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Collins, Early Medieval Spain - Unity In Diversity, 400-1000
Authors: Kern Robert
Published: April 2024

Roger Collins, an English academic, is the best-known medievalist writing in English about the Iberian peninsula, particularly for the early period. His second edition of Early Medieval Spain provides a relatively inexpensive background work for a period once all but lost to American students.
Schrecker, The Age Of McCarthyism - A Brief History With Documents
Authors: Tate Michael
Published: April 2024

Many citizens today still define McCarthyism as part of a brief and aberrational phase of the nation's history when an immoral senator shamelessly manipulated early Cold War hysteria to suit his political ambitions. Those same observers proudly contend that, with few exceptions, past generations of Americans have avoided the kind of paranoia and extremism that allowed McCarthyism to flourish. In contrast to this view, Ellen Schrecker convincingly demonstrates that this intolerance has had deep roots in American society.
Olmsted, Challenging The Secret Government; The Post-Watergate Investigations Of The CIA And FBI
Authors: Merriam Scott
Published: April 2024

Almost immediately after Watergate, the news broke that the CIA and FBI had been guilty of huge abuses of power both in the United States and abroad. The media, Congress, and the White House all promised investigations. However, contrary to popular expectations, the inquiries were stymied. The end result, Olmsted argues, was that neither Congress nor the press pushed for changes, or challenged the executive branch, in the oversight of the intelligence community.
Crockatt, The Fifty Years War - The United States And The Soviet Union In World Politics, 1941-1991
Authors: Rines Lawrence
Published: April 2024

The appearance of Richard Crockatt's The Fifty Years War is an event in historical scholarship, for it is the first attempt to date that I am aware of to chronicle the $10 trillion arms race and all that was attendant with it during the Cold War era (1941-1991). I believe that this scholarly study will go a long way towards dispelling the long-held pervasive myth of the impossibility of writing an accurate history of this incredible era in international politics. Having been born at the outset of the Cold War, I never imagined, nor did anyone else (including Cold War experts such as Zbigniew Brzezinski and others) that it would end without a nuclear confrontation at some point and, even more incredibly, that it would end the way it did.
Cahm, The Dreyfus Affair In The French Society And Politics
Authors: Kriegel Abraham
Published: April 2024

The year 1994 marked a century since the inception of the Dreyfus Affair, the sensational case that transfixed France and the Western world for a dozen years. The facts of the case are no longer in dispute. Alfred Dreyfus, a Jew and a captain in the French army, was falsely accused of spying for Germany, convicted by a military court, publicly degraded, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. The general staff, all too willing to convict Dreyfus, ignored the paucity of evidence and adamantly insisted on his guilt, even when the real culprit, the unscrupulous Major Esterhazy, was exposed. The case became a cause célèbre, with enduring political consequences.
Litvan, Ed., The Hungarian Revolution Of 1956 - Reform, Revolt, And Repression, 1953-1963
Authors: Jaeckel N.K.
Published: April 2024

Hungarian historians have seized the moment that the collapse of Communism offered them--to tell the "first authentic" history of the 1956 Revolution as experienced by its participants. A largely primary resource resulted from reliance on eyewitness and participant accounts as well as previously unavailable classified documents. The exceptions consist of the first chapter, written expressly for this English translation describing the post-war period that culminated in the Revolution, and an Afterward that ties everything together.
Nash, Jeffery, Et Al., The American People - Creating A Nation And Society
Authors: Marran James
Published: April 2024

With the canons of the revisionists booming across the landscapes of American history, it is especially challenging these days to prepare a textbook that joins the old interpretations with the more recent emphasis on social history without compromising the integrity of the discipline. Written for the college market for the introductory course, this "brief" account provides a fair, balanced, and comprehensive account of how the United States came to be. The authors bring a stylish verve to their writing and provide the reader with anecdotes that are both engaging and memorable. Their purpose is to personalize the American experience by showing how it has been shaped by ordinary as well as extraordinary people.
Berkin, Miller, Cherney, And Germly, Making America - A History Of The United States
Authors: Diem Richard
Published: April 2024

The authors of any United States history text all face similar issues as they begin to develop their books. What approach should we use--chronological, episodic, literature-based, for example. What kind of writing style should we employ--academic and pop literature are two that come to mind. Should we just emphasize a historiographic approach or are there concepts from the other social sciences such as geography and sociology that we might intersperse in the text?
Cutter And Engstrand, Quest From Empire - Spanish Settlement In The Southwest
Authors: Melzer Richard
Published: April 2024

Quest for Empire is a synthesis of early Southwest history by two well-established authorities in the field Combining their knowledge and expertise, the authors focus their attention on California, Arizona, and New Mexico during the Spanish and Mexican eras, 1535 to 1848.
Link, Ed., The Rebuilding Of Old Commonwealths And Other Documents Of Social Reform In The Progressive Era South
Authors: Armstrong Thomas
Published: April 2024

The Progressive Era South is rich in its journals, novels, short stories, and articles expressing reform-minded concern. From the pens of native Southerners, as well as those who have visited from both abroad and other parts of the United States, came informative but often critical pieces that provided a basis for much of the early twentieth-century progressive legislation. The literature is not always easy to find, and thus it is most useful to have a publication that brings together some of the more salient commentaries on issues such as race, prohibition, child labor, African-American education, and southern women. William A. Link has read widely in this literature and selected well.
Gaines, Uplifting The Race - Black Leadership, Politicism And Culture In The Twentieth Century
Authors: Butchart Ronald
Published: April 2024

