bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pengaruh Media Sosial Terhadap Wawasan Kebangsaan Pada Generasi Muda
Authors: Mergining Mei Nanang Andhiyan , Farida Elis Anita , Kridaningsih Anna
Published: April 2022

Penggunaan media sosial bagi generasi muda dapat meningkatkan interaksi antar penggunanya tanpa terbatas jarak dan waktu. Kemudahan melakukan interaksi memberikan dampak dengan semakin mudahnya untuk berkomunikasi baik menyampaikan berita/pesan dan memberikan respon berupa kritik maupun saran. Salah satu dampak negatif yang dapat terjadi yaitu menyampaikan pesan berupa ajakan untuk menamamkan ujaran kebencian terkait dengan kehidupan berbangsa dan bernegara. Penelitian dilakukan untuk mengkaji tentang pengaruh media sosial terhadap wawasan kebangsaan pada generasi muda di Kelurahan Gunung Gedangan Kota Mojokerto. Penelitian survey dengan variabel bebas (X) yaitu media sosial dan variabel terikat (Y) yaitu wawasan kebangsaan. Berdasarkan hasil olah data diperoleh signifikansi (Sig) sebesar 0,020 < 0,05 sehingga disimpulkan bahwa media sosial (X) berpengaruh terhadap wawasan kebangsaan (Y).
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI TERJADINYA MERARIQ PADA MASYARAKAT SUKU SASAK
Authors: Haslan Muhammad Mabrur , Dahlan Dahlan , Fauzan Ahmad
Published: April 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi terjadinya merariq pada masyarakat suku sasak. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Teknik Pengumpulan Data yang digunakan adalah, wawancara mendalam, observasi dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi terjadinya merariq pada masyarakat suku sasak sebagai berikut: (1) perbedaan strata atau kelas (2) faktor budaya yang dilakukan secara turun temurun. 3) faktor ekonomi  (4) faktor persaingan.  (5) faktor perjodohanThe purpose of this study is:  (1)  to identify factors influence merariq  at Sasak Tribe Community.  The method of research in the shape case study. Meanwhile  the technique in collecting the data is in-depth interview, obervation, and documentation. Furthermore data analysis conducted completely during data collection in very focus of activities and every finishing data collection. The Results of research  to identify  factors influence merariq  at Sasak Tribe Community etc (1) discrimination strata and class fa(2) hereditary culture factors (3) economic factors (4) competition factors (5) matchmaking factors
Penerapan Metode Balanced Scorecard Sebagai Pengukuran Kinerja pada Kantor SAMSAT Selong
Authors: Zahra Sania Al , Yuliati Ni Nyoman , Wahyullah Muhammad
Published: April 2022

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Kinerja Kantor SAMSAT Selong diukur dengan menggunakan Metode Balanced Scorecard. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah nonprobability sampling. Hasil penelitian diukur menggunakan value for money dengan hasil yang baik, persepektif pelanggan menunjukkan hasil yang baik berdasarkan 3 indikator, persepektif proses bisnis internal menunjukkan hasil yang sangat baik berdasarkan 7 indikator, serta persepektif pembelajaran dan pertumbuhan menunjukkan hasil yang baik. Kantor SAMSAT Selong harus lebih memperhatikan kualitas pelayanan dengan baik terhadap pelanggan dan meningkatkan kinerja terhadap pegawai.Abstract:  This study aims to determine the performance of the Selong SAMSAT Office when measured using the Balanced Scorecard Method. This type of research is descriptive research. Where customers are taxpayers, the sample is taken by using incidental sampling and the employees of the Selong SAMSAT office using saturated sampling. The results using value for money with good results, the customer perspective shows good results based on 3 indicators, the internal business process perspective shows excellent results based on 7 indicators, as well as the learning and teaching perspective. growth shows good results. The Selong SAMSAT Office should pay more attention to the quality of service to customers and improve performance of employees.
The Application of Geographic Information Systems in Schools around the World: a Retrospective Analysis
Authors: Холошин Ігор Віталійович , Назаренко Тетяна Геннадіївна , Бондаренко Ольга Володимирівна , Ганчук Олена Вікторівна , Варфоломєєва Ірина Миколаївна
Published: April 2022

The article is devoted to the problem of incorporation geographic information systems (GIS) in world school practice. The authors single out the stages of GIS application in school geographical education based on the retrospective analysis of the scientific literature. The first stage (late 70s – early 90s of the XX century) is the beginning of the first educational GIS programs and partnership agreements between schools and universities. The second stage (mid-90s of the XX century – the beginning of the XXI century) comprises the distribution of GIS-educational programs in European and Australian schools with the involvement of leading developers of GIS-packages (ESRI, Intergraph, MapInfo Corp., etc.). The third stage (2005–2012) marks the spread of the GIS school education in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America; on the fourth stage (from 2012 to the present) geographic information systems emerge in school curricula in most countries. The characteristics of the GIS-technologies development stages are given considering the GIS didactic possibilities for the study of school geography, as well as highlighting their advantages and disadvantages.
Формули мовного етикету як функціонально автономні комунікативні стереотипи в синтаксичній структурі сучасної української мови
Authors: Біленко С. М.
Published: April 2022

