bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“I served my native word as best I could...”: Motherland and foreign land in the sonnets by poets of the Russian Far Eastern émigré community
Authors: Koval’chuk Irina Ur’evna
Published: July 2023

The study aims to identify the artistic specifics of the sonnet genre in the poetry of the Russian Far Eastern émigré community, which is conditioned by the influence of the historical, socio-cultural context of the epoch. The scientific novelty lies in involving little-known material, i.e. the sonnets by poets of the Russian émigré community in the Far East. The paper examines the features of the poetic embodiment of the “Motherland – foreign land” opposition: eschatological moods, nostalgic motifs. The researcher traces the attitude to the Revolution, the Motherland, reflections on the fate of an émigré poet, which expands the content sphere of the sonnet and determines its poetical heterogeneity, eclecticism. As a result, it has been revealed that the image of Russia is recreated through landscape sketches, poetic mythologemes, literary reminiscences. References to various literary traditions are intended to immortalise the poetic memory of the Motherland. Dramatic tension at the architectonic level is expressed in a demonstrative departure from the sonnet canon, the appearance of genre modifications. The genre of the sonnet allows overcoming subjectivity, individuality in the assessment of émigré reality, along with emotional intensity, contributes to the epic comprehension of events.
Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the thyroid-cancer-specific Thyca-QoL scale: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Sanabria Álvaro , Gómez Óscar
Published: July 2023

Introduction. Thyca-QoL is a specific instrument to assess QoL in thyroid cancer patients, but it is not validated in Spanish language. The aim was to assess the psychometric properties of the Thyca-QoL.
Methods. This is a prospective cross-sectional study. The Thyca-QoL was translated and adapted to Spanish language. A psychometric validation using an exploratory principal axis factor analysis and confirmatory analysis, concurrent validation compared with EORTC QLQ-C30 and a test-retest reliability assessment was done.
Results. A total of 296 patients were included. Exploratory factor analysis showed a seven-factor solution with good diagnostic tests results. Cronbach´s alpha for the global scale was 0.86. The comparison between the ThycaQoL and the EORTC QLQ-C30 demonstrated a high correlation (rho= 0.75) and coefficient for test-retest was 0.87.
Discussion. The validation process followed all the methodological steps necessary to guarantee the performance of the instrument. The measurements of the internal validity, reliability and reproducibility reached similar results as the original validation. The factor analysis showed a solution with seven factors that resembles the original results. Reproducibility was high for voice, sympathetic, sex, and chilliness domains and moderate for the others and the instrument had the ability to discriminate between clinical conditions.
Conclusion. Thyca-QoL is a reliable and objective instrument to be used in clinical practice and for research objectives in Spanish speaking patients.
DIRECTION OF EFFECT OF NORMATIVE LEGAL ACTS OF UKRAINE IN TIME: THE NEED FOR A NORMATIVE DEFINITION
Authors: Kosovych Vitaliy
Published: July 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of the practice of applying the basic provisions of the general theory of law regarding the direction of effect of normative legal acts of Ukraine in time in the law-making, law interpretation and law application activities. However, the doctrinal and axiomatic nature of these provisions does not ensure full unification of their use in practice. The analysis of law-regulatory practice indicates certain discrepancies in legal decisions and legal positions based on the rules of the temporal effect of normative legal acts. Illustrative in this regard are the decisions of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine related to the use of the rules of retroactive effect of normative legal acts in time, and the opinion of the Supreme Court Justices on the retroactive effect of normative legal acts recognized by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine as unconstitutional. This situation is due to a complex of objective and subjective factors, primarily the lack of normative certainty of direct, retroactive and overcoming effect of normative legal acts in time. Based on scientific concepts and generalizations of legal practice, the author proposes possible options for improving the normative legal provisions that determine the content of each of the directions of validity of normative legal acts in time, modelled in the draft Law of Ukraine No. 5707 of June 25, 2021 "On Law-making activity". The direct effect is the ability of a normative legal act to regulate relations arising after its entry into force, as well as relations, which arose before its entry into force and continue to exist, from the date of its entry into force or from the date established by this normative legal act, but not earlier than the day of its official publication, though only in relation to the rights and obligations of the subjects of legal relations that arose after its entry into force. The retroactive effect is its ability to regulate ongoing legal relations that arose before its entry into force, combined with the reassessment of these legal relations, bringing them in line with new requirements. Normative legal acts or their individual provisions may not have retroactive effect in time, except when they mitigate or cancel legal liability or improve the legal status of individuals (except for officials) and legal entities. The overcoming effect is its ability to continue to regulate legal relations that arose before the entry into force of a new normative legal act and continue after its entry into force. Attention is drawn to the need for additional research on the rules of direct, retroactive and overcoming effect of normative legal acts in case of amendments and additions to them, issuance of a new edition, suspension and termination of effect, loss of force.
RURAL REFORMS OF MARIA THERESA AND JOSEPH II AND THEIR APPLICATION IN HALYCHYNA
Authors: Kobylets`kiy Mykola , Vyshnevskiy Bohdan
Published: July 2023