Intellectual history, by its nature, tends to be filled with paradox. When intellectual history attempts to untangle ideology, paradox becomes layered with irony. When the ideology arises from the dilemma of race in American culture, particularly as expressed by those struggling against racial oppression, paradox and irony are confounded by conundrums. Nowhere is that more true than in the ideology of "uplift" as articulated by middle-class African American intellectuals from the late nineteenth-century into the 1950s.
Hunt, Ed., The French Revolution And Human Rights - A Brief Documentary History, Blanning, The French Revolutionary Wars, 1787-1802
Authors: Morris Marilyn
Published: April 2024

In the absence of a new, all-encompassing interpretation of the French Revolution of 1789 to replace the seductively simple Marxist triumph of the bourgeoisie, its historiography has become kaleidoscopic. Hence, the Revolution provides the perfect training ground for buildings students' analytical skills. When confronted with the multiplicity of perspectives on the Revolution, they quickly realize how present preoccupations bear upon our view of the past, as well as how our view of the past influences present attitudes and assumptions.
Barlett, Peace, War, And The European Powers, 1814-1914
Authors: Wade Harry
Published: April 2024

Peace, War and the European Powers, 1814-1914 is the first title published in a new British series, European History in Perspective, edited by Jeremy Black. The author, C.J. Bartlett, Professor of International History at the University of Dundee, has written extensively on European diplomacy in the nineteenth century, including Great Britain and Sea Power, 1815-1853 (1963), Castlereagh (1966), and Defense of Diplomacy (1993). The book's brief 180 pages devote equal time to European diplomacy from the Congress of Vienna to the Franco-Prussian war and from the Bismarckian System to World War I.
Randall and Nahra, American Lives
Authors: Gibbs William
Published: April 2024

Randall and Nahra collaborate productively on two volumes of short biographies composed of diverse historical figures covering the span of North American history. Although the sketches vary as much as the importance of the individuals considered, each offers a window on an important dimension of the American experience. An established biographer, Randall has been recognized for his work on Benjamin and William Franklin, Benedict Arnold, and Thomas Jefferson, all of which find their way, Arnold indirectly, into the first volume.
Royster, A Revolutionary People At War - The Continental Army And American Character, 1445-1783
Authors: Quinlivan Mary
Published: April 2024

This is a curiously belated, unrevised paperback edition of a highly acclaimed, award-winning work of synthesis on the nature of the American revolutionary character and the revolutionaries' ambivalence toward the army created to protect that culture. Now an established historian with several well-received books to his credit, Charles Royster years ago demonstrated his considerable scholarship in this carefully reworked version of his doctoral dissertation.
Mason, The Dissolution Of The Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1867-1918
Authors: Reinhartz Denny
Published: April 2024

Albeit significant, traditionally Central Europe has been a rather complicated region for students and others less well informed to comprehend historically and in the present. Moreover, since the era of glasnost and the fall of the Soviet Empire this complexity has seemingly intensified. A similar situation existed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, especially with regard to the demise of the then once great empires still overlaying the region-German, Russian, Turkish, and Austro-Hungarian.
Finklebine, Sources Of The African-American Past - Primary Sources In American History; Thomas, Ed., Plessy C. Ferguson - A Bried History With Documents
Authors: Peters T. Ralph
Published: April 2024

Two new works document the history of African-American struggle for equal rights in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Finklebine's work, Sources of the African-American Past: Primary Sources in American History, is a welcome addition to the primary source literature on the perpuity of, and challenges to, the social positions African Americans inhabited from the slave trade through recent times. Organized chronologically along topical lines, the book covers the slave trade, the colonial experience, the Revolution, free blacks, slavery, black abolitionism, emancipation, Reconstruction, segregation, progressivism, the New Deal, the two World Wars, migration, school segregation, the civil rights movement, black nationalism, and African Americans since 1968.
Little And Rosenwein, Eds., Debating The Middle Ages - Issues And Readings
Authors: Weakland John
Published: April 2024

This excellent book would be very useful for students in upper-division as well as graduate courses in medieval history. Graduate students preparing for comprehensive examinations will find in this volume an indispensable guide to the latest historiography. Unfortunately, the price places this book beyond the budget of most students.
Broers, Europe Under Napolean, 1799-1815
Authors: Gutman Sanford
Published: April 2024

Do we need yet another book on Napoleon? Michael Broers answers, not exactly. According to Broers, what we need, and indeed what he has given us, is a sophisticated historical analysis of the impact of Napoleonic rule on conquered Europe from the point of view of the ruled. So, if you are looking for a book primarily on Napoleon the man and ruler, or one on France under Napoleon, you will need to look elsewhere.
Stevenson, The Outbreak Of The First World War - 1914 In Perspective; Bell, The Origins Of The Second World War In Europe
Authors: Lowry Bullitt
Published: April 2024

Explanations of why wars break out have become far more subtle than they were even a few generations ago. Theoretical works like Geoffrey Blainey's The Causes of War (3rd edition, 1988) and any number of detailed expositions on the genesis of specific wars use a whole new arsenal of theory and analysis to explain events.
Brown, Ed., Jane Addams, Twenty Years At Hull House, With Autobiographical Notes
Authors: Starnes Richard
Published: April 2024

