bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Diabetes Exercises on Decreasing Glucose Levels in the Elderly
Authors: Faradilla Rahim Anita , Marlian Yuliadarwati Nungki , Aulia Azizah Ismi
Published: July 2023

High blood glucose levels often appear after a person is over 45 years old in those who are overweight because their body has decreased sensitivity to insulin. Glucose levels that are not appropriately controlled for an extended period can lead to complications in the heart, brain blood vessels, leg blood vessels, nerves, kidneys and eyes. One of the physical activities that can reduce blood glucose levels is exercise. The study aimed to determine the effect of diabetes exercises on blood glucose levels in the elderly at risk of DM. The research design used a quasi-experimental with one group pretest and post-test to determine the effect of diabetes exercises on blood glucose levels and exercise on diabetes three times a week within four weeks. Exercises were done every two days with a duration of 30 minutes. Blood glucose levels were measured before and after the intervention of diabetes exercise. The measuring instrument used to assess blood glucose levels is a glucometer. The result of the Wilcoxon test was (p = 0.000), which means that exercise affects the blood glucose level of the elderly. Diabetic exercise for four weeks showed a significant decrease in blood glucose levels.
Keywords: Blood Glucose, Diabetes Exercise, Elderly
Do Intellectual Capital, Leverage, and Profitability Affect a Company's Value Post COVID-19 Pandemic?
Authors: Mareta Sigit , . Lestari , . Yolifiandri , Suryadi Edy , Irawadi Barus Irwan
Published: July 2023

COVID-19 has been shown to have a major impact on companies’ value. Drawing on research before the pandemic as well as during the pandemic, we think it is necessary to analyze the value of the company in the post Covid-19 pandemic. In this context, there is complexity, uncertainty of companies as an important capability, and set of practices appears to many companies as a reasonable approach to reducing the problems. This paper aims to examine how the value of the company is seen from the aspect of the direct effect of intellectual capital, leverage, and profitability. This paper tries to explore the theoretical model of the proposal on how these three variables can directly affect firm value. This study determines the impact post Covid-19 pandemic, especially to explain the phenomenon of components in intellectual capital in Indonesia. This research is expected to provide further research guidelines and facilities to the government for an approach to fostering improvement in the value of companies post Covid-19 pandemic.
Keywords: intellectual capital, leverage, post COVID-19 pandemic, profitability
Human Resources BSI Employee's Performance in Jakarta Barat: Training and Development with Leadership as a Moderating Variable Post-Covid-19
Authors: Desty Febrian Wenny , Herawaty Purnama Yanthy , Hikmah Perkasa Didin , Al Faruq Abdullah Muhamad , Apriani Ari , . Windayanti
Published: July 2023

Naturally, the new business will resume training and human resource development efforts that had been put on hold for a while due to the Covid-19 condition during the post-pandemic period. Training and human resource development are closely related to enhancing employee performance, particularly in the banking industry. After the pandemic, banks will begin to improve their performance for the first time because there are many customer bottlenecks that contribute to declining banking profits and affect banking performance. The goal of this study is to examine the effects of leadership as a moderator on the performance of BSI Jakarta Barat employees. Training and the development of human resources are the study’s independent factors. This study used 77 samples taken from all BSI West Jakarta employees. This research will use quantitative tools as the data processing, namely SEM PLS. This is an -ongoing study, we need to give a quesioner and get data from our research subject, until we get result for the case in this research. For now, we have result before we finish the case, training as variable X1 and human resource development as variable X2 affect to leadership as variabel Z, and then leadership affects performance as variable Y. However, further assistance is needed from our research subject in order to complete this research.
Keywords: training, human resource development, performance, leadership
Motivation, Work Discipline, and Satisfaction on Employee Performance of PT. Vindo Post-pandemic Covid-19: A Proposed Study
Authors: Hikmah Perkasa Didin , Imelda Novita Susiang Maria , Herawaty Yanthy , Desty Febrian Wenny , . Fathihani , Dhyan Parashakti Ryani
Published: July 2023

The study aims to determine the effects of job motivation, job discipline, and job satisfaction on PT employee performance. Vindo is his pharmaceutical company founded in 1960. The phenomenon of this study is that employee performance problems affect sales decline. Researchers’ field observations show that poor employee performance is caused by multiple factors, such as work motivation, work discipline, and job satisfaction. Another cause is dissatisfaction with the salary received, with certain groups being paid the same regardless of years of service or level of education. The study design used a causal quantitative descriptive approach with 125 collaborators as subjects of this investigation. Data analysis techniques used included multiple linear regression analysis, conventional hypothesis testing, R-squared test, and hypothesis testing with data processing using SPSS 23. Previous studies have shown that job motivation has a significant positive impact on employee performance, and work discipline has a positive impact. Job satisfaction has a positive impact on employee performance.
Keywords: motivation, work discipline, satisfaction, employee performance
Has the Employee's Performance Changed Post-pandemic (Covid-19)? A Proposed Study in Government Civil Apparatus
Authors: Hikmah Perkasa Didin , Saepudin Cecep , Imelda Novita Susiang Maria , Dhyan Parashakti Ryani , Purwanto Setiyo , Nina Rostina Cut
Published: July 2023

