bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Inovasi Kepala Sekolah dalam Mengembangkan Budaya Mutu Sekolah
Authors: Abzul Oktaviani , Arifin Arifin , Sulkifly Sulkifly
Published: June 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan: (1) inovasi kepala sekolah dalam peningkatan mutu pembelajaran di SMA Negeri 3 Gorontalo, (2) inovasi kepala sekolah dalam keterampilan manajerial di SMA Negeri 3 Gorontalo, dan (3) inovasi kepala sekolah dalam pengembangan kewirausahaan di SMA Neger 3 Gorontalo. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan rancangan studi kasus. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui proses (1) wawancara, (2) observasi, dan (3) dokumentasi. Proses analisis data dilakukan dengan tahap: (1) pengumpulan data, (2) kondensasi data, (3) penyajian data, dan (4) penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukan: (1) inovasi kepala sekolah dalam peningkatan mutu pembelajaran di SMA Negeri 3 Gorontalo terdapat inovasi model pembelajaran yang meliputi: pembelajaran tatap muka terbatas dengan model student centered learning, media pembelajaran berupa, LCD, laptop dan cooperative learning menggunakan media gambar, pembelajaran daring menggunakan Google Classroom, Google Meet, video pembelajaran, model pembelajaran berbasis kehidupan nyata, pembelajaran luring dengan model pembelajaran (home visit), dan pembelajaran Hybrid Learning. Dan inovasi strategi pembelajaran yang meliputi, student centered learning, video pembelajaran, diskusi kelompok, ceramah, (2) inovasi kepala sekolah dalam keterampilan manajerial di SMA Negeri 3 Gorontalo terdapat keterampilan konseptual, keterampilan hubungan manusiawi, dan keterampilan tekhnik, (3) inovasi kepala sekolah dalam pengembangan kewirausahaan di SMA Negeri 3 Gorontalo terdapat inovasi pengembangan SDM melalui sosialisasi, workshop, proses pembelajaran, praktik kerajinan tangan dan inovasi pengembangan produk terdapat kantin sekolah, koperasi siswa, karya tulis dalam bentuk buku, short movie, hasil kerajinan tangan, dan tanaman holikultura. Untuk itu disarankan (1) Bagi kepala sekolah, disarankan mampu memotivasi guru dan pegawai dalam peningkatan mutu sekolah, melakukan pengontrolan atau pengawasan disetiap program sekolah, melakukan evaluasi pada setiap program sekolah sehingga mendapatkan feedback dalam peningkatan program sekolah, (2) bagi guru, dalam peningkatan program sekolah guru lebih giat dalam mengikuti rapat atau musyawarah yang diadakan oleh kepala sekolah sehingga dapat mengetahuo setiap program yang akan direncanakan di sekolah, (3) bagi siswa, walau dalam masa pandemi Covid-19 siswa seharusnya tetap lebih giat dalam belajar dalam proses pembelajaran tatap muka terbatas bahkan pembelajaran secara daring, dan (4) bagi peneliti lain, disarankan untuk meneliti tentang kepala sekolah memotivasi dan memimpin guru dalam peningkatan program sekolah.
X- Ray Diffraction Studies of Patti Claystone Member of the Campano-Maastrichtian Patti Formation, Southern Bida Basin, North Central Nigeria
Authors: Oladimeji, R.G , Ola-Buraimo A.O
Published: June 2022

X-ray diffraction and field studies were carried out on the Patti Clay Member of the Patti Formation in the southern Bida Basin. The studies involved field collection of samples and XRD laboratory analysis of clay samples in order to determine the dominant clay type, subordinate associated minerals, geologic processes and paleoenvironment of deposition. Field study involved standard litho-description by noting textural properties, facies type, fossil presence, structure and diagenetic effect. Laboratory XRD analysis procedure included sample grinding, XRD recording condition, selection and measurement of reference minerals, quantification of clay minerals using XRD processing software, XPert-Highscore Plus to generate results indicating clay mineral type and other minerals peaks. Lithostratigraphic section is dominated by the alternation of sandstone and claystone layers. The sedimentary structures are planar parallel and cross bedding in nature. The sandstone at Ahoko and along Lokoja-Abuja highway is characterized by liesegang ring and bioturbation structures. XRD results indicated that the Patti Clay Members are dominated by kaolinite with subordinate illite, montmorillonite and zincite in rare cases. The clay members were suggested to be deposited by moderate to low energy of transportation, moderate to low rate of deposition through prograding mechanism in a marginal marine setting. The kaolinite clay was formed by meteoric water reaction with the shallow-seated clay members through leaching of K+, Na+ and silica ions with resultant kaolinite stable at adequate pH that was not acidic.
Corporate Sustainability Efficiency and Firm Value. A Study of Nigeria’s Deposit Money Banks
Authors: Olum Fidelis Akprorien, , Sunday Otuya , Etim Archibong Archibong
Published: June 2022

Concerns about climate change, and environmental sustainability have brought to the public fore the need for corporate organizations to incorporate sustainability information in their reports. This study was carried out to examine the relationship between corporate sustainability efficiency and market value of listed Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria. The population of the study consist of all listed DMBs in Nigeria. Data for the study were obtained from published financial reports for the period 2017 to 2020. Findings of the study showed that social, economic and environmental efficiency practices have a significant positive effect on market values of listed DMBs in Nigeria. The study also finds a positive but not significant relationship of bank complexity with market value of DMBs and recommends amongst others that DMBs should intensify efforts to ensure adequate attention is given to sustainability efficiency practices to attract higher stock market values.
Value for Money Audit and Good Public Governance: Stakeholders’ Perception in Nigeria
Authors: MICAH Ezekiel Elton Mike , IBITOMI Taiwo , IBRAHIM Surajudeen
Published: June 2022

