bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Desarda’s versus Lichtenstein’s mesh repair for inguinal hernia: A longitudinal study.
Authors: Ahmad Uzair , Anwar Asif , Imran Muhammad , Aman Zahid
Published: August 2020

Objectives: To compare the tissue based Desarda repair with Lichtenstein mesh technique for inguinal hernia in terms of operation time, hospital stay, return to normal activities, cost and post-operative complications such as seroma formation, surgical site infection and recurrence. Study Design: Randomized Controlled trial. Setting: Department of General Surgery Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan. Period: June 2017 to June 2019. Material & Methods: Total of 150 male patients were selected using Non probability consecutive sampling technique. Patients were randomized into two groups using lottery method. 75 patients in group A underwent hernia repair with Desarda no mesh technique and 75 patients in group B underwent hernia repair by performing Lichtenstein mesh technique. Patients were followed up after 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. Data was evaluated using version 22 of SPSS and expressed as a standard deviation, mean. Independent-sample T test was used to compare continuous variables. Categorical variables were compared using Fischer’s exact test. P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: The mean age of Desarda group was 44.59±10.58 years while it was 44.44±10.30 years in the Lichtenstein group (P=0.932).Mean Operative time was less for Desarda repair (42.08 ± 3.42 min) when compared to Lichtenstein repair (49.01 ± 4.77min) (p=0.000). The average hospital stay after Desarda repair was 2.08±0.27 days and after Lichtenstein repair it was 3.00±0.40 days (p=0.000). After Desarda procedure the average duration to return to work was 11.10±2.32 days while it was 13.92±2.24 days in Lichtenstein procedure (p<0.0001). The total cost of the operation was (Rs 3893±293) in Desarda group and (Rs 7844±175) in the Lichtenstein group (p=0.000). When compared for observed postoperative complications like seroma, wound infection and recurrence in both groups all the p-values were > 0.05 and were non-significant statistically. Conclusion: In comparison to Lichtenstein mesh repair, Desarda technique is cost effective, easy to learn, patients have less hospital stay, less chances of post-operative complications and early return to basic physical activities However Desarda technique is not possible in patients having thin external oblique aponeurosis with divided fibers and here Lichtenstein technique is better option. Further long term randomized control trials are required on large-scale to evaluate this technique further.
To assess the role of lingual flap for the removal of lower wisdom tooth.
Authors: Ahmed Noman , Rahoojo Almas , Abbas Syed Zafar , Hassan Syed Ghazanfar , Memon Zunair
Published: August 2020

Objectives: To assess the role of lingual flap in encountering lingual nerve injury during the surgical elimination of lower wisdom tooth. Study Design: Cross Sectional Case Control study. Setting: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dentistry, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences Jamshoro / Hyderabad. Period: January 2016 to September 2016. Material & Methods: Subjects were categorized into two categories: Group-A (lingual flap) & group-B (control group) each having 52 patients by Lottery method. In group A an envelope mucoperiosteal flap followed by lingual flap elevation carried out and in group B only envelope flap was carried out. All patients were reviewed on the first postoperative day and again 1 and 3rd week after surgery. At each postoperative visit, patient was examined for sensory nerve impairment of the lingual nerve by same observer. Results: Total 104 cases were studied, all the cases categorized among two groups 52 in each group. In group-A 34 were males and 18 were females, while in group-B 44 were male and 8 were females. There was no significant difference among both groups according to the pre-operative assessment. According to objective findings, lingual nerve paresthesia was found among 2 cases of group A on 1st visit, while no any case was found with nerve injury in group B. Out of 2 cases, one case was improved and only one had presented with complain at 2nd visit and 3rd visit, no significant difference among both groups, p-values were quite insignificant. Conclusion: It was concluded that lingual nerve injury (LNI) occurred among few cases of lingual flap group which was insignificantly higher as compare to control group, but the nature of injury was temporary.
Clinical and electrocardiographic profile of patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome in emergency department in a Tertiary Care Hospital.
Authors: Mahmood Zahid , Khawaja Tariq Feroze , Iqbal Anjum , Khan Abdul Rashid , Arshad Naveed
Published: August 2020

Objectives: To assess the clinical characteristics and diagnosis of ACS for timely, management and further prevention from coronary events. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Emergency Department (ED) of Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) Lahore. Period: November 2017 to January 2018. Material & Methods: Included 170 diagnosed patients of ACS of both sexes presenting within approximately four hours of symptoms. At presentation ECG and initial blood samples were taken from all patients for base line and Troponin T estimation. All the patients included in the study were properly examined and complete history was taken. Blood samples of patients for diagnosis of NSTEMI were also drawn at 8hrs of arrival. The patients were categorized into STEMI, NSTEMI and UA on the basis of history, ECG and cardiac Troponin T. Results were analyzed statistically. A p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 170 patients with established diagnosis of ACS were included. The mean age of the patients was 56 years. There was a very strong male predominance (81.76%). The major modifiable risk factors were hypertension (54.71%) and smoking (35.88%), followed by hyperlipidemia (35.29%) and diabetes (32.35%). A previous history of IHD in patients and family history of IHD were equally present (37.65%). A large proportion of patients belonged to middle class (54.12%) and lower (41.18%). Typical pain chest pain was present in 90% and majority of patients enrolled in this study had a diagnosis of myocardial infarction 77.05% and the remainder had unstable angina. We found a higher percentage of ST elevation MI in the patients with MI (84.73%), majority had anterior AMI. Of all patients, 1.77% expired during hospital stay. Conclusion: The majority of ACS patients in our country are male with STEMI. The major risk factors are hypertension, family history of IHD, smoking, hyperlipidemia and diabetes. 90% patients present with typical chest pain while remaining 10% atypical symptoms which must be of prime consideration to assess ACS.
Effect of oral hygiene education on gingival health status among the pregnant women in Jamshoro.
Authors: - Priya , Banglani Munir Ahmed , Rajpar Shazia Parveen , Punjabi Suneel Kumar , Ishaque Muhammad
Published: August 2020

