bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Toward a Sustainability Brand Model: An Integrative Review
Authors: Winit Warat , Kantabutra Saranya , Kantabutra Sooksan
Published: March 2023

Stakeholder-based brand is increasingly recognized as a measure for corporate sustainability, although the knowledge in this area is relatively unknown. Through a systematic review approach, the present study explores the global knowledge base on sustainability and brand. The most influential authors and documents are identified, followed by a discovery of the intellectual structure of the sustainability and brand knowledge base with five schools of thought. First, the Customer Attitudes and Behavior school refers to behavioral studies (one of the common approaches in sustainability studies). Second, the Tourism Marketing school represents the popular context of sustainability studies that mainly relates to hospitality, destination marketing, and fashion brand management. Third, the Brand Strategy school refers to corporate strategy concerning brand that is widely used to measure corporate sustainability performance such as brand equity. Fourth, the Societal Marketing school provides insights into the marketing strategy that leads a firm to achieve competitive advantages under concerns about finite resources and rising environmental and social costs. Finally, the Advanced Quantitative Analysis school reveals an approach that is mainly used when conducting sustainable marketing studies. A model on sustainability brand is then derived, adopting the grounded theory approach. Future research opportunities are also identified and discussed to continuously advance the scholarship in this specific area.
The Pandemic Puzzle—Reviewing the Existing Pieces, Searching for the Missing Ones
Authors: Ene Gianina-Valentina Băcescu , Mănuc Daniela , Bordianu Anca , Todea Doina Adina
Published: March 2023

The research carried out on socioeconomic implication models of (re)emerging infectious diseases triggering pandemics has shown us that these largely depended on infection transmission, conditioned by the type of pathogen and the human host. Also, these depended on certain external factors, such as the phenomenon of globalization, pollution, fragile health systems, modification of human behaviors, expansion of human habitat near the outbreaks, favorable vectors involved in the transmission and development of new pandemics and last but not least of wars or civil revolts. The present research attempts to provide some responses to the following questions: 1. What have been the most recent and important emerging infectious disease pandemics and what were the risk factors? 2. What was the socioeconomic impact generated by these pandemics and what important lessons did we learn/identify? 3. What measures and/or directions must be implemented/addressed to prevent/possibly stop a future wave of infections or a new pandemic? The answers to these questions are substantiated by different indicators (transmission potential and pathogen severity) through which we focused to offer some suggestions/directions regarding the way in which these pandemics could be anticipated or prevent, indicators that otherwise are already used by public authorities in the development and exploration of intervention strategies. However, through the elaboration and staged presentation of how these pandemics acted as well as the socioeconomic implications and human reactions, this research could be useful in leading to the development of new, effective ways to prevent the transmission of (re)emerging infectious diseases.
A Study on Real Estate Purchase Decisions
Authors: Chen Jing-Yi , Wang Ming-Hui
Published: March 2023

This study examines the influence of joint information framing and personality traits on housing purchase decisions, specifically in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a between-subjects experimental design, we found that negative framing has a stronger impact on purchase decisions for optimistic participants compared with pessimistic ones. Additionally, high-price anchoring has a greater negative effect on purchase intention for pessimists, while low-price anchoring has a stronger positive effect for optimists. Furthermore, our findings suggest that the low-price real estate market has been less severely impacted by the pandemic than the high-price market. The real estate market seeks to minimize information asymmetry to achieve sustainable and healthy development. These results contribute to creating inclusive, safe, and sustainable cities.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Educational Research: A Bibliometric Analysis
Authors: Cretu Daniela Maria , Ho Yuh-Shan
Published: March 2023

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the major challenges generated in education, thousands of scientific papers have been published, contributing to the establishment of a distinct research line in the field. This study provides a bibliometric overview of the educational publications linked to COVID-19 indexed by the Web of Science Core Collection for the years 2020 and 2021. The findings show a growing interest of researchers in education in this area. The proportion of articles among the types of documents proved to be dominant. Journals dedicated to chemistry and medical education stood out for the high number of pandemic-related papers. Higher education has been an intensively explored area during the pandemic. The USA and its universities were the most productive in publishing studies on COVID-19 in education. Our study indicated research themes that have been explored by the researchers, such as online learning in different educational settings, curriculum and instructional approaches in the online learning setting, and the psychological consequences of COVID-19 on the educational actors. The implications of the pandemic on potential research avenues for education research were also emphasized.
Periodic Orbits of Quantised Restricted Three-Body Problem
Authors: Abouelmagd Elbaz I. , García Guirao Juan Luis , Llibre Jaume
Published: March 2023

