bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Barreras y facilitadores para la eliminación de la malaria. Una revisión narrativa de la literatura.
Authors: Perdomo Ruiz Andrea Paola , Jimenez Mónica , Carrasquilla Gabriel
Published: April 2023

Introducción: A pesar de ser una enfermedad prevenible y curable, la malaria continúa siendo un problema para la salud pública. Objetivo: Identificar las barreras y facilitadores para la eliminación de la malaria.  Material y Método: Entre 2019 y 2020 se revisó literatura disponible en las bases de datos Pubmed y LILACS; se realizó una matriz para la organización y posterior análisis de la información. Resultados: En total, 57 artículos fueron seleccionados evidenciando como barreras, la falta de recurso humano, técnico y económico, la resistencia del vector al manejo farmacológico, la diversidad parasitaria y de vectores y la movilidad humana entre en regiones endémicas. Estrategias como el manejo integrado de vectores, la estratificación dinámica de la enfermedad, la detección y manejo oportuno y la adecuada vigilancia epidemiológica, fueron repetidamente enunciadas como facilitadores. Conclusión: Es necesario identificar la realidad social, epidemiológica y política en el nivel regional y así poder personalizar y sostener las estrategias de eliminación.
The impact of operational excellence and innovation on green manufacturing in Southwest Asia: The Republic of Yemen as a model
Authors: Waleed A. M, Al-Garadi  , Satyaprem Ghumre
Published: April 2023

Green manufacturing is globally recognized. However, there is a paucity of empirical data in the literature on how green manufacturing can be adopted by medium-sized firms in developing countries, including Southwest Asian countries such as the Republic of Yemen with volatile and uncertain business environments. This study examines the impact of operational excellence and innovation on the green manufacturing of medium industrial enterprises in the Republic of Yemen, based on the literature on operational excellence and innovation. Using Smart PLS 3.0 software, partial least squares structural equations modeling was used for (243) valid questionnaires based on a sample of (10) medium industrial companies in the Republic of Yemen. The results show that a variety of factors, including the adoption of a national policy that supports the idea of green manufacturing at the national level, can encourage green manufacturing in medium industrial firms. However, the application of operational excellence and innovation in a participative management approach and collaborative culture at the company level has a beneficial effect on and encourages the green manufacturing of such businesses. This study adds to the body of knowledge regarding green manufacturing and how it applies to the manufacturing of medium-sized firms in unstable emerging countries political and economic surroundings like the Republic of Yemen. Moreover, the research findings highlight the importance of operational excellence and innovation for medium-sized industrial enterprises operating in a highly competitive and volatile market.
A review on medicated lollipop: A novel dosage form
Authors: Vaibhav Ramkrushna Sangle  , Prerna Ganesh Tathe
Published: April 2023

A lollipop is a type of sugar sweet normally consisting of hard candy set up on a stick for sucking or licking. Lollipops are to be had in lots of flavors and shapes. Alternative name’s: Lolly, sucker, sticky-pop. There are several dosage in the market, there may be a need for extra dosage form which acts efficiency and locally as well as systematically. The advantages of the existing research is increased retention time of the dosage shape in oral hollowspace and increased bioavailability, reduction in gastric inflammation via passing first metabolism. Lollipops are flavoured medicated dosage form intended to be sucked and held in the mouth or pharynx containing one or extra medicaments generally inside the sweetened base. The traditional dosage like pills, drugs, syrups etc are inconvenient for pediatric patients due to hard to swallow capsules and capsules or unpleasant taste of drug. Medicated lollipop is designed to improve patient compliance, acceptability and increase oral retention time. The lollipops had been prepared by means of heating and congealing technique the usage of polymer. Lollipops are available in some of colorings and flavours, especially fruit flavours.
The study of pharmacological and pharmacodynamic actions of Herbal Medhya Plants in Manas-Vikara’s
Authors: Pooja Sambhaji Panchaware  , Abhijeet Ganesh Pachpor  , Ovi Nandkishor Shinde  , Sanjivani Samadhan Shekokar
Published: April 2023

In the present era every human being who is running for survival is facing some kind of mental or psychological disturbances. According to the WHO, by the year 2020, depression will constitute the second largest disease burden worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a serious threat to global mental health. A finding suggest a link between COVID-19 and a higher risk for later mental health and neurological disorders. It includes Cognitive and emotional problems such as anxiety, depression, stress, guilt, fear, anger and confusion then behavioural troubles like changes in attitude and social withdrawal and Somatic problems such as migraine, loss of appetite, fatigue and insomnia. In spite of great advancement in the science of psychiatry for decades the problems with the management of a certain mental problems have remain unsolved .In addition to this, adverse effects of anti-psychotic, anxiolytic medications are creating considerable amount of discomfort to the patient. So that peoples are searching towards the best treatments those are more effective and less harmful. Ayurveda are one of the best therapy to cure the mental health issues as it has a lots of herbal plants which acts on mental health like nervine tonics such as Brhami, Ashwagandha, Guduchi, Yasthimadhu, Vacha etc. Present study is a review to update knowledge on pharmacological properties, major chemical constituents, therapeutic actions, safety and possible mode of action of the selected herbs from ayurvedic pharmacopoeia.
Evaluasi Kualitas Website Program Studi Informatika Menggunakan Framework Webqual 4.0 dengan Metode Perhitungan Importance Performance Analysis (IPA)
Authors: Pujiastuti Nur Rochmah Dyah , Suwardi Panca Handika
Published: April 2023

