bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Competition in the Brazilian premium car market in 2007—2021
Authors: Спектор Станислав
Published: May 2023

The article presents the analysis of the competition development on the Brazilian premium automotive market in 2007-2021. The SV matrix is used as an analytical tool that allows to track changes in different industries. Results of the study show that the premium segment of the automotive market responds to economic shocks better than the mass segment. In the second half of the 2010s the market was finally formed and achieved the high concentration, the dominant group of companies expanded. Competition in the Brazilian auto market today can be characterized as the "Big Five": five equally large companies control almost the entire market. However, considering the competition between automotive holdings, there is a clear dominance of Daimler company. In contrast to the situation in Russia, during crises, the premium segment of the Brazilian car market declines along with the mass segment, which can be explained by the population of the upper middle class being less resistant to external shocks and a smaller share of the wealthiest population.
History of the left: the creation of the Bolivian Communist Party. The «late child» of the Communist Movement
Authors: Schelchkov Andrey
Published: May 2023

In the ХХ-th century, the most important place belongs to the history of the international communist movement. Many regional and national pages of this history have not yet been written. And the story of the Communist Party of Bolivia remains unexplored by historians. This party was created later than all other communist parties in the region, only in 1950. This article for the first time not only in domestic but also in Bolivian historiography addresses the plot of the creation and first decades of the activity of the Communist Party, relying on the analysis of party documents, the press, archival documentation. The article analyzes the internal and external factors of the activities of the Bolivian Communists, the causes of numerous party crises and splits in which the party had to face. In all these crises, the party's life took place in the struggle of opposing currents, between reformists and revolutionaries, and relied more on external, international factors and ideas than on internal political experience and critical analysis of national reality. The exposition touches on several such crises, from the struggle against reformism and Stalinism to the split into pro-Soviet and pro-Chinese parties.
РЕГУЛЯТОРНИЙ АРБІТРАЖ ЯК ІНСТРУМЕНТ ТІНІЗАЦІЇ ГЛОБАЛЬНОЇ ЕКОНОМІКИ: У ПОШУКАХ БАЛАНСУ МІЖ ЮРИСДИКЦІЙНОЮ КОНВЕРГЕНЦІЄЮ ТА КОНКУРЕНЦІЄЮ НА МІЖНАРОДНИХ РИНКАХ
Authors: Резнікова Наталія , Іващенко Оксана , Дворник Ірина
Published: May 2023

Реакція суб'єктів господарювання на зміни регуляторного середовища трансформує в непередбачений спосіб сприйняття ризику як такого, що, по суті, ускладнює прогнозування впливу регуляторного середовища на показники діяльності економічних агентів не лише у довгостроковій, але й у короткостроковій перспективі. При цьому регуляторні норми, які досягають поставлених цілей (фінансова стабільність, захист прав споживачів, прозорість банківської діяльності, зростання податкових надходжень до бюджету тощо), можуть бути переглянуті або відкликані, щойно зміняться умови відтворення економічної системи. Встановлено, що господарюючим суб'єктам та індивідам, що підпадають під нові правила взаємодії, властиво адаптувати свої бізнес-моделі та поведінку у відповідь на оновлені регуляторні норми, що може сприяти гальмуванню процесів детінізації економіки у разі, коли відтік капіталу чи трудових ресурсів в юрисдикції, які реалізують стратегії «перегонів по нисхідній», чинитиме руйнівний вплив на розвиток національної економіки країн, уряд яких взяв на себе зобов’язання гармонізувати своє нормативне середовище із врахуванням правил співпраці, визначених на наднаціональному рівні регулювання міжнародної економічної політики.
Indigenous knowledge source: Plants and animals as traditional medicine dayak tamambaloh’s of labian ira'ang village
Authors: Gandasari Adriana , Supiandi Markus Iyus , Syafruddin Didin , Nita Serafin Tanti , Mawardi Mawardi , Zubaidah Siti , Mahanal Susriyati
Published: May 2023

Indigenous knowledge regarding plant and animal knowledge as traditional medicine in the Tamambaloh Dayak community in Labian Ira'ang Village has been passed down from generation to generation. The aim of the researchers is to explore the ethnography of the sources of animal and plant knowledge as traditional medicine in the Tamambaloh Dayak community, Labian Ira'ang Village. Data processing was carried out qualitatively using data mapping and data reduction techniques. The results of data processing are presented in the form of data presentations by displaying comprehensive data and the results of the research are presented in a qualitative descriptive manner. The study involved two traditional healers or medicinal shaman as subject I and eight people with disease who were purposively selected to be subject II divided into two categories, namely external disease and internal disease. The results of the research show that the source of knowledge about plants and animals as traditional medicine is obtained through ancestral revelations given in dreams as evidenced by the presence of supernatural shamanic insights from elders and obtained from the family tree.
Antibacterial potential of leaf and fruit of citrus extract (Citrus aurantifolia) against klebsiella oxytoca
Authors: Zuraidah Zuraidah , Widiasari Widiasari , Oviana Wati
Published: May 2023

