bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Influence of Entertainment Tax Receiving and Advertising Tax on Regional Original Income
Authors: Hanum Zulia
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of entertainment tax revenue on the local income of Serdang Deli Regency, to determine the Effect of Advertising Tax Revenue on Deli Serdang Regency's Original Regional Revenue, to determine the effect of entertainment tax revenue and advertising tax on the local income of Serdang Deli. The research approach used in this research is quantitative associative with documentation technique. In this study is quantified by the documentation technique. The data sources for this study are reports of the realization of domestic tax revenues and entertainment tax and advertising tax revenues from 2016 to 2020. The data analysis used is descriptive statistics, multiple linear regression analysis, classical assumption test. The hypothesis was tested using the t test and f test. The results of this study indicate that entertainment tax revenue and advertisement tax have a significant effect on Deli Serdang Regency's original revenue in 2016-2020, this can be shown from the results of the F (simultaneous) test calculation, indicating that F-count > F-table (6,209 > 3.06) which means H_o is rejected and H_a is accepted. The coefficient of determination test of 0.209 or 20.9% can affect PAD.
Opportunities and Challenges in Developing Distance Education Services Open University for Indonesian Citizens in Malaysia
Authors: Hasyim Taufiqurrahman , Muktiyanto Ali , Usman Indrianawati , Wahyu Wahyu
Published: August 2022

The Indonesian Open University (UT) has had extensive experience in providing, implementing, and developing educational services in Indonesian and abroad. Several problems related to the planned development of Distance Education Services (PJJ-UT), have become obstacles that hinder the smooth expansion and management of UT abroad. This paper aims to analyze the opportunities and challenges in developing PJJ-UT in Malaysia. The approach used in this study is a qualitative method. The data are collected through participant observation as well as unstructured in-depth interviews involving resources ranging from UT managers, students, and alumni. The results: (1). Many fresh graduates from Senior High School, have departed for Malaysia before the time of receiving their graduation certificate. They are constrained from realizing their intention to continue their study while working; (2). Indonesian illegal migrants who have joined as students, have limited space for movement and are being arrested by Malaysian authorities; (3). Implementation of the mandatory overtime system at workplace, prevented students from participating in examinations; (4). The distance of the student coverage area, resulted in delays in taking academic activities; (5). The dropping out phenomenon among students who are not motivated to study is high, especially after returning to their homeland.
The Role of Employee Job Satisfaction: Work Discipline and Work Environment
Authors: Lesmana Muhammad Taufik , Nasution Asrizal Efendy , Handoko Dedi Tri
Published: August 2022

This study was conducted to determine and analyze the effect of work discipline and work environment on employee job satisfaction at PT. Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero) Medan. The population in this study were all employees of PT. Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero) Medan in the Human Resources (HR) section, totaling 44 people. Sampling using a saturated sample that is using the entire existing population as a sample. Data collection techniques using questionnaires and interviews. The data analysis technique used multiple linear regression, hypothesis testing, and coefficient of determination. The results of this study indicate that work discipline has no significant effect on employee job satisfaction, while the work environment has a significant effect on employee job satisfaction. Simultaneously, this study proves that work discipline and work environment have a significant effect on employee job satisfaction at PT. Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero) Medan.
An Experimental Study on Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing for Internal Inspection of Gas Storage Wells
Authors: Yanchun Zheng , Cunjian Miao , Lixiang Hong , Weican Guo
Published: August 2022

A reduction in wall thickness, caused by corrosion, of the inner and outer surfaces of underground compressed natural gas storage wells is one of the main causes of failure. Therefore, taking wall thickness measurements is an important task during periodic inspection. This study proposes a corrosion detection technique based on the well’s shape using cylindrical convex ultrasonic phased array and develops a cylindrical convex phased array probe with 512 elements. Using an example well of ∅177 × 10.36 mm, the influences of process parameters such as active aperture, focal length, gain, and gate threshold are studied. In addition, an experiment is conducted on a sample well with artificial defects for parameters optimization. Next, experimental tests are carried out on the well at the test platform according to the optimized parameters. The results show that the proposed technique is of high sensitivity and efficiency for the detection of corrosion defects and is able to detect pitting corrosion of more than ∅2 mm and line corrosion of 1 mm width.
İntratekal Gadolinyumlu Manyetik Rezonans Myelografide THRIVE Sekansının Katkısı
Authors: ÖZPAR Rifat , NAS Ömer Fatih , İNECİKLİ Mehmet Fatih , ÖNGEN Gökhan , OĞUZ-AKARSU Emel , HAKYEMEZ Bahattin
Published: August 2022

