bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL URBAN STRATEGIES IN THE CONTEXT OF ADVANCING GREEN URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN BELARUS
Authors: Sysoyeva Vera
Published: September 2021

"The structural differences and nature of the social, economic and environmental challenges of small and medium-sized cities of the Republic of Belarus demand to address the Green Urban Development in a locally tailored manner. The importance of climate adaptation and mitigation at the global level finds its contextualization in the new practice of the strategic sustainable development planning that was introduced by the Green Cities Project. The paper describes the research in progress regarding basic trends for territorial urban development in the future. It analyzes three spatial strategies for the cities of Navahrudak, Polatsk and Navapolatsk which were elaborated by the Green City Project as a structural part of the Green Urban Development Plan – a local strategy that integrated energy consumption and CO2 emissions reduction with spatial development. The main objects of the study are the spatial elements of the “sustainable urban development” paradigm: “land use”, “density”, “transport and mobility”, “public and green spaces”, “spatial model”. The article argues that globally accepted spatial models of sustainable cities appear to match with the Belarusian context with necessary adjustments under the influence of some external and internal factors. Finally, the paper offers key directions for advancing green urban development in Belarus."
Effect of irrigation on carbonate dynamics in a calcareous soil using isotopic determinations
Authors: de Soto Isabel Sonsoles , Virto Iñigo , Barré Pierre , Enrique Alberto
Published: September 2021

This article evaluates the effect of irrigation on carbonates dynamics in agricultural soils. We studied the proportion and distribution of pedogenic carbonates in different size fractions in a soil with and without irrigation, using the isotopic signature of carbonates C. Irrigation can alter the distribution of soil carbonates and produce a preferential accumulation of pedogenic carbonates (87% to 92% with irrigation for 61% to 74% without irrigation), in the finer fractions.
Ascites in ovarian cancer: MicroRNA deregulations and their potential roles in ovarian carcinogenesis
Authors: Záveský Luděk , Jandáková Eva , Weinberger Vít , Hanzíková Veronika , Slanař Ondřej , Kohoutová Milada
Published: September 2021

Ovarian cancer comprises the most lethal gynecologic malignancy and is accompanied by the high potential for the incidence of metastasis, recurrence and chemotherapy resistance, often associated with a formation of ascitic fluid. The differentially expressed ascites-derived microRNAs may be linked to ovarian carcinogenesis. The article focuses on a number of miRNAs that share a common expression pattern as determined by independent studies using ascites samples and with regard to their functions and outcomes in experimental and clinical investigations. Let-7b and miR-143 have featured as tumor suppressors in ovarian cancer, which is in line with data on other types of cancer. Although two miRNAs, i.e. miR-26a-5p and miR-145-5p, act principally as tumor suppressor miRNAs, they occasionally exhibit oncogenic roles. The performance of miR-95-3p, upregulated in ascites, is open to debate given the current lack of supportive data on ovarian cancer; however, data on other cancers indicates its probable oncogenic role. Different findings have been reported for miR-182-5p and miR-200c-3p; in addition to their presumed oncogenic roles, contrasting findings have indicated their ambivalent functions. Further research is required for the identification and evaluation of the potential of specific miRNAs in the diagnosis, prediction, treatment and outcomes of ovarian cancer patients.
Topic-BERT: Detecting harmful information from social media
Authors: Gao Wang , Deng Hongtao , Zhu Xun , Fang Yuan
Published: September 2021

Harmful information identification is a critical research topic in natural language processing. Existing approaches have been focused either on rule-based methods or harmful text identification of normal documents. In this paper, we propose a BERT-based model to identify harmful information from social media, called Topic-BERT. Firstly, Topic-BERT utilizes BERT to take additional information as input to alleviate the sparseness of short texts. The GPU-DMM topic model is used to capture hidden topics of short texts for attention weight calculation. Secondly, the proposed model divides harmful short text identification into two stages, and different granularity labels are identified by two similar sub-models. Finally, we conduct extensive experiments on a real-world social media dataset to evaluate our model. Experimental results demonstrate that our model can significantly improve the classification performance compared with baseline methods.
A straightforward feature selection method based on mean ratio for classifiers
Authors: Tavares Emmanuel , Silva Alisson Marques , Moita Gray Farias , Cardoso Rodrigo Tomas Nogueira
Published: September 2021

Feature Selection (FS) is currently a very important and prominent research area. The focus of FS is to identify and to remove irrelevant and redundant features from large data sets in order to reduced processing time and to improve the predictive ability of the algorithms. Thus, this work presents a straightforward and efficient FS method based on the mean ratio of the attributes (features) associated with each class. The proposed filtering method, here called MRFS (Mean Ratio Feature Selection), has only equations with low computational cost and with basic mathematical operations such as addition, division, and comparison. Initially, in the MRFS method, the average from the data sets associated with the different outputs is computed for each attribute. Then, the calculation of the ratio between the averages extracted from each attribute is performed. Finally, the attributes are ordered based on the mean ratio, from the smallest to the largest value. The attributes that have the lowest values are more relevant to the classification algorithms. The proposed method is evaluated and compared with three state-of-the-art methods in classification using four classifiers and ten data sets. Computational experiments and their comparisons against other feature selection methods show that MRFS is accurate and that it is a promising alternative in classification tasks.
A comparative study to recognize fake ratings in recommendation system using classification techniques
Authors: Sundari P. Shanmuga , Subaji M.
Published: September 2021

