bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
socially responsive university
Authors: Burger Mariekie
Published: October 2022

The lens of decolonisation invites the opportunity to reflect on the current mainstream viewsregarding the purpose of the public university. A decolonized approach suggests that the keytasks of a university (teaching, research and community engagement) should be sociallyresponsive. This conceptual article draws on a class project to suggest a way in which the threetasks can be combined to respond so a particular social need. Against the foil of a class project -situated in a larger Izindaba Zokudla (conversations about food) community engagement projectof the University of Johannesburg – this article argues: 1) instead of conventional teachingmethods, teaching should be based on an empowerment education model; 2) instead of atop-down externally initiated model, community engagement should use a participatory multistakeholderapproach; and 3) instead of conventional research approaches, research should betransformative. The article concludes, firstly that it is possible to integrate the teaching, researchand community engagement tasks of a public university productively, and secondly, it shouldtake as point of departure empowerment education, participatory community engagement, andtransformative research.
Global hip-hop culture and the scopophilic spectacle of women in South African hip-hop music videos
Authors: Mpetsi Ntebaleng , Oyedemi Toks
Published: October 2022

In many hip-hop music videos, women’s value is reduced to sensuous display of sexuality. Asa result visual pleasure is created through the representation of women as eager and willingsexual objects. This article assesses the techniques and ways women are sexualised in SouthAfrican hip-hop music videos, and how their representation attempts to create visual pleasurefor those that consume these videos. Four critical elements are adopted from Laura Mulvey’sseminal theoretical discourse about the positioning of women in narrative cinema, to study thegender representation and sexual presentation of women in two popular South African hip-hopmusic videos. The analysis reveals that appealing to the male gaze, processes of objectification,gender division of labour and camera techniques are ways of presenting a sexualised spectacleof women for the visual pleasure of male characters and audiences of the videos.
use of impression management practices in the chairman’s statements in South African annual reports
Authors: Yasseen Yaeesh , Mohamed Waheeda , Moola-Yasseen Mahdiyyah
Published: October 2022

Impression management is the study of how individuals present themselves to be perceivedfavourably. Using agency theory, this article investigates impression management practices,influenced by the company’s underlying performance, that may be present in the chairman’sstatements in annual or integrated reports of Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed companies inSouth Africa. This research uses content analysis and specifically focuses on the identificationand measurement of three pre-determined textual characteristics referenced in these chairman’sstatements. There is reasonable evidence to suggest that management employs impressionmanagement strategies that are dependent on the level of a company’s performance. In addition,while variability in readability was not found to be a strategy used to manage impressions, theoverall readability of the chairman’s report was found to be relatively difficult and this, in turn,may affect the ability of stakeholders to benefit from the information it contains. This study islimited to the analysis of a single section of narrative reporting (the chairman’s statement) and, assuch, does not consider any impression management practices that may be present in the restof the annual or integrated report as well as in other communications between stakeholders andthe company in question. It is anticipated that the results will be of importance to professionalaccountancy bodies, users and preparers considering the negative perception of the accountingprofession owing to recent scandals. This is also one of the first studies to explore the use ofimpression management practices in South Africa and the linguistic variation employed inmanagement commentary within a South African context, thereby contributing to the readabilityof the chairman’s statements.
use of South African languages by youth on social media
Authors: Lesame Carol , Malatji Edgar
Published: October 2022

The focus of this article is to discuss new media choices and use of selected South Africanlanguages on social media by youth residing in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The use oflanguage on social media facilitates communication between communicators and use of one’scultural language can ensure that this communication is better. This paper summarises a study ofyouth in Limpopo Province. The purpose of the study was to explore and describe languages usedby youth on social media and identify reasons for the communication engaged in. The researchmethodology used to collect and analyse data was a combination of qualitative and quantitativeapproaches. For the quantitative part of the research, a survey and online observation were usedfor data collection and statistical methods and semiotic analysis used to analyse data. For thequalitative aspects of the study, personal interviews and focus groups were employed for datacollection and thematic analysis used to analyse data. The findings indicated that the majorityof the youth do not prefer to use their African mother tongue languages to communicate onTwitter and Facebook but chat in the English language on those forums. However, the youngpeople prefer to use their African languages when communicating to others on the WhatsAppsocial media platform. Reasons for these choices are stated. The discussion contributes to theacademic debate on the role of language in decolonising higher education, and to debates aboutpromoting the use of African languages.
Strategic collaboration for technology-supported development and use of multilingual children’s storybooks in Kenya
Authors: Wepukhulu Dorcas
Published: October 2022

Literacy is critical to achieving the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals butmany countries have not achieved globally desirable literacy levels. In this paper I describe acollaborative strategy that the South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) adoptedto implement the African Storybook (ASb) in sub-Saharan Africa in response to the shortageof multilingual literacy resources. The paper focuses on Kenya, drawing on my experience asthe ASb Partner Development Coordinator and from ASb partner reports. One of the findingsis that nationwide literacy programmes may not meet specific literacy needs of children fromhard-to-reach communities. Other innovative and unique initiatives need to intervene througha collaborative bottom-up approach. I conclude with some lessons learned, achievements andchallenges.
THE PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES OF PENTECOSTALS IN RELATION TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN THE CITIES OF CAMEROON. CASE OF YAOUNDÉ CITY
Authors: Dr. Sirri Martha Ntonifor
Published: October 2022

