bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Investigation of Indoor Air Quality in Residential Buildings by Measuring CO2 Concentration and a Questionnaire Survey
Authors: Hattori Shunichi , Iwamatsu Toshiya , Miura Teruhisa , Tsutsumi Fujio , Tanaka Nobuyuki
Published: September 2022

Indoor air quality (IAQ) in houses is often deteriorated by chemical substances emitted from heating, building materials, or other household goods. Since it is difficult for occupants to recognize air pollution, they rarely understand the actual conditions of the IAQ. An investigation into the actual condition of IAQ in houses was therefore conducted in this study. Carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in 24 occupied houses was measured, and the results from our analysis showed that the use of combustion heaters increased the concentration of CO2 and led to indoor air pollution. Results indicate that as outdoor temperature decreased, the frequency of ventilation decreased simultaneously, and CO2 concentration increased. Results of the questionnaire survey revealed that the actual IAQ in each house did not match the level of awareness its occupants had regarding ventilation. Along with this difficulty in perceiving air pollution, the lack of knowledge about ventilation systems and the effects of combustion heating may be additional barriers to IAQ awareness.
Constructing Grith Eight GC-LDPC Codes Based on the GCD FLRM Matrix with a New Lower Bound
Authors: Zhu Kun , Yang Hongwen
Published: September 2022

By connecting multiple short, local low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes with a global parity check, the globally coupled (GC) LDPC code can attain high performances with low complexities. The typical design of a local code is a quasi-cyclic (QC) LDPC for which the code length is proportional to the size of circulant permutation matrix (CPM). The greatest common divisor (GCD)-based full-length row multiplier (FLRM) matrix is constrained by a lower bound of CPM size to avoid six length cycles. In this paper, we find a new lower bound for the CPM size and propose an algorithm to determine the minimum CPM size and the corresponding FLRM matrix. Based on the new lower bound, two methods are proposed to construct the GC-QC-LDPC code of grith 8 based on the GCD based FLRM matrix. With the proposed algorithm, the CPM size can be 45% less than that given by sufficient condition of girth 8. Compared with the conventional GC-LDPC construction, the codes constructed with the proposed method have improved performance and are more flexible in code length and code rate design.
Remote Sensing Image Fusion Based on Morphological Convolutional Neural Networks with Information Entropy for Optimal Scale
Authors: Jia Bairu , Xu Jindong , Xing Haihua , Wu Peng
Published: September 2022

Remote sensing image fusion is a fundamental issue in the field of remote sensing. In this paper, we propose a remote sensing image fusion method based on optimal scale morphological convolutional neural networks (CNN) using the principle of entropy from information theory. We use an attentional CNN to fuse the optimal cartoon and texture components of the original images to obtain a high-resolution multispectral image. We obtain the cartoon and texture components using sparse decomposition-morphological component analysis (MCA) with an optimal threshold value determined by calculating the information entropy of the fused image. In the sparse decomposition process, the local discrete cosine transform dictionary and the curvelet transform dictionary compose the MCA dictionary. We sparsely decompose the original remote sensing images into a texture component and a cartoon component at an optimal scale using the information entropy to control the dictionary parameter. Experimental results show that the remote sensing image fusion method proposed in this paper can effectively retain the information of the original image, improve the spatial resolution and spectral fidelity, and provide a new idea for image fusion from the perspective of multi-morphological deep learning.
A Virtual Electronic Nose for the Efficient Classification and Quantification of Volatile Organic Compounds
Authors: Domènech-Gil Guillem , Puglisi Donatella
Published: September 2022

Although many chemical gas sensors report high sensitivity towards volatile organic compounds (VOCs), finding selective gas sensing technologies that can classify different VOCs is an ongoing and highly important challenge. By exploiting the synergy between virtual electronic noses and machine learning techniques, we demonstrate the possibility of efficiently discriminating, classifying, and quantifying short-chain oxygenated VOCs in the parts-per-billion concentration range. Several experimental results show a reproducible correlation between the predicted and measured values. A 10-fold cross-validated quadratic support vector machine classifier reports a validation accuracy of 91% for the different gases and concentrations studied. Additionally, a 10-fold cross-validated partial least square regression quantifier can predict their concentrations with coefficients of determination, R2, up to 0.99. Our methodology and analysis provide an alternative approach to overcoming the issue of gas sensors’ selectivity, and have the potential to be applied across various areas of science and engineering where it is important to measure gases with high accuracy.
Online Intelligent Perception of Front Blind Area of Vehicles on a Full Bridge Based on Dynamic Configuration Monitoring of Main Girders
Authors: Zeng Gang , Dan Danhui , Guan Hua , Ying Yufeng
Published: September 2022

