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Vol 2 No.3 Sept PENGARUH ONLINE CUSTOMER REVIEW DAN ONLINE CUSTOMER RATING TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN KONSUMEN PADA APLIKASI TIKTOK SHOP DI KOTA MATARAM
Authors: Lidiawati Lidiawati , Hilmiati Hilmiati , Mujahid dakwah Muhammad
Published: September 2023

ABSTRAK

            Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Online Customer Review dan Online Customer Rating terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Konsumen Pada Aplikasi TikTok Shop di Kota Mataram. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah responden yang berusia 17 tahun ke atas, konsumen yang berdomisili di Kota Mataram, dan memiliki aplikasi TikTok,  dengan sampel penelitian sebanyak 100 responden. Pengampilan sampel dilakukan menggunakan non probability sampling dengan metode purposive sampling yaitu penentuan sampel dengan pertimbangan tertentu. Alat analisis data yang digunakan adalah Regresi Linier Berganda dengan menggunakan SPSS versi 26. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa Online Customer Review berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Keputusan Pembelian dengan nilai t hitung sebesar 2,143 >1,988 dan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,028<0,05 dan Online Customer Rating berpengaruh terhadap Keputusan Pembelian dengan nilai t hitung sebesar 5,891>1,988 dan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,00<0,05.

ABSTRACT

            This study aims to determine the effect of Online Customer Reviews and Online Customer Ratings on Consumer Purchase Decisions in the TikTok Shop Application in Mataram City. The type of research used in this research is quantitative research. The population in this study are respondents aged 17 years and over, consumers who live in the city of Mataram, and have the TikTok application, with a research sample of 100 respondents. Sampling was carried out using non-probability sampling with a purposive sampling method, namely determining the sample with certain considerations. The data analysis tool used is Multiple Linear Regression using SPSS version 26. The results of data analysis show that Online Customer Reviews have a positive and significant effect on Purchase Decisions with a t-value of 2.143 > 1.988 and a significance value of 0.028 <0.05 and Online Customer Ratings affect Purchase Decisions with a calculated t value of 5.891> 1.988 and a significance value of 0.00 <0.05.
Histopathological spectrum of prostatic diseases in Bahawalpur; An experience at QAMC/BVH.
Authors: Sadaf Shafique  , Syed Saad Gardezi  , Raees Abbas Lail  , Muhammad Sami Ullah  , Raheel Khan
Published: September 2023

Objective: To see the spectrum of prostatic lesions at a tertiary care hospital of Southern Punjab. Study Design: Retrospective study. Setting: Department of Histopathology, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur. Period: 2nd June, 2021 till 31st December, 2021. Material & Methods: Retrospective descriptive study was conducted in the Department of Histopathology, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur. The data was collected from the histopathological files and from already diagnosed from June 2021 till December 2021. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS with the confidence interval of 95% and p-value of ≤0.05 was considered as significant. Chi-square was applied to find association with age and year of diagnosis. Results: Total of 126 patients were documented from June 2021 till December 2021, out of which 92 (73%) were of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, commonly diagnosed in the age group of 60 years and above. Prostatic Adenocarcinoma having Gleason scores of 6 and below were frequent in our study in the same age group of 60 years and above. Conclusion: In our study, there was a higher prevalence of Benign Prostatic diseases (73%) as compared to the other prostatic lesions and most commonly occurring in the age group of 60 years and above. Prostatic Adenocarcinoma was less commonly present (11.9%) with Gleason scoring of 6 and below in the age group of 60 and above years.
Contribuciones en ergonomía del estudio sobre factores de riesgo en odontólogos: revisión bibliográfica
Authors: Rodríguez-Franco José Gerardo , Rosales-Cinco Rosa Amelia
Published: September 2023

Los trastornos musculoesqueléticos se definen como al conjunto de lesiones asociadas a sobreesfuerzos o fatiga tendinosa, que representan la principal causa de enfermedad profesional en la población laboral mundial. Para la Organización Internacional del Trabajo los trastornos musculoesqueléticos son uno de los problemas más importantes de salud en el trabajo, lo que implica costos elevados e impacto en la calidad de vida. Los TME son causados por trabajos que implican posturas prolongadas, mantenidas y forzadas, además de manipulación de cargas y movimientos repetidos. Particularmente la odontología es una profesión donde el desarrollo de TME se ha caracterizado por la adaptación de posturas forzadas gracias a las altas exigencias visuales. Dentro de las posiciones que incrementan la tensión muscular se encuentra; el estar parado o sentado aunado con la excesiva presión de algunos tejidos y las rotaciones de la columna que generan altas cargas estáticas. El uso de fuerza y movimientos repetitivos con la falta de descanso pueden afectar negativamente la calidad de vida de los dentistas y provocar una jubilación anticipada. Los TME son atribuidos a la naturaleza del trabajo dental por interactuar con un área de trabajo pequeña; estar sentado por tiempos prolongados con una postura corporal no natural y el uso de fuerza en movimientos repetitivos ayudan al desarrollo de desórdenes musculoesqueléticos relacionados con el trabajo.
Improving learning outcomes in economic activities materials through PBL models supported by interactive multimedia in sixth grade SDN Junrejo 2
Authors: Muslikah Amirul , Budiono  , Safitri Fita
Published: September 2023

