bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prosodic marking of information status in Italian. Sbranna et al 2023
Authors: Sbranna Simona , Ventura Caterina , Albert Aviad , Grice Martine
Published: January 2023

Previous studies on the prosodic marking of information status argue that Italian tends to resist deaccentuation of given elements. In particular, Italian reportedly always accents post-focal given information within noun phrases (NPs), so that it is not possible to reliably reconstruct the information status of the items from the acoustic signal. However, descriptions have so far been concerned with categorical accent patterns, lacking crucial information about continuous phonetic parameters and their distribution in the utterance in ways that can contribute to prosodic marking. In this paper, we use a novel approach based on periodic-energy-related measures to explore how speakers of the Neapolitan variety of Italian modulate continuous prosodic parameters to differentiate information structure. We show that, contrary to previous findings, Italian speakers of the Neapolitan variety do mark information status prosodically within noun phrases. The discrepancy with previous work is explained by the fact that the prosodic marking of post-focal givenness is not achieved through the categorical presence or absence of a pitch accent on one specific syllable, but through the gradual modulation of phonetic parameters at various locations. Moreover, we find that these modulations occur early in the noun phrase. We also show that native speakers can make use of their knowledge of these modulations to reliably identify post-focal given elements in the absence of the pragmatic context, that is, directly from the acoustic signal.
Benchmarking Plans for Community-based Small Business Resilience across Gulf Coast Counties
Authors: Guo Ziyi , Wang Yan
Published: January 2023

Community-based small businesses (CSB) bear the brunt of environmental shocks aggravated by climate change, thus requiring appended community support. This research addresses the knowledge gap existing in the increasingly convergent field of hazard and climate adaptation planning research. It examines the inadequate local commitments to CSB resilience. The study establishes an integrated CSB Resilience Framework with 11 local planning objectives across five dimensions and evaluates relevant plans of 56 Gulf Coast counties using Natural Language Processing. Our evaluation results outline the inadequate planning focus on CSB resilience that is distinct by community typologies. Tailored improvement strategies can be suggested accordingly.
Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on Brand Image of Commercial Banks
Authors: K.C. Sudarshan
Published: January 2023

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been a strategy of banks to respond to the society in which they operate activities so that they can enhance their brand image. It encourages banks to make a positive contribution to the society. A good image of a bank is an asset because it has positive impact on its customers’ perception and preference about the bank. There are few empirical investigations that relate CSR and brand image in Nepalese banks. For this reason, the purpose of the study is to explore the relationship between economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibility on brand image of Nepalese commercial banks. Quantitative research approach was followed for the purpose. Data was collected from 210 valid questionnaires received from respondents met around Kirtipur. The responses were analyzed using SPSS 25 version. The findings revealed that there is a significant and positive influence of economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibility on brand image of Nepalese commercial banks. The result of this study can be used by CEOs and marketing executives to develop strategies that make use of CSR as a strategy for building brand image.
Abstract Temporally Repeated Flow with Intermediate Storage
Authors: Khanal Durga Prasad , Pyakurel Urmila , Dhamala Tanka Nath , Dempe Stephen
Published: January 2023

Network associated with the set of elements and linearly ordered subset of elements, known as paths, satisfying the switching property is an abstract network. Due to the switching property, flows crossing at intersections are diverted to the non-crossing sides. Each element of an abstract network is equipped with two types of integral capacities: one is movement capacity which transships the flow from an element to its adjacent element and another is the storage capacity which holds the flow at the element. Due to insufficient movement capacity of intermediate elements, flow out from the source may not reach at the destination. If the flow out from the source is more than the minimum cut capacity, then the problem associated with the settlement of excess flow at appropriate intermediate elements is termed as network flow with intermediate storage. In this paper, we discuss the static and dynamic flow models with intermediate storage in an abstract network using temporal repetition of flow. We solve abstractmaximum dynamic flow and contraflow problems with intermediate storage.
Efeito da fertilização nitrogenada na produção e composição química de uma pastagem natural
Authors: Correa D. do Amaral , Scheffer-Basso S. M. , Fontaneli R. S.
Published: January 2023

O trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a resposta de uma pastagem natural do Rio Grande do Sul a doses de nitrogênio (0, 50, 100, 150 e 200 kg.ha-1 N), fracionadas em quatro aplicações após cortes realizados a cada 42 dias, entre setembro de 2003 e março de 2004. A produção de massa seca (MS) variou entre 858 kg.ha-1 (novembro) e 1.267 kg ha-1 MS (março), o que correspondeu a uma taxa média diária de 20,42 e 30,16 kg ha-1 dia-1 MS, respectivamente. A produção total de forragem aumentou linearmente às doses de N (y= 13,38x + 2.692,7), obtendo-se 5.420 kg ha-1 MS com a dose de 200 kg ha-1 N. A densidade do horizonte da colheita, definida como a relação entre a MS produzida e a altura da pastagem, variou de 47,3 (0 kg ha-1 N) a 76,6 kg MS ha-1 cm-1 (200 kg ha-1 N). O nitrogênio não afetou a composição química da forragem. Foram obtidos teores médios de 8% de proteína bruta, 44% de fibra em detergente ácido e 70% de fibra em detergente neutro.
WPŁYW SŁUŻBY CYWILNEJ NA FUNKCJONOWANIE PAŃSTWA W SYTUACJACH KRYZYSOWYCH
Authors: Morawski Antoni , Szczegielniak Michał
Published: January 2023

Modern states, including Poland, increasingly often have to deal with crisis situations. Each of them constitutes a separate challenge for the state which tries to stop their occurrences and limit their consequences. Poland, like other countries, uses crisis management for this purpose, which is based on public administration. The aim of this paper is to investigate in this context the significance of the civil service, which is treated as an important element of the modern administration of a contemporary state. The authors attempt to point out the important aspects of the civil service functioning which may make it more resistant to crisis situations, thereby making the state better cope with crisis situations. The paper aims to emphasize the most significant problems which require further extensive research.
ROZWÓJ E-URZĘDU NA PRZYKŁADZIE ZAKŁADU UBEZPIECZEŃ SPOŁECZNYCH
Authors: Uścińska Gertruda
Published: January 2023

The Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) is a leading office developing digital services for citizens and an important element of e-government in Poland. Its digital reforms are part of the process of building the e-government. For several years, ZUS has been implementing strategies and projects aimed at increasing customer satisfaction. It is possible thanks to the innovative solutions in customer service, as well as a transparency and efficiency in managing public funds. The implemented modern reforms brought measurable financial benefits and positive qualitative changes, which resulted in the improvement in the public opinion of the institution. The strategic plans of ZUS, including the “Strategy of the Social Insurance Institution for the years 2021–2025” and the “IT development strategy in ZUS for 2021–2025”, envisage the continuation of the direction of reforms and projects, mainly related to the expansion of the scope of application of modern IT solutions.
THE NEW SEXUAL OFFENCES IN THE LIGHT OF DIGITALISATION
Authors: Ambrus István
Published: January 2023

Digitalisation has given rise to many new types of offences against sexual autonomy that previously either did not exist or at least were not so easily and quickly perpetrated. The first of these is the category of deepfakes. The term “deep” refers to the deep learning, AI-based technology; “fake” denotes a manipulation, which, in summary, is the use of algorithms to manipulate images or video footage to make it possible to mount someone’s face in a lifelike form on the footage – typically pornographic footage – that does not initially depict them. In practice, however, deepfakes are used not only in connection with pornographic content but often also to discredit political or business opponents. Revenge porn usually involves publishing pornographic images of the victim by the former partner out of jealousy or revenge for the break-up of a relationship. Such images or videos may be of the (typically nude) victim himself or herself, a sexual act between the perpetrator and the victim, or may be manipulated images rather than real ones, where revenge pornography is combined with deepfakes. Upskirting literally means “photographing under a skirt”, which typically involves taking unauthorised pictures or videos of female victims’ crotches. Of course, cameras existed before the advent of digitalisation, but it is only in the last decade or so that large numbers of people have a smartphone with the ability to take high-quality pictures of virtually every passer-by. Unfortunately, technological progress in this area has had a criminogenic effect, since it is easy to take such pictures or videos of an unsuspecting victim quickly and often unnoticed using a mobile phone. Cyberflashing is the phenomenon of sending a picture or video of the offender’s genitalia to the victim via a digital device without prior consent or agreement.
NOWA REGULACJA DEGRADACJI
Authors: Stefański Ryszard A.
Published: January 2023

The subject of the article is the new regulation of degradation adopted in the amendment to the Criminal Code by the Act of July 7, 2021, according to which degradation obtained the status of a universal penal measure and can be applied not only to soldiers, but also to reserve and retired soldiers. The change of its legal nature allows, without violating the coherence of the Penal Code, to extend the subjective scope to people with ranks of other state services, e.g. Police, Agency of Internal Security, Prison Service, which is likewise supported by the arguments justifying its application to military personnel. The implementation of this postulate would also strengthen the legitimacy of regulating degradation in the general part of the Penal Code. The aim of the article is to explain the objective and subjective scope as well as the requirements for the application of degradation, in view of the significant modification of its regulations and the new foundations for the functioning of the army contained in the Act of March 11, 2022, on the Defense of the Fatherland. It is a dogmatic study, based on formal-dogmatic, linguistic, logical and historical interpretations.
SPORT MANAGEMENT MATURITY ASSESSMENT: APPLICATION TO COSMA COMPETENCIES SCALE
Authors:   Department of Financial and Management Engineering, School of Engineering, University of the Aegean, Greece, Tsipoura Xanthi , Sakellariou Spyros ,   Department of Financial and Management Engineering, School of Engineering, University of the Aegean, Greece, Glykas Michail ,   Department of Financial and Management Engineering, School of Engineering, University of the Aegean, Greece, Tsimpidou Athina ,   Department of Financial and Management Engineering, School of Engineering, University of the Aegean, Greece
Published: January 2023