Over the past decades, public sector performance has been at the forefront of the public management debate. Along with the advent of economic and budgetary crises, and new performance management reforms, the public sector has been under constant pressure around the world to deliver good governance and restore voters' faith in government institutions through the lenses of the value for money audit 6Es (Economy, Efficiency, Effectiveness, Environment, Equity and Ethics). It is against this backdrop, this study primarily assessed stakeholders' perceptions of the impact of value for money audits on good public governance in Nigeria. Different stakeholders who benefit from government actions in Nigeria make up the study's population while purposive sampling was used to choose 150 respondents and for analysis, the study employed ordinal logistic regression. The findings demonstrated a positive association between good governance and independent variables (economy, efficiency, effectiveness, equity and ethics audit), with marginal impact coefficients of .606, .059, 1.048, 0.30 and .053, and p-values of .000, .045, 0.21, .001 and 0.033 respectively. It is concluded that routine value for money audit is found to strengthen good governance in the Nigeria public sector. The study recommended that the government should continue to reduce costs through periodic economic audits and efficient audit, as this will improve the quality of governance in the public sector. More so environment, equity and ethics should be giving emphases.
Dividend Policy and Performance of Listed Microfinance Banks in Nigeria
Authors: Ozigbo A. Sylvester , Ekane Rapheal Ogagaoghene
Published: June 2022

This research focuses on Dividend policy and its impact on performance of listed micro finance banks in Nigeria between2006 and 2021.The ordinary least square estimation technique and multiple regression method of data analysis was utilized..It was discovered that all the explanatory variables ie Return on Assets ,Liquidity ratio, Debt ratio and size of banks did not significantly impact Dividend Policy surrogated by Dividend Payout within the period of the study .It was therefore suggested that micro finance banks should increase dividend payments to its shareholders and also expand their branch network .The Central Bank of Nigeria is also advised to step up its supervisory role by plugging all loop holes through which liquidity is being depleted illegally by some of these micro finance banks.
IFRS Adoption and Financial Reporting Quality in Nigeria: A Conceptual Approach
Authors: James George Apochi , Lateef Olumide Mustapha
Published: June 2022

The adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) in different countries of the world have become a contemporary issue particularly with regard to the reliability of financial reports. The conceptual and empirical examination of the IFRS adoption and financial reporting quality across different sectors and countries. The study established that some studies used positive approach and some used positive paradigm. Studies used either of primary or secondary source of data, while some used mixed approach. The study found that IFRS adoption are determined by comparing the parameters concerned between pre and post IFRS regimes in given jurisdictions. The review concept and empirical evidences of IFRS adoption and financial reporting quality from many countries reveals that economic consequences of IFRS adoption significantly differ across jurisdictions though its impact has been reported to be positive in majority of studies. Also, few studies report indifferent and negative effects of IFRS adoption on financial reporting quality. The study found that it is argued that IFRS is more financial position focused. It is also observed that the impact of mandatory adoption of IFRS tends to be greater disputed than that caused by voluntary IFRS adoption. In addition, IFRS adoption are found to supersede many other domestic financial reporting standards such as Statement of Accounting Standard (SAS) in Nigeria.
Geç Osmanlı Dönemi’nde Kadınların İstihbarat Memurluklarında İstihdamı Girişimi
Authors: LEVENT Zeynel
Published: June 2022

Ulusal literatürde, Geç Osmanlı Dönemi’nde kadınların devlet memuriyetinde görevlendirilmesinin 1843 yılında sağlık ve 1873 yılında eğitim sektörü ile başladığı ve yıllara sari olarak, genişleyerek diğer sektörlere de yayıldığına dair çok sayıda akademik çalışma bulunmaktadır. Ancak Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanlığı Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı envanterinde bulunan belgeler, kadınların güvenlik alanındaki istihdamının (1851) eğitim alanındaki istihdamından daha önce olduğunu göstermektedir. Yine aynı arşivde bulunan İstanbul Polis Müdüriyeti ile Dahiliye Nezareti arasındaki 1912 tarihli yazışmalarından, kadınların Posta ve Telgraf Nezareti (1913/1914) ile Maliye Nezareti (1914) bünyesindeki büro görevlerinden daha evvel istihbarat memurluklarında çalıştırılmasına yönelik bir dizi girişimde bulunulduğu anlaşılmaktadır. 1912 gibi erken bir tarihte kadınların istihbarat memurluklarında istihdamının gündeme getirilmesi ve bu istihdamın yasal dayanağını da oluşturacak şekilde “istihbarat memurlarının keyfiyet tayin ve istihdam ve azline” dair bir talimatname hazırlanmış olması, kadın çalışma hayatına ışık tutması açısından olduğu kadar istihbarat faaliyetlerinin doktrinize edilmesi ve Türk istihbarat birikimini göstermesi bakımından da kıymetlidir.. Geç Osmanlı Dönemi’nde kadınların istihbarat memurluklarında istihdamına teşebbüs edilmesi gibi kamuoyunca pek bilinmeyen bir hususu irdeleyerek, literatürdeki eksikliğin giderilmesine katkı sağlamak amacıyla hazırlanan bu makalede usul olarak “tarihi yöntem” benimsenmiş, veri toplama tekniği olarak “arşiv araştırması” ve “literatür (alanyazın) taraması” kullanılmıştır.
Çivi Yazısından Arap Alfabesine Ortak Bir Gereksinim: Alfabe ve Yazı Sistemleri
Authors: DİLEK Yeşim
Published: June 2022

