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Four new species of coral- and rock-boring polychaetes Daylithos (Annelida, Flabelligeridae) from the Pacific Ocean
Authors: Jimi Naoto , Fujita Toshihiko , Woo Sau Pinn
Published: February 2023

Four new species of Daylithos (Flabelligeridae, Annelida) are described, based on specimens collected from rocks and corals of Japan and Malaysia. Daylithos, contains one species, D. parmatus, currently reported from Japan. However, the specimens described in previous reports were unable to be located and thus deemed lost. Therefore, it was unclear whether the specimens described as D. parmatus in those studies were, indeed, the species. In Malaysia, D. parmatus has also been known as popular species from corals. The specimens collected from Langkawi (Malaysia) showed clearly different characters from D. parmatus and other congeners. In this study, we describe four new species, Daylithos japonicus, D. amamiensis, D. sugashimaensis and D. langkawiensis, based on newly-collected specimens from several part of Japan and Malaysia. These new species can be discriminated from other congeners by body colour, presence of eyes, shape of dorsal shield, length of caruncle and arrangement of neurochaetae. We have also provided mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequences of the new species.
Older Nurses’ Perceptions of Workforce Retention Facilitators and Barriers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Sheppard Francine , Goins Turner , Ross Ratchneewan , Conte Kathleen , Zonin Nicole
Published: February 2023

Nursing workforce retention is critical to provide quality healthcare, raising concern as nurse turnover rates continue to increase. In this study, we examined older Registered Nurse (RN) perceptions of their work experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic to identify facilitators and barriers in workplace environments that relate to RN workforce retention. The methods section describes our study population that included RNs aged 50 years and older (n=195) who completed surveys containing open and closed-ended questions between August 2020 and January 2021. Our study results indicate that most respondents (86.2%) worked during the COVID-19 pandemic in moderate-to-high patient acuity settings and felt their employers provided employees adequate Personal Protective Equipment (73.3%). The discussion section notes implications for nursing and study limitations. In conclusion, workforce retention facilitators included offering resources and implementations that made experienced, older RNs feel included, valued, supported, and protected. Workforce retention barriers were short/rushed workplace orientation, unsafe patient assignments, micromanaging, perceived ageist policies, and implementing pay and benefit-related policy changes without RN input.
Advanced technologies for chitin recovery from crustacean waste
Authors: Verardi Alessandra , Sangiorgio Paola , Moliterni Stefania , Errico Simona , Spagnoletta Anna , Dimatteo Salvatore
Published: February 2023

Chitin is the second most plentiful natural biomass after cellulose, with a yearly production of about 1 × 1010–1 × 1012 tonnes. It can be obtained mainly from sea crustaceans' shells, containing 15–40% chitin. Full or partial deacetylation of chitin generates chitosan. Chitin and chitosan are used in several industrial sectors, as they exhibit high biocompatibility, biodegradability and several biological functions (e.g., antioxidant, antimicrobial and antitumoral activities). These biopolymers' market trends are destined to grow in the coming years, confirming their relevance. As a result, low-cost and industrial-scale production is the main challenge. Scientific literature reports two major technologies for chitin and chitosan recovery from crustacean waste: chemical and biological methods. The chemical treatment can be performed using conventional solvents, typically strong acid and alkaline solutions, or alternative green solvents, such as deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs). Biological methods use enzymatic or fermentation processes. For each route, this paper reviews the advantages and drawbacks in terms of environmental and economic sustainability. The conventional chemical method is still the most used but results in high environmental impacts. Green chemical methods by DESs and NADESs use low-toxic and biodegradable solvents but require high temperatures and long reaction times. Biological methods are eco-friendly but have limitations in the upscaling process, and are affected by high costs and long reaction times. This review focuses on the methodologies available to isolate chitin from crustaceans, providing a comprehensive overview. At the same time, it examines the chemical, biological and functional properties of chitin and its derivative, along with their most common applications. Consequently, this work represents a valuable knowledge tool for selecting and developing the most suitable and effective technologies to produce chitin and its derivatives.
Structure connectivity and substructure connectivity of data center network
Authors: Zhu Bo , Zhang Shumin , Zou Jinyu , Ye Chengfu
Published: February 2023

The structure connectivity $ \kappa(G; H) $ and substructure connectivity $ \kappa^s(G; H) $ are important indicators to measure interconnection network's fault tolerance and reliability. The data center network, denoted by $ D_{k, n} $, have been proposed for data centers as a server-centric interconnection network structure, which can support millions of servers with high network capacity by only using commodity switches. In this paper, we obtain $ \kappa(D_{k, n}; S_m) $ and $ \kappa^s(D_{k, n}; S_m) $ when $ k\geq2 $, $ n\geq4 $ and $ 1\leq m\leq n+k-2 $. Furthermore, we obtain both $ \kappa(D_{k, n}; S_{23}) $ and $ \kappa^s(D_{k, n}; S_{23}) $ for $ k\geq8 $ and $ n\geq8 $.
Local well-posedness to the thermal boundary layer equations in Sobolev space
Authors: Zou Yonghui , Xu Xin , Gao An
Published: February 2023