Jane Addams is one of the most important figures of the Progressive movement, embodying many of the virtues and conflicts of this complex period of American history. A social activist and political commentator, Addams helped to create a theory of social reform and to found the practice of modem social work. She had pronounced opinions about the responsibility of both society and individual to help others. In this edition of Twenty Years at Hull House, editor Victoria Bissell Brown places both the author and the book in proper historical context, giving readers a fuller understanding of both.
The Trial Of Napolean
Authors: MacKay Charles
Published: April 2024

During a recent semester, in an effort to promote active learning in the classroom and get students involved in history, I structured a class around a fictitious trial of Napoleon I, Emperor of France. I wanted the students to share my enthusiasm for the French Revolutionary period and I hoped the structure of the course would encourage students to engage in meaningful research and critical analysis and to foster a sense of student camaraderie. I also hoped that the competitive aspects of the mock trial would motivate students to work harder than they might in a more traditional classroom setting. It was my first experience with such a format and I had some concerns with how I would handle course organization, format, grading, performance, and anticipated outcome. The course that resulted, "HIS 399: The Trial of Napoleon Bonaparte," was the most rewarding teaching experience of my academic career and, based on student responses, one of their best courses as well. I offer this essay as a case study of the course: The paper will outline some of the constraints and difficulties in implementing the course, explain some of the rationale for the choices I made, offer some observations on the strengths and weaknesses of the course, and make some suggestions for how I might change the same course in the future.
Metahistory
Authors: Musselwhite Laura
Published: April 2024

In most undergraduate classrooms, the phrase "world history" has a specific meaning: a valiant attempt to combine the histories of the entire world into a two-semester course. Once the instructor gets past the impossibility of this notion, she does her best to convey to the students what she believes are the most indispensable parts of that history, inevitably omitting what others might deem indispensable. This type of history falls at the opposite end of the spectrum from what many world historians see I as their objective.
The Linked Course
Authors: Nutting Maureen
Published: April 2024

All history instructors are familiar with stand-alone classes, where we teach a specific course devoted to a clear-cut subject over the course of a term to a particular group of students. As instructors, we determine the direction of the course, assign readings and other work, and assess the students' learning at the end of the term. These courses usually follow a lecture format, or a seminar format, and depending on the instructor, the course might or might not have discussion groups, group projects, service learning components, and computer instruction built in. Most of these courses are delivered in classrooms; some are delivered on line, via correspondence, television, or video.
Art And Life In Africa, CD-ROM Program With Teacher's Guide
Authors: Jaja Cheedy
Published: April 2024

The Art and Life in Africa CD-Rom is an interactive program designed to involve teachers and students in the rich culture and history of ethnic Africans. The use of art as the medium for this engagement is a winning formula because art is as valuable a resource as are the written documents of the past for understanding different social, religious, economic, educational, and cultural systems. For much of human history, people have used art to represent their systems of beliefs, and to record important events in the lives of individuals and their communities.
Madaras & Sorelle, Eds., Taking Sides - Clasing Views On Controversial Issues In American History Vol II - Reconstruction To Present
Authors: Harvey Gordon
Published: April 2024

Whenever a text reaches its eighth edition, one must assume that the editors are doing something right. Such is the case with Taking Sides. The editors have tried to strike that ever-elusive balance between social, diplomatic, and political history. They have accomplished this goal as well as anyone else.
Leviatin, Ed., How The Other Half Lives
Authors: Lowe Margaret
Published: April 2024

In one fell swoop, Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives introduces readers to almost all of the critical themes they will need to confront to understand the Progressive Era. Riis's evocative and disturbing language and his stark photographs grab the reader's attention and demand interrogation. With little prodding, students ask: What was city life really like in the late nineteenth century? How did immigrants react to the conditions they faced?
Murray & Millett, A War To Be Won - Fighting The Second World War
Authors: Marino Michael
Published: April 2024

Given the tremendous passion and interest it engenders, the Second World War ranks as perhaps the most written about topic of the past fifty years. Especially popular in World War Two scholarship are the ubiquitous and comprehensive one-volume histories of the war that usually begin with the German invasion of Poland, end with the surrender of Japan, and cover everything in between. While some of these tomes are quite good, others are of middling quality and written in a style that makes them useful only to popular audiences and as general introductions to the subject.
BUSINESS PLAN KACAMATA ANTI RADIASI EYEPRO
Authors: Sulistiana Dwi , Samoedra Artarina Dewi Asri
Published: April 2024

