bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Penyelenggaraan Layanan Terapi Sel Punca Di Indonesia Ditinjau Dari Perspektif Bioetika
Authors: Erawati Lusy
Published: June 2024

Penyakit degeneratif yang berhubungan dengan proses penuaan saat ini telah  menjadi penyebab kematian terbesar di dunia. Solusi atas permasalahan ini, maka sel punca yang merupakan fokus utama dalam penelitian bioteknologi,dapat dijadikan terobosan terbaru untuk terapi regeneratif. Terapi ini menunjukkan hasil yang menjanjikan, namun masih dalam penelitian sehingga belum menjadi layanan standar dalam pengobatan. Dalam penyelenggaraan  terapi sel punca di Indonesia yaitu dalam hal pengambilan, pengolahan, penyimpanan, dan pemanfaatan untuk terapi serta penelitian ternyata dapat menimbulkan permasalahan baik dari segi etik maupun aturan bagi masyarakat penerima pelayanan maupun bagi tenaga medis. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah  yuridis normatif dan pendekatan perundang-undangan, serta pendekatan konseptual. Penyelenggaraan layanan terapi sel punca di Indonesia  hanya boleh dilakukan apabila terbukti keamanannya, untuk penyembuhan penyakit, dilarang untuk tujuan reproduksi, tidak boleh berasal dari sel  embrionik karena tidak sesuai dengan etika, harus bersumber dari manusia, tidak boleh diperjualbelikan, dan harus dilakukan oleh tenaga medis yang memiliki kompetensi dan kewenangan berdasarkan standar profesi dan standar prosedur operasional. Penyelenggaraan layanan terapi sel punca di Indonesia dilaksanakan melalui mekanisme yaitu, pelayanan terapi terstandar dan penelitian berbasis pelayanan terapi. Sampai saat ini Standar Pelayanan Minimal (SPM) untuk pelayanan sel punca belum ada. Terapi sel punca saat ini yang ada terbatas riset berbasis layanan terapi, sehingga dalam pelaksanaannya terdapat kendala seperti belum lengkapnya sarana dan sumber daya manusia di daerah serta regulasi dari pemerintah yang belum ada sehingga masih banyak penggunaan sel punca sebagai terapi yang tidak sesuai dengan masalah etika bahkan melanggar aturan  secara pidana
PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT PESISIR PANTAI PAYANGAN DALAM PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH DI DESA SUMBEREJO KECAMATAN AMBULU KABUPATEN JEMBER
Authors: Sunartomo Aryo Fajar , Wahyuningsih Nandita Agustiana
Published: June 2024

Pantai Payangan merupakan salah satu destinasi wisata pantai yang berada di Dusun Watu ulo Desa Sumberejo Kecamatan Ambulu Kabupaten Jember. Keindahan Pantai Payangan menjadi salah satu alasan wisatawan berkunjung baik masyarakat lokal maupun luar daerah. Penelitian ini di latarbelakangi dengan permasalahan sampah yang tidak kunjung selesai terutama di area pesisir pantai. Pengetahuan dan partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengeloaan sampah yang kurang menjadi salah satu akibat dari penumpukan timbunan sampah untuk saat ini. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu (1) menganalisis upaya yang dilakukan dalam penanganan dan pengurangan sampah di wilayah pesisir Pantai Payangan, (2) Menganalisis partisipasi masyarakat pesisir Pantai Payangan dalam mengelola sampah. Teknik pengumpulan data meliputi observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Pemilihan lokasi ditentukan secara sengaja dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa pengelolaan sampah yang dilakukan hanya pengurangan sampah masih belum melakukan penanganan sampah. Partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengelolaan sampah di pesisir Pantai Payangan dibagi menjadi 3 kategori yaitu masyarakat nelayan, tokoh masyarakat, dan pedagang.
Optimalisasi Penerapan Sanitasi Total Berbasis Masyarakat (STBM) Melalui Program Pemberdayaan Pada Masyarakat (PPM)
Authors: Pugesehan Donny Japly , Tasijawa Fandro Armando , Leutualy Vanny , Madiuw Devita , Lesnussa Rio Harly , Tupamahu Ganezia M , Kakiay Mitha Loudia , Bartholomeus Yakomince , Yusak Olivya , Alfons Sheila , Huwae Harlen , Pembuain Damiaris , Setiawan Rafi , Sahetapy Friska
Published: June 2024

Masalah kesehatan masyarakat Indonesia yang membutuhkan perhatian, salah satunya yaitu diare. Hal ini terlihat dari meningkatnya kasus diare dari tahun ke tahun. Pemerintah telah berupaya dengan berbagai program. Salah satu program yang menjadi kebijakan nasional yaitu Sanitasi Total Berbasis Masyarakat (STBM). STBM merupakan program untuk meningkatkan kesadaran, kepedulian masyarakat terkait kesehatan lingkungan tempat tinggal. Namun, analisis situasi di Desa Sehati masih ditemukan ada keluarga yang tidak menggunakan jamban dan buang air besar sembarangan, serta kejadian diare yang masih cukup tinggi. Kegiatan untuk mengoptimalisasi kesehatan lingkungan dilakukan dengan 4 program berkelanjutan sebagai bagian dari pengabdian kepada masyarakat yaitu analisis situasi 5 pilar STBM, rancangan program bersama dengan masyarakat, sosialisasi oleh dinas kesehatan, dan implementasi program pada pilar 1, 2 dan 4. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan pada tanggal 11-19 November 2021 dengan melibatkan dinas kesehatan Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Camat Amahai, Staf Pemerintah Desa Sehati, tokoh masyarakat, tokoh agama, tokoh pemuda, dan masyarakat. Hasil kegiatan didapatkan bahwa masyarakat terlibat dalam implementasi program dari sosialisasi STBM, siswa SD menunjukkan antusias dan adanya perubahan sebelum dan setelah dilakukan pelatihan. Kegiatan ini juga dilakukan pemasangan tanda larangan membuang sampah dan pembuatan tempat sampah. Kegiatan ini diharapkan dapat menjadi kunci penambahan pemahaman, kesadaran dan mengubah perilaku masyarakat tentang pentingnya kesehatan lingkungan.
Pemanfaatan Literasi Digital dalam Pengelolaan Keuangan dan Pemasaran Pelaku Usaha Ibu Rumah Tangga di Lampung
Authors: Febrian Angga , Hendrawaty Ernie
Published: June 2024