Antimicrobial agents play a crucial role in decreasing the impact of infectious diseases worldwide. Many medicinal plants have been identified as rich sources of natural antimicrobial compounds that can be used as an alternative to traditional treatments for bacterial infections. Indonesia, particularly in the Aceh region, has a warm and humid climate that supports a diverse range of plants that have medicinal properties. One example is the lime (Citrus aurantifolia) which can be used for medicinal purposes.This study aimed to determine the inhibitory effects of leaves and fruit extracts of lime on the growth of Klebsiella oxytoca.The method used was an experimental method with a post-test only control group design. The results showed that both types of extracts contain flavonoid, alkaloid, and saponin compounds. However, triterpenoids were only found in the fruit extract, and steroids were only found in the leaf extract. The antimicrobial test of lime fruit and leaf extracts against Klebsiellaoxytoca bacteria showed that both types of extracts were able to inhibit the growth of the test bacteria at all concentrations.
ANALISIS PENGGUNAAN ALAT BUKTI DALAM PEMERIKSAAN PERKARA MINYAK GORENG NO. 15/KPPU-I/2022
Authors: Anom Alfatri
Published: May 2023

Kenaikan harga dan kelangkaan minyak goreng kemasan yang terjadi pada oktober tahun 2021 sampai dengan pertengahan tahun 2022 menuai polemik ditengah masyarakat khususnya kalangan ekonomi menengah kebawah. Disinyalir salah satu penyebab kenaikan dan kelangkaan minyak goreng kemasan terjadi akibat kenaikan harga Crude Palm Oil (CPO)/ minyak mentah dunia yang mencapai USD 1340. Namun di sisi lain Direktur Investigasi KPPU menyatakan bahwa untuk tahun 2022 kebutuhan CPO nasional seharusnya masih mencukupi. karena jumlah produksi CPO bisa menutupi kebutuhan nasional. KPPU menduga telah terjadi praktik kartel dalam kenaikan harga dan kelangkaan minyak goreng kemasan di pasaran. Dugaan tersebut sedang dilakukan pemeriksaan oleh KPPU dalam perkara no. 15/KPPU/2022. Tulisan ini akan menjawab persoalan terkait dengan bagaimana analisis penggunaan alat bukti dalam pemeriksaan perkara minyak goreng no. No. 15/KPPU-I/2022. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian hukum normative, data yang diperoleh melalui bahan hukum primer, sekunder dan tertier diolah dengan menggunakan analisis kualitatif dan kemudian diuraikan secara deskriptif. Dalam pemeriksaan perkara no.15/KPPU/2022 alat bukti yang digunakan sesuai dengan Pasal 42 Undang-undang no. 5 tahun 1999. Dalam acara persaingan usaha dikenal adanya bukti petunjuk sebagai alat bukti tidak langsung (indirect evidence/circumstantial evidence) dan digunakan juga dalam pemeriksaan perkara minyak goreng tersebut.
PERTIMBANGAN HAKIM TERHADAP ANAK PENGEDAR NARKOTIKA BERDASARKAN UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 35 TAHUN 2009 TENTANG NARKOTIKA (Studi Putusan Nomor : 15/Pid.Sus-Anak/2021/PN.Tjk)
Authors: Seftiniara Intan Nurina , Rusli Tami , Putri Novita Jaya
Published: May 2023

Saat ini Indonesia rentan terhadap sasaran potensial untuk memproduksi dan pengedaran obat-obatan terlarang seperti narkotika secara melawan hukum atau illegal. Negara seperti Indonesia menjadi sarana untuk di jadikan tempat perlintasan narkotika, oleh karena itu kejahatan narkotika ini bukan lagi kejahatan yang sifatnya bersakala kecil, tetapi telah menjadi permasalahn seluruh elemen bangsa dan nasional, yang juga sering dijadikan sebagai tempat transit bagi para pelaku sebelum mereka sampai ketempat tujuan di negara lain. Oleh karena itu data perkembangan kasus pidana narkotika ini semakin mengalami peningkatan dari tahun ke tahun. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui Bagaimana Pertimbangan Hakim dalam memutus perkara Anak pengedar Narkotika berdasarkan Undang-Undang Nomor 35 Tahun 2009 Tantang Narkotika (Studi Putusan Nomor :15/Pid.Sus-Anak/2021/PN.Tjk), untuk mengetahui apasaja yang menjadi faktor Penghambat Hakim dalam memutus perkara Anak pengedar Narkotika berdasarkan Undang-Undang  Nomor 35 Tahun 2009 Tentang Narkotika (Studi PutusanNomor :15/Pid.Sus- Anak/2021/PN.Tjk). Pendekatan masalah yang akan digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan yuridis normatif dan pendekatan empiris. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah dalam mengadili kasus anak yang didakwa dengan perdagangan narkotika, hakim mempertimbangkan usia anak dan seberapa meyakinkan kesaksian mereka. Jika tidak cukup bukti untuk membuktikan kesalahan anak, hakim dapat tetap menghukum anak tersebut dengan menerbitkan catatan kriminal dan mewajibkan mereka untuk mengikuti rehabilitasi atau pelatihan kerja.
TINJAUAN YURIDIS PENEGAKAN HUKUM TERHADAP PELAKU PEMERKOSAAN ANAK DIBAWAH UMUR DI HUBUNGKAN DENGAN UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 35 TAHUN 2014 TENTANG PERLINDUNGAN ANAK
Authors: Nuraeni Yeni , Heriawan Deni
Published: May 2023

