bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of FSW Parameters on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of T-joints between Dissimilar Al-Alloys
Authors:   Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department,  Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering. Suez University, Al-salam 1, Suez, 43721, EGYPT, Seleman Mohamed M. El-Sayed , Ahmed Mohamed M. Z. ,   Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department,  Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering. Suez University, Al-salam 1, Suez, 43721, EGYPT, Ramadan Rashad M. ,   Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department,  Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering. Suez University, Al-salam 1, Suez, 43721, EGYPT, Zaki Basant A. ,   Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department,  Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering. Suez University, Al-salam 1, Suez, 43721, EGYPT
Published: July 2022

The main purpose of this research is to develop T-joints between the aluminum AA 2024-T4 and AA 7075-T6 using friction stir welding. The effect of tool geometries, tool traveling speed, and rotational rate in the welded T-joints were investigated and discussed. Three different tools were used with different shoulder to pin ratios 3.28, 3.36, and 4.31. After optimization, the best tool dimension has used with the different rotational and welding speeds. Three tool traverse speeds of 50, 75, and 100 mm/min were used. Two rotation rates of 800 rpm and 1000 rpm were applied. After FSW, at a number of the above FSW parameters' combinations, macrostructure and microstructure analyses were done using optical microscopy. In order to have an insight into the mechanical properties, hardness measurements and tensile testing were carried out. Using small shoulder to pin ratio produced visually unacceptable T-joint. Opposite happened by using the tool with 4.31 of shoulder to pin ratio. Furthermore, the results showed sound T-welds with no obvious defects at high rotational rate of 1000 rpm with the two used traveling speeds. Asymmetric temperature distribution was observed between the two sides, advance side (AS) and retreating side (RS
Alteration of Physico-mechanical Properties of Black Tilapia Scale Gelatins using UVA and UVC Irradiation
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment,  Segi University, Kota Damansara, 47810 Selangor, MALAYSIA, Sockalingam Kanageswary , Abdullah Hasan Zuhudi ,   Department of Materials and Design Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering,  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, 86400 Johor, MALAYSIA, Idris Maizlinda Izwana ,   Department of Materials and Design Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering,  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, 86400 Johor, MALAYSIA
Published: July 2022

Fish gelatin is abundant, relatively low cost and biodegradable. However, their inferior mechanical and rheological properties make them less competitive compared to mammalian gelatins. Hence, the effects of Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation on the properties of scale gelatins were analyzed. Gelatins were extracted from black tilapia scale via thermal extraction method. The gelatins were then subjected to Ultraviolet-A (UVA) and Ultraviolet-C (UVC) irradiation for 0.5 to 2.5 h and the changes in gel strength, viscosity, and melting temperature were observed. Results obtained show a marked increase in the gel strength and viscosity of the gelatins. However, the effects on the melting temperature are minimal. Treatment with UVA and UVC improved the gel strength of the gelatins up to 5.12 ± 0.22 N and 4.75 ± 0.09 N, respectively. Further analysis using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy showed crosslinking formation in the polypeptide chains induced by UV irradiation. UVA was found to be more effective in enhancing the properties of scale gelatins compared to UVC. In general, UV-irradiated scale gelatins showed excellent properties compared to the commercial bovine gelatin. Results indicated the prospects of employing UV treatment in enhancing the properties of fish gelatin.
Dynamic Modelling of a Water Distribution Laboratory set-up System with SCADA Capabilities
Authors:   School of Electrical Engineering,  Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Skudai, 81310, MALAYSIA, Sahlan Shafishuhaza , Pek Eek Rickey Ting ,   School of Electrical Engineering,  Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Skudai, 81310, MALAYSIA, Anuar Aiman Najmi ,   School of Electrical Engineering,  Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Skudai, 81310, MALAYSIA, Rosli Khairul Ijlal ,   ZEC Engineering Sdn Bhd, No. 23B, Jalan Sagu 33, Taman Daya, Johor Bahru, 81100, MALAYSIA, Ab Rahim Mohamad Fadzli ,   School of Electrical Engineering,  Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Skudai, 81310, MALAYSIA, Wen Shan Tan ,   Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selaran, Bandar Sunway, Subang, 47500 MALAYSIA, Hasan Nur Shahida ,   Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology,  Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jlan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kampung Daruk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, 54100,    MALAYSIA, Abdul Manaf Mohamad Shukri ,   School of Electrical Engineering,  Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Skudai, 81310, MALAYSIA
Published: July 2022

