bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Litter production and decomposition in mangroves – A review
Authors: Hossain Mahmood , Hoque A. K.
Published: August 2022

Litter production and decomposition are important in nutrient cycling and detritus based food chain. Litter production in mangrove varies widely with species, forest type, stand age, geographical location and environmental parameters (e.g. rainfall, temperature, wind). Higher rate of litter production is observed at the lower latitudes (tropical region) and it decreases linearly with increasing latitude (sub-tropical region). Decomposition of leaf litter is characterized by an initial leaching of soluble organic and inorganic compounds with subsequent colonization by micro-organisms, which initiates physical and biological fragmentation of plant material. Litter degradation rate varies with species, geographical location, degree and frequency of tidal inundation, climatic and edaphic factors and presence of litter consuming fauna in the mangrove forest. In mangroves, higher rate of microbial decomposition of litter is observed in litter with lower content of tannin and leaves with thin cuticle, wet season and lower tidal inundation classes.
The Frequency of the English Language Used in Social Media by Undergraduate English Majors in Jordan
Authors: Kreishan Lana, J., , Abbadi Renad, M.,
Published: August 2022

The study aims at investigating the frequency and willingness of undergraduate English majors to use English language in social media and informal context. It also aims at discovering frequently used expressions and exploring their functions. The study utilized a questionnaire developed by the researchers based on samples of students’ chats and posts collected from Facebook groups. The questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 100 students majoring English in Al-Hussein bin Talal University to elicit aspects of their views on the use of some common types of English expressions transliterated into Arabic on social media platforms. The results of the study show that transliterated English expressions were widely and commonly used in students’ posts and comments to express different functions, often replacing Arabic alternatives, as English expressions were found to be more expressive. The study concluded with some implications highlighting the role of social media in improving and developing English competence and skills in this technological era.
Pengaruh Strategi Pemasaran dan Ekuitas Merek terhadap Keputusan Pengguna Jasa PT. Giant Transporter Indonesia Medan
Authors: Hardi Muhammad , Seri Seri
Published: August 2022

PT. Giant Transporter Indonesia merupakan perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang jasa pengiriman barang yang sudah berdiri sejak tahun 2016. Permasalahan yang terjadi pada perusahaan ini adalah strategi pemasaran yang belum terupdate dan kurangnya kesadaran akan pentingnya brand equity yang mengakibatkan belum tercapainya pencapaian yang kuat. ekuitas merek di perusahaan ini. Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah sejauh mana pengaruh strategi pemasaran dan ekuitas merek terhadap keputusan pengguna jasa PT. Giant Transporter Indonesia Medan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial strategi pemasaran dan ekuitas merek tidak berpengaruh terhadap keputusan pengguna jasa PT. Giant Transporter Indonesia Medan. Hasil uji hipotesis secara simultan menunjukkan bahwa masing-masing variabel strategi pemasaran dan ekuitas merek berpengaruh terhadap keputusan pengguna jasa PT. Giant Transporter Indonesia Medan.
Pengaruh Gaya Kepemimpinan dan Fasilitas terhadap Produktivitas Kerja Karyawan PT. Kencana Andalan Nusantara
Authors: Seri Seri , Edy Edy , Taufik Yusuf
Published: August 2022

PT. Kencana Andalan Nusanatara merupakan salah satu perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang pengembangan kelapa sawit. Untuk kantor PT. Kencana Andalan Nusantara Medan sendiri terletak di Jalan Cemara No.3, Medan. PT. Kencana Andalan Nusantara Medan juga memiliki 42 karyawan. Produktivitas karyawan yang menurun menyebabkan karyawan tidak dapat bekerja secara efektif dan efisien dalam memberikan hasil kerja yang optimal kepada perusahaan. Atasan dianggap tidak dapat mengambil keputusan yang baik saat dibutuhkan oleh bawahannya dan membuat bawahan harus menghabiskan waktu menunggu arahan dari atasan. Pengawasan dan perawatan yang ketat agar pengeluaran karyawan menjadi efisien membuat karyawan sulit bekerja. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif. Jumlah populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah 42 karyawan dengan teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan sampel jenuh. Secara simultan terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara variabel gaya kepemimpinan dan fasilitas terhadap produktivitas kerja karyawan PT. Kencana Andalan Nusantara. Sedangkan secara parsial ditemukan variabel gaya kepemimpinan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap produktivitas kerja karyawan PT. Kencana Andalan Nusantara. Secara parsial diketahui bahwa variabel fasilitas berpengaruh signifikan terhadap produktivitas kerja PT. Kencana Andalan Nusantara. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa variabel fasilitas lebih berpengaruh dibandingkan gaya kepemimpinan terhadap produktivitas kerja PT. Kencana Andalan Nusantara.
Pengaruh Kepribadian dan Pengalaman Kerja terhadap Kompetensi Kerja Karyawan PT. Era Musika Indah Medan
Authors: Tony Tony , Taufik Yusuf
Published: August 2022

PT.Era Musika Indah adalah: perusahaan yang bergerak dalam bidang seni dan hiburan. Perusahaan kurang memperhatikan kompetensi karyawan pada saat menerima karyawan bekerja. Fenonema yang terjadi pada perusahaan adalah: kompetensi karyawan yang kurang sesuai dengan bidang kerja yang ditempati. Akibatnya sering terjadi kesalahan dalam bekerja, dan hasil kerja yang kurang maksimal. Masalah ini disinyalir dipengaruhi oleh masalah kepribadian dan pengalaman kerja. Penelitian ini menggunakan uji statistik untuk mengetahui pengaruh kepribadian dan pengalaman kerja terhadap kompetensi kerja karyawan. Populasi penelitian yaitu 88 karyawan dan sampel diambil dengan sensus sehingga jumlah sampel adalah 88 responden. Hasil uji hipotesis simultan menunjukkan bahwa secara simultan, Kepribadian dan Pengalaman Kerja berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Kompetensi Kerja PT. Era Musika Indah Medan. Secara parsial, masing-masing variabel Kepribadian dan Pengalaman Kerja berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Kompetensi Kerja PT. Era Musika Indah Medan.
Nghịch Lưu Tăng Áp Ba Bậc Với Khả Năng Giảm Điện Áp Đặt Trên Tụ
Authors: Trần Thị Quỳnh Như , Nguyễn Thanh Long , Lê Văn Thiếp , Đỗ Đức Trí
Published: August 2022

