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Entrepreneurship Development Factors which has impact on profit of IT Entrepreneurship
Authors: Dr. R. Duraipandian Rajib Kumar Roy,
Published: February 2021

The aim of this study is to find out the impact of Entrepreneurial Development factors towards the business growth for IT entrepreneurships in Bangalore. Sample is collected from 200 individuals associated with IT entrepreneurships of Bangalore. We have undertaken the 15 entrepreneurship development factors which effect local IT business. We have taken continuous business profit for 3 years as measurement of success factors for the business. During study it was identified that certain Entrepreneurial Development factors has significant impact on business success over other factors.

Organisational Functional Competencies

Entrepreneurial Competencies

Competitive advantage of service and product offered

Education of Entrepreneur

Availability of suppliers
Subjectivity in the life and works of Paulo Coelho
Authors: Dr. Shriya Goyal Mr. Animesh Sharma,
Published: February 2021

Be it at any given point of time, humans have had to make their decisions based off their  unique set of experiences. When faced with dilemmas, it becomes easier for them to turn to  peers or even excerpts from philosophical texts to make decisions in precarious situations. As  life becomes more and more complicated, so does a person’s understanding of these notions.  Meanwhile, shifting base and travelling to be exposed to other cultures broadens horizons  which only makes the process of decision- making all the more comprehensive, now that  several ideologies are conflicting as well as complementing each other.  This is what gives rise to a person’s subjectivity, i.e., the concept of a person’s decisions  being influenced by their tastes, experiences, feeling and opinions. The rise of the notion of  subjectivity has its philosophical roots in the thinking of Descartes and Kant(1), and its  articulation throughout the modern era has depended on the understanding of what constitutes  an individual. The aim of this paper is to unearth the myriad philosophies and beliefs Paulo Coelho  encountered in his travels throughout the world and how they influenced his subjectivity  which is so well reflected in his works over the years. The paper responds to the question of  what role did the 20th century ideologies play in shaping the different phases of his life as  well as his books.
Boost Student Entrepreneurship Intention: An Overview Theory of Planned Behavior
Authors: Et al. Suadi Sapta Putra,
Published: February 2021

This study examines increasing entrepreneurial student intentions in a Theory of Planned Behavior (TBP) review. A review of entrepreneurial intention is the intention that exists in a person to take entrepreneurial actions that can be measured using TPB, through 3 (three) aspects of behavior, namely: attitudes towards behavior, aspects of subjective norms, and aspects of Perceived Behavioral entrepreneurial intentions which concerns aspects of one's personality, Sociological which concerns the relationships problem with family Control. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method by finding studies that show 3 (three) factors forming the personal and other social relationships and environmental which concerns the relationship with the environment. The study recommendations among others are to increase student entrepreneurship intentions to do research on student intentions by using TPB and to obtain novelty Theory of Planned Behavior in analyzing entrepreneurial intentions, it is necessary to do research with more complex variables.
Methodological Approaches To The Study Of Semiotics Of Sound, In The Context Of Creating Educational Audio-Visual Material
Authors: Ivan Reshetnikov Stanislav Markov,
Published: February 2021

This article discusses the possibilities of using the methods of semiotics of sound in creating educational audio-visual material. Authors, based on the results of the study, offer methodological approaches to the study of the relationship of sound and image at the level of emotional perception
Financial Technology Disruption in Indonesian Banking: From Loan and Interest Rate Perspectives
Authors: Daniel D. Rumani Hizkia H. D. Tasik,
Published: February 2021

The presence of Fintech has contributed to the changes in many industries in Indonesia. Among others, banking industry has been one of the most resilient to alterations and skeptical to disruption by Fintech. Using the data of banking industry covering national banks, regional banks, national private banks and foreign banks, from 2009 to 2019, this study aims to examine the impact of interest rate in pre-Fintech period compared to the impact in post-Fintech period. This study sets 2016 as the time threshold. Using panel data regression model, the findings suggest that the power of interest rate in changing the level of loans is lower in the post-Fintech than in the pre-Fintech.Additionally, in many cases, the power is even statistically insignificant in the post-Fintech. Reforms in banking loan regulation is necessary to respond to the presence of Fintech.
The Institutional and Legal Framework of Emerging Capital Markets: The Experience of CIS Countries
Authors: Otabek Narziev Said Gulyamov,
Published: February 2021

The present study focuses on the development of one of the key institutions of the market economy – namely, the securities market in terms of its role in promoting competitive conditions in the financial services sector. Due to a variety of objective and subjective factors, banks have become the most dominant institutions in all CIS countries in terms of, both, accumulating and redistributing financial resources. Particularly, the research outlines the background to capital market formation and development in CIS countries through a brief history of the CIS; considers the necessity of capital market and its regulation in CIS countries; reviews the institutional and legal framework of capital market regulation, and analyzes certain problems of capital market development.
Tax Compliance of Muslim Entrepreneurs in the City of Makassar
Authors: Mustakim Muchlis Andi Kusumawati,
Published: February 2021