İntratekal Gadolinyumlu Manyetik Rezonans Myelografi (İG-MRM) spontan intrakraniyal hipotansiyonun (SİH) etyolojisini araştırmak için yapılan bir inceleme yöntemidir. İncelemede genellikle yağ baskılı 2 boyutlu T1A turbo spin eko (2B-T1A TSE) sekansı tercih edilmektedir. “T1-weighted high-resolution isotropic volume examination” (THRIVE) sekansı; yüksek çözünürlüklü yağ baskılı T1 görüntüleme imkanı sunan, yeni nesil 3 boyutlu gradient eko (GRE) görüntüleme tekniğidir. Bu çalışmada; THRIVE sekansının intrakraniyal hipotansiyon ile ilişkili İG-MRM bulgularını saptamadaki tanısal başarısını 2B-T1A TSE ile karşılaştırarak değerlendirmeyi amaçladık. Mart 2018 – Kasım 2019 tarihleri arasında klinik ve radyolojik bulgularına göre SİH tanısı konan ve İG-MRM yapılan 16 hasta dahil edildi. 2B-T1A TSE ve THRIVE sekansları; servikal, torakal ve lomber düzeydeki beyin omurilik sıvısı (BOS) opasifikasyon düzeyleri, tekniklerin her birinde saptanan epidural BOS kolleksiyonu, dural defekt ve meningeal divertikül bulgularının sayısı açısından karşılaştırıldı. Servikal ve torakal düzeyde THRIVE sekansındaki BOS opasifikasyon düzeyi 2B-T1A TSE’ye göre anlamlı düzeyde daha düşüktü (p0,05). SİH olgularının İG-MRM’sinde THRIVE sekansının kullanımı ile küçük dural defektler ve meningeal divertiküller rutin sekanslara göre daha kolay saptanabilir. Ancak sekansın gradient eko tabanlı olması nedeni ile özellikle servikal ve torakal düzeyde BOS alanları yeterince opasifiye olmayabilir.
Enfrentamiento y soporte de disidencias sexuales durante el 18 0. De la violencia policial a la justicia epistémica
Authors: Soto Guzmán Gonzalo , Hernández Iris
Published: August 2022

El texto describe el proceso de organización a través del cual se realizan acciones que den cuenta de la violencia estatal desde el estallido social del 2019 en Chile a disidencias sexuales y las etapas de configuración de agrupaciones, activismo y academia disidente como un acto de enfrentamiento y soporte ante las violencias ocurridas y que continúan en tiempos pandémicos. El artículo da cuenta de los momentos de gestión y agencia de cuidados que finalizan con tres reportes de violencia estatal utilizando la perspectiva descolonial y de justicia epistémica para analizar y denunciar la violencia sostenida.
A eficiência do treinamento situacional no aprendizado do futsal em diversas categorias
Authors: Cirino Jorge Demetrius , Sales Lucas Peixoto
Published: August 2022

O método situacional é aplicado com base em jogadas elaboradas a partir de situações de jogo e tem como propósito preparar o atleta para saber agir frente a essas situações, dando-lhe autonomia para pensar nas melhores resoluções para as situações problemas apresentados durante o jogo. Dessa forma, posto que ao longo do tempo notou-se que alguns métodos de treinamento não estão sendo suficientes para a crescente demanda do esporte, este artigo buscou responder a seguinte questão norteadora: o que a literatura diz sobre a eficiência do método situacional no treinamento do futsal em diversas categorias? Logo, adotou-se como objetivo demonstrar a eficiência do método situacional no aprendizado do futsal sob a perspectiva da literatura existente. Para tanto, utilizou-se como metodologia a revisão bibliográfica e sistemática sobre o tema, por meio da qual concluiu-se que o método situacional é eficiente no aprendizado do futsal nas diferentes categorias, sendo importante para a formação de atletas versáteis e inteligentes em relação ao jogo de futsal e suas exigências na atualidade.
THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH UNDER DENGUE FEVER RISK IN MALAYSIA
Authors: Tan Chuie-Hong , Lee See-Nie
Published: August 2022

Dengue fever has long been a community health problem in tropical countries. Dengue virus is a crucial cause of disease in international tourists, with a rising number of them returning from dengue‐endemic countries infected with dengue fever. This study analyses the impact of international tourist arrivals on economic growth moderated by dengue fever cases in Malaysia from 2014 until 2020. This study was carried out using secondary monthly data for dengue fever cases, gross domestic product (GDP), and international tourist arrivals. A correlation test was used to analyse the correlation between the independent, dependent and moderating variables. Granger causality test was employed to determine the causality between the selected three variables, dengue fever cases, international tourist arrivals, and economic growth. The results reveal a significant correlation between dengue fever cases, tourist arrivals, and economic growth. Between 2017 and 2018, higher international tourist arrivals led to lower economic growth under dengue disease hazards in Malaysia. Furthermore, dengue fever risk is found to have a positive relationship with international tourist arrivals and vice versa. The findings show a causality effect between the selected variables. The selected three indicators drive each other in the period study. In line with the government’s strategy to promote the Malaysian tourism industry, prevention and recovery policies should be planned considering the number of dengue cases and economic factors.
The Role of Free Trade Zones in Activating Sources of Income in Iraq
Authors: Ali Ziad Sabah , Ali Sabah Nima
Published: August 2022

