bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Characteristics of Calorific Value of Briquettes Made From Cymbopogon Citratus Waste As an Alternative Fuel
Authors: Nurdin Hendri , Wagino Wagino , Sari Delima Yanti , Siregar Batu Mahadi
Published: June 2022

Product diversification through Cymbopogon citratus briquettes as an alternative fuel for the development of renewable energy. The waste from the Cymbopogon citratus production process is a potential source of renewable energy that can be used as briquettes. This is an alternative to reduce dependence on fuel oil energy which is the main need for ordinary people. The purpose of developing Cymbopogon citratus waste briquettes with various variances and the use of tapioca adhesive, in obtaining the characteristics of the calorific value of briquettes. The method of making briquettes by using a press and optimizing the composition of the appropriate mixture as an effort to get the calorific value. From this research, the calorific value of Cymbopogon citratus briquettes is 8230.65 kJ/kg at a percentage mixture of 90 : 10 and its density is 394.90 kg/m3. From the acquisition of these characteristic values, it can be recommended as an alternative fuel in an effort to develop renewable energy in the utilization of lemongrass waste.
The Wind Turbine Design and Test
Authors: Paranchis Mark Irwin , Pratama Hendri
Published: June 2022

Green energy harvester, known as wind turbine, able to convert mechanical works to electrical power. There are two main type of wind turbine that considered thoroughly, which are the horizontal and vertical axis wind turbine respectively. This project mainly focus on the design of new wind turbine that can operate well together in low wind speed condition in Malaysia. For the first stage of this project, the problems, purpose, and planning regarding with the project properly determined. Literature survey then furthered analyzed in order to know the wind power or behavior across the world, and specifically in Malaysia, research of turbine that can work in low wind speed condition, as well as parameter that often used in designing wind turbine by previous researcher. From the literature survey, the selected turbine was a Three-Bladed Savonius Wind Turbine, which is one type of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT). That turbine will be attached to another VAWT turbine system to help generate more power and better performance. Design theoretical calculation and material selection have been properly analyzed before fabrication can be done. Upon completion of the fabrication, Savonius wind turbine section properly tested through experimental works by using simple wind tunnel in Faculty of Engineering Mechanical Workshop, and all readings and data collected using applicable tools and equipment. For the experimental works of Savonius rotor, the variable includes of blades curve angle from its center at different wind speeds. The data collected then interpreted through charts and graph for comparison and performance analysis, and conclude that 1200 blades curve angle from its center was the best among the other type of blades. From this project, it can be concluded that this type of mix wind turbine able to works in low wind speed condition in Malaysia, but a better improvisation and modification of the mix wind turbine will certainly improve its further performance and efficiency.
Formulasi Chewable Gummy Daun Kelor (Moringa oleifera) dengan Gelling Agent Konjak Glukomanan dan Kappa Karagenan
Authors: Rani Karina Citra , Ningrat Komang Wulan Cahya , Melinda Shelly , Jayani Nikmatul Ikhrom Eka
Published: June 2022

Salah satu upaya pemanfaatan serbuk daun kelor sebagai sumber antioksidan adalah pengembangan sediaan chewable gummy. Chewable gummy daun kelor diformulasi untuk menutupi rasa dan bau serbuk daun kelor yang khas dan kurang disukai, sekaligus meningkatkan kemuda- han penggunaan sediaan. Pada penelitian ini dilakukan formulasi chewable gummy dengan dua jenis gelling agent yaitu konjak glukomanan (formula 1-3) dengan konsentrasi 0,25%; 0,50%; dan 0,75% serta kappa karagenan (formula 4-6) dengan konsentrasi 1%; 1,5%; dan 2%. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisis pengaruh jenis dan konsentrasi gelling agent konjak glukomanan dan kappa karagenan terhadap karakteristik fisik chewable gummy daun kelor. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kedua jenis gelling agent menghasilkan chewable gummy yang mudah hancur saat kontak dengan media aqueous (3,91-12,88 menit). Interaksi jenis gelling agent dan perbedaan konsentra-si berpengaruh signifikan terhadap swelling ratio, waktu hancur, persen sineresis, dan hardness chewable gummy (p<0,05). Sementara itu, parameter gumminess dan chewiness hanya dipengaruhi jenis gelling agent. Berdasarkan penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa jenis dan konsentrasi gelling agent menyebabkan perbedaan karakteristik fisik sediaan chewable gummy daun kelor. Peningkatan konsentrasi gelling agent konjak glukomanan dan kappa karagenan menyebabkan waktu hancur sediaan menjadi lebih lama, sineresis sediaan menjadi lebih rendah, serta tekstur sediaan menjadi lebih kokoh dan kenyal. Konsentrasi konjak glukomanan yang direkomendasikan untuk pembuatan chewable gummy daun kelor adalah 0,75% (formula 3), sementara untuk kappa karagenan adalah 2,0% (formula 6).
Impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on unemployment in Slovakia: a statistically created counterfactual approach using the time series analysis
Authors: Kramarova Katarina , Švábová Lucia , Gabrikova Barbora
Published: June 2022