Excellent resource management will be able to produce excellent performance. The pandemic outbreak that hit globally, including Indonesia, had many impacts on economic conditions. To be able to survive, many companies have changed the way their employees’ endeavor, including their management. The company strives to adjust the way of working from the office to working from home to changing attitudes in work discipline, work motivation, and work environment toward performance. This phenomenon is essential to be researched, due to finding out the factors that most influence employee performance. The study aims to determine the influence of work discipline, work motivation, and work environment on employee performance. One of the virtues in research is how companies can implement suitable strategies provided that they will achieve excellent performance simultaneously. A person who has better work motivation will certainly complete his work well and will be able to achieve better performance. In addition, an employee must have high work discipline, so that every work given can be completed according to a predetermined time. The work environment is closely related to the work situation where employees work; if the work environment is managed properly, employees will be able to achieve satisfactory performance likewise. The findings in several previous studies show that there is a link between work discipline, work motivation, and work environment on employee performance after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Keywords: work discipline, work motivation, work environment, employee performance
Impact of Organizational Commitment on Nurse Performance with Organization Citizen Behavior as a Mediation Variable in XYZ Hospital
Authors: . Windayanti , Desty Febrian Wenny , Hikmah Perkasa Didin , Herawaty Purnama Yanthy , Apriani Ari
Published: July 2023

This study aims to determine the impact of organizational commitment on nurse performance with the variable organization citizen behavior as a mediating variable at XYZ Hospital. XYZ Hospital provides a wide selection of rooms that can be selected according to the needs and costs that the patient wants. However, in the midst of the ongoing progress, there is a gap between old employees and new employees, especially in the paramedic section, namely nurses. There is a decrease in balance in the work environment which makes gaps occur when doing team work, in this case the researcher relates it to the theory of organizational citizen behavior. The object of this research is XYZ Hospital Nurse. This research was conducted on 44 respondents using a quantitative descriptive approach. Therefore, the data analysis used is statistical analysis in the form of multiple linear regression test. The results showed that the value of tcount > ttable, then Ha1 is accepted, which states that Organizational Commitment (X1) partially has a significant effect on the nurse’s performance variable (Y). The value of tcount < ttable, then Ha2 is rejected, which states that Organization Citizen Behavior (X2) partially has no significant effect on the nurse’s performance variable (Y). fcount > ftable, then Ha4 is accepted, it can be concluded that Organizational Commitment (X1) and Organization Citizen Behavior (X2) simultaneously have a significant effect on the nurse’s performance variable (Y).
Keywords: commitment, organization citizen behavior (OCB), nurse
Language Anxiety Among English Foreign Language Learners
Authors: Bintang Zul Hulaifah Nur , F. B. Sibuea Todo
Published: July 2023

The purpose of this study was to find out how much language anxiety EFL university students have, what causes it, and how they deal with it. This study aims to fill a gap in the literature regarding the causes of language anxiety, the causes, and how people cope with it, as most researchers have not yet combined those three factors into a single study. The current study used a mixed method,a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview were used. FLCAS was used as a questionnaire to collect quantitative data. At the same time, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used to select the qualitative method. This study included 40 male and female EFL university students from the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences at one of Jakarta’s private universities. Their ages range from 18 to 25 years. In this study, the questionnaire items revealed two levels of anxiety: 1) low anxiety (62%) and 2) moderate anxiety (38%). Three causes of language anxiety were identified using a combination of questionnaire items and semi-structured interviews: 1) Inadequate confidence in speaking English in class; 2) Fear of making mistakes when speaking English; and 3) Lack of vocabulary/grammar knowledge.
Keywords: foreign language anxiety, speaking anxiety, FLCAS, level of anxiety, causes of anxiety
Management, Implementation and Effect of Village Fund Allocation on Regional Development During Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Demitria Olla Vivi , Mareta Sigit
Published: July 2023

The allocation of Village Funds requires planning, monitoring, implementation, and accountability for its use. The implementation of village development must be in accordance with what has been planned in the planning process and the community. The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the order of various aspects of life, including Indonesia. The health, social, and economic sectors were most significantly affected. The economic sector is experiencing recession both at the global and national levels. Timor Island is one of the islands in Indonesia experiencing this. This problem cannot be separated in encouraging the national economic growth rate. This study aims to determine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on economic growth in Timor Island, especially Fatuneno Village. Economic growth in Timor Island became the center of attention, which had experienced a contraction to accelerate economic recovery in Indonesia. Utilizing Village Fund Allocation as community empowerment is the main source in developing and advancing village communities, from what is mandated by the central and regional governments prioritizing regional autonomy. The Village Fund allocation is fully utilized for community empowerment and welfare, marked by the development of agricultural land and several infrastructures to make it easier for the community to empower themselves and the environment. Small form so that the village is able to empower the community and village institutions to overcome poverty and reduce inequality, improve development planning and budgeting in the village, and improve village infrastructure development, in order to create a prosperous village.
Keywords: management, village fund allocation, village welfare, village development, Covid 19 pandemic
An Analysis of the Management Practice Using Organizational Metaphor Theory
Authors: Francisca Lies Ambarwati Maria , Kali Palindangan Linus , Katarina Hatiningsih Nawan
Published: July 2023