Geçmiş uygarlıklara bakıldığında bir medeniyeti oluşturan kilit noktanın dil olduğunu ve bu kilidin anahtarının alfabe olduğunu belirtmek gerekir. Çivi yazısı ile hiyeroglif yazısının yaklaşık 3000 yıllık kendi saltanatlarından doğurdukları alfabenin tüm uygarlıklarda sürdürdüğü hükümranlık göz alıcı nitelikler ortaya koymuştur. Fenike kökenli Latin alfabesi, kendine özgü işaretlerden oluşan Çin alfabesi, Sami dillerinden türeyen Arap alfabesi gibi her alfabe türü kendi sitilini oluşturana kadar uzun yol kat etmişlerdir. Osmanlı alfabesinin de yer aldığı Sami dilinden türeyen Arap alfabesinin serüveni oldukça uzun bir geçmişi kapsamaktadır. Arşivlerde kullanılan yazı dilinin ne kadar köklü bir tarihi olduğu belirtmek gerekirse Arap alfabesinin çıkış noktasını araştırmak için bu yolculuğun bizi yazının ilk çıktığı noktaya götürmesi kaçınılmazdır.
Savaş Tarihine Yön Veren Silah: Türk Kompozit Yayı ve Tamamlayıcı Unsurları
Authors: İKİBEŞ Samet
Published: June 2022

Yaylar, basit ve kompozit olmak üzere ikiye ayrılır. Ancak kendi içerisinde farklı alt tiplere de ayrılabilmekteydiler. Kompozit yayları basit yaylardan ayıran en temel özellik, üretim aşamasında ahşap haricinde farklı malzemelerin de kullanılmış olmasıdır. Makalemizin konusunu oluşturan Türk yayı ise kompozit yapıdadır. Üretim aşamasında kullanılan farklı malzemeler sayesinde yayın dayanıklılığı artmış ve uzun yıllar yapısı bozulmadan ilk günkü gibi kullanım görmüştür. Hatta bu özelliği sayesinde babadan oğula miras kaldığını da söyleyebiliriz. Türk kompozit yayı refleks olarak kurulur. Yani yay sabit yönünün aksine terse doğru kurulmaktaydı. Refleks oluşu yayın gücünü arttırmış, bu sayede oklar uzak mesafelere ulaşmıştır. Yayların mermisi işlevinde olan okların yapımı da oldukça meşakkatliydi. Çünkü düzgün üretilmeyen okun hızı ve yönü istenilen düzeyde olamazdı. Oklar birden fazla bölüme ayrılmakta olup esas vurucu kısımları temren, soya bölümüdür. Temren ve soya kullanıldıkları malzemeye göre ayrılmalarının yanında ek olarak farklı tipolojilerde de üretilmiştir. Yay kullanımı için yardımcı ekipmanlar olan zihgir ve ok sadağı okçulukta bulunmak zorundaydı. Zihgirler, ok kirişinin sağ başparmağa vereceği hasarı önleyen başparmak yüzükleridir. Sadaklar ise daha çok organik malzemeden üretilen yapısıyla okların taşınması görevini üstlenen yardımcı ekipmandır.
Qu’est-ce que la confiance en temps de pandémie ?
Authors: Lego Gaëlle
Published: June 2022

L’irruption sur la scène mondiale du coronavirus déchire le voile de nos certitudes, fait trou dans nos savoirs, bouscule nos subjectivités et nos habitus . Comment, à partir de cet état de sidération, peut-on faire face à cette effraction du réel de la mort ? En temps de pandémie, nous aurions pu imaginer l’intervention d’un État protecteur et ainsi espérer une pause dans toute cette frénésie néolibérale autodestructrice. L’intervention présidentielle du 12 mars 2020, allait dans ce sens. La perte de confiance qui s’est ensuivie est à la hauteur des incohérences, et des répressions, qui se sont succédé lors de la « gestion de la crise sanitaire ». La défaite de cet Esprit de Philadelphie met à nu la dictature des taux de profits et des logiques capitalistes. Comment reconstruire cette confiance perdue si ce n’est par le recours à la pensée, à la critique et à l’action, comme le suggérait Hanna Arendt ? Ce qui fonde une démocratie est cette séparation des pouvoirs entre politique et médical. Aujourd’hui, encore plus qu’hier, restaurer cette confiance perdue ainsi que redonner la parole au peuple semble être plus que nécessaire.
La traduction aux frontières : un paradigme transdisciplinaire du travail de construction de la pensée
Authors: Urgese Svetoslava , Ciccone Albert
Published: June 2022

