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The Relevance of Kant’s Objection to the Ontological Arguments and Avicenna’s Exploration of Existence as an Alternative Grounding
Authors: Ünügür Tabur Ayşenur
Published: December 2022

In the present paper, the three most prominent formulations of the ontological argument will be analysed, namely the classical argument which renders existence a perfection, Norman Malcom’s modal version of the argument which labels not existence but necessary existence a perfection, and Alvin Plantinga’s modal version of the argument which appeals to the possible worlds semantics to prove the necessity of God’s existence. According to Kant’s objection, the ontological argument takes existence to be a predicate that adds up a further perfection to the concept of God and thereby entails either a reference problem between the actual object and its concept or infers God’s actual existence in a tautological way. Despite its impact, Kant’s objection to the argument has been criticised for his ambiguous employment of the notion of existence as well as for being irrelevant to the ontological argument and to the modal ontological argument by Plantinga. In the present study, I aim first to show that Kant’s objection is not only relevant to the classical version of the argument but also to the modal formulations of it as opposed to Plantinga’s claim. In doing so, I argue that it is not Kant’s use of the notion of existence that is ambiguous, but it is the classical and modal versions of the ontological argument which gain their apparent strength from their ambiguous employment of the notion of existence. Second purpose of the paper is to give an alternative analysis of the notion of existence based on Avicenna’s metaphysics and thereby to point towards an alternative ground for a possible reformulation of the ontological argument, which could avoid Kant’s objection.
ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ МЕТОДІВ ТА ЗАСОБІВ ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ НАДІЙНОСТІ СПЕЦІАЛІЗОВАНОЇ КОМПЮТЕРНОЇ СИСТЕМИ ГОЛОСОВОГО КЕРУВАННЯ АВТОМОБІЛЕМ
Authors: Гнатчук Єлизавета , Башук Віталій , Квасніцький Денис
Published: December 2022

В роботі досліджено методи та засоби захисту забезпечення надійності в сучасних спеціалізованих комп’ютерних системах голосового керування автомобілем. Проведена оцінка характеристик та властивостей системи. Розглянуто основні принципи роботи та різні можливості конструкцій голосового керування автомобілем. Показано моделі і методи виявлення небезпек, і визначено недоліки та вразливості автомобільних систем «Android Auto» та «Apple CarPlay» щодо впливу зловмисного програмного забезпечення на основі сучасних способів кібератак. Показано підготовку для здійснення кібератаки ультразвуковими та світловими командами на системи голосового керування автомобілем. Запропоновано методи та засоби для підвищення ступеня захисту системи голосової аутинтефікації спеціалізованих комп’ютерних систем «Android Auto» та «Apple CarPlay». Окремо представлено кожний метод його кроками.
Для реалізації вирішення даної проблеми було створено та розроблено апаратно-програмний продукт додаткової біометричної автомобільної системи аутентифікації користувача. Система була створена для забезпечення надійності від кібератак на систему голосового керування.
 Проведені експериментальні дослідження підтверджують ефективність системи біометричної аутентифікації як запропонованого рішення щодо забезпечення додаткового методу захисту.
Ключові слова: системи голосового керування, метод, захист, ультразвукові атаки
The methods and means of protection of reliability in modern specialized computer systems of voice control of the car are investigated in the work. The evaluation of the characteristics and properties of the system is carried out. The basic principles of work and various possibilities of constructions of voice control of the car are considered. Models and methods of hazard detection are shown, and the shortcomings and vulnerabilities of Android Auto and Apple CarPlay car systems to the impact of malicious software based on modern methods of cyber attacks are identified. Preparation for cyber-attack by ultrasonic and light commands on car voice control systems is shown. Methods and means to increase the level of protection of the voice authentication system of specialized computer systems "Android Auto" and "Apple CarPlay" are proposed. Each method is presented separately by its steps.
To implement the solution to this problem, a hardware and software product of an additional biometric automotive user authentication system was created and developed. The system was created to ensure the reliability of cyber attacks on the voice control system.
Experimental studies confirm the effectiveness of the biometric authentication system as a proposed solution to provide an additional method of protection.
RESEARCH OF METHODS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE "SMART HOUSE" SYSTEM.
Authors: YATSKIV VASYL , Боднаровський Володимир
Published: December 2022

The research of methods of energy efficiency management in the "Smart Home" system is carried out in the work. For researchers and practitioners, the problem of monitoring, estimating and reducing energy consumption by homes is an urgent task. According to the results of research, the method of determining user preferences has been improved, which has allowed to achieve more efficient use of energy. The method has also been further developed, which provides the ability to determine the number of people in the room and helps control oxygen levels.
MATHEMATICAL MODEL DEPENDENCIES BAUD RATE FROM THE LENGTH OF THE SPECIALIZED DIGITAL NETWORK CANOPEN
Authors: Babchuk Serhii , Humeniuk Taras , Babchuk Iryna
Published: December 2022

