bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Tecnologias educacionais em saúde para adolescentes e jovens lgbti+: revisão integrativa
Authors: Espíndola Mariana Mercês Mesquita , Araújo Ednaldo Cavalcante de , Espíndola Marisa Catarina Mesquita , Abreu Paula Daniella de , Silva Adrian Thaís Cardoso Santos Gomes da , Pereira Danilo  Martins Roque , Oliveira Thainara Torres de
Published: July 2023

Objetivo: analisar o desenvolvimento e o uso de tecnologias educacionais em saúde para adolescentes e jovens lésbicas, gays, bissexuais, travestis, transexuais, pessoas intersexo e mais da diversidade sexual e de gênero (LGBTI+). Método: revisão integrativa de literatura, conduzida pela estratégia PICo, com busca nas bases de dados: MEDLINE via PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus, LILACS e Web of Scienceatualizadaem abril e maio de 2023. Na etapa de seleção, o levantamento bibliográfico foi organizado pelo gerenciador de referências Mendeley® com auxílio do software colaborativo em revisões Rayyan®. Resultados: onze artigos compuseram a amostra final, evidenciando o uso de programas de intervenções virtuais, do vídeo interativo e a utilização de grupos focais e fóruns de discussão virtual como recursos significativos desenvolvidos como intervenções em saúde digital para adolescentes e jovens LGBTI+. Considerações Finais: as tecnologias analisadas têm potencial para lhes alcançar de modo consistente, apoiando seus processos de conhecimento e as tomadas de decisões sobre sua saúde, sendo fontes significativas de informação e aprendizagem, com o acesso virtual representando uma oportunidade-chave no contexto da saúde digital. Recomendam-se fontes digitais de base científica nos cuidados à saúde de adolescentes e jovens LGBTI+.
Notes on a new breeding site for the endangered Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) in a touristic beach of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Authors: Cuccurullo Giosué , Zwirner Elena
Published: July 2023

We describe a new breeding site for the endangered Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), the first recorded in recent years along the coastline of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (NE Italy), and report the impact of the first protective measures implemented at this site. Throughout the breeding season, we recorded a total of 8 nests, 10 eggs, and 6 fledglings. These results show that simple measures have a highly positive effect on nesting attempts and on the overall reproductive success, and they highlight the possible coexistence of conservation measures and tourism.
Low Current Intensity Plus an Ineffective Dose of Morphine Affect Conditioning Place Preference Through Different Pathways in the Lateral Habenula
Authors: Amohashemi Elahe , Reisi Parham , Alaei Hojjat Allah
Published: July 2023

Background:

The involvement of lateral habenula and the ineffective dose of morphine on reward-related learning and memory is less well-known. This study looked into the effects of electrical stimulation, GABAB receptor blockade, and a combination of both with morphine on conditioned place preference.

Materials and Methods:

In this experiment, male rats were anesthetized with ketamine/xylazine (six rats in each group). A 5-day biased conditioned place preference paradigm was used for the behavioral test. The effects of electrical stimulation and phaclofen plus a low dose of morphine on the acquisition and expression phases were examined during conditioning sessions and before the test phase, respectively.

Results:

The conditioning scores were reduced by antagonist injection during the acquisition phase. Interestingly, different intensities exhibited opposite effects on the acquisition phase. Conditioned place preference scores during the acquisition phase were significantly induced by 25 μA electrical stimulation, while conditioning scores were suppressed by electrical stimulation at 150 μA. Phaclofen (2 μg/rat) combined with high intensity induced aversion during the acquisition phase, while inhibiting expression. In contrast, high intensity with phaclofen (1 μg/rat) inhibited only the acquisition session. However, low intensity during the acquisition phase had an additive effect that was prevented by pretreatment with phaclofen (2 μg/rat), but this response was modified by the antagonist's low dose.

Conclusions:

A behavioral technique called conditioned place preference is frequently used to evaluate learning that is related to rewards. Therefore, lateral habenula electrical stimulation and phaclofen plus morphine could affect place preference through the involvement of the reward system.
The Effect of Healthy Mental Lifestyle Package on Sleep Quality, Mental Health, and Lifestyle of Substance Users
Authors: Amini Fahimeh , Vaziri Saeed , Amini Zahra
Published: July 2023

Background:

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a training package based on the lived experience of substance abusers on sleep problems and mental health.

Materials and Methods:

The current study was performed on 70 subjects equally distributed into two groups of control and intervention, Data collection tools included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and the Basic Adlerian Scales for Interpersonal Success—Adult Form (BASIS-A) Inventory. Data analysis was administered using the independent t-test, paired t-test, and MANCOVA. Statistical significance was considered when the P value < 0.05.

Results:

A total of 70 subjects participated in this study; 7 (10.6%) were females and 59 (89.4%) were males, with a mean age of 36.29 ± 8.588 years. The total score of PSQI was 12.48 (±4.206) and 13.16 (±3.397) for control and intervention groups, respectively, and declined to 12.33 (±4.442) and 9.56 (±4.45) after the intervention. The intervention resulted in an improved score for scales of belonging, going along, taking charge, harshness, being liked by all, and striving for perfection. Whereas the total score of the GHQ is reduced for both groups, that in the intervention group showed a higher decrease, which was also statistically significant.

