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Brand essense: elements and added value
Authors: Nikitina V. S.
Published: May 2021

The emergence of branding as one of the areas of business has helped to draw the attention of management to the need to give a product or service an emotional reinforcement, a certain factor, working with the subconscious of the consumer. Scientists have experimentally found out that a person’s connection with a product is much stronger if it is based not only on conditionally rational judgments about it, but also on the sensory perception of the brand, the emotional attitude to the company that offers this product.

This article is devoted to the study of the brand as the basis for the existence of the added value of the product, which brings the buyer additional satisfaction of certain needs, which may not even be directly related to the tasks potentially solved by the purchased product. In the course of writing the article, the author collected and structured the theorists ‘ ideas about the essence of the brand and its elements, which can be managed by a brand manager within the framework of working with the product. The paper considers the brand as one of the key factors influencing the final price of the product on the shelf, from the aspect of the real costs accompanying its construction, development and maintenance, as well as from the subjective benefits received by the consumer from contact with it. The author of the article provides examples of cases of real companies related to building a brand and its strong influence on the value that the final product carries.
The stewardship of ‘Taiwan’s Economic Miracle’ and its feedback on national cultural context
Authors: Kuo Tzu-hsuan , Talalova L. N.
Published: May 2021

Poverty – prosperity leap debates have been rising steeply across the globe in recent decades. Taking Taiwan with its Li Kwohting’s legacies as a good illustration how the agrarian-based colony turned into the ‘Silicon Island’ for a comparatively small period the authors analyse the man-made policies on making the ‘Taiwan’s Economic Miracle’. The article studies a ‘twilight zone’ within the gap as well as both the prerequisites and outcomes of the ‘Taiwan’s Godfather of Technology’ stewardship. The paper also considers the factors which determine the rapid growth of Taiwan.

Despite the almost universal characteristics of the East Asia countries, differences between them remain substantial. This circumstance gives the authors a room for speculations over the reasons of one country becoming the world leaders. The authors use the ‘Four Asian Tigers’ as Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan for comparison. China is also included in the comparative analysis for better understanding. The study showed that the success phenomenon of the country is being determined in the national cultural context, inside of which the economy develops. The Geert Hofstede’s Six Cultural Dimensions model was utilized for employing the indexes as follows: Power Distance, Collectivism vs. Individualism, Uncertainty Avoidance Index, Femininity vs.

Masculinity, Short-Term vs. Long-Term Orientation and Restraint vs. Indulgence. The cultural dimensions typology of the Geert Hofstede helped to explain the national predominance for this or that economic and political initiatives of the government, the comparison showed that the core of nation’s prosperity development mechanisms is incorporated in the Taiwanese cultural code.
Marketing technologies for the development of digital products in the automotive industry
Authors: Butkovskaya G. V. , Ivliev A. A.
Published: May 2021

The economy is changing dramatically under the influence of emerging markets, accelerated growth of new technologies, sustainable development policies and changing consumer preferences. New business models are emerging in many sectors of the economy and production. The automotive industry and the transport sector are no exception. New trends and a more personal approach to the consumer, digital products and services require a rethink of marketing activities in the automotive industry. Automakers are entering into partnerships with technology companies to increase customer loyalty and expand their list of familiar scenarios and ways of using transport.

A mobility  ecosystem  is being  formed  all  over  the  world. And  this  ecosystem  is more  than  just  “Automotive  Industry  2.0”. To become a leader in the new landscape, you will need to fight with a large number of new players, many of whom do not have the traditional automotive experience and integration of various capabilities. It will be important for traditional automakers and suppliers, as well as new entrants, to adopt an ecosystem mindset.

As digital technologies change the traditional boundaries of the industry, many are betting that the automotive ecosystem will be one of the first to develop. But what this will look like in practice, and when a drastic shift in competition will actually, occur can only be cautiously predicted so far.
Features of the use of “just in time” tools in the modern Russian economy
Authors: Melkozerova D. O. , Rud N. Yu.
Published: May 2021

One of the factors that ensure the company’s success in the market is a properly selected management system. This article is a study of the experience and prospects of implementing “just in time” and related modern management methodologies for Russian companies in a crisis situation caused by the СOVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. The authors suppose that there is a relationship between the use of these methods and a favorable socio-psychological climate in the team. The paper presents the theoretical material and experience ofcompanies belonging to various sectors ofthe economy. The study describes the conclusions based on the results of observation of the offi of the joint-stock company “Tochka”, which successfully applies “just in time”, scrum, agile, holacracy and lean thinking. The article describes the state of the company in the conditions of transition to remote work in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.Based on the opinion of the employees obtained during the observation and conversation, the authors of the article suggest that the use of modern elements of the management philosophy allows the joint-stock company to maintain an optimal state of the socio-psychological climate, attracting employees, ensuring high productivity and engagement. Thus, the introduction of the just in time system and methods in modern Russian realities is quite feasible, but it will require signifiant effrts, fiancial investments, high-quality work on personnel selection.
Gastro-retentive drug delivery systems: a review with focus on ϐloating drug delivery systems
Authors: Durga Srinivasarao M  , Saravanakumar K.  , Chandra Sekhar Kothapalli Bannoth
Published: May 2021

