bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PERANCANGAN ULANG UI/UX WEBSITE BUMDES BATURITI MENGGUNAKAN METODE SUS DAN DESIGN THINKING
Authors: Dewangkara Ida Bagus Indra , Novianti Made Niken , Sara Putu Agisna Fransisco , Ana Rainita Ni Putu
Published: July 2023

Badan Usaha Milik Desa (BUMDes) Baturiti is one of the businesses managed by the Baturiti village government. In this technological era, BUMDes Baturiti has a website used for marketing their products. Surprisingly, the BUMDes Baturiti website has a user interface and user experience (UI/UX) that falls into the "Poor" category. This was revealed after conducting UI/UX testing using the System Usability Scale (SUS) method. SUS is a method for evaluating the usability of a product or system based on user perceptions. This method uses a questionnaire consisting of 10 items to evaluate the user's experience in using a product or system. The average score obtained from the first testing was 33.16, falling into the "Poor" category. Subsequently, this research focused on redesigning the UI/UX using the design thinking Smethod, a method for generating solution ideas for a problem. This research was carried out by implementing all stages of design thinking, namely empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and testing. After redesigning the prototype and conducting a second round of testing, the BUMDes Baturiti website prototype obtained a score of 88.5, falling into the "Highly Acceptable" category. Thus, the redesigned UI/UX prototype for BUMDes Baturiti is highly suitable for further development in the future.
ANALISIS KELAYAKAN APP-INVENTOR SEBAGAI BAHAN AJAR MATAKULIAH MOBILE PROGRAMMING MENGGUNAKAN METODE SYSTEM USABILITY SCALE
Authors: Mulyadi Ida , Faisal Muhammad , Qalbi Nurul , Aditya Indra
Published: July 2023

Media in the learning process is a tool or intermediary in the delivery of learning material that can provide more knowledge and experience to students. The advantage of App Inventor lies in the ease of programming, where users do not need to have basic programming knowledge, understand code, or have experience in IT, but the most important thing in making applications using App Inventor is how programmers use logic like when someone puts together a puzzle. . In this research, a feasibility study and analysis was carried out using the System Usability Scale (SUS) method so that it could improve the quality of learning and the novelty of teaching materials in the Makassar Professional STMIK environment. The sampling technique used in this research is random sampling or probability sampling. Based on the results of the recapitulation of the respondents' assessment, the average usability of the system was 72.83, then the grade of the assessment was determined. It was concluded that the results of the Recap of Usability Values showed that all attributes had a usability acceptance value by the user, the average value was above 68.00, namely 72.83. For Android users to be able to use APP-Inventor properly so that it is useful to support special learning activities in the Mobile Programming course.
Estudio diagnóstico del desarrollo de la psicomotricidad en niños de preparatoria
Authors: Linzán Molina Diana Elizabeth
Published: July 2023

El desarrollo de la psicomotricidad es de vital importancia abordarlo desde los primeros años de los escolares, de esta forma se pueden potenciar todas las destrezas relacionadas a la motricidad fina y gruesa en los niños. El objetivo de la investigación se enfocó en diagnosticar el estado actual del desarrollo de la psicomotricidad en los niños de preparatoria de la Unidad Educativa Pablo Hannibal Vela. La metodología aplicada fue de enfoque mixto basado en el diseño de triangulación concurrente (DITRIAC). La población fue la Unidad Educativa Fiscal “Pablo Hannibal Vela” del cantón de Portoviejo. Se seleccionó una muestra no probabilística de tipo intencional de 35 estudiantes y 15 docentes. Entre los principales resultados se evidenció que los estudiantes de preparatoria tenían dificultades para mantener el equilibrio, algunos no logran conservar una buena postura corporal, muestran falencias en la motricidad fina y problemas de identificación de lateralidad. Para concluir, el estudio diagnóstico reveló las falencias significativas en la psicomotricidad de los niños, lo que a su vez limitó el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje desde el subnivel de preparatoria.
FINANCIAL MARKET FRICTIONS AND TRADE IN THE NIGERIAN BOURSE
Authors: Aigbovo  , OMORUYI-AIGBOVO
Published: July 2023

Using data from 1982 to 2021, this study looked at how financial market frictions affected trade on the Nigerian bourse. For the study, a longitudinal research approach was chosen. The study’s specified model was estimated using the Error Correction Mechanism (ECM) and multivariate ordinary least square (OLS) techniques. Findings revealed that only the capital gains tax rate hindered trading activities in the Nigerian stock market in the long run during the period studied. However, in the short run, transaction costs, capital gain tax rates, and dividend tax rates all have a negative impact on trading activity on the Nigerian stock exchange, but they fail the significant test. As a result, the study concludes that the capital gains tax rate is the only financial market friction that impedes trade on the Nigerian stock exchange during the study period. To mitigate the negative impact on trading activity on the Nigerian bourse, the government should ensure that capital gains are taxed at a reasonable rate. Accordingly, the present capital gains tax rate of 10% should be cut to 5%.
FORECASTING MODELS FOR SECTOR-WISE STOCK PRICE INDICES: COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE
Authors: Jayasinghe
Published: July 2023

