bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Eye: A Light Weight Mobile Application for Visually Challenged People Using Improved YOLOv5l Algorithm
Authors: Anbananthen Kalaiarasi Sonai Muthu , Subbiah Sridevi , Baskar Subiksha Gayathri , Selvaraj Ratchana , Krishnan Jayakumar , Kannan Subarmaniam , Chelliah Deisy
Published: October 2023

The eye is an essential sensory organ that allows us to perceive our surroundings at a glance. Losing this sense can result in numerous challenges in daily life. However, society is designed for the majority, which can create even more difficulties for visually impaired individuals. Therefore, empowering them and promoting self-reliance are crucial. To address this need, we propose a new Android application called “The Eye” that utilizes Machine Learning (ML)-based object detection techniques to recognize objects in real-time using a smartphone camera or a camera attached to a stick. The article proposed an improved YOLOv5l algorithm to improve object detection in visual applications. YOLOv5l has a larger model size and captures more complex features and details, leading to enhanced object detection accuracy compared to smaller variants like YOLOv5s and YOLOv5m. The primary enhancement in the improved YOLOv5l algorithm is integrating L1 and L2 regularization techniques. These techniques prevent overfitting and improve generalization by adding a regularization term to the loss function during training. Our approach combines image processing and text-to-speech conversion modules to produce reliable results. The Android text-to-speech module is then used to convert the object recognition results into an audio output. According to the experimental results, the improved YOLOv5l has higher detection accuracy than the original YOLOv5 and can detect small, multiple, and overlapped targets with higher accuracy. This study contributes to the advancement of technology to help visually impaired individuals become more self-sufficient and confident. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2023-07-05-011 Full Text: PDF
Analysis of Service Quality Factors of the Regional Planning Agency of Aceh
Authors: Zahri T. Aznal , Lubis Abdul Rahman , Djalil Muslim A. , Syafruddin .
Published: October 2023

Objective: This study examines how collaborative public innovation, transformational leadership, knowledge acquisition, employee competencies, innovative climate, and organizational performance affect service quality at the Regional Planning Agency of Aceh. Methods/Analysis: The study used quantitative analysis, qualitative interviews, and surveys. The data were analyzed using the SERVQUAL model and scatter analysis approaches. The correlation between variables was analyzed by Spearman rho correlation, while Kruskal-Wallis analyzed the significance between variables. Finding: The SERVQUAL model shows the Regional Planning Agency of Aceh provides good quality services; 98% of respondents gave an excellent rating, and 12% were good. Scatter analysis shows that the agency consistently meets expectations. Spearman rho correlation analysis shows that all determinant factor variables have a strong relationship with improving service quality and are also significant between variables (p<0.05). Novelty/Improvement: Improving the quality of the organization (Regional Planning Agency of Aceh) is primarily determined by the knowledge acquisition factor, which is followed by collaborative public innovation, transformational leadership, employee competencies, and an innovative climate. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2023-07-05-017 Full Text: PDF
ARL Evaluation of a DEWMA Control Chart for Autocorrelated Data: A Case Study on Prices of Major Industrial Commodities
Authors: Supharakonsakun Yadpirun , Areepong Yupaporn
Published: October 2023

The double exponentially weighted moving average (DEWMA) control chart, an extension of the EWMA control chart, is a useful statistical process control tool for detecting small shift sizes in the mean of processes with either independent or autocorrelated observations. In this study, we derived explicit formulas to compute the average run length (ARL) for a moving average of order q (MA(q)) process with exponential white noise running on a DEWMA control chart and verified their accuracy by comparison with the numerical integral equation (NIE) method. The results for both were in good agreement with the actual ARL. To investigate the efficiency of the proposed procedure on the DEWMA control chart, a performance comparison between it and the standard and modified EWMA control charts was also conducted to determine which provided the smallest out-of-control ARL value for several scenarios involving MA(q) processes. It was found that the DEWMA control chart provided the lowest out-of-control ARL for all cases of varying the exponential smoothing parameter and shift size values. To illustrate the efficacy of the proposed methodology, the presented approach was applied to datasets of the prices of several major industrial commodities in Thailand. The findings show that the DEWMA procedure performed well in almost all of the scenarios tested. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2023-07-05-020 Full Text: PDF
ARCH-COMP23 Category Report: Artificial Intelligence and Neural Network Control Systems (AINNCS) for Continuous and Hybrid Systems Plants
Authors: Manzanas Lopez Diego , Althoff Matthias , Forets Marcelo , Johnson Taylor T , Ladner Tobias , Schilling Christian
Published: October 2023

This report presents the results of a friendly competition for formal verification of continuous and hybrid systems with artificial intelligence (AI) components. Specifically, machine learning (ML) components in cyber-physical systems (CPS), such as feedforward neural networks used as feedback controllers in closed-loop systems, are considered, which is a class of systems classically known as intelligent control systems, or in more modern and specific terms, neural network control systems (NNCS). We broadly refer to this category as AI and NNCS (AINNCS). The friendly competition took place as part of the workshop Applied Verification for Continuous and Hybrid Systems (ARCH) in 2023. In the fifth edition of this AINNCS category at ARCH-COMP, three tools have been applied to solve ten different benchmark problems, which are CORA, JuliaReach and NNV. In reusing the benchmarks from the last iteration, we demonstrate the continuous progress in developing these tools: Two out of three tools can verify more instances than in the 2022 iteration. A novelty of this year’s iteration is the shared computation hardware that allows for a fairer comparison among the participants.
Rendimiento en los Juegos Panamericanos de Santiago 2023: Predicción mediante método de suavización exponencial simple
Authors: Flández Jorge , Vargas Rodrigo , Jacques Víctor , Cornejo Miguel , Gajardo-Burgos Rubén , Giakoni-Ramírez Frano , Aguilar José , Urbina Raúl , Duclos-Bastías Daniel
Published: October 2023