In this article, the authors comprehensively investigate the reforming activities of Maria Theresa and Joseph II on the basis of current legal acts in Austria during the 18th century, historical sources, as well as scientific literature and other written sources. In particular, the authors substantiate the essence of the rural reform of the above-mentioned rulers, highlighted its main reasons, prerequisites and political, social and public consequences. Through the prism of the modernization of the Austrian state, which primarily aimed at the centralization of an effective administrative apparatus, as well as strengthening the power of the emperor and reducing the political weight of individual regions of the state, the consequences of the application of the rural reform of Maria Theresa and Joseph II for the inhabitants of Galicia are determined. Particular attention is focused on the place and significance of the rural reform in an inextricable relationship with other reforms of these rulers, in particular: administrative (primarily, in the context of the establishment of regional administration), tax, military, educational, religious, legal and tax. The author confirmed that the aforementioned reforms as a whole were aimed at laying the foundations of the rule of law and forming the internal unity of the power apparatus and state sovereignty in the Habsburg Empire. In addition, the article highlights the role of the Austrian supporters of the Enlightenment, in the context of the fact that both Maria Theresa and Joseph II followed the general principle of the Enlightenment in their activities: "everything that is useful for the state is good for society". In view of this, the authors come to the conclusion that all reforms, including rural reforms, in the 18th century were carried out in the spirit of "educated absolutism", since the role of the church was significantly reduced, although its representatives were not completely removed from the management of state affairs. In general, thanks to the reforms of Maria Theresa and Joseph II in the Habsburg Empire, it was possible to form one of the most perfect empires in Europe, from the point of view of its construction as a legal state, with increased authority of the ruler, not law. The central government has become more aware and broader, and various aspects of public life have been improved and regulated.
APPEAL OF RULINGS ON THE ISSUES REGARDING SECURING A CLAIM BY SUSPENDING ACTS OF SUBJECTS OF IMPERIOUS PLENARY POWERS
Authors: Kuzmych Vladyslav
Published: July 2023

The article substantiates that the right to appeal and cassation of the rulings, which are issued as a result of solving the issue of securing a claim by suspension of acts (an individual act or a normative legal act) of subjects of imperious plenary powers, is a component of a person's constitutional right to judicial protection. The problems related to the appeal of the rulings issued as a result of the resolution of the issue of securing a claim by suspension of an individual act or a normative legal act are singled out. Among the main problems of this category are, in particular: the absence of indication in Chapter 10 of Section I of the Code of Administrative Proceedings of Ukraine of the possibility of appealing the court ruling on returning the application for securing a claim to the applicant without consideration; failure to take into account the requirements for legislative technique when setting out the provisions of the Code of Administrative Proceedings of Ukraine, which are related to the cassation of the court rulings of the appeal instance on issues of securing a claim. As part of solving the above-mentioned problems, amendments to the Code of Administrative Proceedings of Ukraine are proposed. It is substantiated that the introduction of appropriate amendments to the Code of Administrative Proceedings of Ukraine will allow improving the administrative procedural legislation in the part of appeals of rulings which are issued as a result of solving an issue of securing a claim by suspension of an individual act or a normative legal act and will increase the effectiveness of the judicial form of protection of rights, freedoms and interests of individuals.
LEGAL REGIME OF UNFINISHED CONSTRUCTION OBJECTS
Authors: Melnyk Andriy
Published: July 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of the ownership issues of an unfinished construction object in the law enforcement practice. An integral element of the system of social relations is the right of ownership of a person to an immovable property. The conditions of its occurrence are regulated by civil law. At the same time, one of the most current issues in this area is the recognition of ownership of an unfinished construction object, which should be considered from two perspectives: first, the problems of legal regulation and recognition of ownership of an unfinished construction object, which lead to the formation of the relevant case law; second, the problems related directly to the consideration of claims for protection of ownership of an unfinished construction object in the courts of Ukraine. Any interference with property rights shall be based on the relevant legal provisions and have a legitimate purpose. State interference in the process of realization of ownership is possible on the basis of regulations that meet the requirements of legal certainty and proportionality. At the same time, the existence of a gap in the legislation in this area has led to legal uncertainty in property relations and restrictions on ownership and, as a result, to the recognition of certain provisions of the legislation regulating the ownership of an unfinished construction object as unconstitutional. In addition, there is currently no unanimity in the case law regarding the understanding of the content of ownership of an unfinished construction object. In the existing methods of expertise, there is no single algorithm for conducting research on the valuation of construction in progress depending on the type of real estate, the degree of readiness, the purpose of determining the value, etc.
YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP: FROM FORMATION TO FUNCTIONING
Authors: Las’ko Iryna
Published: July 2023