The results of a literature survey on the application of management science fields to sport management are presented. The most prominent Critical Success Factors and Enablers for their achievement, identified in the SM maturity assessment frameworks are specified. Existing published work in sport management per critical success factor and enabler category is also presented thus providing a theoretical basis for their significance in the sport management field. A novel holistic sports management maturity assessment framework is proposed. The framework is based on and includes, a ten-by-ten matrix, the most prominent critical success factors and enablers identified in the literature survey. The proposed framework is then applied to the most known sport management competencies accreditation framework called COSMA. The result of this application is a proposed novel “tracking matrix”. Both the proposed maturity frameworks and the tracking matrix can be used by both academics and practitioners in the SM field.
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS OF NON-PERFORMING LOANS: THE EXAMPLE OF THE BANKING SECTOR IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Authors:   Faculty of Economics, University of Zenica, 72000 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Alihodžić Almir
Published: January 2023

Non-performing loans are loans that do not generate income for banks and represent one of the most sensitive categories of a bank’s balance sheet. Their increase can affect both the liquidity and the solvency of banks. This paper investigates internal (specific) and external (macroeconomic) determinants of non-performing loans of the banking sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2008: Q1 - 2020: Q4 including correlation and regression analysis. The results of the research showed that the following independent variables have the strongest impact on non-performing loans as a dependent variable: unemployment rate, provisions to non-performing loans, and real GDP growth rate. On the other hand, the independent variable return on equity had the weakest impact on non-performing loans.
SOLVING THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEM AS AN EFFECTIVE FORM «OPEN PAPER EXAM»
Authors:   Бердянський державний педагогічний університет, MOROZ-REKOTOVA L.
Published: January 2023

The article raises the question of the effectiveness of final control in the conditions of distance learning. A description of the traditional form of the exam (oral answer to questions on the exam ticket) is given, its purpose is revealed. The approaches of modern didactics to the use of methods of oral, written, practical (laboratory) control and self-control of education seekers are disclosed; the types of control are distinguished, which are classified according to the scale of learning goals, learning stages, time orientation, frequency, volume, organizational forms of learning, forms of social mediation, types of educational activities, and methods of control. The need to review the forms of final control in the conditions of distance learning based on the competency approach is substantiated. The necessity of rethinking the purpose of the final control is revealed, which consists in checking not so much the amount of theoretical knowledge, but the level of the formation of competences, provided as a result of studying an educational discipline. A comparison of the competencies laid down in the Standard of Higher Education for the specialty 012 Preschool Education and the competencies from the Professional Standard of the Head of a Preschool Education Institution was carried out. The necessity of training future managers of preschool education to make managerial decisions at the stage of obtaining higher education, taking into account the personal qualities that influence it, has been proven. Special attention is paid to views on the functions that the manager of preschool education should perform. The characteristics of non-traditional forms of examination are given: «closed book exam», «Multiple-choice еxam або Shot-question exam», «open-book exam або open paper exam», «“thinking” exam», «“take-home” exam», «practical exam». The process of organizing and conducting final control in the educational discipline «Management in the system of preschool education» in the form of «open paper exam» is described. Examples of management tasks presented for the exam are presented, the procedure of the exam itself is described. The advantages and disadvantages of using this form of final control are determined. Key words: distance learning, final control, exam, non-traditional exam, «open paper exam».
French Perceptions of Macau as Place and Space in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Authors: Xie Jingzhen
Published: January 2023

Using eyewitness accounts by some French writers who sojourned in Macau during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this article investigates Macanese history from French perspectives. Attention is given to history, culture, and literature within writers’ interpretations. A distinct feature of Macanese history in this period is a story of the conflict between changed and unchanged, glory and decline, temporariness and timelessness. Imbued with admiration, reminiscence, and critique, the observations made by the French writers form a unique panoramic view over Macau. Such observations illustrate how Western culture examined itself, here represented as Portuguese culture, and the manifestations of this particular culture after being transplanted into another country far from the homeland. Integration of French perspectives can enhance the writing of Macanese history by providing particular insights and literary discernment.
Karsavina, Mallarmé, and Mauclair
Authors: Rasmussen Sasha
Published: January 2023