El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar el desempeño deportivo de la delegación chilena en los Juegos Panamericanos celebrados entre los años 1951 y 2023, haciendo uso de datos retrospectivos y proyectivos a través de series temporales de tiempo. Para esto se empleó un diseño cuantitativo, no experimental y longitudinal de tendencias y un método de suavización exponencial simple, que utiliza promedios históricos y que permite realizar una predicción o comportamiento futuro basado en una media ponderada de los valores actuales y de los pasados. A partir de los resultados obtenidos, fue posible concluir que, en las últimas décadas, la ubicación de Chile en el ranking de los Juegos Panamericanos se ha estabilizado en torno a un onceavo lugar, posición pronosticada para Santiago 2023. Manteniéndose condiciones similares, el desempeño deportivo general y específico no tendría un quiebre exponencial de la tendencia y los resultados no resultan favorables, específicamente en lo que respecta a la obtención de medallas de oro y la posición general de la delegación.
Blockchain Technology Adoption in the State of Qatar: Qualitative Risk Analysis
Authors: Alomari Awad , Fetais Noora
Published: October 2023

Businesses may gain from implementing Blockchain-based technology in terms of profitability, productivity, and efficiency, which may cause them to re-evaluate their current business strategies. However, because the technology is still evolving and there needs to be more study on the effects of the various Blockchain networks (such as public, private, and consortium), their significance in developing new business models needs more consideration. In this article, we identified the potential risks/opportunities associated with Blockchain adoption in the state of Qatar through the standard technique of Qualitative Risk Analysis suggested by the Project Management Institution (PMI) using a standard (5 x 5) probability impact diagram (PID) with seven areas of impact namely Cost/Budget, Schedule, Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Business Continuity or Service Disruption, Governance & Compliance, and Environment. We found that circa 84% (i.e. 10 risks) of the most significant risks are related to the organisational and environmental risks, while only 16% (2 risks) are related to the technology itself. Our research highlights the benefits of Blockchain advancements to decision-makers for strategic planning.
Medical Facility Management under BIM Paradigm for Hospital Operations Performance in China During COVID-19
Authors: Kapogiannis Georgios , Yang Tianlun , Guo Jiequn , Gerges Michael
Published: October 2023

Hospitals operation is becoming a major focusing points on China as there is a huge market because of aging population. The management of healthcare institute is crucial as it contains operational activities that can be harmful to public health such as medical waste as well as medical equipment that has to be maintained timely. In particular with the pandemic COVID-19 situation, the maintenance of the medical equipment is the foundation to ensure the healthcare service can operate functionally. Hence, this research is focusing on how medical facilities are being managed in Chinese healthcare institute as well as to understand whether and how BIM can impact healthcare facility management. A mixed methodology was used to interview facility managers in the province of East China region during COVID-19 period. The result of this research shows that by adopting BIM, the quality and efficiencies of facility management for key hazard assets in hospitals can be improved in principle because of the large amount of asset data and hospitals' information.
Top-Down Construction Method: A Case Study For Underpass Structure in Qatar
Authors: Kara Ali , Chelliah Anbalagan , Tzaveas Theodoros
Published: October 2023

The Cut and Cover construction method has been applied to build several underpass structures within the expressway programme of the Highway Projects Department, Public Works Authority, Qatar. Booming in the construction industry contributes to increasing existing traffic in Qatar. This subsequently failed existing road junctions and required updating the road network parallel to the traffic studied. Underpasses and bridges were planned across many locations in Qatar to increase the level of service at road junctions, enhance the traffic capacity, reduce traffic congestion, and improve the free flow of traffic. This paper discusses the design and construction challenges of the underpass structure constructed by top-down construction method located on D ring Road in Doha, Qatar. The top-down construction method has been suggested by the construction contractor as an alternative to the conventional cut-and-cover construction method to minimize the traffic disruption and meet updated temporary traffic management (TTMs) due to underpass construction works, restore traffic at the junction on top of the underpass prior to the completion of construction works and overall optimize the construction duration. A numerical modelling research was carried out to study the change in arrangements. The site-specific challenges, such as modification in the structural arrangement of the underpass, change in ground conditions, lateral displacement of pile walls and dewatering challenges, are discussed in this paper.
Widening of an Existing Bridge to Accommodate Two Traffic Lanes – Al Bustan South Project in Qatar
Authors: Tzaveas Theodoros , Anagnostaki Christina , Matsuo Yoji , Sergakis Georgios
Published: October 2023