At modern enterprises, the main increase in production occurs due to the increase in labor productivity by automating the processes of managing technological processes. Modern automation systems for the control of technological processes are, as a rule, created on the basis of microprocessor elements and specialized digital networks. Many modern process automation systems for controlling technological processes are based on a specialized CANopen digital network. The maximum length of a CANopen network segment can be 5000 m. The data transfer rate decreases as the segment length increases. However, until now there was no mathematical model of the change in data transmission speed depending on the length of the network segment. Therefore, the developers of the network and the organizations that support it experimentally determined the value of data transmission speed on network segments with a length of: 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2500, 5000 m. This fact complicated the process of analyzing computer systems at the stage their design. During the design of computer systems for control and management of industrial facilities that require a guaranteed reaction to random events in a set period of time, developers, as a rule, in cases where the length of the segment is in the intermediate sections between the specified points, perform calculations on the value of the speed for longer segment length than is real. Considering that there may be tens of thousands of nodes on complex objects, the sum results in a significant deviation from real performance indicators in the direction of increasing costs for unnecessary increase in system performance due to the impossibility of using in calculations the real values ​​of the data transmission speed for the real length of the segment between a node that transmits data and that receives data. A mathematical model of the dependence of the data transfer rate on the length of the CANopen network segment has been developed. Such a mathematical model should ensure the determination of the data transfer rate at any point of the segment of the specialized CANopen digital network. This will contribute to the improvement of the quality of design and will allow to create computer control and management systems that will meet the requirements of the consumer without excessive overspending
METHOD FOR REDUCTIVE PRUNING OF NEURAL NETWORKS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Authors: Gurbych Oleksandr , Prymachenko Maksym
Published: December 2022

Trained neural networks usually contain redundant neurons that do not affect or degrade the quality of target identification. The redundancy of models possesses an excessive load on computational resources, leading to high electricity consumption. Further, the deployment and operation of such models in resource-constrained environments such as mobile phones or smart devices are either complicated or impossible. Therefore, there is a need to simplify models while maintaining their effectiveness. This work presents a method for fast neural network reduction, allowing for automatic detection and removal of a large number of redundant neurons while simultaneously improving the efficiency of the models. The technique introduces perturbations to the target variable and then identifies and removes the weights with the most considerable relative deviations from the weights of the control model. The method removes up to 90% of active weights. At the same time, unlike classical pruning methods, the efficiency of models improves simultaneously with the reduction. The scientific novelty of the work consists of method development and new practical applications. The reduction method detects and removes large groups of redundant parameters of neural networks. The logic of automatically determining the optimal number of residual "significant" weights was implemented. The mentioned features speed up the discovery and elimination of redundant weights; reduce required time and resources for computations; and automate the identification of the essential neurons. The method's effectiveness was demonstrated on two applied tasks: predicting the yield of chemical reactions and the molecular affinity. The implementation and applications of the method are available via the link: https://github.com/ogurbych/ann-reduction.
EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PARALLEL COMPUTATIONAL ALGORITHMS USING THE  LIBRARY IN C++
Authors: Zhulkovskyi Oleg , Zhulkovska Inna , Shevchenko Volodymyr , Vokhmianin Hlib
Published: December 2022

Progressive hardware and software mean of paralleling and synchronization of calculations on modern computers with multicore architecture allow to increase the efficiency of computer modeling by increasing (by an order or more) the performance of calculations. The purpose of this work is to increase the efficiency of computational algorithms for the computer implementation of the sweep method by using modern advanced parallel programming techniques. The study used methods of matrix algebra, parallel computations, as well as analysis of the efficiency of algorithms and programs. As a result of the work, computational algorithms for sequential and parallelized in two threads sweep method were developed, and a comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of their implementation by means of thread control library  C++ was performed. The order of SLAE in this case was up to 5×107. As a result of computational experiments, it was possible to achieve an increase in computational speed of 1.88-2.86 times. The results obtained correspond with similar data from available literature sources. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the subsequent development of promising approaches to increase the efficiency of computer simulation through the use of modern technologies and principles of parallel programming with computational experiments on modern hardware and software architectures. For the first time, estimates of the time of software implementation of algorithms for sequential and parallelized by means of the  C++ library computational algorithms for the sweep method for a significant order of SLAE were obtained. The expediency of this paralleling is demonstrated for SLAEs of the order over 2.5×105. The main significance of the work lies in the practical application of the results obtained in computer simulation of engineering problems, the most resource-intensive stage of which is the multiple solution of SLAE of a significant order. Further prospects of research assume in-depth paralleling of algorithms for numerical solution of SLAE by using scalable variations of applied methods, choosing the most productive software technologies, paralleling the program code to the maximum (in terms of the number of processor cores) number of threads.
METHOD OF ASSESSING THE REPUTATION OF A MEDICAL INSTITUTION (AS A MINER OF BLOCKCHAIN)
Authors: Hovorushchenko Tetiana , Osyadlyi Vitaliy
Published: December 2022

The healthcare sector in Ukraine has long been in need of change, and the many opportunities of blockchain technology can help it lead the transformation of this sector and ensure compliance with the requirements of efficiency, safety, novelty and economic benefits.

