bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
الكفاءة الوالدية وعلاقتها بالتمكين النفسي لدى طلبة الجامعة
Authors: علي عناد زامل العايدي م. د
Published: April 2021

يهدف البحث الحالي التعرف على مستوى الكفاءة الوالدية والتمكين النفسي لدى طلبة الجامعة  ، وكذلك الكشف عن العلاقة  بين الكفاءة الوالدية والتمكين النفسي لدى طلبة الجامعة ، وقد تبنى الباحث مقياس الكفاءة الوالدية وبنى مقياس التمكين النفسي ، وقد روعي في بناء وتبني المقياسين مؤشرا صدق البناء والثبات ، وقد تحدد البحث الحالي بطلبة كلية التربية جامعة واسط للعام الدراسي (2018- 2019) ، وتألفت عينة الدراسة الحالية من (400) طالباً وطالبة  تم اختيارهم عشوائيا من المجتمع والبالغ عددهما (14000) طالباً وطالبة ، وحُللِّت البيانات إحصائياً باستعمال الحقيبة الإحصائية للعلوم الاجتماعية (SPSS) وأظهرت النتائج ما يأتي:

ان طلبة الجامعة في محافظة واسط يتمتعون بالكفاءة الوالدية .
ان طلبة الجامعة في محافظة واسط بالتمكين النفسي .
هناك علاقة ارتباطية دالة موجبة بين متغيري البحث الكفاءة الوالدية والتمكين النفسي .

   وقد وضع الباحث جملة من التوصيات والمقترحات على أساس النتائج التي خرج بها البحث الحالي
الفنادق ودورها في النشاط التجاري لبلاد المغرب خلال العصر الاسلامي
Authors: حارث علي عبد الله د.
Published: April 2021

إن الفنادق بصورة عامة تعد من أماكن السكن أو الاستراحة للمسافرين، للتمتع بالراحة والتخفيف من آلام السفر لمدة من الزمن، إلا أن دراستنا هذه جاءت على العكس تماماً، إذ سلطنا الضوء على الفندق من الناحية التجارية ودوره في الحركة التجارية. إذ ظهرت له أهميتان، الأولى في دوره في قضاء التجار بعض الأوقات اثناء تنقلهم من مكان لآخر، أما الأمية الثانية فقد برزت في عقد الاتفاقات التجارية بين الأطراف أو التجار اثناء إقامتهم فيه، فضلاً عن عن اهميته في حفظ سلامتهم وبضاعتهم التي كانوا يتجولون بها من اجل بيعها بين المدن المغربة المختلفة. ونتيجة لهذه الأهمية فقد اهتمت السلطات المتعاقبة على الحفاظ على الفنادق والاهتمام بها من حيث تأمينها وكذلك نظيم حركة التجار والتجارة في الوقت نفسه من خلال فرض الضرائب عل التعاملات التجارية.
أراء قدامى العرب والمحدثين ونظريات المستشرقين حول فرضية الاصل السامي للخط العربي
Authors: رحيم هاشم طه
Published: April 2021

ان البحث عن نشوء الكتابة العربية يعد من الموضوعات المهمة، لما طرح من نظريات مختلفة عن هذه النشأة اذ لم يصل المستشرقين الى رأي واضح رغم ما قدموه من نظريات مختلفة. ومن بين تلك النظريات الحديثة القائلة بان اصل الكتابة العربية جاء من تطور سامي اي من عائلة اللغات السامية كالكتابات النبطية أو السريانية وغيرها من باقي خطوط اللغات السامية القريبة من اللغة العربية.
من خلال هذا البحث سنتناول ما قدمه المستشرقين من دراسات عن أصل نشوء الكتابة العربية قبل الاسلام اثناء التنقيبات الاثارية واكتشافهم لنقوش كثيرة بمختلف اجناس اللغات السامية التي دونت قبل الاسلام بما فيها النقوش الآرامية، وما اشتق منها من الكتابات الاخرى كـ(النبطية؛ التدمرية؛ السريانية) وكذلك الكتابة العربية الجنوبية المكتوبة بالخط المسند. ومن هذا التباين في الرأي عن اصل نشأة الكتابة بالخط العربي تبلورت فكرة بحثنا هذا لتوضيح اقرب رأي علمي دقيق عن اصل نشأة الخط العربي وتطوره وجذوره الأركيولوجية.
Strategi Pembelajaran Ips Dimasa Pendemi Covid-19 Smp Negri 3 Danau Panggang
Authors: ABDURRAHIM
Published: April 2021