Conclusion:

The developed training package successfully improved participants' sleep quality, mental health, and lifestyle.
Study of the Relative Frequency of Spontaneous Pneumothorax Recurrence with two Policy Therapies: A Clinical Trial
Authors: Mohajeri Gholamreza , Talebzadeh Hamid , Fallah-Mehrjardi Ali , Soltani Hamidreza , Neshan Mahdi
Published: July 2023

Background:

Spontaneous pneumothorax is a potentially fatal condition with a high risk of recurrence. The purpose of this study is to compare two different approaches to SP management. In the first group, patients underwent only chemical pleurodesis; in the second group, CT-scan, VATS, and then chemical pleurodesis was performed.

Materials and Methods:

This study is a non-randomized clinical trial conducted on 65 patients admitted to Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan with a primary complaint of sudden dyspnea and a definitive diagnosis of spontaneous pneumothorax. Two studies compared the main outcomes of recurrence within six months and the time until recurrence.

Results:

Age, sex, and BMI were matched between the two study groups. The side of the pneumothorax, smoking history, and pulmonary disease history did not differ significantly (P > 0.05). Pneumothorax recurrence did not differ significantly between the two groups (P: 0.477).

Conclusion:

This study demonstrated no distinction between VATS and chemical pleurodesis when using only chemical pleurodesis. However, because numerous studies have suggested that one of these techniques may be beneficial for patients with SP, it is recommended to conduct additional randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with a more detailed plan and more comparable procedures, although it appears that meta-analysis design may be effective given the abundance of available RCT studies.
Metabolic Abnormalities, Inflammatory Markers and Endothelial Dysfunction in Hyperprolactinemia due to Prolactinoma before and after Normalization of Serum Prolactin: A Prospective Case Control Study
Authors: Baba Mohammad Salem , Laway Bashir Ahmad , Misgar Raiz Ahmad , Wani Arshad Iqbal , Bashir Mir Iftikhar , Bhat Imtiyaz Ahmad , Haq Malik Gawharul , Shah Zafar Amin
Published: July 2023

Background:

Hyperprolactinemia is associated with obesity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and low-grade inflammation which may promote endothelial dysfunction (EnD). Limited work has been done on EnD in prolactinomas and we, therefore, studied serum markers of inflammation and EnD in patients with prolactinomas before and after treatment with dopamine agonists.

Methodology:

Fifty-six treatment naïve patients with prolactinomas and fifty-three (apparently healthy age and sex-matched) controls were enrolled in the study and subjected to clinical assessment and laboratory investigations including blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, urea, creatinine, uric acid, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and markers of EnD i.e., intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). Patients were treated with a dopamine agonist (cabergoline) and parameters (like ESR, hsCRP, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1) were measured at 12 weeks.

Results:

The majority of the patients (84%) were female, more than half (52%) had metabolic syndrome and over a third (36%) were obese. Blood glucose fasting, HbA1c, lipid fractions, ESR, hsCRP, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1 were significantly higher in patients than in controls. Median ICAM-1 was 1331.95 ng/ml (IQR 803.43-1825.99) in patients vs 753.04 ng/ml (IQR 402.04-871.55) in controls, P < 0.001 and median VCAM-1in patients was 971.35 ng/ml (IQR 695.03-1285.23) as against 634.56 ng/ml (IQR 177.49-946.50) in controls, p0.001. Serum ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 correlated positively with hsCRP. On multivariate regression analysis, serum hsCRP was the only significant predictor of change in ICAM-1 and VCAM-1. Normalization of serum PRL with CAB resulted in a significant decrease in metabolic parameters, ESR, hsCRP, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1.

Conclusion:

Hyperprolactinemia because of prolactinoma is associated with EnD secondary to systemic inflammation and metabolic abnormalities which improve after treatment with DA.
Motivation for solitude, COVID-19-related anxiety and resilience among Indian medical students
Authors: Kumar Santosh , Kumar Rajesh , Dixit Vidhata , Chaudhury Suprakash
Published: July 2023

Background:

Recent reports indicate that self-isolation because of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related lockdowns had significant influence on mental health of medical students.

Aim:

To understand the relationship between two different motivations for solitude – self-determined versus non-self-determined with medical students’ COVID-19-related anxiety and psychological resilience during their self-isolation because of COVID-19-related lockdowns.

Materials and Methods:

After the approval of the Institutional Ethics Committee, this online survey was done on undergraduate Indian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Expressing consent at the beginning of the online form, enabled the students to proceed to the next section comprising their sociodemographic details and clinical details. The last section of the form comprised the Motivation for Solitude Scale–Short Form, the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale, and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-Abbreviated.

Results:

282 out of 286 students of either sex gave their consent and completed the given form. Both self-determined and non-self-determined motivations for solitude were higher in female medical students. The self-determined motivation for solitude was directly related to all students’ resilience. A past history of psychiatric illness was directly associated with the non-self-determined motivation for solitude of the students. The non-self-directed motivation for solitude of female students was indirectly related to their resilience. The COVID-19-related anxiety was not related to either type of motivation for solitude as well as the resilience of the medical students.

Conclusion:

Indian female medical students are more motivated for solitude, be it self-determined or non-self-determined, than their male counterparts. The student’s resilience has a direct relationship with students’ self-determined motivation. The COVID-19-related anxiety among the medical students is not related to their motivations for solitude or resilience.
An Evaluation of the Management of Hirsutism in Public versus Private Outpatient Departments in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Aldosari Malak H. , Saleh Ahmed , Kutubi Abdubadie , Al-Ruhaimi Asma F. , Bashawri Yara , Althubyani Arwa K. , Saleh Raneem , Khalil Hala
Published: July 2023

Background:

Hirsutism is the excessive body or facial terminal (coarse) hair growth in females in a male-like pattern, carries a worldwide prevalence of 5%–20%, and requires careful evaluation and long-term management.