Blockchain will transform medical enterprises and improve the quality of service, allowing new ecosystems and new business models to develop. Healthcare information stored in the blockchain can change the way clinical information is stored, as well as how information is shared in the organization, with healthcare partners, payers and, most importantly, patients. Blockchain decentralizes medical information by increasing the availability, efficiency, transparency, and credibility of data, but also requires careful planning to maximize the benefits it brings. With the help of the blockchain, users can store important medical data, the authenticity of which can be verified if there is a suspicion of forgery. In addition, cryptographic algorithms can be used to ensure the confidentiality of medical data (for example, an attacker will not be able to read the text if he stole data). Thus, the current challenge is the need to manage medical data based on blockchain technologies.

The reputation of the medical institution (as a blockchain miner) is an important indicator, as the blocks are recorded by verified pre-selected validators and are in fact moderators of the system. It is to determine such validators that the value is not the number of tokens, but reputation, ie the blockchain according to a certain algorithm, taking into account the reputation, chooses a validator who will write the next block. Reputation grows with active life in the blockchain ecosystem and interaction with other participants. The better the reputation - the greater the chance of creating the next block. Therefore, the method of assessing the reputation of a medical institution (as a miner of blockchain), which allows to calculate and assess the reputation of a medical institution, was further developed in the article.

Experiments on blockchain-based medical data management using the developed method of assessing the reputation of a medical institution (as a blockchain miner) - experiments to assess the reputation of a medical institution (for example, two different family medicine clinics) - as a blockchain miner.
The Portrayal of Indonesian Women in Advertisements
Authors: Yulistiyanti Yulistiyanti , Kasprabowo Teguh
Published: December 2022

This study examines women images in Indonesian domestic product advertisements. To support this examination, this study also examines the social situations in the advertisements. Soy sauce commercials were taken as the data of this study. It used 17 commercials from three different brands, namely; Kecap ABC, Kecap Bango, and Kecap Sedaap. To conduct this study, it applied sociological approach by using theories on social situation found in Goffman’s Gender Advertisement and women portrayal in commercial in Holtzhausen’s Content Analysis of Roles Portrayed by Women in Advertisements in Selected South African. The data found show that Indonesian product commercials use religious events to promote the products; Ramadhan and Iedhul Adha. The setting of place shows job division between men and women; public area and domestic area. This commercials are dominated by domestic area as the women’s authority. The women image described in the commercials from the female models reflect Indonesian women still hold domestic role as mother and housewive. The data shows 35% as housewives and mothers, 23% as housewives, mothers, and social beings, 18% mothers, 12% housewives, mother, and work-related, 6% as housewives, and 6% as homemakers and social beings. Keywords: Indonesian women, women image, advertisement, social situation, domestic product
Analysis of Students' Parents Consent on Face-to-Face Learning Activities During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Ghulamudin Mirza
Published: December 2022

Covid-19 still overshadows all activities of Indonesian society so that all activities carried out outside the home are limited through Government policy. Likewise, the activities of students at school were replaced by distance learning. All students learn from their homes via their smartphones, whether it's their own, or their parents or siblings. Distance Learning Activities have been carried out from March 2020 to February 2021, although face-to-face learning has been carried out several times. However, due to the situation and conditions that were still dangerous from the Covid-19 attack, Distance Learning was carried out again. This makes students less optimal in obtaining subject matter from the teacher, because they often get assignments rather than material. When the teacher gave the material, the students were only given the subject matter title, then asked the students to learn on their own. So that the attitude of boredom of students in Distance Learning activities was formed during the Covid-19 Pandemic. They spend more time playing online games and social media applications than on studying. Then a survey of students 'parents' consent was conducted so that Face-to-Face Learning was carried out so that learning activities could take place immediately, and students could get the maximum learning material. Keywords: Student Parent Consent, Face-to-Face Learning, Covid-19 Pandemic.
PENGENDALIAN PERSEDIAAN BAHAN BAKU MENGGUNAKAN METODE EOQ DAN MRP PADA CV. OZONE GRAPHICS DI MANOKWARI
Authors: Millenia Fitriani Tasya , Sudarwadi Dirarini , Nurlaela Nurlaela
Published: December 2022