The early twentieth century saw a renewed critical interest in the expressive potential of dance, sparked by the overwhelming success of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Taking Camille Mauclair's 1912 review “Karsavina et Mallarmé” as a point of departure, this article explores contemporary attitudes toward the dancing woman, the sexual potential of her body, and the desire to transcend (or erase) her corporeality. For Mauclair, Mallarmé's writings provided an intellectual lens through which dance could be detached from the physicality of the danseuse and recast as a serious artistic and intellectual pursuit. This article argues that Mauclair and other critics who sought to abstract dance from the dancer collectively articulated a cohesive alternative to the supposed “physical imperative” of this period.
Modeling the movement of customers in retail space under conditions of social distancing
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Zolotukhina O. A.
Published: January 2023

The paper considers the problem of modeling the movement of customers in retail space under conditions of social distancing, which is caused by the requirements to prevent infection and further spread of the coronavirus infection COVID-19. A discrete model of a retail space, a model of a customer, a model of customers' movement according to the principles of functioning of a two-dimensional cellular automaton without memory have been developed. The retail space model allows to take into account the key objects of a retail space such as a supermarket/hypermarket: racks, cash desks, entrance, exit from the premises. In contrast to the classical models of representing a person using cellular automata, the customers' model ensures that social distance is taken into account by expanding the Moore neighborhood to about 2. In this case, the Moore neighborhood of order 1 is used to directly move the cell of the automaton representing the customer, and the cells of the neighborhood of order 2 are used to determining compliance with social distancing restrictions. The model of the customer behavior takes into account real-life situations: just like people, the cells of an automaton can “violate” the rules of social distancing. The set of rules for the customer's model is based on the general strategy of bypassing the retail space and contains additional restrictions regarding conflict situations for violating social distance, as well as a description of behavior in normal traffic and movement in the event of extreme situations. These models are implemented in software, which allows to control the settings of the simulation parameters. Heatmaps are used to visually represent the simulation results, showing the zones of pollution and zones of violation of social distance. The simulation results show that even with a slight increase in the probability of customers violating social distance, the number of distance violation cases grows exponentially.
Simulation of resource distribution in large information systems based on multiagent approach
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Kolumbet V. P.
Published: January 2023

Traditional planning theory considers the general problem of division of labor on computing devices. A fairly large class of planning tasks is included in the described task of resource allocation. The only type of resources in such tasks are computing resources. The article considers the tasks of resource allocation in multi-agent systems, options for their applicability and existing methods of solving these problems. The task of allocating resources is one of the fundamental tasks: from the efficient allocation of one's own time to the distribution between different activities and the tasks of allocating resources in large information systems. The article considers different approaches to resource allocation in large information systems: resource allocation within non-stationary tasks, stationary tasks and in multi-agent systems. These approaches help to solve various applications in real time. In the case of resource allocation in multi-agent systems, their decentralization must be taken into account: agents are directly responsible for themselves and do not have complete information about the system, which changes the very essence of the task. Thus, the development of multi-agent models is possible. The multi-agent scheduling methods used in the system can be used in real-time decentralized systems compared to the previously mentioned traditional methods. Their application provides management of planning and execution of tasks, they can be used to manage groups of objects consisting of a large number of devices and able to quickly process large-scale tasks. Thus, in a short time it is possible to design and commission based on the use of multi-agent technologies for planning new-generation software and hardware systems that can interact and work in a group and applicable to a wide range of tasks in various fields.
Development of a method of quantitative assessment of the flight safety current level during the formation of aircraft flows in the area of responsibility
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Abdalla A.
Published: January 2023

Flight safety is the most important operational and technical characteristic of the air transport system, which is influenced by many factors, unstable and random in nature, which, as a rule, are interconnected with each other. The management of any property of a complex dynamic system, including the safety property of an operated air transport system, provides, as a mandatory procedure, a quantitative assessment (measurement) of the current value of the parameters by which control is carried out, since, in accordance with the basic postulate of management, to control is possible only by what is measurable. During the operation of the aircraft, information is accumulated about the state of the automatic exchange, as about the object of study. In this case, to some extent, the uncertainty in the knowledge about the object is eliminated. The main reason for uncertainty is the randomness of phenomena and processes. Obviously, there are no phenomena or events in which there are no elements of chance. No matter how accurately and carefully the operating conditions of the aircraft are recorded, it is impossible to ensure that with repeated (continued) observations, the results completely and exactly coincide. Random deviations inevitably accompany any natural phenomenon. Unlike common practice random elements cannot be neglected, especially since the result of operation depends on a large number of factors and even more combinations of them. It is necessary to study random phenomena, investigate patterns and find out the causes of random occurrences in a regular phenomenon. Finding any stable patterns is usually very difficult. However, if we consider a sequence of a large number of observations, then some rather interesting properties are revealed: individual (separate) observations are unpredictable, and the average results show stability or a pronounced trend of change (pattern of change) characteristic of dynamic systems.
The method of improving the efficiency of assessment of support of object-oriented software
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Lykhvar A. V.
Published: January 2023