This study investigates Pentecostals perceptions and practices towards the COVID 19 preventive measures as instituted by the government of Cameroon. In the study we used the case study design emphasizing the qualitative research method with the techniques of observation and interview used to collect data. The sample population was chosen using the purposeful sampling technique. Five influential Pentecostal churches of above 500 congregants each Sunday, with television channels, and/or educational institutions chosen and informants selected from the five churches. At the end of our study, we discovered that the Pentecostals beliefs system and their perceptions of COVID 19 influenced their practices in their control of the pandemic.
KEY WORDS: COVID 19 Pandemic. Pentecostals, perceptions, and practices,
Peran Advokasi Non-Governmental Organization Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia dalam Konservasi Primata Jenis Kukang di Indonesia
Authors: Agusta Sahda Nabilah , Faiso Wildan
Published: October 2022

Isu-isu lingkungan dalam studi hubungan internasional tidak hanya berkutat pada peristiwa-persitiwa yang berkaitan dengan alam dan kelangsungan hidup manusia. Isu-isu lingkungan dalam studi hubungan internasional juga memberikan ruang bagi kajian konservasi flora dan fauna. Dalam penelitian ini, penulis berusaha untuk menjelaskan bagaimana peran aktor non-negara yang dalam hal ini YIARI dengan usahanya untuk melakukan advokasi dalam konservasi hewan primata jenis Kukang di Indonesia. Penulis dalam artikel ini menggunakan teori Jaringan Advokasi Transnasional untuk menjelaskan bagaimana YIARI memaksimalkan perannya untuk aktif dalam mengadvokasi isu konservasi kukang di Indonesia. Dalam artikel ini, penulis menemukan beberapa fakta bahwa strategi yang digunakan YIARI berhasil menunjukkan dampak positif dengan penurunan angka tren yang signifikan dalam fenomena eksploitasi kukang di Indonesia. Salah satu faktor yang menentukan keberhasilan advokasi YIARI adalah jejaring advokasi transnasional yang menghubungkan YIARI dengan sesama organisasi non-pemerintah yang sama-sama bergerak di bidang konservasi hewan sedunia. Selain itu penulis berargumen bahwa peran YIARI berhasil menggantikan peran pemerintah Indonesia yang tidak maksimal dalam penegakan hukum untuk menindak pelaku-pelaku eksploitasi hewan kukang.

Kata Kunci: LSM, YIARI, Konservasi, Kukang, Jejaring Advokasi Transnasional
Implementasi Peran E-government Dalam Mendukung Keterbukaan Informasi Pengelolaan Anggaran Daerah Pada Website Resmi Pemerintah Kabupaten Banggai
Authors: Fajrianto Fajrianto
Published: October 2022

Penelitian ini meninjau bagaimana implementasi peran e-government dalam mendukung keterbukaan infromasi pengelolaan anggaran daerah Pemerintah Kabupaten Banggai berdasarkan amanat Instruksi Mentri Dalam Negeri (Mendagri) Nomor 188.52/1797/SC/2012 tentang Transparansi Pengelolaan Anggaran Daerah (TPAD) juncto Instruksi Presiden Nomor 7 Tahun 2015. Tahun anggaran yang menjadi objek penelitian ini yaitu tahun 2021. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi dan dokumentasi pada website resmi Pemerintah Kabupaten Banggai yang dapat akes di laman www.banggaikab.go.id serta telaah pustaka. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dari 10 indikator yang digunakan dalam penelitian yang wajib dipublikasikan pada website resmi pemerintah, tidak satu pun yang tersedia dan dapat diakses oleh publik khususnya masyarakat Kabupaten Banggai. Oleh karena itu, dapat disimpulkan bahwa Pemerintah Kabupaten Banggai belum melaksanakan tuntutan Instruksi Mentri Dalam Negeri Nomor 188.52/1797/SC/2012 tentang Transparansi Pengelolaan Anggaran Daerah (TPAD) dan Instruksi Presiden Nomor 7 Tahun 2015 yang merupakan pengejawantahan dari Undang-Undang Nomor 14 Tahun 2008 tentang Keterbukaan Informasi Publik

Kata Kunci: E-government; Keterbukaan Anggaran; Kabupaten Banggai
Cross-Cultural Understanding in Learning English at IAIN Takengon Students
Authors: Ramayana Vera , Erfi Nurzannah Hartini , Batubara Muhammad Hasyimsyah , Lbs Mukhlis
Published: October 2022

Culture is the identity of a country, and as a differentiator between one country and another, the purpose of studying cross-cultural understanding is to understand the differences between cultures in other countries so that there will be no misunderstanding of the culture of one country and another. Therefore, it is essential for students, especially English students. This research is descriptive quantitative research with interviews and observations. The results show that the understanding of the 6th-semester students of the English study program about cross-cultural and language is excellent. In observations and interviews, students understand the cultural rules inherent in other countries, the concept of discipline and respecting time in other countries, and how to respect one's privacy. And students understand the relationship between language and culture.
Mabadiliko Ya Hadithi Fupi Teule Za Kiswahili : Mkabala Wa Usasaleo
Authors: Bundi Paul I. Mwiti , Ntiba Onesmus , Mugambi Allan
Published: October 2022

