bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analisis Stabilitas Lereng di KM 258 Ponorogo – Pacitan Menggunakan Metode RMR
Authors: Avidatur Rohmah Miftahul , Rachmansyah Arief , Harimurti Harimurti
Published: December 2022

Salah satu lokasi yang pernah terjadi longsor pada jalur Pacitan – Ponorogo adalah di KM 258 pada bulan desember 2017. Pada lokasi tersebut terdapat 3 segmen lereng yang berdekatan, segmen lereng pertama pernah terjadi longsor dan telah dilakukan penanggulangan berupa struktur perkuatan dinding penahan tanah, begitu pula dengan segmen lereng kedua pernah terjadi longsor namun pada segmen ini belum dilakukan penambahan perkuatan struktur, untuk mencegah kelongsoran pada segmen lereng ketiga dilakukan penyelidikan pada lereng tersebut. Digunakan metode analisa kinematika, pembobotan masa batuan RMR lalu dikorelasikan dengan tabel refrensi kemiringan sudut SMR dan simulasi sudut yang direfernsikan menggunakan bantuan program Geostructural. Pengerjaan analisa kinematika dibantu dengan menggunakan program DIPS untuk mengetahui jenis kelongsoran lereng dan didapat jenis keruntuhan adalah longsoran rotasi. Pembobotan masa batuan RMR pada lereng yang diteliti didapat nilai 39 (kelas IV) yang mana jenis batuan adalah batuan buruk, dan korelasi dengan SMR pada batuan kelas IV RMR adalah disarankan sudut lereng sebesar 45°. Setelah disimulasikan stabilitas lereng dengan menggunakan bantuan program Geostructual dengan variasi sudut 80°, 75°, 70°, 65°, 60°, 55°, 50° hingga 45°, didapatkan sudut efektif yaitu 60° dengan nilai FS 1,55.
Winner-Takes-All”: Influencing Factors of the Post-Theatrical Supply and Demand in Motion Picture Exhibition
Authors: Kumb Florian , Kunz Reinhard E. ,   Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne
Published: December 2022

The post-theatrical exhibition has become essential for motion pictures to break even. Nevertheless, besides the first attempts to study TV broadcasters and streaming providers as release windows, academic research in marketing has concentrated primarily on the initial theat-rical release. This article examines factors influencing supply and demand during the sequential release process of the motion picture industry. The authors build a modelling framework to ana-lyze the drivers resulting in comprehensive supply and strong demand in major exhibition win-dows (i.e., during the home video, video-on-demand, and free-to-air TV exhibition). They esti-mate the conceptual model of regressions using market data from Germany, including all 5 200 theater-released motion pictures between 2005 and 2014. The authors expand the existing suc-cess-breeds-success theory and use a winner-takesall theory to explain market supply and de-mand in sequential distribution. The results reveal a limited set of influencing factors (e.g., word-of-mouth communication or certain genres) that increase the probability of comprehensive exhibition and strong demand. Other influencing factors depend on the exhibition window (e.g., age ratings). The results add to existing theories of sequential distribution and can help research-ers and managers improve movie-specific exhibition strategies.
Komunikasi Antar Budaya Dalam Perspektif Antropologi Islam
Authors: Ayuni Putri , Syafrida Hasibuan Anni Zuhro , Suhairi Suhairi
Published: December 2022

Intercultural communication develops based on two interconnected premises. First, you live in a time when changing technology, travel, economic and political systems, immigration patterns, and population density have resulted in a world in which you regularly interact with people from different cultures. Second, nowadays, people are very sensitive to the fact that the influence of culture on communication is very close and great. Your cultural background and experience help you determine how the world should be for you and how you will interact with it. Anthropological perspective in intercultural communication is looking at intercultural communication from an anthropological point of view, because the communication already contains cultural values. Intercultural communication is part of the marriage between the disciplines of anthropology and communication which later became a separate discipline both in communication science and in anthropology. Anthropology is one of the fields of science that is the root or foundation of the birth of communication science. In subsequent developments, cultural experts realized the importance of communication in the cultural field.

Keywords: Intercultural communication and in anthropological perspective
Metode Penelitian Analisis Semiotik Media Sosial
Authors: Dwi Fadhila Pranindita , Almira Chintya , Priatmana Aldi
Published: December 2022

Semiotics or semiotics are terms that refer to the same science. Semiotics is commonly used by American scholars, although the term semiotics is more commonly used in Europe. Semiotics comes from the Greek word semeion, which means 'sign', or the English sign, which means 'signal'. Semiotics is known as a science that studies sign language systems such as languages, codes, signals, and human language. Semiotics is the science of symbols. To be able to read and interpret these symbols, we need "language". Meaning is formed through a structured system of linguistic differences. Meaning is generated through the process of selecting and combining symbols around two axes, the syntagmatic axis (linear, for example sentences) and the paradigm axis (the arena of symbols such as synonyms) which are arranged in a marking system. This symbol consists of a signifier (medium) and a symbol (meaning) (Saussure, 1960). The purpose of semiotic analysis is to find the meaning of symbols, including what is hidden behind them (text, advertisements, news). Keywords: history of semiotics, semiotics Roland Barthes, understanding of semiotics, semiotic figures, development of semiotics.
Primer registro del Chipe de Virginia (Leiothlypis virginiae) en el estado de Veracruz, México
Authors: Rivera Hernández Jaime Ernesto , Balderas San Miguel Osvaldo , Cid Mora Oscar , Alcántara Salinas Graciela
Published: December 2022

