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SUJATHA'S WORKS ON THE BACKGROUND OF LANGUAGE
Authors: Barvin Jainambu , Anwar Mohamed
Published: August 2021

The purpose of this study is to explore the innovations that creator Sujatha has used in her works and that she has some unique identities in handling language. The explanatory approach approach has been handled based on the thread study of this study. The researcher confirms that Sujatha is also a great creator in the world of Tamil literature. Creators use many elements in their work to convey to the reader the emotions they have received.  The creator can be identified by examining those elements.  The study aims to identify her uniqueness in Sujatha's work. In Sujata's works, the language structure is better than the plot.  His essence has been adopted by later literary men as well.  I am learning a lot from Sujatha in the post-modernist Charu Nivedita uirmai magazine.  Also says my teacher (p.43).  S.  Ramakrishnan says of Sujatha's "chopped verses are a forerunner to those like me today".
Desigualdad de género en el acceso a los cargos de elección
democrática en Panamá 1999-2014
Authors: Luis Carlos Herrera Montenegro , Markelda Montenegro de Herrera , Virginia Torres-Lista
Published: August 2021

El incremento de la participación política de las mujeres en las postulaciones a puestos de elección democrática no es proporcional a la cantidad de mujeres que acceden a esos puestos. Puede mejorar la participación de mujeres en la política, no así en el acceso al poder. El objetivo de este artículo es determinar la desigualdad de género de las mujeres en el acceso a los cargos de elección democrática; las probabilidades de triunfo electoral y, desde la sociología-jurídica, analizar la normativa vinculada al tema. La metodología es la perspectiva mixta, bajo un diseño secuencial de variante dexplis en dos fases: cuantitativa y cualitativa. Los resultados demuestran que la desigualdad de género en la política persiste, se agudiza y que el problema no radica en participar en un proceso electoral (-0,40) de las mujeres, sino en el acceso (-5,15) a cargos de elección democrática; con una probabilidad de 2 % de triunfar electoralmente
Elecciones en tiempos de pandemia. Estudio del caso español
Authors: Agustín García Inda
Published: August 2021

El artículo tiene por objeto explicar cuáles han sido las respuestas, por parte de la justicia española, a raíz de las elecciones autonómicas celebradas en la comunidad autónoma de Cataluña el 14 de febrero de 2021 en cuanto a las preguntas de si es posible jurídicamente posponer una jornada electoral y, en el caso de que ese retraso no sea factible, qué medidas pueden desarrollarse para garantizar de la mejor forma posible la celebración de la jornada electoral cuando esta pueda afectar la salud pública debido a la pandemia provocada por el COVID-19.
Militancia partidaria y militancia fragmentada en la jurisprudencia del Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones: análisis crítico de la resolución 2434-E8-2021
Authors: Mauricio Blanco-Gamboa
Published: August 2021

Los partidos políticos son estructuras esenciales en el sistema democrático costarricense, pero con el pasar de los años, las formas de vinculación entre aquellos y las personas han cambiado significativamente, a tal punto que hoy los partidos políticos atraviesan una crisis de legitimidad. Sin embargo, en materia jurisprudencial, los cambios han tendido a ser restrictivos con los tipos de participación, que no necesariamente involucran una relación duradera con la agrupación política. Para comprender mejor el fenómeno, en este artículo se analiza la resolución 2434-E8-2021 del Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones sobre militancia fragmentada a la luz de los principios constitucionales de seguridad jurídica y autorregulación partidaria, así como el diseño constitucional del régimen municipal. Para ello, se analizó diversa jurisprudencia y se encontró que lo resuelto en el voto mencionado configura una interpretación restrictiva que puede poner en riesgo algunos principios del derecho electoral, así como el diseño constitucional de las municipalidades como segundo nivel de gobierno en el país.
Organizational and Methodological Approaches to Improving Activities
of Healthcare Workers in Colleges
Authors: Kazantseva AV , Anufrieva EV
Published: August 2021

Introduction. Attention to socio-economic challenges is increasing at the national level. Strategic plans of innovative development of the country can be implemented only through active involvement of adolescents, the nearest labor and reproductive potential, whose health acquires special importance. The objective of our study was to develop organizational and methodological approaches to improving health care services rendered by medical workers to students of secondary vocational schools.
Materials and methods. We did a statistical analysis of health indices of adolescents in the Sverdlovsk Region for 2010–2019 and data of a sociological survey of medical workers in colleges. We also examined the system of providing medical care to students of vocational colleges and assessed its quality.
Results. The prevalence of chronic diseases in adolescents of the Sverdlovsk is growing. College students are exposed to additional learning and work-related risk factors. At the same time, the quality of health care and the level of knowledge of medical workers in colleges are poor. In order to change the situation, an Organizational Standard for Medical Care in Colleges was developed. It orders managers to organize proper medical care for students and contains standard operating procedures for healthcare workers. In addition to that, interactive learning techniques have been developed and implemented in order to improve disease prevention in adolescents.
Conclusion. The proposed set of measures aimed at regulating the work of medical personnel and increasing their level of knowledge will help improve the quality of medical care in colleges and raise awareness of health issues among students.
Experience in Using Neural Networks to Predict the Outcomes
of Ischemic Stroke: A Literature Review
Authors: Dvorzhak VS , Shulaev AV , Vansovskaya EA
Published: August 2021

