bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Electrification for Aero-Engines: A Case Study of Modularization in New Product Development
Authors: Jeevan Danaraj Edgar
Published: January 2023

Modularization of hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft is becoming a reality in air transportation. The main intent of an electric architecture is to produce less carbon emissions and advance towards sustainability in the aeronautics industry. Due to regulatory and customer requirements for new technologies aimed at climate change and pollution, the integration of hybrid electric engine design become more challenging. Conceptual modular and integral product architectures are being compared with conventional and new constructions. A Design Structure Matrix (DSM) model is developed to analyze configuration of sub-component and their relationships through interaction between system elements. The DSM model includes product decomposition and cyclic task interdependencies to understand the extent of modularity in the product life cycle. The traditional turbofan engine architecture will be compared with hybrid electric propulsion engine architecture. The analysis indicates that the electric engine configuration constitutes a shift to a more distributed and less modular architecture. The DSM model reported a 19% increase in density of connectivity between components and 58% decrease in terms of structural complexity. The significance of these changes demonstrates that the more distributed architecture of the fully electric engine architecture requires less effort in system integration than the geared traditional turbofan architecture.
Characteristics, Diagnosis and Treatment of Choledochal Cysts
Authors: Tüysüz Umut
Published: January 2023

Choledochal cysts are congenital dilatations of the intra- and extrahepatic biliary tract that cause various pancreatic and hepatobiliary disorders. Pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM) results in choledochal cysts. PBM is a congenital pancreatic and bile duct juncture anomaly. It is widely accepted that the clinical presence of PBM is an etiological factor in the pathogenesis of biliary carcinogenesis in patients with choledochal cysts. For definitive diagnosis, ultrasonography sometimes shows the relationship with the biliary tract. If USG findings cannot rule out other causes, ideally MRI should be performed together with MRCP. CT may be the initial test for undiagnosed common bile duct malformations. In rare cases where conventional imaging results are uncertain, nuclear hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scanning enables the evaluation of radiological trace of involvement and accumulation in cystic structures associated with the biliary system. Todani added five anomalies and organized the most commonly used classification system. There are five subtypes. A type I cyst, A choledochal diverticulum (Todani type II), Choledochoceles (Todani type III), type IV cyst, Caroli disease (Todani type V). Surgical treatment should be based on the extent of biliary involvement based on the widely used Todani classification and anatomical findings and the presence or absence of PBM. The standard treatment in most CCs is the resection of the bile duct up to the lobar bifurcation. Residual postoperative intrapancreatic choledochal cyst may also lead to secondary carcinogenesis and associated morbidity. The localization of the pancreatic cyst is inside the head of the pancreas, close to the neck and to the left of the bile duct. Surgical treatment options include laparoscopic treatment. Its main advantages include excellent visualization and low blood loss.
Assessment on Oxidative Stress in Animals: From Experimental Models to Animal Production
Authors: Alberto De La Riva De La Riva Gustavo , Adrián Saldaña Trujillo Luis , Carlos González-Hernández Juan
Published: January 2023

Oxygen is a key element involved in a variety of vital physiological reactions in aerobic organisms, including those produced in the electron transport chain, hydroxylation, and oxygenation. Reactive oxygen species and reactive oxygen nitrogen species (ROS/RONS) are naturally formed as by-products from these previously mentioned processes and reactions involving the O2 molecules. Under healthy conditions, the harmful effects of ROS/RONS in the organisms are controlled by antioxidants, molecules of enzymatic or non-enzymatic nature, able to prevent, retard, or eliminate oxidative damage. Nevertheless, when ROS/RONS production exceeds the antioxidant capacity of one organism, oxidative stress emerges, leading to the apparition of many diseases, some of which can depict significant losses in the field of animal production. Thereby, looking for increasing animal productivity, procedures to mitigate the effects of oxidative stress on living organisms are tested in laboratory animal models, and the obtained results are used to develop strategies that avoid oxidative stress in farm animals either invertebrates (mollusks and crustacean species) or vertebrates (fish, birds, and mammals). In this chapter, oxidative stress will be addressed from the field of animal health and welfare and its impact on animal production, presenting some strategies, studies conducted, and recent perspectives to mitigate the effects of oxidative stress and improve the productivity indicators in farm animals.
Flood Damage on Agricultural Land and Methods for Restoration of Agricultural Soils after Catastrophic Floods in Cold Areas
Authors: Knapp Haraldsen Trond
Published: January 2023