Level control systems are widely implemented in various processes in the process industries, water distribution system (WDS) in particular. An efficient WDS is represented by a system which is able to transfer a desired amount of water automatically, within a specified time. In current practice, the distribution of water is done manually. Although the system has proven sufficient so far, the current increase in general population has resulted in increasing demand of clean water, hence the need for a more efficient water distribution system has become the priority in the water industry. One method to resolve this is through automation of the distribution system. Hence, in this research, an automated WDS is set-up in the laboratory, which dynamically represents a real system. The laboratory set-up is utilized to design a control algorithm by obtaining the mathematical model of the system, i.e. the highlight of this paper. Since the laboratory set-up is part of a supervisory, control and data acquisition (SCADA) system of the WDS, the mathematical model of the system is obtained from the logged data, utilizing system identification technique, prediction error method (PEM) in MATLAB. Band pass filter is used to remove electrical noises. From the results obtained, a mathematical model of 6th order is obtained with best fits of 99.9998% and a mean square error of 0.00000000388. The mathematical model obtained represents the relationship between the reservoir tank level and the incoming motor speed.
The Adventure of Formative Assessment with Active Feedback in The Vocational Learning: The Empirical Effect for Increasing Students' Achievement
Authors:   Universitas Negeri Padang, Jl. Prof. Dr. Hamka, Air Tawar Bar., Kec. Padang Utara, Padang, 25171, INDONESIA, Waskito Waskito , Irzal Irzal ,   Universitas Negeri Padang, Jl. Prof. Dr. Hamka, Air Tawar Bar., Kec. Padang Utara, Padang, 25171, INDONESIA, Ya Kyaw Zay ,   Chaoyang university of Technology,  168, Jifeng E. Rd, Wufeng District, Taichung, 413310, TAIWAN
Published: July 2022

The use of formative assessment with active feedback in learning greatly contributes to the professional development of educators and student learning, but the use of the formative function of an evaluation has not been maximally applied in learning. In fact, this formative assessment if applied correctly and with active feedback, it can improve the quality of learning. This formative assessment with active feedback is not only to give a rating, but to see how far the students' mastery is and what they have not mastered. Many studies explain the positive and negative effects of applying formative tests at various levels and fields of science. Therefore, this study aims to see the impact of the formative assessment with active feedback on vocational education in higher education. This study is a quasi-experimental, with a pretest posttest control design. Based on research findings, the implementation of formative assessment with active feedback has been found to significantly improve students' academic achievement towards class. The implication of this study is the research findings will contribute to existing knowledge, particularly to determine the effect of formative tests with active feedback on student achievement.
Employability Skills in the TVET Trainer Training Program: The perception Between Experienced Trainers and Novices Trainers
Authors:   Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, MALAYSIA, Wan Abdullah Wan Fadzilah , Mohd Salleh Kahirol ,   Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, MALAYSIA, Sulaiman Nor Lisa ,   Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, MALAYSIA, Kamarrudin Mahazrul ,   Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, MALAYSIA
Published: July 2022

This paper is aimed to determine the importance of employability skills among experienced and novice trainers in the TVET trainer training program. This is due to, some employers reported TVET graduates' lack of employability skills and facing difficulties to fulfill the current employment demands and professional expectations needed by industries (e.g., people management skills, communication skills, interpersonal skills, teamwork, professionalism, knowledge, and principles, problem-solving skills, and decision-making skills). A survey questionnaire was distributed during the TVET training program. A total of Experienced Trainers (n=34) and Novice trainers (n=137) were participating in this study. This study ranked the 25 abilities/items according to eight main constructs of employability skills based on a score ranging from (1) – to (5). The findings indicated that there is a different rank of employability skills between experienced and novice trainers. From these findings, it shows that communication skills, teamwork skills, self-discipline skills, and interpersonal skills are equally perceived to have a high importance level (top 4 highest) by both experienced trainers and novice trainers, while leadership skills, learning skills, and conceptual skills are equally perceived to have a lower importance level according to both experienced trainers and novice trainers. This calls for the planning of a specific curriculum that can be integrated into the TVET trainer training curriculum. It is necessary to transform the educational institutes into lifelong education centers to facilitate this employability skills formation among the graduates. In embedding the employability skills into the curriculum, teaching, learning, and assessment processes, steps must be taken to ensure that there is a constructive alignment between them. The desired employability skills should be made explicit through the learning outcomes of the modules that lead to high academic standards, leadership, industry-defined work readiness, and advanced and continuing education.
The Impact of Perceived Organizational Support on Innovative Work Behavior Through Psychological Empowerment: Focusing on the Moderated Mediating Role of Organizational Procedural Justice
Authors:   Department of Human Resource Development, Korea University of Technology and Education,   1600 Chungjeol-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, 31253, SOUTH KOREA, Park Jiwon , Kim Woocheol ,   Department of Human Resource Development, Korea University of Technology and Education,   1600 Chungjeol-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, 31253, SOUTH KOREA
Published: July 2022

Although much research demonstrates that perceived organizational support (POS) enhances employee innovation (IWB), it is worth pointing out that relatively little attention has been assigned to the roles of employees’ psychological empowerment and organizational procedural justice that underlie the association between perceived organizational support and innovative behaviors. To answer this question, we hypothesized psychological empowerment as a possible mediator in the relationship between POS and IWB and organizational procedural justice as a possible moderator that influences the indirect effect of POS on IWB through psychological empowerment based on the review of the literature. The data collected from 350 employees working in Korean organizations were employed in the latent moderated structural equation (LMS) analysis. The results suggest that POS was directly correlated to psychological empowerment. Moreover, POS was not directly correlated to IBW, but it indirectly influenced IBW through psychological empowerment. The results also suggest the moderated mediating effect of organizational procedural justice in the impact of POS on IWB through psychological empowerment. Based on these findings, it would seem that creating positive organizational climates valuing contributions of individuals and caring about their well-being is important in organizations. In addition, making an effort for the provision of procedural justice, including creating transparent organizational culture, can inspire and enhance employee’s IWB.
LOCAL EXPERIENCE OF INTERFERENCE OF CULTURES (BATUMI ON THE THRESHOLD OF 19TH – 20TH CENTURIES)
Authors:   Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Gogolishvili Otar , Putkaradze Kakha ,   Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
Published: July 2022

