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Pembelajaran dari Kaizen Event di Masa Pandemi Covid 19: Studi Kasus pada Toyota Kalla, Indonesia
Authors: Pada Andi Tenri , Malik Anhar Januar , Amelia Lilis Hajra
Published: June 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought companies to a situation full of uncertainty. Companies that want to survive must be able to adapt quickly. The trick is to ensure quality control and business effectiveness run well as an effort to maintain business in the midst of industrial turbulence. Identification of critical business processes or systems, determining the person in charge of each business process, identifying essential functions that support business processes and conducting ongoing assessments must be the focus of the company's attention. This study aims to describe the five keys to the success of the Kaizen Event, namely management policies and concerns, education and training, internal processes, assessments and awards in the implementation of the Toyota Kalla-Indonesia Kaizen Event Improvement Program during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-2021. This study uses an interpretive paradigm and a qualitative approach. Collecting data through document search, observation and interviews. The results show that Toyota Kalla's ability to encourage improvement in employees through Kaizen Events during the 2020-2021 Covid-19 pandemic is supported by the implementation of the five keys to success in Kaizen according to the Omoush et al (2020) model. In addition, the Kaizen Event at Toyota Kalla is also effective as a model for quality control and business effectiveness.Keywords:  Kaizen, quality, efectivity, covid 19 pandemic, toyota kalla Pandemi Covid-19 membawa perusahaan pada situasi yang penuh ketidakpastian. Perusahaan yang ingin bertahan harus bisa beradaptasi dengan cepat. Caranya, memastikan kendali mutu dan efektifitas bisnis berjalan dengan baik sebagai upaya mempertahankan bisnis di tengah turbulensi industri. Identifikasi proses bisnis atau sistem yang kritikal, menetapkan penanggung jawab dari setiap proses bisnis, identifikasi fungsi esensial yang menunjang proses bisnis serta melakukan penilaian secara berkelanjutan harus menjadi titik berat perhatian perusahaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan lima kunci kesuksesan Kaizen Event yaitu kebijakan dan kepedulian manajemen, pendidikan dan pelatihan, proses internal, penilaian dan penghargaan pada pelaksanaan Program Improvement Kaizen Event Toyota Kalla-Indonesia di masa pandemi Covid 19 2020-2021.  Penelitian ini menggunakan paradigma interpretative dan pendekatan kualitatif. Pengambilan data melalui penelusuran dokumen, observasi dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan Toyota Kalla dalam mendorong improvement pada karyawan melalui Kaizen Event di masa pandemi Covid 19 2020-2021 didukung adanya penerapan lima kunci sukses dalam Kaizen menurut model Omoush et al (2020). Di samping itu, Kaizen Event di Toyota Kalla juga efektif sebagai model kendali mutu dan efiktivitas bisnis.Kata Kunci: Kaizen, mutu, efektivitas, pandemi covid 19, toyota kalla
PERANAN PENERAPAN STANDAR OPERASIONAL PROSEDUR (SOP) TERHADAP PENJUALAN dan KINERJA KARYAWAN
Authors: Soediro Moses , Nurbianto Amanda Threesya
Published: June 2022

Penerapan SOP yang tepat dan efisien sangat penting dalam sebuah bisnis restoran dalam membantu para karyawan untuk bekerja secara konsisten dan terstandar, demi memberikan produk dan layanan terbaik bagi konsumen. Dimasa pandemi covid–19 bisnis restoran juga terdampak menyebabkan banyak industri mengalami penurunan, tidak terkecuali bisnis restoran. Dalam kondisi pandemi seperti saat ini, dengan sumber daya yang ada, optimalisasi SOP dalam memberikan panduan kepada karyawan dapat memberikan layanan terbaik untuk juga tetap dapat mempertahankan atau bahkan meningkatkan penjualan. Dengan semakin jelasnya SOP yang diterapkan oleh restoran, akan membantu karyawan untuk dapat bekerja secara baik dan tentu saja akan berdampak pada pencapaian kinerja yang optimal. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk dapat menggali lebih dalam mengenai peranan sebuah SOP dapat memberikan dampak pada peningkatan kinerja karyawan dan juga berdampak dari sisi penjualan pada Mumu Kuru by Cattura Espresso, Surabaya. Dengan mewawancara karyawan di Mumu Kuru by Cattura Espresso, Surabaya, yang bekerja dibagian dapur utama maupun minuman. Hasil wawancara menjelaskan bahwa SOP yang jelas, mudah dipahami, dan konsisten membantu karyawan untuk dapat bekerja dengan menunjukkan kinerja yang baik, sesuai dengan keinginan dari restoran. Tentu hal ini akan berdampak baik kepada penjualan secara keseluruhan.  Kata Kunci: Optimalisasi SOP, Kinerja Karyawan, Penjualan  The implementation of proper and efficient SOPs is very important in a restaurant business in helping employees to work consistently and standards, to provide the best products and services for consumers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant business was also affected, causing many industries to experience a decline, including the restaurant business. While in the pandemic, limited resources are the main challenge, optimizing SOPs in guiding employees can provide the best service to maintain or even increase sales. With the clearer SOP implemented by the restaurant, it will help employees to be able to work well and of course, will have an impact on achieving optimal performance. By using a descriptive qualitative approach, this study aims to be able to dig deeper into the role of an SOP that can have an impact on increasing employee performance and also having an impact on the sales side of Mumu Kuru by Cattura Espresso, Surabaya. By interviewing employees at Mumu Kuru by Cattura Espresso, Surabaya, who work in the main kitchen and beverages. The results of the interview explained that clear, easy-to-understand and consistent SOPs help employees to be able to work by showing good performance, by the wishes of the restaurant. Of course, this will have a good impact on overall sales. Keywords: SOP Optimization, Employee Performance, Sales
Pengaruh Intensitas Penelitian dan Pengembangan dan Aset Tidak Berwujud Terhadap Nilai Perusahaan dengan Kinerja Keuangan sebagai Variabel Intervening
Authors: Putri Dwithia Chan Yo , Widiyanti Marlina , Thamrin Kemas M. Husni
Published: June 2022

