bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
effect of an educational curriculum according to the Whitley model in learning some basic skills in futsal for female students
Authors: Alnaffakh Nizar Hussein , Hamid Enas Abbas
Published: September 2022

The educational process is a necessity to reconsider the education system, including its objectives, content, media, educational activities, evaluation processes, and roles that the learner plays in the classroom or academic unit, in light of the requirements of the times, by following the methods and models that help facilitate the learning process interestingly and enjoyably. Finding new means and models that include accelerating teaching skills in futsal football has become necessary. In light of this, we find that one of the basics of learning is to set primary goals designed through multiple procedures (teaching skills), including analysis, planning, implementation and evaluation, so the Wheatley model, which is based on To the constructivist theory that takes place through the interaction of the learners with their views. The importance of the research lies in learning the basic skills through the following model, as the game of futsal is one of the modern games in physical education and sports sciences, especially for female students, and it is characterized by its many and varied skills and the difficulty of learning its skills for students being One of the popular games played by males.
Executive leadership traits and the organizational culture of selected higher education institutions in region 08, Philippines
Authors: Palencia Redentor S.
Published: September 2022

The productivity of each institution is determined by executive leadership of its administration. This study employed a descriptive correlational research design which aims to determine the interplay of the respondents’ profile variables, leadership styles, and organizational culture among SUCs in Region VIII in the Philippines. The respondents of the study were the 338 chief executives and second level executives of the ten (10) State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) of Region VIII (Eastern Visayas Region) in the Philippines. Along the educational attainment held by the respondents, it is significantly correlated with the Culture of Inclusion and Culture of excellence among. Respondents’ number of search engines used posted a significant relationship with the Culture of Inclusion, Culture of Wondering, and Culture of developing. The respondents’ leadership styles posted highly significant correlations with all the dimensions of organizational culture except for the Laissez-faire leadership factor and Culture of Reinvention which only posted significant correlation. Since all posted positive correlations, they denoted that the higher the perceived score on a particular dimension of leadership style, the higher is the perceived score on a particular dimension of organizational culture.
impact of administrative empowerment management on organizational planning processes in telecommunications companies in Jordan
Authors: Zureikat Khaled Kalaf Salem , Albustanji Khaled Abdel Monem Abdallah , Abu-Qulah Mohammad
Published: September 2022

The study aimed to identify the impact of administrative empowerment management on organizational planning processes in telecommunications companies in Jordan, through a case study on Orange Telecom Company. The study adopted the descriptive survey method to describe the reality of the phenomenon being studied. The study sample consisted of (140) workers in the Orange Jordan Telecom Company. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher designed a questionnaire in order to identify the impact of empowerment management on organizational planning.Accordingly, the study reached a set of results, including:The dimension of incentives as one of the dimensions of administrative empowerment ranked first and with a high degree of importance among the dimensions, and the arithmetic mean of the incentives dimension reached (4.186).The dimensions "teamwork", "delegation of authority", "organizational culture" and "participation in decision-making" came to a high degree in terms of importance, and the previous dimensions ranked second, third, fourth and fifth, respectively in terms of importance. The arithmetic means of the aforementioned dimensions were (4.142, 4.072, 4.065, 4.036) respectively.
Effect of education level, income level, and tax policy on taxpayer compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Kurnia Kurnia , Fajarwati Riska Ayu
Published: September 2022

Discipline in taxpayer compliance is essential, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The phenomenon of education level, income level and tax policy will create a dynamic form of obedience. Therefore, the researcher examined the effect of education level, income level, and tax policy on taxpayer compliance during the covid-19 pandemic. This study aims to determine the effect of education level, income level and tax policy on taxpayer compliance using a quantitative approach, using primary data obtained through questionnaires. The population used in this study is individual employee taxpayers at the Sukabumi Pratama tax service office in 2021, as many as 623,289 taxpayers. Based on the results of data analysis in this study, it can be concluded that education level, income level and tax policy had a simultaneous effect on taxpayer compliance at the Sukabumi Pratama tax service office. Partially, the education level and tax policy did not affect taxpayer compliance, while the income level had a significant positive effect on taxpayer compliance at the Sukabumi Pratama tax service office.
Morpho – physiological characteristics determining yield in semi determinate tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) germplasm
Authors: Monamodi Edwin L
Published: September 2022