Many countries, including the Arab countries, have sought to establish the free zones because of their important economic importance to diversify financial income, especially in rentier countries, in light of the trend towards the capitalist economy in light of what has been produced by economic globalization, in addition to that many Arab countries have turned towards establishing the free zones that many countries of the world have turned to, to support their economy, especially in the field of attracting foreign investments for these regions, and using them in transferring modern technology, and operating the national workers of the countries that have established those areas, and adopting their products in meeting the needs of the local market, where the idea of ​​creating has been established Free zones as a tool for development by allocating specific sites in which various special laws and systems are applied and characterized by exemptions and facilities that qualify them to be investment attractions to develop export industries and international trade exchanges.
The Impact of Oil Price Fluctuations on the General Budget and the Iraqi Gross Domestic Product form the Period 2010 to 2020
Authors: AL Bayati Yahya Farooq Kareem , Obeida Zuhair bin Nasser bin Al-Hamid
Published: August 2022

The price of oil is affected by several economic, political, social, and climatic factors, in addition to the nature of the prevailing market. It is also subject to “continuous fluctuations due to the nature of the international oil market,” which is characterized by dynamism and instability. Monday, April 20, 2020 is considered a black day in the history of the oil industry oil as the standard American oil prices collapsed by 300% during that day's trading. The general budget in Iraq relies heavily on the revenues generated from oil export, as it constitutes 90-95% of the state’s revenues, which affected the country’s economy due to fluctuations in oil prices. The importance of oil in Iraq stems from its provision of significant and essential cash surpluses for financing national development projects, as Iraq is ranked fifth in the world for oil reserves and ranked second in the Arab world in oil reserves in 2017, which encouraged reliance on it in the formation of the gross domestic product.
FACTORS IN THE DECISION TO ACCEPT THE COVID-19 VACCINATION: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: Astarini Made Indra Ayu , Lilyana Maria Theresia Arie
Published: August 2022

Background: The COVID-19 vaccination program was an effort made to prevent the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Various considerations arise when this program was implemented. Individual factors are one of the factors that influence the decision to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Objective: This literature review aims to review the factors related to the decision to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
Methods: The design used was literature review with PICO criteria (Population: General public (adult), Intervention: there no Intervention just to know the correlation, Comparison: there no comparison, Outcome: factor that correlate with decision to accept COVID-19 vaccination. Other criteria is the method: quantitative study) The keywords in two languages. The keywords for articles in Indonesian are "vaksin covid-19", "keputusan", "menerima", "masyarakat", "faktor". The keywords for English articles are “Factor”, “Acceptence”, “Decision”, “Covid-19 vaccination”, “Community”. There was conducted through two databases, including: Google Scholar (479 articles in Indonesia), and Science Direct (217 articles).   Articles limited from January 2020 to Mei 2022. Then the author re-sorted the articles according were free access and full text, in the form of original articles.
Results: There are 10 articles that appropriate with the criteria. Those articles are quantitative studies with a cross sectional approach. Based on the results of the article review, the authors found that there were factors related to the decision to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, namely knowledge, information about COVID-19, perception, education level, income, age, gender, and previous flu vaccine experience.
Conclusion: Factors related to the decision to receive COVID-19 vaccination, namely knowledge, information about COVID-19, perception, education level, income, age, gender, previous flu vaccine experience, and history of illness. These factors can be the basis for the government to achieve successful COVID-19 vaccination achievements.
The Concept of Nyarira Lagu in Jineman Maduswara, A New Sindhenan Tradition Composed by Peni Candra Rini
Authors: Rini Peni Candra , Sukerta Pande Made
Published: August 2022

"Maduswara" is a new musical work whose creation is based on memoirs, or the journey of Peni Candra Rini's in interpreting the sounds she has encountered. The memoir in question is the composer's memory from childhood when he first knew the tembang macapat, which was later termed as wiji tembang. The song continues to develop into a sound journey when the artist grows up, enters a formal karawitan school, and becomes a tembang lecturer in the musical department at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Surakarta.The method of creation used is through several stages inspired by the composer's personal process, namely (1) reflection, (2) dialectics, (3) giving the tone of expression, (4) determining the form, (5) determining the medium, (6) compiling compositional musical notation, (7) transmedium, (8) practice, (9) improvisation.These steps of creation finally found a concept of nyarira lagu which was built on 5 indicators, namely; (1) language, (2) voice, (3) expression, (4) spirituality, and (5) improvisation
Clinical and biological impact of ATP-binding cassette transporter activity in adult acute myeloid leukemia
Authors: Sourdeau Elise , Suner Ludovic , Memoli Mara , Genthon Alexis , Feger Frédéric , Soret Lou , Abermil Nasséra , Heuberger Laurence , Bilhou-Nabera Chrystele , Guermouche Hélène , Favale Fabrizia , Lapusan Simona , Chaquin Michael , Hirschauer Claire , Mohty Mohamad , Legrand Ollivier , Delhommeau François , Hirsch Pierre
Published: August 2022