The results of this study indicate that the intensity of research and development has a negative and significant effect on financial performance-0.158248 and (t) the p-value is 0.0000, intangible assets have a significant and significant effect on financial performance, the intensity of research and development has a negative and significant effect on firm value, intangible assets have a positive and significant effect on firm value, financial performance has a positive and significant effect on firm value, and the variables of research and development intensity and intangible assets each mediate (partial mediation). AbstrakHasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa intensitas penelitian dan pengembangan berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja keuangan, aset tidak berwujud berpengaruh dan signifikan terhadap kinerja keuangan, intensitas penelitian dan pengembangan berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan, aset tidak berwujud berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan, kinerja keuangan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan, serta variabel intensitas penelitian dan pengembangan dan aset tidak berwujud masing – masing memediasi (partial mediation).
PENGARUH WAKTU TUNGGU YANG SINGKAT, KETERJANGKAUAN HARGA, DAN KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUASAN PASIEN DI KLINIK GIGI CDC
Authors: Santoso Giovanni Adrian , Bernarto Innocentius
Published: June 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh hubungan dari variabel waktu tunggu yang singkat, keterjangkauan harga, dan kualitas pelayanan terhadap kepuasan pasien di klinik gigi CDC. Model penelitian ini diuji pada populasi pasien yang datang ke klinik gigi CDC di Kota Surakarta. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik purposive sampling dan didapatkan jumlah sampel berjumlah 171 orang yang bersedia mengisi kuesioner saat datang ke klinik. Pengisian kuesioner menggunakan aplikasi google form dengan menggunakan skala Likert 1 – 5. Data penelitian kemudian dianalisis menggunakan metode PLS-SEM. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa: (1) terdapat pengaruh positif signifikan antara waktu tunggu yang singkat dengan kepuasan pasien di klinik gigi CDC, (2) terdapat pengaruh positif signifikan antara keterjangkauan harga dengan kepuasan pasien di klinik gigi CDC, (c) terdapat pengaruh positif signifikan antara kualitas pelayanan dengan kepuasan pasien di klinik gigi CDC. Penemuan ini menunjukkan implikasi yang bermanfaat untuk diaplikasikan ke manajerial klinik. Kata kunci: Waktu tunggu yang singkat, Keterjangkauan harga, Kualitas pelayanan, Kepuasan pasien
ANALYSIS OF DETERMINING STRATEGIC POSITION USING A SWOT APPROACH AT EARTH ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS SCHOOL OF SILAMPARI LUBUKLINGGAU
Authors: Susanto Yohanes , Winarni Indah , Effendi M. , Pancasila Irwan
Published: June 2022

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to analyze the strategic position of the Bumi Silampari Islamic High School (STAI) in Lubuklinggau City, South Sumatra, at this time and its development in the future. This research method uses a SWOT approach with a total of 13 respondents who are elements of the leadership of STAI Bumi Silampari, based on data described from the external environment and internal environment, the results show that the position of Islamic religious high schools is currently in the quadrant (IA) graph. Cartesius is a stable growth strategy, meaning that STAI Bumi Silampari can grow according to its capabilities, even though business opportunities are still available, however, the growth of STAI Bumi Silampari cannot be fast, but gradually, because the relatively large opportunities are exploited by competitors. , STAI Bumi Silampari must maximize the strengths it currently has, by identifying business opportunities and exploiting them by improving infrastructure and physical facilities of buildings and public facilities, as well as improving the quality of lecturers and appropriate compensation, as a strategy to maintain reliable human resources. Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini menganalisis posisi strategis sekolah tinggi agama islam (STAI) Bumi Silampari Kota Lubuklinggau Sumatera seltan, pada saat ini dan pengembangannya untuk masa datang. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan SWOT dengan jumlah responde 13 orang yang merupana unsur pimpinan  STAI Bumi Silampari, berdasarkan data yang di deskripsikan dari lingkungan ekternal dan lingkungan internal di dapat hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa posisi sekolah tinggi agama islam saat ini berada pada kuadran (IA) grafik Cartesius yaitu strategi pertumbuhan yang stabil, artinya STAI Bumi Silampari dapat tumbuh sesuai dengan kemampuan yang dimilikinya, sekalipun sesungguhnya masih tersedia peluang bisnis, namun demikian pertumbuhan STAI Bumi Silampari  tidak dapat cepat, melainkan secara bertahap, karena peluang yang relativer lebih besar di ekploitasi oleh pesaing, oleh karenanya STAI Bumi Silampari harus memaksimalkan kekuatan yang dimilikinya saat ini, dengan cara mengidentifikasi peluang bisnis dan dimanfaatkan dengan meningkatkan fasilitas prasarana dan sarana fisik gedung dan fasilitas umum, serta meningkatkan kualitas dosen dan kompensasi yang layak, sebagai strategi mempertahankan sumber daya manusia yang handal.
PERTANGGUNGJAWABAN PIHAK DILUAR AKTA DAN ORGAN PERSEROAN TERBATAS TERHADAP PERIKATAN PERSEROAN TERBATAS
Authors: Ridwan Muhammad , Barkah Barkah , Bachri Rifkiyati
Published: June 2022