Проаналізовано формули мовного етикету як функціонально автономні комунікативні стереотипи в синтаксичній структурі сучасної української мови. З’ясовано, чому етикетні формули мають контекстно автономний зміст і форму: їх призначення специфічне, вони мають у зв'язку з цим усталену форму і закріплений за нею зміст, вони відтворювані мовленнєві структури. Це комунікативні стереотипи. Якщо ж ці контекстно автономні формули потрапляють у лінійне речення, то вводяться як цитата або як пряма мова, що підкреслює їх первісну функціональну автономність
Загальнокомпозиційні та синтаксичні особливості тексту казки в їх проекції на структуру розповідного стилю
Authors: Вавринюк Т. І.
Published: April 2022

Проаналізовано загальнокомпозиційні та синтаксичні особливості тексту казки в їх проекції на структуру розповідного стилю. Розкрито характерні композиційні особливості казкової розповіді, що зумовлюють специфіку її мовної організації.
Способи універбації складених найменувань у мовленні
Authors: Віняр Г. М.
Published: April 2022

Охарактеризовано сучасне українське словотворення, що має тенденцією до компресії плану вираження при збереженні плану змісту; творення однослівних назв на базі номінативних словосполучень “прикметник - іменник” відбувається, як правило, двома шляхами: у структурі універба наявна прикметникова основа - функцією іменника заступає суфікс (субстанціальний чи нульовий); у структурі універба повністю зберігається іменник, а прикметникова основа представлена в скороченому варіанті, який знаходиться у препозиції.
Структурно-семантична характеристика відад'єктивних словотвірних гнізд в українській мові
Authors: Левченко О. Ф.
Published: April 2022

Досліджено словотвірні гнізда, вершинами яких є прикметники, шо входять до лексико-семантичної групи на позначення ознаки, що сприймається за допомогою органів чуттів: зору, слуху, дотику, нюху, смаку. Проаналізовано структури відад'єктивних словотвірних гнізд і семантики похідних різних ступенів словотвору в межах одного гнізда.
До проблеми дослідження та порівняння темпоральних лексико-семантичних полів в українській мові
Authors: Цегельська М. В.
Published: April 2022

У процесі дослідження виявлено слова-категорії темпоральності в англійській та українській мовах для зіставлення, досліджено семантичний об'єм цих слів, семантичні зв'язки між назвами точних і неточних часових понять і вироблено основні принципи введення темпоральної лексики на уроках мови, щоб ті, хто вивчає мову, зрозуміли важливість часової концептуальної області в понятійній картині світу.
Художньо-стильові особливості криворізького студентського фольклору
Authors: Щербак С. В.
Published: April 2022

Представлено записи текстів фольклорної практики студентів Криворізького державного педагогічного університету, а саме повір’їв студентів щодо сесії, які побутують на території м. Кривого Рогу. Виявлено специфіку студентських повір’їв, їх тематику та проблематику, новизну використаних образів (бомж, міліціонер, пожежник). Установлено, що стилістично студентські повір’я щодо екзаменаційної сесії оформлено у жанрі порад: переважають прості та складнопідрядні речення; дієслова наказового способу та інфінітиви; слова категорії; оцінні слова. У багатьох повір’ях є обґрунтування та пояснення, чому необхідно поступати саме таким чином, що створює ілюзію «науковості», наукоподібності. Проаналізовані фольклорні твори демонструють національний характер студента у його регіональному забарвленні, зображують прагнення, мрії, бажання українського студентства загалом.
Мова і нація в житті людини
Authors: Явір В. В.
Published: April 2022

Розкрито основи мовного світогляду. Розглянуто різноманітні питання, що виникають на мовному грунті в суспільстві. Висвітлено роль і значення рідної мови в життєдіяльності народу й окремої людини.
Qatari-Turkish and Saudi-Emirati alliance: Struggle for influence in Sudan
Authors: Khayrullin Timur R.
Published: April 2022

The article is devoted to the analysis of the confrontation between the Qatari-Turkish and Saudi Emirati blocs for influence in the Republic of Sudan. It was found out that in addition to the traditional struggle for the promotion of interests between Saudi Arabia and Iran in Sudan, a new player appeared in the geopolitical arena in the person of Qatar and Turkey.
The Qatari-Turkish bloc was particularly active in strengthening its positions during the events of the "Arab Spring", provoking a reaction from Saudi Arabia and its ally, the United Arab Emirates. To weaken Turkish-Qatari-Sudanese relations, the Saudi-Emirati bloc provided financial and material assistance to Khartoum, which was in a difficult socio-economic situation as a result of the secession of South Sudan. However, the efforts of Saudi Arabia and the UAE did not lead to the desired result and forced them to resort to more decisive actions. As a result of sabotage by the military and economic elites supported by the Saudi-Emirati bloc in the spring of 2019, the thirty-year-old Sudanese regime of O. al-Bashir was overthrown.
The military elite came to power, which managed to ease the socio-economic tension in the country. Financial and military assistance from Riyadh and Abu Dhabi played an important role in this. The fall of the regime of O. al-Bashir dealt a serious blow to the positions of Qatar and Turkey in Sudan, simultaneously strengthening the Saudi-Emirati positions. Despite this, Qatar and Turkey have not lost hope of restoring their influence in Sudan and continue to try to establish diplomatic, financial, military and cultural relations.
Development of science communication in China
Authors: Polyakova Yeseniya S.
Published: April 2022

