bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Variation of Asphalt Requirement and Strength Properties among Hot Mix (HMA) and Warm Mix (WMA) Asphalt Concrete
Authors: Nihad Zainalabidine , Sarsam Saad Issa
Published: August 2020

Due to the restrictions for protecting the environment, and the requirements to reduce fuel consumption, research work was started globally for verifying the possibility of implementation of warm mix asphalt (WMA) in pavement construction. Warm mix asphalt enables the production and compaction of asphalt concrete mixtures at temperatures (20-30 °C) lower than that of traditional hot mix asphalt (HMA). In this investigation, two WMA mixtures have been prepared in the laboratory using medium curing cutback (MC-30) and Cationic emulsion. HMA mixture was also prepared for comparison. Marshall specimens of (101.6 mm) in diameter and (63.5 mm) in height were constructed form the mixtures and subjected to indirect tensile strength (ITS) test, Marshall Stability, flow and volumetric properties determination. Test results were analyzed and compared. It was concluded that the stability of WMA is higher than HMA by 17 % and 47.87 % for (cutback and emulsified asphalt) WMA respectively, while the WMA exhibit lower flow than HMA by 34.67 % and 1.33 % when using (cutback and emulsion) WMA respectively. The optimum asphalt content was (20.69 and 32.35) % higher for (cutback and emulsion) WMA than that of HMA. The (ITS) at 25 ⁰C decreases by (28.58 and 4.51) % when the asphalt content increased and decreased by 0.5 % from optimum asphalt content (OAC) for WMA- emulsion asphalt.
Using of modified-bentonite as low-cost sorbent for removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution
Authors: Ibrahim Saraa Muwafaq , Abd Ali Ziad T.
Published: August 2020

Batch experiments have been studied to remove methylene blue dye (MB) from aqueous solution using modified bentonite. The modified bentonite was synthesized by replacing exchangeable calcium cations in natural bentonite with cationic surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB). The characteristics of modified bentonite were studied using different analysis such as Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) and surface area. Where SEM shows the natural bentonite has a porous structure, a rough and uneven appearance with scattered and different block structure sizes, while the modified bentonite surface morphology was smooth and supplemented by a limited number of holes. On other hand, (FTIR) analysis that proved NH group aliphatic and aromatic group of MB and silanol group are responsible for the sorption of contaminate. The organic matter peaks at 2848 and 2930 cm-1 in the spectra of modified bentonite which are sharper than those of the natural bentonite were assigned to the CH2 scissor vibration band and the symmetrical CH3 stretching absorption band, respectively, also the 2930 cm-1 peak is assigned to CH stretching band. The batch study was provided the maximum removal efficiency (99.99 % MB) with a sorption capacity of 129.87 mg/g at specified conditions (100 mg/L, 25℃, pH 11 and 250rpm). The sorption isotherm data fitted well with the Freundlich isotherm model. The kinetic studies were revealed that the sorption follows a pseudo-second-order kinetic model which indicates chemisorption between sorbent and sorbate molecules.
PVT and Pressure Analysis in Third pay Reservoir of Zubair Oilfield Southern Iraq
Authors: Abdulwahhab Karrar K. , Al-Jawad Mohammed S.
Published: August 2020

In this paper the pressure drop and PVT data that used in the model to describe the behavior ofreservoir fluids of 3rd pay reservoir of Zubair field is explained. The wells in Hammar-Shuaiba area showhigh Gas Oil Ratio, exceeding 1,000 scf/stb. This is bad sign and that mean reservoir pressure is reducedramatically and gas will produced , finally the energy that use to push the oil from reservoir to thesurface will decrease. Eleven samples have been collected and analyzed from all 3rd pay reservoirs overthe years, seven samples in Hammar –Shuaiba area. The PVT data resulted to be scattered, being notpossible to define any acceptable conclusion about their trend versus depths, taking also into account thatthey are not referred to the same temperature. The main difference between the old and new PVT is theBubble Point pressure at reservoir conditions, which increases from 2646 psi to 2760 psi. Historicalpressure behavior shows that water Injection is beneficial to maintain stable pressure trend. Pressureanalysis shows a strong depletion start from 2013 in various zones of Hammar Shuaiba domes.
The Impact of Multi-functionality in Promoting the Aesthetic Values of Modern Islamic Architecture
Authors: Al Khafaji Ibtisam Abdulelah , Theban Israa Jabber
Published: August 2020

Relationship between function and aesthetic has been occupied researchers, philosophers, artists and architects considerably to define meanings and to show significance degree of mutual influences. This analytical research investigates – How multi-functionality improve aesthetic values of architectural forms in contemporary Islamic architecture. We have  defined procedurally  the concept of  multi-functionality  as a  potential forces of  generative centers  and aesthetic  as geometrical  coherence  of  architectural form. The absence of clear relations between multi-functionality and how it can be used to improve aesthetic values formed a basic research problem. The main target of this research is to determine how designers can enhancing aesthetic values of forms by using different functions. We suppose that multi-functionality improve the aesthetic values of the architectural form by strengthening   geometrical coherence. We selected Five projects of contemporary Islamic centers and sample of 20 person’s. Semantic differential scale was used to analyze variables. The research found that multi-functionality has a great role in supporting the aesthetic values of architectural form by defining physical characters, Identifying and intensifying its visual and physical connections.
The role of the Internal courtyard in organizing the function and shaping architecture
Authors: Almajidi Basim Hasan , Hameed Tuqa Mahmood
Published: August 2020