Era digitalisasi membuat proses bisnis menjadi semakin mudah. Namun tantangannya adalah tidak semua pelaku usaha memahami dan memiliki ketrampilan dalam memanfaatkan teknologi digital tersebut ke dalam proses bisnis mereka. Maka dibutuhkannya pelatihan yang berkaitan dengan literasi digital dalam bisnis. Berkaitan dengan hal tersebut, Kementerian Komunikasi Indonesia bekerjasama dengan Universitas Lampung memberikan pelatihan kepada 200 ibu rumah tangga di Bandar Lampung dan Pesisir Barat yang sudah menjalankan usaha secara konvensional, baik dari cara pemasaran maupun pengelolaan keuangan dari hasil usaha. Maka tim pengabdian memberikan pelatihan kepada peserta yang berfokus pada pencatatan keuangan, menabung dan pemasaran dengan memanfaatkan teknologi digital. Peserta diberikan pelatihan kemampuan pemasaran digital dengan memanfaatkan media sosial Instagram dan Facebook yang berkaitan dengan bagaimana membuat konten berupa foto, video, dan copywriting yang dapat menarik konsumen online. Hasil kegiatan tersebut adalah peserta dapat memahami dan mempraktikan secara langsung bagaimana pemanfaatan media digital kedalam bisnis mereka yang akan berimplikasi pada peningkatan pendapatan dari usaha yang dijalankan dengan mencatat semua pemasukan dan pengeluaran hasil usaha, dan mampu menjangkau pasar yang lebih luas dengan kemampuan pemasaran digital.
Mujeres migrantes y reescrituras autobiográficas
Migrant Women and Autobiographical Rewriting
Authors: Di Martino Maria Luisa
Published: June 2024

Recent studies on international migrations and human mobility show that migrant and refugee women build an intersectional consciousness at the global level through storytelling and rewriting actions, which contributes to the reconceptualisation of unconventional forms of women’s participation in the construction of decentralized knowledge, in opposition to dominant cultures. This book aims to explore alternative and reflexive forms of knowledge production through migrant women’s literary production and their positioning in the field of human mobility. It explores the boundaries of the autobiographical genre through the literary production and life-histories in migrant women’s lives.
Cuerpo, experiencia-narrativa, territorio: la “escrevivência” de las mujeres afrobrasileñas
Authors: Miglievich-Ribeiro Adelia
Published: June 2024

I problematize the concept of ‘escrevivência’, by Conceição Evaristo, a contemporary Afro-Brazilian writer, as a specific narrative of black women that ‘fissures’ the modern colonial project. In this regard, I highlight Úrsula, by Maria Firmina dos Reis, a novel published in 1859, proposing a lineage that reaches the ‘poetic brutalism’ (Duarte 2020) of Conceição, whose work began to be published in the 1990s. I conclude that ‘escrevivências’ are new epistemes that dialogue with intersectional feminisms (Collins 2017) and produce counter-discourses that retrieve the right to ‘self-definition’ of diasporic women who inhabit the border.
Öğretmenlerin Program Okuryazarlık, Öğrenme Öğretme Süreci Yeterlikleri, Başarı Hedefleri ve Programa Bağlılıkları Arasındaki İlişkiler
Authors: Tanaş Ramazan , Tuncer Murat
Published: June 2024

Bu araştırmanın amacı öğretmenlerin öğretim program okuryazarlıkları, programa bağlılıkları, öğrenme öğretme süreci yeterlikleri ve başarı hedefleri arasındaki ilişkileri belirlemektir. Araştırma ilişkisel tarama ve yapısal eşitlik modeline göre yürütülmüştür. Araştırma örneklemini Afyon ve Elâzığ illerinde, ilkokul, ortaokul ve lisede görev yapan 712 öğretmen oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada öğretmenlerin program okuryazarlık düzeyleri, programa bağlılıkları, başarı hedefleri ve öğrenme öğretme süreci yeterliklerinin genel olarak yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre öğretmenlerin program okuryazarlık düzeyleri ile programa bağlılıkları ve öğrenme öğretme süreci yeterlikleri arasında pozitif yönlü orta düzey, başarı hedefleri arasında ise pozitif yönlü düşük düzeyde anlamlı ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bunun yanında öğretmenlerin öğretim programına bağlılıkları ile öğrenme öğretme süreci yeterlikleri arasında da pozitif yönlü orta düzey anlamlı ilişki olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Programa bağlılık ve başarı hedefleri arasında ise anlamlı ilişkinin olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Araştırmada öğrenme öğretme süreci yeterlikleri ve başarı hedeflerinin program okuryazarlık düzeyleri üzerinden öğretim programına bağlılığa etkisini ölçen model kurulmuştur. Uyum kriterlerine göre modelin mükemmel uyum gösterdiği belirlenmiştir. Program okuryazarlık becerisi ve öğrenme öğretme süreci yeterlikleri programa bağlılığı etkilediğinden program okuryazarlığı konusunda seminerler verilebilir. Ayrıca uzman ve başöğretmenlik sınavında bu konulardan sorular sorularak öğretmenlerin daha fazla bilgilenmesi sağlanabilir.
Ergenlerde Çevrimiçi Arkadaşlık ile İlişkili Psikolojik Faktörler: Bir Sistematik Literatür Taraması
Authors: Gültekin İbrahim , Tapan Şeymanur , Öztürk Nilgün
Published: June 2024

