bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Simplicial quantum contextuality
Authors: Okay Cihan , Kharoof Aziz , Ipek Selman
Published: May 2023

We introduce a new framework for contextuality based on simplicial sets, combinatorial models of topological spaces that play a prominent role in modern homotopy theory. Our approach extends measurement scenarios to consist of spaces (rather than sets) of measurements and outcomes, and thereby generalizes nonsignaling distributions to simplicial distributions, which are distributions on spaces modeled by simplicial sets. Using this formalism we present a topologically inspired new proof of Fine's theorem for characterizing noncontextuality in Bell scenarios. Strong contextuality is generalized suitably for simplicial distributions, allowing us to define cohomological witnesses that extend the earlier topological constructions restricted to algebraic relations among quantum observables to the level of probability distributions. Foundational theorems of quantum theory such as the Gleason's theorem and Kochen--Specker theorem can be expressed naturally within this new language.
The Method of “Cold” Snaring Mucosa Resection with Preliminary Hydro-Preparation for the Removal of Colorectal Epithelial Neoplasms through an Endoscope
Authors: Sigaeva Yu. S. , Tokarenko E. V. , Bulatov A. Y. , Borisov A. S. , Fedorov E. D.
Published: May 2023

Aim: to analyze the safety and effectiveness of the method of cold snaring resection with preliminary hydropreparation when removing superficially colorectal epithelial neoplasms with a diameter of 5 to 25 mm.

Material and methods. The number of complications and disease recurrence after endoscopic excisions by “cold” snaring resection with preliminary hydropreparation of superficially neoplasms with a diameter of 5 to 25 mm was assessed.

Results. Neoplasms were removed in a single block in 89/122 (72.95 %) cases. Neoplasms with a diameter of 5 to 9 mm were excisions in a single block in 100 % of cases, with a diameter of 9 to 14 mm in 28/30 (93.33 %) cases, with a diameter of 15 to 19 mm in 12/38 (31.57 %) cases. According to the results of a lifetime pathoanatomic examination of the removed material, serrated dysplasia (serrated dysplasia, low grade) was detected in 76 cases; micro vesicular hyperplastic polyps (Hyperplastic polyp, micro vesicular type MVHP) were established in 9 cases; hyperplastic polyps containing goblet cells (Hyperplastic polyp, goblet cell GCHP) were in 5 cases; tubular adenoma with dysplasia (Tubular adenoma, low grade) was in 32 cases. Delayed bleeding and perforation of the intestinal wall, both at the time of resection, and in the delayed period was not observed. No local recurrence was detected in the groups of patients with neoplasms diameters of 5-9 and 10-14 mm. One case of local recurrence was detected in a group of patients with a neoplasms diameter from 15 to 19 mm (1/38 = 2.63 %) and one case in a group with a neoplasms diameter of 20-25 mm (1/5 = 20 %).

Conclusions. Cold endoscopic snaring resection of colorectal epithelial neoplasms with preliminary hydropreparation in the submucosa is a safe and effective method of excisions superficially epithelial neoplasms of the colon with a diameter of 5 to 19 mm.
Agile Entrepreneurships
Authors: Vastavikta Bhagat  , moomal shekhawat
Published: May 2023

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

The pandemic saw a series of collapses, especially within the diverse economies. As people went through losses of businesses and jobs, the anxiety around staying afloat led to a series of instances where agile entrepreneurships to emerge.
Format Exhibition - Schallwirkungen auf Mensch und Tier
Authors: ingrid cogne  , Tobias Pilz
Published: May 2023

In early 2015, the art-based research project Six Formats gathered a group of artists, curators, and researchers 1) to co-think about an Exhibition as well as 2) to articulate this particular format of communication as knowledge. In Six Formats, formats of communication are the central knowledge. Format, content, and context are in relations. The format Exhibition was placed at Kunsthalle Exnergasse. In order to be in line with the aim of KEX to serve artists, the research process was intended to work with the exhibition space. The research group decided to improve the acoustic qualities of the room - for talks, screenings, and performances - and to intervene in the space without interfering with an artist’s needs. This decision led to reflections on visibility and subtleness.  
Six Formats investigated “exposition” - proposed by Research Catalogue - as a format of communication. For Cogne and Pilz, the format exposition could be explored as “one” space (one room, one poster, one painting). Six Formats invites the visitor/reader to circulate between fiction and reality and to let their activated thoughts navigate without searching for any truth.
The exposition 'Format Exhibition - Schallwirkungen auf Mensch und Tier' proposes a double entry.
The visitor can visit it as they would enter the physical space of the Exhibition Schallwirkungen auf Mensch und Tier at KEX: 1) little by little, randomly, maybe not noticing all the elements placed in the exhibition space; 2) glancing through the space or directly diving into the reading of the exhibition booklet that the research group treated as a fictional space. The visitor can also directly access the process the group had - written in black on a white background. They will meet a quite linear writing that Cogne and Pilz exposed in a nonlinear way.
Six Formats (FWF, PEEK, AR291-G21) takes every opportunity to challenge formats of communication and explore ways in which art-based-related knowledge can be presented and articulated as well as activating and circulating.
Performative Symposium for Ecological Spectatorship
Authors: Juriaan Achthoven  , Rhian Morris
Published: May 2023

This page consists of the program of the Performative Symposium for Ecological Spectatorship, that took place on the 16th of October in Het Huis Utrecht.