Trong bài báo này, một cấu hình và phương pháp PWM mới cho nghịch lưu ba bậc tăng áp tựa khóa chuyển mạch hình T để giảm điện áp đặt trên tụ được trình bày. Trạng thái ngắn mạch (ST) được chèn vào các vector zero để không ảnh hưởng đến điện áp đầu ra. Cấu hình mới của mạng nguồn kháng được trình bày để cải thiện hệ số tăng áp và độ lợi điện áp. Kết quả điện áp đặt trên các phần tử công suất giống như tụ điện, diode và khóa chuyển mạch công suất được giảm một cách đáng kể. Phương pháp điều khiển xung ngắn mạch có thể giảm điện áp đặt trên tụ điện lên đến 40% so với phương pháp điều khiển truyền thống khi chu kỳ đóng D0 là 0.15 và chu kỳ đóng D1 là 0.7. Bằng cách điều khiển kỹ thuật xung xen kẽ giữa mạng nguồn kháng và nghịch lưu hình T. Nguyên lý hoạt động và phương pháp điều khiển tổng thể cho cấu hình này cũng được trình bày chi tiết. Kết quả mô phỏng được thực hiện với sự trợ giúp của phần mềm PSIM để chứng minh tính chính xác của phương pháp này.
Thiết Kế Và Thi Công Bộ Mã Hóa Và Giải Mã CRC-16 Dựa Trên Công Nghệ FPGA
Authors: Lê Hoàng Triệu , Trần Quốc Duy , Nguyễn Hoàng Hiếu , Nguyễn Thị Hồng Hảo , Nguyễn Văn Thành Lộc , Đỗ Duy Tân
Published: August 2022

Mã kiểm tra lỗi là một khối chức năng quan trọng giúp đảm bảo độ tin cậy trong các hệ thống thông tin liên lạc. Đặc biệt, mã hóa CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) được sử dụng rộng rãi trong nhiều lĩnh vực như truyền thông dân dụng và truyền thông công nghiệp. Mô hình mã CRC là một trong những mô hình mã kiểm tra lỗi hiệu quả giúp khắc phục dữ liệu bị ảnh hưởng của nhiễu trong quá trình truyền dữ liệu qua kênh truyền. Ưu điểm chính của mã CRC là đơn giản nhưng đạt được hiệu quả cao trong việc phát hiện lỗi và lưu trữ dữ liệu số. Trong bài báo này, chúng tôi trình bày chi tiết thiết kế và thi công bộ mã hóa và bộ giải mã mã CRC-16 dựa trên công nghệ FPGA bằng ngôn ngữ mô tả phần cứng Verilog. Các kết quả đánh giá được thực hiện trên cả phần mềm mô phỏng và kit FPGA để so sánh độ chính xác và tính hiệu quả của thiết kế so với lý thuyết.
Thiết Kế Và Thi Công Bộ Truyền Nhận Theo Giao Thức SPI-Wishbone
Authors: Võ Thiện Tùng , Thái Dương Tuấn Thành , Võ Phan Mẫn Đạt , Đặng Lê Ngọc Hòa , Nguyễn Văn Thương , Văn Bá Huy , Lê Thị Quỳnh Nhi , Nguyễn Minh Nhật , Đỗ Duy Tân
Published: August 2022

SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) là chuẩn truyền thông nối tiếp đồng bộ dùng để kết nối và truyền dữ liệu giữa các thiết bị điện tử, được phát triển bởi tập đoàn Motorola. Ưu điểm của chuẩn SPI nằm ở tốc độ truyền dữ liệu cao, đồng bộ trong việc giao tiếp, cách kết nối đơn giản và tiết kiệm tài nguyên sử dụng. Trong khi đó, Wishbone là một chuẩn bus thông dụng với mã nguồn mở, được sử dụng nhiều trong các dự án của Silicore Corporation. Trong bài báo này, chúng tôi trình bày một thiết kế chi tiết bộ điều khiển mang tên SPI-Wishbone, giao tiếp với các thiết bị ngoại vi dựa trên chuẩn SPI có thể hoạt động ở chế độ Master hoặc Slave, đồng thời truyền nhận dữ liệu và nhận sự điều khiển từ bộ xử lý trung tâm thông qua chuẩn bus Wishbone. Cuối cùng, chúng tôi thực hiện đánh giá chi tiết thiết kế thông qua môi trường mô phỏng và tổng hợp các thành phần tài nguyên sử dụng, tần số hoạt động tối đa, công suất tiêu thụ nhằm xác thực tính năng của thiết kế được đề xuất. Chúng tôi sử dụng ngôn ngữ mô tả phần cứng Verilog trong quá trình thiết kế và mô phỏng module SPI-Wishbone.
Putting SmartTerp to Test
Authors: Frittella Francesca M. , Rodríguez Susana
Published: August 2022