The recommendation system is affected with attacks when the users are given liberty to rate the items based on their impression about the product or service. Some malicious user or other competitors’ try to inject fake rating to degrade the item’s graces that are mostly adored by several users. Attacks in the rating matrix are not executed just by a single profile. A group of users profile is injected into rating matrix to decrease the performance. It is highly complex to extract the fake ratings from the mixture of genuine profile as it resides the same pattern. Identifying the attacked profile and the target item of the fake rating is a challenging task in the big data environment. This paper proposes a unique method to identify the attacks in collaborating filtering method. The process of extracting fake rating is carried out in two phases. During the initial phase, doubtful user profile is identified from the rating matrix. In the following phase, the target item is analysed using push attack count to reduce the false positive rates from the doubtful user profile. The proposed model is evaluated with detection rate and false positive rates by considering the filler size and attacks size. The experiment was conducted with 6%, 8% and 10% filler sizes and with different attack sizes that ranges from 0%–100%. Various classification techniques such as decision tree, logistic regression, SVM and random forest methods are used to classify the fake ratings. From the results, it is witnessed that SVM model works better with random and bandwagon attack models at an average of 4% higher accuracy. Similarly the decision tree method performance better at an average of 3% on average attack model.
Visualizing Muscle Sialic Acid Expression in the GNED207VTgGne-/- Cmah-/- Model of GNE Myopathy: A Comparison of Dietary and Gene Therapy Approaches
Authors: Crowe Kelly E. , Zygmunt Deborah A. , Heller Kristin , Rodino-Klapac Louise , Noguchi Satoru , Nishino Ichizo , Martin Paul T.
Published: September 2021

Background: GNE myopathy (GNEM) is a rare, adult-onset, inclusion body myopathy that results from mutations in the GNE gene. GNE encodes UDP-GlcNAc epimerase/ManNAc-6 kinase, a protein with two enzymatic activities that comprise the committed step in biosynthesis of sialic acid (SA), an essential glycan that appears on the terminal positions of many extracellular oligosaccharide chains. These GNE mutations can cause a reduction of SA in many tissues, although pathology is restricted to skeletal muscles through a poorly understood mechanism. Objective: Despite recent advances in the field, it remains unclear which therapeutic avenue is most promising for the restoration of SA level in skeletal muscle affected by GNEM. Our objective was to assess dietary and gene therapy strategies for GNEM in Cmah-deficient GNED207VTgGne-/- mice, a model that allows for the visualization of orally delivered N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc), one of the two predominant SA forms in muscle. Methods: Methods included in situ physiology studies of the tibialis anterior muscle, studies of ambulation and limb grip strength, and muscle staining using MAA, SNA, and anti-Neu5Gc antibody, along with qPCR, qRT-PCR, western blot, and HPLC studies to assess virally introduced DNA, GNE gene expression, GNE protein expression, and SA expression. Results: We found that a diet enriched in Neu5Gc-containing glycoproteins had no impact on Neu5Gc immunostaining in muscles of GNEM model mice. Delivery of a single high dose oral Neu5Gc therapy, however, did increase Neu5Gc immunostaining, though to levels below those found in wild type mice. Delivery of a single dose of GNE gene therapy using a recombinant Adeno Associated Virus (rAAV) vector with a liver-specific or a muscle-specific promoter both caused increased muscle Neu5Gc immunostaining that exceeded that seen with single dose monosaccharide therapy. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that dietary loading of Neu5Gc-containing glycoproteins is not effective in increasing muscle Neu5Gc expression, while single dose oral Neu5Gc monosaccharide or GNE gene therapy are. Neu5Gc immunostaining, however, showed greater changes than did lectin staining or HPLC analysis. Taken together, these results suggest that Neu5Gc immunostaining may be more sensitive technique to follow SA expression than other more commonly used methods and that liver expression of GNE may contribute overall muscle SA content.
Two supramolecular compounds constructed by polyacid anion clusters: Synthesis, characterization and performance research
Authors: Guo Xiao-Yu , Wang Xiao-Jia , Liu Zhe , Liu Yue-Yan , Liu Jie , Niu Yun-Yin
Published: September 2021

In this paper, two novel organic-inorganic hybrid supramolecule compounds {[Cu·L1’·H2O]·( α-Mo8O26)0.5}n 1 and compound {[Cu·L2’·H2O]·( α-Mo8O26)0.5}n 2 have been synthesized [L1’ = 1, 3-bis (4-carboxylpyridine) propane dibromide, L2’ = 1, 4-bis (4-carboxylpyridine) butane dibromide]. Compounds 1 and 2 have been expressly confirmed by PXRD, IR, X-ray single crystal diffraction and TG. Last, the study found that compounds 1 and 2 have obvious adsorption effects on MB and RhB organic dyes, and compound 2 has high adsorption capacity for MB.
Protective properties of sardine and chickpea protein hydrolysates against lipoprotein oxidative damages and some inflammation markers in hypercholesterolemic rats
Authors: Dehiba Faiza , Allaoui Amine , Benomar Souhila , Yahia Sanaa , Guillén Natalia , Rodríguez-Yoldi María Jesús , Osada Jesús , Boualga Ahmed
Published: September 2021