This research aimed to : (1) describe the implementation of the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) model in improving the learning outcomes of Grade VI students (2) the improvement of students' learning outcomes with the application of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) supported by interactive multimedia can enhance the learning outcomes of Grade VI students. The data collection technique used descriptive quantitative by comparing student learning outcomes after and before the class action. With data collection techniques using tests, observations, and interviews. The results of the research before the class action treatment were 8 students in the first cycle of mastery the learning outcomes of students above the KKM increased by 14 children. Whereas in cycle II the completeness of student learning outcomes increased by a total of 18 out of a total of 20 students. This can be presented before the class action classically obtained 40% then in cycle II the percentage increased to 60%. In cycle II, the percentage of completeness of student learning outcomes increased by 85%.
The urgency of learning social studies (IPS) in forming pluraris character and increasing the existence of Indonesian culture in elementary schools
Authors: Lestari Nyoman Ayu Putri , Wahyuni Luh Tu Selpi , Lasmawan I Wayan , Kertih I Wayan
Published: September 2023

This study aimed to examine the urgency of Social Studies (IPS) learning in forming pluralist characters and increasing the existence of Indonesian culture in elementary schools. The method used is a literature review, by collecting and analyzing relevant sources related to the role of Social Studies in character building and cultural preservation. Important findings from this study indicated that social studies learning has a vital role in providing an understanding of Indonesia's cultural diversity, encouraging tolerance, respecting cultural differences, and increasing student awareness of the importance of maintaining the existence of Indonesian culture. Thus, Social Studies learning in elementary schools is an effective means of forming the pluralist character of students and strengthening the existence of Indonesian culture. The results of this research are expected to provide a deeper understanding of the urgency of Social Studies (IPS) learning in facing the challenges of globalization and strengthening the cultural identity of Indonesia among elementary school students.
Statistical modelling of maximum temperature in Rwanda using extreme value analysis
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, College of Education, University of Rwanda, Rwanda, Singirankabo Edouard , Iyamuremye Emmanuel ,   Department of Mathematics, College of Education, University of Rwanda, Rwanda, Habineza Alexis ,   Department of Mathematics, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya, Nelson Yunvirusaba ,   Department of Mathematics, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Published: September 2023

This study aims to model the statistical behaviour of extreme maximum temperature values in Rwanda. To achieve such an objective, the daily temperature data from January 2000 to December 2017 recorded at nine weather stations collected from the Rwanda Meteorological Agency were used. The two methods, namely the block maxima (BM) method and the Peaks Over Threshold (POT), were applied to model and analyse extreme temperatures in Rwanda. Model parameters were estimated, while the extreme temperature return periods and confidence intervals were predicted. The model fit suggests that Gumbel and Beta distributions are the most appropriate for the annual maximum daily temperature. Furthermore, the results show that the temperature will continue to increase as estimated return levels show it.
The Galerkin method and hinged beam dynamics
Authors:   1210 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197, USA, Raske David
Published: September 2023

In this paper we prove large-time existence and uniqueness of high regularity weak solutions to some initial/boundary value problems involving a nonlinear fourth order wave equation. These sorts of problems arise naturally in the study of vibrations in beams that are hinged at both ends. The method used to prove large-time existence is the Galerkin approximation method.
Manajemen Pendidikan Berwawasan Karakter dan Bernilai Religius untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Agama
Authors: Kusdhania Helly , Murtadlo Murtadlo , Budiastra A. A Ketut
Published: September 2023

Meningkatnya tawuran antar siswa dan meningkatnya bullying merupakan indikasi lemahnya karakter siswa, terjatuh Etika dalam bersikap dan menghormati orang tua dan guru, budaya mencontek dalam ujian dan etika negatif terhadap bahasa yang santun dan santun. Sehubungan dengan hal tersebut terjadi beberapa degrasi moral yang mengindikasikan kalangan remaja, video peserta didik yang melakukan tindakan yang tidak semena-mena kepada pendidik, pelecehan seksual, dan sebagainya. Maka dari itu, lingkungan pendidikan harus mampu untuk merespons kasus tersebut, untuk meyiapkan generasi pembaharu di masa depan. Dengan adanya pendidikan karakter religius yang ditanamkan di sekolah menengah maka anak didik dapat menopang lebih awal problematika di masa depan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk Mendeskripsikan perencanaan, pengorganisasian, pelaksanaan, dan penilaian pendidikan berwawasan karakter pada pembelajaran untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar.agama siswa di UPT SMPN 8 dan 33 Gresik. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan berbagai penjelasan dari studi pustaka, dan informasi dari repondens. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diatas, maka penanaman pendidikan karakter bagi remaja dapat didesain dan dipraktikkan dalam proses pembelajaran dengan mengintegrasikan proses belajar tersebut dengan nilai karakter religius. Diharapkan anak didik tersebut tidak hanya mampu memahami teori-teori saja, tapi juga mampu menerapkan nilai-nilai tersebut dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.
Analisis Kesulitan Membaca Permulaan Pada Siswa Dasar Kota Bekasi
Authors: Putri Prisilia , Suharjuddin Suharjuddin
Published: September 2023