Driven by Qatar National Vision 2030 and catering to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar is undertaking an extraordinary and ambitious programme of infrastructure development to deliver a world-class new and upgraded road infrastructure network. Projects designed to improve highway capacity, connectivity, and safety through the urban and rural parts of Qatar and to meet current and future demands of population and economic growth. In this paper, the authors discuss some of the most critical and challenging considerations in putting a planning and design process on a path to deliver successfully a bridge deck-widening project, implementing a collaborative approach. The case study of upgrading an existing ramp bridge will be presented, where the one lane deck was converted to two lanes to accommodate the heavy traffic flow. The fast-track construction schedule necessitated the widening from one side by 1.15m, while the extended slab was supported on a steel strut connected monolithically on the concrete box girder web (bottom) and extended part (top) through shear dowels. To meet the tight construction schedule and the local market material constraints, built-up sections were utilized with variable configurations along the length of the bridge. Further, several epoxy resin products were studied and utilized for the drilled bars on the extension part and the drilled dowels of the web. The replacement of the existing bearings was necessitated due to the additional weight of the extension.
ASSESSMENT OF LEVEL OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH CANCER IN SELECTED CANCER HOSPITAL KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL
Authors: Mondal Mithu , Chudhuri Moitreyee , Maity Chandrima
Published: October 2023

Introduction: A cancer diagnosis can have a wide-ranging impact on mental health. The prevalence of anxiety and depression among people with cancer is high among those with no previous psychiatric history.Aim: This study aims to find out anxiety and depression among people living with cancer and association between anxiety, depression and selected demographic variables.Methods: A descriptive study was conducted to detect the level of anxiety and depression and association them with demographic variables. Total 200 participants were selected through non- robability purposive sampling technique. In this study the conceptual framework was based on Rosenstock, Strecher, and Becker Health Belief Model. Data were collected through semi structured questionnaire, GAD-7 Questionnaire and PHQ-9 Questionnaire to assess socio-demographic information, level of anxiety and depression respectively.Result: Results revealed that 51% people living with cancer had mild anxiety and 10% participants had severe level of anxiety; 31% participants had major depression mild and only 5% had severe level of depression. Chi-square test revealed that there was a significant relationship between anxiety with religion, monthly income and social support and level of depression of people living with cancer were significantly associated with age and social support at the (P<0.05) and (P<0.001) level of significant.Conclusion: The people living with cancer had different level of anxiety and depression. Moreover, anxiety of people living with cancer is associated with religion, monthly income and social support and depression is associated with age and social support.
WORK OF WESTERN MUSIC COMPOSERS DEPENDED TO THE EAST
Authors: OKCU Semih
Published: October 2023

Batı müziği bestekârlarının bazı eserlerini dinlediğimizde şark mûsikîsine ait ezgilerin olduğu ve bu doğrultuda Klasik Batı müziği bestekârlarının Türk ve doğu mûsikîsi ezgilerini anımsatan birçok eseri olduğu bilinmektedir. Bu doğrultuda “Batı Müziği Bestekârlarının Doğuya İthaf Edilen ve Doğudan Esinlenerek Oluşturdukları Eserler” adı altında yaptığımız bu çalışmada, öncelikle ithaf yapmış olduğunu tespit ettiğimiz August D’adelburg, Franz Liszt, Johann Strauss (Oğul), Isaac Strauss, Eduard Strauss, Leo Fall, Giuseppe Verdi, Henri Herz, Joseph Lombardi, Henrı Wıeuxtemps, Modest Mussorgsky, , Carl Maria Von Weber, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Georges Bizet, Carl Czerny, Giuseppe Donizetti, Elıas Parısh Alvars, Johann Strauss (Baba), Callisto Guatelli Paşa, Gioacchino Rosssini, John Baptist Cramer, Jan Ladislav Dussek, Leopold De Meyer, Antonio Vivaldi, Georg Friedrich Handel, Rimski-Korsakov isimli Klasik Batı müziği bestekârları hakkında genelden özele doğru olacak şekilde bilgiler verilerek ithaf yapılan eserler paylaşılmış, böylelikle mevzu bahis eserler ve bestekârları “Batı Müziği Bestekârlarının Doğuya İthaf Ettikleri ve Doğudan Esinlenerek Oluşturdukları Eserler” adı altında literatür tarama yöntemi kullanılarak 17. Yüzyıl’dan 20. Yüzyıl’a kadar olan dönemi kapsayacak şekilde, tarihsel ve sistematik müzikoloji çerçevesinde tek bir çalışma altında toplanmış bulunmaktadır. Araştırmaya konu olan çalışmamız, müzik alanı için yeni araştıma ve derleme çalışmalarına yol göstereceği gibi müzikoloji alanına da katkı sağlayacaktır. Aynı zamanda bu tip çalışmalar için hangi eserlerin referans alınması hususunda da önemli rol oynayacağı düşünülmektedir.
DR. MAZHAR BEY DURING THE NATIONAL STRUGGLE PERIOD
Authors: KARATAŞ İsrafil
Published: October 2023