Badan usaha merupakan suatu pusat kegiatan manusia untuk memenuhi kebutuhan hidupnya. Badan usaha yang banyak dimintati saat ini ialah badan usaha yang berbentuk badan hukum terutama perseroan khususnya Perseroan Terbatas (PT). PT sebagai artificial person dalam praktiknya membutuhkan organ yaitu RUPS, Dewan Komisaris dan Direksi, masing-masimg organ ini memiliki tugas dan kewenangannya sendiri. Organ-organ ini terikat dengan Anggaran dasar dan UUPT. Pentingnya akta pendirian dan anggaran dasar perseroan guna mengetahui siapa-siapa sajakah yang dapat dimintai pertanggungjawaban jika apa yang dilakukan melampaui batas wewenang dan tanggungjawabnya sebagaimana diatur dalam anggaran dasar dan UUPT, seperti kasus yang terjadi pada Labora Sitorus Putusan No 1081/K/Pid.sus/2014. Labora Sitorus memiliki 2 (dua) Perseroan Terbatas yaitu PT Rotua dan PT Seno Adhi Wijaya dimana secara legal formal dalam kedua Perseroan Terbatas tersebut nama Labora Sitorus tidak ada atau dengan kata lain Labora Sitorus tidak ada hubungannya dengan kedua perseron terbatas tersebut, namun dalam praktiknya Labora Sitorus mempunyai kekuasaan dan kewenangan yang sangat signifikan dan menentukan dalam pengambilan keputusan dan kebijakan perusahaan. sehingga timbul pertanyaan dapatkah Labora Sitorus sebagai pihak yang tidak tercantum dalam akta dan organ Perseroan Terbatas dimintai pertanggung jawaban terhadap perikatan Perseroan Terbatas menurut UUPT. Untuk menjawab permasalahan itu digunakan metode penelitian hukum normatif, sehingga didapat simpulan bahwa Labora Sitorus sebagai pihak yang tidak tercantum dalam akta dan organ Perseroan Terbatas tidak dapat dimintai pertanggung jawaban terhadap perikatan PT menurut UUPT.
Study of wafer warpage reduction by dicing street
Authors: Feng Wei , Shimamoto Haruo , Kawagoe Tsuyoshi , Honma Ichirou , Yamasaki Masato , Okutsu Fumitake , Masuda Takatoshi , Kikuchi Katsuya
Published: June 2022

Wafer warpage occurs during the fabrication process, which induces many issues such as wafer handling, lithography alignment, device reliability. The efficiency of dicing street on wafer warpage reduction is investigated by varying the width, depth, and pitch of dicing. With the finite element method simulation results, decreasing the dicing pitch to a quarter-pitch shows a 43.7% warpage reduction. We reveal that the method of decreasing the dicing pitch is more efficient on wafer warpage reduction than that of increasing the dicing width or depth. Furthermore, the efficiency of warpage reduction by decreasing the dicing pitch is confirmed by experiments, which shows a good agreement with the simulated results. The method of decreasing the dicing pitch cut each part smaller. These small parts deform locally instead of continually over the whole wafer, resulting in an efficient wafer warpage reduction. This research provides guidelines for chiplet design or optimization of chip size to reduce the wafer warpage.
Electrostatic properties of two-dimensional C60 polymer thin films under an external electric field
Authors: Gao Yanlin , Maruyama Mina , Okada Susumu
Published: June 2022

Electrostatic properties of different C60 thin films under external electric fields have been investigated from first-principle total-energy calculations. Density functional theory calculations combined with the effective screening medium method reveal that the electrostatic properties of C60 thin films in an electric field strongly depend on the arrangement and conformation of the C60 molecules. The relative permittivity across the thin films exhibits clear a positional dependence resulting from the π electron distribution within the films. An electrostatic polarization is uniformly induced by weak electric fields, typically 0.1 V nm−1, because of the semiconducting electronic structure of the thin films, whereas the polarization is highly concentrated in the outermost C60 layer under strong electric fields of 0.5 V nm−1.
The Relationship between Knowledge Sharing Behavior and Innovative Work Behavior through Innovation Self-Efficacy as Mediator
Authors:   Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Putri Deviyanti Anggini , Etikariena Arum ,   Universitas Indonesia, Depok
Published: June 2022

Abstract: Purpose: This study focuses on the role of innovation self-efficacy as a mediator in the relationship between knowledge sharing behavior and innovative work behavior. Research methodology: This research was conducted on 306 students from 14 faculties who were taking second to last semester. This study was measured using the Innovative Work Behavior (IWB) scale developed by (Janssen, 2000) Knowledge Sharing Behavior (KSB) developed by (Chen, Chen, & Kinshuk, 2009), and Innovation Self-Efficacy (ISE.6) developed by (Dungs, Sheppard, & Chen, 2017) The sampling method in this study used non-probability sampling with a convenience sampling technique. The statistical analysis technique used PROCESS through IBM SPSS version 21. Results: The results showed that innovation self-efficacy had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between knowledge sharing behavior and innovative work behavior. Limitations: The limitation in this study is that the effect of mediation is still partial mediation so it is hoped that further research can examine other mediator variables that have a stronger influence. Contribution: This research contributes to institutions, companies, or governments to develop programs or activities that aim to improve an individual's innovative work behaviors. Keywords: 1. Innovative Work Behavior 2. Knowledge Sharing Behavior 3. Innovation Self-Efficacy
SONOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF ATRIUM OF LATERAL VENTRICLE IN FOETUSES OF DIFFERENT GESTATIONAL AGES
Authors: P Ambili.
Published: June 2022