Onlarca yıldır araştırmalar yüz yüze arkadaşlıkların temel özelliklerini ve niteliklerini keşfetmeye odaklanmış olsa da, günümüzde pek çok arkadaşlık çevrimiçi olarak da gerçekleşmektedir. Bu nedenle çevrimiçi arkadaşlığın ergenler üzerindeki psikolojik etkilerinin neler olduğu ve ergenlerin neden çevrimiçi arkadaşlığa yöneldiği soruları giderek önem kazanmakta olup, bu soruların cevapları ergenlerin ruh sağlığı açısından da oldukça önemlidir. Dolayısıyla bu araştırma, ergenlerde çevrimiçi arkadaşlıkla ilişkili psikolojik faktörlere yönelik alanyazında yapılan çalışmaları gözden geçirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, herhangi bir yıl sınırlaması olmaksızın “e-arkadaşlık”, “sanal arkadaşlık”, “çevrimiçi arkadaşlık”, “çevrimiçi ilişkiler” anahtar kelimelerinin İngilizceleri yazılarak Pubmed, Sage Journals, Science Direct, Scopus, Springer Link, Taylor & Francis ve Wiley Online Library olmak üzere yedi veri tabanında tarama yapılmıştır. Katılımcılarının yaş aralığı 10-20 olan toplam on çalışma dahil etme kriterlerini karşılamıştır. Bu çalışmalardan elde edilen sonuçlara göre; çevrimiçi arkadaşlığa yönelik olumlu tutum, yalnız hissetme, aile ve akran ilişkilerinde yaşanan olumsuz deneyimler ergenleri çevrimiçi arkadaşlık kurmaya yöneltmektedir. Çevrimiçi arkadaşlıkla ilgili psikolojik faktörlere ilişkin olarak da, çevrimiçi arkadaşlığın ergenlerin ruh sağlığı üzerinde olumlu (psikolojik ihtiyaç doyumu, yaşam doyumu) ve olumsuz (yalnızlık, olumsuz duygulanım, kıskançlık, düşük iyi oluş) etkileri olduğu görülmektedir.
Professional and personal competence of a cadet in the system of ensuring the quality of training at a military university
Authors: Kuznetsov Yuri Nikolaevich
Published: June 2024

The purpose of the study is to describe the structure and content of the developed model for the formation of professional and personal competence of a military university cadet. The article presents the author's approach to solving the problem of ensuring the quality of cadets' education based on the implementation of a managerial function within the framework of the nodal mechanism of the situational center (software and hardware complex) of the pedagogical system of a military university, which allows diagnosing, predicting (modeling) and correcting the pedagogical result of the system (professional and personal competence of the cadet). The scientific novelty of the study consists in substantiating the expediency of using the model of the functional system of P. K. Anokhin's behavioral act to form the professional and personal competence of a cadet as a pedagogical result of the action of the quality assurance system of a military university. As a result of the research, an approach to diagnosis, forecasting (modeling) and correction of professional and personal competence of a cadet of a military university has been developed and a structural and meaningful model of its formation has been developed.
Cluster analysis of linguistic profiles of hidden communities
Authors: Mamaev Ivan Dmitrievich
Published: June 2024

The aim of the study is to present clusters of profiles of hidden communities based on linguistic parameters. The article analyzes the structure and relationships between the attributes of clusters of community profiles. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that the combination of methods of hierarchical cluster analysis of hidden network communities and analysis of variance will reveal the uniformity/heterogeneity of the author's texts created at the grammatical and lexical levels. Using the Ward method, three clusters of linguistic profiles were identified, each of which was given a formal Silhouette Score. A meaningful assessment of the profiles is presented in the form of appropriate linguistic comments. As a result of the study, it was found that online publications are characterized by variation at the level of syntax, but not at the level of morphology. The proposed community clustering approach can be used to identify potentially dangerous online subcultures and opinion leaders in the online space. As a result of the implementation of this approach, linguistic profiles of communities are complemented by digital sociodemographic information.
Определение содержания мирицитрина в листьях мирта обыкновенного (Myrtus communis L.) методом ВЭЖХ
Authors: Куркин Владимир Александрович , Маслова Вера Дмитриевна , Мубинов Артур Рустемович
Published: June 2024

