bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Internal Audit's Role in Minimize Credit Troubled
Authors:   Postgraduate Program master’s in accounting Gajayana University Malang, lisa Oyang , Orbaningsih Dwi ,   Postgraduate Program master’s in accounting Gajayana University Malang, Aditya Novita ,   Alumni of the Master of Accounting Postgraduate Program at Gajayana University Malang
Published: March 2023

This study aims to analyze the role of internal audit in minimizing non-performing loans. The location is at PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia Lumajang Branch Office. Using a descriptive research approach, it was found that: first, internal audit plays an important role in minimizing non-performing loans by providing assessments, recommendations and improvements to the non-performing credit process. Thus, the non-performing credit process can be more convincing, because it has gone through several stages of auditing; Second, the role of internal audit in minimizing non-performing loans is quite effective. This can be indicated by the non-performing loan ratio at the end of 2021 reaching 5.00% in accordance with applicable regulations.
Criminal Policy Corruption Natural Resources In The Fisheries Sector
Authors: Asis Abd , Lewerissa Yanti Amelia
Published: March 2023

Introduction: The criminal policy of natural resource corruption in the fisheries sector can be carried out using two approaches, namely the penal approach and the non-penal approach.Purposes of the Research: .Methods of the Research: This research method is normative juridical while still involving the role of other social sciences in legal social studies. The approach used in this research is a statutory approach and a conceptual approach. Data collection was carried out by literature study and then analyzed qualitatively.Results of the Research: IUU Fishing practices such as transshipment, fraudulent acts of marking down ship sizes, using unreported foreign crew members or using falsified documents, bribing bribes in permit processing and various actions that lead to corrupt practices in the fisheries sector cause the country to suffer huge losses and have a bad impact on the country. people's welfare and exploitation of natural resources that can damage the ecosystem. For this reason, there is a need for criminal policy or efforts to overcome corruption by using two approaches, namely a repressive penal approach and a preventive non-penal approach.
Criminal Sentence Disparity of Village Funds Abuse In Maluku
Authors: Corputty Patrick , Pasalbessy John Dirk , Hattu Jacob , Salamor Yonna Beatrix
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Difference or disparity in sentencing is one of the important topics in criminal law. The disparity in sentencing means that there are differences in the amount of punishment handed down by the court in cases that have the same characteristics.Purposes of the Research: The purpose of this study is to find out why there is a disparity in criminal penalties in court verdicts in cases of corruption in the misuse of village funds in Maluku.Methods of the Research: This study uses a normative juridical method.Results of the Research: Based on the results of the study, essentially the disparity in imposing criminal penalties in court verdicts on corruption cases of misuse of village funds is due to strafmaat (criminal threats) for different perpetrators.
A Form of Accountability CV Sumber Berkat Makmur Which Encroached On Customary Forests
Authors: Angga La Ode , Labetubun Muchtar Anshary Hamid , Fataruba Sabri
Published: March 2023

Introduction: The people of Sabuai Village reject the existence of a company that has been operating since 2019 Until now, the Environment Agency has never processed documents, either Amdal or other environmental documents according to the acting Head of the Maluku Province Environment Area. The people of Sabuai Village deny the existence of a company that has been operating since 2019, because it is suspected of cutting down and managing customary forest products without permission.Purposes of the Research: The long goal is to find out the Form of Accountability of CV Sumber Berkat Makmur that Encroaches on Customary Forests in the Research Environment of Eastern Sabuai Seram Village.Methods of the Research: The approach method used in this study is sociological juridical which is a descriptive study of qualitative analysis. This study seeks to illustrate what is happening in the Indigenous peoples of Sabuai Village, SBT. The data collection techniques used in this study were: Interviews, questionnaires and literature studies.Results of the Research: The form of cv accountability of the source of prosperous blessings that encroached on customary forests in Sabuai Village, Eastern Seram Regency, namely: From the point of view of administrative law, permission is a public service. In fact, permits as one of the sources of destruction and pollution in the name of illegal logging, illegal fissing and illegal maning. Thus illegal logging is a fraudulent practice since from licensing, activities, results of activities, actors and the purpose of their sale subscribe to the law. Legal liability under civil law in illegal encroachment is: The principle of liability based on unlawful acts, the Principle of absolute liability (strike liability) and the Principle of Liability based on Unlawful Acts.
Anti-Corruption Culture: Maren and Yelim’s Perspective on Kei Society
Authors: Rado Rudini Hasyim , Betaubun Restu Monika Nia
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Controlling corruption by relying too much on a legal approach cannot always be implemented, but what needs to be made effective and efficient is non-law-based prevention efforts through local wisdom approaches.Purposes of the Research: This research is focused on exploring anti-corruption cultural values in the Kei community as an internalization of efforts to prevent corruption where so far similar research has been minimal.Methods of the Research: The type of normative juridical research is then analyzed using qualitative research methods that are oriented towards a value approach and a policy approach. Data were taken from journal literature studies and other scientific works.Results of the Research: The results of the study show that the Maren and/or Yelim praxis can become a forum for togetherness for the Kei people as a fundamental basis for eradicating corrupt behaviour as well as an effort to realize and build anti-corruption integrity values, including, honesty, caring, independence, discipline, responsibility, hard work, modest, brave, and fair.
Alternative Dispute Resolution In Cyber Dispute Resolution With Mediation Techniques
Authors: Jamillah Jamillah , Maswandi Maswandi
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Law enforcement and protection for cyber cases is focused on the protection of cyber victims consisting of physical or psychological violence, retaliation, humiliation, and mistreatment of people who commit cyber crimes, the sophistication of the media makes people often involved with cyber crimes. Where the focus of this paper discusses alternative cyber dispute resolution.Purposes of the Research: The purpose of this study is to explain the concept of cyber dispute resolution by using mediation as an option.Methods of the Research: The research method used is normative legal research with a statute legal approach and a conceptual approach.Results of the Research: Cyber dispute resolution, cyber crimes that can be done anywhere, even with the sophistication of technology today is possible for a criminal to use equipment that allows difficult or even untraceable places about where the crime was committed so that the first step in alternative dispute resolution is using persuasive ways with mediation mechanisms and then further, improving the quality of law enforcement in, make the law as the basis in every action in order to create equality before the law and the rule of law.
Legal Analysis of The Financing Agreement Through The Application For Legal Examination The Fiduciary Guarantee Act The Constitutional Court
Authors: Sipayung Iskandar Muda
Published: March 2023