The stock markets of a country play a vital role in its economy. Stock market indices are vital fragments of information for investors. It is very important to develop models that reflect the pattern of the stock price movements for different sectors since it becomes very significant to investors and policymakers. Therefore, the aim of this research study was to develop models to forecast different sector indices in Colombo Stock Exchange and to compare sector-wise models. The investigation was performed using secondary data for a sample of ten listed sectors in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) for the thirty-four years from 2nd January 1985 to 31st March 2019. Secondary data were collected by using the data library maintained by Colombo Stock Exchange. Financial time series data analysis techniques were used to analyze the collected data. It was applied the ARCH family models in this research study, which included the Autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity model (ARCH), Generalized Autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity model (GARCH), Threshold Autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity model (TARCH), Exponential generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedastic model (EGARCH), Integrated Generalized Autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity model (IGARCH) and Power Autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity model (PARCH) since the sector indices are financial time series data. Findings revealed that the appropriate model to forecast the sector indices of Oil Palms sector, Services sector and Stores & Supplies sector as PARCH (2,1) model, Beverage, Food & Tobacco sector as PARCH (1,1) model, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals sector as PARCH (2,2) model, Banking Finance & Insurance sector and Investment Trusts sector as IGARCH (2,2) model, Footwear & Textiles sector as EGARCH (1,1) model, the Manufacturing sector as EGARCH (1,3) model and Hotels & Travels sector as TARCH (1,1) model. The findings of this research study are useful to policymakers and investors for their decision-making.
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND DIVIDEND PAYMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL COMPANIES IN SRI LANKA
Authors: Shafana  , Sithy Safeena
Published: July 2023

Shareholders are the principal of corporations, and they interest more in dividend decisions to receive a good return for their investment. Furthermore, dividend decision is a major device to alleviate agency problems between management and shareholders and between large shareholders and minority shareholders. The current study aims to understand the ownership structure of non-financial companies in Sri Lanka and to investigate its impact on dividend payment to realize whether to what extent the results contribute to mitigating agency problems. The independent variables comprise institutional ownership, managerial ownership, foreign ownership and ownership concentration representing ownership structure characteristics. Dividend payment is the dependent variable proxied by dividend per share. The study also selects firm size, profitability, and previous year’s dividend payment as control variables. The study was carried out on an annual data of 72 non- financial companies for a period from 2015 to 2019. The descriptive statistics of ownership characteristics reveal the majority of institutional shareholders are Sri Lankan citizens and they are major and concentrated ownership while individual shareholders have minor ownership in non-financial companies in Sri Lanka. Management body has very little holding of equity shares. Results of fixed panel regression analysis show that ownership structure does not have a significant impact on dividend payment, but profitability and previous year’s dividend payment evidence a positive relation. Dividend payment does not seem to be subjective to firm size. The results of the study are supported to mitigate the agency problems between managers and shareholders and between large shareholders and minority shareholders. The results are useful to policy makers, regulators and other corporate interested parties.
IMPACT OF THE LEVEL OF IFRS APPLICATION ON STOCK RETURN: EVIDENCE FROM LISTED MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN SRI LANKA
Authors: Wickramasinghe  , Vidanage
Published: July 2023

Consideration of existing research gap in this area, this research attempts to identify the impact of level of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) application on stock return in listed manufacturing companies on the Colombo Stock Exchange. Not only this problem, also the past researchers have not paid enough attention to the financial leverage, firm size and government ownership when studying the impact of the stock return. The main objective of this research is to examine the impact of the level of application of IFRS on stock return in Sri Lankan-listed manufacturing companies. In addition to that this study focuses on examining the impact of government ownership, financial leverage and firm size on stock return in Sri Lankan listed manufacturing companies. Population of the investigation is all manufacturing companies in Colombo Stock Exchange during the period of 2017-2021. Entire population is concerned as the sample for the study. Both descriptive and inferential analyses are used to analyze the collected data. According to the findings R square of the regression analysis is 0.22. It is indicating 22% influence on the Level of IFRS Application on Stock Return. Furthermore, it can be concluded that there is a significant impact of level of IFRS on the Stock Return on listed manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka.
Diseño y construcción de una cámara termográfica para determinar el mapa de calor de un polín en una faja transportadora
Authors: Guevara-Ríos Jaime , Ibarra-Cabrera Manuel J. , Vargas-Ovalle Queen Dennis , Huacac-Mendoza Keniluz Milagros
Published: July 2023