This study aims to analyze the amount of banner raw material inventory in 2020, with the selected method, namely EOQ and MRP to get an economical amount of inventory on the next order. This study uses primary data from interviews and secondary data from inventory report data from CV. Ozone Graphics. The analysis used is Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) and Material Requirement Planning (MRP) with the Part Period Balancing (PPB) technique. The results of this study using the EOQ method the company will get an optimal inventory of 422.94 meters of Korean Flexy and 42.58 liters of Icontek ink, with the lowest total inventory cost of Rp. 3,571,694.39 Korean Flexy and Icontek ink of Rp. IDR 3,496,425.47. Meanwhile, with the MRP method, the results obtained are that the total cost of inventory is too high, namely Korean Flexy Rp 12,930,250 and Rp 17,034,520 Icontek ink. So that by using the EOQ method the company will get the optimal amount of inventory and can minimize inventory costs.
Transcranial Photobiomodulation Treatment: Significant Improvements in Four Ex-Football Players with Possible Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Authors: Naeser Margaret A. , Martin Paula I. , Ho Michael D. , Krengel Maxine H. , Bogdanova Yelena , Knight Jeffrey A. , Hamblin Michael R. , Fedoruk Andrea E. , Poole Luke G. , Cheng ChiaHsin , Koo BangBon
Published: December 2022

Background:

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, diagnosed postmortem (hyperphosphorylated tau), is preceded by traumatic encephalopathy syndrome with worsening cognition and behavior/mood disturbances, over years. Transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) may promote improvements by increasing ATP in compromised/stressed cells and increasing local blood, lymphatic vessel vasodilation.

Objective:

Aim 1: Examine cognition, behavior/mood changes Post-tPBM. Aim 2: MRI changes - resting-state functional-connectivity MRI: salience, central executive, default mode networks (SN, CEN, DMN); magnetic resonance spectroscopy, cingulate cortex.

Methods:

Four ex-players with traumatic encephalopathy syndrome/possible chronic traumatic encephalopathy, playing 11– 16 years, received In-office, red/near-infrared tPBM to scalp, 3x/week for 6 weeks. Two had cavum septum pellucidum.

Results:

The three younger cases (ages 55, 57, 65) improved 2 SD ( p < 0.05) on three to six neuropsychological tests/subtests at 1 week or 1 month Post-tPBM, compared to Pre-Treatment, while the older case (age 74) improved by 1.5 SD on three tests. There was significant improvement at 1 month on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, pain, and sleep. One case discontinued narcotic pain medications and had reduced tinnitus. The possible placebo effect is unknown. At 2 months Post-tPBM, two cases regressed. Then, home tPBM was applied to only cortical nodes, DMN (12 weeks); again, significant improvements were seen. Significant correlations for increased SN functional connectivity (FC) over time, with executive function, attention, PTSD, pain, and sleep; and CEN FC, with verbal learning/memory, depression. Increased n-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) (oxygen consumption, mitochondria) was present in anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), parallel to less pain and PTSD.

Conclusion:

After tPBM, these ex-football players improved. Significant correlations of increased SN FC and CEN FC with specific cognitive tests and behavior/mood ratings, plus increased NAA in ACC support beneficial effects from tPBM.
Universal Address Sequence Generator for Memory Built-in Self-test
Authors: Mrozek Ireneusz , Shevchenko Nikolai A. , Yarmolik Vyacheslav N.
Published: December 2022

This paper presents the universal address sequence generator (UASG) for memory built-in-self-test. The studies are based on the proposed universal method for generating address sequences with the desired properties for multirun march memory tests. As a mathematical model, a modification of the recursive relation for quasi-random sequence generation is used. For this model, a structural diagram of the hardware implementation is given, of which the basis is a storage device for storing so-called direction numbers of the generation matrix. The form of the generation matrix determines the basic properties of the generated address sequences. The proposed UASG generates a wide spectrum of different address sequences, including the standard ones, such as linear, address complement, gray code, worst-case gate delay, 2 i, next address, and pseudorandom. Examples of the use of the proposed methods are considered. The result of the practical implementation of the UASG is presented, and the main characteristics are evaluated.
FBCNN-TSA: An optimal deep learning model for banana ripening stages classification
Authors: Saranya N. , Srinivasan K. , Pravin Kumar S.K.
Published: December 2022

Ripeness of the fruit is significant in agriculture since it affects the fruit’s quality and sales. Manually determining the fruit’s ripeness has various drawbacks, including the fact that it consumes time, needs a lot of work, and occasionally results in errors. One of the crucial areas of the economies of nations is the agricultural sector. However, the manual approach is still occasionally used to assess the maturity of fruit. Fruit ripeness could be automatically categorized by the advancement of computer vision and machine learning technology. The Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is used in this work is to classify the different ripeness stages of banana fruit. The four stages of banana ripeness are unripe, mid-ripe, ripe, and overripe. Proposed method uses a fuzzy-based convolutional neural network with tunicate swarm algorithm. The proposed model outperforms cutting-edge computer vision-based algorithms in both coarse and perfectly acceptable classification of maturation phases. The experimental results using images of bananas at various stages of ripening, achieves overall accuracy of 96.9%.
Preemptive multi-skill resource-constrained project scheduling of marine power equipment maintenance tasks1
Authors: Wang Peng , Lu Shaojun , Cheng Hao , Liu Lin , Pei Feng
Published: December 2022