Objectives: The rational of this study was to prevent pregnancy gingivitis through awareness and improvement of oral hygiene practices during pregnancy. This will consequently reduce the prevalence and severity of gum diseases. Study Design: Observational study. Setting: Outpatients Department of Gynecology, Unit 4, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro. Period: January 2017 to February 2018. Material & Methods: The oral examination was done at First visit (First Trimester) and Gingival index was recorded. All these participants were provided awareness regarding best oral hygiene. After 3 months participants were re-examined and gingival index was re-recorded. Gingival status was recorded through Gingival Index (GI) using disposable gloves (Supermax disposable gloves Made in Malaysia) and sterilized dental examination instruments with blunt ended (noninvasive) probe on the same visit. Results: The overall mean age of study subjects was 27.80±4.03 years, among 340 study subjects, 129(37.9) females were in first trimester of their pregnancy and 211(62.1%) were in second trimester at first visit. Descriptive statics of gingival index assessment score of gingival index at first visit was 1.95±0.51. Conclusion: Oral hygiene education and practices has improved the pregnancy related gum problems and has lessened the severity of gingivitis.
Factors Influencing iPad Acceptance in Mandatory Conditions by Students: Cross-Classes Analysis
Authors: Sarosa Samiaji , Retno Setyowati Agustina
Published: August 2020

This article is investigating the acceptance of the iPad among new students at a university. IPad usage is compulsory, and the purchase is part of the new student admission package. Two previous surveys using UTAUT have shown mixed results.  The author decided to use survey results from both studies and reanalyze the questionnaire's answers. Data analysis was conducted using the SEM-PLS tool. The result showed only Anxiety and Self-Efficacy influencing Intention to Use while Intention to Use and Facilitating Condition influencing the use of iPad. The relation between Self-Efficacy and Intention to Use was moderated by gender, while the relationship between Intention to Use and Usage was moderated by experience in using a tablet.
Developing Pop-Up Book Based Media To Improve The First Grader Students’ Learning Achievement on The Theme of Natural Event of Min 4 Jember
Authors: Indrianto Nino , Kurniawati
Published: August 2020

Teacher creativity to create a fun teaching and learning atmosphere plays an important role in developing the potential of students. For example, teachers can develop an effective learning media to engage students in meaningful learning. However, few teachers can develop learning media as is the case in MIN 4 Jember. From the preliminary study, they found it difficult to develop an effective instructional media which caused student learning outcomes low. Thus, this study aims to develop an effective pop-up book based media to improve the learning outcomes of natural event themes of students in class I of MIN 4 Jember. The present research employs the development study by modifying the Brog and Gall development model. The model consists of several stages, namely: finding a problem; collecting data; design / product development; design / product validation; design / product revision; and trial use. The final product of this research is in the form of pop-up book based media developed from two aspects, material aspects and media aspects. The results of the validity trials obtained from experts on learning materials were 88% and experts on learning media were 82% with valid qualifications. The t-related test results also showed a significant difference between the acquisition of the learning outcomes of the control class and the experimental class that was 25%. It can be concluded that this pop-up book based media is appropriate for use in learning and is effective in improving the first grader students learning outcomes of natural event theme of MIN 4 Jember.
Sustainable Development Strategy on Poultry Industry in Indonesia
Authors: Saptana Saptana , Fadhil Rahmat , Perwita Atika Dyah
Published: August 2020

Development of poultry industry that had been running in Indonesia which more emphasized in economic growth aspect, on one side has succeeded in increasing production, but on the other side it caused negative impact toward business and environmental sustainability. A new paradigm reorientation of poultry industry development was needed in terms of direction, strategy and policy. This paper aimed to study the success and the failure of poultry industry development by conventional approach, paradigm of sustainable poultry industry development, concept and implementation of integrated business partnership, and future perspective. The results of this study showed that the development of poultry industry by conventional approach had generated negative impact toward business stability and sustainability, also toward environmental sustainability. The paradigm of sustainable poultry industry development could be used as an alternative strategy in improving farmers welfare while maintaining environmental sustainability. This paradigm could work well if it was integrated with an integrated business partnership strategy from upstream to downstream. In order to support this effort, consolidation of poultry industry institutions from upstream to downstream was required, so that integration of product processes and between business people could be achieved.
Implementasi Prinsip-Prinsip Perbankan Syariah untuk Mempertahankan Loyalitas Nasabah
Authors: Supriadi Supriadi , Ismawati Ismawati
Published: August 2020