This research work describes the design and construction of a thermographic camera to determine the heat map of an idler on a conveyor belt. The problem encountered was that due to the constant work carried out, the idler often gets hot and could damage the belt and even cause fires. The hardware was built into low-cost electronic devices such as a credit card-sized motherboard called the Raspberry Pi, an Arduino microcontroller, a proximity temperature sensor, and a heat map sensor. After applying the prototype in the conveyor belt of the ECONSA construction aggregates production company, located in Pachachaca Abancay, it can be concluded that the created system is used to monitor the temperature of a pollen in a conveyor belt; Likewise, it was possible to show the heat map to visualize the heating of the idler.
Valoración del factor estructural y la vulnerabilidad sísmica de la construcción de viviendas ubicadas en talud a orilla del río Mariño en la ciudad de Abancay
Authors: Guanuchi-Orellana Lucy Marisol , Carrasco-Taco Edward Kleiber , Vasquez-Ramirez Abbon Alex
Published: July 2023

Results were obtained by means of vulnerability index parameters (Iv) , observation and survey sheets, photo- graphs of the different houses in estimation towards a precise analysis that can give answers and solutions to prevent fu- ture loss of human lives, currently this research is framed in the evaluation of the state of vulnerability that can worry the 44 houses in study located in the Circunvalación avenue, on the right margin in the slope on the shore of the Mariño river in the city of Abancay. The assessment of the structural factor and seismic vulnerability consisted of gathering relevant information, using the instruments mentioned above, quantifying the measurements, characteristics, situational status and level of seismic vulnerability of the houses, obtaining the results through mathematical calculations. A direct relationship was found between the structural factor and its seismic vulnerability for which the level of seismic vulnerability shows that a total of 0 % of houses have a low vulnerability, likewise a total of 46 % of houses have medium-low vulnerability, also a total of 36 % of houses have medium-high vulnerability and 18 % of houses have a high seismic vulnerability that requires immediate intervention.
Liderazgo y competencias directivas en la Gobernanza de las Universidades Nacionales de la Región Apurímac
Authors: Nolasco-Carbajal Elio , Huayapa-Huaynacho Mauro , López-Ibáñez Silvia S.
Published: July 2023

Given the importance of leadership in managerial competencies and in the search to contrib- ute to the governance of Universities, the research was developed whose purpose was to relate Leader- ship, managerial competencies with University Governance in the field of National Universities of the Apurimac Region. The type of research is basic, correlational level and non-experimental cross-sectional or transectional design. It has content and construct validity of the study variables. A self-administered instrument was applied through the google form to 281 students, 35 teachers and 10 administrative serv- ers distributed by means of a proportional allocation to both universities. To determine the correlation, the analysis was carried out through the crossing of variables. The normality test was determined using Kol- mogorov Smirnov, based on the results it was determined to use Spearman's Rho statistic for the purpose of testing the hypothesis. The results obtained indicate that Leadership and management skills have a significant relationship with the governance of the José María Arguedas National University and the Mi- caela Bastidas de Apurímac National University.
Un sistema de monitoreo de una estación meteorológica basado en IoT con un bot de Telegram
Authors: Contreras-Salas Lintol , Ibarra-Cabrera Manuel J.
Published: July 2023

This research work presents the prototype of a low-cost weather station, with a system of queries made from the Telegram bot. The system includes planning, design, programming and testing for the weather station using Raspberry Pi and Arduino Uno boards and sensors for data reading: temperature, humidity, UV and rain gauge. The user can monitor this data, making queries through the social network Telegram or the website. Field tests were conducted on the rooftop of a house during the months of October, November and December 2022 and the results show that the system works properly.
The Key Genetic Determinants Behind the Phenotypic Heterogeneity of HbE/β-thalassemia Patients and the Probable Management Strategy
Authors: Panja Amrita , Das Brahmarshi , Kanti Dolai Tuphan , Maiti Choudhury Sujata
Published: July 2023

HbE/β-thalassemia is the most common severe form of thalassemia which is very prominent in South East Asian countries. It is responsible for nearly one-half of all the severe types of β-thalassemia all over the world. It is also known to represent a wide range of phenotypic diversity which varies from asymptomatic to transfusion-dependent severe phenotype. The most important predictive factor is mutations within the beta-globin gene (HBB). Apart from the primary genetic modifiers, there are certain other determinants regulating the phenotypic heterogeneity including, co-inheritance of alpha thalassemia mutations and other secondary modifiers including Xmn1 polymorphism, HBS1L-MYB, GATA-1, BCL11A polymorphism, and presence of HPFH mutations. Although the degree of severity is also determined by other tertiary genetic modifiers like increase in serum erythropoietin due to anemia, previous infection with malaria, environmental factors, splenectomy, etc. This review aimed to reveal the potential genetic predictors of HbE/β-thalassemia patients and the probable management strategy. This also enhances the generation of “personalized medicine” for better patient care. The instability of clinical phenotype and remarkable variation indicate careful monitoring of treatment for each patient and the therapeutic approaches should be monitored over time.
Computer Vision Syndrome
Authors: Aghaei Hossein , Abdolalizadeh Parya
Published: July 2023