Analysis of the organization becomes necessary when the organization shows certain phenomena such as performance decreasing or increasing sharply, organizations structural changes, organizational climate is not conducive, the number of employee changes, and so on. This study explores the implementation of Morgan’s Organizational Metaphor Theory in the management practice within a private higher education institution in Jakarta. This study helps to interpret the advancements and barriers in the current management practice. This study uses a qualitative research method with a case study approach. Some analyses were made based on the eight metaphors about organizations according to Morgan, namely the metaphor of the organization 1) as a machine, 2) as an organism, 3) as the brain, 4) as culture, 5) as a political system, 6) as a physical prison, 7) as a dynamic and transforming reality, and 8) as an instrument of domination. The results show that the institutions should strive to make some important changes in their management practice, especially by applying the recent management practices, including treating lecturers and staff as partners. This study implies that the implementation of modern management must be accompanied by the leadership.
Keywords: organizational metaphor theory, modern management, leadership commitment
Antecedents and Consequences of Personal Selling, Price and Product Quality on Buying Incentive Packages Tour Travel Post- Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Catur Widayati C. , . Yenita , Arijanto Agus , Ayu Diporini Vidya , Edwina Oebit Cut , Suryaningrum Dwi
Published: July 2023

The development of the world of tourism, which continues to increase is certainly a support for the Tour and Travel business. One of the attractions of a tourist is a tourist attraction. Therefore, tourists need in their tour to travel to places that are interesting and able to provide comfort, serenity, and joy in itself. The purpose of this study to find out the relationship of personal sales service, price perception, and quality product to the package purchase of the travel package incentives. The object of this study is all customers of Preferred Tours Management Jakarta. The sample in this study are Preferred Tours Management customers in Jakarta, with 155 respondents. Purposive sampling method was used and the sample were selected based on its characteristics. Data were processed using Smart PLS (partial least square) 3.0. The results of hypothesis testing in this research explain that service quality influences purchasing decisions, but price has a negative and significant effect. Besides, product quality also has a significant influence. Therefore, considering the existing market, the company requests an increase in purchases by paying attention to service quality and product quality through the application of attractive prices.
Keywords: service quality, price, product quality, purchasing decisions
The Spiritual's Post-Covid Asnaf Entrepreneurs Toward Zakat on Business
Authors: Zulkifli Muhammad Mohd , Mohd Din Noormariana , Abdullah Azwan , Meiwanto Doktoralina Caturida , Ridhuwan Abdullah Ahmad
Published: July 2023

This study assesses the spiritual’s post-covid Asnaf entrepreneur’s toward zakat on business. It indicated the new insight of Asnaf entrepreneur’s spirituality after covid. After participating in the AEP, Asnaf became the zakat payer and directly will be give the positive effect to zakat collection. However, many small businesses, especially business from Asnaf entrepreneurs are financially fragile because of Covid- 19 challenges. To meet the challenges posed by the Covid-19, the Asnaf entrepreneurs had to react in agile and decisive ways by relating the spirituality toward business and able to maintain as the zakat payer soon. This involves conducting an after-action review in spiritual by lessons learned from the pandemic and enhance the business value. Therefore, in this paper, we explore the Spiritual’s Asnaf entrepreneurs toward zakat on business after facing the Covid-19. The analysis was performed to examine the reliability and validity of the measurement, and the structural equation modelling techniques (SEM). Spiritual among Asnaf entrepreneur’s toward zakat on business after Covid-19. Hence, the study provides an insight to zakat institution that the Covid-19 seek out the opportunities emerging in the recovery and stability return by move to digitalization business.
Keywords: asnaf, entrepreneur, spiritual quotient, post covid
Internship after Covid-19 Pandemic: An In-Depth Interview among Journalism Program Interns of a Malaysian Public Higher Learning Institution
Authors: Raqib Mohd Sofian Muhammad , Mior Kamarulbaid Afiqah , Nadirah Abu Hasan Nurul , Briandana Rizki
Published: July 2023