Despite the development of architecture, the courtyard remained one of the most important methods of preserving the privacy and suitability of the environmental and social aspects as well as its role in the process of regulating the spatial relations between the mass and the vacuum, highlighting the importance, especially in light of the increasing seriousness of slums in the design and neglect of its role in the architectural form and reflections of the shape of the courtyard In the form of the composition of the building, thus the problem of the search was (Lack of cognitive perception available on the role of the internal courtyard in the organization of the function of architecture and its implications at the level of bilateral and three-dimensional mass configuration). And the approach of research to clarify the architectural characteristics of the structured internal courtyard and its functions and strategy as well as the patterns of spatial structure through the construction of knowledge framework, and then a comprehensive theoretical framework of the internal courtyard structured derived from the architectural proposals to reflect the final in four main words: The architectural characteristics of the structured inner courtyard, the spatial structure patterns of the structured inner courtyard, the functions of the organized inner courtyard, and the structured interior design strategy. It has been applied to selected projects to clarify the extent to which these indicators are achieved and to reach conclusions, which showed the existence of a relationship between the two (vacuum and mass) on the one hand and between the two (vacuum, and spatial organization of the spaces) on the other hand, and three aspects: Mass formation, function formation, and movement configuration", reflecting the internal courtyard structure in terms of simplicity or complexity.
Designing Water Distribution Network To Aledekhar and Alshababia and supporting it by new Pipes by using genetic algorithms technic
Authors: Abdaljlel Ibrahim Abdalrhman , Georgi Adel Youssef , Shaker Amjad Hamed
Published: August 2020

This research involves the redesigning (replacement) of the water disterbution network at Aledekhar and AlShababia , using genetic algorithm technology,then studying  Add new Pipes to the current network with in parallel with the old, comparing the two solutions economically and hydraulically, and determining the coefficient of Hydraulic Reliability based on the study of the status of the network designed usingthetechnology of genetic algorithms by testing under the Fire situation, to achieve a more optimal solution, by Using software called Darwin Designer, this software was designed by the South African hydrologist Zheng WU in 2003. The results of the study showed that using genetic algorithm technology can achieve significant savings in water network projects of more than 23%, access a better hydraulic solutions and achieve hydraulic reliability of up to 100%.
Preeclampsia
Authors: Parveen Tabassum
Published: August 2020

Abstract not available

Bangladesh J Obstet Gynaecol, 2017; Vol. 32(2) : 58-59
A Case of Ruptured Rudimentary Horn of Uterus during Pregnancy
Authors: U Ruman , K Khanam , S Akhter , R Karim
Published: August 2020

Pregnancy in a rudimentary horn of an unicornuate uterus is a rare and life threatening situation for mother and fetus. Usually pregnancy continues upto approximately 18-20 weeks of gestational age. Then it usually ruptures and severe haemorrhage ensues. Emergency laparotomy is the treatment of choice. Here we report a case of 36 years woman with secondary subfertility who has history of taking ovulation inducing drug. She presented with 20 weeks amenorrhoea with severe abdominal pain and hypovolemic shock. Urgent laparotomy was done and the diagnosis was confirmed.

Bangladesh J Obstet Gynaecol, 2017; Vol. 32(2) : 121-123
Prevalence of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) at Khulna Division of Bangladesh
Authors: Khanam Afroza , Jesmin Zannatul Ferdous , Begum Fauzia , Akhter N , Akter Mst , Nahar Shamsun , Barua AR , Nessa A
Published: August 2020

Back ground: Cervical cancer is the most common genital tract cancer and the important cause of cancer death among Bangladeshi women. Information about actual number of women living with preinvasive phase of cervical cancer and their diagnosis and treatment is limited. For strengthening the programme and policy for cervical cancer prevention , the baseline prevalence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia ( CIN) need to be assessed.

Methods: This population based study aimed to determine the prevalence of CIN among women of Khulna division of Bangladesh. Data has been collected from four upazila of four districts of Khulna division. VIA and colposcopy and histopathology was used for detection of cervical pre-cancers and early cancers among 1232 women of the mentioned population.

Results: Crude prevalence of CIN was 5.84 %,CIN-II 1.1% and CIN- III .73% in colposcopically directed biopsy. Ninety two participants with CIN received treatment at the Colposcopy Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology department of Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH).

Conclusion: This population based prevalence study of CIN and socio demography would have conducive effect on future cervical cancer prevention programme.

Bangladesh J Obstet Gynaecol, 2018; Vol. 33(1) : 21-28
Laparoscopic Evaluation of Female Factor in Bangladeshi Infertile Couple
Authors: Ruman Umme , Chowdhury TA , Mahmud Nusrat , Chowdhury Tanjeem S , Habib Samira H
Published: August 2020

Background: Infertility prevails in good number in our society, causing social disharmony and distress. Laparoscopy is now a very effective tool for diagnosis and evaluation of female infertility.

Method: This cross sectional study was conducted in Infertility Unit of Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) General Hospital, from July, 2012 to June 2014. The aim of the study is to identify common pelvic pathologies of female factor infertility by laparoscopy so that early detection and treatment modalities can be instituted. Total 230 sub fertile patients attending OPD were selected for this study. Patients with DM, HTN, known case of hypothyroidism and male factor infertility was excluded from study. Detailed clinical history of every patient was recorded on a pre-set questionnaire and physical examination was performed. Laparoscopy was scheduled in proliferative phase of menstrual cycle.