Introduction. Ischemic stroke is a structurally complex disease based on various pathogenetic mechanisms. In view of the complexity of this pathology and its structure, the medical community has established various assessment scales based on different signs. The scales were created in order to predict possible conditions of a patient at various stages of treatment.
The objective of our research was to determine the relevance of applying the system of predicting outcomes of ischemic stroke based on neural networks to improve ischemic stroke treatment and management.
Materials and methods: We reviewed scientific and medical literature devoted to the development and use of forecasting systems based on artificial neural networks to predict outcomes of ischemic stroke and analyzed the most common assessment scales currently used in therapeutic practices.
Results. The analysis of effectiveness of available scales revealed that their main drawback was a subjective component in the assessment of a patient’s condition. The use of neural networks, in its turn, minimizes the subjective component in predicting the outcome of ischemic stroke since neural networks are capable of processing large amounts of data and can, therefore, establish implicit correlation between research objects.
Conclusion. The analysis of domestic and foreign literary sources proves that the presence of a forecasting system based on a neural network is a major advantage for a health care facility. Yet, neural networks have not fully passed clinical trials that would confirm their superiority over current methods of predicting disease outcomes, which impedes their extensive use in clinical practice.
Photovoltaic System MPPT Evaluation Using Classical, Meta-Heuristics, and Reinforcement Learning-Based Controllers: A Comparative Study
Authors: Okafor Ekene G. , Udekwe Daniel , Ubadike Osichinaka C. , Okafor Emmanuel , Jemitola Paul O. , Abba Mohammed T.
Published: August 2021

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) entails constraining photovoltaic (PV) modules to operate under a specified power condition. It has previously been shown that some meta-heuristic techniques often suffer from steady-state oscillations around maximum points and experience difficulty in adapting to environmental variations, such as irradiation and/or temperature. To address the aforementioned limitation, this work proposed an adaptable reinforcement learning (RL) technique based on a novel deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG) agent and a reward function. The actor–network top layer uses a sigmoid activation function and the critic–network contains bottleneck layers with non-uniform nodal distributions as well as exponential linear unit (ELU) activation functions in some of the layers. The RL based on DDPG method was compared with Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Perturb-and-Observe (P&O) in order to determine the optimal duty-cycle command needed for controlling the PV modules MPPT. All the investigated systems were implemented in MATLAB/Simulink. The results show that the proposed RL technique based on DDPG agent yielded superior tracking efficiency than all the other approaches. However, as the step change in irradiation at a constant temperature increases, the RL technique based on DDPG agent shows a decrease in tracking efficiency.
Optimization Model of Batutegi Reservoir Operation Pattern by Using the Simulation Method of Cropping Pattern for Obtaining the Economic Expected Value
Authors: Santoso Budi , Limantara Lily Montarcih , Soetopo Widandi , Wahyuni Sri
Published: August 2021

This research intends to manipulate the cropping pattern by moving the first cropping pattern schedule in the Batutegi reservoir due to the irrigation area of Way Sekampung being 55,373 ha. The methodology consists of manipulating the cropping patterns as the optimization result of the simulation model. The simulation is performed by analyzing the water balance, which is based on the water supply and demand. The existing condition results are as follows: the crop beginning in the middle of December 2018, the minimum reservoir volume is 107.55 million m3, the reservoir volume at the end of December 2019 is 172.56 million m3, which produces run-off in Argoguruh weir for the period of Dec 2018 until Dec 2019 to the amount of 232.16 million m3, and the maximum paddy harvest yield (GKG) is Rp. 3,777,800,000,000 per year. This research was carried out to manipulate 5 cropping pattern alternatives by using the water balance simulation method and considering the economic benefit. The results show that the cropping pattern alternative that produces the maximum economic benefit is as follow: the crop beginning in October 2018, the minimum reservoir volume is 130.00 million m3, the reservoir volume at the end December 2019 is 195.00 million m3, the run-off that is produced in Argoguruh weir for the period of December 2018 until December 2019 is in amount of 270.54 million m3, the maximum paddy harvest yield (GKG) in 2019 is Rp. 3,814,949,000,000 per year, and the benefit is Rp. 37,149,000,000 per-year or 1% of yearly production.
Implications of Social Inequality for Soldiers in Health Services of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Managed by the Social Security Agency
Authors: Purwalaksana Ida Bagus , Sumartono  , Haryono Bambang Santoso , Wike  , Riyadi Bambang Slamet
Published: August 2021

This scientific journal research analyzes Law No. 24 of 2011 on health services for the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) sector along with their families included in the national health insurance managed by the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS) and its implementation regulated in the Presidential Regulation and Health Minister Regulation. However, the implementation of the BPJS health insurance at the TNI institutions does not show effective results, and it tends to decline. Therefore, it is necessary to interpret various factual factors affecting the success of the implementation process of health service delivery policies, which will be useful for finding synergies in the implementation of health services in the TNI. This research on the implementation of policies in the TNI health services was a scientific activity prepared using certain types and strategies and at the same time viewed from certain aspects which had several types and strategies. Therefore, this research used the descriptive qualitative method. Six factors should be interpreted to know the implementation of the TNI health service policy under Law No. 24 of 2011, namely; 1) policy standards and objectives, 2) resources, 3) characteristics of the implementing organization, 4) attitudes of the implementers, 5) communication among organizations related to implementation activities, 6) social, economic and political environments. All these factors synergize with each other and affect health services to TNI, which are administered by BPJS.
The Effect of Alkali and Fumigation Treatments on King Pineapple Fiber Properties and Interfacial Bonding of King Pineapple Fiber/Unsaturated Polyester on Microcrystalline Cellulose Reinforced Composite
Authors: Sakuri Sakuri , Sugiarto Tris. , Sugiantoro B. , Sarjono  , Shidiq M. Agus , Al-Hakim Reza Azizul Nasa
Published: August 2021