In this paper, perturbed third-body motion is considered under quantum corrections to analyse the existence of periodic orbits. These orbits are studied through two approaches to identify the first (second) periodic-orbit types. The essential conditions are given in order to prove that the circular (elliptical) periodic orbits of the rotating Kepler problem (RKP) can continue to the perturbed motion of the third body under quantum corrections where a massive primary body has excessive gravitational force over the smaller primary body. The primaries moved around each other in circular (elliptical) orbits, and the mass ratio was assumed to be sufficiently small. We prove the existence of the two types of orbits by using the terminologies of Poincaré for quantised perturbed motion.
Point Charge Subject to an Attractive Inverse-Square-Type Potential and Anharmonic-Type Potentials
Authors: Veloso Jardel de Carvalho , Bakke Knut
Published: March 2023

By applying the WKB (Wentzel, Kramers, Brillouin) approximation, we search for bound state solutions to the time-independent Schrödinger equation for an attractive inverse-square potential and anharmonic oscillators that stem from the interaction of a point charge with radial electric fields. We focus on the bound states associated with the s-waves. Further, we obtain the revival time associated with each case studied.
Epidemiological Transition and Strategies for the Control of Hepatitis A in Serbia
Authors: Medić Snežana , Anastassopoulou Cleo , Pustahija Tatjana , Petrović Vladimir , Dragnić Nataša , Boufidou Fotini , Tsakris Athanasios , Šaponjić Vladan
Published: March 2023

Background: Improvements in socioeconomic and hygienic conditions during the past decades led to declining hepatitis A (HA) seroprevalence in many countries. Aiming at informing HA vaccination policy, we assessed current epidemiological trends in Serbia by analyzing surveillance data for 2002–2021. Methods: Data on cases and outbreaks were obtained from the Serbian national surveillance database and descriptively analyzed. HA incidence was calculated in relation to time, patients’ residence, and demographics. Results: Overall, 13,679 HA cases and 419 outbreaks were recorded with the highest incidence in the southeast. Downward HA trends were observed, while infant mortality was halved, and gross domestic product based on purchasing power parity (GDP PP) per capita, tripled. The average incidence dropped from 14.8 (95% CI 14.4–15.2)/100,000) in 2002–2006 to 1 (95% CI 0.9–1.1)/100,000)/100,000 in 2017–2021, while the number of outbreaks decreased (from 174 to 14). Sporadic cases and family clusters living in poor sanitary conditions occurred in recent years. The contact route of transmission was dominant (410/419, 97.9%). The highest average age-specific HA incidence shifted from 5–9 years in 2002–2006 to 10–19 years in 2017–2021.Serbia is transitioning towards very low HA endemicity. Enhanced surveillance and vaccination of high-risk groups are recommended as future public health priorities.
Co-Detection of EBV and Human Polyomavirus JCPyV in a Case of AIDS-Related Multifocal Primary Central Nervous System Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Authors: Barbier Mallory T. , Del Valle Luis
Published: March 2023

The human neurotropic Polyomavirus JCPyV is the widespread opportunistic causative pathogen of the fatal demyelinating disease progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; however, it has also been implicated in the oncogenesis of several types of cancers. It causes brain tumors when intracerebrally inoculated into rodents, and genomic sequences of different strains and expression of the viral protein large T-Antigen have been detected in a wide variety of glial brain tumors and CNS lymphomas. Here, we present a case of an AIDS-related multifocal primary CNS lymphoma in which JCPyV genomic sequences of the three regions of JCPyV and expression of T-Antigen were detected by PCR and immunohistochemistry, respectively. No capsid proteins were detected, ruling out active JCPyV replication. Sequencing of the control region revealed that Mad-4 was the strain of JCPyV present in tumor cells. In addition, expression of viral proteins LMP and EBNA-1 from another ubiquitous oncogenic virus, Epstein–Barr, was also detected in the same lymphocytic neoplastic cells, co-localizing with JCPyV T-Antigen, suggesting a potential collaboration between these two viruses in the process of malignant transformation of B-lymphocytes, which are the site of latency and reactivation for both viruses.
The Impact of Past COVID-19 Infection on Selected Lymphocyte Subsets in Pediatric Patients
Authors: Budziło Oskar , Irga-Jaworska Ninela , Myszyńska Marcelina , Malanowska Magdalena , Niedźwiecki Maciej
Published: March 2023

The impact of past COVID-19 infection on the immune system remains unidentified. So far, several papers have revealed the dependence between the count of lymphocytes and their subsets and the outcome of an acute disease. However, still there is little information about long-term consequences, particularly in the pediatric population. We attempted to verify whether a dysregulation of the immune system may be the reason for observed complications after past COVID-19 infection. Hence, we tried to prove that abnormalities in lymphocyte subpopulations are found in patients a certain time after the COVID-19 infection. In our paper, we enrolled 466 patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection, and evaluated their subsets of lymphocytes within 2–12 months after infection and compared them to the control group assessed several years before the pandemic. It occurred that main differences are observed in CD19+ lymphocytes and the index CD4+/CD8+ lymphocytes. We believe that this is only the introduction to further investigation of the immune system of pediatric patients post-COVID-19 infection.
Establishment and Application of Indirect ELISAs for Detecting Antibodies against Goose Astrovirus Genotype 1 and 2
Authors: Zhang Mengran , Wei Xinyu , Qian Jing , Yu Zhengyu , Liu Xin , Luo Yan , Zhang Haitao , Gu Youfang , Li Yin
Published: March 2023