Introduction: The occurrence of legal problems related to objects that become fiduciary security, where some existing and well-known consumer finance institutions (leasing) often deal with the law, which is caused by default/inkar promises by consumers as fiduciary rights providers, so that leasing often deals with the authorities diakarenakan in taking action against delinquent consumers.Purposes of the Research: The purpose of this study is to explain the paradigm of material testing on the legal protection of fiduciary.Methods of the Research: The research method used is normative legal research with a statute legal approach and a conceptual approach.Results of the Research: Legal arrangements are needed for legal protection for consumer finance institutions (leasing) in obtaining fiduciary guarantees which in accordance with the agreement between leasing and consumers, are entitled to and belong to the institution if the consumer has defaulted/inkar promise, so that it can return the creditor, can be auctioned to the public, so that it does not have an impact on the economy, both from the company's revenue and the sustainability of the financing industry in Indonesia.
Application of Customary Criminal Penalty On Cases Involving Women
Authors: Wadjo Hadibah Zachra , Toule Elsa Rina Maya , Fadillah Astuti Nur
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Violence against women is still taking place. Nowadays, issues involving women are increasingly becoming one of the crucial issues in society, not only at the national level, but also at the global level.Purposes of the Research: The purpose of this study is to find out about the application of customary criminal penalties to cases involving women.Methods of the Research: Normative legal research is carried out by examining laws and regulations, jurisprudence and values that lives in society.Results of the Research: The application of penalties for violators in Negeri Amahai, Negeri Haruru, Negeri Nua Nea, Negeri Rutah, and Negeri Souhoku, Negeri Tamilouw highly respects traditional values, which always protect their regions. The customs of their ancestors, until now still exist in people's lives. In fact, until now, the existence of indigenous peoples in several countries in Central Maluku is still maintained, and customary law is maintained by the people of Central Maluku because customary law is pure and can reduce conflicts and erase the stains contained in society.
The Study on Characteristics of Heat Treatment of The AA2024 Aluminum Alloys
Authors: Garchani Fatima Ezzohra El , Kabiri Moulay Rachid
Published: March 2023

This study examined the behavior of AA2024 aluminum alloys, which received different heat treatments, i.e., homogenization, quenching, artificial aging, and recrystallization. The homogenization temperature is set at 495 °C for 5 hours and followed by slow cooling in the furnace. Then a quenching treatment was done with cold water. Artificially aged alloys were heated to 495 °C for 5 hours, followed by rapid water cooling, then heating to 140 °C for 2 hours, and followed by slow cooling in the furnace. The recrystallization treatment was also studied by heating the solution to 495 °C for 5 hours, followed by rapid cooling with cold water and heating to 310 °C for 3 hours in the furnace. In this study, we used an optical microscope and a scanning electron microscope to analyze the microstructures of the samples. X-ray fluorescence analysis was used to determine the proportion of each element on the surface of each alloy. Phase and structural analyses were performed by X-ray diffraction while the mass loss was calculated after 60 hours of exposure for all samples in a climate chamber. Our work revealed that the rate of mass loss could decrease with heat treatment of the alloy due to the emergence of additional phases and dispersoids. The result showed that the surface fraction of each element was changed due to heat treatment in an aggressive environment, in which the Al2Cu and Al2CuMg phases disappeared after the solution treatment as revealed from the XRD data.
INSTITUTIONAL ETHNOGRAPHY: THE MAIN ASPECTS AND THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS
Authors: TEKİN BABUÇ Zeynep
Published: March 2023