Establishing an online perception mechanism for a driver’s front blind area on a full bridge under vertical vortex-induced vibration (VVIV) is essential for ensuring road safety and traffic control on bridge decks under specific conditions. Based on accelerations of vibration monitoring of the main girders, this paper uses a real-time acceleration integration algorithm to obtain real-time displacements of measurement points; realizes the real-time estimation of the dynamic configurations of a main girder through parametric function fitting; and then can perceive the front blind area for vehicles driving on bridges experiencing VVIV in real time. On this basis, taking a long-span suspension bridge suffering from VVIV as an engineering example, the influence of different driving conditions on the front blind area is examined. Then, the applicability of the intelligent perception technology framework of the front blind area is verified. The results indicate that, during VVIV, the driver’s front blind area changes periodically and the vehicle model has the most significant impact on the front blind area; in contrast, the vehicle’s speed and the times of the vehicle entering the bridge have minimal impact on it. Meanwhile, it is shown that the framework can accurately perceive front blind areas of vehicles driving on the bridge, and identify different vehicle models, speeds and times of vehicle bridge entries in real time.
Design of EM Sensor for Non-Contact Detection of Defective Wire Harness in Conveyor System
Authors: Zeng Hailin , Park Jeong-Hyun , Kim Mincheol , Lee Jae-Gon
Published: September 2022

For a non-contact detection of defective wire harness in conveyor system, a new method using the electromagnetic (EM) sensor is proposed in this paper. A dual-feed and multi array microstrip patch antenna operating at 5.8 GHz is utilized to design the EM sensor. When the wire harness is located above patch antenna, the equivalent circuit of each patch antenna and wire harness can be modeled as shunt resistor, capacitor, and inductor. Moreover, a capacitive coupling between the patch antenna and the wire harness is generated. Next, the shunt resistor of wire harness increases due to the defect of the wire so that the reflection coefficient of the patch antenna is lower than that of the wire without defect; thus, the defect of wire harness can be detected by magnitude of reflection coefficient at resonant frequency. The performances of the designed EM sensor are verified and compared by the equivalent circuit modeling, full-wave simulation, and measurement.
A Narrative Review on the Bioactivity and Health Benefits of Alpha-Phellandrene
Authors: Thangaleela Subramanian , Sivamaruthi Bhagavathi Sundaram , Kesika Periyanaina , Tiyajamorn Tanawat , Bharathi Muruganantham , Chaiyasut Chaiyavat
Published: September 2022

Aromatic essential oils play a significant role in pharmaceuticals, food additives, cosmetics, and perfumery. Essential oils mostly comprise aliphatic hydrocarbons, monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids and diterpenes. Plant extracts comprise a complex mixture of terpenes, terpenoids, aliphatic and phenol-derived aromatic components. Terpenes are a significant class of hydrocarbons with numerous health benefits. These biological functions of essential oil components are examined in vitro and in vivo studies. Some studies evaluated the properties and functions of α-phellandrene (α-PHE). Detailed evaluation to determine the functions of α-PHE over a spectrum of health care domains needs to be initiated. Its possible mechanism of action in a biological system could reveal the future opportunities and challenges in using α-PHE as a pharmaceutical candidate. The biological functions of α-PHE are reported, including anti-microbial, insecticidal, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, wound healing, analgesic, and neuronal responses. The present narrative review summarizes the synthesis, biotransformation, atmospheric emission, properties, and biological activities of α-PHE. The literature review suggests that extended pre-clinical studies are necessary to develop α-PHE-based adjuvant therapeutic approaches.
Review of the efficacy and safety of PCSK9 inhibitors in the therapy of lipid metabolism disorders
Authors:   Medical Institute, FSBEI HE Penza State University, Penza, E. V. Lomakin E. V. Lomakin
Published: September 2022

Lipid metabolism disorder with a predominance of very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL), triglycerides (TG), and cholesterol (CS) in the blood plasma contributes to the development of atherosclerotic diseases, which to date remain the main cause of death among the population, ranking first among all causes of death in the world and claiming the lives of 4 million Earth inhabitants every year. In this regard, there is a need to search for drugs that reduce the level of cholesterol, triglycerides, and VLDL in blood plasma. Such a group of drugs is PCSK9 inhibitors. Purpose of the study: to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the new class of lipid-lowering drugs — PCSK9 inhibitors.
Multitarget therapy (use of dietary supplement «Tummy Ease») in the treatment of functional bowel diseases
Authors:   FSBI CPE Central State Medical Academy of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Minushkin O. N. , Maslovskiy L. V. ,   FSBI CPE Central State Medical Academy of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Frolova A. A. ,   FSBI CPE Central State Medical Academy of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Shindina T. S. ,   FSBI CPE Central State Medical Academy of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Bulanova M. I. ,   FSBI CPE Central State Medical Academy of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Legkova K. S. ,   FSBI CPE Central State Medical Academy of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow
Published: September 2022