The legislative and applied problems of implementing youth policy in Ukraine are clarified. Using a comparative method of researching legislative norms on the formation and development of youth, it is concluded that during all the years of Ukraine's independence, this was a priority task of all state authorities. It is noted that not always enough measures are taken to effectively achieve the result. Comparing statistical data on youth employment in different years, it is concluded that the level of employment remains the same. The level of entrepreneurial activity among young people is also not high. It is argued that the legislative establishment of the need for professional training of young people to carry out entrepreneurial activity, as well as the available financial support for its initiation, are important components in the formation of youth entrepreneurship. Based on the analysis of various educational platforms, such as the National Online School, Prometheus, EdEra, «Build Your Own», Krok Business School and others, the need to systematize educational programs, to divide them into basic and advanced ones, is proven. That will allow young entrepreneurs to easily find the necessary information not only by content, but also by complexity. It is argued that government and international grant programs relate to supporting the establishment of entrepreneurial activity. At the same time, the first years of entrepreneurial activity are ignored, which is an additional obstacle. It is proven that in the conditions of war, the popularization of social youth entrepreneurship, which aims to achieve a social goal, and only then to make a profit, is of special importance for both youth and society.
MODERASI KEDEKATAN SUPERIOR DAN SUBORDINAT PADA PARTISIPASI ANGGARAN TERHADAP SENJANGAN ANGGARAN DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KINERJA MANAJERIAL
Authors: Susandra Farizka , Mukmin Mas Nur , Warizal Warizal
Published: July 2023

This study examines the proximity factor between the superior  and subordinate as a moderating variable that is expected to moderate the relationship of budgetary participation and slack on the local government budget in order to improve managerial performance. The data used in this study is the primary data. Data collection using questionnaires and in-depth interviews with related parties. Respondents of this research are department heads in SKPD located in Bogor City. The sample was 71 respondents. Budgetary participation, budgetary slack, managerial performance, and superior proximity and subordinates in analysis using SEM PLS with WARP-PLS 6.0 software. The results of this study indicate the performance and budget participation has a positive relationship. Budget slack may be able to mediate the relationship with the budget with a 0.05 significance. In addition, there are interesting findings that high-level subordinate relationships can increase budget participation and reduce budgetary slack, while low-level subordination relationships can reduce the level of budget participation and increase budgetary constraints. As per the statistics that the Exchange Member Theory of proximity or subordinates can moderate the relationship between budgetary participation and budgetary slack to improve managerial performance.
SISA HASIL USAHA KOPERASI DENGAN PENDEKATAN MODAL LUAR, VOLUME USAHA DAN JUMLAH ASET
Authors: Gemina Dwi , Kartini Tini , Gemini Pra
Published: July 2023

Cooperatives are directed as a collective community effort to increase the level of economic prosperity together. The research objective was to analyze the effect of external capital, business volume and total assets on the residual results of operations. The research method used is quantitative with verification. The sample was conducted by purposive sampling based on the criteria of being active in conducting annual member meetings for 10 years. The results show that simultaneously external capital, business volume and total assets have a positive and significant effect on the remaining operating results. Meanwhile, partially, outside capital and total assets have a positive and significant effect on the remaining operating results, business volume has a negative and significant effect on the remaining operating results. Business volume has a negative effect because sales transactions will tend to decrease so that it can also reduce profits or decrease the remaining operating results. Because the smaller the volume of business run by the cooperative, the lower the income from the business.
DETERMINASI TRANSFER PRICING PADA PERUSAHAAN TAMBANG DI INDONESIA
Authors: Ratnasari Merry , Widiastuti N.P.E , Sumilir Sumilir
Published: July 2023

This study aims to analyze the effect of tax planning, tunnelling incentive, debt covenant, and intangible asset on the decision on transfer pricing in mining companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2017 – 2019. This research uses quantitative research methods with secondary data from company financial and annual reports. The hypothesis testing used is panel data with random effect model. Based on the result of data analysis, it can be concluded that tax planning, debt covenant, and intangible asset has no effect on the decision on the transfer pricing. This indicates that the amount of the effective tax rate, the interest ratio, and the sale of intangible asset do not affect the company’s decision on transfer pricing. Meanwhile, tunnelling incentive has positive effect on the decision on the transfer pricing, which indicates that the amount of the tunnelling incentive activities affect the company’s decision on transfer pricing.
PENGARUH KEPEMILIKAN INSTITUSIONAL, KOMITE AUDIT, DAN THIN CAPITALIZATION TERHADAP TAX AVOIDANCE
Authors: Fathurrahman Ikhsan , Andriyanto W.A. , Dyah Pita Sari R.H
Published: July 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of institutional ownership, audit committee, and thin capitalization on tax avoidance in 137 manufacturing sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2015-2019 period. This research is a type of quantitative research using secondary data in the form of the company's annual report. The Random Effect Model (REM) with panel data regression was used in this study using STATA version 16. Based on the test results and analysis, it can be concluded that thin capitalization have a significant negative effect on tax avoidance, while institutional ownership and audit committee has no effect on tax avoidance.
MENATA KEMBALI KEDUDUKAN DAN FUNGSI “KONSEP SUCI AUDIT” DALAM HUBUNGANNYA DENGAN KINERJA AUDITOR DAN KUALITAS HASIL AUDIT (STUDI PADA INTERNAL AUDITOR INSPEKTORAT KABUPATEN / KOTA DI JAWA BARAT)
Authors: Didi Didi , Widyastuti Tri , Choirul Anwar
Published: July 2023

This study aims to examine how the “ holy concept of auditing” which consists of independence as a “state of affairs” and objectivity as a “state of mind” can improve auditor performance and audit quality. To explain these two things, this study proposes a mediation model that identifies how objectivity mediates between independence and auditor performance, how objectivity mediates between independence and audit quality, and how simultaneously objectivity and auditor performance mediate between independence and audit quality. The research method used is a survey method, namely: a research method that collects data by distributing questionnaires to samples that are used as respondents. The sampling technique was proportionate stratified random sampling, so that from 461 auditors who became the population of 27 Regency/City Inspectorates in West Java, 210 respondents would be sampled. The analysis tool uses Covariance Based Structural Equation Modeling (CBSEM) with the help of SmartPLS software version 3.0. The results of the study prove that: objectivity perfectly mediates between independence and auditor performance, objectivity perfectly mediates between independence and audit quality, and simultaneously objectivity and auditor performance perfectly mediates between independence and audit quality.