In the new century, China sets itself ambitious goals, the implementation of which depends to a large extent on the development of the country's scientific and technical base, in connection with which in recent years, Beijing has significantly increased investments in its own science, against the background of this, the financing of science communication has also increased.
Science communication is an important component of the scientific and technological development of society, which is, in a broad sense, processes and mechanisms for the dissemination of advanced ideas and achievements of progress both within the academic community and outside it through various forms, institutions and communication channels. Currently, mainly in the Western world, the theory and practice of science communication is actively developing. In contrast to the traditional understanding of this term, in China the terms kepu and kexue chuanbo (popularisation and dissemination of science) are used, which better correspond to Chinese realities. They mean the transfer of knowledge, not a way of thinking, it is more about the dissemination of science among young people, people in rural and poor regions, than about the exchange of ideas and ways of thinking - a kind of science communication with Chinese characteristics.
The article notes that despite a number of obvious difficulties at the implementation stage, partly related to the peculiarities of the Chinese culture and general bureaucratic problems, the popularisation of science is systemic and multi-level, involves a large number of channels and institutions for the transfer of knowledge and scientific information, and has a solid legal basis, which contributes to the solution of the tasks assigned to it and reaching a new level. At the same time, despite the rapid development of Chinese scientific thought, one should not overestimate its influence on world science.
A Phase 2 Study of S-588410 Maintenance Monotherapy for Platinum-Treated Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
Authors: Shimizu Nobuaki , Hussain Syed A. , Obara Wataru , Yamasaki Toshinari , Takashima Satoru , Hasegawa Takahiro , Iguchi Motofumi , Igarashi Kenji , Ogawa Osamu , Fujioka Tomoaki
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND:

Effective maintenance therapy for urothelial carcinoma (UC) is needed to delay progression after first-line chemotherapy.

OBJECTIVE:

To evaluate S-588410, a cancer peptide vaccine containing five human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A*24:02-restricted epitope peptides derived from five cancer-testis antigens (DEPDC1, MPHOSPH1, URLC10, CDCA1, and KOC1) in chemotherapy-treated, clinically stable patients with advanced or metastatic UC.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

This open-label, international, phase 2 trial enrolled patients with UC who had completed≥4 cycles of first-line platinum-containing chemotherapy without disease progression. Forty-five HLA-A*24:02-positive patients received subcutaneous injections of S-588410 (Montanide ISA 51 VG with 1 mg/mL of each peptide) weekly for 12 weeks then once every 2 weeks thereafter for up to 24 months. Thirty-six HLA-A*24:02-negative patients did not receive S-588410 (observation group). The primary endpoint was the rate of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) induction against≥1 of the peptides at 12 weeks.

RESULTS:

The CTL induction rate in the S-588410 group was 93.3% ( p < 0.0001, one-sided binomial test with a rate of≤50% as the null hypothesis). The antitumor response rate was 8.9% in the S-588410 group and 0% in the observation group; median progression-free survival was 18.1 versus 12.5 weeks and median overall survival was 71.0 versus 99.0 weeks, respectively. The most frequent treatment-emergent adverse event was injection-site reactions (47 events, grades 1–3) reported in 93.3% ( n = 42/45) of participants.

CONCLUSIONS:

S-588410 demonstrated a high CTL induction rate, acceptable safety profile, and modest clinical response, as maintenance therapy in participants with advanced or metastatic UC who had received first-line platinum-based chemotherapy (EudraCT 2013-005274-22).
A New Functional Gene, Zinc Finger Protein 485 (ZNF485), is Involved in Bladder Cancer Proliferation
Authors: Tan Yiao , Zhao Fangfang , Liu Shuhan , Huang Tao , Zang Chunbao , Sha Dan , Kong Lingsuo , Ge Fangfang , Huang Dabing , Pu Youguang
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND:

Bladder cancer is the second most common urological cancer worldwide, with low early diagnosis and high mortality. The limited progress in diagnostics and treatment greatly impedes the survival of bladder cancer patients.

OBJECTIVE:

Potential therapeutic biomarkers are urgently needed for future clinical treatment.

METHODS:

We analyzed the sequencing data and corresponding clinicopathological features and survival information of bladder cancer patients in the TCGA database and identified a new zinc finger protein 485 gene, termed ZNF485, which is highly expressed in the tissues of bladder cancer patients and was verified in cells, animal models and tissue microarrays.

RESULTS:

We found that inhibition of ZNF485 in the bladder cancer cell lines T24 and 5637 obviously inhibited proliferation and promoted the apoptosis of cancer cells. Furthermore, wound healing and invasion assays showed that downregulation of ZNF485 significantly decreased the mobility and invasion of T24 and 5637 cells. In addition, ZNF485-shRNA transfection obviously inhibited tumor growth in nude mice. Immunohistochemical results of clinical samples showed that the expression level of ZNF485 protein in cancer tissues was higher than that in adjacent tissues. Mechanistic analysis identified possible downstream target genes.