Purpose: to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the Tummy Ease dietary supplement in the treatment of patients with functional constipation and IBS with a predominance of constipation.
Significance of digoxin testing in children with congenital heart defects
Authors:   FSBI Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Astrakhan, Petrova O.V. ,   FSBEI HE Astrakhan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Astrakhan, Tverdokhlebova D.K. ,   FSBI Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Astrakhan, Nikulina D.M. N ,   FSBI Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Astrakhan, Shashin S.A. ,   FSBI Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Astrakhan, Tarasov D.G. ,   FSBI Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Astrakhan; FSBEI HE Astrakhan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Astrakhan
Published: September 2022

The purpose of the research is to study the significance of digoxin testing in children with congenital heart defects (CHD).
New team or new opportunities for old team
Authors:   1LLC MMTS Medical On Group-Tyumen, Sudakov A. V.
Published: September 2022

The article describes the project work on the elimination of the concept of «total control» in the clinic, ensuring the independent work of nursing staff, training nursing professionals in the ability to recognize and analyze mistakes in the course of their professional activities and regulate internal relations in the team, eliminating the «ask awkward» setting.
Infrared medical thermography of patients with new coronavirus infection
Authors:   FSBEI HE «Samara State Medical University» of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia, Serzhantov D. V. , Gordeev I. A. ,   FSBEI HE «Samara State Medical University» of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia
Published: September 2022

The aim of the research work is to develop a diagnostic screening technique for patients in the acute stage of COVID-19 based on the use of infrared medical thermography. Results. For the first time, the features of the thermoprofile of patients in the acute stage of a new coronavirus infection were studied. Conclusion. Medical thermography is an additional promising method in assessing the condition of patients, which can be used in their practice by both doctors and nursing staff.
Developing Plant Models of Reduced Complexity by Chemical Process Engineering Way of Thinking
Authors: Varga Mónika
Published: September 2022

Given the increasing complexity of agricultural systems within the broader context of the bio-based circular economy, simplified and unified plant models are needed that represent the primary biomass production by solar-driven carbondioxide sequestration. Utilizing experiences from process systems engineering, which was originally inspired by chemical engineering, a suitable plant model is proposed. The structure of the model is generated from the process net of theunderlying state and transition elements. Two special-state elements are introduced for the short-term storage of the supplied biomass to be distributed and the uptake of nutrient-containing water, necessary for evapotranspiration and photosynthesis. The transition-oriented description of functionalities follows the essential causalities and balances of natural self-control. Implementation of the model is illustrated by a simple example.
Some Tautomers of Dacarbazine - A DFT Study
Authors: Türker Lemi
Published: September 2022

The present study considers some of dacarbazine tautomers having resulted from 1,3- and 1,5-proton migration. Density functional approach has been adopted at the level of B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) in order to obtain various geometrical, physicochemical, spectral and quantum chemical properties of the tautomers of concern. Also local aromaticity of the imidazole ring in some of the tautomers having 6π-electrons has been obtained by calculating the nucleolus independent chemical shift values.
Comparison of Hongshan Culture and Neolithic Burial Customs in Northeast Asia
Authors:   The Korean Neolithic Society, Kim Jae Youn
Published: September 2022

The Hongshan culture, which represents the Neolithic culture of the northeast region of China, has distinct characteristics that the tombs and their burials represent this culture. This characteristic was more clearly revealed when compared with the Neolithic culture of coexisting Northeast Asia including Korea.
A stone tomb called Jeokseokchong was also discovered in the Xiaozhushan upper-class culture, which is adjacent to the Hongsan culture. In Primorsky and Korea, earthen graves are found in tomb groups. However, in Korea, in addition to earthen graves, there are various types of coffin graves and mass burial tombs compared to those of Primorsky Krai.
In the tomb of the Hongsan culture, not only the representative stamping earthenware of this culture, but also colored earthenware and jade instruments of various shapes were excavated. On the other hand, from the Xiaozhushan Upper Culture, not only earthenware such as feet, high plates, and cup-shaped earthenware, but also earthenware from the Shandong Longshan culture were excavated. It is different from the Hongshan culture.
Not only earthenware, but also various ornaments and hunting implements were excavated from the Boisman Cultural Tomb in Primorsky Krai. The custom of deliberately deforming skulls in male and female human bones is also found.
In Korea, during the period of coexistence with Hongsan culture, earthen graves were identified as groups in Janghang and Yeondaedo in Gadeokdo. Round-bottomed earthenware is mainly excavated, and it is a raised gate. In addition to earthenware, there are ornaments and hunting tools such as anklets, shell bracelets, crown jewels, and jade earrings.
In Primorye and Korea, in addition to earthenware and ornaments, hunting tools are also stored, but it was not found in the Hongsan culture using stone graves and in the upper culture of Xiaozhushan. It was also found that among the burials of Northeast Asian tombs, Hongsan culture, Boisman culture, and Gadeok also differ according to gender in Janghang ruins.
Among burial items, jade earrings are commonly identified, and they are classified and compared with the period of coexistence with the Hongsan culture. As a result, the relics of Hongsan culture are different in size and shape from those of Korea and Primorsky Krai. Rather, in Korea, there has been a tradition of making jade earrings since earlier than the Yoseo region.
A Study on the Self-deception Mechanism of Ignorance and Ignoring in 〈The Wailing〉
Authors:   The Institute of Humanities at Soonchunhyang University, Shin Sunghwan
Published: September 2022