This research was motivated by the learning difficulties experienced by class IA students at SDN Teluk Pucung VI Kota Bekasi in the initial reading material. This study is aimed to determine the ability of students for beginning reading and the types of difficulties faced by students in beginning reading. The method used in this research is a qualitative research with a case study approach. The data collection techniques used are field observation, indept interviews, and documentation. The model analysis and interpretation of data using interactive model proposed by Miles and Hubermen, namely: data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that 6 students were able to read the beginning but still had difficulty, and 1 student could not read the beginning. The types of difficulties experienced by students include (1) difficulty distinguishing similar letters, (3) not being able to understand sound symbols, (3) having a deficiency in visual memory, (4) having a lot of reading errors, and (5) not being able to read fluent reading. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the students of class SDN Teluk Pucung VI Kota Bekasi still have difficulty reading the beginning. Collaboration between teacher and parents are needed for the sake of the students in the future time
Big data как феномен: причины и следствия появления больших данных
Authors: Пестунов А.И. , Гинтофт А.С. , Криветченко О.В.
Published: September 2023

В статье показано, что многие технологии, называемые теперь технологиями больших данных, существовали задолго до внедрения в массовый обиход данного термина. Принципиальное отличие нынешней ситуации состоит лишь в масштабе использования и некоем синергетическом эффекте, возникшем в результате развития целого ряда изначально слабо связанных технологий. Помимо технико-экономических, поднимаются гуманитарно-этические и социальные проблемы. Названы профессии, которые становятся актуальными в рамках технологий больших данных и востребованные в этой связи цифровые компетенции. По-новому ставится проблема защиты персональных данных.
Заблудились в «трех соснах»
Authors: Крюков В.А.
Published: September 2023

Санкции, объявленные и реализуемые враждебными странами в отношении России и нас с вами, уважаемые сограждане, приобретают все более жесткий характер и широкий охват. Вопреки первоначальным декларациям о стремлении повлиять на оборонно-промышленный потенциал страны они все сильнее затрагивают нашу повседневную жизнь – товары и услуги, которые во многих случаях входят в привычный и общепринятый перечень. Это означает, что санкции направлены против всех нас и имеют целью дестабилизировать не только экономическую, но и социальную и, в конечном счете, политическую жизнь России.
Investigation of Numerical Simulation for Adaptive Optics System
Authors: Jasim Sara Usama , Hassan Raaid Nawfee
Published: September 2023

In this study, the performance of the adaptive optics (AO) system was analyzed through a numerical computer simulation implemented in MATLAB. Making a phase screen involved turning computer-generated random numbers into two-dimensional arrays of phase values on a sample point grid with matching statistics. Von Karman turbulence was created depending on the power spectral density. Several simulated point spread functions (PSFs) and modulation transfer functions (MTFs) for different values of the Fried coherent diameter (ro) were used to show how rough the atmosphere was. To evaluate the effectiveness of the optical system (telescope), the Strehl ratio (S) was computed. The compensation procedure for an AO system was implemented. Analytical analysis was used to define the wave front and aberrations of the circular aperture telescope. Zernike polynomials were used to describe the residual error and figure out how much the compensation changed the measured turbulence values. The results of the computer simulation involving atmospheric turbulence reveal that elevating the ro values (4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32) cm resulted in a 3.4% rise in S. However, when the adaptive optics system operated with a constant ro (20 cm), augmenting the Zernike aberration modes led to a remarkable 44% increase in S, signifying a substantial enhancement in the compensation procedure.
Study the Electronic and Spectroscopic Characteristics of p-n Heterojunction Hybrid (Sn10O16/C24O6) via Density Functional Theory (DFT)
Authors: Abdulradha Shaima K. , Hussein Mohammed T. , Abdulsattar Mudar Ahmed
Published: September 2023