Goose astrovirus (GAstV) was classified into GAstV-1 and GAstV-2, and both caused gosling viral gout. Recently, there has been no effective commercial vaccine to control the infection. It is important to establish serological methods to distinguish between the two genotypes. In this study, we reported the development and application of two indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) using the GAstV-1 virus and a recombinant GAstV-2 capsid protein as specific antigens to detect antibodies against GAstV-1 and GAstV-2, respectively. The optimal coating antigen concentration of indirect GAstV-1-ELISA and GAstV-2-Cap-ELISA was 1.2 µg/well and 125 ng/well, respectively. In addition, the antigen coating temperature and time, sera dilution and reaction time, and the dilution and reaction time of HRP-conjugated secondary antibody were optimized. The cut-off values were 0.315 and 0.305, and the analytical sensitivity was 1:6400 and 1:3200 for indirect GAstV-1-ELISA and GAstV-2-Cap-ELISA, respectively. The assays were able to differentiate specific sera against GAstVs, TUMV, GPV, and H9N2-AIV. The intra- and inter-plate variabilities of indirect ELISAs were less than 10%. The coincidence rate of positive sera was higher than 90%. The indirect ELISAs were further applied to test 595 goose serum samples. The results showed that the detection rates were 33.3% and 71.4% in GAstV-1-ELISA and GAstV-2-Cap-ELISA, respectively, and the co-detection rate was 31.1%, which indicates that the seroprevalence rate of GAstv-2 was higher than that of GastV-1, and the co-infection existed between GAstV-1 and GAstV-2. In summary, the developed GAstV-1-ELISA and GAstV-2-Cap-ELISA have high specificity, sensitivity, and reproducibility and can be used in the clinical detection of the antibody against GAstV-1 and GAstV-2.
Data-Driven Parameter Prediction of Water Pumping Station
Authors: Zhang Jun , Yu Yongchuan , Yan Jianzhuo , Chen Jianhui
Published: March 2023

In the construction process of an intelligent pumping station, the parameter calibration of the pumping station unit is very important. In actual engineering, the working parameters of the pumping station are affected by complex working conditions and natural factors, so that it is difficult to establish a traditional physical model for the pumping station. This paper uses a data-driven method to apply the hybrid model of the convolutional neural network (CNN) and long-term short-term memory network (LSTM) to water level prediction in pumping stations and adds self-attention mechanism feature selection and a bagging optimization algorithm. Then, after an error analysis of the hybrid model, a performance comparison experiment with the separate model was conducted. The historical data of the pumping station project provided by the Tuancheng Lake Management Office of Beijing South-to-North Water Diversion Project was used to train and verify the proposed pumping station water level prediction model. The results show that the CNN–LSTM model based on the self-attention mechanism has higher accuracy than the separate CNN model and LSTM model, with a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.72 and a mean absolute error (MAE) of 19.14. The model can effectively solve the problem of water level prediction in the front and rear pools under complex pumping station conditions.
Occurrences, Seasonal Variations, and Potential Risks of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products in Lianjiang River, South of China
Authors: Zhang Pengcheng , Liang Zuobing , Yang Zaizhi , Wu Qirui , Li Rui , Tian Di , Li Shaoheng , Wu Jieshan , Ren Kun , Gao Lei , Chen Jianyao
Published: March 2023

Aquatic ecological problems caused by pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are increasingly becoming an issue of concern. In this study, the seasonal and spatial occurrence and environmental risk of 20 PPCPs were studied at 19 sampling points in the surface waters of the Lianjiang River basin (southern of China); its watershed is about 10,100 km2. Sample preparation was performed using solid-phase extraction, and determination was performed by using a high-performance liquid-phase tandem triple quaternary mass spectrometer. Nine PPCPs were detected with total concentrations of 19.5–940.53 and 6.07–186.04 ng L−1 during the wet (August 2021) and dry (April 2022) seasons, respectively. Four kinds of compounds—sulfamethoxazole (SMX), sulfamonomethoxine (SMM), caffeine (CAF), and florfenicol (FFC)—had a detection rate of more than 50% in both seasons. CAF, carbamazepine (CBZ), and FFC were higher in the wet season than in the dry season in the Lianjiang River possibly due to the higher usage of PPCPs and increased tourism during summer. SMX and SMM showed higher average concentrations in the dry season possibly due to lower biodegradation in the dry season and a slight dilution effect from rainfall. The concentrations of SMX, SMZ, SMM, and FFC were strongly correlated with NO3−, according to redundancy analysis and Spearman’s correlation analysis. The results of the risk quotient revealed that the ecological effect of CAF concentrations on green algae had low risk at all sampling points except R16.
Alice’s Adventures In Computational Modelling Of The Sub-neolithic Boundary: Curiouser And Curiouser Dynamics Governing The Adaptive Morphogenesis of Culture
Authors: Barber Troskosky Christopher , Chen Tianyu , Nicole Troskosky Katie
Published: March 2023