Prinsip dalam perbankan syariah penting sebagai dasar yang dapat dijadikan pokok berpikir terkait pondasi muamalah dan segala transaksi di dalam dunia perbankan syariah. Prinsip-prinsip dasar perbankan syariah tersebut ialah prinsip bebas maghrib (maysir, gharar, haram, riba, dan batil), kepercayaan dan kehati-hatian dalam pengelolaan kegiatan perbankan syariah, dan prinsip yang didasarkan pada akad. Ketiga prinsip tersebut pada intinya mengacu kepada syariah Islam dengan berpedoman kepada Al-Qur'an dan Hadis sehingga harus diimplementasikan di dalam berbagai kegiatan operasionalnya.
Peran Etika Bisnis dan Kunci Sukses dalam Pemasaran Syariah
Authors: Yusup Akhmad
Published: August 2020

ABSTRAKPerkembangan Revolusi Industri 4.0 dan Society 5.0 memicu dampak positif bagi pelaku usaha dan masyarakat diberbagai sektor industri, khususnya pada sektor ekonomi dalam kegiatan berbisnis. Akan tetapi, tidak dipungkiri dengan adanya hal tersebut ternyata merubah esensi daripada hakikat praktik bisnis, seperti halnya didalam pemasaran yang diajarkan oleh Islam, walaupun banyak cara untuk menyelesaikanya. Studi ini mendiskusikan fenomena etika bisnis para pelaku usaha dan masyarakat dalam menjalankan praktik bisnis yang terkadang mengabaikan prinsip-prinsip syari’ah. Selain itu, studi ini juga akan membahas beberapa kunci sukses dalam pemasaran syari’ah. Kajian ini dibangun dengan metode penelitian kualitatif melalui dukungan literatur jurnal, buku, media berita online, dan catatan resmi lainnya yang memiliki tingkat relevansi yang sesuai dengan pembahasan yang dibutuhkan. Sumber-sumber akan ditelaah untuk mengkontruksi realita dan memahami maknanya, kemudian dilakukan analisis, sehingga dapat diketahui kesesuaian data, kelayakan norma, dan gagasan-gagasan normatif yang baru. Kajian ini menyimpulkan dengan berkembangnya sektor ekonomi dalam kegiatan berbisnis pada era Revolusi Industri 4.0 dan Society 5.0, terdapat faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi perilaku etis dalam Islam, dan etika perilaku para produsen dan konsumen. Selain itu, terdapat kunci kesuksesan yang diajarkan oleh Rasulullah Saw sebagai modal penting untuk memenangkan persaingan di era pemasaran modern. Kata Kunci: Etika Bisnis, Pemasaran Syari’ah, Kunci Sukses ABSTRACTThe development of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Society 5.0 triggered a positive impact on businesses and public in various industrial sectors, especially in the economic sector in business activities. However, it is undeniable that this has changed the essence of the nature of business practices, as in marketing taught by Islam, although there are many ways to solve them. This study discusses the phenomenon of business ethics among business people and the community in carrying out business practices that sometimes ignore sharia principles. In addition, this study will also discuss several keys to success in sharia marketing. This study was built with qualitative research methods through the support of journal literature, books, online news media, and other official records that have a level of relevance in accordance with the discussion needed. The sources will be examined to construct reality and understand its meaning, then an analysis is carried out, so that data suitability, norm feasibility and new normative ideas can be identified. This study concludes with the development of the economic sector in business activities in the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Society 5.0, there are factors that influence ethical behaviour in Islam, and ethical behaviour of producers and consumers. In addition, there are keys to success taught by Rasulullah Saw as important capital to win the competition in the era of modern marketing.Keywords: Business Ethics, Shariah Marketing, Keys to Success
Resenha do livro "Reinventando os direitos humanos a partir do sul: Herrera Flores e a crítica descolonial"
Authors: Romaguerra Daniel Carneiro Leão
Published: August 2020

CASTILHO, Natália M. Reinventando os direitos humanos a partir do sul: Herrera Flores e a crítica descolonial. 1. ed. Rio de Janeiro: Lumen Juris, 2018. 208p.
A judicialização da política afirmativa como arena do conflito etnico-racial
Authors: Lima Lucas Correia de , Alves Rita De Cássia Dias Pereira
Published: August 2020

Recentemente, foi divulgada a formação da primeira turma de egressos negros do curso de medicina da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia. Inobstante o fruto desta ação afirmativa universitária, nos bastidores da gestão, decisões judiciais têm sido proferidas contra as cotas, ameaçando a autonomia institucional e comprometendo que esta primeira turma torne-se a última decorrente do êxito desta política no Recôncavo baiano, região predominante negra e carente tanto de profissionais médicos quanto de representatividade neste segmento. O presente trabalho, portanto, tem por objeto o estudo do fenômeno da judicialização da política afirmativa étnicorracial aplicada no Bacharelado Interdisciplinar daquela universidade. Objetiva-se compreender os impactos deste fenômeno para a continuidade do projeto de gestão afirmativa com lastro na função social universitária de justiça racial. Propõe-se a investigação a partir da técnica metodológica de análise de conteúdo dos argumentos das peças processuais obtidas de processos judiciais nos casos de contestação da adoção das cotas. No contexto político de crise às universidades, traçam-se hipóteses para o fortalecimento da defesa universitária na manutenção de sua política contra o racismo institucional de um ativismo judicial às avessas.
Educação para mulheres jovens e adultas em situação de cárcere: uma perspectiva inclusiva
Authors: Nascimento Francis Pignatti do , Silva Luzia Bernardes da , Preussler Gustavo De Souza
Published: August 2020

