bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ANALYSIS OF USER EXPERIENCE RESOURCE PLANNING WITH USER EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE FRAMEWORK (CASE STUDY: UNIVERSITAS MULTIMEDIA NUSANTARA)
Authors: CK Andrei Ferdinan Bayu , Setiawan Johan
Published: September 2021

ERP or Enterprise Resource Planning is a design that has been applied in an educational institution or company that can be used to organize, coordinate and manage the system resources in it to be more integrated. The refusal of system users to use the ERP system (new system) is one of the failure factors for ERP system implementation that should be considered by higher education companies. User's lack of understanding by users can cause users to simply be forced to use without being adapted to a qualified use of the ERP system. In addition to the importance of the ERP implementation process in a company or university, there is also an influence on the system's user experience as the key to the success of ERP implementation to minimize failures in the ERP system process. 

        This study uses the User Experience Questionnaire Framework to analyze, measure and find out significantly how much influence the user experience level has on the PeopleSoft Oracle Campus Solution ERP system using the six aspects contained in the framework UEQ on the modules Student Record, Academic Advisement, and Student Financial in the respective departments at UMN. The research was conducted quantitatively, namely the collection and collection of data to be carried out through the distribution of questionnaires online and carried out using SPSS software. 

 The results of the measurement level obtained based on the mean and benchmark data user experience from the six UEQ scales from the highest to the lowest value level are  Dependability is in the category (Excellent), Stimulation is in the category (Excellent), Novelty is in the category (Excellent), Perspicuity category is in the category (Good), Attractiveness is in the category (Good), and Efficiency is in the category (Good) and partially or completely can have a significant 61% influence on the use of modules in the ERP system at UMN. 

 

Keywords: ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), UEQ (User Experience Questionnaire), Quantitative, SPSS.
People Analytics: far beyond the data
Authors: Moraes Silvana De Souza , Damian Ieda Pelogia Martins
Published: September 2021

Introdução: este estudo objetiva desenvolver uma revisão sobre o tema People Analytics baseada na literatura da área disponível nas bases de dados Web of Science e Scopus. O conceito foi explorado, assim como estudos que demonstram como utilizá-lo nas organizações, as vantagens e desafios de sua aplicação e a percepção de gestores sobre esta aplicação. Método: a pesquisa foi realizada a partir de artigos disponíveis nas bases de dados acima citadas, publicados a partir do ano de 2005.  Resultados: os resultados mostram que especial atenção deve ser dada a origem dos dados analisados, assim como uma análise correta do material disponível é fundamental para que possa gerar informação e conhecimento que representem valor para as organizações. Conclusão: destaca-se ainda que a capacitação dos profissionais de Recursos Humanos para o uso de dados é enfatizada em diversos artigos que compuseram a análise deste estudo.
PHYTOREMEDIAL POTENTIAL OF HYDROALCOHOL EXTRACT OF SEEDS OF SORGHUM BICOLOR AGAINST DRUG-INDUCED NEPHROTOXICITY
Authors: Adikay Sreedevi , Kaveripakam Sai Sruthi ,   Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India
Published: September 2021

The gravity of the impact of drug induced nephrotoxicity is more prominent in society. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the potential of hydroalcoholic extract of seeds of Sorghum bicolor against cisplatin and doxorubicin- induced nephrotoxicity in Wistar albino rats. The nephrotoxicity was modeled by intraperitoneal injection of cisplatin (5 mg/kg b.w.) in cisplatin model and doxorubicin (15 mg/kg b.w.) in doxorubicin-induced model in rats. Nephroprotection of hydroalcoholic extract of seeds of S. bicolor was evaluated at two different doses of 200 and 400mg/kg b.w. The nephroprotective activity was assessed by the determination of various serum and urinary parameters, anti-oxidant studies, histological and immunohistochemical studies. The results indicated that injection of cisplatin and doxorubicin led to marked nephrotoxicity in animals. Treatment with extract in cisplatin-induced model resulted in significant nephroprotective activity in a curative regimen whereas in prophylactic regimen the extract prevented the induction of nephrotoxicity only up to a considerable level. But the extract failed to attenuate the doxorubicin induced nephrotoxicity, as evident by biochemical, histological and immunohistochemical studies. From the findings, it is concluded that the seeds of S. bicolor can be used as a novel approach in the treatment of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity.
A REVIEW OF PHARMACOLOGICAL SCREENING METHODS FOR EXPERIMENTALLY INDUCED POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN DISEASE (PCOD)
Authors: Selvaraj Ramesh , Jeyabalan Srikanth , Vasu Soumya , Palaniyappan Venkatesh , Settu Sharfudeen ,   Department of Pharmaceutics, Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Pharmacy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), Chennai - 600 116, Tamil Nadu, India
Published: September 2021

PCOD is a complex heterogenous metabolic disorder affecting 10 % of women at their reproductive age. A well effective treatment for a complete cure for PCOD is still a challenge and evaluation of new strategies to treat this disease is of great priority. This review focuses on two aspects of PCOD, namely types of rodent screening models and diagnosis of major parameters. A fully convincing animal model to study PCOD is still a challenge as they are multi-ovular species. But in many ways, the rodent models are similar to human PCOD. This study explores on the parallels and problems associated with the use of different rodent models. Oligo- or anovulation, clinical or biochemical hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovaries constitute the key clinical features on which the diagnosis should be based. Determination of diagnosis parameters such as estrus cyclicity, insulin sensitivity, lipid profile, anti-oxidant status, weight of reproductive system and histopathological features of ovary are discussed along with the currently available treatment methods for PCOD.
A WIN-WIN SOLUTION FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT AND PROSPERITY
Authors:   Editor,  Indian Drugs, Nair Gopakumar G.
Published: September 2021