The purpose of this study is to reveal Muslim entrepreneurs’people's perceptions of tax compliance related with knowledge, religiosity and justice and to find out whether knowledge, religiosity and justice affect them or not in terms of their tax compliance. The informants of this research are Muslim entrepreneurs in Makassar City. Data was collected through interviews with informants and analysed with a phenomenological approach. A result showed that tax compliance of Muslim entrepreneur is on what is detected into their tax payable. A Religiosity specs affect their views regarding taxes which they consider to be something that should not need to be imposed on citizens but they remain compliant with detected taxes. Knowledge helps in reporting tax and helps them to identify gray areas. While in the aspect of justice, all informants thought that there had not been justice in terms of taxation and what they got from what they paid.
Financial Performance Information and Voters’ Behaviorfor the Re-election of Incumbent Regional Heads
Authors: Ratna Ayu Damayanti Darmawati Darmawati,
Published: February 2021

The aim of the research is to examine the extent to which performance information influences the voters’ behavior in the re-election of the ruling regional head. Based on information content theory and Rational Choice Theory empirically in analyzing the incumbent re-election relationship as the dependent variable, and financial performance variables consisting of financial independence, the level of budget absorption, and the ratio of debt to income.This research used quantitative research method with secondary data sources from 215 incumbents. Sample selection was purposive sampling. Data were analyzed by multiple linear analysis.Empirical results indicated that financial performance information on financial independence and budget absorption rates had a positive effect on re-election incumbent, the debt ratio had no effect. The results of this study were important because they can be a reference for incumbents to determine policies, for voters can be used as a basis for assessing the incumbent's performance before making a choice.
University Professors' Level Of Technological Skills And Its Relationship To The Orientation Towards E-Learning
Authors: Dr. Mohammed Mahdi Sikhee Asmaa Ouda Sachit,
Published: February 2021

The aim of this research is to determine the level of university professors’ technological skills and its relationship to the orientation towards electronic education. To achieve the objectives of this research, five null hypotheses were formulated. We used the descriptive method and chose a random sample of university professors totalling around (200) professors distributed among (14) colleges of Dhi Qar University. In order to achieve the research objectives, we prepared two tools: the first is a technological skills questionnaire consisting of (45) constructs which included six main skills (preparation and planning skill, implementation skill, mastery of scientific material, skill of using pedagogical techniques, evaluation skill, classroom management skill). The validity and robustness of the questionnaire were verified.

The second tool is a scale to measure the orientation towards e-learning that included five areas (university professors' vision of e-learning, motivation in e-learning, the desired benefit of e-learning in society, fun in e-learning, self-concept in e-learning). The scale consisted of of (54) constructs the validity and robustness of which were also verified. The research tools were applied to the research sample of (200) professors and the research results were statistically treated using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program.

The results showed that the sampled professors have a higher-than-average level of technological skills as well as statistically significant positive orientation towards electronic education. Results also showed that there is a positive relationship between the level of university professors' mastery of technological skills and their orientation towards electronic learning. In light of the research results, we presented a number recommendations and proposals.
Comparative Analysis of General Words-Terms In Persian and Uzbek Languages
Authors: Mirzakhmedova Khulkar Vasilovna
Published: February 2021

According to the history, the Persian language is one of the oldest languages in the world that has not lost its features. Following a different times and historical conditions, Persian words, as well as the Arabic language, influenced the vocabulary of other languages. The vocabulary of the Uzbek language is no exception in this process. From ancient times, the use of the Persian-Tajik language was observed side by side with the languages of the countries of Mawarannahr, in particular with the Uzbek language. As a result, many words from the Persian and Arabic languages were integrated into the lexical structure of the Uzbek language, that is, they are used as general words in both Persian and Uzbek languages. However, not all general words are used to express the same meaning.

There are such original Persian words in the Uzbek language, the semantic border of which has a different meaning in the Persian language, while in the Uzbek language it has a different meaning. It is important to note that these words-terms used in both languages refer to the active speech layer in these languages. In addition, the ways of formation of those general words in comparable languages must comply with international standards. As a result of such studies, clarity is introduced into the questions of the etymological basis and the semantic boundary of general words in the Persian and Uzbek languages.

