bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Framing an Ecological Perspective on Teacher Professional Development
Authors: Ehrenfeld Nadav
Published: July 2022

From a teacher’s perspective, teacher learning happens through a complex web of learning experiences. However, research on teacher professional development (PD) typically focuses on the direct influence of single activities or programs. PD researchers less often acknowledge the interactive impacts on teacher learning of the multiple experiences teachers have in different contexts. This conceptual paper works toward a more thoroughgoing ecological framing of teacher PD by bringing forth three dimensions of teacher learning that are often overlooked: scope, interconnectedness, and temporality. The essay centers on the type of design that is widely considered high-quality PD—namely, experiences that are collaborative and situated in teachers’ instructional context—and considers those experiences from the perspective of these three dimensions. I illustrate this framework and its affordances with data from a 4-year research project rooted in video-based mathematics teacher conversations. The focus on scope allows researchers to name and distinguish contexts that are salient to their different studies. The focus on interconnectedness uncovers the interactive relationship between the immediate and broader PD contexts. Finally, the focus on temporality affords the understanding of different phases in learning and extends linear conceptions of progress. Together, these dimensions provide a rich conceptualization to better inform the work of teacher educators.
MOVING BEYOND THE SANCTUARY PARADIGM: CANADA MUST FACE UP TO THE REALITY OF A CONTESTED AND DANGEROUS SPACE ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Perron Patrick
Published: July 2022

This article outlines historical shifts in US and Canadian space policies using the sanctuary-contested policy framework. It highlights that sanctuary policies were born out of necessity rather than the pursuit of a peaceful global common; they never intended to, and did not, prevent the militarization and weaponization of space. It then describes challenges to global space governance and argues that diplomacy will not prevent conflicts in space. After introducing elements of deterrence theory, this paper concludes that Canada should move beyond the sanctuary ideology, make space a national whole-of-government issue, and align its space policy and strategy with allies and partners, credibly communicating Canada’s resolve to protect and defend space assets. It further recommends that Canada develops niche capabilities that contribute to more effective national and collective deterrence and defence in space. Those capabilities should build upon existing niche strengths, not create space debris, and leverage industrial innovation in space.  
Economic Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions in Corporate World: An African context
Authors: Sogomi Frankline , Thuranira Monica , Kamau Charles
Published: July 2022

Mergers and acquisitions have been pronounced and adopted with the profound need to combat the economic crisis and neutralize the detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The uncertainty and risks involved in undertaking business operations have rapidly given rise to the strategic and systematic execution of cost-cutting measures and survival techniques. Mergers and acquisitions are one of the most effective strategies for the survival of a company through the creation of synergies and leveraging on economies of scale. The aim of the study was to establish the economic impacts of mergers and acquisitions in the corporate world. The study specifically sought to analyze and determine the extent to which mergers and acquisitions affect the selected variables constituting market share, shareholders’ wealth, portfolio diversification, employment, and economies of scale. The analysis apparently observed that mergers and acquisitions have no significant impact on shareholders’ wealth in the short run, as indicated by stock price movements, despite commanding an extensive customer base and market share, reduction of operation costs based on economies of scale, and mitigation of financial risks through portfolio diversification. The corporate employees always impede any kind of mergers and acquisitions due to the uncertainties and apprehensions associated with their engagements and organizational culture pitting them against the conventional narrative that change is inevitable.
Mergers and Acquisitions and their effects on Firms objectives: African perspective
Authors: PATRICK MARY , Makolo YASSIN , Kamau Charles
Published: July 2022

Mergers and acquisitions are widely seen as a long-term strategy for resolving financial problems in corporations. This research study that is primarily based on a desk review established that this commercial enterprise approach has given mixed findings, such as failing to establish that the stated factors led to the manner of mergers and acquisitions, nor has it published an increase in profitability of commercial enterprise financial performance due to mergers and acquisitions. However, all mergers and acquisitions are no longer unsuccessful due to some factors like monetary, advertising, and operational problems. Thus, there are other important factors that influence mergers and acquisitions, such as value creation, "cultural" integration, and profitability. According to the study's findings, mergers and acquisitions have a positive impact on financial institutions' net income in the form of increased wealth, decreased effective spending, and increased revenue growth. 
Chương 1 Tổng quan marketing du lịch, nhà hàng và khách sạn
Authors: PiL Le Nhut
Published: July 2022

Nội dung tổng quan các thuật ngữ và các mô hình liên quan đến marketing và marketing du lịch, nhà hàng và khách sạn.
PEMAPARAN TEORI SISTEM DAN KONSEP SERTA TATA KELOLA PEMERINTAHAN TERHADAP MASYARAKAT
Authors: Naswa
Published: July 2022