BACKGROUND: Lateral ventricle is the CSF lled cavity inside the cerebrum. Atrium, the meeting point of the body of
lateral ventricle, its posterior horn and inferior horn, can be demonstrated radiologically in foetus as early as 12 weeks.
Ventriculomegaly is often seen associated with structural anomalies of foetus. It is the earliest ultrasonographic indicator capable of detecting
trivial changes in ventricular dilatation in the foetal brain. The study was done in 175 antenatal ultrasound scans of gestational ageMETHOD:
ranging between 13 and 40 weeks. The measurements were taken from the axial images directly from the screen by the Sonologist. Atrial width
(AW), Cerebro Atrial distance (CAD) and Hemispheric width (HSW) were also measured. Two ratios were calculated AW/CAD & AW/HSW.
These values were correlated with Gestational Age (GA), Foetal weight(FW) and Biparietal diameter (BPD) were also evaluated for right left
asymmetry. AW was found to be fairly constant throughout intra uterine life, unaffected by GA, FW or BPD. Its mean value was 6.8 ±RESULTS:
1.4mm. No signicant difference between right and left sides was observed. The value that increased across GA was CAD & HSW which
indicated the increasing thickness of the cerebral tissue.
A Collaborative Perspective for Blockchain & Testing
Authors: Elakaş Anıl , Şafak Ilgın , Çakmakçı Kübra Kalkan , Sozer Hasan
Published: June 2022

Blockchain technology is employed in missioncritical systems with high reliability requirements. Therefore, rigorous testing is essential for the adoption of this technology. Many techniques have been utilized in testing the trustworthiness and security of blockchain-based systems. Fuzz testing, modelbased testing, search-based testing and concolic testing have all previously been implemented. Additionally, blockchain technology can be utilized for improving the software and systems testing processes in general. We present a survey on this interplay between blockchain and testing. We categorize studies that apply testing techniques on blockchain-based systems and those studies that benefit from the blockchain technology for improving the testing process. We also propose a reference architecture for utilizing blockchain technology in the context of certification testing. 

This work has been submitted to the IEEE for possible publication. Copyright may be transferred without notice, after which this version may no longer be accessible.
Is My Perspective Better Than Yours? Blockchain Interoperability with Views
Authors: Belchior Rafael , Torres Limaris , Pfannschmid Jonas , Vasconcelos André , Correia Miguel
Published: June 2022

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) provides decentralized and tamper-resistant data storage, replicated among mutually untrusting participants. With the advancement of this technology, different privacy-preserving blockchains have been proposed, such as Corda, Hyperledger Fabric, and Digital Asset's Canton. These distributed ledgers only provide \emph{partial consistency}, which implies that participants can view the same ledger differently. 

A \emph{view} represents the states of a blockchain available to a particular stakeholder. The combination of views forms an integrated view that represents a consistent global state shared by all participants. 

This paper introduces BUNGEE  (Blockchain UNifier view GEnErator), the first DLT view generator, to allow capturing DLT snapshots, constructing views, and performing arbitrary operations on those, such as integrating views. Creating and integrating views allows interesting applications, such as stakeholder-centric snapshots for audits, cross-chain analysis, blockchain migration, and data analytics.
Cucinare, mangiare, digerire: rappresentazioni del cibo latinoamericano in un contesto globale
Authors: Alberti Chiara Stella Sara , Bignotti Cristóbal F. Barría
Published: June 2022

Uno dei luoghi dove sperimentiamo nel quotidiano gli effetti del mondo globalizzato è la nostra tavola. Non sono più i piatti, ad esempio italiani, che fanno il giro del mondo seguendo le ondate di coloni e migranti, ma prodotti provenienti da tutto il mondo che condividono gli scaffali dei supermercati e che ci permettono di preparare pietanze di varia provenienza (La Cecla, 2016; Nicolosi, 2006;Wilk, 2016). Anche i danni ambientali e sociali di un’industria alimentare sempre più globale sono entrati a far parte della nostra vita quotidiana. L’assunzione di manodopera a basso costo legata alla tratta internazionale degli schiavi, la privatizzazione di beni comuni come l’acqua, il furto della terra alle popolazioni indigene e l’inquinamento causato dai trasporti intercontinentali, sono solo alcuni dei fenomeni legati a questa industria (Mintz 1986; Barndt, 2013). Occorre quindi osservare la questione dell’alimentazione secondo una prospettiva integrale, in cui si considerino i fenomeni tradizionalmente intesi come“naturali” anche come fenomeni “sociali”, visti, al tempo stesso, con uno sguardo locale e globale.
The contribution of Italian immigrants to the iconography of Brazilian Modernism: building national identity through the depiction of food
Authors: Mussi Claudia
Published: June 2022