The shipbuilding industry, characterized by its high complexity and remarkable comprehensiveness, deals with large-scale equipment construction, conversion, and maintenance. It contributes significantly to the development and national security of countries. The maintenance of large vessels is a complex management engineering project that presents a challenge in lowering maintenance time and enhancing maintenance efficiency during task scheduling. This paper investigates a preemptive multi-skill resource-constrained project scheduling problem and a task-oriented scheduling model for marine power equipment maintenance to address this challenge. Each task has a minimum capability level restriction during the scheduling process and can be preempted at discrete time instants. Each resource is multi-skilled, and only those who meet the required skill level can be assigned tasks. Based on the structural properties of the studied problem, we propose an improved Moth-flame optimization algorithm that integrates the opposition-based learning strategy and the mixed mutation operators. The Taguchi design of experiments (DOE) approach is used to calibrate the algorithm parameters. A series of computational experiments are carried out to validate the performance of the proposed algorithm. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and validity of the proposed algorithm.
Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis due to COVID-19. A case report
Authors: Sidatt M. , Sghair Y.M. , Ghaddour T. , Ahmed M.S. , Kader F.A. , Habib L. , Abass A.M. , Bounaty A.
Published: December 2022

Digestive symptoms have been reported in an important proportion of children with COVID-19, and the clinical expression of critical patients with COVID-19 is thought to result from progressive increase of inflammation and an unusual trend of hypercoagulation. We report a newborn received with abdominal distension, green vomiting and imaging suggestive for enterocolitis. He had a close contact with COVID-19 and the PCR for SARS-CoV-2 came back positive. Despite the supportive measures, his condition deteriorated and a surgery was decided. The surgical exploration found an ischemic bowel. The therapeutic measures were ineffective as the child passed away a few hours after surgery despite the resuscitation treatment performed. The confirmed enterocolitis happening within the period of acute infection by SARS-CoV-2, the NEC was likely a manifestation of COVID-19.
Trusted Smart Statistics and the need for new ethical principles
Authors: Gómez Yolanda , Cánovas Ana , Saura Ana Carmen
Published: December 2022