The electronic characteristics, including the density of state and bond length, in addition to the spectroscopic properties such as IR spectrum and Raman scattering, as a function of the frequency of Sn10O16, C24O6, and hybrid junction (Sn10O16/C24O6) were studied. The methodology uses DFT for all electron levels with the hybrid function B3-LYP (Becke level, 3-parameters, Lee–Yang-Parr), with 6-311G (p,d)  basis set, and Stuttgart/Dresden (SDD) basis set, using Gaussian 09 theoretical calculations. The geometrical structures were calculated by Gaussian view 05 as a supplementary program. The band gap was calculated and compared to the measured values. The density of state of the hybrid junction (Sn10O16/C24O6) increased because of the increased number of degeneracy states. Theoretical values of bonds for C=C, C=O, and Sn-O are equal to 1.33, 1.20 and 2.27 Å respectively, these bonds values are in good agreement with experimental values of bond length of 1.34 for the C=C bond, 1.23 for the C=O bond, and 2.3 for the Sn-O bond. . The spectroscopic properties, such as IR spectra have shown a peak which is comparable to longitudinal modes of GO and tin dioxide SnO2 at  (1582 and 690) cm-1, respectively.
Enhancing the Spectral Characteristics of Rhodamine 610 Laser Dye Doped with Chemically Prepared Gold Nanoparticles
Authors: H. Ali Abu-Al-Hassan , Mutlak Falah A-H.
Published: September 2023

In this study, gold nanoparticle samples were prepared by the chemical reduction method (seed-growth) with 4 ratios (10, 12, 15 and 18) ml of seed, and the growth was stationary at 40 ml. The optical and structural properties of these samples were studied. The 18 ml seed sample showed the highest absorbance. The X- ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of these samples showed clear peaks at (38.25o, 44.5o, 64.4o, and 77.95o). The UV-visible showed that the absorbance of all the samples was in the same range as the standard AuNPs. The field emission-scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) showed the shape of AuNPs as nanorods and the particle size between 30-50 nm. Rhodamine-610 (RhB) was prepared at 10-5 M concentration, the optical measurements were studied, AuNPs and RhB were mixed at ratios (1:1, 1:2, 1:3), and the fluorescence measurements were done. Full width at half maximum (FHWM) and the intensity of RhB after mixing were changed, and this result showed significant efficacy for many applications. The study shows that this mixing could be used after doping with polymer as a random gain medium or saturation absorber for pulse laser generation.
Study of The Structural, Optical, and Morphological Properties of Sno2 Nanofilms under the Influence of Gamma Rays
Authors: Alramadany Ola , Rejah Basim
Published: September 2023

This study reports the fabrication of tin oxide (SnO2) thin films using pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The effect of 60Co (300, 900, and 1200 Gy) gamma radiation on the structural, morphological, and optical features is systematically demonstrated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and ultraviolet-visible light analysis (UV-Vis), respectively In XRD tests, the size of the crystallites decreased from 45.5 to 40.8 nm for the control samples and from 1200 Gy to 60Co for the irradiated samples. Using FESEM analysis, the particle diameter revealed a similar trend to that attained using XRD; in particular, the average diameters were 93.8 and 79.9 nm for the samples mentioned above. A similar profile was observed for the AFM analysis in which an increase in the radiation dose from 300 to 1200 Gy resulted in a decrease in the RMS values from 74.6 to 32.25 nm. Contrariwise, the calculated optical band gap demonstrated an increasing profile where optical band gaps of 3.08 and 3.18 eV were acquired for control and samples irradiated with 900 Gy. However, the attained optical band gap was further increased to 3.24 eV due to the 60Co gamma radiation increment to 1200 Gy.
Employment of Silicon Nitride Films Prepared by DC Reactive Sputtering Technique for Ion Release Applications
Authors: Taher Diyar Ali , Hameed Mohammed Abdullah
Published: September 2023

In this work, silicon nitride (Si3N4) thin films were deposited on metallic substrates (aluminium and titanium sheets) by the DC reactive sputtering technique using two different silicon targets (n-type and p-type Si wafers) as well as two Ar:N2 gas mixing ratios (50:50 and 70:30). The electrical conductivity of the metallic (aluminium and titanium) substrates was measured before and after the deposition of silicon nitride thin films on both surfaces of the substrates. The results obtained from this work showed that the deposited films, in general, reduced the electrical conductivity of the substrates, and the thin films prepared from n-type silicon targets using a 50:50 mixing ratio and deposited on both surfaces of a titanium substrate reduced the electrical conductivity of this substrate by 30%. This reduction in the release of ions from the coated metal substrate is attributed to the dielectric properties of the deposited silicon nitride thin films. This result is very important and applicable. This work represents the first attempt in Iraq to study such effects and may represent a good starting point for advanced studies in biomedical engineering.
EVALUATION OF QUARANTINE PROGRAM: LESSON FROM HOTELS IN INDONESIA
Authors:   Faculty of Business, Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, Tangerang, Indonesia, CHOIRISA Septi Fahmi , HARUN Shariff ,   Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, Malaysia, RIZKALLA Nosica ,   Faculty of Business, Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, Tangerang, Indonesia
Published: September 2023

