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Consumer Devices for Patient-Generated Health Data Using Blood Pressure Monitors for Managing Hypertension: Systematic Review
Authors: Treadwell Jonathan R , Rouse Benjamin , Reston James , Fontanarosa Joann , Patel Neha , Mull Nikhil K
Published: March 2022

Background

In the era of digital health information technology, there has been a proliferation of devices that collect patient-generated health data (PGHD), including consumer blood pressure (BP) monitors. Despite their widespread use, it remains unclear whether such devices can improve health outcomes.

Objective

We performed a systematic review of the literature on consumer BP monitors that collect PGHD for managing hypertension to summarize their clinical impact on health and surrogate outcomes. We focused particularly on studies designed to measure the specific effect of using a BP monitor independent of cointerventions. We have also summarized the process and consumer experience outcomes.

Methods

An information specialist searched PubMed, MEDLINE, and Embase for controlled studies on consumer BP monitors published up to May 12, 2020. We assessed the risk of bias using an adapted 9-item appraisal tool and performed a narrative synthesis of the results.

Results

We identified 41 different types of BP monitors used in 49 studies included for review. Device engineers judged that 38 (92%) of those devices were similar to the currently available consumer BP monitors. The median sample size was 222 (IQR 101-416) participants, and the median length of follow-up was 6 (IQR 3-12) months. Of the included studies, 18 (36%) were designed to isolate the clinical effects of BP monitors; 6 of the 18 (33%) studies evaluated health outcomes (eg, mortality, hospitalizations, and quality of life), and data on those outcomes were unclear. The lack of clarity was due to low event rates, short follow-up duration, and risk of bias. All 18 studies that isolated the effect of BP monitors measured both systolic and diastolic BP and generally demonstrated a decrease of 2 to 4 mm Hg in systolic BP and 1 to 3 mm Hg in diastolic BP compared with non–BP monitor groups. Adherence to using consumer BP monitors ranged from 38% to 89%, and ease of use and satisfaction ratings were generally high. Adverse events were infrequent, but there were a few technical problems with devices (eg, incorrect device alerts).

Conclusions

Overall, BP monitors offer small benefits in terms of BP reduction; however, the health impact of these devices continues to remain unclear. Future studies are needed to examine the effectiveness of BP monitors that transmit data to health care providers. Additional data from implementation studies may help determine which components are critical for sustained BP improvement, which in turn may improve prescription decisions by clinicians and coverage decisions by policy makers.
Patients’ Experiences of Using an eHealth Pain Management Intervention Combined With Psychomotor Physiotherapy: Qualitative Study (Preprint)
Authors: Eiken Anne-Grethe , Nordanger Dag Ø , Solberg Nes Lise , Varsi Cecilie
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

Chronic pain is a major health challenge to those affected. Blended care with psychomotor physiotherapy (PMP) combined with eHealth self-management might be beneficial.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to explore how patients with chronic pain experience the combination of PMP and the use of EPIO, an eHealth self-management intervention for chronic pain.

METHODS

Individual semistructured interviews were conducted with 5 adult patients with chronic pain (ie, participants) who used EPIO in combination with PMP over a period of 10 to 15 weeks. Interviews explored participants’ experiences using this treatment combination in relation to their pain and analyzed their experiences using systematic text condensation.

RESULTS

Participants described having benefited from using EPIO in combination with PMP in terms of increased awareness of bodily signals and how pain was related to stress and activity. They also described changes in the relationship to themselves in terms of increased self-acceptance, self-assertion, and hope and their relationship to their pain in terms of seeing pain as less harmful and engaging in more active coping strategies.

CONCLUSIONS

Results indicate that a blended care approach combining eHealth self-management interventions such as EPIO with PMP may be of value to patients living with chronic pain.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03705104; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03705104
The Role of Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease-of-Use toward Satisfaction and Trust which Influence Computer Consumers’ Loyalty in China
Authors: Wilson Nicholas , Keni Keni , Tan Pauline Henriette Pattyranie
Published: March 2022

This study was commenced in order to examine the impact that both perceived usefulness and perceived ease-of-use had toward consumers’ loyalty within the computer industry in China, either directly or indirectly through satisfaction and trust. This current study utilized the survey method; questionnaires were selected as the instrument which would be used to collect all of the data from the respondents. All of the questionnaires were electronically distributed through an online survey site to a total of 400 respondents, who originated from, or were living in, five cities in China. After gathering and assessing all of the collected data, a total of 346 items of data were deemed usable, thus enabling these sets of data to be further analyzed by this study. All of these data were further analyzed using the partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) method using SmartPLS 3.3.2 software. Based on the results obtained through the data’s analyses, the authors would like to conclude that both perceived usefulness and perceived ease-of-use had a positive and significant impact on customer satisfaction, trust and customer loyalty within China’s computer industry. Furthermore, in this study, both customer satisfaction and trust have been found to positively mediate the impact of perceived usefulness and perceived ease-of-use toward customer loyalty; trust serves as a better mediator compared to satisfaction. Meanwhile, this study contributed to the expansion and the enrichment of the literature in the field of marketing by thoroughly examining the implementation of the technology acceptance model (TAM) in predicting customer loyalty within China’s computer industry.
INVESTIGATING THE EFFICIENCY OF INDIVIDUAL-EXPLICIT KNOWLEDGE IN THE TELECOMMUNICATION’S SECTOR OF AN EMERGING ECONOMY
Authors: Ibidunni Ayodotun Stephen , Omankhanlen Alex
Published: March 2022