Website merupakan media untuk mengakses berbagai informasi, komunikasi, pemasaran dan Pendidikan. Tetapi sangat banyak website belum memenuhi fungsinya. Website program studi informatika merupakan website informasi akademik yang bertujuan untuk menampung dan menginformasikan segala aktivitas akademik. Berdasarkan hasil survey melalui kuisioner terkait layanan informasi yang ada di di website program studi informatika, terdapat kelemahan antara lain belum ada menu ganti bahasa, tampilan gambar yang kurang variatif, pemilihan font yang kurang sesuai, peninteraktivitas kurang baik. Sebuah website seharusnya memiliki standar kualitas yang dapat memberikan jaminan ketergunaan dan kelancaran layanan. Sehingga berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut dapat dijadikan pedoman untuk dilakukan evaluasi kualitas. Evaluasi kualitas dilakukan menggunakan framework Webqual 4.0 dengan menggunakan metode perhitungan Importance Performance Analysis (IPA). Acuan yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu berdasarkan identifikasi masalah dan studi pustaka. Tahapan penelitian dilakukan mulai dari penyebaran kuesioner webqual 4.0 ke 60 responden . Olah data dari hasil penilaian menggunakan SPSS, hasil tingkat kepuasan pengguna menggunakan metode perhitungan IPA. Hasil akhir berupa rekomendasi pengembangan website berdasarkan dari hasil evaluasi. Hasil dari evaluasi framework webqual 4.0 dengan metode perhitungan IPA menunjukan bahwa pada diagram kartesius terdapat atribut pada kuadran I yaitu kemudahan navigasi, meningkatkan kompetensi, dan menyediakan informasi secara detail yang harus diutamakan perbaikannya. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa website program studi informatika masih perlu dilakukan pengembangan guna meningkatkan kenyamanan dan kepuasan pengguna.    Penelitian ini berupa sebuah data kualitas informasi, interaksi, kegunaan, dan template standar webqual berdasarkan poin IPA.
Jumlah dan Proporsi Bakteri Saluran Pencernaan Ikan Mas (Cyprinus carpio) yang Diberi Tepung Daun Kelor (Moringa oleifera) dalam Pakan
Authors: Nisa Sofi Khoerun , Kusuma Rima Oktavia , Setyawan Agung Cahyo , Dadiono Muh. Sulaiman , Syakuri Hamdan
Published: April 2023

Tepung daun kelor (Moringa oleifera) dapat menjadi salah satu sumber protein alternatif untuk pakan ikan dan penggunaannya dapat mempengaruhi jumlah dan proporsi bakteri di saluran pencernaan ikan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui jumlah dan proporsi bakteri berdasarkan sifat Gram di di saluran pencernaan ikan mas (Cyprinus carpio) yang beri pakan dengan penambahan tepung daun kelor. Kelimpahan bakteri saluran pencernaan ikan dihitung menggunakan metode total plate count menggunakan media Trypticase soy agar (TSA) dari empat kelompok ikan yang diberi pakan komersil dengan penambahan tepung daun kelor sebanyak: 1) 0 g/kg pakan (kontrol), 2) 2 g/kg pakan, 3) 4 g/kg pakan dan 4) 6 g/kg pakan. Uji sifat Gram dilakukan menggunakan larutan KOH 3% untuk menghitung proporsi bakteri Gram positif dan negatif. Hasil menunjukkan jumlah bakteri di saluran pencernaan ikan perlakuan (4,59-5,07 x 107 CFU/g) cenderung lebih rendah dibandingkan pada ikan kontrol (5,29 x 107 CFU/g). Komunitas bakteri di saluran pencernaan ikan mas dalam penelitian ini didominasi oleh bakteri Gram negatif (83-89%). Proporsi bakteri Gram positif pada ikan yang diberi tepung daun kelor relatif lebih tinggi (15-17%) dibandingkan proporsi bakteri tersebut pada ikan kontrol (11%). Meskipun tidak terdapat perbedaan signifikan, hasil ini mengindikasikan penggunaan tepung daun kelor sampai 6 g/kg pakan dapat mempengaruhi komunitas bakteri saluran pencernaan ikan.
Analisis Faktor-faktor yang Mempengaruhi Penerimaan dan Penggunaan Aplikasi Jamsostek Mobile Online (JMO) dengan Model Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT)
Authors: Lusiana Dewi , Nugroho Aji Brahma
Published: April 2023

Aplikasi Jamsostek Mobile Online (JMO) sangat bermanfaat bagi penggunanya, karena memudahkan penggunanya penggunanya untuk  pelaporan kecelakaan kerja juga peserta bisa mengajukan klaim Jaminan Hari Tua  (JHT) kapanpun dan dimanapun tanpa perlu mengunggah dokumen. Awalnya sebelum ada JMO peserta harus ke kantor Jamsostek, dengan adanya aplikasi JMO sangat memudahkan penggunanya, tidak perlu mengantri dan tidak keluar biaya transportasi, serta hemat waktu. Penggunaan aplikasi Jamsostek Mobile Online (JMO) menimbulkan reaksi pada diri pengguna atau pemakainya, yaitu berupa penerimaan maupun penolakan. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan model Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) untuk mengetahui tingkat penerimaan pengguna terhadap suatu sistem informasi. Tingkat penerimaan pengguna terhadap aplikasi JMO berbasis android dengan menggunakan model UTAUT dijelaskan dengan deskripsi variabel penelitian antara lain Performance Expectancy (PE), Effort Expectancy (EE), Social Influence (SI), Facilitating Conditions (FC) dan Use Behavior (UB). Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik random sampling pada 100 responden yang telah menggunakan JMO berbasis android. Metode analisis data menggunakan Structural Equation Model (SEM). Hasil dari penelitian ini menyatakan bahwa PE (Performance Expectancy) berpengaruh signifikan terhadap BI (Behavioural Intentions) dengan nilai koefisien sebesar 0,364 dan nilai C.R. 3,017. EE (Effort Expectancy) berpengaruh signifikan terhadap BI (Behavioural Intentions) dengan nilai koefisien sebesar 0,201 dan nilai C.R. 2,192. SI (Social Influence) berpengaruh signifikan terhadap BI (Behavioural Intentions) dengan nilai koefisien sebesar 0,282 dan nilai C.R. 2,607. FC (Faciliating Conditions) signifikan terhadap BI (Behavioural Intentions) dengan nilai koefisien sebesar 0,246 dan nilai C.R. 2,729.
Gereja sebagai Komunitas Ekologis: Gambaran tentang Gereja dalam Konteks Kerusakan Ekologi di Maluku
Authors: Hukubun Monike , Apituley Margaretha Martha Anace
Published: April 2023