Sejak maraknya virus corona (covid-19) yang mulai menyebar kesegala arah yang ada dipermukan bumi, mengharuskan manusia untuk beradaptasi membuat sesuatu aktivitas baru yang bahkan sebelumnya belum pernak terpikirkan oleh seorangpun, bagaimana tidak aktivitas yang dulu dilakukan dengan tanpa batas serta dilakukan di luar berubah menjadi aktivitas yang hanya boleh dilakukan di dalam rumah dan dengan batasan – batasan yang diberlakukan untuk mencegah penularan virus covid-19. Covid-19 tidak hanya berdampak pada satu aspek saja akan tetapi hampir semua sendi kehidupan kena dampak dari adanya virus-19 ini tidak terkecuali, pada aspek pendidikan yang mengharuskan perubahan desain pembelajaran yang awalnya tatap muka berubah menjadi pembelajaran daring (Online). Sesuai surat keputasan dari kemendikbud guna memutus rantai penularan covid-19 ini seluruh sekolah dialihkan mejadi pembelajaran daring. Bebagai macam strategi dilakukan untuk memfasilitasi peserta didik untuk mendapatkan pembelajaran yang efektif. Begitu juga pada sekolah SMP negri 3 Danau Panggang, dimana strategi yang merekan lakukan sedikit berbeda dengan yang lain mengingat berbagai kendala yang dilakukan seperti, koneksi jaringan yang sangat tidak stabil, peserta didik yang terlena akan suasana belajar yang santai sertaa masih baanyak lagi kendala – kendala yang dialami lainnya.
PENGARUH PEMBINAAN DEBITUR TERHADAP KUALITAS KREDIT PADA PT. BANK TABUNGAN NEGARA (Persero) Tbk. CABANG MAKASSAR
Authors: Daga Rosnaini
Published: April 2021

Tujuan penelitian yang dilakukan oleh penulis adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh pembinaan debitur terhadap kualitas kredit pada PT. Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk. Cabang Makassar. Data yang digunakan dalam skripsi ini adalah data yang diperoleh dari nasabah yang telah mengambil kredit pada PT. Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk. Cabang Makassar dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan menggunakan Analisis Regresi Sederhana dab diolah menggunakan Software Statistic Program For Social Science.Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa pembinaan debitur bank pada PT. Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk. Cabang Makassar berpengaruh positif terhadap kualitas kredit.
PENGARUH STRATEGI KEMITRAAN BANK TERHADAP KEPUASAN NASABAH PADA PT. BANK MEGA Tbk. CABANG AHMAD YANI MAKASSAR
Authors: Daga Rosnaini
Published: April 2021

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untukmenganalisisstrategikemitraan yang dilakukanolehPT. Bank Mega Tbk Cabang Ahmad Yani Makassar.Adapun metode analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis deskriptif, analisis regresi linear berganda, uji validitas, uji reliabilitas, dan uji t.Berdasarkan hasil analisis regresi berganda yang telah dilakukan maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa strategi kemitraan yang terdiri dari : pemasaran yang berkelanjutan dan pemasaran secara individu mempunyai pengaruh yang positif dan signifikan terhadap kepuasan nasabah pada PT. Bank Mega, Tbk. Cabang Ahmad YaniMakassar.Dari hasil pengujian regresi maka dapat diketahui bahwa variabel dari strategi kemitraan yang paling dominan berpengaruh terhadap kepuasan nasabah pada PT. Bank Mega, Tbk. Cabang Ahmad YaniMakassaradalahpemasaransecaraindividu.
Differential expression of UNC5B in cancers of the breast.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: April 2021

