published: June 2020

We propose a generic mechanism to efficiently release differentially private synthetic versions of high-dimensional datasets with high utility. The core technique in our mechanism is the use of copulas, which are functions representing dependencies among random variables with a multivariate distribution. Specifically, we use the Gaussian copula to define dependencies of attributes in the input dataset, whose rows are modelled as samples from an unknown multivariate distribution, and then sample synthetic records through this copula. Despite the inherently numerical nature of Gaussian correlations we construct a method that is applicable to both numerical and categorical attributes alike. Our mechanism is efficient in that it only takes time proportional to the square of the number of attributes in the dataset. We propose a differentially private way of constructing the Gaussian copula without compromising computational efficiency. Through experiments on three real-world datasets, we show that we can obtain highly accurate answers to the set of all one-way marginal, and two-and three-way positive conjunction queries, with 99% of the query answers having absolute (fractional) error rates between 0.01 to 3%. Furthermore, for a majority of two-way and three-way queries, we outperform independent noise addition through the well-known Laplace mechanism. In terms of computational time we demonstrate that our mechanism can output synthetic datasets in around 6 minutes 47 seconds on average with an input dataset of about 200 binary attributes and more than 32,000 rows, and about 2 hours 30 mins to execute a much larger dataset of about 700 binary attributes and more than 5 million rows. To further demonstrate scalability, we ran the mechanism on larger (artificial) datasets with 1,000 and 2,000 binary attributes (and 5 million rows) obtaining synthetic outputs in approximately 6 and 19 hours, respectively. These are highly feasible times for synthetic datasets, which are one-off releases.
Understanding Privacy-Utility Tradeoffs in Differentially Private Online Active Learning
Authors: Bittner Daniel M , Brito Alejandro E , Ghassemi Mohsen , Rane Shantanu , Sarwate Anand D , Wright Rebecca N
Published: June 2020

We consider privacy-preserving learning in the context of online learning. Insettings where data instances arrive sequentially in streaming fashion, incremental trainingalgorithms such as stochastic gradient descent (SGD) can be used to learn and updateprediction models. When labels are costly to acquire, active learning methods can beused to select samples to be labeled from a stream of unlabeled data. These labeled datasamples are then used to update the machine learning models. Privacy-preserving onlinelearning can be used to update predictors on data streams containing sensitive information.The differential privacy framework quantifies the privacy risk in such settings. This workproposes a differentially private online active learning algorithm using stochastic gradientdescent (SGD) to retrain the classifiers. We propose two methods for selecting informativesamples. We incorporated this into a general-purpose web application that allows a non-expert user to evaluate the privacy-aware classifier and visualize key privacy-utility tradeoffs.Our application supports linear support vector machines and logistic regression and enablesan analyst to configure and visualize the effect of using differentially private online activelearning versus a non-private counterpart. The application is useful for comparing theprivacy/utility tradeoff of different algorithms, which can be useful to decision makers inchoosing which algorithms and parameters to use. Additionally, we use the application toevaluate our SGD-based solution and to show that it generates predictions with a superiorprivacy-utility tradeoff than earlier methods.
Modified SERVPERF and Normalized SERVQUAL Models in Estimation of Service Quality in Higher Educational Institutes
Authors: Sydorov Mykola , Salnikova Svitlana , Savelyev Yuriy , Oliinyk Oksana
Published: June 2020

The purpose of this paper is to propose and empirically substantiate modification of SERVPERF instrument. We demonstrate difference in practical realization of SERVQUAL (Perceptions-Minus-Expectations) and modified SERVPERF (Performance-Minus-Expectation) based on qualitative and two quantitative methodological studies carried out at the Faculty of Sociology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. We used questionnaire adaptation for higher educational institutes (HEI).The sample size of the quantitative studies (10 persons of 2nd year of education, 10 persons of 3nd year of education, 10 persons of 4th year of Bachelor degree program and 5 persons of 2nd year of Master degree program; every 4th student of each year of education) complies with the used statistical test and the sample size requirements for focus groups. To compare the instruments we used nonparametric Wilcoxon signed rank test imple­men­ted in the statistical programming package R. Our finding is that modified SERVPERF is more convenient for students, smaller and more useful for online surveys. So, the difference in mean values of answer’s levels is mo­re significant between modified SERVPERF and normalized SERVQUAL than between modified SERVPERF and perceptions in SERVQUAL.