The changing environment in a datafied society pushes the statistical world into a long-distance race where the final line is never reached because the path is continuously moving along the way. Many countries all over the world are searching for new approaches, new tools, skills and new possible roles for the National Statistical Institutes (NSIs). Horizontal issues are essential to address properly these changes. The first one is the access to Big Data (including Internet of Things – IoT) and the legislative framework and ethical principles related to such access. The second one is to communicate these principles to the citizens and to inform about the statistical treatment of the data from these new sources. The pandemic situation has increased even more the use of these data and opened questions on their uses. Some members of the European Statistical System (ESS) have already elaborated different ethical codes and even ethical assessment tools, which could be overlapped or/and complement the European Statistics Code of practice (ESCP). In parallel, under different projects and groups in the ESS and in the European Commission (related with the EU Data Strategy) some principles have been proposed along with recommendations, some fall under ethical behaviour. The European Statistics Code of Practice has just been updated in 2017, however, this changing environment is demanding new rules and principles that could be incorporated in the Code or even in an amended Regulation 223/2009 on European Statistics. In this paper we analyse the existing ethical principles for Big Data uses (in a broad sense) and under different scenarios and compare them with the current statistical principles. We will try to go even further and think into the future about what kind of principles we would need if we add new roles to the NSIs.
The impact of multiple regions of pain and work-life balance among healthcare workers
Authors: Kesiena Onoriode , Atarere Joseph , Benden Mark
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: Although the association of chronic pain (CP) with a poor work-life balance has been well studied, the interaction effect of multiple pain sites on work-life balance is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the most prevalent CP site among healthcare workers, the demographic characteristics of the individuals with the predominant pain type, and to assess the interaction of multiple pain sites on work-life balance. METHODS: Using data from the National Health Interview Survey, 2,458 healthcare works were identified for this study. The independent variables were chronic low back and hip pain. The dependent variables were (1) if pain affected their family or significant other, (2) if pain limited their life or work activities, and (3) Usually working >35 hours/week. Multiple logistic regression and an interaction analysis were used to analyze the impact of different pain sites on work-life balance. RESULTS: Among healthcare workers, chronic low back pain was more prevalent than chronic hip pain (69.4% vs 61.4%, p-value<0.001). Respondents with chronic low back pain were mostly 40 – 64 years of age (49.6%), females (71.2%), white (77.6%), married (55.5%), had no college degree (85.4%), earn greater than $75,000 (50.0%). In the interaction analysis, in the presence of chronic hip pain, those with chronic low back pain had an AOR of 2.20 (1.05 – 4.64), p-value 0.038 of chronic low back pain affecting their family and significant others, and an AOR of 2.18 (1.17– 4.05), p-value 0.014 of chronic low back pain affecting their life or work. CONCLUSION: Chronic low back pain was more prevalent than chronic hip pain among healthcare workers. Together both pain sites had a significant impact on the work-life balance of this population. Further studies should assess other dimensions of work-life balance and chronic pain.
The effects of biomechanical risk factors on musculoskeletal disorders among baggers in the supermarket industry
Authors: Gumasing Ma. Janice J. , Prasetyo Yogi Tri , Jaurigue Jenile , Saavedra Daphne Nicole M. , Nadlifatin Reny , Chuenyindee Thanatorn , Persada Satria Fadil
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: Baggers play a significant role in the customer service of supermarket stores. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of biomechanical risk factors on musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) experienced by baggers in the supermarket industry. METHODS: Forty baggers employed among five supermarket stores in the National Capital Region in the Philippines participated in the study. To examine the biomechanical risk factors of the baggers, this study used an observational approach as well as standard ergonomic tools like REBA and NIOSH. In addition, musculoskeletal discomfort was subjectively rated using the standardized Cornell Musculoskeletal Disorder Questionnaire at the end of the work shift. Furthermore, correlation and stepwise regression analysis were utilized to determine the association between biomechanical risk factors and MSD. RESULTS: Approximately 76% of study participants reported work-related MSD. The highest prevalence was in the foot area, followed by upper back, shoulder, lower leg, lower back, neck, and upper arm. Pearson correlation analysis had found a significant association between MSD and biomechanical risk factors. The highest correlation was observed between MSD and postural risk index (R2 = 0.863, p < 0.001), followed by weight lifted (R2 = 0.836, p < 0.001), task duration (R2 = 0.816, p < 0.001), task frequency (R2 = 0.756, p < 0.001), and lifting index (R2 = 0.661, p < 0.001). Furthermore, stepwise regression analysis revealed that the postural risk index (REBA) had the highest coefficient value (β=16.99), indicating the strongest positive effect to MSD. CONCLUSION: This present study revealed that grocery baggers are frequently exposed to risk factors such as awkward posture, lifting heavy loads, extended task durations, and prolonged postures during repetitive tasks increased their risk of developing MSDs. Hence, preventive measures are suggested to minimize the risk of MSD, such as the implementation of intervention through ergonomic solutions like awareness and training on safe lifting practices, adjustment of workstations to fit the stature of workers, introducing rest breaks in between work shifts, use of floor mats, and use of compression stockings in conjunction with safety shoes.
Can Twitter be used to improve learning outcomes in undergraduate medical education? A pilot study
Authors: Gilbert Gregory E. , Paganotti Lisa A. , Agarwal Anubhav , Salalac Jeffrey , Gamble Christine , Bauman Eric B. , Gallardo Jacqueline
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: The widespread use of social media has led to exploration of its use as an educational tool to engage learners and enhance interactive learning with its use in the healthcare literature dating back to 2008. If an intervention can impact clerkship Shelf Exam scores as a measurable short-term goal, it may have a downstream impact on USMLE or COMLEX-USA examination scores. The purpose of the investigation was to evaluate if Twitter could be used in undergraduate allopathic and osteopathic medical students to enhance learning outcomes defined as scores and passage on NBME Shelf examinations taken directly after the intervention period.

METHODS: This investigation used a quasi-experimental study design. Ninety questions covering 30 different Family Medicine topics were developed through a psychometrically sound process. Following sample size calculations 32 3rd-year allopathic and osteopathic participants were recruited from a Family Medicine clerkship at a community-based hospital in the Northeast. Participants were sent tweets during two weeks of their Family Medicine clerkships. Upon completion of their clerkship, surveys were emailed to participants containing questions from ane an engagement survey. A historical comparison group of individuals completing their rotations immediately prior to the intervention was used to assess a difference in Shelf examination scores. A two-group Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test was used to examine differences.

RESULTS: There was no statistical evidence of a difference between percentile scores (_P_-value=.157). The CLES for COMAT/NCME Shelf Exam percentile was 62% - a meaningful effect size.