Catastrophic floods have large effect on agricultural land both in short and long term. In this chapter, examples of impact of floods of different size in cold regions with glaziers have been presented. The largest floods occur as combination of heavy rainfall and melting and snow and ice in the mountainous areas. Periods of waterlogging by cold running water resulted in decreased yields, but N-fertilization after the soil no longer was water saturated could reduce the yield loss considerably. Although the floods cause severe erosion and sedimentation, results show that it is possible to find measures for reconstruction of the soils with the same productivity as undamaged soils, while the average result was about 85% of the original productivity.
Challenges of Urban Plan Implementation in Small Towns of West Showa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Authors: Gashu Kassahun , Feyisa Gobena
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this study was to examine challenges of urban plan implementation in small towns of Ethiopia, in the case of Babich town West Sowa Zone, Oromia Regional State. Mixed research approaches and cross-sectional design were used. Primary data were collected by using questionnaire, FGD, and KII from residents of the town. Secondary data were collected from published and unpublished documents. Quantitative data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics such as percentage using tables, while qualitative data from FGD and KII were analyzed using thematic analysis method. The result indicated that poor plan implementation was emanated from the establishment of town before plan, socioeconomic issues such as less awareness of the society about the importance of the town plan, lack of budget, lack of skilled man power in the town, and environmental issues such as conflict with surrounding kabeles on paying compensation for land plot. The basic plan of Babich town is not properly implemented. It lacks plan implementing strategy, monitoring, and evaluation. There is irregular and irrational development and also incompatible land uses in the town. The concerned bodies have to preparing implementation guidelines, performing scheduled monitoring and evaluation, providing capacity building by giving training for town plan implementer.
Paper Recommender System Using Big Data Tools
Authors: Jokar Nasrin , Esfandiari Mehra , Aghamirzadeh Shima , Hatami Hossein
Published: January 2023

To face the problem of information overload, digital libraries, like other businesses, have used recommender systems and try to personalize recommendations to users by using the textual information of papers. This textual information includes title, abstract, keywords, publisher, author and other similar items. Since the volume of papers is increasing day by day and recommender systems do not have the ability to cover this huge volume to process papers according to the user’s tastes, that is why we need to use our papers to cover and process this volume quickly. We have big data tools, which will offer relevant recommendations by running parallel processing. In this chapter, the researches and researches of researchers in the field of recommender systems/aware of the text of scientific papers and recommender systems have been discussed.
Making Use of Three-Dimensional Models of Teeth in Practical Teaching of Endodontics
Authors: Kustra Przemysław
Published: January 2023

Making use of 3D-printed teeth models in teaching students offers an innovative approach. Empowering a highly efficient digital science to improve teaching. This gives opportunity to learn and enable intuitive dentist and student-patient communication. Clear and engaged satisfactory experience for teacher, student and patient. Thanks to the perfect representation of teeth anatomy, making use of 3D models in the teaching of endodontics may well be recommended as holding substantial potential in improving overall quality of training at the preclinical stage, with a view to appreciably reducing overall risk of encountering complications during the actual clinical work. The mistakes made by the students, for example, at the access cavity for root canal treatment stage were assessed with the help of 3D models, as well as their overall, hands-on learning progress was evaluated. Also in the clinical process, before the procedure with the participation of a patient, a student or a specialist may perform a treatment procedure on a tooth printed in 3D, based on tomography, under the supervision of an experienced specialist. 3D printing digital solutions and the popularization of these solutions around the globe are helping dental clinics and hospitals to effectively and efficiently achieve digital transformation.
Resveratrol, Multiple Bioactivities for a Wide Range of Health Benefits – New Innovative Extracts for Nutraceutical, Pharmaceutical, and Cosmetics Applications
Authors: Traynard Veronique
Published: January 2023

Resveratrol (trans-resveratrol or 3,4′,5-trihydroxystilbene) is a polyphenol naturally present in grape skin and seeds. New innovative concentrated extracts produced by microorganisms or with innovative, ecological extraction techniques allow a new generation of high-quality ingredients for a diversity of product applications in nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Resveratrol exerts antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties while promoting sirtuins 1 activities and mitochondrial functions. It also modulates multiple cellular signaling molecules, such as VEGF, caspases, cytokines NF-kB, vascular cell adhesion molecule, IGF-1, PPARs, and COX-2. Its clinical benefits have been demonstrated mainly in cognitive health, menopause, bone health, cardiovascular health, glucose metabolism, sport nutrition, and skin health. This chapter reviews the bioactivities of resveratrol, its clinical benefits, and detail its potential applications in several product categories in the growing field of health and nutrition product innovation. Resveratrol-based products may participate to provide new natural and complementary solutions for a global approach to health support and maintenance.
A Review on the Dynamic Response of Liquid-Storage Tanks Associated with Fluid-Structure Interaction
Authors: Mohammad Mansour Ayman , Moufid Kassem Moustafa
Published: January 2023

Water tanks are considered one of the most important facilities in firefighting systems and municipal water supply. These critical water storage and distribution facilities should remain operable even after a severe seismic event or sustain only damages that can be readily repaired. In recent years, the seismic design of storage tanks has been aimed at fulfilling safety requirements and the environmental impact on society. This paper provides a review of research work related to seismic response of liquid-filled tanks. Major contribution from previous research works related to dynamic behavior of liquid tanks are acknowledged in this review. This paper encompasses the phenomenon of fluid-structure interaction and reviews several equivalent mechanical models for liquid storage tanks that account for this phenomenon. The application of each modeling approach and its accuracy in accounting for the fluid-structure interaction are discussed based on available literature and applicable international standards. It was shown that different equivalent modeling approaches that consider the fluid-structure interaction effects can be used to reduce the computational cost and complexity of liquid-tank systems.
Flipped Classroom Approach of Teaching Chemistry in Higher Education
Authors: Ardhaoui Kaouther
Published: January 2023