Dear Reader, Nobel Laureate Prof. Amartya Sen cites a story of three children, Anne, Bob and Carla. Prof. Sen quotes Aristotle and Bentham too while narrating the story, I heard from Prof (Dr.) James Nedumpara at his recent live lecture at Jindal Global Law School. This story fascinated me and it goes like this. Clara worked hard to successfully build a flute. Anne knows to play the flute, but Clara does not know to play the flute. Bob, the third child, does NOT have any toys to play with, so he wants the flute. All the children are claimants to the flute. Prof. Sen and many legal luminaries quote many legal theories such as Libertarianism, Utilitarianism, Egalitarian and also try to distinguish between “Niti and Nyaya” to resolve this problem, as to who merits (deserts and deserve) to keep the flute.
An Assessment of School-Community Relationship in the Public Secondary Schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Authors: Rahman Abdur , Ali Arshad , Zeb Alam
Published: September 2021

Human relationships directly influence the success of educational goals. As a result, a constructive partnership with instructors, administrators, heads, and students is required to achieve academic goals. It has been observed that good relationships among teachers, students, heads, parents, and the community decide a school's performance. As a result, the study aimed to investigate human relationship issues and their effects on school success to change the situation in the future. The study's participants were all heads of (GHS) Schools in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The researcher used convenience sampling techniques to pick 65 heads from all GHSS in Malakand Division for the sample. Since it was a mixed approach study, a Likert-style questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data. A semi-structured interview guide was used to collect qualitative data from the purposefully chosen ten school heads. SPSS was used to tabulate and interpret the data, which was done using percentages and the Chi-square test.The bulk of students, according to the study, do not collaborate with school administrators. The analysis also found that parents, communities, PTCs, and BOGs are not entirely cooperative. Higher authorities do not perform their duties to the complete satisfaction of secondary school principals. In contrast, political influence has uprooted and ruined the whole educational structure. As a result, the study suggested that prominent representatives of the group (Khan, Malak, Pesh Imams) be welcomed to schools regularly to encourage parents and community members to cooperate and share school concerns and concerns with them. The Ministry of Education should include daily training and workshops for principals, BOGs, and PTCs to develop their leadership skills and increase community awareness and interest in school management issues. They will establish a sense of ownership as a result, and they will play an important role in the growth of organizations.
Classroom Management Practices of Secondary School Teachers in District Swat
Authors: Iqbal Asad , Ullah Atta , Zeb Alam
Published: September 2021

Classroom management refers to the overall management of classroom resources, activities, and learners that result in a favourable environment for students' learning and balanced personality development. This task of effective classroom management is much more challenging and demanding on the part of teachers; therefore, the study aimed to investigate teachers' classroom management strategies at the secondary level. The study's objectives were; to find out the classroom management strategies of secondary schools' teachers, identify problems in the classroom management of secondary schools' teachers, and suggest strategies for effective classroom management at the secondary level. The population of the study was 5623 male secondary schools' teachers of district Swat. The researchers randomly selected a sample of 100 teachers for the study and developed a questionnaire to collect data. The data were gathered with self-administered questionnaires and analyzed with frequency,  percentages and Chi-square test. The study found the classroom management strategies of interactive discussion before classes, in the beginning, development of class rules in consultation with students, assigning individual, pair and group work to students, giving respect to the questions and answers of students and the use of body language to control misbehavior in the class,  identified the problem of difficulty in establishing rapport with students in the beginning of the classes and suggested the strategies of interactive discussion, development of rules in consultation with students, assigning roles to students, use of body gestures and provision of pleasure environment in classes for effective classroom management.
PERANANAN KEAGENAN KAPAL DALAM MELAYANI PENGISIAN AIR BERSIH UNTUK KEBUTUHAN KM.AMRTA VII Pada PT. GESURI LIOYD CABANG KUALA TANJUNG
Authors: Ginting Dafid , Ginting Dicky Geofany
Published: September 2021

Abstrak. PT. Gesuri Lloyd Cabang Kuala Tanjung adalah perusahaan yang bergerak di dalam bidang jasa yang bergerak melayani pelayaran internasional maupun pelayaran lokal. Dalam arti perwakilan dari ship owner / principal untuk pengurusan dokumen â€“ dokumen dan kebutuhan â€“kebutuhan kapal di dalam pelabuhan. Adapun instansi dalam menangani kebutuhan kapal yang terlibat antara lain, yaitu Syahbandar, Bea Cukai, Imigrasi, Karantina, Kepanduan dan BP Laut Kuala Tanjung. Dalam menangani kebutuhan kapal harus di lakukan dengan cepat dan tepat agar terhindar dari keterlambatan perjanjian yang telah dibuat, Maka untuk mengatasi masalah itu dibutuhkan hubungan yang baik dengan intansi â€“ instansi yang terkait di pelabuhan. Dalam mencapai tujuan operasional harus aktif dalam bekerja, mengurus dan menangani kebutuhan kapal sehingga pengguna jasa dapat puas dalam pelayanan kapal. Untuk menunjang pelayanan keagenan terhadap kapal agar memuaskan pelanggan atau pengguna jasa seperti yang di harapkan, maka perlu di buat langkah â€“ langkah yang tepat untuk melaksanakan tugas pokok perusahaan. Dalam hal ini PT.Gesuri Lloyd harus bisa mengatasi dan berusaha meningkatkan pelayanannya. Selain itu manajemen juga harus bisa mengambil kebijakan â€“ kebijakan yang tepat untuk meningkatkan kinerja di pelabuhan PT.inalum sehingga kegiatan pelabuhan dapat bekerja secara efektif dan efisien. Adapun metode yang di gunakan dalam penulisan ini yaitu metode penelitian lapangan (field research) dan studi pustaka (Library Research).
AKTIFITAS KEAGENAN DALAM MENANGANI DOKUMEN DAN KEBUTUHAN KAPAL PADA PT.GESURI LIOYD CABANG KUALA TANJUNG
Authors: Yursal Yursal , Sahid Muhammad , Ria Ade
Published: September 2021