Remote simultaneous interpreting (RSI) and computer-assisted interpreting (CAI) tools powered by automatic speech recognition (ASR) and artificial intelligence (AI) are both technological developments in the interpreting profession propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the additional complexity of operating a user interface (UI) during simultaneous interpreting, we may consider UI design and overall system usability to be of crucial importance for successful RSI. However, to our knowledge, no previous article presented the evaluation of an RSI platform from the perspective of its usability and users’ requirements. In this article, we present a recent evaluation study of the RSI platform SmarTerp. Reflecting a general trend in the industry, SmarTerp is one of the first RSI systems to integrate an ASR/CAI tool. This paper presents the first evaluation study of a CAI-tool integrated RSI platform. The study drew on the usability engineering evaluation methods of expert appraisal and field trial. Eight high-level conference interpreters tested SmarTerp in a simulated RSI conference based on a real debate at the European Parliament. The interpreters were divided into four booths (DEU, FRA, ITA, SPA) and ENG was the relay language. After the test, they completed three tasks gathering feedback from the perspective of (1) the individual interpreter, (2) the booth, and (3) the group of professionals. After presenting the SmarTerp project, the paper defines the concept of ‘usability’ and details the study method. The discussion of the results sheds light on interpreters’ needs and requirements for RSI systems.
Edukasi Terkait Profesi Akuntan Bagi Kelompok Gen Z Di Era Revolusi Industri 4.0
Authors: Firmansyah Amrie , Sulistyo Rizky Tiaro
Published: August 2022

Pengabdian kepada masyarakat (PKM) ini bertujuan untuk memberikan edukasi atas peluang untuk berkarir di dunia akuntansi bagi kalangan gen z. Kegiatan ini diberikan oleh Tim PKM Politeknik Keuangan Negara STAN kepada mahasiswa S1 Akuntansi Universitas Mercubuana Jakarta pada tanggal 13 Juni 2022. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat terdiri dari tahap perencanaan, tahap, tahap pelaksanaan dan tahap evaluasi. Tahap perencanaan dilakukan dengan permintaan narasumber oleh perwakilan mitra, diskusi antara dengan Tim dan Mitra terkait dengan konsep acara dan materi yang akan disampaikan, dan penyusunan materi oleh Tim. Tahap kedua dilakukan dengan penyampaikan materi oleh narasumber kepada peserta dan diskusi atas materi yang sudah disampaikan oleh narasumber kepada peserta. Tahap ketiga adalah evaluasi atas tingkat pemahaman peserta atas materi yang telah disampaikan. Kegiatan PMK ini memberikan manfaat bagi peserta yang sebagian besar mahasiswa S1 Akuntansi Universitas Mercubuana dalam memahami kesempatan dan tantangan untuk memiliki profesi akuntansi di masa depan. Selain itu, peserta diharapkan dapat menyiapkan strategi untuk berkarir di dunia akuntansi pada era revolusi industri 4.0.
A parceria da família com a escola nas intervenções do atendimento educacional especializado
Authors: Edite Costa Reis Vieira  , Mariana Sant Anna Pereira de Oliveira  , Nilma Maria Sá da Costa Diniz  , Diogenes José Gusmão Coutinho
Published: August 2022

O propósito deste artigo científico foi discorrer a influência da participação da família e escola junto ao Atendimento Educacional Especializado, no processo de aprendizagem e desenvolvimento sócioafetivo dos aprendentes com deficiência ou transtorno. A metodologia aplicada nesta investigação foi baseada numa abordagem qualitativa. Os principais autores utilizados foram Piaget, Vygotsky, Chiaradia e Caron, Rossato e Piletti, Rodrigues, Mantoan. Nos embasamos também nas seguintes legislações: Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil e Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente. Ao concluir esta pesquisa nossos resultados apontaram que a base para uma educação inclusiva acontecer e funcionar, é necessário haver uma inter-relação entre a família, a escola e o Atendimento Educacional Especializado.

 

The purpose of this scientific article was to discuss the influence of family and school participation in the Specialized Educational Service, in the learning process and socio-affective development of learners with disabilities or disorders. The methodology applied in this investigation was based on a qualitative approach. The main authors used were Piaget, Vygotsky, Chiaradia and Caron, Rossato and Piletti, Rodrigues, Mantoan. We are also based on the following legislation: Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil and Child Statute. Upon concluding this research, our results showed that the basis for an inclusive education to happen and work, it is necessary to have an interrelationship between the family, the school and the Specialized Educational Service.
8th Workshop on Cloud Technologies in Education: Report
Authors: Semerikov Serhiy O. , Shyshkina Mariya P. , Striuk Andrii M. , Striuk Mykola I. , Mintii Iryna S. , Kalinichenko Olga O. , Kolgatina Larisa S. , Karpova Maryna Ye.
Published: August 2022

This is an introductory text to a collection of selected papers from the 8th Workshop on Cloud  Technologies in Education (CTE 2020) which was held in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, on the December 18, 2020.  It consists of short introduction, papers’ review and some observations about the event and its future.
The Use of KWL Strategy on Students' Reading Comprehension
Authors: Ardiyan Rifqi Naufal
Published: August 2022

Reading is a dynamic process of catching the words' meaning and getting the text's information. In reading comprehension, students must engage with their reading to comprehend the text. However, reading interest is still a big problem in Indonesia. This research aims to prove the effectiveness of using KWL strategy on students' reading comprehension. The KWL strategy stands for what I Know, what I Want to learn, and what I did Learn. This research applied a pre-experimental method with one group pre-test and post-test design as the research methodology. The tenth-grade students in SMAN 1 Cisaat are taken as the population of this research. Thirty-five students were selected as the samples using a random sampling technique with the lottery method. The tests were given to measure their reading comprehension ability, and the data were analyzed using the t-test formula. From the calculation, the researcher finds the result of the t-test value is 11.28 with the degree of freedom (df) is 34, and the t-table value at the significant level of 0.05 is 2.042. the result shows that the value of the ttest is higher than t-table 11.28 2.042. it means that the alternative hypothesis (ha) is received. Therefore, the researcher concludes that using the KWL strategy affects students' ability in reading comprehension.
STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES OF INITIAL WRITING ABILITY OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Suharjuddin Dinda Aprillia Ayuningtyas, Zahara Tussoleha Rony,
Published: August 2022