This paper intends to explore the challenges encountered by journalism undergraduates while undergoing their internship after the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic has interrupted students’ learning; thus, causing concern about their performance when undergoing industrial training. Poor performance by students during industrial training can create a negative perception among industry players toward a university. The study aimed to achieve in-depth interview sessions with a small group of final-year journalism program students at a public university in Malaysia who underwent a 14-week internship at various Malaysian companies after a series of nationwide lockdowns spanning almost 2 years. The findings of this research hopefully will provide rich insights into internship experiences, especially regarding the challenges faced by the students, which in turn will benefit the stakeholders, including the students, employers and educational institutions.
Keywords: journalism, internship, industrial training, students’ experience, post-Covid- 19 1.
Effect of Shari'ah Governance on Performance of Fully Fledged Islamic Banks in Africa
Authors: Usman Muhammad Aishatu , Yusoff Murni
Published: July 2023

The performance of Islamic banks has seen an improvement throughout the last three decades; the great concern, however, is about Islamic banks’ adherence to Shari’ah guidelines and procedures. Despite the industry’s growth, Africa has not seen much progress even though they have a significant number of Muslim population. Therefore, the study intends to investigate how Shari’ah governance affects fully-fledged Islamic banks in the African continent using panel 28-Islamic banks between years of 2015 and 2020 and analyzed using STATA. The results demonstrate that the performance of Islamic banks is positively and considerably impacted by the size of the Shari’ah board and the Shari’ah audit committee. Nevertheless, the performance of Islamic banks is significantly adversely affected by board size. The findings also indicate that size and age of banks positively and significantly influence Islamic banks performance. This implies that Shari’ah guideline is no doubt vital and recommends Islamic Banks to make it of significance and center of focus.
Keywords: performance, Shari’ah governance, Islamic banks, Africa
The Dimensions of Expatriates Acculturation in China: A Review
Authors: Fangling Bi , Janee Ali Anees
Published: July 2023

Trade globalization pushes multinational corporations (MNCs) to conduct business in many geographic regions, and talent flow has emerged as one of the main avenues for building the competitive advantage of international organizations. The work performance of expatriates is crucial for MNCs, which will suffer significant financial losses due to the high failure rate of expatriates. Therefore, itis important to focus on determining what led to the abroad assignment failing and then improving the expatriate’s work performance. Drawing on Black’s theory of cross-cultural adjustment, this paper reviews past research on the impact of expatriate management practices on work performance with facets of cross-cultural adjustment as a mediating variable. This paper proposes a new dimension that affects the acculturation of expatriates in China, namely Guanxi, and introduces it into the research framework. This integration offers a more comprehensive framework for future research.
Keywords: MNCs, work performance, expatriates, Guanxi, cross-cultural adjustment
Business Intelligence Framework for Mapping Analysis of Crafts Creative Industry Products Exports in West Java, Indonesia
Authors: Munawar Ghifari , Munawar Fansuri
Published: July 2023

This paper aims to develop a framework model of a business intelligence system for mapping exports of the creative craft industry in West Java. The main problem is the lagging of the craft industry exports due to the lack of responsiveness in capturing export opportunities. In addition, the absence of a business intelligence system in the craft industry to analyze export mapping in the global market is why this study is important. The research methods used in this literature are data collection and consolidation, identification of information needs, and business intelligence framework design. The data studied in this study are primary data related to export sales of handicrafts in West Java in the form of exporter data, export commodity data (HS code), export trade transactions, export destination country data, and the total value and volume of exports. The proposed model is a BI framework for mapping the creative craft industry exports and the stages of the BI implementation process. Based on the results and discussion, the proposed BI framework design can provide a framework for implementing a business intelligence system to analyze the export mapping of handicraft products in West Java, Indonesia.
Keywords: Business Intelligence System (BIS), decision support system, mapping analysis of craft product exports, craft business indicators
Analysis of Factors Affecting Leadership at Bank DKI Jakarta Selatan Post Covid-1
Authors: Herawaty Purnama Yanthy , Desty Febrian Wenny , Hikmah Perkasa Didin , Al Faruq Abdullah Muhamad , Apriani Ari , . Windayanti
Published: July 2023

This study aims to see the factors influencing leadership at Bank DKI South Jakarta. The variables in this study are organizational culture, motivation, work environment, and leadership after the Covid-19 pandemic. A survery research with a quantitative descriptive approach was conducted on all employees of bank DKI Jakarta, and 58 samples were taken from all employees of Bank DKI South Jakarta. Quantitative data tools, namely SEM PLS was used for data processing. Data collection methods: The data collection techniques carried out are interviews, questionnaires, observations, interviews. Research results: Based on the table obtained R-Square values for constructs X1, X2, and X3 of 0.707, which means that these values can identify Y and can be explained by variables X1, X2, and X3 by 70.7% while the rest is influenced by other variables outside the study.
Keywords: leadership, organizational culture, motivation, work environment
Social Media as a Platform to Increase Participation of Extension Workers and Farmers in Achieving SDGs
Authors: Madonna Metha , Reza Fikri , Sovianti Rina
Published: July 2023