The flipping classroom method has been increasing steadily in acceptance and approval worldwide. In fact, there is a global agreement on the benefits of flipping courses at all levels and different majors. This approach has been largely adopted, specifically at the level of higher education. Our findings revealed an amelioration of the mean student’s success percentage with the use of Edmodo and Moodle during the environmental chemistry course taught with the flipped approach. This paper reviews the flipped classroom method as an advantageous active learning method and counsels its combination with modern information and communication technology (ICT) for better profit as well.
RNA Interference Applications for Machado-Joseph Disease
Authors: M. Codêsso José , A. Matos Carlos , Nóbrega Clévio
Published: January 2023

Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), also named spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3), is a dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disease caused by abnormal CAG expansions in MJD1 gene, which translate to an overexpanded tract of glutamines in the ataxin-3 (ATXN3) protein. Since the identification of the causative gene, a huge effort was made toward the development of animal models for MJD/SCA3, to increase the understanding of the molecular mechanisms underpinning disease pathogenesis, and to develop therapeutic strategies for the disease. Nevertheless, until now there are no therapies available capable of stopping or delaying the disease progression, which culminates with the death of the patients. Therefore, there is an urgent unmet need for therapeutic solutions, for which gene therapy stands out. The RNA interference (RNAi) mechanism discovery allowed the identification of small RNA molecules with the ability to regulate gene expression. For gene therapy, RNAi provided a way to silence mutant genes, which are particularly useful in dominantly inherited diseases. In the last years, several studies have focused on using RNAi molecules to target mutant ATXN3. The results showed that this could be an efficient and safe strategy for modifying MJD/SCA3 progression. Now, an additional effort must be done to translate these results into clinical trials.
Quantitatively modelling opinion dynamics during elections
Authors: Burke Michael , Searle Christa
Published: January 2023

Political advertising has become overwhelmingly focused on online platforms, with ever-improving capabilities of tailored and targeted advertising to individuals. Modelling the effect of political propaganda on a voting population has become more prevalent in opinion dynamics research, which has become further enabled by the applications of computer simulation and data analysis. In this study we explore the effect of propaganda on a voting population. The agent-based model describes a population of voter agents who hold a political opinion using knowledge and emotion as their control variables. These variables are updated through agent interactions and political propaganda. The model is based on the emotion/information/opinion (E/I/O) approach which is applied to a grid-based and network population. Furthermore, the network is programmed to be partially dynamic, in that connections between disagreeing agents can be severed under certain conditions concerning the intimacy of agent relationships. This is performed with the intention of adding more flexibility to the model, whilst making it a more realistic representation of reality. The different network types are shown to produce varying proportions of metastable agent states from identical starting conditions, which can be used to represent real political situations and predict future change.
A mathematical model to select the optimal age group classified freestyle relay teams for a masters swimming competition
Authors: Fabris-Rotelli Inger
Published: January 2023

This study extends the research frontier of relay swim team selection. In particular, theextension is to select the optimum teams for a club competing at a masters competition. Themodel uses an integer optimisation routine to select several teams of different cumulativeages who fall into the age classification categories defined at masters level. Data analysed todemonstrate the method is based on the best times of masters competitors for a swimmingclub in South Africa.
Recurrent Pericardial Effusion Due to Panhypopituitarism: A Rare Case Report
Authors: Dariya Sher Singh , Agrawal Deepak
Published: January 2023

Introduction: A female patient, 48 years of age, with a complaint of recurrent episodes of diffuse chest pain, vertigo, and shortness of breath in the last five years, presented needing immediate medical attention. Case Presentation: The patient was evaluated and suspected of severe hypotension, cold hands, and feet with distended neck veins and muffled heart sounds. ECG revealed low voltage complexes and large pericardial effusion with a collapse in the diastole of the right auricle and ventricle. The provisional diagnosis was kept as pericardial effusion with hemodynamic compromise. Detailed history disclosed that she had suffered similar events five years before, during which a pericardial tap was performed, and the patient was on anti-tuberculosis treatment for nine months. The symptoms continued despite the treatments. She had a history of severe postpartum hemorrhage, failure of lactation, and early menopause with a history of hysterectomy dated ten years back. The biochemical study indicated decreased LH, FSH, TSH, ACTH, and serum cortisol levels. MRI brain revealed empty sella. The hormonal replacement was started with clinical improvement. Conclusions: Although hypothyroidism is an extremely rare cause of pericardial effusion, detailed history and further investigations are imperative to form a definitive diagnosis.
Development a Model for Drug Interaction Prediction Based on Patient State
Authors:   Department of CS and IT, Faculty of Science, Ibb University, Department of Computers, AlJazeera University, Yemen, Al-Majmar Nashwan Ahmed , Mohsen Ayedh Abdulaziz , Al-Thulathi Mohammed Sharaf
Published: January 2023