The turn of the 19th century was a time of social and economic changes in Brazil. The country grew due tocoffee production and searched for more presence abroad recurring to pictorial representations that wouldapproximate the country with European cultural values. At the beginning of the 20th century, however,Modernism ascended in the arts scene, changing the way the country was represented. The movementintended to build a national identity that reflected the actual Brazilian society, breaking with old paradigmsand broadening pictorial representation. To make up for the workforce shortage, Brazil opened itself toimmigration. German, Portuguese, Spanish and, especially, Italian immigrants arrived in the new world. InFine Arts, eating habits, trade and agricultural techniques, Italian immigrants played an important role in thebuilding of Brazilian identity. This paper describes the contribution of Italian immigrants and descendants toBrazilian culture amidst the Modernism movement through the depiction of elements that intrinsicallycompound Brazil’s and Italy’s diet, economic and social formation, namely, coffee, bread and the wide rangeof food supply of street markets.
L’avvento del teatro latinoamericano in Italia negli anni Settanta; Un modello etico e poetico per un teatro radicato sul territorio
Authors: De Sanctis Arianna Berenice
Published: June 2022

In 1977 two important theater encounters took place in Italy: the first was the National Convention of Teatri di Base (Casciana Terme, 18-22 March), the second one the International Atelier of the Teatro di Gruppo (Bergamo, 28 August-6 September). These events, attended by hundreds of theater groups including the Teatro Nucleo (Argentina/Italy) and Cuatrotablas (Peru), enabled Italian and Latin American performers to share working methods, to imagine new forms of management and to create an international network of independent groups that claim their marginality as an instrument of affirmation of their ethics and poetics. The energy and creativity of Latin American artistswho used the theater as an instrument of resistance in the hard social and political contexts where they operated leave an indelible mark on Italian colleagues, both from an artistic and a human point of view. In this article we will try to retrace the main stages of these two meetings and reflect on the way in which the Latin American theater of the seventies influenced (and still influences) Italian theater.
Il Padiglione dell’Istituto Italo-Latino Americano alla Biennale di Venezia. Storia di un progetto d’identità culturale
Authors: Zacchini Simone
Published: June 2022

In the area of interest about the perception of Latin American art in Italy, the article focuses on the role played by the Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA) for the promotion of Latin American art in Italy, in particular through its repeated participation in the Venice Biennale International Exhibition with its own pavilion.
Cosmopolitans’ Dilemma: (Open?) Borders and Migration
Authors: Taraborrelli Angela
Published: June 2022

It is frequently assumed that cosmopolitans must be committed to open (or more open) borders and to policies aimed at reducing restrictions on immigration. But this is not always the case. In this paper I will show, first, that some cosmopolitans are not supporters of open state borders when the issue of immigration is at stake; second, I will give a possible account of this stance, holding that it might derive either from the objectives pursued by their theories (i.e., global social justice, global democracy) or from their philosophical sources (i.e., Kant, Rawls), or, more generally, from a dilemma inherent in the cosmopolitan project itself.
Disruptive technologies and the paradigm shift for post-pandemic living
Authors: Maspoli Rossella
Published: June 2022

Disruptive technologies are emerging and spreading through the hybridisation of info-telematics and spatial infrastructures in order to innovate living spaces, from homes to neighbourhoods. The tendency to transform how we live induced by emergency events requires disruptive and adaptive technologies, able to respond to the evolution of requirements in terms of health, safety and the multi-functionality of spaces and barriers. In both the private and the public sphere, the post-pandemic performance response requires integrated solutions on a transdisciplinary basis, where – in line with cybernetic thought – the human aspect is enriched with real solutions projected onto augmented reality, but tested through the tools of evidence-based design.
Green innovation of ultra-high performance concrete: a knowledge-based approach for the project
Authors: Principe Jenine
Published: June 2022

Although concrete is responsible of 27% of the CO2 emissions of the entire industrial sector, the material is required more every year. To reduce the impacts and quantities used, the International Energy Agency suggests the optimisation of the molecular composition of the concrete to enhance its performances. Based on this principle, ultra-high performance concretes are at the centre of a positive convergence of environmental, production and economic demands in the Italian construction sector. This paper presents both knowledge-based approaches for improving the cohesion between the design and production phases and applications for the redevelopment of buildings and infrastructures, thus demonstrating the validity of the proposed solutions for achieving carbon neutral objectives.
Living poetically places
Authors: Violano Antonella , Portoghesi Paolo
Published: June 2022

The changing and evolving forms of crisis, to which Architecture is asked to give an answer, lead to a metamorphosis not only of the spaces of contemporary living but also of the way of thinking about them as an opportunity to design a “Possible Quality”. Abandoning the logic of waste and increasing awareness of “responsible freedom” by coming to terms with the “roots of change” is the mission to which we are called by current events. In relation to these events, we must have an optimistically concrete, feasible vision of the future, founded on historical memory and aware that progress and innovation have both strengths and weaknesses that must be managed with wisdom and humility. 

As Paolo Portoghesi tells us: Architecture is not only a noble mental exercise. The deep knowledge of the places, on which the architect’s work has the responsibility and the privilege of leaving its imprint, leads to the prudent and responsible consideration: we must satisfy real human needs and not false demands. A responsible ecological vision leads us to recognize that every place on the planet is a sensitive receptor and the impulse of transformation rather than metamorphosis, whether beneficial or harmful, inevitably has repercussions in all the other part of the system, in a condition of preordained unstable equilibrium as in Alexander Calder’s Mobiles.