It is undeniable that the increasingly sophisticated advances in technology can no longer be overcome. We all agree that technological advances, especially in Indonesia, have touched all levels of society. This has brought a change in new lifestyles, but most of our society is not fully prepared to face the advances in technology, many of which are misused. One tangible form of technological progress is the ease of accessing the internet which encourages people, especially teenagers, to access pornographic actions and pornography. This has caused moral damage to the generations of the Indonesian people and this has also become one of the reasons for the rise of criminal cases, for example the rape of both adults and children.

               Based on this, the identification of the problems that will be examined in this study is about law enforcement for the rape of minors and legal remedies in dealing with the rape of minors. The purpose of this study was to find out about the law enforcement of rape of minors and legal efforts to deal with the rape of minors.

                The approach used is a juridical approach. The data used in this study are secondary data obtained from literature studies. After the data is collected, and analyzed qualitatively.

               From the results of this study it can be concluded that the criminal acts of rape that occurred lately often occur and those who are victims not only to adults but the perpetrators of crimes often target minors to be imprisoned. Criminals use telecommunication tools based on modern technology, because through social networks to ensnare victims they are easily deceived by lure and so on.
Algorithmische Entscheidungsfindung aus der Gleichstellungsperspektive – ein Balanceakt zwischen Gender Data Gap, Gender Bias, Machine Bias und Regulierung
Authors: Lütz Fabian
Published: May 2023

Der Beitrag analysiert, inwieweit Algorithmen bei der Erreichung der Gleichstellungsziele hilfreich oder hinderlich sind, insbesondere unter Berücksichtigung der Phänomene des Gender Bias, Gender Data Gap und des Machine Bias. Am Beispiel von Rekrutierungsalgorithmen werden insbesondere die negativen Konsequenzen für die Gleichstellung von Männern und Frauen erläutert. Der Beitrag zeigt aber auch auf, inwieweit Algorithmen gezielt für die Erreichung von Gleichstellungszielen verwendet werden könnten, unter anderem zur Verfolgung positiver Maßnahmen und zur Aufdeckung von Diskriminierungen.
Antifeministische Männlichkeit(en) im Netz: digitale Transformation und technisch vermittelte Agitation
Authors: Meier-Arendt David
Published: May 2023

Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht die Funktions- und Wirkungsweisen antifeministischer Agitation in den sozialen Medien als eine vergeschlechtlichte und technisch vermittelte Form der Propaganda. Als empirische Grundlage der Analyse dienen leitfadengestützte Tiefeninterviews mit männlich sozialisierten Personen, die rechte und antifeministische Topoi in ihren Posts reproduziert haben. Die Analyse dieses Datenmaterials zielt darauf ab, herauszuarbeiten, wie antifeministische Agitation in den sozialen Medien wirkt und wie die (Re-)Produktion dieser Agitation in diesen Medien funktioniert. Diese Untersuchung kommt zu dem Schluss, dass diese Reproduktion nicht nach einem ‚Top-down‘-Prinzip funktioniert, vielmehr ermöglicht sie, diese technisch vermittelte Form der Agitation den befragten Nutzern, mit persönlichen Erfahrungen zu partizipieren und die Agitation dann als eine modifizierte weiter zu teilen.
Bildungsmobilität in Brasilien und Kolumbien anhand von Lebensverlaufsanalysen
Authors: Wedler Katharina , Müller de Acevedo Juliane
Published: May 2023

Lateinamerika mit sehr diversen Entwicklungsständen ist einerseits als Kontinent heterogener Länderhistorien zu betrachten, zugleich aber auch Sammelbecken dezentralisierter Bildungssysteme, aus denen stark differenzierende Karrierewege resultieren. In kaum einem gesellschaftlichen Bereich haben soziale Disparitäten einen solch starken Einfluss auf die Mobilität wie in der Bildung, sie sollen exemplarisch anhand von Brasilien und Kolumbien mithilfe von Lebensverlaufsanalysen gezeigt werden. Wenn Ungleichheiten, die auf Herkunft und Milieu zurückgehen, nicht durch institutionelle Bildung kompensiert, sondern, wie anhand der Darlegung der Bildungssysteme Kolumbiens und Brasiliens, verschärft bzw. konzediert werden, ist der individuelle Bildungsaufstieg herausfordernd und gelingt nur wenigen. Vielmehr manifestiert sich in diesen Ländern eine Reproduktion sozialer Disparitäten, bedingt durch die institutionelle Diskriminierung, die Aufstiegsprozesse und Habitustransformationen kaum begünstigen.
AN ASSESSMENT OF A LETHAL OVIPOSITION TRAP’S ABILITY TO PRODUCE IMMATURES OF AEDES ALBOPICTUS IN PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA
Authors: Riles Michael , Cullen Kaylyn , Clifton Mark , Clauson James
Published: May 2023