Memaparkan teori pemerintahan yang terdiri dari makna pemerintahan, tata kelola pemerintahan dan system pemerintahan secara luas, yakni system presidensial, parlemen, dan campuran. Konsep tata pemerintahan adalah penataan terhadap kewenangan dan aktivitas-aktivitas perbuatan memerintah oleh aparat pemerintah dalam rangka mencapai tujuan pemerintahan negara tersebut. Penamaan kekuasaan, kewenangan dan aktivitas pemerintahan tersebut perlu dirumuskan, ditentukan, dan ditetapkan secara legal yuridis karena keabsahan secara legal formal ini tidak saja diperlukan oleh pemerintah untuk mendapatkan keabsahan secara legal atas kekuasaan, kewenangan, dan aktivitas- aktivitasnya, tetapi juga diperlukan rakyat sebagai alat kontrol rakyat terhadap pemerintah sehingga terjadinya penyalahgunaan kekuasaan dan kewenangan oleh pemerintah dapat dicegah.
Differential expression of AP1M2 in cancers of the breast.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: July 2022

Breast cancer affects women at relatively high frequency (1). We mined published microarray datasets (2, 3) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the level of the transcriptome genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with early-onset breast cancer. We found significant differential expression of the gene encoding adaptor-related protein complex 1 mu 2 subunit, AP1M2, when comparing primary tumors of the breast to the tissue of origin, the normal breast: in women aged 45 and younger, and women aged 70 and higher. AP1M2 mRNA was present at significantly higher quantities in tumors of the breast as compared to normal breast tissue. Analysis of human survival data revealed that expression of AP1M2 in primary tumors of the breast was correlated with overall survival in patients with HER2+ subtype breast cancer, demonstrating a relationship between primary tumor expression of a differentially expressed gene and patient survival outcomes influenced by PAM50 molecular subtype. AP1M2 may be of relevance to initiation, maintenance or progression of cancers of the female breast.
Causal Inference with Latent Outcomes
Authors: Stoetzer Lukas , Zhou Xiang , Steenbergen Marco Robert
Published: July 2022

While causal inference has become front and center in empirical political science, we know little about how to analyze causality with latent outcomes, such as political values, beliefs, and attitudes. In this article, we develop a framework for defining, identifying, and estimating the causal effect of an observed treatment on a latent outcome, which we call the latent treatment effect (LTE). We describe a set of assumptions that allow us to identify the LTE and propose a hierarchical item response model to estimate it. We highlight an often overlooked exclusion restriction assumption, which states that treatment status should not affect the observed indicators other than through the latent outcome. A simulation study shows that the hierarchical approach offers unbiased estimates of the LTE under the identification and modeling assumptions, whereas conventional two-step approaches suffer downward biases. We illustrate our proposed methodology using data from two published experimental studies.
Old dogs can learn new tricks. Loro viejo sí aprende a hablar. Evidence from the United Kingdom and Colombia.
Authors: Derrer-Merk Elfriede , Rodrigez María Fernanda Reyes , Baracaldo Pilar , Guevara Marisol , Rodríguez Gabriela , Fonseca Ana-María , Ferson Scott , Adam Mannis , Bentall Richard , Bennett Kate Mary
Published: July 2022

Objective: Older adults have been impacted more than most by the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. We identify how older adults have adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and Colombia.Method: We investigated how older people in the United Kingdom and Colombia adapted to the pandemic. The analysis will be undertaken by qualitative constructivist grounded theory. We interviewed n=29 participants in the UK and n=33 participants in Colombia.Findings: The pandemic highlighted the ability of older adults to learn new skills when faced with challenges and adversities. The results suggest that some participants found new goals, and some found pleasure in optimising existing skills and tasks. Other participants compensated for the lack of social connectivity by intensifying hobbies they already enjoy. We identified three ways in which older adults adapted: cognitive, emotional, and behavioural. However, not all participants adapted well, instead struggled to adapt. Across countries, many participants were ‘holding the tension’ and were waiting for the pandemic to end.Conclusion: Adaptation under adverse circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic is possible for older adults. However, many participants were ‘holding the tension’ until the health threat was over.
Differential expression of programmed cell death 6 in cancers of the breast.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: July 2022

Breast cancer affects women at relatively high frequency (1). We mined published microarray datasets (2, 3) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the level of the transcriptome genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with early-onset breast cancer. We found significant differential expression of the gene encoding programmed cell death 6, PDCD6, when comparing primary tumors of the breast to the tissue of origin, the normal breast: in women aged 45 and younger, and women aged 70 and higher. PDCD6 was also differentially expressed in the tumor cells of patients with triple negative breast cancer. PDCD6 mRNA was present at significantly higher quantities in tumors of the breast as compared to normal breast tissue. Analysis of human survival data revealed that expression of PDCD6 in primary tumors of the breast was correlated with distant metastasis-free survival in patients with luminal B subtype breast cancer, demonstrating a relationship between primary tumor expression of a differentially expressed gene and patient survival outcomes influenced by PAM50 molecular subtype. PDCD6 may be of relevance to initiation, maintenance or progression of cancers of the female breast.
DIGITAL ECONOMY MECHANISMS
Authors: journals Savantic
Published: July 2022