In the observations that have been made by the researcher, the researcher chose the problem of difficulty in the beginning process of writing in class. Starting to write is considered as the basis for improving and developing students' abilities at the next level, so this study aims to find out the difficulties faced by researchers. experienced by students and find out the factors that cause students to have difficulty writing at the beginning. The method used in this research is qualitative with a case study approach where researchers want to know the writing difficulties that exist in class students and researchers want to know the factors causing difficulties in writing. Sources of data obtained from observations and interviews with students. Data Analysis and Interpretation Techniques in this study used the theory of Miles and Huberman with data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The data of this research are in the form of words, phenomena, photos, attitudes, and daily behavior in schools which were obtained by researchers from observations, interviews, and documentation. This research can be used to see what factors cause difficulties. The findings of the study indicate that difficulties often experienced by students such as the use of capital letters, determining the distance of writing that there is still a distance between one letter and another, writing is incomplete, less proportional.
Prevalence and Clinical Predictors of Severe Pneumonia among School-Aged Children: A Systematized Review
Authors: Jimenez Joan Lagmay , Jacob Prince
Published: August 2022

This study aims to explore proof of the occurrence and clinical predictors of pneumonia among school-aged children. A systematic review was conducted, where studies published between the years, 2013 to 2020 were included based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The search strategy included free-text terms such as the title and research purpose. However, upon filtration and exclusion of studies based on different reasons, 17 studies were finally selected. Despite the various pathogenesis of pneumonia, findings indicated that environmental conditions contribute significantly to pneumonia, especially when there is poor sanitization and indoor moisture. Studies show that the disease disproportionately affects children from low-income households and regions. Due to the economic status of most of these children, antibiotics are the most prevalent medication administered. This has raised tremendous worry about the risk of developing resistant strains.
Bescherming van niet-werknemers via ‘analoge toepassing’ van artikel 7:658 lid 4 en 7:611 BW?
Authors: Bosch R.S.M. , Hebly M.R.
Published: August 2022

Bescherming van niet-werknemers via ‘analoge toepassing’ van art 7:658 lid 4 en 7:611 BW?

In twee recente zaken is een zogenoemde ‘analoge toepassing’ van artikel 7:658 lid 4 en 7:611 BW aan de Hoge Raad voorgelegd. In beide gevallen ging het om de vraag of verruiming van de aansprakelijkheidsrechtelijke werknemersbescherming naar andere arbeidsverhoudingen (vrijwilligers, zzp’ers) via analogie passend is. Hoewel beide zaken door de Hoge Raad worden afgedaan met toepassing van artikel 81 RO, zijn zij illustratief voor de positie van werkenden die net buiten de kaders van de werknemersbescherming vallen. In deze bijdrage worden de beide zaken aan een analyse onderworpen.
Een structurele personeelsbehoefte en uitzendwerk: een moeizame combinatie
Authors: Jansen N.
Published: August 2022

Een structurele personeelsbehoefte en uitzendwerk: een moeizame combinatie

Lidstaten zijn niet verplicht om bepaalde specifieke maatregelen te nemen om het tijdelijke karakter van uitzendwerk te waarborgen en de inzet van uitzendwerk door de inlener hoeft ook niet beperkt te blijven tot ‘ziek en piek’. Zoveel is duidelijk geworden na het JH/KG-arrest van eind 2020 en het Daimler-arrest van begin 2022 van het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie over de uitleg van (de antimisbruikbepaling van) de Uitzendrichtlijn. De ruimte voor lidstaten om het uitzendregime in vrijheid en naar eigen wensen vorm te geven is echter niet onbeperkt, want volgens het Hof volgt uit de antimisbruikbepaling van de Uitzendrichtlijn dat het lidstaten niet vrijstaat om helemaal geen maatregelen te nemen om de tijdelijkheid van uitzendwerk te waarborgen. Die beperking van de vrijheid van lidstaten roept vragen op en een aantal daarvan bespreekt de auteur in deze bijdrage. In de kern bespreekt de auteur hoe moet worden bepaald wat tijdelijk is (mede in samenhang met mogelijke misbruiksituaties), wat de rol van de rechter is bij het vaststellen van misbruik en – tot slot – of het Nederlandse uitzendregime Europa-proof is.
Over het intrekken van voor een algemene vergadering geagendeerde punten
Authors: Breukink E.J.
Published: August 2022

Over het intrekken van voor een algemene vergadering geagendeerde punten

De auteur schreef een proefschrift over de agenda en het agenderingsrecht bij kapitaalvennootschappen. In deze bijdrage gaat hij in op een deelonderwerp uit het proefschrift. Hij behandelt vragen rondom (het tegenhouden van) het intrekken van punten die voor een algemene vergadering van een kapitaalvennootschap zijn geagendeerd.
Prokuratuur en magistratuur
Authors: Crijns-Zuidwijk S. , Sikkema E.
Published: August 2022

Prokuratuur en magistratuur

Ruim een jaar geleden heeft het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie een arrest gewezen dat belangrijke gevolgen heeft en zal hebben voor de Nederlandse strafrechtspraktijk. Dit zogenoemde Prokuratuur-arrest kan worden geplaatst in een bredere tendens, waarin de niet-onafhankelijke positie van het Nederlandse OM ertoe leidt dat de (zelfstandige) toepassing van bepaalde bevoegdheden niet (meer) toelaatbaar wordt geacht. Grofweg zijn er dan twee oplossingsrichtingen denkbaar. Enerzijds kan worden gedacht aan een meer onafhankelijke positionering van het OM binnen het Nederlandse stelsel. Anderzijds kan de bevoegdheidsuitoefening door het OM in meer gevallen onderworpen worden aan een (voorafgaande) rechterlijke toets.
Olie op het vuur: aanvullende eisen voor in-house counsel bij aanspraak op het verschoningsrecht
Authors: Eijpe D.
Published: August 2022

Olie op het vuur: aanvullende eisen voor in-house counsel bij aanspraak op het verschoningsrecht.