Kebutuhan masyarakat akan penggunakan kacamata Antiradiasi semakin meningkat khususnya sejak pancemi Covid-19. Hal tersebut berkaitan dengan semakin tingginya intensitas penggunaan gadget dikalangn masyarakat guna menunjang aktivitas sehari-hari. Tugas akhir ini bertujuan untuk memaparkan rancangan bisnis EYEPRO sebagai pedoman bagi pemilik dalam mendirikan usaha. Rancangan bisnis disusun menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data dengan wawancara dan pengamatan. Perumusan strategi bisnis dilakukan dengan menggunakan analisis SWOT. Analisis tersebut didasarkan pada logika yang dapat memaksimalkan kekuatan (strengths) dan peluang (opportunities), Namun secara bersamaandapat meminimalkan kelemahan (weaknesses). Analis kelayakan usaha dilakukan dengan menggunakan kriteria kewirausahaan Timmons. Berdasarkan hasil quick screen kriteria Timons diperoleh bahwa bisnis Eyepro layak dan berpotensi tinggi untuk dilaksanakan. Posisi bisnis Eyepro berada pada kuadran satu yang mendukung strategi agreasif dengan nilai EFAS (0.93) dan nilai IFAS (0.79). Berdasarkan analisis keuangan dan kelayakan investasi dengan menggunakan kondisi Normal, bisnis ini dapat memberikan nilai ROI rata-rata lebihdari 1667 %, NPV sebesar Rp2.723.866.028,22 dan IRR sebesar 258%. Lamanya periode pengembalian investasi untuk kondisi pada semua skema hanya 5 bulan 4 hari, hal tersebut menunjukan periode pengembalian masih di bawah range yang dipersyaratkan perusahaan. Berdasarkan analisis yang telah dilakukan dapat disimpulkan bahwa industri ini masih menarik bagiinvestor untuk dijadikan sumber pendapatan, apalagi ditunjang dengan dukungan pemerintah yang akan mendorong kewirausahaan serta mengembangkan usaha kacamata lebih serius guna mendukung industri.
Optimasi Keamanan dalam Pengembangan Aplikasi Menggunakan Metode Agile Scrum dan JSON Web Token
Authors: Prasetyo Huda , Nugraha Ucu
Published: April 2024

Penelitian ini membahas tentang kemudahan dan keamanan dalam pengembangan aplikasi dengan memanfaatkan metode Agile Scrum dan JSON Web Token (JWT). Tujuannya adalah memberikan panduan kepada para pengembang aplikasi agar mampu mengembangkan solusi perangkat lunak dengan lebih efisien, cepat, dan menjaga tingkat keamanan dengan baik. Penelitian dilakukan secara sistematis dan jelas, dengan harapan bahwa penerapan metode Agile Scrum dan JWT dapat menyelesaikan pengembangan aplikasi secara efektif dan aman. Sebagian besar pengembang masih menggunakan metode tradisional seperti Waterfall atau Session, yang mungkin telah menetapkan tujuan dan konfigurasi baku pada awal pengembangan, tetapi kurang responsif terhadap perubahan mendadak atau permintaan klien. Oleh karena itu, penerapan metode Agile Scrum dan JWT menjadi sangat penting untuk mengatasi tantangan tersebut. Metode Agile Scrum memungkinkan adaptabilitas dan responsivitas tinggi terhadap perubahan dalam pengembangan aplikasi, sementara JWT memberikan lapisan keamanan yang kuat. Kolaborasi keduanya dapat membantu menciptakan aplikasi yang lebih mudah, jelas, dan memiliki nilai tambah yang tinggi. Dengan demikian, para pengembang dapat menghadapi tantangan pengembangan dengan lebih siap dan menghasilkan solusi aplikasi yang lebih baik. Artinya, penerapan Agile Scrum dan JWT dalam pengembangan aplikasi tidak hanya membawa kemudahan dalam proses, tetapi juga memperkuat aspek keamanan, menciptakan lingkungan pengembangan yang adaptif dan responsif terhadap dinamika kebutuhan aplikasi.
Perancangan User Interface Aplikasi M Parkir Universitas Widyatama Menggunakan Metode Design Thinking
Authors: Nuraini Ain , Rachmawati Astri Azhari
Published: April 2024

Saat ini, sistem parkir di Universitas Widyatama masih menggunakan metode konvensional yang menimbulkan beberapa masalah yang perlu segera diatasi. Beberapa kendala yang dihadapi melibatkan penggunaan kertas yang berlebihan, kurangnya integrasi dalam sistem, panjangnya antrian kendaraan, risiko kehilangan tiket parkir, dan penerapan sanksi biaya tambahan yang memberatkan mahasiswa. Dalam upaya untuk mengatasi tantangan ini, diperkenalkanlah aplikasi M-Parkir sebagai solusi yang diharapkan dapat memberikan perbaikan pada sistem parkir saat ini. Untuk mencapai tujuan ini, perancangan tampilan aplikasi dilakukan dengan menerapkan metode Design Thinking yang terdiri dari beberapa tahap, yaitu Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, dan Testing. Pada tahap Empathize, tim proyek memahami dengan mendalam tantangan yang dihadapi oleh pengguna akhir, yakni mahasiswa dan staf universitas. Tahap Define melibatkan pengidentifikasian masalah-masalah utama yang perlu diatasi oleh aplikasi M-Parkir. Berikutnya, tahap Ideate digunakan untuk menghasilkan berbagai ide kreatif dalam perancangan aplikasi. Setelah itu, dilakukan pembuatan Prototype yang merinci desain tampilan aplikasi M-Parkir. Proses ini memanfaatkan tools user interface (UI) untuk menciptakan antarmuka yang intuitif dan efektif. Prototipe yang dihasilkan kemudian diuji pada calon pengguna dalam tahap Testing untuk mendapatkan umpan balik yang berharga terkait pengalaman pengguna (user experience). Melalui serangkaian tahapan ini, diharapkan desain aplikasi M-Parkir dapat dioptimalkan sehingga mampu mengatasi permasalahan sistem parkir yang ada dan memberikan pengalaman pengguna yang memuaskan.
Pengendalian Persediaan Stock Reagen Acetonitrile dengan Metode Probabilistik Model P-Backorder
Authors: Widina Kaniar , Muchammad Fauzi
Published: April 2024