The development of farming and agribusiness is a relevant and ideal choice considering the geographical structure of Indonesia as an agricultural country. However, there is a trend in society, particularly among the millennial generation, that prefers to focus on the mechanical industry, financial business, and entertainment. This situation is exacerbated by adolescents∧ widespread use of digital communication technologies and the occurrence of a pandemic, raising concerns that public participation in the agriculture sector may dwindle considerably. Based on several of these manifestations, an analysis was carried out that it was important to use internet-based digital communication tools as a medium of socialization while increasing community participation in agriculture. Social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram can be used to communicate and improve production and marketing through e-commerce in order to fulfill sustainable development goals (SDGs). Social media is not simply a means of contact between extension workers and farmersit can also be used to exchange information, innovate, build marketing networks, and obtain other farming supplies. This study aims to optimize the participation of extension workers and farmers in agricultural extension and communication activities. The study also intends to demonstrate the importance of using social media as a non-formal learning tool for farmers and the general public interested in agribusiness. This research applied the constructivist research paradigm with a systematical review method to explore and redefine social media as a medium of participatory extension and communication. As a result, the WhatsApp application provides a social media platform that extension workers and farmers can use for socialization, debate, and consulting to boost agricultural product output and marketing.
Keywords: social media, participation, counseling, communication
The Use of Zoom and WhatsApp Applications as a Communication Bridge for the Indo-Red Army Bekasi Community in Forming Cohesiveness during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Syari Harahap Hamida , Adam Adami Andi , Yasya Wichitra
Published: July 2023

This study aims to determine the use of Zoom and WhatsApp applications as a communication bridge in the Indo-Red Army Bekasi community in forming cohesiveness during the pandemic. The method used in this study is a descriptive qualitative method, with interview, observation, documentation and content analysis techniques for mass media. This research uses the concept of group cohesiveness to see how the cohesiveness exists within the Indo-Red Army Bekasi community during of the Covid-19 pandemic. The results of this research are that the chairman of the Indo-Red Army Bekasi community seeks to maintain communication and cohesiveness during the Covid-19 pandemic by using the Zoom and WhatsApp applications. The Zoom application is used for watching the Manchester United club game together online and having discussions after the game, while the WhatsApp application is used as a forum for communicating with all members and online meetings. By using these two applications as a communication bridge, they have formed solidarity and cohesiveness in the Indo-Red Army Bekasi community.
Keywords: football fan community, group cohesiveness, virtual communication media
Analysis of Asnaf Entrepreneurial Development Based on the First Principle of Islamic-based Development
Authors: Mohd Khalil Najwa , Mohamed Saniff Shereeza
Published: July 2023

The advent of Covid-19 pandemic, which surprised the world in 2020, has increased the poverty gap worldwide. Malaysia is not spared. In Malaysia, zakat institutions endeavored to develop several poverty management programs to assist asnaf (poor and needy) in meeting their basic necessities while developing their own ability to escape the chains of poverty. Literature suggests that these asnaf are shackled in the poverty culture and requires close supervision. In the zeal of developing these asnaf as entrepreneurs to fulfill their tangible needs, they too need knowledge of their responsibilities as khalifah (caliphs) on earth. This study intends to examine asnaf entrepreneurial development from the perspective of Islamic-based development based on the first principle–tasawwur (or Islamic worldview). It seeks to identify how asnaf entrepreneurial development is associated with tasawwur as the mould to development. This concept covers three fundamental components of Islamic tasawwur. Based on the collection of secondary data through documents reviews and using content analysis, proves that developing asnaf entrepreneurs to be dynamic and pious entrepreneurs who are governed by the Quran’s teachings by emphasizing solely on tangible or material factors alone is inadequate. There needs to be concerted efforts to incorporate the three Islamic tasawwur components. The implication from the findings suggests that there is a need for zakat institutions, government agencies, NGOS, and the asnaf themselve to commit to develop asnaf entrepreneurs by incorporating these components in their poverty management strategies to ensure that the entrepreneurs that are born from such programs are materially independent, imbued with strong resilience requiring minimal supervision.
Keywords: Islamic tasawwur, asnaf entrepreneurs, Islamic development principles, Islamic-based development, zakat
Boon of Saakshar Bharat Mission-2012 in Tamenglong District, Manipur.
Authors: Ruangmei Gaichangpou
Published: July 2023