Increasing yield through selection for yield per se is slow and sometimes difficult to achieve since yield is a quantitatively inherited trait with low heritability. Yield can be indirectly increased by selecting for yield components that are highly correlated with yield but possess higher heritability. Semi-determinate tomato comprised five genotypes and a check variety were evaluated at Sebele Horticultural Research Station during 2010/11 growing season to determine yield and yield components, and the correlation among the components that explain most of the variation in tomato yield. It was also done to determine the direct and indirect effects of the morpho-physiological traits on the yield in tomato. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with four replications. Data collected was yield, marketable fruit number, plant height, fruit number per truss, number of trusses per plant, the weight of fruits per truss, fruit number per plant, the weight of fruits per plant, single fruit weight, flower numbers per truss, days to 50 percent flowering, fruit dry matter and total soluble solids. Four statistical tools used to analyse the collected data was ANOVA, correlation, stepwise multiple regression and path coefficient analysis. The analysis of variance for yield and its components revealed a significant difference (p<0.05) between the cultivars in the following components; yield, marketable fruit number, fruit weight per truss, Days to 50% flowering and plant height. Stepwise multiple regressions revealed that the identified components which explain variation in yield accounted for 81.84% as per the result of the coefficient of multiple determinations (R2). The path coefficient analysis identified marketable fruit number (0.989) and fruit weight per truss (0.592) as the most important components of tomato fruit yield. This is in as much as the correlation of marketable fruit number (r = 0.68) was significant at p<0.05. However, the correlation of the second component fruit weight per truss (r= 0.352) was not significant at p<0.05. Marketable fruit numbers have a strong positive direct influence on yield. Two other important components to consider for yield improvement in tomato are fruit weight per truss and single fruit weight.
THE IMPACT OF PROJECT COST MANAGEMENT ON CONTRACTUAL DISPUTES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Authors: Amoah Christopher , van der Linde Corne
Published: September 2022

Cost management is essential in the construction industry, and could cause contractual disputes if not done correctly. This article investigated how project cost management contributed to contractual disputes in the construction project environment. A qualitative approach was used to interview eleven construction professionals. The data received was then analysed using content and narrative analysis methods. It was found that cost management contributed insignificantly to contractual disputes; however, measures such as the engagement of a contract manager, good change control system, approval of project scope, compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract, good project management, competent consultants and contractor, effective communication before and during project execution could be put in place to minimise the incidence of disputes. It was also revealed that construction stakeholders prefer the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) method, such as mediation, to resolve cost-related contractual disputes when they occured. Only eleven construction professionals were interviewed; hence the findings could not be generalisable as the opinion of the construction professionals in South Africa. The construction stakeholders should not put all their efforts into the management of project cost, in an attempt to prevent the incidents of contractual disputes; instead, they should institute other stringent measures that prevent poor scoping, poor cost estimating, and ineffective project management practices, to minimise the incidence of contractual disputes in their projects. The article gave an insight into measures that the construction stakeholders must take to prevent cost-related contractual disputes aside from effective cost management
O programa ciência sem fronteiras no curso de arquitetura e urbanismo da UNESP
Authors: De Oliveira Alexandre Suárez , Magalhães Kelly Cristina
Published: September 2022

O programa Ciência sem Fronteiras, programa de incentivo acadêmico de formação em universidades no exterior, criado em 26 de julho de 2011 no governo Dilma Rousseff, movimentou e envolveu inúmeros cursos de arquitetura e urbanismo em todo o país. Os alunos tiveram inovadora experiência em sua formação, retornaram às suas unidades de origem com novas ideias e ideais que possibilitaram intensos debates. Com o intuito de verificar a validade dessas experiências, como também de tomar o relato das atividades desenvolvidas no período, organizamos um roteiro de perguntas para que fossem encaminhadas aos egressos do programa e posteriormente ao Conselho de Curso como forma de verificar a conveniência dessas vivências e as possibilidades de incorporação de estratégias de ensino. No período de 01/08/2013 à 30/06/2016, 74 alunos do nosso curso de Arquitetura e Urbanismo participaram do programa. A necessidade de avaliar a experiência acadêmica e a vivência nas mais variadas atividades culminou com a aplicação do questionário para identificarmos componentes de ensino, tais como conteúdos ministrados, dinâmica das aulas, estratégias didáticas, características dos exercícios aplicados, entre outros aspectos, imersão na experiência urbana nas cidades, infraestrutura do curso, bem como possibilitar um debate aplicado mediante a discussão do Projeto Político Pedagógico.
An estimation of cost of concrete shielding in a radiotherapy room housing a clinical linear accelerator that produces high-energy photons – Part II
Authors: De Paiva Eduardo
Published: September 2022

High-energy photons produced by large medical linear accelerators are widely used in medicine for the treatment of various types of malignant tumors. In the last decades the use of photon beams in radiation therapy was improved due to the arising of advanced technologies and techniques of treatment such as IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy), VMAT (volumetric modulated arc therapy), IGRT (image guided radiotherapy) and SBRT (stereotactic body radiation therapy). However, we should guarantee that the use of these procedures does not increase the radiation doses in the vicinities of the radiotherapy room above the permissible level. In this work we carry out an estimation of cost of concrete shielding for a standard radiotherapy room and for photon energies ranging from 4 to 30 MeV (megaelectron volts), and always considering the constraint of the allowed level of radiation in the vicinity of the room. Results have indicated that total cost of concrete increases about 22-25% when photon energies increase from the minimum to the maximum values analyzed. Results also indicated an overall linear increasing of cost with the area of the treatment room and may support some of the guidelines of radiation protection.
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy in Cartilage Injuries of Knee – Review
Authors: K Debnath Ujjwal
Published: September 2022

