bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Mediating Role of Multidimensional Customer Brand Engagement on Brand Loyalty
Authors: Faradila Ade Putri , Siagian Yolanda Masnita
Published: June 2024

This study aims to analyze the influence of social media marketing efforts on brand loyalty, mediated by the multidimensional customer brand engagement in airlines in Indonesia. The object of this research is national airlines, with the population comprising respondents who follow or have interacted (such as liking, commenting, and sharing) with the social media accounts of national airlines at least once in the last 30 days. The sample used consists of 220 respondents. The analysis employed is SEM with the help of SPSS and AMOS version 23 software. The results of this study indicate that social media marketing efforts have a positive influence on cognitive engagement, social media marketing efforts have a positive influence on emotional engagement, social media marketing efforts do not have a positive influence on brand loyalty, cognitive engagement has a positive influence on brand loyalty, emotional engagement has a positive influence on brand loyalty, social media marketing efforts have a positive influence on brand loyalty mediated by cognitive engagement, and social media marketing efforts have a positive influence on brand loyalty mediated by emotional engagement.
The Role of Knowledge Sharing, Job Stress, Mutations and Motivation in Improving Employee Performance
Authors: Supomo Supomo
Published: June 2024

Organizations need to measure employee performance to determine the level of individual and organizational achievement, as well as a basis for career development, performance improvement, giving rewards and sanctions, and salary payments. Motivation is an important factor in encouraging employees to achieve organizational goals. However, motivating employees can be a challenge because each individual's preferences and motivational factors are different. Good mental health, where individuals are able to deal with stress and work productively, also play a role in performance. Employee transfers, which are based on leadership commitment and statutory regulations, can influence performance by placing employees in positions that are in accordance with their competencies. Knowledge sharing among employees, influenced by organizational culture and leadership support, can improve performance by facilitating access to information and experience. This article examines the influence of knowledge sharing, work stress, transfers, and motivation on employee performance.
Role of Knowledge Management Processes on achieving Strategic Superiority - An Exploratory study of the opinions of a sample of National Security Service Officers
Authors: Kelkal Hussin Azhar , Ali Husien Wesam
Published: June 2024

Purpose of current research is to test effect of knowledge management processes in their dimensions (knowledge diagnosis, knowledge acquisition, knowledge generation, knowledge storage, knowledge distribution, knowledge application) in improving strategic superiority in their dimensions (area of influence, psychological formation, competitive pressure) in national security apparatus. Due to importance of two variables investigated for agency from its future perspective and interest of research community and its sample in various administrative phenomena aimed at improving its strategic superiority from a sovereign orientation as a goal that should be viewed from multi-faceted perspectives, and on this basis, a research problem was embodied in its main question (Was the National Security Service able to invest in management operations? Knowledge in improving its strategic superiority?), so that this question would be the starting point for a research goal embodied in choosing exploratory descriptive analytical method as it is the most appropriate in this research direction, so that a questionnaire for research could be prepared from solid scientific standards adopted by previous studies and some expert professors and arbitrators made appropriate modifications to it, after knowing the community. and research included (650) of its leaders, represented by (General Director, Assistant General Director, Directorate Director, Department Director, Division Director), as the research sample was a stratified random (236) from the leadership community, to be collected and analyzed through the statistical program (AMOS V.25, SPSS. V.28) and through appropriate statistical methods (normal distribution tests, testing the scale’s validity, stability and confirmation after exploring it, mean, standard deviation, relative importance, coefficient of relative variation, Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple regression), so that practical analysis can be achieved through the data obtained. researcher drew from the sample answers to most prominent result embodied in National Security Agency’s focus on improving its strategic superiority well, which prompted it to adopt knowledge management processes to advance that superiority, especially since it adopted knowledge diagnosis, knowledge distribution, and knowledge application mainly for that purpose, in addition to His adoption of strategies aimed at improving the national security apparatus from the level of the sphere of influence by adopting the distribution of knowledge, the diagnosis of knowledge, the application of knowledge, and the acquisition of knowledge, which led him to adopt the diagnosis of knowledge and the application of knowledge in improving psychological formation, in addition to his resort to storing knowledge, distributing knowledge, and applying knowledge when it improves the level of competitive pressure.
Enhanced Spark Cluster Recommendation Engine Powered by Generative AI
Authors: S Hungund Tanvi
Published: June 2024

Apache Spark, renowned for its proficiency in processing vast datasets, efficiently handles intricate processing tasks. It disperses these tasks across numerous computing instances autonomously or in conjunction with other distributed computing tools. As the volume of data burgeons and machine learning models advance, the imperative for swift and intricate feature engineering and model training intensifies. Clusters comprising multiple compute instances exhibit a noteworthy performance surge compared to individual cases, expediting data processing. However, leveraging such cluster configurations entails substantial costs due to the amalgamation of multiple compute instances (Worker Nodes) overseen by a Controller Node.
NGO Trend Asia's Efforts in Controlling Transboundary Air Pollution in Jakarta: A Case Study of the Suralaya Steam Power Plant
Authors: Putri Salsabil Teratai , Angela Deni
Published: June 2024