Annotatie bij HR 24 mei 2022, ECLI:NL:HR:2022:760

In februari 2016 heeft de recherche voor een onderzoek naar ambtelijke omkoping in Nigeria diverse documenten en digitale gegevensdragers in beslag genomen op het hoofdkantoor van Shell in Den Haag. Daartussen zijn ook documenten die zouden toebehoren aan buitenlandse in-house counsels, ook wel advocaten die in dienst zijn bij Shell. De vraag is of deze advocaten zich kunnen beroepen op hun professionele verschoningsrecht ten aanzien van deze documenten. De Hoge Raad geeft in deze uitspraak aanvullende eisen alvorens zij zich op hun professionele verschoningsrecht kunnen beroepen.
To Identify Drug-Drug Interaction in Cardiac Patients in Tertiary Care Hospitals
Authors: Amreen Sultana  , Malvika Singh  , Ajay Kumar  , Roshan Kumar  , Purabi Saha  , Ravi Shankar Kumar  , Devinder Kumar
Published: August 2022

The potential for drug-drug interactions (pDDIs) is higher with cardiac medications, and reports of pDDIs in cardiovascular patients are more common. Multimorbidity, a greater number of drugs prescribed, longer hospital stays, complexity of disease, physiological changes with advancing age or conditions like renal failure, shock, hepatic disease like cirrhosis or acute viral hepatitis, stages of disease, and the influence of heart disease on drug metabolism make patients with CVD especially susceptible to DDIs. Our research found that pDDIs occurred at a much higher rate than expected in the Cardiology Division. Incidence of pDDIs was observed to rise with age, polypharmacy, and duration of hospital stay; pDDIs were also more common in males than females. Most of the interactions were of a pharmacodynamic character and were considered to be quite serious. Most pDDIs involved aspirin and clopidogrel, then aspirin and enalapril, and finally enalapril and enalapril. The surveillance of pDDIs in cardiac inpatients may benefit from the creation of such a database in hospitals.
ALTERATIONS IN CENTRAL MACULAR THICKNESS AFTER UNCOMPLICATED PHACOEMULSIFICATION CATARACT SURGERY AND INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTATION
Authors: ALTUNKAYA Orhan , PEKEL Hamiyet , BİTİRGEN Gülfidan , ÖZKAĞNICI Ahmet
Published: August 2022

Purpose: Evaluation of central macular thickness changes with optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with uncomplicated phacoemulsification cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation.

Methods: 44 eyes of 30 patients who underwent uncomplicated phacoemulsification cataract surgery and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation were included in this study. Central macular thickness measurements were performed preoperatively and postoperative 2nd week, 1st and 3rd months with optical coherence tomography. Central macular thickness values were measured at the central 1x1 mm area obtained from fovea centered 6x6 mm macular map in the OCT measurements. Preoperative values were compared with the values in the postoperative period.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 66.7 ± 8.7 years. The mean central macular thickness values were 268.5 µm preoperatively, 269.3 µm 2 weeks after surgery, 275.9 µm 1 month after surgery and 274.9 µm 3 months after surgery. There was no statistically significant change in the postoperative two weeks period compared with the preoperative measurements. (p = 0.536). Compared to the preoperative values, central macular thickness significantly increased 1 month and 3 months after the surgery. There was a statistically significant change in central macular thickness measurements at 1st month(p < 0.001) and 3rd months (p < 0.001) compared with the preoperative values.

Conclusions: Our data indicate that an increase in central macular thickness is not rare after uncomplicated phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Compared to the preoperative measurements we have demonstrated an increase in central macular thickness in the postoperative period.
Predictive Analysis of Mental Health Conditions Using AdaBoost Algorithm
Authors: Ogunseye Elizabeth Oluyemisi , Adenusi Cecilia Ajowho , Nwanakwaugwu Andrew C. , Ajagbe Sunday Adeola , Akinola Solomon O.
Published: August 2022

The presented research responds to increased mental illness conditions worldwide and the need for efficient mental health care (MHC) through machine learning (ML) implementations. The datasets employed in this investigation belong to a Kaggle repository named "Mental Health Tech Survey." The surveys for the years 2014 and 2016 were downloaded and aggregated. The prediction results for bagging, stacking, LR, KNN, tree class, NN, RF, and Adaboost yielded 75.93%, 75.93%, 79.89%, 90.42%, 80.69%, 89.95%, 81.22%, and 81.75% respectively. The AdaBoost ML model performed data cleaning and prediction on the datasets, reaching an accuracy of 81.75%, which is good enough for decision-making. The results were further used with other ML models such as Random Forest (RF), K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), bagging, and a few others, with reported accuracy ranging from 81.22 to 75.93 which is good enough for decision making. Out of all the models used for predicting mental health treatment outcomes, AdaBoost has the highest accuracy.
Revisiting non-chemical modes of diseases and pests management in tea (Camellia sinensis): A review
Authors: BORA POPY , BORA L C
Published: August 2022