Abstract. This article is an effort in developing the church ecclesiology as an ecological community. The effort was based on the reality of ecological damage that is currently occurring, especially in the Kei Islands-Southeast Maluku. To develop the church ecclesiology as an ecological community, Colossians 1:15-20 was interpreted using cosmic hermeneutics so that there is a fusion of horizons between the theological meaning of the text and the context of ecological damage in Kei islands- Moluccas. Based on the interpretation process, Colossians 1:15-20 showed the Christ-cosmic privilege so that God's concern for the life of all creation on earth is seen. The Christ-cosmic meaning that cares for the life of all creation then makes every believer aware of respecting, preserving, and maintaining the earth.Abstrak. Artikel ini merupakan pengembangan eklesiologi gereja sebagai komunitas ekologis. Upaya tersebut didasarkan pada kenyataan kerusakan ekologis yang sementara terjadi, terkhususnya di Kepulauan Kei-Maluku. Dalam upaya pengembangan eklesiologi gereja sebagai komunitas ekologis, teks Kolose 1:15-20 diinterpretasi menggunakan hermeneutik kosmis sehingga terjadi fusi horison antara makna teologi teks dengan konteks kerusakan ekologis di Kei-Maluku Tenggara. Berdasarkan proses penafsiran, Kolose 1:15-20 memperlihatkan keistimewaan Kristus-kosmis sehingga terlihat kepedulian Allah terhadap kehidupan seluruh ciptaan di bumi. Makna Kristus-kosmis yang peduli terhadap kehidupan seluruh ciptaan kemudian menyadarkan setiap orang percaya untuk menghormati, melestarikan, dan memelihara bumi.
Necesidad de evaluar los programas de formación de cirugía en Colombia
Authors: Castro Augusto
Published: April 2023

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Variante de una hernia de Amyand
Authors: Castro Daniel , Borráez Angélica María , Farías Adriana Patricia , Muñoz Lina María
Published: April 2023

La hernia de Amyand es una condición clínica poco frecuente, en la cual el apéndice cecal se encuentra dentro de un saco herniario asociado o no a un cuadro clínico de apendicitis aguda. La patogenia de la inflamación del apéndice cecal no se ha establecido con certeza; sin embargo, se ha relacionado con contracción muscular y con aumento de la presión intraabdominal. Las manifestaciones clínicas son similares a las de la apendicitis aguda. El diagnóstico preoperatorio es poco probable, debido a que los síntomas son inespecíficos y las ayudas diagnósticas pueden no ser conclusivas; por esta razón, en la mayoría de los casos el diagnóstico se hace durante el acto quirúrgico. El tratamiento es netamente quirúrgico.
GERAKAN PEMASANGAN PATOK BATAS BIDANG TANAH UNTUK MITIGASI PERMASALAHAN PERTANAHAN
Authors: Supadno Supadno , Junarto Rohmat , Mujiati Mujiati
Published: April 2023

Permasalahan pemilikan, penguasaan, penggunaan dan pemanfaatan tanah oleh setiap orang/kelompok masyarakat maupun badan hukum membutuhkan alternatif penyelesaian. Partisipasi aktif masyarakat untuk memasang, merawat dan menjaga tanda batas bidang tanah dapat menjadi salah satu solusi terjadinya penyerobotan, penelantaran, perusakan, perselisihan hingga sengketa tanah. Makalah ini bertujuan untuk menyajikan temuan studi tentang pentingnya sosialisasi dan supervisi pemasangan tanda batas bidang tanah melalui kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat di Desa Pagerharjo Kecamatan Samigaluh Kabupaten Kulonprogo. Pendekatan kualitatif melalui focus group disccussion, observasi dan wawancara digunakan dalam rangkaian kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat untuk mengumpulkan data dan informasi terkait. Analisis datanya menggunakan pendekatan secara deskriptif untuk mengolah hingga menyimpulkan data/informasi yang telah terkumpul secara baik. Temuan studi menunjukkan bahwa sosialisasi dan supervisi pemasangan tanda batas bidang tanah mampu menggerakkan masyarakat untuk sadar dan tertib di bidang pertanahan desa. Masyarakat lebih bijak dan pintar dalam mengantisipasi timbulnya permasalahan pertanahan akibat masifnya program pembangunan desa. Masyarakat, Pemerintah Desa Bejiharjo memperoleh keuntungan ganda yaitu terjaminnya keamanan aset tanah warga dan mampu mendukung percepatan program pendaftaran tanah sistematis lengkap (PTSL).
The Effect of Right to Work Laws on Union Membership and School Resources: Evidence from 1942–2017
Authors: Lyon Melissa Arnold
Published: April 2023

In the Janus v. AFCSME (2018) decision, the U.S. Supreme Court mandated that all public sector workers, including teachers, operate in a Right to Work (RTW) framework. In the years since, teachers’ unions have not experienced the mass exodus that some predicted, but should we expect them to? Using an original, historical data set spanning 1942–2017, I examine the effect of prior RTW policies on teachers’ union membership and school expenditures. I find that RTW policies decrease teachers’ union membership by roughly 43% and reduce educational expenditures by nearly $800 per pupil. Importantly, effects take roughly 10 years to clearly materialize. Additional analyses provide support for the notion that effects on school resources are driven, in part, by effects on union membership.
Reactive Adsorption Desulfurization by Nanocrystalline ZnO/Zeolite A Molecular Sieves
Authors: Ahmedzeki Nada Sadoon , Alhussaini Maha Muhyi , Alnaama Asir AbdulJabbar , Albayati Israa Sabeeh
Published: April 2023