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the effect of sardine (SPH) and chickpea protein hydrolysates (CPH) on oxidant stress and inflammatory profile in cholesterol-fed rats. METHODS: The experiment was undertaken for thirty days on 18 cholesterol-fed Wistar rats (220±10 g) divided into three groups and receiving 1 g/kg of body weight either chickpea protein hydrolysate (CPH), sardine protein hydrolysate (SPH) or casein in water (CG). RESULTS: Compared to CG, SPH and CPH treatment reduced cholesterol, hydroperoxide and malondialdehyde contents in serum, lipoproteins, erythrocytes and aorta. These same treated groups showed also lower serum isoprostane levels. However, serum paraoxonase activity and HDL-antioxidant property were improved only by CPH compared to CG. SOD activity of aorta and erythrocytes was higher in CPH but in SPH group, SOD activity was lower in these tissues and remained unchanged in serum. Furthermore, CPH and SPH stimulated glutathione peroxidase and catalase activities of aorta and erythrocytes. In CPH group, nitric oxide levels of serum, erythrocytes and aorta were increased by respectively 1.4- to 1.8-fold compared to CG and SPH. In addition, among the three groups, CPH exhibited the best anti-inflammatory effect by lowering serum C reactive protein, uric acid and albumin concentrations. CONCLUSIONS: SPH and particularly CPH possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and could be useful as nutraceuticals for health improving and preventing numerous disorders such as cardiovascular diseases.
TINJAUAN FIQH MUAMALAH TERHADAP JUAL BELI SUKU CADANG BEKAS SEPEDA MOTOR
Authors: YUDA YUDA
Published: September 2021

When consumers repair motorbikes at the Desa Wage workshop, many employees take the spare parts and resell them such as chains, batteries and other spare parts that can still be repaired. From the used spare parts collected without the permission of the owner of the used spare parts, the perpetrators sell them to other consumers for reuse at a lower price. The formulation of the problem in this study is how the practice of buying and selling used spare parts at the Village Workshop of Upah Subdistrict, Bendahara District, Aceh Tamiang Regency and how is the Fiqh Muamalah review of the practice of buying and selling used spare parts in the Workshop of Upah Village, Bendahara District, Aceh Tamiang Regency. This research includes field research conducted on workshop employees and consumers in Upah Village, Bendahara District, Aceh Tamiang Regency. The type of research in this research is sociological normative which is carried out by looking at the facts that occur in the field related to legal aspects in social interactions in society. Data collection methods are observation, unstructured interviews and documentation. From the results of the study, the researcher concludes that in the practice of buying and selling used spare parts, consumers are given the option when repairing vehicles, namely with new or used spare parts. used spare parts are obtained from the property of consumers where the damaged spare parts have been replaced with new ones and the damaged spare parts are taken by the employee without asking the consumer and repaired by the employee and resold. The sale and purchase of used motorcycle spare parts in the workshop of Upah Village, District Treasurer, Aceh Tamiang Regency. In terms of Fiqh muamalah, the sale and purchase of used motorcycle parts is not allowed, because the used spare parts are not the property of the employee but rather the property of the consumer. The ownership has not yet been transferred to the employee, because there is no one of the reasons for ownership.
MEKANISME MAWAH SAPI DI DESA DAMAR CONDONG DALAM TINJAUAN KONSEP PEMBIAYAAN MUDHARABAH
Authors: DIANA DESI SEPTI , MANAF ABD , FIRDAUS MUHAMMAD
Published: September 2021

The practice of mudharabah financing in the management of cow mawah that occurs in the Damar Condong village community is the capital provided by shahibul maal in the form of goods (cows). Then the cow is given to mudharib. Mudarib is responsible for the care of the cows given to him. The results obtained from raising cattle are divided equally, namely 50:50. But when the cow is lost, the risk is fully borne by the mudharib, Shahibul Maal insists on giving the responsibility without exception. The formulation of the problem in this study are: 1. What is the Mechanism of Mawah Sapi in Damar Condong Village? 2. What is the Mawah Sapi Mechanism in Damar Condong Village in Reviewing the Mudharabah Financing Concept? The objectives of this study are: 1. To determine the mechanism of Mawah Sapi in Damar Condong Village. 2. To find out the Mawah Sapi Mechanism in Damar Condong Village in the Review of the Mudharabah Financing Concept. This research is a field research that uses a normative-qualitative approach. A normative procedure is a research that has a legal object, whether law as a science or dogmatic or legal rules relating to the attitudes and lives of citizens. On the other hand, qualitative research is used as a research study procedure to create descriptive information in the form of written or spoken words from people or behaviors that are observed directly in the field. The results of the research on mudharabah mawah cattle financing conducted by the people of Damar Condong Village did not work properly or did not comply with the mudharabah financing rules. First, the capital provided is in the form of goods because there is no element of trust and full willingness when the capital provided is in the form of cash, secondly, the mudharib is obliged to fully compensate if the cow that was offered to him is lost, even though the loss of the cow is not the negligence of the mudharib. The policy made by Shahibul Maal in Damar Condong Village also violates the fatwa of DSN-MUI 07/DSN-MUI/IV/2000 concerning Mudharabah Financing, that is, Shahibul Maal is obliged to bear the risk if the loss of the item is not due to mudharib's negligence.
КОНЦЕПЦІЯ РЕАЛІЗАЦІЇ РЕГІОНАЛЬНОЇ ПОЛІТИКИ SMART-СПЕЦІАЛІЗАЦІЇ В УКРАЇНІ НА ЗАСАДАХ СТРУКТУРНО-ТЕХНОЛОГІЧНОЇ ПЕРЕБУДОВИ
Authors: Васильців Тарас , Левицька Ольга
Published: September 2021