Purpose:

The study aims to critically appraise public and private institutions’ practices in managing hirsutism, compared against international standards. The purpose of this study was to assess how frequently patients receive counseling to address the causes of hirsutism and to determine if disease severity, screening, and outpatient management vary between public and private clinics in Saudi Arabia.

Methods:

Patients were recruited from gynecology, endocrine, dermatology, and women’s skin care clinics in public (n = 119) and private outpatient clinics (n = 238). Sociodemographics, body mass index (BMI), menstrual cycle rhythm, hirsutism site and scores, associated acne and/or alopecia, family history, and treatment modality received were queried. This study had two groups: Group 1 (n = 119) patients who were seen at public outpatient clinics and Group 2 (n = 238) patients who were seen at private outpatient clinics.

Results:

The median age was 27 years (range 18–45) and median BMI was 25 kg/m2 (range 16–44). The total mean hirsutism score was 9.3 ± 3.8. The severity of hirsutism was categorized into three groups: mild cases were recorded in 224 women (62.7%), moderate cases were recorded in 94 women (26.3%), and severe cases were recorded in 39 women (10.9%). There was no significant correlation between total mean hirsutism scores, age and BMI, P = 0.5 and P = 0.2, respectively. Approximately one-third of women were seen and investigated by physicians either at public or private clinics and about 70% of women were seen and treated by nonphysician skin care specialist without prior medical investigations in either public or private outpatient departments (OPDs).

Conclusion:

Assessment and management of hirsutism are similar in the public and private setting. Most patients presented to private rather than public OPDs and were not appropriately investigated for hirsutism. Weight reduction can be beneficial for the management of hirsutism for those with raised BMI and advice should be given accordingly in the OPD setting.
Elevating Mentorship Competency for Sustained Impact via the University of Zambia Mentor Training Program
Authors: Rose Elizabeth S. , Nzala Selestine H. , Goma Fastone M. , Gavarkavich Diane , Deepak Aditi , Parker Océane J. , Chi Benjamin H. , Reed Kristin , Heimburger Douglas C. , Martin Marie H.
Published: July 2023

The University of Zambia (UNZA) Mentor Training Program is conducted annually to strengthen the mentorship capacity of postgraduate programs for the health professions. This intensive five-session course trains faculty members in the mentorship of students. Established by senior UNZA leaders and US-based collaborators, this program was designed to address gaps in mentorship identified at the institutional level. Faculty facilitators developed the course curriculum and used a train-the-trainer model to ensure program sustainability. Participants were faculty members who mentor PhD and Master of Medicine students. To assess the program’s impact, mentors and their mentees completed questionnaires on the mentor’s mentoring competencies at the end of the course and 1 year later. Competency scores were compared longitudinally to quantify potential changes in mentoring behaviors. Mentors and mentees alike noted mentor growth in all competency domains from postcourse to 1 year later, providing evidence of a trend toward improvement in mentorship and that the program may have sustainable and positive effects on mentoring behaviors over time. Salient areas of growth corresponded to emphasized topics and discussions, including addressing diversity, aligning expectations, assessing capacities, motivating mentees, and fostering independence. These findings suggest that mentors internalized this content and transferred it to behavior change. The behavior changes may reveal a larger change in the institutional environment around the mentoring of students. The UNZA Mentor Training Program appears to have sustained impact after a year and should bode well for future benefits to students, faculty, and the institution.
Bağımlılık Eğitiminin Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Dijital Bağımlılık Düzeylerine Etkisi
Authors: KARABULUT Abdulkadir
Published: July 2023

Bu araştırmada, üniversite öğrencilerine verilen “Teknoloji Bağımlılığı” dersi kapsamında hazırlanan eğitim programının öğrencilerin dijital bağımlılık düzeylerine etkisinin olup olmadığını belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklem grubunu Hitit Üniversitesi Sungurlu MYO’da öğrenim gören ve “teknoloji bağımlılığı” dersi alan 51 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma verilerini elde etmek için, araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan, üniversite öğrencilerinin sosyo-demografik bilgilerini içeren “Anket Formu” ile üniversite öğrencilerine yönelik Kesici ve Tunç (2018) tarafından geliştirilen “Dijital Bağımlılık Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Veriler, araştırmacının kendisi tarafından eğitim çalışmasından önce ve eğitim çalışmasından sonra olmak üzere iki aşamada toplanmıştır. Veri analizinde dağılımın normal olmaması nedeniyle non-parametrik testler (Mann Whitney U testi ve Kruskal Wallis testi) kullanılmıştır. Öğrencilerin “bağımlılık eğitimi” sonrasında, Dijital Bağımlılık Ölçeğinin aşırı kullanım, nüksetme ve bırakamama alt boyutlarında anlamlı fark bulunmuş, hayat akışını engelleme ve duygu durumları alt boyutlarında ise anlamlı bir fark bulunamamıştır. Araştırma sonucunda uygulanan eğitim programının öğrencilerinin dijital bağımlılık düzeyleri üzerinde olumlu yönde etkili olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
ECUMENICAL MISSION IN INDONESIA: A Respon on Covid-19 Pandemic Situation
Authors: Simangunsong Amran
Published: July 2023