Разработана методика количественного определения мирицитрина в листьях мирта обыкновенного (Myrtus communis L.) методом ВЭЖХ. Содержание доминирующего флавоноида — мирицитрина (3-O-α-L-рамнопиранозид мирицетина) в листьях мирта обыкновенного варьирует от 0,98 ± 0,02 до 1,51 ± 0,07 %. Ошибка единичного определения содержания мирицитрина в листьях мирта обыкновенного с доверительной вероятностью 95 % составляет ±15,81 %, и средняя ошибка определения содержания мирицитрина в листьях мирта обыкновенного с доверительной вероятностью 95 % составляет ±4,77 %.
Экспериментальная фармакокинетика нового противосудорожного средства ГИЖ-290
Authors: Литвин Александр Алексеевич , Колыванов Геннадий Борисович , Дворянинов Дмитрий Александрович , Кравцова Оксана Юрьевна , Грибакина Оксана Геннадьевна , Жердев Владимир Павлович
Published: June 2024

ГИЖ-290 — новое производное 4-фенилпирролидона, обладающее противосудорожной активностью. Изучена фармакокинетика соединения ГИЖ-290 после однократных внутривенного и внутрижелудочного введения крысам в дозах 20 и 40 мг/кг соответственно. Выявлено, что абсолютная биодоступность ГИЖ-290 составляет 51,0 %, что указывает на перспективность создания его лекарственной формы для приема внутрь.
Обстипиция как побочный эффект применения лекарственных средств
Authors: Горбунов Александр Анатольевич , Алямкина Кристина Игоревна , Миронов Сергей Евгеньевич , Лемина Елена Юрьевна , Кудряшов Никита Викторович , Тихонов Дмитрий Александрович
Published: June 2024

Рассмотрены механизмы развития лекарственно-индуцированной обстипации, возникающей на фоне применения м-холиноблокаторов, опиоидных анальгетиков, блокаторов серотониновых рецепторов, препаратов железа, висмута, алюминия, адреномиметических, антипсихотических, противовоспалительных и энтеросорбирующих лекарственных средств. Изложены основные подходы к коррекции опиоид-индуцированной обстипации с использованием периферических антагонистов опиоидных рецепторов.
Влияние монокарбонильных аналогов куркумина на митофагию и митохондриальный биогенез в нейронах коры больших полушарий головного мозга крыс в условиях экспериментальной болезни Альцгеймера
Authors: Поздняков Дмитрий Игоревич , Вихорь Анастасия Алексеевна
Published: June 2024

Болезнь Альцгеймера — нейродегенеративное заболевание, темпы распространения которого приобрели угрожающие масштабы. В связи с этим постоянно ведется поиск новых фармакологических мишеней и лекарственных средств для лечения данного состояния. Одним из многообещающих вариантов патогенетической терапии болезни Альцгеймера может являться воздействие на митохондрии клеток. Цель данного исследования состояла в оценке влияния монокарбонильных аналогов куркумина на изменение процессов митофагии и митохондриального биогенеза в клетках коры больших полушарий крыс с экспериментальной болезнью Альцгеймера. Соединения (1E,4E)-1,5-бис(3,4,5-триметоксифенил)пента-1,4-диен-3-он (шифр AZBAX4) и (1E,4E)-1,5-бис(2,4,6-триметоксифенил)- пента-1,4-диен-3-он (шифр AZBAX6) в дозе 20 мг/кг (внутрь), препарат сравнения — донепезил в дозе 50 мг/кг (внутрь) вводили на протяжении 30 дней, после чего в митохондриальной фракции ткани коры больших полушарий оценивали активность сукцинатдегидрогеназы, цитохром с-оксидазы — ферментативных биомаркеров митохондриального биогенеза и цитратсинтазы — маркера митофагии. В ходе исследования было показано, что применение соединений AZBAX4 и AZBAX6 приводило к повышению активности сукцинатдегидрогеназы — на 93,4 и 78,0 %, цитохром с-оксидазы — на 125,1 и 116,0 %, а также цитратсинтазы — на 115,3 и 97,5 % (p < 0,05) соответственно по сравнению с животными без фармакологической поддержки. При этом следует отметить, что анализируемые соединения достоверно превосходили по уровню активности донепезил в среднем на 38,5 и 29,0 % соответственно.
An Ontological Model to Enhance Traffic Conditions in Smart City Domain
Authors:   MIRACL Laboratory, University of Sfax, 2 BP 242, 3021 Sfax, Tunisia, Saafi Nesrine , Dhouib Karima ,   MIRACL Laboratory, University of Sfax, 2 BP 242, 3021 Sfax, Tunisia
Published: June 2024

The rising trend of the increasing interconnection of city services refers to the growing integration and interconnectedness of various urban systems and services through the utilization of technology and data. One of the primary objectives of smart city initiatives is to establish more efficient and sustainable urban environments by optimizing resource utilization and infrastructure. In this paper, we introduce a traffic ontology named "TrafCsOnto," which encompasses a comprehensive range of traffic concepts. The primary aim of this ontology is to address traffic congestion issues within the smart city context. The formalization of this ontology has been carried out using the OWL language and the protégé tool. We endeavor to illustrate the practical application of the traffic ontology through the manipulation of real-world instances and inferences.
تحليل لغوي ادراكي لتمثيلات المسلمين في جريدة :The Times احتجاجات برمنكهام، 2019ومقتل باتي ، 2020
Authors: صبرا حسن غانم  , عبد احمد قدوري
Published: June 2024