Стаття присвячена аспектам формування та реалізації державної політики смартспеціалізації регіонального розвитку. Аргументовано на тому, що реалізація політики смартспеціалізації має значно вищу ефективність за умови її орієнтації на пришвидшення інноваційно-технологічного розвитку, цифровізацію та інтелектуалізацію, а також покращення структурних характеристик регіональних економічних систем. Вказано на недоліки перебігу процесів реалізації регіональної політики смартспеціалізації та структурно-технологічної перебудови в областях України. Обґрунтовано систему стратегічного інструментарію державної політики смартспеціалізації регіонів. Аргументовано на необхідності інституціалізації та реалізації в Україні Національної програми цифрової грамотності, Програми пріоритетних дій входження в інформаційне суспільство, Програми заходів з протидії кібершахрайству у фінансовій сфері.
Efficiency of application of inorganic and nanopreparations of selenium and probiotics for growing young quails
Authors: Tsekhmistrenko O. S. , Bityutsky V. S. , Tsekhmistrenko S. I. , Kharchyshyn V. M. , Tymoshok N. O. , Spivak M. Ya.
Published: September 2021

Modern industrial poultry farming occupies a leading position in the production of dietary foods, for which it is appropriate to use biologically active substances and probiotics. The study compared the effectiveness of compound feed with the addition of sodium selenite, bio-nano-selenium and L. plantarum in terms of body weight, weight gain, feed consumption and safety of experimental quail. The quails of the Pharaoh meat breed were kept in the vivarium of Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University and by the method of analogues were divided into 4 groups - control and three experimental ones. The duration of the study was 35 days. The results of the study indicate that the use in the quail’s diet of probiotics (L. plantarum) and selenium preparations (sodium selenite and bio-nano-selenium) leads to a predominance of poultry experimental groups in live weight over control analogs. It was found that the growth of bird’s live weight during the experiment differed depending on the use of the Selenium medication or probiotic, and the most intense effect on live weight of quails was the use of bio-nanоselenium in the diet of poultry (11.8% at the end of the experiment). Changes in absolute and average daily body weight gains of experimental birds have been clarified. The use of sodium selenite in the diet of quail caused a tendency for an increase in gains compared with control analogs at the beginning of the study and a downward trend during the fifth week of the study. It was found that the use of probiotics and bio-nano-selenium caused an increase in quail growth, which was more pronounced and reliable when feeding bio-nano-selenium. The obtained results show that probiotic and selenium preparations reduce feed consumption by 1 kg of weight gain, body weight increase by 3.05–11.8% and by 3.3–6.6% increase the safety of the experimental livestock with the best indicators in the group, receiving bio-nano-selenium.
Evaluasi Kinerja Perawat dalam Pemberian Asuhan Keperawatan end of life Rumah Sakit X di Jakarta
Authors: Teresa Teresa , Handiyani Hanny , Gayatri Dewi
Published: September 2021

Evaluating the performance of nurses in providing end-of-life care among nurses in the government hospital in JakartaBackground: The application of end-of-life nursing care has not been optimal. The effect on nursing performance. These factors include liking civil servants, attitude, and leadership.Purpose: To find out the determinants of nurse performance that must be done in the final period of nursing care in the hospital.Method: A quantitative-based cross-sectional with the population and sample are staff nurses at Jakarta Hospital. The samples taken with purposive sampling method (220 nurses). Analyzing by correlation’s chi square and logistic regression.Results: Finding that there was a relationship between nursing performance and employment status (p-0,018), attitude (p-0,000), and leadership (p-0,044). Multivariate result show nursing performance has a relationship with employment status (p-0,004), attitude (p-0,978) and leadership (p-0,855).Conclusion: Nursing performance related to job status, attitude, and leadership has a strong relationship. Suggestions to hospital management to support nurses attending workshops or training in stimulating nursing behavior and leadership related to patient care in end-of-life nursing performance and following by rewards in employment status.Keywords: Evaluating; Performance of nurses; Providing end-of-life care; Nurses; HospitalPendahuluan: Penerapan asuhan keperawatan pasien end of life belum optimal. Hal ini dapat dipengaruhi oleh kinerja perawat. Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kinerja perawat adalah status kepegawaian, sikap, dan kepemimpinan. Tujuan: Mengetahui  kinerja perawat dalam menerapkan asuhan keperawatan end of life di RS.Metode: Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kuantitatif cross sectional.  Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah perawat pelaksana yang bekerja di rumah sakit X di Jakarta. Tehnik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan dengan purposive sampling sebanyak 220 perawat pelaksana. Analisis dilakukan dengan  uji chi square  dan regresi logistic.Hasil: Menunjukkan ada hubungan yang bermakna antara kinerja perawat dengan status kepegawaian (p-0,018), sikap (p-0,000), dan kepemimpinan (p-0,044). Hasil multivariat menunjukkan adanya hubungan antara kinerja perawat dengan status kepegawaian (p-0,044), sikap (p-0,978), dan kepemimpinan (p-0,855).Simpulan: Kinerja dalam kategori baik bila status kepegawaian baik, sikap positif, kepemimpinan dijalankan dalam mengarahkan perawat pada penerapan asuhan keperawatan EOL. Saran dibutuhkan pembinaan  sikap,  kepemimpinan dan  perlunya  peningkatan status kepegawaian bila memungkinkan.
Heat-related Changes of Density, P-wave Velocity, and Surface Hardness of Granite
Authors: Németh Andor , Török Ákos
Published: September 2021