Mission in ecumenical era is a new paradigm as the changing of time and the perspective of postmodern society. Recently, global people were challenged by pandemic situation that caused some shifts in the church ministry. This article offers some concept of mission which takes into account an interpretation to WCC declaration that is relevant to face pandemic situation in Indonesia. The writing method used is descriptive theological analysis with an ecumenical mission perspective. The result is that the mission of the church is to be present in the midst of the world to spread the word, help, love, and heal people affected by Covid-19 to become one.
The Impact of Colonization on African Identity and Culture in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
Authors: Rani Mamta
Published: July 2023

This research paper aims to explore the profound impact of colonization on African identity and culture as portrayed in Chinua Achebe’s seminal novel Things Fall Apart. The research examines the pre-colonial Igbo society’s rich cultural traditions, values, and belief systems, emphasizing the vitality of these aspects in shaping African identity. It delves into the arrival of European colonizers and their disruptive influence, which upends established social structures and cultural practices. Through an analysis of key events and characters, the paper investigates the erosion of African identity and the erosion of cultural norms caused by colonization. The research explores the notion of cultural assimilation and hybridity as a response to colonial dominance. It examines how the Igbo community grapples with the intrusion of Western values and the consequent fragmentation of their cultural identity. This research paper contributes to a deeper understanding of the lasting impacts of colonization on African identity and culture as reflected in Things Fall Apart. It underscores the importance of recognizing and preserving African heritage and raises critical questions about the complex dynamics between colonizers and the colonized.
Lived Experiences of Parents with Child at Risk
Authors: M. Gumilid Rosemarie , L. Sumagang Jeward , P. Villanueva Lory Mae , B. Dahili Daryl Angelo , Insong Junvil , Cuevas Jr Jose F.
Published: July 2023

Parents play a crucial role in the full development of the child. Parents are the child's first role model that influences them in the basic values, like religious values, and issues related to their future, like educational choices that will tend to prevent them from engaging in illegal activities. This study was conducted to determine the lived experiences of parents with children at risk in Barangay Carangan, Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental. It is a phenomenological study where the researchers made interview guide questions to gather data on the parents' lived experiences. The study was conducted on randomly selected parents with at-risk children in Barangay Carangan, Ozamiz City. Moreover, seven parents with children at risk were purposely selected to be part of the research study participants. The participants were selected with the criteria where Parents of a Child at Risk/custody of the child in Barangay Carangan, Ozamiz City, have difficulties coping with their child at risk and are willing to participate in the study. Four themes were identified in the study: Emotionally Stressed, Parental Acceptance, Giving a Child at Risk Effective and Positive Discipline, and Proper Parenting Approach. The study's findings show that most parents with children at risk experienced emotional stress, parental acceptance, giving their child at risk effective and positive discipline, and proper parenting approach. However, some Children at Risk tend not to listen to their parent's advice and choose to be with their peers or groups prone to committing illegal acts. Through this, the parents will have ni choice but to accept their children's decisions. Even though their child committed illegal acts, they still gave effective and positive discipline with a proper parenting approach in handling their child at risk. Therefore, it was recommended that Parents with Child At Risk in Barangay Carangan, Ozamiz City, continue to give effective and positive discipline in handling with risky behavior of their children at risk to avoid them and prevent them from committing other illegal acts. Moreover, parents encouraged children to always follow and listen to their parent's advice to avoid and prevent them from committing or engaging in another illegal act because if the child at risk is disciplined and making their current situation as their teacher, it can reduce the burden of emotional stressed of the parents and that will create a healthy environment for them
Mentoring Pemimpin Rohani Sebagai Tugas Dosen Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Injili Arastamar Ngabang
Authors: Mau Marthen , Susanto Sulianus , Windasari Aprinia , Hutabarat Risky Permana , Hia Septinus
Published: July 2023

Students of the Arastamar Evangelical Theology College (SETIA) Ngabang as spiritual leaders must have good skills, leadership, and personality which are very much needed today for church services and in Christian educational institutions because they need mentoring by SETIA Ngabang lecturers. Some of SETIA Ngabang's theology students have not shown the maximum skills and personality to handle spiritual services even though graduate users need their energy. To produce accurate research, qualitative research methods are used with observation and interview approaches as options; as well as the sources of literature as a support in this research. Mentoring spiritual leaders at SETIA Ngabang can be done by lecturers who have special knowledge and experience in certain fields according to their expertise, because spiritual leaders are needed to have the fear of God, respect, humility, spirituality, integrity, competence, qualifications, credibility, and loyalty in spiritual ministry, both in the church and in Christian educational institutions. The theoretical implication of the research is that SETIA Ngabang lecturers and students who do not yet have skills in certain fields, competitiveness in leadership, and personality in carrying out responsibilities at SETIA Ngabang to the maximum need to be mentored to be able to show capabilities in their service. The implementation of mentoring can improve performance, commitment, motivation, awareness, and better self-reflection so that leadership ability is getting better as well.
Gerakan Ramah Anak dalam Pendidikan Agama Kristen Di tengah Budaya Suku Bali yang Patriarki
Authors: Pradnyani Ni Gusti Putu Ayudi
Published: July 2023