Drug interactions prediction is one of the health critical issues in drug producing and use. Proposing computational model for classifying and predicting interactions of drugs with high precision is a difficult problem. Medicines are classified into two classes: overlapping, non-overlapping. It was suggested an expert system for classifying and predicting interactions of drugs using various information about drugs, interference reasons and common factors between patients and active substance that causes interference, such as: effective dose of the drug, maximum dose, times of use per day and age of patients considering that only adult category selected. The proposed model can classify and predict interactions of drugs through patient's state taking into consideration that when changing one of mentioned factors, the effect of drugs will be changed and it may lead to appear new symptoms on the patients. There is a desktop application related with the mentioned model, which helps users to know drugs and drugs families and its interactions. Proposed model will be implemented in Python using following classifiers: Logistic Regression (LR), Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Neural Network (NN), which divided data according to their similarity related to the factors of occurrence of drug interference. As these techniques showed good results, NN technology is considered one of the best techniques in giving results where MLPClassifier achieved superior performance with 97.12%.
Covid-19 Control: Face Mask Detection Using Deep Learning for Balanced and Unbalanced Dataset
Authors:   American University of Beirut/Department of Computer Science, Beirut, 1107-2020, Lebanon, A. Adesokan Ademola
Published: January 2023

Facemask wearing is becoming a norm in our daily lives to curb the spread of Covid-19. Ensuring facemasks are worn correctly is a topic of concern worldwide. It could go beyond manual human control and enforcement, leading to the spread of this deadly virus and many cases globally. The main aim of wearing a facemask is to curtail the spread of the covid-19 virus, but the biggest concern of most deep learning research is about who is wearing the mask or not, and not who is incorrectly wearing the facemask while the main objective of mask wearing is to prevent the spread of the covid-19 virus. This paper compares three state-of-the- art object detection approaches: Haarcascade, Multi-task Cascaded Convolutional Networks (MTCNN), and You Only Look Once version 4 (YOLOv4) to classify who is wearing a mask, who is not wearing a mask, and most importantly, who is incorrectly wearing the mask in a real-time video stream using FPS as a benchmark to select the best model. Yolov4 got about 40 Frame Per Seconds (FPS), outperforming Haarcascade with 16 and MTCNN with 1.4. YOLOv4 was later used to compare the two datasets using Intersection over Union (IoU) and mean Average Precision (mAP) as a comparative measure; dataset2 (balanced dataset) performed better than dataset1 (unbalanced dataset). Yolov4 model on dataset2 mapped and detected images of masks worn incorrectly with one correct class label rather than giving them two label classes with uncertainty in dataset1, this work shows the advantage of having a balanced dataset for accuracy. This work would help decrease human interference in enforcing the COVID-19 face mask rules and create awareness for people who do not comply with the facemask policy of wearing it correctly. Hence, significantly reducing the spread of COVID-19.
Parallel DBSCAN Clustering Algorithm Using Hadoop Map-reduce Framework for Spatial Data
Authors:   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kalpataru Institute of Technology, Tiptur, India, C. Maithri. , H. Chandramouli
Published: January 2023

Data clustering is the first step for future applications of big data analysis. It is a driving model for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning architectures. Processing large volumes of data in faster mode is a big challenge in these applications. which requires fast and efficient algorithms for handling big data. Parallel clustering algorithms are one promising design, which increases the speed of handling such big data. In this paper, a parallel algorithm for clustering a spatial dataset called the P-DBSCAN algorithm is implemented using Hadoop map-reduce framework. This research paper signifies the improvement for data clustering in data analytic applications. The new P-DBSCAN algorithm is executed over generated dataset. The result of this parallel algorithm is compared with existing DBSCAN algorithm to show improvement of runtime performance. This work offers an increase in the performance of execution time. In addition, the outcome of P-DBSCAN shows how to resolve the scalability problem of a large data set.
Intelligent Management of a Network of Smart Billboards on the IoT Platform in Industry 4.0
Authors:   Institute of Information Technologies of ANAS, Baku, Azerbaijan, Kamala Hashimova
Published: January 2023

Artificial intelligence plays a special role in new technologies used to develop advertising and marketing. Artificial intelligence, which plays a special role in improving the effectiveness of advertising and marketing, has had its say in the business market, and this process continues. A quick search for any product in Internet search engines is an indispensable process for the marketing market. With the help of artificial intelligence, it is possible to present the required product or service in a timely manner, at a high level, taking into account the individual characteristics of the customer using virtual environments and street advertising. In the modern world of cyber-physical systems, machines created using intelligent algorithms facilitate human labor in almost all areas. Intelligent management of a network of smart billboards AI research in advertising and marketing has a positive impact on economic development. The article deals with the application of artificial intelligence in the field of advertising and the principle of their work. In this area, the processes of application of new technologies are studied. When preparing the article, scientific analysis of problems and their solutions, application of results, methodological system approach were used.
Reframing the semantic and pragmatic aspects of pun words in the Holy Quran from Arabic into English
Authors: AlAqad Mohammed
Published: January 2023