Mazhar Bey (Germen), Osmanlı Devleti’nin son döneminde Aydın’da dünyaya gelmiştir. Osmanlı’nın en modern okullarında oldukça iyi bir eğitim almış ve 20 yaşında hekim olmuştur. Katıldığı Balkan Savaşları’nda ve Birinci Dünya Savaşı’nda hekim olarak görev yapmıştır. İzmir’in işgali sonrasında memleketi Aydın’a gelerek Yunan’a karşı kutsal milli direnişin başlatılması için en ön saflarda olağanüstü mücadeleler vermiştir. Bütün çabalarına rağmen Aydın işgal edilince Denizli’deki milli direnişe katılarak hekimlik mesleğini kullanmak suretiyle önemli yararlılıklar göstermiştir. 34 yaşında Aydın’dan mebus seçilerek 1920 yılında Büyük Millet Meclisi’ne katılmıştır. Meclis’te aktif biri olan Mazhar Bey, Milli Mücadele için önemli faydalar sağlamıştır. Başta savaşın finansmanı ile ilgili olmak üzere birçok meseleyle ilgi yaptığı konuşmalarda Milli Mücadele’nin bir an önce başarıya ulaştırılması noktasında pragmatist bir yaklaşım sergilemiştir. Bu bağlamda yaşanan olağanüstü dönemi öne sürerek hukuk kaidelerinin çok fazla gözetilmemesi gerektiğini savunmuştur. Ayrıca uzun ve gerilimli tartışmalarda uzlaşmacı bir rol üstlenmiştir. Cephe gerisine de oldukça önem veren Mazhar Bey, sivil halkın mağdur olmaması ve asayişin temini için önemli katkılar sunmuştur. Mazhar Bey, Meclis içerisinde bazı ilklere de imza atmıştır. Milli Mücadele’nin en zor sürecinde bugünkü Meclis Kütüphanesi’nin kurulması için bir kanun teklifi vermiş ve kütüphanenin kurulmasını sağlamıştır. Başkomutanlık meselesinin görüşüldüğü Meclis oturumunda, Başkomutanlığa geçmesi gereken kişi olarak Mustafa Kemal Paşa’nın ismini açıkça zikreden ilk kişi olmuştur. Bu araştırmada amaçlanan; Mazhar Bey’in Milli Mücadele dönemindeki faaliyetlerini detaylıca incelemektir. Aynı zamanda Meclis içerisindeki faaliyetlerinden yola çıkarak Milli Mücadele’ye ne gibi katkılar sunduğunu ve mücadele ile ilgili tutumunu ortaya koymaktır. Araştırmanın hazırlanmasında hatıra kitapları başta olmak üzere çeşitli telif eserler ve Meclis Zabıtları kullanılmıştır.
USING THE BRAIN-BASED LEARNING APPROACH IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Authors: KİRİŞ Hacı Mustafa
Published: October 2023

The place where learning takes place is in the brain. How does the learning process take place in the brain? This question is the focus of the brain-based learning approach. Studies conducted within the framework of this approach seek ways to reach more permanent and meaningful information with more appropriate methods by exploring how learning occurs in the brain. Studies have revealed that the human brain is a parallel processor, creates patterns among information, and is affected by emotions in a positive or negative way. It is also among the research results that each brain is unique to itself. In this study, it has been examined how the data obtained by the brain-based learning approach on the functioning of the human brain can be used in the field of Religious Education. The study was prepared in the type of qualitative research and document analysis method was used as the data collection method. In this context, documents such as books and articles containing research on brain-based learning and documents dealing with methods that can be used in the field of religious education were examined. Thus, it is aimed to contribute to the theoretical dimension of the subject by scanning the materials containing information about the subject of the research.
CASTRATI IN VOCAL MUSIC HISTORY
Authors: SIĞIRCI Çiğdem , KAPLANCIK Evrim ŞAHİNKAYA
Published: October 2023

Müzik tarihinde “kastrat” denildiğinde akla gizemli ve son derece merak uyandıran, kimi tarihçiler tarafından “cinsiyetsiz ya da meleksi olarak” adlandırılan şarkıcılar gelmektedir. Bu şarkıcılarla ilgili günümüze ulaşan bir takım görsel kaynaklar ve tek bir ses kaydından başka hiçbir veri yoktur. Yüzyıllar öncesine dayanan ancak Barok Dönem’de en üst seviyeye ulaşan kastrasyon işlemi sonucu binlerce erkek çocuğun hayatını kaybetmesi, bu işlemin bir nevi katliam olduğunu gösterir. Sesleriyle döneme damga vuran kastratlar, kendi dönemlerinde neredeyse kutsallaştırılmışlardır. İnsanlık dramı olmasına rağmen bir döneme damgasını vurmuş olan kastratlarla ilgili günümüzde bile hala aydınlanmamış birçok nokta bulunmaktadır. Tarihte cinsiyetsiz olarak tanımlanmış olan kastratlar, bulundukları yüzyılı hem vokal virtüöziteleri hem de performans sırasındaki sıra dışılıklarıyla (kostüm, sahne duruşu vs.) tümüyle etkileri altına almışlardır. Kastratların eğitim sistemi de son derece zorlu ve disiplinlidir. Kastratlara özel eğitim veren okullar Napoli başta olmak üzere bütün İtalya’da son derece yaygın ve popüler olmuştur. İtalya başta olmak üzere birçok ülkede büyük talep gören bu şarkıcıların dönemi, XIX. yy.’la birlikte ellerinden istemsizce hayatları alınmış olan binlerce masum çocuğun uğramış olduğu insanlık ayıbına tepkilerin büyümesiyle son bulmaya başlamıştır. Bu araştırmayla hem Barok Dönem içinde kastrat şarkıcıların performanslarıyla ilgili detaylar ele alınmış hem de yüzyıllar boyunca süregelmiş olan insanlık dışı durum her yönüyle aktarılmaya çalışılmıştır.
THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT IN PIANISTS AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO MUSICALITY
Authors: SAYIN Emrah
Published: October 2023