Full-thickness cartilage injuries when left alone would increase the risk of osteoarthritis (OA) with severe associated pain and functional disability. The capability of the mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to repair and regenerate cartilage has been widely investigated. Articular cartilage defect may result from direct trauma or chronic degeneration. The subchondral bone plays an important role in healing through the presence of mesenchymal elements. MSCs are the most representative adult stem cells. It was observed that BM-MSCs (Bone Marrow derived MSCs) had superior chondrogenic differentiation capacity as compared to MSCs from other origins. It has been observed that a MSC density of 5 × 107 or 5 × 108 cells per milliliter embedded in a collagen gel had more proteoglycans than lower cell densities, better facilitating cartilage defect healing. The most potent chondrogenic differentiation inducers are transforming growth factor β, bone morphogenic protein, fibroblast growth factor, and insulin-like growth factor 1. Most commonly used delivery system for MSCs are either sealant or scaffold based. Ideal scaffold should have similar characteristics to the native tissue. The scaffold has the advantage of withstanding the in-vivo loading environment and protects the embedded cells. There is contradictory evidence regarding injectable treatment with BM-MSCs suggesting scaffolds may be required for the regeneration of cartilage. There is high quality of evidence to support MSC therapy but further refinement of methodology will be required to support its routine clinical use. There are few options to be explored e.g. MSC exosomes, genetic engineering and epigenetic regulatory mechanisms governing MSC biology
Exercise for Maintaining Immunity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Suzuki Katsuhiko
Published: September 2022

Immune strength is one of the vital factors when a specific medicine or vaccine has not been developed. Although people may not be exercising enough owing to the “Stay Home” policy aimed at preventing the spread of infection, the decrease in daily physical activity will lead to increased incidence of metabolic syndrome and chronic inflammation. On the other hand, exhaustive exercise/training induces stress hormones and immunosuppressive cytokines, both of which reduce immune functions. Therefore, exercises aimed at enhancing immune strength should be of moderate intensity, ranging from light-intensity exercises to those that border on getting individuals out of breath within an hour; they are to be practiced more than three times per week for physical training adaptation.
Avrupalı Aktörlerin Barış Pınarı Harekâtına Karşı Politikalarının Analizi
Authors: Bayraklı Enes , Alkanat Aslıhan
Published: September 2022

Türkiye’nin Suriye’nin kuzeyini terörist unsurlardan temizleyerek güvenli bölge oluşturmak, mültecilerin geri dönüşünü kolaylaştırmak, bölgede DEAŞ’ın faaliyetlerini engellemek ve PKK/YPG’nin hareket alanını kısıtlamak amacıyla 9 Ekim 2019 tarihinde başlatmış olduğu Barış Pınarı Harekâtı’na (BPH) Avrupalı aktörlerden birçok tepki gelmiştir. Bu tepkiler çoğunlukla Türkiye’nin gerçekleştirmiş olduğu operasyonun uluslararası hukuka aykırı olduğu, DEAŞ ile mücadelede YPG’nin zayıflayacağı iddialarına ek olarak Yabancı Terörist Savaşçıların vatandaşı oldukları ülkelere geri dönmesi ile bu durumun siyasi, hukuki ve toplumsal sorunlara sebep olacağına ve Avrupa’ya yeni bir göç dalgasına sebep olabileceğine dair çekinceleri içermektedir. Çalışmada öncelikle Barış Pınarı Harekâtı uluslararası hukuk ve BM Anlaşması’nın 51. Maddesinde yer alan “meşru müdafaa” ilkesi kapsamında değerlendirilmekte, ardından AB ve AB’nin önde gelen aktörleri olan Almanya, Fransa ve İngiltere’nin Barış Pınarı Harekâtı’na yönelik politikaları incelenmektedir.
1853-56 OSMANLI-RUS HARBİ’NDE DOĞU CEPHESİNDE BİR İNGİLİZ SUBAY: YARBAY WILLIAM FENWICK WILLIAMS'IN ASKERÎ RAPORLARI
Authors: Yeşilyurt Yahya
Published: September 2022

Bu çalışma 19. yüzyılın ikinci yarısında modern savaşların başlangıcı sayılan Kırım Savaşı'nın doğu cephesine odaklanmaktadır. Bilindiği üzere Kırım Savaşı, Avrupalı büyük güçlerin ittifak hâlinde Slav yayılmacılığına karşı koyduğu ve modern teknolojilerin harp için kullanıldığı ilk savaş idi. Osmanlı Devleti hem ekonomik hem de harp becerisi açısından bu savaşı yürütecek yeterli donanıma sahip değildi. Ancak dönemi itibarıyla İngiltere ve Fransa gibi devletlerin deniz aşırı politikaları ve dış tehdit algıları, onları Osmanlı-Rus anlaşmazlığında Türklere ekonomik ve askerî destek vermeye mecbur kılmıştı. O nedenle Müttefikler, Osmanlı ordularının Ruslara karşı savaşma kabiliyetini artırmaya çalışırken diğer yandan da önemli subaylarını Türk ordusuna görevlendirmişlerdi.
Müttefikler, Kırım'da yoğun çarpışmalar yaşadığından 1853-56 Osmanlı-Rus Harbi, tarihe daha çok Kırım Harbi olarak geçmiştir. Oysa aynı yıllarda Osmanlı orduları doğuda da Ruslara karşı ciddi mücadeleler yürütmüştür. Kırım'a nispeten coğrafyanın ve iklim koşullarının savaşın seyrine önemli etki ettiği Doğu cephesi bu bakımdan Kırım'ın popülaritesinin gölgesinde kalmıştır. Fakat savaş yıllarında aynı durum söz konusu olmadığı için Birleşik Krallık başarılı subaylarından William Fenwick Williams'ı Erzurum'da konuşlanan Anadolu ordularına müttefikler adına göndermiştir. Williams'ın bu doğrultuda İstanbul'daki İngiliz elçiliğine yazdığı raporlar, dağılma sürecindeki Osmanlı Devleti'nin ordusunu anlamamız açısından önemlidir. Çünkü Williams'ın aynı zamanda Osmanlı merkezine gönderdiği direktifler de Türk ordu yapısının değişmesinde etkili olabiliyordu. Dolayısıyla bu çalışma, 1853-56 Osmanlı-Rus Harbi esnasında Williams'ın gönderdiği askerî raporlara odaklanmakta, onların analizine çalışmaktadır.
İÇ GÜVENLİKTE YER ALTI, TÜNEL VE MAĞARA OPERASYONLARI İLE YÖNETİMİ
Authors: Ak Tarık
Published: September 2022