Tendo em vista os baixos índices educacionais das mulheres que se encontram em situação de prisão, o presente trabalho tem como enfoque refletir sobre acesso à educação por moças que vivenciam situação de cárcere. Para a condução deste artigo adotou-se a perspectiva da educação inclusiva.  Com a finalidade de traçar um panorama do perfil das encarceradas no estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, utilizou-se os documentos oficiais que constam nos bancos de dados governamentais.  Empregou-se o método dedutivo e foram utilizadas as técnicas de investigações como a pesquisa indireta documental e bibliográfica. O corpus que compõem este paper é formado por Leis federais e estaduais, Constituições federal e estadual e o Levantamento Nacional de informações penitenciária- INFOPEN MULHERES, publicado em 2018. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa de cunho exploratório dentro do escopo dos Direitos Humanos e da Educação, com ênfase na defasagem escolar das mulheres submetidas ao poder punitivo sul-mato-grossense.
Ius migrandi: o direito humano previsto, mas não reconhecido
Authors: Costa Luiz Rosado
Published: August 2020

Em busca de melhores condições de vida, diversos trabalhadores imigrantes arriscam-se além da fronteira de seus países, ingressando ou permanecendo em outros Estados de forma irregular. Como não há o reconhecimento de um ius migrandi pela comunidade internacional, apesar de ele ser dedutível da Declaração Universal de Direitos Humanos, estes imigrantes, em geral provenientes da camada mais pobre da população, permanecem na condição de indocumentados, o que acentua sua suscetibilidade a violações de seus direitos humanos, ainda não totalmente desvinculados da cidadania. Defende-se, assim, nesta pesquisa descritiva e exploratória, através do método bibliográfico e documental que o reconhecimento do ius migrandi como direito humano é o que possibilitará o contato com a alteridade de forma igualitária, sem que o outro se encontre em situação de inferioridade em decorrência da irregularidade de seu status migratório.
Alfabetização científica na Educação Superior: uma experiência didática em aulas de Química Analítica
Authors: Aguiar Valeska Soares , Simoni José de Alencar
Published: August 2020

Nesse trabalho, foi desenvolvida uma atividade envolvendo leitura e interpretação de textos em aulas práticas de Química Analítica para alunos de um curso de Engenharia Química. Nessa atividade, as produções discentes foram analisadas de acordo com o referencial da Análise de Discurso de vertente francesa, em relação à autoria desenvolvida. A presença da repetição histórica em muitos textos analisados permitiu inferir que o aluno resgatou conhecimentos previamente adquiridos por meio de sua memória discursiva, fazendo surgir no processo interpretativo outras leituras que o auxiliaram a compreender o texto científico. Nesse processo de produção de sentidos foi possível identificar fragmentos textuais que puderam atuar como indicadores de alfabetização científica, a partir do momento que o aluno autor expressava-se com construções próprias e reconhecia a importância econômica, social e/ou ambiental do artigo lido. Tais indicadores mostraram a contribuição de textos científicos para com o processo de alfabetização científica na Educação Superior.
EFFORT ESTIMATION MODELING OF E-GOVERNMENT APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT USING FUNCTION POINTS BASED ON TOR AND SRS DOCUMENT
Authors: Marcheta Noorlela
Published: August 2020

Software cost estimation is important for information systems management and is generally taught in software engineering courses especially to terms of the ever-increasing development of E-Government. A significant challenge for Software Sizing (SS) is to determine cost estimates based on TOR documents that do not yet contain complete Software Requirements Specifications (SRS). This study uses Function Points as one of the measurement methods that can make cost estimates and expert needs based on the desired functional system. On the other hand, there are cases where estimation needs after the SRS document have been made. Thus in this study, the authors discuss the implementation of SS based on TOR and SRS documents for E-Government. The results of this study indicate the closeness of the actual and estimated values of 81.9% for TOR and 93.4% for SRS.
Keunikan Dalam Mempelajari SROI
Authors: Ramadhan Rizki Akbar
Published: August 2020

Artikel ini memaparkan keunikan dari SROI, dimana banyak hal-hal yang menarik bila dipelajari oleh masyarakat
Integrals in Propagation of Uncertainty
Authors: Gambirasio Giorgio
Published: August 2020

As an alternative to the one proposed by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures - BIPM is investigated. Instead of using derivatives, integration is used to compute mean value and variance of measurands. Different cases are examined: linear electrical circuits, use of sigmoids, implicit functions. The integral method does not require the functions to be differentiable to perform well even when a function has a "jump" only describable with the help of a step-function.
Applying Racial Equity Awareness in Data Visualization
Authors: Schwabish Jonathan , Feng Alice
Published: August 2020