For centuries, dialogue between cultures, between different nations, has received considerable attention. Especially when nations of different nationalities and cultures live in one specific location, within one country. The purpose of this article is to show an excellent example of coexistence of people of different nationalities with different cultures on the example of Batumi, Georgia. The article also focuses on the importance of common cultural, economic, civil activities in the 19th – 20th centuries, which contributed to the peaceful coexistence of the population. The article also focuses on the governing style of the then tsarist regime. In order to pursue political interests, the tsarist government tried to prevent the creation of an independent state in the region, thus constantly strengthening and confronting nations with different cultures and ethnicities.
BALKAN INTEGRATION PROCESSES: HISTORY AND MODERNITY
Authors:   Сумський державний педагогічний університет імені А.С. Макаренка, Горобець Ігор , Мартинов Андрій ,   Інститут історії України НАН України
Published: July 2022

The aim of the article is to highlight the attempts of Balkan regional integration in the twentieth century and early XXI century. The Balkan region occupies a special place in European history. Various civilization influences intersect in the Balkans, and trade routes from Europe to the Middle East have traditionally passed. The uneven historical development of the Balkan peoples has led to the severity of the formation of nation-states and the dominance of conflicting internal regional and external interests in the Balkans. The conflict potential of Balkan history was due to the clash of ideas of "great" state formations in the form of "Greater Serbia", "Greater Albania", "Greater Serbia", "Greater Macedonia". An attempt to resolve these contradictions on an international basis was an attempt to implement the Yugoslav project. This project had two different implementation attempts. After the First World War, Yugoslavism was embodied in the format of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. After the Second World War, a more successful attempt at international integration was made in the form of Yugoslav federalism. However, exogenous processes have overturned the achievements of endogenous regional integration. The implementation of the European integration project of the Balkan countries depends on the readiness of the European Union to accept them and on the readiness of the Balkan countries to become part of the European Union. The European integration of the Balkan countries raises the question of the borders of the European Union. Turkey remains on the verge of civilization influences. Turkey's accession to the European Union is of strategic global importance. The qualitative characteristics of the European Union depend on the solution of this issue. The EU does not synchronize the accession process of the Balkan countries with the negotiation process with Turkey. It is impossible to do that, because Turkey is more than all the six Balkan countries that emerged after the breakup of Yugoslavia.
MADUREZ NEUROPSICOLÓGICA Y SIGNOS NEUROLÓGICOS BLANDOS EN PREESCOLARES
Authors: Rincon Lozada Carlos Francisco
Published: July 2022

Introducción: los Signos Neurológicos Blandos han sido definidos de forma general como posibles predictores de patologías neuropsicológicas en niños mentalmente sanos y por ende posibles generadores de desfases en el desarrollo neuromadurativo, se pueden llegar a identificar en edades escolares y pueden aparecer como indicadores en el desarrollo que muestran un patrón deficitario y tiene un pronóstico evolutivo negativo en algunas ocasiones.
Objetivo: Comparar la Madurez Neuropsicológica y la presencia, ausencia de Signos Neurológicos Blandos en niños de 5 y 6 años escolarizados.
Método: se plateo un estudio comparativo, con diseño no experimental, de corte transversal. Se utilizo el Cuestionario de Madurez Neuropsicológica Infantil (CUMANIN) y el anexo de signos neurológicos blandos de la Evaluación Neuropsicológica Infantil (ENI).
Resultados: se obtuvieron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en las escalas de psicomotricidad, viso percepción, ritmo, fluidez verbal, desarrollo no verbal, desarrollo total y cociente de desarrollo. Se pudo evidenciar resultados por debajo de la media en el grupo con signos neurológicos blandos en las escalas de lenguaje expresivo, ritmo, fluidez verbal, atención, desarrollo verbal y desarrollo total.
Conclusiones: los participantes presentan un nivel de madurez neuropsicológica promedio, evidenciándose que la presencia de signos neurológicos blandos afecta la madurez neuropsicológica y esto tiene repercusiones en el desarrollo de las áreas verbales y no verbales.
Sir Ludwig Guttmann y el inicio de la Neurourología
Authors: Terán Amaya Frida Sofía , Moreno Palacios Jorge , Avila Noyola Immer , Vega Hermosillo Romina , Castro Nuñez Patricia
Published: July 2022

El siglo XX estuvo marcado por las guerras mundiales, lo que ocasionó un aumento en la prevalencia de pacientes con lesiones medulares traumáticas, los cuales tenían una mortalidad de 95% en las primeras dos semanas posteriores a la lesión. El 80% de esa mortalidad era relacionada a infecciones de vías urinarias y urosepsis. El objetivo del trabajo es presentar las aportaciones de Ludwig Guttmann, quién se dedicó a otorgar un manejo integral a estos pacientes y los efectos causados al tracto urinario inferior por daño a la médula espinal. Inició con el cateterismo intermitente como tratamiento a la estasis urinaria y observó una disminución significativa en el riesgo relativo de muerte. De igual forma incluyó la rehabilitación física y ejercicio como pilar del tratamiento en las etapas tempranas a la lesión; lo que estableció el nacimiento de los Juegos Paraolímpicos.
Demanda de atención por trastornos mentales durante la tercera ola de Covid-19
Authors: Cabello Rangel Héctor , Santiago Luna Jorge Abraham
Published: July 2022