Gastro-retentive drug delivery systems (GRDDS) attributes to gastric maintenance time combined with the medication discharge for expanded time has essentially improved patient consistency. Medications for which the chief fundamental site of ingestion is the stomach or the proximal piece of the small digestive tract or have the assimilation issue in the distal piece of the digestive system are reasonable for GRDDS. Orally sustaining or controlling the drug release combined with gastric retention property can avoid  recurrent dosing in the case of drugs with short half-lives. GRDDS is also effective in locally treating gastric and duodenal ulcers, including oesophagitis and Helicobacter pylori  infections. In this current survey, the physiology of the stomach alongside its motility design, typically called migrating motor complex (MMC), was discussed. Various approaches to GRDDS  with a focus on floating drug delivery systems (FDDS) were reviewed. The vacillations in plasma drug focus are limited and portion subordinate unfriendly impacts can be forestalled by FDDS, particularly for the medications with a restricted restorative list. Slow arrival of the medication into the body by means of FDDS limits the counter movement prompting higher medication proficiency. Further, the Advantages, limitations, suitable drug candidates, factors affecting and Future challenges of FDDS were discussed.
Method Development and Validation of RP-HPLC method for Saxagliptin and Sitagliptin in Pharmaceutical Dosage Form - A Review
Authors: Suma A.H.  , Binoy Varghese Cheriyan  , Vijey Aanandhi M.  , Ramachandran S.
Published: May 2021

The study's goal was to develop a plain, quick, and responsive RP-HPLC method for determining the concentrations of Saxagliptin and Sitagliptin in pharmaceutical bulk dosage form (bulk powders). Isocratic elution with Cosmosil C18 (250nm 4.6nm, 5m particle size) and UV detection at 212nm for Saxagliptin and Develosil ODS HG-5 RP-C18 (15cm 4.6mm, 5m particle size) and UV detection at 255nm for Sitagliptin were used in this chromatographic process. Methanol and water (70:30) in a mobile solution with a flow rate of 0.8ml/min for Saxagliptin and (0.05m) phosphate buffer: methanol and water (70:30) in a mobile solution with a flow rate of 0.8ml/min for Saxagliptin and (0.05m) phosphate buffer: These protocols have been put through their paces in accordance with ICH guidelines. The normal curves for Saxagliptin and Sitagliptin were observed to have a linear relationship across the analytical ranges of 10-50 g/ml and 30-70 g/ml, respectively. The accuracy, precision, limit of identification, the limit of quantification, and robustness of the system were all calculated. Various analytical methods such as UPLC (Ultra performance liquid chromatography), UV spectroscopy, LC-UV methods have performed to the quantitative determination of Saxagliptin and Sitagliptin drugs.
Medicinal uses, phytochemistry and biological activities of Ehretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex DC. (Ehretiaceae)
Authors: Alfred Maroyi
Published: May 2021

Ehretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex DC. is a shrub or small tree which occurs naturally in tropical Africa and Asia. This study aims to provide some information about the medicinal uses, phytochemistry and biological activities of E. obtusifolia. This review examines the existing literature on the medicinal uses, phytochemistry and biological activities of E. obtusifolia. This study revealed that the bark, branch, fruit, leaf, root, stem, stem bark and twig decoction or infusion of E. obtusifolia are mainly used to treat and manage sore throat, retained placenta in both humans and animals, teething pain, toothache, abdominal pains, menstrual problems and pain. Phytochemical research revealed that the species is characterized by alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, phenolics, phlobatannin, saponin, steroids, tannins and terpenoids. Ethnopharmacological research revealed that the extracts and phytochemical compounds isolated from the species showed antibacterial, anti-diarrhoeal, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, antioxidant, cytotoxicity and phytotoxicity activities. Ehretia obtusifolia  should be subjected to detailed phytochemical, biological and toxicological studies.
Automatic lexical stress detection using acoustic features for computer-assisted language learning
Authors: Zhao Junhong , Yuan Hua , Liu Jia , Xia Shanhong
Published: May 2021

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The Effectiveness of Early Childhood Education Program in Public Schools of Punjab
Authors: Malik Saima , Asghar Muhammad Zaheer
Published: May 2021

Purpose: The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the current Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program regarding the facilities provided in Public Schools of Punjab. The study was quantitative in nature.

Design/Methodology/Approach: The study was quantitative in nature. Eleven districts out of fourteen districts of central Punjab were selected randomly. A self-developed checklist was deployed to collect data from public ECE schools of Punjab through a convenient sampling technique. The reliability of the checklist was measured through the pilot study with the Cronbach alpha value of 0.78.  Quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistical techniques.