En esta nota se reporta de manera formal la presencia del Chipe de Virginia (Leiothlypis virginiae) en el estado de Veracruz. De acuerdo con la literatura especializada en la que se registra la riqueza avifaunística estatal, L. virginiae no había sido incluida. El encuentro se dio durante un monitoreo realizado el 9 de enero del 2019 en un bosque mesófilo de montaña perturbado, ubicado entre los municipios de Orizaba e Ixtaczoquitlán. El individuo observado se identificó por su característico parche amarillo en su pecho, así como por las plumas cobertoras superiores e inferiores de la cola, de color amarillo. El registro de una especie en áreas donde previamente no se había observado es de gran importancia e interés para el conocimiento de la avifauna regional.
Analysing the Potential of Bankruptcy using Altman Z-Score: A Case Study of PT. Garuda Indonesia
Authors: Lie Darwin , Welly Yerisma , Inrawan Ady , Sembiring Lenny Dermawan , Putri Debi Eka
Published: December 2022

The improper company’s financial condition can affect the company’s performance to stay on track in the airline’s competition. The company should be gaining extra efforts, especially the management system, to achieve the company goal of obtaining the maximum profit. This study aimed to analyse the financial distress of Indonesian airline companies. This study was designed using a quantitative approach through secondary data collected from the financial report of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2016 to 2020. The data were analysed using the Altman Z-Score. The variable of this study includes working capital to total assets, retained earnings to total assets, earnings before interest and taxes to total assets, market value of equity to book value of total liabilities and sales to total assets. The results of the study revealed that PT. Garuda Indonesia faced the financial difficulty that potentially led to bankruptcy risk. Evidence on the basis of Altman Z-Score value of PT. Garuda Indonesia in 2016-2020 is less than 1.81. In 2020, PT. Garuda Indonesia suffered high losses due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Effect of Brand Image and Service Quality on Customer Loyalty A Case Study of Gojek in Medan, Indonesia
Authors: Lawrence Valentino , Alfonsius Alfonsius
Published: December 2022

Not only to find out how to acquire new customers but also to maintain the existing customer is a homework for every company. It is a common thing for every company that start to grow prominent to measure the level of customer loyalty. Customer loyalty is believed to come along with brand image and service quality. The objective of this research is to find out whether brand image and service quality does influence customer loyalty or not. Brand Image has been defined as how the customer perception of a certain brand. Service quality is a comprehensive of customer evaluation of a certain service in the certain company. Meanwhile, customer loyalty is the tendency of the customers to buy and use the product again. The research is using quantitative approaches as the research design and using IBM SPSS-20 application where the sample size is 125 by using non-probability purposive sampling technique. The data analysis method of the research uses multiple linear regression to check on the hypothesis. The result of the final research paper finds out that brand image and service quality does have an influence in maintaining customer loyalty at Gojek customers in Medan.
The Effect of Human Resources Competence, Incentives and Leadership on the Performance of Administrative Staff
Authors: Damanik Ayu Zurlaini
Published: December 2022

The echelon officials who served in the hospital of Dr. H. Kumpulan Pane Tebing Tinggi City is the State Civil Apparatus (ASN), as well as most of its administrative staffs. Echelon officials and administrative staffs often come from agencies outside the hospital. They have a lot to experience about hospital management which is much different from management in other agencies. This affects the performance of employees in the organization of the hospital. Therefore, the empowerment of administrative employees needs to be optimized. Thus, the current study seeks to examine the dominant factors influencing the performance of administrative staffs in UPTD RSUD Dr. H. Kumpulan Pane Tebing Tinggi City, namely HR competencies, incentives, and leadership. A total of 77 respondents have participated in this study through survey questionnaire and collected by using census method. This study uses three independent variables, namely HR competence, Incentives and Leadership and staff performance. The results showed that the HR competency, incentive and leadership partially influence on the performance of administrative staffs. HR competency, incentives and leadership simultaneously influence the performance of administrative staffs.
De la teoría a la implementación. Experiencias en materia de justicia restaurativa enmarcada en la JEP desde el caso de la Ruta TOAR de Bogotá-región
Authors: Sánchez Pérez Jesús David
Published: December 2022

El presente texto es producto de la experiencia de campo del autor como consultor y parte de un amplio equipo interdisciplinario e interinstitucional en el proceso de estructuración de un proyecto de justicia restaurativa enmarcado dentro de la apuesta por materializar y establecer una ruta para los procesos de estructuración e implementación de Trabajos, Obras y Actividades con contenido Reparador-restaurador (TOAR). Dicha iniciativa se enmarca dentro del contexto de implementación del punto cinco del Acuerdo de Paz firmado entre el Gobierno Nacional y las Farc-ep. El presente texto pretende sintetizar la experiencia del proceso de la Ruta TOAR como iniciativa de la Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá a través de la Alta Consejería de Paz, Víctimas y Reconciliación, las enseñanzas, retos y perspectivas que han surgido de esta y que buscan brindar elementos de análisis para futuras iniciativas en materia reparadora y restaurativa para el caso colombiano. 