In this paper, we study the local well-posedness of the thermal boundary layer equations for the two-dimensional incompressible heat conducting flow with nonslip boundary condition for the velocity and Neumann boundary condition for the temperature. Under Oleinik's monotonicity assumption, we establish the local-in-time existence and uniqueness of solutions in Sobolev space for the boundary layer equations by a new weighted energy method developed by Masmoudi and Wong.
On knot separability of hypergraphs and its application towards infectious disease management
Authors: Doley Raju , Rahman Saifur , Das Gayatri
Published: February 2023

The article deals with some theoretical aspects of hypergraph connectivity from the knot view. The strength of knots is defined and investigates some of their properties. We introduce the concept of cut knot and investigate its importance in the connectivity of hypergraphs. We also introduce the concept of hypercycle in terms of knot hyperpath and establish a sufficient condition for a hypergraph to be a hypertree in terms of the strength of knots. Cyclic hypergraph is defined in terms of a permutation on the set of hyperedges and could be an interesting topic for investigation in the sense that it can be linked with the notion of a permutation group. An algorithm is modelled to construct a tree and hypertree from the strength of knots of a hypertree. Lastly, a model of a hypergraph is constructed to control the spread of infection for an infectious disease with the help of the strength of knots.
Prolonged Online Learning: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study on EFL Learners’ Needs and Need Satisfaction
Authors: Phuong Thi Thanh Huyen
Published: February 2023

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, English programs were switched to online regardless of learners’ wishes in several regions. In such a challenging circumstance, learners’ needs should be specially attended to. Situated within the framework of Self-Determination Theory, the current study explores the fundamental needs of relatedness, competence, and autonomy of EFL (English as a foreign language) learners and the satisfaction of those needs in fully online learning. The study draws upon qualitative data collected from focus groups (seven students), and quantitative data collected from a survey (183 students). Findings indicate strong teacher support in fields other than autonomy and relatedness. Also, students were highly satisfied with both their technological and academic competence but were neither happy with the in-classroom communication nor provided space for autonomy. Based on the findings, implications to enhance learners’ need satisfaction in prolonged post-pandemic online learning are discussed.
Teaching Quality Evaluation of Engineering Cost Courses Based on Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process
Authors: Zhang Zhixiong , Ye Xueyun , Wu Ning , Cheng Yun , Xu Naizhong
Published: February 2023

The prosperous economic development and the investment and construction of several construction projects have substantially promoted the demands for talents in the engineering cost specialty. Nowadays the engineering cost specialty programs in many universities are faced with the strong applicability problem of specialized courses, and the teaching design for such specialized courses fails to meet the demands of the construction industry that enjoys high-speed development. A novel method to accurately evaluate the professional courses on the basis of the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) was proposed in this study. The weights of course evaluation indexes were determined by the FAHP, thus realizing the quantitative evaluation of course teaching quality. This study combined the teaching reform practice in analyzing the special characteristics of the engineering cost course. Based on the theory of outcomes-based education and multiple evaluation approaches, it established a closed-loop model for the progressive development of teaching management and expounded the evolutionary process and driving pattern of course teaching evaluation. Results demonstrate that an evaluation index system consisting of 22 evaluation indexes in 5 dimensions is suitable for the course, the teaching quality ratings can be quantified by this method, such as 81.43 points, and they can provide a certain reference for the course construction and teaching quality evaluation of this specialty. The proposed method provides a good prospect to optimize the teaching quality evaluation in the professional curriculums.
Motivational Impact and Promotion of Research Culture Through the Development of Deep Learning Models
Authors: Martínez Fredy , Hernández César , Giral Diego
Published: February 2023

The professional training model in Colombia is moving from a competency-based approach to learning outcomes. This path is enriched with contributions both at the level of national policies and each institution, as well as the teaching experiences and interests of the students. In this environment, this research presents the impact on the motivational level, and on the development of research skills, in undergraduate students of the electrical area generated by implementing a training scheme that involves developing research formulated and guided by the students themselves. The students come from a model based on labor competencies, and the current curricular reform proposes a new model based on learning outcomes that demands a closer follow-up of the training process of each individual. The experimental group consisted of students in a new academic space in artificial intelligence (AI), for which specific instructional material was designed so that students could build deep learning classification models for real problems while implementing a scientific development scheme that includes the generation of scientific publications. The control group maintained a traditional training scheme based on content tracking and periodic written evaluations. The results showed that although both groups achieved a high level of learning effectiveness, the experimental group demonstrated more remarkable development in their creative thinking and more significant appropriation of the academic space and the training process, with a solid self-critical position. The research concluded that the follow-up model, as well as the material developed, manages to increase the student’s commitment to their training process and to generate positions on how this process is developed.
A Training Program According to Interactive Teaching Strategies and its Impact on Achievement and Creative Problem Solving for Fourth-Grade Preparatory Students in Chemistry
Authors: Suhad Abdul Ameer Abbood
Published: February 2023

The aim of the research is to know the effect of a training program based on interactive teaching strategies on achievement and creative problem solving among fourth-grade students in chemistry of the directorate of education Rusafa first, the sample was divided into two groups, one experimental and numbering (29) students and the other control group numbering (30) students. The experimental group underwent the training program in the first semester of the year (2021-2022) and the control one studied according to the usual method. Two tools were built, the first being an academic achievement test consisting of (40) multiple-choice items, and the second a test of creative problem-solving skills in a chemistry subject and consisting of (10) essay questions. The results, using the t-test for two independent samples, showed that there was a statistically significant difference at the level (0.05) in favor of the average scores of the students who were applied to the training program which based on interactive teaching strategies.
Investigating the Validity and Reliability of a Comprehensive Essay Evaluation Model of Integrating Manual Feedback and Intelligent Assistance
Authors: Zhao Jiangyong , Li Yanwei , Feng Wei
Published: February 2023