For example, in the Uzbek language, there are a number of general words-terms, such as “оромгоҳ” (“camp”), “деҳқон” (“farmer”), “дастак” (“lever”), “тухумдон” (“ovary”), “хонанда” (“singer”), “олийгоҳ” (“university”) and “лашкаргоҳ” (“military camp”), which do not express meaning as in the Persian language. Even today, these words are general words expressing the features of terms that have been proposed and already have been introduced instead of Russian-international words. A semantic and functional study of such words will contribute to the development of Uzbek lexicology. Because after giving the status of “state language” to the Uzbek language in 1989, the task became to take care of its authority. Accordingly, this article aims to cover the structural-semantic analysis of general Persian words-terms used today in the Uzbek language.
Criminal Law Protection of Human Life and Prevention of Murder in Uzbekistan (On the Example of Women)
Authors: Abzalova Khurshida Mirziyatovna
Published: February 2021

In the world, protection of the rights and interests of the individual is one of the priority areas for improving legislation. In this process, a special role is played by criminal legislation, which is designed to ensure the protection of human life as the most valuable object of criminal law protection. The fight against crimes against life, in particular murder, is the highest priority for judicial and law enforcement agencies. In this regard, the adoption of effective measures to counter deliberate killings, the study of the causes and conditions that contribute to their Commission, as well as the identity of the killer are of great scientific and practical importance. According to statistics provided in the UN Global Study on Homicide report for 2019, the number of murders per 100,000 people in El Salvador is 61.8, in Brazil-30.5, in Russia-10.82, in Switzerland-5.35, in Uzbekistan-3, Finland-1.42, in the UK-1.2[1]. All this indicates the need to pay special attention to effective criminal law protection of human life.
The Effect of Position Mix, Service Quality, and Positioning on Customer Loyalty to Customer Satisfaction at XBCA Bank
Authors: Et al. Mochammad Jasin
Published: February 2021

The purpose of this research is to analysis the effect of the promotion mix, service quality, and positioning on customer loyalty to customer satisfaction at Bank XBCA Area,Main Branch Office (KCU) and Sub Branch Office (KCP) Pangeran Jayakarta. The sample in this study numbered 315 respondents from several criteria such as, age, gender, education level, and professional. The research method is quantitative approachusing Structural Equation Modeling. The research results show that the promotion mix had a significant effect on customer satisfaction with a value of 3.90> 1.96. Service quality has a significant effect on customer satisfaction with a value of 2.48> 1.96. Positioning affects customer satisfaction with a significant value of 7.97> 1.96. promotion mix variable, service quality, and positioning simultaneously have a significant effect on customer loyalty through customer satisfaction.
The Use of Board Games to Develop English Vocabulary of Ornamental and Flowering Plants Sold in the Community of Primary 5 (Grade 5) Students at Nikornradburana School, Thailand
Authors: Pattaralee Naenon Montchatry Ketmuni,
Published: February 2021

This research was under the U-School Mentoring 2020 Project. The research purposes were 1) to develop English vocabulary of ornamental and flowering plants sold in the community by using board games, 2) to study the learning retention after using board games, and 3) to study the students’ satisfaction toward learning by using board games. The samples in this research were 10 Primary 5 (Grade 5) students of Nikornradburana School, Pathum Thani, Thailand in academic year 1/2020. The research instruments were 10 lesson plans; pretest, posttest and learning retention tests; and a satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed by frequency, mean, standard deviation, and Wilcoxon signed rank test.

The research results showed that the posttest achievement scores were higher than the pretest achievement scores at statistically significant level of .05. In addition, the learning retention scores were higher than the posttest scores at statistically significant level of .05. Moreover, it was found that the students’ satisfaction was at a high level ( = 2.83, S.D. = 0.12).
The Development of Buddhist Situational Leadership of Administrators in Phrapariyattidhamma Dhamma Division in Sangha Administration Region 14
Authors: Et al. Phrakru Sujittanan Hitajitto (Tinphowong)
Published: February 2021

The objectives of this research are 1) to study the leadership conditions according to the situation of the administrators of the Dharma School in the Sangha Administration Region 14; Leader according to the Buddhist situation of the executive using a combined research methodology, namely, quantitative research using a sample of 306 persons, and qualitative methods by interviewing 10 experts and focus group of 10 experts. The results research found that: The state of leadership according to the situation of the administrators of the Phrapariyattidhamma School. The executives have opinions at a high level, in descending order, that the executives had the vision to modify the corporate management strategy, friendship, promote morale and morale in performance, leadership development according to the Buddhist situation of the executives with the leadership characteristics according to the four situations: 1) the aspect of change 2) creativity 3) relationship in the organization 4) leadership power and 4 activities for leadership development according to the situation to propose the development of leadership based on the Buddhist situation of the administrators of the Dharma School in the Sangha administration Region 14, consisting of 4 situational leadership characteristics, integration with the Four Sangkhahavatthu. There are 4 activities including 1) 5 Q activities, 2) 5 prompting questions activities, 3) Person management and administration activities, and 4) Power activities.
Study and Development of Temperature and Humidity Controller for Spreat Culti
Authors: Thanwamas Kassanuk Khongdet Phasinam,
Published: February 2021