Although the research has limitation – it is reconnaissance one and made as a one of steps for adaptation and validation of models for service quality measuring in Ukrainian HEI based on survey of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv students, however, the results of this methodological study allow other researchers to conduct representative studies using an adapted questionnaire of SERVQUAL at their universities. This result is important for service quality estimation which is needed for universities to monitor and improve the quality of their services and elaborate marketing strategy now.
Tecnopoéticas subalternas (o algunos apuntes para desandar territorios)
Authors: Yeregui Mariela
Published: June 2020

El campo de las prácticas artísticas tecnológicas latinoamericanas habilita debates y discusiones en torno a categorías tales como “mestizo” o “híbrido” a partir de su condición de imbricación entre la centralidad tecnológica y las “prácticas situadas”. Los discursos de la tecnocultura, marco en el que estas producciones tienen lugar, suscitan replanteamientos en los artistas locales, para quienes la centralidad tecno-científica debe ser objeto de fricción y de desarme crítico. A través de este artículo propongo examinar algunos proyectos tecnoartísticos en el ámbito latinoamericano que aportan una mirada decolonial en relación con el diálogo arte-tecnología.
Contemporary Trend of Drug Abuse Among In-School Adolescents in Kwara State, Nigeria
Authors: Bolu-Steve Foluke Nike
Published: June 2020

Presently, drug abuse has become a societal problem with its prevalence being found among adolescents in Nigeria. This study focuses on the contemporary trend of drug abuse among in-school adolescents in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study employed the use of a descriptive survey design. One hundred respondents were chosen for the study through the use of a simple random sampling technique from the three Senatorial districts of Kwara State. In total, three hundred adolescents participated in the study. The respondents were stratified on the basis of age and gender. In order to ascertain the validity of the instrument of this study, copies of the questionnaire were given to experts and lecturers in related fields for vetting. A reliability index of 0.75 was obtained using a test-retest method. The instrument used for this study was tagged “Trends of Drug Abuse Questionnaire” (TDAQ). The outcome of this research revealed that a significant difference existed in in-school adolescent’s perception on the contemporary trend of drug abuse based on age. However, on the basis of gender, the respondent’s perceptions were similar. Given these results, it is recommended that drug refusal skills as well as drug education be incorporated into students’ orientation programs.
PRAKTIK MANAJEMEN KEUANGAN MASJID DAN POTENSI DANA MASJID
Authors: Lenap Indria Puspitasari , Nur Fitriyah Nur Fitriyah , Akhmad Zaenul
Published: June 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui praktik manajemen keuangan dan potensi dana masjid yang miliki oleh masjid yang berada di pinggir jalan raya dan masjid yang berada di dalam pemukiman di Kota Mataram. Permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh pengurus masjid di kota mataram mengenai praktik manajemen keuangan dan potensi dana yang dimiliki masjid adalah belum adanya penggunaan PSAK 45 dalam pengelolaan keuangan masjid dan masih banyak masjid yang belum bisa memanfaatkan dengan baik potensi dana yang dimilikinya. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pengurus masjid baik yang berada di pinggir jalan raya maupun di dalam pemukiman telah melakukan manajemen keuangan masjid dan menggali potensi dana masjid secara maksimal walaupun masjid di pinggir jalan memiliki potensi dana yang lebih besar. Berbagi strategi diterapkan oleh pengurus masjid dalam menggali potensi dana untuk melaksanakan seluruh kegiatan di masjid ada yang menggunakan strategi menjual Al Fatihah, ada yang menggunakan strategi door to door dan lainnya. Adapun kendala-kendala yang dihadapi dalam manajemen keuangan masjid dan potensi dana masjid yaitu bagian keuangan yang belum dipegang oleh orang yang berkompetensi dalam hal keuangan dan juga tidak adanya keterlibatan pemerintah dalam pendanaan masjid.
EARNINGS MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS ON SERVICE INDUSTRIES THAT SUPPORT TOURISM SECTOR AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE OF LOMBOK AND PALU
Authors: Karim Nina Karina , Atikah Siti , Lenap Indria Puspitasari
Published: June 2020

Earnings management practices in corporate financial statement continues to be an issue of debate in the financial accounting realm. Earnings management is done by the management of a company for various reasons. Information disclosed in the financial statement ideally must reflect the condition and performance of a company. Extraordinary events such as natural disaster surely will affect the performance of a company that is impacted by the event. A decline in corporate financial performance will affect the corporate stakeholders. This research aims to detect earnings management practices that might be conducted by service companies that support tourism industries affected by the earthquake that occurred in Lombok and Palu. Using the equation formulated by Stubben (2009) to detect earnings management practices by observing the change in discretionary revenues, this research has found that the natural disaster that hit Lombok and Palu was not a powerful enough extraordinary event that might have driven the management to conduct earnings management practices.
Desastre da mineração em Barcarena, Pará e cobertura midiática: diferenças de duração e direcionamentos de escuta
Authors: Steinbrenner Rosane Albino , Guerreiro Neto Guilherme , Loureiro de Bragança Pedro , Ramos de Castro Edna Maria
Published: June 2020