How to respond effectively and efficiently to students’ writing and to maximize the potential of feedback to promote student writing skills deserves careful consideration. The use of intelligent algorithms to assist teachers in the manual evaluation of students’ essays is of practical value and importance in the context of "artificial intelligence + education". The existing intelligent evaluation techniques are subject to the interference of many factors such as openness of questions and students' language expression abilities. For this reason, this study conducts a study on comprehensive essay evaluation method with intelligent assistance and manual feedback and on reliability and validity tests. Before the intelligent evaluation, the semantic integrity of students' essays is analyzed, and a semantic integrity analysis model of students' essays based on BERT model is constructed. A fusion similarity algorithm for essay answer key points is proposed by extracting these characteristics that have an impact on the evaluation results, such as technique preferences, paragraph content and paragraph topic of the essays. The Siamese and ESIM networks are combined to propose an intelligent evaluation model for students’ essays, and the model framework and working principle are described in detail. The experimental results verify the effectiveness of the constructed model.
A New Learning Resource Retrieval Method Based on Multi-knowledge Association Mining
Authors: Xiao Yang , Yang Guoli , Zhang Xijun
Published: February 2023

Ever since the human society has entered the era of big data, the quantity and type of digital learning resources on the Internet are increasing exponentially, and the requirement of students for learning resource retrieval is on the rise. However, the existing methods of learning resource retrieval generally overlook the overall knowledge systems that the students have already possessed, so it’s impossible for them to predict the students’ learning path or perform deviation adjustment. In view of these issues, this paper aims to study a new learning resource retrieval method based on multi-knowledge association mining. At first, the paper introduces the application of the Knowledge Graph Embedding (KGE) technology in learning resource retrieval, proposes the problem of learning resource retrieval, and points out the goal of learning resource retrieval. Then, a breadth-first soft-matching search algorithm is introduced to attain the multiple association paths between students and learning resources, and a retrieval module is constructed based on association path to further learn the association paths between students and learning resources within the framework of feature learning, and to predict the probability of interactions between students and learning resources. At last, this paper evaluates the association paths and uses experimental results to verify the validity of the proposed learning resource retrieval method.
Mobile Screen Addiction Using Addictive Attribute by Combination of Algorithm-In Addiction Disorder
Authors: G. Baby Saral  , R. Priya
Published: February 2023

Mobile Screen spent by teenage who use lot of time on screen experience psychiatric problems such as frustration, fatigue, depression, anxiety, and so on. Matplotlib pyplot with histogram figure is used to evaluate the psychiatric condition data (CSV file). For the purpose of rating the condition data, the standard deviation and mean are determined. For data analysis, there is a correlation matrix that compares every row and column. Gradient Booster, Logistic Regression, Knn algorithm is used to compare the precision of the machine learning process, which merged the characteristics of addictive and non-addictive data to find rating disorders.
Multidimensional Parity Algorithms to Escalate the Security of Intelligent Mobile Models in Education
Authors: R. Vidhya  , T. Padmapriya  , S. Selvakumar  , R. Mary Victoria  , M. Anand
Published: February 2023

The traditional multiple reserves and resounding costs of increase of the corporal volume can be replaced by a distributed file model of divided data employing algorithms, multidimensional integrity, and resilience to complete losses of the storage facilities. The model's created duplicated data enables you to recover some of the split components' lost functionality. A rapid shift in the appraisal and application of knowledge is also required by increasing information and communication technologies. As a result, modern learning methodologies, approaches, and technologies are being developed. This paper describes how to build an automated instructional and analytical complex using semantic information. It has been established what is needed for such an educational and technological complex. Tools built on a semantic network are represented in formal and structural models. Since it was created using a thorough understanding of the topic, the model is intended to facilitate students' perception of the many educational and technical complexities and to enhance the teacher's work.
Energy Efficient Routing Scheme for Performance Enhancement of MANET Through Dominating Set
Authors: M. Sangeetha  , G. Erna  , S. Rajes Kannan  , Anas A. Salameh  , Kakarla Hari Kishore
Published: February 2023

Mobile Ad-Hoc network is a distributed wireless network that is self-organized and self-maintained and it doesn’t require a fixed framework or central administration. Wireless nodes in a mobile ad hoc network are transient and have a short lifespan. They combine to form a self-configured, infrastructure-free network where routing is a significant difficulty. The wireless nodes in the network must synchronize in order to decide connectivity and routing. Ad hoc network synchronization includes activities including node organization, neighborhood detection, and routing. The predetermined framework resulted in an increase in network control overhead. If a node can link to every other node in the network, it is referred to as a dominating node, and a set of dominating nodes make up the dominating set. The main purpose of this article is to lessen routing overhead in the wireless network with the dominating set based routing (DSBR). In order to discover routes, shorten reroute establishment times, and increase packet delivery rates, this research presents an energy-efficient routing algorithm (EERA) that considerably increases the network performance. The effectiveness of this technique is demonstrated by the simulation analysis of the outcome.
Visualization for Emotion Detection in Mobile-Based Land Monitoring Using User-Centred Design
Authors: A. Helen Victoria  , P. Supraja  , V. M. Gayathri  , Mohamad Sukeri Khalid  , Nor Hissam B. Sulaiman
Published: February 2023