Herhangi bir enstrümanı ustalık derecesinde çalabilmek için icracının kendine özgü ve kabul edilebilir düzeyde teknik yetkinliği olması gerekmektedir. Bu da özellikle enstrüman öğreniminin en başında öğretmen tarafından verilecek doğru bir temel ile mümkündür. Piyanistler özelinde bakıldığında, klasik piyano repertuarının teknik ve müzikal anlamda oldukça zorlu eserlerin bulunduğu geniş bir literatüre sahip olması ve bu eserlerin zor olmalarının yanı sıra çoğunlukla uzun olmaları göze alındığında piyanistte yüksek kondisyon gerekmektedir. Bu sebeple iyi bir teknik seviyeye ulaşmak için uzun ve özveri gerektiren bir eğitim süreci bulunmaktadır. Tabi ki sadece uzun çalışma saatleri değil aynı zamanda doğru bir yaklaşım ve yönlendirme gereklidir. Anlama şekli ve hızı kişiden kişiye farklılık gösterebileceğinden öğretmenin kendine özgü farklı anlatım yolları ve metotları olması gereklidir. Bunlarla birlikte enstrümana olan yatkınlık ve yetenek elbette büyük bir avantajdır ancak bilimsel araştırmaların da gösterdiği şekilde yetenek tek başına iyi bir piyanist veya müzisyen olmak için yeterli değildir. Dolayısıyla öğrencinin istekli ve sabırlı olmasıyla beraber tekniğin ve müzikal doğruların doğru yerleşmesinde öğretmenin rolü oldukça büyüktür. Bu çalışma amatörlükten profesyonelliğe giden yolda teknik ve müzikalite bütünlüğünün önemini vurgulamak ve piyanistlere farkındalık yaratmak amacı ile yapılmıştır. Çalışmada yapılacak öneriler kişiden kişiye farklılık gösterebilecek teknik gereksinimlerin daha iyi noktaya getirilmesi ve bunun sonucunda icradaki müzikalitenin arttırılması yönündedir.
A DISTINCTIVE READING OF THE CREATION STORY: ADAM, EVE AND THE SERPENT IN THE TRADITIONAL ACCOUNTS FROM THE FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE
Authors: ÖZSERT Seher
Published: October 2023

This paper observes the different interpretations of the story of Adam and Eve from the main religious accounts, The Qur’an and The Bible, and the traditional understanding based on them to the challenging contemporary criticism. The study reveals that the misogyny and biased view towards women derive from the depiction of Eve as wicked due to her influence over the first sin of eating from the forbidden tree. The study illustrates that The Bible involves direct accusations towards Eve for following the serpent and tempting Adam to the sin as well while The Qur’an does not make such a distinction but refers to Adam and humankind in a more forgiving way. The misogyny in the traditional texts towards women are observed to base their arguments mostly on The Biblical accounts with the purpose of dominating women in male-oriented cultures. This study involves distinctive interpretations of the story of Adam and Eve from feminist to eco-feminist perspectives. The analysis highlights the constructivist interpretations of the serpent and the woman as being wise rather than evil. This vision challenges the story of falling from the paradise and coming to Earth as a punishment by claiming that it was just the part of the plan for the beginning of human life on Earth. The study concludes that the feminist analysis on the story of Adam and Eve acknowledges that woman has no wickedness as in the patriarchal interpretations, but she has wisdom, individual curiosity and courage indeed.
Microbiological quality of Dockounou banana added to cassava flour
Authors: Ekoua Regina Krabi  , Koffi Maïzan Jean-Paul Bouatenin  , Kohi Alfred Kouamé  , Affoué Marina Konan  , Marina Koussemon
Published: October 2023

Banana Dockounou with cassava flour is a food made from senescent bananas. This food has a relatively short shelf life. This does not guarantee the safety of the product. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the microbiological quality of banana Dockounou with cassava flour during storage, in order to ensure consumer safety. To achieve this objective, two methodological approaches were adopted. Firstly, a consumer survey on banana Dockounou with cassava flour was carried out to update data on its consumption in the city of Abidjan. Secondly, some microbiological parameters of the sample of Dockounou added to cassava flour taken from five (5) women producers were determined during its conservation at room temperature (30°C) for eight (8) days. These studies revealed the presence of aerobic mesophilic germs (AMG) whose load varied from (2,5±0,1)×101 to (2,2 ±0,7)×107 CFU/g after 8 days of storage. At the end of these 8 days, the AMG loads recorded in the various Dockounou are higher than the microbiological criteria (3.0x104 CFU/g). The germs most frequently encountered during the conservation of Dockounou were Staphylococcus, Bacillus, total coliforms, yeasts and moulds. However, an absence of Salmonella, Clostridium, faecal coliforms was noted in all the samples analysed.
Coinfection of HCV among HIV-infected patients: Across-sectional study in rivers State, Nigeria
Authors: Elenwo Mercy  , Oketah Edith Nnenna  , Okerentugba Phillip Oritsegbubemi  , Okonko Iheanyi Omezuruike
Published: October 2023