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The symposium is organised by Gaia’s Machine: an upcoming artistic research collective exploring the intersection between art, technology and nature. Aims for the symposium are:
- Exchange knowledge between arts and sciences leading to a cross-fertilization of ideas and practices related to ecological spectatorship
- Reflect on our positioning as young artists & scientists at a time of ecological crisis
- Open a space for a young generation to question our responsibility and to explore potential methods of moving forward

The term ecological spectatorship draws awareness towards humanity’s entanglement within an ecological web. We approach ‘ecology’ from an ethical perspective, addressing the responsibility we have as a human species in relation to the earth (our oikos). Furthermore, we focus on ‘spectatorship’ – a branch within theatre studies that is concerned with the relation between makers and performers and the audience. We emphatically include the spectator in the performative space. Ecological spectatorship expresses a concern that in our view is not only relevant for theatre makers but also for politically engaged scientists.

In the symposium we will not only take the placement of the spectator into account but we will allow the spectator to become actively engaged in making sense of ecological spectatorship. We are keen to create ample space for the audience to reflect on their experience and to open an exchange of knowledge between both objective and embodied knowledge, and between the collaborators as well as the audience.

We will be researching the proposition of ecological spectatorship through the form of a performative symposium – a play on the traditional form of the symposium by making it both artistic and participatory.
Ecorchées
Authors: Lisa Salamandra
Published: May 2023

A theoretical linking of my "Raw Women", female figures from the series "Raw Meat" which feature a skinned, cut-up, recomposed body, with the "living dead" figure portrayed in the anatomical charts of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth centuries. I examine how our two images seek the representation of "truths" concerning the human body and its functionning as well as a common truth about the fate of the human flesh, and that of our human condition.
An assessment of CO2 uptake in the Arctic Ocean from 1985 to 2018
Authors: Yasunaka Sayaka , Manizza Manfredi , Terhaar Jens , Olsen Are , Yamaguchi Ryohei , Landschützer Peter , Watanabe Eiji , Carroll Dustin , Adiwara Hanani , Müller Jens Daniel , Hauck Judith
Published: May 2023

As a contribution to the Regional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes
phase 2 (RECCAP2) project, we present synthesized estimates of Arctic
Ocean sea-air CO2 fluxes and their uncertainties from 8 surface ocean
pCO2-observation products, 18 ocean biogeochemical hindcast and data
assimilation models and 6 atmospheric inversions. For the period of
1985−2018, the Arctic Ocean was a net sink of CO2 of 116 ± 4 TgC yr−1 in
the pCO2 products and 92 ± 30 TgC yr−1 in the models. The CO2 uptake
peaks in late summer and early autumn, and is low in winter when sea ice
inhibits sea-air fluxes. The long-term mean CO2 uptake in the Arctic
Ocean is primarily caused by steady-state fluxes of natural carbon (70 ±
15 %), and enhanced by the atmospheric CO2 increase (19 ± 5 %) and
climate change (11 ± 18 %). The annual mean CO2 uptake increased from
1985 to 2018 at a rate of 31 ±13 TgC yr−1dec-1 in the pCO2 products and
10 ± 4 TgC yr−1dec-1 in the models. Moreover, 77 ± 38 % of the trend in
the net CO2 uptake over time is caused by climate change, primarily due
to rapid sea ice loss in recent years. Both, the mean CO2 uptake and the
trend, is substantially weaker in the atmospheric inversions.
Uncertainties across all estimates are large, in the pCO2 products
because of scarcity of observations and in the models because of missing
processes.
Comparison of residual monomer amounts released from indirect bonding adhesives
Authors: Hezenci Yasin , Akdeniz Berat Serdar
Published: May 2023

Objectives

To quantify the amount of residual monomer released from orthodontic adhesives used in the indirect bonding technique and compare it to a direct bonding composite resin.

Materials and Methods

Five hundred stainless steel orthodontic brackets were bonded on bovine incisors using five groups of bonding resins: Transbond XT (TXT), Transbond Supreme LV (SLV), Sondhi Rapid-Set (SRS), Transbond IDB (IDB), and Custom I.Q. (CIQ). Liquid samples were gathered on the first, seventh, 21st, and 35th days. Residual monomer release was measured from the liquid samples with a liquid chromatography device. In addition, the amount and shape of the adhesive between the tooth surface and the bracket base was evaluated using obtained electron microscopy images. The data were analyzed using analysis of variance, and a Tukey post-hoc test was applied.

Results

Hydroxyethylmethacrylate and bisphenol A-glycidyl methacrylate monomers were released by all study groups. Urethane-dimethacrylate was released from the TXT, SLV, IDB, and CIQ groups. Triethylene glycol dimethacrylate was released from TXT, SLV, IDB, and SRS groups. The amount of total monomer release was higher in chemically cured adhesives than in light-cured adhesives. Among the chemically cured adhesives, premix adhesives had the highest amount of total monomer release. The light-cured adhesives had less thickness.