International travelers had to quarantine upon arrival at a designated hotel in Indonesia during the pandemic to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. This study aims to investigate the hotel quarantine program in Indonesia from management perspectives in crisis circumstances. A qualitative methodology was applied with data triangulation collected from 11 top-level managers, operations, and management from official quarantine hotels in the second quarter of 2022. In-depth interviews were conducted to explore the antecedents behind hotel management and evaluate the repatriation quarantine program through the crisis management lens framework. The findings enhance the concept of crisis management framework in a particular program employed during a pandemic. Three related phases emerged from data analysis in crisis prevention and planning, strategic implementation, and evaluation were discussed. This study reveals the suggestions for hotel managers and the government for a future sustainable strategy. This study is the first paper to address the hotel quarantine program evaluation in Indonesia. This study contributes to enriching the hotel industry's crisis management framework. Pertinent recommendations for hotel management and government are provided to cope with this crisis.
Changes in Fuel Use at Domestic Level in Rural Life: The Context of a Village in Rajshahi District of Bangladesh
Authors: Soren James , Bari Sazzadul , Soren Edward
Published: September 2023

Fuel is a burning issue in Bangladesh as well as in today's world. Domestic is one of the main sectors of fuel consumption. There is no denying that much research is being conducted on fuels. However, changes in fuel use and fuel use at the domestic level have not been studied yet, although changes in many other aspects of culture have been studied. As a result, we do not have enough information to make policy recommendations in this area. Basically, research regarding how fuel use changed over time is important in the current fuel crisis situation since, to cope with the present or upcoming fuel crisis, it is important to know how a group of people collected fuel in their different ecological and socio-economic conditions. Given the significance of past coping strategies in fuel collection, this study sought to identify fuels and fuel use dynamics at the domestic level in rural Bangladesh. Applying qualitative research methods, this research found that changes in fuel use at the domestic level occur as soon as the agricultural technology, cultivation system, and market demand of any crops change. Also, changes in livelihoods and lifestyles, urbanization, and the globalization of technology create noticeable changes in domestic fuel use in Bangladesh. This research invites researchers from universities and development agencies to conduct future long-scaled research with a huge number of respondents from diversified backgrounds to produce knowledge regarding changes in fuel use at the domestic level in rural and urban areas of the country.
The Influence of Green School and Organizational Culture on Job Satisfaction and Environmentally Friendly Behavior
Authors: Maisaroh Lies , Mulyanti Rita Yuni , Mulyadi Didi
Published: September 2023

In the field of education, teachers are crucial to raising the standard of instruction. They play a crucial role in making sure that school events run well and serve as role models that pupils adore. The two main challenges educational institutions face are low job satisfaction among teachers and concerns about environmental influence. This study aims to determine the direct and indirect effects of implementing green school programs and organizational culture on job satisfaction and environmentally friendly behavior of Vocational High School (SMK) teachers.  This study employs quantitative research techniques. 211 teachers responded to a questionnaire that was used togather the data. The data obtained were analyzed using the Partial Least Squares (PLS) method. The results of the study found that green school did not affect job satisfaction, while organizational culture influenced job satisfaction. Job satisfaction affects environmentally friendly behavior. The green school does not affect environmentally friendly behavior either directly or through job satisfaction.  Environmentally friendly behavior is not directly influenced by organizational culture, but it is indirectly influenced by job satisfaction.  According to this study, job satisfaction can mediate the influence of organizational culture on employees' propensity to behave sustainably, but it cannot, as yet, do the same for the influence of green schools. This finding implies that in increasing the eco-friendly behavior of vocational teachers, school management needs to encourage an increase in teacher job satisfaction by paying attention to the organizational culture adopted by the school.
Digital geographies of mundane violence: Outline of an emerging research field and the example of (cyber-)bullying in young people’s lives
Authors: Bork-Hüffer Tabea , Mahlknecht Belinda , Markl Andrea , Kaufmann Katja
Published: September 2023

The objective of this article is to outline the emerging field of the “digital geographies of mundane violence”, which is characterised by a critical and reflective engagement with the spatialities and dynamic and non-linear temporalities of mediated violence unfolding in entangled online and offline spaces. Going beyond a conventional review of existing literature, we apply Barad’s (2007: 25) “diffractive methodology” to “read through” findings of studies on violence with non-essentialist concepts of entangled online and offline space and spatiality. Given the variety of technologies, forms of violence, and spaces in which violence unfolds, we develop our argument by focusing on a specific type of gender-based violence: (cyber-)bullying of young people identifying with “abundant identities” (Persson et al. 2020: 67) that neither conform to hegemonic heterosexuality and binary gender categories nor are confined to LGBTQI categories. We discuss the ambivalent role of digital technologies in the negotiation and diffraction of difference by young people facing exclusionary identity politics and violent processes of heteronormalisation and heterosexualisation. We present an illustrative research design from our own work, which combines retrospective insights into biographies, family and social relations and media use with a participant-led, mobile, partly in-situ exploration of everyday entangled mediated experiences, practices and negotiations of inclusion, exclusion and violence. Therewith we outline how the contextualities, dynamics, fluidities, non-linearities and variegated historicities behind mediated violence in entangled online and offline spaces can be empirically unpacked. We show how digital technologies are an intrinsic and entangled part of social, cultural, and political negotiations, discourses, and processes, and contribute significantly to the normalisation and everyday (re-)production of diverse forms of violence.
ADGRG1 is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that adhesion G protein-coupled receptor G1, encoded by ADGRG1, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. ADGRG1 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of ADGRG1 in primary tumors was correlated with overall, distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival. Modulation of ADGRG1 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Written response: Feedback on the Draft Guidelines concerning screentime limits on under 18s
Authors: Xiao Leon Y.
Published: September 2023