Keywords: holy concept of auditing; audit performance, and audit quality;
Pengaruh Penetapan Harga Pokok Produksi Dan Strategi Pemasaran Terhadap Tingkat Pendapatan Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah (UMKM)
Authors: Triwidatin Yuppy , Jamaludin Ayi , Afif M.Nur , Hurriyaturrohman Hurriyaturrohman
Published: July 2023

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises or known as MSMEs have many roles in eradicating poverty, reducing unemployment, and increasing people's income so that they can be independent in supporting their economy. Therefore, the government continues to strive so that MSMEs in various regions can develop so as to support the economy of small communities by providing various facilities both in terms of funding, marketing, licensing and other supporting facilities. The presence of the industrial revolution 4.0 has the impact of intense competition, MSMEs must be able to overcome this challenge creatively, product innovation, marketing, product packaging, human resource development and technology. The MSME empowerment strategy can be pursued through the role of the Government in issuing fiscal and non-fiscal policies, the role of universities in carrying out services to educate and prosper the community and the role of stakeholders in encouraging MSMEs to be more independent and innovative. Research by Beginner Lecturers using university grant funds is focused on SMEs located in Ciawi Village, Bogor Regency, who are able to calculate the cost of production and are able to make plans in the budget for running a business.
Analisis Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Akuntabilitas Pengelolaan Keuangan Desa Terhadap Aparatur Desa
Authors: Setiawan Ade Budi , Kusuma I.C. , Hambani S , Agustin Indah
Published: July 2023

Accountability Village Financial Management Accountability is an obligation with the principle that every village financial management activity must be accountable to the community in accordance with applicable laws and explain the performance or actions of the village head, village financial reports that have been processed in their books and then submitted to the Regent. The population in this study The sample is 100 respondents from village government officials who are in 20 village offices who are responsible for and understand village financial management. and data analysis and hypothesis testing were carried out using descriptive statistics with classical assumption tests and multiple linear regression using the JASPprogram. The results of this study simultaneously the competence of government officials, information technology, transparency, supervision, community participation have a significant effect on the accountability of village fund management.
ANALISIS KINERJA KEUANGAN RUMAH SAKIT SEBELUM DAN SESUDAH MERGER BERDASARKAN RASIO KEUANGAN TAHUN 2017-2019
Authors: Parida Siti , Kusuma Indra Cahya , Lasmana Andy , Susandra Farizka
Published: July 2023

Tujuan dari penilitian ini untuk mengetahui  kinerja keuangan berdasarkan rasio keuangan berdasarkan rasio likuiditas, solvabilitas, aktivitas, dan profitabilitas Rumah Sakit Mayapada sebelum dan sesudah merger dengan Rumah Sakit Bogor Medical Center. Jenis penelitian deskriptif yaitu metode dimana data dikumpulkan, disusun, diinterpretasikan dan dianalisis sehingga memberikan keterangan yang lengkap bagi masalah yang dihadapi. Menggunakan metode analisis berdasarkan laporan keuangan yang terdiri dari neraca dan laporan laba rugi pendapatan komprehensif lain. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu laporan keuangan perusahaan yang telah diterbitkan oleh perusahaan di website  www.idx.co.id. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian kinerja keuangan berdasarkan rasio likuiditas, rasio aktivitas, dan rasio profitabilitas mengalami penurunan kategori menjadi tidak baik setelah merger, dan rasio solvabilitas sebelum dan sesudah merger dapat dikategorikan baik, karena skor rasio diatas rata-rata industri pada umumnya.
ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERPENGARUH TERHADAP MINAT INVESTOR DALAM BERINVESTASI PADA UMKM
Authors: Arya Indra , Korry Putu Dyah Permatha
Published: July 2023