The work examines issues of improving the quality and level of support of object-oriented software. Analysis of existing software quality models demonstrated the relevance of maintaining an appropriate level of software support. At the same time, the existing approaches are mostly distinguished by terminological ambiguity, variety of formulations and methods of measurement and interpretation of results. The problem is also the complexity of the support process itself, which arises from a large number of internal and external factors, which makes the adjustment of the support model a long-term and complex process. A modification of the delta maintainability model (DMM) is proposed by expanding the measurable properties of the source code, determining their relationship with the maintainability sub-characteristics defined by the ISO/IEC 25010:2016 standard. A matrix of relations of sub-characteristics of ISO 25010 quality with the characteristics of the source code properties is constructed. The work uses WMC, NOC, NOM, MLOC, PAR, VG metrics, which take into account the features of the object-oriented programming paradigm. A mathematical model has been developed for calculating compliance indicators. To check the adequacy of the model, an experimental study was conducted on the example of 6 open source software products with the implementation of the object-oriented part in the Python programming language, which have different functionality. The metrics of the DMMS+ model together with DMMS have been proven to reflect the relationship between source code changes that affect maintainability. The correlation of DMMS and DMMS+ indicators according to the analysis of 1000 changes made in the repository is from 0.77 to 0.86. Predictive assumptions about object development include maintaining object-oriented software by modifying the delta maintainability model (DMM) by extending the measurable properties of the source code.
Information security index of an individual computer
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Akhramovych V. M.
Published: January 2023

With the development of digital and information technologies, electronic theft, forgery of documents, etc. began to appear. Criminals have mastered a new space and cause damage, stealing data not only from commercial organizations, for example, Borovikov systems, but also personal files of the average user. The service of protecting information on a PC has already become popular. Users are increasingly becoming aware of the importance of technical security of data stored on electronic devices. Not all users can take care of the security of private files and configure protection on their PC. Therefore, the article is devoted to the issue of quantifying the information security indicator on a computer, depending on the impact on the information structure of various types of internal and external threats (reflects: identification and authentication of users, control of data integrity and authenticity, data backup, delimitation of access to information, Firewall operation (packet filter), audit, antivirus, failures of software and hardware components, speed of information leakage, the effect of the amount of information on their leakage, the effect of information security threats from the loss of trust between users, the effect of the size of the computer system on security, the impact of computer security on information leakage). To solve the specified tasks, a mathematical model of information protection in a PC based on a system of differential equations was developed and solutions were simulated in the MatLab system. Three options for solving the equation near the steady state of the system were considered (a more visual analysis of the system’s behavior was performed, with a transition from the differential form of the equations to a discrete one and modeling of a certain interval of the system’s existence), it was concluded that, based on the conditions of the ratio of dissipation and the natural frequency of fluctuations of the magnitude, damping the latter up to a certain value is carried out periodically, with a decaying amplitude, or according to an exponentially decaying law. Taking into account the impact of the specified parameters on information protection and the possibility of determining a quantitative indicator of protection, PC users will be able to independently assess the impact of each component of threats and make adequate protection decisions.
On a problem of transport routing for urban transport networks
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Korotkov S. S.
Published: January 2023

The work of the transport routing control system is considered, a review of theoretical routing for information networks is carried out. A description of algorithms for finding the shortest paths on graphs is given. The concept of vehicle routing control for urban networks is presented. It is shown that the urban transport network can be represented in the form of a graph and the theory and methods on routing in information networks can be transferred to transport networks. Splitting the transport routing control problem into two parts: static and dynamic. The management of the routing of transport in the city’s transport fences is even more similar to the routing of computer traffic in the information fences. The main points of view are in that, in the first place in the quality of the package, the transport service is visible, as well as to understand the rules of the road collapse, how to surround the oversupplied packages. At the same hour, the transport routing is organized, everything will be stored in the most common problems of the best way between two universities. If an adaptive routing control algorithm is developed for centralization, since it allows the reduction of expenses, there is no need to equip the add-on reception-transmission with processors of great effort. It is also necessary to provide a connection when exchanging information from an attachment to receive-transmissions and from a central server. However, the speed of the vehicle is less than the widening of the electronic signal, so it is possible to eliminate the inappropriateness by placing the attachments of the reception-transmission in a specific rank. If we consider the urban transport network in the form of a graph, then there is a problem associated with the large size of the system. The computational task can be facilitated by dividing the city network into smaller segments connected by single nodes. That is, such nodes that can not be a minute when moving from one point of the city to another. With such a breakdown, the shortest paths will not change, because the principle of optimality will work here.
Translation and Sustainability: Towards the Concept of Translator as Entrepreneur
Authors: Roy Poulami
Published: January 2023