CONCLUSIONS:

Taken together, the results provide evidence that ZNF485 is involved in bladder cancer proliferation and might be a potential therapeutic biomarker for the treatment of this disease
Entorhinal Subfield Vulnerability to Neurofibrillary Tangles in Aging and the Preclinical Stage of Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Llamas-Rodríguez Josué , Oltmer Jan , Greve Douglas N. , Williams Emily , Slepneva Natalya , Wang Ruopeng , Champion Samantha , Lang-Orsini Melanie , Fischl Bruce , Frosch Matthew P. , van der Kouwe André J.W. , Augustinack Jean C.
Published: April 2022

Background: Neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) accumulation in the entorhinal cortex (EC) precedes the transformation from cognitive controls to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). While tauopathy has been described in the EC before, the order and degree to which the individual subfields within the EC are engulfed by NFTs in aging and the preclinical AD stage is unknown. Objective: We aimed to investigate substructures within the EC to map the populations of cortical neurons most vulnerable to tau pathology in aging and the preclinical AD stage. Methods: We characterized phosphorylated tau (CP13) in 10 cases at eight well-defined anterior-posterior levels and assessed NFT density within the eight entorhinal subfields (described by Insausti and colleagues) at the preclinical stages of AD. We validated with immunohistochemistry and labeled the NFT density ratings on ex vivo MRIs. We measured subfield cortical thickness and reconstructed the labels as three-dimensional isosurfaces, resulting in anatomically comprehensive, histopathologically validated tau “heat maps.” Results: We found the lateral EC subfields ELc, ECL, and ECs (lateral portion) to have the highest tau density in semi-quantitative scores and quantitative measurements. We observed significant stepwise higher tau from anterior to posterior levels (p < 0.001). We report an age-dependent anatomically-specific vulnerability, with all cases showing posterior tau pathology, yet older individuals displaying an additional anterior tau burden. Finally, cortical thickness of each subfield negatively correlated with respective tau scores (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Our findings indicate that posterior-lateral subfields within the EC are the most vulnerable to early NFTs and atrophy in aging and preclinical AD.
Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries and Future Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Graham Alicia , Livingston Gill , Purnell Lucy , Huntley Jonathan
Published: April 2022

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the risk of future dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, it is unclear whether this is true for mild TBI (mTBI). Objective: To explore the association between mTBI and subsequent risk of developing AD. Method: We systematically searched four electronic databases from January 1954 to April 2020. We included studies reporting primary data and where mTBI preceded AD by≥5 years. We meta-analyzed included studies for both high quality studies and studies with a follow up of > 10 years. Result: We included 5 of the 10,435 results found. Meta-analysis found a history of mTBI increased risk of AD (pooled relative risk = 1.18, 95% CI 1.11–1.25, N = 3,149,740). The sensitivity analysis including only studies in which mTBI preceded AD by > 10 years, excluded two very large studies and resulted in wider confidence intervals (RR = 2.02, 95% CI 0.66–6.21, N = 2307). Conclusion: There is an increased risk of AD following mTBI. Our findings of increased risk even with mTBI means it cannot be assumed that mild head injuries from sports are harmless. The sensitivity analysis suggests that we cannot exclude reverse causation, and longer follow up times are needed. Implementation of policy to reduce mTBIs, including in children and sportsmen, are urgently needed. Further research is needed on the effect of frequency and age at injury of mTBIs.
Importance of Task Selection for Connected Speech Analysis in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease from an Ethnically Diverse Sample
Authors: Bose Arpita , Dutta Manaswita , Dash Niladri S. , Nandi Ranita , Dutt Aparna , Ahmed Samrah
Published: April 2022

Features of linguistic impairment in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are primarily derived from English-speaking patients. Little is known regarding such deficits in linguistically diverse speakers with AD. We aimed to detail linguistic profiles (speech rate, dysfluencies, syntactic, lexical, morphological, semantics) from two connected speech tasks–Frog Story and picture description–in Bengali-speaking AD patients. The Frog Story detected group differences on all six linguistic levels, compared to only three with picture description. Critically, Frog Story captured the language-specific differences between the groups. Careful consideration should be given to the choice of connected speech tasks for dementia diagnosis in linguistically diverse populations.
A novel intelligent hyper-heuristic algorithm for solving optimization problems
Authors: Tong Zhao , Chen Hongjian , Liu Bilan , Cai Jinhui , Cai Shuo
Published: April 2022

In recent years, solving combinatorial optimization problems involves more complications, high dimensions, and multi-objective considerations. Combining the advantages of other evolutionary algorithms to enhance the performance of a unique evolutionary algorithm and form a new hybrid heuristic algorithm has become a way to strengthen the performance of the algorithm effectively. However, the intelligent hybrid heuristic algorithm destroys the integrity, universality, and robustness of the original algorithm to a certain extent and increases its time complexity. This paper implements a new idea “ML to choose heuristics” (a heuristic algorithm combined with machine learning technology) which uses the Q-learning method to learn different strategies in genetic algorithm. Moreover, a selection-based hyper-heuristic algorithm is obtained that can guide the algorithm to make decisions at different time nodes to select appropriate strategies. The algorithm is the hybrid strategy using Q-learning on StudGA (HSQ-StudGA). The experimental results show that among the 14 standard test functions, the evolutionary algorithm guided by Q-learning can effectively improve the quality of arithmetic solution. Under the premise of not changing the evolutionary structure of the algorithm, the hyper-heuristic algorithm represents a new method to solve combinatorial optimization problems.
RETRACTED: A novel neural network model for shrimp segmentation to detect white spot syndrome
Authors: Ramachandran Lakshmanan , Mohan Veerasamy
Published: April 2022