Consumable sprouts are considered as very popular foods because of many benefits and nutrients. Since the sprouts can be easily prepared according to various recipes, the needs of consumers are increased. However, growing the sprouts in open areas is complicated and the sprouts must be closely cared. The production costs are high. Moreover, the factors of the growths of the sprouts (e.g. environment, water quantity, humidity, temperature, pest and climate) cannot be controlled. These affect growing the sprouts. The sprouts should not also be contaminated with germs and viruses from planting materials. Therefore, the purposes of this research study are to study and to develop the temperature and relative humidity control devices for growing the sprouts in order to automatically control the temperature and humidity inside the device. According to the experimental results, it was found that the appropriate temperatures were 26 - 30 degree Celsius. The suitable humidities were 90 - 95% RH. The device consisted of the seven components as follows: 1) the control system, 2) the temperature and relative humidity sensors, 3) the ultrasonic humidifier, 4) the water container, 5) the fan for increasing the humidity, 6) the fan for decreasing the humidity and 7) the sprouting shelves. By comparing the experimental results with that of general planting methods, the growing time was reduced for 37%. The used water quantity was lowered for 50 times. The sprouts could grow equally. The temperatures and humidities could be controlled as required by the sprouts.
Contribution of Token Type Cooperative Learning Models for in the Haruru Christian Middle School
Authors: Novita Loma Sahertian, David Ming Benjamin Metekohy,
Published: February 2021

A teacher who is capable of carrying out his teaching duties if the stages of preparation, learning process and evaluation are carried out according to his design. The process that is often neglected is that the learning model used is sometimes unable to provide solutions to teachers. Curriculum changes that have occurred in Indonesia indicate that all education actors, including teachers, must be ready and improve themselves to follow the development of change. In line with the demands for changes in the 2013 Curriculum calls for changes in development from social in nature to democratic participation, for the sake of human resource growth. If so, education should be directed as a process: learning to know, learning to do, learning to live together, learning to be yourself (learning to be) and even lifelong learning (life long). learning), must adorn the lifestyle of a teacher, remembering that the teacher is an important figure in the process of change. This study intends to apply a learning model including: development of a syllabus and a Learning Implementation Plan (RPP) cooperative type time token type in PAK and Character In Class V, the material of Allah loves the world. The action hypothesis is a temporary answer in the form of action on the formulation of the problems set out in this classroom action research which is: student learning outcomes will increase "can be accepted. Based on the results of the implementation of classroom action research with the title implementation of the Jerrold E camp learning model in Christian education (PAK) and Character subjects in junior high schools, especially in Hauru Christian Middle School in class VIII which lasted for 2 research cycles, it can be concluded: Christian Educarion (PAK) and Character work effectively, so student learning outcomes will increase
Growth and Potintial of Wireless Internet User in Rural India
Authors: Singh Dr. Jasbir
Published: February 2021

Mobile phone is the best friend of the present generation. Mostly people use the smart phone. Smart phone cannot function without internet. So, internet is the primary requirement for the smart phone user. This paper shows the trend of the growth of mobile phone internet user in India, urban area and rural area but it focuses on the growth rate of mobile internet in rural India. This research also found rural area had low growth rate of mobile internet user in compared to India and urban area. Correlation, CAGR and mean analysis is done to find the effects of certain parameters which effects the mobile internet growth in rural India. Paper analysis also finds the correlation with total internet access and rural internet access. Mobile internet growth rate is closely linked with subscription rate through internet mode. More than 60 percent of India’s population is living in rural areas. India is called youngest country because more than 40 percent of total population comes in the category of young population. According to some study’s in 2019 out of total internet user 38% internet user are kids which comes in the age group of 15 years and blow. So, youth is a big market for smart phone and use of internet.
Leadership Behavior and Employees Job Satisfaction: Working for Organizational Success
Authors: Et al. Shoukat Ali Mahar
Published: February 2021

Purpose: This study was designed to understand the relationship between leadership behaviors and employees job satisfaction at microfinance banks. It also shows how and to what extent these leadership styles affect job satisfaction.

Design: The questionnaire was used to collect data from 290 employees of the Microfinance Bank. The convenient sampling was used to gather data. The literature indicates that there is a correlation among all proposed variables. Researcher applied regression and Pearson correlation to get the results.

Findings: The results show that participative behavior and supportive leadership behaviors have significant and positive effect on employees’ job satisfaction in Micro Finance Institutions of Khairpur. 

Value: no doubt this study found that participative behavior has significant relationship with employees’ job satisfaction and in increase the work productivity, it develops the sense of equivalence in work, it also encourages the essence of employees’ role in decision making, in this regard employees like to help organisation in organizational success

Practical implications: Results of this Research mean that participatory leaders can participate in role modeling by providing employees with interesting workplace activities to increase job satisfaction.

Recommendation: The population used for the survey was limited to 14 branches of MFBs in the Khairpur area.. Therefore, this study can be extended to a variety of other commercial and noncommercial organizations. This helps researchers to fully understand leadership style and its impact on job satisfaction.