Research background: The current health crisis, which began to take shape in mid-March 2020 due to the massive spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has shaped the face of the Slovak labour market the most. Slovakia, similarly, to other countries in the world, has operated with several non-pharmaceutical anti-pandemic measures taken by the government to reduce the spread of the virus or reverse adverse developments. On the other hand, these measures have frozen production, and business activities of companies annulled not only the number of physical meetings with business collaborators but also business contracts themselves. Consequently, the demand for new labour has decreased, and in many cases, redundancies have occurred.
Purpose of the article: The study aims to develop a comprehensive and detailed analysis of unemployment and its development in Slovakia, during the 1st and 2nd wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, determine the extent to which the anti-pandemic measures have affected the Slovak labour market, and identify the most affected groups of unemployed.
Methods: To analyze the impact of the anti-pandemic measures on the unemployment situation in Slovakia, we applied the approach where the statistically created hypothetical state of the absence of the pandemic was compared with the real state as the consequence of the pandemic. The hypothetical state was modelled by the autoregressive 1st order or one-dimensional time series model with a linear trend and seasonability.
Findings & value added: The results of the analysis identify the groups of the population, mostly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic together with the quantification of the impact on unemployment. The findings of quantification of the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the Slovak labour market can be further used in creating targeted measures aimed at supporting unemployed individuals or at the sustainability of already existing jobs and in other governmental economic and social decisions.
Catering to investor sentiment for dividends: contestability or collusion of the largest shareholders?
Authors: Pieloch-Babiarz Aleksandra
Published: June 2022

Research background: Dividend payouts have been the subject of scientific research for many years. Although many studies focus on the impact of ownership on dividend payouts, there is still a lack of research on the influence of the contestability and collusion of the largest shareholders on the catering effect of dividends. This research gap motivated us to investigate this issue and determine whether the interactions between large shareholders have an impact on aligning dividends with investor sentiment.
Purpose of the article: The article assesses the impact of the relationship between the largest shareholders (i.e., contestability or collusion) on the adjustment of dividend payouts to investor sentiment. The following research hypothesis has been formulated: If there is contestability between the first and second-largest shareholders, the strength of the catering effect of the dividend is greater than in the case of collusion, both in the years of positive and negative dividend premiums.
Methods: The main research method is a panel regression model (pooled OLS and fixed effects). We use the F test, the Breusch-Pagan test, and the Hausman test. Our research is supplemented with descriptive statistics and the Pearson correlation coefficient. The research sample consists of Polish companies from the electromechanical industry sector listed on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) in the years 2009?2020.
Findings & value added: The main findings are as follows: a) if a dividend premium is positive and the second-largest shareholder holds many shares, the strong catering effect of dividends is observed; b) there are only two years of negative premium, which does not allow to conclude that both the catering effect and the impact of interactions between the largest shareholders on dividend payouts do not exist when dividend premium is negative. We propose pioneering research concerning the catering effect in the context of interactions between the largest shareholders. Its long-term theoretical value added is the original and interdisciplinary research combining financial, behavioral and governance aspects. Our research results may be of particular interest to foreign investors looking for new opportunities to invest their capital abroad, also in Poland.
Executive compensation and the financial performance of Polish listed companies from the corporate governance perspective
Authors: Sajnóg Artur , Rogozińska-Pawełczyk Anna
Published: June 2022

Research background: The level of compensation earned by CEOs and the relationship between executive pay and companies? performance is one of the most widely studied issues in the corporate governance literature. Studies conducted in the last several decades have provided evidence that CEO pay should be aligned with accounting financial measures.
Purpose of the article: The main purpose of this paper is to determine the relationship between executive compensation and organizational financial performance. In particular, the effect of net income and comprehensive income as the accounting measures of financial performance on executive compensation is compared.
Methods: The research comprised listed companies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). The role and effect of accounting financial measures on executive compensation are analyzed based on three regression models. The period of analysis spanned ten years, from 2009 to 2018.
Findings & value added: There are three conclusions that can be drawn from the study. Firstly, executive compensation in the analyzed companies largely depends on the accounting measures of financial performance, based on net income and comprehensive income (excluding ROE). Secondly, its level is significantly and positively influenced by the company?s size, Tobin?s Q ratio, debt ratio, and dividend rate. Thirdly, comprehensive income has a stronger effect on executive compensation than net income. Our findings add some potentially noteworthy dimensions to the economic literature on corporate governance, which is especially important to apply in the CEE region and other emerging economies. The Anglo-American assumption of corporate governance and executive compensation policy might not be suitable for the realities in much of the world.
Resiliencia territorial desde la perspectiva de la vulnerabilidad ecosistémica. Aplicación metodológica al planeamiento urbanístico de la Comunidad de Madrid
Authors: Córdoba Hernández Rafael
Published: June 2022