Abstrak. Keagenan adalah merupakan salah satu usaha perusahaan pelayaran yang menangani dokumen-dokumen dan kebutuhan kapal, dari kapal yang akan masuk kedermaga sampai kapal selesai melakukan kegiatan bongkar/ muat di dermaga dan selanjutnya kapal akan berangkat kepelabuhan singgah selanjutnya. Pada PT. Gesuri Lloyd cabang Kuala Tanjung adalah perusahaan pelayaran yang menangani dokumen dan kebutuhan-kebutuhan kapal seperti pengurusan sertifikat kapal yang sedang lewat jangka waktunya, menyediakan supply air tawar, permintaan crew berobat, permintaan bahan makanan untuk crew dan lain sebagainya, dari mulai masuk hingga keluarnya kapal tersebut. Kapal yang biasa di tangani oleh perusahaan PT. Gesuri Lloyd cabang Kuala Tanjung ialah kapal Tanker, Kapal Tugboat, dan kapal Cargo. Dan di dermaga Kuala Tanjung bukan dermaga umum tetapi dermaga khusus dalam arti dermaga di Kuala Tanjung ialah darmaga yang untuk kepentingan sendiri dikarenakan satu perusahaan besar memiliki dermaganya sendiri. Dan pada PT. Gesuri Lloyd Cabang Kuala Tanjung bekerja sama dengan perusahaan bongkar muat yang atas nama PT. Duet Pratama Samudera dan PT. Kuala Jaya Samudera. Intansi-intansi yang terkait di Kuala Tanjung menjalinhubungan yang baik kepada perusahaan PT. Gesuri Lloyd cabang Kuala Tanjung, Dalam penulisan makalah ini metode yang diambil untuk mengumpulkan data yaitu dengan study lapangan (field research), metode perpustakaan (field library).
PROSES PENGURUSAN MUATAN ANGKUT LANJUT DAN DIANGKUT TERUS KHUSUS WILAYAH FREE TRADE ZONE (FTZ) PADA PT. SNEPNAC SHIPPING BATAM
Authors: Khairuman Khairuman , Taruna Taruna , Hutauruk Racmad Ozy
Published: September 2021

Abstrak. PT. Snepac Shipping Batam mempunyai peranan yang sangat penting dalam Proses pengurusan kegiatan kapal yang membawa muatan yang angkut lanjut dan diangkut terus ke kantor Bea Cukai. Peranan PT. Snepac Shipping Batam di mulai dalam memproses kegiatan angkut lanjut dan angkut terus dari sebelum kedatangan kapal sampai kapal akan berangkat ke pelabuhan selanjutnya, biasanya agen menerima manifest report, sertifikat registry atau surat laut, Bill of Loading, packing list dan dokumen lainya dari Kapten kapal, Ship Owner atau pencharter, Sebelum kedatangan kapal agen harus melakukan pemberitahuan Rencana Kedatangan Sarana Pengangkut (RKSP) ke kantor Bea dan Cukai paling lambat 24 jam sebelum kedatangan Sarana Pengangkut / kapal, selanjutnya akan keluar surat dengan nomor pendaftaran berupa BC 1.0 dari Bea Cukai. Setelah kapal tiba di pelabuhan maka selanjutnya harus mensubmit inward manifest dari sistem modul manifes Batam dan keluar surat dengan nomor pendaftaran berupa BC 1.1 in dan selanjutnya membuat permohonan online pada sistem Ionbeta Bea Cukai Batam dan melampirkan surat permohonan, surat pernyataan, surat kuasa dan dokumen Bill of Loading serta memasukan nomor pendaftaran berupa BC 1.1 in setelah surat persetujuan pengeluaran barang yang akan di angkut lanjut keluar maka selanjutnya melaporkan pemberitahuan inward manifest in ke kantor pelayanan penyidikan dan penindakan Bea Cukai dan turun bersama petugas ke kapal / dermaga untuk melakukan penyegelan terhadap muatan yang akan diangkut lanjut dan sebelum keberangkatan kapal harus mensubmit outward manifest terlebihdahulu maka akan keluar nomor pendaftaran berupa BC 1.1 out setelah itu ke kantor pelayanan penyidikan dan penindakan Bea Cukai untuk melaporkan outward manifest dan turun bersama petugas Bea Cukai ke dermaga untuk melakukan pembukaan segel terhadap barang yang akan diangkut lanjut, dalam melakukan pengurusan dokumen kapal di kantor Bea Cukai terdapat beberapa instansi - instansi terkait seperti Kantor Pelabuhan (KANPEL), Syahbandar, Karantina dan Imigrasi, PT. Snepac Shipping Batam selalu menjaga hubungan yang baik tersebut dapat menjaga proses pelancaran pengurusan dokumen kapal angkut lanjut dan angkut terus tersebut. Untuk pengambilan data Penulis menggunakan 2 (dua) jenis penelitian, yaitu metode penngumpulan data lapangan (field research) dan metode pengumpulan data pustaka (Library research).
PROSES BONGKAR MUATAN CURAH CAIR DARI KAPAL MT.SUNRISE HOPE DI PELABUHAN KABIL PADA PT.PASADA ARTHA CARGO BATAM
Authors: Suparman Suparman , Aritonang Raiga Safira
Published: September 2021