Chemotherapy resistance is the main cause of treatment failure in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and has been related to ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter activity. However, the links between ABC activity, immunophenotype, and molecular AML parameters have been poorly evaluated. Moreover, the prognostic value of ABC activity, when compared to new molecular markers, is unknown. Here we investigated the links between ABC activity, as evaluated by JC-1 +/- cyclosporine A assay, and immunophenotypic, cytogenetic, molecular, and targeted next-generation sequencing features in 361 AML patients. High ABC activity was found in 164 patients and was significantly associated with less proliferating disease, an immature immunophenotype (expression of CD34, HLA-DR, CD117, CD13), and gene mutations defining AML as belonging to secondary-type ontogenic groups. Low ABC activity was associated with more mature myeloid differentiation (CD34-, cyMPO+, CD15+, CD33+) or monocytic commitment (CD64+, CD4+weak, CD14+), with NPM1 mutations, KMT2A rearrangements, and core-binding factor gene fusions, hallmarks of the de novo-type AML ontogeny. ABC activity was one of the major factors we identified using a random forest model for early prediction of AML ontogeny. In the 230 patients evaluated at diagnosis and intensively treated, high ABC activity was a predictive factor for primary resistance, and in multivariate analysis including full molecular data, an independent factor for event-free survival (P=0.0370). JC-1 +/- cyclosporine A assay could be used at diagnosis to predict AML ontogeny and to complete prognosis evaluation in addition to new molecular markers.
Plan de marketing turístico para la ruta de Downhill mama Rumi en el Cantón Chimbo-Ecuador
Authors: Núñez Servones Sabrina Alejandra , Aguirre Sanabria Jacqueline Rosario , Quintana Saltos María Fernanda , Sánchez Chávez Germán Patricio
Published: August 2022

Mama Rumi es una ruta antiguamente conocida como un camino de los incas, se encuentra ubicada en Ecuador, Provincia de Bolívar cantón Chimbo, con este plan de marketing turístico se busca aprovechar esta ruta con gran potencial que desde hace 10 años realiza una competencia de ciclismo extremo, del tipo Down Hill catalogada como difícil, la cual reúne ciclistas del Ecuador y del mundo, con 15 km de recorrido en descenso desde los 3000 hasta 500 msnm. En este trabajo, se identifica la ubicación de cada uno de los atractivos, las potenciales actividades y los servicios turísticos que se pueden ofrecer. La propuesta se planea para iniciar en el año 2018. Siguiendo las estrategias de marketing mix, se analiza toda esta información, llegando al plan financiero, con una inversión inicial de USD 100.391,52 y con una recuperación de la inversión inicial a los cuatro años de actividad. Los indicadores VAN de USD 90,593.59, TIR del 28% mayor a la tasa interbancaria y el TIRM del 21.57% concluyendo que el plan de marketing de la ruta Mama Rumi es rentable.
Índice sintético para el análisis de la gestión gastronómica de servicios de restaurante
Authors: García Pulido Yadrián , Sánchez Jorge Tanyara
Published: August 2022

La gestión gastronómica es uno de los elementos clave del éxito de los negocios turísticos relacionados con la restauración. La presente investigación se desarrolló en un restaurante del polo turístico de Varadero, para contribuir a la mejora económica interna, a partir del estudio de los indicadores asociados. Como objetivo se planteó proponer un instrumento que permita el diagnóstico integral de la gestión gastronómica. Para el despliegue de la metodología propuesta se aplicó el Método de Expertos, Método de Consenso, matriz RRGC y la construcción del índice sintético de gestión gastronómica. Se emplearon además herramientas informáticas como Microsoft Excel, el software estadístico Statgraphics y Microsoft Visio. Como principales resultados se destaca el Índice de Gestión Gastronómica, el cual contribuye a la mejora continua de la instalación y un aprovechamiento más eficiente de los recursos económicos. La dimensión más afectada resultó la Infraestructura y los indicadores de más bajo comportamiento fueron, la tasa de plazas perdidas, tasa de ocupación e ingreso medio por cubierto.
Determination of Risk Factors for Pre-eclampsia in a Tertiary Hospital of Bangladesh: A Descriptive Study
Authors: Ghani Afroza , Ila Israt Jahan , Tasmin Khandaker Shehneela , Zakaria Rooh E , Ferdows Jannat Ara , Sultana Nasrin
Published: August 2022

Background: Pre-eclampsia (PE), a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy is estimated to complicate 2%-8% of pregnancies and remains a principal cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. The identification of its predisposing factors in the pre-pregnancy and initial stage of pregnancy will help in reducing the morbidity and mortality.
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the risk factors for PE among pregnant women in a tertiary level hospital.
Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from January to December 2019. A total number of 50 pregnant women with pre-eclampsia, who got admitted in this hospital were selected as study group. This was a hospital based descriptive study.
Results: Most of the participants were within 35-45 years of age group and mean age 38.92 ± 2.21. The factors that were found to be significant predictors of risk for development of PE were primigravida, inadequate education, low socio-economic status, past history of PE or hypertension and family history of PE or hypertension.
J Shaheed Suhrawardy Med Coll 2021; 13(1): 3-7
Clinical Presentation with Predictors of Severity of Dengue Fever in Children of 2019, Endemic in Bangladesh
Authors: Parvin Rukhsana , Sultana Merina , Nahar Zakia , Mahmud Shahabuddin , Khan Md Fazlul Kader , Akter Jesmin , Mowla Md Golam
Published: August 2022