Conclusions

Light-curing adhesives have significantly less monomer release than chemically polymerized adhesives.
Lärares perspektiv på breddat deltagande i högre utbildning: mångfald, omsorg och merarbete
Authors: Björklund Erika , Magnusson Lena , Fernström Ingela
Published: May 2023

Forskning om breddat deltagande i högre utbildning tenderar att ta ett studentperspektiv snarare än ett lärarperspektiv. I den här artikeln presenteras en intervjustudie med lärare i fokus och hur de uppfattar konsekvenserna av det politiska målet om breddad rekrytering till högre utbildning i sitt undervisningsuppdrag. I studien görs en tematisering (Braun & Clarke, 2006) av informanternas beskrivningar av de konsekvenser som det breddade deltagandet, vilket följer på breddad rekrytering, får i undervisningspraktiken. Tre avskilda teman framträder i informanternas uppfattningar: professionell utveckling, socialisation av studenter och anpassningar av arbets- och examinationsformer. Dessa tre teman ramas in av förändrade ramvillkor. De förändrade ramvillkoren resulterar huvudsakligen i att lärare i stor utsträckning saknar tid för de förändringar som de behöver göra i sitt undervisningsuppdrag. Resultaten visar också på en uppfinningsrikedom i undervisningsplanering samt förändringar i lärares omsorgsarbete riktat mot studenterna. Informanterna uttrycker värdet av mångfald inom högre utbildning, samtidigt som de uppfattar att den ökade mångfalden tillsammans med ett ökat omsorgsarbete skapar en komplex och krävande arbetssituation för lärare. 
ENGLISH ABSTRACT
Teacher perspectives on widening participation in higher education: diversity, care work and extra work
Research on widening participation in higher education tends to take a student rather than a teacher perspective. The interview study presented in this article focuses on how teachers perceive the consequences of the political goal of widened recruitment to higher education in their teaching assignments. The informants’ descriptions of the consequences that widened participation, which follows from widened recruitment, has for teachers’ teaching practices, are analyzed thematically (Braun & Clarke, 2006). Three distinct themes emerge in the informants’ descriptions: professional development, socialization, and adaptations. These themes are delimited by changed frame conditions. The changed frame conditions mainly result in teachers lacking the time to make the required changes in their teaching assignments. The results also show innovations in teaching planning and changes in teachers’ care work aimed at students. The informants find diversity in higher education valuable at the same time as they express that the increased diversity together with the increased care work create a complex and demanding work situation for teachers.
Mitochondrial quality control and its emerging role in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease
Authors: Baek Jihyun , Lee Yu Ho , Jeong Hye Yun , Lee So-Young
Published: May 2023

Most eukaryotic cells have mitochondrial networks that can change in shape, distribution, and size depending on cellular metabolic demands and environments. Mitochondrial quality control is critical for various mitochondrial functions including energy production, redox homeostasis, intracellular calcium handling, cell differentiation, proliferation, and cell death. Quality control mechanisms within mitochondria consist of antioxidant defenses, protein quality control, DNA damage repair systems, mitochondrial fusion and fission, mitophagy, and mitochondrial biogenesis. Defects in mitochondrial quality control and disruption of mitochondrial homeostasis are common characteristics of various kidney cell types under hyperglycemic conditions. Such defects contribute to diabetes-induced pathologies in renal tubular cells, podocytes, endothelial cells, and immune cells. In this review, we focus on the roles of mitochondrial quality control in diabetic kidney disease pathogenesis and discuss current research evidence and future directions.
The Effect of Social Media Marketing on Brand Equity with Brand Experience as Mediation: Study on Uniqlo Product Users
Authors: Anggraheni Affilla Fetty , Haryanto Budhi
Published: May 2023

This article aims to determine the effect on the relationship between social media marketing and brand equity moderated by brand experience with the aim of studying Uniqlo luxury brand users. A review and search of the literature was carried out in an effort to identify the variables used to construct the conceptual model. The expected findings are whether there is the same effect as previous research if it is carried out in Indonesia where previous research has a positive impact on luxury brand users in the USA. This study also explains several dimensions of the variables, namely entertainment, interaction, trendiness, customization, WOM (Social Media Marketing), sensory, affective, behavioral, intellectual (Brand Experience), which will form brand equity that will be embedded in the minds of customers or product users. luxury brand Uniqlo. This research provides a conceptual model that will provide understanding to customers of the luxury brand Uniqlo and also as an alternative in the field of marketing science. Furthermore, this research is also expected to help Uniqlo management, especially in Indonesia, have a marketing strategy that will form stronger Brand Equity. This paper is also expected to contribute theoretically, practically, and can be used for future studies.
STRATEGI PEMBERDAYAAN EKONOMI MASYARAKAT MELALUI BAITUL MAL WATTAMWIL (Studi Peran KSPPS BMT Al-Hikmah Bandar Lampung)
Authors: Masmuroh Masmuroh , Mukmin Hasan , Yanti Fitri
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this research is to discover how the Shari'a Savings and Loans Cooperative (KSPPS) BMT Pondok Pesantren Al-Hikmah Bandar Lampung implements the economic empowerment strategy and its implications for the community. This is a qualitative study that employs data collection techniques such as interviews and documentation. The author used eight customers as research subjects and two administrators from KSPPS BMT Al-Hikmah. In this qualitative study, data was analyzed before entering the field, while in the field, and after it was completed. In practice, however, data analysis is more focused during the data collection process in the field. The findings of this study indicate that the community economic empowerment strategy implemented was a success, as evidenced by the implementation of three excellent programs, namely empowerment, capacity, and empowerment. The findings indicate that KSPPS BMT Al- Hikmah Bandar Lampung is capable of increasing income and economic welfare, as well as the resilience of the members' families.
Socioscientific Issues-based Guided-inquiry E-worksheet on Optical Instruments Topic
Authors: Febriani Febriani , Ibnusaputra M. , Pradana Pramudya Wahyu , Jumadi Jumadi
Published: May 2023