The problem of poor air pollution quality is becoming more serious often in big cities, especially in the capital city of DKI Jakarta. Apart from vehicle emissions, there are other problems that are also important due to the use of Steam Power Plants (PLTU) around the Jakarta area. PLTU Suralaya in Banten is one of the largest sectors that emits the amount of emissions that have an impact on the surrounding area. This study aims to provide a description of the strategy carried out by the Non-Government Organization (NGO) Trend Asia as an effort to control air pollution pollution in Jakarta through transboundary emissions by the Suralaya PLTU. This research uses qualitative case study research methods and will be strengthened by the theory of environmental NGO strategy by MC. Cormick as an analysis knife of this study.  The results of this study explain the strategies used by Trend Asia in efforts to control transboundary emission pollution of the Suralaya coal-fired power plant from nine MC strategies. The relevant Cormick used six strategies, namely Working with Elected Officials, Undertaking Research, Campaigning and Organizing Public Protests, Promoting Media Coverage of Environmental Issues, Information Exchange, and Generating Local Community Involvement in Environmental Protection.
The Zoonotic Aspect of Toxoplasma Gondii in Human and Animals: A Review
Authors: Al-Biatee Suha .
Published: June 2024

Toxoplasmosis is caused by the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which may infect any nucleated cell in mammals. This parasite infects over two billion individuals worldwide, and while only a tiny fraction of infected persons may develop significant disease, the parasite's ubiquity makes it one of the most highly dangerous zoonotic infections in the world. This disease can cause serious encephalitis in immunocompromised persons, miscarriage or congenital malformations in the newborns if infected during pregnancy, and significant ocular illness even in immunocompetent people. The illness has a complicated aetiology, as it is caused by ingesting oocysts shed in the faeces of definitive feline hosts that pollute water. In this review we demonstrated the current insight into the zoonotic aspect of toxoplasmosis in humans, and animals providing a complete discussion of the environmental mechanisms via which T. gondii oocysts, and tissue cysts might infect animals and humans, such as contaminated foods, water, animals’ meat or soil. This review also included mode of transmission and preventative strategies outlining fundamental control measures for lowering the threat of oocyst direct contact, as well as chances for future collaboration and new studies possibilities targeting reducing oocysts load and tissue cyst-borne toxoplasmosis in people, farm and wild animals. Conclusively, the infection occurs in both humans and animals, causing abortion in women and serious economic losses in animals. Transmitted to humans horizontally by ingestion of food and water contaminated by oocysts, also meat of infected farm animals or vertically through the placenta. Cats get infected through ingestion of intermediate host-containing tissue cysts. Heating, salting, freezing and radiation are the main ways enforced to reduce tissue cyst burden in animal meat used for human consumption
Effect of Sorbitol on Some Physiological and Biochemical Parameters in Diabetic Rats
Authors: mohammed. Baydaa ghanim
Published: June 2024

This study aims to estimate the role of sorbitol consumption in diabetic rats. Sixty male rats were purchased, acclimatized and divided into four groups; negative-control rats were received distilled water, positive-control rats were administered glucose orally, experimental-1 diabetic rats were administered sorbitol 100 mg and experimental-2 rats were administered sorbitol 200 mg orally. After 60 days, sera were collected and tested quantitatively by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Glucose elevation was seen in experimental-2 but not in experimental-1; while insulin was increased significantly in rats of both experimental-1 and experimental-2 but decreased in rats of positive-control when compared to those of negative-control. Although catalase, glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase were decreased significantly in experimental-1, experimental-2 and positive-control, malondialdehyde was elevated significantly in these groups when compared to values of negative-control. For lipid profile, lower high-density lipoprotein were showed in experimental-1 and experimental-2 and more severely in the positive-control than negative-control group; while values of low-density lipoprotein were elevated significantly in positive-control but not in experimental-1 and experimental-2 when compared to negative-control. Values of triglyceride varied insignificantly in experimental-1 and experimental-2; however, they increased significantly in comparison with negative-control but not to positive-control. To our knowledge, this experiment represented the first in vivo study to evaluate the effect of sorbitol on biochemical and biomarkers of diabetic rats. Our findings revealed the safety of sorbitol at low dose but the risk might increase at a higher dose. Therefore, it was necessary to investigate the effects of sorbitol consumption in healthy and diseased individuals.
Efficacy of Novel Antimicrobial Therapies for Treating Staphylococcus Infections in Wistar Rats
Authors: Salih. Noman D.
Published: June 2024

The novel semisynthetic lipoglycopeptide dalbavancin has enhanced antibacterial action against a wide range of gram-positive bacteria. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of dalbavancin in treating Staphylococcus Infections in Wistar Rats. Anaesthetized wistar rats had a Kirschner-wire and a clinical MRSA isolate placed into their proximal tibia. Twenty animals were given dalbavancin (20 mg/kg loading dose) throughout the course of four weeks after infection, or they were left untreated. Microbiological analysis was performed on tibial bones and Kirschner-wires twenty-four hours after the last treatment dosage. As opposed to control group, dalbavancin treated group showed improvement in quantitative bacterial cultures of osseous tissue. After four weeks of treatment with dalbavancin, there was no sign of an induced glycopeptide-/lipoglycopeptide-resistant strain. In conclusion, in a rat study, dalbavancin effectively treated experimental implant-related MRSA osteomyelitis. The therapeutic effectiveness of dalbavancin in treating S. aureus infections needs more investigation; ideally, it should be studied in conjunction with biofilm active medicines.
Single-Gene Phylogeny of Brucella Melitensis in Milk Samples of Ewes in Kalar District, Iraqi Kurdistan Region
Authors: Essa Hiwa Yassin , Hussein. Suha Ali
Published: June 2024