Studi ini ditujukan untuk mengivestigasi determinan penting yang mampu memengaruhi minat para investor dalam melakukan investasi khususnya pada UMKM Perak di Desa Celuk, Gianyar. Studi ini menggunakan sampel dengan total populasi sejumlah 86 pelaku UMKM di Kabupaten Gianyar. Studi ini dilaksanakan melalui pendekatan kuantitatif yang mana data utama bersumber pada tanggapan responden terkait dengan fenomena yang diangkat pada studi ini yaitu peran dari modal kerja terhadap minat investor untuk berinvestasi pada UMKM Fata. Data empiris kemudian dianalisis melalui pendekatan regresi linier berganda dengan SPSS. Temuan menarik pada studi ini mengisyaratkan bahwa investor cenderung menjadikan kinerja keuangan sebagai acuan dalam mengidentifikasi perkembangan perusahaan sehingga dapat menarik minat mereka untuk berinvestasi. Selanjtunya, reputasi UMKM yang dilihat semakin baik oleh investor dengan keberadaan jaringan sosial yang baik mampu menjadi daya tarik yang kuat bagi investor untuk melaksanakan investasi pada perusahaan. Terakhir, penyebaran informasi yang baik terkait UMKM melalui platform media sosial perusahaan akan mampu membantu dalam meminimalisir terjadinya asimetri informasi sehingga dapat mendorong minat untuk melakukan investasi.
DETERMINAN KESADARAN WAJIB PAJAK, SISTEM PEMUNGUTAN PAJAK DAN PENERAPAN SISTEM E-FILING TERHADAP KEPATUHAN WAJIB PAJAK ORANG PRIBADI
Authors: Sri Padmawati Z.B , Wijaya G.C.
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini mempunyai tujuan diantaranya : mengungkapkan pengaruh kesadaran wajib pajak terhadap kepatuhan individu wajib pajak, melihat pengaruh antara sistem penarikan pajak terhadap kepatuhan individu wajib pajak, kemudian pengaruh antara implementasi sistem e-filing terhadap kepatuhan individu wajib pajak serta pengaruh antara kesadaran wajib pajak, sistem pemungutan pajak serta implementasi sistem e-filing terhadap kepatuhan individu wajib pajak. Lokasi penelitian bertempat pada KPP Pratama wilayah Gianyar. Populasi yang digunakan yakni keseluruhan WPOP yang teregistrasi dalam KPP Pratama Gianyar selama periode tahun 2021 atau setara dengan 303.004 orang wajib pajak. Teknik pengumpulan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling melalui sejumlah kriteria wajib pajak yang melaporkan dan membayarkan pajaknya sendiri. Jumlah sampel yang dipakai berjumlah 100 orang wajib pajak. Teknik penarikan data dengan memberikan kuisioner yang penyebarannya dengan google form. Teknik analisis data yakni dengan analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil studi mengungkapkan bahwasanya kesadaran wajib pajak, sistem pemungutan pajak serta penerapan dari sistem e-filing memberikan pengaruh secara positif serta signifikan terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak orang pribadi.
Studi Literatur Pengembangan Media Interaktif pada Materi Vektor
Authors: Novita Harahap Yenni , Fatma Diva Dian , Andriyani Juli , Prasiska Melani , Eriliyah Wardhana Lumban Tobing Talitha , Aini Rangkuti Sakdiah , Irani Abdul Razaky
Published: July 2023

Interactive media is an important component in educational activities, particularly in the fourth industrial revolution age. Teachers utilize learning material to support effective and efficient learning and to improve understanding among pupils. There is a need for a revolution in the learning material utilized by educators in the digital era. The media should not only be entertaining, but it should also be capable of developing higher-order thinking abilities in kids. Through its comprehensive design, including user instructions, content, and evaluation, interactive media, in particular, has the potential to make instructors' jobs easier and promote autonomous learning among students. Given these factors, a study of interactive media in the fourth industrial revolution is required. The purpose of this study is to see if interactive  media in the fourth industrial revolution may impact students' learning results. This study's research technique is a literature review based on several publications.
The Change in tPSA, fPSA and f/tPSA Levels in Men Undergoing Hemodialysis Effect of Hemodialysis on Serum PSA Levels
Authors: ZORBOZAN Nergiz , AKARKEN İlker , SERTEN Emre , FIRAT Elif
Published: July 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the impact of hemodialysis treatment and different dialysis membranes with varying surface areas on serum levels of total prostate-specific antigen (tPSA), free prostate-specific antigen (fPSA), and the fPSA/tPSA ratio in patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment.

Material and Methods: The study was conducted at the Central Laboratory of....Hospital in May, June, and July 2020. tPSA, fPSA, and fPSA/tPSA ratios measured in pre-dialysis and post-dialysis samples were determined. Correlation between pre-dialysis and post-dialysis of fPSA and tPSA levels and patients' ultrafiltrates were evaluated. The fPSA, tPSA, and fPSA/tPSA measured in pre-dialysis and post-dialysis samples grouped according to membrane type were compared.

Results: The fPSA levels and fPSA/tPSA ratios of pre-dialysis samples were significantly lower than post-dialysis samples. tPSA values were not significantly different in pre-dialysis and post-dialysis samples. According to membrane types, it was found that pre-dialysis and post-dialysis tPSA, fPSA, and fPSA/tPSA were not significantly different. There was a positive correlation between difference in fPSA concentrations measured in pre-dialysis and post-dialysis samples and ultrafiltrate (rho=0.380). A positive correlation was found between difference in tPSA concentrations measured in pre-dialysis and post-dialysis samples and ultrafiltrate (rho=0.562).