be taught in the learning process. This difficulty can be overcome by using learning media in the learning process. This study aimed to determine the feasibility of a guided-inquiry Electronic Student Worksheet based on SSI on the topic of optical instruments. The method used in this research is Research and Development (RD) with 4D steps. At the define stage, it is done by studying literature and conducting short interviews with one physics teacher, design stage contains for lesson plans and electronic student worksheets; the developmentstage contains product validation activities by four experts and preliminary field testing by 23 students of class XI MIPA SMA Negeri 4 Yogyakarta, dissemination stage contains product distribution. The results of this study are 1) the SSI-based guided-inquiry Electronic Student Worksheet was developed by the objectives, context, and visual aspects, 2) the lesson plan and also the Electronic Student Worksheet are in the very valid category and can be used in the range of 93.75%-100%, and 3) The results of the preliminary field testing are in the valid category, with a range of 77.17%-79-35%. The conclusion is that the Product produced in this study was declared feasible. Hence, the implication of this research is that the resulting product can be used later by the teacher to help the learning process of the optical instrument topic.
HOTS Study: How are the literacy and thinking skills of students different?
Authors: Kurniawan Dwi Agus , Darmaji Darmaji , Astalini Astalini , Widodo Rido Ilham
Published: May 2023

This research was conducted to determine how the influence of digital literacy and critical thinking skills. This research was conducted using a mixed method with the convergent parallel design. The subjects of this study were students from SMAN 6 Batanghari and SMAN 10 Batanghari with a specialization in science, where each school took 2 classes with a total of 80 students as samples with 297 eleventh graders in both schools as population, where research sample chosen with purposive sampling. The data analysis carried out in this study was a normality test, linearity test, and regression test. From this research, it was found that there were significant differences in the level of digital literacy skills and understanding of students on digital literacy between the two test schools. Significant differences are also seen in the level of critical thinking of students. The interesting thing in the findings of this research is that students who have a good level of skills and understanding of digital literacy will have a good level of critical thinking as well. So, it was found that digital literacy also has an influence on students' critical thinking skills.
Phonological Account of English Loanwords Adapted by Qunfudhah Arabic Dialect Speakers (QAD)
Authors: Almoayidi Khedir
Published: May 2023

The current study aimed to investigate, descriptively, how English loanwords become part of Qunfudhah Arabic Dialect (QAD), an Arabic dialect spoken in the southern part of Saudi Arabia. Hundreds of English loanwords were collected using different resources such as social media posts, news articles, blogs, every-day interactions, and shop signs. The purpose was to find out the triggering motive used by QAD speakers to adapt English loanwords. In other words, the paper sought to answer this question: what phonological rules do the QAD speakers implement to adapt the English loanwords? Using the descriptive data analysis method, the results revealed that English loanwords have been phonologically adapted to fit into the host system using a number of processes to map English consonants and vowels into the recipient language. QAD speakers exercised several modifications to produce an Arabic sound on the foreign consonants (English in this situation) by targeting the manner, place, and voicing. Vowels, on the other hand, were mapped according to the height, tensity, or backness using a number of rules such as monophthongization, lengthening, or position shift. All these processes were used by QAD speakers to more easily produce the foreign sounds, especially those sounds which differ from their own system (marked ones). The result of the current study should add more insights into the body of the literature and pave the way for researchers to investigate this Arabic dialect thoroughly.
Colonial Discourse Studies: Uncovering the Unfair Otherness
Authors: Ibrahim Awad Elaref Abdelnaeim
Published: May 2023

This paper critically explores the role of colonial discourse studies in exploring cultural imperialism. It discusses the relevance of this academic field to our current understanding of the ideological dimensions of colonialism, imperialism, and globalization. Moreover, it outlines how related conceptualizations such as Orientalism, Said’s Orient and Occident, hegemony, and postcolonial theories are intrinsically linked to these studies. The significance of the study lies in illustrating, through reference to contemporary scholarship in this field, how the colonial discourse’s past, present, and future implications remain of enduring importance in contemporary social and political realities. Furthermore, it traces the writings of various third-world intellectuals that try to uncover the colonial discursive practices in the colonial context and shows how these practices are to create and sustain otherness. Finally, by examining how this field incorporates and synthesizes multiple disciplines, such as literature, history, linguistics, political science, anthropology, and sociology, this paper affirms the continued significance of this field in the contemporary world.
Main stages of developing environmental legislation of Islamic Republic of Iran on environmental protection of Caspian Sea
Authors: Voynova Mariya Vladimirovna
Published: May 2023