In synthesis, architecture is an involving and infinite dialogue; on this issue, Paolo Portoghesi takes the floor, the predestined of architecture that “breathes, communicates, inflects and embraces us” with the awareness of the responsibilities we have towards future generations.
Case Report: Rare Cause of Hemoptysis in A Young Person
Authors: Idrissi M. Ouali , Lemtouni K. , Aarab A. , Rais H. , Boutakioute B. , Gannouni N. Idrissi El
Published: June 2022

Introduction: Hemoptysis is an emergency, its diagnosis is often made on questioning, it must lead to rigorous etiological research. The thoracic CT angiography makes it possible to specify the exact mechanism and therefore to adapt the management. Observation: We report the case of a 20-year-old patient, with no particular pathological history, admitted for low-abundance hemoptysis that has progressed for 6 months. A thoracic CT angiography was performed showing a mediastino-pulmonary lesion process centered on the left lower lobe bronchus. Bronchoscopy with biopsy and pathological examination was indicated and demonstrated the presence of a bronchial carcinoid tumor. The patient underwent a lower left lobectomy, the operative consequences were simple, the patient was discharged after 10 days of hospitalization. Conclusion: Patients with recurrent respiratory symptoms should be carefully examined with chest CT and bronchoscopy followed by tissue biopsy for an accurate and early diagnosis.
Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Post-Motorcycle Deaths in the Forensic Medicine Unit of Gabriel Touré University Hospital, Bamako, Mali
Authors: M Coulibaly. , N Doumbia. , D Sangaré. , D Sangaré. , N Ouologuem. , M Saliou. , I Keita. , T Diop. M. , S Mariko. , B Berthé. B. , B Dembele. , L Diallo. Y. , D Sy. , D Traore. , K Keita. , S Kaya. A. , D Kanikomo.
Published: June 2022

Introduction: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are nowadays a real worldwide scourge because of the high number of victims. In Mali, we have little data related to the characteristics of deaths related to MVAs, hence the interest of this study which aimed to determine the sociodemographic, clinical and paraclinical characteristics of deaths involving a motorcycle received in our forensic medicine unit. Materials and method: This was a prospective, monocentric, cross-sectional study conducted from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 in the forensic medicine unit of the CHU GT. Were included, all deaths involving a motorcycle received in our unit and accompanied by a requisition. Results: Of 458 MVA deaths, we identified 147 motorcycle deaths, a prevalence of 32.1%. The mean age was 36.5 years with extremes of 1 to 72 years and a sex ratio of 7.65. Students were the most represented, 90 cases (25.18%). The motorcycle mechanism was more frequent 90 cases (61.9%). The month of May and the hours from 19:00 to 05:00 were the most frequent times of occurrence of accidents respectively 37 cases (25.2%) and 76 cases (51.7%). Polytraumatic lesions were found on 83 bodies, i.e. 56.46%. Death was noted on arrival in 80% of cases and none of our bodies had undergone autopsy. Conclusion: Motorcycle accidents on public roads remain a major public health problem in our country.
Sleep Disorders in General Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study in 253 Patients Hospitalized In Different Medical and Surgical Services
Authors: Karrouri Rabie , Otheman Yassine
Published: June 2022

Introduction: Sleep is a fundamental physiological need. It is important to understand the prevalence of sleep disorders, especially in patients with a somatic disease. Method: The study had as scope patients admitted to the medical and surgical services of general hospital, during a period of one month. The approach used in this study is a qualitative approach, based on a semi-structured, concise, and clear questionnaire. Results: The main aim of this study was to estimate the frequency of sleep disorders and their management by somantician doctors in the Moulay Ismail military hospital. This present study has 2 important results; the first one, sleep disorders are common in patients with somatic pathology. The second one, and against the recognition and management of these disorders by health professionals is rare. Conclusion: It is essential to alert both public and health practitioners to this subject through public education campaigns creating awareness of the consequences of sleep disorders but also through adequate training of physicians for a better screening and treatments of insomnia problems.
An Observational Study of In-Hospital Complications in ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients with and without Admission Hyperglyceamia
Authors: Akhter Dr. Musammat Sufia , Mohiuddin Dr. Mirza Abdul Kalam , Khan Dr. Shamshad , Shefa Dr. Ratul Sakaobe , Labiba Dr. Ayesha Mubashsbira
Published: June 2022