This is a response to the Draft Guidelines concerning screentime limits on under 18s published by the Cyberspace Administration of China on 2 August 2023.
Inequity Unveiled: Addressing Regional Disparities in Chinese College Graduate Employment Landscape
Authors: Zhang Wei
Published: September 2023

University students are valuable human resources in today's society, and employment is fundamental to people's livelihoods. Therefore, effectively addressing the employment of college graduates is not only related to various national economic, social, and political issues but is also a significant topic of concern for society, families, and the media. From a societal perspective, the employment of university students is directly related to the success or failure of China's education system reform and also impacts social harmony and development. From the students' perspective, employment issues are closely tied to their personal development, success, and realization of life values. From the perspective of universities, employment issues are connected to their own survival and development. It is evident that addressing the employment of college graduates is crucial for promoting the harmonious development of China's education sector. This paper explores the issue of difficult employment faced by Chinese college graduates and presents some strategies to address this issue.
VR models of death and psychedelics: An un-collapsed high-entropy aesthetic paradigm for design beyond day-to-day phenomenology
Authors: Glowacki David
Published: September 2023

Near-death experiences (NDEs) and psychedelic drug experiences (YDEs) enable access to dimensions of non-ordinary sensation, perception, and insight beyond typical day-to-day phenomenology. Both are as-sociated with a dissolution of conventional spatio-temporal conceptual distinctions, and a corresponding sense of connectedness and unity which is difficult to describe. Moreover, NDEs and YDEs have shown a remarkable ability to reduce the anxiety that people associate with death. In two recent papers, we showed that multi-person virtual reality experiences (VREs) designed within the ‘numadelic’ aesthetic (where bod-ies are represented as light energy rather than material objects) can elicit psychometric results comparable to YDEs. It nevertheless remains an open question why numadelic aesthetics achieve the observed results, es-pecially given that the vast majority of VREs represent bodies as typically perceived in the ‘real-world’. This article describes the origins of the numadelic aesthetic from subjective accounts of NDE phenomenol-ogy, and attempts to unravel mechanistic aspects of the numadelic aesthetic by embedding it within a more general theoretical framework. Specifically, we elaborate a 2-axis framework grounded in predictive coding models of cognition and matter-energy ideas from physics. One axis tracks 'structural specificity', and the other tracks 'symbolic rigidity'. The majority of VREs, which emphasize photorealistic fidelity to content derived from 'day-to-day' phenomenology, are characterized by high structural specificity and high symbol-ic rigidity. Such approaches collapse imaginative potential into a limited low-entropy space of 'exogenous' possibility, unlike the high-entropy brain states associated with YDEs. In contrast, aesthetic domains char-acterized by low structural specificity and low symbolic rigidity are less concerned with fidelity to phenom-enological priors, offering an expansive, ‘uncollapsed’ high-entropy possibility space for participants to engage in imaginative meaning making and for corresponding endogenous insights (e.g., as occurs in NDEs and YDEs) to arise. Situated within this theoretical framing, the numadelic aesthetic emerges as a practical example of an un-collapsed approach to representation, helping to explain the experimental observations within previous papers. Moreover, the theoretical framing suggests various experimental tests, and lays the groundwork for applying numadelic aesthetics to model NDEs, which may help address the anxiety often associated with death.
Mobilize is a Verb: The Use of Verbs and Concrete Language is Associated with Authors’ and Readers’ Perceptions of a Text’s Action Orientation and Persuasiveness
Authors: Formanowicz Magdalena , Beneda Marta , Witkowska Marta - , Nikadon Jan , Suitner Caterina
Published: September 2023