تعنى هذه الدراسة  بطرق استخدام الخيارات اللغوية في الصحافة لتحقيق تصورات معينة في ذهن القارئ. وتسعى لاستكشاف  كيفية تمثيل المسلمين في التقارير الإخبارية في جريدة  The Times. يتم تحليل البيانات نوعيًا باعتماد Hart's model of proximization (2014)  كاستراتيجية ادراكية  تخدم تفعيل الأيديولوجية والشرعية في تلك التقارير. تظهر النتائج بان proximization   ،كاستراتيجية للخطاب التدخلي،  تسهم في تقديم المسلمين كتهديد للذات وذلك عبر التأكيد على "نحن ضدهم" كمنهجية للاستقطاب .وافادت الدراسة بان جريدة  The Times و بصفتها منظمة يمينية ، تمثل المسلمين بطريقة تعكس الجدل القومي المتطرف المرتبط بشكل متبادل بخطابات "الحرب على الإرهاب" من خلال الاعتماد على استراتيجية proximization .
Impact of Learning Management Systems (LMS) toward Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Lee Christopher M.
Published: June 2024

Education Sector in the Philippines has been successful by means of integrating of E-Learning (Online Learning) LMS with Schools, Colleges and Universities, because of the conventional education and learning techniques with its pivoted and conflicting scholastic schedules during the strike of the Covid-19 Pandemic worldwide last 2020-2021. One factor that advanced about E-Learning and virtual class development approaches are becoming effective throughout these questionable occasions that was the appropriation of valuable instruction and online innovations by most educational institutions and to restart and create due changes. It is likewise totally different organizations were prospered, and the instructive institutions received by these E-Learning devices to allow schooling through net learning additional excited. There are virtual stages of LMS and online class lead categories, and by openness to E-Learning LMS, and AI-empowered regulating devices that are remained consoled by organization to figure out systematically in an exceedingly processed approached. E-Learning modules and several alternative Learning Management Systems (LMS) are now accessible on both guardians and learners by serving into the e-learning capabilities of their Students for a few time currently. Whereas proper training for example Schools and College frameworks have been utilized LMS that are using LMS, because of these essential e-learning developments, and other business related and processed arrangement. Instructors and Facilitators used effective LMS incorporated with their E-Learning modules and recordings as reference materials, with innovation combination unbroken to computer and other labs on-line.
Human Resource Management (HRM): A Research Study Analysis in the Academe Industry
Authors: Lee Christopher M.
Published: June 2024

The construction of the research article is my understanding and my research investigation requirement in the subject Human Resource Management (HRM). Since March 2020, the Covid-19 strikes the Philippines that cause economic stress and adversities which the education sector have to fully addressed and planned several measureable processes to resolve problems about these global pandemic. One of these challenges is the use of the HR Analytics and Metrics, by improving company performance on reducing workforce costs, improving the quality of recruitment, improving talent management and employee engagement, and by generally improving the business productivity itself. Diliman College - Quezon City always use the concept of HR Analytics and Metrics to ensure predictive management decisions always analyzes, contributes, and fulfills the human resource demands of the organization.
Formulated Quality Assurance (QA) and Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Scorecards Indexing and inference research information from the Business Process Outsource (BPO) Workplace
Authors: Lee Christopher M.
Published: June 2024

Business Process Outsource (BPO) emerged as one of the successful companies in the Philippines more than twenty years ago. It was way back then but still considered to be one of the backbone income generated resources in the country. The research investigation merely discussed on Quality Assurance (QA) and Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) score cards give us inference research information that have been generated to all service agents, and how this KPIs index metrics maintains its stability by every BPO employers in the community. It also explains how the company runs their operative and resource management by using these BPO metrics to facilitate their business development metrics and evaluations towards call center employees. This research study will serve to any future developmental research goals relative to business strategy planning and other contact center outsourcing practices.
Assessing Audio Hallucination in Large Multimodal Models
Authors: Hanamaki Sakuto , Kirishima Namesa , Narumi Sora
Published: June 2024

Speech recognition systems have become increasingly integral in various applications, from virtual assistants to automated transcription services, necessitating the development of models capable of accurately processing and transcribing spoken language. The introduction of multimodal models like ChatGPT-4 and Gemini 1.5 Flash represents a significant advancement in this field, yet challenges such as audio hallucination, pronunciation handling, and punctuation placement remain critical hurdles. This study provides a comprehensive evaluation of ChatGPT-4 and Gemini 1.5 Flash, focusing on their performance in accurately transcribing English audio inputs under varying conditions. By employing rigorous statistical and qualitative analysis, including metrics like Word Error Rate (WER) and Character Error Rate (CER), the study reveals that ChatGPT-4 exhibits superior accuracy and reliability in handling complex speech patterns. Detailed examination of pronunciation handling and punctuation accuracy further elucidates the specific areas where each model excels or faces challenges. The findings demonstrate the importance of continuous refinement and enhancement of multimodal models to improve their practical applicability and reliability in real-world scenarios. This research contributes valuable insights into the strengths and limitations of leading speech recognition technologies, providing a benchmark for future developments in the field.
Building Artificial Intelligence with Creative Agency and Self-hood
Authors: Gabora Liane , Bach Joscha
Published: June 2024

This paper is an invited layperson summary for The Academic of the paper referenced on the last page. We summarize how the formal framework of autocatalytic networks offers a means of modeling the origins of self-organizing, self-sustaining structures that are sufficiently complex to reproduce and evolve, be they organisms undergoing biological evolution, novelty-generating minds driving cultural evolution, or artificial intelligence networks such as large language models. The approach can be used to analyze and detect phase transitions in vastly complex networks that have proven intractable with other approaches, and suggests a promising avenue to building an autonomous, agentic AI self. It seems reasonable to expect that such an autocatalytic AI would possess creative agency akin to that of humans, and undergo psychologically healing—i.e., therapeutic—internal transformation through engagement in creative tasks. Moreover, creative tasks would be expected to help such an AI solidify its self-identity.
Personal Financial Literacy: Resolving Issues and Challenges
Authors: Lee Christopher M.
Published: June 2024