This article discusses in detail the most important mechanisms of virtual institutionalization, i.e., market, entrepreneurship, price mechanism, service, innovation, blockchain technologies, etc.
Histori Pemerintahan Daerah Di Indonesia
Authors: Alfinia Maya
Published: July 2022

Tujuan penulisan artikel jurnal ini untuk mengetahui histori pemerintahan daerah di Indonesia serta perkembangan pemerintahan daerah di Indonesia dari awal kemerdekaan hingga sekarang. Dalam penulisan artikel jurnal ini menggunakan metode dan jenis penelitian studi pustaka. Histori Pemerintahan Daerah di Republik Indonesia tidaklah berusia pendek. Lebih dari setengah abad lembaga pemerintahan lokal ini telah mengisi perjalanan bangsa dari waktu ke waktu pemerintahan daerah telah mengalami perubahan bentuk yang tentunya melewati berbagai macam progres. Setidaknya ada tujuh tahapan hingga bentuk pemerintahan daerah seperti sekarang ini (2009), tahapan ini didasarkan pada masa berlakunya Undang-undang yang mengatur pemerintahan lokal secara umum.
Perilaku Harian sapi Ternak (Bos sondaicus) di Tamangapa Raya Antang, Makassar
Authors: Rahmi Siti
Published: July 2022

Perilaku merupakan aksi atau tindakan yang dapat mengubah pola hubungan atau interaksi antara suatu organisme dengan lingkungannya. Etologi merupakan cabang biologi yang mengkaji perilaku hewan kaitannya dengan interaksi hewan-hewan tersebut pada lingkungan alaminya. Tujuan dari pengamatan ini yaitu untuk mengetahui pola perilaku harian sapi ternak (Bos sondaicus) di Tamangapa Raya Antang, Makassar. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu dengan metode wawancara dan kualitatif deskriptif. Hasil yang teramati yaitu perilaku harian yang meliputi perilaku makan, istirahat dan sosial.
Perkembangan Ilmu Pemerintahan dan Partisipasi Masyarakat dalam Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah
Authors: Andini Milda
Published: July 2022

Penerapan konsep pemerintahan yang baik merupakan kebutuhan mutlak bagi rakyat, demi terciptanya suatu sistem politik pemerintahan yang berpihak kepada kepentingan rakyat sesuai dengan prinsip-prinsip demokrasi secara umum. Berkaitan dengan perkembangan pembangunan sarana dan prasarana untuk kepentingan umum yang semakin meningkat, dimana memerlukan tanah sebagai subyek utamanya telah menimbulkan persoalan atau konflik karena kepentingan umum dengan kepentingan perorangan. Kondisi seperti ini diperlukan adanya upaya pengaturan yang bijaksana dan adil. Hal ini menyangkut tentang pengambilan tanah milik masyarakat yang akan digunakan untuk kegiatan pelaksanaan pembangunan pemerintahan. Pengaturan dan pengelolaan pertanahan di bidang pengadaan tanah bagi pembangunan untuk kepentingan umum, harus dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan prinsip-prinsip kemanusiaan, demokratis dan adil.
Not just for programmers: How GitHub can accelerate collaborative and reproducible research in ecology and evolution
Authors: Braga Pedro Henrique Pereira , Hébert Katherine , Hudgins Emma Judith , Scott Eric R , Edwards Brandon , Sánchez-Reyes Luna L , Grainger Matthew James , Foroughirad Vivienne , Hillemann Friederike , Binley Allison , Brookson Cole , Gaynor Kaitlyn , Shafiei Sabet Saeed , Güncan Ali , Weierbach Helen , Gomes Dylan G. E. , Crystal-Ornelas Robert
Published: July 2022

1.Researchers in ecology and evolutionary biology are increasingly dependent on computational code to conduct research. Hence, the use of efficient methods to share, reproduce, and collaborate on code as well as document research is fundamental. GitHub is an online, cloud-based service that can help researchers track, organize, discuss, share, and collaborate on software and other materials related to research production, including data, code for analyses, and protocols. Despite these benefits, the use of GitHub in ecology and evolution is not widespread. 2.To help researchers in ecology and evolution adopt useful features from GitHub to improve their research workflows, we review twelve practical ways to use the platform. 3.We outline features ranging from low to high technical difficulty, including storing code, managing projects, coding collaboratively, conducting peer review, writing a manuscript, and using automated and continuous integration to streamline analyses. Given that members of a research team may have different technical skills and responsibilities, we describe how the optimal use of GitHub features may vary among members of a research collaboration. 4.As more ecologists and evolutionary biologists establish their workflows using GitHub, the field can continue to push the boundaries of collaborative, transparent, and open research.
Scaling the primary production of lakes
Authors: Cael B. B. , Seekell David
Published: July 2022