Abstrak. Proses Bongkar Muatan curah cair di pelabuhan Batam ini bertujuan mengenai Peran Perusahaan Bongkar Muat (PBM) dalam Proses Bongkar Muatan Kapal Asing di pelabuhan Kabil pada PT. Pasada Artha Cargo Batam. Proses penanganan Bongkar Muat dan persiapan penyediaan dokumen bongkar muat kapal serta kegiatan instansi yang berhubungan dengan kegiatan bongkar muat kapal di pelabuhan Batam. Dengan adanya hubungan yang baik dengan instansi pemerintah di pelabuhan maupun pemilik barang (owner) yang dilakukan oleh PT. Pasada Artha Cargo Batam merupakan salah satu kelancaran kegiatan bongkar muat yang dilakukan PT. Pasada Artha Cargo Batam. Sehingga perusahaan leluasa menyampaikan informasi baik itu tentang kegiatan bongkar muat, kebutuhan bongkar muat, dan lainnya. Kegiatan ini sangat membatu dalam kegiatan Ekspor dan Impor barang muatan yang di angkut oleh kapal. Oleh karana itu Perusahaan Bongkar Muat PT. Pasada Artha Cargo Batam sangat berusaha melakukan pelayanan baik agar dapat berjalan lancar sehingga tidak menghambat proses kegitan Bongkar Muat kapal. Hal tersebut akan berjalan lancar apabila karyawan perusahaan bekerja sangat teliti agar dokumen sesuai dengan prosedur yang ada di wilayah pelabuhan Batam. Salah satu bentuk contoh dokumen seperti Manisfest inward dan Manifest Outward akan di ajukan kepada kantor Bea dan Cukai agar kegiatan bisa segera dapat di proses. Alasan saya memilih judul makalah tentang â€œProses Bongkar Muatan Curah Cair Dari Kapal MT. SUNRISE HOPE Di Pelabuhan Kabil Pada PT. Pasada Artha Cargo Batamâ€ merupakah salah satu upaya agar bisa memberitahu kepada pembaca yang akan membaca makalah ini dan bisa memberikan sedikit ilmu tentang proses bongkar muat pada kapal curah cair. Berdasarkan pengamatan pada waktu Praktek Darat (PRADA) penulis melakukan dengan menggunakan data Field Research dan Library Reseacrh.
PENGEMBANGAN LEMBAR KERJA SISWA (LKS) DENGAN PENDEKATAN CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING (CTL) PADA MATERI PENJUMLAHAN DAN PENGURANGAN BENTUK ALJABAR TERKAIT KEARIFAN LOKAL DI KELAS VII SMP NEGERI 6 PEMATANG SIANTAR
Authors: Sinaga Juli Antasari , Sihombing Belsasar , Sirait Lovita
Published: September 2021

Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) mengembangkan produk LKS dengan pendekatan CTL untuk memahami konsep penjumlahan dan pengurangan bentuk aljabar terkait kearifan lokal di kelas VII SMP Negeri 6 Pematangsiantar. 2) mengetahui hasil pengembangan LKS dengan pendekatan CTL untuk memahami konsep penjumlahan dan pengurangan bentuk aljabar terkait kearifan lokal di kelas VII SMP Negeri 6 Pematangsiantar yang valid, praktis dan efektif. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode pengembangan model 4D (Define, Design, Develop, Desseminate). Namun dalam penelitian ini, pengembangan LKS hanya sampai pada tahap develop saja dikarenakan keterbatasan waktu dan dana. Temuan dalam penelitian ini adalah 1) Hasil pengembangan LKS dengan pendekatan CTL pada materi penjumlahan dan pengurangan bentuk aljabar telah valid berdasarkan isi, konstruk, dan bahasa, dengan tingkat kevalidan 4,33 dalam kategori sangat valid. 2) Hasil pengembangan LKS dengan pendekatan CTL pada materi penjumlahan dan pengurangan bentuk aljabar telah praktis dengan tingkat kepraktisan 83,30% dalam kategori praktis, dan 3) Hasil pengembangan LKS dengan pendekatan CTL pada materi penjumlahan dan pengurangan bentuk aljabar telah efektif berdasarkan hasil tes siswa dengan nilai rata-rata siswa 79 dalam kategori baik.
UPAYA PERBAIKAN KINERJA SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA DALAM PENINGKATAN PELAYANAN KAPAL PADA PT. ANSARI SHIPPING BATAM
Authors: Yusnidah Yusnidah , Fazalurrahman Muhammad
Published: September 2021

Abstrak. Perusahaan PT. Ansari Shipping Batam merupakan perusahaan pelayaran yang bergerak dibidang pelayanan keagenan kapal termasuk stevedoring dan cargodoring, beserta freight forwarding dan custom clarance yang beroperasi sekitar wilayah Batam. di PT. Ansari Shipping Batam dalam melaksanakan tugas masing-masing seluruh karyawan diharapkan bekerja sesuai dengan visi dan misi dalam strategi perusahaan, dengan visi terwujudnya pelayanan yang prima â€œcustomer satisfaction" kepada pengguna jasa, dan dengan misi mengusahakan pelayanan tepat waktu guna memperkecil komplain dari pengguna jasa dan mengoptimalkan estimasi kepada pengguna jasa. Dengan jabatan yang rangkap sehingga dapat menimbulkan penurunan kinerja sumber daya manusia, oleh karena itu untuk tidak terjadi jabatan yang rangkap sehingga diperlukan perbaikan dengan penambahan karyawan sehingga dapat meningkatkan sumber daya manusia yang ada pada Perusahaan PT. Ansari Shipping Batam. Dalam setiap memberikan pelayanan sumber daya manusia selalu memberikan pelayanan sebaik mungkin, dan tepat waktu kepada para pelanggan atau pengguna jasa. Dalam setiap kegiatan di perusahaan PT. Ansari Shipping Batam, perusahaan mempunyai peran yang sangat penting khususnya pada setiap perencanaan kegiatan, dalam masing-masing tugasnya sumber daya manusia selalu dituntut dalam setiap melakukan kegiatan atau tugas masing-masing supaya dalam melaksanakan tugas tidak menimbulkan kerugian.
Comparison of mean systemic pressure in patients with acute circulatory failure receiving passive leg raising vs. pneumatic leg compression
Authors: Boontoterm Panu , Fuengfoo Pusit , Wacharasint Petch
Published: September 2021