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has emerged as the cause of the second major epidemic of viral infection after human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) within the past two decades. HCV is the cause of more than three-quarters of liver-relate deaths in HIV-seropositive individuals and it is remarkable that today approximately one-quarter of HIV-infected individuals Aim: this study aimed at determining the prevalence of coinfection patterns of HCV among HIV infected individual in Rivers State, Nigeria. Materials and methods: A retrospective survey conducted on 350 HIV infected individual attending ART clinic at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Sociodemographic data were collected based on interviewer-based questionnaire, and clinical history was obtained from participants' medical records. Antibody analyses for HCV were done using ELISA method. Results: The prevalence of hepatitis C virus coinfection among HIV positive individual was 6(4.0%), The prevalence of HCV and HIV positive individual with regards to age was high within the age of 21 -40 5(2.4%). Prevalence based on gender was females 4(1.1%) and males 2(1.4%), prevalence of HIV/HCV co-infection with respect to marital status was high among the single 6(4.9%), prevalence of HIV/HCV co-infection with respect educational status was high with tertiary 3(3.5%) than the secondary 3(1.6%). The prevalence among the different occupational groups, business had the highest co-infection rate (1.1%) followed closely by Working class (0.8%). Higher HIV/HCV co-infection was observed among those with CD4 cell count 350-499 cells/μl (4.6%). Conclusion: However, the low burden of this hepatotropic virus coinfection calls for continued need to screen for HCV among individual infected with HIV before the start of ART.
The impact of mobile banking on banking performance throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Sahar Alayli
Published: October 2023

This quantitative study investigates the profound influence of mobile banking on the performance of banking institutions amid the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a robust sample size of 432 respondents, this research provides valuable insights into the rapidly evolving landscape of banking during a global crisis. Employing rigorous statistical analysis, including regression and correlation analysis, the study reveals the extent to which mobile banking adoption has reshaped the banking sector's performance metrics. The findings shed light on the pivotal role of mobile banking in enhancing efficiency, customer engagement, and financial stability for banks navigating the challenges of the pandemic. This research serves as a timely contribution to the discourse surrounding the transformative impact of technology on the banking industry, particularly during unprecedented times.
Evaluasi Kinerja Operasional Bus Trans Banyumas pada Koridor 1 Pasar Pon – Terminal Ajibarang
Authors: Nanda Dwi , Juanita Juanita
Published: October 2023

The Trans Banyumas Bus is a mode of mass transportation owned by the Banyumas Regency Transportation Agency which is managed by PT. Banyumas Raya Transportation with the Buy The Service (BTS) system.. It is hoped that this mode of transportation can reduce the use of private vehicles so as to reduce the level of traffic density. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of operational performance of Trans Banyumas corridor 1 buses in terms of load factor, headway, circulation time, travel speed, downtime and availability of transport and then compared with the minimum service standards contained in the Decree of the Director General of Land Transportation Number 687 year 2002, Regulation of the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 10. Year 2012, and Regulation of the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 98. Year 2013. This research was conducted using dynamic survey methods and static surveys which were carried out on Sunday, 17 July 2022 and Wednesday, 20 July 2022 starting at 05.00 am until 09.00 pm. From the research results on the two survey days, the operational performance results for each indicator reviewed and which met the minimum service standards were circulation time, travel speed, downtime and transportation availability. Meanwhile, the operational performance indicators that have not met the minimum service standards are load factor and headway. So of the six indicators reviewed, two of them have not met the minimum service standards based on the Decree of the Director General of Land Transportation No. 687 of 2002, Regulation of the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 10. Year 2012, and Regulation of the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 98. Year 2013.
Sistem Pemantau Detak Jantung dan Saturasi Oksigen dalam Darah (SpO2) Berbasis IoT
Authors: Tamam Muhammad Taufiq , Kurniawan Itmi Hidayat , Kusumawati Anis
Published: October 2023

Heart rate and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) are the two main parameters needed to determine the condition of a patient being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital. These two parameters must not be left unattended from monitoring because they can be fatal for the patient.This study aims to create an IoT-based heart rate monitoring and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) application so that it can be accessed online in real time anytime and anywhere. The observation process is in the form of analog signal changes which are processed with fast fourier transform arithmetic as digital signal processing. The final process of processing displays the measured heart rate and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2).Based on the trial results, the use of the thingspeak platform can work well. Parameters of heart rate and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) can be accessed online in real time anytime and anywhere so as to assist medical personnel in monitoring patients in hospitals.
Rancang Bangun Mesin Pengupas Biji Kopi Basah dengan Material Baja Astm A.36
Authors: Muryanto Muhammad , Saputra Eqwar , Wibowo Trio Nur
Published: October 2023

Kopi merupakan minuman terlaris di kalangan komunitas teratas dan merupakan minuman yang banyak di gemari kalangan orang,baik remaja maupun orang dewasa. Perkebunan kopi idealnya ditanam di daerah pegunungan dengan ketinggian antara 900-1.500 mdpl, namun tidak menutup kemungkinan beberapa jenis kopi dapat tumbuh dengan baik dibawah ketinggian 900 mdpl. Biji buah kopi terdiri dari kulit ari, endosperm dan embrio, dari tiga unsur yang ada pada biji kopi maka dalam perancangan mesin yaitu memisahkan antara kulit endosperm dengan kulit ari atau di sebut kulit basah. Perancangan mesin pengupas kulit kopi basah, dengan metode simulasi menggunakan software solidwork sebagai langakah awal mendisain dan eksperimen merubah sistem pengelolahan pengupasan kulit kopi dari metode manual sampai bergerak menggunakan alat penggerak. Sehingga dapat memenuhi kebutuhan pasar. Perancangan pengupasan kulit kopi dengan mesin penggerak dinamo motor listrik 1 phase spesifikasi ukuran 2HP/1.5KW, kecepatan 1420 rpm, kekuatan arus 220 volt, daya listrik 180 watt Nilai gaya pengupas 144,207 N. mammpu menghasilkan mesin pengupas kopi dengan kapastas produksi sebesar 38,4 kg/jam dengan tingkat keberhasilan rata-rata sebesar 66,86%. Perancangan dengan material baja ASTM A.36 dengan sisi sambungan menggunakan las dan baut, mata potong menggunakan plat alumanium , transmisi dengan menggunakan rantai dan v-belt dan untuk pemisah antara biji dan kulit adalah plat datar yang di bentuk
Balaguer Callejón, F. (2022). La constitución del algoritmo. Zaragoza: Fundación Manuel Giménez Abad. ISBN: 9788412448757. 206 páginas
Authors: Palombino Giacomo
Published: October 2023