Nanocrystalline ZnO/Zeolite type A composite was prepared by simple method of operation by . the precipitation of zinc oxide and loading on zeolite 5A in one step. Characterization was made by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence(XRF), N2  adsorption- desorption for BET surface area, and Atomic force microscopy (AFM). Results showed that zinc oxide was loaded on zeolite as noticed by the characteristic peaks and was of nano scale having an average diameter of 88.57nm. The percentage loading of ZnO on zeolite A was 28.37% and the surface area was 222m2/g. The activity of the prepared catalyst was examined in the desulfurization of double hydrogenated diesel fuel. The process was investigated in a controlled autoclave with temperature range studied 100220 oC. Results indicated an oxidation of thiophenic compounds on the surface of the catalyst coupled with adsorption. About 35% reduction was obtained and the capacity was 10.56 mg S/g catalyst.
Breaking Barriers : Closing the Cancer Care Gap in India
Authors: Gopal K Madan , Garg Oshia
Published: April 2023

India is witnessing a steep rise in the burden of Non-Communicable Diseases, especially cancer. Existing socio-economic inequalities further add to the country's high cancer mortality rate; where disadvantaged groups are often left stranded, at the receiving end of these inequities, with limited access to affordable and quality healthcare. This article deliberates upon these inequalities that prevent access to cancer care among various vulnerable groups, assesses the magnitude of these inequities, and suggests steps to address these inequities.
A lighthouse for calmness and navigation
Authors: Nguyen Minh-Hoang
Published: April 2023

If you are a person disoriented by the chaotic world outside and craving for some calmness but still wanting to know the right path to pursue, the book titled “Meandering Sobriety” is for you.
STRATEGI DAKWAH DI ERA KONTEMPORER DALAM PERSPEKTIF HADITS
Authors: irawan Agus
Published: April 2023

Dakwah adalah upaya menyebarkan ajaran agama Islam dengan tujuan membawa manusia menuju kebahagiaan dunia dan akhirat. Dakwah tidak hanya dilakukan oleh para dai atau ulama, namun setiap muslim juga bisa ikut serta dalam melakukan dakwah. Ada beberapa jenis dakwah yang dapat dilakukan, seperti dakwah bil lisan (dakwah dengan ucapan), dakwah bil hal (dakwah dengan perbuatan), dan dakwah bil kitabah (dakwah dengan tulisan).Dalam melakukan dakwah, seorang dai harus memahami kondisi dan situasi yang ada di masyarakat, serta menyesuaikan cara dan metode dakwah yang digunakan. Beberapa strategi dakwah yang dapat dilakukan antara lain, memberikan pemahaman konseptual tentang Islam, membangun kesadaran spiritual, meningkatkan kecerdasan dan keterampilan, menggunakan bahasa yang mudah dipahami, dan menciptakan suasana yang kondusif. Selain itu, dalam melakukan dakwah, seorang dai juga harus memperhatikan adab-adab yang baik dan benar, seperti berbicara dengan sopan dan santun, menghormati pendapat orang lain, tidak menghina atau menghina, serta selalu berprasangka baik terhadap orang lain. Dengan memperhatikan adab-adab yang baik dan benar, diharapkan dakwah yang dilakukan dapat diterima dan dipahami dengan baik oleh masyarakat, serta memberikan dampak positif bagi kehidupan manusia dalam mencari kebahagiaan dunia dan akhirat.
Gajah Sumatera: Strategi Penggunaan Habitat dan Sumber Daya Mamalia Besar
Authors: Abdullah
Published: April 2023

Buku ini berisi tentang Taksonomi dan Morfologi Gajah Sumatera, Habitat dan Penyebaran Gajah Sumatera, Aktivitas Makan Harian, Aktivitas Makan dan Minum, Pola dan Waktu Aktif Makan, Preferensi Makan dan Bagian yang Dimakan, Daya Dukung Habitat (habitat carrying capacity), Penggunaan Habitat, Kesesuaian Habitat (habitat suitability). Bab lanjutan dalam buku ini berisi Metodologi Penelitian, Deskripsi Lokasi Penelitian, Pengumpulan Data Lapangan, Penggunaan Sumber Daya dan Faktor Habitat Gajah, Preferensi Sumber Daya dan Faktor Habitat dan Simulasi, Kesesuaian Habitat (habitat suitability), Aktivitas Harian dan Ekologi Makan, Penentuan Daya Dukung Pakan, Penentuan Luas Lokasi Makan, Estimasi Populasi yang Tertampung dalam Habitat, Skema Strategi Penggunaan Habitat Spasial dan Temporal, Hasil dan Pembahasan, Penggunaan Sumber Daya dan Faktor Habitat, Feses gajah Sumatera yang ditemukan dalam habitat, Pengelompokan Faktor Habitat, Pengelompokan dan Penggunaan Sumber Daya, Preferensi Sumber Daya dan Faktor Habitat, Kondisi Sumber Daya dan Faktor Habitat yang Sering digunakan, Urutan Penggunaan Sumber Daya dan Faktor Habitat, Hubungan Distribusi Feses dengan Ketersediaan Sumber Daya dan Faktor Habitat, Simulasi Penggunaan Habitat dengan Simulasi Montercarlo, Analisis Penggunaan Sumber Daya dan Faktor Habitat Temporal, Preferensi Habitat dan Analisis Kesesuaian Habitat, Aktivitas Harian dan Ekologi Makan Gajah Sumatera, Aktivitas Harian, Jumlah Konsumsi Harian (daily intake), Preferensi Pakan, Estimasi Populasi, Estimasi Populasi Berdasarkan Daya Dukung Pakan, Estimasi Populasi Berdasarkan Luas Lokasi Makan, Validasi dan Persebaran Gajah Sumatera dalam Habitat, Strategi Penggunaan Habitat dan Sumber Daya Megaherbivor Gajah Sumatera, Strategi penggunaan ruang (spatially), Strategi penggunaan sumber daya, dan Strategi mewaktu (musim hujan-kemarau).
Assessing Balance in People with Bilateral Vestibulopathy using the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest)
Authors: Zhu Meichan , van Stiphout Lisa , Karabulut Mustafa , Fornos Angélica Pérez , Guinand Nils , Meijer Kenneth , van de Berg Raymond , McCrum Christopher
Published: April 2023