Para lograr que la planificación tenga la capacidad de protección y preservación del suelo necesaria para alcanzar los objetivos perseguidos por la legislación estatal de cambio climático debe redefinirse la protección de los diferentes tipos de ecosistemas y sus aportes desde la perspectiva de la resiliencia territorial. La comparación de estas cuestiones con la clasificación efectiva del suelo municipal determinará cómo de vulnerables son estos espacios, introduciendo con ello una nueva acepción al concepto de protección del suelo bajo el concepto de “Vulnerabilidad Ecosistémica por el Planeamiento” (VEP). Esta metodología se ejemplifica cartográficamente en la Comunidad de Madrid
Análise morfométrica da sub-bacia hidrográfica do rio Piauitinga, SE
Authors: Martins Cássio Felipe Vieira , Bahia Diogo dos Santos Gonçalves , Doll Kenneth Michael , Silva Darlan Teles da
Published: June 2022

As bacias hidrográficas apresentam um papel de fundamental importância para a manutenção da vida dos seres vivos, devendo assim, serem estudadas e preservadas. O estudo objetivou realizar um estudo morfométrico da bacia hidrográfica do rio Piauitinga, afluente de maior vazão do rio Piauí e de grande importância pelo fornecimento de água do município de Estância-SE. Preconizando este objetivo, foi utilizado Sistema de Informações Geográficas, tendo como base de dados arquivos disponibilizados pela Secretaria de Recursos Hídricos de Sergipe, a qual possui como dados topográficos curvas de nível com equidistâncias de 10m. Suas características geométricas foram descritas através da sua área, perímetro, comprimento axial, coeficiente de compacidade, fator de forma, índice de circularidade e razão de elongação. A sub-bacia tende a apresentar um tempo de concentração de médio para alto e uma forma mais alongada do que circular, o que faz reduzir a probabilidade de enchentes. Por meio da hierarquização dos seus cursos d’água, foi possível compreender que o rio principal da sub-bacia do rio Piauitinga possui ordem quarta. O modelo numérico do terreno mostrou que a bacia apresenta significativa variação de altitude (entre 20 e 190 m), com 40,14% da área apresentando declividade entre 8 e 20%. O coeficiente de compacidade apresenta o valor afastado da unidade e seu fator de forma possui um baixo valor, evidenciado pela baixa densidade de drenagem.
Improved Performance of PV Water Pumping System Using Dynamic Reconfiguration Algorithm Under Partial Shading Conditions
Authors:   National Institute of Technology Goa, Department of EEE NIT Goa, Gadiraju Harish Kumar Varma
Published: June 2022

Partial shading (PS) conditions severely degrade the solar photo-voltaic water pumping system (SPWPS) efficiency. Due to partial shading, the output power of the photovoltaic (PV) array reduces, which minimizes the pumping output. Therefore, this paper designs a smart SPWPS for total cross tied (TCT) PV array. The design of smart SPWPS consists of irradiance, voltage, and current sensors. The irradiance sensor measures the real-time irradiation data of each module in the TCT connection. Based on real-time irradiation data, this paper proposes a dynamic reconfiguration algorithm with the help of switches that increases the PV array output power compared to normal TCT connection under partial shading conditions. The enhanced output power increases the water discharge of SPWPS. The voltage and current sensors are utilized for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) operation. Voltage by frequency (V/f) control with sinusoidal pulse width modulation helps to operate the induction motor smoothly. Further, simulation and experimental studies have been performed to validate the effectiveness of the proposed system under various PS conditions. The results obtained are encouraging as the reconfiguration algorithm improves the efficiency of the SPWPS.
Smart Charging of Multiple EVs in Smart Grid Radial Low Voltage Distribution Networks
Authors: Kriukov Alexandru , Gavrilaş Mihai
Published: June 2022

The harsh emissions constraints have pushed the Automotive industry to introduce Electric Vehicles (EV). Since the beginning of this millennia the numbers of EVs have increased from thousands to millions nowadays. The impact of EVs charging, over the Electrical networks has been studied in many publications, and everybody reached the same conclusion: if EV’s charging is not managed, the energy industry will suffer; increased investments, new energy production facilities will lead to increased energy prices. The concept of managing the EV’s charging process is connected to Smart Grid concept, and many publications are stating that a single centralized entity should regulate the chargingprocess. As such, in this paper a similar centralized EV charging control algorithm in low voltage distribution networks (LVDN) is proposed. The proposed algorithm, is regulating the EV charging power, while considering the LVDN network constraints. Specifically, the voltage constraints are taken into account, because the voltage levels within the network are a power supply quality indicator.
Discrete-Time Hyperchaotic System Synchronization
Authors: Grigoraş Victor , Grigoraş Carmen
Published: June 2022

Nonlinear systems with hyperchaotic dynamical behaviour can be used in signal encryption. The present contribution presents the design of hyperchaotic discrete-time emitter circuit the synchronizing receiver and their dynamics. Possible application in wide-band signal transmission is presented by using error dynamics method.
Short Literature Review for Visual Scene Understanding
Authors: Achirei Ștefan-Daniel
Published: June 2022