This paper demonstrates how institutional ethnography provides a way forward for social scientists to explore how social organization of work shape people’s daily lives and transform their experiences into institutional knowledge. Institutional ethnography is a qualitative method of inquiry taking individual’s experience and standpoint as a starting point and try to explore the textually mediated forms of coordination and control in institutional settings. According to this theory, institutional texts are tools that transform subjects' experiences into knowledge necessary for institutional functioning. Institutional ethnography claims that the transformation of knowledge leads the a bifurcation between the reality of the owner of the actual experience and the institutional reality. As a result, the individual whose experience is processed and transformed for the needs priorities of the system is alienated from his/her own experience and becomes disadvantaged against the institutional system. Within this regard, institutional ethnography has a critical and activist perspective with its search for power relations and social inequalities within institutional organizations. In this paper, the theoretical and philosophical foundations of institutional ethnography, and its main concepts and principles as a research methodology are revealed by the systematic review of the relevant literature. In addition, the differences and common aspects of institutional ethnography from other sociological theories such as the feminist standpoint approach, Marxist theory, ethnomethodology and phenomenology have been tried to be revealed.
Artificial Intelligent Techniques for Identifying the Cause of Disturbances in the Power Grid
Authors: Khaleel Mohamed , Abulifa Salah Ali , Abulifa Adel Ali
Published: March 2023

The intricacy of the power system configuration, coupled with the contemporary trends in power generation and demand, renders the attainment of adequate supply quality a daunting task for distribution companies. Several regulations govern the power quality (PQ) of the electrical system. In addition, EN-50160 outlines the voltage characteristics supplied by public electricity networks, which directly impact distribution companies. Secondly, the EN-61000 standards series regulates the electromagnetic compatibility of network-connected devices, which affects the loads. Both power companies and device manufacturers are responsible for ensuring and being impacted by the quality of supply. Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques refer to a variety of methods and algorithms that enable machines to perform tasks that typically require human-like intelligence, such as perception, reasoning, learning, and decision-making. AI techniques include machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, robotics, expert systems, and other approaches that use algorithms to analyze and understand complex data, recognize patterns, and make predictions or decisions based on that data Notwithstanding the regulations, there are still unresolved aspects of the supply quality, one of the most significant being the location of the origin of disturbances. This article presents an investigation of the main techniques used to identify the cause of disturbances and locate their origin in the power grid.
The Determination of Tannin Content and Larvicidal Activity Test Of Ripe Sapodilla Fruit Peel (Manilkara zapota)
Authors: Trisnawati Ade , Wahyuningsih Sri , Yahya Febriyandhi
Published: March 2023

This study aimed to determine the results of total tannin content determination of sapodilla peel extract (Manilkara zapota) and the effectiveness of sapodilla peel extract (Manilkara zapota) as a Aedes aegypti mosquito larvicide. The method used was a quantitative descriptive with a purposive sampling method. The sample was ripe sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) peel. The determination of tannin content in sample extracts was analyzed using UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The extraction of tannins from sapodilla peel (Manilkara zapota) was carried out by maceration method using 70 % ethanol. Based on the research results it was found that the total content of sapodilla peel extract was 3,058 mg GAE/g extract. The results of the larvicide test showed that the sapodilla peel extract could be used as an Aedes aegypti larvicide with the most effective concentration in killing 50% of the larvae at a concentration of 20,000 ppm.
Positive effects of Quercetin, Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Ascorbic Acid composition in the treatment of women with metabolic syndrome
Authors: Shatilo Valeri , Antoniuk-Shcheglova Ivanna , Naskalova Svitlana , Bondarenko Olena , Monastyrov Mykola , Prikhna Tetiana
Published: March 2023

Relevance of study. Metabolic syndrome (MS) increases the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and type ІІ diabetes. Correction of the MS manifestations is important for reducing cardiovascular risk.
Aim - to study the effects of using a composition consisting of quercetin (Q), polyvalent iron oxide nanoparticles (IONs) and ascorbic acid (AA) in women with MS.
Materials and methods. 60 women with MS took part in the study. They were divided equally into two groups. The control group patients received a placebo for one month, and the main group received a composition of Q, IONs and AA for one month too. Anthropometric parameters, fasting plasma glucose level and standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), serum lipid concentration, and microvascular endothelial function in a sample with reactive post-occlusion hyperemia were determined.
Results. The use of the composition led to a decrease in the glycemia level of both on an empty stomach and after 2 hours of SGTT, the concentration of total cholesterol and low-density lipoproteins in blood serum in atherogenic dyslipidemia patients. At the same time, there was an improvement in the endothelium functional state of the microvessels, as evidenced by an increase in the maximum volume velocity of skin blood flow in the reactive hyperemia test.
Conclusion. It was found that the use of a composition Q, IONs and AA had a positive effect on cardiovascular risk factors in MS patients.
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Keywords: iron oxide nanoparticles; quercetin; metabolic syndrome; glucose and blood lipids; the microvascular endothelium function.
The Nexus between Capital Flight and Economic Growth. A Panel Data Investigation of the Mediating Role of Inflation (Kenya: 1986-2021)
Authors: Macheru Joseph
Published: March 2023

Purpose: This paper investigates whether inflation moderated the relationship between capital flight and economic growth in Kenya. The study attempts to answer one question. Has the effect of capital flight on economic growth been influenced significantly by the inflation rate in Kenya?