The Sub-Neolithic hunter-gatherer-fisher (HGF) groups and Corded Ware (CW) agro-pastoral group interactions within the Lithuanian portion of the Neman Basin around ~3000 BC did not follow the same patterns of agriculturalisation seen elsewhere in Europe during Neolithization. The variation of interaction in this agricultural frontier zone provides valuable insight into the way information exchange between groups drives the exchange of intercultural information and how information exchange between groups ultimately the adaptive morphogenesis of culture. This article’s primary author has already studied this outlier behaviour and the Unified Agricultural Frontier Model (UAFM) was proposed in volume 45 of this journal (Troskosky et al. 2019). The article presented in this volume is a companion piece to the 2019 publication which further explains and tests the mechanics underlying the UAFM. The UAFM applies self-organised criticality (SOC) to the hypothesis that marked cultural shifts are most likely to occur in response to increased levels of stress affect within a society. Stress affect is defined as the dissonance between encultured expectations of reality and phenomenologically lived reality within a population. To test this hypothesis, The Arithmetic Logarithm Illustrating Cultural Exchange (ALICE) model was developed; it provides confirmation that information exchange drives the behaviour of the UAFM across frontier zones. This model provides strong computational confirmation that information drives the behaviour of the UAFM across frontier zones. Theoretically, ALICE supports a general model for information flow between different cultures, facilitating corresponding cultural changes across any frontier. It models how increased levels of stress affect within interacting groups can lead to shifts of societal behaviour marked by a pattern of periods of equilibrium alternating
with periods of disequilibrium. The results from the ALICE model and logical extrapolation of their effects in the UAFM demonstrate support for the eight new archaeological testable governing dynamics for information-driven adaptive morphogenesis of culture.
Marija Gimbutas and Her Vision of the Steppe Indo-europeanization of Europe: Reception, Rejection and Revitalization
Authors: Kośko Aleksander , Szmyt Marzena
Published: March 2023

The theory of Indo-Europeanization of the continent can be seen as a focal point in all Marija Gimbutas’s work and in her role in the history of archaeology. This theory has combined various directions of her interests and revealed the theoretical and methodological foundations of her research. This paper recalls the theory itself and its development, as well as its importance for European archaeology. The vicissitudes of this theory, which can be metaphorically described as the triad: reception – rejection – revitalization, illustrate the transformations of archaeology in the second half of the 20th century and in the first decades of the 21st century.
New Data on the Structure and Economy of Unenclosed Settlements in the Late Striated Ware Culture: the Skudeniai Settlement Site in Southeastern Lithuania
Authors: Vengalis Rokas , Piličiauskas Gytis , Minkevičius Karolis , Valančius Mantas , Stančikaitė Miglė , Vaikutienė Giedrė , Piličiauskienė Giedrė
Published: March 2023

In 2020, the construction of a pipeline led to a rescue archaeological excavation at the 130–240 cal AD Roman Iron Age settlement site near Skudeniai. The discovered material from its brief occupation has provided substantial new data on unenclosed settlements in the Late Striated Ware Culture. The distinct posthole accumulations in the surveyed area make it possible to identify building locations and to analyse the settlement’s structure by differentiating between the domestic and economic activity zones. The collection of pottery from Skudeniai’s brief existence provided a better understanding of the differences between the contemporary pottery groups. The first ever application of the petrographic method in the analysis of this culture’s ceramics also yielded important results that led to a new classification system that established distinctions between the three contemporary pottery groups. The archaeobotanical material from Skudeniai is of great importance for understanding the development of agriculture as it is only the second Late Striated Ware Culture archaeobotanical assemblege from a chronologically pure context. The article also analyses issues related to non-ferrous and ferrous metallurgy and trade connections.
Burials With Buckets at the Ostriv the 11th Century Cemetery in the Middle Dnipro Region
Authors: Vyacheslav Baranov , Vsevolod Ivakin , Roman Shiroukhov
Published: March 2023