Introduction: Hyperglyceamia accelerates the risk of death in patients with STEMI. Various complications associated with ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction patients with and without admission hyperglyceamia show significant difference. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to assess the complications in ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction patients with and without admission hyperglyceamia. Methods: This prospective prognostic cohort study was conducted in the Department of Cardiology, NICVD, Dhaka from July 2010 to June 2011. Total 200 study populations were selected from STEMI patients with or without history of DM were included in this study. The patients were divided into two groups. Group I (100)-Normoglycaemia (Random blood sugar <200 mg/dl/<11.1 mmol/l) and Group II (100)- Hyperglycaemia (Random blood sugar ≥200 mg/dl/≥11.1 mmol/l). Group II (100)- (A) Stress Hyperglycaemia (50) Random blood sugar ≥200 mg/dl/≥11.1 mmol/l) and (B) Diabetic Hyperglycaemia (50) Random blood sugar ≥200 mg/dl/≥11.1 mmol/l). Result: Cardiogenic shock was most common in both group I and group II with 46% and 37% study people respectively. Followed by 41% in group I and 28% in group II had CHF, 11% in group I and 9% in group II had Bradyarrythmia, 6% in group I and 6% in group II had Tachyarrythmia and 4% in group I and 2% in group II had Thromboembolism. cardiogenic shock was most common in both group I and group IIA with 46% and 30% study people respectively. Followed by 41% in group I and 22% in group IIA had CHF, 11% in group I and 8% in group IIA had Bradyarrythmia, 6% in group I and 2% in group IIA had Tachyarrythmia and 4% in group I and 2% in group IIA had Thromboembolism. cardiogenic shock was most common in both group I and group IIB with 46% and 44% study people respectively. Followed by 41% in group I and 28% in group IIB had CHF, 11% in group I and 10% in group IIB had Bradyarrythmia, 6% in group I and 10% in group IIB had ................
ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ЕКСТРАКТУ ЛУШПИННЯ ЦИБУЛІ В ТЕХНОЛОГІЇ ПШЕНИЧНОГО ХЛІБА
Authors: Сукманов В. А. , Супрун А. В.
Published: June 2022

Анотація. Дана робота присвячена дослідженню впливу включення в рецептуру екстракту лушпиння цибулі на якість хлібобулочних виробів, а саме білого пшеничного хліба. Метою роботи є вивчення впливу застосування екстракту лушпиння цибулі у технології пшеничного хліба на його показники якості. Об’єктом дослідження є екстракт лушпиння цибулі отриманий способом екстрагування субкритичною водою у статичному режимі, тісто і зразки хліба з додаванням екстракту. Екстракт лушпиння цибулі отримано сучасним, екологічно чистим та енергоефективним методом – субкритичним екстрагуванням водою. Для дослідження було виготовлено три зразки хліба: контрольний за класичною рецептурою та з додаванням екстракту лушпиння цибулі із заміною води в рецептурі на 0,1 % та 0,2 % екстракти. Для визначення основних показників якості тіста і готових виробів використовувалися загальноприйняті, а також регламентовані ДСТУ методи та прилади. При формуванні об’єму, пористої структури та реологічних властивостей тіста найкращі результати зафіксовано у зразку з додаванням 0,1 % екстракту лушпиння цибулі. За фізико-хімічними та органолептичними властивостями готової продукції найкращі результати також отримав хліб з додаванням 0,1 % екстракту лушпиння цибулі. Досліджено структурно-механічні властивості хліба протягом 72 год. зберігання, значення пружної деформації зразків з додаванням 0,1 % та 0,2 % екстракту лушпиння цибулі на 19 % та 17 % було більше, ніж у контрольного зразка. При додаванні в рецептуру хліба екстракту лушпиння цибулі підвищується загальний вміст поліфенолів та загальна антиоксидантна ємність готового продукту, також протягом терміну зберігання зменшується розвиток мікроорганізмів у хлібі, відносно контрольного зразка. Використання екстракту лушпиння цибулі, отриманого екстрагуванням субкритичною водою, дозволяє не тільки збагатити хлібобулочні вироби біологічно активними речовинами, а й отримувати продукцію високої якості. Подальші дослідження повинні бути присвячені вивченню впливу включення в рецептуру екстракту лушпиння цибулі, на якість інших видів хлібобулочних виробів.
Germ Cell Neoplasia in Situ of the Testis and Azoospermia: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Rovegno Federico , Yepes Christian , Finkelstein Jonathan , Rovegno Agustin
Published: June 2022

An increased risk of testicular cancer in men with infertility and poor semen quality has been reported. We aim to present a patient who was being studied for infertility and incidentally found a testicular nodule, discuss management and prevalence of small testicular masses.
Tetanus Presented as Acute Abdomen
Authors: Iwamoto Satori , Chu Harrison
Published: June 2022

Tetanus is commonly seen in the emergency department with a puncture wound. This is an unusual presentation of tetanus without an open wound.
A 59 year old male with a past history of hypertension, hepatitis C, prior injection drug use, and homeless presented to the emergency department with altered mental status and hyperthermia with fever of 105 F on a hot July afternoon.
Patient was found in his car sleeping. Initially, the patient declined medical care, but was later found unresponsive with a methadone bottle next to him. Given Narcan on field with improvement of mental status.
Patient developed acute ridged abdominal pain. A CT scan raised concern for acute abdomen, with portal venous gas, and intestinal pneumatosis. Surgery consulted and was concerned for ischemic colon with perforation. Vancomycin, ceftriaxone and metronidazole were given.
Emergency exploratory laparotomy was performed with a small serosal injury on colon repaired with suture. Blood culture came back positive for Clostridium tetani and Mobiluncus curtisii. Infectious disease consulted. Felt tetanus cannot be ruled out. Patient was given tetanus immune globulin (TIG), metronidazole and later tetanus vaccine.
Patient has fully recovered, tolerates oral diets, and has been discharged to a nursing facility without any neurological deficit.
Tetanus is a neurological disorder caused by the tetanus toxins produced by clostridium tetani, which is a gram positive obligate anaerobes commonly found in soil. It is relevant to note that this bacterium can also be found inside the gut of animals and humans. The disease is well characterized by ancient Greeks, and common symptoms include trismus (“lockjaw”), opisthotonos, and a board-like rigid abdomen. Incubation is usually 7-21 days and this disease is usually prevented by vaccination.
This case is unusual because there is no open wound and PE is limited due to patient’s overdose on opiates (methadone). Possible cause for this particular case may be that since there was no open wound, the blood could have been seeded by the perforated bowel because they may also be found in the gut. The patient was given metronidazole as part of Tx for acute abdomen, which happens to also be a treatment for tetanus. Diseases can be presented atypically. This case illustrates the importance of differential diagnosis when considering treatments in any pathology.
Building an African Counter-Terrorism Architecture
Authors: Omede Jolaade , Ngwube Arinze
Published: June 2022