The self-deception of ignorance and ignoring that appears in the characters of the movie  is the main narrative strategy of this film. The characters, who are deceived by false rumors and suspicions, cannot distinguish between reality and fantasy, and make wrong choices, leading to catastrophe. The way they are caught up in false beliefs, creating fantasies and creating psychological enemies resembles the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic and infodemic. The concept of ignorance and ignoring is based on Renata Salecl's point of view. In a state of conscious or unconscious ignorance, the characters make misjudgments and mistakes, and fail to respond to disasters by committing hatred and violence. The collective ignorance and ignoring of poisonous mushrooms constitutes the view of conspiracy theories. The character desperately takes only gestures to solve the problem, and is destroyed by repeated doubts and confirmation bias. Recently, widespread ignorance and ignoring in our society promotes political, social, and cultural tribalism, obstructs our understanding of the world and humans, and is used as a principle to hate others and the weak and even deceive ourselves. This is the core principle that penetrates the confusion of pandemics and infodemics and .
The Analysis of the Far East Udege's Cosmic View
Authors:   The Institute of Humanities at Soonchunhyang University, Eom Sooncheon
Published: September 2022

The purpose of this paper is to examine the originality and hybridity of these worldviews through the udege's conception of the shape of the universe and the structure of the universe as a three-tiered world based on the mythological data of the udege. In the concept of the udege, the shape of the universe was transformed into an inseparable unity in the mythological concept, and a flat square in the topographical and ecological concept. In the concept of the udege, the universe is a three-tiered structure of upper, middle, and lower worlds, and each world is further divided into multiple layers. Little is known about the structure of the upper ugu buga (ulije na, ba na) in the udege's conception, the emergence and completion of the relay bar in the concept of the udege is a process to establish the order of the universe, and it goes through the stages of existence of the original ocean→the appearance of the earth→the appearance of three suns and the death of two suns by a cultural hero. In the notion of the udege, the hegi uhe ba is structured as a first floor for kengma oyoni, a second floor for dokini oyoni, and a third floor for buniga. The cosmological view of the udege is located at the midpoint between the northern tungus tribe, the southern tungus tribe, and the paleoasiatic nivh.
Examining Factors Affecting Intention to Play Video Games: Study of the Indonesian Game Industry
Authors: Fachreza Zulfaikar , Senalasari Widi , Setiawati Lina , Alty Amalia Fatya
Published: September 2022

Video games become one of the entertainment media that grabs peoples’ interest along with the development of technology. It forms in several platforms, such as personal computers, consoles, and mobile. As one of the potential target markets for games, Indonesia is still struggling to compete with foreign games to dominate the local market. This study aims to determine the factors influencing the intention to play video games. This research is also intended to help the local developers in developing their games. This research employs the Uses and Gratification Theory and Technology Acceptance Model, supported by Factors in Game. This study uses a quantitative approach involving 311 respondents by distributing online questionnaires to foreign and local gamers who play online and offline games. The results show that escape, challenges, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness indirectly influence the intention to play through perceived enjoyment. Meanwhile, trust in game developers has a direct influence on the intention to play.
Impact of Utilitarian and Hedonic Values on Hijab Buying Intentions: Evidence from Indonesia
Authors: Najib Moh Farid , Fauziah Tia , Djatnika Tjetjep , Saefulloh Dedy , Purnamasari Dewi
Published: September 2022

Hijab has become a necessity for Muslim female customers. Hijab products are various as they are used not only as a cover but also increase their confidence since hijab fashion does not have to be left behind by non-hijab fashion. The interest in buying a premium hijab may be due to its utilitarian or hedonic nature. This paper examines the differences between the importance of utilitarian and hedonic values on evidence of buying intention of hijab from Indonesia. This research employs explanatory research by collecting 400 Muslim female respondents in West Java. The data processing method uses a scoring with a Likert scale. The structural Equation Model (SEM) is used to analyze the data by applying SEM-PLS. The results show that both the utilitarian values and the hedonic values simultaneously do not affect the buying intention. Instead, they partially give a significant effect on the buying intention. This could be translated that Muslim women in Indonesia are competing in seeking the values of their faith and need emotional satisfaction in their daily activities.
Analysis of the Impact of Covid-19 on Pregnant Women on Preparation for Childbirth
Authors: Irnawati  , Salmiani Abdul Manaf
Published: September 2022