Limitation: This study is limited to certain MFBs of Khairpur district.
Influence of Sport on Student Learning Achievement with Problem Learning Methods
Authors: Et al. Aminuddin Prahatama Putra
Published: February 2021

Cardiovascular endurance has described the functions of the respiratory, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal systems in carrying out physical activities. This is determined by measuring VO2 max. Physical activity will increase VO2 max value. Repetitive and systematic movements stimulate organ function to work optimally, characterized by increased the denser capillary filling to meet the needs of oxygen and nutrients for cells, including brain cells, makes cognitive abilities will be better. This research was conducted on 60 elementary school students. Subjects followed multistage fitness to determine their VO2 max and physical fitness levels. Then the subject participated in teaching and learning activities with the learning method. The results showed that physical fitness and achievement were directly proportional to the increase in fitness based on problems (PBM). The increase in physical fitness level will improve academic achievement.
Political Connection and Enterprise Development (A case study of Nishat Business Group)
Authors: Samreen Ramzan Dr. Ayesha Shoukat ,Muhammad Sajjad,
Published: February 2021

This paper explores what role political connections of any business group of developing country have in its expansion and growth. Starting from explaining the different mediums through which business groups are related to politics, we focus to investigates a little studied but common mechanism that firms use to obtain state favors: business owners use political connections to seek influence to the top offices and commercial banks. Using Pakistan’s biggest private business group as a case study, we find that the accessibility to loans of the business group in favored political regimes is beyond the approved range. Once their favored ruling party is in power, the debt to equity ratio of these firms had increased dramatically without supportive increase in ROA and ROE. Same as, the other descriptive discussion on the strategic decisions of this group enabled us to infer about the benefits business group had availed during its favored regimes. So we conclude that the political power does influence the financing strategies of politically connected business group. Due to which their accessibility to bank loans facilitated them to expand their businesses and capture more market share.
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TO ENHANCE ARABIC SPEECH SKILLS AMONG STUDENTS OF BACHELOR’S DEGREE (ISM) IN ARABIC LANGUAGE WITH EDUCATION AT SULTAN IDRIS EDUCATION UNIVERSITY
Authors: Et al. Saipolbarin Ramli
Published: February 2021

Collaborative learning refers to learning activities that involve two or more people who learn something together. This learning requires no teacher supervision and is not structured. This is the opposite to the cooperative learning where the role of the teacher as facilitator is to structure and monitor group activities to achieve their objectives. This study aimed to identify the issues faced by the students of bachelor’s degree (ISM) in Arabic Language with Education at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) to master Arabic speaking skills. This study also aimed to analyze the effectiveness of collaborative learning to enhance speaking skills and to analyze the degree of differences in the speaking skills before and after the implementation of collaborative learning. This quantitative study used a questionnaire and diagnostic test involving 29 Arabic language student respondents of the second semester in UPSI. In addition to conducting field studies, this study also made references to books, journals and theses on speaking skills and collaborative learning. The findings showed that collaborative learning methods could help students improve their proficiency in speaking Arabic. The results of this study are expected to have a positive impact and contribute to the teaching pedagogy of Arabic speaking skills for non-native speakers.
HIV Disclosure and Quality of Life in People Living with HIV/AIDS in Yogyakarta
Authors: Irfantoro Tutur , Rukmi Dwi Kartika
Published: February 2021

Background: Victory Plus Foundation is a Non-Government Organization that helps the population directly affected by HIV/AIDS in Yogyakarta. Status disclosure’s research on People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Victory Plus Foundation is scarce. Even though the status disclosure is one of HIV spreading prevention, it has two-sided effects, both negative and positive, so its result can affect the quality of life despite PLWHA having tried to find a support system. Therefore, it is essential to know how the quality of life of PLWHA has opened up their status.Purpose: This study aimed to determine the relationship between HIV status disclosure and the quality of life of PLWHA in the Victory Plus Foundation, Yogyakarta.Method: This descriptive-analytic correlation study with a cross-sectional approach was conducted in June-July 2019 on 68 PLWHA at the Victory Plus Foundation. Purposively, samples were asked to fill out a disclosure questionnaire and WHOQOL-BREF. Univariate data presented in descriptions and Chi-Square tested bivariate data.Result: Most of the HIV status disclosure of PLWHA in the Victory Plus foundation was classified into a moderate category (77.9%) and low quality of life (64 %). The bivariate test result found a significant relationship between the HIV status disclosures with the quality of life in general (p = 0.001) with a moderate relationship closeness (r=0.403).Conclusion: Consequently, there is a relationship between the HIV status disclosures with the quality of life of PLWHA in the Victory Plus Foundation in Yogyakarta.
Effects of Mother's Voice Recording Toward Premature Infant Heart Rate Changes at the Rsud Dr. Moewardi
Authors: Rizqiea Noerma Shovie , Hapsari Happy Indri
Published: February 2021