Results: Among the study subjects, 130 (56.5%) had primary infertility while 100 (43.5%) secondary infertility. On laparoscopy, 64.4% patient had normal sized uterus, 31 % had bulky uterus. Two patients had bicornuate uterus in secondary infertility cases. Uterus was restricted in mobility in 41% of patients due to endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or previous pelvic surgery. Fibroid uterus was detected in 30(13%) and 10(4.3%) cases of primary and secondary infertility cases respectively. Bilateral tubal blockage was present in 16(6.9%) and 17 (7.4%) cases of primary and secondary infertility respectively. Forty (17.4%) cases of primary infertility were detected as polycystic ovaries (PCO) which was 30(13%) in cases of secondary infertility. Endometriosis was found in total 9(3.9%) patient in both the groups. Pelvic adhesion was found in 22(9.5%) and 21 (9.1%) cases of primary and secondary infertility respectively.

Conclusion: Laparoscopy could diagnose a substantial number of portion pelvic pathology. In a developing country like Bangladesh, earlier and justified intervention with laparoscopy can save time and expense of infertility treatment by diagnosing pelvic factor responsible for infertility.

Bangladesh J Obstet Gynaecol, 2018; Vol. 33(1) : 29-35
Common problems Encountered during Lactation and their Management in a Lactation Management Center
Authors: Shimul Sabiha , Chowdhury Sameena , Jabeen Mahe , Salma Ummay , Akter Mahbuba , Sarkar Anita
Published: August 2020

Background: Breastfeeding is widely known to be beneficial for infants and the mothersand also economically advantageous for the community.

Objective: The principal purpose of this study was to explore the common problemsencountered during lactation and their management in a lactation management center.

Method: A cross sectional study was conducted at lactation management center of Instituteof Child and Maternal Health (ICMH), Dhaka. A total of 100 lactating mothers were recruitedconsecutively during the period of August 2008 to October 2008. Data was collected byhistory taking and required examination.

Result: In this study, 46.0% mothers complained of poor milk secretion, 13.0% had breastengorgement, 9.0% had cracked nipple, 3.0% had inverted nipple, 2.0% had nipple infection,2.0% had flat nipple, 1.0% had sore nipple, 1.0% had breast abscess and in 23% casesthere was no reasonable cause. During interview twenty seven percent of the mothers wereadvised to start nursing as soon as possible; 45.0% mothers breast fed on demand, 75.0%mothers demonstrated proper breast feeding technique, 36.0% mothers avoided use ofartificial milk, 10.0% mothers applied last part of milk on nipple, then dry by exposing to air,12.0% mothers manually express milk from the areola before breast feed if it is engorgedand 1.0% advised to slip the index or little finger into the infant’s mouth between his/hergums before the infant is taken off of the breast, to break suction.

Conclusion: Almost half of the mothers complained of less milk production. Apart from this13.0% mothers had breast engorgement, 9.0% mothers had cracked nipple and no reasonablecause for lactation problem was found in 23.0% cases. More than half of the mothers hadincorrect knowledge and skill of breast feeding.

Bangladesh J Obstet Gynaecol, 2018; Vol. 33(1) : 36-39
Massive Ovarian Enlargement with Multiple Cysts Mimicking Ovarian Neoplasm and Primary Hypothyroidism
Authors: Perveen Rehana , MD Asaduzzaman Mirza
Published: August 2020

Background: Cystic enlargement of ovaries may develop due a large number of causesand may need surgical intervention. Moreover, some ovarian cysts arise due to endocrinedisorders & do not require surgery. We report an unusual case of massive enlargement ofovaries with multiple cysts in a girl with severe hypothyroidism. Morphologic features ofcysts on ultrasonography and clinical features of hypothyroidism with elevated TSH levelfacilitates diagnosis of multiple ovarian cysts and hypothyroidism.

Case presentation: A 23-year-old unmarried woman presented with abdominal enlargement,pain and moderate anemia. Abdominal ultra sonogram revealed huge enlargement of theovaries with multiple large cysts. She was admitted in a hospital, treated with blood transfusionand laparotomy was decided. She was referred to us in a private clinic. On further evaluation, she had features of hypothyroidism with high TSH level and abdomino-pelvic ultrasoundrevealed enlarged ovaries with multiple large thin-walled cysts and mild ascitis. Conservativemanagement with thyroxin replacement therapy was given and after 3 weeks of thyroxine(T4) therapy, follow-up abdominal ultrasound showed significant reduction in ovarian size.After 4 months of thyroxine therapy, ovarian size normalized, cysts disappeared completelyand there was significant improvement of patient’s condition and she became euthyroid.

Conclusion: This case report highlights the rare association between hypothyroidism andmulticystic ovarian enlargement. It is necessary to keep in mind the possibility ofhypothyroidism in the differential diagnosis of adult patients with ovarian enlargement andmultiple cyst formation in order to prevent unnecessary ovarian surgery.