The research article is all about learning and how to acquire Personal Financial Literacy, which is the way on how to resolve any personal issues and challenges when dealing to our personal wealth or money savings management. It likewise portray a big impact in our personal undertakings, wherein people do their financial budgeting and at the same time resolving their financial problems. Creating such research study article that talks about personal wealth management is one way to exercise personal freedom of budgeting forecasts, and encouraging individuals to invest, and divert or throw off financial incapability practices. During the onset of this research study, the researcher is focusing on the financial capability issues which concerns people that are engage by their self-directed financial literacy. Likewise, the research content encompasses certain financial literacy observations, recommendations, and it’s attributable results, which is the main goal on every individuals to resolve and overcome any problems regarding personal wealth management.
Effects of exercise training on language comprehension_final
Authors: Fernandes Eunice G. , Fosstveit Sindre , Feron Jack , Rahman Foyzul , Lucas Sam , Seiler Hilde Lohne , Berntsen Sveinung , Wetterlin Allison , Segaert Katrien , Wheeldon Linda
Published: June 2024

Exercise training has been proposed to counteract age-related cognitive decline through improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF hypothesis). Research has focused on cognitive domains such as attention and processing speed, and one cross-sectional study reported a positive relationship between CRF and language production. In a randomized controlled trial, we investigated whether these benefits could extend to language comprehension in healthy older adults, and whether bilinguals, for whom language processing is more costly, would exhibit greater benefits than monolinguals. 80 older English monolinguals and 80 older Norwegian-English bilinguals were randomized into either a 6-month exercise training group or to a passive control group. We assessed CRF (V̇O2peak) and language comprehension (reaction times to spoken word monitoring) in first (L1, all participants) and second language (L2, bilinguals only), before and after the exercise training intervention. We found that monolinguals in the exercise group (compared to the control group) were faster in comprehension following the intervention. Moreover, this effect was mediated by exercise-induced increases in V̇O2peak, supporting the CRF hypothesis. This extends previous cross-sectional research and establishes a causal link between exercise training and speeded comprehension in older monolinguals. However, exercise training did not affect bilingual (L1 or L2) comprehension, despite inducing increased V̇O2peak, and bilinguals in both groups were slower after the intervention period. Exploratory analyses suggested that this may be driven by participants with low L2 proficiency, but further research is needed to examine whether bilingual language processing is in fact unaffected by exercise training and its consequent improvements in CRF.
Protocol for the process evaluation of a cluster randomised trial of audit and feedback and in practice educational training to reduce antibiotic prescribing in dental primary care: the TiPTAP trial.
Authors: Scott Claire , Goulao Beatriz , McArthur Lee , Knights Jennifer , Konnyu Kristin , Darlene Vitri , Clarkson Jan , Ramsay Craig , Young Linda , Duncan Eilidh
Published: June 2024

Background: Antibiotic resistance is one of the top global health threats and inappropriate use of antibiotics is one of the major contributors. The training in practice targeting antibiotic prescribing (TiPTAP) trial was developed to try to reduce antibiotic prescribing within primary care dentistry in Scotland through audit and feedback (A&F) and an additional educational training component. Participants were randomised to either the control group which received individual A&F only or to the intervention group which received individual A&F as well as the TiPTAP educational training component. The beginning of the trial coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other significant changes within dentistry in Scotland that could potentially have an effect on the delivery and outcomes of the trial. A process evaluation of the trial will be conducted in order to thoroughly examine the processes and contextual factors surrounding the trial.Methods: The process evaluation will be based on the Medical Research Council (MRC) guidance for conducting process evaluations of complex interventions and will be underpinned by the US National Institute of Health Behaviour Change Consortium’s (BCC) fidelity framework. A mixed methods approach will be used for data collection including a post training questionnaire, training session observations, and participant and trainer interviews. Qualitative and quantitative data will be triangulated to give an overall assessment of the TiPTAP trial.Discussion: The process evaluation will allow for an extensive assessment of the implementation of the trial as well as the impact of contextual factors that may influence the trials delivery and outcomes. This will allow for a better understanding of the trial results and will inform any future implementation of TiPTAP or similar audit and feedback interventions.
Improving Compliance in Experimental Studies of Discrimination
Authors: Kaufman Aaron , Grumbach Jake , Celaya Christopher
Published: June 2024

\noindent In experimental studies of discrimination, researchers often manipulate cues of social identities such as race to isolate their discriminatory effects, holding all else constant. However, these studies cannot distinguish between \textit{noncompliance}, in which respondents do not observe, acknowledge, or update their beliefs about the social identity being signaled, and \textit{nondiscrimination}, in which respondents update their beliefs based on the signal but do not discriminate. Focusing on experiments addressing racial discrimination, we find evidence from a pre-registered, nationally representative survey experiment that racialized name cues suffer from compliance as low as 33%, especially for Black treatments. Adding pre-tested racialized pictures and resume items improves compliance to 95% on average and reduces the variance in compliance across racial treatment groups. Our simulation studies show that this noncompliance tends to attenuate the estimated effects of race by as much as 85\%, implying that racial discrimination may be much deeper than decades of experiments have suggested.
Smart Choices for Measurement Models: Executable Manuscript Tutorial for your Confirmatory Factor Analysis in R Environment
Authors: Rogers Pablo
Published: June 2024