Breast cancer affects women at relatively high frequency (1). We mined published microarray datasets (2, 3) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the systems level genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with breast cancer. We report here significant differential expression of the gene encoding unc-5 netrin receptor B, UNC5B, when comparing primary tumors of the breast to the tissue of origin, the normal breast. UNC5B mRNA was present at significantly higher quantities in tumors of the breast as compared to normal breast tissue. Analysis of human survival data revealed that expression of UNC5B in primary tumors of the breast was correlated with overall survival in patients with basal type cancer. UNC5B may be of relevance to initiation, maintenance or progression of cancers of the female breast.
What are the agent (Covid-19 virus) factors responsible for continuation & recurrence of SARS-CoV-2/ Covid -19? How does environmental and host factors of epidemiological triad do influence ongoing pandemic?
Authors: Kumar Dr Piyush
Published: April 2021

AbstractBackground – The SARS-CoV-2/ Covid -19 pandemic is still going on and globally healthcare system is overstressed with this new burden added with previous NCD & CD in existence. The First human case of this global pandemic was reported from Wuhan city of China in December 2019. Objective – The main objective of this study is to illustrate the key features of Covid -19 virus responsible for continuation and recurrence of this pandemic as well as current latest status in brief. Setting and design – Different aspects of Covid -19 structural variations and its effect will be analysed. Brief details about epidemiological triad will be outlined. Methodology – The explanation will be given to title through analysis of several accredited findings. The cause of perpetuation of Covid -19 can be understood by the way of infections and other related factors. Result- Several factors are responsible for the continuation of the pandemic.Conclusion – In the epidemiological triad we have agent/host/environment.....
The need for accessibility to chloride to solubilize insoluble salts may underlie some cases of hypertension
Authors: Liao Lipeng , Gan Tao , Lin Yuhan , David Chanyuk Lam , Ouyang Jess Lan , Liu Qiuyun
Published: April 2021

Hypertension is the greatest risk factor for stroke. It is the most common comorbidity of COVID-19, and may be partly caused by the widespread distribution of insoluble and stiff calcium salts such as calcium oxalate. As an intrinsic defensive mechanism, tissues in hypertensive individuals increase blood pressure to pump NaCl to inaccessible parts of the body, and chloride, as a strong anion can solubilize insoluble and rigid salts which are stressful to cells.
ANALISIS PENERAPAN STRATEGI MARKETING PRODUK E- MONEY PADA PT.BANK MANDIRI (Persero) Tbk. KANTOR WILAYAH REGION X SULAWESI DAN MALUKU
Authors: Daga Rosnaini
Published: April 2021

Penelitian ini berjudul tentang Analisis Penerapan Strategi Marketing Produk E-money Pada PT. Bank Mandiri (persero) Tbk. Kantor wilayah Region X Sulawesi Dan Maluku. Dengan Stujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis Strategi Marketing yang diterapkan PT. Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk. Kantor wilayah Region X Sulawesi Dan Maluku. Metode analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Pokok bahasan penelitian adalah penerapan Strategi Marketing yang diterapkan PT. Bank Mandiri (persero) Tbk. Kantor wilayah Region X Sulawesi Dan Maluku.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan strategi marketing untuk menarik konsumen menggunakan produk e-money pada PT. Bank Mandiri (persero) Tbk. Kantor Wilayah Region X Sulawesi dan Maluku diterapkan adalah Strategi Marketing dengan 5 (lima) Indikator, yaitu : a) Segmentasi pasar, b) Market positioning, c) Market Entry Strategy, d) Market Mix Strategy dan d) Timing strategy.
Raising awareness about measurement error in research on unconscious mental processes
Authors: Vadillo Miguel A. , Malejka Simone , Lee Daryl Yu Heng , Dienes Zoltan , Shanks David
Published: April 2021