The article focuses on the analysis of the wooden buckets used in human burials of the Ostriv cemetery studied in 2017–2020. The discovery of dominant culture-defining artefacts, such as penannular and ring brooches, zoomorphic bracelets, and spiral neck-rings, suggest that this ancient population may be originated from the coastal part of the East Baltic region, including Sambian Peninsula, historical Curonia and Semigallia and the results of anthropological and paleogenetic studies reinforce this theory. One of the characteristic features of the burial rite of the Ostriv cemetery was the presence of sacrificial food stored in vessels (buckets). Remnants of buckets – in the form of bandings hoops, handle mounts, and forged handles – were found placed at the feet of the deceased. Taking into account the fact that buckets were not generally incorporated into the burial practices of the Baltic tribes of that time, the authors of the article suggest that this rite infiltrated into their society after migration to the Porossya region of Ukraine and was associated with the complex processes of the Christianization of the Baltic settlers.
Assessment of citizens' awareness of the possibility of vaccination against chickenpox
Authors:   Department of Infectious Diseases, Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Pozdeeva Maria Anatolyevna , Petrova Tatiana Evgenievna ,   Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Kolpashchikov Kirill Viktorovich ,   Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk
Published: March 2023

The article presents the results of the survey, reflecting the age at which the respondents had chickenpox, the occurrence of complications, the probable source of infection, their awareness of the existence of the vaccine, as well as their immediate vaccination or planning to get vaccinated in the future.
The second important component of food in the diet of slimming
Authors:   ANO VO «Baltic Polytechnic Institute», St. Petersburg, Ivanchikhin O. V.
Published: March 2023

In the process of losing weight or losing weight, not only physical training plays a key role, but also the quality of the food consumed, since the condition of the body as a whole depends on the nature of nutrition. Many athletes especially carefully monitor the amount of such a nutrient as proteins. But a fairly common mistake is that a person who is trying to lose weight does not pay enough attention to the amount of fat consumed, although this nutrient is an important source of energy. This article will provide analysis data on how the correct percentage of fat content in the body can contribute to such a weight loss process that will not harm the state of the body as a whole. The optimal products with the correct dosage of the fat component for losing weight will be given
The use of anticoagulants in patients with traumatic brain injury, intracranial hematomas with concomitant pathology — new coronavirus infection
Authors:   I. P. Pavlov Pediatric St. Petersburg State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Cherebillo V. Y. , Kanarsky A. D. ,   I. P. Pavlov Pediatric St. Petersburg State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Sosnovsky A. S. ,   I. P. Pavlov Pediatric St. Petersburg State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Kurnukhina M. Y. ,   I. P. Pavlov Pediatric St. Petersburg State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Chernichenko V. K. ,   I. P. Pavlov Pediatric St. Petersburg State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Published: March 2023

According to statistics, traumatic brain injuries are the most common type of injury and one of the main causes of disability in Of Russia. The risk group includes a young able — bodied part of the population aged 21‑45 years, mainly men. Diagnosis and treatment of various types of traumatic brain injury, intracerebral hematomas has features when combined with the new coronavirus infection COVID-19, which we will discuss in this article.
Eating disorders
Authors:   Novosibirsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Kornyushenko M. B.
Published: March 2023

Dietary (therapeutic) nutrition is one of the most important preventive and therapeutic means aimed at preserving and strengthening the health of the population. The word «diet» in Greek means «lifestyle, diet». Improper nutrition leads to a weakening of the body, a decrease in efficiency and resistance to various external influences, and later to chronic diseases of the digestive system. Gastritis, colitis, cholecystitis, stomach ulcer as a consequence are not uncommon at a young age.
Report on the round table in the State Duma dedicated to the cadastral reform
Authors:   Kuban State Technological University, Krasnodar, Gura D.A. , Vashchenko D.A. ,   Kuban State Technological University, Krasnodar, Bespyatchuk D. A. ,   Kuban State Technological University, Krasnodar, Samarin S.V. ,   Kuban State Technological University, Krasnodar, Pshidatok S.K. ,   Kuban State Technological University, Krasnodar
Published: March 2023

Currently, the introduction of a 3D cadastre of real estate objects in Russia is quite relevant, since using a two-dimensional cadastre it is impossible to keep records of various multi-level objects such as bridges, tunnels, road junctions, etc. In this scientific work, the most time-consuming stage of a three–dimensional cadastre is considered – 3D modeling of various real estate objects and obtaining of spatial information about them. The article analyzes two main methods of spatial data acquisition - aerial photography and three–dimensional laser scanning. The advantages and disadvantages of these methods are considered in this paper. In conclusion, the authors advise to use the mentioned methods of obtaining data to create 3D models in a three-dimensional real estate cadastre.
Assessment and Correlation of Saline Soil Characteristics using Electrical Resistivity
Authors: Maliki Mustapha , Hadjadj Fatima Zohra , Laredj Nadia , Missoum Hanifi
Published: March 2023