Conclusion: Post-dialysis fPSA values and fPSA/tPSA ratios were found to be elevated in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment due to hemoconcentration and other potential effects of dialysis. Therefore, interpreting fPSA values and fPSA/tPSA ratios in patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment according to current clinical decision limits may lead to misinterpretation. In this group of patients, the use of tPSA testing is safe as it remains unaffected by dialysis treatment.
The Mediating Effects of Self-Concept in the Relationship of Brand Image and Purchasing Buying Behavior
Authors: Parilla Eric S , Abadilla Marc Edward
Published: July 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of brand image on purchasing buying behavior. It proposes self-concept as a mediating variable and answers how brand image affects purchasing behavior. The study has implications for marketing management, such as for advertisers who intend to measure how to promote skincare products for men. The original contribution of this study lies within its questionnaire that has been attuned to the effects of brand image on purchasing behavior. To answer the research questions, this study used structural equation modeling. The output revealed a mediating effect of self-concept in the association between brand image and purchasing behavior.
Meta Analysis of Entrepreneurial Skill and Entrepreneurial Motivation On Business Performance: Mediating Role Of Strategic Leadership In Sme Sector Of Ethiopia
Authors: Negeri Dereje Dinsa , Wakijira Gada Gizachew , Kant Shashi
Published: July 2023

As the world economy continues to move towards increased integration, some of the greatest opportunities for MSE will derive from their ability to participate in global market place. It is generally accepted that SMEs are becoming highly important in terms of employment, wealth creation, and the development of innovation. However, there are considerable problem about the quality of management/strategic leadership/ entrepreneurial skill and entrepreneurial motivation  in this sector and other issues like weaknesses in innovation, a lack of financial acumen, marketing, entrepreneurial flair, practical knowledge, and human resource management.  As a result of this fact, this study will aim to analyze the effects of entrepreneurial skill and entrepreneurial motivation on Business performance, With mediating role of strategic leadership: The case of selected SME Sectors in Guji Zone oromia regional state, Ethiopia. The study was employed a Quantitative research design method by using surveys questionnaire to collect data. The selections of the respondent for this study will random sampling and purposive sampling for  SME owners  and leaders of both zonal and towns job opportunity creation and skill office and  are purposely selected to respond the questionnaires.  Since the Zone is   so large in size, the researcher will select 5 towns Nagele, Adola, Shakiso, Bore and Haro wachu. A total of 382 respondents will be selected as sample size. Estimating the total population as 2,322 owners and job opportunity creation and skill office leaders in 5 towns, the sample size 382 will be determined by using Yamane (1967) Because of its simplicity to use.  The analysis of data is took place by using Classical Linear Regression Model. In this case, the analysis of data involved the use of chi square, correlation and ordinal logistic regression in order to analyze the effects of entrepreneurial skill and entrepreneurial motivation on business performance, with mediating role of strategic leadership. Result indicated that, all variables have positive and significant effect on business performance.
Market Discipline and Its Impact on Investment Intention: An Analysis of Information and Disclosure Factors
Authors: Soma A Mukti , Merryanti Rizka
Published: July 2023

This study aims to measure the effect of market discipline on investment intentions, using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and focusing on the information and reporting aspects, such as financial and accounting reports, statements from auditors, and disclosures. Non-Probability Sampling was used to survey 300 respondents, and the smartPLS application was used for data analysis. The findings reveal that investors' understanding of market discipline in information and disclosure aspects influenced their investment intention and disciplined excessive risk-taking behavior. However, this study is limited to a specific set of indicators and does not cover all aspects of market discipline, making it unique from previous studies.
The Analytical Methods Of Volterra Integral Equations Of The Second Kind
Authors: Hamza Issa , Sh. Al-Atabi Ahmed
Published: July 2023

This paper discussed the analytic methods to solve Second order Volterra integral equations form using different methods. The domain decomposition method is the first technique. Depending on the hypothesis, the solution is by sequence. The second method is the successive approximation technique, which is used Picard iteration method. The third method used Laplace transformation. The modified decomposition technique is used as the fourth method. Depending on the Taylor series, the fifth method is called the series method. The last method solves the VIE using the functional correction technique called the variational iteration method. We introduce some examples to illustrate these methods.
M-dimension hybrid algorithm for scientific workflow in cloud computing
Authors: Agheeb Zahrra , Mazinani Sayyed Majid
Published: July 2023

Cloud computing is emerging with growing popularity in workflow scheduling, especially for scientific workflow. With the emergence cloud computing, can benefit from virtually unlimited resources with minimal hardware investment. Scheduling the submitted Scientific Workflow Application (SWFA) tasks to the available computational resources while optimizing the cost of executing the SWFA is one of the most challenging processes of Workflow Management System (WfMS) in a cloud computing environment. Several cost optimization approaches have been proposed to improve the economic aspect of SWFS in cloud computing. The main goal of the paper is to present a new M-dimension hybrid algorithm, which uses a meta-heuristic algorithm such as Completion Time Driven Hyper-Heuristic (CTDHH), Hybrid Cost-effective Hybrid-Scheduling (HCHS), particle swarm optimization (PSO) and genetic algorithm (GA) and using heuristic algorithms such as the IC-PCPD2 and IC-Loss algorithms. Based on the results of the experimental comparison, the proposed method has proven to yield the most effective performance results for all considered experimental scenarios.
Feature Selection and Dynamic Network Traffic Congestion Classification based on Machine Learning for Internet of Things
Authors: Elngar Ahmed , Burlea-Schiopoiu Adriana
Published: July 2023