Background and aim: Bilateral Vestibulopathy (BVP) leads to unsteadiness when walking, which worsens in darkness or on uneven ground, as well as oscillopsia during head or body movement. A previous review concluded that clinical balance tests that challenge multiple aspects of balance should be investigated, since simple tests struggle to distinguish between BVP and healthy participants. Our aim was (1) to test if the more comprehensive Mini-BESTest is feasible in BVP, (2) to examine how participants perform in terms of their overall and subcomponent scores and (3) to compare these scores with healthy reference data from the literature.Methods: Fifty participants with BVP completed the Mini-BESTest as part of a larger study. The Mini-BESTest has 4 components: anticipatory, reactive postural control, sensory orientation and dynamic gait. It comprises 14 items with a maximum score of 28. Falls incidence in the previous 12 months was obtained by questionnaire. To compare the overall and sub-scores between our participants with BVP and those of healthy participants from the literature (n=327; obtained via PubMed searches and contacting authors), Mann-Whitney U tests were used. Sub scores within the BVP group were also compared. Spearman correlations were used to investigate the relationships between Mini-BESTest score and age.Results: No floor or ceiling effects were observed. Participants with BVP had significantly lower Mini-BESTest total scores than the healthy group (BVP mean=20.8, Healthy mean=24.2, U(NBVP=49, NHealthy=327)=4564.00, p<0.001, d=0.52). Three sub scores of the Mini-BESTest (anticipatory, reactive postural control, sensory orientation) were significantly lower in BVP (U(NBVP=50, NHealthy=190)=2364.50, p<0.001, d=0.75; U(NBVP=49, NHealthy=190)=3737.00, p=0.028, d=0.3; U(NBVP=50, NHealthy=190)=1223.50, p<0.001, d=1.22, respectively), while the dynamic gait sub scores were not significantly different (U(NBVP=50, NHealthy=190)=4374.50, p=0.367, d=0.11). A stronger negative Spearman correlation between age and Mini-BESTest total score was found in the BVP group (ρ = -0.67; 95% CI: -0.74 to -0.35; p < 0.001) than in the healthy group (ρ = -0.32; 95% CI: -0.32 to -0.11; p < 0.001). Mini-BESTest total scores were not significantly different between participants with BVP who had and had not experienced a fall in the previous 12 months.Conclusions: Our findings illustrate that the Mini-BESTest can be used with people with BVP and confirm the commonly reported balance deficits in BVP. The negative association between age and balance was stronger in BVP, perhaps related to the age-related decline in the remaining functional sensory systems with which people with BVP compensate.
KONSEP DAN TEORI UANG
Authors: daud Nur amalia
Published: April 2023

Secara bahasa atau pengertian etimologi uang dalam pandangan islam berasal dari kata al-naqdu-nuqud yang berarti , menggenggam tunai dirham. Sedangkan secara terminologi uang diartikan sebagai alat standar yang digunakan untuk mengukur nilai, media yang dapat digunakan sebagai alat ukur, dan juga sebagai alat pembayaran yang tertunda yang telah disepakati secara luas dan meluas yang dikeluarkan melalui beberapa aturan hukum sehingga uang bisa digunakan dalam penyelesaian masalah kebutuhan dan kewajiban bagi individu. Dalam ekonomi konvensional uang bermakna sebagai alat tukar, dan uang sebagai sebuah capital. Yaitu jika kita memiliki sejumlah uang maka kita dapat memperoleh lebih banyak keuntungan.
Global multi-hazard risk assessment in a changing climate
Authors: Stalhandske Zélie , Steinmann Carmen , Meiler Simona , Sauer Inga , Vogt Thomas , Bresch David , Kropf Chahan
Published: April 2023

Natural hazards pose significant risks to people and assets in many regions of the world. Quantifying associated risks iscrucial for many applications such as adaptation option appraisal and insurance pricing. However, traditional risk assessment approaches have focused on the impacts of single hazards, ignoring the effects of multi-hazard risks and potentially leading to underestimations or overestimations of risks. In this work, we present a framework for modelling multi-hazard risks globally in a consistent way, considering hazards, exposures, vulnerabilities, and assumptions on recovery. We illustrate the approach using river floods and tropical cyclones impacting people and physical assets on a global scale in a changing climate. To ensure physical consistency, we combine single hazard models that were driven by the same climate model realizations. Our results show that incorporating common physical drivers and recovery considerably alters the multi-hazard risk. We finally demonstrate how our framework can accommodate more than two hazards and integrate diverse assumptions about recovery processes based on a national case study. This framework is implemented in the open-source climate risk assessment platform CLIMADA and can be applied to various hazards and exposures, providing a more comprehensive approach to risk management than conventional methods.
If Generalization is the Grail, Practical Relevance is the Nirvana: Considerations from the Contribution of Psychological Science of Memory to Law
Authors: Otgaar Henry , Riesthuis Paul , Neal Tess M.S. , Chin Jason , Boskovic Irena , Rassin Eric
Published: April 2023