Tujuan penulisan artikel ini adalah mendeskripsikan gerakan ramah anak dalam pendidikan agama Kristen di tengah budaya Suku Bali yang patriarki. Di mana,  budaya patriarki dibangun atas dasar hierarki dominasi laki-laki dalam tatanan kehidupan keluarga dan perempuan lebih diarahkan untuk mengurusi kebutuhan dapur, sehingga kesetaraan gender menjadi tidak seimbang. Hal ini tentu tidak ramah terhadap anak dalam konteks dunia modern yang menuntut kesetaraan gender dalam berbagai hal. Adapun metode penelitian yang di gunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif  kualitatif. Dalam kajian ini, peneliti menemukan bahwa Gerakan ramah anak dapat dimuat dalam Pendidikan Agama Kristen. Dimulai dengan memahami dan mengajarkan kepada anak dasar teologi anak, yang mana mengingatkan anak tentang harkat dan martabat yang mereka miliki adalah sama. Kemudian juga mengingatkan orang tua untuk dapat mengubah cara berpikir patriarki menjadi ramah anak, dengan cara membantu orang tua menyadari martabat semua anak, termasuk anak perempuan. Teologi anak menjadi salah satu upaya gereja untuk memperkenalkan Tuhan dan apa kehendak-Nya dalam perspektif anak. Oleh karena itu, pergeseran pemahaman ini memberikan dampak luas dan mendalam bagi jemaat suku Bali.
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Dengan Metode SAW (Studi Kasus Bank BTPN Gresik KCP)
Authors: Arighy Erza Farrel
Published: July 2023

Pendaftaran pekerja adalah sesuatu yang penting bagi kantor atau organisasi untuk mendapatkan perwakilan baru yang direncanakan dalam menduduki suatu posisi. Di organisasi tertentu, siklus pendaftaran sebenarnya memanfaatkan Microsoft Succeed untuk menyimpan informasi dari kandidat, mulai dari pendaftaran, mulai penentuan hingga tahap penentuan pekerja yang direncanakan. Sampai saat ini, cara mempekerjakan perwakilan di KCP Bank BTPN Gresik masih belum subjektif, yang sebenarnya menghabiskan sebagian besar hari untuk memutuskan hasil akhir dari pendaftaran pekerja sesuai aturan yang ditetapkan oleh organisasi. Persyaratan data yang cepat dan tepat juga perlu diterapkan oleh KCP Bank BTPN Gresik dalam menjaring perwakilan baru untuk dapat memilih dan memberikan SDM yang mumpuni di bidangnya. Eksplorasi berarti melibatkan strategi dalam siklus dinamis, sehingga digunakan suatu teknik, khususnya strategi ekspansi berbobot. Salah satu teknik yang dapat dimanfaatkan dalam suatu navigasi adalah Simple Additive Weighting (SAW). Teknik SAW digunakan untuk menentukan nilai tertinggi dari hasil penentuan posisi terhadap pilihan saat ini dengan menghitung ukuran dan beban yang tidak sepenuhnya ditentukan. Selain itu, eksplorasi ini dibentuk menjadi kerangka kerja data untuk bekerja dengan klien dalam melakukan sistem pendukung keputusan  pimilihan karyawan yang representatif.
A ANALISIS K3 MENGGUNAKAN 5S (SEIRI, SEITON, SEISO, SEIKETSU DAN SHITSUKE) DI AREA PENGGILINGAN TEBU PT MADUKISMO
Authors: Santoso Aji Santoso
Published: July 2023

Faktor yang menjadi potensi terjadinya kecelakaan kerja di PT Madu Baru PG. Madukismo ialah bahwa pada area penggiling produksi belum menerapkan 5S secara keseluruhan seperti banyaknya barang yang belum tersusun dengan rapi, area kerja yang kotor dan kurangnya perhatian terhadap alat pelindung diri (APD).

Usulan penerapan program 5S yang diterapkan pada setiap area penggilingan produksi yang berada di PT. Madu Baru dengan penerapan yang pertama yaitu dengan melakukan seiri atau pemilahan item pada setiap area kerja sehingga barang-barang yang tidak diperlukan disingkirkan dari area kerja. Penerapan yang kedua yaitu seiton atau penataan dilakukan agar peralatan yang disimpan terlihat lebih rapi agar menghindari potensi kecelakaan kerja terpleset benda yang brantakan. Usulan penerapan yang ketiga ialah seiso atau pembersihan, pembersihan yang diusulkan dengan memberikan tanggung jawab pada setiap operator memiliki tanggung jawab pada setiap area kerjanya sehingga area kerja terlihat bersih dan nyaman ketika melakukan pekerjaan. Penerapan selanjutnya yaitu seiketsu dengan pemberian label warna, batas pada benda, pembuatan Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) dan memberikan pemeriksaan secara harian bagi owner.
Pengaruh Beban Kerja Dan Disiplin Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Pada Bank Perkreditan Rakyat Kawan Malang
Authors: Siti Nur Aisah
Published: July 2023

Objektif. Diharapkan dengan beban kerja dan disiplin kerja yang tepat dapat meningkatkan kinerja karyawan.

Material and Metode.   Metode analisis  penelitian menguji hipotesis dengan asosiatif kausal dan pendekatan kuantitatif, populasi penelitian yang diambil sebesar 55 karyawan.

Hasil.  Pengujian dengan koefisien jalur pengaruh variabel beban kerja (X1) dan disiplin kerja (X2) terhadap kinerja karyawan (Y) menggunakan pengujian statistik dimana nilai koefisien korelasi (R) sebesar 0,660 yang menunjukkan beban kerja dan  disiplin  kerja memiliki pengaruh langsung terhadap kinerja karyawan sebesar 66 %.