The network traffic congestion classifier is essential for network monitoring systems. Network traffic characterization is a methodology to classify traffic into several classes supporting various attributes. In this paper, payload-based classification is suggested for network traffic characterization. It has a broad scope of utilization like network security assessment, intrusion identification, QoS supplier, et cetera; furthermore, it has significance in investigating different suspicious movements in the network. Numerous supervised classification techniques like Support Vector Machines and unsupervised clustering methods like K-Means connected are used in traffic classification. In current network conditions, minimal supervised data and unfamiliar applications influence the usual classification procedure's performance. This paper implements a methodology for network traffic classification using clustering, feature extraction, and variety for the Internet of Things (IoT). Further, K-Means is used for network traffic clustering datasets, and feature extraction is performed on grouped information. KNN, Naïve Bayes, and Decision Tree classification methods classify network traffic because of extracted features, which presents a performance measurement between these classification algorithms. The results discuss the best machine learning algorithm for network congestion classification. According to the outcome, clustering (k-means) with network classification (Decision Tree) generates a higher accuracy, 86.45 %, than other clustering and network classification
Peningkatan Dukungan Sosial Keluarga Pada Anak Dengan HIV Positif Untuk Konsumsi ARV di KDS Sasando
Authors: Wahyuni Maria Magdalena Dwi
Published: July 2023

Peningkatan Dukungan Sosial Keluarga Pada Anak Dengan HIV Positif Untuk Konsumsi ARV di KDS Sasando
KONTRAK - Peningkatan Dukungan Sosial Keluarga Pada Anak Dengan HIV Positif Untuk Konsumsi ARV di KDS Sasando
Authors: Wahyuni Maria Magdalena Dwi
Published: July 2023

Peningkatan Dukungan Sosial Keluarga Pada Anak Dengan HIV Positif Untuk Konsumsi ARV di KDS Sasando
SK - PEMBERDAYAAN KELUARGA DALAM MENINGKATKAN PERAWATAN MANDIRI KLIEN GAGAL GINJAL KRONIK DI DAERAH LAHAN KERING KEPULAUAN
Authors: Wahyuni Maria Magdalena Dwi
Published: July 2023

PEMBERDAYAAN KELUARGA DALAM MENINGKATKAN PERAWATAN MANDIRI KLIEN GAGAL GINJAL KRONIK DIDAERAH LAHAN KERING KEPULAUAN
SK - PENGARUH KONSUMSI SE’I BABI INDUSTRI DAN SE’I BABI RUMAHAN TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KADAR LDL SEBAGAI INDIKASI PERLEMAKAN HATI PADA HEWAN COBA
Authors: Wahyuni Maria Magdalena Dwi
Published: July 2023

Sei babi merupakan makanan dengan komposisi kalori yang terdiri dari 71% lemak, 1% karbohidrat, dan 28% protein. Berdasarkan kandungan lemak pada sei babi, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa sei babi merupakan makanan dengan kandungan lemak yang tinggi. Hal ini didukung dengan penelitian sebelumnya menyatakan bahwa diet dengan kandungan lemak yang tinggi adalah ketika sediaan kalori lebih dari 60% berasal dari lemak. Kandungan asam lemak jenuh pada sei babi sebesar 3,45 gram juga merupakan salah satu faktor risiko dalam terjadinya IHTG (Intra Hepatic Triglyceride) yaitu kondisi ketika hati menyimpan terlalu banyak Trigliserida sebagai implikasi dari kandungan lemak yang tinggi pada diet. Salah satu jenis asam lemak jenuh adalah lemak trans yang banyak ditemukan dalam daging babi
Foreign Direct Investment in Nepal: Status and Way Forward
Authors: Khatiwada Yam Kumari
Published: July 2023

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been used by developing countries as an important tool for economic development of the country specially to manage the resource gap between saving and investment, government revenue and expenditure gap, trade gap as well as to enhance knowledge, skill, trade, and entrepreneurship efficiency within the country. Inflow of FDI in Nepal started with the adaptation of economic liberalization since 1990 introducing investment friendly policies and institutions. This paper analyses the situation of FDI inflows in Nepal by various accepts such as country wise, sectors wise, scale wise investment based on available data from 2047 to 2078. It also highlights some of the challenges and the opportunities of FDI in Nepal and finally it has provided some of the recommendation for way forward to create investment friendly environment to increase FDI inflows.  With its all prospects, the article argues that FDI is essential to manage the required resource gap for economic development of Nepal, and to graduate from LDC to developing country by 2030 which is one of the agendas of SDGs.
Establishing the Relationship between Financial Hardship and Remittance Inflow in Nepal
Authors: Acharya Adhikari Sabitri Devi
Published: July 2023