Introducción: La pandemia por SARS-COV-2 incremento la prevalencia de trastornos mentales. Objetivo: Describir la demanda de atención por trastornos mentales en paciente que recibieron consulta durante junio a diciembre 2021. Método: Estudio retrospectivo comparativo de la demanda de atención por trastornos mentales en un hospital psiquiátrico público durante el segundo semestre del 2021 con la del año 2019. Resultados. Se analizaron 5707 consultas, la reducción en la demanda fue mayor al 50% respecto el 2019 (p=0.009), la demanda por trastornos por consumo de sustancias, depresión y ansiedad se incrementó en 208%, 275% y 485% respecto el año 2019. Conclusiones. La pandemia agravó el rezago en la brecha de atención de trastornos mentales, las restricciones a la movilidad y el cierre de unidades de salud mental posiblemente afectaron el acceso a servicios de salud mental.
REFRACTORY SARCOIDOSIS: DEFINITION, DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA, PREVALENCE
Authors:   SO “National institute of phthisiology and pulmonology named after F. G. Yanovsky NAMS of Ukraine”, Gavrysyuk V. K. , Merenkova E. O. , Dziublyk Y. O. , Morska N. D. , Pendalchuk N. V. , Yachnik A. I. , Vlasova N. A. , Strafun O. V. , Bychenko O. V.
Published: July 2022

Refractory pulmonary sarcoidosis is a variant of sarcoidosis defined as a condition in which glucocorticosteroids (GCS) in maintenance dose less than 10 mg daily (prednisolone equivalent) and methotrexate (MTX) including their combination are not sufficient to achieve clinical remission of the disease. Aim of study — retrospective evaluation of the prevalence of refractory pulmonary sarcoidosis based on assessment of outcomes of GCS and immunosuppressive therapy in patients with newly diagnosed disease. Materials and methods. We examined 250 patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis (main group), 106 male (42,4 %) and 144 female (57,6 %), mean age 44 years (22–74). Stage ІІ was diagnosed in 237 (94,8 %) patients, stage ІІІ — in 13 (5,2 %). GCS therapy was conducted using methylprednisolone (MP) in 190 patients (Group 1 - GCS) according to statements of National clinical recommendations “Sarcoidosis” (2014). Initial dose of MP was 0,4 mg/kg daily during 4 weeks with subsequent tapering to maintenance dose of 0,1 mg/kg by the end of 6th month. MTX monotherapy (15 mg once a week) was conducted in 60 patients with contraindications or serious side effects of MP (Group 2 - MTX). In case of progression or lack of positive response to GCS (improvement) after 6 months of treatment, patients were switched to combination therapy: MP 12 mg daily plus MTX 10 mg weekly. Patients without contraindications or serious adverse effects of MP, failed on initially prescribed MTX, were also switched to combination therapy. Those cases, in which the progression or stabilization of disease was observed despite 6 months of combined therapy, were considered as refractory. For comparison of categorial data, presented as absolute value and percentage, χ2 Pearson’s test was used. All measurements were bilateral with the level of significance p < 0,05. Results. Resistance to GCS therapy (progression or stabilization on therapy) were observed in 55 (28,9 %) patients; cases of treatment failure were observed much more rarely (7 patients — 11,7 %; χ2 =7,302; р = 0,007), mainly in cases with macronodular parenchyma lesions. Considering combination therapy outcomes and MTX monotherapy treatment failure among patients with contraindications and serious adverse effects of GCS therapy, a refractory pulmonary sarcoidosis was registered in 27 (10,8 %) patients. Conclusion. Outcomes of GCS and MTX therapy in patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary sarcoidosis, conducted according to the international and national standards, confirmed the refractory pulmonary sarcoidosis in 10,8 % of cases, which corresponded to foreign literature data. Key words: refractory pulmonary sarcoidosis, diagnosis, prevalence, methylprednisolone, methotrexate.
NOVEL APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY SARCOIDOSIS
Authors:   SO “National institute of phthisiology and pulmonology named after F. G. Yanovsky NAMS of Ukraine”, Gavrysyuk V. K. , Merenkova E. A. , Dziublyk Y. A. , Gumeniuk G. L. , Morska N. D. , Pendalchuk N. V. , Yachnik A. I. , Vlasova N. A. , Strafun O. V. , Bychenko O. V.
Published: July 2022