Using of computers and other video display terminals (VDTs), such as laptops, smart phones, tablets, e-readers, and even watches, are part of our everyday life and more and more users are experiencing a variety of ocular and non-ocular symptoms related to computer use. These complaints include eyestrain, tired eyes, headaches, eye irritation, eye redness, itching, blurred vision, double vision, dry eye, and neck, back, and shoulder pain as extra-ocular issues, which have been termed computer vision syndrome (CVS). Based on pieces of evidence, between 64% and 90% of computer users experience visual symptoms. Children are also affected as they spend many hours each day using digital devices with visual displays for doing schoolwork, especially after starting the COVID-19 era, playing video games, and sending and receiving text messages on cell phones. With the increased use of these electronic devices, CVS is becoming a major public health issue. Proper identification of symptoms and causative factors is necessary for the accurate diagnosis and management. There are some strategies for reducing the complaints related to prolonged use of digital screen devices.
COVID-19 Serological Status in Beta-thalassemia Patients in Iran: A Retrospective Descriptive Study
Authors: Ansari Damavandi Shahla , Sayyahfar Shirin , Ashayeri Neda , Shamspour Maryam , Jafari Masoumeh , Salahi Sarvenaz
Published: July 2023

Background: Patients with beta-thalassemia (BT) are more prone to infections than others, especially when they have some risk factors. Some reports showed the lower severity of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in this population. Objectives: In this study, we aimed to determine the serological status of COVID-19 in BT patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in September 2020-February 2021 at Ali-Asghar Children's Hospital, Iran. All major and intermedia β-thalassemia patients dependent on blood transfusion were enrolled in this study. Demographic information, including age, gender, thalassemia type, history of splenectomy, and blood type, were recorded in a checklist. Moreover, the patients were asked about their exposure to COVID-19, and the related symptoms, such as cough, fever, headache, and anosmia, in the last six months. The enrolled cases were examined for anti-COVID-19 IgM and IgG to determine the serological status against this virus. Results: The positive IgG and IgM tests against COVID-19 were in 35.7% (25/70) and 20% (14/70) of cases, respectively, while 42.9% (30/70) were either IgM- or IgG-positive. Among the serologically positive cases, six had a history of at least one symptom suspicious of COVID-19. These six included one fever, two coughs, one anosmia, one dyspnea, and one cough and anosmia. Only one of the patients was hospitalized (1%) with fever and dyspnea. No Intensive Care Unit admission or mortality was reported. Conclusions: It seems that COVID-19 is more likely to be mild or asymptomatic in patients with BT.
La voz de la disidencia: Homilética donatista entre texto, contexto y metatexto
Authors: Zocca Elena ,   Order of Augustinian Recollects
Published: July 2023

Donatist preachers used Scripture to accredit their own church and discredit the rival one. But Catholics and Donatists shared the same scriptural background, and so the same verses were sometimes referred to opposing points of view. The congregation, disoriented, took advantage of spatial proximity of the two communities and made their way back and forth between one and the other church to ask questions and get answers. This gave rise to a kind of living intertextuality and to a virtually endless hermeneutics.
El incremento de la racionalidad filosófica en los diálogos agustinianos posteriores al bautismo
Authors: Ceci Vincenzo , Eguiarte B. Enrique A. ,   Order of Augustinian Recollects
Published: July 2023

This article compares the De ordine and the De libero arbitrio in order to show how in the works after the so-called “Dialogues of Cassiciacum” a greater philosophical and dialectical complexity is evident. In particular, the complexity of the method used is analysed, the development of the topic of moral evil is highlighted, as well as the issue of the necessity of evil.
‘Mira profunditas eloquiorum tuorum’: Agustín intérprete de los primeros versículos del Génesis en las ‘Confessiones’ y en el ‘De Genesi ad litteram’
Authors: Moro Enrico ,   Order of Augustinian Recollects
Published: July 2023

The paper provides a thorough and extensive analysis of the interpretations of Gen. 1:1-2b formulated and discussed in the Confessiones (Book XII) and in the De Genesi ad litteram (Book I). The investigation aims at bringing out both the logic underlying Augustine’s argumentation and its conformity with the hermeneutic pluralism programmatically theorized in these two works.
La mistagogia en San Ambrosio y San Agustín. Dos formas de iniciación cristiana en los siglos IV y V
Authors: Weinberg Heinrich ,   Order of Augustinian Recollects
Published: July 2023