Soil salinity is becoming one of the most devastating environmental hazards over the years. Soil investigation involves fast, low cost and non disturbing methods to measure soil characteristics for both construction projects as well as for agricultural use. The electrical resistivity of saline soils is greatly governed by salt concentration and the presence of moisture in soil matrix. Experimental results of this investigation highlight that there is a significant relationship between the electrical resistivity of soil samples mixed with chloride solutions (NaCl, KCl, and MgCl2) at various concentrations, and soil physical properties. Correlations represented by quadratic functions were obtained between electrical resistivity and soil characteristics, namely, water content, degree of saturation and salt concentration. This research reveals that the obtained correlations between electrical resistivity, salt concentration, water content and degree of saturation are effective for predicting the characteristics of salt affected soils in practice, which constitute a governing element in the assessment of saline lands sustaining infrastructure.
National Cancer Diagnosis Audits for England 2018 versus 2014: a comparative analysis
Authors: Swann Ruth , McPhail Sean , Abel Gary A , Witt Jana , Wills Lorna , Hiom Sara , Lyratzopoulos Georgios , Rubin Greg
Published: March 2023

Background

Timely diagnosis of cancer in patients who present with symptoms in primary care is a quality-improvement priority.

Aim

To examine possible changes to aspects of the diagnostic process, and its timeliness, before and after publication of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (2015) guidance on the referral of suspected cancer in primary care.

Design and setting

Comparison of findings from population-based clinical audits of cancer diagnosis in general practices in England for patients diagnosed in 2018 or 2014.

Method

GPs in 1878 (2018) and 439 (2014) practices collected primary care information on the diagnostic pathway of cancer patients. Key measures including patient characteristics, place of presentation, number of pre-referral consultations, use of primary care investigations, and referral type were compared between the two audits by descriptive analysis and regression models.

Results

Among 64 489 (2018) and 17 042 (2014) records of a new cancer diagnosis, the percentage of patients with same-day referral (denoted by a primary care interval of 0 days) was higher in 2018 (42.7% versus 37.7%) than in 2014, with similar improvements in median diagnostic interval (36 days versus 40 days). Compared with 2014, in 2018: fewer patients had ≥3 pre-referral consultations (18.8% versus 26.2%); use of primary care investigations increased (47.9% versus 45.4%); urgent cancer referrals increased (54.8% versus 51.8%); emergency referrals decreased (13.4% versus 16.5%); and recorded use of safety netting decreased (40.0% versus 44.4%).

Conclusion

In the 5-year period, including the year when national guidelines were updated (that is, 2015), there were substantial improvements to the diagnostic process of patients who present to general practice in England with symptoms of a subsequently diagnosed cancer.
E-commerce in Increasing Small and Medium Enterprises
Authors:   Departemen Ilmu Pemerintahan, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Rohmawati Tatik , Wijaya I T ,   Departemen Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of E-commerce in increasing product sales. The method used is a descriptive qualitative approach. The results of this study can improve the quality of communication coordination in the sale of this product. It is because nowadays we can buy anything we want not only through conventional but also through E-commerce, which has a flourishing presence in Indonesia. Besides, purchasing through e-commerce is considered easier and more affordable because there are benefits that can be obtained by consumers and sellers.
The Challenge of Digital Accounting in Facing the Industrial Revolution 4.0
Authors:   Departemen Akuntansi, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Haeriyah T , Fidowaty Tatik ,   Departemen Ilmu Pemerintahan, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

The purposes of this research are to describe the challenges companies must have to face in the industrial revolution 4.0 of a modern accounting information system. The method used for this research was qualitative descriptive, which was provided an explanation using analysis and interview. The results of this study were found that the industrial revolution 4.0 greatly influenced all aspects of the business elements including accounting information systems, how an information system can be understood and applied by every company. The research concluded that the use of accounting information systems in the face of industrial revolution 4.0 is needed especially to facilitate decision making for companies. An appropriate accounting information system can support the realization of an integrated, modern and competitive international system.
Marketing Platform as Promotion Tool in Business
Authors:   Departemen Akuntansi, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Putri D A , Kurniasih Dewi ,   Departemen Ilmu Pemerintahan, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

This research aims to describe, analyze, and determine the role of social media in marketing strategies. This research used a survey method that is focused on people who are in a business that is in direct contact with social media so that it can be reviewed directly on the role of social media in marketing strategies. The implementation of social media in marketing strategies has been implemented by several companies or other business entities to market their products. Various content and network contacts are the principles behind social media. The utilization of social media itself has been done for various purposes, one of which is to do business. Businessman utilizes social media because it is considered more efficient in time and cost. Moreover, almost all people in various parts of the world use social media to support daily activities such as communicating and exchanging information. The results of this research show that social media has a significant role in marketing strategies for small- and large-scale businesses. That condition because of the ease of disseminating information and also greater efficiency in marketing activities.
Business Payment Innovation on Customers
Authors:   Departemen Teknik Informatika, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Alviana S , Kurniawan B ,   Departemen Teknik Elektro, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Millah F S ,   Departemen Sistem Informasi, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