Masalah yang dihadapi pada PT XYZ adalah terjadinya stockout sebanyak 25 botol reagen Acetonitril dalam setahun yang mengakibatkan terhambatnya proses analisa obat dan berakhir pada terlambatnya release produk. Untuk pemesanan reagen Acetonitrile dilakukan setiap awal bulan tergantung dari adanya persediaan pada bulan sebelumnya dengan leadtime pemesanan 10 hari. Ketika ada kekurangan persediaan, maka akan dilakukan pemesanan ulang pada vendor dan vendor tersebut bersedia untuk memasok kekurangan reagen tersebut. Kondisi pemenuhan permintaan bersifat backorder, karena permintaan yang tidak dapat di penuhi pada saat sekarang, tetapi kemudian dipenuhi pada periode yang akan datang. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menentukan kebijakan persediaan pada reagen Acetonitrile yang optimal juga menentukan biaya inventory yang minimal. Model P (periodic review method) merupakan model perencanaan pengendalian persediaan inventory probabilistik yang dapat menentukan waktu pemesanan optimal, inventory maksimum yang diharapkan, cadangan pengaman yang harus ada dan ekspektasi ongkos total persediaan. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa model P dapat memangkas ongkos persediaan untuk reagen Acetonitrile sebesar Rp. 519.709 atau sebesar 0,23% lebih rendah dari kebijakan perusahaan dengan interval waktu pemesanan (T) adalah 0,12 tahun, inventori maksimum yang diharapkan (R) sebanyak 46 botol, memiliki cadangan pengaman (safety stock) sebanyak 2 botol dan ongkos total pertahun sebesar Rp. 224.904.881.
Resiliencia en estudiantes de pregrado de enfermería: una revisión sistemática
Authors: De la Cruz Machay Kelly Liset
Published: April 2024

Objetivo: Analizar la evidencia científica sobre la resiliencia en estudiantes de pregrado de enfermería. Metodología: Revisión sistemática de artículos publicados entre 2018 y 2023. Se revisaron artículos originales en las bases de datos de Pubmed, Web Science, Lilacs, Ebsco Host y ScienceDirect. Se utilizó el diagrama de flujo PRISMA para la formulación de la estrategia de búsqueda, se identificaron y revisaron 323 artículos y tras aplicar los criterios de inclusión y exclusión. Resultados: Se identificaron 25 artículos, de los cuales 15 fueron útiles para la revisión. Conclusiones: Los estudios revelan que los estudiantes de enfermería presentan niveles de resiliencia moderados. Estos niveles se ven influenciados por factores protectores y factores de riesgo de índole personal, familiar y del entorno; dado que estos en su mayoría pueden ser identificados por los docentes. Es necesario minimizar aquellos factores de riesgo que puedan conllevar alteraciones de la salud mental como estrés, depresión y ansiedad; a través de planes de estudios y/o programas de promoción de la resiliencia con la finalidad de contribuir al bienestar psicológico de dicha población.
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penerimaan Bantuan Langsung Tunai Dana Desa (BLT-DD) Dengan Metode KNN Pada Desa Ketowan
Authors: Iman Mohammad Fathor , Santoso Firman , Lidimilah Lukman Fakih
Published: April 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengoptimalkan alokasi dana desa melalui Sistem Pendukung Keputusan (SPK) menggunakan metode K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) untuk menentukan Penerimaan Bantuan Langsung Tunai Dana Desa (BLT-DD) di Desa Ketowan Kecamatan Arjasa Kabupaten Situbondo. Masalah kemiskinan didaerah pedesaan menjadi fokus utama, dimanah alokasi dana desa memiliki peran penting dalam mendukung masyarakat miskin. Metode kualitatif digunakan dalam pengumpulan data, dan KNN diterapkan dengan enam kriteria seperti kondisi rumah, penghasilan, pekerjaan, jumlah tanggungan, pendidikan terakhir, dan status. Hasilnya menunjukkan 34 entri dari 50 data set dianggap layak menerima bantuan, dengan 16 entri lainnya tidak layak. Penerapan metode KNN dengan parameter K=5 menghasilkan 38 data layak dan 12 data tidak layak. Penelitian ini berkontribusi pada efektivitas alokasi dana desa untuk mengurangi kesenjangan sosial di pedesaan
The Effect of Financial Development and International Trade on Deregulation
Authors: Justice Kyei-Mensah
Published: April 2024

This paper provides robust evidence of financial development and international trade liberalization on deregulation in some developing economies. Specifically, it investigates the effect of financial development and international trade liberalization on deregulation in 45 African countries in a panel set between January 1, 1980, to December 31, 2017. It employed the system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) panel data estimation to address potential endogeneity concerns. Demir and Dahi (2011) showed that system GMM can effectively deal with any endogeneity issue originating from unobserved country-specific effects, and bias. The study found a robust positive effect of financial development and international trade liberalization on deregulation. The key finding was that technological impact is observed when private credit is regressed on market capitalization on Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It found that both GDP and gross per capita negatively impact financial development, conceivably causing the selected African countries’ markets to be insulated.
Bit by Bit: Household Characteristics of Cryptocurrency Owners — Early Evidence From the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances
Authors: Beavers Randy , Godek John
Published: April 2024