A data visualization style guide does for graphs what the Chicago Manual of Style does for English grammar: it defines the components of a graph and their proper, consistent use. At the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research institution based in Washington, DC, our data visualization style guide defines these styles for our research and communications staff. In the process of revising and expanding the style guide, we are taking a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) perspective to our research, data, and visualizations. To date, our approach has been to create a set of recommendations and issues to consider, rather than a set of rules that researchers must follow. In this paper, we discuss eight techniques that data visualization producers should consider when creating visuals with this DEI approach. As with our existing style guide, we consider this a first step in our thought process of creating graphs and producing content through a DEI lens.
Makanan halal di negeri minoritas muslim: studi kasus di Jerman
Authors: Wicaksono Hendro
Published: August 2020

Presentasi ini membahas kehidupan muslim di Jerman dan juga kebutuhan akan makanan halal. Tantangan dan peluang tentang makanan halal di Jerman dijelaskan. Teknologi yang digunakan serta support komunitas muslim sangat berperan penting untuk membantu consumer untuk memilih dan mengkonsumsi produk halal.
Injil Dalam Ruang Kekuatan: Keluarga Dan Pernikahan
Authors: Simanjuntak Fredy , Saputro Dwidjo
Published: August 2020

Amanat Agung adalah sebuah perintah yang harus dilaksanakan oleh setiap murid Tuhan Yesus selama mereka hidup didunia ini. Kita ingin sekali melihat orang bertobat, percaya kepada Yesus Kristus, bertumbuh dalam Dia, dan terlibat dalam pelayanan Kerajaan. Tapi bagaimana dengan keadaan kita sekarang ? Bagaimana kita dapat melihat Injil Yesus Kristus adalah kekuatan Allah, berkembang di keluarga, komunitas dan bangsa kita? Kehidupan keluarga termasuk pernikahan adalah suatu institusi yang Tuhan ciptakan sejak awal dengan tujuan utama untuk mewariskan iman bagi generasi dan menjadi pondasi utama bagi pemuridan dan perkembangan kedewasaan rohani manusia.
How Nations seek answers online and what it might suggest about global learning cultures/attitudes
Authors: Okunoye Babatunde
Published: August 2020

Search engines have become essential tools of information seeking. This has facilitated their use as important educational tools. The search for information has moved in recent years from paper-based sources to electronic sources, particularly online sources. Search engines are for millions around the world, the first page they encounter online and first choice in seeking information about what we seek to know and what we seek to learn to do. This study tracks the volume of searches on the search phrases “how to” (revealing what we seek to learn to do) and “what is” (revealing what we seek to know) globally between the years 2004-2020 using Google Trends. Both search phrases are typically used in search terms people use to ask questions online and represent some of the most common search phrases online. For example, it had been estimated that search engine queries with the phrase “How to” represented about 3% of all queries in the United States – the most searched phrase. Both search phrases represent different mindsets. ‘’How to’’ queries might point to an inclination towards problem solving, while ‘’what is’’ queries suggest an inclination to acquire basic facts. This study reveals that across the world, people searched very much the same way with greater search volumes for ‘’how to’’ searches relative to ‘’what is’’ queries, or in very few cases equal search volumes for the two search terms. Ethiopia, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia and South Sudan were exceptions, reporting greater ‘’what is’’ searches relative to ‘’how to’’ searches. This study investigates if this deviation from the global trend of greater search interest in ‘’how to’’ problem solving queries in these countries has roots in the educational cultures or psychology in these nations, or if this observed trend is just statistical noise
Minibus taxis in Kampala's paratransit system: Operations, economics and efficiency
Authors: Ndibatya Innocent , Booysen MJ
Published: August 2020

Most cities in sub-Saharan Africa rely for their public transport on paratransit in the form of fourteen- to twenty-seater privately owned and mostly old minibus taxis. The system is often seen as disorganized, unregulated and inefficient. To assess the accuracy of this picture, we analyzed the operations and economics of Kampala's minibus taxi system and its efficiency from the passengers' and the drivers' perspectives, using `floating car data'. We found that the picture is largely accurate. Our findings suggest the need for moderate transformation: adequate enforcement of regulations, reorganization of ownership, renewal of fleets, and integration of ICT systems to facilitate scheduling, booking and fare collection. This will help to make the system safer, cleaner and more efficient for Kampalan commuters and more stable, secure and profitable for the minibus taxi drivers and the mini industries that depend on them.
Reorientation of Activities and Self-Environment Integration: A Novel Theory of Activities
Authors: Agarwal Atul
Published: August 2020

Reorientation of activities and self-environment integration: this is a novel theory of activities that emerged from an intervention called multiple activities change intervention. This theory of activities divides activities into restoration, growth, and adjustment related activities. It uses pie-charts to quantify these groups, which are similar to the groupings of needs―and the similarities and differences between activities and needs and their classifications have also been discussed. Pie-charts called activities-circles help us in elucidating the most important principles of the theory: imbalance of activities, reorientation of activities, principal reorientation related activities, and self-environment integration. Personality is considered an offshoot of activities, and the theory of activities seems to have parallels with Big-Two and Biggest-One of Five-Factor framework. The new theory has also been compared with Apter’s reversal theory―and personality “enhancement” with prescription drugs has been analyzed in its perspective. Finally, I have tried to analyse the potential effects of related interventions on society in general and medicine in particular.
The expressivity dimension of speech is the basis of the expression dimension. Evidence from behavioural and neuroimaging studies
Authors: Hesling Isabelle
Published: August 2020