All routine services, including maternal and newborn health services, face many constraints during this pandemic. In the early stages of pregnancy, almost every pregnant woman begins to prepare for labor. There are many things that can be done to prepare, from preparing for the needs of the baby, the needs of the mother, psychological preparation, to preparing for the choice of a birthing facility. Welcoming babies into families is a habit, but during the Covid-19 pandemic, it's another story.  Objective: The purpose of this Systematic Review is to analyze the effect of immunization services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Database search includes Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Pubmed with the keywords used are impact, anxiety; pregnant mother; maternity mother; childbirth, pandemic, COVID-19. The next stage is to select articles according to the criteria, which are published in 2017-2022 with the full text of 12 articles that meet the inclusion criteria. Results: Findings from 12 articles showed that the impact of COVID-19 on the preparation of pregnant women for childbirth in health facilities differed from maternal anxiety. In addition, the anxiety of pregnant women about childbirth greatly affects the mother's readiness to carry out prenatal care and preparation for delivery. And the effects of Covid-19 on childbirth have not been shown to be contagious to the newborn. However, mothers who are infected with Covid-19 must still follow health protocols, including self-isolation or separation from their newborn babies. Conclusion: the impact of covid 19 on preparation for childbirth is the anxiety of pregnant women, This anxiety can be reduced by providing guidance, counseling and education for pregnant women about transmission and routes of transmission. How to protect yourself from COVID-19 and its prevention. It is transmitted from pregnant women to babies. More importantly, if the mother is hesitant and afraid to go for a pregnancy check-up at the hospital for fear of contracting the virus from other people, a solution can be given to check her womb at the nearest midwife or clinic so that she can avoid contact with other people as well as when the delivery process arrives.
New Ostrowski Type Inequalities for Trigonometrically Convex Functions Via Classical Integrals
Authors: DEMİR Şenol , MADEN Selahattin
Published: September 2022

In the paper, we introduce the class of trigonometrically convex functions and using the Hölder, Hölder-Işcan, Power-mean and Improved power-mean integral inequality together with an identity we establish some new inequalities of Ostrowski-type for functions whose second derivatives are trigonometrically convex which is a special case of h-convex functions. Some applications for special means are also given.
The Representation of Foreign and Indonesian Cultures in English Text Books for Junior High School in Indonesia
Authors: Jismulatif Jismulatif , Dahnilsyah Dahnilsyah , Delfi Syofia , Purwanti Indah Tri
Published: September 2022

The aim of this study is to examine the representation of foreign and Indonesian cultural content in three English textbooks of 9th-grade junior high school students in Indonesia. This is descriptive qualitative research and uses a multicultural perspective approach. The data was taken from three English texts books, Think Globally Act Locally, English in Focus and Bright An English. The content analysis of this textbook was carried out using four aspects of the cultural dimension; product, practice, perspective, and person. The data was analyzed, from two perspectives; the perspective of cultural components and the perspective of cultural presentation levels. Based on the data analysis, it has been discovered that Indonesian culture is overrepresented in the three English textbooks, resulting in a poor presentation of foreign cultural elements. Product dimension is the most prevalent in textbooks, followed by person dimension, practice dimension, and perspective dimension based on percentage distribution. The cultural content of the English textbooks reveals an unbalance between foreign and Indonesian cultures. Most of the English-language textbooks contain Indonesian cultures, while only a few include other cultures. In comparison to Indonesian cultures, there are fewer foreign cultural representations in the English textbooks. It is recommended that English textbooks should include more materials from the cultures of English-speaking countries.
Determinan Intensi Aparatur Sipil Negara Untuk Melakukan Whistleblowing
Authors: Hamidah Hamidah , Rizani Fahmi , Safrida Lili
Published: September 2022

This study was conducted to examine and analyze the effect of attitude, organizational commitment, personal cost, fraud seriousness level, religiosity, and reward on the intention to do whistleblowing for the State Civil Servants at PTKIN in South Kalimantan. The research is a type of research quantitative approach. This research used primary data collected from questionnaire survey. Participants of the study were 110 State Civil Servants at PTKIN in South Kalimantan. Data were collected through simple random sampling and analyzed using multiple linear regression. This study showed that attitude, organizational commitment, fraud seriousness level, and reward had significant effects on the intention to do whistleblowing. In contrast, personal cost and religiosity did not significantly affect the intention to do whistleblowing.
Gender-Based Multigroup Analysis on the Mediating Role of Online Learning Self Efficacy to The Influence of Academic Interaction to Student Engagement
Authors: Prajogo Wisnu , Tjandra Ronowati , Yandra Fachmi Pachlevi , Astuti Ratna Puji
Published: September 2022

All schools and Universities in Indonesia have to implement online learning due to covid19 issue. This article examines gender as group moderator to the mediating role of online learning self efficacy (OLSE) to the influence of academic interaction to student engagement in e-learning system in Indonesia. This uses higher order construct of academic interaction comprising student-studentÂ  interaction (SSI) and student-lecturer interaction (SLI), and also higher order construct of student engagement comprising agentic (AE), emotional (EE), cognitive (CE), and behavioral (BE) engagement.Â  378 students from several online classes participated in this research. This research found that academic interaction has positive influence to student engagement, academic interaction has positive influence to studentsâ€™ online learning self efficacy, and studentsâ€™ online learning self efficacy has positive influence to student engagement. This research also found that online learning self efficacy partially mediates the influence of academic interaction to student engagement and gender moderates all relationships in the researchÂ  model.
Understanding the Complexities of Sarawak Women’s Social Participation in Non-Governmental Organizations
Authors: Mahmud Noorfadhleen Binti , Isnin Nadrawina , Junaidi Noni Harianti binti , Mahrif Nursuria binti
Published: September 2022