This article has been retracted. A retraction notice can be found at https://doi.org/10.3233/JIFS-219433.
Data and AI literacy for everyone
Authors: Schüller Katharina
Published: April 2022

The framework for data and AI literacy proposed in this contribution aims to create a common understanding of data and AI literacy so that it can be systematically included into curricula and educational standards of schools, teacher training, higher education, and further education. The purpose of the framework is to facilitate the respective set of skills and competencies to be taught as a transdisciplinary competence across all subjects from three perspectives: the application-oriented, the technical-methodological, and the socio-cultural perspective. The framework provides a pathway to establishing basic data literacy for everyone, to enable 21st Century citizens to deal with data and AI in a conscious and ethically sound manner. The framework can also serve as a reference for data and AI literacy programs for extracurricular and vocational training, to enable lifelong learning of data and AI literacy. Therefore, it can be a useful template for public statistical institutions planning to offer data literacy trainings for the public, responding to the challenges resulting from the changing roles and expectations of actors in a data-driven society. A detailed example for such an application, the app “Stadt | Land | Datenfluss”, demonstrates the benefit of the framework for the purpose of adult education.
Stylized facts of statistical standards of the Statistical Commission of the United Nations
Authors: Havinga Ivo C.
Published: April 2022

This article argues that the centrality of the statistical standards for developing the global and national statistical system is explained by the normative work of the Statistical Commission of the United Nations, being the highest decision-making body of the global statistical system. It further presents the centrality of the statistical standard in the terms of reference that guides the normative work of the Statistical Commission. While what constitutes a statistical standard is not formally defined by the Statistical Commission, the article continues in introducing stylized facts for statistical standards based on the practices of developing and adopting normative standards by the Statistical Commission. These stylized facts bring into focus the categories of statistical standards and the consultative cycle for the development and adoption of these standards.
Statistical and data literacy in policy-making
Authors: Umbach Gaby
Published: April 2022

This introduction offers conceptual reflections to frame the special stream on statistical and data literacy in policy-making. It discusses the relevance of the use of statistics and data in politics and highlights their impact on policy-making. It underlines the need for and identifies key meanings of statistical and data literacy in policy-making. It also highlights how statistical and data literacy in policy-making is specific. Finally, it presents the individual contributions to the special stream that originate from the ISI World Statistics Congress 2021 Invited Paper Session on ‘Statistical and Data Literacy in Policy-Making’. The session was co-organised together with the Director of the IASE’s International Statistical Literacy Project (ISLP), Reija Helenius, to whom we are extremely grateful for linking our activities to the ISLP.
National Social Security Fund of Kenya: An Assessment from Islamic Jurisprudence
Authors: Manswab Mahsen Abdulrahman
Published: April 2022

The social security fund operated as a community collective system prior to the colonial period. The colonial government proposed establishing a provident fund for African workers. They noted that the pension scheme was not favorable because it required the investment of significant resources and subsidies by the government. Following independence, the Kenyan government announced the implementation of social security for its people. The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) was established by an Act of parliament Cap 258 in November 1965, however, contributions began in July 1966 to allow it to operate as the National Provident Fund. Since her independence Kenya has undergone several pension reforms, culminating in the enactment of the NSSF Act in 2013. The pension scheme has received significant attention from the Muslim clerics. Some fatawa have been issued stating that the retirement benefits are not Sharī‘ah compliant. This situation might jeopardize the retirement goal and put the retirees in financial difficulty by denying them their benefits. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the conformity of Sharī‘ah in Kenya’s pension fund operation. Inductive method was used to examine the operational methods of the social security fund from both the perspectives of pension scheme and Islamic jurisprudence in order to mutually integrate them. Likewise, the researchers used the analytical approach to clarify the opinions of the Muslim scholars regarding the pension scheme products and to highlight some areas of inconsistency with Islamic law in order to provide Islamic alternatives. The results showed that pension scheme funds are inconsistent with Islamic law. Therefore, it is recommended for NSSF to open Islamic windows to meet the demands of the Muslim workers seeking Sharī‘ah  compliant products / services.
Behavioural Revival of Arabs through Psychological Trait ‘Shaping’: An Analytical Discourse
Authors: Rao Muhammad Atif Rao , Mohd Roslan Mohd Nor  , Saqib Muhammad Khan
Published: April 2022

In pre-Islamic era, the Arabs practiced many vices and abominable acts which were extremely harmful for the individuals as well as the society. The evil practices and habits were a direct result of the Arabs’ polytheistic beliefs which had cast negative impact on every aspect of their lives and collective behaviour. The abominations were so deeply entrenched in their psyche that it was next to impossible to break their habits within a short span of time and replace them with new and better ones. So, the Qur’ān and Prophet’s shariah adopted gradual approach to reform the character of entire Arabia and this approach is called ‘shaping’ in modern psychology. It is a process of learning a certain behaviour in a gradual manner through a series of reinforcements. Thus, the Arabs did not quit all their vices at once just after a single order; it took a certain period of time as the Qur’ān gradually revealed instructions as per the recipients’ psychological preparedness and finally brought about a revival which was unprecedented in the history of mankind. This article explains the conditions, habits and difficulties found in pre-Islam Arabs’ lifestyle and how the Qur’ān and shariah exercised ‘shaping’ to reform them.
Sheikh Lokeman Hazli Azali: A Malaysian Sufi of Modern Era
Authors: Putli Noor Asikin Datu Gulam
Published: April 2022