Findings: Results of this study indicated that there was a shortage of separate allocated ECE rooms, trained ECE teachers, Care-giver, ECE kits, learning corners, teacher-made toys, portfolios, and furnished playgrounds. The results of this study further revealed that on average the enrollment and retention rate of katchi in the year 2018 is higher than the enrollment and retention rate in katchi of the year 2013.

Implications/Originality/Value: This study was a comprehensive report about the ECE program in Punjab which will be very useful and informative for policymakers, administration of the Quaid-Azam academy for education development, Punjab to modify the program according to the need for achieving goals as well as researchers.
GREEN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN INDIA AND BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS
Authors: Kothari D. P.
Published: May 2021

The green building design aims to minimize the need for the non-renewable energy of these resources, optimize their sustainability and maximize their conservation, recycling and usage. The use of effective building materials and construction techniques is maximized. Architectural bioclimatic technology will also optimize on-site usage of sources and sinks. It requires only minimum electricity to fuel itself and efficient appliances to meet its lighting, air-conditioning and other needs. Green buildings architecture optimizes the use of renewable energies and efficient waste and water management methods to create practical and hygienic working conditions for indoor environments. Materials such as chemical, physical and mechanical material properties and an appropriate specification are the fundamental elements of construction design and responsible for the mechanical strength of the design. The construction of green buildings is also the first step in choosing and utilizing eco-friendly materials with or better characteristics than traditional building materials. Based on the practical, technical and financial requirements, construction materials are usually selected. But, given that sustainable development has been a core issue in recent decades, building industry that is directly or indirectly responsible for a substantial share of annual environmental destruction, by pursuing environmentally sound constructions and buildings should take responsibility for contributing to sustainable growth. The quickest way for manufacturers to start integrating environmental design practices into buildings would be the diligent procurement of eco-friendly sustainable construction materials, including options for new material uses, recycling and reusing, organic product creation and green resource use. This paper aims to show how green building materials will help reduce the impact on the atmosphere and create a cleaner building that can be healthy for the occupant or our environment. In the sustainable progress of a nation, the choice of building materials that have reduced environmental burdens is helpful.
A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF TRAPEZOIDAL VARIANTS FOR NUMERICAL CUBATURE
Authors: Malik Kamran
Published: May 2021

In this work, double integration cubature schemes of Trapezoid type have been focused. Recently, some derivative-based Trapezoid-type schemes have been proposed in literature incorporating derivatives at means of the limits of integration. We carry out the exhaustive performance evaluation of the existing closed Newton-Cotes Trapezoidal (CNCT) double integral scheme with its derivative-based variants in recent literature. The derivative-free and derivative-based rules are discussed in basic forms with local error terms and composite forms with global error terms. The performance of the rules on some double integrals in the form of observed order of accuracy, computational costs and error drops demonstrates the encouraging performance of the derivative-based trapezoidal variants over the derivative-free scheme performing numerical experiments.
A NEW HARMONIC MEAN DERIVATIVE-BASED SIMPSON’S 1/3-TYPE SCHEME FOR RIEMANN- STIELTJES INTEGRAL
Authors: Memon Kashif
Published: May 2021

In this research paper, a new harmonic mean derivative-based Simpson’s 1/3 scheme has been presented for the Riemann-Stieltjes integral (RS-integral). The basic and composite forms of the proposed scheme with local and global error terms have been derived for the RS-integral. The proposed scheme has been reduced using g(t) = t for Riemann integral. Experimental work has been discussed to verify the theoretical results of the new proposed scheme against existing schemes using MATLAB. The order of accuracy, computational cost and average CPU time (in seconds) of the new proposed scheme have been computed. Finally, it is observed from computational results that the proposed scheme is better than existing schemes
SIMILARITY SOLUTION OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER FOR LIQUID EVAPORATION ALONG A VERTICAL PLATE COVERED WITH A THIN POROUS LAYER
Authors: Hasanuzzaman Md
Published: May 2021

In this paper, heat and mass transfer for liquid evaporation along a vertical plate covered with a thin porous layer has been investigated. The continuity, momentum, energy and mass balance equations, which are coupled nonlinear partial differential equations are reduced to a set of two nonlinear ordinary differential equations and solved analytically and numerically by using the shooting technique in MATLAB. The effect of various parameters like the Froude number, the porosity, the Darcy number, the Prandtl number, the Lewis number and the driving parameters on the temperature and concentration profiles are presented and discussed. It is viewed that the heat transfer performance is enhanced by the presence of a porous layer. The local Nusselt number and the local Sherwood numbers are computed and analyzed both numerically and graphically.
CONSTITUTIVE MATERIAL MODEL FOR BLOCK MASONRY AND ITS MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Authors: Junaid Iqbal Muhammad
Published: May 2021