This study investigated efficiency in the utilization of the individual-explicit knowledge of a firm. The sample included 42 customer service centers (CSCs) of the four most active Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) organisations in Lagos State and FCT, Nigeria. The research adopted the input-oriented data envelopment analysis model to determine the extent to which individual-explicit knowledge, as a vital input resource to telecommunications firms, is efficiently utilized by the CSCs to improve the firms’ values. The study revealed that 10 CSCs, representing 23.8 percen of those studied, were technically efficient using the constant returns to scale model. In contrast, the variable returns to scale model showed that 22 CSCs, or 52 percent of them, were technically inefficient. The results suggest that, with less than 50 percent of the total number of CSCs in Nigeria’s telecommunications industry being inefficient, there is a large volume of operational inefficiency, especially concerning the utilization of individual-explicit knowledge. As such, the telecommunications industry could benefit from managerial intervention, especially in building the capacity of the customer desk officers in the CSCs to attend promptly and accurately to customers’ queries. Also, the study established that a viable strategic direction would be that organizations in the telecommunications industry renew their focus on a balanced mix of supervisor-subordinates in each CSC. This study contributes to operations management and the organizational knowledge management literature by showcasing the data envelopment analysis methodology as a legitimate tool for improving understanding of the investigations into the efficiency of individual-explicit knowledge. This study offers practical implications for firm managers about specific activities and units of their firm that contribute the most to the organization, and other specific units/activities that are less productive. The study also provides directions for future studies.
Panic-Buying Behavior During The Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia: A Social Cognitive Theoretical Model
Authors: Patiro Shine Pintor Siolemba , Budiyanti Hety , Hendarto Kresno Agus , Hendrian Hendrian
Published: March 2022

Currently, there are limited studies on the application of the social cognitive theory in social psychology, particularly in explaining and predicting panic-buying behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.  This study is primarily aimed at acknowledging the role of the social cognitive theory’s development in explaining and predicting the panic-buying behavior of Indonesian citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. The development of the theory is attained by combining emotions and subjective norms to predict the panic-buying behavior intention in Indonesia. Using a purposive sampling technique, the sample size consists of 350 respondents from various areas, such as Jakarta, Tangerang, and Banten. An online survey was performed as the data collection method. Social desirabilit response (SDR) test was also conducted by this study to guarantee the naturality of the replies from the respondents. Data were then analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with a two-stage approach. The result demonstrated that emotions have the highest impact on the panic-buying behavioral intention. Further, subjective norms, self-efficacy, and social outcome expectancies have the second, third, and fourth highest impacts on panic-buying behavior, respectively. In general, the social cognitive theory model developed in this study can understand, explain, and predict panic-buying behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Indonesia. Overall, the results of this study may serve as basic information for practitioners and business persons by providing insights regarding the factors that form consumers’ intentions and behavior during the pandemic, relating to their buying decisions.
Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Treatment sebagai Upaya Menurunkan Biaya Pasien Ulkus Diabetik yang Terinfeksi
Authors: Sinorita Hemi , Asdie Rizka Humardewayanti , Hartati Tri , Sumarningsih Pebriati , Rahayu Titik , Puspitasari Ika
Published: March 2022

Ulkus diabetik  terinfeksi memerlukan terapi antibiotik yang tepat untuk menghindari risiko amputasi. Tujuan utama program Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Treatment (OPAT) adalah memungkinkan pasien memperoleh terapi antibiotik parenteral dengan aman dan efektif tanpa menjalani rawat inap. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan biaya pemberian antibiotika parenteral dan kualitas hidup pasien antara pasien ulkus diabetik terinfeksi yang memperoleh pelayanan rawat inap dan OPAT. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan penelitian ini adalah quasi experimental pada pasien ulkus diabetika yang terinfeksi di di RSUP dr. Sardjito Agustus 2019 sampai April 2020 dengan kriteria inklusi pasien umur ≥ 18 tahun; kondisi klinis stabil; sudah didapatkan hasil kultur swab dasar luka, dengan kriteria eksklusi pasien imunocompromised (pasien kanker dan pasien transplantasi organ yang mendapatkan terapi imunosuppresan serta pasien HIV). Pasien mendapat perawatan luka dua kali dalam seminggu di poliklinik endokrin untuk dinilai outcome klinisnya dan pada akhir pengobatan mengisi kuisioner kualitas hidup SF36. Selanjutnya dihitung biayanya dan dianalisa perbedaan kualitas hidup serta biaya antara OPAT dibanding rawat inap. Selama penelitian terdapat 15 pasien kelompok OPAT dan 15 pasien kelompok rawat inap. Dari sisi perbaikan klinis terdapat perbedaan yang bermakna antara skor PEDIS kelompok OPAT terhadap kelompok Rawat Inap  (p = 0,007). Pembiayaan pelayanan OPAT menghemat  biaya medik langsung sebanyak 75,77% dari pembiayaan pelayanan rawat inap dengan total pelayanan OPAT sebesar Rp 2.556.117,- dan pelayanan rawat inap sebesar Rp 10.549.487,-. Terdapat  perbedaan yang bermakna pada beberapa domain kualitas hidup  yaitu domain fungsi peran emosional (p=0,045); domain fungsi sosial (p<0,01) dan score MCS (Mental Component Summary (p=0,005). OPAT meningkatkan 3 domain fungsi ini.
Kepatuhan terhadap Protokol Kesehatan oleh Tenaga Teknis Kefarmasian di Apotek
Authors: Muin Fathul , Widayanti Anna Wahyuni , Prabandari Yayi Suryo
Published: March 2022