Developments in financial technology over the past decade have increased the importance and use of cryptocurrency, though not much is known about the characteristics of cryptocurrency owners. Data on the ownership of cryptocurrency by U.S. households has recently been made available via the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances. In the present research we identify key aspects that differentiate cryptocurrency owning households from those that do not. We find that households owning cryptocurrency tend to have a higher risk profile, especially pertaining to decisions concerning other investments, and demonstrate more financial acumen than households that do not own cryptocurrency. This has important implications as cryptocurrency ownership becomes more mainstream.
Effects of Civil Society Organizations’ Capacity-Building Factors on Their Governance
Authors: Uprety Uttam , Bhattarai Prakash C
Published: April 2024

This article investigates the differential impact of six civil society organizations’ (CSO) capacity-building factors on governance, using data from a survey of 366 Nepali non-governmental organizations. The factors include Organizational Commitment to Need-based Intervention, Institutionalized Learning Process, Creative Engagement of Staff in Decision-Making, Financial Management, Legal Enabling Environment, and Education of Leaders. Results from Multiple Regression in SPSS 16 show that all six capacity-building factors, both collectively and individually, significantly and positively influence CSO governance with large effect sizes. Notably, Organizational Commitment to Need-based Intervention, Institutionalized Learning Process, Creative Engagement of Staff in Decision-Making, and Financial Management explain 68% of the variance, while Legal Enabling Environment and Education of Leaders explain 19%. Financial management (38.3%) and creative engagement of staff in decision-making (26%) stand out as significant contributors, suggesting a need for targeted capacity-building efforts in these areas to enhance CSO governance. The study provides valuable insights for Confirmatory Factor Analysis and future longitudinal studies on the role of these factors in CSO governance.
The Benefit of Added Ranolazine to the Association of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists Therapy for Ventricular Extrasystoles Treatment without the Use of Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs
Authors: Paterno Marchioli Carlos Alberto
Published: April 2024

Hypertension is a complex, multifactorial disease that has a significant positive association with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The development of hypertension is usually accompanied by wall arterial structural remodelling, such as large artery stiffness, and increased central systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure. Also, is well established that hypertension is an important risk factor for ventricular extrasystoles. The goal of antihypertensive therapy is to prevent cardiovascular complications. Therefore, treatment with a combination of antihypertensive agents acting on multiple targets is necessary for success in the majority of patients. New therapeutics models are necessary to reduce both arterial stiffness and cardiovascular volume to ameliorate the stress of the arterial-ventricular-atrial dynamic coupling and the abnormal function of the pulsatile system. The objective of the study was to assess if the levels reached on both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and the central haemodynamic parameters during the angiotensin II receptor blockers, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, and ranolazine therapy could avoid or diminish the presence of ventricular extrasystoles during 24- hour Holter monitoring. The results suggest that the association of simultaneous and sequential double blockade on the renin-angiotensin aldosterone system plus ranolazine therapy achieves the best haemodynamic conditions to avoid or reduce the presence of ventricular extrasystoles in hypertensive patients with normal kidney function.
Involvement of Metabolic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus in Sustained Viral Remission Treated with Direct-Acting Antivirals
Authors: Nantli Bolaños , Eira Cerda , Anahi Sanchez
Published: April 2024

Introduction: MAFLD is a metabolic fatty liver disease not associated with alcohol or other liver disease, which is characterized by a finding of greater than 5% of hepatic steatosis associated with metabolic syndrome criteria. It is an asymptomatic disease, with a wide spectrum of diseases ranging from fibrosis to cancer, which is currently on the rise in Western life. HCV infection is currently curable with DAAs, and depending on the time at which it is treated, liver damage can be definitively halted. Therefore, based on the updated MAFLD concept, it would be important to know the coexistence of both pathologies and to measure liver damage with their respective complications, in order to stop them in time. Objective: To determine the implication on the morbidity and mortality of MAFLD in patients with HCV infection in SVR who received treatment with ADD, at the Central Military Hospital in a period from 2016-2019. Methods: It is an observational, descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study, the patients who presented cirrhosis (84) and those who did not (51) were classified into 3 groups: MAFLD, HCV, MAFLD+HCV, to correlate with the demographic data obtained and by the Kruskal-Wallis test to compare Fib4 in non-cirrhotic patients, and MELD and Child Pugh in cirrhotic patients. Results: In patients without cirrhosis, we were able to document that the degree of fibrosis is statistically significantly higher in HCV patients (p 0.015) compared to MAFLD patients, and slightly higher in the HCV+ MAFLD group. Contrary to what we would expect from the presence of dyslipidemia in the HCV group, it was higher in the HCV+ MAFLD group. In patients with cirrhosis, we could see that there is no statistically significant difference in the degrees of fibrosis between the three groups. There is a greater presentation of dyslipidemia in the MAFLD group, with a lower presentation in the HCV group, and there is also a statistically significant difference in the prognosis of the MAFLD group evaluated with Child Pugh and MELD (p<0.001), being worse in the MAFLD group. Conclusions: MAFLD is a common disease that every clinician should be aware of in order to be able to treat when it is still reversible and avoid liver involvement, which can even have a worse outcome than HCV infection or HCV+ MAFLD, which otherwise will result in higher health costs, emphasizing that these diseases depend heavily on the habits of patients and that they are within the reach of anyone to prevent irreversible situations.
Microbiology of Follicular Fluid Aspirated in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Attending Fertility Clinic on Southern Part of Nigeria
Authors: Ogbenyalu Ibadin Ngozi , O Okojie Rachael , Osegua Ibadin Kennedy
Published: April 2024