The present study aimed to investigate the frequency rate of ovine brucellosis in Kalar district, Iraqi Kurdistan Region and to identify Brucella species in the milk of seropositive ewes via DNA sequencing and phylogenetic analyses. Blood samples were collected from 300 ewes and subjected to the Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT), and milk samples of the seropositive animals were collected and underwent a PCR assay using genus- and species-specific primers. Eventually, the positive PCR products were processed for nucleotide sequencing and single-gene phylogenetic analyses. The RBPT revealed a high percentage (11.33%) of seropositive ewes (34 out of 300), and the PCR assay revealed 35.3% (12/34) Brucella genus-positive DNA templates. At the species level, 58.3% (7/12) of templates were positive for the melitensis-specific primers and negative for the abortus and ovis-specific primers, whereas the other five were negative for all species-specific primers used in this study (abortus, melitensis and ovis). The nucleotides sequence of Brucella strains detected in this study showed a 99-100% homology with eight GenBank-published B. melitensis strains, and the single gene phylogenetic analysis showed a close relationship between these strains and the B. melitensis biovar 3 strain NI, China. The high percentage of seropositive ewes showed that brucellosis represents a major obstacle to the animals’ production improvement and a major risk to public health in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and the single gene phylogenetic analysis confirms its transboundary spread and attracts attention for more strict control programs.
Role of Follicular Size on Oocyte Recovery Rate and in Vitro Embryo Production Stages in Local Iraqi Sheep
Authors: Sulaiman Mustafa Ghassan , Faraj. Abdul Sattar
Published: June 2024

In vitro embryo production (IVEP) encompasses a series of three basic steps, namely in vitro maturation (IVM), in vitro fertilisation (IVF), and in vitro embryo culture. IVEP approach has shown to be a valuable tool in advancing our comprehension of early mammalian development and expediting genetic enhancement in livestock. The aim of this research was to compare the impact of small and large follicles on the total number of oocytes recovered through the IVEP process. Therefore, 305 Ewe genitalia were collected at the Al-Fallujah abattoir in the Al-Anbar province. The follicles were identified, and their diameter was measured using an automated vernier calliper. Subsequently, the oocytes were classified into three distinct groups, namely excellent (A), acceptable (B), and poor (C). The results of the maturation rate of large follicles were 43.9% (51/116) and small follicles 30.7% (20/65). There was a statistical difference in maturation rate (p<0.05). The fertilization rate of matured oocytes collected from large follicles was 60.7% (31/51) and 50% (10/20) from small follicles. There was no statistical difference. The results of Blastocyst production rate. showed a higher percentage 58.06 (18/31) of Blastocyst produced from large follicles as compared a percentage of 30% (3/10) of Blastocyst production from small follicles. There was a statistical difference (P<0.05). It was concluded from the current study that the size of the follicle has an effect on IVM, IVF and IVC.
Histopathological Changes in a Rat Model of Diabetic Neuropathy
Authors: Gopalan. Hanan Kumar
Published: June 2024

This study was done to investigate the histopathological Changes in a Rat Model of Diabetic Neuropathy. The 24 male rats used in this investigation were split into two groups of 12 animals. The first group (G1), which consisted of healthy individuals, was given standard saline. Normal saline was administered after G2 (STZ group) received STZ at a dosage of 60 mg/kg. After rats were starved overnight, a single intraperitoneal injection of 60 mg/kg of freshly produced STZ was given to induce diabetes. (0.1 M, pH 4.5) Sodium Citrate Buffer was used to dissolve STZ. On the third day after the injection of STZ, a digital glucometer was used to measure the blood glucose levels of 12-hour fasting rats; hyperglycemia was defined as values greater than 250 mg/dl. In order to assess neuropathic pain, cold allodynia was calculated by counting the number of times the foot withdrew in response to cold stimuli applied to the back of the hand. The sciatic nerve was carefully removed after the sacrifice (after 2 months) and preserved in 10% formalin for histopathological study. Normal blood glucose levels were maintained in the control rats throughout the study. However, G2 exhibited much greater FBG levels than healthy animals. In the 2-month study, the G2 maintained FBG levels above 250 mg/dl. The score for severity of STZ on sciatic nerves showed a significant difference between treated group as compared with G1. No paw reactions were seen when intact animals were subjected to plantar surface acetone. The experimental groups did not show any notable reactions to acetone on the tenth day after the diagnosis of diabetes. On days 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 after diabetes confirmation, there were significant differences in paw withdrawal frequency between the G1 and G2 (p<0.001). Within the control group, nerve fibres were found to be regularly arranged and there was no evidence of axonal swelling. However, in the G2 group, nerve fibres were found to be significantly disorganised, and there was a notable increase in the number of Schwann cells in the sciatic nerves, suggesting damage, in comparison to the control group. In conclusion, potentially via antinociceptive, antihyperglycemic, antioxidant, and neuro-regeneration boosting pathways in STZ-induced diabetic peripheral disease.
The effect of injections vitamins A, E, D3 supplemented with omega3 and vitamins A, E, D3 (without omega -3) on the growth performance and some physiological characteristics of local Iraqi female lambs
Authors: Mohammed, T.R. , A, Baraa. H. , Shareef. M. A.
Published: June 2024