The article focuses on the environmental legislation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which regulates, among other things, the issues of protecting the environment of the Caspian Sea. Iran, like other Caspian states, is aware of the need to protect and protect the Caspian marine environment, on which the state of the coastal provinces and the well-being of the local population depend. There are examined the main legal acts of Iran related to the management of the quality of water resources, the protection of the marine environment from pollution, the protection of biological resources. Iran’s domestic environmental legislation was formed in the second half of the 20th century, but the most important regulations for the protection of the environment of the Caspian Sea were adopted during the last 25 years. In general, the national legislation of Iran is aimed at protecting the environment, while providing the population with water resources and protecting surface and groundwater from pollution, including the marine waters of the Caspian Sea, is especially important for the republic. The direction of Iran’s environmental legislation is consistent with the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea of 2018, which has not yet been ratified by the republic. In this Convention, the Caspian states have undertaken to protect and preserve the ecological system of the Caspian Sea and all its components, not to carry out activities that damage biological diversity, and also to bear responsibility for damage caused to the ecological system of the Caspian Sea. In the next decade, Iran plans to prepare a national action plan for the republic on protecting the marine environment, biodiversity, combating marine pollution, public participation and capacity building, as well as increasing coastal and marine protected areas, which gives some hope for the ratification of the Convention on the Legal status of the Caspian Sea.
WHO Needs to Re-look at Animal Bite Wound Classification for Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis to Save People from Deadly Rabies!
Authors:   Principal-cum-State Epidemiologis, State Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Himachal Pradesh, Parimahal, Kasumpti Shimla, India, Bharti Omesh Kumar
Published: May 2023

Rabies is a deadly zoonotic disease that is largely caused by bites or scratches of an infected dog. WHO has defined wound classifications for taking decisions on Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) after bites. Some experts have suggested a change in WHO classification to include another category IV in severe wounds. As we work in the rabies endemic country contributing the highest number of rabies deaths annually, we discuss what changes in Rabies PEP classification are actually required based on our clinical practice. We discuss here how the lives of victims of rabid animals were saved and what factors led to the failures of PEP. We also discuss why there is no need to expand existing wound classification to category IV and no need to use higher concentrations of RIG for severe wounds like those on the head and neck. We recommend omitting category II and keeping only categories I and III for wound classification for rabies PEP based on our clinical experience with rabid dog bites and scratches i.e. either there is exposure or no exposure using spirit test in doubtful abrasions without bleeding. Moreover, because the rabies virus attaches to the nerve at the site of the bite and there is no viraemia in rabies infection, therefore, to classify a scratch or abrasion with or without bleeding is not rational.
Cranial tibial translation measurements for radiographic diagnosis of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs
Authors: Pacheco Larissa T. , Figueiredo Annanda S. , Muzzi Ruthnea A. L. , Kawamoto Fernando Y. K. , Dorneles Elaine M. S. , Muzzi Leonardo A. L.
Published: May 2023

OBJECTIVE

To assess the effect of tibial compression on radiographic cranial tibial translation measurements in healthy dogs and those with cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture and establish specific criteria for the radiographic diagnosis of CCL rupture.

ANIMALS

60 dogs.

PROCEDURES

Dogs were divided into 3 groups with 20 dogs each: group 1, healthy adult dogs; group 2, adult dogs with CCL rupture; and group 3, healthy young dogs. For each dog, 2 images of the stifle joint in mediolateral projection were taken, of which 1 was conventional and 1 was under tibial compression. Variables were measured in each radiographic projection: the patellar ligament angle, the patellar ligament insertion angle, the angle of tibial translation measured by 2 different methods, and the linear distance between the points of CCL origin and insertion (DPOI). Additionally, a novel variable, DPOI ratio, was evaluated.

RESULTS

Regarding radiographic positioning, tibial compression significantly changed most of the variables in the within-group comparison. The variable DPOI were not different with and without tibial compression in the group of healthy adult dogs but were different for dogs with CCL rupture. Thus, these are important parameters in the diagnosis of CCL rupture. In the analysis of a novel variable, DPOI ratio, dogs with CCL rupture could be distinguished from healthy dogs at a high level of specificity and sensitivity.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

DPOI ratio values above 1.18 were consistently indicative of CCL rupture, thus allowing for a precise radiographic diagnosis of the condition.
Preoperative protocol for right flank laparotomy affects postoperative serum cortisol concentrations in dairy cows
Authors: Sato Ayano , Sugiura Tomochika , Kosenda Keigo , Murakami Takashi
Published: May 2023

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate analgesic efficacy of 3 different preoperative protocols in cows undergoing right flank laparotomy for displaced abomasum.

ANIMALS

40 cows diagnosed with displaced abomasum.

PROCEDURES

The cows were assigned by block randomization to 1 of 3 preoperative protocols: inverted L-block using 50 mL of 2% lidocaine (ILB; n = 13), ILB plus preoperative flunixin meglumine (2 mg/kg, IV; ILB-F; 13), and dorsolumbar epidural anesthesia using 2% xylazine (0.8 mL) and 2% lidocaine (4 mL; EPI; 14). Venous blood samples were collected for CBC, serum biochemistry, and cortisol preoperatively and at 0 (immediately after), 3, 17, and 48 hours postoperatively.