Bangladesh J Obstet Gynaecol, 2018; Vol. 33(1) : 78-81
Abstract Vol.33(1)
Authors: Khatun Sabera
Published: August 2020

Abstract not available

Bangladesh J Obstet Gynaecol, 2018; Vol. 33(1) : 82-84
Acute Postpartum Pulmonary edema: A Case Report
Authors: Akhtar Ahreen , Dorji Namkha , Parveen Tabassum , Dorjey Yeshey , Begum Firoza , Hayee Samira , Karim Sabina
Published: August 2020

A 30 year old, G2P1, pregnancy complicated with moderate anaemia, preeclampsia andgestational diabetes mellitus was admitted at 37+ week pregnancy with less fetal movementand premature rupture of membrane. A healthy baby was delivered by caesarean sectionwith uneventful perioperative period. On 4th post operative day, she developed severe acutepulmonary edema where intubation was done instantly and ventilated in the intensive careunit. Patient recovered and extubation done on 6th postoperative day. A healthy mother anda healthy baby were discharged on 10th postoperative day.

Bangladesh J Obstet Gynaecol, 2018; Vol. 33(2) : 157-159
Comparative Study on Effect of Rabeprazole Versus Omeprazole in Acid-peptic Disorder with Helicobacter pylori Infection
Authors: Gurung Sukh Bahadur , KC Shiva Raj , Gyawali Purnima , Amatya Gyanendra Lal
Published: August 2020

Background: Gastritis is one of the common diseases, which is frequently caused by Helicobacter pylori. Triple therapy has resulted significant decrease in morbidity and complications. Newer proton pump inhibitor drug rabeprazole has been introduced in the market. The aim of this study is to compare its efficacy with omeprazole in triple therapy regimen.Methods: A total of 100 patients who were positive for Helicobacter pylori and gave consent in participating in the study were included. Fifty patients were prescribed omeprazole-based triple therapy and other 50 were prescribed with rabeprazole-based triple therapy. After 2 weeks of triple therapy and 4 weeks of proton pump inhibitor treatment, Helicobacter pylori antigen was tested in faecal material. Results: Out of 100 patients, there was significant correlation between epigastric pain, nausea and water brash with p value, 0.001. Similarly P-value was < 0.001 among hiatus hernia and reflux whereas p value was < 0.05 between bile reflux, hiatus hernia and reflux. In follow up study, after triple therapy, Helicobacter pylori antigen tests were negative in 94% of the study population, who were prescribed rabeprazole which was similar who were prescribed omeprazole (92%).Conclusions: Rabeprazole (20 mg) has proved similar Helicobacter pylori eradication rates compared with omeprazole (40 mg) when co-administered with of antibiotics (amoxicillin and clarithromycin) for two weeks.Keywords: Gastritis; heart burn; hyperchlorhydria; proton pump inhibitors; triple therapy.
Nepali Version of Geriatric Depression Scale-15 – A Reliability and Validation Study
Authors: Risal Ajay , Giri Eliza , Shrestha Oshin , Manandhar Sabina , Kunwar Dipak , Amatya Richa , Manandhar Nirmala , Manandhar Kedar , Holen Are
Published: August 2020

Background: Geriatric depression is a significant problem in both the developed and the developing world. To identify this condition, Geriatric Depression Scale has been used in different languages and cultural settings; it has proved to be a reliable and valid instrument. However, the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 version in Nepali has so far not been validated.Methods: The original 15-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 was translated into Nepali and administered by trained nurses to a target sample aged ?60 years at Dhulikhel Hospital (n=106). Subsequently, the participants were blindly interviewed by a consultant psychiatrist for possible geriatric depression according to the ICD-10 criteria. Cronbach’s alpha checked the reliability. Validity was assessed for three different cut-off points (4/5, 5/6, and 6/7); the related sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and the negative predictive value of the scale were estimated.Results: The mean participant age was 68.1 (±7.2); males and females, 50.9% and 49.1%, respectively. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.79.The optimal cut-off point was found to be 5/6 with sensitivity and specificity 86.3% and 74.5%, respectively. Conclusions: Using a standard statistical protocol, a reliable and valid Geriatric Depression Scale-15-Nepali was developed with an adequate internal consistency and an optimal balance between sensitivity and specificity at cut-off point 5/6.The Geriatric Depression Scale-15-Nepali can serve as an appropriate instrument for assessing geriatric depression in epidemiological research as well as in primary health care settings in Nepal.Keywords: Geriatric depression; internal consistency; sensitivity; South Asia; specificity.
Diagnostic Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
Authors: Pant Pankaj , Joshi Aishana , Bam Niraj , Das Santa Kumar
Published: August 2020

Background: Fibreoptic bronchoscopy is one of the most vital procedures performed in health care setting. Globally, several studies have reported findings of fibreoptic bronchoscopy while only few studies have been reported in Nepal. The aim of this study was to perform two year retrospective analysis of diagnostic fibreoptic bronchoscopy at tertiary referral centre.Methods: A hospital based retrospective observational study was conducted at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. Consecutive bronchoscopy reports from June 2017 to May 2019 were included. Data entry and analysis was done in Microsoft Office Excel 2010. Descriptive statistics was performed to obtain clinico-demographic profile of patients, indications and findings of bronchoscopy. Results: A total of 238 bronchoscopy procedures were analyzed. Mean age of patients was 55.02 years with range from 15 to 84 years. Majority of bronchoscopy were performed in male patients (58%). One hundred and twelve patients (47.05%) had no endobronchial lesion. Endoscopically visible tumor was the most common abnormality seen in 57 (23.9%) patients with highest prevalence in 55-65 years followed by extrinsic compression of bronchial tree seen in 13 (5.5%) patients. Bronchioalveolar lavage for routine examination (n=207) was the most commonly performed procedure during bronchoscopy followed by bronchial biopsy (n=55).Conclusions: Fibreoptic bronchoscopy is an extremely useful tool for evaluation of tracheobronchial pathology. Baseline bronchoscopic findings from tertiary referral centre in Nepal was obtained in this study. Keywords: Bronchoscopy; fibreoptic.
Pengaruh Dana Pihak ketiga dan Suku Bunga terhadap Profitabilitas pada PT. Bank Mega TBK
Authors: Hatiana Nurul , Pratiwi Aliah
Published: August 2020