In this commentary, we argue that besides focusing on generalization, sufficient attention must be invested in the practical relevance of psychological and applied memory research. That is, memory research is frequently used to address real life questions. In the area of psychology and law, memory scientists are sometimes asked by court to provide expert opinion about, for example, the validity of witness testimony. When doing so, they refer to applied memory research to support their conclusion on whether or not a statement is valid. But when can applied memory research meaningfully inform legal cases? Memory scientists can best know the practical relevance of research by considering the smallest effect size of interest in a given domain. Applied memory research has generally failed to consider the importance of the smallest effect size of interest and instead relies uncritically on benchmarks of effect sizes (e.g., small, medium, large). We demonstrate how memory scientists can set the smallest effect size of interest, and we provide an example in the area of false memory. We argue that psychological science can best contribute to law when memory scientists make use of the smallest effect size of interest.
Business-Size Bias in Consumer Dishonesty: People are More Dishonest Against Big than Small Organizations
Authors: Martuza Jareef , Sjåstad Hallgeir , Thorbjørnsen Helge
Published: April 2023

Despite the potential for market domination and power abuse, big businesses can also enhance consumer choice, job benefits, and welfare. Yet, big businesses are often portrayed as inherently bad, powerful actors. Does this matter for how consumers morally treat these organizations? Informed by moral typecasting theory, we suggest that consumers are less likely to perceive big businesses as victim-like than small businesses, making it seem more acceptable to cheat them for selfish gain. We studied this business-size bias in consumer dishonesty across three surveys (combined N = 1,171) and eight experiments (combined N = 5,670). Study 1 shows that consumers think it is appropriate to be less honest toward big than small businesses, and also believe that others act similarly. Providing causal behavioral evidence from incentivized economic games, Studies 2A-C find that people actually behave more dishonestly toward big than small businesses as well. Studies 3A-C and 4A-B find that greater dishonest intention toward big businesses is mediated by perceptions of big businesses being less vulnerable and less moral than small businesses.
Testing Conditional Independence in Psychometric Networks: An Analysis of Three Bayesian Methods
Authors: Sekulovski Nikola , Keetelaar Sara , Huth Karoline , Wagenmakers Eric-Jan , van Bork Riet , van den Bergh Don , Marsman Maarten
Published: April 2023

Network psychometrics uses graphical models to assess the network structure of psychological variables. An important task in their analysis is determining which variables are unrelated in the network, i.e., are independent given the rest of the network variables. This conditional independence structure is a gateway to understanding the causal structure underlying psychological processes. Thus, it is crucial to have an appropriate method for evaluating conditional independence and dependence hypotheses. Bayesian approaches to testing such hypotheses allow researchers to differentiate between absence of evidence and evidence of absence of connections (edges) between pairs of variables in a network. Three Bayesian approaches to assessing conditional independence have been proposed in the network psychometrics literature. We believe that their theoretical foundations are not widely known, and therefore we provide a conceptual review of the proposed methods and highlight their strengths and limitations through a simulation study. We also illustrate the methods using an empirical example with data on Dark Triad Personality. Finally, we provide recommendations on how to choose the optimal method and discuss the current gaps in the literature on this important topic.
Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Machine Learning with Text Data
Authors: Alvero AJ
Published: April 2023

Sociologists have adopted machine learning methods developed specifically for textual data in earnest. These tools are able to model patterns in large corpora, but often times this comes at the expense at considering how, like spoken language, text is shaped by social context and background. In this chapter, I use two popular machine learning methods (topic modeling and word embedding) and a dataset of college admissions essays written by Latinx students to show how textual variation manifests at meso level structure (eg. ethnic subgroups rather than panethnic categories). While not all studies of textual data will have access to granular author information, this sociolinguistic perspective could be useful in framing methodological choices and more deeply considering the social contexts that shape textual production.
Education and age trajectories of chronic conditions: Are tests of the cumulative advantage and disadvantage hypothesis biased by underreporting?
Authors: Leopold Liliya , van Valkengoed Irene G. M. , Engelhardt Henriette
Published: April 2023

Objective: This study examined the impact of underreporting on tests of the cumulative advantage and disadvantage hypothesis (CAD), which predicts age-related increases in health disparities between individuals with higher and lower education.Methods: Using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), we identified underreporting by comparing self-reported hypertension and diabetes with biomedically measured hypertension (systolic blood pressure >=140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure >=90 mm Hg) and diabetes (fasting glucose level >= 7 mmol/l and/or HbA1c >= 6.5%). In a sample of 11,859 respondents aged 50 to 85 (54% women, 97% White), we assessed the associations between underreporting and the main analytic constructs in tests of the CAD (education, age, sex, and cohort).Results: The results showed that self-reported measures underestimated the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes. Underreporting showed weak to moderate associations with the main constructs in tests of the CAD, being more pronounced in individuals with lower education, in older age, in more recent cohorts, and among men. When correcting for underreporting using biomedical measures, the overall prevalence of hypertension and diabetes increased substantially, but education differences in age trajectories of both conditions remained similar. Conclusions: Underreporting affected conclusions about the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes, but it did not affect conclusions about the CAD hypothesis for either condition.
Characteristics of Circumstances and Influential Forces of Migration in Nepal (1990-2016): An Integrative Literature Review
Authors: Ghimire Narayan , Hillman Wendy
Published: April 2023

The aftermath of conflicts and better livelihood as well as financial opportunities are the main push-pull factors of migration in Nepal. The authors surveyed several articles published between 1990 and 2016, which feature the various dimensions of both internal and international migration in Nepal such as; the context of migration, challenges of acculturation, and also forms of migration other than labor migration. This integrative literature review was undertaken in order to explore the inherent characteristics of both internal as well as international migration in Nepal. We found that a lack of employment opportunity in their home country caused a significant rise in the international migration from Nepal, mainly to Gulf countries. Besides that, the review also explores the factors of better livelihood opportunities in urban areas and the impact of conflicts as potential reasons of internal migration in Nepal. This research disseminates awareness of the inherent factors of both internal and international migration patterns in Nepal which will be supportive to the concerned government authorities in systematizing new migration policies.
Critical Discourse Analysis of Language on Facebook used in Birthday Wishes by Generation Z
Authors: Sapkota Chet Narayan
Published: April 2023