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogenous endocrine disorder frequently diagnosed in women attending fertility clinics in Nigeria. It is characterized by anovulation, hyper androgenism and polycystic ovary, several factors have been associated with the pathophysiology of this disorder including microorganisms. Microorganisms frequently and transiently colonize the female genital tract. A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in four selected fertility clinics in south-south and south southeast part of Nigeria, The purposive sampling technique was used to recruit participants. A total of 206 women were recruited in this study, 101 (49.1%) women fulfilled the Rotterdam criteria for the diagnosis of PCOS, while 105 women (50.9%) without PCOS were included as control. Paired follicular fluid samples and high vaginal swabs were collected from each woman at the time of oocyte retrieval and sent to the laboratory for microbiological analysis. Microbial biochemical identification was done using the analytical profile index (API). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 20.0.p- value of <0.05 was considered significant. A total of 206 F.F samples were cultured, colonizing bacteria were isolated in 109 (52.9%) samples while 97 (47.1%) samples had isolates graded as contaminants. Lactobacillus spp. was the most frequent isolate found in colonized Follicular fluid with 67 (62.5%) On the other hand, Escherichia coli was the least common isolate in colonized Follicular Fluid (F.F) 4 (3.7%), there was no statistical difference between bacterial colonization in women with PCOS and the control group (p>0.05). The present study shows that the follicular fluid is not sterile, oocytes are exposed to colonizing microbes even before fertilization and subsequent embryo culture. The main aim of the study or research was to investigate the microbiological characteristic of the follicular fluid in women with PCOS.
Pattern of Hearing Loss, Etiology and Burden of Rehabilitation among Patients in Ondo State University of Medical Sciences
Authors: IO Akpalaba , TO Olarinoye , MA Ikong , WO Owolawi , JA Ademokoya , RO James
Published: April 2024

Aim: To ascertain the level of hearing loss among the residents of Ondo State in a free public hearing screening and hearing aid donation programme. Method: This is a survey study of participants during the World Hearing Day Celebration organized by the Department of Audiology & Speech-Language Therapy in collaboration with the department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) of university of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital. A total of (243) volunteered to participate in the survey. Volunteers were examined using a portable sync video Otoscopes to ascertain the state of the outer ear. Pure Tone Audiometry was carried out using a calibrated GSI 61 clinical audiometer to ascertain hearing sensitivity level. Tympanometric examination was done with a calibrated GSI 39 middle ear analyser. Audiometric testing was conducted in a room whose ambient noise level was less than 45dB (A) with attached audio cups to conventional TDH39 headphone for noise attenuation purposes. A self-reporting questionnaire consisting of bio data, past or current medical/surgical history, drug/medication history, occupational noise exposure history, social habit/past-time history, past history of amplification, if any, was administered on all the participants. Result: Hearing Loss by degree/type: (209) people were identified with hearing loss, eighty-eight (88) {42.1%} were found to have a mild hearing loss (20-40dBHL), (30) {14.4} moderate hearing loss (41-60dBHL). (39) {18.7%} people accounted for moderately-severe hearing loss (41-80dBHL) while profound degree of hearing loss revealed only (21) {10.05%} Sensori-neural (SNHL) (95) {45.5%} individuals were found while (92) {44.01%} came up with conductive hearing loss. (22) {10.5%} individuals had mixed hearing loss. Conclusion: Hearing loss remains grossly under reported and undiagnosed. More Ear/Hearing care centres are advocated.
Variation of Refraction Measurement before then under Cycloplegia about 25 Patients in the Ophthalmology Department of Bouaké University Hospital
Authors: Yves Ouattara , Zana Diabate , Ella Gode Liliane , Franck-Hermann Koffi Kouassi , Llahi Opeyemi Babayeju Rahemotu , Vanessa Leslie Obe Sopie , GF Diomande , Emile France Koffi Bile Philippe , Ibrahim Abib Diomande
Published: April 2024

Introduction: The aim of this work was to measure the impact of cycloplegia on the precision of the correction of refractive errors in our conditions. Material and Methods: This was a prospective and transversal study with descriptive aims on 25 patients (N=50 eyes) who underwent an objective study of refraction using an automatic refractometer before, then under cycloplegia. The patients' optical correction adjusted subjectively from the values of the refraction under cycloplegia, was also recorded, and all values were converted to spherical equivalents for analysis. Results: The patients were aged 7 to 37 years (average 20.6 +/-8.35 years) with a predominance of women (64%) and most pupils and students (84%). The most frequent reasons for consultation were headache (18.10%), photophobia (14.66%), eye pain (13.8%), ocular itching and tearing (12.93% each). The measurement of refraction before cycloplegia revealed in spherical equivalents, 82% myopia, 16% hyperopia and 2% emmetropia. Under cycloplegia, there was 20% myopia, 72% hyperopia and 8% emmetropia. After optical correction, the distribution of refractive errors, in spherical equivalent, was 24% (n=12) myopia, 72% (n=36) hyperopia and 4% (n=2) emmetropia. Conclusion: The reduction in visual acuity felt or expressed is a poor indicator of the existence of a refractive error in children. Precise correction of this requires cycloplegia, especially since the subjects are young or present symptoms such as headaches, photophobia or oculalgia, even with “normal” uncorrected distance visual acuity.
RETINOBLASTOMA - Clinical Therapeutic Considerations in Retinoblastoma
Authors: Dumitrache Marieta , M Manea , Cioboata Miruna , Lascu Rodica
Published: April 2024

Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common primary malignant intraocular tumor in children of 1-3 years old, with staged evolution, which has a favorable response if the diagnosis is made early. The major clinical signs are: leukocoria (white reflex in the pupil amaurotic cat’s eye), strabismus, painful, red eye, associated with orbital inflammation, exophthalmos, lymph node or brain metastases, intracranial hypertension. RB requires for diagnostic confirmation, CT scan, MRI highlighting calcifications, optic nerve invasion, CNS extension, presence of pineoblastoma, B-scan ultrasound. RB can be complicated by: cataract, secondary glaucoma, retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage. The prognosis of the disease is relatively good, with 70-85% survival rate, if enucleation was done before the extraocular extension of the tumor. Treatment in RB depends on the size and location of the tumor: - stage 1 tumors, without invasion of the optic nerve, require cryotherapy, radiotherapy; the consumptive treatment of RB is controversial. - RB is a radiosensitive tumor; external radiotherapy must be individualized according to the size and location of the tumor, bilateralization, metastasis, and can be external radiotherapy and brachytherapy in the form of radioactive plates placed on the site where the tumor is. - enucleation is indicated in large tumors; extensive RD, in optic nerve invasion, secondary glaucoma In RB with intracranial orbital extension or distant metastases, palliative treatment is required: chemotherapy, exenteration, external radiotherapy. Chemotherapy with carboplatin, etoposide, vincristine, cyclosporine, is strengthened by laser photocoagulation, cryotherapy, brachytherapy. In RB with intracranial orbital extension or distant metastases, palliative treatment is required: chemotherapy, exenteration, external radiotherapy. Chemotherapy with carboplatin, etoposide, vincristine, cyclosporine, is strengthened by laser photocoagulation, cryotherapy, brachytherapy.
Radiotherapy and Concomitant Hyperthermia in the Treatment of Recurrences of Previously Irradiated Head and Neck Region Tumors
Authors: Amorim Marina , Silva Catarina , Simões Sara , Costa Maria Adelina , Fonseca Graça , Calçada Cármen , Vale Joana , Rodrigues Fátima , Genésio Paulo , Pinto António Moreira , Ferreira André , Sousa Carla , Costa Paulo
Published: April 2024

Background: Recurrences of head and neck tumors (HNT) are associated with a poor prognosis. Many of these patients have previously undergone radical radiation therapy with dose limitations for critical organs. In this context, re-irradiation may carry an increased risk of complications. The combination of radiotherapy with hyperthermia (RT/HT) has gained importance in these patients due to its complementary tumoricidal effect, allowing for lower radiation doses and a consequent reduction in toxicity. This study aims to describe the experience of our department in treating recurrent HNT with RT/HT and to evaluate its therapeutic impact on early response and quality of life. Material and Methods: A retrospective study of 12 patients with recurrent HNT treated with RT/HT between March 2019 and July 2021. All patients received the same scheme, consisting of radiotherapy twice a week with a 3-day interval, at a dose of 32 Gy in 8 fractions, and 1 hour of hyperthermia once a week, 30 minutes after the radiotherapy session. Hyperthermia was administered using the CelsiusTCS42 system, a non-invasive capacitive hyperthermia device that emits a radiofrequency of 13.56 MHz, allowing for focal and selective tumor temperature increase. Results: The median age was 61 years (range 48-89). The most frequent location was the maxillary sinus (4 cases), followed by the larynx (2 cases). In all cases, there was a complete response in terms of pain/bleeding control. Control of infection/necrosis was achieved in 75%, and a complete response was observed in 50% of the patients. The treatment was generally well-tolerated, with no reports of grade ≥ 3 toxicity. Conclusion: In our study the combination of RT/HT has demonstrated to be a feasible and safe strategy in addressing the recurrence of previously irradiated HNT. In addition to the observed physical impact, there was also a noticeable psychological impact, given the location of the disease in exposed areas related to basic activities of daily living. Further studies will be needed to assess late response, duration of remission and the combination with systemic therapy.
Colonic Metastases of Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma: A Case Report
Authors: Bounour Rajae , Khiyari Meryem El , Mekkaoui Amine El , Abdellaoui Khaoula , Chbani Laila
Published: April 2024

Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is a rare tumor classified into two distinct subtypes: low- grade and highgrade. Low-grade ESS is characterized by slow growth and the potential for recurrence or metastasis. In this case report, we present the case of a 39-year-old woman who was admitted with severe pelvic pain. Her diagnostic workup revealed a low-grade ESS with colonic metastases. The diagnosis is primarily established through a precise anatomo-pathological examination, specifically utilizing immunohistochemical analysis. This case is of significant importance due to the rarity and uniqueness of metastatic colon cancer originating from uterine sarcomas. It underscores the importance of considering the possibility of metastatic disease, particularly when solitary colonic lesions are identified.