Experimental psychologists often neglect the poor psychometric properties of the dependent measures collected in their studies. In particular, a low reliability of measures can have dramatic consequences for the interpretation of key findings in some of the most popular experimental paradigms, especially when strong inferences are drawn from the absence of statistically significant correlations. In research on unconscious cognition, for instance, it is commonly argued that the lack of a correlation between task performance and measures of awareness or explicit recollection of the target stimuli provides strong support for the conclusion that the cognitive processes underlying performance must be unconscious. Using contextual cuing of visual search as a case study, we show that given the low reliability of the dependent measures collected in these studies, it is usually impossible to draw any firm conclusion about the unconscious character of this effect from correlational analyses. Furthermore, both a psychometric meta-analysis of the available evidence and a cognitive-modeling approach suggest that, in fact, we should expect to see very low correlations between performance and awareness at the empirical level, even if both constructs are perfectly related at the latent level. Convincing evidence for the unconscious character of contextual cuing and other effects will most likely demand richer and larger datasets, coupled with more powerful analytic approaches.
A Tutorial on Bayesian Single-Test Reliability Analysis with JASP
Authors: Pfadt Julius M. , van den Bergh Don , Sijtsma Klaas , Wagenmakers Eric-Jan
Published: April 2021

The current practice of reliability analysis is both uniform and troublesome: most reports consider only Cronbach’s α, and almost all reports focus exclusively on a point estimate, disregarding the impact of sampling error. In an attempt to improve the status quo we have implemented Bayesian estimation routines for five popular single-test reliability coefficients in the open-source statistical software program JASP. Using JASP, researchers can easily obtain Bayesian credible intervals to indicate a range of plausible values and thereby quantify the precision of the point estimate. In addition, researchers may use the posterior distribution of the reliability coefficients to address practically relevant questions such as “What is the probability that the reliability of my test is larger than a threshold value of .80?”. In this tutorial article, we outline how to conduct a Bayesian reliability analysis in JASP and correctly interpret the results. By making available a computationally complex procedure in an easy-to-use software package, we hope to motivate researchers to include uncertainty estimates whenever reporting the results of a single-test reliability analysis.
Real-Time Prediction of Short Time Scale Fluctuations in Cognitive Workload
Authors: Boehm Udo , Matzke Dora , Gretton Matthew Benjamin , Castro Spencer C. , Cooper Joel , Skinner Michael , Strayer David , Heathcote Andrew
Published: April 2021

Human operators often experience large fluctuations in cognitive workload over seconds time scales that can lead to sub-optimal performance, ranging from overload to neglect. Adaptive automation could potentially address this issue, but to do so it needs to be aware of real-time changes in operators’ spare cognitive capacity, so it can provide help in times of peak demand and take advantage of troughs to elicit operator engagement. However, it is unclear whether rapid changes in task demands are reflected in similarly rapid fluctuations in spare capacity, and if so what aspects of responses to those demands are predictive the current level of spare capacity. We used the ISO standard Detection Response Task (DRT) to measure cognitive workload approximately every 4 seconds in a demanding task requiring monitoring and refuelling of a fleet of simulated unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). We showed that the DRT provided a valid measure that can detect differences in workload due to changes in the number of UAVs. We used cross-validation to assess whether measures related to task performance immediately preceding the DRT could predict detection performance as a proxy for cognitive workload. Although the simple occurrence of task events had weak predictive ability, composite measures that tapped operators’ situational awareness with respect to fuel levels were much more effective. We conclude that cognitive workload does vary rapidly as a function of recent task events, and that real-time predictive models of operators’ cognitive workload provide a potential avenue for automation to adapt without an ongoing need for intrusive workload measurements.
Population ethical intuitions
Authors: Caviola Lucius , Althaus David , Mogensen Andreas , Goodwin Geoffrey
Published: April 2021