Recensión a la monografía del Prof. Balaguer Callejón, catedrático de Derecho constitucional de la Universidad de Granada, que lleva por título La constitución del algoritmo (Zaragoza: Fundación Manuel Giménez Abad, 2022, ISBN: 9788412448757).
Crónica de jurisprudencia de la Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía
Authors: Gollonet Teruel Luis
Published: October 2023

En este trabajo, D. Luis Gollonet Teruel, magistrado de la Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía, selecciona la doctrina más importante de cada una de las cuatro secciones en que se estructura la Sala.
Doing Business across the Iron Curtain: Trade and Financial Relations between the United Kingdom and Hungary, 1945–1956
Authors: Hegedüs Gyula
Published: October 2023

This article explores economic relations between the United Kingdom and Hungary between 1944 and 1956. After the Second World War, the UK attempted to maintain some of its influence in Soviet-occupied Hungary by resuming trade relations with the country as early as 1946. Financial discussions around settling Hungary’s debts began a year later, but they ended abruptly in December 1949. British-Hungarian trade and financial talks resumed only in 1953, and a trade agreement was not signed until June 1956. In addition to providing an outline of British-Hungarian economic relations, this article also assesses the relationship between a relatively small country in the Soviet sphere of influence and the United Kingdom, as well as the role of economic diplomacy in East-West relations in the first decade of the Cold War.
Alexander Szalai: A Transsystemic Career and Hungarian Sociology in the Cold War Era
Authors: Péteri György
Published: October 2023

Through a detailed analysis of Alexander Szalai’s career as a major transsystemic academic entrepreneur in the Kádár era, this paper has been written to discern and assess how such activities impacted the ways in which science and scholarship worked at both sides of the systemic divide (the “Iron Curtain”). The single most important finding is the emergence of transsystemic spaces (fields), the undoing of national and systemic boundaries. These transsystemic configurations tended to provide social (formal and informal) frameworks within which reputations are generated and distributed, reputational hierarchies are established and reproduced. For scholars in the East such transsystemic spaces brought with them a great deal of good news: they could mean increased freedom and/or an unbiased assessment and genuine acknowledgement for what one has accomplished. Transsystemic fields brought with them a whole array of new (kinds of) opportunities. Acting as a nod of networks that generated transsystemic spaces could yield increased reputation and power at home. As all structures in the social world, however, transsystemic spaces could enable as well as constrain, they could propel you to the skies and might also crush you. As any other resources constituting social capital in academia, the space spanning along transsystemic networks of scholars and scientists could also be weaponized for the wrong purposes: they could enable impostors to acquire a status and reputation way over and above the person’s actual accomplishments, due to imperfect information available in foreign environments. Time would, of course, always show who they really are – but before that happens, they could bring havoc upon their field back home by distorted reputational hierarchies, by skewed distribution of competitive power between rivaling intellectual tendencies or “schools” and, eventually, by “paradigmatic” streamlining and contra-selection. This is, in a nutshell, what the story of A. Szalai shows.
Ecología evolutiva de la resistencia a insecticidas en el mosquito Aedes (stegomyia) aegypti
Authors: Moreno García Miguel , González Acosta Cassandra , Barón Olivares Héctor , Correa Morales Fabián
Published: October 2023

El mosquito Aedes (stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762), principal vector de los virus del dengue, Zika y chikungunya, está aclimatado a zonas urbanas y su distribución sigue en aumento. Una de las herramientas para su control es el uso de insecticidas; sin embargo, algunas poblaciones se han vuelto resistentes a esos productos. La resistencia es una adaptación del mosquito que le permite lidiar con la presión impuesta por los insecticidas. No obstante, también puede tener costos ecológicos, al afectar otras características e inducir un lento desarrollo, reducción en la longevidad, disminución en la producción y eclosión de huevos. También puede afectar la interacción patógeno-insecto, lo que ocasiona un posible impacto negativo mayor en la salud humana.
Método de casos como estrategia de aprendizaje del derecho
Authors: Escalante Ferrer Ana Esther , Mendizábal Bermúdez Gabriela , Ortega Maldonado Juan Manuel
Published: October 2023

Para abonar al aprendizaje del derecho en México, un grupo de profesores comprometidos con la política educativa y la formación de profesionales en el marco del modelo basado en competencias, ha promovido estrategias innovadoras para esta área del conocimiento. El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar la aplicabilidad del método de caso en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje del derecho, en licenciatura y en maestría. Se presenta un marco teórico y se recuperan dos experiencias en la implementación de ese método en dos asignaturas, así como las apreciaciones del estudiantado. Se considera que su aplicación potencia el aprendizaje, fomenta la curiosidad y desarrolla el pensamiento crítico, analítico y sintético.
OPTIMASI WAKTU DAN BIAYA PROYEK REVITALISASI PASAR KRATON KOTA TEGAL
Authors: Nugroho Dandy , Marleno Risma , Tjendani Hanie Teki
Published: October 2023