Yer altı, tünel ve mağaralar; kentlerde, kırsalda ve ülkelerin sınırlarında terör ve organize suç örgütleri ile kaçakçılar tarafından sıklıkla kullanılan mekânlardır. Özellikle son yıllarda kolluk kuvvetlerinin insansız hava ve kara araçları gibi keşif ve gözetleme teknolojilerinden daha fazla istifade etmesi, örgütlerin yer altı, tünel ve mağara ortamlarını asimetrik avantaj olarak kullanma isteğini daha da artırmıştır. Yer altı, tünel ve mağaralar, güvenliğin ya da yaşamın sürdürülmesi maksadıyla kullanılan doğada kendiliğinden oluşmuş veya insan kaynağıyla inşa edilmiş boşluklardır. Bu mekânların fiziki ortamlarının türdeşlik göstermesi, yer altı, tünel ve mağaraların birlikte anılmasını anlamlı kılmaktadır. Kolluk kuvvetleri açısından bu ortamların suçla mücadele ve terör faaliyetlerinden sakındırılması için güvenli hâle getirilmesi, öncelikli bir iç güvenlik yaklaşımı hâline gelmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında ilk olarak yer altı, tünel ve mağaraların iç güvenlik açısından önemi araştırılmıştır. Müteakiben yer altı, tünel ve mağara operasyonlarına etki eden şartlar tespit edilmiştir. Son olarak ise; yer altı, tünel ve mağara operasyonlarının nasıl icra edildiği ve yönetildiği sorularına cevap aranmıştır. Çalışma ile günümüzde Türkiye’de iç güvenlik açısından yer altı, tünel ve mağara operasyonlarının yönetim usulünün tanımlanması hedeflenmektedir. Çalışma literatür taraması yapılarak teorik bir zeminde yürütülmüştür. Çalışma sonucunda ilk olarak yer altı, tünel ve mağara operasyonlarında keşif ve gözetleme, örtü ve korunma, ateş gücü ve muhabere ihtiyaçlarının her biri için ayrı bir teknolojiden istifade edilmesi hususu vurgulanmıştır. Müteakiben operasyon birimlerinin planlama, hazırlık, icra ve değerlendirme safhalarına uygun şekilde operasyonlarını yönetmesi gerektiği hususuna ulaşılmıştır.
Defining the baseline of pulmonary microbiota in healthy populations and influencing factors
Authors: Tang Zhuoning , Yang Sen , He Zilong
Published: September 2022

Lung microbiota and lung diseases have already received increasing attention. However, the lung microbiota lacks a unified healthy baseline. In this review, we collect the healthy pulmonary microbial composition based on the data of existing relevant studies. Subsequently, we discuss and analyze the three aspects of bacterial, fungus and viral at the phylum and genus levels, as well as influence factors like sample type, geography, age, time, hypervariable regions and sequencing method to set up a unified pulmonary baseline. We conclude that Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria and Fusobacteria are the predominant phyla in healthy people. At the genus level, the most common bacterial genera are Veillonella, Streptococcus, Prevotella, Neisseria and Fusobacterium. A significant difference exists at the bacterial genus level between the lung of healthy subjects and the normal tissues of patients, and geography impacts on the healthy baseline significantly. In addition, age, time, hypervariable regions and sequencing method all affect the baseline to various degrees. In healthy people, Ascomycota and Basidiomycota dominate the pulmonary fungal phyla, while bacteriophages are the predominated order in virome. Our investigation provides a healthy lung baseline for the study of lung microbiota, which is conducive to better finding lung disease-related pathogens.
Technical Investigation on the Application of Ultrafiltration Membrane Process in the Upgrading and Reconstruction Project of Urban Sewage Plant
Authors: Fang Sixu , Xiao Bojun , Ye Ziyang , Zhang Sichu
Published: September 2022