In the animal field belonging to the animal production department/ faculty of Agriculture / University of Anbar/ Ramadi, this experiment was conducted from the fifteenth of December/ 2021 to the fifteenth of February/ 2022. In this experiment, twelve female Iraqi Awassi lambs with an average body weight of 16.737 kg and ages ranging from 90±7 days were used. Three groups, each with four lambs, were randomly selected from among the experimental animals. As the control group, the first group (T1) had not acquired any treatment at all. The second group (T2) acquired intramuscular injections of vitamins A, D3, and E of 1.5 ml supported with omega-3 of 1.5 ml and the 3rd group (T3) acquired intramuscular injections of the same vitamins, six times with a fifteen-day gap between each injection. The animals were nourished on concentrated diet consisting of 1.5% BW (mixture of barley grains and wheat bran) water, minerals bloke supplement, and alfalfa hay had given adliptum. The result of the experiment showed that T2 had significantly increased (P≤0.05) compared with T1 in the second period (p2) in an average life body weight. T2 was significantly superior (P≤0.01) compared with T1 and T3 at p2 in chest girth, estrogen hormone and white blood cell (WBC), while T2 was significantly superior (P≤0.05) compared with T1 in red blood cell (RBC) at third period (P3), whilst T1 and T2 had significantly superior (P≤0.01) as compared with T3 at P2 in haemoglobin concentration.
Correlation between BMPR1B Gene Polymorphism and some Reproductive Traits in Awassi Sheep
Authors: Essa. Ayman Hashem , Mohammed T. R.  , , Al-Anbari N. N.
Published: June 2024

The (BMPR-1B) gene is one of the main genes for ewe fertility. This study was conducted to check the association between BMPR-IB gene polymorphisms and some traits of Awassi. This study was made in Anbar Governorate - (Agricultural Research Department) Al-Dawar. Date of experience collected from 34 ewes at the age of 4-6 years. Next, DNA was extracted and a PCR reaction was performed to amplify blood samples taken from the ewes to confirm the presence of the BMPR1B gene. The sequence was determined using Sanger sequencing technology. The data were then analyzed and compared between sample sequences to determine SNPs, genotype frequencies, allele frequencies, and their association with reproductive and growth traits. The results showed mutations in the heteroplasmy site rs410310346 (T>C) and rs592447725 (G>A). The results indicated that the TC genotype at the mutation site rs410310346 (T>C) was significantly superior (P≤0.05) in ewes whose rates of fertility and body length were higher compared to the CC genotype. The genotypes haven’t got an important effect on the proportion of twins, fertility rate, chest circumference, front height, ewe birth weight, and lamb weight at birth. The relationship of genotype GG and GA at the mutation site rs592447725 (G > A) showed a very significant effect (P≤0.01) on the percentage fertility rate and a noteworthy result (P≤0.05) on body length, height at the front and birth weight of lambs, but there isn’t a big impact. In the percentage of twins, fertility rate, chest circumference, and birth weight of ewes. Therefore, the effect of the BMPR1B gene can be used as a genetic marker to select ewes with good genotypes to improve herd performance.
Variáveis associadas ao relacionamento de apego seguro com o professor em alunos adolescentes
Authors: Strack Míriam Medeiros , Ursine Bárbara Lyrio , Pessoa Maria Teresa
Published: June 2024

Este documento é o protocolo de uma revisão sistemática, cujo objetivo é investigar quais são as variáveis associadas ao relacionamento de apego seguro com os professores em alunos adolescentes. A revisão sistemática já existente sobre o assunto mostrou que crianças com um relacionamento de apego seguro com os professores têm melhores índices acadêmico e socioemocionais, porém não há ainda revisão semelhante para adolescentes. Os critérios de inclusão para os artigos são: ser escrito em português, inglês ou espanhol, ter sido publicados em revistas revisadas por pares e a partir de 1969, incluir uma amostra de adolescentes (10 a 19 anos) e resultados relacionados ao apego com seus professores. Os estudos, que precisam ser empíricos e ter como base teórica a Teoria do Apego, serão buscados nas bases de dados ERIC (EBSCO), MEDLINE (EBSCO), PsycInfo (Ovid), Web of Science, Scopus, Scielo, Redalyc. Para verificar o risco de enviesamento e a qualidade dos estudos, serão utilizadas as listas de verificação JBI Critical Appraisal. Pretende-se apresentar os resultados por meio de descrições narrativas e, se possível, por meio de estatísticas meta-analíticas.
Palavras-chave: Teoria do Apego. Apego seguro. Relacionamento professor-aluno. Adolescentes. Protocolo de revisão sistemática.
Redes complexas: aspectos básicos, importância e aplicações
Authors: Oliveira Benevides Silva Tandara , Santos e Santos Eslaine
Published: June 2024