Kleiber’s ¾-scaling Law for metabolism with mass is one of the most striking regularities in the biological sciences. We demonstrate that whole-lake primary production scales to the ¾-power of lake volume, consistent with Kleiber’s Law but not explicable by analogy to theories developed for individual organisms. Instead, dimensional analysis offers a simple explanation. Because Earth's topography is self-affine and whole-lake primary production scales isometrically with lake area after accounting for latitudinal gradients in temperature and insolation, sub-linear scaling for primary production by volume emerges; the ¾ scaling exponent derives from global-scale differences between vertical and horizontal scaling of topography. From these patterns we make novel inferences about lakes' global annual productivity, photosynthetic efficiency, trophic structure, and role in the carbon cycle. More generally, our study suggests there are multiple paths to realizing ¾-scaling of metabolism rather than a single unifying law, at least when comparing across levels of biological organization.
Auditory and visual category learning in children and adults
Authors: Roark Casey L , Lescht Erica , Wray Amanda Hampton , Chandrasekaran Bharath
Published: July 2022

Categories are fundamental to everyday life and the ability to learn new categories is relevant across the lifespan. Categories are ubiquitous across modalities, supporting complex processes such as object recognition and speech perception. Prior work has proposed that different categories may engage learning systems with unique developmental trajectories. There is a limited understanding of how perceptual and cognitive development influences learning as prior studies have examined separate participants in a single modality. The current study presents a comprehensive assessment of category learning in 8-12-year-old children (12 Female; 34 white, 1 Asian, 1 more than one race; M household income $85-$100K) and 18-61-year-old adults (13 Female; 32 white, 10 Black or African American, 4 Asian, 2 more than one race, 1 other; M household income $40-55K) in a broad sample collected online from the United States. Across multiple sessions, participants learned categories across modalities (auditory, visual) that engage different learning systems (explicit, procedural). Unsurprisingly, adults outperformed children across all tasks. However, this enhanced performance was asymmetrical across categories and modalities. Adults far outperformed children in learning visual explicit categories and auditory procedural categories, with fewer differences across development for other types of categories. Adults’ general benefit over children was due to enhanced information processing, while their superior performance for visual explicit and auditory procedural categories was associated with less cautious correct responses. These results demonstrate an interaction between perceptual and cognitive development that influences learning of categories that may correspond to the development of real-world skills such as speech perception and reading.
Thriving at Work: An Investigation of the Independent and Joint Effects of Vitality and Learning on Employee Health and Well-Being
Authors: Kleine Anne-Kathrin , Rudolph Cort , Schmitt Antje , Zacher Hannes
Published: July 2022

Thriving at work has been defined as employees’ joint sense of vitality and learning. Based on the socially embedded model of thriving at work, we examine several competing operationalizations of thriving at work. We hypothesize effects of (a) composite thriving, (b) separate vitality and learning scores, and (c) the interaction between vitality and learning, and we explore effects of (d) the congruence between vitality and learning on self-rated physical and mental health. Data came from n = 1,064employees who participated in a four-wave study with one-month time lags. Results of multilevel linear and polynomial regression analyses showed that composite thriving was positively related to physical health, and composite thriving and vitality were positively related to mental health at the within-person level. We found no support for interaction or congruence effects.The findings provide limited support for the assumed beneficial health effects of thriving on employees’ health. Implications for theory development include the need to revise the role of vitality and learning as predictors of physical and mental health in the model of thriving at work.
A short commentary about compliance to assumptions and choice of the model in item response theory
Authors: COLLARES CARLOS FERNANDO
Published: July 2022

In this Letter to the Editor, the author shares his recommendations and reflections about some technical aspects to consider when conducting item response theory analyses.
Prospective associations between social support and posttraumatic stress disorder may be spurious: A re-meta-analysis of longitudinal studies and a simulation
Authors: Sorjonen Kimmo , Melin Bo
Published: July 2022

A recent meta-analysis claimed to have found proof for both a social causation model, according to which social support protects against posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and a social selection model, which claims that PTSD erodes social support. However, the prospective cross-lagged effects were estimated while adjusting for a prior measurement of the outcome and this method is vulnerable for spurious findings due to correlations with residuals and regression toward the mean. The present re-analyses of the meta-analytic effects indicated that depending on used model one can choose to claim that social support has either a decreasing, an increasing, or no prospective effect on subsequent change in PTSD symptom severity, and vice versa. Therefore, claims over and above a negative cross-sectional correlation between social support and PTSD, including the social causation and social selection models, can be questioned. The findings were validated by analyses of simulated data, which indicated that prospective effects were not necessary for the observed meta-analytic associations.
Idiographic Psychology: From Forms of Inference to Levels of Analysis, and Back Again
Authors: Syed Moin
Published: July 2022

The terms idiographic and nomothetic have long been used and misused in psychology. The philosopher Windelband defined idiographic as a focus on particulars and nomothetic as a focus on generalities, but contemporary psychology researchers define them as a focus on individual-level vs. group-level analyses, respectively. I briefly review the history of how we came to these new definitions, largely through the work of Allport, and how the terms are being used in contemporary clinical and personality research as part of the resurgent interest in idiographic approaches. I then use this discussion to highlight different applications of idiographic to psychology beyond a focus on the individual, namely by considering the historical and contextual nature of our research and reframing construct development and structural taxonomies as idiographic pursuits.
Good Times, Bad Times: A Closer Look at the Relationship between Savoring and Self-Compassion
Authors: Schellenberg Benjamin J. I. , Semenchuk Brittany , Bailis Daniel Seth , Strachan Shaelyn M. , Quach Allen
Published: July 2022