Is humanity worthwhile? And where should the human species be headed in the future? In part, the answers to these questions require us to morally evaluate the (potential) human population in terms of its size and aggregate welfare. This assessment lies at the heart of population ethics. Our investigation across nine experiments (N = 5,776) aimed to answer three questions about how lay people aggregate welfare across people: (1) Do they weigh happiness and suffering symmetrically?; (2) Do they focus more on the average or total welfare of a given population?; and (3) Do they account only for currently existing lives, or also lives that could yet exist? We found that, first, participants believed that more happy than unhappy people were needed in order for the whole population to be net positive (Studies 1a-c). Second, participants had a preference both for populations with greater total and greater average welfare each (Study 3a-d). Their focus on average welfare even led them (remarkably) to judge it preferable to add new suffering people to an already miserable world, as long as this increased average welfare. But, when prompted to reflect, participants’ preference for the population with the better total welfare became stronger. Third, participants did not consider the creation of new people as morally neutral. Instead, they viewed it as good to create new happy people and as bad to create new unhappy people (Studies 2a-b). Our findings have implications for moral psychology, philosophy and global priority setting.
Computational Psychiatry Needs Time and Context
Authors: Hitchcock Peter , Fried Eiko I , Frank Michael
Published: April 2021

Why has computational psychiatry yet to influence routine clinical practice? One reason may be that it has neglected context and temporal dynamics in the models of certain mental health problems. We develop three heuristics for estimating whether time and context are important to a mental health problem: Is it characterized by a core neurobiological mechanism? Does it follow a straightforward natural trajectory? And is intentional mental content peripheral to the problem? For many problems the answers are no, suggesting that modeling time and context is critical. We review computational psychiatry advances toward this end, including modeling state variation, using domain-specific stimuli, and interpreting differences in context. We discuss complementary network and complex-systems approaches. Novel methods and unification with adjacent fields may inspire a new generation of computational psychiatry.
United States counties with Black Lives Matter protests had larger Democratic swings in the 2020 presidential election
Authors: Thomas Drew
Published: April 2021

Media commentary has proposed that election-year Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, especially riots, drove voters, especially Hispanic voters, away from Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 US presidential election. I test such hypotheses with county-level regression models of 2016-to-2020 one-party swing towards the Democratic presidential candidate, using the presence and intensity of BLM non-riot protests and riots as regressors, controlling for state and background factors. The models (generalized additive models) that control most aggressively for background factors find positive associations between BLM protests and Democratic swing: counties with non-riot BLM protests swung towards Biden by 0.3–0.4 percentage points more, and counties with BLM-associated riots swung towards Biden by 0.4 points more. Counties with relatively many Hispanic voting-age citizens swung similarly towards Biden after non-riot BLM protests, but swung less towards Biden after BLM riots. Inasmuch as these results reflect causal effects of BLM protests, the protests enhanced the Democratic swing but were not electorally decisive. My generalized additive models suggest that BLM protests in 2020 flipped only Arizona and possibly Georgia, narrowly, for Biden.
American Indian and Alaska Native overexposure to foster care and family surveillance in the US: a quantitative overview of contemporary system contact
Authors: Edwards Frank , Rocha Beardall Theresa , Curtis Hannah
Published: April 2021

Following a long history of forced assimilation through family separation, American Indian and Alaska Native children continue to be separated from their families by state child welfare agencies at exceptionally high rates. This study provides insights into the geographies and institutional sites where inequalities emerge. We find that risks of child welfare system contact are highest for AIAN infants, and that risk is highly variable across states. These exceptionally high levels of risk indicate that the crisis of Indian family separation is ongoing. For AIAN children in states like Minnesota, Alaska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Oklahoma, contact with the child welfare system is a routine part of growing up.
Centering race in procedural justice theory: Structural racism and the under- and over-policing of Black communities
Authors: Jackson Jonathan , McKay Tasseli , Cheliotis Leonidas , Bradford Ben , Fine Adam , Trinkner Rick
Published: April 2021