Pharmacy technician as health workers in pharmacies have high risk of transmitting the COVID-19 virus. They often have direct contact to public or COVID-19 patients who come to pharmacies. This study aimed to determine the compliance level of pharmacy technician to the COVID-19 health protocols and its correlations to the level of knowledge, organizational-environment and self-efficacy. This study was designed descriptive correlational used self-administered questionnaire to collect data with cross sectional study. The participants were selected with simple random sampling among pharmacy technician who worked in community pharmacies in Sleman. A total of 98 pharmacy technician were participated in this study. The compliance levels were divided into low, medium and high. Most participants were in medium level of compliance (61.2%), followed by high level (35.7%) and only 3.1% participants in low level. Data analysis was carried out by cross-sectional and statistical test with SPSS by comparing the three factors to the level of compliance. Statistical tests on organizational-environmental factors and self-efficacy showed a significance value (p<0.05) with a Pearson Correlation value of 0.393 and 0.350. The level of knowledge showed not significance value (p>0.05) with a Pearson Correlation value of 0.152. There was a correlation between organizational-environmental factors and self-efficacy with the the compliance level of pharmacist assistants to the COVID-19 health protocols. While the level of knowledge showed results that there is no correlation.
Does Democracy Reduce Corruption in Indonesia?
Authors: Azwar Azwar , Subekan Achmat
Published: March 2022

This study aims to analyze the long and short-run impact of democracy on corruption in Indonesia. This study used the method of Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) and dynamic Error Correction Model (ECM) technique during the year of 1995-2020 with secondary data from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), The Global Economy and World Bank’s World Development Indicators (WDI), and Transparency International. The results of the study indicated that democracy has significant effects on the level of corruption only in the long run. In the long run, the results show that the impact of democracy is significant at a 1% significance level and decreases the amount of corruption in Indonesia. A 1% change in democracy and other factors are considered equal, which will change the corruption level by approximately 0.2%. The results imply that political stability associated with democracy will result in the corruption index. In other words, the results suggest that democracy reduces corruption. From a policy point of view, this means that developing democratic institutions should be part of strategies to reduce corruption.
The Effect of Red Betel Leaf (Piper crocatum) and Moringa Leaf Extracts on Endometritis Levels in Aceh Cows
Authors: Rosmaidar Rosmaidar , Handayani Meutia , Fadillah Fadillah , Armansyah Teuku , Siregar Tongku Nizwan , Hafizuddin Hafizuddin , Husnurrizal Husnurrizal
Published: March 2022

This study aims to determine the ability of red betel leaf (Piper crocatum) or Moringa leaf extracts to reduce the endometritis level in Aceh cattle. In this study, six Aceh cows aged 3-5 years, weighing 150-250 kg from the Experimental Animal Technical Implementation Unit of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Syiah Kuala University were used. The cows were divided into two treatment groups, namely cows with endometritis that were given red betel leaf extract (T1) and cows with endometritis that were given Moringa leaf extract (T2). Examination of the endometritis levels was carried out before and after treatment using the White Side Test (WST) method. The collection of estrus cervical mucus was needed for the WST examination, and heat induction was performed with prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2α) at a dose of 25 μg. Collection of cervical mucus was performed 8-12 hours after the initiation of heat. All cows with endometritis were given intrauterine extracts of red betel leaves or Moringa leaves at a concentration of 20% every 24 hours for a week at a solution volume of 20 ml. The data were then analyzed using a paired t test. The mean endometritis levels before and after treatment on K1 vs. K2 were 3.0 and 1.7 vs. 2.7 and 2.7, respectively (P<0.05). It was concluded that red betel leaf extract at a concentration of 20% was more effective in reducing the endometritis level of Aceh cows than Moringa leaf extract.
Renal Protective and Lipid Profile Modulatory Effects of Ethanol Extract of Anthocleista vogelii Stem Bark (EASB) in Renal Injury Rats Induced with Carbon-tetrachloride (CCl4)
Authors: Uroko Robert Ikechukwu , Chukwu Nnanna Charles , Nweje-anyalowu Paul Chukwuemaka , Aaron Chinonso Friday
Published: March 2022