Individuals are highly accurate for visually understanding natural scenes. By extracting and extrapolating data we reach the highest stage of scene understanding. In the past few years it proved to be an essential part in computer vision applications. It goes further than object detection by bringing machine perceiving closer to the human one: integrates meaningful information and extracts semantic relationships and patterns. Researchers in computer vision focused on scene understanding algorithms, the aim being to obtain semantic knowledge from the environment and determine the properties of objects and the relations between them. For applications in robotics, gaming, assisted living, augmented reality, etc a fundamental task is to be aware of spatial position and capture depth information. First part of this paper focuses on deep learning solutions for scene recognition following the main leads: low-level features and object detection. In the second part we present extensively the most relevant datasets for visual scene understanding. We take into consideration both directions having in mind future applications.
Head Gesture Recognition Based on Capacitive Sensors Using Deep Learning Algorithms
Authors: Severin Ionuţ-Cristian , Dobrea Dan-Marius
Published: June 2022

The current paper proposed and investigated the head motion recognition idea based on four capacitive sensors and deep learning models. The proposed system was designed to empower a tetraplegic person to control a remote device or an intelligent wheelchair. The capacitive sensors were placed around the neck using a necktie, which each volunteer who participated in this experiment was easy to use. The results show that the best-proposed deep learning model can determine each activity with a classification rate equal to 89.29% using capacitive raw data. During the experiments the deep learning models provided accuracy values in the range of 56.25% to 89.29%.
Intersections of Telemedicine / Telehealth and Cybersecurity: The Age of Resilience and COVID-19
Authors: Brown-Jackson Kim L.
Published: June 2022

The telemedicine and telehealth industry regenerates to fast-track the COVID-19 pandemic. Preliminary 2020 data suggests a 2,532 % surge in healthcare aid provided equated to the 2019 March through June timeframe. While telemedicine technology offers a variety of benefits, it is vulnerable to cyber threats. Countrywide stay-put mandates swiftly intensified telemedicine/telehealth from an auspicious novelty to becoming fundamental precedence. The industry is consistently besieged by a deluge of convalescents, restrained supplies, allotting, and additional encounters because of COVID-19. Cybersecurity leaders and healthcare establishments had to promptly change their IT resources, timetables, and work ranges to leverage prevailing technologies and propel healthcare providers and convalescents, adapted to the novel healthcare delivery services and enhanced changes. Telehealth, an integral part of delivering convalescent care, has multiplied healthcare offerorsʼ digital traces and cybersecurity hacks, as evidenced through endpoint security and the amplification of conclusions per telemedicine/telehealth sphere. COVID-19 reveals the junctions of cybersecurity and telehealth as a worst-case scenario for modernistic interpretations regarding healthcares’ cybersecurity guidance. The findings of this research provides awareness to understand if leaders at all levels aid in preventing cyber-attacks, thwarting ransom attacks, and indicating that healthcare organizations must adopt a cyber resilience plan.
Values consolidating and disintegrating lyrical relationships as evaluated by women and men
Authors: Kňažko Boris
Published: June 2022

In this article, we will discuss and identify infidelity. We will take a closer look at some theories and research. This article will also describe concepts of sexuality, monogamy, and partner relationships. In the first paragraph, we will take a closer look at infidelity in general and we will mention the most common reasons for infidelity. The next paragraph deals with differences between men and women in response to infidelity. Based on this, we will define two types of infidelity- sexual and emotional infidelity. In the last paragraph, we will describe the most commonly known predictors of infidelity. Knowing and understanding the reasons, factors, differences and predictors of infidelity can help people in critical situations and this article can be a useful source of information for partners in their future relationships.
Michel Onfray’s concept of new ethics
Authors: Skurzak Joanna
Published: June 2022

A new form of ethics suggested by the Francophone philosopher M. Onfray concerns, first of all, the resignation from faith in a transcendent God, which is substituted with an undefined sacrum (which is holy, highest) in immanence. This new form of ethics is, today, becoming a popular alternative to religious ethics. However, traditional, and new ethics should not be treated as separate sets, as they do not necessarily compete with each other. Systems of spiritual development related to specific denominations will always provide inspiration even for atheists’ ethics. The latter can indicate that, apart from religion, there is also a spirituality that can develop in a person. Nihilism is not the only alternative to religion, as sometimes the defenders of the old religious order try to show.
Land Compensation and Policy Enforcement in Vietnam: A Case Study in Danang
Authors: Tuan Nguyen Tran , Hegedűs Gábor
Published: June 2022

The land is a natural resource which is rich in diversity, and its value tends to increase over time. Therefore, compensation in cases when the State acquires land, is an issue of concern. Using data from 100 surveyed households and ten interviews (including 5 houesholds indirectly affected by land acquisition, 3 relevant experts, and 2 village headmen) in Da Nang, the article aims to answer two research questions: (1) assessment of landless households on land compensation policy, and (2) an assessment of outstanding issues in this policy in Vietnam. The results show that the local government has strictly followed the regulations and procedures of the State on land acquisition and compensation for economic development purposes under the 2013 Land Law. However, affected people feel dissatisfied with what they had received when they lost land. The first reason is the significant difference between the compensation prices households received and the market price, as determined by a real estate broker. Second, concerns about the future arise when a family’s means of production are acquired by the state. In addition, the policy also lacks support measures for households located in affected areas. These shortcomings lead to dissatisfaction among families.
Digital Technologies as a Driver of Capitalization Growth in Shopping and Entertainment Centers
Authors: Pupentsova Svetlana , Alekseeva Natalia , Antoshkova Natalia , Pshebel‘skaya Lyudmila
Published: June 2022