Cet article porte sur la fonction de traduction et l’approche transdisciplinaire dans l’accompagnement et le soin des sujets migrants. La figure de la crise migratoire sert de paradigme afin de penser la crise actuelle de l’intermédiaire aux niveaux des cadres institutionnels et des métacadres sociaux. Le travail de traduction et d’interprétariat, fréquent au contact des sujets en migration, se présente à son tour comme paradigmatique du travail de soin, de restauration des processus de pensée, de rétablissement de la confiance dans le lien humain, nécessaire à la créativité comme voie d’issue de la crise. La réflexion part de la rencontre clinique d’une femme d’Europe de l’Est dont le suivi dans sa langue maternelle a pu faciliter la mise au travail de ses vécus traumatiques ainsi que rassembler autour d’elle l’équipe qui l’accueille. Sont abordés le travail de traduction et ses processus émergents ainsi que les effets et fonctions d’une approche transdisciplinaire. L’accueil de cette clinique est complexe en ce que la rencontre de l’étranger génère comme méfiance et sidération, qu’il s’agit de travailler à transformer en confiance et de mettre en pensée. La traduction d’une langue à l’autre, qu’elle soit culturelle, théorique ou professionnelle, participe de la construction d’une culture institutionnelle transitionnalisante. Elle soutient ainsi en son sein les processus de bouture psychique pour ces migrants déracinés, à l’histoire décimée.
Le psychanalyste peut-il avoir confiance en ses patients ?
Authors: Diet Anne-Lise
Published: June 2022

L’auteure défend une métapsychologie de la place et du rôle de l’analyste en groupe et en individuel. Elle plaide pour une passivation assumée du psychanalyste, et une conception de l’axe transféro/contre-transférentiel centrée sur le lien et non sur le seul intrapsychique. C’est le traumatisme qui permet de dévoiler les impasses dans lesquelles la psychanalyse s’est embourbée depuis l’origine, gardées et répétées par les successeurs et par une Doxa institutionnalisée. Enfin, elle relie ces conceptions à l’effort pour soutenir la démocratie, une certaine conception politique des liens et du monde, dont la Doxa s’est faite la gardienne.
Quand le bâtiment va, tout va… Mais à qui donc passer la queue du Mistigri ?
Authors: Schott Annick
Published: June 2022

Cet article initie une réflexion sur la porosité entre contraintes socio-économiques et enfermement risqué des équipages par les dirigeants du secteur du Bâtiment, illustrée par une étude de terrain auprès d’une pme locale du gros œuvre. Qu’est ce qui est en train d’être perdu de vue par les dirigeants (poussés par leurs partenaires d’affaires) dans l’accueil, en particulier dans une situation critique, des propositions qui permettent de confirmer l’assise des relations d’équipe ? Ce qui soulève le rôle de l’habitus des dirigeants de pme dans la conduite de leur(s) entreprise(s). L’habitus donne, en effet, la pulsation – facilitatrice ou empêcheuse – d’un faire, en particulier autrement.
Écouter ou entendre la musique ?
Authors: Petit Laetitia , Michet Uranie , Brohm Jean-Marie
Published: June 2022

Ce travail repose sur l’écoute des œuvres et interroge la notion d’interprétation selon un croisement de trois paradigmes : musicologie, psychanalyse et philosophie. Pour orienter notre jugement sur l’interprétation, l’écoute du réel dans l’œuvre représente un repère qui se distingue de l’écoute du sublime, et cette notion de réel sera définie d’un point de vue psychanalytique. Le second repère est issu de la philosophie de Spinoza et interroge les trois genres de connaissance tels que le philosophe les définit. À partir d’un dispositif d’écoute aveugle comparée de La grande Fugue de Beethoven, il s’agit de penser l’émergence du réel dans l’œuvre, et d’opposer certains actes d’interprétation, selon qu’ils visent le sublime ou l’émergence du réel. Nous nous demanderons alors quels sont les enjeux du dépassement dans l’expérience musicale, le passage du deuxième genre au troisième genre de connaissance, comment concevoir la formulation d’une musique interprétée, écoutée sur le mode du troisième genre ?
Fixed point approach to solve fractional differential equations in $ S^{JS} $-metric spaces
Authors: Rizk Doaa , Souayah Nizar , Mlaiki Nabil
Published: June 2022

This study aims to establish a new fixed point theorem in the framework of $ S^{JS} $-metric spaces, recently introduced by Beg et al. We propose different principles of contraction using various techniques. The theorems obtained represent a new framework for other future work in the considered space. Also, we provide two applications of our results to linear system of equations and the following fractional differential equation

   \begin{document}$ \mathcal{(P)}:\left\{ \begin{array}{ccl} D^{\lambda}x(t) & = & f(t, x(t)) = Fx(t) \mbox{ if } t\in I_0 = (0, T] \\ x(0) & = & x(T) = r \ \end{array} \right\}. $\end{document}

These applications show the effectiveness of our approach as a powerful tool for solving several types of differential equations.
Properties of solutions for fractional-order linear system with differential equations
Authors: Wang Shuo , Liu Juan , Zhang Xindong
Published: June 2022

In this paper, we study the analytical solutions of two-dimensional fractional-order linear system $ \mathcal{D}^{\alpha}_{t}X(t) = AX(t) $ described by fractional differential equations, where $ \mathcal{D} $ is the fractional derivative in the Caputo-Fabrizio sense and $ A = (a_{ij})_{2\times2} $ is nonsingular coefficient matrix with $ a_{ij}\in\mathbb{R} $. The analytical solutions of fractional-order linear system will be compared to the solution of classical linear system. Examples are provided to characterize the behavior of the solutions for fractional-order linear system.
Unresectable Giant Cell Tumor of Cervical Spine
Authors: Pillai Suresh S. , Dennison Premdeep , Rishin T. V. , Malayil Jim Thomas
Published: June 2022