Objective - The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of the issues that prevent women from socially participating in NGOs.
Methodology/Technique – Qualitative research using in-depth interviews was used to collect relevant data. The findings were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach and discussed within the theoretical framework of social participation. In response to the nature of women’s social participation in Sarawak, the researchers highlighted long, critical answers and discussions by 36 selected participants from various NGOs in Sarawak.
Finding –There were four difficulties for Sarawak women’s social participation in NGOs identified in this study. The factors were practical deterrents, a psychological barrier, discrimination and prejudice, and lack of resources. The impeding factors which were grouped in these four categories comprised 16 factors. This study hoped to help the stakeholders develop different strategies for assisting women to be more aware and active in a civil-based society.
Novelty –The study highlighted the complex factors of Sarawak women’s social participation in NGOs. These factors show different perspectives on the subject investigation in Sarawak, Malaysia. Furthermore, the adapted qualitative method conducted in this paper is further discussed regarding the complex factors of Sarawak women’s social participation in NGOs. There are many studies conducted exploring political participation. However, studies on social participation that focused on NGOs that are not politically based are very low.

Type of Paper: Empirical
JEL Classification: D71, D73, Z19.
Keywords: Non-governmental organizations; Social Participation; complexities; Sarawak’s Women.
Reference to this paper should be referred to as follows: Mahmud, N.B.M; Isnin, N.I; Junaidi, N.H.B; Mahrif, N.B. (2022). Understanding the Complexities of Sarawak Women’s Social Participation in Non-Governmental Organizations, GATR-Global J. Bus. Soc. Sci. Review, 10(3), 114–120. https://doi.org/10.35609/gjbssr.2022.10.3(1)
Exploring Into the Awareness Level and Sustainability Practice among Palm Oil Independent Smallholders towards MSPO Certification
Authors: Ahmad Norzalina , Shahar Hanita Kadir @ , Azhari Adilah
Published: September 2022

Objective - This study aims to examine the factors that influence the success or failure of the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification among independent smallholders.
Methodology/Technique – We analysed 67 respondents from the Kedah region between February and March 2021. Our curiosity is piqued, about how awareness and sustainability practices influence the certification or non-certification among independent palm oil smallholders.
Finding – Based on our survey, the finding shows that most of the respondents are aware of, and understand, the value of MSPO certification and use relevant sustainability practices on their farm. However, the result of the regression analysis suggests that sustainable practice is insignificant in explaining the failure in having the MSPO certification. The finding also shows that awareness is crucial in assisting independent smallholders to accept MSPO certification.
Novelty – This study would provide insight into the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) because it is one of the country’s most important bodies for addressing environmental and social concerns voiced by both local and international organizations and consumers.
Type of Paper: Empirical
JEL Classification: Q01, Q56
Keywords: MSPO certification; Independent smallholders; Sustainability; Awareness; Palm oil industry
Reference to this paper should be referred to as follows: Ahmad, N; Shahar, H.K; Azhari, A. (2022). Exploring Into the Awareness Level and Sustainability Practice among Palm Oil Independent Smallholders towards MSPO Certification, GATR-Global J. Bus. Soc. Sci. Review, 10(3), 180–189. https://doi.org/10.35609/gjbssr.2022.10.3(7)
Subsidiary Activities: Parent Company and Local Predictors of Business Resilience
Authors: Wright Roxana
Published: September 2022

Objective – Resilience is one of the most relevant aspects of business today. Taking action for resilience requires new ideas that embrace uncertainty and consider adaptations for absorbing environmental pressures and responding to unidentified risks. The present study empirically explores the efforts of foreign subsidiaries in the United States.
Methodology – The analysis focuses on firms' activities across states. Parent company scale and performance, local market size, labor availability, and presence of other foreign firms are investigated in their power to discriminate between resilience activities and non-resilience actions.
Findings – The results show the relative significance of overall parent performance in determining a subsidiary's resilience at a particular subnational location.
Novelty – This study's focus on resilience activities and their determinants are unique. Original outcomes guide local actions for increasing business agility and inform multinational companies' executives about the importance of generating adequate business performance in preparation for disruption and supporting affiliates' resilience at their localities.
Type of Paper: Empirical
JEL Classification: F23; E66
Keywords: Resilience, Subnational Location; Foreign Subsidiary; a Multinational Company
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Wright, R. (2022). Subsidiary Activities: Parent Company and Local Predictors of Business Resilience, J. Bus. Econ. Review, 7(2), 127–140. https://doi.org/10.35609/jber.2022.7.2(2)
Rispettiamo l’uso dell’avverbio rispettivamente?
Authors: D'Achille Paolo
Published: September 2022