Makala hii inachunguza mabadiliko katika hadithi fupi kwa mkabala wa usasaleo. Inaangazia athari za usasaleo katika hadithi fupi za kimapokeo. Kwa kuwa athari ya kiusasaleo inaendelea kujitokeza katika hadithi fupi za kisasa kila kukicha, kulikuwepo na haja ya kutafiti juu ya mabadiliko haya. Katika makala hii mtafiti alichunguza vile baadhi ya hadithi zilivyoegemea uhalisia na umapokeo na jinsi waandishi wengine walivyotumia majaribio ya kimuundo, kimtindo na kimaudhui kuandika hadithi fupi za kisasa. Mtafiti alikusanya data katika diwani tatu za hadithi fupi za: Mayai Waziri wa Maradhi na Hadithi Nyingine, Mizungu ya Manabii na Hadithi Nyingine na Homa ya Nyumbani na Hadithi Nyingine. Data iliteuliwa, kupangwa na kujadiliwa kulingana na maswali na madhumuni ya utafiti. Makala hii iliongozwa na nadharia ya umuundoleo iliyoasisiwa na Jacques Derrida na Michel Foucalt mwaka wa 1960. Madhumuni ya utafiti huu yalikuwa: Kubainisha mabadiliko ya kimuundo ya kiusasaleo katika hadithi fupi teule za Kiswahili, kudhihirisha mabadiliko ya kimtindo yaliyosababishwa na usasaleo katika hadithi fupi teule za Kiswahili na kufafanua mabadiliko ya kimaudhui yaliyotokana na usasaleo katika hadithi fupi teule za Kiswahili. Katika hadithi sita teule zenye mbinu za kiusasaleo waandishi walitumia mabadiliko majaribio na upya katika muundo mtindo na maudhui. Sampuli maksudi ilitumika kuteua hadithi zilizofaa utafiti huu. Madhumuni na maswali ya utafiti yalitumika kuteua kupanga na kueleza data. Matokeo ya utafiti yalitolewa kimaelezo katika sura ya nne, tano na sita na hitimisha kutolewa katika sura ya saba. Matokeo ya utafiti yanatarajiwa kufaa wanafunzi wa fasihi wa shule za upili,watafiti wa baadaye, wahakiki na wasomi wa fasihi kwa kuwapa uelewa mpana wa mabadiliko yanayotokea katika uandikaji wa hadithi fupi za Kisasa. Zaidi ya haya, utafiti huu ulichangia kuziba pengo lililopo katika utafiti juu ya mabadiliko katika hadithi fupi mkabala wa usasaleo. Maarifa yanayotokana na utafiti huu ni mchango muhimu katika fasihi andishi hasa hadithi fupi za Kiswahili.
IMPLEMENTASI IMPLEMENTASI METODE ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) DALAM PERANCANGAN MATRIKS PENILAIAN KINERJA
Authors: Nur Angraini Nur Angraini
Published: October 2022

- PT. Perkebunan Nusantara VI Timber Business Unit Aro Kerinci is a company engaged in processing. Customer satisfaction is a major key in the service development process. Therefore, increasing the performance of a company is to increase the quality of a company. Performance is a description of the level of implementation of an activity, program, realizing the goals, objectives, mission and vision of the organization which are contained in the formulation of an organization's strategic scheme (strategic planning). Retrieval of performance results at PT. Perkebunan Nusantara VI Aro Kerinci Timber Business Unit has four perspectives and ten indicators, namely financial indicators with increasing profit perspective, customer indicators, consumer loyalty and increasing number of consumers, internal business indicators, number perspective, work accident rate and employee attendance and learning perspective and satisfaction indicators growth. employees, increase employee competition and rewards or rewards. To determine the level of service at PT. Perkebunan Nusantara VI Aro Kerinci Timber Business Unit is carried out using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method with hierarchical stages, pair comparisons and consistency checks in carrying out this consistency check carried out by several stages of Weight Sum Factor (WSF), Consistency Factor (CF), index consistency (CI), index ratio (RI) and Consistency Ratio (CR).
IMPLEMENTASI SERVICE QUALITY (SERVQUAL) TERHADAP KEPUASAN NASABAH PADA PT. BANK SINARMAS TBK
Authors: Handayani Corry
Published: October 2022

ABSTRAK

Kualitas pelayanan merupakan faktor dan akar yang sangat penting yang mampu kepuasan kepada nasabahnya.Tujuan penelitan ini adalah untuk mengetahui faktor – faktor yang menentukan service quality (servqual) terhadap kepuasan nasabah pada PT.Bank Sinarmas Tbk Kcp. Jambi Tebing Tinggi dan  mengetahui service quality (servqual) terhadap kepuasan nasabah pada PT.Bank Sinarmas Tbk Kcp. Jambi Tebing Tinggi.

          Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer yang bersumber dari observasi langsung dan kuesioner yang disebarkan langsung yang dan selanjutnya dianalisis menggunakan  uji servqual dan uji regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian bahwa kepuasan nasabah dipengaruhi oleh area parkir, kelengkapan fisik yang dimiliki, penampilan karyawan, fasilitas keamaan, pelayanan yang cepat kepada nasabah, pengetahuaan karyawan terhadap produk bank, perhatian pribadi kepada nasabah dalam hal pelayanan dan kepekaan karyawan untuk mengetahui minat nasabah (reality) dan untuk mengetahui service quality (servqual) terhadap kepuasaan nasabah yaitu reliability, responsiveness , assurance dan empaty sedangkan penilaian nasabah yang tidak puas yaitu tangible.
Studi Eksperimental Pengaruh Bukaan Katup Inlet dan Outlet Ring Blower RB-200S
Authors: Rifa'i Ahmad Imam , Novarini Novarini
Published: October 2022

The blower is a device used to increase the air pressure and increase the flow rate of air and gas. In this study, the effect of the inlet and outlet valve openings of the ring blower was experimentally investigated. Variations in the inlet and outlet valve openings are 50%, 75%, and 100%, respectively. The results showed that the larger the opening of the inlet and outlet valves, the greater the flow capacity (Q). Furthermore, the larger the inlet and outlet valve openings, the lower the ring blower air flow pressure (P).
Modifikasi permukaan elektroda karbon menggunakan CuS@rGO-Nafion dan uji kinerja elektroda pada aplikasi sensor hidrazina
Authors: Kharismadewi Dian , Martini Sri
Published: October 2022

Hidrazina merupakan senyawa kimia berbahaya yang banyak digunakan pada berbagai industri. Keberadaan senyawa ini pada perairan hasil buangan limbah industri haruslah dimonitor dan dikontrol keberadaannya. Untuk itu diperlukan suatu sensor yang dapat digunakan untuk mendeteksi keberadaan senyawa ini didalam perairan. Elektroda karbon komersil merupakan material yang ramah lingkungan dan harganya relatif murah untuk dijadikan material sensor yang potensial, akan tetapi material ini memiliki aktivitas elektrokimia yang rendah dan bersifat hidrofobik. Untuk meningkatkan aktivitas elektrokimia elektroda karbon, maka modifikasi dilakukan dengan menggunakan material CuS-Nafion dan CuS@rGO-Nafion yang disintesa melalui reaksi solvotermal dan di drop-casting pada permukaan elektroda karbon. Modifikasi berhasil dilakukan yang ditunjukkan oleh hasil scanning electron microscopy dimana memiliki respon yang tinggi terhadap senyawa hidrazina yang ditunjukkan dari hasil analisa cyclic voltammetry (CV). Hasil terbaik ditunjukkan oleh elektroda karbon yang dimodifikasi dengan menggunakan material CuS@rGO-Nafion. Hasil electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)nya menunjukkan hasil yang sangat baik dimana nilai Rctnya adalah sebesar 2178 Ω yang dapat memfasilitasi perpindahan elektron yang tinggi pada permukaan elektroda yang dimodifikasi.
The Experience of European Countries in Managing the Expenditures of Enterprises in the Agricultural Sector
Authors: Reznik Andrii , Lavrynenko Svitlana , Zeliska Antonina , Mardus Nataliia , Samborska Oksana
Published: October 2022

Ensuring the efficient development and functioning of agricultural enterprises depends on the rationally formed optimal level of costs for the implementation of economic activities, particularly for the production of agricultural products. This article aims to describe methodological principles of cost management of agricultural enterprises based on the European Union countries using determination of interconnection between total costs of agricultural enterprises and indicators of the value of agricultural products manufactured by them. Methods: theoretical analysis, abstraction, induction, deduction, tabular and graphical presentation, description, comparison, comparison, and generalization. Results: It was found that the disclosure of methodological principles of cost management of agricultural enterprises should be carried out by identifying the relationship between the total costs of agrarian enterprises and indicators of the cost of agricultural products produced by them using correlation analysis. As a result of correlation analysis, we established direct and reversed very high, high, medium, moderate, and weak correlations between the indicator of total costs of agricultural enterprises and the indicator of the cost of grain growing, index of production cost of industrial crops and the index of the cost of forage crops production according to the surveyed countries of the European Union. It was found that with very high and high intensity of interconnection between the analyzed variables. The increase in the indicator of total costs directly affects the growth of the cost of growing crops by agricultural enterprises in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, the Netherlands, and Romania. The growth in the indicator of total costs directly affects the growth of the production cost of industrial crops by agricultural enterprises of Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, and Portugal and the increase in the indicator of total costs directly affects the increase in the cost of growing forage crops by agricultural enterprises of Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Ireland, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. The prospect of the following research is to disclose the methodological principles of cost management of agricultural enterprises on the application of the United States of America.
Legal Aspects of the Policy of Decarbonisation of the Transport Sector of the Economy of EU Member States
Authors: KIRYK Alla
Published: October 2022