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory multi-systemic disease of unknown origin with wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Sarcoidosis may affect practically any organ — predominantly lungs, lymphatic system, skin, eyes alone or in combination. The disease is characterized by formation of non-caseous granuloma. In 1999 American Thoracic society (ATS), European Respiratory society (ERS) and World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous diseases (WASOG) adopted an international consensus statement on diagnosis and treatment of sarcoidosis «Statement on Sarcoidosis». Based on ATS, ERS and WASOG 1999 Statement the national documents such as “Evidence-based adapted clinical guideline on sarcoidosis” and “Unified clinical protocol of primary, secondary (specialized) and tertiary (highly-specialized) medical care for sarcoidosis” approved by MOH of Ukraine (decree # 634 dated 08 Sep 2014) were developed by current authors in Ukraine. In 2020 ATS experts published an updated «Diagnosis and Detection of Sarcoidosis. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline», according to which the diagnosis of sarcoidosis was based on 3 criteria: compatible clinical symptoms, presence of non-necrotizing granulomatous inflammation in one or more tissue samples (not always required) and exclusion of alternative causes of granulomatous disorder. Finally, in 2021 ERS task force report was published “ERS clinical practice guidelines on treatment of sarcoidosis”, which outlined completely new approaches to management of sarcoidosis patients. According to this document, a decision about treatment of patient depends on 2 major factors: risk of death or organ failure and deterioration of quality of life of a patient. In addition, main principle of management of sarcoidosis patients is a balance between: a) minimization of risk of disability or death due to lung injury and decrease of quality of life, and b) risk of comorbidity and reduction of quality of life due to corticosteroid or other therapies. Current review focuses on analysis of major statements of these documents, disputable questions of initial therapy choice in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis. Key words: pulmonary sarcoidosis, diagnosis, treatment, glucocorticosteroids, immunosuppressants, cytokine inhibitors.
ANALISIS PENGARUH KUALITAS PEMERINTAHAN TERHADAP EKONOMI DAERAH VIRA SAFITRI
Authors: Safitri Vira
Published: July 2022

Pemberian otonomi yang seluas-luasnya kepada daerah dalam penelenggaraan pemerintahan daerah diarahkan untuk mempercepat terwujudnya kesejahteraan masyarakat melalui peningkatan pelayanan, pemberdayaan, dan peran serta masyarakat. Di samping itu melalui otonomi yang luas diharapkan daerah mampu meningkatkan daya saing dengan memperhatikan prinsip demokrasi, pemerataan, keadilan, keistimewaan dan kekhususan serta potensi dan keanekaragaman daerah dalam sistem Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia. Pemberian kewenangan (devolution of authority) kepada pemerintahan daerah, merupakan suatu kebutuhan yang mutlak dan tidak dapat dihindari. Segi positif pemberian kewenangan kepada pemerintah daerah adalah tugas- tugas pemerintahan akan dijalankan dengan lebih baik, karena masyarakat di daerah sudah sangat memahami konteks kehidupan sosial, ekonomi, dan politik yang disekitar lingkungannya. Pemerintah daerah memahami betul kebutuhan masyarakatnya serta bagaimana memobilisasi sumber daya dan sumber biaya yang dimilikinya. Desentralisasi merupakan simbol adanya kepercayaan (trust) dari pemerintah pusat kepada daerah. Hal itu sesuai dengan misi otonomi daerah yang tertuang dalam Undang-undang Nomor 23 Tahun 2014 tentang Pemerintahan Daerah yang mengakomodasi keterlibatan masyarakat dalam rangka peningkatan pembangunan. Pemerintahan Daerah yang baik berarti suatu pemerintahan Daerah yang teratur, tiada celanya. Parameter pemerintahan Daerah yang baik berupa pelayanan kepada masyarakat, pemberdayaan warga masyarakat dan keterlibatan masyarakat dalam pembangunan.
How to assess sensory information processing in children and adolescents with autism spectrum condition: A systematic review
Authors: Brouche Sandra , Cazalis Fabienne , Rigal Natalie
Published: July 2022

Sensory information processing (SIP) is a diagnosis criterion for autism spectrum condition (ASC) since the fifth version of the DSM but clinicians and researchers lack a consensus to assess it. To fill this gap, we conducted a review of sensory assessment in children and adolescents with ASC. The main objective of this review was to identify the methods and tools for assessing SIP in children and adolescents with ASC. A second objective was to map the types of SIP characterization according to the tools. This extensive search was conducted in scientific databases from January 1991 to January 2021 using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) method. A total of 141 manuscripts met the criteria for inclusion. Five types of assessment method were identified: questionnaires, psychophysics, electroencephalography, neuroimaging and observations. Among these different methods, questionnaires are the most frequently cited, especially the Short Sensory Profile. This systematic review of methods for assessing SIP highlighted the great heterogeneity of sensory assessment targets in children with ASC, suggesting that current tools are not harmonized to characterize the SIP common to children and adolescents with ASC aged 0–18 years. If this systematic review allows better identification of the tools to be used in ASC clinics and research, the question remains as to how effective they are for assessing sensory specificities. Further research should serve as an opening for the development of new approaches to explore sensory treatment in order to build more efficient tools that can contribute to diagnoses.
Sample title
Authors: Konyaev Maxim
Published: July 2022

Population aging is an importnat socio-demographic problem in Russia
“Autism Research is in Crisis”: A mixed method study of researcher’s constructions of autistic people and autism research
Authors: Botha Monique , Cage Eilidh
Published: July 2022