This research aims to analyze and test the influence of E-Payment innovations in a place to eat or in department stores against customer response. The method used was a descriptive method of implementation covering data, analysis and also conduct surveys in the form of a questionnaire for customers. In this E-Payment research, there are several types of payment systems that are commonly used by users: digital wallets, online credit card, and digital money, in most cases, this E-Payment is a lot in use by users in Indonesia, because it is easy to use and also has features that make the user feel comfortable using E-Payment. The results gained with the advancement of E-Payment innovations are the number of E-Payment users in Indonesia who replace the payment system is cash. From 2018 until now E-Payment called Go-pay from Go-Jek is very much used by users in Indonesia, up to a number of 70.63% of users recognize more understanding of digital payment system services as well as digital finance and will be further increased. The conclusion of this research is the digital payment system or E-Payment will continue to innovate and develop so that users, especially in Indonesia, can feel the convenience of every transaction using e-payment either purchase goods or services.
E-Commerce in Cosmetic Industry
Authors:   Departemen Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Sonia D , Hassanah Hetty ,   Departemen Ilmu Hukum, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this research is to find out the brand communication strategy carried out by beauty e-commerce companies in managing the website and how it affects each visitor so that they have a good image. The study used a literature study method with the object of research was the online shop Sociolla and Beautyhaul. The results of this study are the importance of the company to have a good image to communicate brand identity with the trust of consumers and brand or partners. In Indonesia, businesses that specifically sell beauty products online are still relatively rare. Therefore, the company has a big task in conducting brand communication, especially on managing websites because consumers prefer the experience of trying beauty products when buying it directly. The Beauty E-Commerce will facilitate the business in terms of documentation and transactions as well as product offerings in person.
Supporting Entrepreneurship through Social Media
Authors:   Departemen Ilmu Hubungan Internasional, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Putri S O , Fathurrahman A ,   Departemen Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study is to look at the effects of social media feeds that are used to support business. To support the research, the author used a descriptive method by examining several Instagram accounts in the business of photo and video documentation viewed from their Instagram feeds. The results of the study showed that a good, interesting and creative Instagram feed would give its own branding to the Instagram account or business, and it could also attract potential new customers. From these results, the authors found that an interesting and creative Instagram feed would provide branding and had its own character, while also being able to persuade consumers. This was because manufacturing interesting and creative feeds could make consumers more interested in the services we offer. Evidently, this was very influential on the development of the business that we make.
Digital Marketing for Goals Sustainability
Authors:   Departemen Komputerisasi Akuntansi, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Supriyati S , Budi G S ,   Departemen Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

The objective of this study is to know how big the influence of digital marketing in marketing communication strategy. Digital marketing is one of the tool to promote a product through media. Beside that, digital marketing can also facilitate the producer and the consumer into doing the buy and sell process. The method used in this study is descriptive method with qualitative approach. This study is caused by the rapid growth of technology in Indonesia, which caused digital marketing involved in marketing process. The result of this study shows that there is an impact from digital marketing in a marketing process. In conclusion, digital marketing is one of the main needs in marketing process that cannot be left out. With the rapid growth of technology, digital marketing is more affordable than any other methods. Besides, with the existence of digital marketing, it also facilitates the producer and consumer.
Financial, Socioeconomic, and Psychological Problems of Stock Market Workers and Medical Health Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors:   Department of Economics, Economics and Finance. Claremont Graduate University, CA 91711, United State, Khashbah M A , Ahmed G K ,   Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
Published: March 2023

This study aims to investigate the effect of Financial, Social, and Psychological Problems during the disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the expectation of its impact in the future on the effects of life for workers in the health sector and Egyptian Stock Market sector. The research method used a quantitative method with resort to an ordinal logit regression model to assess the impact of fear from COVID-19 for job losses and future expectations toward COVID-19 influence on the lives of workers in terms of economic, social, and psychological aspects assess The results show the health workers were more affected by the COVID-19 pandemic regarding decreased net income, increased work hours, and children’s problems relative to the business workers .Regarding the socioeconomic level, the health workers had high percentages in the high class (16.9%) relative to the business workers (13.1%).In contrast, the business workers had high percentages in the low class (19%) relative to the health workers (25%).In addition, according to beck’s scales, the health workers had relatively higher levels of anxiety than another sector, while the level of depression was similar in both sectors. We conclude Health workers were negative affected by the COVID-19 pandemic more than business workers regarding psychological (anxiety), financial and social problems. The type of work sector plays a prominent role in determining the effects of COVID-19 on all aspects of employee life
Theoretical Approach to Training and Work Motivation in Relation to Employee Performance at the Panwascam Agency Soreang District Bandung Regency
Authors:   Departemen Magister Manajemen, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Muslim N R , Sya’roni D A Wahab ,   Departemen Magister Manajemen, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