Giant cell tumors (GCTs) of the spine occurs very rarely above the sacrum. They are even rarer in cervical spine. The complete resection of the tumor is often unachievable in cervical spine due to the close proximity of important neurovascular structures. We describe a case of unresectable (GCT) of cervical spine treated with near-total resection and adjuvant denosumab therapy. A 28-year-old female presented with quadriparesis and imaging showed GCT of the C6 vertebral body, compressing the spinal cord and also abutting the vertebral artery on the left side. Vertebral arteries were dominant on both sides and the feeders to the tumor could not be embolized. This posed a major challenge as removal of the tumor was not feasible. Near-total removal was done and the patient was started on denosumab, which decreases the osteoclast production and thus reduces size and prevents further spread of tumor. GCTs are resilient and can recur locally, even after the complete removal of tumor. Denosumab is a novel monoclonal antibody which can decrease the size of the tumor and also decrease the chance of recurrence after surgery, by preventing osteoclastogenesis. In cases of GCTs which cannot be completely removed, denosumab therapy as an adjunct to surgical removal is a safe and reliable option.
Newer Drug for the Resistant Bug
Authors: Krishna Sushma , Mishra Neha , Chath Nikhil Nediyan , Swamy Gowrishankar , Pala Shrikanth Kanchana
Published: June 2022

Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae are multidrug resistant organisms that have been increasingly recognized to cause infections with high mortality. The therapeutic options available for treating such infections stand severely compromised. The use of ceftazidime-avibactam in bacteremia and other infections by these organisms has been reported. We report a case of spondylodiscitis caused by KPC-KP diagnosed by pan-bacterial DNA screen and successfully treated with this relatively newer antibiotic. This report highlights the importance of the utility of molecular diagnostic tests in routine practice.
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis in a Rare Site
Authors: Nair Devaraj , Samuel Samson , Varkey S. K. , John P. S.
Published: June 2022

Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a rare locally aggressive benign proliferative growth of the synovium of unknown etiology known to involve the knee (80%), hip (10%), ankle (5%), and exceptionally temporomandibular joint and spine. It poses a diagnostic dilemma when it occurs at the ankle with the clinician tending to overlook it like an ankle sprain or posttraumatic pathology. The optimal treatment is surgery. Malignant change of the lesion, although rare is known for its ability for reactivated growth and a tendency to recur. Postoperative radio synoviorthesis may be required to remove the excess synovium when surgery alone falls short of removing the residual synovial membrane. This article reports the case of a rare localized PVNS of the ankle. Although rare at the ankle, PVNS must neither be mistaken for a malignant lesion nor be neglected as a nonspecific swelling.
Breast filariasis masquerading as carcinoma
Authors: Shastri Malvika , Nanda Annu
Published: June 2022

Filariasis is a common public health problem in the Indian subcontinent. Microfilariae are usually detected in the peripheral circulation; however, the clinical manifestations are related to the lymphatic system primarily. The breast is an uncommon site for filariasis, and the lesion clinically mimics malignancy. We should consider filariasis in the differential diagnoses of breast lumps, especially in endemic areas. Fine-needle aspiration cytology from the breast lump allows easy detection of filarial infection, and this can be managed by medical treatment, thereby avoiding surgical procedures.
Scabies infection among boarding school students in Medan, Indonesia
Authors: Yulfi Hemma , Zulkhair Muhammad Farid , Yosi Ariyati
Published: June 2022

Introduction:

Scabies has been a continuous health concern in residential institutions including boarding schools in Indonesia. The disease easily spreads in overcrowding residences. Using one of several boarding schools in Medan, Indonesia, as study site, we conducted this study to better understand the underlying factors behind scabies incidence in boarding schools. We hoped to be able to promote more effective preventive measures toward the disease.

Materials and Methods:

We included all of 220 students (115 males and 105 females) in a cross-sectional descriptive analytical study, whose ages were ranging from 10 to 18 years. The diagnosis of scabies was made based on interview and physical examination. Skin scraping followed by microscopic assessment was carried out upon finding scabies-related lesion. Data on risk factors were collected using a set of pretested questionnaire and direct observation. Data were analyzed using bivariate and multivariate analysis the with Chi square and logistic regression.

Results:

We found a high prevalence clinical scabies, i.e., 81 (36.8%) students, yet only one came out positive with skin scraping and microscopic examination. The factors associated with the infection were found to be younger age (odds ratio [OR]: 2.95, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.97–6.09), sharing clothes (OR: 8.22, 95% CI 2.37–28.48), sharing bed (OR: 17.53, 95% CI 5.55–56.02), and unhygienic bedroom condition (OR: 8.18, 95% CI 3.30–20.28).

Conclusions:

The results imply the need for better strategies to prevent the transmission of astigmatid mites within the risky populations. We promote six recommendations for a more applicable approach toward scabies prevention in boarding schools and other institutional facilities alike.
Empirical analysis of strategy selection for the technology leading and technology catch‐up in the IT industry
Authors: Cho Byung‐Sun , Cho Sang‐Sup , Shin Sung‐Sik , Kim Gang‐hoon
Published: June 2022

R&D strategies of companies with low and high technological levels are discussed based on the concept of technology convergence and divergence. However, empirically detecting enterprise technology convergence in the distribution of enterprise technology (total productivity increase) over time and identifying key change factors are challenging. This study used a novel statistical indicator that captures the internal technology distribution change with a single number to clearly measure the technology distribution peak as a change in critical bandwidth for enterprise technology convergence and presented it as evidence of each technology convergence or divergence. Furthermore, this study applied the quantitative technology convergence identification method. Technology convergence appeared from the separation of total corporate productivity distribution of 69 IT companies in Korea in 2019–2020 rather than in 2015–2016. Results indicated that when the total technological level was separated from the technology leading and technology catch‐up, IT companies were found to be pursuing R&D strategies for technology catch‐up.
Hybrid Bidirectional Multilevel Inverter Structures for Induction Motor Drive
Authors: Chandran Santhi Rama , Anandhan Srinivasan
Published: June 2022