Bank sebagai badan usaha di bidang keuangan yang memiliki berbagai jasa yang dapat digunakan oleh pengguna jasa. Bank secara periodik wajib membuat laporan keuangan untuk dapat mengetahui tingkat keuangan yang dimiliki dan kondisi keuangan Bank tersebut. Tujuan penelitian untuk memberikan bukti empiris tentang pengaruh DPK (Dana Pihak Ketiga) dan suku bunga terhadap profitabilitas (ROA) pada PT. Bank Mega, Tbk. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah asosiatif kausal dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh data laporan keuangan PT. Bank Mega, Tbk tahun 1997 sampai dengan tahun 2018. Sampel dalam penelitian ini 10 tahun yaitu periode tahun 2009-2018 dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Data  dianalisis dengan regresi linier berganda, uji asumsi klasik yang meliputi uji normalitas, uji multikolinieritas, uji heteroskedastisitas, dan uji autokorelasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa variabel DPK (Dana Pihak Ketiga) berpengaruh positif dan tidak signifikan terhadap  profitabilitas PT. Bank Mega, Tbk, Suku bunga berpengaruh negatif dan dan tidak signifikan terhadap  profitabilitas PT. Bank Mega, Tbk. Secara simultan (bersama-sama) Dana Pihak Ketiga dan Suku Bunga berpengaruh positif dan tidak signifikan terhadap  profitabilitas pada PT. Bank Mega, Tbk.
Pengaruh Intellectual Capital, Earning per share, dan Leverage terhadap Nilai Perusahaan Food and Beverage di Bursa Efek Indonesia
Authors: Sihombing Meltry Anggita , Hutagalung Debora Natalia , Siska Noviana , Sakuntala D.
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji dan menganalisis pengaruh Intellectual Capital, Earning Pershare, dan Leverage terhadap Nilai Perusahaan Food and Beverage yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2013-2018. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh perusahaan Food and Beverage yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia yang berjumlah 26 perusahaan dengan sampel berjumlah 11 perusahaan dengan periode 2013-2018 selama 6 Tahun serta menggunakan teknik pengambilan sampel yaitu Purposive Sampling. Metode analisis yang digunakan dalam metode penelitian ini adalah metode regresi linier berganda. Jenis penelitian adalah statistik deskriptif dan sifat penelitiannya adalah Explannatory. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan secara Simultan (F) Intellectual Capital¸ Earning PerShare, dan Leverage berpengaruh dan signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan Food and Beverage yang Secara Parsial(T) Intellectual Capital dan Earning PerShare tidak berpengaruh dan signifikan terhadap Nilai Perusahaan. Sementara, Leverage berpengaruh dan signifikan terhadap Nilai Perusahaan Food and Beverage.
Kepemilikan Manajerial dan Praktik Penghindaran Pajak
Authors: Niandari Nanik , Yustrianthe Rachmawaty Hanny , Grediani Evi
Published: August 2020

This study test the effect of managerial ownership on propensity of tax avoidance behaviour. Data used in this study were obtained from Indonesian stock exchange database and company's annual report. The author uses regression analysis with unbalanced panel data types from a sample of 144 manufacturing companies covering years period of 2015 to 2017. Propensity of tax avoidance as a dependent variable is measured by effective tax rate (ETR). The independent variable is managerial ownership which is determined by 2 (two) types of measurements. First measurement use a percentage form,  and second measurement use a dummy based on the level of managerial ownership. The control variables used include return on assets (ROA), company size and leverage. We find that managerial ownership has a positive effect on propensity of tax avoidance. Another finding in this study is that the effect of managerial ownership on propensity of tax avoidance occurred at managerial ownership levels of less than 20%. The results of this study are expected to contribute the literature study of managerial ownership towards propensity of tax avoidance.
Pengaruh Earning Per Share (EPS). Return On Equity (ROE), dan Price Book Value (PBV) Terhadap Harga Saham pada perusahaan Perbankan Yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Tahun 2015-2017
Authors: Siagian Yosephin Windy Olyvia , Sinaga Remaya , Sinaga Elisabet , Br.Sinaga Jholant Bringg Luck Amelia
Published: August 2020

ABSTRACT

This study is examined in order to explore how much influence Earning Per Share (EPS), Return On Equity (ROE), and Price Book Value (PBV) simultaneously and partially on stock prices on Banking Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2017 . This type of research used quantitative descriptive by nature sourced in the explanation stage where the research is more inclined to temperament cause or effect. The analytical method used is multiple linear regression method. The research approach used is a quantitative approach. The population quantity of 43 agencies over a total sample of 31 companies so that the total number of samples to be studied was 93 observations (31 x 3). The analysis value of the coefficient of determination is obtained from Adjusted R Square 0.942 with the intention that stock price variables can be explained in variations of EPS, ROE, and PBV variables of 94.2% while the remaining 5.8% is explained by other independent variables. The conclusions in the results of observations indicate partially EPS and PBV have a positive and significant effect on stock prices, partially ROE has a negative and significant effect on stock prices. Simultaneously, EPS, ROE and PBV have a significant effect on stock prices on Banking Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2017.