The Holy Quran is the central point of Islam and is the link, which connects humanity (the creation) with Allah (the creator). Translation of the Qur'an is still a problematic issue for each translator in Islamic theology due to the Quran has numerous Islamic terms/words that hold multiple or double meanings, which causes problems in translation. These problems are due to the contradictory translations of puns (tawriyah) and the misinterpretations of the intended meanings of puns with their inherent notions, which could result in a certain amount of ambiguity. Translators and interpreters of the Qur’an face numerous difficulties that make their translation an impossible task to cater to this fact in their translations, consequently; they end up translating the superficial sense, which leads to tremendous loss of semantic, and rhetorical features. Therefore, this research deals with the challenges of translating the meanings of puns (tawriyah) from the Quran into English. The study examines eight selected verses from the Quran and its two widespread English translations by Yusuf Ali (2014) and Shakir (2011). The research employs Delabastita᾿s (1996) typology of horizontal puns and Newmark’s (1998) translation methods to identify the types of puns produced by the two translators and the translation methods employed in the Quranic text, also to determine the governed factors for mistranslating the meanings of puns in the Holy Quran from Arabic into English.
Building the capacity of students in creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills: Aesthetic narrative of Ayigya Township, Ghana
Authors: Quaye Francis Nii Addo , Kquofi Steve , Adom Dickson
Published: January 2023

The study set out to investigate the environmental aesthetics present in habitual areas, specifically in Ayigya Township, Ashanti Region, focusing on picture-making tendencies for optimal skill development. A total of 346 respondents from various structures were specifically chosen to participate in the study using the Narrative Case Study Design under the qualitative research approach. Semi-structured interviews, observation, and photographic documentation were used for the data collection. The data were analysed using photographic documentary and qualitative narrative analysis. The findings demonstrated how dispersed aesthetic elements are in everyday life and how this appreciation would have a positive impact on the Senior High School student’s capacity for creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills. It is suggested that students develop alternative means of expressing their creativity. The study contends that art teachers must help students to use aesthetics in their environments to develop the tools and materials for their artistic productions.
PENYULUHAN PENGELOLAAN MANAJEMEN SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA DALAM MENINGKATKAN KINERJA SMA MUHAMMADIYAH 4 KOTA BENGKULU
Authors: Irpan Nurhab Muhamad
Published: January 2023

Pengabdian ini berjudul Penyuluhan Pengelolaan Manajemen Sumber Daya Manusia Dalam Meningkatkan Kinerja SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Kota Bengkulu. Tujuan pengabdian ini adalah untuk membantu memberikan arahan dan penyuluhan kepada Kepala Sekolah, Wakil Kepala Sekolah, Staff Tata Usaha, dan Dewan Guru SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Kota Bengkulu, mengenai pengenalan unsur – unsur manajemen sumber daya manusia. Penyuluhan dalam rangka meningkatkan wawasan dan pengetahuan bagi Kepala Sekolah, Wakil Kepala Sekolah, Staff Tata Usaha, dan Dewan Guru. Metode pelaksanaan pengabdian ini dilakukan dalam beberapa kegiatan yaitu tahap survey yaitu sosialisasi dilakukan dengan menyusun berbagai hal yang akan disampaikan pada saat kegiatan pengabdian yang akan dilakukan yang meliputi: penyusunan materi yang akan diberikan, penyusunan jadwal pemberian materi dan survey kelokasi pengabdian. Tahap sosialisasi yaitu sebelum kegiatan pengabdian dilaksanakan terlebih dahulu dilakukan tahap sosialisasi yaitu melakukan silaturahmi dengan pihak SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Kota Bengkulu untuk menyampaikan maksud dan tujuan pengabdian ini. Pada tahap ini juga dilakukan jalinan kerjasama dan menentukan jadwal kegiatan pengabdian. Tim pelaksana kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat adalah dosen Fakultas Ekonomi Dan Bisnis Islam Prodi Manajemen Haji dan Umrah sebanyak 1 orang. Tim pengabdian memberikan materi tentang Manajeman Sumber Daya Manusia, Pengeloaan,  Pengertian Manajemen Sumber daya Manusia, Reward System, Mutu Pendidikan, dan Kinerja.
PENDAMPINGAN PRAKTEK MAGANG PADA DINAS KOPERASI DAN UMKM KABUPATEN TTU OLEH MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI MANAJEMEN DAN EKONOMI PEMBANGUNAN UNIVERSITAS TIMOR
Authors: Sandy Mauk Sarlince , Aziz Syaefudin , Huda Nurul
Published: January 2023