Background: Driving pressure of venous return (VR) is determined by a pressure gradient between mean systemic pressure (Pms) and central venous pressure (CVP). While passive leg raising (PLR) and pneumatic leg compression PC (PC) can increase VR, no study has explored the effects of these two procedures on Pms and VR-related hemodynamic variables.

Methods: Forty patients with acute circulatory failure were enrolled in this analysis. All patients obtained both PLR and PC, and were measured for Pms, CVP, mean arterial pressure (MAP), cardiac output (CO), VR resistance (RVR), and systemic vascular resistance (SVR) at baseline and immediately after procedures. To minimize carry over effect, the patients were divided in 2 groups based on procedure sequence which were 1) patients receiving PLR first then PC (PLR-first), and 2) patients receiving PC first then PLR (PC-first). Both groups waited for a washout period before performing the 2 second procedure. Primary outcome was difference in Pms between PLR and PC procedures. Secondary outcome were differences in CVP, MAP, CO, RVR, and SVR between PLR and PC procedures.

Results: No difference was found in baseline characteristics and no carry over effect was observed between the 2 groups of patients. Compared with baseline, both PLR and PC significantly increased Pms, CVP, MAP, and CO. PLR increased Pms (9.0±2.3 vs 4.8±1.7 mmHg, p<0.001), CVP (4.5±1.2 vs. 1.6±0.7 mmHg, p<0.001), MAP (22.5±5.6 vs. 14.4±5.0 mmHg, p<0.001), and CO (1.5±0.5 vs. 0.5±0.2 L/min, p<0.001) more than PC. However, PC, also significantly increased RVR (16 ± 27.2 dyn.s/cm5, p=0.001) and SVR (78.4 ± 7.2 dyn.s/cm5, p<0.001) but no difference in PLR group.

Conclusion: Among patients with acute circulatory failure, PLR increased Pms, CVP, MAP, and CO more than PC.
Crop Recommendation Using Machine Learning
Authors:   Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering, New Delhi, India, Waldia Akshita , Garg Pragati ,   Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering, New Delhi, India, Garg Priyanka ,   Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering, New Delhi, India, Tewani Rachna ,   Data Scientist ,Great Learning, India, Dubey Arun Kumar ,   Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering, New Delhi, India, Agrawal Anurag ,   Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering, New Delhi, India
Published: September 2021

The population of India is over one billion. Nearly 65 percent of the population of India lives in villages with the main occupation being agriculture. The diverse climatic conditions in the country result in the production of a large number of agricultural items. Many surveys have proved that the suicide rate of farmers is proliferating over years due to the selection of the wrong crop resulting in less yield. In some areas, farmers lack information about the composition of soil and weather conditions and may choose the wrong crop to sow which results in lesser yield. Production of crops depends on geographical parameters like humidity, rainfall and properties of soil such as pH, and NPK content. Integration of technology with agriculture helps the farmer to improve his production. The main goal of agricultural planning is to achieve the maximum yield rate of crops by using a limited number of land resources. This paper mainly focuses on recommending the appropriate crop using ML Algorithms ( Decision Tree, Naive Bayes, Random Forest ) based on soil composition and weather conditions to maximize the yield of the farm and increase the economic condition of India’s farmers.
Weather Forecasting for Batu Pahat Using Neural Network
Authors:   Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, BatuPahat, Johor, Malaysia, Weng Chan , Ghazali Rozaida Binti ,   Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, BatuPahat, Johor, Malaysia, Mustafa Salama A. ,   Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, BatuPahat, Johor, Malaysia, Kareem Ali Noori ,   Computer Engineering Department, Bilad Alrafidain University College, Ba’aqubah, Diyala, 32001, Iraq, Khalaf Bashar Ahmed ,   Department of Medical Instruments Engineering Techniques, Bilad Alrafidain University College, Ba’aqubah 32001, Diyala, Iraq
Published: September 2021

Nowadays, weather forecasting plays a vital role in human activities. The complexity of data gathering in the meteorology department and high technical costs lead to inaccurate weather forecasting. Due to minimizing this problem, an application of using an artificial neural network (ANN) has been developed to forecast weather conditions using the Matlab compiler. This application will help users to define the weather conditions daily well and made early preparation to encounter uncertainty. This application performs in Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) using the back-propagation (BP) algorithm. The data is undergoing training and testing based on actual data obtained from the Malaysian Meteorological Department. The result will show in graph plotting for the training and testing process. Predictive accuracy for each step of stimulation will measure using Mean Square Error (MSE) graph in this application. Therefore, this application will be able to assist the Malaysian Meteorological Department to forecast weather, so our government and people have sufficient time to prepare and solve.
A PSPICE Fast Model for the Single Electron Transistor
Authors:   Delta Higher Institute for Engineering & Technology, Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Egypt, Osman Lobna
Published: September 2021