Sustainability denotes unity, a strong sense of cooperativeness, and the most raised notion of ethics: the search for the betterment of all. The present article explores various scholarly research of recent times that focus on entrepreneurship and translation in the context of sustainable development. It also aims to illustrate the relationship between sustainability and translation processes by focusing on the question of how translation plays a vital role and must be placed at the heart of any cultural reflection on social equality. However, the aim of this article is not to establish "sustainability" as a prescriptive concept for translation studies, but rather to incorporate and conceptualize sustainability as a dialogue between translation and cultural communication. Translation as a whole and the process of translating, therefore, can create a new and effective model for sustainable development.
Statistical Modelling of Factors affecting Performance of Students inSecondary Schools in Tanzania
Authors: Paschal Charles , Mirau Silas , Mgala Mvurya
Published: January 2023

Over the last decade, secondary schools in Tanzania have failed to produceenough graduates who are able to join higher level of schooling (Advanced level). Only less than 35% of students were able to score between division one and three.Theaimofthisstudywastodevelopafactormodelwithfactorsaffectingtheoverallperformance in secondary schools in certificate of secondary national examinations inTanzania. Data was collected from 26 secondary schools in Dar es salaam and Arushausing self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaires had 16 Likert type questions in five-point scalerangingfromstronglydisagreetostronglyagree.Thefindingsfromfactoranalysis indicatedthatthreefactorsnamely“schoolculture”,“supportivelearningenvironment “and “teacher satisfaction with the school” explained 74.8 percent of total variation inoverall performance in certificate of secondary education examination. Multiple Linearregressionrevealedthatsupportivelearningenvironmenthadasignificanteffectonoverall performance in terms of school Grade Point Average. It is concluded that in orderto improve overall performance, schools and the government should create supportivelearning environment by employing more teachers, ensuring availabilityof books aretimely and adequately available and the availability of library and laboratories. Furtherstudies should add the qualitative part so as to gather more information about schoolsand otherfactorswhichwerenot considered underthisstudy.
Study of Methodologyof Optimizing Image Segmentation and Processing Using Genetic Algorithm
Authors: Mutar Jinan Redha
Published: January 2023

In the literature, several worksfocal point on the description of contrast metrics and standards that allow to count the overall an image processing algorithm performance. These assessment standards can be investigated to outline new photo processing algorithms by way of optimizing them. In this work, we suggest a universal scheme to phasephotographswith the aid of a genetic algorithm. The developed approach makes use of an estimation standard which counts the first-class of a photo segmentation outcome. The suggested type segmentationapproach can combine a local ground reality when it is accessible in order to set the preferred degree of the last result accuracy. A genetic algorithm(G-A) is then investigated in sort to decide the first-rate mixture of statistics excerpted with the aidof the chosen standard. Then, we exhibit that this method can either be utilized for gray-levels or multicomponent snap shots in a supervised context or in an unsupervised one. Last, we exhibit the efficiency of the suggested approachviaseveral experimental outcomes on a number of(levels of gray) and multi-components images.
THE SERVICE QUALITY AND PRICE IMPACT ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND LOYALTY ON PT. ADIRA FINANCE SIMPANG EMPAT
Authors: Erdawati Erdawati , Asraf Asraf , Larasati Widia
Published: January 2023

ABSTRACTThe financial company's marketing program is aimed at maximizing customer satisfaction and loyalty. PT. Adira Finance Simpang Empat Branch is very aware of this, so various efforts have been made to build customer satisfaction and loyalty, including through improving service quality and competitive prices. This research was conducted to see the effect of service quality and price on customer satisfaction and loyalty. When this research was done, there were 6,207 existing customers and 98 of them were sampled through calculations using the Slovin formula. The results showed that service quality and price both partially and simultaneously had a significant effect on customer satisfaction and loyalty. Meanwhile the satisfaction variable also mediates the effect of service quality and price on loyalty. The implication of the results of this study is that in order to maintain and increase customer satisfaction and loyalty, PT. Adira Finance Simpang Empat can continue and improve its service quality and competitive pricing strategy.Keywords: Service Quality, Price, Customer Loyalty and Customer Satisfaction
Quality of Thorax CT Scan Images among Covid-19 Cases using Variations of Filter
Authors: Afiifah Elok Nur , Gunawati Shinta , Winarno Guntur , Irsal Muhammad , Fahrizal  , Akbar Rizal
Published: January 2023