The relevance of the chosen topic is confirmed by the increased competition among the participants of the commercial real estate market, which is connected with the market saturation. The study aims to assess the impact of modern digital technologies on the performance of a shopping and entertainment center. Research was conducted using the example of a retail and entertainment center in Saint-Petersburg. The work proposes a “smart” approach to management, where additional investments are taken into account when the digital infrastructure is being created. The research shows that the transition from a traditional business management to a “smart” variant of property object‘s development, based on the active use of digital technologies, leads to a significant increase in its capitalization, traffic, average bill and occupancy by tenants. The novelty of the following work is to justify the economic efficiency of the application of digital technologies‘ in retail based on the calculation of the retail and entertainment center‘s capitalization value change under the influence of the implementation of automated accounting. The presented research can be used to develop a methodology for assessing the impact of the introduction of digital technologies on the efficiency of shopping and entertainment facilities.
Housing Cost Stress of Mortgagers and Tenants in Poland
Authors: Olszewski Krzysztof , Matel Anna
Published: June 2022

The economic problems of mortgage takers, especially in light of the global financial crisis, is a very important issue, both from the point of view of housing policy and the stability of the banking sector. The analysis of the situation of mortgagors is usually limited to determining the percentage of mortgages in default. We compared the revealed mortgage repayment problems among Poles (arrears) with the unrevealed ones (such as high housing cost burden, inability to bear unexpected expenses), which we defined as housing cost stress. Next, we compared these problems with those of tenants at market rates. We found that, although we observe only a small percentage of mortgagors who are in arrears with their housing costs in Poland (about 3%), a large proportion of borrowers (about half of them) are in a difficult financial situation. At the same time, we noticed that their situation is still better than that of market rent tenants, because only one in five renters did not experience problems with covering housing costs. Among tenants, singles were much more likely to suffer from housing cost stress.
The Aging of a Building Versus Its Life Cycle with Regards to Real Estate Appraisal
Authors: Podwórna Monika
Published: June 2022

Construction objects are subjected to aging processes and other changes and influences during their life cycle. The paper focuses on one of the stages of the life cycle of a developed property - the final part of the service life phase, which is referred to by the author as “the autumn years”. The paper analyses the problem of classifying a building object to an appropriate life cycle when conducting a real estate valuation. The author searched for the answers to the question of when the liquidation phase begins, because the decommissioning of a building affects the landscape and spatial heterogeneity. The reasons for demolishing buildings were analyzed, and are as follows: the poor technical condition of building objects; functional wear; difficulties in carrying out renovation or reconstruction works; and financial unprofitability, which takes into account the life phases of buildings. This paper aims to prove the following theses:

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knowledge of the life cycle is the basis for the correct identification of a property’s condition,

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the age of the elements of a building is not a fundamental quantity that determines the course of its physical depreciation,

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the liquidation of a building has a big impact on ecological awareness.
ANALISIS KETERAMPILAN ABAD 21 MELALUI IMPLEMENTASI KURIKULUM MERDEKA BELAJAR KAMPUS MERDEKA
Authors: Jufriadi Akhmad , Huda Choirul , Aji Sudi Dul , Pratiwi Hestiningtyas Yuli , Ayu Hena Dian
Published: June 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan implementasi kurikulum Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka yang telah dikembangkan berdasar kebijakan Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka, dan efeknya terhadapketerampilan abad 21 mahasiswa. Penelitian ini menerapkan rancangan penelitian mixed method, yang melibatkan seluruh mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Fisika Universitas PGRI Kanjuruhan Malang. Datakuantitatif dikumpulkan dari data pengisian angket sedangkan data kualitatif diperoleh dari hasil deep interview yang dilakukan selama pelaksanaan kegiatan pembelajaran di luar kampus. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa implementasi kurikulum Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka telah mampu meningkatkan keterampilan komunikasi siswa, kreativitas siswa, berpikir kritis, dan peningkatan keterampilan kolaborasi siswa. Dari tiga bentuk kegiatan pembelajaran di luar kampus yang telah diterapkan, Kuliah Kerja Nyata Tematik merupakan bentuk kegiatan pembelajaran di luar kampus palingefektif dalam meningkatkan keterampilan komunikasi dan kolaborasi. Bentuk kegiatan pembelajaran di luar kampus lainnya yaitu Asistensi Mengajar dan Kampus Mengajar efektif meningkatkan kreativitas dan berpikir kritis. Peningkatan keterampilan abad 21, dapat dilakukan dengan mengikutsertakan mahasiswa pada dua bentuk kegiatan pembelajaran di luar kampus dengan karakteristik lingkungan belajar berbeda.
Kelsen no debate das ideias
Authors: Ciotola Marcello , Valory Eduardo
Published: June 2022