Background: Dengue fever is a serious public health problem with a wide range of clinical manifestations. In 2019, the clinical presentation of dengue infection was novel in relation to the conventional features of the previous years and also in degree of severity. So the study was done to see the varied clinical presentation, predictors of severity and outcome in pediatric population in 2019 endemic.
Methods: It was a cross sectional, descriptive study conducted among 100 cases of serologically positive dengue patients from department of Paediatrics of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, Dhaka from July to October, 2019.The data were collected by preformed semi-structured questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS version 16.0.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 7.4 ± 3.4 years with equal male and female ratio. Children between 5-12 years were most (72%) commonly affected. Mean duration of fever was 4.5 ± 1.8 days and fever was present in 63% cases on presentation. Features of shock were present in 61% of patients who were designated as severe dengue. Most of the patients presented with abdominal pain (77%) followed by vomiting (70%), headache (35%), myalgia(32%) and retro-orbital pain(30%). Among the important clinical findings, tender hepatomegaly was present in 77% cases followed by ascites in 35% and pleural effusion in 4% cases. Melaena was found to be the most common form of bleeding manifestation. Risk factors for severe dengue were vomiting, abdominal pain, melaena, ascites and low platelet count. Majority of the patients (95%) were discharged, 4% were referred to ICU and only 1% died.
Conclusion: Majority of admitted pediatric dengue patients presented with severe Dengue (Dengue Shock Syndrome). Presence of vomiting, abdominal pain, ascites and low platelet count were found to be significant in predicting severity of dengue.
J Shaheed Suhrawardy Med Coll 2021; 13(1): 8-14
Midazolam for Conscious Sedation During Endoscopy: Cheaper and Safer Alternative for Resource-poor Settings
Authors: Gani A B M Shakil , Rahman Md Mizanur , Mahmood Abdullah Al , Al Aziz Mohammad Zakaria , Hasan Md Rashedul
Published: August 2022

Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is usually carried out using conscious sedation or general anesthesia all over the world. However, due to resource-poor conditions in countries like Bangladesh, physicians have to use topical anesthesia, which eventually leads to a painful and fearful endoscopic experience for most of the patients here. To improve this situation, a crosssectional study was carried out in a tertiary medical center near Dhaka, Bangladesh from March 2013 to October 2018. A total of 4557 patients were included in this study. Among them, 2236 patients were sedated with low dose Midazolam in a conscious sedation procedure, while 2321 patients underwent endoscopy with only topical anesthesia using Lidocaine gel and Lidocaine spray. It was found out that patient satisfaction with Midazolam was 99% compared to only 10% with lidocaine use. Besides, only 4% of patients were restless, but did not need anesthetic support, when Midazolam was used. In contrast, 35% of patients with topical anesthesia were found restless and were assisted. Midazolam is certainly a better and cheaper alternative in resource-poor settings and provides a painless, patient-friendly endoscopic experience without the need for anesthetic support.
J Shaheed Suhrawardy Med Coll 2021; 13(1): 33-35
Comparison of Efficacy of Ferrous Sulfate and Carbonyl Iron on the Blood Film of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women
Authors: Ahmed Taslima Nasreen , Shahriar Iram , Iqbal Jalal Uddin , Rowshan Mahfuza Mazeda , Nahar Sharmin , Akhter Shakila
Published: August 2022

Background: Iron deficiency anemia is the most common and important public health problem all over the world in the risk group of antenatal women. Research is going on to improve the iron status of the pregnant women with different forms of iron available. In this regard Carbonyl Iron is showing promising result in improving the red cell mass with better compliance.
Objective: The purpose of present study was to compare the efficacy of Ferrous Sulfate and Carbonyl Iron in the blood film of iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women.
Methodology: An observational prospective study in obstetric and gynae out – patient department of Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital. Women between 16 – 28 weeks of pregnancy with haemoglobin level 7 – 10 gm/dl and with microcytic hypochromic blood film were included in this study. Pregnant women in 1st and 3rd trimester of pregnancy were excluded from the study. Among the study population one group was given tablet Ferrous Sulfate and another group was given capsule Carbonyl Iron.
Results: At the end of study (after 12 weeks) MCV, MCH, MCHC level were more increased incase of Carbonyl Iron group than Ferrous Sulfate group which is statistically significant.
Conclusion: Carbonyl Iron is more effective than Ferrous Sulfate in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy.
J Shaheed Suhrawardy Med Coll 2021; 13(1): 46-49
Clinical Profile and Laboratory Parameters of Enteric Fever in Children Attending Pediatric OPD in A Tertiary Care Center, Dhaka
Authors: Akhtar Gulshan , Khanam Afroza , Rahman Mohammad Abdur , Islam Quazi Rakibul , Chowdhury Nurun Nahar
Published: August 2022