A typical image of the Thorax CT Scan as a sign of the early stages and development of Covid-19 is the finding of Ground Glass Opacities (GGO). GGO is an insignificant increase in the density of the lungs without occlusion of blood vessels and bronchi. In mild cases, GGO tends to be difficult to identify and requires high-resolution CT scanning. In this study, we intend to improve the resolution of the Thorax CT Scan image through filter settings, to analyze the difference in the variations of filters B50s, B70s, and B90s towards the quality of the CT Scan image and obtain the optimal use of filter in the Thorax CT Scan examination among Covid-19 cases. This was a quantitative analytical study conducted at one of the Regional General Hospital in Jakarta on March-April 2022. The samples were secondary data derived from 10 patients by using MSCT Siemens Somatom Perspective 128 slices. Data were collected through observation and experiment. The images collected were further analyzed using Image j software to find values of Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) and Contrast to Noise Ratio (CNR). Furthermore, the values were compared by assessing the anatomical image information through various filters. The results of this study indicated that there were differences in the SNR and CNR values of the three filters. The higher resolution of the filter used, the more capable it was to sharper and more detailed the image but the noise level was also higher. Thorax CT Scan examination should be carried out using the B70s very sharp filter that was able to produce images with the optimal information and fairly low noise level. A very thin GGO image in the early stage of the manifestation of Covid-19 could be identified in the Thorax CT Scan examinations for diagnosis of Covid-19 case.
The Administration of Dutch Teak Leaf Tea Extract (Guazama Ulmifolia lamk) in Reducing Cholesterol Levels in Depo Acceptors
Authors: Khobibah  , Nurhidayati Tri , Ruspita Mimi , Rozikhan  , Martanti Listyaning Eko
Published: January 2023

Depo hormonal contraceptives are significantly effective contraceptives with a low failure rate. Women who apply this contraceptive may experience several side effects on fat metabolism, which is an increase and decrease in total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). The objective of this study was to identify the influence of Dutch teak leaves (Guazuma Ulmifolia Lamk) on the cholesterol levels in the Depo acceptors.   Quasi-experiment research design with one group pretest posttest design model. The pretest was completed first by the total number of samples which is 60 respondents. Furthermore, 250 ml of Dutch teak tea is consumed every morning and evening after eating. The intervention lasted two weeks, followed by a retest (posttest). Dutch tea pre and post results were analyzed employing t-test statistics on variable body weight (p = 0.706), systolic blood pressure (p = 0.322), and cholesterol (p = 0.001), and the Wilcoxon test on diastolic pressure variables (p = 0.043) and triglycerides (p = 0.417). With a p-value of 0.001, it demonstrates that there is a significant difference in cholesterol levels after being treated with Dutch teak tea. With a p-value greater than 0.05, there was no difference in triglycerides, weight, or blood pressure after receiving Dutch teak tea treatment. An increase in cholesterol levels is one of the side effects of DMPA acceptors. Therefore, consuming Dutch teak leaves is an alternative treatment option.
Detection of Microbial Contamination in Some Types of Processed Cheeses available In Local Market.
Authors: Mohammed Sudad J.
Published: January 2023

Background: Cheese has an outstanding nutritional quality, but is also an efficient vehicle for transmission of diseases to humans and is an excellent medium for bacterial growth and an important source of bacterial infection. when consumed all without pasteurization Salmonella spp. are one of the most frequently reported causes of bacterial foodborne worldwide.Objective: This study was carried out to study the microbiological contamination of processed cheese. Material and Methods: A total of 13 samples of processed cheese were randomly collected from supermarkets in Baghdad, IRAQ. Elven grams of cheese were added to 99ml of sterile diluted peptone water in a flask  and shaken well to make 10-¹ dilution .Further dilution were made. 0.1 ml was used to incubate culturemedia (selective) incubated at 37C°and 42C° for 24 hours. Colonies were counted. Bactrac 4300 was used to confirm diagnosis of Salmonella spp.Result: Although none of tested samples contained Salmonella spp. Or Staphylococcus aureus or Escherichia coli either other bacteria using conventional method, one sample of them been contaminated by Salmonella spp. using Bactrac 4300 system.Conclusion: It can be concluded that processed cheese contaminated by this pathogen in this area as well in other countries and might constitute a risk for contamination and Bactrac 4300 a new method used for confirmation.
In silico and in vivo investigation of the neuroprotective benefits of Ketamine against isoflurane-induced cognitive impairment
Authors: Krishnamurthy Praveen , Luan Shenghui
Published: January 2023

Ketamine, a phencyclidine derivative, is most usually used to induce dissociative general anesthesia, but it is also beneficial for bronchospasm, a congenital cardiac disease with the right to left shunting, and, more recently, treatment of resistant depression. Several studies have revealed that ketamine may help damaged neurons recover. Ketamine has been proven to offer neuroprotection in a variety of neuro injury models. Following that, many routes and targets were identified to demonstrate how ketamine may protect the brain. Ketamine has been shown to modulate neuronal excitotoxicity, apoptosis, and inflammation, among other things. The present work examined the relative interaction of ketamine with potential targets of brain excitotoxicity, apoptosis, and inflammation using an in-silico approach. Furthermore, ketamine has been shown to protect against isoflurane-induced cognitive impairment in rats.
Multitracer PET-CT study for characterization of liver mass
Authors: Cabrera Villegas A. , Boulvard Chollet X.L. , Mangas Losada M. , Garrastachu Zumaran P. , Delgado Bolton R. , Ramirez Lasanta R.
Published: January 2023