Autism researchers can be ableist, including by talking about autistic people in sub-human terms (dehumanisation), treating autistic people like objects (objectification), and making othering statements which set autistic people apart from non-autistic people, and below in status (stigmatisation). This mixed-method study aimed to investigate how autism researchers construct autistic people and autism research, and to investigate whether including autistic people more in research relates to lower ableism in narratives about autistic people. We used a survey with autism researchers (N =195) asking five open-ended questions about autism and autism research, as well as demographics, career length, contact with autistic people (familial and non-familial) and degree to which researchers involve autistic people in their research. We used content analysis to categorize narratives used by autism researchers and cues for ableism (dehumanization, objectification, and stigmatisation). We then used binary-logistic regression to identify whether narrative or higher inclusion of autistic people predicted fewer ableist cues, controlling for career length and connections to autistic people. Using medicalised narratives of autism predicted higher odds of ableist cues compared to employing social model or neutral embodiment narratives. Greater inclusion of autistic people in research predicted significantly lower odds of ableist cues, while controlling for other contact with autistic people and career length. Next, we used reflexive thematic analysis to analyse researcher’s perceptions of autistic people and autism research. Narratives reflected core ideological disagreements of the field, such as whether researchers consider autism to be an intrinsic barrier to a good life, and whether researchers prioritise research which tackles “autism” versus barriers to societal inclusion for autistic people. Instrumentality (a form of objectification) was key to whether researchers considered a person to have social value with emphasis revolving around intellectual ability and independence. Lastly, language seemed to act as a tool of normalisation of violence. Researchers relied on an amorphous idea of “autism” when talking about prevention or eradication, potentially because it sounds more palatable than talking about preventing “autistic people”, despite autism only existing within the context of autistic people.
Association of cerebrovascular ischemic disease and the outcomes of COVID-19: Protocol for systematic review & meta-analysis of meta-analyses
Authors: Haider Bangash Ali
Published: July 2022

The association of history of cerebrovascular ischemic disease and outcomes of COVID-19 in a patient shall be explored.
Pressure Sensor with Temperature Sensor and Defense for Overload Pressure
Authors: Mikhail
Published: July 2022

The small-sized temperature sensor chip in a form of Schottky diode with reduced consumption, increased breakdown voltage and high linear temperature coeﬃcient was developed. The temperature sensor chip is located in the single case of pressure sensor module. The research presents development adventures over previously used analogs of temperature sensor for external circuit of pressure sensor. Additionally, the assembly for pressure sensor chip for 25, 60 and 160 kPa ranges uses stops for both sides. It helps to increase the moment of burst pressure from 3 to 5 times relativity assembly without stops.
War-related stress scale
Authors: Vargová Lenka , Jozefiakova Bibiana , Lačný Martin , Adamkovic Matus
Published: July 2022

Background: The current war in Ukraine has affected the well-being of people worldwide. In order to understand how difficult the situation is, specific stressors associated with war need to be measured. In response, we here develop an inventory of war-related stressors including its short form.Methods: A list of potential war-related stressors was created, and the content validity of each item assessed. The list, along with other validated scales, was administered to a representative sample of the Slovak population (effective N = 1851). Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, convergent validity analysis and network analysis were carried out to determine the optimal scale (long and short form) focused on war-related stressors.Results: The full version of the scale consists of 21 items, further divided into three factors: society-related stressors, person-related stressors, and security-related stressors. The short version of the scale comprises nine items loaded onto one factor. These items cover concerns for one’s safety and future, access to necessities, potential worsening of the economic situation, and the risk of conflict escalation, including a nuclear threat. The results of the network analysis indicate that concern about escalation and fear of an economic crisis play a central role.Conclusions: The scale attempts to encompass a wide spectrum of areas that are affected by war and its potential consequences on individuals who reside outside the conflict zone. Given the complexity of the issue, researchers are invited to modify the scale, tailoring it to specific cultural, geographical, and temporal contexts.
Sleep and Affect: A Conceptual Review
Authors: ten Brink Maia , Dietch Jessee , Tutek Joshua , Suh Sooyeon , Gross James , Manber Rachel
Published: July 2022

Everyday experience suggests that sleep and affect are closely linked, with daytime affect influencing how we sleep, and sleep influencing subsequent affect. Yet empirical evidence for this bidirectional relationship between sleep and affect in non-clinical adult samples remains mixed, which may be due to heterogeneity in both construct definitions and measurement. This conceptual review proposes a granular framework that deconstructs sleep and affect findings according to three subordinate dimensions, namely domains (which are distinct for sleep and affect), methods (i.e., self-report vs. behavioral/physiological measures), and timescale (i.e., shorter vs. longer). We illustrate the value of our granular framework through a systematic review of empirical studies published in PubMed (N = 80 articles). We found that in some cases, particularly for sleep disturbances and sleep duration, our framework identified robust evidence for associations with affect that are separable by domain, method, and timescale. However, in most other cases, evidence was either inconclusive or too sparse, resulting in no clear patterns. Our review did not find support for granular bidirectionality between sleep and affect. We suggest a roadmap for future studies based on gaps identified by our review and discuss advantages and disadvantages of our granular dimensional framework.
Instructed Motivational States Bias Reinforcement Learning and Memory Formation
Authors: Sinclair Alyssa Hannah , Wang Yuxi Candice , Adcock R. Alison
Published: July 2022