Ci sono arrivate varie domande sull’uso corretto dell’avverbio rispettivamente che, come ci viene segnalato, compare talvolta anche con valore di congiunzione disgiuntiva.
Use of AI in construction financing for private customers
Authors: Bodemer Oliver
Published: September 2022

The use of AI has already penetrated some areas of life. By shaping machine learning, it can also be used in the area of construction financing. This includes the factors of advice, the potential of land and building, as well as financial security for lending. Trends in IT are primarily AI and its sub-areas of machine learning and dynamic automation. This paper presents a scenario of how AI can transform and automate the field of construction financing. Corresponding recommendations for action a
Satellite Visibility Window Estimation using Doppler Measurement for IoT applications
Authors: Mohamad Hashim Iza Shafinaz , Al-Hourani Akram
Published: September 2022

Many Internet-of-Things (IoT)-over-satellite applications rely on affordable location-aware but energy-constrained IoT sensors. In this paper, we propose a novel method to estimate the satellite visibility window in IoT devices based on simple Doppler measurements. We present two scenarios where the orbital information of the serving satellite's is initially unknown to the IoT device: (i) we assume that the geographic coordinates are known to the IoT device, and (ii) we assume that the coordinates are completely unknown. Accordingly, we  derive the Doppler measurement likelihood function, and simplify it to a root mean square error (RMSE) minimization problem. From a sequence of Doppler measurements, we estimate the orbital parameters of the serving satellite using a stochastic optimizer to minimize the RMSE. From the orbital estimation, we then predict the satellite visibility window (satellite pass). To gauge the accuracy of the window estimation, we apply the intersection-over-union metric to compute the overlapping visibility window between the ground truth and the estimation, and consequently present the results based on extensive Monte Carlo simulations.
Guessing Parameters and Multiple-Choice Test Items of 2016 - 2017 National Examination Council (NECO) Mathematics Examination Instruments in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State
Authors: Asuqou Asuqou , Bassey Umo , Ekon Ekon , Jacob Samuel , Chigbu Chigbu , Nobel Nelly
Published: September 2022

This study this study therefore examines guessing parameters and 2016 and 2017 NECO Mathematics multiple choice test items in Calabar education zone. The research objectives specifically compared the guessing parameter of the 2016 and 2017 NECO Mathematics multiple-choice test items; and also, compared the measurement theories and year of examination on reliability coefficient of 2016 and 2017 NECO Mathematics multiple-choice test items in Calabar education zone, Cross River State. To guide the study two research questions and hypotheses were further formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The instrumentation research design was adopted for the study. One thousand three hundred and fifty-one (1,351) students were selected using the stratified random sampling procedure. Two instruments, namely the 2016 and 2017 NECO mathematics multiple choice tests were used for data collection. Using ANOVA and correlated t-test to analyze data collected from the field, the result reveals that guessing parameter and reliability indices of the 2016 and 2017 NECO mathematics multiple choice tests were significantly different. It was concluded that guessing parameters differed significantly with the years of study and also, there was a significant influence of measurement theory and year of test on item reliability on NECO mathematics examination papers significant difference exists between psychometric properties using the different measurement theories. Based on these findings, it was recommended that NECO should use the item response theory (IRT) in assessment for its relative merit over the CTT.
Effects of Creative School Environments and Future Goals on Children's Creativity: The Mediating Effects of Perceived Happiness
Authors:   The Korean Creativity Education Association, Kim Jeongah
Published: September 2022

This study examined the effects of the creative school environments (friend support, teacher support, teacher's controlled attitude) and future goals (extrinsic goals, intrinsic goals) on children's creativity through perceived happiness. For analysis, 10th data (age 9) from the Korean Children Panel were used. Mediation analyses revealed that social support from friends and teachers was positively related to children's creativity through the mediating effects of perceived happiness. On the other hand, teachers' strict and controlled attitudes negatively affected children's happiness, which lowered students' creativity. In addition, the mediating effect of perceived happiness on the relation between children's future goals and creativity was statistically significant. It suggests that children with intrinsic future goals (e.g., helping others, building a happy family) are happier, in turn, more creative than those with extrinsic future goals (e.g., making a lot of money, being famous). The theoretical and practical implications, as well as the limitations of the current study, are discussed.
Differential Effects of Cultural Orientation on the Changes in Group Creativity
Authors:   The Korean Creativity Education Association, Liu Yijuan , Choi Jieun
Published: September 2022