A series of tests were performed in the laboratory and in the field, 2014-2017, assessing the efficacy of the Trap ‘N’ Kill (TNK) (Springstar® Inc., Woodinville, WA) lethal ovitrap on Aedes albopictus adults and immatures. The TNK lethal ovitrap design is to attract and kill adult female mosquitoes as well as any larvae that emerge over a claimed 45-day period by utilizing the active ingredient dichlorvos. Cage trials demonstrate that the trap effectively killed wild-caught, adult mosquitoes (> 80% mortality) for up to 4 weeks (28 days). After 4 weeks, the ability of the trap to control adult mosquitoes declined reaching only 18.8 % mortality by week 7. A field trial demonstrated a similar 4-week maximum effective duration of the TNK trap when immature mosquitoes had emerged from eggs and were present in all traps after 4 weeks (6 weeks, 15.2 ± 2.56 % larvae per trap were observed). A field trial was also conducted to assess the ability of the TNK trap to reduce adult mosquito populations over a ~5-acre area in a residential neighborhood. No reduction in adult mosquito population could be detected with the trap density (5 traps/acre) and experimental conditions utilized in this trial.
EFFICACY TRIALS AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF FIVE FLEA TRAPS IN BAMAKO, MALI
Authors: TRAORE MOHAMED , JUNNILA AMY , REVAY EDITA , PROZOROV ALEXEY , SALDAITIS AIDAS , DIARRA RABIATOU , YAKOVLEV ROMAN , DIAKITE ASSITAN , PETRANYI GERGELY , MULLER GUNTER
Published: May 2023

Five off the shelf commercially available flea traps were tested for their efficacy against the cat/dog flea Ctenocephalides felis. Two traps were significantly better at catching fleas than the remaining three which performed very poorly. It is presumed that the unique combination of attractive features of the best performing Flea Catcher trap are what makes it so effective, including three large, intermittently illuminated light panels simulating host movement and additional synchronized lights in green wavelength pointed downwards to the flea catching base. Additionally, the Flea catcher has the largest surface area. Only two traps, the Flea Catcher and myFleaTrap were non-attractive to non-target insects, while the other traps caught large amounts of other insects quickly blocking the glue panels.
LABORATORY EXPLORATION OF TOLFENPYRAD AND NATURECIDE IN TOXIC SUGAR BAITS AGAINST AEDES AEGYPTI
Authors: STREUBER DILLON , Bibbs Christopher , MULLER GUNTER , Xue RUI-DE
Published: May 2023

Attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB) are an effective mosquito control tool based on sugar feeding behaviors and oral ingestion. There is a demand from consumers for more effective active ingredients. Torac 15EC, containing tolfenpyrad, is a registered insecticide for control of agricultural pests, which may mean transferability to mosquito control. Another option, Naturecide Pest Management (NPM), is a botanical insecticide containing cedarwood and cinnamon oils for control of adult mosquitoes via contact. This study evaluated tolfenpyrad and a formulated essential oil blend added to toxic sugar baits (TSB) against adult Aedes aegypti, compared with a positive control of 1% boric acid toxic sugar bait, and untreated control. In this experiment setup, ingestions of tolfenpyrad at 1%, NPM at 1% (of finished product) TSB, and boric acid at 1% by female Ae. aegypti mosquitoes resulted in average mortality at 48 hrs were 71%, 73% and 95%, respectively. The results suggest that ingestible tolfenpyrad, Naturecide Pest Management, and boric acid TSBs may be potential tool for mosquito control strategies and programs, but the mode of action of essential oils to kill adult mosquitoes is still needed to be addressed.
EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AT THE GENERAL BUREAU OF THE AUDIT AGENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
Authors: Kusbiyantoro Guguk
Published: May 2023

This study aims to determine how big the effect of promotions and mutation on employee performance. The research method used is quantitative descriptive analysis. The population of this study is the General Bureau of the Supreme Audit Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK RI) with a total of 183 employees. The sample research method uses the Slovin Formula with a total of 65 employees who can represent the population. Data analysis was performed using the classic assumption test, hypothesis testing using the t test, simple regression analysis, multiple regression analysis, correlation analysis, coefficient of determination, data processing assisted by the IBM SPSS Statistics 2.3 Software program (Statistical Product and Service Solution). The results of the study show that the regression line equation obtains a constant coefficient value of 39.589, meaning that promotion (X1) and mutation (X2) are equal to zero, the level or level of employee performance (Y) is 39.589. Price coefficient b1 = 0.027, the promotion value (X1) has increased by 1%, the other independent variables are fixed, the level of employee performance (Y) has increased by 2.7%. The coefficient value b2 = 0.336 the mutation value (X2) has increased by 1%, the other independent variables are fixed, the level of employee performance (Y) has increased by 33.6%. These results can be a reference for various government agencies in order to improve employee performance. For this reason, it is necessary to pay attention to promotion within the organization.
Nursing Students' Experiences in Personal Spiritual Formation and in Provision of Spiritual Care to Patients
Authors:   ,   Andrews University, Cobb Beverly
Published: May 2023