The present study analyzes the language used in birthday wishes and how social power is legitimized by Generation Z. It examines the relationship between the language used in birthday wishes messages, events and practices, as well as social and cultural structure and relations to comprehend how power relations influence the ideological formation of the texts. The status notification of 10 Facebook friends belonging to Generation Z is chosen in the constant experimental sampling method. The analysis was conducted following Fairclough's Critical Discourse Analysis with the critical linguistic approach. The study shows that the language of birthday wishes on facebook is dominated by the function of the language as a medium of self expression and interaction. The use of informal language influences language proficiency, language variation of gender, and socio-culture practices are a common form of text production.
Training and its Impact on Employee Performance: A Study on Nepalese Local Level Government Offices' Employees
Authors: G.C. Ramesh
Published: April 2023

Training is an integral part of the human resource management function. The efficiency or performance of an employee can be enhanced by providing time-to-time training. The effort put from the side of an organization also brings the effectiveness of the training. Similarly, the number of trainings conducted and the content, as well as the duration of the training, has also the relation in impact on the performance of employees. The paper is also concerned with the impact of training on employees' performance among the local level government employees of Nepal. The paper has surveyed the 300 local level employees of three districts of Nepal, namely; Chitwan, Nawalpur, and Parasi. The study found that the local level governments' employees think that their performance is mainly influenced by off-the-job training and the effort done from the side of an organization while conducting a training program.
एउटा विचारको यात्रापथ कथाको सङ्कथन विश्लेषण
Authors: कोइराला धनपति
Published: April 2023

सङ्कथन भनेको वाक्यको निरन्तर प्रवाह हो । सम्बद्धक र सम्बद्धन यसका प्रकारहरू हुन् । सम्बद्धकका व्याकरणिक र कोशीय दुई प्रकार हुन्छन् । सम्बद्धनका विभिन्न युक्तिहरू छन् । यिनका आधारमा कथ्य तथा लेख्य पाठको प्रयोगपरक रूपमा विश्लेषण गर्ने प्रायोगिक भाषाविज्ञानको एउटा महत्त्वपूर्ण शाखालाई सङ्कथन विश्लेषण भनिन्छ । यसले साहित्य र साहित्येतर सङ्कथन पाठको सूक्ष्म विश्लेषण गर्दछ । यौटा विचारको यात्रापथ आयामेली कथाकार इन्द्रबहादुर राईद्वारा लिखित कथा हो । यसलाई त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालयको स्नातक तह द्वितीय वर्षको पाठ्यवस्तुका रूपमा समावेश गरिएको छ । सम्बद्धकका आधारमा उक्त कथाको विश्लेषण गर्नु यस लेखको मुख्य उद्देश्य रहेको छ । यसमा गुणात्मक अनुसन्धान विधिको उपयोग गरिएको छ । यसमा अग्रसन्दर्भक रहेको छ । प्रथम, द्वितीय तथा तृतीय तीववटै पुरुषवाचक सार्वनामिक पदको प्रयोग गरिएको छ । यसमा स्थानिक सम्बद्धक तेईसवटा, कालिक सम्बद्धक अठारवटा रहेका छन् । प्रतिस्थापन सम्बद्धकअन्तर्गत दशवटा, पुनरावृत्ति सम्बद्धकअन्तर्गत पाँचवटा शब्दहरू, संयोजन सम्बद्धकअन्तर्गत दशवटा शब्दहरू लोपसम्बद्धकअन्तर्गत तेह्र स्थानमा पद तथा पदावली र निपात सम्बद्धकअन्तर्गत ‘नै’ पद उपयोग भएका छन् । कोशीय सम्बद्धकअन्तर्गत पर्यायवाचीका रूपमा पाँच शब्दयुगल उपयोग भएका छन् । विपरीतार्थी सम्बद्धकअन्तर्गत एघार शब्दयुगल, अनेकार्थीसम्बद्धक अन्तर्गत तेह्रवटा शब्दहरू, समावेशी सम्बद्धकअन्तर्गत क्रमशः कालवाचक बाह्रवटा, स्थानवाचक एघारवटा, खाद्यसँग सम्बन्धित पाँच, आदर्श र दानसँग सम्बन्धित तीन तीनवटा शब्दहरू प्रयोग भएका छन् । श्रुतिसमभिन्नार्थी सम्बद्धकअन्तर्गत दुई शब्दयुगल र चारवटा एकल शब्दहरू प्रयोग भएका छन् । बाबु र आमा शब्दको धेरैपटक पुनरावृत्ति गरिए पनि तिनका स्थानमा कुनै शब्द प्रतिस्थापित गरिएको छैन । फेरीवाल शब्दको केही स्थानमा ऊ, उनीहरू, तिनीहरूद्वारा प्रतिस्थापन गरिए पनि फरक फरक अनुच्छेदमा र एउटै अनुच्छेदभित्र पनि उही शब्दको पुनरावृत्ति गरिएको छ । पुनरावृत्ति भएका ती पदहरूले अर्थबोध तथा संरचनागत समन्वितिमा अवरोध गर्नुभन्दा प्रभावकारिता थपेको छ । सम्बद्धक प्रयोगका दृष्टिले प्रस्तुत सङ्कथनपाठ सन्तुलित एवम् संसक्तियुक्त रहेको छ ।
Symbols in Chandra Shyam Dangol's Stone Sculptures
Authors: Sharma Yam Prasad
Published: April 2023