Kesimpulan. Beban kerja dan  disiplin kerja yang tepat mampu meningkatkan kinerja karyawan pada Bank Perkreditan Rakyat Kawan Malang.
PENGARUH DANA BANTUAN SEKOLAH (BOS) TERHADAP KINERJA PENDIDIKAN SEKOLAH SMK SWASTA SE-KOTA MEDAN (TAHUN 2018)
Authors: Riyanti Ayu Ade , Junaidi Listya Devi
Published: July 2023

The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether school aid funds (BOS) have an impact on academic achievement. In this work, quantitative descriptive techniques are also used. Secondary data, or data that does not directly supply data to data collectors, was employed in this study. To conduct this study, a purposive sample technique was applied throughout as many as 55 private vocational high schools in Medan. purporsive sampling method, or the method of choosing the sample while taking particular factors into account. This study uses a straightforward linear regression analysis strategy for data analysis. In this study, there are 2 (two) variables: an independent variable (the independent variable) and a dependent variable (the dependent variable), both of which are impacted by and subject to the effects of causes that result from change. The data will next be analysed using the Classical Assumption Test and hypothesis testing with the aid of SPSS 24.The test results from this study show that there is, at least in part, a relationship between School Operational Assistance Funds and Educational Performance / Achievement of National Examination scores using the t test, whereas there is no relationship between Accreditation Status (a), (b), and (c) and the level of educational performance / achievement of national exam scores. This is due to the fact that formal education institutions, particularly vocational high schools, are present in every part of Medan City.
ANALISIS PENYUSUNAN LAPORAN KEUANGAN PADA YAYASAN PENDIDIKAN SMP SWASTA 17 AGUSTUS DESA TIGA JUHAR KECAMATAN STM HULU KABUPATEN DELI SERDANG
Authors: Br Tarigan Mery Pramita , Suhariyanti Suhariyanti
Published: July 2023

Financial reports are the result of the accounting process, and are one of the most important information for organizations that describe organizational activities in a certain period and for decision making for the organization. The financial statements of non-profit entity organizations such as foundations must follow the guidelines for preparing financial statements in ISAK 35. This research was conducted at the 17 August Private Middle School Foundation, Tiga Juhar Village, STM Hulu District, Deli Serdang Regency. In this study the data used were the financial reports belonging to the 17 August 2020 Private Middle School Education Foundation. The data collection technique in this study was through direct interviews with relevant sources and knowing how to prepare financial reports at the August 17 Private Middle School Education Foundation, documentation by collecting documents in the form of photos, as well as reviewing the literature by studying reading sources (literature) related to the research. The results of the study show that the financial reports belonging to the August 17 Private Middle School Education Foundation are not yet effective and efficient, and are not in accordance with ISAK 35 guidelines.
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PERANAN ANGGARAN BIAYA OPERASIONAL DALAM MENINGKATKAN EFISIENSI PADA PT. SOP SUMSUM LANGSA
Authors: Baene Rosmawati , Nasution Ilham Ramadhan , Atika Diyah
Published: July 2023

Company management, one of the most important issues is the role of the operational costbudget in a company. Measurement of a company's financial performance will showwhether or not a company is healthy in carrying out its operational activities during a certainperiod. This study aims to determine the role of the operational cost budget in increasing theefficiency of PT. Sop Sumsum Langsa has been implemented as in increasing the efficiencyof the company. This research method using descriptive study. The type of data used isprimary and secondary data. Data collection techniques were carried out by interviews anddocumentation. The results showed that the realization of the operational cost budget thathad been set at PT. Sop Sumsum Langsa was good (95.29%) where each section carried outoperational activities based on the budget that had been set by the company. The operationalcost budget has a role as a means of controlling operational costs and avoiding excessive useof costs, as well as controlling an activity so that it does not deviate from the budget that hasbeen made as minimum as possible.
ANALISIS PENERAPAN SISTEM INFORMASI AKUNTANSI TERHADAP PERSEDIAAN BAHAN HABIS PAKAI LPP TVRI SUMATERA UTARA
Authors: Putri Ranti Gatrizka , Zulkarnen Zuliana , Chrisna Heriyati
Published: July 2023

here are still many companies especially in service companies that do not have a special system for thesupply of used materials. The study aims to provide an overview of the application of accountinginformation systems to the inventory of used materials and look at the effectiveness of such systems. Theobject of this research is carried out in the LPP TVRI North Sumatra Type and source of data obtainedin this research are primary data and secondary data. Based on the research data obtained, the authorsused data collection methods by means of interviews, documentation, and library surveys. The results ofthis study showed that the LPP TVRI Sumatera Nord uses a computerized recording system, i.e. everytransaction, both inputs, outputs and returns of goods will be directly input into the existing system on acomputer based database. The advantage in using this system is that the collection of information canbe done quickly and easily, can perform data protection and security, while the shortcomings in the useof this system, i.e. the system used by LPP TVRI Sumatera North must be updated in accordance withthe provisions of the Ministry of Finance of the Directorate General of the Treasury RI so that it willprevent the continuation of recording activity for a few moments until the database is completed to berenewed, when there is an inaccurate access damage can occur and a more skilled user is required inprocessing data.
ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PENJUALAN PADA RESTORAN MAKANAN JEPANG (STUDI KASUS PT. SUSHI INDO SUKSES MANDIRI)
Authors: Dakhi Santa Ana , Junaidi Listya Devi , Syaharman Syaharman
Published: July 2023