Motivated by the merits of low power dissipation, ultra-small size, and high speed of many nanoelectronic devices, They have been demonstrated to ensure future progress. Single-electron devices became one of the most important nanoelectronic devices due to their interesting electrical characteristics and behavior. Many research efforts moved to describe their electrical characteristics to use them with conventional electronic devices. This paper deals with modeling and simulation of such new electronic devices. This paper presents a model for the Single Electron Transistor (SET) and its application in simulating hybrid SET/MOS ADC and DAC converters. This model uses the orthodox theory of single-electron tunneling and determines the average current through the transistor. The proposed model is more flexible that is valid for a large range of drain to source voltage, valid for single or multi-gate SET and symmetric or asymmetric SET. Finally, using this model with MOSFET transistors to realize multi-bit Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC) and Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC). The hybrid n-bit DAC nano-circuits are simulated for (n=4 and 8) using Orcad Capture PSPICE. The performance of the SET/MOS hybrid n-bit ADC circuits were simulated (for n=3 and 8). The results show that the transient operation of hybrid SET/MOS circuit-based DAC could successfully operate at 1000K while ADC could operate at 144K. This performance can be compared with the pure SET circuits, the proposed converter circuits have been enhanced in the drive capability and the power dissipation. Compared with the other SET/MOS hybrid circuit, the implemented converter circuits have low simulation time, high speed, high load drivability, and low power dissipation.
Pengaruh Biostimulan, Asam Humat, Mikoriza dan Kombinasi Dosis Pemupukan Terhadap Pertumbuhan Tebu (Saccharum offcinarum L.) dan Produksi Gula pada Tanah Eutropepts Pasuruan
Authors: Puspitasari Arinta Rury , Lukito Aris
Published: September 2021

Dalam mencapai swasembada gula, perlu diupayakan peningkatan produktivitas tebu. Salah satu cara yang dapat dilakukan adalah penggunaan biostimulan, mikoriza serta asam humat. Pemberian biostimulan, asam humat dan mikoriza diharapkan dapat mengurangi penggunaan pupuk anorganik. Tujuan dari percobaan adalah mendapatkan perlakuan terbaik dari penggunaan biostimulan, mikoriza, asam humat dengan mengkombinasikan beberapa dosis pemupukan. Percobaan dilakukan di Kebun Percobaan Pusat Penelitian Perkebunan Gula Indonesia (P3GI) Pasuruan, mulai bulan Oktober 2018 sampai dengan Oktober 2019. Perlakuan merupakan kombinasi biostimulan, mikoriza, asam humat dan dosis perlakuan dengan jumlah perlakuan sebanyak 8, serta 3 kali ulangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan secara umum, pertumbuhan tanaman dan produksi tebu maupun gula tidak dipengaruhi oleh perlakuan. Namun, terdapat kecenderungan dengan perlakuan asam humat dan dosis pupuk 75%; perlakuan biostimulan sebanyak 3 kali dengan dosis pupuk 100% baik disemprot maupun direndam memberikan hasil yang lebih baik dengan produktivitas tebu 108,94 - 112,67 ton/ha serta hablur gula 13,93 - 14,13 ton/ha. Bila dibandingkan dengan perlakuan standar (hanya penggunaan pupuk anorganik dosis 100%), terdapat peningkatan hablur gula sebesar 4,60-6,17% dengan perlakuan asam humat dan biostimulan. Sementara, pemberian mikoriza belum memberikan hasil optimum yang diduga karena kondisi lahan yang cukup air.
Cascade of Complications Following Carotid Body Tumor Excision
Authors: Garg Pawan K , Tiwari Sarbesh , Ghosh Tushar S , Patel Surendra , Sharma Ankur , Khera Pushpinder S
Published: September 2021

Carotid body tumor excision can lead to various complications including vascular injury and pseudoaneurysm formation. Here we describe a case of carotid body tumor excision followed by series of complications including pseudoaneurysm formation, failure of primary surgical repair, carotid stump syndrome following parent artery occlusion, and persistent hypotension.
Grammaring, Its Effects on Oral Performance Among EFL Beginner-Level Learners in Higher Education
Authors: Cabezas Erickzon D. Astorga , Beltran Paulina Bahamondes
Published: September 2021

Over several decades, numerous approaches applied to EFL have resulted in theories and reasonings to teach and learn English. Although Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is the most commonly used path nowadays, it has only resulted in minimal development of university learners’ oral skills; i.e., English-beginner-level students usually attain minimal scores on oral performance after instruction using CLT approaches in some Higher Education Institutions. Thus, this study aims to illustrate the impact of Grammaring approach, in combination with the practice of Form and Meaning as a complement to Use in CLT, on students’ oral proficiency. Data from 38 students in control (n=19) and experimental (n=19) groups were analyzed. A descriptive and inferential statistical analysis of rubric bands from pre and post tests showed subtle improvements in aspects of Form (syntax) and Meaning (lexical use) but not in Use. These results have implications on what to teach and how to teach some language skills to lower-level learners, and highlights considerations for elaborating rubrics and assessing foreign language learners.
Financial Leverage, Educational-Level Faultline Strength and Strategic Change: Evidence from China
Authors: Liu Dan , Wang Qun-zhu
Published: September 2021