Recently, Asian countries, including Korea and China, are rapidly changing from a traditional collectivist culture to an individualistic culture. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate how individualism as an individual traits affects group creativity, which essentially requires social interaction. Under the background, we divided the cultural orientations of Chinese university students into the four types of Triandis (1995): vertical individualism, horizontal individualism, vertical collectivism, and horizontal collectivism. And then we constructed 4 homogeneous groups according to each types, and their group creativity was tested three times over an 8-week period. The results were first, in the last measurement, the groups with the highest group creativity were the horizontal collectivist team and the vertical individualistic team. Although the horizontal collectivist team had the lowest score among the four teams at the beginning, it continued to show a steep rise over time, showing the highest score in the last. The vertical individualist team started with a high score from the beginning and maintained a consistently high level. The vertical collectivist team seemed to maintain a high level of group creativity from the beginning to the middle, but showed a sharp decrease at the end. The horizontal individualism team showed low group creativity from the beginning and tended to keep it at a low level. This tendency was also supported by peer ratings and expert ratings. In the subsequent discussion, the causes of this tendency were analyzed, implications and limitations, and suggestions for future research were discussed.
PELUANG MINUMAN TEH KOMBUCHA DAN POTENSINYA SEBAGAI MINUMAN KESEHATAN PENCEGAH DAN PENYEMBUH ANEKA PENYAKIT
Authors: Nasution Irda Wahidah , Nasution Nurul Hidayah
Published: September 2022

Teh kombucha merupakan salah satu minuman tradisional yang sangat menarik karena teh ini merupakan hasil fermentasi yang dilakukan oleh kultur simbiotik. Teh kombucha mempunyai nilai gizi lebih tinggi dan bermanfaat bagi kesehatan dibandingkan dengan teh biasa. Alat-alat yang digunakan dalam melaksanakan penelititan ini, antara lain: pengaduk teh kayu, toples kaca, penyaringan plastik, kain kasa, karet gelang, sendok kayu, timbangan analitik, pH meter, kertas saring, tabung reaksi. Kombucha dibuat dengan menggunakan 5 varian teh yang berbeda, yaitu teh bunga rosela, teh hijau, teh hitam, teh celup sari wangi, teh serbuk Goalpara. Pemanis yang digunakan adalah Gula pasir (merk Gulaku), air dan stater kombucha. Tahapan dalam pembuatan teh kombucha yaitu, perebusan air sebanyak 3 liter hingga 90°C, lalu air ditambahkan gula 450 gram, dan juga memasukkan daun teh yang akan digunakan dan didiamkan selama 5 menit hingga mendidih. Tahapan selanjutnya adalah memindahkan larutan  teh ke dalam wadah dan menambahkan  starter kombucha 10% dan 1 keping SCOBY di atas larutan teh. Fermentasi dilakukan dalam wadah kaca apabila ingin mendapatkan hasil yang optimal. Menutup mulut wadah fermentasi menggunakan kain dan diamkan 7-14 hari. Terdapat dua tahapan yang terjadi selama proses fermentasi berlangsung yaitu, pembentukan alkohol dan asam laktat. Semakin lama waktu fermentasi dan semakin lama SCOBY terendam di dalam larutan teh kombucha maka akan berdampak pada warna SCOBY. Jenis teh yang berbeda akan memberi warna berbeda pada kombucha. Jika teh yang digunakan memiliki warna yang lebih gelap, selama proses fermentasi SCOBY juga akan terlihat lebih gelap. Saat proses fermentasi kombucha dihasilkan senyawa seperti polifenol, asam organik (asam asetat, asam glukoronat, dll), vitamin, asam folat, asam amino esensial, antibiotik dan enzim yang bermanfaat bagi kesehatan. Diantara manfaat minuman teh kombucha adalah: antioksidan, antibakteri, memperbaiki mikroflora usus, dapat meningkatkan ketahanan tubuh dan menurunkan tekanan darah. Dengan kegunaan yang sangat baik ini, minuman teh kombucha dapat dipertimbangkan sebagai minuman kesehatan pencegah dan penyembuh aneka penyakit.
Implementasi Kebijakan Tentang Kawasan Tanpa Rokok di Kabupaten Bandung
Authors: Prayoga Indra Aditya
Published: September 2022

Implementation of the Policy on No Smoking Areas in Bandung Regency with a Study of the Bandung Regency Regional Government Office Complex in this study was conducted to determine the implementation of the policy by exploring various primary and secondary sources of information using a descriptive qualitative approach that describes a certain situation of the facts that occur in the research process, both in the form of behavior, perception, motivation, action and others without manipulating the observed phenomena. The dimensions that become a measuring tool for implementation are: Content of Policy and Context of Policy. The results showed that the Implementation of the Policy on Smokefree Areas in Bandung Regency with a Study of the Bandung Regency Regional Government Office Complex carried out by the Bandung Regency KTR Task Force was not quite optimal. Actually, in terms of the content of the policy itself, it is quite complete and detailed, which includes all the rules that limit negative smoking activities, especially in areas that have been determined in the policy content. It's just that in terms of the policy environment there are still weaknesses that make this policy not well implemented, such as still not taking firm action and imposing administrative sanctions, especially legal sanctions on policy violators.