The study evaluated the effects of ethanol extract of Anthocleista vogelii stem bark (EASB) on renal function indices and lipid profile in rats induced renal injury with CCl4. Following a completely randomized experimental design, 30 rats were randomly distributed into 6 groups (n = 5). Group 1 was the normal control, group 2 was the negative control while group 3 was the silymarin control. Groups 4 – 6 were CCl4 induced but treated with 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg EASB/day respectively. The study was conducted using appropriate methods. The results showed that the negative control had a significant (P<0.05) increase in the serum urea, creatinine, cholesterol, triacylglycerol (TAG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) concentrations, and a significant reduction in the serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) concentration relative to the normal control. Treatments with EASB lowered the serum creatinine, urea, and TAG concentrations when compared with the negative and silymarin controls respectively. The EASB at 100 mg/kg restored the serum HDL concentration to a normal level but 200 and 400 mg/kg EASB/day caused no significant (P>0.05) increase in the serum HDL concentrations relative to the negative control. The rats treated with EASB had elevated serum LDL and cholesterol concentrations in comparison with the negative and silymarin controls. Treatments with EASB prevented the tubular necrosis, degeneration, and infiltration of inflammatory leucocytes observed in the kidney histomorphology of the negative control. These findings suggest that EASB improves renal function and some lipid profile parameters but could cause dyslipidemia when taken in excess dose.
Patient-Reported Symptoms and Subsequent Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Chronic Kidney Disease
Authors: Lidgard Benjamin , Zelnick Leila R. , O’Brien Kevin D. , Bansal Nisha
Published: March 2022

Background and objectives

Although patient-reported symptoms often precede acute presentations of cardiovascular disease, patients with nondialysis-requiring CKD are less likely to have typical symptoms of atherosclerotic disease when presenting with acute myocardial infarction. However, the associations between typical atherosclerotic symptoms and subsequent risk of myocardial infarction are unknown in ambulatory patients with CKD.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

To determine whether typical atherosclerotic symptoms are associated with risk for subsequent myocardial infarction in people with CKD, we examined participants from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study. Chest pain, shortness of breath, and inability to climb stairs were evaluated annually using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Instrument. Associations between categorical time-updated symptoms and physician-adjudicated incident myocardial infarction were assessed using Cox regression models.

Results

Among 3910 participants (mean age of 58±11 years; mean eGFR =44±15 ml/min per 1.73 m2), there were 476 incident myocardial infarctions over a median follow-up period of 10.4 years (interquartile range, 5.36–12.6 years). Median time from symptom assessment to incident myocardial infarction was 213 days (interquartile range, 111–333 days). Compared with no symptoms, mild, and moderate or worse, symptoms of chest pain (hazard ratio, 1.30; 95% confidence interval, 1.01 to 1.67; and hazard ratio, 1.70; 95% confidence interval, 1.27 to 2.27, respectively) and shortness of breath (hazard ratio, 1.37; 95% confidence interval, 1.10 to 1.70; and hazard ratio, 1.33; 95% confidence interval, 1.05 to 1.69, respectively) were significantly associated with greater risks for subsequent myocardial infarction. Participants reporting mild and severe limitations in climbing stairs (versus no limitation) had significantly higher adjusted risk of myocardial infarction (hazard ratio, 1.44; 95% confidence interval, 1.10 to 1.89; and hazard ratio, 1.89; 95% confidence interval, 1.44 to 2.49, respectively).

Conclusions

In a large ambulatory cohort of adults with CKD, symptoms of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease were strongly associated with a higher risk for subsequent myocardial infarction.

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TEACHERS ON ENCOURAGING STUDENTS’ COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCES IN TEACHING
Authors: Kovačević Branka , Košarac Biserka
Published: March 2022

The authors in this introductory part analyze problem of students’ communicative competencies as well as possibilities for their abetment in teaching process. In this paper we have presented a review of previous tangent research of students’ communicative competencies in teaching process.The aim of the research is to identify dimensions of teachers’ role in encouraging of students’ communication competences in teaching, based on the sample of 275 teachers. In the research we have applied the scale for assessment of teacher role in encouraging the development of students’ communicative competence in teaching.   The research results clearly show that the dimensions of teacher’s role in encouraging the development of student’s communicative competences are directed to: 1) encouraging cooperation and toleration in communication, 2) encouraging free thinking in teaching and learning process, and 3) encouraging empathy in communication.The authors in this paper do suggest that a team of experts should be involved (pedagogue, andragogue, psychologist, sociologist, communicologist) in the process f creation and realization of the unique program for teacher’s continual professional training in the field of improvement of communication quality and improvement of exhortation development of student’s communicative competences in the teaching process.
THE PHENOMENON OF MEDIA MULTITASKING IN THE DIGITAL MEDIA ERA
Authors: Stamenković Ivana , Đukić Tatjana , Aleksić Dušan
Published: March 2022