With the improvement of financial leverage, enterprises will face more severe financial difficulties and more stringent external supervision. Enterprises tend to take a high-intensity strategic change to get rid of the trouble. Taking China's A-share manufacturing listed companies from 2008-2018 as the research sample, based on the theory of enterprise behavior and faultlines theory, this paper explores the impact of corporate financial leverage on strategic change and the moderating effect of the top management team (TMT) educational-level faultline strength. The results show that there is a positive correlation between corporate financial leverage and strategic change. TMT educational-level faultline strength negatively moderates the positive correlation between corporate financial leverage and strategic change. The existence of an educational-level faultline makes it difficult for the whole TMT to form a consensus of change. Our study suggests that improving the matching degree of education characteristics of TMT is the basic condition for enterprises to implement high-intensity strategic change.
De nieuwe Dual use-verordening: een gemiste kans
Authors: Helder N.J. , Klaui C.C.
Published: September 2021

De nieuwe Dual use-verordening: een gemiste kans

De nieuwe Europese verordening voor de controle op uitvoer van goederen voor civiel en militair gebruik (dual use) laat huidige uitdagingen, zoals geopolitieke machtsverschuivingen, agressieve uitbreiding van de invloedssfeer door sommige staten en de toenemende aandacht voor (en regulering van) nationale veiligheid door de daardoor geraakte staten, opkomende nieuwe technologieën en geglobaliseerde distributieketens (zoals voor semiconductors), grotendeels ongemoeid. Voorstellen van de Europese Commissie en het Europees Parlement om mensenrechten een centralere plaats in de EU-regelgeving inzake exportcontrole te geven zijn slechts in zeer geringe mate overgenomen. Deze uitdagingen zullen moeten worden geadresseerd op andere (nationale) wetgevingsterreinen. De nieuwe verordening laat EU-lidstaten de vrijheid om zelf op nationaal niveau door middel van aanvullende wetgeving en/of uitvoeringsbeleid mensenrechten te adresseren. Dat leidt naar verwachting tot een lappendeken van aanvullende wetgeving en diversiteit bij de uitvoering van de nieuwe verordening binnen de EU. Voor ondernemingen die in meerdere EU-lidstaten opereren, brengt dat een grotere compliancebelasting met zich mee.

Verordening (EU) 2021/821 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van 20 mei 2021 tot instelling van een Unieregeling voor controle op de uitvoer, de tussenhandel, de technische bijstand, de doorvoer en de overbrenging van producten voor tweeërlei gebruik (herschikking) (PbEU 2021, L 206/1-461).
Comparison of PMtotal, PM10, PM2.5, NOx, and SO2 Emission Factors from Coal-fired Power Plants per Load Change
Authors: Yu JeongHun , Song Jihan , Lee DoYoung , Yu MyeongSang , Jung JongHan , Chun Sung-Nam , Lee GaYoung , Kim JongHo
Published: September 2021

For two bituminous coal-fired power plants with 500 MW and pulverized coal combustion type, the concentration of PMtotal, >PM10, PM2.5-10, PM2.5, NOx, and SO2 was measured, and their emission factors were calculated through field measurement. The measurement points started from the boiler downstream and continued to the air pollution control devices (APCDs) that are installed in series, namely, the selected catalytic reduction system (SCR), air preheater (APH), electrostatic precipitator (ESP) and wet flue gas desulfurization system (WFGD). The measurement was performed at one point for more than three times by using the Korean standard method for air pollutants. However, all measurement points, except for the stacks, were not representative of the standard test method. In addition, the PM concentration was too high to reduce the collection time due to isokinetic sampling. There is a limitation of how representative the measurement results can be. During the field measurement period, the power production rate of the two coal-fired power plants was 91.6% and 79.2% in the P-1 and P-2, respectively. Moreover, in the P-2, with a low power production rate, the concentration of PMtotal, PM10, PM2.5, and NOx was found to be low, and the emission factor calculated by dividing the measured concentration value by the fuel usage was also estimated to be low. Such results are due to the coal combustion chamber and various types of APCD being operated at a lower-load condition than the design capacity. In turn, the number of pollutants generated was less, and the removal efficiency of the pollutant became high. However, it was found that the concentration of SO2 generated and the emission factor are more significantly affected by the sulfur content of the coal than the load factor change. To this end, reducing the operation load of the coal-fired power plant improves the combustion efficiency and APCDs performance and decreases the emission factor, resulting in more reduction of the air pollutants than that based on the simple calculation.
Auditory perception of 6- and 7-year-old children from Poland and Czech Republic – comparative analysis
Authors: Burczyk Irena
Published: September 2021

The article presents the results of an auditory perception study carried out with the use of Mira Stambak’s Reproduction of Rhythmic Structures, aimed at assessing the development of auditory perception. The study consisted in reproducing rhythmic structures with different levels of difficulty. The aim of the study was to assess the level of auditory perception in 6- and 7-year-old children from Poland and Czech Republic.
For the purposes of the analysis, the respondents were divided into four groups, taking into account their age and place of residence. The article presents the results of the analysis of the assessment of the general correctness of the performance of tasks in each group due to the varying level of difficulty.
As a result of the conducted research, it was found that the age and place of residence of the examined children determine the correctness of the performance of tasks of varying levels of difficulty assessing the level of auditory perception. The results regarding the correctness of simple tasks were not varied depending on the respondents’ age group and place of residence. In the case of tasks with an average level of difficulty, the results were comparable in both examined age and territorial differentiated groups. As regards the performance of the most difficult tasks, there were statistically significant differences between the compared groups with the highest results among 6- and 7-year-olds from Poland. Also, with regard to the total number of correctly performed tasks, there were statistically significant differences between the compared groups.
Evaluation of the right and left ventricular functions of patients that recovered from COVID‑19 at home
Authors: AFŞİN Abdulmecit , SÜNER Arif , HOŞOĞLU Yusuf , HOŞOĞLU Ayşe
Published: September 2021

Objective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infection that can involve various systems and organs, as well as the cardiovascular system. There are several reports in the literature on cardiac involvement in COVID-19 patients who are hospitalized. Therefore, the current research was designed to determine whether cardiac involvement occurred in COVID-19 patients at home.