A forma de contextualización se brindarán elementos conceptuales de los modelos de justicia que rigen las iniciativas restaurativas en el contexto del Acuerdo de Paz, se analizará el mecanismo que el Acuerdo de Paz ha definido para la implementación de sanciones de carácter reparador-restaurativo, para proceder a analizar el caso específico estructurado y en proceso de implementación en Bogotá, y se finalizará con los retos y recomendaciones subyacentes de la experiencia relatada y el análisis.
Strongly λ-convergence of order α in Neutrosophic Normed Spaces
Authors: Kandemir Hacer Şengül , Et Mikail , Aral Nazlım Deniz
Published: December 2022

In this paper, we introduce the concept of strongly \lambdaλ-convergence of order \alphaα in the neutrosophic normed spaces. We investigate some fundamental properties of this new concept.
Effects of street lights on the web site selection of two species of spiders Neoscona theisi (Walckenaer, 1841) and Leucauge decorata (Blackwall, 1864)
Authors: Muni Nending , Mishra Abhinav , Rastogi Neelkamal
Published: December 2022

Neoscona theisi and Leucauge decorata are two orb-web weaving spiders that are generally found between the branches of the bushes, the shrubs and the trees. Ever since the artificial lightening of the streets became the norm in modern cities, it became a major component of urbanization which influences the overall biodiversity all around the world. This study concentrates mainly on the web-site selection based on the presence and the absence of the street light which may influence the prey abundance at that particular area. The spider species studied are found in higher abundance on the trees that are in the close proximity to the streetlights. The majority of the arthropod prey species are dipterans. Other arthropods prey belonging to Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera and Odonata are also found on the webs of these two spider species on the selected plant species in which they were studied.
TESTOSTERONE AND ANDROPAUSE IN MALES WITH INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIDES
Authors: Prakashini M.V. , Ahmed Sakir
Published: December 2022

Infertility is emerging as one of the leading global health concerns. The spectrum of global diseases has shifted from communicable to non-communicable, with autoimmune diseases being at the crux of it. Infertility among females with autoimmune diseases has been explored. Many inflammatory arthritides affect men in their peak reproductive and functional age. However, data on male infertility in persons having these diseases is scarce.

This topical review explores the multifactorial causation of male infertility in inflammatory arthritis. These individuals tend to have gonadal dysfunction, Sertoli cell dysfunction and hypotestosteronaemia. Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis have also reported a loss of libido owing to poor quality of life, low functional status, and erectile dysfunction. These factors along with social and psychological factors greatly influence the development of persistent sexual ill-health. Another observation is that men who have primary infertility have a higher predisposition to developing autoimmune diseases; particularly in rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis.

The morbidity that comes with pain and deformities resulting from inadequately treated disease or high disease activity, can also result in poor sexual well-being. Many of the males with inflammatory arthritis tend to be voluntarily childless due to the fear of passing the disease on to their off-springs and also a possible flare when the drug therapy is modified to facilitate conception.

Male fertility in autoimmune rheumatic diseases is often a neglected topic in our practice and research. Physicians must be sensitized and receptive to the issues of infertility and sexual well-being in male patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases.
PREMATURE OVARIAN INSUFFICIENCY IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS
Authors: Gokcen Neslihan
Published: December 2022

The early onset of ovarian aging results in decreased ovarian reserve and premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), leading to infertility and early menopause. POI is associated with systemic autoimmune diseases. The aim of the present narrative review article was to review and summarize the recent literature regarding premature ovarian insufficiency and reduced ovarian reserve in patients with autoimmune diseases, especially SSc. The electronic database search for the review was conducted in Pubmed/Medline. This literature search indicates that POI is quite common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Even though limited studies demonstrate that POI is also seen in systemic sclerosis, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Therefore, further studies are needed to understand the influence of SSc on ovarian homeostasis.
COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE SHEAR BOND STRENGTH OF TWO RESIN CEMENTS WITH THAT OF ZIRCON-BASED CROWNS – AN IN-VITRO STUDY
Authors: JOSHI SUBHA , TEWARY SHIV SAGAR , MATHUR PINKY SHANTI SWARUP
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Because of ceramics' exceptional esthetical qualities, the range of materials for implicitly rebuilding missing tooth structures has already grown substantially in recent years. One of the earliest ceramics, silica-based ceramics, needs an adhesive attachment to the tooth structures to keep them from breaking. Previous studies looked at the relationship between the properties of human dentine and the shear bond strength of adhesive on a polished, flat tooth structure surface. For the cementation of inlays, Onlays, crowns, posts, and veneers, resin-based adhesive luting substances are often utilized. the self-adhesive qualities are based on phosphoric-acid methacrylates, which demineralize and penetrate the tooth substrate to provide micromechanical retention.

Methodology: This study was undertaken to investigate the shear bond strength between zirconia and two resin-luting types of cement. One is a conventionally used dual-cure resin cement and the other is a new universal self-adhesive self-cure resin cement. Methods: The two self-adhesive self-cured resin cement utilized in the current study, Panavia-F 2.0 and Rely X U 100 were two of these relatively novel products.