This research work aims at the development of a material model for concrete block masonry used in the load-bearing wall as well as masonry infill. To accomplish this, various tests were performed on concrete block (solid) units and concrete block masonry assemblage. A concrete block having a size of 12 x 8 x 6 inches, were fabricated in a mortar ratio of 1:4, 1:2:2, 1:8 and 1:4:4. The compressive strength of concrete block prisms having size 24.36 x 8.04 x 18.72 inches, was also determined by conducting the compressive strength test. The shear strength of square prisms, having size 26.76 x 8.04 x 25.20 inches, was found by applying diagonal loading. To investigate the bond shear strength of concrete block masonry, triplet tests were carried out on block masonry prisms. Before conduct, a test on block assemblage specimens, the constituent materials of block assemblage i.e. block and mortar were also tested for different properties. The average compressive strength of concrete block (12”x8”x6”) was 302.25 psi and the average unit weight was 119.83 lb/ft3. The compressive strength of mortars of 1:4, 1:2:2, 1:8 and 1:4:4 was 2367, 1752,815 and 1332 psi respectively.
A NEW SECOND ORDER DERIVATIVE FREE METHOD FOR NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF NON-LINEAR ALGEBRAIC AND TRANSCENDENTAL EQUATIONS USING INTERPOLATION TECHNIQUE
Authors: Jamali Sanaullah
Published: May 2021

Its most important task in numerical analysis to find roots of nonlinear equations, several methods already exist in literature to find roots but in this paper, we introduce a unique idea by using the interpolation technique. The proposed method derived from the newton backward interpolation technique and the convergence of the proposed method is quadratic, all types of problems (taken from literature) have been solved by this method and compared their results with another existing method (bisection method (BM), regula falsi method (RFM), secant method (SM) and newton raphson method (NRM)) it’s observed that the proposed method have fast convergence. MATLAB/C++ software is used to solve problems by different methods.
DESIGN OF FULLY AUTOMATIC HYBRID SOLAR BASED WATER IRRIGATION, CROPS PROTECTION, AND WATER HARVESTING SYSTEM
Authors: Parviz Anwar
Published: May 2021

Since water scarcity is an emerging problem in Pakistan; Water Resources Preservation is a matter of substantial importance. When excess water is used for agricultural purposes, it may damage the crops. Manual control and management of water for agricultural purposes take a lot of effort and time. This research work is an effort to propose and implement a fully automated solar irrigation system that may solve the problem of excessive usage of water for agricultural purposes. This proposed system, after sensing various indicators such as wind, temperature, soil, and rain, turns the water motor on and off accordingly and thus ensures calculated and wise usage of water. Moreover, our proposed system has a covering mechanism that covers the model during the rain and when needed.
LOGIC RETAINING POWER AMONG GENDERS AND EFFECT OF TIME CONSTRAINTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF UNDERGRADS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Authors: Husain Imtiaz
Published: May 2021

Logic has a vital role throughout human history. It considers important for the mental development and performance of the student. The present study was conducted to evaluate the proficiency and logic retaining power and the effect of time constraints on undergraduate university students. Tests comprised of three categories Arithmetic, Algebra, and Geometry. Each section was comprised of 10 questions with four possible answers to respond within the 10 minutes duration. The test was divided into two different questionnaires. One hundred and seventy-five students both males and females took part in the survey and undergo mathematical logic tests. Scores, responding time and differences among the gender profound that males were more logical as compared to females to retain the mathematical logic and performed the assigned task in 23% less time and achieved 20% more scores. Whereas, the significant correlation found among the understanding level of logic, gender gap and the performance among the undergrad’s university students (r = 0.963; P<0.05), which depend upon the factor of time constraints as well as the self-concept and concentration about the topic.
THE USE OF DOMINO CARDS AS TEACHING MEDIA OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT SMP N 6 WONOGIRI
Authors: Aji Byantara Cantaka Mayestiendra
Published: May 2021

This study explains how the teachers used domino cards in teaching descriptive text at SMP 6 Wonogiri. This type of research is descriptive qualitative. The subjects of this study were teachers and students of SMP 6 Wonogiri with 2 teachers and 6 students.This study uses interview and observation techniques in data collection. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of teaching descriptive text using domino cards improved students’ vocabulary mastery, student enthusiastic in learning process and fluency in writing descriptive text.  However, there were several difficulties faced by the students as expressed by as follows: 1) the students had limited vocabulary and a tenses. 2) The students were unfamiliar with and never used domino cards before. 3) The students found it difficult to understand the instructions given. Although experiencing some difficulties, the students felt happy and enthusiastic about the domino cards as teaching media in learning descriptive texts.
Revising Syntactic Interference on Conversation Scripts by Contrastive Analysis Teaching Method
Authors: Putri Gita Ardiantari Ida Ayu
Published: May 2021