RESULTS

The mean (95% CI) of the serum cortisol in ILB, ILB-F, and EPI were 108.7 (66.7 to 150.7), 150.7 (116.4 to 185.0), and 139.8 (93.4 to 186.3), respectively. The serum cortisol concentrations decreased over time in all groups (ILB, P = .001; ILB-F and EPI, P < .001). In the ILB group, the cortisol concentration at 17 and 48 hours postoperatively decreased (P = .026 and P = .009, respectively), compared with that preoperatively. In the ILB-F and EPI groups, the preoperative cortisol concentration was the highest and then decreased at 0, 3, 17, and 48 hours postoperatively (ILB-F, 0 hours [P = .001] and 3, 17, and 48 hours [P < .001]; EPI, all [P < .001]).

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

ILB-F and EPI improved intraoperative and immediate postoperative indicators of pain-related stress when compared to standard ILB. EPI requires less anesthetic, which may be beneficial when in short supply.
Dogs with congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts that have persistent shunting after surgery have a higher prevalence of urolithiasis
Authors: Burger Nienke C. , Devriendt Nausikaa , Serrano Gonçalo , Stock Emmelie , Rooster Hilde de , Paepe Dominique
Published: May 2023

OBJECTIVE

To report the presence of urolithiasis in dogs long-term after gradual attenuation of congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts (cEHPSS).

ANIMALS

25 client-owned dogs that underwent gradual attenuation of a cEHPSS, of which 19 had a closed cEHPSS and 6 developed multiple acquired portosystemic shunts (MAPSS) following surgery.

PROCEDURES

A retrospective study with prospective follow-up was performed. Dogs that underwent cEHPSS surgery and had their postoperative cEHPSS status determined by transsplenic portal scintigraphy or CT angiography 3 months postoperatively were prospectively contacted and invited for a long-term follow-up visit (a minimum of 6 months postoperatively). Retrospective data were collected, and during the prospective follow-up visit a thorough history, blood tests and urinalysis, and ultrasonography of the urinary tract were performed to assess the presence of urinary signs and urolithiasis.

RESULTS

Of 25 included dogs, 1 of 19 (5%) dogs with closed cEHPSS and 4 of 6 (67%) dogs with MAPSS had urolithiasis at long-term follow-up. Three (50%) dogs with MAPSS developed new uroliths. Long-term, dogs with closed cEHPSS that initially presented with and without urolithiasis had significantly less urolithiasis compared to dogs with MAPSS (P = .013 and P = .010, respectively). In the 4 dogs with closed cEHPSS that initially presented with nephrolithiasis, nephroliths became smaller or were no longer visible at the long-term follow-up visit.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Dogs that developed MAPSS following cEHPSS surgery are at greater risk of urolithiasis compared to those with closed cEHPSS. Furthermore, ammonium urate uroliths might dissolve if portosystemic shunting ceases to exist.
Validation of a Spectrophotometric Method of Some Antidepressant Drugs
Authors: Emin Cadar , Rodica Sirbu , Ionescu Ana Maria , Safta Anca , Tomescu Cezar Laurentiu
Published: May 2023

Although the causes of depression include a wide range of conditions, from neurodegenerative to thyroid, they all have one common denominator, changes in the brain. Depression can be located in multiple brain regions simultaneously, which may be derived from a common molecular abnormality found in neurons in many brain regions. Abnormalities of receptors or impulse transmission could be the answer. In this work, a simple and accurate spectrophotometric method was developed for the analysis of escitalopram oxalate in various pharmaceutical formulations. In this method, absorbance was measured at 238 nm for escitalopram oxalate. Method validation parameters were studied. The method can be used for quality control of pharmaceutical forms containing escitalopram. Also, by the same method, the actual active substance concentrations compared to those listed on the package, the standard deviations and the relative standard deviations.
Brown Seaweeds from Black Sea Coast as an Important Source of Bioactive Compounds of Interest for Human Health
Authors: Dragan Ana-Maria-Laura , Sirbu Rodica , Cadar Emin
Published: May 2023

For human nutrition, algae are important organisms that can offer essential compounds and new bioactive substances with pharmaceutical and medicinal value. Macroalgae contain nutritional elements such as lipids, proteins, vitamins and minerals and they are used as food supplements because they are known to be high in mineral content. There are a lot of nutritionally compunds that can be identified in algae such as polysaccharides, polyphenols, diterpenes, sterols, carbohydrates, peptides, polyunsaturated fatty acids, pigments and dietary fibers. Nutraceuticals are confirmed to be used as medicines because they are a good protector against chronic diseases and they have physiological benefits. Algae bioactive compounds could be used as an anticoagulant, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifungal, anticancer, antiviral, antidiabetic, antiobesity, antihypertensive and hypercholesterolemic nutraceuticals. Although only some of the algae have been studied properly for their chemical composition and properties, they are a considerable biological resource with ability for use as a raw material. In this paper the compounds from red and brown algae from the Romanian seaside are evaluated as sources of biologically active ingredients with benefits in human health.
The Effect of Work from Home on Adaptive Performance and Moderated by Humble Leadership
Authors: Hamid Roshayati Abdul
Published: May 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the norms of daily life for individuals around the world. This change causes employees to work from home (WFH). This new norm has opened up the landscape for the advantages of WFH and adapting oneself in performing tasks. In addition to the advantages of WFH, and leadership style and work autonomy also have the potential to assist employees to adapt the flexible work environment. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to examine the effect of WFH on adaptive performance among employees in Malaysia. This study examined the effects of humble leadership, and its moderating effects on the association between WFH and employees’ adaptive performance. The field study was conducted in Malaysia among public and private sector employees and total 200 participants were approached. The Partial Least Square (PLS) technique was used to test the hypothesized relationships among variables. The results of this study indicated that the WFH and humble leadership influenced adaptive performance and employees who perceived high humble leadership strengthen the relationship between WFH and adaptive performance. The study sheds new light on the advantages of WFH and humble leadership on adaptive performance. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Characterization of Hoplolaimus seinhorsti and Hoplolaimus pararobustus (Tylenchina: Hoplolaimidae) from banana, with phylogeny and species delineation in the genus Hoplolaimus
Authors: Olajide Emmanuel , Singh Phougeishangbam Rolish , Kolombia Yao A. , Rumbarar Merlin Kornelia , Couvreur Marjolein , Bert Wim
Published: May 2023