Result: The number of adhesive and cohesive fractures was calculated for both groups .chi-square test was applied to compare the two parameters in both groups. it was found that 60% of Group RelyX–U100 showed cohesive fractures and 13.33% of group Panavia–F2.0 showed cohesive fractures. There was a highly significant difference found in the type of fractures shown by each group.

Conclusion: It is thus concluded from the above study that to bond the zirconia restorations to dentin a better shear bond strength can be observed with respect to self-adhesive self-cure cement rather than the conventional dual resin cement where the application of primer & etchants is required for the bonding process.
COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY OF ONE-STEP VERSUS TWO STEP PUTTY WASH IMPRESSION TECHNIQUES USING TWO DIFFERENT COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ADDITION SILICONE ELASTOMERIC IMPRESSION MATERIALS – AN In-vitro STUDY
Authors: MATTIGATTI SUDHA B. , RATHOD ASHISH SUDHAKAR , GOSAVI SULEKHA SIDDHARTH , MAKANDAR SALEEM
Published: December 2022

Introduction: An exact impression of dental and dentoalveolar structures is a significant and fundamental prerequisite for the exact fixture of the prosthesis. The advancement of the prosthesis with respect to fit, accuracy, and long life are dependent upon the impression materials, the strategies utilized, and the duration of time of pouring the impression.

Aim: Compare and Evaluate the Dimensional Accuracy of One-Step versus Two-Step Putty Wash Impression Techniques Using Two Different Commercially Available Addition Silicone Elastomeric Impression Materials.

Methodology: Impressions were made of a metal die having reference lines on it, by one-step wash impression technique and two-step impression technique. After making the impression, impression was allowed to set for 1 hour and then poured in Zhermack die stone. Die stone was allowed to set. Stone dies were obtained from each group. Metal die and stone dies from each group were assessed under stereo microscope 10x zoom using reference lines.

Results: When compared to a one-step putty wash impression approach, a two-step putty wash impression process was more reliable. Comparing Virtual (Ivoclar Vivadent, USA) addition polyvinyl siloxane impression material to Aquasil (Dentsply, Germany), it was discovered that it was more accurate. Based on the findings, it has been determined that Ivoclar Vivadent Virtual addition silicone is more precise than Zhermack Aquasil addition silicone and that two-step putty wash impression method is more accurate than one-step putty wash impression method.

Conclusion: Inside impediments of this study the following outcomes were drawn that two-stage clay wash impression method is more precise when contrasted with one stage clay wash impression strategy with a spacer of 1 mm for light body consistency expansion polyvinyl siloxane impression material. And The Ivoclar Vivadent Virtual expansion polyvinyl impression material showed more exactness when contrasted with Zhermack Aquasil expansion polyvinyl impression material utilizing one stage and two-stage clay wash impression strategies.
COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF FRACTURE RESISTANCE OF REATTACHED FRACTURED FRAGMENT OF ANTERIOR TEETH WITH DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES: AN IN VITRO STUDY
Authors: KUMAR NITESH , PATIL PANKAJ , PAWAR SAGAR SHIVAJI
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Conservative restoration of fractured anterior teeth is a challenge. Today is an era of beautification; even dentistry is moving towards better appearance. Therefore we are always in search of techniques and materials, which will lead to more natural appearance of teeth.

Aim: To assess the break strength of maxillary focal incisors subsequent to reestablishing with four reattachment procedures (simple reattachment, internal grooving, over–contour, buccal chamfer with lingual over contour). And to compare the fracture strength obtained by reattached segments and to find the best technique for restoring fractured central incisor teeth.

Result: In current in vitro study was directed to assess the crack strength of maxillary focal incisor teeth utilizing four distinct reattachment methods. Initial four gatherings were the experimental groups and fifth one was control bunch. The force required to fracture the reattached fragment was recorded in Newton.

Conclusion: In light of results obtained and within the limitations of the present study: None of the reattachment procedures were able to regain the fracture strength as compared to the intact teeth. When compared to an intact tooth Buccal chamfer with lingual overcontour, and overcontour group had 60% recovery of fracture strength and Fracture strength of Buccal chamfer with lingual overcontour, and over contour was better than internal groove which was better than simple reattachment group.
The Bronze Age as the First World-System: Theses for aResearch Agenda
Authors: Derluguian Georgi
Published: December 2022

Bronze Age is traditionally viewed as historical period in the third and second millennia BCE. My key contention is that it is more meaningfully considered in geographic terms, as interconnected space of trade and cultural exchanges encompassing Afro-Eurasia but not Tropical Africa, let alone Australia and the Americas. The Bronze-age world-system extended from Scandinavia and British Isles to Egypt and Mesopotamia, from the Indus valley civilization and ancient Arabia to the Urals and western Siberia, possibly, also China and South-East Asia. Geologically, copper and tin as two metal components of bronze are randomly distributed on the planet which necessitated long-distance trade. In turn, the world trade in metals created whole cascades of logistical needs and opportunities. The consequences included the emergence of social complexity: chiefly powers, diplomacy, merchants, specialist coppersmiths and weapons-makers, professional warriors. New means of transportation emerged such as sailed ship and domesticated pack animals (donkey, camel, horse). The exchange in secondary products (wine, cloth, elaborate pottery) led to a revolution in conspicuous consumption. These theses are intended to generate a discussion about the earliest world-system, its morphology and flows. This may also extend to the comparative analysis of later world-systems known to us Antiquity, the Medieval ‘Silk Roads’, and modern capitalism.
The Transformation of Mercenarism From its Origin to the Present
Authors:   Yerevan State University, Hovhannisyan Davit , Kyureghyan Shushan ,   Yerevan State University
Published: December 2022