Pengabdian pada masyarakat ini dilaksanakan dengan melakukan pendampingan praktek magang pada Kantor Dinas Koperasi dan UMKM Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara. Dengan tujuan memberikan kesempatan bagi mahasiswa untuk menerapkan teori dan pengetahuan selama perkuliahan dengan kenyataan praktik di dunia kerja.  Metode yang digunakan adalah Praktek Kerja Lapangan pada Kantor Koperasi dan UMKM. Pendampingan dilaksanakan dengan 8 orang mahasiwa dengan masa efektif 50 hari kerja. Adapun hasil dari praktek kerja magang ini pemagang dapat mempelajari secara langsung pendataan pelaku UMKM, pendampingan sosialisasi terkait kredit mikro merdeka untuk pelaku UMKM, menumbuhkan jiwa kreatifitas mahasiwa untuk berwirausaha.
PENERAPAN SIA, SISTEM PENGENDALIAN INTERN, KOMPETENSI SDM PADA KUALITAS LAPORAN KEUANGAN PEMDA DI KABUPATEN GROBOGAN
Authors: Yunita Budi Alifya Miranti  , Hwihanus Hwihanus
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini mencoba untuk mencari tahu penerapan Sistem Informasi Akuntansi (SIA), system pengendalian internal (SPI), dan kompetensi Sumber Daya Manusia (SDM) pada kualitas laporan keuangan (FS) Pemda. Baik teori agensi maupun teori kepatuhan digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Sebagai hubungan antara masyarakat sebagai pelaku utama dan pemerintah dijelaskan oleh teori keagenan. Menurut hipotesis kepatuhan, setiap lembaga wajib mengikuti aturan karena legislatif memiliki hak untuk mengatur perilaku. Populasi penelitian ini yaitu karyawan bagian keuangan sebuah organisasi Pemda di kabupaten Grobogan, Jawa Tengah. Ada 106 responden dalam keseluruhan sampel penelitian. Data primer dari penyebaran kuesioner kepada responden digunakan. Akan tetapi, sistem pengendalian internal dan SIA tidak berdampak pada kualitas FS. Konsekuensi dari penelitian ini menyoroti betapa pentingnya meningkatkan keterampilan sumber daya manusia pemerintah daerah.
PENYULUHAN KEGIATAN OLAH RAGA MASYARAKAT RT. 29. RW. 10 KOTA PALEMBANG
Authors: M Bambang Purwanto  , Tiara Suri Handayani
Published: January 2023

Memberikan Penyuluhan kepada masyarakat pentingnya menjaga kebugaran jasmani dan rohani. Serta menjauhkan diri dari penyalagunaan dan pemakaian narkoba di kalangan remaja. Memberikan pemahaman betapa bahayanya narkoba untuk kalangan remaja dan merusak generasi bangsa, dan akan terjerat kasus hukum di pihak kepolisian. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan bagi warga RT. 29. RW. 10 Kota Palembang. Dalam kegiatan ini didapatkan hasil penyuluhan kegiatan olahraga yang biasa dilaksanakan oleh warga disana adalah senam kesegaran jantung sehat bagi ibu-ibu dan para lansia. Permainan bola voli yang dilakukan oleh pemuda dan pemudi sekitaran RT. 29. Kesadaran masyarakat akan penting-nya berolahraga akan membawa perubahan positif bagi diri pribadi khusus nya masyarakat RT. 29. RW. 10 Kota Palembang.
Dignity beyond Measure
Authors: Gottron Kristin ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: January 2023

The technological developments of the Fourth Industrial Age have set the stage for myriad breakthroughs in the field of data and analytics. However, these innovations have also brought with them new threats to the autonomy and dignity of the human worker. This paper aims to identify some of these new challenges to the integral human development of the worker and to propose principles from the Catholic Social Tradition on the worker that can be practically implemented to address them. By doing so, an ethical framework may be established to preserve the realm of work from dehumanization brought on by an increased focus on algorithmic computation.
Impact of Left Atrial or Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus on Stroke Outcome: A Matched Control Analysis
Authors: Heo JoonNyung , Lee Hyungwoo , Lee Il Hyung , Nam Hyo Suk , Kim Young Dae
Published: January 2023

Background and Purpose Left atrial or left atrial appendage (LA/LAA) thrombi are frequently observed during cardioembolic evaluation in patients with ischemic stroke. This study aimed to investigate stroke outcomes in patients with LA/LAA thrombus.Methods This retrospective study included patients admitted to a single tertiary center in Korea between January 2012 and December 2020. Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation who underwent transesophageal echocardiography or multi-detector coronary computed tomography were included in the study. Poor outcome was defined as modified Rankin Scale score >3 at 90 days. The inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis was performed.Results Of the 631 patients included in this study, 68 (10.7%) had LA/LAA thrombi. Patients were likely to have a poor outcome when an LA/LAA thrombus was detected (42.6% vs. 17.4%, P<0.001). Inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis yielded a higher probability of poor outcomes in patients with LA/LAA thrombus than in those without LA/LAA thrombus (P<0.001). Patients with LA/LAA thrombus were more likely to have relevant arterial occlusion on angiography (36.3% vs. 22.4%, P=0.047) and a longer hospital stay (8 vs. 7 days, P<0.001) than those without LA/LAA thrombus. However, there was no difference in early neurological deterioration during hospitalization or major adverse cardiovascular events within 3 months between the two groups.Conclusions Patients with ischemic stroke who had an LA/LAA thrombus were at risk of a worse functional outcome after 3 months, which was associated with relevant arterial occlusion and prolonged hospital stay.
Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Metastatic Cancer Patients: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Analysis
Authors: Aboul-Nour Hassan , Maraey Ahmed , Jumah Ammar , Khalil Mahmoud , Elzanaty Ahmed M. , Elsharnoby Hadeer , Al-Mufti Fawaz , Chebl Alex Bou , Miller Daniel J. , Mayer Stephan A.
Published: January 2023