This article aims to accomplish three objectives: first, to compile guidelines for the application of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), a widely utilized technique in applied social sciences; second, to demonstrate how these guidelines can be practically implemented through a real-world example; and third, to structure this narrative using tools that promote reproducibility, replicability, and transparency of results. To this end, we propose a solution in the form of a tutorial article wherein the key decisions made in conducting a CFA are validated through recent literature and presented within a dynamic document framework. This framework enables readers to access the article's source code, utilized data, analytical execution codes, and various reading media. We anticipate that by employing this pedagogical approach, developed entirely within an open environment (utilizing Git/Github/RStudio/Quarto/R packages + lavaan/Docker), researchers proficient in specific statistical techniques relevant to their domains will adopt and disseminate this proposal, thereby benefiting their colleagues.
AI-induced Indifference: Unfair AI Reduces Prosociality
Authors: Zhang Raina Zexuan , Kyung Ellie , Longoni Chiara , Cian Luca , Mrkva Kellen
Published: June 2024

The growing prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) in our lives has brought the impact of AI-based decisions on human judgments to the forefront of academic scholarship and public debate. Despite a massive growth in research related to receptivity towards AI, little is known about how interactions between humans and AI shape subsequent interactions among humans. We explore this question in the context of unfair decisions determined by AI versus humans and focus on the spillover effects of such interactions on prosociality. Four experiments (combined N = 2425) show that receiving an unfair allocation by an AI (vs. a human) actor leads to a lower rate of prosocial punishment in a subsequent decision—an effect we call AI-induced indifference. In Experiment 1, after receiving an unfair monetary allocation by an AI (versus a human) actor, people are less likely to altruistically sanction a human actor at a personal cost in a subsequent, unrelated decision. Experiments 2a and 2b provide evidence of the underlying mechanism: People blame AI actors less than their human counterparts for unfair behavior, decreasing their desire to subsequently sanction injustice. In an incentive-compatible design, Experiment 3 shows that AI-induced indifference manifests even when the interaction with AI occurs in a different domain than the human-to-human interaction. These findings directly address the spillover effect of human-AI interaction on human-to-human interactions and suggest that interacting with unfair AI may desensitize people to the behavior of unfair human actors. Implications for future research are discussed.
The effectiveness of a compassion focused therapy-informed intervention for a young person experiencing shame associated with harmful sexual behaviour: A case study report
Authors: Vaughan Alfred , Warner Lucy
Published: June 2024

Background: Shame is hypothesised to influence young people’s engagement in harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) through complex interactions. Compassion focused therapy (CFT) was in-part developed to address shame through the cultivation of affiliative and caring processes, and may therefore support HSB risk reduction. There is, however, limited foundation concerning the application and effectiveness of CFT in supporting young people who experience shame relating to HSB both experienced and perpetrated. Objective: This case study presents the development and delivery of a concurrent individual and family-based CFT-informed intervention for a young person experiencing shame associated with HSB and adverse childhood experiences. Results: Psychometric assessment of socially desirable responding met cut-off criteria, suggesting self-report measures administered pre- and post-intervention may be invalid. Standardised assessment of experienced shame, psychological distress, health and social functioning and clinical outcomes is presented but should be interpreted with caution. Self-deceptive enhancement demonstrated a statistically reliable reduction post-intervention. Through qualitative feedback, the young person reported a reduction in shame and improved psychological wellbeing, supported by behavioural observation. Caregivers reported greater understanding of the young person, an increase in reparative actions and support amongst the family, and reduced familial conflict. Conclusions: Results indicate that this joint individual and family-based CFT-informed intervention was feasible and therapeutic for the young person and their caregivers. Identification of the young person’s predominant experience of external shame and related ego-protective strategies necessitated adaptations to traditional approaches to CFT intervention. The importance of adopting a systemic approach to reducing external shame to promote wellbeing and HSB risk reduction is discussed. N.b., a bibliography for this work is available at: https://osf.io/kqe9d/?view_only=4b367c8f229b4ef2bf2e529ed87525f8 This research output was originally presented at the Institute of Mental Health Research Day 2024 on 7 July 2024.
Using eye movement to signal the onset of self-induced out-of-body experiences (OBEs)
Authors: Weiler Marina , Casseb Raphael Fernandes , Acunzo David
Published: June 2024

In this pilot study, we delved into the experiences of three individuals who claimed the ability to induce Out-of-Body Experiences (OBEs) at will. Our primary objective was to ascertain the feasibility of replicating self-induced OBEs within a controlled laboratory setting. Additionally, we aimed to explore the potential of utilizing voluntary horizontal eye movements, monitored through electro-oculography (EOG), as an indicator of OBE onset. During the study, we observed how room layout and environmental conditions influenced the participants’ ability to induce OBEs. Notably, two participants successfully induced OBEs during the experiment. Significantly, our findings suggest that horizontal eye movements, as detected by EOG, could serve as a reliable marker for the initiation of OBEs. This study paves the way for further research and investigation into the intriguing realm of OBEs.
Does Volunteering Reduce Antidepressant Use among Older Adults? Longitudinal Register-Based Evidence from Denmark
Authors: Qvist Hans-Peter Y. , Qvist Jeevitha Yogachandiran , Wiertz Dingeman
Published: June 2024