In three studies, we investigated the role of linguistic features characterizing texts aiming to mobilize others. In Study 1 (N = 728), participants produced a leaflet either mobilizing others to engage in an action or expressing their thoughts about that action, and evaluated how action-oriented their text was. Mobilizing texts included more verbs and concrete words, and the presence of these linguistic characteristics was positively linked to participants’ evaluations of their messages as action-oriented. In Studies 2 and 3 (N = 557 and N = 556), independent groups of participants evaluated texts produced in Study 1. Readers’ perceptions of texts as action-oriented were associated with the same linguistic features as in Study 1 and further positively linked to perceived message effectiveness (Study 2) and behavioral intention (Study 3). The studies reveal how encoding and decoding of verbs and concrete words serve as distinct persuasive tools in calls to action.
Associations between emodiversity and mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Forster Keaghan , Lougheed Jessica P.
Published: September 2023

Emodiversity refers to the breadth and scope of emotions a person experiences day to day and may be uniquely related to mental health mean levels of positive and negative emotion. We examined the associations between positive and negative emodiversity, mean positive and negative emotion, and three mental health indicators: depressive symptoms, anxious symptoms, and overall wellbeing in a sample of undergraduate students (N = 592, 80% women, mode of age = 20 years) during different phases of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants completed a 14-day daily diary survey to assess their daily positive and negative emotions. Results indicated significant interactions between negative emodiversity and mean levels of negative mood in predicting symptoms of depression and anxiety and overall wellbeing. Specifically, for individuals who reported greater mean levels of negative mood, low negative emodiversity was associated with greater depressive and anxious symptoms and lower wellbeing. Results for positive emodiversity were not significant. These associations did not differ across changing pandemic restrictions. Results suggest that rigidity in negative emotions in daily life (i.e., high levels of negative emotion with low diversity in negative emotion states) are an important feature of mental health and wellbeing among university students.
Impact of Microfinance on Women Empowerment
Authors: Basnet Surendra
Published: September 2023

In recent years, most microfinance programmes have focused on gender issues with significant support given to poor female clients to facilitate their access to capital. The study examines the impact of economic development, improvement in family matters, decision to use public amenities and political empowerment on women empowerment of participants in Surkhet district. The study followed the positivist research philosophy. The deductive approach, quantitative research method, and the descriptive and causal-comparative research design were applied to draw the study’s conclusion. 390 women participants were selected for the study using the convenience sampling method. The study is based on self-made questionnaires to the women taking microfinance services. The primary data were collected from household surveys and interview methods. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS and Amos graphics software. This study used descriptive and inferential statistics for data presentation and analysis. The hypotheses were tested through the SEM technique. The study’s findings show that economic development, improvement in family matters, decision to use public amenities, and political empowerment significantly impact women’s empowerment. Further, microfinance services and women empowerment have a significant relationship. The results of this study provide substantial implications for government and microfinance organizations to shape their plans for women’s empowerment.
PENGARUH PUPUK PETROGANIK DAN POC NASA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN HASIL TANAMAN CABAI BESAR (Capsicum annuum L.) HIBRIDA F1 VARIETAS ARIMBI 85
Authors: Wesli Charles , Napitupulu Marisi
Published: September 2023

Cabai merupakan sayuran yang dikonsumsi setiap saat dengan harga yang cukup menjanjikan bagi petani cabai.  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian pupuk Petroganik dan POC Nasa serta interaksinya, serta mengetahui dosis pupuk Petroganik dan POC Nasa yang tepat untuk pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman cabai besar (Capsium annum L) varietas F1 Arimbi 85 yang lebih baik.Penelitian dilaksanakan di Desa Loa Duri Ilir Kecamatan, Loa Janan, Kabupaten Kutai Kartanegara, Provinsi Kalimantan Timur. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Maret-Juli 2019. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) pola faktorial 3x4 yang diulang sebanyak 4 (empat) kali. Ada 2 faktor perlakuan. Faktor pertama pupuk Petroganik (K), terdiri atas 4 taraf, yaitu :=  0 g  pupuk Petroganik atau kontrol (k0), 50 g pupuk Petroganik/tanaman (k1), 100 g pupuk Petroganik/tanaman (k2), dan 150 g pupuk Petroganik/tanaman (k3). Faktor kedua POC Nasa, terdiri atas 4 taraf, yaitu : tanpa POC Nasa (h0), konsentrasi POC Nasa 2 ml/l.air (h­1), konsentrasi POC Nasa 4 ml/l air (h2), dan konsentrasi POC Nasa 6 ml/l.air (h3). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan pupuk Petroganik (K) berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman umur 2 minggu, umur 4 minggu dan umur 6 minggu setelah tanam, jumlah buah dan berat buah/tanaman. Perlakuan pupuk POC NaSa (H) berpengaruh sangat nyata pada tinggi tanaman umur 4 minggu dan 6 minggu setelah tanam, jumlah buah/tanaman dan berat buah/tanaman. Interaksi perlakuan pupuk Petroganik dan POC Nasa (KxH) berpengaruh nyata pada tinggi tanaman umur 4 minggu, umur 6 minggu dan umur 8 minggu setelah tanam.
A Campaign on Communication: Let’s Talk Right
Authors: Banerjee Usha , Nishat Sundus
Published: September 2023