Problem. Nursing professionals acknowledge that (a) spiritual care is part of holistic care, and (b) nursing education about spiritual care of patients is inadequate. Evidence points to the importance of personal faith and spirituality in order for the nurse to more effectively render spiritual care to patients. Enhancing knowledge about how nursing students learn spiritual care can benefit nursing education and, ultimately, patient care. This study explored how students with high faith maturity provided spiritual nursing care to patients. Method. This study engaged phenomenological methods with a study population selected from two faith-based educational institutions. A total of 187 nursing students within three semesters of graduating completed a brief demographic survey and a 12-item faith maturity scale. From this sample, 62 students who had experienced an intentional spiritual encounter with a patient volunteered to participate in semi-structured interviews. The sample was further refined to those who claimed commitment toChristian faith and scored high on the faith maturity scale, resulting in an interview sample of 16 students from Liberal Arts University and 11 students from Health Sciences College. Data from the interviews were triangulated with written documents describing the schools and their curricula, and with faculty interviews. Results. Four themes emerged from exploring how life experiences influenced personal spiritual formation in nursing students: Personal spiritual disciplines, relationships, an environment of Christian teaching and growth, and struggle and/or loss. Three patterns of care were evident in the stories the students recounted of how they provided care to patients: Holism, presence, and witness. As the students considered how to become prepared to provide spiritual care to their patients, two areas of enabling were personalfaith and preparation. Conclusions. Twenty-seven Christian nursing students of high faith maturity recounted descriptive experiences of providing spiritual care to their patients. Results of the study showed that their personal faith was the key influence enabling them to give holistic spiritual care. To equip students to provide spiritual care, nursing educators are offered specific ways to help grow students' personal faith, as well as preparations educators can use to instruct students about specific aspects of spiritual care provision.
Self-Reported Personal Problems of Adventist Academy Students
Authors:   ,   Andrews University, Crosby Ellen
Published: May 2023

Problem. Adolescence is a time fraught with many challenges. There are no current studies prior to this one for Adventist academy students concerning the whole range of their personal problems. Method. A survey of students in 14 Adventist academies was conducted in the regular classroom setting using the Personal Problems Checklist for Adolescents (PPC-A). The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Data were tested with one-way, two-way, and, three-way ANOVA and correlation coefficients to determine differences between males and females, age groups 13/14 to 18/19, and in three different settings of day, boarding, and self-supporting Adventist academies. Results. Among the top 10 problems of Adventist academy students were: "poor study habits," "worry about future job or college," "not enough money," "not enough exercise," "tired and having no energy," "no time to relax," "poor sleeping habits," "bored in school," "having trouble concentrating," "and being shy." There were differences found among the three types of academies and between male and female students and among age groups. Self-supporting academies had more frequent problems reported; females reported an average of eight more problems than males and the tendency was for problems to increase by age, with 18-year-olds experiencing greater problems. All 13 scales of problems on the PPC-A were significantly correlated. Highest correlations were between emotions and social, emotions and parent, emotions and school, emotions and health, emotions and religion, and emotions and crisis problems. Conclusions. Adventist academy students are in need of intervention, particularly for emotional problems and lack of balance between physical, mental, emotional, and social aspects of their education. Many students are experiencing crisis and are in need of help to know how to cope better with critical life events they are facing.
The Improv Church : A Qualitative, Theoretical, and Interdisciplinary Explanation of its Appeal to Collegians
Authors:   ,   Andrews University, Haffner Karl
Published: May 2023

The college years often represent the time when young people drop out of church. The reasons vary. One of the factors in a decision to abandon church is that college students feel many traditional churches are irrelevant. Conventional methods of pedagogy and communication are typically used. The result is a learning environment that feels stale to many young people. Some educators are experimenting with new methods of instruction based on advances in learning theories, instructional strategies, and in whole-person learning. The purpose of this study was to consider the Improv Church as a learning environment where these advances in education might be applied in a church. To this end, two research questions shaped the study: (1) What aspects of the Improv Church make it appealing to collegians? (2) In what ways does the theoretical and practical scholarly literature explain the phenomenon of the Improv Church? Method. The primary method of research used was qualitative. Through surveys, focus groups, interviews, journals, and videotapes of the Improv Church services, the stories of the participants began to emerge. Through triangulation, a confluence of evidence helped to shape a broader story. These data were then enmeshed in the growing body of knowledge from theories of communication, education, and theology. Results. Much of the theoretical and practical scholarly literature mirrors the experience of participants at the Improv Church. These participants spoke of the positive impact this ministry had made in their lives. In digging deeper for an understanding of why, three themes emerged as reasons for the appeal and success of the Improv Church. These themes include community, humor, and the promise of spiritual growth. Conclusion. The Improv Church holds a strong appeal to collegians. It is a place that is rich in community, humor, and spirituality. Consequently, this ministry is making an impact in the lives of participants. Theories from theology, communication and education help to inform and explain the phenomenon of this interactive learning environment.
Identification of Seventh-day Adventist Health Core Convictions : Alignment with Current Healthcare Practice
Authors:   ,   Andrews University, Haffner Randall
Published: May 2023