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) states that premature birth occurs before 37 weeks of complete pregnancy and is a leading cause of death of newborns. As for interventions that could be done to improve this, includes listening to the mother's voice and lullabies (lullaby). Mother's voice can affect respiration rate, heart rate, oxygen saturation, infant’s oral feeding skill, premature infant weight gain, brain maturation, and the infant’s physical response.Objective: The purpose of this research was to find the effect of mother's voice recordings on the state of the heart rate of premature babies in the HCU Neonatal Room of RSUD Dr. Moewardi. This study was completed in the neonatal HCU room of RSUD Dr. Moewardi.Method: The sampling technique used is consecutive sampling method, based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. This study uses a quasi-experimental design with a pre and post-test design without control group. The analysis test used was paired t-test since the normality test results showed p values of 0.05 (normal distribution).Result: The results of the Paired T-Test showed a p-value of 0,000 (p0.05) which means, there is significant difference in heart rate between before and after the application of the mother's voice recording.Conclusion: In conclusion Mother's voice recording influences changes in the heart rate of premature babies. The implications of the mother's voice recording can be used for the treatment of premature infants in the HCU Neonatal room and NICU.
Perforated sigmoid diverticulitis masquerading as multiple intra and extra abdominal disseminated abscesses
Authors: Hung Gary S. L. , Mansbridge Margaret M. , Cooper Michelle L. , Lu Cu Tai
Published: February 2021

Abscess formation in perforated diverticulitis is most commonly confined to the pelvis, with other intraperitoneal and extraperitoneal locations rarer in the literature. Presented here is the case of a 63-year-old male who was diagnosed with perforated diverticulitis which manifested in multiple intra- and extra-abdominal abscesses. These were identified on abdominopelvic computed tomography to include a presacral abscess, bilateral psoas abscesses, a large left flank abscess located between the internal and external oblique muscles, as well as osteomyelitis of the S1 vertebra. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case in the literature with this disseminated constellation of abscesses secondary to acute perforated diverticulitis.
Bipolar transurethral resection of large prostate >100 gm: single center experience
Authors: Mamdoh Hussein , Elbendary Mohamed , Habib Enmar , Hassan Ayman
Published: February 2021

Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common urological finding in aged men. It may be associated with deterioration of the patient’s quality of life as it may cause lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), urinary retention, and deterioration of the renal function. The gold standard treatment option is transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) in patients with prostate up to 80g in size. However, in larger prostates (>80 g), laser or bipolar enucleation of the prostate is considered the treatment of choice. In this setting, we decided to report a single center experience with bipolar TURP for large prostates (>100 g).Methods: The database of our center was retrospectively reviewed to identify all the patients undergoing bipolar TURP for large prostates (>100 g) between January 2018 and January 2019. The following data was collected, age, prostate size in grams, urinalysis and culture. Moreover, the operative time, resected tissue weight, complications, hospitalization, and catheterization times were also collected Furthermore, urinary tract ultrasound (including the assessment of post voiding residual urine [PVR]), uroflowmetry (including the peak urinary flow [Qmax]), and IPSS were assessed preoperatively, at one, and 12 months postoperatively.Results: Eight were retrieved from the database and were included in the current study. The median prostate size was 115 grams. All cases were completed by B-TURP without the need for conversion to open prostatectomy and the operative time ranged from 65 to 90 minutes. All the patients showed significant improvement of the IPSS, Qmax, and PVR at one and 12 months follow up. Only three patients in the current series (37.5%) suffered from complications. Conclusions: B-TURP can be used safely for the management of large prostates (>100 g); however, further studies are required to confirm these results.
Impact of cesarean section on transient tachypnea of the newborn: a longitudinal study
Authors: Joseph Keziah , B. Bhargavi , Jain C. S. , Reddy Dasaradha Rami
Published: February 2021

Background: Transient tachypnea of the new born is a benign condition. The aim of the study is to find any correlation between the mode of delivery and occurrence of transient tachypnea of newborn.Methods: Study is proposed to assess the risk factor like caesarean section and its relationship with occurrence of TTN in term neonates and the clinical course of TTN cases admitted in Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Department of Pediatrics, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally, Nalgonda, Telangana.Results: During the study period, total number of deliveries in our hospital was 4576. Of 356 term neonates with respiratory distress admitted in NICU, the most common cause was found to be early onset sepsis i.e 168 of 356 cases accounting for 47.19%, followed by transient tachypnea of newborn i.e., 68 of 356 cases accounting for 19.10%.Conclusions: The mode of delivery i.e caesarean section has a significant impact on transient tachypnea of newborn (TTN) with a relative risk of 3.78 compared to normal vaginal delivery. The majority of cases had mild respiratory distress and were relieved of symptoms within 3 days of hospital stay.
A comparative study of endoscopic verses conventional septoplasty
Authors: Shamakhi Radeif , Juribi Wael A. , Alzarei Ali H. , Mubaraki Musleh H.
Published: February 2021

Background: Septoplasty is the surgical procedure for the correction of a deviated nasal septum. It can be achieved either with an endoscopic or a conventional approach. Endoscope allows better visualization and magnification, helps in enhancing surgical procedure accuracy and there is also no need for overexposure, excessive septal anatomy manipulation, osseocartilaginous disarticulation of the nasal septum and further resection.  Endoscopic septoplasty is not only used to address symptomatic nasal obstruction, but also to improve visualization in sinus surgery. This study was conducted to compare intra operative bleeding of the two techniques in treatment of deviated nasal septum.