A abordagem de redes complexas apresenta um caráter multidisciplinar e consiste em uma ferramenta para a representar sistemas complexos. Na natureza, é possível visualizar tais sistemas em diversas áreas, como saúde, sociedade e epidemiologia. Esse artigo teve como objetivo apresentar aspectos básicos da teoria de redes complexas, além da sua aplicabilidade e relevância para diferentes áreas. Ademais, destacamos a importância das interações e sua dinâmica para a sociedade humana, e como isto deve ser considerado na elaboração de políticas públicas.
Aplicação do índice de redes “grau médio ponderado” para otimização de investimentos no mercado acionário brasileiro
Authors: Gargur dos Santos Tatiana , Da Silva Ramos Coroa Utilan
Published: June 2024

Selecionar ações de empresas e identificar métodos eficientes para compor carteiras de investimentos têm se tornado um desafio, nos tempos atuais, devido principalmente à presença de novas variáveis que interferem nos resultados das empresas e afetam, consequentemente, o mercado financeiro e de capitais. Essa pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar a possibilidade de se auferir retornos acima do índice de sustentabilidade ICO2, em períodos de alta volatilidade devido a riscos sistêmicos e não sistêmicos. A métrica de redes Grau Ponderado Médio foi empregada como método de seleção de ações e, para validar a eficácia dessa estratégia, as ações selecionadas foram inseridas no modelo matemático de otimização de carteiras de Harry Markowitz (1952). Os resultados encontrados apontaram para performances superiores das ações selecionadas, no período estudado, no mercado de ações brasileiro.
Aplicação de redes de similaridade na construção do conhecimento
Authors: Santana Eneida , Carneiro Tereza Kelly , Monteiro Roberto
Published: June 2024

O artigo tem como objetivo investigar a utilização de redes de similaridade em estudos no campo da construção do conhecimento. Através de uma revisão sistemática de literatura (RSL), este trabalho cataloga medidas e métodos utilizados na análise dessas redes. Com base nas lacunas identificadas durante a RSL, propõe-se um Modelo de Redes de Similaridades (MRS) que se fundamenta em ciclos de conexões estruturadas por atributos. Esse modelo adota a metodologia da teoria de redes e incorpora princípios das medidas para avaliar as similaridades entre os atores da rede. Como resultado empírico é realizada a aplicação do MRS para identificação Clusters em uma rede de unidades escolares similares. Esta pesquisa contribui para a compreensão dos métodos e métricas aplicáveis na criação e análise de redes de similaridade em contextos científicos.
Redes de cooperação científica
Authors: Melo José Damião , Karam Filho José
Published: June 2024

A atividade de pesquisa científica demanda a localização, seleção, identificação, leitura, análise e interpretação de publicações relevantes, mas o acesso a fontes de pesquisa e bases de indexação é restrito devido a custos e recursos. As pesquisas de revisão sistemática, que visam uma avaliação criteriosa sobre um tópico ou temática de pesquisa, utilizam uma metodologia confiável e rigorosa. A revisão sistemática da literatura realizada neste estudo foca em estudos de redes de cooperação científica que utilizaram como base de dados o repositório do currículo Lattes do CNPq. A estratégia de revisão sistemática de literatura foi organizada em três etapas: planejamento, execução e sumarização de resultados. O protocolo de revisão sistemática produzido obteve dados disponíveis nas bases Web of Science e Scopus para identificar e quantificar a literatura recente qualificada, compilando os principais indicadores bibliométricos. Foi construído protocolo de pesquisa onde foram estabelecidos critérios de inclusão para selecionar trabalhos que utilizaram o Curriculum Lattes como fonte de informações, propuseram indicadores bibliométricos de coautoria, adotaram análise de redes sociais, empregaram medidas de centralidade e/ou apresentaram formulação/formalização dos processos de aquisição e tratamento de dados das bases consultadas. Este estudo busca oferecer uma cartografia da produção qualificada sobre cooperação científica em bases de indexação científica qualificada, contribuindo para uma compreensão significativa da temática de pesquisa que envolva redes de cooperação vinculadas a dados da base lattes.
Análise de redes para a modelagem da geração e difusão do conhecimento
Authors: Melo José Damião , Karam Filho José , dos Santos Souza Antonio Carlos
Published: June 2024