Objective: To centre race in procedural justice theory by incorporating perceptions of the under- and over-policing of Black communities into the framework. Hypotheses: Perceptions of the under- and over-policing of Black communities predict legitimacy, adjusting for perceptions of procedural justice, distributive justice and bounded authority. Identification with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement moderates the partial associations between legitimacy and perceptions of the under- and over-policing of Black communities. Findings pertain to both Black and White research participants alike.Method: A cross-sectional quota sample survey of 1,500 US residents was conducted just after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. In addition to fielding relatively standard measures of legitimacy, procedural justice, distributive justice and bounded authority, we used new measures of under- and over-policing of Black communities and identification with the BLM cause. Data were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) and latent moderated SEM.Results: Perceptions of under- and over-policing of Black communities predicted legitimacy, alongside procedural justice, distributive justice and bounded authority. When people identified with BLM, the relationships between legitimacy and perceptions of the under- and over-policing of Black communities were stronger compared to when people did not identify with BLM. All these results held among Black and White study participants.Conclusions: Incorporating perceptions of the under- and over-policing of Black communities into procedural justice theory is one way to include racialised policing into the framework. The under- and over-policing of Black communities may carry racially-directed messages of diminishment, domination and neglect as well as general messages of unfairness and exclusion that delegitimize the police themselves and the state they represent.
Formation of the Tien Shan North Road, the Silk Road: A Preliminary Report on the First and Second Survey Seasons of the Chuy Valley Archaeological Project (CVAP), Northern Kyrgyz
Authors: Yamafuji Masatoshi , Amanbaeva Bakit , Bazilov Danyar
Published: April 2021

Since 2018, the Chuy Valley Archaeological Project (CVAP) has conducted the comprehensive field survey along a part of the ancient Tien Shan North Road in Kara Balta to answer the following questions: 1) the precise period the road began to use, based on the archaeological evidence; 2) the reason why the road had been used frequently during the early Middle Age, ca. fifth to seventh centuries AD; and 3) the whole spectrum of the habitational history including smaller and nomadic remains not documented in the previous researches. The research area measuring ca. 50 km N–S by ca. 35 km E–W consists of flat alluvial plain in the north and gentle slope of the mountain foot in the south. The two seasons confirmed dozens of archaeological remains containing large scale cities/towns (e.g. Shish Tobe, Ak-Tobe Sretenskoe) and remarkable kurgans already known. Consequently, clear patterns of site distribution could provide critical implications for resolving the research issues. This paper reports the preliminary results of the infield surveys in Autumn 2018 and 2019.
Associations of eating behaviours, fast food purchasing and availability with BMI-for-age z-score among adolescents in Labuan, Malaysia
Authors:   Universiti Putra Malaysia, Ho Shu Fen , Chin Yit Siew ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia, Mohd Shariff Abdul Rashid ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia, Lim Poh Ying ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia
Published: April 2021

Introduction: A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the associations of socio-demographic factors, eating behaviours, fast food purchasing by parents for family meals, and availability of neighbourhood fast-food outlets with BMI-for-age z-score (BAZ) among adolescents. Methods: Through multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method, a total of 420 adolescents from five selected public secondary schools participated in the current study. Data on socio-demographic factors, eating behaviours, and parent’s purchases of fast food were obtained through selfadministered questionnaires. The availability of fast-food outlets was assessed using Geographic Information System (GIS). Body weight and height of the adolescents were measured. Results: The prevalence of overweight, obesity, thinness and severe thinness among adolescents in the present study were 17.6%, 15.5%, 3.1% and 0.7%, respectively. The current findings showed that a higher monthly household income (rs =0.12, p=0.02) and less purchases of fast food by parents for family meals (rs =-0.11, p=0.03) were significantly associated with higher BAZ of the adolescents. However, there were no significant associations between eating outside of home, eating at fast-food restaurants, buying delivery fast food, and availability of neighbourhood fast-food outlets with BAZ. Multiple linear regression showed that less purchases of fast food by parents for family meals significantly contributed towards higher BAZ (β=−0.25, p=0.02). Conclusion: A higher household income and less fast food purchasing by parents were associated with higher BAZ. Fast food purchasing of adolescents were not associated with BAZ. Therefore, an appropriate obesity intervention programme should focus on adolescents and their parents from middle- and high-income households in Labuan.
Tide-storm-dominated shelf sequence of the Neoproterozoic Blaini Formation and its implications on the sedimentation history of Krol-Belt, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India
Authors: Pant Charu C. , Goswami Pradeep K.
Published: April 2021