Methods: The present study was conducted in the department of otorhinolaryngology, Prince Mohammed hospital and Aseer central hospital. The study was conducted in 30 patients having symptomatic DNS, in the age group of 18-50 years after obtaining their consent. The patients were randomly divided into two groups of 15 patients each. Group A (n=15) underwent endoscopic septoplasty and group B (n=15) underwent conventional septoplasty under general anesthesia. The two groups were compared regarding intra operative bleeding of surgery.

Results: In conventional septoplasty there is more bleeding during surgery but in Endoscopic septoplasty the bleeding is less during surgery.

Conclusions:  The endoscopic septoplasty offers an alternative to conventional technique with superior visualization, excellent illumination and excellent tool for teaching. It preferred for posterior deviation, whereas conventional septoplasty is still preferred for anterior deviation.
Legal implications of limited communication in the use of non-cash food aid card
Authors: Luturmas Asnat Juljana
Published: February 2021

The Kindness family of Grop Mawar, in the village of Latuhalat, helps to feel the difficulty of doing so; first, banking transactions both cash and non-cash, this is largely due to; a). Lower educated elementary school, b). Married at a very young age. Second, do not want to be in contact with a domain of reporting or a legal sphere. Third, culture sends care to the other side, out of shame or insecurity. One of the efforts that can be made to make the families vulnerable to support their own banking transactions is limited communication. Communication is limited, in systemized references through the process of receiving help, with group fellowmen to individual relief recipients, and communicating the means of offense to lack of communication limited to groups and individuals. Breaking laws can occur if the consequences of executing the continuity of the program are inaccurate and inadequately carried out, it is critical that to the extent to which this limited communication is developed, whether by using limited communication, can solve problems in the field, by making up for the mastery of raw procedures of receiving aid that should be used as a handle and communication limited to both the inside and outside of the families of the beneficiaries.
Diagnostic Value of CK19, HBME-1 and TROP2 Biomarkers in Identification of Different Types of Thyroid Follicular Neoplasms
Authors: Vojuhi Shohreh , Mohebbi Masoud , Mousavi Zohreh , Yaghoubi Mohammadali , Ziaolhagh Reza
Published: February 2021

Thyroid malignancies are found in 7% to 15% of all thyroid nodules. Immunohistochemical markers, including CK19, HBME-1and TROP2, have shown an effective role in identifying these malignancies. Hence, due to the lack of appropriate diagnostic tests for the identification of thyroid neoplasms, in this study, we aimed to determine the diagnostic value of these biomarkers in the identification of different types of follicular thyroid neoplasms. In this cross-sectional study, paraffin-embedded tissue blocks from the surgical resection of patients with thyroid nodules, referring to Imam Reza and Razavi Hospitals of Mashhad in 2017, were studied. Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of these biomarkers for the identification of different types of follicular thyroid neoplasms were also studied. 129 patients with a mean age of 44.65±12.59 years participated in this study, of whom 101 (78.29%) were women. The most common type of follicular thyroid neoplasm was papillary carcinoma (60.47%). The highest sensitivity (94.87%) and positive predictive value (68.51%) in the detection of follicular neoplasms was observed by CK19 in papillary carcinoma. The sensitivity and positive predictive value of TROP2 in the detection of papillary neoplasms was 93.58% and 75.25%, respectively. In addition, HBME-1 had the highest specificity (72.54 %) and positive predictive value (81.57%) in identifying this neoplasm. The results of this study showed that CK19, HBME-1, and TROP2 had high diagnostic value in the detection of papillary thyroid neoplasms. Although these biomarkers had low diagnostic value in identifying follicular adenoma and carcinoma, given the high negative predictive value, they can be considered as powerful markers in identifying negative cases.
The Effect of Sleep Quality on Mental Health Among Clinical and Non-Clinical Staffs
Authors: Najafimehr Hadis , Soori Hamid , Naghavi Narges , Jafarian Bahri Reyhaneh Sadat , Taghi Yasami Mohammad
Published: February 2021