Antidepressant use among older adults has surged in recent years. This is potentially concerning since antidepressants have serious side effects and limited efficacy when used as a stand-alone treatment. Against this background, it has been claimed that volunteering may help reduce antidepressant use, by preventing depressive symptoms and offering alternative ways to manage them. To test this claim, we merge the Danish Longitudinal Study of Aging with register data about redeemed antidepressant prescriptions from 1995 to 2018. We subsequently estimate the effect of volunteering on antidepressant use with event-history models that correct for many possible confounders, including prior histories of antidepressant use. Our main finding is that moderate-intensity volunteering reduces antidepressant use among older adults. This effect persists when symptoms of poor mental health are adjusted for, and it does not depend on the type of organization volunteered for. By contrast, we find no effects of low- or high-intensity volunteering.
Modelo de fragilidad empresarial Springate en empresas comerciales de productos veterinarios en Ecuador
Authors: Molina Panchi Pablo , Molina Panchi Diego , Pico Barrionuevo Fanny , Velasco Velasco Katherine
Published: June 2024

Los cambios no lineales y abruptos del entorno hacen que la esperanza de vida de las empresas esté limitada debido a los riesgos ligados a sus operaciones. El objetivo de la investigación es aplicar el Modelo de fragilidad empresarial Springate en compañías del sector comercial de productos veterinarios para la determinación de su exposición al riesgo de insolvencia. Así mismo, la presente investigación tiene un enfoque cuantitativo caracterizado por el uso de la estadística discriminante múltiple y la correlación de Pearson. El alcance de este artículo es correlacional porque mide la relación de las variables de liquidez, endeudamiento, rentabilidad y rotación, utilizadas por el modelo de predicción de quiebra y por su diseño es de tipo longitudinal debido a que evalúa el desempeño financiero de las empresas en diferentes períodos de tiempo, durante los años 2015 al 2019. Los resultados de la aplicación del Modelo de predicción de quiebra muestran que la mayor parte de empresas están expuestas al riesgo de bancarrota por factores como: problemas de liquidez, baja rentabilidad que no cubre el costo de capital y poca rotación.
URL: https://revistas.uta.edu.ec/erevista/index.php/bcoyu/article/view/2081
Conducta responsable de las 100 empresas con mayores ingresos en el Ecuador
Authors: Aguilar Viteri Andrés , Martínez Ñacato Fernanda
Published: June 2024

La responsabilidad moral es decisiva en el desarrollo de actividades de las empresas. Este conducto de la dirección logra un actuar positivo y mantener relaciones satisfactorias con los agentes interesados, que trasciende en la imagen y reputación de las empresas, su comportamiento beneficia al medio empresarial y a la sociedad. El tipo de investigación es cualitativa basada en los métodos de análisis de contenidos que trascendió en la reflexión iniciado por el levantamiento de datos, que experimentó un giro imprevisto por el Covid-19, sin embargo, se lo realizó mediante la revisión documental como las memorias de sostenibilidad, informes de calificación de riesgo, informes de auditoría, contenido Web, entre otros para su estudio y entendimiento. Se definieron 12 categorías de conducta responsable. La escala de respuesta es ordinal dicotómica; a los resultados obtenidos se aplicó el coeficiente de concordancia de Kendall siendo significativo; además el Chi² en el que demuestra que los datos poseen relación de dependencia; y para medir su consistencia de fiabilidad se realizó mediante el Alfa de Cronbach, el cual es aceptable. Para visualizar y verificar el nivel de asociabilidad entre el nivel de ingresos y el sector de las empresas con el comportamiento responsable se empleó el Análisis de Correspondencia Múltiple -ANACOR. Los resultados evidenciados demuestran que el comportamiento responsable de las 100 empresas no necesariamente depende del nivel de ingresos, aunque si existe una focalización por el sector al que pertenecen las empresas, además se concluye que la información revisada es declarativa y positiva, aunque no necesariamente es una demostración de trato justo a sus stakeholders sino para mejorar su imagen y reputación.
URL: https://revistas.uta.edu.ec/erevista/index.php/bcoyu/article/view/2186
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases in Biopsy Proven Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults in Tertiary Center of Nepal
Authors: Shrestha Dineshowri , Agrawal Rajendra Kumar , Hada Rajani , Baral Anil
Published: June 2024

Background: Glomerulonephritis (GN) is the important cause of chronic renal disease and had been reported as first common cause of CKD in Nepal after Diabetes and Hypertension. Correct diagnosis of glomerulonephritis requires renal biopsy and correlation with clinical and biochemical parameters.
Methods: This was an observational study conducted in Department of Nephrology, Bir Hospital Kathmandu, during the period of one year. A total of 88 patients were enrolled. Nephrotic syndrome was established by a detailed history, physical examination and investigations including kidney biopsy..
Results: Among the enrolled patients.51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Almost all patients had hyperlipidemia. IgA Nephropathy was found to be the first commonest cause in 22.8% , second Lupus Nephritis in 9.3%, third Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in 18.2% fourth was Membranous Nephropathy (MN) in 13.6%, Minimal Change Disease (MCD) in 11.4%, 9.1% Diffuse Proliferative Glomerulonephritis (DPGN), 3.4%, Membranous Proliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) in which one was HBsAg positive, 1.1% PSGN,and 1.1% C3 glomerulopathy. Hypertension (HTN) was found in 26%, renal impairment in 28%, hematuria in 16% anemia and oedema in 12%, and 30 % respectively.
Conclusion: According to this study, IgA Nephropathy was the commonest cause 22.7% of Glomerulonephritis among total patients enrolled, whereas lupus nephritis was the second commonest 19.3% followed by focal segmental glomerulonephritis 18.1% and Membranous Nephropathy in 13.6%.