Many colleges employ online learning as media learning where each piece of multimedia, be it sound, film, or text, can receive feedback from students. The lecture wants to know about the emotions that students experienced when they accessed the media, such as happiness, disappointment, or unhappiness, and instructors want to know how joyful they felt. This study built a tool cell for online media to use in identifying emotions in column comments. This paper focuses on user experience (UX) design, which is based on the Human-Centred Design method that prioritizes empathy for users and focuses on user demands to meet the discovery of user wants and develop high-fidelity prototypes. The results of the testing show that the average accuracy is 1.68%, the average recall is 1.55, the average precision is 1.45, and the average accuracy for the use of this phone website is 80% for emotion recognition based only on a column of comment in the internet media.
Enhancing the Security of Software Defined Mobile Networks (SDMN) based on Blockchain Technology
Authors: G.K.Sandhia  , S. Nithyaselvakumari  , V. Saidulu  , Nor Hissam B. Sulaiman  , Anas A. Salameh
Published: February 2023

The blockchain involves future developments and new technologies. The emergence of a blockchain is a challenge for the conventional social organization and mode of activity. Data latency and mobile network capacity would no longer be a limitation for mobile users in next-generation networks of Software Defined Mobile Networks (SDMN). But there are many benefits to Software Defined Mobile Networking, it also contributes to certain security problems like DDoS / DoS attacks, unauthorized access, and single data point error. To enhance the security and privacy of the SDMN control plane, this paper proposes a new SDMN-based “Simplified Byzantine Fault Tolerance (SBFT)” algorithm to send signals between controllers and also set up an analysis study to investigate SBFT's security and results. However, there are many benefits of Software Defined Mobile Networking (SDMN), and then it helps to resolve other security concerns including DDoS / DoS attacks, unauthorized access, and single point failure. Blockchain, an evolving revolutionary technology, will offer creative approaches to address security issues in Software-Defined Mobile networks in an efficient way. This study proposes an SDMN-based Simplified Byzantine Fault Tolerance (SBFT) for enhancing the mobile network's security and privacy.
Growing weapons to fight hemophilia
Authors: Mannucci Pier Mannuccio
Published: February 2023

Very few rare diseases have witnessed the gigantic progress in patient care that took place for the hemophilias in the last 20 years. The first landmark was in the 1990s, when recombinant DNA technology afforded the industrial production, regulatory approval and commercialization of an array of factor VIII (FVIII) and factor IX (FIX) products, potentially available in unlimited quantity, efficacious and free from the risk of transmission of such bloodborne infections as HIV and the hepatitis virus B and C [...].
The Bride of Christ with a hellish existence on earth: Insights from Eboni Turman, the black church and black liberation theology
Authors: Mdingi Hlulani M.
Published: February 2023

This research is based on the reading of Eboni Turman’s work that focuses on body politics, especially through a theological paradigm. The study confirms that the body is a theological problem, and the extent of the problem stretches to the annals of Christian theology to the present, especially in light of racism, sexism and capitalism. The study will engage black womanist eschatology to draw from the rich well of seeing how the experience of black women gives new meaning to understanding the presence and coming of God through wrestling and struggle. The study will use the black church, especially in the United States of America (USA), to dialogue with. The researcher has previously done work on the black church in the USA and South Africa, as well as work on the contribution of African womanist theologians. Thus, the study uses the USA purely because of Eboni Turman’s discussion on the body as a theological problem.Contribution: The study seeks to invite men and the black church to remember the black sacred dance from old, which has remained with black women as they continue to dance, thus critiquing those who are out of rhythm and need it now more than ever.
Metaphysics of cosmological models
Authors: Chira Vasile
Published: February 2023

This article aims to address the metaphysical dimension of cosmological models, be they mythological, philosophical, religious or modern scientific, using multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary methodology. Such an approach is a novelty, both in the theological field and in the philosophical field and secular sciences, which studies the origin of man and the universe.Contribution: The originality of this article consists in introducing the concept of transcendental cosmology, which, along with spiritual cosmology can be a serious theological and philosophical reply to the Bing Bang theory.
Romanian Orthodox elementary denominational schools in Transylvania (1868–1921)
Authors: Brusanowski Paul
Published: February 2023

This article presents the development of elementary schools supported by the Orthodox Church in Transylvania between 1868 and 1921. Until 1918, Transylvania belonged to Hungary. In 1918, it was united with the Kingdom of Romania. As Hungary was a particularly complex state in ethnic and confessional terms before 1918, the school system developed under the coordination and financing of the churches. The government intended to gradually replace them with schools run by communities or state. It was not until the end of the 19th century that radical measures were taken. The situation was fully resolved just after the unification of Transylvania with Romania when Romanian Orthodox denominational schools were nationalised and transformed into state schools.Contribution: Although summary works on the history of education in Romania or various research on the history of schools at the local level have appeared in Romanian, the impact of governmental and legislative decisions in Hungary on Orthodox confessional education in Transylvania has not been analysed. In German, the historian Joachim von Puttkamer has dealt with this perspective but especially concerning the schools in the Slovak areas of Greater Hungary. This PhD thesis of the author, P Brusanowski, was the first approach in this direction regarding the Romanians in Transylvania. The article presents for the first time in English a short analysis of the relationship of the Orthodox Church authorities in Transylvania to the educational policy decisions of the central authorities in Budapest. The parallel use of the reports of the Ministry of Education to the Hungarian Parliament, and the reports of the school councils of the executive body of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Transylvania to the ecclesiastical legislative forum, is an important part of this article.
Al-Bantānī and the Interpretation of Ṣifāt verses in Marāḥ Labīd
Authors: Muhammad Noor Umar , Usman Abur Hamdi
Published: February 2023