The modalities of communication are the sum of the expression dimension (linguistics) and the expressivity dimension (prosody), both being equally important in language communication. The expressivity dimension which comes first in the act of speech, is the basis on which phonemes, syllables, words, grammar and morphosyntax, i.e., the expression dimension of speech is superimposed. We will review evidence (1) revealing the importance of prosody in language acquisition and (2) showing that prosody triggers the involvement of specific brain areas dedicated to sentences and word-list processing. To support the first point, we will not only rely on experimental psychology studies conducted in newborns and young children but also on neuroimaging studies that have helped to validate these behavioral experiments. Then, neuroimaging data on adults will allow for concluding that the expressivity dimension of speech modulates both the right hemisphere prosodic areas and the left hemisphere network in charge of the expression dimension
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards measures for prevention of the spread of COVID-19: An online cross-sectional survey among Bangladeshi residents
Authors: Kundu Satyajit , Sayeed Abu , Banna Hasan Al , Begum Musammet Rasheda , Kormoker Tapos , Brazendale Keith , Hasan M Tasdik , Habiba Sanjida Jahan , Abid Mohammad Tazrian , Khan Asaduzzaman , Chowdhury Sukanta , Proshad Ram , Khan Shafiqul Islam
Published: August 2020

The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/ COVID-19) rapidly infects people across the world, leading to a massive public reaction. Peoples’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards measures for prevention of the spread of COVID-19 are the most important for the control and prevention of the pandemic infectious disease. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude & practices (KAP) towards measures for prevention of the spread of COVID-19 among Bangladeshi residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey of 1765 respondents was conducted through the social media networks of authors. The respondents were older than 18 years, with an average age of 24.88 years (SD: 6.30). Approximately 15% of our participants received online training. The mean knowledge score was 14.49 (SD: 1.8, ranging: 0-17), and the overall correct response rate on this knowledge test was 85%. About 67.2 % scored well (above the mean: 4.5, range: 1-5) regarding the practices. To avoid the infection, 96.6% wear mask outside the home, and 98.7% washed hand with soap when came back. COVID-19 knowledge score was significantly associated with a lower risk of (OR: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.79-0.92) of negative attitudes. Again, the awareness score was associated with a lower likelihood of (OR: 0.94, 95% CI: 0.87-0.98) of poor practices. Online health education programs focusing on young people, housewife and people with less education may potentially improve the attitudes and practices to control the COVID-19 pandemic in long term in such a low resource setting.
Evaluating Sensitivity to Classification Uncertainty in Subgroup Effect Analyses
Authors: Loh Wen Wei , Kim Jee-Seon
Published: August 2020

Increasing attention is being given to assessing treatment effect heterogeneity from individuals belonging to qualitatively different latent subgroups. Inference routinely proceeds by first separating the individuals into mutually-exclusive subgroups, then estimating the average treatment effects among individuals in the same subgroup. Because the subgroups are only latently associated with the observed variables, the true individual subgroup memberships are rarely known with certainty in practice and often have to be imputed. Ignoring the uncertainty in the imputed memberships precludes misclassification, which can potentially lead to biased results and incorrect conclusions. In this paper, we propose a strategy for assessing the sensitivity of inference to classification uncertainty when using such classify-analyze approaches for subgroup effect analyses. We exploit each individual's (typically nonzero) predictive or posterior subgroup membership probabilities to gauge the stability of the resultant subgroup-specific average causal effects estimates over different, carefully-selected subsets of the individuals. Because the membership probabilities are subject to sampling variability, we propose Monte Carlo confidence intervals that explicitly acknowledge the imprecision in the estimated subgroup memberships via perturbations using a parametric bootstrap. Using two different publicly available datasets, we illustrate how the proposed strategy supplements existing subgroup effect analyses to shed light on the potential impact of classification uncertainty on inference.
How Emotion Influences the Details Recalled in Autobiographical Memory
Authors: Wardell Victoria , Madan Christopher R , Jameson Taylyn J. , Cocquyt Chantelle , Checknita Katherine Joyce , Liu Hallie , Palombo Daniela
Published: August 2020

A wealth of research suggests that emotion enhances memory. Yet, this enhancement is not uniform. While some theories posit that emotion enhances memory for sensory/perceptual information, such an enhancement has not been observed in mnemonic detail production. However, a focus on remote events (often more semanticized) may be masking an effect. Focusing on perceptual details, we examined the effects of emotion on mnemonic detail, sampling both remote and recent autobiographical events. We administered the Autobiographical Interview, a protocol that parses autobiographical details into categories (perceptual, event, emotion/thoughts, place, time). Participants (N=56) recalled memories that were positive, negative, and neutral from recent (≲3 months old) and remote (~1-5 years old) time periods. Recollection of perceptual details did not differ for emotional versus neutral memories at either retention interval. However, emotion affected memory for other detail types, contingent on time period. Our findings enrich our understanding of the nuance of emotional memory.
Assessing the impact of previous experience on lie effects. Evidence from a transfer paradigm.
Authors: Mazzuca Claudia , Nicoletti Roberto , Sartori Giuseppe , Lugli Luisa
Published: August 2020