Proyek Revitalisasi Pasar Kraton di Jalan Cinde, Kelurahan Kraton, Kecamatan Tegal Barat, Kota Tegal dimulai tanggal 28 Juli 2019 dan ditargetkan rampung pada 28 Desember 2019. Akan tetapi telah terjadi keterlambatan pada minggu ke 11 sebesar 6,9%, sehingga proyek ini berpotensi mengalami keterlambatan penyelesaian secara keseluruhan. Untuk mengantisipasi keterlambatan tersebut diperlukan usaha untuk mempercepat penyelesaian proyek dengan analisa percepatan waktu terhadap biaya (Time Cost Trade Off). Konsekuensi adanya percepatan penyelesaian pembangunan ini adalah adanya perubahan biaya langsung dan tak langsung yang akan mempengaruhi besarnya biaya Revitalisasi Pasar Kraton ini. Biaya total rencana Revitalisasi Pasar Kraton ini sebesar Rp. 4.050.750.000,00 dengan rincian biaya langsung sebesar Rp. 3.790.134.382,00 dan biaya tak langsung sebesar Rp. 260.615.618,00. Penelitian ini menggunakan 2 alternatif percepatan, yaitu penambahan jam kerja (lembur) 3 jam per hari dan penambahan tenaga kerja, dengan target waktu penyelesaian proyek pada tanggal 28 Desember 2019, sesuai rencana awal. Kemudian peneliti akan membandingkan biaya yang harus dikeluarkan oleh kontraktor baik dengan menggunakan penambahan jam kerja maupun penambahan tenaga kerja terhadap apabila proyek tidak dikendalikan dan berpotensi terlambat. Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti menggunakan alat bantu Microsoft Project 2019 untuk membuat network dan untuk mencari kegiatan-kegiatan kritis pada proyek Revitalisasi Pasar Kraton ini. Kesimpulan yang didapat dari penelitian, yaitu: (1) Apabila pelaksanaan proyek tidak dikendalikan maka akan terlambat 10 hari dari rencana dan berpotensi mengakibatkan biaya total menjadi Rp. 4.111.001.107,42. (2) Dengan alternatif penambahan jam kerja (lembur), maka penyelesaian tepat waktu sesuai rencana dengan biaya total sebesar Rp. 4.095.530.798,10. (2) Dengan alternatif penambahan tenaga kerja, maka penyelesaian tepat waktu sesuai rencana dengan biaya total sebesar Rp. 4.051.228.691,86.
ANALISIS PERBANDINGAN BIAYA DAN WAKTU PELAKSANAAN KONSTRUKSI GIRDER KOMPOSIT DAN PRECAST BETON (Studi Kasus Pekerjaan Jembatan 2 Ruas Mensalong - Tau Lumbis, Provinsi Kalimantan Utara)
Authors: Candra Hendy Ardhian , Mudjanarko Sri Wiwoho , Sutoyo Sutoyo
Published: October 2023

Bridges as transportation infrastructure have dominant benefits for traffic movement. Bridge is a general term for construction that is built as a transportation route that crosses rivers, lakes, swamps, ravines or other obstacles. Basically, bridge construction is not only aimed at connecting devices, but also has broad objectives and functions, including; economic function, social function, political function, cultural function, defense and security function. The purpose of writing this thesis is to determine the comparison and efficiency in terms of cost and time of bridge construction using composite girders and precast concrete. From the results of the comparative analysis of the cost and time of composite girder construction and precast concrete on the construction of the 2 Sei Liu Mensalong - Tau Lumbis Bridge, North Kalimantan Province, it was found that the precast concrete girder construction has a value of 8.85% more economical in terms of cost and 68, 06% faster in terms of time. So it can be concluded that precast concrete girder construction is more efficient in terms of cost and time than composite girder construction. As for the maintenance aspect, composite girders also need to pay regular attention to the frame work, anti-rust painting, bolt inspection, and others.
Analysis of Critical Thinking Skills in Solving Mathematical Problems in Terms of Field Independent and Field Dependent Cognitive Styles
Authors: Saraswati Rizqiana Azizah , Putranto Sumbaji
Published: October 2023

This study aims to describe critical thinking skills in solving mathematical problems in terms of Field-Independent (FI) and Field-Dependent (FD) cognitive styles. This type of research is descriptive qualitative research. This research was conducted at a state Islamic senior high school in Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The results of the analysis showed that the Critical Thinking Level (TBK) was 0, namely students did not meet all Ennis indicators through the Polya problem-solving process, namely understanding the problem, planning ideas, implementing ideas, and re-examining. TBK 1, namely students who meet two or three of Ennis' indicators through the Polya problem-solving process: the ability to understand problems; able to plan ideas; unable to implement ideas; and unable to re-examine. The difference between FI and FD students in this category is that FI students tend to be more able to improvise than FD students. TBK 2, namely students who met four of Ennis' indicators through Polya's problem-solving process: The ability to understand problems, the ability to plan ideas, the ability to implement ideas, and unable to re-examine. The difference between FI and FD students in this category is that FI students tend to pass these indicators better than FD students. While TBK 3, namely students who meet all Ennis indicators through the Polya problem-solving process. The difference in solving problems is that FI students can use their language while FD students do not. The conclusion is that students’ thinking levels differ according to their cognitive styles.