In recent years, for environmental quality requirements of our country continue to increase, the effluent quality of urban sewage treatment plants has improved correspondingly. A sewage treatment plants in Zhonglou District, Changzhou City originally used the traditional AAO treatment process, complying with the first level B standard of “Discharge standard of pollutants for municipal wastewater treatment plant”(GB18918-2002). However, according to the newest requirements of discharge standard, this sewage plant needs to be upgraded, improving to the first level a standard. The main measures include transforming the former treatment process into a two-stage A/O process (A-O-A-O), which focuses on nitrogen removal to strengthen the nitrogen removal capacity; adding a ultrafiltration membrane system to increase the removal rate of effluent SS and the refractory organic matter. After the completion of the upgrading project, the sewage treatment plant has been operating stably for 12 months. The effluent quality is stable and up to standards, meeting the design standards. This example of transformation can provide a technical reference for the transforming and upgrading projects of other sewage treatment plants, which share the same type of tight land use.
Study on macro prediction method of oil production in oil field with multiple development modes
Authors: Cha Na
Published: September 2022

With the large-scale popularization and application of new EOR technology, it is inevitable to face the problem of coexistence of multiple development methods, and the mechanism of new EOR technology is complex, there are many influencing factors, there is no mature prediction method, and the prediction of oil production is complex and heavy. How to use the simple, fast and small error method to calculate the oil production under the coexistence of multiple development modes has become an urgent problem. In this paper, the prediction method of oil production in different structure is established. By using the development indexes such as the macro oil production rate, the basic change trend of the development indexes under different development modes is studied and judged, so as to predict the annual oil production of the oilfield. Taking the EOR method of chemical flooding as an example, using the field practice of the block in which chemical flooding has been implemented for many years, the change trend of the macro oil recovery rate is predicted, and the oil production of the tertiary oil recovery of the oil field is determined according to the reserves of different scale. At the same time, the prediction results of the oil production of the whole oil field are obtained by combining the prediction results of the water drive oil production. It is verified by examples that the prediction accuracy can meet the needs of oilfield production, realize the rapid and accurate prediction of oil production in the field with multiple development modes, and solve the problem that there is no mature prediction method for new technology.
Health Benefit of Plant-base Fermented Food and Beverage on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Lian Jialin
Published: September 2022

Fermentation has been a significant food processing and storage method in human dietary culture since ancient times. Nowadays, an increasing number of research studies are intensely focusing on the health advantages that fermented beverages and foods have. Type 2 diabetes mellitus, known as the metabolic disorder with high blood glucose level, is prevailing in modern society and seriously harms publics’ well-being. However, several studies showcased the benefits of fermented food in the potential treatment and prevention of type 2 diabetes. Effect of animal-based fermented food, such as yogurt, on type 2 diabetes has been greatly explored, but insufficient studies specifically explored the relationship between plant-based fermented food and type 2 diabetes. This article investigated the health benefits of plant-based fermented beverage and food, including vegetables, tea, fruits, legumes, and grains, on type 2 diabetes. In conclusion, the fermentation process enhanced the nutritional value of the raw material. Fermented food and beverage are potentially diabetes-friendly and desirable, but they must be consumed in moderation.
Potential Health Benefit of Houttuynia Cordata on Inflammation, Cancer and Diabetes
Authors: Chen Sijia , Huang Qifei
Published: September 2022

In Asian areas, Houttuynia cordata thunb (HCT) has traditionally been utilized as medication. Recent research reveals the bioactive ingredients in HCT and tests its efficacy to counter several diseases using the HCT extract. In this article, we focus on HCT’s potency in treating inflammation, cancer, and diabetes. Collectively, the data suggests HCT can effectively reduce inflammation, promote apoptosis in cancer cells, smoothen symptoms of diabetes and increase glucose tolerance. These findings are essential for the future development of drugs targets at those disease. More research is needed to further unveil the mechanisms behind HCT pharmaceutical efficacy.
Production of Lovastatin and its Lipid-lowering and Anti-Cancer Effects
Authors: Du Yuze , Liu Yuxiang , Zheng Yunshan
Published: September 2022

Lovastatin is traditionally used to reduce the amount of cholesterol and lipid levels in many diseases, but its anti-cancer properties are now discovered. By regulating and modulating crucial signaling small G-proteins of cancer cell including Rho, Rac, and Ras, lovastatin can alter cancer cell division, migration, and induce cell death. Lovastatin has a similar structure to HMG-CoA and thus can competitively bind to HMG-CoA reductase (HMGR) and work as a hypolipidemic medicine. The anti-cancer effect of lovastatin had led to extensive research. It had been confirmed based on many in-vitro studies that lovastatin had obvious inhibitory effects on different kinds of cancer. In addition, lovastatin can increase therapeutic effect since it regulates the cell signaling pathway which induces cell cycle arrests. This article covers the application of lovastatin and cancer treatment. Lovastatin has shown promising anti-cancer properties in breast cancers, ovarian cancers and breast cancers, but more evidence is needed to determine its anti-cancer properties in-vivo and in humans.
Zoonotic Helminths and Their Influences on Humans
Authors: Wang Hanyang
Published: September 2022