Low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste is stored in the National Radioactive Waste Repository in Bátaapáti in Hungary. The repository is located in the Carboniferous Mórágy Granite Formation. This paper focuses on heat-related changes of physical properties such as bulk density, P-wave velocity, P-wave modulus, and Duroskop surface hardness of the dominant lithology: monzogranite. Cylindrical specimens were tested at laboratory conditions (22 °C) and were heat-treated up to 250 °C, 500 °C, and 750 °C. The properties were measured before and after the thermal strain. After heat-treatment, the monzogranite samples became brownish, and at 750 °C, cracks appear at the surface of the specimens. Laboratory test results show that bulk density values slightly decrease from room temperature to 250 °C treatment and further dropped at 500 °C and especially at 750 °C. P-wave velocity values and the connected P-wave modulus tend to decrease from room temperature to 750 °C significantly. Duroskop rebound values show slight declines in the surface strength of the specimens until 500 °C, and then a drastic decline at 750 °C. Heat treatment tends to alter the physical properties of the monzogranite. From room temperature to 500 °C, a slight but apparent decrease between 500 °C and 750 °C significant reductions in the bulk density, P-wave velocity, and Duroskop values. Behind the physical alterations are the different thermal-induced expansion of minerals and mineral alteration at elevated temperatures.
Cultural Exportation, Digital Distribution, and Penetration of K-Dramas in Turkey
Authors: Khan Musa , Won Yong-Jin , Pembecioğlu Nilüfer
Published: September 2021

South Korea has pursued a multidimensional public diplomacy strategy in which Korean television exports and capitalization have emerged as a public and commercial cultural diplomacy tool over the last two decades. This article examines the widespread influence of Korean television content, including digital serial delivery, cultural exportation, cultural interactions, and capitalization—that is, content sales, indirect advertising, and media-induced tourism. Empirical data was obtained from Turkey’s audience members using the online survey tool. As a result of the social and cultural impact, the respondents’ opinions on Korean serials are both animated and rational. The creation of audience members’ social, psychological, and cultural experiences with K-Dramas clarifies their intimacy and activeness. Unlike local or other international content, a significant number of respondents claim that Korean TV serials are not only a source of entertainment but also have profound edifying aspects. According to the results, “Cultural Proximity” and “Content Availability” are two of the most important factors in choosing Korean TV serials over foreign content. The “content availability” is based on the emergence and expansion of Streaming TV; however, in cultural proximity, similarities in family norms and values in both nations are notable.
Branding Process and a Model Proposal for “Şile Gauze”
Authors: Oztek M. Yaman , Karabiyik Yerden Nevin
Published: September 2021

Brand and the branding process have been regarded as a component of cultural studies even though they are more generally seen as being a subfield of business economics. Today, it is true to say that countries, cities, destinations, as well as many prominent cultural items can become brands. Thus, the primary aim of this study is to form a model proposal for how “Şile gauze”, a local authentic product, can be branded to become competitive. Strategies regarding brand, the process of brand and brand positioning are adapted to Şile gauze and conceptual research about these components are elaborated with the aim of implementing Şile gauze branding. Focus groups were carried out with participants comprising students from marketing and fashion design departments, with a framework for the branding process of Şile gauze subsequently designed in light of the findings from the focus groups. These findings revealed that the target market of Şile gauze is women and men who are in mid-high and high-income groups, who have adopted a health and comfort oriented lifestyle. Additionally, the targeting strategy for Şile gauze preferred by both focus groups was a niche targeting one with a unique positioning in the market.
Consumer Entitlement Behaviour in Confucian Culture: Empirical Findings in the Vietnamese Retail Setting
Authors: Vo Duy Minh , Van Nguyen Si
Published: September 2021

The study integrated the stimuli–organism-response (SOR) framework and the social exchange theory to explain the mechanism of consumer entitlement (CE) behavior in the retail context of Confucian culture. Qualitative and quantitative approaches were combined in this study in the form of two focus groups and a survey questionnaire (n = 465) administered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, under the supervision of the Ho Chi Minh City Statistical Office. The results revealed that government regulation, store fairness and preferential treatment belong to stimuli dimensions that trigger CE behavior through organisms, such as trust, commitment and perceived quality. The study’s findings give empirical support to retailers to understand and look for the right strategy for controlling CE behavior in a Confucian-culture context.
Click & Collect Retailing: A Study on Its Influence on the Purchase Intention of Customers
Authors: S Karthik , Gowda Kavitha R. , Banerjee Jayanta
Published: September 2021

The retail sector, over the years, has evolved dramatically to provide better service to its customers. With the superior convenience of online shopping and tangible experience of in-store shopping, retail industries are looking forward to integrating both modes, thus embracing omni channel to provide better service to their customers. The prime objective of the research is to investigate the level of influence that using the Click & Collect online shopping mode can have on customer purchase intention and to ascertain the effects that online and offline shopping attributes have on this intention. The study emphasizes the usefulness of integrating both the shopping modes, thus embracing omni channel in the retail sector to provide a better shopping experience to the customers. The primary data were collected from 356 respondents.  Secondary data were collected by reviewing articles, research papers, extant studies and newspaper articles. In the analysis, the buying behaviour through an e-commerce platform and customers’ purchase intentions are taken as the dependent variable. Product risk, online trust, website quality, offline experience and perceived usefulness are identified as the independent variables. The data thus collected were processed for regression tests using IBM SPSS 25 software to analyse the results. The Stimulus-Organism-Response model was deployed as the proposed model for the research. The results obtained from the research will allow retailers to understand the customer's buying behaviour towards the new Click & Collect system better by identifying the key variables that influence their purchase intention.
Measuring the Effectiveness of Social Media in a B2B Scenario in India
Authors: Bhattacharyya Krishanu , Debata Bikash Ranjan
Published: September 2021