O artigo objetiva analisar a cobertura midiática do desastre socioambiental ocorrido em 2018, em Barcarena, no Pará, e discutir tanto as diferenças entre a duração do desastre (prolongada) e a duração da cobertura (concentrada), quanto os direcionamentos de escuta entre a repercussão de eventos gerados por vozes ofiiais/institucionais e a presença/ausência de vozes populares de comunidades e movimentos sociais. Como resultado, apresenta três momentos de análise dos dados coletados em clipping nacional ao longo de oito meses: uma análise quantitativa da frequência da cobertura indicando alcance e duração da visibilidade midiática; um recorte quanti-quali apontando como a mídia agenda e promove enquadramento por meio das fontes acionadas na produção da notícia; e uma análise qualitativa, na perspectiva decolonial, de como aparecem na cobertura do desastre as vozes historicamente silenciadas. Para compreender o desastre como processo, busca-se antes situar o contexto da mineração na Amazônia a partir do aporte da Ecologia Política.
HABEŞÎZÂDE ABDURRAHİM RAHÎMÎ’NİN MATLA‘U’L-İŞRÂK ADLI SİLSİLENÂMESİ VE MATLA‘U’L-İŞRÂK’A GÖRE TARİKATLAR VE ŞEYH SİLSİLELERİ
Authors: DONUK Suat
Published: June 2020

Birbirine icazet veren şeyhlerin, peşi sıra tahta çıkan hükümdarların ve aynı soydan gelen kişilerin sıralı listesini içeren eserlere silsilenâme adı verilir. Yazma eser kütüphanelerinde manzum veya mensur pek çok Türkçe silsilenâme örneği vardır. Bunların çoğunluğunu tarikat postnişinlerinin sıralı listesini içeren silsilenâmeler meydana getirmektedir. Şeyh silsilenâmelerinden biri Habeşîzâde Abdurrahîm Rahîmî’nin Matla‘u’l-işrāk adlı eseridir. Habeş Valisi Mustafa Paşa’nın oğlu olan Rahîmî kâtiplik eğitimi ve medrese öğreniminin yanı sıra Melâmî, Halvetî, Celvetî ve Gülşenî şeyhlerinden tasavvuf terbiyesi aldı. Yaşamının önemli bir kısmını Silahdar Şehid Ali Paşa’nın hizmetinde geçirdi. Divan kâtipliği, maliye tezkireciliği, cizye muhasebeciliği gibi görevler ifa ettikten sonra 1440/1727 senesinde vefat etti. Habeşîzâde Rahîmî, Nâbî ile mektuplaşmış, müşterek şiirler yazmıştır. Lugaz ile muamma çözmede, tarih düşürmede ve nazire yazmada ustadır. Biyografik kaynaklar şiir ve inşası güzel, tasavvufî ıstılahlara vâkıf bir şair olan Habeşîzâde Rahîmî’nin sadece müretteb Dîvân’ının olduğunu bildirmektedir. Matla‘u’l-işrāk, Mesnevi Şârihi Sarı Abdullah Efendi’nin Meslekü’l-uşşāk adlı kasidesini tanzîr etmek için yazılmıştır. Matla‘u’l-işrāk’ın yazılış tarihi ve yeri belli değildir. Türkiye yazma eser kütüphanelerinde şu ana kadar tespit edilebilmiş iki nüshası bulunmaktadır. Matla‘u’l-işrāk 85 beyitten meydana gelmiş bir kasidedir. Ancak eser öğretici ve tasavvufi içerikli olduğu için kasidenin klasik özelliklerini göstermemektedir. Aruzun mefā‘īlün / mefā‘īlün / mefā‘īlün / mefā‘īlün kalıbıyla yazılmıştır. Belirgin bir vezin ve kafiye kusuru içermemektedir. İçerisinde yer alan edebî sanatların sayısı oldukça azdır. Dil varlığı ağırlıklı olarak Arapça ve Farsça kelimelerden oluşmaktadır. Bu nedenle dil ve üslubu oldukça ağırdır. Matla‘u’l-işrāk’ta Türkçe atasözü ve arkaik kelime bulunmamaktadır. Tüm manzume boyunca sadece bir Türkçe deyim geçmektedir. Matla‘u’l-işrāk’ta Bayramî-Melâmî tarikatına mensup şeyhlerin silsilesi verilmiştir. Bu şeyhlerin yaşamı hakkında kısa bilgiler sunulmuştur. Bazılarının ise sadece ismi zikredilmiştir. Ayrıca Mevlânâ, Yûnus Emre, Hallâc-ı Mansûr, Nesîmî gibi meşhur mutasavvıflara değinilmiştir. Matla‘u’l-işrāk’ın bazı beyitlerinde tarikata mensubiyet, dervişlerden beklenen davranışlar, fenafillah mertebesine ulaşan salikte görülen haller vb. tasavvufî bilgiler de verilmiştir. Bu makalenin giriş kısmında Habeşîzâde Abdurrahîm Rahîmî’nin hayatı hakkında geniş bilgiler verilmiştir. Esas bölümünde Habeşîzâde Rahîmî’nin Matla‘u’l-işrāk adlı eseri ayrıntılı bir şekilde tanıtılmıştır. Matla‘u’l-işrāk’tan hareketle Osmanlı sosyal ve dinî hayatında yer alan çeşitli tarikatlar ve bunların şeyh silsileleri hakkında bilgiler verilmiştir. Mevzunun metin üzerinde görülebilmesi için Matla‘u’l-işrāk’ın iki nüsha üzerinden kurulan tenkitli metnine makalenin sonunda yer verilmiştir.
Alla ricerca dell’impresa totale
Authors: Bagnoli Carlo , Mirisola Beniamino , Tabaglio Veronica
Published: June 2020