Purpose. The prevailing literature suggests that organizations can sustain their vitality and longevity by preserving their core ideology. The purpose of this study is to define and articulate the core convictions of Seventh-day Adventist healthcare and then investigate how the leaders' and employees' cognitive understandings, behaviors, and affective attachments align at Florida Hospital in Orlando, Florida. Method. This two-phased sequential exploratory study utilizes qualitative research to define the core convictions of Seventh-day Adventist healthcare through historical literature review, analysis of official Church publications, four commissioned scholarly papers, and one-on-one interviews with seasoned healthcare administrators. These findings are then used to develop a questionnaire administered at Florida Hospital to determine the perceptual gaps and alignments with the core convictions of Seventh-day Adventist healthcare. Results. The core convictions of Seventh-day Adventist healthcare are: Wholeness, Healing Ministry of Christ,Health Principles, Honoring the Beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Image of God, and Community Service. In testing these care convictions, full alignment was determined between the senior leaders and middle management in cognitive understanding, behavioral application, and affective connection. Statistically significant differences exist between senior leaders and middle management compared to employees in four of the six core convictions. The Health Principles and the behavioral dimension are fully aligned across the segmented groups. Full alignment is also determined for the Christian-based religions across all six core convictions. Conclusions. The institutionalization of the core convictions of Seventh-day Adventist healthcare must be further incorporated into the sensemaking paradigm of Florida Hospital in order to protect the ongoing confessional identity.
An Evaluation of Performance as it Relates to Leadership Training in the United States Coast Guard
Authors:   ,   Andrews University, Long Chad
Published: May 2023

Problem. Training programs that focus on leadership and management are becoming more prevalent in society with little regard to the training’s impact. This study’s purpose was to determine if there was a relationship between leadership training and performance in the United States Coast Guard. Method. The sequential mixed-method study examined the impact o f a 33-day resident training course on the graduate’s performance. The measurement o f performance was obtained quantitatively through annual performance evaluations and qualitatively through interviews. The performance evaluations were collected from 40 graduates of the Coast Guard C hief Petty Officer Academy and analyzed using a repeated measure analysis o f variance. The study spanned 4 years, collecting one pre-graduation evaluation and three post-graduation evaluations. For the qualitative portion of the study, four Chiefs were examined with interviews in an effort to expand on the impact o f the leadership training. Results. The results of this study indicated that leadership training significantly increased overall performance as measured through performance evaluation (p < 0.01). The portions o f the performance appraisal that significantly increased were the leadership abilities and organizational responsibilities sections (p < 0.01), whereas the military protocol and professionalism section showed no significant increase (p > 0.05). Although leadership training positively impacted performance, the effect was found to be minimal. Conclusion. The Chief Petty Officer Academy was designed to teach newly promoted Chiefs the leadership and communication skills they need to be successful in their new position. While it was not specifically designed to improve performance, it appears that it has that effect. The Chief Petty Officer Academy could capitalize on this positive effect by focusing aspects o f its curriculum more directly on performance-enhancing training, making the program more beneficial to the United States Coast Guard.
Teacher Success, Assessment, and Evaluation Practices in Service-Learning Composition Courses
Authors:   ,   Andrews University, McGarrell Faith-Ann
Published: May 2023

Problem. Over the last 15 years, service-learning in first-year composition has emerged as a critical area of study. Service-learning in composition places students in writing environments within the community, encourages reading and writing about social issues, and provides the opportunity for students to participate in community projects. A significant problem with this approach is the alignment between outcomes of the discipline and those of service. Practitioners feel that a clear understanding of compatibility between the two areas of study would result in better practice and further buy-in by those who do not teach from a service-learning perspective. Method. In service-learning literature, limited research exists to show how alignment takes place between content and service outcomes. Thus, this study sought to gather information about faculty perceptions of teacher success in aligning content and service outcomes in order to add to the body of knowledge available. An objectives-oriented program evaluation employing the use of a mixed-methods research design was used. Data were collected via a survey, interviews, and document analysis. The data collection process was divided into two phases. Phase one collected data via a survey developed from items on the Teaching Goals Inventory and the WPA Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition. Phase two relied on interviews with service-learning faculty, and analysis of course syllabi. Results. Participants responding to both the survey and interviews perceived themselves as being successful at integrating service-learning with composition. However, participants did not feel that alignment of outcomes was necessary, given that content and service outcomes were addressed on a case-by-case basis. Participants with 3 years or less of teaching experience at their current institutions perceived themselves to be less successful at balancing the demands of the content area and service. However, respondents reported that balance was achieved by learning to shift the emphasis onto content and/or service outcomes as the situation required. Course syllabi did not support an integrated or aligned articulation of content and service requirements. The results suggest that alignment of content and service outcomes may not be as realistic a goal as learning how to effectively address content and service-related problems as they arise.
Perceptions of the Evidence of a Servant Leadership Culture Among Educators in the P-12 School System in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
Authors:   ,   Andrews University, Ross Donovan
Published: May 2023