Background and Purpose Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is the standard treatment for large vessel occlusion (LVO) acute ischemic stroke. Patients with active malignancy have an increased risk of stroke but were excluded from MT trials.Methods We searched the National Readmission Database for LVO patients treated with MT between 2016–2018 and compared the characteristics and outcomes of cancer-free patients to those with metastatic cancer (MC). Primary outcomes were all-cause in-hospital mortality and favorable outcome, defined as a routine discharge to home (regardless of whether home services were provided or not). Multivariate regression was used to adjust for confounders.Results Of 40,537 LVO patients treated with MT, 933 (2.3%) had MC diagnosis. Compared to cancer-free patients, MC patients were similar in age and stroke severity but had greater overall disease severity. Hospital complications that occurred more frequently in MC included pneumonia, sepsis, acute coronary syndrome, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism (P<0.001). Patients with MC had similar rates of intracerebral hemorrhage (20% vs. 21%) but were less likely to receive tissue plasminogen activator (13% vs. 23%, P<0.001). In unadjusted analysis, MC patients as compared to cancer-free patients had a higher in-hospital mortality rate and were less likely to be discharged to home (36% vs. 42%, P=0.014). On multivariate regression adjusting for confounders, mortality was the only outcome that was significantly higher in the MC group than in the cancerfree group (P<0.001).Conclusion LVO patients with MC have higher mortality and more infectious and thrombotic complications than cancer-free patients. MT nonetheless can result in survival with good outcome in slightly over one-third of patients.
KENYA’S DATA PROTECTION REGIME: CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
Authors:   Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi, Otele Oscar
Published: January 2023

In light of the emerging scholarly interest on data protection regimes in developing countries, this article addresses the following fundamental question. What are the challenges and future prospects for the data protection regime Kenya? The article utilizes Robert Cooter’s Theory of market modernization of law, which postulates that several forces act as the impetus for the law reform, including the state, market (industry), and the public. The study findings indicate that the commitment to uphold the primacy of public security, absence of unified supervisory system, inadequate financial resources are some of the challenges of data protection regime in the country. Others include inability of data commissioner to control data processors and data controllers, and potential conflict between the data commissioner and the cabinet secretary. The prospect of the data protection law, the study concludes would depend on the following: ability of policy implementers and enforcers to pay more attention on protecting individuals’ data privacy. There is also ample opportunity for policy implementers and enforcers to learn best practices from countries with data protection regimes.
THE CHANGING ROLE AND SPACE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN TANZANIA’S FLUID POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT
Authors:   Department of Political Science and Public Administration, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Dodoma, Nguyahambi Ajali
Published: January 2023

Globally, progressive civil society and their organizations have experienced different forms of restrictions for effective functioning and optimization of expected contribution in governance and development processes. Both in the developed and developing world, the phrase “shrinking civic space” has become a buzzword in academic and development discourses. The phrase is used to illustrate government repressive actions that constrain the ability of progressive civil society to organize and function autonomously. The shrinkage of civic space is more serious in areas where civil society engages in advocacy and watchdog activities as compared to those involved in direct basic service delivery. The trend of constrained civic space is widely understood to be mainly caused by autocratic governance and social conservativism. Consequently, the trend has and continues to compromise potential benefits embedded in the role of civil society in form of coerced collective action around shared interests, purposes and values. Therefore, this paper examines how progressive civil society in Tanzania builds resiliency in the context civic space changes and withstand challenges that constrain their ability to organize.
BOOK REVIEW
Authors:   Department of Political Science and Public Administration, The University of Dodoma, Marijani Ramadhani
Published: January 2023