The article aims to present the phenomenon of "mercenarism" in the context of historical developments and to show how the essence of mercenarism and its perception has been changing since its emergence. The article specifically mentions that mercenary activities started in ancient times and have reached our days with certain transformations. For centuries, it served to solve specific problems and was considered not only a natural but often an honorable activity. The article discusses the specifics of mercenarism in different periods of history, changes in recruitment methods and the legality of mercenaries’ and employers’ actions. The research also examines the scope of international laws condemning the phenomenon of mercenarism and the need for their revision.
Uji Kinerja Burner Gas LPG Mesin Stirling dengan Variasi Laju Aliran Udara
Authors: Jufrizal Jufrizal , Siregar Z. H. , Saktisah T. J. , Putra Bintang Kelana , Syahputra M. N. R.
Published: December 2022

Burner merupakan alat yang digunakan untuk memanaskan heater sebagai  sumber panas awal yang panasnya berfungsi untuk menggerakan mesin stirling. Burner yang digunakan dalam pengujian ini merupakan burner yang didesain sendiri. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui profil temperatur, konsumsi bahan bakar yang terpakai, daya pada burner, dan efisiensi pada burner mesin stirling dengan variasi laju aliran udara. Variasi laju aliran udara yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah 2 m/s, 2,5 m/s, dan 3 m/s. Metode penelitian ini dilakukan secara ekperimental dan dianalisa dengan metode water boiling test. Hasil penelitian dari ketiga variasi laju aliran udara menunjukkan temperatur rata-rata tertinggi terjadi pada burner mesin stirling  dengan laju aliran udara 3 m/s sebesar 813,815℃, untuk konsumsi bahan bakar dengan variasi laju aliran udara sebesar 343 gr, daya burner mesin stirling dengan variasi laju aliran udara 2 m/s, 2,5 m/s dan 3 m/s menghasilkan daya yang sama sebesar 4,48 kW, dan untuk efisiensi tertinggi pada burner mesin striling didapat pada laju aliran udara 3 m/s sebesar 38,33 %.
DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT ADJUSTMENTS IN PROJECT-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
Authors:   ISM PhD student, Madrid, Spain, Bucero Alfonso , Alonderienė Raimonda ,   ISM University of Management and Economics Vilnius, Lithuania
Published: December 2022

We found several publications on project-based organizations (PBOs) in the project management literature, but only a few deals with projects’ mutual adjustment and organizational context. This research uses a qualitative methodology to develop a paradigm for organizational context–project adaptations in project-based organizations. The framework defines PBOs’ activities to establish their organizational context, modify processes, and create relationships to help and support the project’s needs. We used a representative sampling approach where cross-sectional, semi-structured interviews interviewed twenty-six highly experienced senior project management experts. Our findings, organized according to the blocks we used to categorize the organizational context literature: culture, strategy, structure, processes, power dynamics, state/condition, and time, provide practitioners with a background to shape their project context and academics with a basis for further theorizing.
AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON PROJECT DELAYS, DISRUPTIONS AND COMPLETION – THE CASE OF BOTSWANA
Authors:   University of Lusaka, School of Business Studies, Lusaka, Zambia, Mweetwa Larry L , Mwanaumo Erastus Mishengu ,   University of Lusaka, School of Business Studies, Lusaka, Zambia, University of Zambia Great East Road Campus, School of Engineering, Lusaka, Zambia
Published: December 2022

Due to Covid-19's negative impact, project completion remains a key topic of conversation in business field. This article examines how the Covid-19 pandemic affected project duration, progress, and completion in Botswana. The study's goals were met by surveying 105 participants using a questionnaire. The study details covid-19's disruptions and delays. Extraneous variables' impact on project success or failure were analysed. The goal was to clarify internal and external factors on active projects during the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 negatively affected many projects. Pandemics cause ineffective communication and coordination, cessation of physical activities, and complicated work processes. The Covid-19 Pandemic disrupted supply chain of raw material for many projects. Late deliveries, fluctuating prices, and contractors' inability to finish on time pushed back project deadlines. Workers were less productive. Similar problems arose with project funding. These factors caused project interruptions, delays, and completion in Botswana during Covid-19.
Figure Types, Challenges of Making Garments and Implication for Nigerian Women and Garment Makers
Authors:   Department of Fashion Design and Clothing Technology, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Nigeria, Nwaokomah Alice N.
Published: December 2022

The shapes of ladies with uneven shapes can be classified in many different ways with some presenting figure issues. There is a significant correlation of various figure types with garment making, which means that there are certain types of clothing that need to be left out and others that need to be selected in relation to the individual's figure type. When it comes to the making of clothing according to figure types, some of the key concerns are balancing, proportioning, and ensuring that the clothing fits correctly on the body, along with the issue of how the garment appears. In the paper, it is stated that Nigerian garment makers are confronted with the problem of the inability to handle necessary alterations in order to correct the figure faults of people with abnormal body proportions due to the lack of basic patterns for constructing garments.
Coping Strategies Adopted by Families during COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Nsukka Urban Area, Nigeria
Authors:   Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, 41001 Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria, Omeje Ifeanyi E. , Chukwuone Chiamaka A. ,   Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, 41001 Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
Published: December 2022