No artigo “Cinco minutos de Filosofia do Direito”, publicado em setembro de 1945, Gustav Radbruch culpa o positivismo jurídico pelos acontecimentos do nazismo. O presente trabalho pretende demonstrar o equívoco de se associar o positivismo jurídico, especialmente o desenvolvido por Hans Kelsen, ao pensamento nacional-socialista.
AORTOARTERITIS AND SEVERE AORTIC INSUFFI CIENCY IN A PATIENT AFTER COVID-19
Authors:   Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine, Oryshchyn Nelya , Ivaniv Yuriy ,   Lviv Regional Centre of Cardiology, Lviv, Ukraine
Published: June 2022

Aortoarteritis is a rare cause of the aortic insuffi ciency, but it should be considered among the other causes of aortic regurgitation. A number of cases of autoimmune aortoarteritis have been reported during the COVID-19 pandemic. We present a case report of aortoarteritis with severe aortic insuffi ciency, which developed in a patient after a mild form of coronavirus infection and an episode of arthritis. Echocardiography revealed severe aortic regurgitation, dilatation of the thoracic aorta and thickening of the aortic walls. Ultrasonography showed thickening of the carotid arterial walls. Computed tomography confi rmed the diagnosis of aortoarteritis. Elevated C-reactive protein indicated an acute infl ammatory process. Aortoarteritis was treated with methylprednisolone with good clinical response. Possible causes of aortoarteritis are discussed: Takayasu arteritis, giant cell arteritis, ankylosing spondylitis and polychondritis. After exclusion of all possible causes, aortoarteritis in the patient was diagnosed as an autoimmune process caused by coronavirus infection. Cases of arteritis in patients related to COVID-19 are discussed. Multimodality diagnostics (echocardiography, contrast-enhanced computed tomography, ultrasonography of aortic branches) play a central role in detecting aortic lesions and evaluating the extent of the pathological process in aortitis. A laboratory workup is needed to identify the cause of the aortitis. The fi nal diagnosis should be made on the analysis of clinical manifestations, diagnostic and laboratory fi ndings.
LEIOMYOMA IN CASE OF MAYER-ROKITANSKY-KÜSTER-HAUSER SYNDROME: DIFFICULTIES IN DIAGNOSIS
Authors:   Department of obstetrics and gynecology, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv,Ukraine, Markin Leonid , Segedii Lidia ,   Department of obstetrics and gynecology,   Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv,Ukraine
Published: June 2022

Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH) is diagnosed in one in 4000-5000 newborn girls. This syndrome is characterized by the female phenotype, normal karyotype 46, XX, congenital absence of the vagina or its upper part, cervix and uterus. The etiology of MRKH syndrome is still unknown, probably due to its heterogeneity. The article highlights and summarizes the literature on the probable etiological factors of MRKH syndrome development, the possibility of the reproductive function realization of patients with Müllerian agenesis. A rare case of leiomyoma in patients with MRKH, possibilities and diffi culties of diagnosis are described in the article. It is shown that the presence of MRKH syndrome does not exclude the possibility of fi broids of diff erent localization.
Food, Diversity, and Cultural Identity
Authors: Lucas Laura
Published: June 2022

The Rainbow Community Garden is a place for new immigrant and refugee families in Winnipeg to grow their own food. Using the Rainbow Community Garden as a case study, this paper contributes to ongoing discussions about community gardening by applying an anthropological lens to the multilayered meanings of agriculture in urban environments. This paper is focused on the benefits and challenges of community gardening in the context of new immigrant and refugee experiences. Through a literature review and interviews with gardeners, the role of food and community gardens as a means of facilitating cross cultural interactions, providing culturally appropriate food for new immigrants and refugees, and expressing cultural identity is brought into emphasis. I draw on Strunk and Richardson’s (2019) concepts of the material, imagined, and community’s garden, to reflect on the different ways in which the community garden is used and experienced by immigrant and refugee gardeners. The main conclusion of this research is that, in the context of new immigrant and refugee participation in community gardening, a garden is not only the physical soil, vegetables, and flowers, but also an important place for practicing one’s culture and for engaging in meaningful cross cultural interaction that is beneficial in adjusting to a new life in Canada.
Interview with Professor Zulfikar Hirji
Authors: Nielsen Gabrielle , Lofaso Brian
Published: June 2022

This piece is a transcription of our conversation with Professor Zulfikar Hirji regarding his edited volume, Approaches to the Qur'an in sub-Saharan Africa, published by Oxford University Press in 2019. As an anthropologist and social historian, his research focuses on Muslim societies, art, and material culture from historical to contemporary periods. In Approaches to the Qur'an in sub-Saharan Africa, Professor Hirji has compiled and edited a multidisciplinary volume that explores how Muslims engage with the Qur’an in sub-Saharan Africa. The choice to focus on sub-Saharan Africa is two-fold, first to emphasize the rich social context that has not received the scholarly recognition it deserves; and second, to open conversations about how different spaces and localities influence how people engage with Islam and the complex social happenings of being Muslim.
Preliminary Estimation of the Basic Reproduction Number of SARS-CoV-2 in the Middle East
Authors: Rahman Bootan , Aziz Imad A. , Khdhr Fuad W. , Mahmood Dler FD
Published: June 2022