The trend of simultaneous use of media device, more and more apparent among media users, draws the attention of socio-humanist oriented researchers who find positive, but also highly negative effects of this phenomenon. In the academic and everyday discourse, this phenomenon is called media multitasking or divided attention phenomenon. In this paper a small scale explorative research conducted among students on their usage of media and multitasking habits was presented. The research sample is made of 123 examinees, mainly Communicology and journalism department students of the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš. The research was conducted by using the data collected through the questioner created for the purpose of this analysis. The questioner consisted of 6 statements, and the task for the participants was to select ones that describe their behavior connected to the media usage. One of the major findings is that the main motive for simultaneous use of media is the desire to find out and achieve the most in as little time as possible. Also, students are motivated by the very fact they own multiple medias as well as habit and boredom. Usage of more then one media at the same time is most present during the day, and media content that evokes it the most are commercials.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF STATE OFFICERS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
Authors: Vukonjanski Igor , Vasilijević Danijela , Mitić Nikola
Published: March 2022

One of the key problems faced by public policy makers in the area of public administration reform is the modernization and professionalisation of the public sector. This, above all, means creating a well-trained and efficient administration. In order to achieve these principles, it is necessary to provide, among other things, permanent professional development of public sector employees for the duration of their work. Bearing in mind the lack of a systematic and purposeful approach in addressing this issue, practice leads us to find a new, comprehensive and sustainable system of professional development of employees in the public sector. Modern andragogical approaches in this field, which give the primacy to the so-called "non-formal education", as well as the established concept of "new public management", further stimulate the search for new approaches to permanent professional improvement of public sector employees, with optimal use of small budget funds allocated for this purpose.
THE IMPACT OF SPORT ON THE HEALTH AND IMPROVEMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE AMONG THE STUDENT POPULATION – A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: Lilić Ana , Petković Emilija , Đorđević Stefan , Hadžović Miljan
Published: March 2022

Due to its appeal, sport has always been in the service of various social fields, both in a negative and a positive sense. A sedentary lifestyle has become noticeably dominant among students. The most frequent external barrier for taking part in physical activities among the student population is a lack of time due to their schedules or due to familial or other obligations. The aim of the research was to use a critical analysis of existing studies and a generalization of the results of all the analysed papers which studied the effectiveness of sport to show the effects of sport and physical activity (PA) on the improvement of the mental hygiene among the student population. The literature was compiled by searching the following databases:  Medline, Google Scholar, Web of Science and PubMed. The database search resulted in 198 papers of which 15 were included in the systematic review. The participants included in the systematic review were adults who attended class and were university students. An awareness of health and the positive effects of PA can be a decisive factor for motivating people to become physically more active. PA can help in the prevention and continuation of psychological wellbeing.
De Filipinas a las costas de Atacama. El caso de la Changuita
Authors: Carreño González Gastón
Published: March 2022

In the following work, a photograph included in a book on the Chilean Armed Forces (1928) is analyzed, in which a woman from the Chango ethnic group is allegedly portrayed. However, it corresponds to an indigenous woman from the Philippines, an image that was published in a text from 1906 and later in 1913. For all of the above, we are facing a case of iconographic migration, that is, when a representation of a certain indigenous people presents different cultural ascriptions depending on the iconographic context in which it is incorporated.
The article will present the route of this research, which begins with the comparison between this photograph and previous iconography associated with the chango (engravings and drawings), going through a museum appropriation process, until reaching the “original image”, made in the framework of an ethnographic study, at a time when the Philippines became a colony of the USA.
Las etapas de desarrollo del gobierno electrónico: revisión de la literatura y análisis de las definiciones
Authors: Arguelles Toache Eugenio
Published: March 2022

Objetivo: determinar en qué medida existe un consenso en la literatura sobre la caracterización de las diferentes etapas de desarrollo del gobierno electrónico en función de cuatro categorías: las tecnologías empleadas, los objetivos perseguidos, los resultados/servicios obtenidos y el tipo de interacción con los usuarios. Diseño metodológico: se realizó una revisión cualitativa y sistematizada de la literatura científica que aborda las etapas de desarrollo del gobierno electrónico, para buscar definiciones puntuales sobre dichas etapas que, al ser contrastadas y analizadas, permitieron determinar los puntos convergentes.Resultados: existe amplio consenso entre los autores en cuanto a las características del gobierno electrónico 1.0 y 2.0, cierto consenso con respecto al gobierno electrónico 3.0, mientras que no existe suficiente información para determinar el consenso sobre el gobierno electrónico 4.0. Limitaciones de la investigación: el análisis efectuado se centró en las definiciones puntuales sobre las etapas de desarrollo del gobierno electrónico contenidas en los documentos científicos revisados, es necesario hacer un análisis más profundo de estos documentos para determinar con mayor rigor el consenso sobre las características de dichas etapas. Hallazgos: el estudio científico sobre las etapas de desarrollo del gobierno electrónico es relativamente reciente y, en la actualidad, gran parte de los trabajos se enfocan en desarrollar y analizar la discusión teórica, poniendo relativamente menos atención en la evidencia empírica, por ello algunas de las etapas de desarrollo del gobierno electrónico son consideradas prospectivamente.
Classification of Bacterial Image Dataset with Fusion using DNN-PCA Method
Authors: Chandok Saloni , Singh Er. Harmeet
Published: March 2022