The launching of Saakshar Bharat Mission on 8th September, 2009 a centrally sponsored scheme of Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India was to further accentuate Adult Education especially illiterate women as the new variant of National Literacy Mission covering all adult women in the age group 15 and beyond. The present study analysed the boon of Saakshar Bharat Mission – 2012 in Tamenglong District. There were 11,579 illiterate women in the district who were enrolled as learners. They were taught by 1,147 Volunteer Teachers (VTs) who were supervised by the 112 Preraks in 56 Adult Education Centres (AECs). The programme was carried out in the specified period from 15th January 2010 – 31st March, 2012(Phase-I). The First Learners‟ Assessment was placed under the pilot study. The 2nd. & 3rd.Learners‟ Assessment revealed learners appearing 1,290 and 2,869 attaining 81.08% and 79.78% respectively. For the Final Assessment there were 8462 female learners from basic literacy and 3214 female learners from neo-literates and school drop-out. Altogether 11,676 took the exam for the final assessment. There were 2186 learners declared under Grade-A; while 2891 were placed under Grade-B making A+B = 59.99 % and as many as 3385 were placed at Grade-C from among the Basic Learners. From among the neo-literates and school drop-out 839 learners got Grade-A, 1064 got Grade-B; Grades A+B= 59.20% and 1311 were placed for improvement. Women Census literacy trends in Tamenglong district i.e. 39.68% (1991), 49.11% (2001) & 63.76% (2011) and last decadal growth of 14.65%, have been considered to be a positive indicator of Saakshar Bharat Mission-2012 in Tamenglong District, Manipur.
Yaşam döngüsü analizi: teorik çerçeve ve tarıma uygulanması
Authors: YILDIZ Mesut , ATIŞ Ela
Published: July 2023

Yaşam Döngüsü Analizi son yıllarda sıklıkla kullanılan bir araştırma yöntemidir. İlk olarak çevresel etkileri değerlendirmek için kullanılan bu yöntem, sosyal ve ekonomik etkileri de kapsamına almıştır. Bu sayede Yaşam Döngüsü Analizi, bir ürüne dair kapsamlı bir sosyal, ekonomik ve çevresel analizi, yani bir ürününün üretiminden tüketilip geri dönüşümüne kadar bütün yönlerini içeren bir analizi olanaklı kılmaktadır. Yaşam Döngüsü Analizinin tarımsal araştırmalarda kullanımı ile klasik Yaşam Döngüsü Analizi arasında farklılıklar bulunmaktadır. Tarımsal üretim doğa koşullarına göre belirlenmekte, ürüne ve döneme göre farklılaşmaktadır. Bu yüzden tarıma yönelik yapılan bir YDA araştırmasının etki kategorilerinin ve işlevsel biriminin tarımsal koşullara uyarlanması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada Yaşam Döngüsü Analizinin ortak kavramsal çerçevesi ve tarıma uygulanışı ele alınmıştır. Yaşam Döngüsü Analizinin yöntemsel çerçevesi, çalışmalarda ortak bulunan yönleri ile incelenmiştir. Sosyal Yaşam Döngüsü Analizi de Çevresel Yaşam Döngüsü Analizinden yöntemsel farklılıkları ile araştırmaya dahil edilmiştir. Yöntem, tarımsal ürünlerde sürdürülebilir üretim ve tüketim stratejilerinin uygulanmasına katkıda bulunabilir. Bu yönüyle hem çevresel hem de sosyal boyutu içeren Yaşam Döngüsü Analizi çalışmalarının tarıma uygulanması, ilgili üretim sistemi ve/veya ürüne ilişkin karar vericilere ve politika yapıcılara, üretici ve tüketicilere çevresel etkileri hakkında geri bildirim sağlayacaktır.
Assessment of ecosystem services provided by street trees: Burdur (Türkiye) city center
Authors: KAÇMAZ Gülşah , OZEREN ALKAN Merve , ÇOBANKAYA Hatice , ŞEN Defne
Published: July 2023

Objective: The objective of this study was to reveal at which level urban street trees in Burdur city center can accomplish ecosystem services (ES) regulation.
Material and Methods: In this study, ecosystem benefits in physical terms are quantified by using a software called i-Tree Eco model developed by the USDA Forest Service. Besides tree characteristics and urban forest cover, air pollution reduction, carbon storage and sequestration, oxygen production, and avoided runoff are four regulating ES selected and studied.
Results: As a result of the measurements made it was estimated that trees in Burdur city center remove 66.79 kilograms of air pollution per year and the gross sequestration of street trees was about 12.92 metric tons of carbon per year.
Conclusion: Considering the data obtained as a result of this study, it can be stated that the species to t provide an advantage in terms of ecosystem services-pollution removal, carbon sequestration and storage, oxygen production, stormwater avoided-should be preferred to determine the tree species to be used in urban street afforestation.
Cotton production forecasts of Azerbaijan in the 2023-2027 periods
Authors: UZUNDUMLU Ahmet Semih , ZEYNALOVA Aytan , ENGİNDENİZ Sait
Published: July 2023

Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate the production area and amount for the years 2023-2027, taking into account the 1992-2022 cotton production area and production data of Azerbaijan, one of the countries that left the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1992.
Material and methods: The data used in this study were obtained from FAOSTAT and the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The ARIMA method, which is one of the most commonly used methods for univariate time-series estimation, was used in this study.
Results: It was estimated that the production area will decrease continuously in 2023-2027, the average production area and production will be 91,942 ha and 324,156 tons, respectively, and the yield will be 3,549 kg/ha in these five years.
Conclusion: These results indicated that although the increase in productivity in Azerbaijan provides a significant increase in production, the production area should also be increased to become one of the leading countries in the world market. For this, government support needs to be increased.
Influence of Traction Battery Arrangement on the Risk of Thermal Runaway and on the Loads Suffered by an Electric Vehicle Occupant in Case of a Side Collision
Authors: Olona A. , Castejon L. , Valladares D.
Published: July 2023