Introduction: Enteric fever, a life threatening systemic bacterial infection commonly occurring in developing countries throughout the world. Children suffer the highest burden of this disease among populations in South Asian countries. The clinical presentations are nonspecific, vary in different age group and are often difficult to distinguish clinically from other febrile illness leading to delay in diagnosis, initiation of treatment and ultimately leads to potentially life threatening complications. The aim of our current study was to observe the different pattern of clinical presentation among different age group and laboratory profiles of children presenting with enteric fever.
Methodology: This observational type of cross sectional study was carried out at Pediatric outpatient department (OPD) in a tertiary care center, Dhaka, Bangladesh among 80 children during one-year period from March 2019 to February 2020. 1 to 15 years old children diagnosed as enteric fever on the basis of clinical presentation and confirmed by laboratory investigations were enrolled in this study.
Results: Total 80 children presenting with fever for ³4 days with strong clinical suspicion of enteric fever followed by laboratory confirmation were included in this study. Children with fever that mimic other febrile illness and those who were already on antibiotic treatment were excluded. We categorized the children in 3 age groups to see the variability of symptoms and signs in different age group. Majority (62.5%) of the study population were school aged children with a male to female ratio of 1.5:1. 68.7% children were from lower class family habituated to drink un boiled supply water (60%) and consumed both homemade and outside foods (66.2%). Fever (100%), anorexia (80-90%), vomiting (30-60%) and coated tongue (70-80%) were consistently present in all age groups. Preschool aged children commonly presented with diarrhea (70%), pallor (60%) and hepatomegaly (70%), whereas abdominal pain (84%), constipation (60%), hepatomegaly (70%) and or splenomegaly (20%) was observed among school aged children. Adolescent group had headache (80%), myalgia (70%) and cough (60%) as their prominent symptoms. Laboratory parameters revealed leukocytosis in 45%, positive Widal test among 62.4% and positive blood culture in 37.5% study group.
Conclusion: Enteric fever still remains a serious public health concern in pediatric groups in under developed and developing countries mostly due to substandard drinking water supply, defective sewage system and poor sanitation. Early and accurate diagnosis of this disease followed by initiation of appropriate treatment is crucial in lowering case fatality and also identify carriers those may be responsible for acute outbreak of enteric fever.
J Shaheed Suhrawardy Med Coll 2021; 13(1): 50-57
Enhancing Sentiment Analysis of Textual Feedback in the Student-Faculty Evaluation using Machine Learning Techniques
Authors: Pacol Caren A. , Palaoag Thelma D.
Published: August 2022

Sentiment Analysis has been an interesting and popular research area encouraging researchers and practitioners to adopt this tool in various fields such as the government, health care and education.  In education, instruction evaluation is one of the activities that sentiment analysis has served.  Though, it is a common practice that educational institutions periodically evaluate their teachers’ performance, students’ comments which are rich in insights are not easily taken into account because of lack of automated text analytics methods. In this study, supervised machine learning algorithms were used. Experiments were conducted to evaluate base models employing naïve bayes, support vector machines and logistic regression in comparison to ensemble combining the three. Random forest, an ensemble learning algorithm was also experimented. Machine learning techniques such as term-frequency – inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) and ngram were also explored to devise a model with the highest possible accuracy. Results show that in this case, tf-idf vectorization does not show significant improvement in sentiment classification. On the other hand, ngram vectorization improve performance of base models and has potential to improve ensemble models. Random forest showed higher performance measures than base models and ensemble of the three base models. However, it did not outperform ngram combined with support vector machines. In future work the model with highest accuracy found can be embedded in a sentiment analysis tool for students’ feedback on teaching performance. More advanced transformation techniques and other ensemble techniques may be explored to further improve accuracy in sentiment classification.
Mine water chemistry development in the R3 shaft of the Rozna I uranium mine, Czech Republic
Authors: Vokurka Michal , Mertová Lenka , Žilová Patricie
Published: August 2022

The paper describes the current non-mining state of the Rozna I uranium mine which is located in the central part of the Czech Republic. The subject is a 1 200 m deep R3 shaft which is excavated from the surface. At the R3 shaft is carried out regular monitoring of mine water, specifically inflows to the deposit and their chemistry. Chemical monitoring is carried out by proper collection of mine water and their consequent chemical analysis in an accredited laboratory.

The results of the chemical analysis were processed using standard text and spreadsheet editors and using geochemical modeling software. The paper defines several types of water with slightly different chemistry, but the majority is calcium sulphate type of mine water. Occasional fluctuations in mine water concentrations were not dependent on the concentration of extraction, because at the R3 shaft was extraction of uranium ore terminated in 1996. Fluctuations are attributed only to technological interventions of maintenance work on the shaft. The development of chemistry of mine water was described at the shaft during the years 1994 – 2019. The mine water from the R3 shaft were analyzed for the saturation index. Minerals which could precipitate under specific conditions in the form of amorphous precipitates, coatings or other precipitates, were described.
Monitoring Heavy Metal Pollution at Al-Buraihi Sewage Station in Taiz, Yemen using Napier Grass (Pennisetum Purpureum Schumach) as a Bioindicator
Authors: Raya Q.A. Al-Ansi  , Abdelhafeez M.A. Mohammed  , Mahmoud M. Ali  , Wadie Ahmed MokbelGhalib  , Ponnappa Sajan Chimmikuttanda
Published: August 2022