DISCUSSION: This study adds support for the use of Twitter to improve learning outcomes during medical student clerkships. Our study built upon this finding by adding the bidirectional aspect of Twitter communication. The change in scores change may have been due to student engagement. Twitter demonstrated a social media approach to providing students with anytime-anyplace and just-in-time experience consistent with Bauman’s Layered-Learning Model. The chief limitation of this study was medical student in-person clerkships were paused during the COVID pandemic and therefore our study enrollment was also paused and posed many more logistical challenges. The results of this investigation further the potential for Twitter to be used as an inexpensive educational intervention to modestly improve standardized exam scores with the potential to be used in a broader fashion (e.g., COMLEX and USMLE Step Scores). Future research can build upon this study by applying this intervention to other locations with larger samples. This study should be replicated for each core clerkship rotation for COMLEX and USMLE Step preparation.
Informe especial de estabilidad financiera: concentración y competencia en los mercados de depósitos y crédito - Segundo semestre de 2022
Authors: Rodriguez-Novoa Daniela , Cuesta-Mora Diego
Published: December 2022

En este informe se analiza el nivel de concentración de los mercados de crédito y de depósitos dada la importancia que tiene este aspecto en los riesgos de crédito y de liquidez. Adicionalmente, se realiza un análisis con el fin de determinar el grado de competencia de los intermediarios financieros en el mercado de crédito.
Case management and psychosocial care services for child and adolescent survivors of rape and sexual abuse
Authors: Ontok-Balah Khadiguia
Published: December 2022

A child's right to life is violated by sexual abuse, which also represents an abuse of power. The case management and psychological care services provided to the child and adolescent survivors of rape and sexual abuse were evaluated in this study. Three (3) Registered Social Workers and five (5) residents from the Home for Women and Children (HWC) in Amas, Kidapawan City, Philippines, took part in the study. Before the incidents, the residents were all high school students aged 14 to 19 years old. Based on the findings, the caseworkers were unable to provide adequate psychological support, and the staff and the caseworkers were also unable to adequately explain to the residents that they could always return for additional help. The clients were uncomfortable telling their stories, felt blamed by the staff and caregivers for the abuse, were bored in the center, and missed their families, and many were still unsatisfied with the care services offered by the HWC because the perpetrator had not been jailed yet, thus, their home is not yet safe for them. The head of the HWC recommends that the client's integration plan be developed, preferably with a six-month aftercare program or monitoring. Also, there must be suitable strategies to avoid and respond to sexual violence. Clients should receive more outstanding psychosocial care, and employees and caseworkers should receive other pieces of training, seminars, and workshops to improve the services provided in the HWC
Children’s positive feelings at school during post-pandemic COVID-19: An exploratory research with photo elicitation interview
Authors: 'Alwan Faiz Fatihul , Azizah Tuti , Rimuna Ridha Fauzia
Published: December 2022

Two years since the beginning of the pandemic, and now it is starting to subside, the face-to-face learning system has been applied as usual. Changes in the learning system, from online to face-to-face learning, change the atmosphere and conditions of the learning environment. Then, the conditions affected students’ experiences and feelings during the learning process. This study uses a qualitative approach with photo-elicitation interviews (PEI) to explore the positive feelings of four elementary school students in Bandung. PEI explores the experiences of children who struggle to describe their situation explicitly. The interactive data analysis found that there was a change in the positive feelings experienced by students in the hybrid learning and back-to-school phases. Interaction with peers and the learning process with teachers are the two dominant things that trigger children’s positive feelings about learning in the post-COVID era.
Edukasi interaktif kesehatan anak melalui kegiatan English Camps di Kampung Pandai Inspiratif, Palembang
Authors: Najmah Najmah , Vanvie Chynta Rahma , Jordanti Happy Mira , Rahmawati Mala , Sucirahayu Citra Afny , Savira Mahwa , Ariqa Nur Zihan , Irwantika Nanda , Trisnaini Inoy
Published: December 2022

Pada usia sekolah dasar, anak-anak akan memulai pembelajaran dengan pengenalan nilai-nilai kepribadian seperti kebiasaan positif yang dapat diterapkan dan diajarkan disekolah. Maraknya kasus pelecehan seksual pada anak di instansi pendidikan maupun di lingkungan sekitar menjadi suatu hal yang perlu menjadi perhatian. Di samping itu permasalahan lainnya yang seringkali dihadapi oleh anak usia sekolah dasar (SD) yakni berkaitan dengan perilaku hidup bersih dan sehat (PHBS), mulai dari menjaga kebersihan diri maupun menjaga kebersihan lingkungan disekitar yang belum diterapkan degan baik sehingga menyebabkan berbagai permasalahan kesehatan. Anak-anak juga seringkali menjadi korban dari bencana yang terjadi akibat tidak bisa menyelamatkan dirinya, yang dikarenakan tidak adanya pemahaman terkait bencana tersebut, salah satu bencana yang umum terjadi di Kota Palembang yakni kebakaran. Kampung Pandai Inspiratif merupakan upaya edukasi kepada anak-anak mengenai pesan gizi seimbang, personal hygiene, kesehatan reproduksi, kesehatan lingkungan serta memahami aksi tanggap kebakaran. Setelah kegiatan dilakukan evaluasi hasil kegiatan dengan melakukan post test untuk menguji pengetahuan terkait edukasi yang telah diberikan. Hasil post test dilakukan analisis dengan aplikasi pengolahan data untuk melihat rata-rata nilai pengetahuan anak-anak. Desain dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif analitik dengan pendekatan study cross sectional dengan sampel sebanyak 60 responden. Nilai cut off point yang diambil dari nilai median sebesar 80.00. Diperoleh hasil anak-anak dengan pengetahuan baik sebanyak 42 orang (63.6%), dan pengetahuan kurang sebanyak 24 orang (36.4%). Pengetahuan anak-anak dapat dikategorikan baik setelah dilakukan upaya edukasi mengenai pesan gizi seimbang, personal hygiene, kesehatan reproduksi, kesehatan lingkungan serta aksi tanggap kebakaran.
EKSISTENSI DAN KIPRAH ALUMNI PROGRAM STUDI PEGEMBANGAN MASYARAKAT ISLAM: TRACER STUDY DI UIN SULTAN MAULANA HASANUDDIN BANTEN
Authors: Alawiyyah Azizah , Nur Gian Nova Sudrajat
Published: December 2022