The purpose of this study is to ascertain how PT. Indo Success Mandiri's sales are impacted by product,pricing, and marketing. Quantitative research is the kind that was employed. ways for gathering datawhile using a questionnaire. 150 PT. Indo Independent Success personnel made up the study's sample.The study's sample consists of 60 workers. data source that included primary and secondary data.Multiples were processed with SPSS version 2016 using linear regression analysis. The study's findingsare evident. With a value of 40.52%, these variables have an impact concurrently, and the remaining59.48% is partially influenced by other variables that were not included in this study. The relationshipbetween the product and sales at the Japanese food restaurant PT. Indo Mandiri success is significantat 35%, the relationship between the price and sales at the Japanese food restaurant PT. Indo SuksesMandiri is significant by 60.7%, and the relationship between the promotion and sales at the Japanesefood restaurants PT. Indo Sukses Mandiri is significant at 30.0%.
Financial Study of Coffee Commodities
Authors: Ni Wayan Purnami Rusadi  , Pande Made Ari Ananta Paramarta
Published: July 2023

The financial feasibility analysis is conducted by observing the financial aspects of coffee farming regarding investment costs, financial capital, operational costs, and maintenance as well as the income received by farmers. The financial analysis of coffee is aimed to determine whether coffee in Indonesia is financially profitable or not. The financial feasibility analysis of coffee farming in Indonesia can be seen from the investment criteria of a farm. Several investment criteria to assess the feasibility of coffee farming include the NPV (Net Present Value), B/C (Benefit/Cost) ratio, IRR (Internal Rate of Return), and PP (Payback Period). The method used in this study was a review journal. A review journal is a study carried out by collecting several journals that are in accordance with the problems and objectives in this study. The purpose of this study is to find out the financial feasibility of coffee commodities in Indonesia. The result of this study showed that coffee commodities are financially feasible to cultivate. Based on this study, it is expected that coffee farmers in Indonesia will continue to preserve a financially decent coffee commodity. Coffee is also a commodity that can support the Indonesian economy.
The Dynamic History of the Journey of Pancasila as the Foundation of the Indonesian State
Authors: Santika I Gusti Ngurah , I Made Kartika  , I Gede Sujana  , Ni Made Adhi Dwindayani
Published: July 2023

The fundamental weakness in Pancasila education is the lack of discussion about the history of the dynamics of the journey of Pancasila in Indonesia. This research aims to find out the history of the dynamics of the journey of Pancasila as the basis of the Indonesian state. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The method of data collection in the study uses literature studies or literature. The results of this study show that during the independence revolution, Pancasila as the basis of the state only applies in one state, so it has not played a functional role. In the RIS Constitution, there are differences in the values of Pancasila contained in the 1945 Constitution. During the time the Old Order was in power, Pancasila was not implemented, but was distorted through its actions. In the New Order era, Pancasila was manipulated with various interpretations to cover up its deviant policies. In the reform era, Pancasila was submerged by the dynamics or hustle and bustle of political development and democracy in Indonesia. Pancasila began to be forgotten and abandoned by its supporters
TÜRKİYE’DE SENDİKASYON KREDİLERİ, DIŞ TİCARET VE HİSSE SENEDİ PİYASASI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ
Authors: GÜRBÜZ Aydın , KILIÇ Meltem , BEKERECİ Nur Esra
Published: July 2023

Borçlanma aracı olarak kullanılan sendikasyon kredileri, farklı ülkelerden çok sayıda bankanın katılabileceği özel bir kredi sözleşmesi türüdür. Bu kredileri, yatırımcılar ve diğer ekonomik birimler fon taleplerini karşılamak için kullanmakta ve uluslararası piyasalardan elde edilen bir kaynak olarak görülmektedir. Uluslararası piyasalardan alınan bu krediler Türk bankacılık sisteminde 2004 yılından itibaren önem kazanmaya başlamıştır. Bu çalışmada da Ocak 2013 – Kasım 2022 dönemleri arasında Türkiye’de kullanılan sendikasyon kredileri ile dış ticaret hacmi, reel döviz kuru ve ulusal BIST100 endeks arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Ayrıca çalışmada Türkiye’de Covid-19 salgınının etkisini dikkate almak için vakaların ortaya çıktığı 2020 Mart ayının sonraki dönemlerine kukla değişken eklenmiştir. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek için Johansen eşbütünleşme testi ve hata düzeltme modeline (VECM) bağlı Granger nedensellik testi uygulanmıştır. Ampirik bulgularda, Johansen eşbütünleşme yaklaşımı sonucunda değişkenler arasında uzun dönemde ilişkinin varlığına ulaşılmıştır. Granger nedensellik testi sonuçlarına göre sendikasyon kredileri ile dış ticaret hacmi ve reel döviz kuru arasında çift yönlü nedensellik ilişkisinin olduğuna ulaşılmıştır. BIST100 endeksinden ise sendikasyon kredisine doğru tek yönlü nedensellik ilişkisi olduğu gözlemlenmiştir.
“Fast lapsing back into barbarism”: Social Evolution, the Myth of Progress and the Gothic Past in Late-Victorian Invasion and Catastrophe Fiction
Authors: Bulfin Ailise
Published: July 2023