Zoonotic helminths are big health concerns for both human and animals. Such concerns are brought to attention only after Centres for Diseases Control and Prevention decided to categorize a few helminth-related infection as Neglected Tropical Disease. Over the years, researchers were only able to study the more prevalent zoonotic helminths due to the large variety of the species. However, as more and more people start to pay attention to helminths disease, more species have been found parasitic to human. Helminthes have been generally classified into three basic groups: Flukes (trematodes), Tapeworms (Cestodes), and Roundworms (Nematodes). According to the existing medical technology, although helminths are not fatal to human if properly treated, current medical treatment cannot grant complete immunity to both the parasites and the infection. There are still a large number of people in the world are infected. In fact, parasitic helminths have infected roughly 16% of the global population. In order to treat helminths more effectively, the focus has been shifted from traditional medication to molecular treatment and general genome manipulation. This article summarized physiology of different types of helminths, and emphasized the importance of understanding helminths by elaborating on a few previous studies on the more commonly studied species. Moreover, this article discussed some area of interest that could be further researched in the future.
5G base station positioning model based on optimization algorithm
Authors: Yang Yibo , Han Yuxuan , Zhang Xinyu , Zhang Haonan , Yi Jingjing
Published: September 2022

Based on the rapid development of 5G networks, the wider the bandwidth, the more limited the coverage. The problem of site selection is becoming more and more prominent. According to the coverage of the existing 5G network, this problem gives the weak coverage area of the existing network. It requires selecting a certain number of locations so that after the new base stations are built at these points, the weak coverage of the existing network can be solved. Network coverage issues in the coverage area. This paper establishes a related multi-objective programming model, and a heuristic algorithm is used to solve it. We first cleaned the data, judged the Euclidean distance between the existing base station and the weak coverage point according to the required minimum threshold of 10, and eliminated the points that did not meet the requirements. Due to the vast amount of data, the business volume was huge. Small dots are blurred. Set the coverage area of ​​the base station as a sector. By adjusting the relationship between the calculation coverage radius and the angle, the angle between the three main directions is added as a constraint, and the planning is carried out again based on problem one location selection. The angle change is used as the decision variable, and the greedy algorithm is used to solve the problem. Moreover finally, the coordinates of each base station and the optimal sector angle that satisfy more than 90% of the traffic volume are: (232.6573, -111.668, -29.7508). Using the k-means clustering algorithm, the weak coverage points are clustered according to the requirements of less than 20, and the frequency and percentage of clusters are analyzed. The time complexity is calculated by testing the DVI index and the number of iterations. On this basis, Optimize our model. Finally, the evaluation and promotion of our model are carried out, and the detailed distribution map and clustering effect map of various base stations are given in the appendix.
The Advance of Deep Learning Based Named Entity Recognition
Authors: Li Wenxuan
Published: September 2022

Named Entity Recognition is a well-known research direction in the area of deep learning. It takes an essential role in natural language processing. The goal of the Named Entity Recognition is to identify and separate the named entities, such as a person, location, or name, from the entire text. In addition, the deep learning model has achieved remarkable achievements in many other areas, and the deep learning-based named entity recognition method has reached an F score of over 90. The paper summarizes the development of named entity recognition and puts forward a recurrent neural network-based named entity recognition algorithm. The result shows that improving the performance of the Named Entity Recognition model by simply enriching the number and variety of the input datasets or providing the model with substantial computing resources for training is nearly impossible without a significant breakthrough. There still requires another way to improve the NER model in future research.
Regret Minimization of Extensive Games and Its Application on Game Strategies
Authors: Ren Jie
Published: September 2022

Game theory has been discussed by people from generation to generation. The concept of game theory has been applied to various areas. Extensive games, as a typical form of games, are able to simulate the circumstances in many other areas. Recently, more and more attention has been paid to finding a Nash equilibrium in large extensive games. In this paper, we describe a method to solve extensive games, the basis of this method is regret minimization. We then use a concrete case to demonstrate how this technique can be used to make decisions by players in the game of Hearthstone. We calculate the overall regret of all the strategies that the player can take in a given circumstance, and then choose the strategy with the least overall regret. We demonstrate through the case that by minimizing regret in extensive game models, players are able to optimize their strategies and increase the chances to win.
Neural Network based Approaches for Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis
Authors: Lu Qingjie
Published: September 2022

The research of Aspect-based Sentiment Analysis which is a process that has a more specific focus than general sentiment analysis is trending upwards in numbers. Stemming from Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), novel approaches introduced new components like Graph Convolutional Networks (GCNs) and Transformers that improved the overall accuracy dramatically. Along with summarizing the models, the focus of this survey will be on comparing the several novel methods. Although this paper found that Dependency graph enhanced dual-transformer network (DGEDT) coupled with Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) is the best performing model thus far, this paper also identified challenges that needed to be addressed in order to better evaluate current and future models.
Three new plant records for India from Pin Valley National Park, Himachal Pradesh
Authors: Sekar K. , Srivastava S.
Published: September 2022

Three species viz., Aconitum bhutanicum Yuchi Kadota, Taraxacum lanigerum van Soest and T. ludlowii van Soest have been described as new records for India from Pin Valley National Park, Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh.
A new record of occurrence of indian lac insect, Kerria lacca (Kerr) (Coccoidea: Tachardiidae) on Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. (Euphorbiaceae)
Authors: Ramani R. , Sharma K. , Kumar P.
Published: September 2022