Abstract: The fundamental test of picture de-obscuring is to devise effective and dependable calculations for recuperating however much data as could reasonably be expected from the given information. The use of DBN network in existing system works only to reduce error in system. Due to this, it requires better deep learning method for improving accuracy of system. The CNN method uses only 2 convolutional layers for feature mapping. But the proposed method uses 5 convolutional layers and 3 overlapping layers. Due to this, it helps to improve accuracy of system as compared to other existing methods. Keywords: Image Classification, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, MATLAB etc.
Extractive Text and Video Summarization using TF-IDF Algorithm
Authors: Gothankar Ajinkya , Gupta Lavish , Bisht Niharika , Nehe Samiksha , Bansode Prof. Monali
Published: March 2022

Abstract: Text summarization is a technique for extracting concise summaries from a large text without sacrificing any important information. It's a good way to extract crucial information from documents. The rapid rise of the internet has resulted in a substantial surge in data all across the world. It has become difficult for humans to manually summarise big documents. Automatic Text Summarization is an NLP technique that lowers the time and efforts required by a human to create a summary. Text summarising techniques are divided into two categories: extractive and abstractive. In the extractive approach, text summarising techniques choose sentences from documents based on a set of criteria. In the abstractive approach, text summarising techniques strive to improve sentence coherence by reducing redundancies and explaining the context of sentences. The extractive summarization approach is the subject of this paper. There are several methods for summarising data, including TF-IDF, Text Rank, PageRank, and Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA). This work examines Text Summarization using the TFIDF Algorithm, a numerical measure that ranks the value of a word in a document based on how frequently it appears in that document and a set of documents. The application of the TF-IDF Algorithm for text, document, article, and video summarization is described in this study. There are no repetitions in the results, and for some searches, they are nearly identical to the summary results provided by humans. This algorithm offers a sentence extraction technique that selects the most diverse top-ranked sentences. Keywords: Extractive Summarization, Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Text Summarization, Video Summarization
Tourism and poverty alleviation in Bangka Belitung Islands
Authors: Nursyadza Nabila , Retno Handayani Herniwati
Published: March 2022

This research explores the tourism sector's role in poverty reduction in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province. Independent variables used in this study include the number of tourists, the number of business units in the tourism sector, and the number of employment in the tourism sector. We use data from the Central Bureau of Statistics consisting of 6 districts and one city in the Bangka Belitung Islands from 2013-to 2018. Ordinary least square is used in this study. The results of this study indicate that the three independent variables in the survey simultaneously affect the dependent variable. The number of tourists and the number of business units in the tourism sector has adverse and significant effects on poverty reduction. In contrast, the employment variable in the tourism sector partially can't impact poverty reduction.
Purchasing decision optimization strategy by service quality innovation through purchase intention
Authors: Tuwuh Sembhodo Abimanyu , Hermawati Adya , Fatmawati Endang , Wayan Ruspendi Junaedi I
Published: March 2022

This study aims to understand the behavior of housing buyers. The data collected in this study use a survey method, using the purposive sampling technique to generate 40 respondents. Structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that service quality innovation did not improve purchasing decisions but purchasing intention mediating service innovation and purchasing decision.
Terrorism on Asean’s economic growth, does it matter?
Authors: Pessela Mertha , Haryulistiani Saksono Erika
Published: March 2022

This study provides the impact of terrorism, investment, and government expenditure on economic growth in four ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Myanmar). The fix effect model indicates that terrorism and investment have a negative and significant effect on economic growth, while government expenditure has a significant positive impact.
Argumentation Profiles
Authors: Macagno Fabrizio
Published: March 2022

An argumentation profile is defined as a methodological instrument for analyzing argumentative discourse considering distinct and interrelated dimensions: the types of argument used, their quality, and the emotions triggered. Walton’s theoretical contributions are developed as a coherent analytical and multifaceted toolbox for capturing these aspects. Argumentation schemes are used to detect and quantify the types of argument. Fallacy analysis and the assessment of the implicit premises retrieved through the schemes allow evaluating arguments. Finally, the frequency of emotive words signals the most common emotions aroused. This method is illustrated through a corpus of argumentative tweets of three politicians.
Translingual Poets in Colonial and Postcolonial Taiwan
Authors: Wong Elaine
Published: March 2022