Following September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the world trade centre in the United States of America, the phenomenon of terrorism has attracted increasing global attention. Coupled with this is the observable trend in the proliferation of terrorist groups in many parts of the world. To tackle these issues, nation-states, sub-regional, regional and continental bodies face the daunting task of evolving effective strategies for checkmating or containing the phenomenon. Indeed, many African countries have come to be faced with the problem of how to curtail the activities of terrorist groups, most of who operate on an established external link with notable and wealthy global insurgency groups. The overarching effects of these threats have become unprecedented and worrisome in sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, the search for practical solutions has been a challenge to scholars, state functionaries, and even attack victims. The paper provides an overview of the apparent vulnerability of the continent to increasing terrorist-related activities and the weak capacities of African countries’ leaders to respond to the unwholesome trend. Hence the call for developing a continental-counter terrorism strategy for the African continent.
Development as an Intellectual Process
Authors: Makgetlaneng Sehlare
Published: June 2022

This chapter contributes to rethinking African politics by viewing the continent’s development as an intellectual process in which resources are created for the overall satisfaction of human needs. Central to this process is the importance of developing resources over their distribution or consumption volume. Therefore, development as an intellectual process in which society’s resources are created to ensure a better life for its citizens is a central task. The best, most effective, and progressive way to do justice to this task is to put the people at the centre of development in advocacy, debate, and policy. The dominant and yet incorrect view that Africa’s economic sectors such as mining and agriculture are drivers of its economy and development should be replaced with the indispensable role of its human capital under the leadership of intellectuals in its economy and development. This role should be recognised in theory and practice. The point is that economic sectors derive their importance to economy and development from human beings using the knowledge, skills, and determination in deploying their resources to achieve tactical and strategic objectives. Therefore, African intellectuals, creators of leaders and institutions and organisations, producers and disseminators of knowledge and forces dominating the possession and utilisation of human capital without whose organic input no organisation or social pressure can achieve and sustain its strategic objectives, are indispensable to a rethinking of African politics of development they must lead. Their weapons in this role are their leadership of and role in institutions and organisations and individual knowledge and talents as proud continental assets through the mediation of parties under their leadership in deploying Africa’s natural resources, mainly mineral and agricultural resources, inputting the continent and its people first in terms of development.
Challenges in normative conceptualisation
Authors: Tyali Siyasanga M.
Published: June 2022

Technological developments continue to have an existential impact on the normative understanding of the community radio sector of South Africa. Advances, trends and changes in the technological sphere have meant that as researchers we need to keep up and re-think the long debated matter of “community” within the community radio sector. Within the discourse of continuing research,this re-thinking is being necessitated by the rapid introduction of new media and new forms of information and communication technologies (ICT) within the broadcasting space. In addition to these ICTs, the mandate and growth of some of the media institutions broadcasting as community radio stations in South Africa have changed – in some cases from small to regional broadcasters. In this paper, I examine the impact of ICTs as well as the accelerated growth of some community broadcasting institutions and their impact on the normative and conceptual understanding of the broadcasting sector. Using a case study perspective, the examination of such developments within the sector has been carried out through Vukani Community Radio (VCR) as a case study. This is one of the oldest community radio stations in South Africa. Drawing on theories about the decoloniality of knowledge, this paper argues that new trends that are emerging within the technological space, as well as community of reception dynamics, forces the academic, research and policy fraternity to re-look the conceptual understanding of the community radio sector of South Africa.
Bonding Over Blacks
Authors: Nkomo Vusumzi
Published: June 2022

Through Marx and Freud, scholar Frank Wilderson III asserts that ‘there is no self to be known,’ owing to the notion that the conceptual integrity of the Self relies on ‘outdated notions of a unitary self.’ I want to think about the implications of this provocation for Black subjectivity, and by extension take seriously David Marriot’s lament, ‘what do you do with an unconscious that appears to hate you?’ I intend to demonstrate this tragic relation between the Black imago and the Black image/portrait, as well as its dependence on a global consensus (or civil society’s collective unconscious) that regards the Black as an object (rather than subject/self) of enjoyment. At the risk of pushing this argument too far, I want to consider how Mario Moore, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Cinga Samson’s Black subjects (and the worlds they inhabit) struggle against what Wilderson, by way of Marriot, describes as a phenomenon where ‘all sentient beings, Humans and Blacks, bond over the imago of the Black.’
Ceramic foam filters for filtration refining of ferrous metals
Authors: Belyaev S.V. , Korovin V.A. , Demchenko A.I.
Published: June 2022

Literature review of refractories used for the production of ceramic foam filters is carried out, on the basis of which ceramic foam filters are made from combination of three different compositions of refractory suspensions, the physical and mechanical properties of the obtained filters are studied. It is found that filters with the composition 85 % Al2O3 + 15 % ТiO2 and 85 % Al2O3 + 15 % ZrO2•SiO2 have higher strength properties in comparison with other samples.