Design/methodology/approach – The panel data for the variables under study, collected from World Investment Reports published by World Bank, are analyzed using feasible generalized least squares method to examine the relationship between the dependent and explanatory variables over the period 1987–2018. The interaction effect has been studied to examine the growth impact of FDI in presence of host country characteristics.

Findings – The study found out that foreign portfolio investment outflows, profit repatriations, and inflation rates had no significant effects on economic growth when the interaction variable for inflation was included in the model. Outward foreign direct investment had a significant effect on economic growth when inflation is included in the model as an interaction variable with a positive coefficient indicating they had a positive significant relationship. The interaction variable had a negative but insignificant coefficient indicating that inflation rate did not moderate the relationship between capital flight and economic growth. From the empirical findings, we can infer that capital flight did not constrain resources and subsequently did not affect economic growth negatively. We also find that inflation rate cannot be used to control or moderate the effect of capital flight on the economy and Kenya should not pursue policies geared towards using inflation to moderate this relationship.

Originality/value – The present study provides for the first time comprehensive empirical evidence on the relationship between inflation, economic growth, and the increased rate of capital outflows in Kenya. Therefore, this study would be of prime importance for policymakers.

Originality/value – Very few studies have been conducted to examine the nexus between inflation, capital flight and economic growth in Kenyans financial markets. Assessing the interaction of these variables in Kenya and their impact on economic growth by use of panel data methodology is an original contribution of this paper toward the existing body of knowledge.
Isolation and Celulolytic Activity Assay of Actinobacteria Isolated from Palm Oil Wastewater
Authors: Fitri Lenni , Yurnita Yurnita , Suhartono Suhartono
Published: March 2023

Cellulose plays an important role in the carbon cycle in nature and is the largest compound. This study aimed to isolate, to characterize and to determine actinobacteria that capable of producing cellulases. The sampling method in this study was carried out by purposive sampling at the outlet point of aeration pond of the wastewater treatment plant (IPAL) from palm oil waste station of PT. Teupin Lada. Isolation of actinobacteria was carried out on Humic Acid Vitamin b Agar (HVA), morphological characterization was carried out on Yeast Malt Agar (YMA), Yeast Starch Agar (YSA), Oatmeal Agar (OA), and microscopic characterization of actinobacteria and measuring the diameter of the clear zone formed on Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC) medium using the indicator Congo Red. Eight isolates were obtained from the isolation. Of the 8 isolates obtained, 7 of them were able to produce cellulase enzymes which were measured based on the clear zone formed in the test Congo Red on Carboxymethil Cellulose (CMC), and one isolate did not show any clear zones. The highest value of Cellulolytic Index (IS) was obtained from isolate ATLS-05, namely 8.38 mm.
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Cellulose plays an important role in the carbon cycle in nature and is the largest compound
The high waste load especially palm oil mill effluent (Elaeis guineensis) or known as Palm Oil Mill Effluent(POME) could cause various problems for the environment and society. POME is wastewater from the palm oil industry, which is one of the most polluting agro-industrial wastes
Actinobacteria are one of the soil microbes which have the greatest abundance and play an important role in the decomposition process. One of the roles of soil microbes is too degrading cellulose

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Study of Sponges in Sapad Lake, Kalyan Maharashtra (India) and the Effect of Human
Authors: Juliya Palande  , Mansi Phanse
Published: March 2023

Freshwater sponges, one of the important invertebrate fauna of aquatic ecosystem, are understudied compared to their marine forms. The infrequent records of their occurrence indicate the paucity of work on them. The study presents diversity of sponges in a lake of Kalyan, Maharashtra (India). Four species of sponges belonging to family Spongillidae were found in Sapad lake. A significant decline in sponge abundance was noted after the lake restoration. The sponge population and species number were found reduced post dredging activity. This study showed the deteriorating effect of human interference on freshwater sponges, and would thus, prove beneficial for lake management plans in future.
Volume 19, Number 1
Authors: Opioid Management Journal of
Published: March 2023

January/February 2023
Appendix: Impact of the extended-release/long-acting opioid analgesics risk evaluation and mitigation strategy on prescribing practices - Appendix
Authors: Secrest, MSc Matthew H. , Phillips, MPH Syd , Cepeda, MD, PhD M. Soledad , Kern, MS, PhD David M. , Esposito, MPH, PhD Daina B. , Wedin, PharmD Gregory P.
Published: March 2023