Digitalisation is a global phenomenon that is a worthwhile proposition for the development of any nation’s economy. Social media contributes significantly to the development of an economy by the spreading and democratisation of information through global players, such as Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn etc. According to a Forbes report in 2017, these digital platforms create new ecosystems and business models for business owners and entrepreneurs. Whilst a report by Statista in 2020 states that there were 3.6 billion social media users worldwide and the number is expected to grow to 4.4 billion by 2025. Return on Investment (ROI) measurement of social media, which is a very important component for organisations to evaluate its success or effectiveness, remains a major challenge for organisations, despite number of attempts having been made by experts in the field. This study is aimed at understanding how the success and effectiveness of social media is measured in a B2B scenario. Various frameworks on social media ROI measurement are critically evaluated. Then, a tool for measuring social media ROI is developed, such that businesses will be able to evaluate their social media investments. The instrument covers 14 variables over four dimensions.  The results indicate that respondents perceived organic return as the most important dimension. It is also evident that brand testament is found the least perceived dimension for measuring the social media ROI.
Digital Marketing Adoption: Determinants, Level of Adoption and Its Impact on Business Performance
Authors: Bhagat Reema , Rajan. R Soundara
Published: September 2021

The purpose of this research is to investigate how women entrepreneurs are utilising digital marketing media for business marketing and what their perceptions are about digitalisation and the adoption of digital marketing. The aim is to identify the most influential determinants of digital marketing adoption amongst women entrepreneurs, their level of adoption of DM tools, and how their adoption behaviour impacts on the sales of the enterprise and, hence business performance. The findings are drawn based on primary data collected from 136 women entrepreneurs from the state of Karnataka. Hierarchical regression analysis, Somer’s D correlation Test and other descriptive statistics were used to make valid inferences to achieve the objectives of the study. Six factors (perceived expertise, enterprise readiness, perceived industry and regulatory pressure, size of the enterprise, perceived consumer pressure and perceived benefits) were revealed, strongly influencing the digital marketing adoption behaviour among women entrepreneurs. It was also found that the majority of women entrepreneurs exhibited a a low level of adoption, thus indicating that digital marketing adoption is still in its infancy. The results indicated that there was a positive impact of DM adoption level on sales and thus, it also enhanced the business performance of the enterprise.
Penerapan Bimbingan Kelompok untuk Meningkatkan Motivasi Belajar Bimbingan Konseling Peserta Didik SMP Negeri 4 Mataram
Authors: Zuhaerani Siti
Published: September 2021

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of group guidance in increasing the motivation to learn counseling guidance for students of SMP Negeri 4 Mataram. This research method uses classroom action research conducted in two cycles. The research instrument used observation and documentation. The data analysis technique used descriptive analysis. The results showed that in cycle II the indicators of the success of this study have been proven. So it can be concluded that the application of group guidance can increase the motivation to learn counseling guidance for class VIII.2 students of SMP Negeri 4 Mataram.
Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Discovery Learning untuk Meningkatkan Aktivitas dan Hasil Belajar Siswa MAN 1 Lombok Timur
Authors: Wahyuni Sri Hida
Published: September 2021

This study aims to improve student learning outcomes and activeness through the application of discovery learning models. This research method uses classroom action research which consists of 2 cycles. Each cycle consists of 4 (four) stages, namely planning, implementing, observing and reflecting. The subjects of this study were students of class XII MIA-1 MAN 1 East Lombok. The research instrument used observation sheets, documentation, and tests. The data analysis technique of this research is using descriptive analysis. The results of this study indicate that in the first cycle, the percentage of classical completeness of learning outcomes and the average level of activeness of students was 18% and 76%, respectively. Whereas in cycle II, the percentage of classical completeness of learning outcomes and the average level of activeness of students was 76% and 90%, respectively. This proves that, the application of discovery learning learning models can improve the results and learning activeness of class XII MIA-1 MAN 1 East Lombok, especially three dimensional material.
Analisis Kemampuan Computational Thinking Mahasiswa Dalam Menyelesaikan Masalah Matematika
Authors: Yuntawati Yuntawati , Sanapiah Sanapiah , Aziz Lalu Abdul
Published: September 2021

Mathematics learning is always related to problems. Computational Thinking is a thought process that is needed in formulating a problem and its solution. Prospective mathematics teachers have the responsibility to equip themselves with various abilities including Computational Thinking which will become their provisions when they become teachers. As a first step to prepare strategies that can be used in improving and developing students 'computational thinking skills, it is necessary to know and first how the students' computational thinking skills. This type of research is descriptive qualitative. The research respondents were 10 students of UNDIKMA mathematics education. Respondent categories are students who have taken Graph courses. The technique of determining respondents is a random sampling method. The research data interview techniques were tests and interviews. The instruments used are two questions to solve math problems. The results shown in solving the first and second questions show that respondents are able to solve problems with the Computational Thinking component. begins with decomposition, abstraction, and algorithms. While the generalization component is not visible in the problem solving process, although there were some respondents who answered incorrectly. This is because the respondents do not understand the questions. Questions are only read once or twice so the information in the questions has not been properly implemented. Even the respondents only saw the simplest paths and ignored the winding paths in solving the second problem.
Kajian Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Siswa dalam Menyelesaikan Soal Sistem Persamaan Linear Dua Variabel
Authors: Hartina Sri , Sanapiah Sanapiah , Febrilia Baiq Rika Ayu
Published: September 2021