Up to April 9, 2020, 142490 cases have been confirmed as COVID-19 infection including 5705 associated deaths in the Middle East. Most of the countries, such as Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia have imported COVID-19 cases from Iran. Using the available data from WHO webpage, up to 9 April 2020, we traced epidemic curves and estimated the basic reproduction number ( ) of COVID-19 through the susceptible-infectious-recovered (SIR) model for the Middle East countries. Epidemic curves for Middle East countries and territory show similar trend as Iran, with a couple of weeks’ delay in time. In SIR model, ranged between 7.41 as in Turkey to lowest as 2.60 for Oman whereas basic reproduction number for Iran, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, West Bank and Gaza Strip territory, and Cyprus were 4.13, 2.71, 3.39, 4.18, 4.45, 2.75, 2.60, 3.52, 3.35, 3.16, 4.99, 4.08, 2.89, and 4.05, respectively. This study indicates an important trend on an early outbreak of COVID-19 based on estimated for the Middle East countries, mean 3.76 for COVID-19, with median and interquartile range (IQR) in the Middle East.
The Impact of People Related TQM and CSR on Employees Job Satisfaction
Authors: Faeq Dalia , Ali Bayad , Akoi Shwana
Published: June 2022

This study aims to examine the impact of People related TQM which consist of (management commitment, employee empowerment, involvement, training, and teamwork) and Corporate Social Responsibility CSR (economical, ethical, legal, and philanthropic) on employee job satisfaction. In conducting this study data is collected through primary source using a random survey questionnaire employee in the construction companies located in Sulaymaniyah City/ Kurdistan Region- Iraq. At the time of conducting this study, there were (40) construction companies registered with the Board of Investment of Kurdistan-Iraq and had permission to operate in Sulaymaniyah City. 200 questionnaires were distributed among 25 companies out of which a total of 130 were usable. The data obtained was analyzed quantitatively using SPSS program. The result of this study reveals that there is a positive significant impact of TQM and CSR individually and simultaneously on employee job satisfaction. The proposed model showed an acceptable fit.
User-Generated Content and Firm Generated Content: A Comparative Empirical Study of the Consumer Buying Process
Authors: Al-Abdallah Ghaith , Jumaa Sarhang
Published: June 2022

This research determines the impact of content marketing (user-generated content (UGC) and firm-generated content (FGC)) on the consumer buying process for telecommunication products and services in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). The study attempts to compare the impact of UGC and FGC on the consumer buying process. To achieve this aim, the study utilized a descriptive quantitative methodology. The population of interest for this research is all consumers of telecommunication products in the KRI. Primary data was collected from 402 online questionnaires from a convenience, snowball, sample from the main provinces of Kurdistan. The results indicate that all FGC marketing dimensions have a statistically significant positive direct effect on the consumer buying process, while only content valence and information richness of UGC dimensions have a statistically significant positive direct effect. FGC valence has the greatest impact on the consumer buying process, closely followed by FGC trustworthiness, and then FGC information richness. Between the two examined types of content, FGC has a greater impact than UGC on the consumer buying process for telecommunication products and services. Telecommunications marketers and management should thus prioritize the identified FGC dimensions in their marketing strategies for optimum resource allocation efficiency. Further discussion is provided.
Analisis SWOT BRT Trans Semarang
Authors: Anisah Lilis
Published: June 2022

Peningkatan jumlah penduduk akan  meningkatkan pula kebutuhan akan transportasi. Sebagai salah satu penyokong kehidupan sehari-hari, peningkatan kualitas pelayanan transportasi umum seperti Buss Rapid Transit (BRT) sudah seharusnya menjadi perhatian pemerintah. Pemerintah harus fokus memperbaiki kinerja dan meningkatkan mutu pelayanannya. Sebagai transportasi yang dikelola oleh pemerintah, BRT harus mampu bersaing secara kompetitif dengan swasta. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan evaluasi dan strategi terkait kondisi pelayanan BRT yang telah diimplementasikan di Kota Semarang. Menggunakan analisis SWOT, hasil dari kajian ini memberikan saran dan rekomendasi yang dapat dilakukan dalam upaya peningkatan kinerja layanan BRT Trans Semarang.Kata kunci: Analisis SWOT, BRT Trans Semarang, Transportasi.
Antisipasi Kekhawatiran Penumpang Terhadap Proses Layanan Bandar Udara di Yogyakarta di Masa Pandemi COVID-19
Authors: Putri Nuansa Aita , Romadlon Fauzan
Published: June 2022