In current electric vehicles, the traction battery is intended to store energy. When designing this battery different parameters must be taken into account in order to arrange the battery/module/cells in the mechanically and thermally safest configuration. Moreover, the battery layout must have a correct dynamic behavior in possible collisions. In the present study, different battery configurations plus added energy absorbers are analyzed. In order to do that, an internal combustion vehicle modeled with finite elements is applied as the reference model. The structural behavior of the different battery configurations in the event of a side collision is examined. Firstly, the safest arrangement is stablished, both with respect to cabin intrusion and thermal runaway propagation. Secondly, the safest arrangement that guarantees the safety of the occupants in the event of a side collision is analyzed but using the MADYMO. This software includes experimentally validated dummies which allow have an insight in the stresses experienced by occupants. On the one hand, the analysis states that the battery pack inclusion in the vehicle increases the stiffness of the car floor, resulting in fewer intrusions in the passenger compartment. Therefore, a greater safety for the occupants is reached. On the other hand, none of the configurations analyzed has shown enough safety against the phenomenon of Thermal Runaway.
Apple-Like Shape of Freezing Paraffin Wax Droplets and its Origin
Authors: Roy Pritam Kumar , Shoval Shraga , Shvalb Nir , Dombrovsky Leonid A. , Gendelman Oleg V. , Bormashenko Edward
Published: July 2023

Paraffin wax stores energy in the form of latent heat at a nearly constant temperature during melting and releases this energy during solidification. This effect is used in industrial energy storage. An unusual change in the shape of a melted droplet of paraffin wax placed on a relatively cold glass plate is studied. As the droplet solidifies, its upper surface becomes nearly flat and a dimple is formed in the center of this surface, making the droplet look like a fruit (pumpkins are more commonly shaped like this, but the authors prefer apples). A series of experiments, as well as physical and numerical modeling of the droplet's thermal state, taking into account the formation of a mushy zone between liquidus and solidus, made it possible to understand the role of gravity and gradual increase in viscosity and density of paraffin wax on changing the droplet shape and, in particular, to clarify the mechanism of formation of the dimple on its upper.
Is PNP Theory Valid for a Black Hole Solution in Modified Gravity?
Authors: Das Surajit , Mandal Surajit
Published: July 2023

In this work, we investigated whether the Pseudo-Newtonian theory (PNP) is applicable to black hole solution in modified gravity. In this regard, as an example, a static spherically symmetric 4D AdS Schwarzschild Yang-Mills black hole in EinsteinGauss-Bonnet gravity is considered. Also, a brief discussion on the structure and horizons of this black hole spacetime is presented. We calculated angular momentum and energy in the framework of the general theory of relativity as well as in PNP theory. In both of these framework, a graphical comparison of angular momentum has been studied
First Grade GPA as a Predictor of Later Academic Performance in High School
Authors: Papadogiannis Ilias , Poulopoulos Vassilis , Platis Nikos , Vassilakis Costas , Lepouras Georgios , Wallace Manolis
Published: July 2023

The GPA is a universally recognised and utilised metric of academic performance that is considered to also measure a student’s potential for academic performance in the future. In this short communication we examine to what extent the GPA of the first grade of high school predicts performance in the later grades of high school, either generally (as classified in excellent student, strong student, weak student or very weak student) or more accurately (as indicated by the exact GPA in the next grade). We also put to the test the widely held notion that it might be best if core courses such as language and mathematics contributed more to the calculation of the GPA compared to secondary courses such as physical education or music. Our findings confirm the predictive properties of the GPA but strongly rebut the notion that a weighted GPA might achieve a better reflection of students’ potential. The study is based on the academic records of every student in Greece that progressed from first to third grade of high school in the 2016-2019 period. This data set contains records of more than 85,000 students, making it one of the most extensive studies ever conducted on the topic of the properties of the GPA.
In gait kinematics, structural equation modeling produces models for female gait attractiveness
Authors: TANABE Hiroko , YAMAMOTO Kota
Published: July 2023

In our social lives, movement’s attractiveness greatly affects interpersonal cognition, and gait kinematics mediates walkers’ attractiveness. However, no model using gait kinematics has so far predicted gait attractiveness. Thus, this study constructed models of female gait attractiveness with gait kinematics and physique factors as explanatory variables for both barefoot and high-heel walking. First, using motion capture data from 17 women walking, including seven professional runway models, we created gait animations. We also calculated the following gait kinematics as candidate variables to explain walking’s attractiveness: four body-silhouette-related variables and six health-related variables. Then, 60 observers evaluated each gait animation’s attractiveness and femininity. We performed correlation analysis between these variables and evaluation scores to obtain explanatory variables. Structural equation modeling suggested two models for gait attractiveness, one composed of trunk and head silhouette factors and the other of physique, trunk silhouette, and health-related gait factors. The study’s results deepened our understanding of mechanisms behind nonverbal interpersonal cognition through physical movement and brought us closer to realization of artificial generation of attractive gait motions.
Performance evaluation of in-house developed Covid-19 IgG/IgM antibody rapid diagnostic kit
Authors: G Vinaya Chandu Vidya Sagar , V Janardhan Reddy P , Suravajhala Prashanth , Suravajhala Renuka , V Uday Kiran , TC Venkateswarulu , PB Kavi Kishor , Polavarapu Rathnagiri
Published: July 2023