In the mid-1940s, Taiwan underwent a change of ruling power from colonial Japan to the Kuomintang Party from China. Both governments implemented monolingualization on the Taiwanese population. In this article, we examine the situation translingual position in a historical aspect, dwelling in detail on the work of the outstanding Taiwanese poet Chen Qianwu. We come to several conclusions that may be useful to researchers in the field of translingual literature. 1. Taiwans translingual poets, born in the 1920s, found themselves in a situation of permanent code switching: using the local dialects of Hokkien and Hakka in everyday practice, they were trained in Japanese and used Japanese in a wider society. 2. Although the switch between one monolingual paradigm and another violated the creative result of translational authors, this did not exclude the experience of multilingual realities and interlingual influences that they experienced from the fragmentation of local identities, especially during the development and formation of Taiwanese linguistic consciousness. 3. The literary intermediaries between the paradigms were: the classical Chinese writing, brought with the first immigrants from China; vernacular Chinese writing, influenced by the New Literary Movement in the 1920s; Taiwanese writing based on the most common dialects, Hokkien and Hakka (the idea of speaking and writing in unison); Japanese writing, which was originally studied in school along with Chinese, but supplanted it. The switch from Japanese, the colonial official language, to Mandarin Chinese, the postcolonial official language, led to a so-called translingual generation of literary writers. While the switch from one monolingual paradigm to another disrupted the creative output of the translingual generation, it did not prevent these writers from developing a Taiwanese consciousness. As illustrated by the poet Chen Qianwu, language crossing experiences strengthened the translingual generations assertion of their local identities.
Genesis of the Republic of Belarus Language Policy
Authors: Lavitski Anton Alexeevich
Published: March 2022

The problems of language policy are multifaceted, they allow for variability of approaches to assessing its effectiveness and compliance with the national-ethnic model of social relations. The importance of the formation and development of legal instruments for regulating the linguistic landscape and protecting the language is confirmed by the presence of an impressive number of international normative acts. However, the main legal mechanisms in this area are in the plane of responsibility of national legislation. In this regard, the experience of the Republic of Belarus, which, in contrast to other union republics of the former USSR, has managed to preserve state bilingualism seems to be interesting. The research was carried out on the normative legal acts regulating the modern state language policy of Belarus. The methodology of the work included general scientific methods of generalization and systematization, logical and comparative analysis. Until the 1990s, the modern Belarusian language did not have the formal status of the state language (the Constitution of Soviet Belarus only enshrined the norms of its use on a par with Russian in all spheres of official business communication). At the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, the problems of regulating language issues were included in the political agenda. The first legislative acts of sovereign Belarus consolidated the state monolingualism and were focused on a forced transition to Belarusian-language communication. Belarusianization in the country was the most effective in the sphere of general secondary and preschool education, but it could not completely oust the Russian language from the socio-political discourse and, of course, everyday communication. The promotion of the national language grew into a political slogan that was not supported by the public: at the 1995 referendum, amendments to the Constitution were adopted to give the Russian language the status of a state language. These changes were reflected in other normative acts. The experience of building the language policy of the Republic of Belarus is unique for the postSoviet space: the country, which is at the forefront of the nationalist positions of monolingualism in the early 90s of the last century, managed, during a period of independence and sovereignty that was short by historical standards, to go through a fairly serious way of harmonizing the language situation, legally normalizing the processes social communicative interaction and retaining the features of national linguistic identity. The modern linguistic landscape of Belarus is characterized by the obvious dominance of the Russian language in almost all spheres of communicative interaction. At the same time, the Belarusian language as the language of the titular nation functionally plays the role of not so much a means of communication as a symbol of national self-identity.
Impactos da disputa geopolítica entre as grandes potências no Sul Global: desestabilização e (des)integração sul-americana
Authors: Morais da Silva Ana Karolina , Grassi Jéssica Maria
Published: March 2022

A ascensão de China e Rússia como grandes polos de poder mundial tem provocado a intensificação da disputa geopolítica entre as duas potências euroasiáticas com os Estados Unidos. Esses países têm buscado alargar sua projeção de poder em diversas áreas do globo, com destaque para o Sul Global, tornando a América do Sul em uma das regiões disputadas como zona de influência. Nesse sentido, o objetivo do artigo é analisar o cenário de desestabilização regional e a (des)integração sul-americana a partir da perspectiva sistêmica da competição geopolítica entre as grandes potências mundiais na região. Parte-se de uma abordagem qualitativa, descritiva e analítica, apoiando-se nos aportes da geopolítica e do conceito de balanceamento de poder, empregando como técnica de pesquisa a revisão bibliográfica. Observou-se a existência de um “efeito cascata”, em que as disputas das grandes potências têm aprofundado a polarização política na América do Sul, a qual, por consequência, ocasionou o atrofiamento das instituições regionais de integração. Assim, a atual conjuntura regional se desenhou, em grande medida, devido ao novo padrão das relações entre os novos governos sul-americanos e Washington.
Cooperação internacional em educação militar como um instrumento de política de defesa e inserção do Brasil na América Central
Authors: Carolino Filipe Machado , Duarte Rubens de S.
Published: March 2022