Soil pollution or soil contamination is an important environmental concern that causes health for both flora and fauna worldwide. The majority of pollutants have anthropogenic origins. However, some contaminants can occur naturally in soils as components of minerals and can be toxic at high concentrations. The biological materials like microorganisms, plants and animals have been studied to be used in biomonitoring of pollution. Plants are important bioindicators for heavy metals environmental pollution. Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach), an animal fodder in Yemen, has been used in this study as a bioindicator for monitoring soil pollution around Al-Buraihi sewage station, Taiz, Yemen, using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) technique. The concentrations of Cr and Pb were acceptable in all samples according to FAO and WHO, while those of As, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mo, Ni, Se, and Zn were exceeding the limits of WHO in all plant species samples and accordingly recommended not to be used as animal fodder.
Light Nuclei Evaluation by Resonance Neutron Reactions
Authors: Oprea Cristiana , Mihul Alexandru , Ioan Oprea Alexandru
Published: August 2022

It is well known that for light nuclei, by slow neutron capture, radionuclides are not produced and therefore their determination by INAA is not possible. Then for evaluation of their properties, it could be better to combine a few neutron reactions in neutron transmission experiments (methods), depending on the value of the cross-sections of selected types of reactions. One S-resonance was considered from each element in the sample composed of only five medium and heavy elements and one trace light element. Results on 6Li and 10B nuclei are presented and they demonstrate that the missing of one type of measurement technique could lead to errors in the data processing. Both nuclei have a very low value of capture cross-section and a very high value of (n, a) cross-section. Due to the positions of S-resonances and their reduced neutron widths, these light nuclei influence significantly the spectra and furthermore, the order of measurements can also be important.
Techno Economy Comparison of Conventional Generating Unit and Lithium Battery Energy Storage as a Primary Frequency Regulation of Variable Renewable Energy Penetrated Grid System, Case Study: Southern Sulawesi of Indonesia
Authors: Yuliansyah Rendy , Idamsyah Aditya , Paundra Irwan , Priyono Bambang
Published: August 2022

Integrating higher shares energy mix of variable renewable energy (VRE) technologies, such as wind and solar PV, in the energy transition process presents many challenges in its operation. One of the required services needed in this activity is the Primary Frequency Regulation (PFR). Many studies have studied various ways to provide PFR services, such as using the Conventional Generating Unit (CGU) and Lithium Battery Energy Storage (LiBESS). This paper presents several battery sizing methods used for comparison between the Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) of a CGU and the Levelized Cost of Storage (LCOS) of a LiBESS, which used as PFR of a VRE penetrated grid system in a case study: the grid of southern Sulawesi, Indonesia. The results show that the LCOE of LiBESS is still below the LCOE of the CGU, but for projections in 2030, the LCOS LiBESS shows a competitive number compared to the LCOE of CGU.
Soil Loss Estimation within the Nun River Basin using Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) integrated in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Authors: Ehiorobo Jacob , Ilaboya Rudolph Idowu , Onwo Nelson
Published: August 2022

River bank erosion can cause undesired river bank expansion, distortion of the river course thereby slowing the river velocity and hindering the water carrying capacity of the river. Slow velocity of the river course can result in fast sediment accretion and accumulation at the bottom of the river. If these trends are not checked, the river may wind down and at best begin to become a delta at its middle course. The focus of this study is to apply GIS  and analytical RUSLE equation to estimate soil loss within the Nun Basin.

Core sediment samples were collected from relatively undisturbed areas (nine different stations) using Uwitec Triple sediment cutter. The sediment samples were processed in the lab for sediment particle size analysis (PSA) and Pb-210 atmospheric deposition with age using alpha spectrophotometer. Spatial rainfall data of the study location were employed to generate the rainfall erosivity map in order to determine the erosivity factor (R). Particle size distribution analysis was validated using Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) and integrated with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) was employed to create the soil erodibility map which was subsequently used to determine the erodibility factor (K). The cover management factor (P) was determined using the land use land cover map and the resulting data were then employed to model the river bank erosion around the study area.

Result of the study revealed that the maximum annual average soil loss rate was estimated to be 0.66 tons/ha. /year around the Nun River based on GIS application using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE).
Nuclear Reaction Mechanisms of Neutron Induced Fission of 237Np Nucleus
Authors: Oprea Cristiana , Ayaz Ahmad Mohammad , Ioan Oprea Alexandru , H. Baker Jalal , Amrani Naima
Published: August 2022

At FLNP JINR Dubna new prospects for developing new neutron facilities have already been started, that will replace the IBR-2 neutron pulsed research reactor which shut down in the year 2032. Several agreed projects use the fission processes induced by neutrons on neptunium-based fuels. An investigation of the neutron fission process on the 237Np nucleus was conducted in the present research. Several parameters were analyzed during neutron-induced fission of 237Np including the neutron cross-section, mass distributions, prompt neutron emission, isotope production, and neutron spectra. Evaluations of the above observables were conducted using TALYS – 9.1 Software, with incident neutron energies ranging from 0.4 to 25 MeV. The exact value of cross-section was obtained as 5 – 5.5 MeV in the present work, whereas from literature, it was found up to 10 MeV. Neutron spectra were analyzed and separated contributions from different nuclear reaction mechanisms were obtained. Our investigations have revealed some important yields and isotope production cross-sections that were in good agreement with literature data.
Emotions as an Accelerator: Case Studies on the Effects of Emotions on Teachers’ Perception and Learning when being in Conflicts with School leaders
Authors: Yin Yung CHIU
Published: August 2022