This article examines the stance held by a Meccan-Indonesian exegete in the 13 AH or 19 AD century, Muḥammad Nawawī al-Bantānī (d. 1230–1314 H/1813–1897 AD), in dealing with Ṣifāt verses in his exegetical work, Marāḥ Labīd li Kashf Ma’nā al-Qur’ān al-Majīd. As an established term, Ṣifāt verses refer to Quranic expressions that ostensibly ascribe anthropomorphic dimensions to God. Interpretation of such ambiguous verses has been bitterly contended since the 2/8th century and remains one of the most debated topics in the pre- and postmodern era. This study applies literature and document analysis focused on many of al-Bantānī’s works. The results show that al-Bantānī actively applied ta’wīl [figurative interpretation] in dealing with Ṣifāt verses without totally discarding amodality position [tafwīḍ].Contribution: Although al-Bantānī never mentioned Wahhabism in any of his works, his interpretation of Ṣifat verses alludes to his indirect response to the Wahhabi’s literalism and anti-ta’wīl approach. In addition, by accepting both of ta’wīl and tafwīḍ solutions, al-Bantānī underpinned the wasaṭī [moderate] stand, which later became the most distinctive tradition in Malay–Islamic discourse.
Delineating The Image Of Woman Through Akan And Dàgàrà Proverbial Expressions
Authors: Kyiileyang Martin , Acheampong Bliss
Published: February 2023

African Expressive Culture is replete with proverbial expressions which address many subjects as part of cultural identity. Proverbs contain appropriate linguistic features which are suitable ingredients for spicing language. This study takes a critical look at how women are depicted through certain proverbial expressions in the Akan and Dàgàrà traditional societies with emphasis on her personality and character. The main objective of the study is to examine the image of the woman and the kind of personality associated with her in a typically patriarchal cultural environment. Data was gathered from two different cultural communities.Dàgàrà proverbs were gathered between 2004 and 2019 through fieldwork whilst Akan proverbs were gathered through library and internet search. Proverbial expressions which focus on women were selected and analysed using the qualitative approach. The Lakoff-Turner Theory on the Proverb as The Lakoff-Turner Theory on the Proverb as a species of metaphor and Honeck’s affirmation on the cultural context of proverbs undergird this study. Results indicate that the woman is an admirable but vulnerable figure. Her personality reflects that she is a builder and a destroyer in society. This study generates significant debate on how the woman of yesteryear was depicted in the respective societies. It also reveals a pattern of misconceptions about her in the cultural context in which she was depicted.
Verb-Noun Collocations In Newspaper Editorials In Ghana: A Corpus-Based Analysis
Authors: Quarcoo Millicent Akosua Bosompemaa , Alhassan Hamidu , Addae Aikins
Published: February 2023

This paper is a corpus-based study which aims at profiling the most frequent verb-noun collocations and their communicative functions in newspaper editorials in Ghana. In all, a total of 92,927 running words were culled from 220 newspaper editorials from The Ghanaian Times and The Daily Graphic, which were published in the 2016 and 2017 news years, for compilation of a specialised corpus for the study. From the collocation tab of the AntConc corpus software, sixty-seven Verb-Noun Collocations were found to constitute the most frequently occurring collocations in the newspaper editorials under study. The corpus revealed that both predictive and open Verb-Noun Collocations which alternate at the left and right sides on the collocation window span are mostly used by newspaper editorial writers in Ghana. Again, it was observed that phrasal patterns of a noun collocate differed according to its position on either the left or right side of a verb node. The semantic prosodies of the profiled verb-noun collocations revealed five major discourses which constituted the most discussed issues in the newspaper editorials published in 2016 and 2017 news years.These issues were governance, politics and elections, peace and security, law and order, and corruption.
Tribute: André Rex Wepener de Villiers, 1936–2021
Authors: Cornwell Gareth
Published: February 2023

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Opportunity Cost in Flora Nwapa’s Efuru: Refinancing Efuru’s Inherited Wealth through Uhamiri
Authors: Namulondo Sarah , Grogan Christine
Published: February 2023

Our essay continues the critical discussion of Flora Nwapa’s treatment of the Ogene family’s involvement in the slave trade and domestic slavery in  Efuru, as first articulated in Taiwo Adetunju Osinubi’s 2014 article “Provincializing Slavery: Atlantic Economies in Flora Nwapa’s Efuru”. We agree with  Osinubi’s reading of the compromised liberation that Efuru represents and how patriarchal structures are upheld throughout most of the novel.  However, we argue that Nwapa begins to outline an important shift towards her novel’s end: from a patriarchal, colonial order back to a matriarchal,  precolonial one – at least for the heroine. We support this assertion by revisiting the relationship between Efuru and Ogea to point out  its ambivalences, paying close attention to their dynamic at the book’s conclusion. Moreover, we contend that this change is most evident when  Efuru is chosen by Uhamiri. We maintain that the wealth Uhamiri bestows provides a way out of paternalistic structures, as it serves as an antidote  to the patriarchal inheritance by ensuring that Efuru has a source of income independent from her paternal family’s blood money.
Review
Authors: Steiner Tina
Published: February 2023