Self-compassion is associated with many positive outcomes and is generally viewed as an adaptive way of responding during difficult times. But self-compassion has also been positively associated with savoring, a way of responding to positive experiences that involves attempting to sustain or intensify positive emotions, and little is known about the direction of this relationship or whether it generalizes to responses immediately after a positive event. We conducted two studies to learn more about the directionality (Study 1) and generalizability (Study 2) of this relationship. In Study 1, athletes (N = 298) completed assessments of self-compassion and savoring capacity at two time-points throughout a season. We tested a cross-lagged panel model and found that self-compassion predicted increases in savoring, but savoring did not predict change in self-compassion. In Study 2, sports fans (N = 244) reported the extent to which they engaged in savoring immediately after their favorite team had won a championship game. The results showed that self-compassion was positively associated with savoring following the game. Overall, this research reveals more about the directionality and generalizability of the relationship between self-compassion and savoring, and shows that the effects of self-compassion extend to the positive side of the human experience.
The witches of Tokyo: An investigation into the bimajyo trend
Authors: Ota Satoshi
Published: July 2022

Recently, ‘bimajyo’ (美魔女) came into focus in Japan. Bimajyo are women 35 and above who look much younger than their actual ages. They put on nice make-up, their hair is nicely arranged, and they are very fashionable. On top of that they maintain their skin very well, hardly have wrinkles and age spots, and keep their body fit. The term was coined by the Japanese magazine Bi-STORY (美 STORY) in 2009, and became more widely recognized because of a TV variety show that introduced the concept of these ladies. Bimajyo is an extreme example of women who want to stay young, but the author has observed that many Japanese women around 40 years old, regardless of their marital status and occupation, look very young. They try to be young not only in their appearance but also try to make the way they speak and the tone of their voice young. The article also argues that the recent phenomenon of the quest of keeping young-looking among Japanese women could be one of the causes of the postponement of maturity, which is also prevalent in Japanese society and can be related to various social problems.
Dampak Perubahan Harga Karet Terhadap Kondisi Sosial Ekonomi Petani Karet Di Desa Ambukha Kecamatan Lolofitu Moi Kabupaten Nias Barat
Authors: Waruwu Ilda Budi Lestari , Lubis Zulkarnain
Published: July 2022

Agriculture is an activity of cultivating plants that can be used for life and a process of maintaining plants and animals. North Sumatra Province is one of the provinces in Indonesia, which has great potential in developing the agricultural sector, one of which is the export commodity of Ambukha Village, Lolofitu Moi District, West Nias Regency. 154 KK. The purpose of this research is to determine the impact of changes in rubber prices on the socio-economic conditions of rubber farmers and sources of income for rubber farmers other than rubber in Ambukha Village, Lolofitu Moi District. The research method uses qualitative and quantitative, sampling is done by simple random sample, the sample in this study is rubber farmers who have been selected. The data collected in this study are primary and secondary. Methods of data collection using questionnaires, interviews, and field observations. The results showed that the decline in rubber prices greatly affected the social conditions of rubber farmers and the amount of income other than rubber could not cover the lack of income of rubber farmers in Ambukha Village, Lolofitu Moi District, West Nias Regency.
PENGARUH NET PROFIT MARGIN (NPM) DAN DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO (DER) TERHADAP HARGA SAHAM PT. UNILEVER TBK YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA (BEI)
Authors: Damanik Vira Hardana , Miftahuddin Miftahuddin , Prayudi Ahmad
Published: July 2022

This research aims to determine the effect of Net Profit Margin and Debt to Equity Ratio on share price at PT. Unilever Tbk listed on the Indonesia stock Exchange (IDX). This type of research is causal asosiative which is to find out the cause and effect between the independent variabel (the variabel that affects) and the dependent variabel (the variabel affected). The populaton in this study is all financial statements at PT. Unilever Tbk listed on the Indonesia stock exchange from 2010 to 2018 per quarter . Based on the results of the F test, The Net Profit Margin and Debt to Equity Ratio has a significance value of 0,0000,05 and the Fcount shows a higher value than the Ftable that is 62,2863,31 which means that simultaneously Net Profit Margin and Debt to Equity Ratio have a positive influence and signifikant to stock prices. The value of the determinant coefficient (R2) is 0,806. So it can be concluded that 80,6% of the share price is influenced by other varibels not examined in this study.
Pengaruh Inovasi Produk Dan Lokasi Terhadap Keputusan Penelitian Konsumen Pada Roemah Bata Café & Resto Medan
Authors: Mahendra Supri , Wijaya Muslim , Syahriandy Syahriandy
Published: July 2022