Os artigos incluídos nesta seleção assinalam que a análise de redes tem se consolidado como uma estratégia metodológica na pesquisa científica em diversas áreas, permitindo identificar padrões, estruturas e dinâmicas em grandes conjuntos de dados. Esta coletânea tem o potencial de fomentar um aprofundamento sobre a aplicação da análise de redes com relação ao campo da modelagem computacional da geração e difusão do conhecimento, trazendo estudos interdisciplinares, incluindo as ciências humanas, sociais e exatas. Foram selecionados artigos que abordam diferentes aspectos da análise de redes, desde a sua aplicação na identificação de padrões e estruturas em grandes conjuntos de dados, até a sua utilização na visualização e modelagem de redes complexas. As discussões apresentaram os desafios e as limitações associadas ao uso de análise de redes na pesquisa científica, panoramas de produções e opções de modelagem.
Analysis of Work Measurement Using a Stopwatch in a Motorcycle Workshop
Authors: Rizki Muhammad , Perdinan Sihaloho Yusuf , Garninda Fajar , Fatwa Trima , Prastyo Yudi
Published: June 2024

In realizing competitiveness, a company/ business organization must have operational excellence. Operational excellence is obtained through the provision of facilities in the form of tools or work systems that enable workers to operate them more efficiently and effectively, where efficiency and effectiveness are two things that produce productivity. Apart from many influencing factors, such as worker experience and knowledge, CV. XYZ – a work organization engaged in the repair of two-wheeled motorized vehicles – is also trying to create an advantage that allows them to increase their productivity. This research is a quantitative descriptive study, which takes time data from the two jobs most routinely carried out by CV. XYZ, namely changing engine oil and gear oil. This research was carried out with the aim of finding out the standard time needed for workers to complete their work and making recommendations for possible improvements to be implemented by CV management. XYZ, namely recommendations for the layout of work facilities and also the sequence of work processes. The measurement results show that the standard time required to complete the job of changing engine oil and garden oil is 372.68 seconds and 417.99 seconds, respectively. Creating an operational flow map (current FPC) shows that the average distance that workers need to travel while working on engine oil and garden oil is 22 meters. The results of the FPC recommendation provided show that the distance has decreased to 16.5 meters or 5.5 meters shorter.
Assessing the relationship between anxiety and the adoption of Artificial Intelligence tools among mathematics preservice teachers
Authors: Falebita Oluwanife Segun
Published: June 2024

Many revelations have been made about the revolution that artificial intelligence (AI) has brought to the education sector, including the opening of opportunities for personalised instruction, boosting the quality of content developed by teachers while preparing for lessons, and improving the quality of classroom evaluations. Despite the many benefits of AI adoption, there have been concerns and apprehensions about its use in the educational sector. A survey was conducted to investigate the relationship between AI anxiety and the adoption of artificial intelligence tools among mathematics preservice teachers who are university undergraduates studying mathematics education in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study sample consisted of 129 mathematics preservice teachers selected through purposive sampling. The AI anxiety scale and AI adoption scale were used for data collection after being tested for reliability. The data collected through the scales were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study revealed that the mathematics preservice teachers had a high level of AI anxiety and adopted AI at a moderate level. The study further showed that there is a significant weak relationship between mathematics preservice teachers' AI-Anxiety and AI adoption. Also, there is no significant gender difference in mathematics preservice teachers' AI anxiety and AI adoption. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that teacher education programs include AI and digital literacy in the curriculum to prepare students for the seamless integration of AI. Additionally, targeted interventions should be implemented to reduce the anxiety exhibited by preservice teachers.
ANALYZE THE INFLUENCE OF FEATURE USE PAYLATER ON THE SHOPEE APPLICATION (Case Study of Communities in the District Menganti-Gresik)
Authors: Indriyani Anisa Dwi , Halik Bachtiar Rahman
Published: June 2024

This study aims to analyze the effect of convenience, interest rates and perceived risk on theinterest of the people in Menganti district to use the Paylater feature on the Shopee Application. The unit ofanalysis in this study is the people who live in the Menganti district who have used Shopee Paylater as many as83 people. Samples were taken using sampling quotas. the technique of determining samples from a populationthat have characteristics to the desired amount (quota). Researchers select samples based on certain criteria sothat researchers get the appropriate sample. Data analysis was performed using statistics using SPSS version26. Based on the results of data analysis using the t test, it is knows that interest rates partially have asignificant influence on interest in using Shopee Paylater. Meanwhile, convenience and perceived risk do notsignificantly influence in using Shopee Paylater. So for the company are advised to Pay attention to interestrates so that this feature remains popular with the publik
THE ROLE OF SHARIA AND LITERACY RETURNS ON INTEREST SAVING IN SHARIA BANK (Case study of Economics Faculty Students and Wijaya Putra University Business Surabaya)
Authors: Fanani Mochammad Rizal , Aristyanto Erwan
Published: June 2024

This research aims to examine the impact of sharia financial literacy and interest rates on savings in sharia banks among students at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Wijaya Putra University, Surabaya. This research uses a quantitative research approach. The population consists of 676 students who are currently registered at the Wijaya Putra Faculty of Economics and Business. So after calculating using the Slovin Formula, from the total population we obtained a sample of 87 people.  Using a Structural Equation Model (SEM) approach, specifically based on Partial Least Squares (PLS), a type of SEM that focuses on components or variance. The results of the research show that Sharia Literacy has a significantly positive effect on Interest in Saving, Returns have an effect but are not significant on Interest in Saving, Sharia Literacy and Returns have an effect but are not significant on Interest in Saving
Iacobus Gallus: Opus musicum II/1
Authors: Gallus Iacobus , Škulj Edo , Motnik Marko , Desmet Marc
Published: June 2024