The legal aspects of the policy of decarbonisation of the transport sector of the economy of the Member States of the European Union are examined. The main international act to combat global warming (the Paris climate agreement) is examined. The European Green Deal, introduced under the terms of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement to limit global annual temperature rise to 1.5°C, is taken into account, which is a prerequisite for achieving climate neutrality. It is noted that the European Green Agreement aims to increase the share of multimodal transport services; production and use of alternative fuels in all modes of transport; reducing air pollution in cities caused by the transport sector. The key policies of the member states of the European Union in the field of decarbonisation of the transport sector are considered: the policy of promoting the increase of the average load of vehicles through their shared use; congestion charge policy; the policy of promoting bicycle and pedestrian zones; city-wide ban on gasoline/diesel vehicles; the policy of reducing emission norms. The Fit for 55 package is studied — a set of legislative proposals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by at least 55 % by 2030. Ukraine’s course on decarbonisation is considered. It is determined that by signing and ratifying the Paris Agreement, Ukraine has taken a course towards decarbonisation, it is also determined that climate change issues are regulated by the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. The impact of the National Transport Strategy of Ukraine for the period up to 2030 on the process of decarbonisation of the transport sector of the Ukrainian economy is analysed. Using the example of the policies of the Member States of the European Union, a number of initiatives are proposed that will enable better integration of electric transport in the future. Significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere and achieving climate neutrality are found to have long-term positive effects on human health and well-being, protection of biodiversity and natural resources.
God and Beauty
Authors: Cusack Paul T. E. , John Saint
Published: October 2022

In this brief paper, we set the equation for the physical universe equal to the equation to beauty. I hypothesize that God is Beauty and the universe is His work. The 3-4-5 triangle results.
The Tribological Behaviour of Silumin Reinforced with Carbonized Plantain Fibre Ash Particulate for Possible Motorbike Parts Fabrication
Authors: Barah Obinna Onyebuchi
Published: October 2022

The management of waste products may reduce pollution and dumping sites. Therefore, one of the main goals of contemporary research is to recover these wastes through conversion into a more environmentally acceptable material that applies to fabrication engineering. This study demonstrated that waste products such as plantain waste are good reinforcement in the development of composite materials because it was found to be environmentally responsible and economically inventive. Materials made from agricultural waste appear amazing, showing immense potential and boosting green engineering. This research investigates the mechanical behaviours of silumin alloy reinforced with carbonized plantain fibre (CPF) for developing motorbike clutch lever. The ISO standards sieve series specifications of 565 and 3310/1 were employed under the requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). The different weight percentages of 2.5-10% of CPF were used to advance the investigated matrix composites. The morphology of the surface damage behaviour of the composites was investigated via scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results of the mechanical property showed an increase in wear behaviour. The best signal-to-noise (SN) ratio, a criterion for evaluating the superiority features, was attained through Taguchi's robust design process and was validated using Minitab18 software. The optimal wear value of 50.20g/min and the control factors are established for the composite.
Pengaruh Pemberian Rebusan Daun Pandan Wangi (Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb) Terhadap Penurunan Glukosa Darah Pada Mencit (Mus musculus)
Authors: Gantoro Brain , Amelia Cevy , Sholikhah Nida Aqidatus
Published: October 2022

Background :Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a degenerative disease caused by damage to the pancreas in production or insulin cannot work effectively. Boiled water of Fragrant Pandanus Leaf (Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb) can help reduce blood glucose levels. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of boiled water fragrant pandanus leaf on blood glucose levels in male mice induced by glucose as a hiperglikemi model.  Methods : 30 male mice were divided into 5 groups. Each group induced glucose 0.2ml/20gBB. The negative control group was given Na-CMC; the positive control group was given glibenclamide 0.01 ml/20gBW; treatment group 15% fragrant pandan leaf boiled water; treatment group 2 was given 10% fragrant pandan leaf boiled water; treatment group 3 boiled water of 20% fragrant pandan leaves. Examination of blood glucose levels was carried out after the intervention. Analysis of the results using the Kruskall Wallis test followed by Post Hoc Mann Whitney. Result : The results of Kruskal Wallis test on blood glucose level showed that had effect of giving the boiled water of Fragrant Pandanus Leaf in five groups treatment p=0,000. The result of Mann Whitney test showed that the boiled water of Fragrant Pandanus Leaf had effective antidiabetic activity at a dose of 20%. Conclusion : Based on the result of this study we can conclude the giving of boiled water fragrant pandanus leaf can reduce blood glucose levels.
Pengaruh Program Rehabilitasi Medik pada Kemandirian Penderita Stroke Iskemik di Rumah Sakit Santa Elisabeth Batam Kota
Authors: Purwati Kasih , Christina Yani , Harlyanti Rafida Afra
Published: October 2022

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Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan Ibu dengan Penanganan Kejadian Kejang Demam pada Anak Usia 6 Bulan-5 Tahun di Puskesmas Tanjung Uncang
Authors: Miguna Sarita , Bintang Malahayati Rusli , Rekozar Sitti Srie Luthfia
Published: October 2022

Background: Febrile seizures occur in 2-5% of children aged 6 months-5 years. Although the incidence of febrile seizures in childhood generally has a good prognosis and can resolve spontaneously, the occurrence of seizures is considered frightening for most mothers. Actions for handling and/or management of febrile seizures are certainly influenced by the behavior of mothers, one of which is based on knowledge. Methods: This research method is descriptive analysis with a cross sectional approach conducted at Tanjung Uncang Public Health Center in December 2021. Sampling technique is accidental sampling with the number of samples as much as 72 mothers. The results of the study were analyzed with chi square. Results: Results of this study in 72 respondents, obtained (90,3%) respondents with less knowledge, (69,5%) respondents with less behavior for the handling of febrile seizure. The results of the chi-square test bivariate analysis found a meaningful relationship between the level of knowledge and the handling of febrile seizure (p=0,000). Conclusion:Based on this research that there is a relationship between the mother's level of knowledge and the handling of febrile seizures in children aged 6 months-5 years at the Tanjung Uncang Health Center in 2021.
Uji Daya Hambat Lendir Bekicot (Achatina Fulica) terhadap Pertumbuhan Bakteri Staphylococcus Aureus dan Salmonella Typhi
Authors: Purwati Kasih , Sahreni Sukma , Khasanah Dhea Fajria
Published: October 2022

Background: Snail mucus (Achatina fulica) contains achasin protein which can inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi bacteria. This study aims to determine the effect of snail mucus (Achatina fulica) on the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi bacteria.