The morphological and molecular characterisations of two lance nematode species isolated from the rhizosphere of banana, Hoplolaimus seinhorsti and H. pararobustus, are provided based on an integrative study that includes light and scanning electron microscopy, phylogenetic analysis and two tree-based molecular species delimitation methods (GMYC and bPTP). Nineteen new sequences were obtained, including 5 partial 18S rRNA, 6 D2-D3 of 28S rRNA, 1 ITS rRNA and 7 COI mtDNA (the first COI sequences of H. seinhorsti and H. pararobustus), and an updated morphological character comparison of 37 Hoplolaimus species is presented. The tree-based molecular species-delimitation approaches employed gave markedly differing results, and also showed remarkable discrepancies among the investigated genes, although the bPTP output was found to agree well with established morphological species delimitations. Both species-delimitation approaches did, however, provide the same output for the COI mtDNA sequences, and the COI mtDNA gene sequence was also found to correspond better to established morphological species. It is therefore recommended by this paper as representing the most suitable barcode marker for Hoplolaimus species identification. This integrative study also resulted in the corrective reassignment of 17 gene sequences that were previously unidentified or incorrectly classified, as well as concluding that H. pararobustus consists of two cryptic species.
Implementasi Analisis SWOT untuk Menciptakan Strategi Pemasaran Kewirausahaan pada Masa Pandemi
Authors: Nabilaturrahmah Ananda , Kusnanto Danang
Published: May 2023

UMKM jasa bengkel mobil Balaroda yang sudah didirikan selama 6 tahun merupakan sebuah usaha yang berfokus pada jasa servis kendaraan. Pendekatan kualitatif dengan teknik analisis deskriptif menggunakan analisis SWOT digunakan dengan tujuan untuk menjelaskan strategi pemasaran yang tepat untuk mengembangkan UMKM jasa bengkel mobil Balaroda terutama pada masa pandemi. Berdasarkan diagram IFAS dan EFAS maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa UMKM jasa bengkel mobil Balaroda terletak pada kuadran 1 yang berarti UMKM jasa bengkel mobil Balaroda memiliki posisi yang kuat dimana strategi SO dapat digunakan dengan menggunakan kekuatan untuk meraih peluang pasar yang besar. Hasil dari penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa berdasarkan analisis SWOT yang dilakukan, strategi pemasaran kewirausahaan berupa pemasaran interaktif dapat otomatis terlaksana apabila strategi SO dapat ditingkatkan dan dilakukan secara berkesinambungan. Melalui pemasaran interaktif tersebut maka peluang UMKM jasa bengkel mobil Balaroda untuk mendapatkan stake holder serta memperluas target bottom-up pasar akan lebih besar.
Peran Otoritas Jasa Keuangan Dalam Pencegahan Fintech Illegal di Masyarakat
Authors: Firmansyah Fahmi , Kartikasari Maulida Dwi , Sujarwo Makmur , Raharjo Teguh Budi , Rahmatika Dien Noviany
Published: May 2023

Technological advances have an impact on aspects of life. The emergence of technological finance in online loans makes it easy to get the desired funds in a short and easy process. There are many cases of illegal fintech that we can see in national and international media. One example is the case of the VLoan application owned by PT Vcard Technology Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to see and analyze the role of the Financial Services Authority in preventing illegal activities in society, because the rampant illegal fintech in society is certainly detrimental to several parties. This research uses qualitative research with high-performance qualitative analysis application tools, namely NVivo 12. Based on the research results, the role of the Financial Services Authority in preventing illegal fintech by means of education and socialization has been effective. Obstacles in preventing illegal fintech, namely the low level of public understanding of online loans, low levels of financial literacy. This research is also expected to be a relevant source for the future.