This study aims to determine and compare the effect of alkaline and fumigation treatment on the properties of King pineapple fibers (KPF) and the interfacial bond between King pineapple fibers/ unsaturated polyester and microcrystalline cellulose. Chemically, King pineapple fiber was extracted and dried at room temperature. The fiber was made using the alkaline method by soaking in 5% NaOH for 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, and 10 hours. The fumigation treatment method was carried out for 0 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, and 12 hours. The single fiber tensile strength test results showed an increase of 51.99% after the fumigation treatment and 59.62 % after the alkaline treatment. The increase in interface shear strength (IFSS) was 32.12% after fumigation treatment and 47.38% after alkaline treatment. The increase in fiber tensile strength and interfacial shear strength (IFSS) is caused by the loss of hemicellulose, pectin, lignin, and other impurities. These results indicate that the alkaline treatment is still better than the fumigation treatment.
A Novel Community Health Impact Assessment towards a Public Policy: A Case Study of Biomass Power Plants in Southern Thailand
Authors: Nima Sawpheeyah , Sutheravut Pongthep , Homket Yuttana
Published: August 2021

For the first time, this article describes the novel process based on the integrated community health impact assessment (CHIA) for renewable energy technologies that have been globally accepted, such as a biomass power plant, to reduce health inequities in Southern Thailand. The co-design foresight study and participatory action research (PAR) using multiple qualitative methodologies, including key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and Delphi expert panels. The study was conducted the integrated approach during May-December 2019 in a small town, Southern Thailand. Strategic foresight enabled the community to identify future scenarios of enterprises, institutions, and others in the short, medium, and long term by analyzing internal and external factors. First, the compassionate communities served as a strategy to build support for individuals, schools, workplaces, civic organizations, and local governments to tackle health challenges surrounding severe problems. Second, community readiness played a role in assessing communities' adoption of mindfulness to deal with the biomass power plant. Third, the social and ecological effects presented the livelihood and living in the Southern region as the main determinants in modern energy utilization under Thailand's policy. These factors contributed to CHIA's entire process of producing health promotion, social learning, and public policy derived by the community. The findings of this study are geared towards providing advanced practical decision-support tools for stakeholders responsible for policy and investment decisions in a community near the biomass power plant constructions.
Does Good Corporate Governance Mediate Risk Management Implementation and Financial Performance of Indonesian Commercial Banks?
Authors: Haryetti Haryetti , Rokhmawati Andewi
Published: August 2021

This study examines the effect of risk management implementation on financial performance mediated by good corporate governance in the banking sector. The research design is quantitative research, which employs a mediating regression analysis in which good corporate governance is a mediating variable between risk management implementation and financial performance. By using a purposive sampling technique, this study includes 21 banks listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange. The research results are that enterprise risk management implementation has a significant positive effect on good corporate governance. Enterprise risk management implementation has no significant impact on financial performance. Good corporate governance has a significant influence on financial performance. Finally, good corporate governance mediates enterprise risk management on financial performance. The contribution of this research is laid on the usage of content analysis to identify what kinds of banks' risks have a potency to expose banks to particular risks, as well as the examination of the role of good corporate governance as a mediating variable of the effect of risk management on financial performance. Banks should explicitly provide some information about the potential risks, risk appetite, risk measurement, and potential risk mitigation. Information on how the Good Corporate Governance responds to the foreseen potential risks is recommended.
Renewable Energy in Nigeria: Potentials and Challenges
Authors: Okonkwo Chukwuma Chris , Edoziuno Francis Odikpo , Adediran Adeolu Adesoji , Ibitogbe Enoch Mayowa , Mahamood Rasheedat , Akinlabi Esther Titilayo
Published: August 2021

There is a huge renewable potential found in Nigeria which is yet to be explored. The heavy reliance on fossil fuels such as crude oil for its energy production has made it a top contributor to greenhouse gases up to 1.01 % of global emissions. Pertinent efforts have been placed on exploring renewable energy sources given the increased awareness of its sustainability. Furthermore, indicators suggest that crude oil will become a much less significant driver of the energy sector in the coming years. In the light of these issues, this paper presents the potentials that renewable energy has to offer, challenges that could limit its exploitation, and the current status of energy initiatives, including the decade-old renewable energy master plan. Meanwhile, we also discuss the benefits of adopting renewable energy technologies for urban and rural communities. In conclusion, the adverse effect of the exploitation of fossil fuels on the environment, including global warming, glacial meltdown, and acid rain, can be mitigated. Overall, the carbon footprint can be reduced if the potentials are appropriately utilized and converted into an accessible and affordable energy source. Although renewable energy projects have a high initial cost of running over a long life, the cost is small or no compared to conventional sources. The authors recommend the need to explore alternative energy sources that will be environmentally friendly and meet present energy demands.
The Effect of Rainfall Intensity to Landslide Run-Out Prediction and Velocity: A Parametric Study on Landslide Zones in West Java-Indonesia
Authors: Feranie S. , Khoiriyah T. M. , Jabbar F.D.E. , Tohari A.
Published: August 2021