The article presents the catechumenal theology of St. Ambrose and St. Augustine, highlighting in the former, four elements proper to the baptismal itinerary of Milan, such as the agonistic character of the baptismal preparation, the biblical catechesis related to the biblical characters of the Old Testament, the virtues and the rite of the Effetá. Thirdly, the importance of the Traditio Symboli in Milan with its theology is highlighted, and finally the secret that St. Ambrose kept on the rites of Christian initiation, in order to arise curiosity in those who were going to receive them. Subsequently, the theology of two rites belonging to the Easter Vigil, namely, the washing of the feet and the post-baptismal anointing with myrum, is discussed. The second part of the article, presents the Augustinian theology of the catechumenate, stressing three elements of the catechumenal process, namely, the fasting and other ascetic practices, the traditio symboli and the traditio orationis. On the post-baptismal rites the article emphasises the Eucharistic catechesis preached on Easter Sunday with its special characteristics and the final procession that was done on the last day of the Easter Week to a memoria martyrum.
Neoliberalism
Authors: Arnswald Ulrich ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: July 2023

The criticism of neoliberalism is omnipresent. The term is seemingly self-explanatory, but its original use in public has been forgotten. Its form originated in the international movement of ordoliberalism in the 1930s, which used neoliberalism to describe its distinction from laissez-faire capitalism. This conceptual confusion has created considerable consequential problems that overlay today’s debate on the future of the market economy. The fact that the neoliberalism of the ordoliberals is today equated by its critics with the capitalism of the libertarians raises questions. Since the economic dogma of Milton Friedman, who was the inspiration for the so-called Chicago Boys in Chile, whose economic policy was first captured by today’s negatively connoted term neoliberalism, this approach needs to be looked at more closely. Should the ideas of the Chicago school of thought substantially distinguish themselves from the other currents of economic liberalism, a solution to the confusion of terms could be possible, giving a new twist to the debate on the market economy. Such a clarifiation would be of fundamental importance for the ethical question of the social orientation of the economic order, since ordoliberalism was in turn the godfather of the social market economy. Furthermore, this would have consequences for applied political ethics in the context of political theories of justice, whose theoretical constructs reflect the existing economic order as a fact of experience.
Partnership models in online learning design and the barriers for successful collaboration
Authors: Rotar Olga
Published: July 2023

The design of quality online courses is a team task, as this process requires multiple areas of expertise that are not typically possessed by a single individual. Yet, existing models of stakeholder partnerships in online learning design, and their nature, has yet to be explored in depth. This study was designed to address this gap. Using the PRISMA guidance, twenty-one articles that documented the experience of teamwork in designing online courses or programmes were analysed. For each study, a reported partnership model, stakeholders involved in the teamwork, and barriers to their communication were considered. Six partnership models in online learning design were identified: mentoring and guidance; equal collaboration; technical or formal support; multisectoral collaboration; focus on relationship building; and an iterative or flexible approach. Key barriers to establishing successful partnerships include poor knowledge of the design process, lack of financial incentives, no adequate regulation of the design process, insufficient project planning and management, time constraints and required time commitments, increased workload, and psychological barriers.
Measurement of Methytetrahydrofolate Level among Sudanese Women with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Khartoum state 2023
Authors:   Darfur University College, Sudan,, Mohamed said Nedaa Ahmed ,   Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, National University, Sudan, Babiker Sara Elsadig ,   National Center for Neurological Sciences, Khartoum, Sudan,, Alabid Tyseer ,   Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Khartoum, Sudan, Alrahman Nedaa Abd ,   Gharb El-Niel College-Sudan, Merghani Maye M. ,   Nahda College, Sudan
Published: July 2023

Hypertensive disorders are a common complication of pregnancy that put women and their fetuses at disproportionate risk for further complications, as well as a life-long sequela. This study aimed to measure the Methytetrahydrofolate Level (folate) among Sudanese women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. This were a case-control hospital-based study conducted at the laboratory of the Omdurman maternity hospital – in Khartoum, Sudan during the period of January 2023 to March 2023. It included All patients attending Omdurman maternity hospital that diagnosed with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and apparently healthy women were included as a control group. ELIZA (mindary 8000) was used for folate level measurement. The mean of folate levels in the cases was (12.9± 3.7), and in the control group was (33.9±2.5), when compared the folate mean between the case and control group there was a highly significant decrease with (p. v= 0.001). While the folate level had insignificant differences with the history of hypertension and types of hypertensive pregnancy (p. v > 0.05). Also has appositive correlation with the age (p. v<0.05). In the Sudanese women with hypertensive pregnancy the folate level was significantly decreased when compared between the case and control group, and had insignificant differences with the history of hypertension, and types of hypertensive pregnancy and had a positive correlation with the age.
Analisis Keterampilan Berbicara pada Pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia Siswa Kelas IV MIS Istiqomah Al-Ulya Desa Payageli
Authors: Puspita Anggun Dela , Balqis Annisa , Syakira Fitri , Arisqo Windi Putri
Published: July 2023