Objective: To assess the impact of extended-release (ER)/long-acting (LA) opioid prescriber training on prescribing behaviors.Design: Retrospective cohort study.Setting: Prescriber training was evaluated from June 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016. The full study period was 2 years longer, from June 1, 2012 through December 31, 2017, to include data for all prescribers’ 1-year pretraining and post-training periods.Participants: 24,428 prescribers who wrote ER/LA opioid prescriptions for eligible patients, with a record of training from the partner continuing education provider between June 1, 2013 and December 31, 2016.Intervention: ER/LA opioid prescriber training. Main outcome measures: Prescribing behaviors 1-year before (pretraining) and after (post-training) prescribers completed training, specifically the proportion of opioid-nontolerant patients receiving ER/LA opioids indicated for opioid-tolerant patients and for patients receiving ≥100 morphine equivalents dose daily, and the proportion of concomitant users of central nervous system depressant drugs.Results: The differences in the proportion of opioid-nontolerant patients receiving ER/LA opioids indicated for opioid-tolerant patients and for patients receiving ≥100 morphine equivalents dose daily were –0.69 percent (95 percent confidence interval [CI]: –1.78 percent, 0.40 percent) and –0.23 percent (95 percent CI: –1.18 percent, 0.68 percent), respectively. The differences in the proportion of concomitant users of central nervous system depressant drugs were –0.94 percent (95 percent CI: –1.39 percent; –0.48 percent) for benzodiazepines, 0.06 percent (95 percent CI: –0.13 percent; 0.25 percent) for antipsychotics, –0.41 percent (95 percent CI: –0.69 percent; –0.13 percent) for hypnotics/sedatives, and 0.08 percent (95 percent CI: –0.40 percent; 0.57 percent) for muscle relaxants.Conclusions: While prescribers showed some changes in prescribing behavior after completing training, training was not associated with clinically relevant changes in prescribing behaviors.
Retrospectively evaluating trends in opioid prescriptions and medication-assisted treatment in a mid-Michigan region
Authors: Rain, MD Mariam Zunnu , Cremat, MD Danielle , Cheng, PhD Chin-I , McClintock, MPH Alyson , Perzhinsky, MD, MSc Juliette
Published: March 2023

Objective: To evaluate opioid prescribing and monitoring trends for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions and the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid-related disorders in mid-Michigan.Design: Retrospective chart review of 500 randomly selected charts coded for MSK conditions and opioid-related disorders based on the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) codes during the time frame of January 1 to June 30, 2019. Data were compared to baseline data collected in a previous 2016 study to evaluate prescribing trends.Setting: Outpatient clinics and emergency departments.Main outcome measures: Variables included prescription of opioid, nonopioid, use of prescription monitoring such as assessing urine drug screens (UDSs), a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), pain agreements, prescription of MAT, and sociodemographic factors.Results: 31.3 percent of patients in 2019 had a new or current opioid prescription, which is a significant decrease compared to opioid prescriptions in 2016 (65.7 percent) (p = 0.001). Monitoring of opioid prescribing using PDMP and pain agreements increased, whereas UDS monitoring remained low. MAT prescribing for patients with opioid use disorder in 2019 was 31.4 percent. State-sponsored insurance was associated with a higher odds of using PDMP and pain agreements with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.72 (0.97, 3.13), while alcohol misuse had a lower odds of using PDMP (OR 0.40).Conclusion: Opioid prescribing guidelines have been effective in reducing opioid prescribing and increasing opioid prescription monitoring. MAT prescribing is low in 2019 and does not reflect a declining trend of opioid prescriptions during a public health crisis.
Flood events change the occurrence and burden of diarrhea among people in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam in 2016
Authors: Gia Nguyen Thanh , Pu Jian , Watanabe Toru
Published: March 2023

People in flooded areas are exposed to the risk of infectious diseases like gastroenteritis via contact with contaminated floodwater. The burden of such diseases has often been estimated using DALYs based on the severity and duration of the disease symptoms but not for psychology. We hypothesized that people in developing countries hit by floods frequently have higher stress related to flood-related diseases than others. This study aimed to describe the psychological impact of floods into the health burden of diarrhea in flood-prone areas in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam in 2016. A cross sectional study was conducted from August to September 2016 in Thua Thien Hue province to ask about their feeling about  flood-caused diarrhea compared with common diseases which are leading causes of morbidity in the region. The results showed that the participants felt that some diseases such as diarrhea happened more frequently during and after floods. People in non-flooded areas felt that diarrhea and cough that happened more frequently during and after floods were significantly higher than in other areas. The severity/uncomfortableness of diarrhea that participants reported compared with each common disease was significantly different between people in flooded and non-flooded areas. No significant difference between the newly modified disability weight of diseases that participants in flooded and non-flooded areas, felt happened more frequently related to floods. The feeling to diarrhea disease was not affected by floods. A new method to incorporate the psychological impacts of floods into the burden of normal diarrhea was also proposed. Our findings suggest that floods changed the feelings of people in flooded areas about diarrhea by accepting this disease.
Genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2 circulated from Northern and Central Vietnam from January 2020 - April 2021
Authors: Son Nguyen Vu , Trang Ung Thi Hong , Phuong Hoang Vu Mai , Thanh Le Thi , Thach Nguyen Co , Hang Nguyen Le Khanh , Cuong Vuong Duc , Anh Nguyen Phuong , Huong Tran Thi Thu , Mai Le Thi Quynh
Published: March 2023