Teachers’ emotions are critical to positive student-teacher relationships and quality teaching in the classroom, though the importance of teachers’ effective management of emotions has been recognized (Chen, 2020), the reverse effects of teachers’ emotions on teachers’ learning have been underplayed in the field. Teachers are expected to be professional learners (Locke; Jarvis, 2009; Magill, 2021), meanwhile, emotions are often framed as a dichromatic disturbance to their professional learning, hence the effect of emotions is often downplayed, if not neglected. Emotions, however, are innate and inseparable from one’s perception of their own lived experience, it affects how one perceives his/her identity and relationship with the world, thereby playing an important role in learning per se (Jarvis, 2006). Through narrative analysis, the teaching trajectories of three Hong Kong Secondary school teachers are studied. The life stories of these three cases have revealed in this research that emotions indeed serve as an accelerator to critical reflection, reflective learning and perspective transformation, thereby leading to transformative learning on both personal and professional levels during disjuncture triggered by conflicts with school leaders. By employing Chen’s (2020) Teacher Emotion Model and Liu & Hallinger’s (2020) partial mediation model, this research provides empirical evidence to the indispensable effects of emotions on teachers’ perception of power distance orientation; how the interactive, dynamic process affects their response; the way emotions act as an accelerator in transformative learning; and how teachers reharmonize disjuncture that are embedded in emotionally charged relationships in the social world in their learning trajectories.
The Necessity for Co-creative Actions in Tourism during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Lee Soji
Published: August 2022

Tourism has traditionally been considered an activity contributing to human quality of life and well-being. Under the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism has been severely affected. However, it is important to look ahead and consider the factors to help revitalize tourism. This study focuses on the need for co-creative actions in tourism, using the characteristics of expression in social media during the COVID-19 infection in Japan. The key factor of this research is the service-dominant logic (SDL). SDL signifies the exchange of services, and is based on the concept that value is created only when one entity provides services and another entity receives them. Upon applying SDL to the field of tourism, it was found that the main entity providing services is the “tourism industry” and “residents,” while the entity receiving services is the “customer/consumer” as a “tourist.” In SDL, co-creative activities are attracting attention, because both the provider and the recipient can create values as a service. As the COVID-19 pandemic enters from subsidence to expanding periods, this study analyzes how tourism-related emotional expressions transitioned, and the feelings of resilience, based on social media. This research obtained the following three features. First, co-creative activities were perceived as more positive activities during the pandemic. Second, service-related emotional expressions continued to be expressed during the pandemic. Thirdly, expressions with a temporal perspective representing the future were used.
Deconstructing Gangsterism in South African Legislation and Policy: Reframing Anti-Gang Strategies by Utilising At-Risk Definitions
Authors: Viltoft Clara Dybbroe
Published: August 2022

The issue of gangs, and ensuing gang violence, predates democracy in South Africa. While the dawn of democracy promised a new beginning, the lingering effects of Apartheid remained, particularly the spatial configuration of cities and legacies of fractured communities. Cape Town, the country’s second largest city and metropole of the Western Cape province, exemplifies this more starkly than elsewhere, as apartheid spatial planning relegated the historically disadvantaged to the limits and outskirts of society, where they still remain, but the City of Cape Town perpetuated the relegation of the poor and working class to the verges. The nascent democratic government and newly recalibrated police forces have struggled to address gang violence effectively amidst the backdrop of widespread organised crime and corruption, social inequality, a sluggish economy, and poor service delivery. The National Anti-Gangsterism Strategy (2017), the country’s latest strategy framework, requires policy implementation at provincial level. This paper will assess the Western Cape policy content and deconstruct the concept of gangsterism so as to discuss the measures best suited to bring about change in society. It will be argued that sustained anti-gang strategies and interventions demand that structural obstacles and inequality in lieu of the spill over from the Apartheid era are addressed. Concludingly, the long-term benefits of reframing the problem of gangsterism in the Western Cape as ‘a youth-at-risk-crisis’ as such policy responses contribute to local peace, including the view to allowing youth(s) to exert agency and become empowered in pursuit of individual and community resilience and active citizenry.
Remote Learning of Biochemistry During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case of Undergraduate Students in Bogota, Colombia
Authors: Contreras Luis Ernesto , Sandoval Adrian , Maya Hoyos Mielna , Soto Ospina Carlos Yesid
Published: August 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the implementation of global emergency measures based on social distancing. In Colombia, remote classes in universities have avoided the spread of the disease; however, the implementation of remote classes demands virtual pedagogical strategies that are not traditionally used for teaching basic sciences in the Colombian public education system. Currently, there are no data about possible effects of remote learning in basic sciences in Colombia. In order to assess the perception of students about remote learning of biochemistry during the COVID 19 pandemic at Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Bogota), a virtual survey was applied to undergraduate students at the end of one-semester course. The perception showed by the students is an overall acceptance of the remote learning, highlighting that classes facilitated the understanding of the topics, increased assessment performance, and promoted self-learning. In addition, most students stated that they would like remotely continue classes of biochemistry. This pilot study shows that remote learning is a very useful resource to strengthen Colombian public education in the post-pandemic future, which generally have problems related to student desertion and failure due to economic problems.