Tea [Camellia sinensis (L) O. Kuntze] like any other perennial plantation crop is subjected to loss in biomass yield and functional quality, once exposed to beyond economic thresholds of diseases and pests load. A battery of diseases and pests are reported to badly affect the tea industry of India. Microbial antagonists and botanicals emerged as two most vibrant via-media of addressing tea diseases and pests amongst non-chemical modes, in a manner, closest to residue free production system. Authors revisited the use of microbial antagonists and botanicals through comprehensive updated analysis of breakthroughs recorded in the success of microbial antagonists-and botanicals mediated diseases and pests management in tea. Our efforts also portrays the futuristic viewpoints in terms of developments of commercial formulations of botanicals using their bioactive compounds, consortium of bioagents and fortification of botanicals with bioagents through area wide field response studies in the back drop of growing demand of organic tea, the most pressing developmental issue of tea industry.
Productivity and quality enhancement in fodder maize (Zea mays) cultivars through nutrient management strategies
Authors: KUMAR DINESH , SINGH MAGAN , KUMAR SANJEEV , MEENA RAJESH KUMAR , YADAV MALU RAM , MAKARANA GOVIND , KUSHWAHA MANISH , DUTTA SUSANTA , KUMAR RAKESH , RAJESH RAJESH
Published: August 2022

The present study has been carried out in kharif 2018 and 2019 at ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, with three maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars (V1: African Tall, V2: J-1006; V3: P-3396) and four nutrient management strategies (N0: Control; N1: 100% RDF; N2: 75% RDF + PGPR + Panchagavya spray; N3: 50% RDF + 25% FYM + PGPR + Panchagavya spray) using split plot design. Results revealed that maize cv. J-1006 and African Tall produced significantly high and low dry fodder yield, respectively. Significantly high crude protein (CP), ether extracts (EE) and total ash (TA) yields were recorded with J-1006 during both years. In comparison of nutrient management strategies, the application of 75% RDF + PGPR + Panchagavya spray (N2) recorded significantly high dry fodder, CP, EE and TA yields. The foliar spray of Panchagavya along with reduced dose of chemical fertilizers, PGPR and/ or FYM (N2 and N3) to fodder maize significantly reduced the fibre fractions and improved the nutritive values/ energy (DMI, DMD, TDN and NEl). Our results suggest that selection of J-1006 cultivar and application of 75% RDF + PGPR + Panchagavya spray (N2) enhances fodder productivity, quality and reduces the fibre fractions.
Credit facility for horticultural sector in India – An empirical study
Authors: ROY TUHIN NARAYAN , ROY PINAKI
Published: August 2022

Working with the secondary sources of empirical data (2009â€“10 to 2018â€“19), the present study tries to show the status of agricultural credit facility with special reference to horticultural sector in India. Tabular analysis with simple compound annual growth rate (CAGR) has been done in 2020. In case of crop loan (short-term credit), agriculture and horticulture have no difference and the system of delivery is also similar. Horticulture finance includes loans for development of fruit orchard, poly-house, green house development and marketing of such produce. Agricultural credit is vital in India for 86.2% small and marginal farmers for capital formation. Financial support in horticulture was lacking. Productivity credit inter alia as evinced in term of growth rates of area (CAGR=1.56%), production (CAGR=2.72%) and productivity (CAGR=1.28%) shows better performances compared to agriculture. But fund allotment in government (govt.) budget for horticulture remains almost constant (CAGR=0.86%). Study suggested for more investment (public and private) in horticulture since it contributes 29.2% of agricultural GDP and provides nutritional security. Popularization of microcredit, farmersâ€™ awareness and improve technologies for delivery of institutional loan can be ensured. Diversion of crop loan must be checked. Study also highlights different govt. schemes for overall development of the horticulture sector.
Site-specific nutrient management: impact on productivity, nutrient uptake and economics of rice-wheat system
Authors: SHAHI U P , SINGH V K , KUMAR ABHINAV , UPADHYAY P K , RAI P K
Published: August 2022

A field experiment was conducted on Typic Ustochrept soil at the Crop Research Centre of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, for two years (2014â€“15 to 2015â€“16) to evaluate site specific nutrient management (SSNM) against state recommendation (SR), integration of SSNM and SR with crop residue and farm yard manure. In terms of crop growth yield, nutrient uptake and economics, SSNM had significantly higher growth parameters, viz. number of tillers/m2 and dry matter accumulation as compared to SR in both rice and wheat crops. Different yield attributes, viz. number of grains/panicle or spike, test weight of rice and wheat were also higher with SSNM. SSNM out yielded for rice, wheat and rice-wheat system (RWS) productivity by 10.3%, 14.1% and 11.9%. System N, P and K uptake under SSNM was also higher by 24.36, 9.55 and 36.01 kg/ha, respectively, compared to SR. An additional income of `12953/ha over SR and maximum return/rupee invested (`2.50) was also recorded with SSNM. Recycling of 5 t/ha rice and wheat straw residue along with SSNM had added advantage.
Yield sustainability in mango (Mangifera indica) as influenced by different levels of foliar Zn sprays
Authors: ADAK TARUN , KUMAR KAILASH , PANDEY G , SINGH VINOD KUMAR
Published: August 2022

Zn nutrient technology impacting mango (Mangifera indica L.) sustainability and nutrient components in pulp, peel and stone of fruit needs to be addressed on sandy loam soils for farmersâ€™ benefit. ICAR networking field trials on micronutrient management in horticultural crops for enhancing yield and quality were conducted at ICAR-CISH, Rehmankhera, Lucknow during 2015â€“18. The results showed highest sustainable yield index of 0.87 followed by 0.83 with least sustainable yield index of 0.67. The yield increment was 4.3â€“27.1% in different levels of Zn (0.25%, 0.50%, 0.75%, 1.0%, 1.5% and 2.0% ZnSO4) as compared to control plot trees. Nutrient components suggested significant positive role of Zn application at different fruit setting to developmental stages. Maximum B, Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe was noted to be 28.1 ppm, 8 ppm, 26 ppm, 40 ppm, 119 ppm, respectively, along with P & K content of 0.123%, 2.01%, respectively, in pulp of Dashehari fruits. Similar changes in peel and stone nutrient content were also observed. Data indicated that optimum to sufficient range of micronutrients is indeed required for better yield sustainability in mango.
Did teachers' digital literacy levels affect distance education during the covid-19 pandemic in Türkiye?
Authors: ÖNAL Özgür , BATMAZ Kıymet , YILDIRIM UZ Ayşe , USKUN Ersin , KİŞİOĞLU Ahmet Nesimi
Published: August 2022

Aim: This study, it is aimed to examine the attitudes of teachers in Türkiye towards distance education applications, which have become a critical need during the pandemic process, and the effect of their digital literacy levels on this situation.