Sheikh Lokeman Hazli Azali, a Sheikh in Malaysia, is a great religious thinker of the present era. His thoughts should be examined in the middle of a society to offset the social stress which exists on account of COVID-19, although previously the teachings of Islam are seen and understood by the local community as deviant teachings. Of course, such views are not acceptable only to the truth of teachings they convey. His students come from a variety of backgrounds, including educators, government officials, and speakers. The study uses qualitative research approaches, namely the Historical approach and the Islamic theory approach.  The ultimate aim is to study and examine the biography of Sheikh Lokeman Hazli Azali and his thoughts on Sufism in the Contemporary Era. With the objective to analyse and identify the history and life of Sheikh Lokeman Hazli Azali and to express the role of his thinking on the directions of Sufism as a way to combat the stress of Covid-19. The findings of this research shows that Sheikh Lokeman Hazli Azali is a famous scholar who has fought with his missionary activities inviting the Muslim community in Malaysia to practice the teachings of Islam in accordance with the law of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
Turkish dramas and its effects on Culture of Pakistan
Authors: Saleem Nadia , Sadiq Saba
Published: April 2022

Pakistan even though a developing country has a very rich and diverse culture. As a developing country, it is suffering from cultural imperialism due to foreign content transmitted via satellite channels and cable TV. This study aims to explore the cultural impacts of Turkish dramas particularly on youngsters/young adults of Pakistan. The culture represented in Turkish dramas is not actually its unique culture. The dramas are influenced from western living style.

The present study was aimed to study the cultural effects of Turkish dramas on youth in Pakistan. It is a survey research, in which, data was collected from the students of Punjab University to explore the change in the mindsets of the youth. Independent T- test has been applied to measure the impact on the base of gender. It is found that female viewers are more influenced from these dramas. The results of the study prove that youth are watching Turkish dramas with keenness and interest and are influenced from the fascinating depiction of their appealing culture. Moreover, the study proves that dubbed Turkish dramas are gradually changing the minds and lifestyles of youth. This phenomenon is of great importance and requires attention in order to save the cultural identity among youth in Pakistan, who is already facing cultural invasion from Indian drama industry. The analysis has been done on the basis of viewers’ perception towards dubbed Turkish dramas. 

Key Words: cultural imperialism, cultural impacts, Turkish dramas, youth
3D Model of Professionalism: Normative Examination of Journalistic professionalism
Authors: Ashfaq Muhammad
Published: April 2022

Journalistic professionalism in underdeveloped countries seems not up to the mark. Journalists are considered as the watch dogs of the society and are responsible for bringing good to the society with the content they are filing. Despite code of conduct being there, no governing body is there to monitor the situation as per ethical grounds. This study investigates the Normative dimension, one of the three dimensions offered by Singer in his model of professionalism. Qualitative analysis of media content (N=348) and interviews of working journalists is done in this study. Open and axial coding method is used to generate codes/themes, and results show that journalists should abide by the code of ethics, achieve truthfulness and should be able to maintain balance in the stories and lastly as a service to the society, should file the content which is faculty correct and may not harm the audience.

Key Words: Professionalism, Journalism, 3D Model of Professionalism, Qualitative Research, Content Analysis, Interviews
An Investigation of Media communication
Authors: Humera Sharif  , Kareem Aneela , Ashraf Muhamamd
Published: April 2022

This study investigated Pakistani English newspapers headlines to explore distinctive ideologies. It focuses on; how different perspectives can be manipulated with the language of newspapers headlines by using various discursive techniques and how they can be affected by the mindset of the target readership. Therefore, the present study aimed to explore the bottom meanings merged into the headlines. Data have been collected from 'Dawn' and 'Daily Times' newspapers dated from 1st December 2019 to 31st March 2020. To carry out this research, the researcher employed techniques of thematic analysis. A frequency of themes in both newspapers has been drawn in diagrams. Some themes are on low percentile ratio with disseminated ideology, and those are: Sports, Religious, Feminism, Terrorism and Economics and some are high in percentage with disseminated ideology in both English newspapers are Politics, National and International. The highly used discursive techniques in ‘Dawn’ newspaper are Actor Description, Authority, Consensus, Evidentiality, Hyperbole, Irony, National Self-Glorification, Polarization, Presupposition, Victimization, Acronym, Abbreviation, Generalization, and Preposition. On the other side, in the ‘Daily Times’, the highly used discursive techniques are Categorization, Consensus, Lexicalization, National Self-Glorification, Number Game, Polarization, Vagueness, Punctuation, Abbreviation, Euphemism etc. Therefore, ‘Dawn’ used twenty-six discursive strategies and ‘Daily Times’ used twenty-four discursive strategies in four months on the front-page main headlines. The findings revealed that ‘Dawn’ used more discursive techniques for ideological manipulation in its headlines than ‘Daily Times'. The results showed that the words, sentences, phrases, and sentences significantly indicate the ideological intention hidden in headlines.
Psychological Effects of Sadaat Hasan Manto’s Fiction on Youth of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Ilyas Safa
Published: April 2022