From the very beginning, one of the most important and ambitious goals of the MAMS collection has been publication of the collected works of Iacobus Handl-Gallus in a modern transcription tailored to the needs of contemporary performers. The publication of his famous collection of motets, Opus musicum, consisting of four books containing a total of 374 motets, partially achieved this goal in 1990. The transcriptions and critical commentaries were prepared by Edo Škulj, and Gallus’s motets were published in thirteen volumes between 1985 and 1990. The edition is enriched by numerous facsimiles from Gallus’s original prints, published between 1586 and 1590 by the Prague printer Georg Nigrin (Jiří Černý).
Gallus divided the second book of his Opus musicum (1587) into four sections, which have been retained in the MAMS edition. The first volume (II/1) consists of 4-, 5-, 6- and 8-part motets for the liturgy of Holy Week. The volume also contains three polyphonic settings of the Passions, two based on the Gospel of John and one on the Gospel of Matthew.
The 2024 digitized post-edition is accompanied by a new preface and an introductory study by Dr Marc Desmet that summarizes and compiles all recent findings about the composer and his work.
Iacobus Gallus: Opus musicum III/2
Authors: Gallus Iacobus , Škulj Edo , Motnik Marko , Desmet Marc
Published: June 2024

From the very beginning, one of the most important and ambitious goals of the MAMS collection has been publication of the collected works of Iacobus Handl-Gallus in a modern transcription tailored to the needs of contemporary performers. The publication of his famous collection of motets, Opus musicum, consisting of four books containing a total of 374 motets, partially achieved this goal in 1990. The transcriptions and critical commentaries were prepared by Edo Škulj, and Gallus’s motets were published in thirteen volumes between 1985 and 1990. The edition is enriched by numerous facsimiles from Gallus’s original prints, published between 1586 and 1590 by the Prague printer Georg Nigrin (Jiří Černý).
Gallus divided the third book of his Opus musicum (1587) into two sections, which have been retained in the MAMS edition. The second volume (III/2) consists of motets for up to 12 voices for the Feast of the Consecration of the church and for the season lying between the third Sunday after Pentecost and the first Sunday of Advent.
The 2024 digitized post-edition is accompanied by a new preface and an introductory study by Dr Marc Desmet that summarizes and compiles all recent findings about the composer and his work.
Iacobus Gallus: Opus musicum IV/1
Authors: Gallus Iacobus , Škulj Edo , Motnik Marko , Desmet Marc
Published: June 2024

From the very beginning, one of the most important and ambitious goals of the MAMS collection has been publication of the collected works of Iacobus Handl-Gallus in a modern transcription tailored to the needs of contemporary performers. The publication of his famous collection of motets, Opus musicum, consisting of four books containing a total of 374 motets, partially achieved this goal in 1990. The transcriptions and critical commentaries were prepared by Edo Škulj, and Gallus’s motets were published in thirteen volumes between 1985 and 1990. The edition is enriched by numerous facsimiles from Gallus’s original prints, published between 1586 and 1590 by the Prague printer Georg Nigrin (Jiří Černý).
Gallus assigned the fourth book of his Opus musicum (1590) to feasts of the Virgin Mary, the Apostles, the Martyrs, the Witnesses and the Holy Virgins. Gallus arranged the motets not according to the chronological order of the church year, but according to the number of voices. The first volume (IV/1) consists of 8-part motets for the feasts of Mary and the Saints.
The 2024 digitized post-edition is accompanied by a new preface and an introductory study by Dr Marc Desmet that summarizes and compiles all recent findings about the composer and his work.
Iacobus Gallus: Opus musicum IV/2
Authors: Gallus Iacobus , Škulj Edo , Motnik Marko , Desmet Marc
Published: June 2024

From the very beginning, one of the most important and ambitious goals of the MAMS collection has been publication of the collected works of Iacobus Handl-Gallus in a modern transcription tailored to the needs of contemporary performers. The publication of his famous collection of motets, Opus musicum, consisting of four books containing a total of 374 motets, partially achieved this goal in 1990. The transcriptions and critical commentaries were prepared by Edo Škulj, and Gallus’s motets were published in thirteen volumes between 1985 and 1990. The edition is enriched by numerous facsimiles from Gallus’s original prints, published between 1586 and 1590 by the Prague printer Georg Nigrin (Jiří Černý).
Gallus assigned the fourth book of his Opus musicum (1590) to feasts of the Virgin Mary, the Apostles, Martyrs, Witnesses and Holy Virgins. Gallus arranged the motets not according to the chronological order of the church year, but according to the number of voices. The second volume (IV/2) consists of 6-part motets for the feasts of the Mother of God and the Saints.
The 2024 digitized post-edition is accompanied by a new preface and an introductory study by Dr Marc Desmet that summarizes and compiles all recent findings about the composer and his work.
Moving money
Authors: Montemezzo Stefania
Published: June 2024