This study is a research to the third semester of DIV Midwifery students of Kartini Polytechnique Denpasar on Bahasa Inggris I class. The purpose of this research are (1) to identify the syntactic interference of Indonesian Language into English found in conversation scripts written by the third semester of DIV Midwifery students and (2) to investigate the quality of English conversation scripts after the application of contrastive analysis method. The data of this study were taken from English conversation scripts written by the third semester of DIV Midwifery students of Kartini Polytechnique. The interview and observation method also used in collecting the data of this research to find out the students understanding in English syntactic structure. The data were grouped, tabulated and analyzed through sociolinguistic theory of interference that supported by Surface Strategy Taxonomy as well, and the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis. Based on the analysis, the syntactic interferences found are in level of phrase, clause and sentence; and the error caused by omission, addition, and mis-formation. The interview and observation method showed the increase of the student understanding in English syntactic structure after the application of contrastive analysis method that effect the better quality of English conversation scripts.
Teachers’ Readiness in Teaching English Based on Curriculum 2013 at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 1 Kolaka
Authors: Reskiawan Bimas - , Idris Henny Novianti
Published: May 2021

Successful of curriculum 2013 not only on the accuracy and comprehensive design of curriculum substance, but from the principal leadership at the level of school and leadership of teachers at the level of class.The objectives of this research was to describe the teachers’ readiness in teaching English based on curriculum 2013 at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 1 Kolaka which viewed from dimension of planning, process, and evaluation. The design of the research was qualitative. When conduct the research, the researcher using two instruments in collecting the data, they are: questionnaire and interview. Subject of this research was all of the English teachers in Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 1 Kolaka. This research was conducted along one week. The result of this research exposed that teachers already taught English subject based on curriculum 2013, which viewed from dimension of teaching planning, the percentage was 87,41%. Teaching process, the percentage was 80,46%. Teaching evaluation, the percentage was 83,52%.
Online Learning Solution: Ice Breaking Application to Increase Student Motivation
Authors: Pratama Hendrik , Maduretno Tri Wahyuni , Yusro Andista Candra
Published: May 2021

The purpose of this study was to find out the effectiveness of ice breaking as an effort to increase the students’ learning motivation. This research was conducted in the Science Education Study Program of STKIP PGRI Nganjuk, East Java, Indonesia. The sample in this study was 25 students in the third semester who took the mechanics course.The sample used in this study was taken using purposive sampling technique. This type of comparative research is used in this study. Data collection techniques used, questionnaires, observation sheets, and documentation. This type of research is comparative which is used to examine differences in student learning motivation before and after being treated. The results of the study were based on the Paired T Test shows value probability/ p Paired T test value of 0.000. This means that there are differences in student learning motivation after being given the ice breaking learning model. This ice breaking was implemented as an effort to reduce saturation and boredom of the students during the learning process. The new thing that is obtained is that the application of games can increase learning motivation
El impacto de la crisis sanitaria COVID-19 en la administración de las organizaciones de Economía Popular y Solidaria
Authors: León-Pasquel David Armando , Ayuy-Dutan Josselyn Gabriel , Tsukanka-Sharup María Magdalena
Published: May 2021

El presente trabajo analiza el impacto de la crisis sanitaria Covid-19 en la administración de las organizaciones de Economía Popular y Solidaria de las Provincias de Pastaza y Morona Santiago del sector agropecuario mediante una investigación a las organizaciones pertenecientes a IEPS y de igual forma a las entidades que brindan apoyo a este sector productivo, de esta forma se obtendrá información necesaria para la realización del presente trabajo educativo. Esto es necesario en base de que las organizaciones y empresas a nivel mundial han experimentado inconvenientes en sus actividades comerciales, generando de este modo inconvenientes económicos tanto de manera asociativa como individual de cada socio y trabajador. La investigación en sí, se centra en la relación existente entre las asociaciones agropecuarias y los organismos gubernamentales, específicamente con el Instituto de Economía Popular y Solidaría quienes han establecido conexiones fuertes con los emprendimientos asociativos en las provincias de todo el país. La investigación, es de carácter exploratorio, en donde se establece un estudio de la situación actual que está viviendo la economía del país por los impactos que el Covid-19 ha generado en los últimos meses, utilizando para su medición la recolección de datos de diversas fuentes, entre ellas encuestas mediante las cuales se procesa información de las asociaciones pertinentes, siendo estas mismas encuestadas posteriormente para conocer con veracidad el impacto de la crisis sanitaria covid-19 en la administración de las organizaciones de economía popular y solidaria de las provincias de Pastaza y Morona Santiago del sector agropecuario. Dichos datos expresan que las asociaciones de interés han sufrido grandes impactos tanto administrativos, como de distribución de productos y adquisición de materia prima puesto que la política gubernamental establecida a favor del cuidado de la ciudadanía frente a la crisis sanitaría ocasionaron cambios drásticos en la actividad comercial hasta el momento.
Realización de audio como elemento complementario a la rehabilitación de personas privadas de la libertad
Authors: Gárate-Andrade Wilson
Published: May 2021