This study investigates the coping strategies adopted by families during COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown in Nsukka urban of Enugu state, Nigeria. The design adopted in this study was descriptive survey design. The study was carried out in Nsukka Urban of Enugu state, which covered three communities (Nkpunano, Nru and Ihe-Owerre). Population of study comprised of 417,700 families from the three communities in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state. A sample size of 399 families (133 from each of the three communities) was drawn using proportionate stratified random sampling technique with the aid of Taro Yamane's formula. The study findings indicate that families in Nsukka urban were into making of local nose mask during the COVID‐19 lockdown (= 3.94, SD = 1.26). The study further revealed that families were also using money from saved family income as a means of survival during this period (= 3.94, SD = 1.26). the findings also shows that the families most observed safety measure during COVID‐19 lockdown is regular washing of hands with soap and water and cleaning of hands with hand sanitizer; they also cover their nose with mask (= 3.94, SD = 1.26). This study will help enlighten families, states and the country at large on ways people adopt in order to acquire skills, save money for unforeseen circumstances, and also adhere to COVID‐19 safety measures such as washing hands regularly with soap and water, cleaning hands with hand sanitizer and also cover their nose with face masks.
The Transition of the Definite Integral From School and University Discourse in the Commognitive Framework
Authors:   The Korea Society Of Educational Studies In Mathematics, Lee Jihyun
Published: December 2022

According to the 2015 national curriculum revision, the high school mathematics 2 textbook introduces the definite integral as the difference of the anti-derivatives at the endpoints. However, because most calculus and elementary analysis textbooks at the university level define definite integral as the limit of Riemann sums, students who learned mathematics according to 2015 curriculum revision in high school are forced to use the word “definite integral” differently in university. Sfard views mathematics as a discourse, and she explains the historical development of mathematics and mathematics learning as the change of discourse in the participationist’s perspective. This article looks at the transition problem of the definite integral from school and university in the commognitive framework of Sfard. The comparative analysis of high school and university mathematics discourse about definite integral demonstrates that the two discourses are incommensurable not only in the different word use of definite integral but also the different meta-rule of using definitions and proving. Furthermore, the historical analysis shows that this meta-level change in the transition can be traced to the mathematical revolution from 18th result-oriented calculus to 19th rigorous calculus based on precise definitions and proof. This analysis helps instructors to understand the nature and meaning of the challenges of students in the transition of definite integral between school and university mathematics, to be aware of the commognitive conflict in the communication with students about definite integral, and to design a lesson that helps student change their discourse. The commognitive perspective can contribute to instructors seeing the didactical possibilities in the transition and improve their teaching approach.
THE PROBLEM OF COMPARING FINANCIAL REPORTING INDICATORS IN INTERNATIONAL RATING SYSTEMS FOR ENTERPRISES
Authors: KLOK O.
Published: December 2022

The article considers the problem of comparing financial indicators of international companies in the ratings formed by well-known analytical institutions. In practice, the methodology for evaluating and selecting data depends on market expectations and takes into account the requirements of the general public rather than industry professionals, so the question arises as for choosing the optimal system for evaluating the performance of multinational enterprises from different countries due to various managerial approaches, tax and accounting standards. The article aims to review the most common indicators and ratios used in international financial comparisons, and to prove (on the example of a global rating approach) that only the complex business analysis, even at a prior level, should be used for the reliable estimation of a company’s stability in the market. The study uses a database of key financial indicators of 2,000 companies included in the Forbes rating, such as sales, profit, asset and market value. Based on these indicators, the financial ratios were calculated and the characteristics of groups of enterprises were given by the methods of descriptive statistics. Net profit is emphasised as a key performance indicator, and it has been proven that the companies with the highest asset value do not have excessive financial ratios. The latest Forbes ranking covers companies from 61 countries, the leaders in headquartering the companies are the United States, China and Japan. It has been found that most companies have assets of up to $500 billion, while the market value of assets (calculated on the value of placed securities) is on average twice as low. The ranking also includes unprofitable enterprises (about 15% of the total), which indicates the lack of effective mechanisms for assessing the effectiveness of management of multinational enterprises and possible errors in investment decisions, as the focus is more on working capital and market coverage (sales) than the ability of management to develop strategic decisions. In the most stable companies, the ratio of net profit to sales does not exceed 20%, which proves the assumption of the advantage of moderate development and financial management. There is almost no correlation between profit/sales and asset value, while it is the strongest between asset value and market value of the company, and profit and market value. The companies with the largest assets have lower absolute and relative financial indicators than the average in the total sample of 2000 enterprises (with some exceptions). The practical significance of the article is the creation of a new sustainable international rating system of enterprises
Funkcionalni i onkološki ishodi bolesnika liječenih frontolateralnom laringektomijom
Authors: Tudor Filip , Klemar Ana , Marijić Blažen , Šimić Iva , Maržić Diana , Velepič Marko , Hadžisejdić Ita , Malvić Goran , Čuš Nina
Published: December 2022