This study aims to look at the idea that Manto straightforwardly expounded on man and woman’s intimate relationships. Reading fiction, dramatizations and books are similarly impacted personalities of the readers as visual screenplays, Manto's fiction engravings in all accessible mediums of print and electronic although quotes from his fictions likewise broadly tune in and share in online communities. This persistence of his work accessibility and appreciation touched the researcher to deal with his fiction to check its psychological effects on the youth of Lahore. This inquiry is strengthened by the reader-response theory to identify the youth perception and understandings about his fictions and Uses and Gratification for the resolutions and intentions of youth to escalate his work. The quantitative survey method utilized, and data collected with Purposive sampling, 500 respondents were chosen, the findings of the study showed, that Manto's fictions make anxiety and eroticism in youth along with this his fictions create mindfulness about social taboo`s and social associations.
Balancing long-term health literacy skills development with immediate action to facilitate use of reliable health information on COVID-19 in England
Authors: Carlyle Ruth , Robertson Sue
Published: April 2022

High-quality healthcare information exists for patients and the public, but a high proportion of individuals do not have the skills to access, assess and use this information. Health Education England leads the strategic development of knowledge and library services in the National Health Service (NHS) in England. One of the goals of the Knowledge for Healthcare strategy is that staff, learners, patients and the public are better equipped to use evidence-based patient, health and wellbeing information for shared decision-making and self-care. This paper outlines a partnership approach to raising awareness of health literacy, and improving the health literacy awareness and skills of NHS staff and citizens, whilst meeting immediate needs to access trustworthy information on COVID-19.
The Truth about the Origin of Omicron
Authors: Dawood Ali
Published: April 2022

To date, the origin of the Omicron variant is unknown due to it features a huge number of mutations that are uncommon in other human variants. The most accepted idea is that Omicron arose through a long-term infection of a person with a weakened immune system. According to a study conducted in China, it is conceivable that Omicron was derived from mice. This theory came according to the analysis of viral RNA mutations, whose origins were linked to all types of the Coronavirus family of animal origin. The virus was transmitted from animals to humans, which provoked the current controversy about the emergence of this variant. If Omicron was produced from mice, the consequences of it spreading across non-human hosts will provide additional hurdles in the epidemic's prevention and containment.
HUBUNGAN POLA ASUH ORANG TUA DENGAN PERILAKU JAJAN ANAK USIA SEKOLAH DI SD NEGERI 3 SUKAWATI
Authors: Lentari Ni Putu Sukma , Triana Komang Yogi , Prihandini Caudia Wuri
Published: April 2022

Tujuan: Anak usia sekolah sudah dapat memilih mana jajan yang disukai dan yang tidak disukainya. Hal ini akan meningkatkan perilaku mengkomsumsi jajan di lingkungan sekolah. Sering kali anak memilih jajan yang salah terlebih lagi jika tidak dibimbing orangtua. Orangtua perlu menerapkan pola asuh yang baik serta berkualitas agar memiliki generasi penerus yang berkualitas. Terdapat tiga pola asuh orangtua yaitu otoriter, permisif, dan demokratis. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan pola asuh orangtua dengan perilaku jajan anak usia sekolah di SD Negeri 3 Sukawati. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan crossectional. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan Nonprobability sampling yaitu Purposive sampling, dengan sampel sebanyak 87 orang dan analisis data menggunakan uji Spearman Rank. Penelitian ini melibatkan orangtua dari anak usia sekolah, dengan mayoritas orangtua menerapkan pola asuh permisif (43 responden), dan sebagian besar anak menunjukkan perilaku positif (82 responden). Hasil: Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa ada hubungan pola asuh orangtua dengan perilaku jajan anak usia sekolah di SD Negeri 3 Sukawati, dengan nilai p value 0,001 (<0,05). Simpulan: Setiap orangtua diharapkan agar dapat memperhatikan tumbuh kembang anak serta menerapkan pola asuh yang baik agar anak dapat memiliki pola makan yang sehat. Karena masih banyak orangtua yang belum mengetahui bahwa kecukupan gizi untuk kesehatan anak masih kurang. Pola asuh yang diterapkan bisa mempengaruhi perilaku jajan sehingga orangtua akan membiarkan anaknya untuk bebas memilih jajan yang disukai tanpa ada perhatian orangtua.
PENGARUH HYPNOSLEEP TERHADAP KEJADIAN ENURESIS PADA ANAK USIA PRASEKOLAH (4-6 TAHUN) DI TK WIDYA KUMARAYASA
Authors: Sapitri Ni Putu Eva , Agustini I Gusti Ayu Ratih , Purwaningsih Ni Komang
Published: April 2022