This study aims to determine "the influence of product and location innovation on consumer purchasing decisions at Roemah Bata Café Resto Medan". This type of research is an associative study, which is a study that asks about the relationship between two variables. The population in this study were 100 consumers who made transactions at Roemah Bata Café Resto Medan using the Slovin formula so as to obtain a sample of 80 consumers. Based on the results of the research, partially, the product innovation variable, the tcount value was 3,468, where the t-table value at α 5% was 1,664 and the p-value in the sig column was 0.001 0.005, which means that the product innovation variable had a positive and significant effect on consumer purchasing decision variables. Based on the results of the research, partially the location variable, the tcount value was 5.285 where the ttable value at α 5% was 1.664 and the p-value in the sig column 0.000 0.005 means that the location variable has a positive and significant influence on consumer purchasing decision variables. Based on the results of the study, simultaneously the value of fcount ftable is 39.228 3.12 and the p-value is obtained in the sig column 0.000 0.05, which means that the product innovation and location variables have a positive and significant influence on consumer purchasing decisions.
Pengaruh Punishment Dan Reward Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Pada PT. Gelatik Supra Kantor Cabang Medan
Authors: Yuliana Amelia , Sugito Sugito , Mulia Amrin
Published: July 2022

This study aims to determine "The Influence of Punishment and Rewards on Employee Performance at PT. Gelatik Supra Medan Branch Office”. The type of data in this study is associative, which is a research that is asking the relationship between two variables. The population in this study were 40 contract employees. Data collection techniques in the form of distributing questionnaires to employees. The sample used in this study were contract employees of the operational and supporting divisions of PT. Gelatik Supra Medan Branch Office. Data processing was carried out using the SPSS version 21 application, with descriptive analysis and hypothesis testing of multiple linear analysis. The results of this study indicate that: (1) the punishment variable partially affects the performance of the employees of PT. Gelatik Supra Medan. (2) partially reward variables affect the performance of employees of PT. Gelatik Supra Medan. (3) Simultaneously punishment and reward have a positive and significant effect on the performance of employees of PT. Gelatik Supra Medan.
Determinasi Perempuan Dalam Membeli Produk Kecantikan di Klinik Aestetic di Kota Medan
Authors: Royani Ida , Berampu Lailan Tawila
Published: July 2022

One of the survey results stated that women are not only beautifying themselves with make-up, but rather doing facial treatments and corrections. Because more and more women are more aware of the need for treatment. The growth of beauty service clinics makes the competition between aesthetic clinics increase as well. Various services are offered by aesthetic clinics to influence consumer purchasing decisions. Based on this, this study aims to analyze various factors that influence consumer purchasing decisions to come to the aesthetic clinic. The research method is descriptive quantitative with 50 samples using non-probability sampling technique. The analytical tool used is SEM with PLS. The results show that there are five factors that influence consumer purchases of treatment products at aesthetic clinics (1) On line services (2) The bond between doctors and patients (3) Privacy (4) Payment systems (5) Beauty package services
The Effect of Distribution Costs and Distribution Channels on the Sales of PT. Pasha Jaya Medan
Authors: Prahada Muhammad Hafiandi , Siregar Muhammad Yamin , Sugito Sugito
Published: July 2022

Distribution basically is the activity of delivering products from the hands of producers to the hands of consumers or customers in good condition, on time and in accordance with the wishes of the buyer. The distribution process can be done either directly or through a chain of distributors or intermediaries. In distribution activities, there must be distribution costs and distribution channels. Distribution costs and distribution channels must be managed properly in order to have a positive impact on sales. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of distribution costs and distribution channels on sales of PT. Pasha Jaya Medan. The population in this study amounted to 9 companies that bought PT. Pasha Jaya Medan. Each of these companies, taken 5 respondents so that the total sample amounted to 45 respondents. Samples were taken using a saturated sampling technique. (significant effect on the sales of PT. Pasha Jaya Medan, Distribution Channel (  no significant effect on the sales of PT. Pasha Jaya Medan, and Distribution Costs and Distribution Fees simultaneously affect the sales of PT. Pasha Jaya Medan.
Financial Strategy of Cultured Accessories Through Resin (Aberasi)
Authors: Nasution Afda Widyanti , Yamin Muhammad , Effendi Ihsan
Published: July 2022

Handicrafts in Indonesia still have many shortcomings, one of which is not durable, that's why the researchers made ABERASI, resin-based accessories that are more durable and can make accessories look more beautiful. This study aims to see whether ABERASI is a viable business to run by considering sales, Return On Assets (ROA), Return On Investment (ROI), and Payback Period (PP). The research methods used are qualitative methods and sampling techniques. (informants) namely snowbal sampling and data collection techniques using questionnaires, interviews. And documentation. The results show that ABERASI sales are 152 units per month, ROA is 58% greater than the industry standard, which is 5.98% which means it is feasible to run, ROI is 153% greater than the industry standard is 30% which means it is feasible to run, and PP is 6 month is greater than 1 year (economic age) which also means it is feasible. So it can be concluded that the ABERASI business is feasible to run.
The Effect of Hedonic Shopping Value and Shopping Lifestyle on the Impulse Buying in Online Shops (case study: Albadar 6 Gang Community)
Authors: Wahyuni Sri , Suryani Wan , Amelia Wan Rizca
Published: July 2022