Assessment and management of landslide risk require the knowledge of landslide run-out distance and velocity. However, the landslide volume as the basis for calculating landslide run-out distance and velocity is governed by slip surface development during rainfall. Thus, it is necessary to understand how rainfall characteristics influence landslide run-out and velocity. This paper presents a parametric study to clarify the effect of rainfall intensity on landslide run-out and velocity of two steep volcanic cut-hillslopes in West Java, Indonesia. The landslide volumes were estimated from the potential sliding surface obtained from slope stability analysis under a rainfall infiltration. The landslide run-out and velocity were then calculated using an energy conservation formula in a lumped mass model. This study shows that the slip surface developed at a different depth in each slope, depending on the rainfall intensity. As a result, the landslide run-out and velocity of both cut-hillslope are significantly different and, in general, decrease to reach a constant value with increasing rainfall intensity. Thus, the results of this study can be used as a guideline to assess the rainfall-induced landslide movement, especially in cut-hillslopes.
Capital Structure and Ownership: Intellectual Capital Disclosure Indicator
Authors: Hersugondo H. , Ghozali Imam , Triwidyarti Endang , Handriani Eka
Published: August 2021

The purpose of this paper is to examine the most significant determinants of the intellectual capital of manufacturing firms in Indonesia. Furthermore, using a regression model, it investigates whether the models proposed can provide the same explanation in Europe as in Indonesia. Multiple regression models were used during this study. Ten variables were tested statistically, using e-views of samples of 176 manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during this study. The results indicate that leverage, audit committee, company size, and the independent board positively influence intellectual capital disclosure. However, leverage has a negative effect on firm size. These findings comply with the pecking order and financial agency theory, which helps understand the application of various studies on value for firms in Indonesia. This research was able to explore the IC determinants of manufacturing firms. However, more detailed evaluations could be conducted.
Characteristics and Chemical Compounds Liquid Smoke of Mangrove Stem Bark Waste from Charcoal Industry
Authors: Idiawati Nora , Monica Gracelia , Sofiana Mega Sari Juane , Safitri Ikha , Siregar Sepridawati
Published: August 2021

In Batu Ampar, the charcoal industry, West Kalimantan, used Rhizophora sp. mangrove to produce liquid acid with mangrove stem bark waste as a side product. Pyrolysis of liquid smoke of mangrove stem bark waste at a temperature of 4000C for 6 hours resulted in a yield of 33.97% with pH, specific gravity, and color were 2.8, 1.004, and brown, respectively. Analysis of GC-MS showed that liquid smoke without distillation has 16 chemical compounds where the main components were acetone (12.32%), acetic acid (11.62%), 2-furancarboxaldehyde (26.72%), 5-methyl furfural (13.87%) and phenol, 2-methoxy (13.31%). Furthermore, this liquid smoke is distilled at 1000C to produces residual liquid smoke and distillate liquid smoke. The residual liquid smoke resulted in a yield of 95.8% with characteristics of pH, specific gravity, and color were the lowest 2.73, 1.004, and dark brown, respectively. The liquid smoke residue contained 12 chemical compounds where the main components were butanal, 3-hydroxy- (17.46%), acetone (17.15%), acetic acid (32.27 %), and 2-furancarboxaldehyde (13.28%). Distillate liquid smoke resulted in a yield of 4.2% with pH, specific gravity, and color characteristics, which were 2.8, 1.001, and yellow, respectively. This liquid smoke contained nine chemical compounds, with the main components were ethyl ester (26.69%) and ethylene glycol (64.70%). Based on the GC-MS data, the liquid smoke from mangrove leather waste did not contain poly-aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) or benzopyrene compounds.
Flash lamp annealing processing to improve the performance of high-Sn content GeSn n-MOSFETs
Authors: Oka Hiroshi , Mizubayashi Wataru , Ishikawa Yuki , Uchida Noriyuki , Mori Takahiro , Endo Kazuhiko
Published: August 2021

This paper describes the use of flash lamp annealing (FLA) to fabricate high-Sn content GeSn n-MOSFETs. We exploit FLA processing for both impurity activation and for the solid-phase growth (SPG) of the GeSn channel. High-Sn incorporation of up to 12% is achieved by overcoming the solid-solubility limit of Sn in Ge (1%), and high-quality n+-source/drain junctions were obtained by P implantation and subsequent FLA. Consequently, we achieved well-behaved transistor operation of the SPG-Ge0.88Sn0.12 n-MOSFETs, with an on/off current ratio one order of magnitude higher than for conventional rapid thermal annealing processing.
Performance Analysis of CMOS Circuits using Shielded Channel Dual Gate Stack Silicon on Nothing Junctionless Transistor
Authors:   Dept. of Electronics & Telecommunication, JSPM’s Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering, Tathawade, Pune, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune ( Maharashtra), India., Wagaj S.C. , Patil S.C. ,   Dept. of Electronics & Telecommunication, JSPM’s Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering, Tathawade, Pune, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune ( Maharashtra), India.
Published: August 2021