The Indian lac insect, Kerria lacca (Kerr) is an economically important insect, which is cultured widely for its products of commerce. Lac insects have been reported to thrive on more than 400 plant species. Occurrence of K. lacca on Euphorbia pulcherrima (Poinsettia), an ornamental plant has been reported for the first time. The infestation level on this plant species is indicative of its potential as an economic host for lac culture for summer crop.
Experiences in Collecting 360° Video Data and Collaborating Remotely in Virtual Reality
Authors: Vatanen Anna , Spets Heidi , Siromaa Maarit , Rauniomaa Mirka , Keisanen Tiina
Published: September 2022

This paper reports on a pilot project called Remote Research and Collaboration Using VR and 360° Video (RReCo) that was carried out in late Spring 2021 at the University of Oulu, Finland. The project explored new ways of collecting, viewing and analysing video data for the purposes of engaging in remote, collaborative research on social interaction and activity. Here we share our experiences in collecting different types of video data, especially 360°, and relate those to our user experiences in analysing the data together in virtual reality. Our remote multisite data sessions were organised using software for immersive qualitative analytics, virtual reality and live streaming. In this paper, we also reflect on the similarities and differences between our data sets, especially with view to how awareness of different technical setups may help in making informed choices, and thereby increase the reliability of research on social interaction.
Exploring Islamic Boarding School Students’ Attitudes in English Conversation Habit
Authors: Asgara Eqy Yudha , Ahmad Yousef Bani , Utami Praditya Putri
Published: September 2022

The narrative inquiry research was conducted to explore islamic boarding school students’ attitudes in using English conversation habits and to find out the opportunities and challenges that they faced when learning English using it during boarding school. The data were collected from four islamic boarding school students’ of a state boarding school in Karawang, Indonesia through semistructured interviews and questionnaires. Thematic analysis was used in analyzing the data. The results revealed that islamic boarding school felt very interested, happy, and are motivated to use English conversation habits since English conversation habits is considered quite effective and flexible in terms of time and place, especially in terms of increasing students creativity and productivity, helping students practice English, and providing learning experiences using a new learning system. However, islamic boarding school students’ also felt challenged and worried to face several obstacles that’s occurred such as lack of student participation, pronunciation is difficult, and some students even feel insecure. Therefore, Islamic boarding school students are still interested in carrying out classroom learning with English conversation habits in the future. In conclusion, the majority of Islamic boarding school students' had a positive attitude towards the use of English conversation habits since it was considered one of the best learning program that students can use while teaching English during boarding school.
Pengaruh Brand Ambassador dan Consumer Preference terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Skincare Whitelab (Studi pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
Authors: Pratiwi Aulia Ayik , Sulistyowati Raya
Published: September 2022

Penelitian berikut ini akan menjelaskan bagaiman pengaruh brand ambassador dan consumer preference pada keputusan pembelian skincare Whitelab dimana dikhususkan bagi mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomika dan Bisnis, Universitas Negeri Surabaya. Dalam penelitian berikut ini berupa penelitian kuantitatif deskriptif, dengan populasi yang digunakan yaitu konsumen skincare Whitelab. Populasi yang digunakan pada penelitian berikut adalah mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomika dan Bisnis Universitas Negeri Surabaya sebanyak 2.263 dengan pengambilan sampel sebanyak 97 mahasiswa menggunakan metode Slovin. Data sampel yang digunakan diambil menggunakan  purposive sampling melalui penyebaran kuesioner pada responden. Tenik analisis data dalam penelitian berikut ini menggunakan analisis linier berganda dengan sistem operasi SPSS Versi 25. Hasil penelitian yang didapat yaitu variabel brand ambassador tidak berpengaruh ada keputusan pembelian skincare Whitelab, consumer preference terdapat pengaruh yaitu positif serta signifikan pada keputusan pembelin produk skincare Whitelab, kemudian kedua varibabel yang diteliti yaitu brand ambassador dan consumer preference memiliki pengaruh simultan pada keputusan pembelian.
Kontribusi Budaya Kerja Kaizen dan Stres Kerja terhadap Kinerja Karyawan PT. Gistex Garmen Indonesia
Authors: Rizqulloh Annisa Nurmawaddah , Putra Ivan Gumilar Sambas
Published: September 2022

Setiap karyawan perusahaan dituntut untuk bekerja secara efektif dan efisien serta memiliki kualitas dan kuantitas kerja yang lebih baik. Salah satu upaya manajemen sumber daya manusia untuk memainkan peran strategis dalam mencapai visi dan misi perusahaan adalah menciptakan budaya yang mendukung kinerja sumber daya manusia di dalam perusahaan dan mengurangi tingkat stres yang tinggi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh parsial budaya kerja Kaizen dan stres kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT. Gistex Garment Indonesia. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif dan verifikatif dengan populasi yang diambil untuk penelitian ini adalah 86 pegawai berstatus Pegawai Kantor sekaligus menjadi sampel penelitian. Sedangkan metode analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis regresi linier berganda pada taraf signifikansi 5%. Program yang digunakan dalam menganalisis data menggunakan Paket Statistik untuk Ilmu Sosial (SPSS) Ver.24.00. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa budaya kerja kaizen dan stres kerja berpengaruh terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT. Gistex Garment Indonesia. Selain itu, besarnya pengaruh budaya kerja kaizen dan stres kerja dalam memberikan kontribusi terhadap kinerja karyawan adalah 79,9%.
Meningkatkan Minat Baca Anak Usia Dini dengan Menggunakan Metode Kooperatif Tipe Jigsaw di TK Pah Tsung
Authors: Sitinjak Mika , Hasugian Deborawati , Syafwandi Syafwandi
Published: September 2022