This book aims to give a new meaning to corporate identity, presenting an alternative model of analysis and intervention which, through the alchemical system, borrowed from Jungian psychoanalysis and already applied in literature, is able to concentrate on the deepest roots of the company and extract a mythical patrimony, not only useful for the corporate storytelling but for the reconstruction of the identity itself.
Digital communication channels in Industry 4.0 implementation
Authors: Kovaitė Kristina , Šūmakaris Paulius , Stankevičienė Jelena
Published: June 2020

Industry 4.0 describes a phenomenon which augments business models and also
communication channels in commercial enterprises. This paper analyses
scientific publications related to the business model changes driven by Industry
4.0, and also digital internal communication channels used to reduce risks in
the process. The paper is based upon a systematic review of scientific publications and evaluation by experts. The research revealed a gap between internal
communication through digital channels and the change process in Industry 4.0-driven
business models. Each channel has its mission and contributes to reducing risk
during the change process. Since there is no universal digital channel for
internal communication, different digital communication channels are efficient at
different stages of change. The paper makes recommendations for enterprises,
related to the effectiveness of digital communication channels during the business
model transformation. It further contributes to existing knowledge by expanding
the change process model and aligning the change process with features of
digital communication channels. The research focused on the manufacturing sector,
exploring digital communication channels used to reduce risk during the change
process, which is a limitation of this study, along with assumption of a basic
level of digital competences in the enterprise.
Factors affecting relative efficiency of higher education institutions of economic orientation
Authors: Blecich Andrea Arbula
Published: June 2020

This paper investigates the factors that influence the relative
efficiency of higher education institutions of economic orientation. The empirical
analysis is carried out on 31 higher educational institutions of economic
orientation in Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, in three phases.
In the first phase, relative efficiency of observed institutions is evaluated
for three main areas of their activities: teaching, research and international
activity. In the second phase, higher education institutions are clustered
based on relative efficiency results of each individual area of their activity.
In the last, third phase, key association factors of a particular cluster are
determined using univariate binary logistic regression and odds for transition
to a more favourable cluster are defined.
The results indicate that odds for positioning in the more efficient cluster
are higher in public institutions than in private ones, in institutions with
more published professional papers, in those with higher expenditures per faculty,
the larger number of enrolled students per faculty, as well as in those with
more visiting researchers. The proposed model can serve as a design guideline
for education policies and as a moderation guideline for national authorities.
Trust-by-Design: Evaluating Issues and Perceptions within Clinical Passporting
Authors: Abramson Will , Van Deursen Nicole E , Buchanan William J
Published: June 2020

A substantial administrative burden is placed on healthcare professionals as they manage and progress through their careers. Identity verification, pre-employment screening and appraisals: the bureaucracy associated with each of these processes takes precious time out of a healthcare professional's day. Time that could have been spent focused on patient care. In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, it is more important than ever to optimize these professionals' time. This paper presents the synthesis of a design workshop held at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) and subsequent interviews with healthcare professionals. The main research question posed is whether these processes can be re-imagined using digital technologies, specifically Self-Sovereign Identity? A key contribution in the paper is the development of a set of user-led requirements and design principles for identity systems used within healthcare. These are then contrasted with the design principles found in the literature. The results of this study confirm the need and potential of professionalising identity and credential management throughout a healthcare professional's career.
COOPERATION INITIATIVES BETWEEN THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF IMMIGRATION AND THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ON AIRPORTS IN INDONESIA
Authors: Daliman Marsiyah , Arifin Ridwan
Published: June 2020

This study is to examine the nature of collaboration between the Department of Home Affairs Australia (DHA) and the Directorate General of Immigration Indonesia (DGI) to protect their borders and intercept unauthorized arrivals, and to identify current challenges of postings of Airline Liaison Officers (ALOs) at airports in Indonesia. This study employs the qualitative research method methodology using the document analysis and observation at Jakarta and Bali airports by collecting sources of data from public organizational reports, official documents, books, online publications, or journal articles. The data is analyzed by using the five indicators by O’Leary & Vij: power, communication, perceived legitimacy, trust, and information exchange. The study shows the collaboration between DHA and DGI in posting of ALOs at airports in Indonesia has been running for more than a decade as the extraterritorial immigration control despite legal challenges, sovereignty, non-refoulment principles, human rights violations, and authority overlap. This paper recommends both countries to ratify new arrangements about posting of ALOs subject to the national sovereignty, data sharing, use of technology, Indonesian legislations, and involvement in operation protocols. Further study about  extraterritorial immigration control by postings of ALOs in Indonesia can be discussed from the perspectives of national sovereignty, border integrity, and intelligence service.Keywords: DHA, extraterritorial immigration control, ALOs, unauthorised arrivals, perceived legitimacy
A variational approach to scripts
Authors: Albarracin Mahault , Constant Axel , Friston Karl , Ramstead Maxwell
Published: June 2020