Methods:This research is an experimental research using Posttest Only Control Group Design as the research design. This research was conducted at the Microbiology Laboratory, Riau University, from December 16, 2021 to January 11, 2022. The population of this study was pure culture of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi. The sample consisted of 30 snails which had previously been adapted for 1 month. The negative control group was only given distilled water, the positive control group was given amoxicillin, treatment group 1 was given snail slime with a concentration of 30%, treatment group 2 was given snail slime with a concentration of 60%, and treatment group 3 was given snail mucus with a concentration of 90%. The result of this research will be analyzed using statistical test, ANOVA.

Results:There is an inhibition of snail mucus (Achatina fulica) against the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi bacteria. The most effective results in inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi bacteria is at a concentration of 90%.

Conclusion:Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that snail mucus (Achatina fulica) can significantly inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi bacteria.
Hubungan Antara Intensitas Waktu Bermain Video Game dengan Kejadian Miopia pada Mahasiswa S1 Kedokteran Universitas Batam
Authors: Widiati Nurul , Yulia Luis , Fauzan Muhamad
Published: October 2022

blurring, difficulty seeing distant objects, and frequent squinting when looking at distant objects and in the eye. One of the most common refractive errors is myopia

Methods :This research method isis an analytic observational, with a cross-sectional approach. The sample in this study were students of the 2018 Batam University Bachelor of Medicine study program with a total of 80 samples. And brought to the optician to fill out a questionnaire and an eye examination to see the incidence of myopia. The analytical test used is the chi square test.

Results :The test results show that there is a significant relationship between the intensity of playing video games with the incidence of myopia in undergraduate medical students at the University of Batam Batch 2018. From the Chi Square results, a p-value of 0.000 is obtained, so H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted.

Conclusion:Based on the results of this study can be Keywordsthere is a significant relationship between the intensity of playing video games with the incidence of myopia.
Hubungan Antara Tingkat Kecemasan dengan Insomnia pada Siswa di SMA Negeri 03 Batam
Authors: Esmiralda Nopri , Suryanti Suryanti , Handayani Reka
Published: October 2022

Background: Anxiety that is often experienced by teenagers is usually related to the learning process at school. Anxiety can appear as a physiological response to anticipate a problem that may come or appear as a disturbance if it arises excessively. Insomnia is a symptom that refers to complaints of difficulty falling asleep, frequent or prolonged awakening, inadequate sleep quality, or short overall sleep duration in individuals who have sufficient time available for sleep. This study aims to determine the correlation between anxiety levels and insomnia on students at SMA Negeri 03 Batam.

Method:  This is an observational analytic research using a cross-sectional approach conducted at the SMA Negeri 03 Batam in December 2021. A total of 160 students were analyzed through a simple random sampling method. The research instrument used the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (ZSAS) to evaluate anxiety and the Insomnia Rating Scale (IRS) to evaluate insomnia. To determine the correlation between anxiety levels and insomnia on students, an analytical test was conducted by spearman test.

Result: The results of the Spearman test showed that there was a significant relationship between the level of anxiety and insomnia on students with a p value = 0.000 (p <0.05).

Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that there is a correlation between the level of anxiety and insomnia on students of SMA Negeri 03 Batam.
Corporate Conflict as a Factor in the Positive Development of Socio-economic Relations
Authors:   Synergy University, Osipenko Oleg V.
Published: October 2022

The article is based on the current practice of researching Russian economic, corporate management and judicial application jurisprudence and reveals the paradox of a positive study of corporate conflict on business development, its social resource and its intra-company regulatory base. The author shows that replicated practices of managing groups of corporate conflicts, highlighting obvious regulatory contradictions or alogisms corresponding to the algorithms, signaling the situation of the rule-making process and the expert community of the need to adjust the relevant rules; corporate conflicts in diversified holdings inevitably lead to random outcomes; a non-destructive option for resolving a corporate conflict allows you to increase the group from “smoldering manifestations” of character strengthening, which are corporate contradictions of co-owners or participants and top managers brought to a high degree of aggravation; shareholder antagonisms demonstrate a pronounced institutional energy and an applied demonstration of the usefulness of peacefulness and compromise in conducting polemics defending their mismatched, including diametrically opposed interests of the co-owners of the company; identified cases of occurrence of cases of cardiovascular disorders, initiated by a weak corporate-legal relationship for the management of a group or set of companies, resulting in their defeat, leading to the identification of positive adjustments in corporate behavior for the control of the party; counteracting corporate conflict among children contributes to the development of methodological and applied foundations for company risk management. An internal corporate conflict in the public mind is a spontaneous, but at the same time objectively justified method of protest, which does not cause chances of victory as such, but conditionally works as a stimulus for the creation of civil-democratic foundations of society.
Digital Business Ecosystems as a Growth Driver for Startups
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University of Economic, Ruban Maksim D.
Published: October 2022