We present the images corresponding to a hepatic PET-CT scan through a multitraceal study of a patient with chronic hepatitis C virus, on the waiting list for transplantation and with a lesion suspected of hepatocarcinoma.
Health memories from Annual to Alhucemas: Medical advances between 1921 and 1925
Authors: Navarro-Suay R. , Rodríguez-Montes J.A. , Gilsanz Rodríguez F. , Sanz Serrulla J. , Vázquez de Quevedo F. , Campos Muñoz A.
Published: January 2023

Year 2021 marks a century since the Annual Disaster, an evento that ocurred in the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco bewtween July 21 and August 9 of that year, one of the most tragic defeats suffered by the Spanish Army through its history. Between September 8 and October 13, 1925, the SPanish Navy and Army in collaboration with French tropos, successfully landed at Alhucemas Bay, occupying and pacifying the área, which contributed to end the Rif War.
The circumstances that occurred in this war period gave rise to important medical and health advances. In just a few years, wounded transport was improved emplying ambulances, hospital ships and medical planes; filed hospital were deployed in the Forefront to shorten the time from the battle field to the first treatment facility; surgical procedures were performed with innovative techniques at that time, epidural anesthesia was discovered and finally, thanks to an agile health system adapted to the área, sicks and wounded soldiers were recovered in hospital located in the Iberian Peninsula.
Military and civil doctors, nurses from Spanish Red Cross, nuns, friars, health workers, soldiers, volunteers…applied their knowledge, tenacity and work for the sake of caring for patient, without any doubt, the ultimate goal for any health professional.
EDUKASI K3 TENAGA LAPANGAN SEKSI SUNGAI, IRIGASI DAN PANTAI BIDANG SDA & DRAINASE DINAS PEKERJAAN UMUM KOTA SEMARANG
Authors: Anggraini Nurti Kusuma , Widyarini Galih , Pratiwi Yesina Intan
Published: January 2023

Sejak tahun 1984 dengan diterbitkannya Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja Nomor Kep. 13/MEN/1984 tentang Pola Kampanye Nasional K3 yaitu selama 1 (satu) bulan dimulai tanggal 12 Januari sampai dengan 12 Februari setiap tahunnya diperingati sebagai bulan K3 Nasional. Kesehatan dan Keselamatan Kerja (K3) sangat penting bagi moral, legalitas, dan finansial dikarenakan berkaitan dengan kesehatan, keselamatan, dan kesejahteraan manusia yang bekerja di sebuah instansi maupun lokasi kontruksi seperti pembangunan infrastruktur bidang pengairan. Meningkatnya produktivitas kerja secara nasional harus diseimbangkan dengan meningkatnya kesadaran dan kepatuhan norma K3. Adanya pemahaman dan penerapan K3 yang belum maksimal maka memunculkan permasalahan bagi penyedia jasa khususnya di DPU Kota Semarang. Edukasi yang diberikan dapat memberikan manfaat bagi pekerja di DPU kota Semarang. Metode yang digunakan yaitu pemberian edukasi. Kegiatan dilaksanakan dalam waktu 1 hari, kemudian melakukan evaluasi dengan pre-tes dan post-test. Hasilnya menunjukkan adanya pemahaman yang meningkat sebanyak 92% peserta sudah memahami dalam menerapkan budaya K3.
Pelatihan Strategi Pengelolaan Pasar Desa Menuju Desa Mandiri di Kabupaten Bojonegoro
Authors: Mariana Mariana , Handayani Susi , Hariyati Hariyati , Wuryani Eni , Putikadea Insyirah , Kusumaningsih Ambar
Published: January 2023

Pasar desa merupakan salah satu fasilitas umum yang keberadaannya sangat penting dan dibutuhkan oleh masyarakat, namun masih terdapat kendala pengelolaannya.  Proses pengelolaan pasar desa perlu dilakukan secara menyeluruh yaitu meliputi aspek SDM, operasional (termasuk keuangan), pemasaran, dan strategis. Pihak pengelola pasar desa ditentukan oleh pemerintah desa dan idealnya memiliki bentuk resmi sebagai Badan Usaha Milik Desa (Bumdes). Sebagai upaya peningkatan kualitas pengelolaan pasar desa,  dilakukan kegiatan PKM dengan hasil terlaksananya pelatihan, modul, video kegiatan, serta artikel di media massa.