This study was conducted with the aim of knowing the effect of hedonic shopping value and shopping lifestyle on the impulse buying of Albadar 6 gang community. This type of research is quantitative descriptive, which is a study that aims to explain an empirical phenomenon accompanied by statistical data, characteristics and relationships between variables using techniques. data collection using questionnaires and literature study. Data collection in this study was carried out by distributing questionnaires using a Likert scale. The sample in this study was the community of Gang Albadar 6, amounting to 78 respondents using the Slovin formula. The method used in data collection is purposive sampling. The analysis technique uses multiple linear regression analysis with the help of SPSS 25 program. The results of this study indicate that the two independent variables, namely hedonic shopping value and shopping lifestyle, affect impulse buying. The value of R Square equation of 0.595 means that the impulsive buying variable (dependent) which can be explained by the hedonic shopping value and shopping lifestyle (independent) variables in this study is 59.5% while 40.5% is influenced by other variables not explained by the this study.
Photorefractive surgery with excimer laser and its impact on the diagnosis and follow-up of glaucoma. A review
Authors: Arango Andres Felipe , Tello Alejandro , Parra Juan Camilo , Galvis Virgilio
Published: July 2022

Excimer laser refractive surgery is a procedure performed worldwide to solve refractive errors and reduce dependence on glasses or contact lenses. There has been an increase in the number of procedures performed around the world. Myopia is the most common indication for corneal photorefractive surgery. Myopic patients have a higher risk of developing some type of glaucoma in their lifetime, such as primary open-angle glaucoma and others. Refractive surgery ablates central corneal stromal tissue, altering its thickness and biomechanics, which in turn makes it difficult to accurately measure intraocular pressure (IOP), since it underestimates it. This underestimation of IOP may delay the diagnosis of de novo glaucoma in patients with a history of refractive surgery. Each patient who wishes to undergo corneal refractive surgery should undergo a thorough glaucoma examination in order to monitor and detect the possible development and / or progression of glaucoma. A very useful practical approach is to perform a series of IOP measurements before and after surgery, when the eye is already stable, and the difference between the averages of the two sets of readings can then be used as a personalised correction factor for postoperative IOP monitoring in that eye. Also, if there is any suspicion of a possible glaucoma, paraclinical tests, such as coherent optical tomography of the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL), visual fields and photos of the optic nerve should be requested.
All this data prior to refractive surgery should be provided to these patients, so that they can save it and give it to their treating ophthalmologists in the future.
Recurrent Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma. Case Report
Authors: Prídavková Zuzana , Bieliková Anna , Ferková Nina , Lysková Daryna
Published: July 2022

Aim: We present the management of a severe case of recurrent periocular basal cell carcinoma, orbital invasion and exenteration.

Case report: The present case is of a recurrent basal cell carcinoma in a 84-year-old male presenting with non-healing lesion above right eyelid. A tumor excision was performed in May 2014. Histopathology revealed a basal cell carcinoma (dg. C44.1 ICD-10-CM) with positive margins. The re-excision of the lesion was performed. After two years, there was a local recurrence and orbital invasion. Indication for external curative radiation therapy. Plastic surgery of the upper eyelid. Orbital exenteration was indicated in January 2018. After another year, a recurrence of the tumor was once again noted. Histopathology revealed a basal cell carcinoma (dg. C44.1 (TNM 7, pMx, pNx, pTx)). The patient was indicated for external radiotherapy. There were no indications for biological treatment. After another year, a progression of the local finding was noted.

Conclusion: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common non-melanoma skin cancer of the periocular region. Primary treatment of basal cell carcinoma is surgical. Advanced lesions require extensive surgical interventions and other available treatment modalities. In some cases, mutilating surgery – exenteration of the orbit is inevitable. Despite a relatively small percentage of invasive diseases today, advanced stages may still occur; either as a result of the patient's late presentation, inadequate initial therapy aimed at maintaining critical periorbital structures, or due to high tumor aggression. The case report highlights necessity of radical resection of primary tumor with histological examination.
Spontaneous Regression of a Primary Iris Stromal Cyst in a Patient With Keratoconus. A Case Report
Authors: Galvis Virgilio , Shields Carol L. , Tello Alejandro , Niño Camilo A. , Laiton Andrea N. , García Juan D. , Chaparro Tania A. , Viteri Eduardo J.
Published: July 2022

Purpose: To report the rare case of a 29-year-old male with a history of keratoconus, who presented with a primary iris stromal cyst which eventually showed spontaneous regression.

Methods: Description of the clinical findings in the case of a 29-year-old male with a prior history of keratoconus, but no eye surgery or trauma, who consulted for an iris cyst in the left eye, diagnosed 9 months earlier.