Having appeared relatively recently, digital ecosystems have become an indispensable strategic tool for the development of large businesses by attracting new and retaining old consumers of digital services. The author of the article views digital business ecosystems as an opportunity for rapid economic growth for startups. The relevance of the work lies in the insufficient study in the scientific literature of the participation of startups in the activities of digital ecosystems of large businesses, as well as in their active influence on the business environment as creators of innovations. The aim of the work is to develop theoretical and practical knowledge for both startups and their counterparties, owners of digital business ecosystems. The main task is to develop management solutions for startups in terms of joining the ecosystem of a major partner. Business ecosystems in this paper act as a new direction for the implementation of the strategy of mergers and acquisitions for the owners of the considered digital business tool. The database of the study was compiled by the characteristics and features of the activity of large business ecosystems in Russia and the world in terms of activating the merger and acquisition strategy through a qualitative analysis of their non-financial statements and press releases. As a result, there are revealed the advantages and disadvantages of digital business ecosystems using this business model, there are highlighted the features of the economic development of startups, their characteristics required to enter the ecosystem of big business and carried out a SWOT analysis of the integration of a startup into a digital ecosystem, correlating all the results in a matrix (a tool for making strategic management decisions), which, depending on the orientation of the development of a startup, points to such decisions as integration (full merger), integration with intellectual property rights, dual leadership and corporate venture capital. The practical results of this work can be used by researchers of digital business ecosystems, as well as by owners of startups planning to enter large business ecosystems, and by owners of such ecosystems.
Description of a new Middle Eastern Lemonia species, comments on the Lemonia philopalus complex and Lemonia syriensis (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae: Lemoniinae)
Authors: Prozorov Alexey M. , Prozorova Tatiana A. , Volkova Julia S. , Yakovlev Roman V. , Saldaitis Aidas , Ortiz Antonio S. , Bianco Giovanni , Schneider Tom , Revay Edita E. , Müller Günter C.
Published: October 2022

The Algerian-Tunisian Lemonia philopalus (Donzel, 1842) is reviewed and redescribed. The status of the Moroccan population named Lemonia philopalus rungsi Rougeot 1971 (type locality: Morocco, Merchouch) is revised, it is taken from the synonymy to the Iberian population and left as a subspecies of L. philopalus until the genetic relationship between the Moroccan and the Algerian-Tunisien populations is studied. The Iberian population is raised to a specific level as Lemonia vazquezi Oberthür, 1916 bona sp. (type locality: Spain, Madrid, Rivas-Vaciamadrid), it has a 2.13% genetic distance from the Moroccan L. philopalus rungsi. A lectotype for L. vazquezi is designated from the Natural History Museum (London, UK). The new Middle Eastern Lemonia levantina sp. n. is described (type locality: Jordan, Rift Valley, 40 km N of Aqaba, sands NW Rahma). The new species is externally similar to L. philopalus, L. philopalus rungsi, and L. vazquezi but has a 4.86% genetic distance from the Moroccan population and 5.55% from the Iberian one. The Levantine species is compared with Lemonia syriensis Daniel, 1953 because the two are sympatric and show external similarities. The ecology, phenology, and distribution of the species are discussed.
DETERMINATION OF THE OPTIMAL DESIGN OF THE HORIZONTAL BOREHOLE
Authors:   SATBAYEV UNIVERSITY, 22 Satbayeva Street, Almaty, 050013, Republic of Kazakhstan, MOLDABAYEVA G.ZH. , JALALOV G.I. ,   ANAS INSTITUTE OF OIL AND GAS, 9 F. Amirova Street, Baku, AZ1000, Azerbaijan, GORSHKOVA E.V. ,   ANAS INSTITUTE OF OIL AND GAS, 9 F. Amirova Street, Baku, AZ1000, Azerbaijan, KUNAYEVA G.KH. ,   YESSENOV UNIVERSITY, 32 microdistrict, Aktau, 130000, Republic of Kazakhstan, TUZELBAYEV SH.R. ,   SATBAYEV UNIVERSITY, 22 Satbayeva Street, Almaty, 050013, Republic of Kazakhstan
Published: October 2022