A decade ago, one of the foremost public management scholars Donald Kettl, remarked that the government failed to meet public expectations because many of the current problems we face do not match the institutions we have created to govern them (Kettl,2008). How do we then construct institutions and maintain better regulations? Do we have the capacity to design a better regulatory policy which would embrace a wide array of diversified interests in Tanzania? The Committee for Economic Development (2017) have proposed the following guidelines for countries to design and execute rational regulations policies and avoid cronyism: (i) Better information, that is, the data and economic analysis, the "tools" in the regulatory armamentarium, used in the planning and evaluation of regulations; (ii) Better oversight and monitoring of the regulatory policy process, institutions and people involved—the regulators, or "the carpenters" who build and maintain the regulations; and (iii) Better collaboration between input from regulators and all stakeholders (including businesses and the general public). Mark. J. Mwandosya's Regulatory Challenges in Africa: An Empirical Analysis is a stunning book. The author's rich experience as a seasoned scholar and practitioner accords him with the imprimatur needed to address the regulatory challenges in Africa. His choice of Public and economic utilities is even more timely as Africa and Tanzania particularly struggle with regulatory and governance challenges.
Research on The Intermediary Effect of Innovation Ability on The Internationalization and Competitiveness of Western Central-cities
Authors: Zhang Ying , Zhang Qianxiao
Published: January 2023

Based on the panel data of western central-cities from 2002 to 2021, this paper uses the intermediary effect model to analyze the relationship between urban internationalization, innovation ability and urban competitiveness. It is found that: (1) The internationalization of western central-cities has a positive and direct impact on the promotion of urban competitiveness, which has a significant impact on economic strength and infrastructure, and a weak impact on government efficiency and market efficiency The marginal growth effect of internationalization on urban scale will gradually decrease with the improvement of urban development level. (2) The continuous promotion of city internationalization can promote the innovation ability to enhance the competitiveness of the city. Compared with the internationalization of cities, the influence of innovation ability on the competitiveness of cities is small, and the innovation ability of western central-cities and each city is weak. The scale effect has become the main motivation to promote the competitiveness of cities. (3) In the process of internationalization of western central-cities, innovation ability has a part of intermediary effect on the improvement of urban competitiveness, and the effect on urban “hard environment” is significantly greater than that on urban “Soft-environment”. The results of direct and indirect impact tests show that the impact of the process of internationalization of western central-cities on urban competitiveness is exogenous.
Competencias relevantes en contabilidad. La perspectiva de estudiantes y empleadores
Authors: Blasco Burriel María Pilar , Costa Toda Alicia , Labrador Barrafón Margarita
Published: January 2023

University education is focused on the acquisition of skills by students, regardless of the technical nature of the subjects and syllabus. In the field of accounting, previous literature has confirmed the existence of a gap in expectations between the skills of students and what would be desirable from a professional perspective. The main contribution of this paper is the analysis of desirable and acquired competences from two perspectives: students and employers, with the aim of analyzing to what extent the competences acquired by future accounting professionals are adapted to those required. The study includes both generic and accounting-specific competences. The results confirm that both groups (students and employers) agree on the skills required of accountants and confirm that these relevant skills are not being adequately acquired, showing that there is an expectation gap with regard to the skills acquired.

La formación universitaria está orientada a la adquisición de competencias por parte de los estudiantes, con independencia del carácter más o menos técnico de las materias. En el ámbito de la contabilidad, la literatura previa ha constatado la existencia de un gap de expectativas entre la formación de los estudiantes y la que sería deseable desde una perspectiva profesional. La principal contribución de este trabajo es el estudio de las competencias desde dos perspectivas: estudiantes y empleadores, con el objetivo de analizar en qué medida las competencias adquiridas por los futuros profesionales de la contabilidad se adaptan a las demandadas. Además, se incluyen en el estudio tanto las denominadas competencias genéricas como las específicas de las materias de contabilidad. Los resultados constatan que ambos colectivos (estudiantes y empleadores) se muestran coincidentes en las competencias que debería poseer un profesional de la contabilidad actual y corroboran que esas competencias relevantes no se están adquiriendo en el grado necesario, evidenciando que existe gap de expectativas en la formación.
Choreography in the art education system: modern Ukrainian and world practice
Authors: Bigus Olga , Bazela Dmytro , Pidlypska Alina , Bilash Olha , Yefanova Svitlana , Khodakivska Nataliia
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this study was to investigate the system of art education and its role in the conservation and dissemination of culture in a globalized world, and to find out the current scenario of dance forms and the way they are affected by global developments and their future. This study was also aimed to focus on the teaching of these art forms, as well as modern and foreign dance forms in Ukraine and around the world, and to examine the element of choreography in modern arts education. Both qualitative as well as quantitative methods of data collection were used. Data collection took the form of primary research (a survey consisting of 2 questions related to dance education and choreography) and secondary research (a set of 11 major articles). The survey was conducted on 51 dancers (teachers and students of fine arts) and the questionnaire data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Artists of pure traditional descent still believe in reviving traditional forms of dance in their true form, rather than combining them with other contemporary styles. The participants were of the opinion that the popularity of dance education is falling in popularity over the years, and also do not see the fusion genre of choreography as authentic or sharing the traditional or cultural values of the traditional dance forms. The results also showed that the system of art education is an efficient manner of transferring knowledge about the choreography of traditional and modern dance forms all across the world and that people associate traditional dance forms with cultural identity. Our study indicated a continuing legacy of art education for dance forms and their choreography for the coming generations, also the continuous existence of the traditional and modern art forms in their original and fused forms.