Proses kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa ditandai oleh setiap langkah penyelesaian masalah yang diberikan oleh siswa tersebut. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa dalam menyelesaikan soal Sistem Persamaan Linear Dua Variabel pada siswa kelas VIII. Langkah-langkah penyelesaian masalah yang digunakan dalampenelitian ini adalah langkah-langkah menurut Polya. Berdasarkan Polya (1973) terdapat empat tahapan yang digunakan siswa dalam penyelesaian masalah, yaitu (1) memahami masalah, (2) menyusun rencana penyelesaian, (3) melaksanakan rencana penyelesaian, dan (4) memeriksa kembali. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII  SMPN 18 Mataram sebanyak 3 siswa, satu siswa berkemampuan tinggi, satu siswa berkemampuan sedang, dan satu siswa berkemampuan rendah. Instrumen penelitian ini adalah tes tertulis menggunakan lembar soal cerita berbentuk soal uraian. Hasil yang diperoleh pada penelitian ini adalah: (1) kemampuan pemecahan masalah untuk siswa berkemampuan tinggi termasuk dalam katagori rendah, dalam memahami masalah masih keliru, tetapi dapat menyusun penyelesaian, melaksanakan rencana penyelesaian dan memeriksa kembali hasil penyelesaian; (2) kemampuan pemecahan masalah untuk siswa berkemampuan sedang termasuk dalam katagori sangat rendah, dalam memahami masalah masih keliru, tetapi dapat menyusun penyelesaian, kurang tepat melaksanakan rencana penyelesaian dan memeriksa kembali hasil penyelesaian; (3) kemampuan pemecahan masalah untuk siswa berkemampuan rendah termasuk dalam katagori sangat rendah, dalam memahami masalah tidak menuliskan apa yang diketahui dan apa yang ditanyakan, tidak menyusun rencana penyelesaian, tetapi dapat melaksanakan rencana penyelesaian, dan memeriksa kembali hasil penyelesaiannya.
PENGARUH TEKNIK SHAPING TRHADAP PERILAKU MENYONTEK PADA SISWA KELAS VIII SMPN 2 NARMADA KABUPATEN LOMBOK BARAT
Authors: Setiadi Evan , Jaswandi Lalu
Published: September 2021

Teknik shaping merupakan pembentukan perilaku baru yang sebelumnya belum ditampilkan dengan menggunakn respon-respon pembentukan perilaku untuk mendekati tingkah laku yang diinginkan dengan menggunakan penguat (reinforcement) dengan penguat dapat membentuk perilaku baru yang diinginkan secara bertahap sampai mendekati perilaku akhir, dengan memberikan beberapa penguat sepertian pemberian pujian dan hadiah. Perilaku menyontek adalah kegiatan, tindakan atau perbuatan curang yang menggunakan cara tidak sah untuk memalsukan hasil belajar dengan menggunakan pendampingan atau memanfaatkan informasi dari luar secara tidak sah pada saat dilaksanakan ujian untuk mendapatkan keuntungan sendiri. Dampak dari perilaku menyontek disini dapat membuat kepribadian siswa menjadi rendah sehinga siswa tidak berusah sendiri untuk menyelesaikan tugas-tugasnya. Pendidikan di Indonesia masih memiliki masalah yang terjadi terutama perilaku menyontek siswa, hal ini dipengaruhi oleh faktor diri sendiri dan lingkungan sekolah. Oleh karena itu pendidikan sebagai sarana pembentuk moral dan intelektual agar bebas dari perilaku yang negaif seperti perilaku menyontek. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah: Untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Teknik Shaping Terhadap Perilaku Menyontek Pada siswa Siswa Kelas VIII SMPN 2 Narmada Kabupaten Lombok Barat tahun Pelajaran 2018/2019. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan metode angket sebagai metode utama dan metode Observasi, Wawancara, Dokumentasi sebagai metode pelengkap. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis statistik dengan rumus ttest   Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan nilai thitung yang diperoleh dalam penelitian ini adalah 3,916, sedangkan nilai ttabel dengan taraf signifikan 5% dan df = N - 1 = 9 – 1 = 8 adalah 2,306 atau (3,916>2,306), jadi nilai thitung lebih besar dari pada nilai ttabel. Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa hipotesis nihil (Ho) ditolak dan hipotesis alternatif (Ha) diterima. Jadi kesimpulan analisis dalam penelitian ini adalah sebagai berikut: “Ada Pengaruh Teknik Shaping Terhadap Perilaku Menyontek Pada Siswa Kelas VIII SMPN 2 Narmada Kabupaten Lombok Barat Tahun Pelajaran 2018/2019”. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa hasil penelitian ini“signifikan”
EFEKTIFITAS PEMANFAATAN MEDIA GAME DOBE FLASH UNTUK MELATIH KEMAMPUAN INTERAKSI SISWA AUTISME
Authors: Rayani Dewi , Sri Utami Wiwiek Zainar
Published: September 2021