The article presents the development of approximate and accurate methods for substantiating the optimal design of horizontal wells for their productivity. Universal recommendations have been developed that are suitable for use in the development of horizontal wells of deposits of any complexity. The main operational facilities of the oil fields of the Republic of Kazakhstan are at a late stage of development. The reserves of these objects are difficult to recover, which is due to factors such as high oil viscosity, low permeability of reservoirs, as well as high layer-by-layer and zonal heterogeneity, low effective thickness of reservoir layers, the presence of sub-gas zones and lowpower oil fringes. Residual hard-to-recover reserves require the introduction of new technologies. The technology of drilling horizontal wells has huge prospects associated with the possibility of increasing the efficiency of oil production, extending the period of waterless operation of the well and increasing the oil recovery coefficient, involving in the development of reservoirs with low reservoir properties and high-viscosity oil, reducing depression on the formation and the effect of cone formation. The growing interest, worldwide, in the use of horizontal wells, there is a need to develop a theory and study the processes of fluid filtration to the bottom of these wells, taking into account the above factors, and this becomes an urgent scientific and practical task.
PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN BY A WATER GAS SHIFT REACTION ON SOL-GEL BIMETALLIC Co-CONTAINING CATALYSTS
Authors:   D.V. SOKOLSKY INSTITUTE OF FUEL, CATALYSIS, AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY, 142, Kunaev str., 050000, Almaty, Kazakhstan, ZHANTURGANOV N.Z. , BOLEUBAYEV Y.A. ,   D.V. SOKOLSKY INSTITUTE OF FUEL, CATALYSIS, AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY, 142, Kunaev str., 050000, Almaty, Kazakhstan, ITKULOVA S.S. ,   D.V. SOKOLSKY INSTITUTE OF FUEL, CATALYSIS, AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY, 142, Kunaev str., 050000, Almaty, Kazakhstan,   KAZAKH BRITISH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, 59, Tole bi str., 050010, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Published: October 2022

Modern oil refining requires an increasing amount of hydrogen to carry out hydrogenation processes and hydrotreatment of increasingly heavy oil and obtain high-quality products.Water gas shift reaction (WGSR) being the interaction of steam with carbon monoxide is one of the stages of industrial hydrogen production. Despite the sufficient development of the process, the search for more efficient catalysts for this process does not stop.In this work, the bimetallic cobalt-containing alumina supported catalysts modified with small amount of noble metals and prepared by the solgel method were synthesized and tested in WGSR. The total metal content was 5 mass %, a ratio of Co:M=98:2, where M=Rh or Pd. The effect of process temperature and the nature of additives on behavior of synthesized catalysts has been studied. It has been shown that the sol-gel 5% Co-M/ Al2 O3 catalysts have high activity, thus at t=390o C the extent of carbon oxide conversion reaches 96.5-97.5% depending on the nature of the second metal. The main products of the reaction are hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Both catalysts can be considered as high-temperature catalysts for WGSR.
Endocrine reproductive dysfunctions in women with epilepsy on antiepileptic therapy
Authors:   Department of Neurology, “Lucian Blaga” University, Sibiu, Romania, Roman-Filip Corina , Ungureanu Aurelian ,   Department of Neurology, “Lucian Blaga” University, Sibiu, Romania, Rociu Ciprian ,   Department of Neurology, “Lucian Blaga” University, Sibiu, Romania, Grosu Florin ,   Department of Neurology, “Lucian Blaga” University, Sibiu, Romania, Bajenaru Ovidiu ,   Department of Neurology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: October 2022

Rationale. The aim of this study is to evaluate sex hormones abnormalities and incidence of polycystic ovary syndrome among young women with epilepsy, analyzing the possible impact of antiepileptic therapy. Material and methods. In this study we included 41 women with epilepsy, aged between 18 to 40 years, not receiving hormones, with disease duration for 1 to 15 years. The assessment included clinical examination, transvaginal ultrasonography and measurement of sex hormones serum concentration (total testosterone, estradiol, SHBG, LH and FSH) from days 1 to 10 of one menstrual cycle. The patients were compared with a healthy control group. Hormonal data were correlated with the concomitant antiepileptic therapy. Results. PCO (polycystic ovaries) were found in 19 patients (46%) associated frequently with valproate treatment started before the age of 20 years. PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) was found in 20% of the patients, also under valproate therapy. In 22 patients (53%), a high serum testosterone level (19 patients under valproate mono- or add-on therapy). LH/FSH ratio appears bigger than 1 in 21 patients (51%) (17 patients treated with valproate mono- or add-on therapy). Conclusions. The endocrine - reproductive dysfunctions occurred more frequently in epileptic women treated with valproate; these endocrine abnormalities may have a negative impact on fertility in women with epilepsy and therefore young patients should be screened and carefully evaluated in an endocrinology service prior to start the antiepileptic treatment.
Myasthenia gravis - problems in diagnosis. A case presentation
Authors:   Neurology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, Pavel Georgiana , Nica Sanda ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Mihailescu Gabriela ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Davidescu Irene ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Anton Ruxandra ,   Colentina Clinical Hospital, Neurology Department, Bucharest, Romania, Ciurea Roxana ,   Colentina Clinical Hospital, Neurology Department, Bucharest, Romania
Published: October 2022

The possibility of myasthenia gravis must be considered in patients persistently complaining of weakness and fatigue. There may be many difficulties and pitfalls in differentiating myasthenia gravis from other disorders in which muscular weakness is a common complaint. Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease caused by a defect of neuromuscular transmission due to antibody mediated attack. Dysphagia and dysarthria are two of the common symptoms and are due to oropharyngeal muscles involvement. They can be the first symptoms of the disease and sometimes can be mistaken for manifestations of emotional problems, usually anxiety or depression. The disease may be underappreciated as a cause of bulbar weakness. If clinical findings and history are highly suggestive, complementary tests should be performed (and sometimes maybe repeated) in order to confirm the diagnosis before psychasthenia or another psychiatric diagnosis is considered. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman who was admitted in our clinic for swallowing difficulties leading at the end of the day to total dysphagia, dysarthria, fluctuating limb muscle weakness and bilateral eyelids ptosis with incomplete occlusion.