Keyword: Finansial Teknologi Illegal, Otoritas Jasa Keuangan, Pencegahan Fraud
Analisis Pengaruh Thin Capitalization, Debt Covenant, dan Tunneling Incentive terhadap Transfer Pricing dengan Komite Audit Sebagai Variabel Moderating
Authors: Khoirunisa Yuana , Wahyudin Agus
Published: May 2023

This study aims to analyze the effect of thin capitalization, debt covenants, and tunneling incentives on transfer pricing with the audit committee as the moderating variable. The population used is manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2019, totaling 170 companies. The data analysis method used is moderated analysis regression with the IBM SPSS 24 tool. The result show that thin capitalization has a significant positive effect on transfer pricing, debt covenants have no significant effect on transfer pricing, and tunneling incentives have no effect on transfer pricing. The audit committee was unable to significantly moderate the relationship between thin capatalization and transfer pricing and was also unable to significanlty moderate the relationship between debt covenants and tranfer pricing, however, the audit committee was able to strengthen the relationship between tunneling incentives and transfer pricing.
Potensi Kebocoran Pengenaan Pajak Terhadap Transaksi Jual-Beli Online pada Marketplace di Indonesia
Authors: Primandaru Noormalita , Sopacua Ivana Oktarina
Published: May 2023

Kebocoran serta potensi pengenaan Pajak Penghasilan serta Pajak Pertambahan Nilai terhadap pelaku usaha online di marketplace yang sedang berkembang pesat di Indonesia dewasa ini sudah seharusnya mendapat perhatian yang sangat serius bagi pemerintah Indonesia. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari besarnya potensi kebocoran pajak dari sektor jual-beli online tersebut. Terdapat berbagai masalah yang terjadi dalam transaksi online yang akan dibahas dalam penelitian ini, antara lain peraturan perpajakan mengenai transaksi online di Indonesia masih belum diatur secara maksimal dan khusus mengenai pengenaan pajak terhadap transaksi di marketplace, sehingga hal tersebut menjadi sebuah kekosongan petensi pajak yang dapat diserap oleh pemerintah di Indonesia. Penulisan jurnal ilmiah ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana potensi kebocoran serta pendapatan negara melalui pengenaan pajak Pajak Penghasilan serta/atau Pajak Pertambahan Nilai terhadap transaksi jual-beli secara online di marketplace Indonesia. Metode analisis yang digunakan merupakan pendekatan perundang-undangan (Statute Approach) dan juga pendekatan analisis konsep hukum (Analitical Conceptual Approach). Adapun akar hukum yang diaplikasikan berbentuk hukum primer, sekunder, serta tersier. Potensi kebocoran serta pengenaan pajak akan transaksi jual-beli online pada marketplace di Indonesia amat besar, terdapat beberapa faktor penghambat pemerintah dalam penarikan pajak terhadap pelaku jual-beli di marketplace baik secara faktor hukum, faktor pemerintah maupun pelaku usaha online sebagai wajib pajak. Pemerintah sudah seharusnya menciptakan aturan secara distingtif yang menyinggung hal tersebut sehingga dapat memanfaatkan potensi pajak serta meminimalisir kebocoran pajak negara dengan baik.
Pengaruh Pemeriksaan Pajak, Surat Teguran Pajak, Surat Paksa Pajak, dan Jumlah Wajib Pajak Terhadap Penerimaan Pajak
Authors: Rahmawati Ika , Handayani Bestari Dwi
Published: May 2023

Studi ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh pemeriksaan pajak, surat teguran pajak, surat paksa pajak, dan jumlah wajib pajak terhadap penerimaan pajak pada Kantor Pelayanan Pajak Pratama Semarang Candisari Tahun 2015 - 2020. Wajib pajak PPh 21 badan pada tahun 2015 - 2020 merupakan populasi studi ini. Teknik sampling jenuh yang digunakan pada studi ini untuk menentukan sampel, 5 sampel dengan unit analisis berjumlah 30. Statistik deskrptif kuantitatif dan statistik deskriptif kualitatif, metode yang digunakan pada studi ini. Hasil analisis menyatakan bahwa pemeriksaan pajak pajak memberikan efek positif yang signifikan terhadap penerimaan pajak, surat teguran pajak pajak memberikan efek positif yang signifikan terhadap penerimaan pajak, surat paksa pajak pajak memberikan efek positif yang signifikan terhadap penerimaan pajak, dan jumlah wajib pajak memberikan efek positif yang signifikan terhadap penerimaan pajak. Simpulan dari studi ini menunjukkan bahwa penerimaan pajak akan meningkat ketika pemeriksaan pajak, surat teguran pajak, surat paksa pajak dan jumlah wajib pajak secara optimal, efektif dan efesien.
Pengaruh Pemimpin Perempuan terhadap Kinerja Keuangan Perusahaan
Authors: Rimbawan Teguh , Susantiaji Ari , Hermanyanti Ardina Wuri
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh diver­sifikasi gender yang diproksikan pada proporsi perempuan pada dewan komisaris dan direksi terhadap kinerja keuangan pada industri manufaktur tekstil dan garmen yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) tahun 2010-2021. Pendekatan Random Effect Model (REM) dengan variabel dependen Return on Assets/ROA dan variabel independen Proporsi Wanita Dewan Komisaris, Proporsi Wanita Direksi, serta variabel kontrol Ukuran Perusahaan. Dari jumlah populasi yang ada setelah penerapan metode Purposive Sampling diperoleh 181 titik penga­matan. Kesimpulannya, ketiga variabel secara simultan ber­pengaruh positif signifikan terhadap ROA, namun hasil uji t menyatakan bahwa Proporsi Wanita Dewan Komisaris dan Direk­si tidak berpengaruh terhadap ROA. Sedangkan variabel Ukuran Perusahaan sebagai variabel kontrol berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap ROA.