Multilevel inverters performance enhancement is a major topic which has attracted the attention of most of the researchers, to evolve with newer topologies and modulation strategies. In this manuscript two novel hybrid bidirectional multilevel inverter structures which are suitable for bidirectional loads are proposed. An enhancement in the voltage levels and reduction of the component count are achieved for these newly introduced structures. Modular expansion and series cascading are suggested systems for extension of the voltage levels.The prime requirement in most of the industrial drives is a controlled output. VSI fed Induction motor drive satisfies this requirement. The Multicarrier PWM technique has been applied to the basic bidirectional seven level models and nine level model and its performance with induction motor as load has been analyzed for various modulation indices. The simulated results of the proposed structures are verified using MATLAB/SIMULINK platform. The characteristics such as stator current, rotor current speed and torque plots achieved as above model affirm that its performance is good.
FEAR OF SMALL NUMBERS: RE-VISIONING HISTORY IN BROKEN VERSES
Authors: Qasim Khamsa , Yaqoob Munazza
Published: June 2022

This paper explores how Kamila Shamsie’s Broken Verses challenges the official version of the Pakistani historical narrative on the Zia regime by presenting counter-histories that mainly draw on subjective memories to highlight the marginalised voices which are left out of the dominant historical narratives. Drawing on Michel Foucault’s concept of counter-histories, this study revives the memories of multiple experiences of national history during General Zia’s regime that highlight the forgotten voices and the silent exclusions. It also deploys Appadurai’s concept of fear of minorities to investigate the culture of hate promoted by Zia’s regime to justify his policy of Islamisation in every field of national life. Zia’s Hudood Ordinances denied the freedom to Pakistani women and religious minorities, as both became the direct target of the regressive religious policies of his regime. Kamila Shamsie in her novel, Broken Verses, exposes fissures and gaps prevalent in the official national narratives by providing a counter version of history that is both inclusive and pluralistic. Moreover, this paper explores the way the novel tries to unearth the lost and unheard voices that are buried under the official version of history and documents those perspectives on nationalism that not only embrace gaps, chaos, and discontinuity but also linguistic and psychic fragmentation.
GENDER-SENSITIVE PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE PUNJAB WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PACKAGE (PWEP) 2012–2016
Authors: Jabeen Sadia , Omer Sonia , Zaheer Muhammad
Published: June 2022

One of the several contradictions that rule women’s lives in Pakistan since its inception in 1947 is endorsing of their empowerment and the restoration of their misappropriated rights by successive governments, political parties and non-government organisations. The sad state of women’s lives in present times, however, indicates a consistent lack of effort and willpower in taking effective measures in this direction. One of the recent steps in this direction is the Punjab Women Empowerment Package launched by the province’s government in 2012, 2014 and 2016 to safeguard women’s rights and economic empowerment. This paper aims at exploring the gender sensitivity of the public policy towards women with a special focus on the PWEP by following the analytical framework used by the Centre for International Development Issues, University of Nijmegen (CIDIN). The parameters of the approach cover the structural and action-oriented aspects based on three dimensions: (i) access to resources, information, power and networks; (ii) rights, rules and responsibilities; and (iii) identity, culture and sense of belonging. The outcomes of this study will help foresee the effects of these packages in the long run for the women of Punjab.
DOWRY, FEMALE INHERITANCE SHARE AND SOCIAL PRESTIGE: A CASE STUDY OF VILLAGE MAINGAN, DISTRICT CHAKWAL
Authors: Batool Nasra
Published: June 2022

A major contradiction that controls and permeates all aspects of women’s lives in Pakistan and other regions of South Asia is the giving of dowry and wrongfully depriving them of their share in family inheritance. Viewed as a marker of the social status, honour and power of the male head of the household, dowry is indeed a patriarchal ploy to subjugate women and keep them under male tutelage. This paper investigates social perceptions in general and females’ perceptions in particular regarding the presence of dowry and suppression of inheritance rights, despite having shariah injunctions and constitutional safeguards to protect their right to have a share in family property and assets. With the help of in-depth interviews of twenty women of Maingan, a village in Punjab’s District Chakwal, and conversations with key informants and influential landholders of the locality, while exploring dowry’s correlation with women’s marital life and their social and economic, the study also investigates whether relinquishing their right to inheritance is simply compliance of male authority by a subservient female or tactful bargaining with patriarchy. The findings reveal that despite all efforts at gender sensitisation and female awareness, women remain inadequately informed about their rights.
Peer assessment as a method for facilitating cross-sector learning: A national pilot
Authors: Clymer Frances , Gibson David
Published: June 2022