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Karakteristik Produk Tradisional Ikan Tongkol Asap dari Kabupaten Natuna, Kabupaten Bintan dan Kota Tanjungpinang, Provinsi Kepulauan Riau
Authors: Ilhamdy Aidil Fadli , Marasabessy Ismael , Putri Raja Marwita Sari , Viruly Lily , Oktavia Yulia , Sari Ersti Yulika , Jumsurizal Jumsurizal , Tetty Tetty , Pratama Ginanjar
Published: February 2023

Produk tradisional khas dari Kepulauan Riau salah satunya adalah ikan tongkol asap. Produk tersebut tersebar di beberapa kota dan kabupaten di Provinsi Kepulauan Riau. Beberapa daerah yang terkenal memproduksi ikan tongkol asap secara tradisional adalah Kabupaten Natuna, Kabupaten Bintan dan Kota Tanjungpinang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik produk ikan tongkol asap berdasarkan bahan baku jenis ikan yang digunakan, komposisi kimia serta penilaian organoleptiknya. Penelitian dilakukan secara deskriptif dengan mengambil sampel produk ikan tongkol asap dari beberapa pengusaha di Pulau Bintan (Bintan dan Tanjungpinang) dan Pulau Bunguran (Natuna). Tahapan penelitian dilakukan dengan cara mengidentifikasi bahan baku ikan yang digunakan untuk produk ikan tongkol asap, analisis morfometrik, analisis organoleptik/sensori, serta analisis proksimat produk. Pada penelitian ini didapatkan bahwa bahan baku yang digunakan untuk ikan asap adalah jenis ikan Thunnus tonggol, Auxis thazard, Euthynnus affinis dan Katsuwonus pelamis. Secara morfometrik ikan yang digunakan adalah dengan panjang 43,50-46,25 cm dan bobot 1,25-1,85 kg. Pada analisis sensori dengan parameter kenampakan, aroma, rasa dan tekstur, keseluruhan produk yang berasal dari tiga daerah tersebut tidak berbeda nyata. Berdasarkan analisis proksimat, setiap produk ikan asap memiliki nilai tersendiri dari setiap daerah dengan nilai protein kasar berkisar antara 34,04-45,28%. Hasil analisis sensori dan proksimat yang dilakukan diketahui masih sesuai dengan SNI 2723:2013, kecuali pada kadar air jenis ikan asap Euthynus affinis dari Kota Tanjungpinang dan ikan asap Thunnus tonggol dari Kabupaten Bintan.
Analisis Konsumsi Energi Listrik dan Bahan Bakar KMP. XYZ dalam Mendukung Operasi Pelayaran di Nusa Tenggara Timur
Authors: Nugraha I Made Aditya , Luthfiani Febi , Sotyaramadhani Grangsang , Idrus Muhamad Amril
Published: February 2023

Pembangkitan dan pemanfaatan energi listrik yang baik pada sebuah kapal niaga akan memberikan rasa nyaman dan aman terhadap semua orang yang menggunakan fasilitas tersebut. Kapal XYZ merupakan salah satu kapal niaga di Nusa Tenggara Timur yang beroperasi untuk melayani penyeberangan dari Kupang menuju Rote. Kapal ini menggunakan 3 buah generator untuk memenuhi kebutuhan energi listriknya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui konsumsi energi dan bahan bakar yang dipergunakan selama melakukan kegiatan pelayaran dan mengetahui kondisi generator yang dipergunakan. Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa presentase pembebanan generator terhadap beban listrik kapal masih cukup memenuhi, dengan rata-rata sebesar 8,76%. Konsumsi bahan bakar generator dalam sekali operasi sebesar 200,34 Liter/hari, masih sesuai dan mencukupi dari kapasitas ruang bahan bakar pada kapal. Pemakaian generator juga dilakukan secara efektif dan efisien dengan penjadwalan yang bergantian agar setiap generator dapat bekerja secara maksimal dalam waktu yang lama untuk menghindari overheat.
Evaluation of River Water Quality at Bridge Construction Site and Preservation of the Trans Papua Mameh-Bintuni Road West Papua Province
Authors: Manaf Marhan , Suhaemi Suhaemi , Handayani Tutik , Pranata Bayu
Published: February 2023

Pembangunan infrastruktur jembatan dan ruas jalan Trans Papua Mameh-Bintuni Provinsi Papua Barat melintasi sungai (Jembatan Mothy I), (Jembatan Mothy-II) dan (Jembatan Yuki-II). Dampak pembangunan tersebut diperkirakan menciptakan penurunan kualitas air sungai dan pencemaran. Kriteria kualitas air sungai ditentukan berdasarkan indeks pencemaran. Sampel kualitas air diambil pada sungai yang terdampak langsung kegiatan pembangunan jembatan dan preservasi jalan Trans Papua Mameh-Bintuni. Parameter kualitas air dan pengambilan sampel air sungai mengacu pada SNI 6989.57:2008. Pengambilan sampel air dilakukan setelah kegiatan pembangunan selesai dilaksanakan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kualitas air pada tiga sungai memenuhi baku mutu air sungai kelas II sesuai Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 22 Tahun 2021. Indeks Pencemaran sungai (Jembatan Mothy-I), (Jembatan Mothy II), dan (Jembatan Yuki II) masing-masing memiliki nilai Indeks Pencemaran sebesar 0.765; 0.816; dan 0.766. Nilai ini mendeskripsikan bahwa status mutu air pada tiga sungai dalam kategori baik atau memenuhi baku mutu lingkungan untuk kualitas air sungai Kelas II. Indikator biologi, kimia dan fisika berada pada nilai konsentrasi alami, dengan demikian aktivitas pembangunan jembatan dan preservasi jalan Mameh-Bintuni Provinsi Papua Barat yang telah dilaksanakan tidak memberikan dampak negatif terhadap perubahan kualitas air sungai.
Keragaman spesies gastropoda di zona intertidal Pulau Ambon
Authors: Haumahu Sara , Uneputty Prulley A
Published: February 2023