Keywords: Earning Per Share (EPS), Return On Equity (ROE), Price Book Value (PBV), Stock Prices
Pengaruh Pertumbuhan Penjualan, Profitabilitas, Likuiditas dan Kebijakan Dividen Terhadap Nilai Perusahaan pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2015-2017
Authors: Tamba Elyda Crisna , Pandiangan Lasmian , Ginting Riva Novia , Sitepu Wilsa Road Betterment
Published: August 2020

This study intends to check the impact of sales growth, profitability, liquidity, and dividend policy on firm value on manufacturing companies listed on the IDX. The sample of 36 research companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange 2015-2017. The independent variable is sales growth, profitability, liquidity, dividend policy. While the dependent variable is firm value. The way to choose samples is purposive sampling. Analysis of data with multiple linear regression, the results of this study prove that sales growth partially has no impact and is not significant to the value of the company with a significant amount of 0.176. Profitability is partially positive and significant impact on the value of the company with a significant amount of 0,000. Liquidity partially has no impact and is not significant in firm value with a significant amount of 0.108. Dividend policy is partially positive and significant impact on the value of the company with a significant amount of 0,000
Analisis Auditor Internal sebagai Whistleblower Internal pada Instansi Sektor Publik dan Swasta
Authors: Rini Dina Dwi Oktavia , Abidin Fityan Izza Noor , Mediawati Noor Fatimah
Published: August 2020

Tujuan penelitian ini (1) untuk menganalisis peran auditor internal pada organisasi sektor publik, (2) untuk menganalisis peran auditor internal pada organisasi sektor swasta, (3) untuk menganalisis peran auditor sebagai whistleblower internal pada organisasi sektor publik, (4) untuk menganalisis peran auditor sebagai whistleblower internal pada organisasi sektor swasta.Penelitian ini akan menggunakan metode kualitatif, dengan menyasar manajer middle dan lower level dari organisasi sektor swasta, meliputi: supervisor, kepala bagian, manajer, dan dari pemerintah daerah yaitu pejabat setingkat kepala, kepala bagian/bidang/subdinas dan kepala subbagian/subbidang/ seksi dari badan, dinas dan kantor pada Pemerintah Daerah Kabupaten Sidoarjo. Hasil yang diharapkan pada penelitian ini adalah auditor internal dapat menjadi whistleblower bagi organisasi baik pada sektor pablik maupun sektor swasta. Target luaran penelitian ini adalah artikel yang publikasi di jurnal ilmiah nasional terakreditasi.
Ladrillos cerámicos porosos a partir de mezclas de arcilla y carozos de durazno
Authors: Quaranta Nancy Esther , Unsen Miguel , López Hugo , Cristóbal Adrián
Published: August 2020

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la factibilidad de uso de carozos de durazno, desecho biomásico del sector frutihortícola, como formador de poros en la fabricación de piezas cerámicas alivianadas. Se prepararon mezclas de arcilla comercial con el agregado de 5%, 10%, 15% y 20% en volumen de carozos y una muestra de arcilla sin agregados a modo de referencia. Todas las mezclas con un agregado de 8% de humedad se conformaron en moldes de 70 mm x 40 mm, utilizando una presión de compactación de 25 MPa. El tratamiento térmico fue 1000°C durante 3 horas, a una velocidad de calentamiento de 1°C/min. Los resultados obtenidos reflejan una alta factibilidad de utilización de esta biomasa para el uso estudiado. Los productos cerámicos obtenidos poseen buenas propiedades generales, aunque las propiedades mecánicas son un limitante ya que cumplen con los requerimientos del mercado hasta agregados del 10% de material residual.
Desarrollo de Banco Automatizado para Ensayos de Polímeros Utilizados en Impresión 3D
Authors: Mainetti Carlos Adrián , Romero Andrés , Piovan Marcelo
Published: August 2020

En este trabajo se presenta el desarrollo, construcción y uso de un banco de ensayo para medir las características elásticas de los plásticos utilizados en máquinas de impresión 3D por deposición de filamento polimérico. Productos impresos de utilidad industrial o comercial requieren contar con equipamientos adecuados para la determinación de sus propiedades elásticas o la de los polímeros usados. Tales equipamientos suelen ser onerosos y no siempre cuentan con accesorios para ensayos en plásticos. El equipo desarrollado en este artículo emplea placas Arduino, sensores apropiados y programación en MATLAB para efectuar el control y registro de desplazamiento y fuerza. El mismo ofrece ventajas económicas, sin perder calidad de medición, que lo hacen asequible a cualquier establecimiento educativo o centro de investigación con su consiguiente beneficio. Para evidenciar su utilidad, se efectúan contrastes con máquinas profesionales mediante caracterizaciones de propiedades elásticas de polímeros usados en impresión 3D.
Valoración Difusa de la Importancia Ambiental de las Acciones de Proyectos
Authors: Llamas Susana , Barón Jorge Horacio
Published: August 2020