Tujuan: Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh hypnosleep terhadap kejadian enuresis pada anak usia prasekolah (4-6 tahun) di TK Widya Kumarayasa. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan pre eksperimental design dengan rancangan penelitian one-group pretest-posttest design tanpa kelompok control. Penentuan sampel menggunakanteknik total sampling. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 10 orang tua yang memiliki anak berumur 4-6 tahun. Instrumen pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner kebiasaan mengompol. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji statistic Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kejadian enuresis pada anak usia prasekolah sebelum diberikan hypnosleep, mayoritas anak yang mengalami enuresis yaitu sebanyak 10 orang dengan presentase 100% dan angka kejadian enuresis setelah diberikan hypnosleep mengalami penurunan menjadi 8 orang dengan presentase 80%. Berdasarkan uji statistic Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test didapatkan p (0,005) < α (0,05) sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada pengaruh signifikan hypnosleep terhadap kejadian enuresis pada anak usia prasekolah (4-6 tahun) di TK Widya Kumarayasa. Simpulan: Ada pengaruh signifikan hypnosleep terhadap kejadian enuresis pada anak usia prasekolah (4-6 tahun) di TK Widya Kumarayasa.
An Audit of Orthopaedic Operative Notes : Do we Need Improvement?
Authors: Suhail Malhotra  , Kaur Parminder
Published: April 2022

Accurate and detailed operation notes are of great importance in all surgical specialties not only for safe patient care but also for providing information for research, audit, and medico legal purposes. Thus, importance of complete and legible operation notes is indisputable. Orthopaedic operation notes at the Government Medical College, Amritsar were audited against guidelines regarding content and legibility. Although of generally good standard it was found that in some cases important information was being missed and that a high proportion of notes had sections that were deemed illegible. A computerized pro forma for writing notes has been proposed. Also. It has been proposed that all the Resident Doctors of Department should undergo training for writing notes and Aide Memoires be placed throughout the OT Complex.

Keywords: orthopaedic, operation notes, audit.
Toponimija Funtane od najstarijega doba do kraja 18. stoljeća
Authors: Gergeta Gianpaolo
Published: April 2022

Na zapadnoj obali Istre, između Poreča i Vrsara, nalazi se naselje Funtana s dva slatkovodna izvora. Uzvisina s crkvom i Kastelom skriva gradinu, a na Školjiću su ostaci utvrđenoga naselja iz brončanoga doba. Antički ostaci svjedoče o intenzivnom životu od Sakovoga rta do rta Zorna i ladanjske vile iz 1. stoljeća s akveduktom iz funtanskih izvora. Frà Mauro prikazuje područje Funtane na mapi iz 1440. godine. U peljaru Alvisea da Mosta (1477.) navedeni su otoci i pristaništa Funtane važni za plovidbu. Pietro Coppo prikazuje naselje ual de fontane na karti Istre iz 1525. godine. Funtanske šume navedene su u katastiku Fabija da Canal (1566.). Današnja Funtana je nastala dolaskom barskoga plemića Bernarda Borisija koji dobiva 1593. zemljišta u kontradama Acquadizza, Fontane, Monte Pighera i Scoglio Riviera te dovodi kolone iz Zete. Kartograf Magini označava na svojoj karti iz 1620. novo naselje kao C[astel]. Boresi. Pietro Borisi je za 1000 dukata 1648. kupio naslov i jurisdikciju nad Funtanom postavši tako njezin prvi grof. Nazivi šuma i brda kojima se koriste potomci doseljenika zabilježeni su u Morosinijevu katastiku iz 1775. godine. Vidali, Salmon, Santini, Valle i Capellaris su u drugoj polovici 18. stoljeća izradili karte Istre na kojima su navedeni i toponimi vezani za područje Funtane.
Povijest okoliša i klime na području Rovinja na temelju podataka iz Katastra Franje I.
Authors: Jelenić Marko
Published: April 2022

Iz analize elaborata Franciskanskoga katastra bilo je moguće rekonstruirati ambijentalne, bagrarne, ekonomske i društvene prilike na području Rovinja. Svojom obimnošću i detaljnim opisima, Franciskanski katastar opisuje mnoge segmente svakodnevnoga života, a osobito poljoprivredne navike, kvalitetu obradivih terena, nabraja uzgajane kulture, a donosi i vrijedne anotacije o klimatskim prilikama. Analiza podataka iz Katastra omogućila je iščitavanje prostornih odnosa u gradu te naglasila odrednice koje su bile ograničavajuće u bavljenju poljoprivredom. Brojno rovinjsko stanovništvo patilo je od manjka zemlje
za obradu. Manjak zemlje je uz njezinu slabiju kvalitetu utjecao na gospodarska i poljoprivredna kretanja. Ovome valja pridodati česta razdoblja suša i količinu kamena prisutnu na poljima. Iz navedenih razloga proizvodnja hrane bila je otežana i mogla je zadovoljiti potrebe
stanovništva za samo dva mjeseca. Žitarice su se proizvodile u vrlo malim količinama, dok su jedini proizvodi namijenjeni izvozu bili maslinovo ulje i vino. Gradska se ekonomija pritom oslanjala isključivo na pomorsku trgovinu jer je kopnena povezanost bila vrlo slaba, a putovi
koji su vodili prema poljima zapušteni. Elaborati Katastra Franje I. navode i vrijedne anotacije o klimatskim kretanjima i njihovu utjecaju na svakodnevni život. Hladnoće 1782., 1788. pa onda dugotrajno hladno razdoblje sve do 1818. i strašna tuča iz 1813. utjecali su na slabljenje
biljaka. Oslabljene biljke davale su slabiji urod više godina za redom,
što je mnoge Rovinjce dovodilo u probleme. Ovime se pruža jedna drugačija interpretacija Katastra Franje I., koja u prvi plan stavlja ekohistorijske odrednice.