The purpose of the research in this preliminary study is to (1) know the speaking skills of class IV in MIS Istiqomah Al-Ulya Payageli (School, (2) find out the factors that affect the speaking skills of class IV, (3) find out solutions to improve the speaking skills of fourth grade students. The method in this research is descriptive with the type of case study research. The analysis techniques used in this study are qualitative and quantitative. Timing of data collection begins on Juny 20, 2023 until completion. The subjects in this preliminary study were 23 students in grade IV and 1 in class IV in MIS Istiqomah Al-Ulya Payageli. The observations showed that it was difficult for students to convey verbally about stories that had been known before, the implementation of the learning method was not in accordance with the material being studied. The test results state that 3 students get grades above the KKM out of a total of 23 grade IV students, with the KKM determined by the school that is 70, the data shows that there are 20 students who score below the KKM so that the average value of students is 62. Drawing conclusions in the preliminary study this can be said that the learning methods applied to Indonesian language learning are not appropriate so that students' speaking skills have not been maximally achieved.
Peranan Penting Evaluasi Pembelajaran pada Menulis Permulaan
Authors: Magdalena Ina , Ramdhan Ananda Sinta , Zaudah Dessiana , Azizah Nur
Published: July 2023

Evaluation is part of the assessment on each subject. Evaluation carried out on an ongoing basis will allow the assessor to assess the extent to which the program is being developed to achieve the goals that have been designed. Beginning writing is the ability to write that is taught to students in the early stages, namely in grades I and II, with this ability students are expected to be able to express their thoughts and feelings accompanied by by writing. This type of research is descriptive with a quantitative approach. In this research is expected to be able to describe the real situation in the field. According to Mukhtar (2013.10) the descriptive-quantitative method is a method used by researchers to find knowledge or theories about this researcher using a qualitative descriptive method. By collecting data, observation and in-depth interviews. Based on the results of evaluation research on learning to start writing at SD Negeri Mekarsari 1 Rajeg Using evaluation, which consists of several tests and non-tests (formative) as well as tests and non-tests (summative), and the results of the discussion of one of the teachers at SD Negen 1 Rajeg, Behau uses several steps in conducting evaluation of initial writing, namely, 1 Implement tests, both tests and non-tests, in the evaluation process chain the teacher must make a learning evaluation, the evaluation process can be completed by carrying out tests or tests, which can occur at the beginning, middle or end of the learning process in one semester. There are four basic language skills that must be possessed by every student, namely listening ability, speaking ability, seeing ability, and writing ability. The purpose of writing the beginning has the goal of teaching and training.
Rezumarea automată în inteligența artificială prin învățare nesupravegheată: TextRank
Authors:   Romanian Academy, Sfetcu Nicolae
Published: July 2023

Rezumarea automată este procesul de sumarizare a unui document text cu un program de calculator pentru a crea un rezumat care să rețină cele mai importante puncte ale documentului original. Tehnologiile care pot face un rezumat coerent iau în considerare variabile precum lungimea, stilul de scriere și sintaxa. Învățarea automată este un subdomeniu al inteligenței artificiale dedicat înțelegerii și construirii de metode care permit mașinilor să ”învețe”. Un algoritm de extragere a frazelor cheie este TextRank, careexploatează structura textului în sine pentru a determina expresiile cheie care apar „centrale” pentru text.
Grouping Economies Based on Digitalisation Performance via Candecomp/Parafac Model and Cluster Analysis
Authors: Zakaryan Hrachya
Published: July 2023

Key words: digital economy, Republic of Armenia, three-dimensional data set, extraction of latent components, agglomerative hierarchical clustering, k-means clustering

Digital transformation and interconnected processes cause many urgent issues, making it important to reorganize public policy implementation. National economies become more interconnected, which means that it is necessary to examine the possible connections between them and realise the main drivers of current realities. Such results are more valuable in the context of digitalisation.
In this research, cluster analysis for 25 countries is conducted using 6 digital economy indicators, based on their percentage change values for 10 years. The aims of the research are to find the way those economies are grouped, as well as the driving forces of such a division. The scientific novelty is the usage of the Candecomp/Parafac model, as a three-dimensional data set is used. After the extraction of latent components, agglomerative hierarchical and the k-means clustering algorithms are used, based on the country mode values.
In order to implement policies that promote the development of the digital economy in the Republic of Armenia, it is crucial to study how the countries included in the same cluster as Armenia make it homogeneous, what are the common problems and the best practices of solving them. Further research might shed light on the processes that influence the phenomena, considered as latent indicators of digital transformation.
Internal inventory control and performance management of a commercial enterprise in the San Martin region – Peru
Authors: García Peña Mercy , López Ocmin Liz Shirley , Romero-Carazas Rafael
Published: July 2023