Tujuan penelitian yang hendak dicapai pada penelitian ini adalah yang pertama untuk melihat minat baca kelompok B TK Pah Tsung sebelum diterapkannya metode kooperatif tipe jigsaw. Berikutnya agar dapat melihat bagaimana penerapan metode kooperatif tipe jigsaw ini dilaksanakan pada TK Pah Tsung, kemudian yang terakhir merupakan cara untuk melihat adanya peningkatan minat baca anak seusai diterapkannya metode kooperatif tipe jigsaw. Model yang dipergunakan pada penelitian ini adalah model Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) yang mengadaptasi model Arikunto dimana menggunakan dua siklus. Subjek penelitian ini ialah kelompok B TK Pah Tsung, Cengkareng-Jakarta Barat dengan jumlah 14 anak dengan menggunakan tahap pelaksanaan pembelajaran mulai dari bercakap-cakap, pembentukan kelompok asal dan kelompok ahli, diskusi kelompok ahli, penyelesaian tugas pada kelompok asal, dan yang terakhir pemberian reward kepada kelompok terbaik serta anggota kelompok terbaik. Hasil penelitian dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe jigsaw terhadap minat baca anak memberikan adanya peningkatan yang signifikan. Hal ini bisa dicermati berdasarkan data awal yang menunjukkan bahwa minat baca anak berada pada kategori kurang setelah diberikan stimulus pada siklus I serta siklus II minat baca anak meningkat menjadi 79% dengan kategori baik berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe jigsaw dapat meningkatkan minat baca anak.
Pengaruh Profitabilitas, Kebijakan Dividen dan Ukuran Perusahaan terhadap Harga Saham
Authors: Mendrofa Irna Dwiyawati , Maharani Novera Kristianti
Published: September 2022

Investasi menjadi salah satu aktivitas yang bermanfaat bagi kemajuan operasional suatu perusahaan, untuk menarik investor agar menanamkan dana di perusahaan tersebut. Salah satu faktor yang sangat penting untuk diperhatikan dalam melakukan investasi yaitu harga saham. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dari profitabilitas, kebijakan dividen dan ukuran perusahaan terhadap harga saham pada perusahaan consumer goods industry secara simultan dan parsial. Variabel independen pada penelitian ini profitabilitas, kebijakan dividen dan ukuran perusahaan yang diukur menggunakan return on equity (ROE), dividend payout ratio, dan LN total aset. Variabel dependen yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu harga saham. Data sampel diperoleh melalui laporan keuangan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif, teknik analisis  yang digunakan yaitu statistik deskriptif, sedangkan pengujian hipotesis menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda dengan software olah data SPSS. Penentuan sampel dilakukan menggunakan metode purposive sampling pada perusahaan consumer goods industry periode 2016-2020. Hasil pada penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa secara simultan profitabilitas, kebijakan dividen dan ukuran perusahaan berpengaruh terhadap harga saham. Secara parsial profitabilitas dan ukuran perusahaan berpengaruh positif terhadap harga saham sementara kebijakan dividen tidak berpengaruh terhadap harga saham.
Pengaruh Perubahan Organisasi dalam Konteks Readiness for Change terhadap Pendekatan Kepemimpinan Adaptif dan Kinerja Guru Sekolah A di Bekasi
Authors: Indriani Wening , Hidayat Dylmoon
Published: September 2022

Perubahan organisasi dapat mempengaruhi stabilitas suatu organisasi pendidikan. Untuk mengantisipasi kendala dan resiko yang dihadapi suatu organisasi pendidikan, dibutuhkan kesiapan dari para anggotanya untuk menetapkan langkah adaptif dan mempertahankan kinerja mereka demi tercapainya tujuan organisasi berdasarkan visi dan misi yang telah ditetapkan. Perubahan organisasi pendidikan akan terlaksana dengan baik jika para anggotanya memiliki perilaku kepemimpinan yang adaptif dalam menerima perubahan dan sikap yang menerima perubahan sebagai sebuah proses positif dalam mendukung kemajuan organisasi pendidikan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh perubahan organisasi dalam konteks readiness for change terhadap pendekatan kepemimpinan adaptif dan kinerja guru di Sekolah A. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis jalur yang melibatkan seluruh guru TK dan SD sejumlah 40 responden. Dari hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa perubahan organisai berpengaruh positif terhadap pendekatan kepemimpinan adaptif guru di sekolah A dan perubahan organisasi berpengaruh positif terhadap kinerja guru di sekolah A. Temuan penelitian ini memiliki implikasi penting terutama bagi para guru dalam menumbuhkan kepemimpinan adaptif serta mempertahankan kinerja maksimal mereka di tengah perubahan sistem pembelajaran dari online ke PTMT (Pembelajaran Tatap Muka Terbatas).