Background: The delay of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) pharmacist registration assessments in England due to COVID-19 created a need for innovative assessment methods. Peer assessment was identified as a potential method for use across the sector and geographical boundaries. The aim was to establish a model for a national peer assessment tool to support Early Careers Pharmacists (ECPs) development.
Method: Participating ECP submitted cases using a standard template to be anonymised and distributed to three peer reviewers. An external supervisor provided a final agreement on the feedback given.
Results: Two hundred and fifty pharmacists participated in peer assessment from a range of sectors and locations.   75.5% (n=566) of potential peer reviews were completed with an average score at expected standard for an ECPs. Commonality of sector experience between submitter and peer did not affect scoring.
Conclusion: These findings support acceptability and feasibility of asynchronous pharmacy peer assessment across sector and geographical boundaries.
Knowledge, attitudes and practices toward human papillomavirus infection among undergraduate pharmacy students in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Ali Dr. Mohammad Daud , Hassan Yousif , Ahmad Ayaz , Ghosn Sherihan Ahmad , Ahmad Wasim , Al-Abduljabbar Esra’a , Al-Madeh Zahra , Al-Towilib Maryam , Al-Shatti Bashayer
Published: June 2022

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most widespread viral infections that affect the reproductive tract. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward HPV amongst pharmacy students in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A cross-sectional prospective online survey-based study was conducted amongst all second year to final year students enrolled in the pharmacy programme.
Results: Female students exhibited better awareness and knowledge (87.2%) compared to male students (12.8%). The majority of respondents (92.8%) had heard about the risk of cervical cancer, with fewer respondents had heard about the HPV vaccine (35.0%). There was high ratification that vaccines help in preventing cervical cancer (64.80%), which is a good response.
Conclusion: The pharmacy students showed an average knowledge regarding HPV infection and HPV vaccination. Considerable HPV targeted initiatives related to the offered pharmacy curriculum should be planned and executed to equip future pharmacists with proper knowledge and soft skills to perform their effective role in the prevention of HPV infection.
BIOINVASÃO DE Melanoides tuberculata (MÜLLER, 1774) NA REGIÃO AMAZÔNICA: NOVO REGISTRO E STATUS DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO
Authors: Barros Mara , Santos Weverton , Chagas Rafael
Published: June 2022

The present work presents a new record of the invasive gastropod Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) and indicates the invasive status of the species in the Amazon region. The record of M. tuberculata occurred in a stream located in the Rio dos Cacos microbasin (Primavera. Pará State) in the years 2019 and 2020. This is the eighth occurrence of the species in the state of Pará and the occurrence of M. tuberculata is evident. in the states of Mato Grosso and Tocantins. With this present record, the existence of more than one route of entry of the species in the Amazon region is evidenced, given the absence of connection between the water bodies where there are records of M. tuberculata. The absence of records of M. tuberculata in the other states of the Amazon region is probably due to the lack of studies and/or malacological surveys in the region. We emphasize the need to survey the mollusc fauna in the Amazon region with the aim of monitoring the invasion of exotic molluscs.
Grüss Type Integral Inequalities For Generalized $\eta -$ Conformable Fractional Integrals
Authors: KILINÇ Seda , YILDIRIM Hüseyin
Published: June 2022

Our aim in this paper is to establish new $\eta -$conformable fractional integral. For this purpose new inequalities are obtained by using generalized $\eta -$conformable fractional integral with the help of Grüss type integrals. The inequalities that exist in the literature are obtained in case of some special choices, which shows that the inequality we achieve is a more general inequality.
Mutation-Based Algebraic Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm for Computing the Distance of Linear Codes
Authors: KORBAN Adrian , ŞAHİNKAYA Serap , ÜSTÜN Deniz
Published: June 2022

Finding the minimum distance of linear codes is a non-deterministic polynomial-time-hard problem and different approaches are used in the literature to solve this problem.

Although, some of the methods focus on finding the true distances by using exact algorithms, some of them focus on optimization algorithms to find the lower or upper bounds of the distance. In this study,

we focus on the latter approach. We first give the swarm intelligence background of artificial bee colony algorithm, we explain the algebraic approach of such algorithm and call it the algebraic artificial bee colony algorithm (A-ABC). Moreover, we develop the A-ABC algorithm by integrating it with the algebraic differential mutation operator. We call the developed algorithm the mutation-based algebraic artificial bee colony algorithm (MBA-ABC). We apply both; the A-ABC and MBA-ABC algorithms to the problem of finding the minimum distance of linear codes. The achieved results indicate that the MBA-ABC algorithm has a superior performance when compared with the A-ABC algorithm when finding the minimum distance of Bose, Chaudhuri, and Hocquenghem (BCH) codes (a special type of linear codes).
TATAR VE BAŞKURT MASALLARINDA ARA SÖZLER
Authors: KARAGÖZ Erkan
Published: June 2022

Bir halk bilimi terimi olarak “ara söz”, sözlü anlatılarda anlatıcıların üslup veya belagat yöntemlerine başvurarak yaptıkları bir anlatım tekniğidir. Ara söz, formel ve motif gibi, anlatının yapısında bir birim olarak belirgin bir şekilde yer almasına rağmen Türk dünyası anlatılarında onlar kadar incelenmemiştir. Bunun sebebi, bu sözlerin çoğu zaman anlatı dışı bir unsur olarak görülmesi ve derlenen metnin edebî metninin oluşturulması aşamasında tamamen çıkartılması ya da kısmen kırpılması olabilir.