Materials and Methods: The research is a cross-sectional - analytical type of observational study. The research universe consists of teachers working at pre-school, primary, secondary, and high school education levels in Türkiye. The data were collected online via 'Google forms', with an online questionnaire with a total of 43 questions about distance education, including the Digital Literacy Scale.

Results: It was carried out with 748 teachers, 451 women and 297 men. According to the results of multivariate regression and path analysis, the increase in teachers' digital literacy levels and age increases the distance education attitude level. In addition, the distance education attitude levels of teachers working in high schools were found to be lower.

Conclusion: The trainings to be given to improve the digital literacy levels of teachers will increase their adaptation to distance education.
Evaluation of Practices to Prevent COVID-19 in Barbershops and Hairdressing Salons: A Descriptive Study
Authors: MEYDANLIOĞLU Ayşe , ARICAN Azime Özlem
Published: August 2022

Objectives: This study was conducted in order to determine the practices of barbers and hairdressers working in Antalya to prevent COVID-19.

Method: The sample of this descriptive study comprised 135 barbers and hairdressers aged 21-56 and working in Antalya. In the study, a questionnaire prepared by the researchers was administered online. Ethics committee approval, institutional permission, and participants’ informed consent for the study were obtained.

Results: The mean age of participants was 35.8±7.65, and 73.3% of them were barbers, 26.7% were hairdressers, 83% were men, 74.1% were married, and 48.9% were secondary school graduates. It was determined that attention was paid to social distancing, ventilation of the environment, disinfection of frequently touched surfaces and materials, and disinfection/ sterilization of jointly used tools and equipment. It was determined that all of the employees in the businesses wore masks, and that most of them paid attention to hand hygiene and had access to personal protective equipment. On the other hand, it was revealed that the rate of measuring customers’ and employees’ body temperature in the businesses was low, some practices not recommended in the guidelines were continued, 5.2% of the businesses had employees who were in contact with an infected person, and 25.9% of enterprises had employees who had suffered from COVID-19.

Conclusion: As a result of this study, it was determined that barbers and hairdressers in Antalya implemented the recommended measures to prevent COVID-19 to a large extent, but that there were relaxations in some practices.
ON THE MORPHOSYNTAX OF TIV PERSONAL POSSESSIVES
Authors: Professor Yina Godwin  , Dr. Rosaline Mnguhenen Sokpo  , Isaac Kina  , Dorothy Nginbee Kenen
Published: August 2022

A possessive is a word or grammatical construction that indicates possession or ownership. In Transformational-Generative Grammar, a popular proposal has been that in surface structure possessive expressions, the possessive sits in the specifier position of a DP headed by a null possessive determiner. This paper is an attempt to present a unified account of the morphology and the syntax of Tiv personal possessives. Tiv possessive construction has never received much attention in linguistic analysis. Therefore, the morphosyntactic behaviour of possessives in Tiv is worthy of study in order to complement the efforts of Tiv linguists; document and preserve the language from extinction. The researchers adopt the theory of Distributed Morphology by Halle and Marantz (1993) in their analysis. Primary data were gathered from survey and the researchers' intuitive knowledge as native speakers while the secondary data came from written texts on Tiv grammar. The outcome of the investigation reveals that the Tiv language has forty-five possessive adjectives namely: ikyondo yam, akondo am, bua wam ibyua yam, naagh agh, inyaregh yagh, etc. The noun's phonological ures select which possessive that goes into the agreement with it. The agreement between the noun and the possessive is motivated post- syntactically at Spell Out. The paper concludes that Tiv possessives function as adjectives, pronouns or determiners. They are post-nominal in their syntactically underlying structure and change form in order to agree with the noun they modify. This presupposes that Tiv possessives are highly inflectional. They assume different shapes triggered by number and sound of the headword.
NEGOTIATING IDENTITY IN AN AGE GREATLY INFLUENCED BY SOCIAL MEDIA IN CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE'S AMERICANAH
Authors: NGWABA IJEOMA ANN (NEE IBEKU)
Published: August 2022

This study examines the concept of identity in an age greatly influenced by social media. It analyses the concept of identity in an era where the characters drift apart and reconciled in a world where communication plays a vital role through the social media. The issue of identity prevails despite the fact that an individual's identity plays a vital role in shaping his personality. This also, is dependent on the individual's acceptance of himself. This essay demonstrates that identity as depicted in the novel goes beyond the usual misconceptions attached to the black skin but touchesits tentacles on how it affects the individuals. Adichie engaged identity issues in This study examines the concept of identity in an age greatly influenced by social media. It analyses the concept of identity in an era where the characters drift apart and reconciled in a world where communication plays a vital role through the social media. The issue of identity prevails despite the fact that an individual's identity plays a vital role in shaping his personality. This also, is dependent on the individual's acceptance of himself. This essay demonstrates that identity as depicted in the novel goes beyond the usual misconceptions attached to the black skin but touches its tentacles on how it affects the individuals. Adichie engaged identity issues in her novel, much of which could be understood through the effects it has on the individuals and how self-acceptance can help in curbing this menace. It concludes that an individual's perception of his personality determines how the issue of his identity affects him either positively or negatively. This paper attempts to fill this lacuna by bringing to the fore, the effects of a wrong notion on the identity of an individual and how it is influenced by globalization.her novel, much of which could be understood through the effects it has on the individuals and how self-acceptance can help in curbing this menace. It concludes that an individual's perception of his personality determines how the issue of his identity affects him either positively or negatively. This paper attempts to fill this lacuna by bringing to the fore, the effects of a wrong notion on the identity of an individual and how it is influenced by globalization.
Analysis of Factors Contributing to Impulse Buying Behavior of E-Commerce Users
Authors: Ronaldo Yolanda Putra  , Syifa Nurul Fadillah  , Annisa Afifah Nugroho  , Ifta Firdausa Nuzula
Published: August 2022