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appeared in Wuhan, Hubei province, China in late December 2019 and has rapidly spread worldwide. In this study, a total of 267 genomes of SARS CoV-2 viruses collected from 28 Center for Diseases Controls and hospitals in different provinces in Northern and Central Vietnam from January 2020 to April 2021 were sequenced and analyzed their diversity using the iSeq 100 platform. Results showed that most of the virus samples originated from domestic community patients (84.3%). Variable variants of SARS CoV-2 virus were detected within the three pandemic waves. The very first variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Viet Nam in January 2020 was 19B (Nextstrain Clade), 3/8 of the variants were from the international arrival samples group. In the first and second pandemic waves, lineage 20B was the most prevalent and this variant was found in Da Nang, Hai Duong and Thai Binh with a large number of patients. In the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, lineage 20I was the most dominant and detected in all provinces where the outbreak occurred. Five COVID-19 clusters caused by SARS-CoV-2 variant 20I were also found during this time.
Cloning the gene fragment encoding botulinum neurotoxin serotype A and establishment of a detection method for Clostridium botulinum using LAMP technique
Authors: Yen Pham Bao , Anh Chu Thi Hai , Thao Bui Thi Thanh , Nga Tang Thi , Tram Nguyen Thuy , Hoang Le Huy , Nguyet Tran Thi Minh
Published: March 2023

The neurotoxins produced by Clostridium botulinum are lethal in minute amounts. Botulinum neurotoxin serotype A accounts for approximately 60% of botulism cases worldwide. Bacterial and toxin detection methods including the gold standard mouse bioassay and routine culture both require tedious procedures and need days to obtain results. Importantly, the development of a rapid and accurate technique to identify the toxin-encoding gene is crucial for timely diagnosis and treatment. This study aimed to clone a gene fragment encoding botulinum neurotoxin serotype A to serve as a positive control and establish a method based on the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technique to rapidly detect the encoding bont/A gene. The LAMP reaction was performed at the optimized temperature of 65˚C for 30 minutes with the in-house recombinant plasmid carrying a 250-bp fragment as the positive control. The developed method showed positive results for all strains provided by the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, consistent with the conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results using the Vietnam standard with a total time roughly four times faster than the PCR amplification.
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Authors: Ha Tran Thi Thuy , Hung Bui Manh , Linh Pham Van
Published: March 2023

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Authors: Mai Le Thi Quynh , Tuan Le Anh , Diep Vu Thi Bich , Khanh Nguyen Cong , Thai Pham Quang , Hung Duong Duc , Giang Tran Van , Doorn H. Rogier van , Son Tung Trinh , Anh Dang Duc , Moore Matthew , Hien Nguyen Tran
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Genetic comparison of Brucella spp. and Ochrobactrum spp. erroneously included into the genus Brucella confirms separate genera
Authors: Holzer Katharina , Hoelzle Ludwig E. , Wareth Gamal
Published: March 2023

The facultative intracellular pathogen Brucella and the free-living bacteria Ochrobactrum are both α-proteobacteria and very close to each other. A group of researchers recently clustered Ochrobactrum strains into the genus Brucella according to a BLAST distance approach. Thus, we performed a deeper comparative genetic analysis for eleven Ochrobactrum strains and twelve different Brucella isolates to demonstrate important differences between these bacteria. In addition to the clear differences between Brucella and Ochrobactrum, like the differences in genes contents, and different genome sizes, the Brucella-specific gene bscp31 was not found in Ochrobactrum, as well as other important Brucella-specific proteins and virulence factors. Differences in antimicrobial resistance genes content and the presence or absence of plasmids were obvious between Brucella and Ochrobactrum spp. Genome alignment of Brucella spp. and Ochrobactrum spp. revealed a genome similarity of 85.7% maximum, whereas all analyzed Brucella spp. in this study had a similarity of 97.6-99.9%, and all compared Ochrobactrum spp. 82.6-98.0%. Because of these facts mentioned in this work, Brucella and Ochrobactrum should be considered separate genera.
Slava Ukraini: Exploring Identity Activism in Support of Ukraine via the Ukraine Flag Emoji on Twitter
Authors: Hare Margot , Jones Jason
Published: March 2023

Identity Activism is a new phenomenon afforded by the massive popularity of social media. It consists of the prominent display of a social movement symbol within a space reserved for description of the self. The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine provides a contemporary (yet unfortunate) opportunity to observe this phenomenon. Here, we introduce and explore this concept in the context of the recent Twitter trend of displaying the Ukraine flag emoji in bios and names to signal support of Ukraine. We explore several questions, including: how has the popularity of this trend changed over time, are users who display the flag more likely to be connected to others who do, and what types of users are and are not participating. We find that Ukraine flag emoji prevalence in both names and bios increased many-fold in late February 2022, with it becoming the 11th most prevalent emoji in bios and the 3rd most prevalent emoji in names during March. We also find evidence that users who display the flag in their bio or name are more likely to follow and be followed by others who also do so, as compared to users who do not. Finally, we observe that users who share politically left-leaning messages were most likely to display the emoji. Those who share account information from alternative social media sites and non-personal accounts appear least likely. These findings give us insight into how users participate in Identity Activism, what connections exist between participating users, and, in this particular case, what types of users participate.
INOVACE STANOVANÍ NABÍDKOVÝCH CEN VE STAVEBNÍM PODNIKU – PARAMETRICKÉ ROZPOČTOVÁNÍ
Authors: Vrbka Marek
Published: March 2023