In the interest of preventing the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic from spreading, it is crucial to promptly identify and confine afflicted patients. Serological antibody testing is a significant diagnostic technique that is increasingly employed in clinics, however its clinical use is still being investigated. A meta-analysis was carried out to scrutinize how well Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibody testing using in-house developed rapid antibody assay worked for diagnosing COVID-19 patients against the chemiluminescence (CLIA) assay. IgG- positive but IgM-negative (IgG-, IgM+); IgG-positive but IgM-negative (IgG+, IgM-); IgM+ IgG+; both IgM-positive and IgG-positive (IgM+IgG+); and either IgM-positive or IgG-positive (IgM+ or IgG+) have been evaluated. A total of 300 samples with diverse age and sexual identity data were included. The combined sensitivities for IgG+IgM+, IgM+IgG-, IgG+IgM- and negative were evaluated. More accurate diagnostic results may be obtained using molecular diagnostic tools. The Antibody Rapid Diagnostic kit's (in-house developed) performance was satisfactory for determining the presence of Covid-19 infection with IgG and IgM positivity. The IgG and IgM positivity helped evaluate the immune response in the individual for the COVID-19 infection. These results lend support to the additional utilisation of serological antibody tests in the COVID-19 diagnosis.
Necessity of a Global Patient co-Owned Cloud (GPOC)
Authors: Lidströmer Niklas , Davids Joe , ElSharkawy Mohamed , Herlenius Eric , Ashrafian Hutan
Published: July 2023

Global conflicts and crises significantly affect all forms of healthcare delivery, evidenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and wars. Mass migration results in the displacement of millions of people without any access to their personal health records (PHRs). To improve access to health records for everyone, anywhere in the world, cloud-based healthcare infrastructures for PHRs need to be evaluated. This to manage significant chronic conditions such as ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, missing out on quality routine and planned care. Cloud based PHRs would also enable both patients’ co-ownership and a research platform in the era of artificial intelligence in medicine. This has not previously been the subject of scientific focus.

Here we present the results of the first Global Patient co-Owned Cloud (GPOC) structured survey and a consensus summit. The survey was answered by key opinion leaders from all 193 United Nations’ (UN) member states, 2 UN observer states (Holy See & Palestine) and 1 de facto UN non-member state (Taiwan) with additional input from 18 top-ranked, international organisations. The survey identified twelve major facets that require research attention.

Based on the feedback and results, we also assessed the necessity and feasibility of developing a GPOC paradigm. This consists of evidenced-based scientific principles in accordance with ethical, economic, technical, legal, and international regulatory considerations. Through this we investigate a globally inclusive foundation structure using personal health records as the fulcrum for effective cross-border collaborative healthcare.
The clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of adult patients with community- acquired spontaneous bacterial meningitis with a fulminant clinical course in Taiwan
Authors: CY Lien , Chien Chun-Chih , Lu Cheng-Hsien , Chang Wen-Neng
Published: July 2023

Purpose
To examine the clinical characteristics of adult patients with community-acquired spontaneous bacterial meningitis (CASBM) with a fulminant clinical course.
Material and methods
The clinical features and therapeutic outcomes of 127 adult CASBM patients were analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups as those with and without a fulminant clinical course. Fulminant clinical course was defined as meningitis presenting initially with marked consciousness disturbance (Glasgow Coma Scale score < 8) or a rapid deterioration in consciousness level within 48 h of hospitalization.
Results
Among the 127 enrolled patients, 69 had a fulminant clinical course (47 men and 22 women) and 58 did not. The patients with a fulminant clinical course had a significantly higher incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), severe clinical manifestations and higher mortality rate, and the survivors had significantly worse therapeutic outcomes. Klebsiella (K.) pneumoniae (50 strains) was the most important pathogen for the development of a fulminant clinical course, and all strains were susceptible to ceftriaxone and ceftazidime. With treatment, 50.7% (35/69) of the patients with a fulminant clinical course died, and the presence of K. pneumoniae infection was significant prognostic factor.
Conclusions
The presence of ESRD, initial presentation of altered consciousness, septic shock, seizures and CSF total protein level and K. pneumoniae infection were significantly associated with a fulminant clinical course of adult CASBM, and patients with this specific infectious syndrome had high mortality and morbidity rates. The presence of K. pneumoniae infection is a significant prognostic factor.