Motivation influences goals, decisions, and memory formation. Imperative motivation links urgent goals to actions, narrowing the focus of attention and memory. Conversely, interrogative motivation integrates goals over time and space, supporting rich memory encoding for flexible future use. Here, we manipulated motivational states using cover stories presented before a reinforcement learning task: The Imperative group imagined executing a museum heist, whereas the Interrogative group imagined planning a future heist. Participants repeatedly chose among four doors, representing different rooms of the museum, to sample trial-unique paintings with variable rewards. The next day, participants in both groups performed a surprise next-day memory test. Crucially, only the cover stories differed between the Imperative and Interrogative groups; the reinforcement learning task and incentive contingencies were identical, and all participants only received payment after the memory test. In an initial sample and a pre-registered replication, we demonstrated that Imperative motivation increased exploitation during reinforcement learning. Conversely, Interrogative motivation increased directed (but not random) exploration, despite the cost to their earnings. At test, the Interrogative group was more accurate at recognizing paintings and recalling associated values, relative to the Imperative group. In the Interrogative group, higher-value paintings were more likely to be remembered; Imperative motivation disrupted this effect of reward modulating memory. Overall, we demonstrate that a pre-learning motivational manipulation can bias learning and memory, bearing implications for education, behavior change, clinical interventions, and communication.
Consumers Perception towards Service Quality of E-Banking in Shimla District of Himachal Pradesh
Authors: Sharma Vijeta
Published: July 2022

E-Banking is a popular banking service all over the world nowadays because of its convenience and great benefits for both banks and customers. Internet banking provides customers the advantages of anywhere, anytime banking and also provides bankers with the facility of paperless banking and avoids the inconvenience of services. The Promotion of online banking technology enabled the banks to enhance its operations with cost cutting effectively and efficiently in order to handle banking affairs via online banking channel. Customers are being facilitated by reducing their visits in banks and they can carry out their transactions via internet or ATM machines instead of personally visiting the branches. This paper analyzes the perception of customers regarding various components of services viz convenience, security and privacy, speed and accuracy and fees and charges of e-banking in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh.
The concept of social justice and religion according to Ambedkar
Authors: Solanki Jinal
Published: July 2022

There Ambedkar made the claim that the untouchables were a special independent entity, so their places should be protected. He demanded that 22 out of 140 seats in the Mumbai Legislative Council be reserved for this category. This shows that leadership ability was coming to Ambedkar very soon. From the early thirties he participated as a representative of the Scheduled Castes in the three Round Table Conferences organized by the British. Which was spoken with the objective of forming the future state system of India. Representation in this way made them feel that in a way this is a recognition of the independent status of the Scheduled Castes. For the first time, he stressed at the Round Table Conference that in terms of elections, the Dalit class and as a separate community should be recognized. He should not accept any constitution granting self-government to India till then,

Considering the life and parties of Babasaheb Ambedkar, we come to the conclusion that Dr. Ambedkar, one of the grandsons of the land of India, in the form of a shining star, will always be his adornment among the star-studded group of sharp-witted, discriminating politicians.

Along with Ambedkar's eagerness to be the leader of the caste, he made a concerted effort to keep the national political perspective neutral. In this way, he has a proud place in the constellation of nation-building personalities, which is still revered for his political foresight.

Abstract in Gujarati Language:

આંબેડકરે ત્યાં એવો દાવો પ્રસ્તુત કર્યો કે અસ્પૃશ્ય વર્ગ એક વિશિષ્ટ સ્વતંત્ર અસ્તિત્વ છે, એટલા માટે તેમના સ્થાનોને સુરક્ષિત કરવામાં આવે. તેમણે મુંબઇ વિધાન પરિષદની 140 સીટોમાંથી 22 સીટો આ વર્ગના માટે આરક્ષિત કરવાની માંગ કરી હતી. આનાથી ખબર પડે છે કે નેતૃત્વ ક્ષમતા આંબેડકરમાં જલ્દીથી આવી રહી હતી. ત્રીસના દશકના આરંભથી તેમણે અંગ્રેજો દ્વારા આયોજિત એ ત્રણેય ગોળમેજ સંમેલનમાં અનુસૂચિત જાતિના પ્રતિનિધિના રૂપમાં ભાગ લીધો. જે ભારતના ભવિષ્યની રાજ્ય-વ્યવસ્થાના ગઠન ઉદ્દેશ્યથી બોલવામાં આવી હતી. આ રીતે પ્રતિનિધિત્વથી તેમને એ અનુભવ થવા લાગ્યો કે એક રીતથી આ અનુસૂચિત જાતિઓની સ્વતંત્ર સ્થિતિના પ્રતિ માન્યતા છે. તેમને પ્રથમવાર ગોળમેજ કોન્ફરન્સમાં બળ પૂર્વક કહ્યું કે નિર્વાચન ની દ્રષ્ટિથી દલિત વર્ગ અને એક પૃથક સમુદાયના રૂપમાં માન્યતા આપવી જોઈએ. ભારતને સ્વશાસન પ્રદાન કરવાવાળી કોઈપણ સંવિધાનને તેમણે તે સમયે સુધી સ્વીકાર ન કરવો જોઈએ,

બાબાસાહેબ આંબેડકરના જીવન અને પક્ષોને ધ્યાનમાં રાખીને આ નિષ્કર્ષ પર આવીએ છીએ કે ભારત ભૂમિના સપૂતોમાંથી ડૉ.આંબેડકર એક દીપ્તિમાન નક્ષત્રના રૂપમાં હંમેશા તીક્ષણ બુદ્ધિવાળા, વિવેકશીલ રાજનેતાઓના તારક મંડળની વચ્ચે, તેમની શોભા બનીને હંમેશા રહેશે.