Článek popisuje inovaci procesu určení nab.dkových cen ve stavebním podniku – parametrické rozpočtování. Autor se zabýv. běžným způsobem tvorby nab.dkových cen ve stavebních podnicích v České Republice a inovací tohoto procesu za účelem zvýšen. jeho efektivity. Parametrické rozpočtování je metoda kvalifikovaných odhadů nabídkové ceny za zhotovení stavebního objektu. Parametrické rozpočtování je založeno na cenových modelech, které definují cenové chování (cenové funkce) a cenovou hladinu (koeficienty), pro určitý typ stavebního objektu. Konkrétní stavební objekt musí být definovaný parametry. Nabídková cena určená parametrickým rozpočtováním ve stavebním podniků má definovanou přesnost, která vychází z krajně přípustné odchylky. Autor popsal metodu stanovení krajně přípustné odchylky. Autor popsal zapracování krajně přípustné odchylky do prostých cash flow inovace.
ZVEDACÍ MECHANISMY PRO MALÉ STAVEBNÍ OBJEKTY – KOMPARATIVNÍ METODA NA BÁZI OBJEMŮ A TYPOVÝCH ČASOVÝCH PLÁNŮ
Authors: Brandtner Michal , Králíček Jiří
Published: March 2023

Stavebně technologická příprava je velice důležitou součástí výstavbového procesu. Volba nasazení hlavních zvedacích mechanismů je závislá na mnoha faktorech a kritériích jako jsou pozice jeřábu, charakteristiky přepravovaného břemene nebo ekonomické a časové kritéria. Zásadní pro efektivní volbu zvedacích mechanismů je porovnání zejména ekonomických a technologických kritérií stanovených při jejich nasazení během výstavby reálného stavebního objektu. Článek prezentuje vlastní přístup k posouzení vhodnosti malého zvedacího mechanismu na základě automatizovaného časového plánu v kombinaci s objemovou charakteristikou stavby. Pro demonstrování metody je uvedena případová studie a řešení dané problematiky formou porovnání dvou typů zvedacích mechanismů. Konkrétně jde o malý samostavitelný jeřáb a hydraulický manipulátor či drobný automobilový jeřáb. Je uvedena křivka nákladů pro každý mechanismus s přechodovým bodem znázorněným na řadě šesti malých staveb s různými stavebními prostory. Při rozloze 6030 m3 byl nalezen přechodový bod.
DĚDICTVÍ POLDINY HUTĚ V KLADNĚ
Authors: Cestrová Edita
Published: March 2023

Poldina huť na Kladně kdysi patřila mezi jeden z velkých hutních závodů Československa, její jedinečnost byla díky orientaci na výrobu ušlechtilých ocelí. Byla založena roku 1889 Carlem Wittgensteinem, aby zaplnila mezeru na trhu v nástrojových ocelích na jemnou mechaniku, kosy, pilníky atd. Úspěchem byla především kvalita výrobků a rychlý technický rozvoj. Díky specializovanému zaměření se stala potřebnou a významnou. Během historických období se různě rychle rozvíjela, modernizovala a rozšiřovala svoji rozlohu. Dnes se jedná o plochu brownfieldu, podléhající již řadu let neplánovaným i plánovaným demolicím. Odstraňovány jsou nejen industriální objekty z různých etap výstavby, ale i technologická zařízení. Tento příspěvek se zabývá stručným průřezem historie Poldiny huti v oblasti výstavby a investic s poukázáním na cenné objekty industriálního dědictví.
ROUTE OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIPLE-AGENT TRAVELLING SALESMAN PROBLEM
Authors: Galić Mario
Published: March 2023

Route optimization is quotidian engineering problem. Problem of finding the optimal and suboptimal routes is one of the most studied optimization problem. In this paper, author firstly presented a short literature overview of the history of routing problems and namely travelling salesman problem (TSP). In the second chapter author presented the usual mathematical formulations for single and multiple agent travelling salesman problem (TSP and mTSP). In chapter three, author used a case study TSP given in the literature which involves one agent and fifteen nodes, modelled the problem in a standard software package (MS Excel’s Visual Basic VBA), solved it by the evolutionary solver in the same software package, confirmed the result and withal verified the model. In the following step, author added one more agent as a hypothetical case of mTSP and solved the problem. In the final chapter author discussed the results and gave conclusions which can be used for further development of the study. The solution was gained in reasonably short computational time and considered as optimal.
POROVNANIE 3D MODELU Z PRIAMEHO MERANIA S DIGITÁLNYM MODELOM RELIEFU
Authors: Ježko Ján
Published: March 2023