Dentro de las posibilidades que brinda el “Convenio marco suscrito entre el Ministerio de Justicia, Derechos Humanos y Cultos- MJDHC y la Universidad de Cuenca”; desde septiembre de 2014 se desarrolla el Plan de capacitación dirigido a los internos del Centro de Rehabilitación Social Integral Centro Sur, CRS Turi. Su finalidad es la elaboración de contenidos de realización de audio que estimulen el conocimiento de la gestión de medio radio y permita el ejercicio de los derechos de acceso y participación en la comunicación y de manera particular al derecho a emitir y recibir información. Todo en el marco de laslibertades de pensamiento y de expresión. Se desarrolla al inicio de cada periodo académico  universitario; en marzo y octubre con la colaboración de un grupo de estudiantes voluntarios de las carreras de Periodismo y Comunicación de la Facultad de Filosofía, Letras y Ciencias de la Comunicación Social, de la Universidad de Cuenca. Se trata de un proceso interactivo y participativo de generación de contenidos de comunicación ligados a reafirmar sus prácticas de valores.
Un aporte de la academia a la competitividad de los artesanos y mipymes. Proyecto 17-2017
Authors: Sánchez-Maldonado Marco Fabricio , Tinoco-Egas Raquel Miroslava , Maldonado Castillo Stefany Valeria
Published: May 2021

Es loable como los artesanos y microempresarios esquivan adversidades de toda índole, para sobrellevar sus actividades. Desarrollar estos negocios y ser competitivos es un reto que muchas veces logran de forma empírica, o por imitación. A pesar de existir leyes, códigos y reglamentos que benefician al consumidor final al momento de realizar importaciones, el desconocimiento de estas normativas implica para empresarios y productores tener costos de producción elevados. La intermediación comercial incrementa los precios al consumidor final de maquinarias o insumos vitales para sus actividades productivas. Este factor muchas veces especulativo, es lo que pone en desventaja a los artesanos o emprendedores ecuatorianos, al tener costos operativos elevados que se reflejan en el precio final de sus productos que no pueden competir con sus pares importados, aunque existan barreras arancelarias para proteger la producción nacional. La intervención de la universidad en estos sectores (social, económico, laboral o desde el punto de vista que se quiera ver) es diversificando la visión estudiantil para atender estos emprendimientos que prometen más experiencias laborales y de aplicación de los conocimientos impartidos a los estudiantes en las aulas. Escuadrones de estudiantes identifican artesanos y microempresarios con necesidades de importación, se realizan las consultas de campo necesarias para proceder con una apropiada asesoría de importación de insumos o maquinarias que le resulte viable al potencial importador. Se ha evidenciado en muchas de estas simulaciones de importaciones, que los productos que necesitan nuestros asesorados, se comercializan localmente con márgenes de ganancia que son especulativos en sobremanera.
3D-Printed Absorbers for Solar-Driven Interfacial Water Evaporation: A Mini-Review
Authors: Tijing Leonard , Dizon John Ryan , Cruz Jr. Gil
Published: May 2021

Solar-driven interfacial water evaporation (SWE) is considered as a promising sustainable solution for clean water production especially for remote and off-grid communities. Various approaches have been developed in the last decade to improve the evaporation and thermal efficiency of the system, and to make it more robust for long-term operation. In recent years, 3D printing has emerged as an attractive method to fabricate simple and complex absorber geometries for SWE. In this mini-review, we present the new developments of 3D-printed solar absorbers including the various designs, fabrication strategies, challenges and opportunities. This study hopes to provide more insights into the use of additive manufacturing for improving the absorber design and performance of SWE.
Current and Voltage Imbalances at BPTIK Universitas PGRI Semarang
Authors: Margono Margono , Farikhah Irna
Published: May 2021

Energy conservation is an effort to increase energy efficiency. This research conducted an energy audit in the BPTIK (Badan Pengembangan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi) department room at the Universitas PGRI Semarang, observing the value of electrical parameters, especially unbalanced voltage and current that have the potential to cause neutral currents. In this study the calculated unbalanced voltage value is 0.64% and unbalanced current is 20.25%. From the current development, the neutral current produces an average of 1.72 Amperes. From the value of the neutral current can be calculated the energy lost in the conductor neutral wire per day is about 0.01% of energy consumption by the load per day
Application Biplot and K-Medians Clustering to Group Export Destination Countries of Indonesia’s Product
Authors: Islami Rahmi Lathifah , Sihombing Pardomuan Robinson
Published: May 2021

A good increasing export will yield foreign exchange to a country, and subsequently funding its country growth. In Indonesia, export is one of the biggest foreign contributors. As we can see that the countries Indonesia export to are more than 100, it is a must to group them based on their similarity. Biplot and cluster analysis are statistic methods which are used as tool to classify data based on variable explanatory. There are outliers in data acquired. Outliers are observation data which is appeared to be extremely different to the other data. Those data are identified by leverage method. in summary, this research applies K-Medians Clustering Method using Manhattan Distance to resolve outliers while grouping the countries based on their export data. The data contains export data of 182 countries in the year of 2017. R 3.5.1 software was used to calculate in this analysis. The clustering shows us that each continent form difference clusters. Asia has 4 clusters while the rest each has 3 clusters. In addition, we can conclude that several clusters have high value export of Indonesia for certain variables.
Automatic Complaints Categorization Using Random Forest and Gradient Boosting
Authors: Anwar Muchamad Taufiq
Published: May 2021