In this paper it has been demonstrated that a shielded channel made by varying the side gate length in silicon-on-nothing junctionless transistor not only improves the short channel effect but also improve the performance of CMOS circuits of this device. The proposed device shielded channel dual gate stack silicon on nothing junctionless transistor (SCDGSSONJLT) drain induced barrier lowering (DIBL), cut-off frequency and subthreshold slope are improved by 20%, 39% and 20% respectively over the single material gate silicon on insulator junctionless transistor (SMG SOI JLT). The proposed device CMOS inverter fall time Tf (pS) and noise margin improves by 50% and 10% compare to shielded channel silicon on insulator junctionless transistor (SCSOIJLT). It has been observed that circuit simulation of CMOS inverter, NAND and NOR of proposed device. The static power dissipation in the case of proposed SCDGSSONJLT device are reduced by 45%, 81% and 83% respectively over the SMGSOIJLT. Thus, significant improvement in DIBL, cut-off frequency, propagation delay and static power dissipation at low power supply voltage shows that the proposed device is more suitable for low power CMOS circuits.
Machine Learning-Based Cache Replacement Policies: A Survey
Authors:   Student, Department of Computer Science, RV College of Engineering, Bangalore, India., P Pratheeksha , A Revathi S ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, RV College of Engineering, Bangalore, India.
Published: August 2021

Despite extensive developments in improving cache hit rates, designing an optimal cache replacement policy that mimics Belady’s algorithm still remains a challenging task. Existing standard static replacement policies does not adapt to the dynamic nature of memory access patterns, and the diversity of computer programs only exacerbates the problem. Several factors affect the design of a replacement policy such as hardware upgrades, memory overheads, memory access patterns, model latency, etc. The amalgamation of a fundamental concept like cache replacement with advanced machine learning algorithms provides surprising results and drives the development towards cost-effective solutions. In this paper, we review some of the machine-learning based cache replacement policies that outperformed the static heuristics.
Penguatan Sektor Mikro terhadap Pembiayaan Al-Qardh Al-Hasan di Bank Syariah Mandiri Cabang Lombok Timur
Authors: Isniarti Baiq
Published: August 2021

Referring to the economy of West Nusa Tenggara Province, East Lombok Regency is an area that is considered very suitable for the development of UMKM. There are several reasons that can be put forward, including the very weak economic condition of the community and the very dense population growth according to the community to find their own business to fulfill their daily needs. With this situation, UMKM based businesses have more potential than industrial-based economic business activities. In addition, the socio-religious factors of the community, the majority of which are Muslim, are 90%, as well as the large number of religious educational institutions such as Islamic boarding schools and madrasas that create religious emotional closeness so that they can use Islamic bank products, particularly al-Qardh al-Hasan financing for the development of small and micro businesses. The author can formulate the problem in this study as follows: a) How is the implementation of al-Qardh al-Hasan financing at PT. East Lombok Branch of Bank Syariah Mandiri for UMKM?, b) How is the contribution of al-Qardh al-Hasan financing to the strengthening of Micro Enterprises in East Lombok Regency? This research is a field research, The nature of descriptive research.  The implementation of Qardhul Hasan financing at Bank Syariah Mandiri East Lombok Branch is applied in a program called the Umat Partner Program namely: Community Education Program (Economic Empowerment) and Sympathy People (Social Concern), in its development includes productive and consumptive economic activities, social community including education, health. Broadly speaking, this program is divided into economic empowerment activities (manifested in the form of providing Qardhul Hasan loans in the form of business or investment and consumptive capital) and social activities (donations). In the process of implementing this financing, Bank Syariah Mandiri East Lombok Branch provides many conveniences, especially in the process of submitting and paying installments, so that customers feel comfortable with this financing service.                 And the contribution of Qardhul Hasan funds for micro-businesses customers is an increase in income which is an average of Rp. 400,000, - or about 66%. This increase in income has an effect on the increase in net income (after installments deducted) for customers who previously only earned an average income of Rp. 505,000, - to an average of Rp. 775,000, - per month. With an increase in operating income by 66%, it means that Qardhul Hasan financing has contributed Rp. 235,000, - or 18% for the poor to be above the poverty line.
A CLINICO-PATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF CARCINOMA BREAST WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SERUM CEA LEVELS & ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH TREATMENT
Authors: Mohd Athar Mohd Athar , Kala Sanjay , Pratap Singh Yaduvendra
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND: Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is used as a tumor marker for breast cancer (BC) & follow up of
patients pre- or post- chemotherapy. In order to better dene clinical usefulness of CEA in breast cancer patients (BCP)
we determined its baseline pre-treatment levels and correlated them with main parameters of primary tumor and metastases.PATIENTS AND
METHODS: The main experimental group consisted of 53 females with histologically conrmed diagnosis of BC. The obtained results have
been compared with those of three follow-up groups: pre-operative, immediate post-operative and 2nd follow up Post operative patients with
other types and locations of cancer. In both cancer groups the parameters of primary tumor (size, grade) and metastases (time interval to
metastases, location, size) have been determined. Circulating levels of CEA were measured by the means of sandwich ELISA assay. Results
were processed by means of t-test, two way analysis of variance in p value. RESULTS: Baseline levels of CEA in BCP were signicantly higher
than in healthy women (p < 0.0001), and in patients with other types and locations of cancer (p < 0.007). There also was signicant difference (p <
0.001) between serum CEA in other cancer patients and healthy women. Baseline CEA levels were in signicant positive correlation with the
size of primary tumor both in all BCP (p < 0.03) and in hyperCEA BCP (p < 0.002), while in other cancer patients such a correlation did not exist.
There was no correlation between CEA and degree of differentiation of primary tumor either in BCP or in other cancer patients. The average
circulating levels of CEA in metastatic BCP were signicantly higher (p < 0.03) in comparison to non-metastatic patients, while in other cancer
patients such a difference did not show up. There was signicant correlation (p < 0.0001) between circulating CEA and the size of metastases in
all BCP and in subgroup of hyperCEA BCP, while in other cancer patients it was not a case. There was no correlation between serum CEA and
other two metastatic parameters either in BCP or in other cancer patients. CEA does not have high tumor specicity for BC CONCLUSIONS:
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since its baseline levels may be elevated in other types of cancer . Circulating levels of CEA in BCP are directly dependable on the size of both
primary and metastatic tumor. CEA is a tumor antigen of less differentiated cancer cells. Circulating CEA is a good prognostic marker for
patients with metastatic BC.
COMPARISON OF SINGLE VERSUS DOUBLE DRAIN ON POSTOPERATIVE SEROMA FORMATION FOLLOWING MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE IN NORTH INDIA
Authors: Mohd Athar Mohd Athar , Kala Sanjay , Deb Adiveeth , Kumar Ramendra
Published: August 2021