Problem Statement. The Seventh-day Adventist church has consistently advocated that adherents to this religion should be Christ-like in every aspect of their lives. They should be of service to others as they create a community of believers who are loving, kind, and considerate of others. These ideals form some of the characteristics of servant leadership. The question therefore is whether servant leadership is being practiced in the P-12 school system. No study related to the presence and practice of servant leadership in the P-12 school system of the NAD has been conducted. Research was needed to determine the perceptions of the evidence of servant leadership and the possible impact of gender, age, ethnic background, the size of the school in which the respondents worked, the gender of the principal, the respondents’ level of education, the configuration of school operation, and the type of SDA teaching certification that the respondents held. Methodology. A descriptive, explorative, cross-sectional survey was conducted. Participants in this study were selected by stratified random sampling from a population of 6,697 educators employed in the P-12 school system of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Data were collected using the Organizational Leadership Assessment and a demographic questionnaire that were mailed to 1,110 educators with a response rate of 33.4%. Two research questions and eight null hypotheses were tested. The first research question was analyzed using descriptive statistics and a comparison of means. The null hypotheses and remaining research question were tested at the .05 level of significance using one-way ANOVA. Results. Laub contends that organizations at or above a 4.0 composite mean score on the OLA can be identified as a servant organization. The composite means of all scores on this survey was found to be 3.91 which are very close to the Laub threshold score of 4.0. This would seem to indicate that the P-12 school system of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists is not a fully servant organization, but instead practices a positive version of paternalistic leadership. The results also indicated that there is a difference in how educators perceive the attributes of servant leadership based on the gender of the educator as well as the enrollment and configuration of school operation in which the educator works. However, there is no difference in how educators’ perceive the attributes based on age, ethnic background, gender of the principal, the educators’ level of education, as well as the SDA teaching certification.
Osint Automation Application
Authors: Vinay Kumar Kureel  , Manav Arya  , Aditya Kini  , Suraj Maurya  , Rajesh Gaikwad
Published: May 2023

The amount of information produced by today's digital age is immense, and a major amount of it is available publicly, meaning that anybody can access it at any time, from anywhere on the Internet. In this way, Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) is a branch of intelligence that gathers, analyses, and combines information from multiple sources across the entire cyberspace to provide information. In fact, because of recent technological developments, OSINT is receiving greater attention at an incredible rate, providing all the relevant information that eventually helps organizations or even individuals fight against cyber threats and cybercrime. This paper's objective is to outline the most recent advancements in OSINT technologies, which are now addressing data breaches and dispersed organizational responsibilities. We are building a web application that collects and processes publicly available information in an effective and efficient manner for providing insight into possible data leaks, vulnerability or any other sensitive Information using OSINT Framework.
Maize Disease Detection using Color Cooccurrence Features
Authors: Esmael Ahmed  , Kedir Abdu
Published: May 2023

The Ethiopian economy is based primarily on agriculture. Furthermore, due to Ethiopia's predominately agricultural economy, most Ethiopians are dependent on agriculture in some way. In Ethiopia, traditional dishes including bread, injera, and soup are commonly made from one of the plants, maize. Although growing maize, Wollo farmers experience low levels of yield due to a variety of problems. This study examines the features of color co-occurrence to identify Maize illness. Although it has not been proven, several diseases may occur in Ethiopia. In this research features from the images are retrieved, while the texture feature from the color co-occurrence matrix is used. Artificial Neural Networks and Leaf Color Analysis are used to categorize the diseases classified as Maize Blast, Brown Spot, Narrow Spot, and Normal Maize Leaf. Analyze and classify the Maize disease, the process entails acquiring, evaluating, and classifying images. The entire Maize sample goes through the leaf color analysis before moving on to the artificial neural network.. All samples are subjected to a leaf color analysis throughout the testing step in order to identify the leaf diseases. If the sample's RGB values fall within a predetermined range, it is automatically classified as a normal Maize leaf; nevertheless, all diseased samples undergo image processing in order to get the features that utilized to train and evaluate an artificial neural network. The generated model is then discovered when an artificial neural network is trained using these features. As a result, the artificial neural network technique is used to identify the Maize diseases with an accuracy rate of roughly 86%.
A Review on Automatic Person Attribute Information Extraction and Disambiguation from Unstructured text
Authors: Yadnesh Charekar  , Ruchita Abhang  , Rutvij Joshi  , Shreyas Kulkarni  , Ila Savant
Published: May 2023

Entity attribute extraction is the process of identifying and extracting attributes, or characteristics, of entities from a given text. The objective is to create a model that can automatically perform person-attribute information extraction from unstructured text. Entity attribute extraction's primary goal is to locate and extract attributes of entities from a supplied text. As a result, information from the unstructured text may now be represented in a structured way. By extracting attributes of entities, a computer program can gain a better understanding of the information contained in the text and can use this information for various purposes such as building a knowledge base or for information retrieval. In this way, entity attribute extraction can help to improve the ability of computer programs to process and understand natural language text. All the essential tools and algorithms are researched and discussed in this paper. This study is divided into two main sections that explore published works and modern tools and technologies working in the field of Entity attribute extraction. It also identifies critical research gaps in the literature under assessment. The gap analysis reveals potential for improved textual event prediction algorithms in the future.
Using an Adapted Hybrid Intelligent Framework to Make Predictions Regarding Heart Diseases
Authors: Sumit Kumar Soni  , Dr. Kalpana Rai  , Dr. Harsh Mathur
Published: May 2023