Peningkatan kasus pasien positif COVID-19 di Indonesia khususnya di Yogyakarta menjadikan adanya penurunan jumlah pengguna jasa bandara khususnya penumpang. Hal ini karena adanya pemberhentian sementara transportasi umum dan adanya kekhawatiran masyarakat tertular COVID-19. Pada situasi new reality, transportasi bandara sudah mulai kembali beroperasi seperti operasional Bandara Internasional Yogyakarta (YIA) dan Bandara Adisutjipto Yogyakarta (JOG). Akan tetapi, pengguna jasa bandara masih merasa khawatir untuk bepergian, sehingga penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui bagaimana respon tingkat kekhawatiran pengguna jasa khususnya penumpang Bandara Internasional Yogyakarta (YIA) dan Bandara Adisutjipto Yogyakarta (JOG) di masa pandemi COVID-19. Metode yang digunakan adalah survei dan observasi langsung ke penumpang atau pengguna jasa layanan bandara di yogyakarta. Hasil yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa penumpang memiliki kekhawatiran yang tinggi terhadap proses layanan di bandara saat menyentuh tray ketika pemeriksaan, penggunaan toilet bandara, mengambil atau menyentuh bagasi, dan mengantri saat check in atau ketika boarding. Berdasarkan jenis kelamin, penumpang wanita memiliki kekhawatiran yang lebih tinggi terhadap beberapa aktivitas layanan tersebut. Beberapa tawaran yang diajukan oleh penumpang untuk atau penjaminan keamanannya adalah screening COVID-19 untuk semua penumpang saat keberangkatan, pemakaian masker di bandara, tersedia teknologi touchless di bandara, dan surat bebas COVID-19 bagi setiap penumpang. Harapannya dengan peningkatan proses pelayanan bandara, maka kekhawatiran penumpang untuk menggunakan transportasi udara dapat berkurang dan keamanan tetap terjamin.
Neurotechnologies in Geopolitics, Management, Economics during the Global crisis and hybrid Wars (Part 1)
Authors: Glushchenko Valeriy Vladimirovich
Published: June 2022

The subject of the article is methodological aspects of the application of neurotechnologies in management, economics and geopolitics in the conditions of the 9th technological order; the object of the work is neurotechnologies in the conditions of the 9th technological order; the purpose of the article is to reduce the geopolitical risk in international relations during the development of the 9th technological order. The relevance of the article is determined by the development of the global crisis and the possibility of using neurotechnologies in the process of geopolitical competition, the aggravation of the geopolitical crisis, the development of the methodology of hybrid wars gives additional relevance to the article; neurotechnologies can act as a structural element of hybrid wars; neurotechnologies can influence the psycho-physical state of the population and decision makers. The scientific novelty of the work is determined by the synthesis of management methodology geopolitical risks in the context of the global crisis, based on the development and practical application of neurotechnologies in the period of the 9th technological order. To achieve this goal, the following tasks are solved: the concept and features of geopolitical risk are introduced; the influence of geopolitical risk on the sustainability of the development of the 9th technological order is investigated; methodological provisions of neurogeopolitics are formed, changes in world orders in their connection with technological patterns (orders) are studied; the evolution of military methods in geopolitics in the process of changing technological patterns is described; the concept of managing the geopolitical risk of the state is formed. Scientific methods are: historical analysis; neurotechnology; geopolitics; political science; methodology and philosophy of science, a systematic approach; heuristic methods; method of constructing scenarios.
Psychological and pedagogical support of the organization of professional tests in career guidance work
Authors: Karaseva Svetlana Nikolaevna
Published: June 2022

The updated standard of the federal educational standard of basic general education and the work program of education of an educational institution emphasize the relevance of the problem of psychological and pedagogical support for the organization of career guidance work. Special attention is paid to the peculiarities of using such an innovative form of practice-oriented activity as professional tests. The subject of the study is the psychological and pedagogical support of the organization of professional tests in career guidance work. The author examines in detail the scientific sources of domestic and foreign specialists, analyzes the technologies of modeling the future profession, formulating a generalized concept of the phenomenon of "professional test" and filling it with components. It is important to determine the main directions of the organization of career guidance work. For this purpose, a questionnaire on the specifics of choosing a profession by schoolchildren was developed and tested, based on the results of which three groups of schoolchildren were identified and characterized. The results obtained made it possible to note the existence of a direct connection between the choice of a future profession and the understanding of the functional characteristics of a specialist, the condition of his work, the students' understanding of the functionality of a particular profession and knowledge of his working conditions. The desire to participate in professional tests of schoolchildren correlates with the choice of a future profession, an understanding of the job responsibilities of a particular specialty and working conditions, the ability to highlight the personal qualities of a particular specialist. The results obtained made it possible to identify the relevance of psychological and pedagogical support for the organization of professional tests in career guidance work. This activity is aimed at creating a system of socio-psychological measures that contribute to successful professional self-determination. It should include education, diagnostics, a series of professional tests and professional counseling. Each of the component areas has specific goals, objectives and technologies. A special contribution of the author to the research of the topic is the developed program for the introduction of professional samples in career guidance work for students of grades 9.