This paper proposes a formal reconstruction of the script construct by leveraging the active inference framework, a behavioural modelling framework that casts action, perception, emotions, and attention as processes of (Bayesian or variational) inference. We propose a first principles account of the script construct that integrates its different uses in the behavioural and social sciences. We begin by reviewing the recent literature that uses the script construct. We then examine the main mathematical and computational features of active inference. Finally, we leverage the resources of active inference to offer a formal model of scripts. Our integrative model accounts for the dual nature of scripts (as internal, psychological schema used by agents to make sense of event types and as constitutive behavioural categories that make up the social order) and also for the stronger and weaker conceptions of the construct (which do and do not relate to explicit action sequences, respectively).
Speciation and antifungal susceptibility testing of candida species isolated from clinical samples
Authors: Singh Lokjan , Harakuni Sheetal U , Basnet Bibek , Parajuli Keshab
Published: June 2020

Background: The importance of epidemiological monitoring of yeasts involved in pathogenic processes is unquestionable due to the increase in trend of infections caused by various species of Candida over the last decade; so are the changes observed in species causing Candidiasis and empirical antifungal treatment.
Aims and Objective: To speciate the clinically isolated Candida species by phenotypic methods and to estimate the antifungal susceptibility of the isolated species against fluconazole, ketoconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole by disc diffusion method.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in 2018 in the Department of Microbiology, J. N. Medical College, KAHER, Belagavi Karnataka. Ethical Clarence was obtained from institutional ethical committee J.N. Medical College.
Results: Out of 59 Candida isolates, Candida tropicalis was the predominant species 41(69.49%), followed by Candida glabrata 5 (8.47%), Candida parapsilosis and Candida lusitaniae 4 (6.78%) respectively, Candidaguilliermondii and Candida kefyr 2 (3.39%) respectively and the least one was Candida krusei 1 (1.69%). Voriconazole showed the highest level of sensitivity whereas Itraconazole has shown the least sensitivity pattern by disk diffusion method. Out of 59 Candida species, 52 (88.13%) were sensitive to Voriconazole, 44 (74.57%) were sensitive to Fluconazole, 40 (67.79%) were sensitive to Ketoconazole and the least sensitivity was shown by Itraconazole 30 (50.84%). Candida krusei and Candida guilliermondii showed 100% sensitive to Fluconazole, Voriconazole, Ketoconazole and Itraconazole respectively.
Conclusion: Non-albicans Candida species are being common isolates from cases of candidiasis. Candida tropicalis is the predominant isolate, followed by Candida glabrata, Candida lusitaniae, Candida parapsilosis, Candida guilliermondii, Candida kefyr and Candida krusei. Most of the isolates were sensitive to Voriconazole.
Clinical profile and colonoscopic findings in patients with lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Authors: Bhattarai Subash , Acharya Ramesh Raj , Jwarchan Bishnu , Karki Dipesh
Published: June 2020

Background: Most of the bleeding in the lower gastrointestinal tract are usually located in the rectum, colon and terminal ileum. Colonoscopy is an invasive procedure used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes for detection of lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract pathologies and haemorrhage.
Aims and Objective: The purpose of the study was to understand the clinical profile and colonoscopic findings in patients with lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage.
Materials and Methods: Seventy-two patients presenting with lower GI haemorrhage were included in the study. All patients underwent colonoscopy after achieving hemodynamic stability and bowel preparation. Clinical profile and colonoscopic findings were studied.
Results: The common aetiologies of lower GI haemorrhage were haemorrhoids followed by nonspecific colitis, colorectal polyp and carcinoma of colon. Rectum followed by sigmoid harbored majority of pathologies that presented with lower GI haemorrhage.
Conclusions: The diagnosis of the pathological lesion and management of underlying cause not only prevents another episode of lower GI haemorrhage but also help in reducing morbidity and mortality. Colonoscopy or at least sigmoidoscopy is strongly recommended for evaluation, diagnosis and management of lower GI haemorrhage.
Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis following intake of nuts
Authors: Manappallil Robin George , Anand Thushara
Published: June 2020

Allergic reactions can be mild or life threatening. Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (FDEIA) is a severe form of allergic reaction in which symptoms develop only after exercising within a few hours of eating a specific food. The condition is, at times, underdiagnosed. Proper history taking is essential, especially when patients present with allergic reactions after exertion and food intake. The patient being described developed FDEIA because of exercising after eating nuts.
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in patients presenting to tertiary care center
Authors: Acharya Ramesh Raj , Kunwar Dipak , Khadka Susmita , Kunwar Rajyashree , Karki Adhyashree , Shrestha Rakshya
Published: June 2020