Después de establecer la importancia del impacto ambiental de un proyecto se prepara el plan de gestión ambiental con los programas de vigilancia y control para las acciones más significativas y el programa de monitoreo para los factores ambientales más afectados. El programa de vigilancia y control contiene las medidas a implementar durante las etapas de construcción, funcionamiento y cierre del proyecto. El objetivo de este trabajo es, presentar un procedimiento metodológico de aplicación general empleando aritmética difusa para modelar la incertidumbre que se origina en la definición de un conjunto de atributos (aj) expresados por medio de variables lingüísticas a las que se les asignaron números, utilizar una expresión polinómica especialmente desarrollada para calificar la Importancia de las Acciones del Proyecto (IAPj), utilizar aritmética difusa para determinar los estimadores centrales y sus intervalos de confianza asociados por medio de los niveles de confianza (α) para obtener el valor final del indicador IAPj y proponer las medidas preventivas específicas en el programa de vigilancia y control ambiental.
Psychotic disorders as an adverse effect of levetiracetam or discontinuation of mood stabilising drugs
Authors: Kurczych Katarzyna , Makulska Agnieszka , Kurkowska-Jastrzębska Iwona
Published: August 2020

Patients using antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) suffer from relatively common adverse effects manifested by psychotic and behavioural disorders. This is particularly true in patients with a history of psychiatric disorders and using levetiracetam. This has important therapeutic implications because very often discontinuation of AED is the only available option. Simultaneous use of mood-stabilising AEDs reduces this risk; however, too rapid withdrawal of such AEDs can also induce psychotic symptoms.

We present four cases of epilepsy patients who experienced psychiatric disorders induced by LEV. In one of them, they occurred after adding LEV to the treatment; in two – after discontinuation of a mood-stabiliser; and in one both modifications were made simultaneously. Our cases show that LEV-induced behavioural disorders are dose-dependent and do not always require discontinuation of the drug. This seems to be justified by good seizure control ensured by the use of LEV, and using mood-stabiliser reduces LEV adverse effects.
A severe course of the COVID-19 in a patient receiving prophylactically lithium
Authors: Gattner Karolina , Rybakowski Janusz
Published: August 2020

Introduction. The SARS-CoV2 pandemic makes a challenge for patients with bipolar disorder receiving prophylactically lithium. There have been findings pointing to the antiviral effect of lithium which arouse suppositions that using the drug may prevent or attenuate the illness.

Case report. A 58-year old male patient, inhabitant of Lombardy, with bipolar disorder for more than 20 years, who have been receiving prophylactically lithium and valproate since 2010. In February 2020, became infected with COVID-19 disease, with a temperature of 40°C; chest pain, dyspnoea, and dry cough developed. SARS-CoV2 infection was confirmed by PCR test; chest imaging showed characteristic changes for the infection. He was treated with antibiotics, oxygen, fluids, and antipyretic drugs. Hyperpyrexia and respiratory problems persisted for 40 day; full recovery occurred after 7 weeks.

Comments. This case shows that also in patients on long-term lithium therapy, COVID-19 may run a severe course.
Head-started Agassiz’s desert tortoises Gopherus agassizii achieved high survival, growth, and body condition in natural field enclosures
Authors: Nagy KA , Henen BT , Hillard LS
Published: August 2020

We measured survival, growth, and body condition of 8 hatchling cohorts of desert tortoisesGopherus agassizii(living in predator-resistant outdoor pens in the Mojave Desert, California, USA) over 11 yr to evaluate head-starting methods. At 11 yr of age, 7 times as many of the first cohort had survived than if they had been free-living tortoises. Subsequent improvements in predator control, food and water supplementation, and pen structure increased survival from 7 to 10 times that under wild conditions in younger cohorts. Annual survival averaged 96%. Carapace length (CL) increased 6.95 mm yr-1, similar to that of free-living tortoises. Annual growth rates varied with calendar year (possibly reflecting food and water supply), age, cohort (year hatched), mother, and in 4 dry years, with crowding. Most of the first cohort grew to a releasable size (CL >100 mm) by their 9th year. Body condition indices remained high, indicating little dehydration despite droughts in 8 of the 11 years, because irrigation offered drinking opportunities. Head-started tortoises developed fully hardened shells (≥98% of adult shell hardness) earlier (10.1 vs. 11.6 yr), but at a larger CL (117 vs. 104 mm) than did free-living tortoises. Selective feeding in head-start pens decreased subsequent germination of favored wildflower species, apparently by reducing the natural seedbank. Consequently, we reseeded and irrigated each autumn to promote subsequent spring food supply. We irrigated in early summer to enable drinking and ensuing consumption of dry, dead plants and Bermuda grass hay, a supplement. These procedures can greatly improve juvenile survivorship, and increase numbers of hard-shelled, midsized juveniles to help augment wild populations.
‘An Inverted Eden’: Modernity and Anti-Modernism in D'Arcy Cresswell's The Forest
Authors: Carlston Erin G.
Published: August 2020

In 1952, D'Arcy Cresswell published a verse play, The Forest, set in New Zealand's forested Southern Alps. In what Cresswell called a ‘tremendous defense of homosexuality’, The Forest depicts a pair of gay male poets pitted against the archangel Lucifer and women, who are in league together to force men to work the land and thereby desacralize it. Cresswell argues that the pressures on Pākehā men to be economically productive and heterosexually reproductive are manifestations of a literally Satanic plot to alienate men from one another and Nature. While many of Cresswell's New Zealand literary contemporaries espoused a Pākehā masculinity involving matey comradeship and a life spent working the land, Cresswell celebrates a New Zealand wilderness he perceives as the last refuge of male love and inspired poetry. Simultaneously queering Milton, inverting Judeo-Christian history by relocating Eden in the Antipodes, and reversing New Zealand history by undoing the modernity that settler colonialism had created, Cresswell counters the terms of his own exclusion from the literary canon by imagining a world upside-down – and inside-out.
Keri Hulme's Breath Poetics
Authors: Rose Arthur
Published: August 2020