Case report: Slit-lamp examination revealed mild dyscoria, and a large cyst in the inferior quadrant of the iris. Ultrasound biomicroscopy and anterior segment optical coherence tomography of the left eye confirmed the presence of a giant iris cyst with thin walls, in contact with the corneal endothelium. Corneal endothelial cell density in the inferior cornea (close to the cyst) was 1805 cells/mm2 and 2066 cells/mm2 in the central area. After considering the risk of anterior chamber epithelial downgrowth following any surgical procedure of the cyst, the patient received conservative management. In the following months, the patient presented with 3 episodes of anterior uveitis, managed with topical corticosteroids. Finally, at approx. 21 months after the initial diagnosis, the cyst presented spontaneous regression. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography confirmed the absence of fluid inside the cyst remnants and the final endothelial cell densities evidenced endothelial cell loss (inferior cornea 738 cells/mm2 and central cornea 1605 cells/mm2).

Conclusion: Conservative management should be considered in patients with cysts that show slow progression and are distant from the visual axis, in order to minimise the risk of complications following any surgical procedure of the cyst. In addition, the present case is one of the few of primary stromal iris cysts with spontaneous regression reported in the literature.
Treatment Options for Premacular and Sub-Internal Limiting Membrane Haemorrhage
Authors: Kováčová Magdalena , Kousal Bohdan , Mališka Martin , Fichtl Marek , Dušková Jaroslava , Kalvodová Bohdana
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Premacular hemorrhage (PH) and sub-internal limiting membrane hemorrhage (sub-ILM-H) are among the causes of sudden deterioration of central visual acuity. Anatomical and functional outcomes of different therapeutic options were evaluated retrospectively.

Methods: The study included three eyes of three patients (2 females and 1 male). Location of the hemorrhage was determined by spectral domain optical coherence tomography. Subhyaloid premacular location of the hemorrhage was proven in one eye of each woman and sub-ILM location of the hemorrhage in one eye of the male. The baseline best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.63 in the eyes of the females and 0.16 in the eye of the male. Conservative treatment option was chosen in case of juxtafoveolar PH in the eye of the female patient on anticoagulant warfarin therapy. The female patient with PH secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) underwent Nd: YAG laser hyaloidotomy. The male patient with unexplained cause of the sub-ILM-H underwent 25-Gauge vitrectomy with ILM peeling and subsequent ultrastructural morphometric and histopathological examination of the ILM.

Results: Both BCVA and retinal finding improvement were achieved in all patients. Final BCVA was 0.8 in the eye of the female patient with PDR and 1.0 in rest of the eyes of the other patients. No complications were recorded at follow-up visits. Histopathological and morphometric examination demonstrated variable ILM thickness (2.70 ±1.58 μm) and proved presence of fibroblasts and macrophages with hemosiderin deposits on the retinal side of ILM.

Conclusion: The choice of the treatment option of PH and sub-ILM-H depends on input parameters such as the initial BCVA, the extent and the location of the hemorrhage, as well as the overall health of the patient. Nd: YAG laser hyaloidotomy is an effective method for rapid recovery of visual functions. Surgical ILM peeling and aspiration of the underlying hemorrhage result in the removal of breakdown products of hemoglobin and minimization of the risk of secondary epiretinal membranes development.
Antiplagiat or How to Achieve Unique Knowledge
Authors: Loginova Natalia Anatolevna , Nikitina Irina Aleksandrovna
Published: July 2022

The results of a study of the problems of the modern education system in terms of the formation and dissemination of unique knowledge are presented. The use of methods of analysis, synthesis, analogies made it possible to formulate key problems and offer a package of recommendations for their solution. It seems that the presented recommendations will allow solving problems and transforming the current education system in the Russian Federation at all levels. The results obtained can be used in scientific and practical activities.
Role of Socio-Humanistic Education in Educational System of Youth: Issues and Prospects
Authors: Kazibekova Naida Alikulievna , Musaeva Elmira Shekeralievna
Published: July 2022

Researches think that in polycultural and ethnoconfessional world only educational system can help to decrease levels of influence of present destructive factors. The research is carried out with the use of analytical, questionnaire and polling methods. It is concluded that socio-humanistic education can help develop the ability to overcome conflict situations, incept the skills of international communication, form youth’s world view.
Features of Coping Behavior of Adolescents Without a Family
Authors: Borisova Irina Vadimovna , Ereshchenko Iuliia Vladimirovna , Ziuzia Anna Alekseevna
Published: July 2022

The article discusses the results of an empirical study of the coping behavior of adolescents without a family. The research topic is relevant and significant at the present stage of society's development. To study the features of coping behavior of adolescents without a family, the method "Coping behavior in stressful situations" by N.S. Endler and D.A. Parker, adapted by T.L. Kryukova, was used. In the course of the study, it was found that all types of coping behavior are less pronounced in adolescents without a family compared to adolescents from a family. All teenagers without a family use problem-oriented coping at a low level. Teenagers without a family are less likely to seek help from other people compared to teenagers from a family. Adolescents without a family and adolescents from a family in difficult stressful situations are less likely than other types of coping to use problem-oriented coping aimed at solving the problem, and more often coping focused on avoidance.