Cilj rada: Analizirati funkcionalni i onkološki ishod bolesnika s ranim stadijem karcinoma grkljana, liječenih frontolateralnom laringektomijom. Bolesnici i metode: U retrospektivno istraživanje uključeno je 45 kirurški liječenih bolesnika s ranim stadijem karcinoma grkljana. Funkcionalni ishod uključivao je procjenu respiratorne i fonatorne funkcije, te akta gutanja. Respiratorna funkcija grkljana smatrana je primjerenom u slučaju nepostojanja stenoza i uspješnog dekanilmana. Za evaluaciju glasa korištene su GRBAS skala, Voice Handicap Index 30 upitnik i spektralna akustična analiza glasa. Akt gutanja procjenjivan je na osnovu anamnestičkih podataka i fiberlaringoskopskog pregleda. Onkološki ishod prikazan je Kaplan-Meierovim krivuljama ukupnog preživljenja (overall survival), preživljenja bez bolesti (disease free survival) i preživljenja vezanog uz bolest (disease specific survival). Rezultati: Od ukupno 45 bolesnika, 3 su bila ženskog, a 42 muškog spola. Medijan dobi iznosio je 64 godine (raspon 44-79). Svi su se tumori nalazili u glotičkoj regiji, te su svrstani u T1 (60%) ili T2 (40%) klasifikaciju bolesti. Postoperativna radioterapija primijenjena je u 15 (33,3%) bolesnika zbog limfovaskularne invazije tumora ili R1 resekcijskih rubova. Svi su bolesnici imali urednu respiratornu funkciju te uredno izvršen dekanilman. Kod niti jednog bolesnika nismo verificirali poremećaj gutanja. Analiza fonatorne funkcije pokazala je umjerene teškoće bolesnika vezane uz kvalitetu glasa. Procjenom onkološkog ishoda utvrđeno je da je petogodišnje preživljenje vezano uz bolest iznosilo 100%, petogodišnje ukupno preživljenje 93,3%, dok je petogodišnje preživljenje bez bolesti iznosilo 86,7%. U sklopu praćenja bolesnika (medijan 86,2 mjeseca), dva su bolesnika razvila lokalni, a jedan regionalni recidiv bolesti. Zaključak: Iako noviji modaliteti liječenja nude bolji funkcionalni ishod što se najviše očituje u kvaliteti glasa, frontolateralna laringektomija nudi podjednak onkološki ishod i vrijedna je alternativna kirurška opcija u pomno izabranim slučajevima.
Connection between glycemic variability obtained using the uniGluko system and the quality of life people with type 1 diabetes
Authors: Barišić Marija , Canecki-Varžić Silvija , Mikšić Štefica , Matić Antonija , Sladić Rimac Daria , Včev Aleksandar
Published: December 2022

Research has shown that glycemic variability increases the risk of the development of acute and chronic complications with diabetes. Accordingly, the assessment of glycemic variability is of great importance to determine the quality of life for people suffering from diabetes. Objective: To examine the connection between glycemic variability and the quality of life for people with type 1 diabetes who use self-monitoring blood glucose devices. Respondents and methods: 42 respondents participated in the research with an average age of 39.6, who are treated with intensified insulin therapy. For the purpose of glycemic variability assessment, an innovative uniGluko system is used, which enables the display of glycemia in a unique graphic interface in the form of numeric values within the last three months from which a glycemic variability index was calculated as well as a general information survey, a survey on the quality of life from the World Health Organization (WHOQOL – BREF) and a short questionnaire regarding illness perception (Brief – IPQ). Results: By usage of standard deviation as a glyemic variability measure, statistically significant results have been obtained and they demonstrate that lower glycemic variability is connected to better quality of life (rs=-0.4571; p=0.0023), higher satisfaction with health (rs=-0.3186; p=0.0398) and reduced impact of disease on emotional life (rs=0.4097; p=0.,0071). Lower glucose variability implies reduced impact of disease on everyday life (rs=0.3091; p=0.0464), reduced incidence of symptoms (rs=0.3441; p=0.0255), and patients’ sense that they have more control over disease (rs=-0.5185; p=0.0004). Conclusion: The glycemic variability has a negative impact on life quality and health of patients with diabetes type 1.
Non-Hodkin's lymphoma of the frontal sinus
Authors: Doko Sandra , Kelava Iva , Penezić Ana , Grgić Marko Velimir
Published: December 2022

Primary frontal sinus Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is an extremely rare condition with 20 cases published in the existing literature to date. We describe a 64-year-old patient who presented with right orbital pain, severe headache and diplopia. He was initially diagnosed with acute exacerbation of chronic rhinosinusitis and responded well to antibiotic treatment, but his symptoms returned. The diagnosis of frontal sinus NHL was made only after functional endoscopic frontal sinus surgery was performed in general anaesthesia. A tumor mass, which was filling the entire right frontal sinus, was completely removed and sent to histopathological examination. The patient was finally diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the frontal sinus and referred to the haematology department for tumor staging and chemotherapy. This case emphasizes the importance of early clinical suspicion and diagnosis, which leads to early treatment and better prognosis.
Istovremena pojava benignog paroksizmalnog pozicijskog vertiga bočnog kanala i vestibularnog neuronitisa - prikaz bolesnice i pregled literature
Authors: Mišković Antonija , Sekelj Alen , Vučković Ivan , Sauerborn Damir , Stojadinović Tomislav , Pajić Matić Ivana , Gudelj Antoneta , Veselski Karolina
Published: December 2022