Chandra Shyam Dangol's stone sculptures have symbols that suggest the concepts of wisdom and enlightenment. The symbols are images that signify something else beyond themselves. The recurrent symbols in the sculptures are the figures of divinities, lotus, sword, mudras (gestures) of meditating characters and the image of Shivalinga. These mystical symbols suggest spiritual values. They make the viewers aware of the self and the external world and inspire the unity of these entities. Due to the mythical and spiritual subject matters, the works appear to be magical and mystical. The symbolic artworks enhance moral values and contribute to refine the civilization. 'Stone sculptures of Chandra Shyam Dangol', the area of this research, is explored from the symbolist perspective of Thomas Carlyle and Susanne K. Langer. Symbols suggest the silent aspects of reality. Symbols in Dangol's artworks suggest invisible spiritual dimensions of human experience. Since the paper derives the thesis statement through the interpretation of sculptures, andthere are the possibilities of multiple interpretations, this research is qualitative.
Technology, women’s empowerment, and Social Transformation
Authors: Sharma Ajita Devi
Published: April 2023

This article deals with technological accessibility, its effects on women, and the reflection on women’s empowerment. Women need technology for the same reason as men. It supports women without bias. Global efforts have been made to empower women through income-generating activities saving their time and labor spent in the household economy. Technology supports women to empower them in many respects by saving their time and labor as well as shaping their ability and the infrastructure of their work. The main objective of this article is to access the role of technology in empowering women; findout the relationship between women and technology and find out the social transformation that led through technology. This article has applied textual review-based analysis as a methodology. This article claims that technology and women are indispensable parts and powerful tools and techniques for empowering women. The conclusion is a positive vibrant relationship between technology and women’s empowerment whichis drawn from empirics. The outcome is carried out through empirical evidence from different countries’ experiences and issues.The development of women’s friendly technology has led to miraculous changes in women’s lives which could contribute to saving their time and labor and thinking a minute for themselves and about the world. Innovation in technology is contributing to women’s empowerment and social transformation.
Citizen’s Charter and its Implementation in Biratnagar Metro-Politian City
Authors: Pasian Indira Devi , Ghimire Hom Prasad
Published: April 2023

The citizen’s charter is a document which is the dedication of the government toward its citizens for improving the quality of services, information, choice of service, accountability & transparency of service providers etc. This article aims to explore the people’s knowledge of the citizen’s charter and the quality of service provided by Biratnagar Metropolitan City. Purposive sampling was done for analysis using an interview with 10 service receivers. The deputy mayor and some officials of the metropolis were also interviewed as the service provider. The qualitative method is used in data analysis. Due to the lack of education and awareness of the citizens and the charter being traditional, not updated and not regularly kept in the office, most of the service receivers had little knowledge about the charter. Only a few respondents with good knowledge said that the citizen’s charter was a source of information and commitment of the government to service delivery. Regarding service delivery, the receivers added that service quality by metropolis had slightly improved but not in the spirit of the citizen’s charter and had become faster and easier after federalism and local election. The authority of the metropolis claimed that they were always responsible and accountable for providing quality service to local people. On the contrary, the city charter, which was supposed to be updated by the metropolis, has not been placed in the office premises within six months of the research duration and has raised questions about the service delivery. The receivers are still lacking knowledge about the concept of the citizen’s charter, its importance, and the contents of the charter. The service quality of the metropolis is not met as per the norms of the charter. Local government should be responsible towards people to make its services people-oriented. The provisions mentioned in the citizen’s charter should be followed literally by the state. The government must be accountable and transparent. The government should also create awareness about charter among the people. The charter’s commitments should be translated into action to make it effective.
Socio-economic Impact and Adapting Strategies of Inter Basin Transfer by Kulekhani Hydro-electricity Project Nepal
Authors: Kutu Jeevan , Gurung Sher Bahadur , Khanal Narendra Raj , Koirala Hridaya Lal , Sharma Puspa , Ghimire Moti Lal , Zhu Liangqi , Oli Lal Bahadur
Published: April 2023

This paper tries to assess the changes in socio-economic conditions in downstream dewatered area from Kulekhani dam after inter-basin transfer of river water from Kulekhani basin to Rapti basin since 1982. After decline in crop productivity because of decline in irrigation particularly during winter season, livelihood options are affected. Downstream people are depending for water on different resources such as natural springs; tap etc. Traditional water mills are either non-functioning or its efficiency is declined due to decline in water availability. Out of 16, 9 water mills have been closed, remaining are hardly conducting. Almost 90% fishes have decreased and some species of fishes have disappeared from the river therefore, Fishermen who were economically dependent on fishing activities have forced to replace their traditional fishing occupation. People have felt new experiences such as temperature increased and appearance of mosquitoes. Upper reach has almost completely dried but lower reach has little water available in the river because of its tributaries thus upper reach is more effected than lower reach. The risk of artificial uncertain flood due to high dam may burst by natural or unnatural forces and during the period of opening dam gates due to overflow, as there are no enough early warning systems developed particularly at the time of opening the dam gates, the unexpected risk has increased in downstream area.
Legal System Practices of Local Bodies in Federal Governance
Authors: Bhattarai Nagaraj
Published: April 2023

The rule of law is the most important concept of modern democratic governance. Through its successful and effective practice, democracy can be made beautiful and alive. Therefore, legal system become the soul of constitutionalism, good governance and human rights. In this context, this study examines legal system practices of Likhu rural municipality of Nuwakot district through document analysis and review method. The study found dilemma among the local Politicians or elected representatives. For them is it still a local government or a division of the provincial and federal administrations at the municipal level? However, it is seldom given much thought that municipal governments have power in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The constitution contains a framework for allocating power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of a government. Nepal's local government practices of the legal system over various time periods.