INTRODUCTION: The usefulness of drains on seroma formation after surgery for breast cancer is the most investigated and most controversial topic of debate for the clinical researchers. Hence this study was conducted to compare single drain and double drain among women with breast cancer who underwent MRM in preventing seroma formation and also to determine the role of other predictors on the same. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A hospital based non-randomized controlled trial was conducted among 84 women (42 women each in single drain and double drain group respectively) with breast cancer who underwent modied radical mastectomy in the department of General Surgery, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur from January 2019 to October 2020. All women were followed up after insertion of either single or double drain following MRM for seroma formation. The mean age of the study RESULTS: participants was 46.4 (12.1) years. The incidence of seroma formation was found to be 26.2% (95% CI: 17.5%-37.1%). On logistic regression 2 analysis there was a signicant association for BMI > 25 kg/m , hypertension and lymph node status with seroma formation. However, there was no signicant association for age, Diabetes Mellitus and number of drains (p>0.05) in logistic regression analysis. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Single or double drain techniques are equally effective in reducing the seroma formation ad associated complications following modied radical mastectomy. Lymph node status, BMI and hypertension were found to inuence seroma formation in our study. Further research with a larger sample size at a multicentric level is needed to make our study results robust for better management of these patients.
MEDIAL SURAL ARTERY FLAP RECONSTRUCTION FOR DIABETIC FOOT ULCER : A CASE REPORT
Authors: Chakraborty Tannistha , Manimaran Manimaran , Ravishankar K. S
Published: August 2021

Diabetes is the leading cause of non traumatic lower extremity amputations resulting from atherosclerosis of the arteries.
According to the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF), a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a fullthickness wound penetrating through the dermis (the deep vascular and collagenous inner layer of the skin) located below the ankle in a diabetic
patient. The sural fasciocutaneous ap is useful for the treatment of severe and complex injuries in diabetic lower limbs. It is simple to dissect ,
does not compromise a major artery and has low donor morbidity. We present the case of a 38 year old gentleman who presented to us with Right
foot diabetic ulcer progressing over a duration of 2 months . After initial debridement of wound patient underwent a trans metatarsal (foot)
amputation followed by vacuum dressing and a delayed primary closure of wound using a medial sural artery ap.
APPRAISAL OF CLINICAL OUTCOME OF BIPLANE DOUBLE SUPPORTED SCREW FIXATIONS (BDSF) FOR FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES
Authors: Menwal Gaurav , Dube Abhay S. , Pal Brijesh , Swarn Kamal , Khan Azad
Published: August 2021

Background: Over the years, primary hip arthroplasty has become a popular choice of management modality for intracapsular fracture neck of femur in geriatric hip. Although the complication of nonunion and avascular necrosis (AVN) is
nullied by arthroplasty, the probability of re-operation and high surgical stress is substantially high as compare to osteosynthesis. The aim of this
study was to determine the clinical outcome of biplane double supported screw xation (BDSF) for femoral neck fracture. Material And
Methods: A total of 37 patients (15 males, 22 females) with a mean age of 75.97 years underwent BDSF for femoral neck fracture and were
followed up for a period of 10-12 months. They were assessed on the basis of improvement in Harris Hip Score (HHS) and Garden Index.
Results: After BDSF the union was achieved in 89.18% (33) patients.The mean HHS was 91.027 points and a garden index of 161-170 was
achieved in 56.76% (21) patients at one year of follow up. The majority of patients had good to excellent functional outcomes. The average time of
clinico-radiological union was 9.3 weeks. BDSF method used in femoral neck fracture Conclusion: xation has given very good results in this
study. Though anatomical reduction is crucial, BDSF method ensures reliable xation, early rehabilitation and good functional outcome
especially in elderly
Hybrid Buffer-Aided Relay Selection Based on Half-Duplex and Virtual Full-Duplex Transmission
Authors: Srirutchataboon Gan , Kochi Jun , Sugiura Shinya
Published: August 2021