Autisme merupakan gangguan perkembangan yang ditandai dengan kegagalandalam interaksi , komunikasi dan perilaku. Anak dengan gangguan ini dikatakan hidup dalamdunianya sendiri. Salah satu penanganan autisme dengan pemberian terapi. Adapun materiyang ada dalam teripi ini dikemas dalam bentuk game adobe flash. Adapun tujuan penlitianini adalah untuk mengetahui efektifitas game adobe flash untuk melihat kemampuan interaksipada anak autisme. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode ekperimental dengan one group ,pretest-posttest desain. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah 3orang siswa autisme di SLBPembina Provinsi NTB. Pengambilan data dalam penelitian ini dengan observasi dengan ujistatistic Wilcoxon march pairs tes. Adapun hasil yang didapatkan adalah signifikan hal iniditunjukkan berdasarkah adanya perbedaan nilai pretes dan posttest dengan taraf signifikansi5%. Dengan demikian kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa penerapan game adobeflash sangat efektif untuk melatih kemampuan interaksi siswa autime
METODE PENELITIAN KEBIJAKAN PENDIDIKAN (ALTERNATIF METODOLOGI DALAM PENYUSUNAN SKRIPSI) BAGIAN 1
Authors: Iqbal M , Muslim Ahmad
Published: September 2021

Selama ini, penelitian skripsi mahasiswa masih terbatas pada aspek yang berhubungan langsung pembelajaran atau mungkin mengenai pengelolaan kependidikan. Tidak banyak ditemukan skripsi mahasiswa kependidikan yang fokus membahas isu kebijakan. Tulisan ini merupakan tulisan pertama yang mencoba menawarkan alternatif berbeda bagi mahasiswa dalam menyelesaikan tugas skripsinya. Metode penelitian kebijakan pada dasarnya adalah sama dengan metode penelitian pada umumnya. Yang membedakannya adalah penelitian kebijakan berarti mengangkat tema mengenai kebijakan. Alternatif metode pertama yang dapat digunakan oleh mahasiswa adalah metode deskriptif, yang terdiri dari 3 jenis, yaitu deskriptif kuantitatif, deskriptif kualitatif, dan deskriptif campuran. Pemilihan jenis penelitian akan banyak ditentukan oleh formulasi dari rumusan masalahnya dan jenis data yang akan diperoleh. Data yang biasanya berupa data primer, dapat beralih ke data sekunder, terlebih lagi di era pandemi Covid-19 saat ini. Teknik pengumpulan data yang relevan untuk metode deskriptif ini adalah dokumentasi, dengan tetap memungkinkan untuk menggunakan teknik yang lain, namun diposisikan sebagai teknik pengumpulan data pendukung. Sedangkan untuk analisis datanya, maka alternatif yang tersedia adalah dengan menggunakan statistik deskriptif untuk data kuantitatif dan analisis logis untuk data kualitatif. Dari ketiga jenis penelitian deksriptif ini, jenis yang paling komprehensif adalah jenis campuran, karena peneliti akan dapat memberikan narasi mengenai suatu kebijakan sekaligus memberi tahu pembaca mengenai implementasi dari kebijakan tersebut. Kata kunci: Penelitian Kebijakan, Deskriptif Kuantitatif, Deskriptif Kualitatif, Deskriptif Campuran
INOVASI FASILITAS PERPUSTAKAAN SEKOLAH DASAR DALAM MENINGKATKAN MINAT BACA
Authors: Afian Tilal , Donny Agung Saputra Rizka
Published: September 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan minat baca peserta didik dengan cara melakukan inovasi perpustakaan sekolah ramah anak. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan jenis penelitian secara deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif agar dapat mendalami, menggambarkan dan menjelaskanaspek-aspek peranan perpustakaan sekolah ramah  anak dalam meningkatkan minta baca. Sumber data yang digunakan yaitu sumber data primer merupakan data yang didapatkan secara langsung dan dikumpulkan oleh peneliti dari sumber utama, sedangkan sumber data sekunder merupakan data tambahan yang didapatkan secara langsung dan dikumpulkan oleh peneliti  dari sumber utama. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu observasi, dokumentasi, dan wawancara. Hasil inovasi fasilitas perpustakaan yang dihasilkan yaitu Peserta didik yang sebelumnya tidak tertarik untuk mengunjungi menjadi lebih semangat dan dan betah berada didalam perpustakaan salah satunya saat jam pelajaran kosong. Bagi petugas perpustakaan, mendapatkan pengetahuan baru di bidang perpustakaan.Kata kunci : Perpustakaan Ramah Anak, Inovasi Perpustakaan ,Meningkatkan Minat BacaPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan minat baca peserta didik dengan cara melakukan inovasi perpustakaan sekolah ramah anak. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan jenis penelitian secara deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif agar dapat mendalami, menggambarkan dan menjelaskanaspek-aspek peranan perpustakaan sekolah ramah  anak dalam meningkatkan minta baca. Sumber data yang digunakan yaitu sumber data primer merupakan data yang didapatkan secara langsung dan dikumpulkan oleh peneliti dari sumber utama, sedangkan sumber data sekunder merupakan data tambahan yang didapatkan secara langsung dan dikumpulkan oleh peneliti  dari sumber utama. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu observasi, dokumentasi, dan wawancara. Hasil inovasi fasilitas perpustakaan yang dihasilkan yaitu Peserta didik yang sebelumnya tidak tertarik untuk mengunjungi menjadi lebih semangat dan dan betah berada didalam perpustakaan salah satunya saat jam pelajaran kosong. Bagi petugas perpustakaan, mendapatkan pengetahuan baru di bidang perpustakaan.