Methods: The current research included 30 patients with a positive COVID-19 PCR test but no hospitalization and recovery at home, and also 30 healthy volunteers. All participants underwent routine and transthoracic echocardiographic exams. The left and right ventricular diameters and functions were examined using two-dimensional echocardiography. M-mode imaging was used to assess tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) and mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE). In addition, the tissue Doppler images of the patients were recorded.

Results: In the COVID-19 group, 53% of the patients were male, and the mean age was 35.6 years (±7.6). The control group consisted of 57% males, and the mean age was 35.1 years (±6.9). The right and left ventricular diameters, systolic pulmonary artery pressure, and TAPSE and MAPSE values were similar in the two groups. In both groups, the tricuspid lateral annular systolic velocity (S’ tricuspid) values were in the normal reference range. However, the S’ tricuspid value was statistically lower in the COVID-19 group than in the control group (13 [14-11] vs. 14 [15-13]; p=0.010).

Conclusion: In this study, cardiac functions did not significantly differ between patients with mild COVID-19 infection and the control group.
Creolizing Development in Postcolonial Africa
Authors: Harper-Shipman T. D. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: September 2021

This paper outlines a cursory argument for creolizing development studies in postcolonial Africa and why Gordon’s call to creolize the human sciences should go as far as this. I argue that a concept like creolization offers a crucial analysis of the implied heterogeneity and static notion of “Africaness” and a supposed fluidity in what it means to “develop.” When, in fact, it is the inverse that rings true: “Africaness” is the product of various cultural symbols and historical experiences, which are in constant flux; while development, in its current hegemonic state, does not allow for genuine dynamism and variation.
Creolizing the Creolized Through Amadou Hampaté Bâ’s Living Tradition
Authors: Brodnicka Monika ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: September 2021

Through the theory of creolization, Jane Anna Gordon offers a platform to revisit a wide variety of scholarship from a decolonial lens. This contribution answers her call and examines Amadou Hampâté Bâ’s work as simultaneously creolize-able, creolizing, and even inviting further creolization of the original theory. While painfully understudied, Bâ offers a methodology of the Living Tradition that informs and complements the theory of creolization. Sourced from the local knowledge of Fulani and Bamana metaphysics and based on three archetypes, the World, the Word, and the Person, the Living Tradition offers mystical insight into the connection between material and spiritual realities within the universe. Through the mystical paradigm, the Living Tradition informs and develops creolization in two specific ways: through a mystical understanding of human mixture and a critique of rationality.
The spider genus Medionops Sánchez-Ruiz & Brescovit (Araneae: Caponiidae) in Colombia, with the description of four new species
Authors: Martínez Leonel , Sánchez-Ruiz Alexander , Bonaldo Alexandre B.
Published: September 2021

Four new Colombian species of the spider genus Medionops Sánchez-Ruiz & Brescovit, 2017 are described and illustrated: M. carolinae sp. nov. (male and female) from Boyacá department, M. cauca sp. nov. (male) from Cauca department, M. luiscarlosi sp. nov. (male and female) from Caldas department and M. santarosa sp. nov. (male) from Risaralda department. Additionally, the distribution of the type species of M. blades Sánchez-Ruiz & Brescovit, 2017, previously known only from Bogotá, Cundinamarca department, is extended to several localities in the Boyacá department. An updated identification key for all Medionops species is provided.
papel desempeñado por los concejos municipales de la República del Ecuador en el reclutamiento de soldados (1830-1860)
Authors: Aguilar Echeverría Marisol Verónica , Espinel López Cristian Rodrigo
Published: September 2021

El presente trabajo consiste en concatenar las funciones asignadas a los municipios por parte de la función ejecutiva y legislativa de la república del Ecuador para la dotación de individuos que fueron destinados a reforzar la tropa del Ejército Permanente y así, cumplir objetivos específicos determinados por el gobierno de turno.  Este ensayo se basa en el resultado de la indagación de documentos que reposan en archivos históricos, cuya información da cuenta del proceso de recluta por parte de los consejos municipales en base a normativa específica.  Esta breve investigación además contempla el rol desempeñado por los cuerpos de milicia en las ciudades como refuerzo a la labor cotidiana de la guardia policial.  La institución municipal durante los primeros años de Ecuador como república tuvo una participación decisiva en el proceso de alistamiento de soldados.
Four principles of explainable artificial intelligence
Authors: Phillips P Jonathon , Hahn Carina A , Fontana Peter C , Yates Amy N , Greene Kristen , Broniatowski David A , Przybocki Mark A
Published: September 2021

We introduce four principles for explainable artificial intelligence (AI) that comprise fundamental properties for explainable AI systems. We propose that explainable AI systems deliver accompanying evidence or reasons for outcomes and processes; provide explanations that are understandable to individual users; provide explanations that correctly reflect the system s process for generating the output; and that a system only operates under conditions for which it was designed and when it reaches sufficient confidence in its output. We have termed these four principles as explanation, meaningful, explanation accuracy, and knowledge limits, respectively. Through significant stakeholder engagement, these four principles were developed to encompass the multidisciplinary nature of explainable AI, including the fields of computer science, engineering, and psychology. Because one-sizefits-all explanations do not exist, different users will require different types of explanations. We present five categories of explanation and summarize theories of explainable AI. We give an overview of the algorithms in the field that cover the major classes of explainable algorithms. As a baseline comparison, we assess how well explanations provided by people follow our four principles. This assessment provides insights to the challenges of designing explainable AI systems.