The objective of the paper is to examine how altruism motives influence the inflows of worker remittances in Nepal.  Evidence suggests that flows of remittances to Nepal had increased significantly in response to the earthquake in April-May, 2015. Remittances to Nepal rose dramatically in response to the earthquake by 20.9 percent in 2015 versus 3.2 percent in 2014. There is also a correlation between the level of remittance and hardship. The paper uses inflation as an indicator of ‘Financial Hardship’ to analyse the role of altruistic motives as a determinant of inflow of remittances. When prices of goods and services increase in the home country, the workers send more money to support their families. The Engel-Granger cointegration test is used to assess the short-run and the long-run relationship between inflation and remittances. Inflation does not affect remittances in the short run, however, there is the long-run relationship between remittances and inflation. It is confirmed that financial hardship determines the remittance inflow in Nepal.
Tamba and Damphu in Tambakaiten as the Network of Tamang and Songs
Authors: Tamang Anju
Published: July 2023

Santabir Lama’s Tamba Kaiten is a cultural documentation of Tamang community focusing especially in central region of Nepal, about cultural and religious rites and rituals through songs which are mentioned as whai and according to Macdonald (1983) hvai. Tamba is known as historian or cultural poet of Tamang who sings songs of genealogy, cultural rights and rituals along with different activities of daily lives and origin of the Earth and human beings. Kaiten is the document. Likewise, the Damphu is amusical instrument which has the most crucial role in singing and dancing. This research explores the network of Tamang culture and songs by Tamba from Bruno Latour’s perspective of Actor-Network theory. The study of different issues around us is not possible only through social perspective which centralizes human beings; there is the need of scientific study to focus both on quasi-subjective and quasi-objective agents. The Damphu also completes Tamba to contribute the network of Tamang culture of whai. The study is significant to study hybridity of actors in Network theory which doesn’t indicate only humans but also non-humans which play an avoidable role to complete a structure as being integral element.
Exploring Subaltern Agency in Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Authors: Awasthi Prabeen Kumar
Published: July 2023

The research paper investigates on the representation of American society that is constituted by the hegemonic social, political and cultural structures of oppression to delimit the identity of African-American women in Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: An Autobiography. Despite being subordinated by the whites; black women have gained central position in the socio-political spheres in America. This research paper analyzes the bitter experiences of a black girl, Maya Angelou, who is continuously dominated and sexually exploited by white people, and her struggle to overcome the constraints in the existing prejudiced society. The paper uses analytical method and library research in data collection. To analyze the experiences and overcoming of constraints on the part of black women, the research applies the theoretical insights of Gramsci, Fanon, Abrams and Tamen on subaltern, identity, agency and resistance. Broadly, the paper explores the subordination of African- American women and their sheer willpower to resist socio-cultural oppressions for their self-definition as well as social change in America. The research concludes that identity of the subaltern always remains in flux. Proper representation of the subaltern is essential to redefine their identity and to establish them as autonomous individuals in the society.
Non-Human World in Ernest Hemmingway’s The Old Man and the Sea
Authors: Bhattarai Kedar
Published: July 2023

This study explores human attitude towards non-human world in Ernest Hemmingway’s The Old Manand the Sea. The narrative in Hemmingway’s masterpiece The Old Man and the Sea integrates human and non-human world. However, in this paper, I assume that Hemmingway displays contradictory attitude towards non-human world. The study uses post humanism as a theoretical lens. It employs the critical insights forwarded by Deleuze and Guattari, Val Plumwood, and Donna Haraway as the theoretical parameters to analyze the selected text. The study involves the exploration of the nature of the relations between the entities human and animal. Besides, the study seeks relationality, the interspecies connection, along with the recognition of embodiment, instinct and finitude as the shared ontological grounds in the selected narrative. The study suggests that Hemmingway offers both anthropocentric and biotic attitude towards non-human world.
Why do Labour Migrants Cross their Border? : A Comparative Analysis between Nepal and India
Authors: Bhatt Deepak Chandra
Published: July 2023

Cross-border labour migration is the livelihood strategy between Nepal and India for a long. The purpose of this research is to compare and contrast the causes of cross-border labor migration between Nepal and India, with a particular focus on Nepal’s Sudurpaschim Province. Research is designed inthe post-positivism paradigm, using a mixed method with a strong emphasis on quantitative methods, i.e. QUAN-qual mixing. Field survey and Key Informant Interview (KII) including Focus Group Discussions (FGD) were conducted. The sample size was determined statistically where 370 samples (Nepali labour-migrants to India) and 280 samples (Indian labour-migrants to Nepal) were calculated. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics for both groups of migrants and then compared between Nepali labour migrants to India and Indian labour migrants to Nepal. The main causes of labour migration between Nepal and India are observed as a short distance, easy entry exit, open border, social net work, travel cost, easily communicable, language similarities, climate match and migration decision. The job insecurity and irregularities of getting employment at origin seems major pushing factors in case of Nepali labour migrants but in case of Indian labour migrants, they choose their destination for better opportunities. About 93.0 percent of Nepali labour-migrants and 100 percent of Indian labour-migrants are migrated due to economic causes (i.e. lack of better opportunities, unemployment, poverty) while seven percent of Nepali labour-migrants are found migrate due to the political conflict in Nepal. The result of this study is applicable to understand the current situation of cross border labour migrants which can be supportive to develop the new strategies for economic and safer migration between two countries.