Influential lines of research propose dual processes-based explanations to account for both the cognitive cost implied in lying and for that entailed in the resolution of the conflict posited by Simon tasks. The emergence and consistency of Simon effect has been proved to be modulated by both practice effects and transfer effects. Although several studies provided evidence that the lying cognitive demand may vary as a function of practice (i.e., the number and the type of trials practiced by the participants during or just before the lie test), whether and how transfer effects could also play a role remains an open question. We addressed this question with one experiment in which participants completed a Differentiation of Deception Paradigm twice (baseline and test sessions). Crucially, between the baseline and the test sessions, participants performed a training session consisting in a spatial compatibility task with incompatible (condition 1) or compatible (condition 2) mapping, a non-spatial task (condition 3) and a no task one (condition 4). Results speak in favour of a modulation of individual performances by means of an immediate prior experience, and specifically as regard the incompatible spatial training practice.
Modelling COVID-19 mortality at the regional level in Italy
Authors: Basellini Ugofilippo , Camarda Carlo Giovanni
Published: August 2020

Italy was harshly hit by COVID-19, registering more than 35,000 deaths between February and July, 2020. The virus spread unequally across the country, with northern regions witnessing more cases and deaths than those in the centre and south. We investigate demographic and socio-economic factors that contributed to the diverse regional impact of the virus in Italy. Within a smoothing framework, we divide regions into three well-defined groups of High, Middle and Low mortality by cluster analysis. Extending the Poisson regression model to account for regional clusters, we find that COVID-mortality is positively associated with the share of ICU utilization, GDP per capita, proportion of the older population and the number of COVID-19 positive cases, while it is negatively associated with the delay of region-specific outbreaks and the number of tests performed. Our results have relevant policy implications for potential resurgence of COVID-19 infections in Italy and across the world.
Perancangan Dan Implementasi eLearning Pada Mata Kuliah Bidang Matematika Untuk Mahasiswa Program Studi Teknik Informatika
Authors: Andini Titania Dwi , Afiyah Siti Nurul , Fitria Vivi Aida
Published: August 2020

Abstrak. Pada program studi Teknik Informatika, terdapat mata kuliah bidang matematika yang wajib ditempuh oleh mahasiswa yaitu mata kuliah matematika, aljabar linear, matematika diskret serta metode numerik.Mata kuliah tersebut merupakan mata kuliah dasar untuk program studi teknik informatika.Mata kuliah tersebut merupakan momok bagi sebagian mahasiswa teknik informatika, dikarenakan mata kuliah tersebut membutuhkan kemampuan pemahaman analisis matematika. Namun, ketika pembelajarannya didukung dengan teknologi maka akan sangat mudah dan membantu para dosen pengampu dalam menyampaikan materi â€“ materi mata kuliah terebut kepada mahasiswa. Hal ini juga dapat meningkatkan motivasi belajar dan kompetensi para mahasiswa teknik informnatika untuk selalu ingin menggali dan mencari tahu akan hal â€“ hal yang belum diketahui atau ada yang belum mereka pahami.Salah satu teknologi yang sedang berkembang untuk pembelajaran saat ini adalah pembelajaran berbasis website atau lebih dikenal dengan eLearning.ELearning ini memberikan beberapa keuntungan kepada para penggunanya terutama para mahasiswa prodi teknik informatika, mahasiswa dapat dengan mudah mengakses media pembelajaran ini, dapat mentransformasi ilmu pengetahuan mengenai metode numerik tanpa tatap muka sehingga dapat memotivasi belajar mahasiswa dan yang pasti juga bisa meningkatkan kompetensi mahasiswa.
INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM TO MINIMIZE BULLWHIP EFFECT RISK ON SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Authors: FATKHIYAH ERFANTI , Parwati Cyrilla Indri
Published: August 2020

The process of delivering manufactured products to the hands of consumers, technically the product flow that occurs ie products in the form of finished goods will move from the factory warehouse to the consumer through a series of channels and distribution facilities. This distribution starts from the finished goods warehouse, distribution warehouse, retailer up to the wearer. The existence of various parties involved and coordinate in the flow of products from the factory to the consumer will form a system known as the supply chain system (Pujawan, 2010). Providers of fast products and services, the right time, and the desired conditions while still providing an optimal contribution to the company. Obstacles that are often encountered in the implementation of supply chain is the lack of coordination in terms of sharing information between the chain, thus causing distortion of information and trigger the occurrence of bullwhip effect that is a spike from the actual demand in the consumer level or downstream chain resulting in a very sharp spike at a far level from the upstream consumer or chain. The result of the bullwhip effect is the excess inventory, because demand is much smaller than the demand of the retailers, the unorganized production schedule, the unutilized production facilities optimally, because the production plan still has a high level of speculation. The use of information systems that have not been effective, causing the flow of information to be distorted or distorted, resulting in chaos in the flow of products that occur bullwhip effect and indirectly affect the cash flow of the company. The final result of the research is the application of Web-based Information Sharing System on the distribution channel that can be used efficiently and can provide information deviations that occur between the chains. The hope of stock monitoring results can be used as a control in looking at stock inventory in distributors and retail, so if there is a bullwhip effect, it will appear warning and immediately addressed by the distributor.Keywords: information sharing system, bullwhip effect, distortion of information.
OPTIMALISASI DISTRIBUSI BATIK DENGAN METODE FMADM MENGGUNAKAN BILANGAN FUZZY PADA INTERVAL ARITMATIK
Authors: Kuzairi Kuzairi , Faisol Faisol , Islami Dian
Published: August 2020