This chapter discusses how Renaissance merchants could shift capital, both to move and sell merchandise, and to finance their own travels, over long distances. The strategic use of cash, bills of exchange, and barter systems enabled them to circumvent the prevalent issues of coin scarcity. This complex approach was particularly advantageous during long‑distance travel and when engaging with foreign markets or appointing representatives in other regions. Through such means, they ensured a continuous flow of goods and capital, sustaining their commercial activities across territorial boundaries. The different methods of payment used by Venetian merchants in the late fifteenth century in order to strengthen their firms and avoid unnecessary capital exposure are examined in this analysis, which is based on integrated information from companies’ account books and merchants’ letters. The case studies examine three ledgers from the second half of the fifteenth century and belonging to two well‑known merchant families, the Foscaris and the Michiels, as well as merchant letters written and received by Marco Bembo in the 1480s, in order to analyse the patterns characterising capital mobility and the differentiated methods of payment used in various European and Mediterranean hubs.
Mobility of people, mobility of assets
Authors: Tavim José Alberto
Published: June 2024

Among the Portuguese Jews of Amsterdam, as in other socio‑religious communities, marriage and the proximity of death were central events determining the mobility of goods, but also the strategies used to consolidate or increase social standing. Marriage contracts and wills reveal intentions to achieve social mobility, but also to benefit a family’s geographical spread. Until very late on, wills continued privileging the kinship criterion over the religious criterion, certainly concerning the New Christian kin in Portugal. In fact, wills were fundamental instruments for pressurising conversos to migrate and for integrating Portuguese Jewish communities in the diaspora.
A broker’s escape
Authors: Wilke Carsten L.
Published: June 2024

During the war years of the mid‑seventeenth century, Portuguese Jewish merchants in France undertook contraband business in Spain through a Castilian middleman, the poet Antonio Enríquez Gómez (c. 1600–1663), a refugee from the Inquisition who had become an honoured member of the “Portuguese Nation” in Rouen. When, in 1649, the Fronde rebellion in Normandy and a plague in Andalusia generated economic turmoil, Enríquez Gómez dropped out of the Jewish network and transferred his capital to Spain, thereby evading repayment of some substantial loans received from his business associates. While living as a rentier in Granada and Seville under the false name of Don Fernando de Zárate, the poet foiled the parallel efforts undertaken by the Inquisition and his creditors to hunt him down. But even though he also faced unexpected challenges in the form of predatory taxation imposed by King Philip IV, and an unreliable son‑in‑law administering his fortune from Madrid, he felt at leisure to write a vast oeuvre for the theatre, to collect religious paintings and to maintain a young concubine, while still providing for the economic needs of his wife, who had stayed abroad. This study reconstructs the financial arrangements that allowed this successful repatriate to reap the enormous sum of eighty thousand pesos from his capital transfers between two warring kingdoms. As I will conclude from this extraordinary but exemplary case, the ingenious plot developed its own momentum and dictated the twists of its author’s life, which after twelve years in disguise ended in a cell of the Seville Holy Office. The abundant Inquisitorial information on Enríquez Gómez’s business transactions is supplemented by information from notarial deeds discovered in Rouen.
Subjects and objects on the move
Authors: Leitão Ana
Published: June 2024

Letter writing acted as a cohesion factor for Portuguese Jews on a transnational and intercommunal level. For those who settled in the Dutch Caribbean colonies of Surinam (1670s) and Curaçao (1780s), who were suspected of trading goods and sharing sensitive information with the Dutch to the detriment of the British Crown, long‑distance communication was maintained for the success of cross‑border trade, but also to give strength and hope during such an intense period of their lives.The various letters from the Caribbean found in the National Archives (United Kingdom) can play a crucial role by providing access to a more personal and real perspective on the survival, economic activities and needs of the Jewish settlers, the strategies used to overcome being away from home and to succeed in work and business, as well as in maintaining long‑distance relationships.As will be shown, such ego‑documents provide an insight into their struggle by focusing on the circulation of people (such as their ties to past places), commodities, raw materials and other goods, some of which – like these letters – were confiscated during the period of the Anglo‑Dutch maritime wars due to Cromwell’s restrictions.
Gifts and livelihoods of Safavid emissaries in early seventeenth‑century Spain
Authors: Cutillas José
Published: June 2024

During the first quarter of the seventeenth century, goods and people circulated between Safavid Iran and the Spanish monarchy at unprecedented levels. However, relatively little analysis has been devoted to the circulating of objects and artefacts and to the people involved in practices of international diplomacy between these kingdoms, even though the diplomatic entanglements created by sending emissaries and ambassadors from Safavid Iran to the Spanish court gave rise to multiple problems. This article aims to highlight, on the one hand, the problems faced by these emissaries on their missions to the peninsular territories, specifically focusing on the case of Khvāja Safar, and, on the other hand and linked to the circulation of goods, the problems the court of Madrid faced when selecting and preparing its gift to Shāh ʿAbbās. As these two examples show, the diplomatic practices of the European courts, and especially the court of Madrid, differed from the Islamic customs in the early modern period. This contribution consequently aims to explore the difficulties that the Spanish court encountered in dealing with transcultural procedures and to showcase the socio‑political and cultural complexity that affected relations between the two kingdoms.