Capturing and responding to complaints from the public is an important effort to develop a good city/country. This project aims to utilize Data Mining to automatize complaints categorization. More than 35,000 complaints in Bangalore city, India, were retrieved from the “I Change My City” website (https://www.ichangemycity.com). The vector space of the complaints was created using Term Frequency–Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF) and the multi-class text classifications were done using Random Forest (RF) and Gradient Boosting (GB). Results showed that both RF and GB have similar performance with an accuracy of 73% on the 10-classes multi-class classification task. Result also showed that the model is highly dependent on the word usage in the complaint's description. Future research directions to increase task performance are also suggested.
Implementation of K-Means and K-Medians Clustering in Several Countries Based on Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018
Authors: Sihombing Pardomuan Robinson
Published: May 2021

The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an instrument to assess the ranking of innovation capabilities of all countries. The sub-index of the GII has seven enabler pillars: Institutions, Human Capital and Research, Infrastructure, Market sophistication, Business Sophistication, Knowledge and Technology Outputs, and Creative Outputs. The k-means method and k-medians method are methods for cluster countries based on GII. Cluster 1 in k-means method consists of 48 Countries, Cluster 2 consists of 45 Countries and Cluster 3 consists of 33 Countries and has the average value of seven variables are the highest. Cluster 1 in k-medians method consists of 33 Countries and has the average value of seven variables are the highest., Cluster 2 consists of 53 Countries and Cluster 3 consists of 40 Countries. The result clustering with using k-means method and k-medians method showed that k-medians is better than k-means method because the variance value of k-medians is smaller than k-means.
“Branket” Design as a Safe Deposit Box Security System using Arduino-Based Tap Sensor
Authors: Trikusuma Arsha Raulnadi , Rizqa Mona , Wardhana Dhimas Aria , Nada Noora Qotrun
Published: May 2021

Safe is a safe place to store valuables or documents. Because they are usually made of strong and hard materials, a safe is a place to store valuables and important documents in the event of a natural disaster or fire. In addition, the safe is also equipped with a locking system so that it can also be used to secure valuables or documents from theft. Usually, safes are used by agencies or companies and the general public who have valuable items or documents. Safe security systems that have been used generally use either a manual lock, a rotary lock, or a digital lock. There are several security system developments in the safe, including using a microcontroller-based password and fingerprint code, a fingerprint sensor and an Arduino UNO-based RF remote control, using a microcontroller via SMS and FSK facilities, and other developments in the safe security system. “Branket” (Tap Safe) is a safe with a smart lock system using a knock pattern. The bracket is composed of several electronic components, mainly a microcontroller, a solenoid lock, and a piezoelectric knock sensor. The workflow for using the bracket begins by pressing the power button to turn on the bracket. Then the user sticks his hand into the small space to store or opens the safe by tapping the sensor according to the pattern. Increased security on the bank account includes a locking system with a secret knock pattern, easy to remember by the owner, faster opening of the safe, and the process of opening the safe is difficult for others to know. It is hoped that “branket” will become a new innovation in a unique locking system that still has a high level of security.
Aprendizaje complejo en la educación superior ecuatoriana / Complex learning in Ecuadorian higher education
Authors: Zambrano R. Jimmy
Published: May 2021

Las carreras de educación superior de Ecuador deben contribuir con la construcción de la sociedad del Buen Vivir. Para esto se sugiere rediseñar el currículum y la enseñanza a partir de modelos que desarrollen el aprendizaje y la experticia de los estudiantes, a fin que resuelvan los problemas cruciales de la sociedad ecuatoriana. En este trabajo primero se plantea la necesidad de articular la metodología de diseño curricular con la evidencia empírica, sobre las mejores condiciones para aprender y desarrollar el talento humano. Segundo, se argumenta que el enfoque basado en la solución de problemas contribuiría significativamente a esta articulación. Y por último, se presenta el diseño curricular e instruccional de los cuatro componentes del diseño instruccional para el aprendizaje complejo, como un modelo alternativo que guíe la implementación adecuada de carreras de educación superior. Se concluye que la articulación entre las teorías del aprendizaje, el diseño curricular y la solución de problemas, es una vía promisoria para la construcción de la sociedad del Buen Vivir.  ABSTRACTEcuadorian higher education careers must contribute building a Good Living society. This suggests redesigning the curriculum and instruction from models that develop learning and student expertise in order to solve the crucial problems of the Ecuadorian society. Due to, this paper firstly proposes the need to articulate the curriculum design methodology with the empirical evidence about the best conditions to learn and develop human talent. Secondly, it suggests that the problem-solving approach can contribute significantly to this articulation. And finally, it presents the instructional design model of four components to complex learning to design curriculum instructional programs as an alternative model to guide the effective implementation of programs in higher education. It concludes proposing that the integration between learning theories, curriculum design, and problem-solving approach is a promising way to build the Good Living society.
La planificación nacional en Ecuador: planes de desarrollo y ordenamiento territorial, y el sistema de seguimiento y evaluación SIGAD / National planning in Ecuador: development and territorial planning plans, and the SIGAD monitoring and evaluation system
Authors: Peñaherrera Cabezas Jorge Eduardo
Published: May 2021