Batik adalah sehelai kain yang dibuat secara tradisional menggunakan teknik celup dengan malam dan lilin sebagai bahan perintang warna. Selama ini batik merupakan ikon budaya indonesia sehingga batik menjadi bagian terpenting. Salah satu jenis batik adalah batik Klampar.Adapun batik dalam permasalahannya terdapat banyak permasalahan, salah satunya masalah pendistribusian batik untuk mencapai pangsa pasar.Oleh karena itu, dilakukan penelitian menggunakan bilangan fuzzy pada interval aritmatik sehingga dari hasil penelitian ini didapat alternatif terbaik yaitu ranking pertama terdapat pada alternatif Kabupaten Bangklan dengan nilai 0,881768.Kata Kunci: Batik, Metode Bilangan Fuzzy pada Interval Aritmatik, Pendistribusian.
Penerapan Metode User Centered Design dalam Menganalisis User Interface pada Website Universitas Sriwijaya
Authors: Khasanah Ikhda Uswatun , Fachry Muammar , Adriani Nadia Saphira , Defiani Nanda , Saputra Yopis , Ibrahim Ali
Published: August 2020

AbstractWebsite is an integrated media delivery of information provided through the Internet network so that it can be accessed by anyone and anywhere very easily. The utilization of the website not only in small and large commercial companies but also in educational institutions in this case is the University of Sriwijaya, its own website has been very rapidly growing from User Interface sessions to feature features provided which progressively grows to follow the needs of the User. In this study the authors conducted an analysis on the Website of Sriwijaya University to measure the feasibility of User Interface on the website by using UCD method (User centered Design). UCD is a user interface design process that focuses on interface, accessibility, and Usefulness in user interface design that involves the user as the center of the process by providing input or assessment in the form of questionnaire. The final result of this study is the User Interface assessment of the UNSRI website (Sriwijaya University) conducted by the user. And from the results of this study found that 43.8% of students expressed satisfaction on the Interface of the UNSRIâ€™s website.Â Â Keywords: UCD, User Interface, User Centered Design, website.Â AbstrakWebsite merupakan suatu media penyampaian informasi terintegrasi yang disediakan melalui jaringan internet sehingga dapat diakses oleh siapapun dan dimanapun dengan sangat mudah. Pemanfaatan website tidak hanya pada perusahaan komersil kecil hinggga besar namun juga pada institusiÂ  pendidikan dalam hal ini adalah Universitas Sriwijaya, website sendiri saat ini telah sangat berkembang pesat mulai dari sesi User Interface hingga fitur fitur yang disediakan yang semakin hari semakin berkembang mengikuti kebutuhan User. Dalam penelitian ini penulis melakukan analisis padaÂ  Website Universitas Sriwijaya untuk mengukur kelayakan User Interface pada website tersebut dengan menggunakan metode UCD(User centered Design). UCD merupakan suatu proses desain user interface yang berfokus pada interface, accessibility, dan Usefulnes dalam desain user interface yang melibatkan pengguna(user) sebagai pusat dari proses dengan memberikan masukan atau penilaian dalam bentuk kuesioner. Hasil akhir dari penelitian ini adalah penilaian User Interface dari website UNSRI(Universitas Sriwijaya) yang dilakukan oleh user. Dan dari hasil penelitian ini diketahui bahwa 43,8% mahasiswa menyatakan puas terhadap Interface dari website UNSRI.Â Kata Kunci : UCD, User Interface, User Centered Design, website.
SISTEM PAKAR PENGENALAN EKSPRESI WAJAH MANUSIA MENGGUNAKAN METODE KOHONEN SELF ORGANIZING DAN PRINCIPAL COMPONEN ANALYSIS
Authors: Hardiansyah Bagus , Primandari Puteri Noraisya
Published: August 2020

Abstraksistem yang dapat digunakan untuk mengenali ekspresi wajah manusia menggunakan Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan Kohonen SOM sistem tersebut menggunakan metode PCA untuk ekstraksi fitur. Hasil ekstraksi fitur dengan PCA merupakan inisialisasi untuk proses klustering pada jaringan Kohonen SOM. Jaringan Kohonen SOM digunakan untuk membagi pola masukan kedalam beberapa kelompok (cluster). Kohonen SOM dapat mengelompokkan berdasarkan vektor-vektor  dari citra ekspresi wajah, hasil keluaran jaringan Kohonen SOM adalah kelompok yang paling dekat atau mirip dengan masukan yang diberikan. pengenalan ekspresi wajah dilakukan dengan ukuran citra masukan dan  hasilnya  80.00% didapat pada ukuran citra 90x60, dengan jumlah data pengujian 30 citra ekspresi wajah. Kata kunci: Jaringan  Syaraf  Tiruan,  Kohonen  Self  Organizing  Map, Ekspresi wajah. Principal Component Analysis (PCA)