Background: Globally prevalence of metabolic syndrome ranges from 10 to 84%, depending upon sex, age, race, and ethnicity, region and the definition used. There is limited literature in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Nepal. One nationwide survey study reported prevalence of metabolic syndrome is 15% and 16% according to ATP III and IDF criteria respectively.
Aims and Objectives: The aims and objective of our study is to study the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in tertiary care center.
Material and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. We used convenient method of sampling and data collection was done in between May 2019 to July 2019. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was done for association of metabolic syndrome with different variables.
Results: The total of 362 participants was included in the study. Among them 54.4% were 53 years and above and 45.6% were below 53 years of age. Among all participants 25% were diabetic and 55% were hypertensive. Among all participants metabolic syndrome was found in 45.3%. All components of metabolic syndrome were found to be significantly associated with metabolic syndrome both in bivariate and multiple regression analysis.
Conclusion: The metabolic syndrome is very prevalent in our population. These findings prompt the concerned authorities to formulate strategies to prevent the risk factors.
Parainfectious vasculitis due to Pneumococcal meningitis following traumatic CSF rhinorrhoea resulting in cerebellar infarction
Authors: Karadan Ummer , Manappallil Robin George , Bhaskaran Manoj , Chandran Anoop , Zacharia Ivin Panakkel
Published: June 2020

Parainfectious vasculitis is a rare life threatening complication of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.pneumoniae) meningitis. There is a 19% risk of developing meningitis in the patients with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhoea. The patient being reported developed CSF rhinorrhoea due to traumatic fracture of cribriform plate, followed by pneumococcal meningitis and parainfectious vasculitis resulting in cerebellar infarction.
Bio-Floc Technology: Prospects & Challenges in Fish Farming of Nepal
Authors: Neupane Prajina , Adhikari Madhusudhan , Thapa Manita Kumari , Pandeya Astha Kiran
Published: June 2020

Bio-floc technology is the blue revolution in aquaculture & new technique of enhancing water quality & utilizing feed wastes in the aquaculture system. It follows the concept of conversion of ammonium in addition to organic nitrogenous wastes into bacterial biomass in where heterotrophic bacterial growth is stimulated & nitrogen uptake through the production of microbial proteins is promoted by the addition of carbohydrates to the pond. Nitrogen generated by uneaten feed and excreta of cultured organisms is converted into proteinaceous feed available for those same organisms. This technique recycles nutrients & nitrogenous wastes by maintaining a high carbon: nitrogen ratio and provides essential & higher quality nutrition to the shrimps & fishes in achieving fast growth, lesser FCR & possibility to prevent diseases. Water requirement in BFT is extremely less & it is advantageous than the conventional system where there is continuous water & nutrient recycling, lower FCR. On the other hand, many challenges are existing in practicing bio-floc in Nepal as it requires frequent pond monitoring by the technical manpower. The choice of carbon source should be made wisely and correctly as the performance of fish and water quality in the bio-floc ponds depend highly upon carbon source. Further, vitamins required for fish may not be produced by microbes thus needed to identify them and supply through the feed. However, the practice of bio-floc technology will be proven worth for farmers in Nepal.

Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 8(2): 140-145
Campylobacter Infection and its Sensitivity in Retail Pork
Authors: Gautam Aasish , Neupane Sushil , Kaphle Krishna
Published: June 2020

Food safety and security are serious concerns to the world. The growing population, depleting resources demand that judicious production is key and ensuring that the product is safe from the farm is a collective responsibility. Pork is the source of most consumed animal protein on the planet. Concerns of various type from chemical residues, environment pollution and source of pandemic diseases have challenged the growth of the pork industry. There is strong correlation between contamination of pork by pathogens like, Campylobacter, Salmonella, Toxoplasma gondii, Listeria monocytogens, Staphylococcus aureus, Trichinella spiralis and human health hazard. The purpose of this study is to outline the possible risk factors, antibiotic susceptibility pattern, prevalence, possible reason behind high prevalence and developed resistance and possible control measures for Campylobacter spp. (C. coli and C. jejuni). The risk factor analysis-based research clearly indicated that possible contamination is due to unhygienic slaughtering, evisceration and processing practices. Prevalence is more in the retail meat of Nepal than other countries. The commonly used antibiotics in Nepal are not fully sensitive.  The developed resistance might be due to overuse or misuse of antibiotics which may lead to post antibiotics era. Strict slaughtering procedure, HACCP (hazard analysis and critical point) and GMP (good manufacturing practices) during slaughtering are prerequisities for Campylobacter control in carcass. We need to focus through individual, policymaker, health professional level for enhancement of pig industry with strict biosecurity measures at farm level of Nepal.

Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 8(2): 132-139
Rooftop Gardening as A Need for Sustainable Urban Farming: A case of Kathmandu, Nepal
Authors: Thapa Sandesh , Nainabasti Anjal , Acharya Sashila , Rai Neha , Bhandari Rakshya
Published: June 2020

Rooftop gardening is one of the present needs for urban settlement for solving food security problems and promoting sustainable agriculture. To highlight the present status of rooftop gardening in Kathmandu a key informant survey was conducted where 52 respondents were selected where the majority of the rooftop garden maintainers were females (52.8%). All of the respondents have a positive response regarding rooftop gardening and was significant with a year of farming in roofs (χ²= 45, df= 9, P-value=0.000) and the area covered by rooftop farms range from 5-13%. There was a significant monetary value of the soft benefit from rooftop garden as food production ($3456.86), air quality ($11-19), stormwater retention ($20609), and carbon sequestration ($6-7) benefits. However, the traditional method was employed to maintain rooftop gardens with planting materials such as plastic bags, pots, and styrofoam carats. Since constraints were recorded in the study area regarding rooftop farming establishment and also is continuing, thus, there should be proper training for the individuals interested in rooftop gardening which enables them to manage and continue their farms more efficiently.

Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 8(2): 241-246
Macroeconomic Determinants of Stock Market Prices in Nepal
Authors: Panta Bhim Prasad
Published: June 2020

Background: Stock market plays a crucial role in the financial system of a country. It can be viewed as a channel through which resources are properly channelized. It enables the governments and industry to raise long-term capital for financing new projects. The stock markets of developing economies are likely to be sensitive to various macro-economic factors such as GDP, imports, exports, exchange rates etc., when there is high demand on financial products, as a constituent of financial market, ultimately stock market needs to develop. Many factors can be a signal to stock market participants to expect a higher or lower return when investing in stock and one of these factors are macroeconomic variables and thus, macro-economic variables tend to effect on stock market development.

Objective: This study examines the linkage between stock market prices (NEPSE index) and five macro-economic variables, namely; real GDP, broad money supply, interest rate, inflation, and exchange rate using ARDL model and to explain the behavior of the Nepal Stock Exchange Index.

Methods: The ECM which is delivered from ARDL model through simple linear transformation to integrate short run adjustments with long run equilibrium without losing long run information. The analysis has been done by using 25 years' annual data from 1994 to 2019.

Findings: The result suggests that the fluctuation of Nepse Index in long run is strongly associated with broad money supply, interest rate, inflation, and exchange rate.

Conclusion: Though Nepalese stock market is in primitive stage, broad money supply, interest rate, inflation and exchange rate are major factors affecting stock market price of Nepal. So, policies and strategies should be made and directed taking these in to consideration.

Implication: The findings of research can be helpful to understand the behavior of Nepalese stock market and develop policies for market stabilization.
Problematika Hukum dalam Pengelolaan Dana Desa berdasarkan Perspektif Otonomi Desa di Lampung (Studi Desa Paku Negara Kabupaten Pesisir Barat)
Authors: Dauri Dauri , Anugerah Thio Haikal , Nuraini Hanifah
Published: June 2020

The birth of village autonomy has made the village more independent in taking care of the household in the village. With the promulgation of Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages, the Domestic Metric Regulation Number 20 of 2018 concerning Village Financial Management makes village governments have their own autonomous bodies to manage village finances. Roles and responsibilities received by villages have not been matched with adequate Human Resources (HR) in terms of both quantity and quality. Even though the funds owned by a village are very large, but if they are not properly regulated in their planning and users, it will result in these funds being wasted or unable to provide maximum results in the use of these village funds. At present Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) many Village Officers, especially the Village Head, are affected by Hand Tagging Operations (OTT) by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The problem that will be discussed in this study is how the legal problems in the preparation of the Village Budget (APBDes) for village development and what are the inhibiting factors in implementing the APBDes preparation. The method used is normative legal research and empirical legal research. The results showed that, the legal problems in the preparation of APBDes went through 3 (three) stages, namely the preparation, evaluation and determination stages. However, in the preparation stage of the APBDes preparation process, it did not directly involve the community as stipulated in the legislation related to village financial management. the inhibiting factors of the Village apparatus and Village Association Institutions lack understanding of the Village Law and its implementing regulations, weak planning ability.
Externalisierung von prozess-spezifischem Mitarbeiterwissen im Produktionsumfeld
Authors: Hörner Lorenz , Schamberger Markus , Bodendorf Freimut
Published: June 2020