Uvod: Vrtoglavica je iluzija rotacije prostora koja se javlja zbog oštećenja vestibularnog sustava. S obzirom na mjesto oštećenja razlikujemo periferne i centralne vrtoglavice. Među najčešće periferne vrtoglavice ubrajamo benigni paroksizmalni pozicijski vertigo (BPPV) i vestibularni neuronitis. Hipofunkcija labirinta uslijed vestibularnog neuronitisa nastaje zbog senzorineuralnog oštećenja, dok je BPPV uzrokovan mehaničkim promjenama u polukružnim kanalićima, tj. migriranjem kristala kalcijevog karbonata. Osim spomenute razlike, vestibularni neuronitis i BPPV razlikuju se po duljini trajanja simptoma i vrsti nistagmusa koji stvaraju. Dijagnozu oba poremećaja postavljamo kliničkim pregledom, uz pomoć dobro definiranih testova, a laboratorijska ispitivanja ravnoteže mogu nam poslužiti kao koristan alat u potvrdi dijagnoze, lokalizaciji oštećenja i praćenju oporavka. Iako su oba poremećaja česta, simultana pojava BPPV-a bočnog kanala i vestibularnog neuronitisa rijedak je entitet, te pretraživanjem literature pronalazimo dva opisana slučaja. Prikaz slučaja: Ovaj rad opisuje 49-godišnju bolesnicu s vrtoglavicom kojoj smo dijagnosticirali benigni paroksizmalni pozicijski vertigo bočnog kanala i istostranu perifernu vestibulopatiju. Bolesnica je dobro reagirala na repozicijski postupak i vestibularnu rehabilitaciju, što je dovelo do oporavka vestibularne funkcije kroz nekoliko mjeseci. Zaključak: Položavajuće probe potrebno je raditi kod svih bolesnika s vrtoglavicom, a u slučaju dijagnoze BPPV-a bočnog kanalića, pseudonistagmus se ne smije zamijeniti spontanim nistagmusom. Laboratorijski testovi vestibularne funkcije indicirani su kod nejasnih slučajeva.
ԱՆՏԻՈՔԻ ԴԵՐԸ ԼԵՎՈՆ ՄԵԾԱԳՈՐԾԻ ՔԱՂԱՔԱԿԱՆՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՄԵՋ THE ROLE OF ANTIOCH IN THE POLICY OF LEVON THE
Authors: Bozoyan Azat
Published: December 2022

Starting from 1176, a group of high-ranking Armenian clerics close to Nersēs of Lambron, the Bishop of Tarsus, in response to the 9th point of the demand set forth by Manuel I Komnenos (1143–1180), proposed the emperor to recognize the Armenian Catholicos as Patriarch of Antioch. According to Nersēs, only such a change in the hierarchical system of the Ecumenical Church could enable the emperor to participate in the election of the Armenian catholicoi. The Armenian church leaders were guided by the principle that such a change could mitigate the conflict between the Byzantine, Western Syrian and Catholic churches over the patriarchate of Antioch, which had already lasted for several centuries. By achieving this goal, the Armenian Church hoped to commune not only with the Byzantine but also with the Roman, West and East Syrian churches. This endeavor was also present in the activities of the Armenian Catholicos Gregory VII of Anavarz (1293–1307). The efforts of Leo the Great (1187–1219) to unite the Cilician state with the Crusadеr state of Antioch are also noticeable – a policy that ended in complete failure.
ՄԱՏԵՆԱԴԱՐԱՆԻ ԱԼ. ԵՐԻՑՅԱՆԻ ԱՐԽԻՎ . «ՀՅՈՒՍԻՍԱՓԱՅԼ» ԱՄՍԱԳՐԻ ՀՐԱՏԱՐԱԿՄԱՆ ՆԱԽԱՊԱՏՄՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ/MATENADARAN, ARCHIVE OF AL. YERITSYAN: PREHISTORY OF THE PUPLICATION OF THE JOURNAL "NORTERN LIGHTS"
Authors: ՀՈՎՀԱՆՆԻՍՅԱՆ/HOVHANNISYAN ԱՅԿԱԶ/HAYKAZ
Published: December 2022

The story starts with a letter-petition of Stepanos Nazaryants dated March 13, 1856, to the Minister of Public Education of Russia Norov, in which he detailed his intention to publish a journal in modern Armenian in Moscow. The Russian government did not create particular obstacles for the Armenian sholar to publish the journal, which seems a little strange for those times, bearing in mind the fact that Nazaryants belonged to the liberal wing of the Armenian national movement. In the petition of St. Nazaryants detailed the goals and objectives of the new edition; he presented it not as a social-political, but as a literary journal, a periodical for Armenians living in Russia, which should serve to provide information on Russian education, “informing my compatriots about the Russian science, introducing the Russian thought and life to them,” as writes Nazaryants.