One of the essential processes, implemented in an entity with the purpose of providing a high degree of security regarding the achievement of its proposed goals, is internal control. Such control plays a pivotal role in the administrative-accounting machinery in the business sector. Hence, the objective was to determine the correlation between inventory internal control and the performance management of a commercial emporium in the San Martin region of Peru. To this end, a quantitative study with a non-experimental, correlational, and cross-sectional design was undertaken. As a result, through correlation examination using the Spearman's Rho method, it was found that there is a significant relationship derived from the control of product reception with performance management. Likewise, it is evident that inventory internal control has an indissoluble link with the performance management of businesses in the commercial emporium of that region.
Patient Compliance Patterns on Therapeutic Success of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Medication at La Temmamala Hospital in Sopping, South Sulawesi
Authors:   Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar city, Sukmawati Sukmawati , Emelda Andi ,   Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar city, Nurfajriani Nurfajriani ,   3 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar city
Published: July 2023

Patient compliance is a determining factor for successful therapy, especially for long-term treatment such as diabetes mellitus. Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the level of adherence and the influence of the characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in using drugs at the Regional General Hospital of La Temmamala, Soppeng. Thirty respondents who met the entry criteria in this study. Data were obtained prospectively. Respondents were interviewed using a demographic questionnaire and an MMAS-8 questionnaire (Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8). The results of the study showed low compliance level of 43.3%, medium 36.7%, and high 20.0%. Exercising status, co-morbidities, regimen therapy, and checking fasting blood sugar gave significant results on the level of adherence (p<0.05). other factors such as level of educational factors, profession, duration of diagnosis, dietary pattern, smoking, and the varian drug had no effect on compliance (p>0.05). Compliance of most respondents was low (43.3%). Exercise status, comorbidities, regimen therapy, and fasting blood sugar test results are the factors that affect adherence.
Frontline management of transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (TINDMM) in Canada
Authors: Venner Christopher , Varghese Julia
Published: July 2023

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematologic malignancy characterized by clonal proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow leading to end organ dysfunction including hypercalcemia, anemia, renal dysfunction, and/or bony lytic lesions. The median age of diagnosis is 69 years of age with approximately one-third of newly diagnosed patients presenting over age 75. Therefore, a significant portion of patients presenting with newly diagnosed MM are considered ineligible for transplant due to chronological age, comorbidities or frailty. This category represents a largely heterogeneous group of patients. With options for frontline management rapidly changing, practitioners must consider the optimal treatment modality.
Initiating venetoclax treatment: Clinical practice pearls
Authors: Prajapati Dwip
Published: July 2023

Overexpression of BCL-2 has been demonstrated in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells where it mediates tumor cell survival and has been associated with resistance to chemotherapeutics. Venetoclax is a selective and orally bioavailable small- molecule inhibitor of BCL-2, an anti-apoptotic protein. Based on evidence demonstrating improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS), it has been approved in Canada for various regimens in the treatment of CLL and AML (i.e., venetoclax monotherapy, venetoclax/obinutuzumab and venetoclax/rituximab for CLL and venetoclax/azacitidine for AML). Initiation of venetoclax can be complicated as it requires ramp-up dosing with bloodwork and hydration to reduce the risk for tumor lysis syndrome (TLS). This article will focus on providing guidance during the initiation of venetoclax, particularly in resource limited centres.
Thermo power plant “Kosovo B”– a pollution source for Sitnica River
Authors: KAJTAZI Besime
Published: July 2023

Kosovo’s waters are unevenly distributed in time and space. Kosovo is water scarce, and it also has the low level of water resources development and storage. In particular Iber basin is water stressed, but in the next 20 years it is expected that all Kosovo’s basins will be water stressed [1]. This is due to population and general economic growth, and resource variability. The anticipated revitalization of the irrigation and mining sector and additional demands from the energy sector will increase pressure on new water demands. For these reasons, the water quality of existing resources will become an ever-growing problem if not addressed now.
Political destability and economic crisis have produced population losses in Albania
Authors: KAPRATA Gentian , LUBONJA Otjela
Published: July 2023

Since the early 1990s, Albania has entered the path of transition from a monist country of Stalinist socialism and a central planning economy to a country of liberal democracy and a free market economy. This journey has produced, in addition to economic and political freedoms for citizens and everything positive that comes from them, also negative phenomena for society. One of the most evident is the significant decline of the resident population in the country. As we will see in this paper, the population decline during the transition years has come as a result of the two most important contributing components to the country’s demographic level: (i) external migration; and (ii) lowering the birth rate. While external migration is directly reflected in the decline of the country’s resident population, the decline in fertility has an indirect impact because together with the death rate they shape the level of natural population growth. Both of these together, external migration and the level of natural population growth, directly shape the demographic level of the country. This paper observes these two important indicators in a historical dynamic, starting from the 15th century, a time when we can find published information and statistics. In this time context, the paper analyzed the statistics collected in relation to these two demographic indicators, and found that there is a very clear link between the increase in external migration and the decrease in the Synthetic Fertility Index (ISF) with political and economic crises. which the Albanian society has faced during the period under observation. Every time a political instability has been presented, starting from the second half of the 15th century until today, so many times Albanians have left the country. Likewise, the difficult economic situation (i) between the years 1960-1990 of the last century, as a result of the central planning economy, and (ii) the difference between the high economic expectations of the citizens and the actual economic reality in the country along years of transition, have resulted in a steady decline in ISF.
The impact of micro:bit technology use on improving students’ coding skills
Authors: MERSINLLARI Eriksen , PAPAJORGJI Petraq
Published: July 2023