This study highlights the importance of having effective communication among Nurses since communication is integral to the nurse-patient relationship and is one of the six fundamental values of nursing to deliver high-quality and compassionate care for patients. In view of the increased number of patient complaints related to Nurses’ communication failure, this campaign began in the hospital with the aim of reducing the number of patient complaints by empowering the Nurses through various activities and enhancing effective communication among them. A total of 66 nurses actively participated in the campaign and were trained in effective communication. Considering the study findings, it was observed that the English Proficiency level of the staff nurses improved from 20% (pre-campaign) to 62% (post-campaign) and also aided in reducing the number of patient complaints. Also, patient satisfaction score improved from 75% (March) to 84% (July).
We Never Have Enough Energy
Authors: Berndt Christopher C. , Ang Andrew
Published: September 2023

Thermal spray plays an important but latent role in many energy generation applications. Strong R&D commitment is required to further expand its technological envelope. This article addresses future directions in the use of thermal spray coating technologies in the energy sector.
Cold Spray: Advanced Characterization Methods—Electron Backscatter Diffraction
Authors: Srinivasan Dheepa
Published: September 2023

This article series explores the indispensable role of characterization in the development of cold spray coatings. Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) is a characterization technique that enables determination of crystal orientations, texture, boundary misorientations and deformation behavior, and bonding mechanism in cold spray coatings.
Intensive Quenching for Lean Manufacturing of Steel Parts
Authors: Aronov Michael , Kobasko Nikolai , Powell Joseph , Andreski William , Tirpak Jon
Published: September 2023

Intensive quenching enables manufacturers to improve part performance at a lower cost than other available methods. This article describes how using direct-from-forge intensive quenching can significantly reduce the cost of manufacturing steel products when engineered into the lean part-making process.
MAPPING OF SOIL ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT AND STOCK AT THE REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS: THE ANALYSIS OF MODERN METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES
Authors:   Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Gopp N.V. , Meshalkina J.L. ,   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Narykova A.N. ,   Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Plotnikova A.S. , Chernova O.V. ,   A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Published: September 2023

This paper provides an overview of scientific publications in Russia and other countries devoted to the soil organic carbon (SOC) content and stocks mapping at regional and local levels. The analysis showed that the cartographic assessment of the SOC content and stocks was conducted using various approaches that the choice depends on the multiple factors: the size of the territory (continental, national, regional, local levels); the cartographic basis availability (maps of soil types, of landscapes, of vegetation formations, remote sensing data, etc.) and laboratory and field surveys data. Two main approaches were generally used for SOC content and stocks mapping: (1) based on available thematic maps; (2) digital soil mapping. The review also provides the analysis of all spatial predictors that were used in collected papers in concordance with the SCORPAN model widely used in digital soil mapping. Spatial terrain data was one of the most commonly used predictors, followed by the vegetation and climate variables. The accuracy of predictive maps significantly increased by using soil maps. The reviewed studies showed that climate variables had a significant impact on the spatial variation of the SOC content and stocks at the regional level, while at the local level the influence of climatic variables was less significant. The analysis showed that the most common methods used in digital mapping were machine learning algorithms. Random Forest method often showed the best results. Results were cross-validated almost in all studies. Tests of the map’s accuracy using an external independent validation dataset were rare, although this was the most important stage of digital soil mapping. R was the most popular software, that was used for modeling the SOC content and stocks. SAGA GIS, QGIS, ArcGIS, and cloud platform Google Earth Engine (GEE) were most commonly used to prepare predictors.
Pengaruh Efektivitas Komunikasi Melalui Learning Management System Celoe Terhadap Minat Belajar Mahasiswa Telkom University
Authors: Annisa Dewi , Putra Asaas
Published: September 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacts on various sectors, one of which is education. The impact on education is the change of face-to-face learning system to be online learning. Instructional media has an important role as supporting facilities so that online learning can be implemented properly and smoothly. Telkom University creates Learning Management System CeLOE as online learning media. Through LMS CeLOE, the communication process between students and lecturers occur. However, the LMS CeLOE server is often down causing various parties cannot access LMS CeLOE, especially students of Telkom University. This causes the communication process to be ineffective so that it can impact the student learning interest. Therefore, this study aims to find out and analyze the effect of communication effectiveness through Learning Management System CeLOE on the student learning interest of Telkom University. This study used a quantitative method with a quantitative descriptive type. The sampling used a non-probability sampling technique with100 respondents. The respondents were active students of Telkom University. Based on the results of the hypothesis test, it shows that in this study, there is a significant effect between communication effectiveness on learning interset. This effect can be seen from the results of the determination coefficient of 63%, and another 27% is influenced by other factors notanalyzed in this study.

Keywords: Communication, Communication Effectiveness, Learning Interest, Learning Management System (LMS), Online Learning