Ease of accessing the internet and information technology triggers impulsive buying behavior through increased accessibility to products and services that facilitate the buying process. Through internet facilities by browsing, consumers can feel like window shopping in a mall. This study focuses on the Java-Bali area which is a strategic location in access to products. Data were collected from 273 respondents of E-commerce users using a survey method. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) modeling technique with SmartPLS 3.0 software. The results show that e-commerce browsing and the big five models have a significant effect on urge to purchase and impulse purchase. E-commerce usage intensity and urge to purchase have no effect on impulse purchases and the results of the mediation role test of urge to purchase have no effect on e-commerce browsing, e-commerce usage intensity, and the big five model on impulse purchases.
Toxicity study of Warbugia ugandensis used by traditional healers to treat Herpes zoster in HIV patients using Drosophila melanogaster as a model
Authors: Ringim Ahmad Halilu , Crespo Marta Vicente , Khan Barkat Ali
Published: August 2022

Objectives: To carryout toxicity study of Warbugia ugandensis, also to participate in the compilation of ethnopharmacological knowledge of Rukararwe and makes it available for future research, and also to avail the healers with the information on scientific literature. Methods: Different concentrations of aqueous and ethanol extracts of Warbugia ugandensis with or without food were fed on Drosophila melanogaster and acute toxicity, locomotion assay, longevity study of the flies was done in 3 replicates, together with preliminary phytochemical screening of different extracts. Results: Traditional healers mostly used oral formulation (80%), herbs for treating herpes zoster (40%); Steroids, Terpenoids and Glycosides were present in all extracts of W. ugandensis. Extracts of W. ugandensis were not toxic at acute exposure, ethanol extract of W. ugandensis decreased negative geotaxis (P<0.01) and aqueous extract also (P<0.05). Finally longevity study has shown toxicity of ethanolic extract of W. ugandensis at concentration of 1% and 2%. Conclusion: The herb appears to be non toxic at acute exposure and toxic (ethanolic extract) at higher dose on chronic exposure.
To assess the prevalence, diagnostic tools and prescription trends of kidney stone in Sialkot
Authors: Naeem Faiza , Pervaiz Nawal , Tassawer-e-Meran  , Najam-ul-Hassan  , Qamar Sumbul , Farooq Umar , Iqbal Muhammad Mohsin , Arshad Zakki , Muhammad Idrees  , Pervaiz Faris
Published: August 2022

Objective: This study provides a brief description regarding prevalence, diagnostic tools and medical treatment of kidney stones in Sialkot, Pakistan. Method: The study was carried out in the Department of Urology, Amina Hospital Cantt, Sialkot. Data was recorded on questionnaires by interview of 50 patients of kidney stones involving 30 males, 17 females and 3 child by filling questionnaire after random collection of data in district Sialkot. Result: The prevalence of kidney stones in Sialkot was 60% in males, 34% in females and 6% in child. The most recommended diagnostic test was ultrasound (96%) and percentages for rest of diagnostic tests were 58% urinalysis, 10% KUB X-Ray and 2% IVP. Renal profile were 92% urea, 56% uric acid, 92% creatinine, 38% sodium, 10% calcium and 30% chloride. From sample size of 50 patients, tamsulosin (80%) was highly recommended along with ciprofloxacin (68%), diclofenac sodium (64%), citro soda (56%), tripsin along with chymotrypsin combination (chymotrip forte) (44%),diclofenac sodium with misoprostol combination (osteotec) (22%), omeprazole(32%), nelbuphine (14%), distalgesic (8%), furosemide (6%), paracetamol (4%). Conclusion: The kidney stones prevalence is more in male gender as compared to female gender with percentages of 60% in males and 34% in females along with 6% in child. The most prevalent diagnostic test was ultrasound (96%) and most recommended medicine was tamsulosin (80%).
Trends and statistics of drug addiction in a metropolitan city of Pakistan
Authors: Aamir Muhammad Naeem , Khan Aimen Umer , Waheed Qandeel , Kanwal Sonia , Manan Maria , Usman Atif
Published: August 2022

Background: The use of illicit drug is curse for a society. It not just only destroys one’s life but the whole family and community is affected. To deal with this issues statistical analysis of prevalence is essential. Method: The present study aimed to collect data from different rehabilitation centers in Faisalabad. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study, interviewing 150 respondents about characteristics of drugs. Results: After statistical analysis of respondents, it was found that males were more prone to addiction and alcoholism as compared to females. The females were inclined towards the addiction of drugs which were prescribed by physician and available at pharmacies. The male population was using all sorts of illicit drugs including alcohol, cannabis, hashish, opium, alprazolam, nalbuphine, morphine, cocaine, heroin, lorazepam and codeine. Conclusion: Females were more prone to addiction of benzodiazepam due to ease of availability to them from pharmacy stores. A higher family burden compare to low income was a main element to trigger addiction in married males.