This study analyses the use of micro:bit to improve the coding performance and the analytical skills of kids in elementary school. A sample of 460 students ranging from 6th grade to 9th grade and 60 IT teachers were selected and analyzed. Both students’ skills and teachers’ abilities were the focus of the effort to point out the role of the method micro:bit was used to improve overall students’ coding abilities and academic performance. In the end, a web-based application is designed to allow students to get enrolled to attend specific coding courses and thus, improve their coding abilities.
Albania’s urban and territorial dimension was a product of the savage communist past and the difficult transition of the country
Authors: KAPRATA Gentian
Published: July 2023

Albania of the fourth decade of transition presents a series of problems related to the urban and territorial development. This paper analyzes the initial causes of urban and territorial problems, which are correlated to the savage communist past and beginnings of the political and economic transition of the country. At the end of the communist regime, Albania was one of the countries of the socialist camp with the highest level of implementation of the ideology, principles and practices of Stalinist socialism, which made the Albanian political transition very difficult. Lack of democratic heritage, high level of indoctrination of society and especially the ruling elite of the transition, were the main reasons for this delay. The economic transition of the country also presented a strong challenge. The central planning economy, in the last years of its implementation, would fail in many respects. This would bring, not only an extreme poverty of Albanian families in the moments of transition, but also a real lack of economic activities, which in a private management could bring more employment to the population in the future. This general context of the transition would reflect the same difficulties in the transition of territorial governance, as an integral part of the transition as a whole. The liberal and democratization reforms pursued in the early years would include land ownership, buildings, housing, urban planning and development processes. As a consequent, the country has experienced a high decline in the resident population, as a result of foreign emigration. But what influenced the strong changes of the urban, territorial and spatial dimension of the country, was internal migration. This massive internal migration would reshape the territorial model of population distribution across national territory, the spatial structure of the inhabited centers and the urban quality of life in Albanian cities. There are four most important preconditions that would produce this massive internal migration, which originate from the savage communist past and the political and economic transition reforms: the inability of the territorial government to understand its new role in urban and territorial issues; the decline of basic public services (education, health) as a result of the departure of ‘nominees’ from the party-state in cities different from those of their origin; loss of employment of citizens in state-owned, bankrupt, closed or in-the-process–of-privatization enterprises; free movement of citizens and freedom to choose residence. Two would be the main financiers of this construction development that shaped the urban and territorial model of the country, which originate from the political and economic transition reforms: income provided by interaction in the free market of real estate from citizens who had privatized state-owned housing in their use; remittances provided in emigration, after allowing the free movement of citizens outside the national territory.
Concepções de adultos com deficiência acerca das condições de trabalho no contexto de pandemia da COVID-19
Authors: Pavão Michelle Roberta , Dias Walquiria  Pereira da Silva , Galvani Márcia Duarte
Published: July 2023

O objetivo deste estudo é analisar o relato de adultos com deficiência acerca da rotina trabalhista vivida no contexto de pandemia da COVID-19 e descrever a dinâmica de trabalho. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de cunho qualitativo, com enfoque interpretativista e descritivo-exploratório. Participaram 11 adultos com deficiência, inseridos no mercado de trabalho. Para a coleta de dados, utilizou-se um roteiro semiestruturado de entrevista. As entrevistas ocorreram via utilização do aplicativo Google Meet e foram gravadas, transcritas e revisitadas pelas pesquisadoras. As análises das informações tiveram por base a análise de conteúdo. Como resultados, verificou-se que a rotina trabalhista durante a pandemia foi majoritariamente baseada no trabalho remoto, afastamento, demissão, redução e/ou flexibilização do horário de serviço, bem como mudança do vínculo empregatício. Os aspectos positivos considerados durante a pandemia em relação ao trabalho foram a flexibilização de tempo, dedicação a outras tarefas, autonomia e independência. Como aspectos negativos foram apontados plataformas digitais, dificuldade de comunicação, medo de demissão, aumento ou diminuição da demanda de serviço e a falta de interação social. Conclui-se que há questões que atravessam ações excludentes, tendo como alvo as pessoas com deficiência. Por outro lado, algumas situações relatadas, como o desemprego, representam uma realidade enfrentada por muitos trabalhadores brasileiros com e sem deficiência no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19, que refletem a lógica capitalista no mercado de trabalho.