Kurzfassung

Mitarbeiter im direkten Produktionsumfeld sind durch die zunehmende Komplexität in der industriellen Produktion mit immer weiter steigenden Anforderungen an ihre Tätigkeiten konfrontiert. Das Wissen über individuelle Produktionsprozesse und spezifische Problem-lösungsstrategien liegt dabei oftmals nicht in expliziter Form, sondern hauptsächlich als implizites Erfahrungswissen vor. Zur Verfügbarmachung von produktionsbezogenem Wissen ist deshalb ein systematisches Vorgehen zur Wissensexternalisierung, -speicherung und -wiederverwendung erforderlich. Basierend auf einer Kombination und Adaption verschiedener Methoden aus den Bereichen des Wissensmanagements sowie der Sozialforschung stellt dieser Beitrag zuerst einen Ansatz zur Externalisierung von prozessspezifischem Mitarbeiterwissen vor. Anschließend findet eine Verprobung der entwickelten Methodik in einem kontinuierlichen Fertigungsszenario statt.
Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Indentation of Orthotropic Microplates with Finite Thickness
Authors: Melaibari A. , Wagih A. , Eltaher M. A.
Published: June 2020

This article presents comparative experimental and numerical studies to investigate the deformation and contact force of orthotropic microplates under indentation test. A simple model is developed to obtain the 3D homogenized elastic properties of orthotropic materials. In the FE simulation, the microplate is assumed to be a fully elastic orthotropic composite, and the indenter is a rigid body. Experimental indentation test is performed to obtain load-displacement curve, indentation profile, and maximum indentation depth. The numerical studies are performed to investigate the effect of indenter radius, material orthotropy, and microplate thickness on deformation of microplate under indentation load and contact pressure. The numerical model is applied to simulate two different load conditions: microplate rested on a fully supported rigid fixture, and microplate rested on a hollow support rigid fixture with circular cut-out. Numerical and experimental studies achieve excellent agreement and good correlation proving the validity of the proposed homogenization model. These parametric studies proved that the indentation behavior of orthotropic laminated structures is material independent and it depends greatly on the plate thickness.
The Problem of Corruption in the Works of Russian Scientists
Authors: Shchankina Liubov Nikolaevna , Epifanov Pavel Arkadevich
Published: June 2020

The article is focused on the corruption that is one of the most complex socio-economic phenomena, the history of which goes back to the origins of human civilization. It is not surprising that the problem of corruption has always been the object of close attention of political scientists, sociologists, economists, legal scholars, as well as specialists in the field of interdisciplinary research. The analysis of the research by Russian scientists on the problem of corruption is presented in the article.
Influence of Education on the Formation of Political Preferences of Young People in Modern Russian Society
Authors: Ermakov Dmitrii Nikolaevich
Published: June 2020

A comprehensive analysis of theoretical approaches to the formation of political preferences of modern Russian youth is presented in the article. The article contains analytical material; theories and approaches to understanding factors that affect the electoral behavior of modern youth are analyzed.
DESAFIOS E INTER-RELAÇÕES ENTRE CIÊNCIA, AMBIENTE E FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES: O PETCIÊNCIAS E A EXTENSÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA
Authors: Günzel Rafaela Engers , Tonello Leonardo Priamo , Marsango Daniel , Güllich Roque Ismael da Costa
Published: June 2020

Nos tempos atuais, é necessário, pensar na Educação Científica e na formação de sujeitos, para lidar com transformações, tendo presentes avanços da Ciência e Tecnologia, sobre temáticas sócio-científicas, ambientais e de saúde. Para isso, é importante pensar os pressupostos que envolvem a formação de professores, responsáveis pelo processo de mediação da aprendizagem, para produção do conhecimento. Neste sentido, este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar e refletir sobre a organização da proposta do curso “Ciência, Ambiente e Formação”, suas temáticas, motivações, perspectivas e contexto. O desenvolvimento da ação de extensão é parte das atividades do Programa de Educação Tutorial - PETCiências, da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS), Campus Cerro Largo. O curso tem duração efetiva de 3 anos, sendo um projeto que reúne professores e temas de diferentes áreas do conhecimento (de caráter interdisciplinar), realizadas por meio do diálogo, troca de saberes e reflexão, como uma comunidade autorreflexiva e de aprendizagem. Podemos perceber, que a atividade de extensão universitária possibilitou espaços de trabalho educativo, desenvolvendo uma formação humana e profissional dos acadêmicos envolvidos, bem como um diálogo com a comunidade, sendo fundamental, para estabelecer interlocuções entre a formação e implicações na Educação Científica. O curso tem qualificado os próprios espaços interativos/formativos, fortalecendo o diálogo, o compartilhamento de experiências, contribuindo para uma formação crítica e reflexiva. Consideramos que o projeto respalda e permite a formação de um professor de Ciências com pensamento contemporâneo que está interconectado com demandas atuais do mundo, contextualizando e reconstruindo suas concepções teórico-práticas.
Analysis of Spatial Distribution of Business Entities in Slovenia
Authors: Čok Gregor , Mrak Gašper , Zavodnik Lamovšek Alma
Published: June 2020

The article presents the spatial distribution of business entities in Slovenia from locations in business zones and the areas of community, commerce and business services to work at home. The study uses the comparative method to determine their size, location and building typology. It was concluded that the structure is quite diversified and that most of the entities are located in residential areas. This field of study requires a further comprehensive treatment and regulation.