Bu çalışmada Tatar ve Başkurt sihirli masallarında anlatıcıların anlatılarda ara sözleri hangi işlev ve biçimde kullandığı örneklerle gösterilerek kişisel anlamda anlatıya nasıl yön verdikleri üzerinde durulmuştur. Bunun için ilk önce bir terim olarak “ara söz” kavramının folklorik açıdan ne anlam ifade ettiği, öne çıkan bazı görüşler etrafında değerlendirilmiş ve bir anlatıda ne gibi amaçlara hizmet ettiği hakkında bilgiler verilmiştir. Arkasından yapılan belli başlı çalışmalardaki sınıflandırılmalar üzerinde durulmuştur. Ondan sonra 60’ı Tatar, 60’ı Başkurt olmak üzere 120 masalda tespit edilen ara söz malzemesi tetkik edilmiş ve bu çalışmada izlenecek sınıflandırma yöntemi ortaya çıkartılmıştır. Yapılan bu sınıflandırmada ara sözler “geçiş yapan” ve “açıklama yapan” olmak üzere ikiye ayrılmıştır. Sınıflandırmanın alt maddelerinin oluşturulmasında, işlev etkeni dikkate alınmıştır. Anlatıcının “geçiş yapan ara sözleri”, anlatının kurgusunda bir bakıma o bölümü toparlamak için kişi-zaman-mekân geçişlerini sağlamak üzere; “açıklama yapan ara sözleri” de kendi bilgi, görgü, çevre gibi geçmiş deneyimleri dâhilinde bir an için konu dışına çıkarak anlatıda geçen o duruma getirdiği açıklamayla, kendisinin de bir kahraman kimliğiyle anlatıda yer aldığını dinleyiciye hissettirmek üzere kullandığı görülmüştür.
Quality variables of “Hass” avocado stored in modified atmosphere packaging
Authors: Vázquez-López Yessica , Iribe-Salazar Rosalina , Carrazco-Escalante Marco , Gaxiola-Camacho Soila , Caro-Corrales José
Published: June 2022

Modified atmosphere packaging and refrigeration of fruits and vegetables are used to extend their shelf life. The objective of this research was to evaluate quality variables in avocado (Persea americana Mill.) cv. "Hass" during storage in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) at 8 °C and contrast them to those obtained during storage at room temperature (RT) and refrigeration (REF). Fruits at physiological maturity were stored in MAP bags with a thickness of 0.20 mm. A completely randomized design was used; factors were: type of storage (RT 21 °C, REF 8 °C, and MAP 8 °C), storage time (8, 16, 24, and 32 days), and ripening time after storage (2, 4, and 6 days). Quality variables were firmness (penetration force), total color difference (ΔE) in exocarp and mesocarp (colorimeter), pH (potentiometry), and total soluble solids (TSS, refractometry). Avocados stored in MAP maintained (p > 0.05) firmness, which was higher compared to REF and RT during the storage period. Firmness retention for avocados at RT, REF, and MAP, at day 16, was 5.7, 32.6, and 87.2%, and at day 32, it was 0 (no reading), 9.5, and 78.2%, respectively. Total color difference in exocarp and mesocarp, pH, and TSS ranged from 3.8 to 25.6, 3.2 to 20.3, 6.7 to 7.1, and 5.3 to 7.7 °Brix, respectively. During the storage period, fruits stored at MAP showed a firmness, ΔEexocarp, and ΔEmesocarp similar to those of fresh fruit. Type of storage showed no effect on pH and TSS during the storage period. The package for modified atmosphere at 8 °C allows to prolong the shelf life of “Hass” avocado for a period twice as long as that at room temperature, based on the fact that changes in firmness and color are reduced, properties that are important quality benchmarks.
A Descriptive Study to Assess the Impact of Online Teaching on Perception of Parents among School Going Students in Education and Health During Covid-19
Authors:   Department of Community Health Nursing, Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India., Tamilselvi Dr. S.
Published: June 2022

Introduction: Online teaching has widely promoted during COVID-19 pandemic to continue education among students. The study explores the Parents perception that the critical implication of e-learning in improving the nature of students “learning is making them synchronized or lined up with present day students. The aim of the study was to evaluate the parents perception of online teaching among school going students in education and health during COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods: cross sectional study was carried out with 75 samples that met the inclusion criteria were selected using convenience sampling technique. Questionnaires was used to collect the data among participants which contains demographic variables, education and health regarding online teaching during COVID-19. Result: The findings of the study reveals that there is significantly association with the level of parents perception on online teaching among school going students in education during COVID-19 at p<0.05 with selected demographic variables, and there is no significant association with the level of parents perception on online teaching among school going students in health during COVID-19. Conclusion: findings of the present study reveals that, the parents perception had a moderately favorable attitude towards online teaching among school going students. The result of this study may be utilized as a baseline for planning awareness campaigns in the future.
Total Productive Maintenance Analysis on Printing Machine (A Case Study in an Indonesian Flexible Packaging Manufacturer)
Authors:   School of Business and Management, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, Utama Akbar Adhi
Published: June 2022

PT XYZ is one of Indonesia’s major flexible packaging manufacturer companies. The company suffers losses from the increase in printing machine breakdown from 1.65% in 2019 to 2.52% in 2021. This paper aims to reduce the breakdown duration in 2022 by identifying and solving the root cause by implementing one of the alternative solutions. The primary data are collected via a series of interviews and from the company’s manufacturing reports. Using Current Reality Tree (CRT) the root cause was identified as a lack of regular maintenance evaluation and improvement. The study proposes three alternative solutions: Planned Maintenance (PM), Autonomous Maintenance (AM), and condition-based maintenance using IoT sensors. In determining the preferred alternative, the study uses Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with five criteria: OEE improvement, human capital improvement, Capex required, Opex required, and ease of implementation. Align with the AHP result, the company agreed to implement Planned Maintenance (PM). After the first two months of implementation, the average year-to-date breakdown in 2022 was reduced to 2.29%.