This paper proposes novel buffer-aided relaying selection in a two-hop cooperative network based on virtual full-duplex (VFD) and half-duplex transmission. The proposed scheme consists of five relay selection modes, i.e., two unicast modes, a broadcast mode, a cooperative beamforming mode, and a VFD mode. The broadcast mode allows multiple relay nodes to seamlessly share a common packet, which allows us to solve the inter-relay interference problem imposed on the VFD mode.
Timing-Jitter Tolerant Nyquist Pulse for Terahertz Communications
Authors: Shehata Mohamed , Wang Ke (Desmond) , Webber Julian , Fujita Masayuki , Nagatsuma Tadao , Withayachumnankul Withawat
Published: August 2021

In
this work, we present a new Nyquist pulse that shows high tolerance to
the timing-jitter, which is one of the key factors that ceil the end-to-end bit
error rate performance of terahertz communications systems. As a proof-of-concept,
an experiment is conducted using a 300 GHz photonics-based terahertz
communications link in order to demonstrate the performance of the proposed waveform.
Germas Covid-19 Bersama Ibu-Ibu Warga Dusun Ireng Lauk Desa Jatisela
Authors: Nofisulastri Nofisulastri , Nurdin Nurdin
Published: August 2021

Wabah virus Covid-19 telah menjadi pandemic dunia dan memasuki Indonesia sekitar awal tahun 2020. Langkah-langkah penanggulangan terpadu termasuk keterlibatan seluruh komponen masyarakat perlu dilakukan dengan menggali potensi yang dimiliki masyarakat agar berdaya dan mampu berperan serta mencegah penularan Covid-19. Bentuk Pendekatan kesehatan masyarakat yang dapat dilakukan berupa kegiatan GERMAS melalui pendekatam keluarga. Kegiatan pengabdian ini merupakan bentuk sinergitas kegiatan KAGAMA NTB dengan melibatkan dosen Undikma untuk memberikan sosialisasi terkait Covid-19 dan GERMAS mencuci tangan dan hidup sehat. Tahapan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini dilaksanakan tertanggal 11 sampai dengan 25 April 2020 meliputi communication, design, execution, dan disseminate. Sasaran kegiatan adalah ibu-ibu PKK perwakilan dusun Ireng Lauk sebanyak 10-15 orang. Kegiatan pengabdian dilaksanakan beberapa sesi yaitu sesi sosialisasi materi,  sesi pelatihan GERMAS (gerakan mencuci tangan sehat dan senam imun), sesi tanya jawab dan quiz berhadiah, dan diakhiri penutupan berupa senam bersama dan pembagian souvenir. Kegiatan berlangsung cukup lancar dengan antusiasme peserta yang melebihi permintaan dan kegiatan berlangsung waktu yang cukup panjang pada sesi tanya jawab.
Workshop Evaluasi Terhadap Sekolah Khusus Olahragawan PPLP NTB
Authors: Soemardiawan Soemardiawan , Yundarwati Susi
Published: August 2021

Workshop evaluasi terhadap sekolah khusus olahragawan PPLP NTB, PPLP NTB merupakan salah satu wadah untuk  atlet di Nusa Tenggara Barat. Sekolah ini didirikan sebagai wahana Training Center calon atlet agar memiliki prestasi yang memuaskan, baik di tingkat nasional maupun internasional. Metode yang diterapkan dalam kegiatan ini adalah Desain evaluasi menggunakan model CIPP (Contex, Input, Proces, dan Product) yang dikembangkan oleh Stufflebeam (1985). Model ini memiliki kelebihan dibandingkan model lainnya karena dapat melihat keberhasilan program secara lebih komprehensif, tidak hanya melihat keberhasilan program dari tujuan semata, tetapi mulai dari konteksprogram, input, proses, dan produk secara menyeluruh. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengumpulan data berupa: angket, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Metode ini digunakan untuk menggali data (indepht) yang lebih mendalam yang tidak diperoleh dari pertanyaan dalam angket. Wawancara ditujukan kepada kepala sekolah, pelatih, guru, alumni, dan siswa guna melengkapi data yang digunakan dalam angket. Dokumentasi digunakan untuk menjaring data, meliputi: latar belakang (karakteristik) pelatih, guru, data nilai akhir ujian nasional siswa, prestasi olahraga yang diraih atlet, latar belakang siswa (cabang olahraga, asal daerah). Hasil akhir dari kegiatan penelitian pengabdian ini  adalah sebagai wahana Training Center calon atlet agar memiliki prestasi, pembangunan bidang olahraga dilaksanakan melalui berbagai program kegiatan, baik yang bersifat olahraga massal, pembibitan, maupun prestasi. Untuk mendorong keberhasilan olahraga ditanah air, pemerintah telah memberikan kesempatan dan layanan pendidikan kepada segenap pemuda untuk mengikuti pendidikan olahraga bagi yang memiliki bakat olahraga melalui sekolah atlet sekolah khusus olahragawan PPLP NTB didaerah mataram yaitu jalan Pemuda Gomong Mataram.
Pelatihan Bahasa Inggris Secara Intensif Di Desa Jeruk Manis Lombok Utara
Authors: Sugianto Sugianto , Kamarudin Kamarudin , Hanan Ahmad , Tawali Tawali
Published: August 2021