The effects of heart disease on a person's life can be devastating, making it one of the world's most serious health problems. Patients with heart disease have a compromised ability of the heart to pump blood throughout the entire body. A proper and prompt diagnosis of cardiac disease is the first step in preventing and treating heart failure. Diagnosing heart illness has a long history of being fraught with difficulty. Machine learning-based noninvasive technology can accurately and quickly distinguish between healthy people and those with heart disease. In the proposed research, we used heart illness datasets to develop a machine-learning-based detection system for predicting cardiovascular disease. In order to measure the efficacy of our machine learning algorithms, feature selection algorithms, and classifiers in terms of metrics like accuracy and specificity, we employed cross-validation. Our method allows for quick and easy differentiation between those with heart illness and healthy people. Analysis of the receiver optimistic curves and area under the curves for each classifier was performed. Classifiers, feature selection algorithms, preprocessing techniques, validation strategies, and performance metrics for classifiers have all been discussed in this work. The performance of the suggested system has been evaluated using both the full set of features and a subset. The results include a comparison of recall, F1 score, and false positive rate. Decreases in the number of features used to make a classification have a notable effect on both the classifier's accuracy and the time it takes to run. The anticipated machine-learning-based decision support system would help doctors make more precise diagnoses of cardiac illness.
Different Machine Learning Algorithms used for Secure Software Advance using Software Repositories
Authors: Kanchan Chaudhary  , Dr. Shashank Singh
Published: May 2023

In the present phase of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR or Industry 4.0), the digital world has a wealth of data, such as Internet of Things (IoT) data, cybersecurity data, mobile data, business data, social media data, health data, etc. To intelligently analyze these data and develop the corresponding smart and automated applications, the knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly, machine learning (ML) is the key. Cyber Security attacks are significantly growing in today’s modern world of technology and advanced software development. The inclusion of cyber security defense is vital in every phase of software development. Identifying and implementing key relevant cyber security vulnerability controls during the early stages of the software development life cycle, i.e., the requirement phase is especially important. The Common Attack Pattern Enumeration & Classification (CAPEC) is a publicly available software repository from MITRE that currently lists 555 vulnerability attack patterns. As Cyber Security continues to exponentially grow in complexity, the importance of the Machine Learning role to automate the identification of vulnerabilities for various software development is paramount to aid software developers in creating protected software. This paper discusses the conducted survey on different machine learning algorithms used for secure software development using software repositories.
Decentra-Twitter Using Blockchain
Authors: Loukik Naik  , Raghav Gupta  , Om Aryan  , Ankit Upadhyay  , Uma Goradiya
Published: May 2023

Blockchain nowadays has become a hot topic in technology, finance, regulation, and the wider society in recent years. A plethora of permissions and permissionless blockchain platforms are available in the industry, and some could be used to develop a social networking site. This paper proposes a framework for secure, trustworthy social networking that also creates value for user-generated content by using a blockchain-enhanced framework for social networking. In this work, we design blockchain-based data storage and access a framework that will not totally dependent on centralized Twitter. We use the public blockchain and tools like Ganache, MetaMask, and Ethereum IDE for deploying the contracts. In the proposed work, metadata of the files are stored on the blockchain and we use networks like the goerli test network for occurring the Transactions using peer-to-peer networks. The decentralized data storage will help to eliminate the most traditional data failures and outages by securing and controlling the data.
Design and Develop a Secure CPS Flexible Framework to Improve the Cyber Security using a New Security Algorithm
Authors: P Salman Raju  , P Venkateswara Rao  , S Sreenivasa Murthy
Published: May 2023

CPS is an active system that transforms a physical system into a computerized system through the use of technology and a set of instructions that govern how the system operates. Because of CPS, even the most basic of equipment can function as a smart device. For the most part, these devices have limited processing capabilities, operate at low power, and have a small amount of storage space. The Internet of Things integrates everyday “things” with the internet. Computer Engineers have been adding sensors and processors to everyday objects since the 90s. However, progress was initially slow because the chips were big and bulky. Low power computer chips called RFID tags were first used to track expensive equipment. As computing devices shrank in size, these chips also became smaller, faster, and smarter over time. Existing security mechanisms works efficiently on high end CPS devices. The performance analysis also shows these algorithms perform well against different attacks. But when constraint-based applications come into the picture it was found that existing mechanism identifies many installation and configuration problems. Even these algorithms if installed in constraint-based application overall performance of the system degrade. To overcome these problems, we proposed a secure CPS flexible framework to improve the cyber security using a new session key security algorithm. So proposed algorithm must focus on constraint-based applications. It must support all the parameters of constraint-based devices. Key generated through algorithm must follows the key management design principles which includes scalability, freshness and accountability.