This study aims to determine and analyze the profile of graduates of the Islamic Community Development Study Program at UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten and their role in the world of work and society. The research method used in this research is a descriptive research method through a quantitative approach. Descriptive research is intended to present factual data based on information from the study program, as well as quantitative data obtained from survey results. Based on the results of the research, it is known that the number of alumni of the PMI study program is 79 people with an average GPA of 3.60 with a waiting period of 4.8 months to get a job. It is also known that PMI alumni are able to compete in the world of work with 43% of alumni working in local and national scale companies or institutions, 29% of alumni are entrepreneurs, 10% of alumni are working and self-employed, and 18% of alumni are not yet working. In addition, the biggest contribution from the study program felt by alumni was team work with a percentage of 61% (47 alumni), and followed by competence in adapting to the environment and honesty, loyalty, and integrity with the same percentage of 58.4% (45 alumni). This is felt by alumni from the curriculum during study, with the highest percentage in internship courses and professional field practicums.
RELIGIOUS MODERATION TECHNOLOGY IN DIGITAL (REMOTE ID): TEKNOLOGI APLIKASI 5.0 DALAM UPAYA PENGEMBANGAN MODERASI BERAGAMA PADA KOMUNITAS REMAJA
Authors: Saputra Ipan , Syahriyan Muhammad , Tamarin Ruwanda
Published: December 2022

The world development in the modern era has various impacts for the community, especially to the millennial generation that are vulnerable to religious radicalism. The Hijra movement uses a textual interpretation of the Koran through various kinds of social media, such as Instagram, YouTube, tiktok, Twitter and other social media, then has limited information regarding religious moderation. However, all of those media have limited information regarding religious moderation. Students at MAN 1 of Serang City obtain religious knowledge through teaching and learning activities that focus on verbal religious education materials, but lack knowledge from various forums as an effort to develop self-potential regarding the values of religious moderation. The purpose of this paper is to identify the concept of religious moderation and its integration with the innovations of technological development, and to identify the stages of developing the application of Religious Moderation Technology in Digital (Remote id) at MAN 1 of Serang City, and to identify the output of internalizing the character of religious moderation. This research uses the R&D (Research and development) method. The results of this study indicate that the development of Remote id applications refers to the R&D method using the 4D (four-d) development modes which is consists of 4 stages, including; define, design, develop, and disseminate, Remote id deserves to be developed by researchers through application visitor activities. Furthermore, it can be concluded the effectiveness of the Remote id application. This research concludes that Remote id has been developed and is very effective for teenagers to increase creativity, potential and understanding of religious moderation.
PENYANDANG DISABILITAS BERDAYA MELALUI STRATEGI PEMBERDAYAAN PRECIOUS ONE DI MERUYA UTARA, KECAMATAN KEMBANGAN, JAKARTA BARAT
Authors: Hamidah Siti Nurul , Hasanah Umdatul , Purwanti Eneng
Published: December 2022

Persons with disabilities are vulnerable to discrimination, limited accessibility, and underestimated in Indonesia. People with disabilities have a lack of physical or mental condition, which is related to body structure, so that they have difficulty doing a job or acting. People with disabilities often do not get their rights, viewed with a negative stigma, which means that the environment of people with disabilities is still having a lot of problems in providing opportunities, participation or recognition for them. So it is important to provide opportunity, equal access and recognition for them. Therefore, Precious One is here to accommodate people with disabilities to be empowered through the manufacture of handicraft products, as one of the strategic steps in bathing and building recognition for them. This paper is to see the empowerment strategies carried out by Precious One for people with disabilities using qualitative research methods that produce descriptive data with data collection techniques in the form of observation, interviews, documents and reason, which use primary data and secondary data. Based on this paper, a Precious One's empowerment strategy is in the form of placing the right targets, providing education and awareness, building recognition, self-confidence and independence of disabilities, building collaborative networks, building good communication, and optimizing marketing through social media and marketplaces.