Efficient and responsive employee performance is very important for every agency, especially government agencies, both individually and in related groups in election supervision. The method used is descriptive qualitative method. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the theoretical approach to the effect of training and work motivation in relation to employee performance. This research will be carried out within the scope of the Panwascam secretariat in Soreang District, Bandung Regency, the objects of this research include the chairman, commissioners and members. This research will be reviewed based on previous research which states that the influence of training and motivation greatly influences employee performance. The research method uses a qualitative descriptive method that refers to the sources of interviews and observations as well as literature studies by studying reference books and previous studies. The results of this study indicate that the variables of the influence of training and motivation on employee performance are both very influential. The results of the interview show that between the two variables used to determine the magnitude of the influence on employee performance, the motivation variable has the greatest influence on increasing employee performance at the Panwascam secretariat, Soreang District, Bandung Regency
Variability of Serum Phosphate in Incident Hemodialysis Patients: Association with All-Cause Mortality
Authors: ter Meulen Karlien J. , Ye Xiaoling , Wang Yuedong , Usvyat Len A. , van der Sande Frank M. , Konings Constantijn J. , Kotanko Peter , Kooman Jeroen P. , Maddux Franklin W.
Published: March 2023

Key Points

An increase in serum phosphate variability is an independent risk factor of mortality.

The effects of a positive directional range (DR) is most pronounced in patients with high serum phosphate levels whereas the effects of a negative DR is most pronounced in patients with low serum phosphate and/or serum albumin.

Background

In maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients, previous studies have shown that serum phosphate levels have a bidirectional relation to outcome. Less is known about the relation between temporal dynamics of serum phosphate in relation to outcome. We aimed to further explore the relation between serum phosphate variability and all-cause mortality.

Methods

All adult incident HD patients treated in US Fresenius Kidney Care clinics between January 2010 and October 2018 were included. Baseline period was defined as 6 months after initiation of HD and months 7–18 as follow-up period. All-cause mortality was recorded during the follow-up period. The primary metric of variability used was directional range (DR) that is the difference between the largest and smallest values within a time period; DR was positive when the smallest value preceded the largest and negative otherwise. Cox proportional hazards models with spline terms were applied to explore the association between phosphate, DR, and all-cause mortality. In addition, tensor product smoothing splines were computed to further elucidate the interactions of phosphate, DR, and all-cause mortality.

Results

We included 302,613 patients. Baseline phosphate was 5.1±1.2 mg/dl, and mean DR was +0.6±3.3 mg/dl. Across different levels of phosphate, higher levels of DR of phosphate were associated with higher risk of all-cause mortality. In patients with lower levels of phosphate and serum albumin, the effect of a negative DR was most pronounced, whereas in patients with higher phosphate levels, a positive DR was related to increased mortality.

Conclusions

Higher variability of serum phosphate is related to mortality at all levels of phosphate, especially in lower levels with a negative DR and in low serum albumin levels. This could possibly reflect dietary intake in patients who are already inflamed or malnourished, where a further reduction in serum phosphate should prompt for nutritional evaluation.
A importância da psicomotricidade nas aulas de Educação Física na educação infantil
Authors: Alencar Edson Ferreira , Anastácio Thais de Oliveira , Dos Santos José Alexandre , Correa Nidian Souza Ribeiro , Oliveira Vinicius Soares
Published: March 2023

A psicomotricidade é considerada uma ferramenta importante no desenvolvimento motor de crianças na fase de Educação Infantil, visto que é por meio do movimentar que ocorre seu amplo desenvolvimento em diferentes aspectos. Assim, o estudo teve como objetivo compreender a importância das atividades da educação psicomotora para o movimento corporal na Educação Infantil e como o professor de Educação Física poderá empregar estratégias que visem o desenvolvimento físico, cognitivo, social, cultural e a interação entre os pares. A metodologia utilizada foi estudo do tipo exploratório, bibliográfico com análise integrativa, qualitativa da literatura, disponível no banco de dados SciELO, entre os anos de 2012 e 2022. De 15 artigos separados inicialmente, selecionou-se 6 (seis) que estavam alinhados com os objetivos do trabalho. Os resultados apontaram a grande importância e a contribuição da psicomotricidade nas aulas de Educação Física na modalidade de Educação Infantil, visto que nesse nível de ensino as crianças precisam se movimentar para desenvolver a coordenação motora. Todos os artigos analisados apresentaram certa semelhança nos resultados encontrados em relação a sua importância para o desenvolvimento de habilidade e como o professor de Educação Física na educação infantil utiliza a psicomotricidade como forma de ampliar as habilidades ligadas ao movimento do corpo e despertar a atenção, no qual consegue ensinar, educar e instruir para o melhor desenvolvimento das habilidades ligadas ao corpo, mente e movimento.