Sleep quality plays an important role in people's mental health. Until now, the comparison of factors affecting mental health among clinical and non-clinical workers has received less attention. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep quality and mental health and factors affecting mental health in a large working population. The present study was derived from the first phase of a cohort study of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences staff in 2019. Participants included 2921 employees. Demographic variables and job characteristics, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and General Health Questionnaire28 (GHQ-28) were used for data collection. For finding factors affecting mental health, logistic regression was used. Clinical workers had lower mental health (P<0.001) and lower sleep quality (P=0.04) than others. The relationship between mental health and sleep quality was significant (P<0.001). The prevalence of poor sleep quality was 35.6% and for undesirable mental health was 27.8%. Marital status had a significant relationship with mental health (P=0.02). The chance of undesirable mental health decreased with age (OR: 0.98 (0.97, 0.99)). Women had twice undesirable mental health than men (OR: 1.99 (1.62, 2.50)). The odds of undesirable mental health in staff with poor sleep quality were about five times higher than others (OR: 4.80 (3.99, 5.76)). Sleep quality may be considered as a factor affecting mental health. Due to the importance of the issue, planning for the improvement of clinical workers' sleep quality seems to be necessary by health policymakers.
Donor and Recipient Individual Factors As Predictive Markers of Overall Survival After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Dream or Reality
Authors: Eslampour Pooya , Parkhideh Sayeh , Mehdizadeh Mahshid , Karami Samira , Roshandel Elham , Bonakchi Hossein , Hajifathali Abbas
Published: February 2021

Low overall survival (OS) still is a major concern of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), which is affected by many individual and environmental factors. In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the association of donor and recipient individual factors with the overall survival of 206 patients who underwent allo-HSCT. Donor and recipient prognostic factors consisted of donor and recipient age, donor-recipient gender status, recipient body mass index (BMI), underlying disease, recipient cytomegalovirus (CMV) serostatus, and time from diagnosis to transplant (DTT) were included in the overall survival analysis. In univariable analysis, recipient age, donor-recipient gender status, underlying disease, recipient CMV serostatus, and DTT were significantly associated with the OS. The hazard of death in patients with DTT less than 14 months was 38% lower than those with a DTT higher than 14 months (P=0.06). Multivariate analysis showed that patients with aplastic anemia (HR=3.58; P=0.11) and Hodgkin’s disease (HR=3.89; P=0.11) have a much lower survival than unclassified diseases. Moreover, patients with acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia showed better outcomes compared to the unclassified group. The donor and patient characteristics such as age, CMV serostatus, underlying disease, and time from diagnosis to transplantation could influence the overall survival of patients after allo-HSCT.
Comparison of ABSI and Full-Thickness Burns Indexes in the Prediction of Hospital Mortality in Burn Patients
Authors: Rahmani Farzad , Jamali Fereshteh , Moallemzadeh Vayghan Behnam , Ebrahimi Bakhtavar Haniyeh
Published: February 2021

The aim of this study was to evaluate the abbreviated burn severity index (ABSI) score and the percentage of full-thickness burn in the prediction of hospital mortality in burn patients admitted to Sina Hospital in Tabriz. A total of 250 burn patients admitted to burn, and ICU wards during December 2016-Sep 2018 entered the present cross-sectional descriptive study. The collected data included age, gender, burn percentage, anatomical location of the burn, cause of the burn, severity of the burn, mucosal or inhalation injury, underlying disease, length of stay (day), and the hospital outcome of the patient. There was a significant difference between the two genders in terms of the cause of burns (P<0.0001). The most common cause of burn-in women and men was hot liquids and fire, respectively. 40% TBSA with 92% sensitivity and 94% specificity and 20% full-thickness burns with 98% sensitivity and 88% specificity was obtained in predicting mortality of patients. ABSI score of 9 with 85% sensitivity and 95% specificity was obtained in predicting mortality in patients. By increasing one unit in the ABSI score, the odds ratio increases by 17.5 times in terms of mortality probability. The present study showed a significant difference between the two genders in terms of the cause of the burn, and it is evidently affected by the culture and lifestyle of our country. On the other hand, an investigation of the cause of death in patients with ABSI>9 and taking appropriate measures to reduce their mortality is recommended. Also, it is recommended to use more simple criteria such as burn percentage or full-thickness burns to predict mortality rate in case of burning injury patients.
Pompe Disease Screening in a Sample of Iranian Patients
Authors: Basiri Keivan , Ansari Behnaz
Published: February 2021

The reason why the experiments were done: previous studies have shown that the incidence rates vary in different populations. Now we report the preliminary results of the screening study. Pompe disease is a rare but potentially treatable disorder caused by the deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme acid-α-glucosidase (GAA). GAA activity was measured on DBS in 65 patients with undiagnosed myopathies presenting to the hospital of the research setting in Isfahan, Iran, from 2016 to 2017 and then was confirmed by genetic analysis. Of the total of 65 patients, 29 (44.6%) were male, and 36 (55.4%) were female. The mean age of the patients was 29±12.55 years, and their mean age at the disease onset was 17±12.75. Two patients (one male and one female) were diagnosed with a low acid alpha-glucosidase activity. Only one patient (female) showed a compound heterozygotic mutation of the GAA gene (c.-32-13T>G). Early diagnosis of Pompe disease is important for improving the outcome.