While neo-barbarian dystopian futures are typically associated with contemporary popular culture, they were not, in fact, uncommon in late-Victorian popular fiction, especially in the politically charged, future-oriented popular fiction subgenres of invasion fiction and catastrophe fiction. Focusing on a representative tale from each subgenre – George Griffith’s Olga Romanoff (1894) and Richard Jefferies’ After London (1885) – this article shows how they made innovative use of the gothic to show the future following a large-scale war or natural disaster as a decline back into an exaggerated version of the barbaric past. Reworking the familiar gothic trope of doomed inheritance, the tales showed nemesis occurring not on an individual or familial level, but on an extensive societal scale in keeping with their sweeping narratives of mass death and its aftermath. In presenting a post-catastrophe relapse to barbarism, the tales were extrapolating from the social evolution theories of Herbert Spencer and Walter Bagehot which, though delineating the forward tendency of western social progress, allowed the fearful corollary that in periods of crisis advanced societies might also regress. While popular fiction’s engagement with theories of biological degeneration has been well researched, engagements with these theories of societal reversion have received less attention. Applying them to invasion and catastrophe fiction elucidates how the tales used their regressive futures to warn hubristic nineteenth-century modernity about its potential comeuppance if it continued to either aggressively militarise or unthinkingly exploit the non-human world, two major negative social tendencies which were the source of considerable contemporary anxiety.
Threads of Identity: Fashion, Finery, and Performance in Ellen Wood’s East Lynne and Wilkie Collins’s No Name
Authors: Butler-Way Emma
Published: July 2023

As Polonius tells his son in Hamlet, “the apparel oft proclaims the man” (I.iii.72). This article takes this idea and re-situates it within the sartorial and cultural contexts of the mid-nineteenth century in order to examine the construction and performance of identity in Ellen Wood’s East Lynne (1861) and Wilkie Collins’s No Name (1862). This article draws, in particular, on Mariana Valverde’s 1989 examination of what she terms the “ideology of finery” – a distinctly class-based notion that plays on anxieties that surrounded the blurring of class lines as fashion became increasingly democratised as the Victorian era progressed. This article argues that the use of “finery” as a pejorative term throughout East Lynne has an intrinsic effect upon how the contemporary readers’ responses to Barbara Hare and Isabel Carlyle were shaped. This idea of “finery” also appears in No Name, as Magdalen Vanstone’s scepticism and cynicism regarding sartorially-defined class distinctions is contrasted with her maid Louisa’s horror at the prospect of wearing a silk gown. Ultimately, this article examines how fashion – the manipulation thereof, its class-based connotations, and its ability to shape character – is inherent to the narratives of East Lynne and No Name.
The Splendour of Decadence: The Moral Geography of the European South in Victorian Travelogues
Authors: Kukavica Sebastian
Published: July 2023

By offering a critical discourse analysis of selected Victorian travelogues of the second half of the nineteenth century, the paper aims to demonstrate to what extent Victorian discursive representations of Italy carried in themselves a highly standardised representation of Southern Europe as both an imaginary geography and as a political culture in a perceived state of moral and political decadence. In Victorian travelogues, the European South was imagined as a counter-geography of modernity and, as such, it was ideologically utilised for legitimising the specific trajectory of Northern modernity, seen as the antipode to the perceived state of backwardness of the European South. The myth of decadence of the European South served the purpose of constituting the South as a premodern moral geography embedded in a state of decadence, while at the same time legitimising British modernity as the only proper organic trajectory of historical evolution. This paper aims to demonstrate how Victorian travelogues, as channels for dissemination of Victorian political imagination, became platforms for consolidation of a specific moral geography of the European South built upon the myth of decadence. In addition, this paper argues that the unification of Italy in 1871 signalises a turning point in development of the myth of decadence of the European South in Victorian travelogues. While pre-1871 Victorian travelogues perceived signs of decadence as the ultimate proof of the country’s incompatibility with Northern or Protestant modernity, post-1871 travelogues conceived decadence as the quintessence of the idealised Romantic or even Gothic nature of Italy and critiqued modernisation as desacralisation of Italy as a place of memorialisation of the past. The travelogues critically analysed in the paper are: T. A. Trollope’s Impressions of a Wanderer in Italy, Switzerland, France and Spain as well as his A Lenten Journey in Umbria and the Marches, William Baxter’s The Tagus and the Tiber, Frances Elliot’s Diary of an Idle Woman in Italy, and George Gissing’s By the Ionian Sea.
“The mystery of the Myrtle Room”: Reading Wilkie Collins’ The Dead Secret as an Early Female Detective Novel
Authors: Steere Elizabeth
Published: July 2023

While Wilkie Collins’ novels The Moonstone (1868) and The Woman in White (1859-60) have long been accepted as part of the early mystery canon, Collins’ earlier novel The Dead Secret (1857) is rarely included. The Dead Secret is here reconsidered as one of the earliest English female detective novels, revealing its heretofore unrecognised significance to the genre of detective fiction and the evolution of the literary female detective. The Dead Secret’s protagonist, Rosamond, is almost Holmesian in her methodical collection of evidence and tactical lines of questioning to arrive at the solution of the mystery, but she also employs techniques more often attributed to female detectives, demonstrating the importance of emotion, intuition, surveillance, and proximity. In solving the mystery, Rosamond also disrupts the status quo, as is more typical of sleuthing heroines of sensation fiction. The Dead Secret demonstrates Collins’ innovations to the emerging genre of detective fiction, before its tropes become typified by Sherlock Holmes, and reveals the overlap of tropes that originate with sensation novels.