A cooperação internacional brasileira cresceu no início do século XXI, contribuindo para a conquista de prestígio político, expansão econômica e promoção de desenvolvimento, especialmente no seu entorno estratégico. Contudo, faltam pesquisas direcionadas para estudar como a cooperação internacional pode ser usada para incidir na articulação política com outros países no campo da defesa. Analisando a cooperação brasileira em educação militar com os países da América Central a partir de 1995, este artigo busca demonstrar como atividades de cooperação internacional são instrumentos relevantes e efetivos da política de defesa do Brasil, além de ferramentas de política externa. Para chegar a essa conclusão, foi realizada uma extensa pesquisa documental e bibliográfica, bem como entrevistas com militares centro-americanos. O presente artigo pretende, assim, expressar ao leitor a capacidade da cooperação internacional brasileira em educação militar de incidir politicamente nos países da América Central, o que pode facilitar a consecução dos objetivos elencados na Política Nacional de Defesa do Estado brasileiro.
KEMITRAAN ANTARA PETANI KAPAS DENGAN PT SUKUNTEX DALAM PERSPEKTIF AKAD MUSYARAKAH
Authors: Utami Anifah Buyung
Published: March 2022

Kemitraan adalah usaha yang berbentuk kerjasama antara dua pihak dengan hak dan kewajiban yang setara dan saling menguntungkan. Adapun kemitraan di dalam Islam disebut dengan musyarakah. Dalam hal ini antara petani kapas dengan PT Sukuntex mengetahui mekanisme kemitraan antara keduanya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui mekanisme kemitraan antara petani kapas di Lingkungan Tanggeran, Kelurahan Gedong, Kecamatan Pracimantoro, Kabupaten Wonogiri dengan PT Sukuntex, serta untuk Untuk mengetahui praktik kemitraan antara petani kapas di Lingkungan Tanggeran, Kelurahan Gedong, Kecamatan Pracimantoro, Kabupaten Wonogiri dengan PT Sukuntex sudah sesuai dengan akad Musyarakah. Penelitian ini termasuk jenis penelitian lapangan dengan pendekatan kualitatif tentang akad musyarakah dan praktik bagi hasil antara petani kapas dengan PT Sukuntex di Lingkungan Tanggeran Kelurahan Gedong Kecamatan Pracimantoro Kabupaten Wonogiri. Sumber datanya diambil dari data sekunder dan data primer. Sedangkan teknik pengumpulan data dengan cara observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Adapun terkait analisisnya adalah analisis data yang bersifat deskriptif analisis. Berdasarkan analisis penelitian, dapat dihasilkan bahwa kemitraan yang dilakukan antara petani kapas dengan PT Sukuntex dimana pihak PT Sukuntex menghibahkan benih, pupuk serta obat dan petani kapas menyediakan lahan dan alat pertanian. Kemudian kemitraan antara PT Sukuntex dengan petani kapas sudah memenuhi akad musyarakah, namun dalam hal bagi hasilnya belum diketahui karena antara petani kapas dengan PT Sukuntex sama-sama mendapatkan keuntungan. Dimana petani kapas mendapatkan tambahan pendapatan di musim kemarau sedangkan PT Sukuntex mendapatkan bahan baku pembuatan kain yang memadai.
Cáncer de recto: tendencias y cambios en el manejo. Conceptos para el gastroenterólogo y el cirujano
Authors: Lombana Luis Jorge , Vargas Rubio Rómulo Darío , Rúgeles Quintero Saúl Javier , Ariza Gutiérrez Aníbal
Published: March 2022

El cáncer de recto es el tercer cáncer en frecuencia en Colombia, y constituye un reto diagnóstico y terapéutico para gastroenterólogos, cirujanos y oncólogos. La evaluación diagnóstica y el estudio de su extensión locorregional y sistémica se han modificado por nuevos métodos de imagen, que permiten una visualización precisa de estructuras anatómicas que antes no se podían evaluar fácilmente. La disponibilidad de estas nuevas herramientas en la estadificación de la enfermedad ha tenido un gran impacto en las decisiones terapéuticas y en la escogencia de una ruta de tratamiento específica para cada paciente, lo que ha racionalizado el uso de terapias neoadyuvantes y la realización de cirugía con criterios anatómicos correctos. Esto ha sido fundamental en el objetivo de lograr los mejores desenlaces con la menor morbilidad posoperatoria asociada. En este artículo se revisarán y explicarán en detalle cuáles han sido los cambios más recientes y las recomendaciones más actualizadas para el manejo del cáncer de recto.
Rapid Methods for the Resolution of Contact Problems in Static Linear Elasticity
Authors: TCHOUALAG Laurent , Ndjansi Lionel , Woukeng Jean Louis
Published: March 2022

In this paper, the two dimensional Signorini static contact problem in
linear elasticity is presented. We present the weak formulation of
frictionless and the frictional contact problems. In the both cases, the
boundary integral operators are used to propose a boundary variational
formulation whose resolution by the generalized Newton method is
presented. Moreover a particular formulation by the fixed point method
associated with the augmented Lagrangian is proposed for efficient
analysis of contact problems with friction (Tresca and Coulomb) and
powerful algorithms are constructed. The discretization is carried over
by using the Galerkin method. The resulting linear system is solved by
using preconditioned Conjugate Gradient (CG) iterative solver.