Zona intertidal memiliki keragaman spesies organisme laut yang cukup tinggi termasuk spesies gastropoda laut. Sebagian besar spesies gastropoda laut ini dikonsumsi oleh masyarakat khususnya masyarakat yang hidup pada daerah pesisir di Provinsi Maluku. Penelitian tentang keragaman spesies gastropoda khususnya di Pulau Ambon masih sangat terbatas dan belum banyak dipublikasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan komposisi spesies, densitas ekologi, indeks similaritas, indeks keragaman spesies, indeks keserasian dan indeks dominansi spesies gastropoda. Penelitian dilakukan di zona intertidal Pulau Ambon pada lima lokasi sampling. Sampling dilakukan pada bulan Desember-Februari 2022 pada saat air surut di siang hari. Pengambilan sampel gastropoda menggunakan metode transek garis. Ada sekitar 78 spesies gastropoda laut ditemukan dalam penelitian ini.  Jumlah spesies dan densitas ekologi bervariasi berdasarkan lokasi sampling. Indeks similaritas dari komunitas gastropoda yang ditemukan dalam penelitian ini bervariasi antara 3,62% dan 34,12%. Indeks keragaman spesies (H`) bervariasi antara H’ = 2,52 dan H` = 2,995. Indeks keseragaman (evenness index-J`) berkisar antara J` = 0,74 dan J` = 0,82. Indeks dominansi Simpson (D) berkisar antara D = 0,09 dan D = 0,14. Ada sekitar 9-17 spesies gastropoda kategori jarang yang ditemukan pada areal penelitian ini memberikan sumbangan terhadap keragaman spesies dari komunitas gastropoda yang ditemukan. Sebaliknya ada sebanyak 5-10 spesies kategori umum yang memberikan sumbangan terhadap dominansi spesies gastropoda.
Analisis Pemanfaatan PLTS 80 Wp sebagai Sumber Energi Listrik pada Kapal 3 GT di Desa Tablolong Nusa Tenggara Timur
Authors: Nugraha I Made Aditya , Luthfiani Febi , Siregar Jhon Septin Mourisdo , Rasdam Rasdam , Rajab Resky Amalia
Published: February 2023

Penggunaan energi fosil sebagai sumber bahan bakar untuk menghidupkan generator pada kapal nelayan telah lama dipergunakan dalam membantu kegiatan penangkapan ikan di Desa Tablolong. Ketersediaan dan kurang baiknya penggunaan energi ini secara terus-menerus tentu akan sangat kurang baik terhadap keberlangsungan perekonomian nelayan dan lingkungan. Pemanfaatan energi surya yang potensinya begitu besar di Nusa Tenggara Timur bisa menjadi salah satu solusi. Pemanfaatan potensi ini berupa PLTS sejalan dengan kebijakan Blue Economy oleh KKP. PLTS 80 Wp ini dipasang pada dua kapal berukuran 3 GT, kemudian dianalisis energi yang mampu dihasilkan dan dilakukan Uji Wilcoxon untuk mengetahui tanggapan nelayan terhadap penggunaan PLTS. Pemanfaatan PLTS sebagai sumber energi listrik pada kapal 3GT di Desa Tablolong dapat memenuhi kebutuhan energi listrik kapal nelayan. Energi listrik yang dibangkitkan dapat memenuhi 189% kebutuhan listrik kapal sebesar 320 Wh/hari, dengan energi yang mampu dihasilkan oleh PLTS sebesar 604,04 Wh/hari. Hasil ini juga didukung dari uji Wilcoxon terhadap energi yang dihasilkan oleh PLTS terhadap kebutuhan energi listrik kapal. Berdasarkan indikator penilaian yang telah dilakukan dari sebelum dan sesudah kegiatan pemasangan PLTS pada kapal nelayan, didapatkan hasil bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang bermakna terhadap kebutuhan energi listrik sebelum dan sesudah menggunakan PLTS dengan nilai signifikan 0,001 (p < 0,05).
PENGARUH INFORMASI PRODUK DAN PACKING DESAIN TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN PRODUK PADA PT. FRISIAN FLAG INDONESIA CABANG MEDAN
Authors: Ritonga Amelia Jihan Pradita , Firah Al
Published: February 2023

Adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh informasi produk terhadap keputusan pembelian produk, untuk mengetahui pengaruh packing desain terhadap keputusan pembelian produk dan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisa pengaruh informasi produk dan packing desain secara simultan terhadap keputusan pembelian produk pada PT. Frisian Flag Indonesia Cabang Medan. Sampel pada penelitian ini sebanyak 84 orang konsumen yang membeli produk susu PT. Frisian Flag Indonesia Cabang Medan. Teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan pada penelitian ini yaitu dengan wawancara, observai dan kuesioner, sedangkan teknik analisis yang digunakan yaitu analisis regresi linear berganda. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa Ada pengaruh informasi produk secara parsial terhadap keputusan pembelian produk PT. Frisian Flag Indonesia Cabang Medan. Ada pengaruh packing desain secara parsial terhadap keputusan pembelian produk. Ada pengaruh informasi produk dan packing desain secara simultan terhadap keputusan pembelian produk PT. Frisian Flag Indonesia Cabang Medan.
ANALISIS MEKANISME DAN PROSEDUR AKUNTABILITAS KEUANGAN DALAM BELANJA MODAL PADA DINAS SUMBER DAYA AIR, CIPTA KARYA DAN TATA RUANG PROVINSI SUMATERA UTARA
Authors: Hasibuan Ardi Pramana , Rangkuti Sahnan
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan Untuk mengetahui permasalahan yang terjadi dalam proses mekanisme dan prosedur akuntabilitas keuangan dalam belanja modal serta solusi cara mengatasi permasalahan tersebut yang dilaksanakan pada Dinas Sumber Daya Air, Cipta Karya dan Tata Ruang Provinsi Sumatera Utara.Jenis penelitian ini yaitu penelitian kualitatif untuk menggambarkan mekanisme dan prosedur akuntabilitas dalam belanja modal pada Dinas Sumber Daya Air, Cipta Karya dan Tata Ruang Provinsi Sumatera Utara. Sumber data yang digunakan data primer dan data sekunder. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan cara observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis data model interaktif. Hasil penelitian ini adalah penerapan program Simda Keuangan tidak berjalan lancar disebabkan hal seperti sarana dan prasarana yang belum memadai serta pemahaman SDM yang belum optimal. Pengelolaan keuangan masih mengalami beberapa permasalahan yaitu pelatihan yang belum merata, SDM dengan keahlian akuntansi belum memadai. Hasil laporan realisasi belanja modal yang dihasilkan Simda Keuangan pada Dinas Sumber Daya Air, Cipta Karya dan Tata Ruang Provsu belum terinci namun ketepatan dalam menggunakan aplikasi Simda Keuangan dan keterampilan dalam problem solving dan pelaporan manual yang dilakukan pada Dinas Sumber Daya Air, Cipta Karya dan Tata Ruang Provinsi Sumatera Utara berjalan dengan cukup baik
PENGARUH MINAT KONSUMEN DAN SPESIFIKASI PRODUK TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN PRODUK PADA PT. CAHAYA PRIMA LESTARI ABADI MEDAN
Authors: Novita Dwi Fany , Rahim Rani
Published: February 2023

Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Minat Konsumen dan Spesifikasi Produk Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Produk Pada PT. Cahaya prima Lestari Abadi di Medan, jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan mengunakan data sekunder, teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah dengan regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan berdasarkan uji t, variabel minat konsumen berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian dengan nilai thitung sebesar 2,124 > ttabel 1,994 dengan tingkat signifikansi 0,037. Variabel spesifikasi produk secara parsial berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian dengan nilai thitung 7,49 > ttabel 1,994 dengan tingkat signifikansi sebesar 0,000. Berdasarkan uji F, variabel independen yaitu minat konsumen dan spesifikasi produk secara bersama-sama mempengaruhi variabel dependen yaitu keputusan pembelian dengan nilai fhitung 377.324 > ftabel 3,13 dengan tingkat signifikansi 0,000. Nilai R square (R2) dalam penelitian ini diperoleh sebesar 0.917 atau 91,7%. Hal ini berarti bahwa variabel dependen keputusan pembelian dapat dijelaskan oleh variabel Independen minat konsumen dan spesifikasi produk sebesar 91,2% sedangkan sisanya yaitu sebesar 8,3% dijelaskan oleh variabel lain di luar variabel penelitian yang digunakan.
PENGARUH KAREKTERISTIK PEKERJAAN DAN BUDAYA KERJA TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA PEGAWAI KECAMATAN SERBA JADI KABUPATEN SERDANG BEDAGAI
Authors: Lingga Linda Hartaulina , Tumanggor Mutawaqil Bilah
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh  karekteristik pekerjaan dan budaya kerja terhadap kepuasan kerja pegawai Kecamatan Serba Jadi Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kuantitatif, bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara dua variabel atau lebih. Populasi penelitian ini sebanyak 40 orang pegawai menggunakan teknik sampling jenuh menggunakan seluruh populasi dijadikan sampel yaitu sebanyak 40 orang pegawai. Hasil uji F menunjukkan nilai f hitung 25.637, nilai sig 0,000 > 0,05 dan nilai F hitung 25.637 > F tabel 3.25 hal disimpulkan bahwa variabel independen X1, dan X2 secara simultan berpengaruh terhadap variabel dependen Y. Hasil uji koefisien determinasi nilai Adjusted R square sebesar 0.558 atau sebesar 58.8%. Pengaruh karakteristik pekerjaan dan budaya kerja terhadap kepuasan kerja sebesar 55.8%, sisanya sebesar 44.2% faktor lain diluar variavel penelitian.