Breath plays a small, but important, role in the work of Keri Hulme. My interest in this essay is to consider what happens when Hulme's representation of breath is brought into conversation with the respiratory poetics of modernism, modernist anthropology, and planetary modernism to address Hulme's contribution to an Aotearoa New Zealand modernism. This conversation is played out in Keri Hulme's treatment of hau or ‘breath’. The essay argues that Keri Hulme, in her prose works the bone people (1984) and Te kaihau/The windeater (1986), develops a respiratory poetics: an interrogation of anthropology through experimentations with form.
Yes, And Yes
Authors: Mieszkowski Jan
Published: August 2020

This essay argues that Derrida's exposition of the quasi-transcendental adverbiality of yes unfolds by marginalizing the quasi-transcendental conjunctionality of and. I begin by exploring the challenges of conceptualizing yes, a unique verbal element that resists determination as one word among others even as it appears to be a formative force that underwrites any and every word. The second part of the essay shows how Derrida downplays the role of and in the course of elaborating his theory of Joycean yes-laughter. I conclude by asking what it would mean to have the last word on a conjunction such as and, which by nature creates connections more than it brings sequences to a close. This question, I suggest, is crucial for understanding the powers and limits of language that claims to say ‘yes’ to language.
The Relations between Dynamic Capabilities and Core Competencies on the Case of Polish Companies
Authors: Cegliński Paweł
Published: August 2020

This article deals with the relationship between dynamic capabilities and core competencies of companies. Both categories extend the resource-based view of the firm. They are difficult to work out, but thanks to their durability and universality they enable to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Due to intensive changes in the business environment and increasing difficulty in forecasting them, the importance of adaptability based on both categories increases. The presented results of the research of two leading Polish companies—Panek S.A. and Cukiernia Sowa—are practical examples of the impact of dynamic capabilities on the creation of core competencies and indirectly core and end products and services. The analysis is the basis for improvement of future research.
Data Driven Enhancements to the Intestinal Integrity (I2) Index: A Novel Approach to Support Poultry Sustainability
Authors: Swirski Alexandra L. , Kasab-Bachi Hind , Rivers Jocelyn , Wilson Jeffrey B.
Published: August 2020

Background: Optimizing the intestinal integrity of poultry flocks through a comprehensive index measure, such as the intestinal integrity (I2) index, could help to promote sustainable production in the poultry industry. The I2 index is a tool for assessing the intestinal health of flocks based on flock level health and performance data, captured by Elanco Animal Health’s global surveillance system, i.e., the Health Tracking System (HTSi). The objectives of this study were to evaluate the relationships between the proposed I2 index and each of the following four performance parameters: average daily gain (ADG), feed conversion ratio (FCR), European production efficiency factor (EPEF), and percent livability; and compare the ability of the proposed I2 index to predict these performance parameters with the current I2 index. Results: The proposed I2 index was found to produce a greater range and increased variation in flock level I2 index scores as compared with the current I2 index. The proposed I2 index was found to predict the four performance measures at least as well as the current I2 index, and the results suggested that the proposed I2 index could be superior at predicting ADG, EPEF, and percent livability. Conclusion: Our results highlight the strength of data-driven approaches in the development and improvement of comprehensive health metrics.
Effect of Propagation Method and Ploidy Level of Various Rootstocks on the Response of the Common Clementine (Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tan) to a Mild Water Deficit
Authors: Oustric Julie , Lourkisti Radia , Herbette Stéphane , Morillon Raphaël , Paolacci Gilles , Gonzalez Noémie , Berti Liliane , Santini Jérémie
Published: August 2020

Current climatic upheavals reduce water availability which impacts the growth and fruit quality of plants. In citrus crops, scion/rootstock combinations are used to ensure high fruit production and quality and a stress tolerance/resistance. Our objective was to assess the effect on the clementine scion (C) under natural mild water deficit of (i) polyploid rootstocks by comparing the allotetraploid FlhorAG1 (C/4xFLs; trifoliate orange + Willowleaf mandarin) with its diploid parents, trifoliate orange (C/2xTOs), and Willowleaf mandarin (C/2xWLs), and with a diploid genotype used as reference (Carrizo citrange, C/2xCCs), (ii) rootstock propagation methods by comparing trifoliate orange seedling (C/2xTOs) with cutting (C/2xTOc). A mild water deficit observed under orchard conditions during the summer period (July–August) induced a significant change in yield (except in C/2xTOs), fruit size, and quality. C/2xCCs, C/2xTOs, and C/2xWLs appeared less affected by water deficit as indicated by their lower reduction of predawn leaf water potential (Ψpd), relative water content (RWC), transpiration (E), and photosynthetic parameters (Pnet and gs). Their greater redox balance was probably due to their better antioxidant efficiency. Seedling rootstocks lead to a better adaptation of clementine scions to water deficit than cutting or allotetraploid rootstock. Improving the tolerance to water deficit requires taking into consideration the rootstock genotype, propagation method, and ploidy level.