Autor predstavuje postup a výsledky tvorby 3D modelu získaného s priameho merania v teréne a porovnáva výsledky z tvorby modelu s možnosťou získať digitálny model reliéfu (DMR) s iných dostupných zdrojov bez priameho merania v teréne. Všeobecným základom tvorby 3D modelov sú geodetické práce v teréne s využitím metód, ktoré zabezpečia spracovanie geodetických meraní (polohopisu a výškopisu) v danej lokalite. Výsledkom spracovania meračských prác v teréne býva mapový podklad (3D model) v mierke, ktorá slúži projektantovi pre potreby funkčnosti a využitia objektov a lokality. Hlavná časť príspevku je venovaná porovnaniu DMR (digitálny model reliéfu) - produkt ponúkaný GKÚ Bratislava a 3D modelu, ktorý bol vytvorený z priameho merania v teréne.
EXPERIMENTÁLNA A NUMERICKÁ ANALÝZA VPLYVU TRHLÍN NA UHOĽNATENIE DREVENÝCH PRVKOV
Authors: Kamenická Zuzana , Sandanus Jaroslav , Klas Tomáš , Rantuch Peter , Martinka Jozef , Balog Karol
Published: March 2023

Pri rôznych rozmeroch trhlín môže dochádzať k zmenšeniu reziduálneho prierezu a tým aj mechanickej odolnosti. V tomto článku je analyzovaná rýchlosť uhoľnatenia drevených prvkov s rôznymi trhlinami. Vzorky sú vystavené tepelnému toku v kónickom kalorimetri. Cieľom článku je popísať experiment drevených vzoriek s trhlinami a analyzovať výsledky získané pomocou numerickej analýzy. Z predbežných analýz vyplýva, že trhliny môžu mať signifikantný vplyv na uhoľnatenie dreva v mieste trhliny a v prípade viacerých trhlín v priereze na celý prierez.
ANALÝZA VPLYVU VÝBERU TECHNOLÓGIE MONTÁŽE KROVU RODINNÉHO DOMU S OHĽADOM NA ČASOVÉ TRVANIE A VYNALOŽENÉ FINANČNÉ NÁKLADY
Authors: Majer Radovan , Gregorová Valéria
Published: March 2023

Z dôvodu optimalizácie nákladov na výstavbu rodinného domu sa môžeme stretnúť neraz s otázkami typu: čo sa oplatí viacej stolica či väzníkový krov?, oplatí sa ho realizovať svojpomocne alebo dodávateľským spôsobom?, ako dlho bude trvať jeho realizácia? Nakoľko v odpovediach na uvedené otázky sa názory odborníkov môžu rozchádzať, v nasledovnom príspevku sa zaoberáme podrobnejšie analýzou konštrukcii krovu, rýchlosťou výstavby a v neposlednom rade výslednou cenou za ich realizáciu.
POTENCIÁL VÝTVARNÉHO A UMELECKÉHO PÔSOBENIA VEGETÁCIE V SÍDELNOM VEREJNOM PRIESTORE
Authors: Marcinková Dana
Published: March 2023

Vegetácia plní v urbanizovanom prostredí sídiel množstvo d.ležitých funkcií. V súčasnosti, v súvislosti so zhoršovaním kvality životného prostredia, alebo aj s aktuálnymi potrebami adaptácie urbanizovaného prostredia na zmenu klímy, sa zameriavame skôr na jej biologicko-ekologické, environmentálne, či ekosystémové funkcie. Zeleň v urbanizovanom prostredí však zohráva aj významn. estetickú funkciu, na ktorú netreba zabúdať. Článok sa zaoberá potenciálom výtvarn.ho/umeleckého pôsobenia vegetácie v sídelnom verejnom priestore. Vegetácia, nielen v parkoch, sadoch a záhradách ako hlavných komponovaných priestoroch zelene, ale aj v ostatných typoch verejných priestorov, v historických jadrách miest, v s.dliskových štruktúrach, v uliciach, v cestnej zeleni, i v zeleni rôznych areálov, v rámci architektonicko-urbanistickej kompozície priestoru zohráva rôznu úlohu, ale vždy ako plnohodnotný kompozičný prvok.
Dental Bridges for Partial Tooth Loss
Authors: Hill Shannon , Bailey Sharon , Hamson Angie
Published: March 2023

This review identified limited evidence about the clinical effectiveness of dental bridges for partial tooth loss in adults. The identified studies had several limitations, including limited comparative data and concerns related to a lack of dental bridge specificity. Therefore, the findings related to effectiveness are uncertain.

In adults with partial tooth loss who have dental bridges supported by natural teeth, there may be minimal rates of dental bridge failure, high rates of dental bridge survival, and few complications.

Limited evidence from 1 study with a small number of patients that directly compared all-ceramic dental bridges with metal-ceramic dental bridges reported no failures in either group but suggested that patients with all-ceramic dental bridges may have more complications and changes in patient satisfaction, but the findings were uncertain.

One patient with lived experience shared clinical information related to the use of a dental bridge and reported that the dental bridge helped facilitate eating but they experienced issues with chipping which negatively affected function and satisfaction with the appearance of the bridge, which also had financial implications for repair and replacement of the damaged bridge. None of the studies in this report included direct measures related to the patient-identified outcomes, specifically financial implications.

We did not find any studies that compared dental bridges to partial dentures or different designs of dental bridges, nor did we find any studies on the cost-effectiveness of dental bridges that met the criteria for this review.

We did not find any evidence-based guidelines on the use of dental bridges for adults with partial tooth loss that met the criteria for this review.