La Secretaría Nacional de Planificación y Desarrollo (SENPLADES), establece los mecanismos, metodologías y procedimientos aplicables a la generación y administración de la información para la planificación, así como sus estándares de calidad y pertinencia; además define los procedimientos y estándares, para el reporte de los Planes de Desarrollo y Ordenamiento Territorial (PDOT) al Sistema de Información para los Gobiernos Autónomos Descentralizados (SIGAD). Con el fin de optimizar las intervenciones públicas y de aplicar el numeral 3 del Art. 272 de la Constitución los Gobiernos Autónomos descentralizados (GAD), reportan anualmente a la Secretaría Nacional de Planificación y Desarrollo (SENPLADES) el cumplimiento de las metas propuestas en sus respectivos planes. El propósito de este estudio es analizar aspectos esenciales de la guía metodológica de elaboración de los PDOT aplicada entre 2014 -2015, y el sistema de evaluación SIGAD, con el fin de diagnosticar sus puntos débiles, e intentar plasmar recomendaciones y alternativas para su mejor desempeño. En primer lugar se realizará un diagnóstico de los puntos más representativos de la elaboración de los PDOT, para seguidamente abordar las cuestiones del sistema de evaluación SIGAD. ABSTRACTThe National Secretariat of Planning and Development (SENPLADES) develops mechanisms, methodologies and procedures applicable to the generation and management of information for planning, and quality standards for it; further defines the procedures and standards for reporting the Plans PDOT into an evaluation System for Decentralized Autonomous Governments SIGAD. In order to optimize public interventions and to implement paragraph 3 of Article 272 of the Constitution; the autonomous governments report annually to the National Secretariat of Planning and Development the accomplishment of the goals set out in their respective plans. The purpose of this study is to analyze key aspects of the methodological development guide of PDOT applied between 2014 -2015 and the evaluation system SIGAD, in order to diagnose their weaknesses, and try to capture recommendations and alternatives for better performance. First a diagnosis of the most representative points of the development of PDOT will be held, to then address the issues of the evaluation system SIGAD.
PROFILE BENIGN TYPE OF CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA IN GENERAL HOSPITAL OF THE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA
Authors: Poluan Fransiskus Harf , Utomo Bambang Suprayogi Resi , Dharmayanti Jaene
Published: May 2021

Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) Tubotympanic Type is a CSOM without cholesteatoma, limited to the mucosa, and seldom causes complications. According to WHO, the incidence of the CSOM is estimated to be 65 – 330 million worldwide. Prevalence CSOM in Indonesia is 3,9%. According to a survey conducted in 7 provinces in 1996 in Indonesia, most middle ears morbidity is CSOM, especially the CSOM benign type 3%. This study's objective was to identify Profile Benign Type of CSOM at the General Hospital of the Christian University of Indonesia. This study uses a descriptive method and retrospective cross-sectionals. Data retrieval using the secondary database on the patient's medical records. The sample obtained is 60 patients with a total sampling from January 2017 – December 2018. Based on the research result, the highest proportion based on gender is female 33 people (55 %). Based on age, mainly in 55-59 years ten people (16,7 %). Based on the infected ear is right ear 35 people (58,3 %) and based on clinical symptoms, is otorrhea by 46 people (76,7%). Based on risk factor was that there were 53 people (88,3 %) and history of otitis media. Based on the tympanic membrane's perforation, which is a central perforation of 57 people (95 %).
CORRELATION BETWEEN DIETING PATTERNS WITH TOTAL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS IN BLOOD IN THE HKBP CHURCH CONGREGATION ON SEPTEMBER 2018
Authors: Prihantini Nur Nunu
Published: May 2021

Serum total cholesterol levels above 200mg/ () have repeatedly been correlated with cardiovascular and other degenerative diseases. Many risk factors can lead to , one of which is the dietary pattern. A dietary pattern is one simple way to start, which can be modified to avoid . This study describes the correlation between dietary pattern with serum total cholesterol levels within HKBP church congregation in September 2018 using a cross-sectional study, and the sample was obtained from accidental sampling. Therefore, there is no requirement for both inclusion and exclusion criteria. In total, 38 respondents contributed to this research. Data retrieval was done using questionnaires for the dietary pattern and rapid test for the serum total cholesterol levels. The data was used to analyze by the Pearson Chi-Square test. Based on the study result, there was a significant relationship between carbohydrate consumption frequency with the respondents' serum total cholesterol levels (p = 0,031). In contrast, the significant relationship between protein consumption frequency (p = 0,631), fat consumption frequency (p = 0150), fiber consumption frequency (p = 0,631) and fast-food consumption frequency (p = 0,150) with serum total cholesterol levels of the respondents were not found.