Pelaksanaan program pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk memberikan intensive care bahasa Inggris ke pada pemuda dan anak-anak usia menengah atas. Mitra yang kami rangkul dalam kegiatan pengajaran bahasa Inggris ini adalah masyarakat desa menggala jeruk manis. Mitra kami berjarak sekitar seratus enam puluh kilo meter dari pusat kota Mataram. Target dari pelaksanaan pengajaran bahasa Inggris ini adalah untuk membantu masyarakat agar dapat menggunakan bahasa Inggris untuk keperluan di sekolah. Sedangkan luaran yang dihasilkan melalui kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah laporan akhir kegiatan yang mendokumentasikan seluruh tahapan pelaksanaan kegiatan mulai dari awal sampai akhir kegiatan. Mekanisme pelaksanaan kegiatan pengajaran bahasa Inggris transaksional ini dilakukan dengan tiga tahapan penting yang terdiri dari tahapan perencanaan dan koordinasi, tindakan, dan evaluasi. Setiap tahapan pengabdian ini dilakukan secara kolaborasi dengan tim pengabdian ke pada masyarakat.
Pelatihan Dan Pendampingan Guru Di MGMP Matematika Sumbawa Besar Tentang Bertanya Produktif Dalam Pembelajaran Matematika
Authors: Juliangkary Eliska , Sanapiah Sanapiah , Yuliyanti Sri , Pujilestari Pujilestari , Kurniawan Ade , Muzaki Ahmad , Nurdin Nurdin
Published: August 2021

Salah satu upaya yang dapat dilakukan untuk meningkatkan interaksi pada pelajaran matematika antara guru dan siswa di kelas adalah dengan meningkatkan komunikasi verbal diantara keduanya. Komunikasi verbal ini dapat dilakukan melalui aktivitas bertanya. pertanyaan produktif memiliki ciri tersendiri. pertanyaan produktif memperoleh jawaban dari pengalaman langsung, menyadarkan siswa bahwa sebuah pertanyaan tidak mustahil memberikan beberapa jawaban yang benar, serta mendorong siswa bahwa pertanyaan dapat dijawab oleh semua siswa, bukan hanya oleh siswa yang pandai saja. Tujuana dilakukannya kegiatan ini adalah agar peserta kegiatan ini mampu:  1) Untuk mendiskusikan tujuan dari bertanya produktif dalam pelajaran matematika. 2) Untuk mendiskusikan teknik bertanya produktif yang mendorong belajar dalam pelajaran matematika. 3) Untuk mengembangkan pemahaman guru mengenai karakteristik dari pertanyaa produktif dalam pembelajaran matematika. 4) Untuk mengidentifikasi pertanyaan produktif yang disajikan melalui video klip dan Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP). Manfaat kegiatan ini adalah guru-guru dapat mengembangkan kualitas dalam mengajar matematika, khususnya kualitas guru mengembangkan pertanyaan produktif yang dapat digunakan dalam pembelajaran matematika di kelas
Pengaruh Literasi Sains, Pemahaman Qur’an Hadist Dan Kecerdasan Naturalis Terhadap Sikap Peduli Lingkungan
Authors: Suhirman Suhirman
Published: August 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh literasi sains, pemahaman Quran-hadis, dan kecerdasan naturalis terhadap sikap peduli lingkungan siswa madrasah tsanawiyah di Kota Mataram. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa madrasah tsanawiyah di Kota Mataram kelas IX tahun pelajaran 2019/2020 yang berjumlah 1.440 orang. Sampel ditentukan dengan metode cluster random sampling. Penelitian ini melibatkan empat variabel yakni tiga variabel bebas: literasi sains, pemahaman Quran hadis dan kecerdasan naturalis dan satu variabel terikat yakni sikap peduli. Literasi sains, pemahaman Quran hadis dan kecerdasan naturalis dikumpulkan dengan instrument soal tes dan variabel sikap peduli lingkungan dikumpulkan dengan instrumen angket. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan teknik statistik deskriptif dan statistik inferensial. Uji hipotesis menggunakan analisis regresi linear dan uji F untuk melihat pengaruh kumulatif variabel bebas (X1, X2, X3) terhadap variabel terikat (Y). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan Level literasi sains siswa MTs Kota Mataram termasuk katagori rendah. Walaupun demikian, literasi sains berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap sikap peduli lingkungan siswa MTs di Kota Mataram. Pemahaman Quran Hadis siswa MTs Kota Mataram termasuk katagori sedang. Pemahman Quran Hadis berpengaruh positif tidak signifikan terhadap sikap peduli lingkungan siswa MTs di Kota Mataram. Kecerdasan naturalis siswa MTs Kota Mataram termasuk katagori tinggi. Kecerdasan naturalis berpengaruh negatif signifikan terhadap sikap peduli lingkungan siswa MTs di Kota Mataram. Literasi sains, pemahaman Quran Hadis, dan kecerdasan naturalis berpengaruh positif signifikan bersama-sama terhadap sikap peduli lingkungan siswa MTs di Kota Mataram. Pembelajaran qur’an-hadist dan sains tentang lingkungan hidup seharusnya diimbagi dengan penerapannya dalam kehidupan nyata