આમ્બેડકરે જાતિના નેતા રહેવાની આતુરતાની સાથે જ તેમણે રાષ્ટ્રીય રાજનીતિક પરિપ્રેક્ષ્યને નિરપેક્ષ રાખવાનો સહધ્યતાપૂર્ણ પ્રયત્ન કર્યા. આજ રીતે રાજનૈતિક દૂરદર્શિતાના માટે આજ સુધી પૂજવામાં આવતી રાષ્ટ્ર-નિર્માતા વિભૂતિઓના તારક મંડળમાં તેમનું ગૌરવપૂર્ણ સ્થાન છે.

Keywords: જાતિવાદ, સ્થિરીકરણ, સમાજિક ન્યાય, માનવાધિકાર
The Importance of Financial Management for the Success of the Organization in a Challenging Business Environment
Authors:   Academy of Professional Studies South Serbia, Department of Higher Business School Leskovac, Vlade Jovanovića 8, Leskovac, Serbia, Janaćković Tanja , Janaćković Marko ,   Academy of Professional Studies South Serbia, Department of Higher Business School Leskovac, Vlade Jovanovića 8, Leskovac, Serbia
Published: July 2022

The current economic environment poses challenges for the function of financial management and the financial function in general, on several levels. Organizations are required to change existing priorities, with an emphasis on cash management and forecasting activities, as well as risk management. Challenges in the business environment require organiza­tions to raise additional capital. They need efficient financial management that will create an adequate capital structure, in order to react positively to changes in the business environment and use the available financial re­sources optimally and better meet the requirements in terms of obligations. The COVID-19 pandemic poses a challenge to organizations around the world, forcing them to rethink their existing business models as they strug­gle to survive. The paper first examines the impact of the COVID-19 pan­demic on organizations and their business, and especially on finances and the process of financial management, and then points out the importance and techniques of financial management that are necessary for the success of organizations. This paper aims to point out the importance of efficient financial management and the application of its essential concepts in order to achieve the success and development of business organizations, especial­ly in a challenging environment.
FinTech: Should We Accelerate Their Development?
Authors:   Aleksandër Moisiu University, Durrës, Albania, Troplini Rovena , Tota Ikbale ,   Aleksandër Moisiu University, Durrës, Albania, Zyko Merjemë ,   Durrës, Albania
Published: July 2022

Technological development has played an integral role in the transformation and progress of the financial sector. Reductions in time, costs, efficiency, are some of the opportunities that the Fintech sector stim­ulates. In this paper we will examine the advantages of technology integra­tion in finance and FinTech’s interaction with other sectors such as banking but also the risks it carries. We will analyze Fintech implementation in Alba­nia market and the challenges faced for development. If we take into consideration how quickly the economic, social, cultural and natural conditions are changing, of course finding, applying and develop­ing new alternatives is the right solution. FinTech is therefore seen as the fu­ture of the financial sector. In conclusion, Albania as a developing economy and unknown with new technologies, regardless of all the difficulties, is open to innovations and can be seen as a new market for the development of FinTechs.
Strategic Relevance of an Information Systems Master Plan in an Organizational Context
Authors:   Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal, Barros Inês , Almeida Ana ,   Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal, Reis Leonilde ,   Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
Published: July 2022

Currently, there are organizations dedicated to providing sup­port services to hospitals in order to collaborate to optimize the provision of health care, contributing to increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the health system. The paper aims to present the problem from a system modeling perspective when developing an Information Systems Master Plan. The research methodology adopted is Design Science Research, given its characteristics and suitability to the field of Information Systems research towards the creation of the artifact. The expected results are centered on the process underlying the development of an Information Systems Master Plan that allows reflecting the organizational reality and creating conditions to outline strategies to guide and optimize the implementation and safe use of Information and Communication Technologies.
Employees’ and Students’ Attitudes of Business Process Orientation Usefulness in Croatia
Authors: Petrić Marin , Hell Marko ,   Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Published: July 2022

Considering the growing competition in the market, each com­pany strives to operate in accordance with the time in which it exists and following modern techniques of business system management. One of such techniques is manifested in designing and managing business processes in organizations. The authors investigated two groups of respondents. The first group consists of employees of different organizations in Croatia. The second group of respondents are students of higher years of economic fac­ulties in Croatia. The perception of these two groups on the importance of the company’s business process orientation was examined. The two groups were examined for an overview of the current situation with the help of em­ployees and the future through the prism of future employees – current stu­dents. This paper aims to assume future trends of BPO use in organizations taking into account the perception of the participants surveyed.