The diamictite bearing Neoproterozoic Blaini Formation constitutes a significant lithostratigraphic unit of the Lesser Himalayan sedimentary pile. These diamictite bearing horizons have implication for the genetic evolution of the Krol-belt. Detailed lithofacies and palaeocurrent analyses of the Blaini Formation suggest that the sediments belong to two distinct facies associations. These are: Strom Dominated Facies Association and Tide Dominated Facies Association. The Strom dominated Facies Association overlies a transgressive lag deposit and comprises offshore, offshore transition and subtidal facies. The ride Dominated Facies Association on the other hand comprises intertidal to supratidal facies.

The Blaini succession in the Nainital area overlies the Nagthat siliciclastics deposited in a barrier island set-up having a sharp to erosional contact. The Nagthat Sea gave way to shelf sedimentation of the Blaini times. The high-energy-tide-storm condition of sedimentation in the basin had witnessed mode rate to low energy conditions intermittently, wherein diamictites were emplaced through down slope re-sedimentation of cohesive debris flow. The debris was originated by intermixing of extra-basinal and intra-basinal clasts along with hinterland sediments, which were transported in response to some tectonic adjustments during the terminal stages of Blaini sedimentation. Subsequent tectonic stability and quiescence gave way to thick stromatolitic carbonate succession during the Krol times. The Krol-belt as such is evolved in three distinct cycles of sedimentation, distinguished as the Jaunsar-Simla, the Blaini and the Krol cycles.
Implikasi Arus Kas Aktivitas Operasi Terhadap Kinerja Keuangan
Authors: Riyanto Andi , Raspati Galih , Rahayu Yuri , Sopian Yepi
Published: April 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui secara empiris arus kas dari aktivitas operasi terhadap kinerja keuangan perusahaan. Indikator arus kas dari aktivitas operasi diperoleh dari Return on Assets yang dibandingkan dengan profit perusahaan dalam kurun waktu 2018-2020. Tujuan penelitian ingin mengetahui implikasi arus kas dari aktivitas operasi terhadap kinerja keuangan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif dan asosiatif. Data sekunder berupa laporan keuangan PT. Dame Alam Sejahtera tahun 2018-2020. Berdasarkan hasil temuan, perkembangan arus kas dari aktivitas operasi mengalami fluktuasi dikarenakan perusahaan belum memiliki tata kelola operasional yang baik selain itu arus kas aktivitas operasi  secara simultan mempengaruhi kinerja keuangan.
The Influence of Company Size and Debt to Asset Ratio on Return On Assets
Authors: Shahfira Dwi , Hasanuh Nanu
Published: April 2021

This research purposed to identify the effect of Company Size (SIZE) and Debt to Asset Ratio (DAR) on Return On Asset (ROA). The dependent variable was Return On Assets (ROA) and the independent variable was Company Size (SIZE) and Debt to Asset Ratio (DAR).  Data were obtained from the financial statement of 12 manufacturing companies in sub-sector of automotive registered on Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period 2014-2018. The study used Multiple Linear Regression Test as the data analysis method. The results show that Company Size partially had a significant positive effect on Return On Assets (ROA). Also, Debt to Asset Ratio (DAR) partially had a significant negative effect on Return On Assets (ROA). Simultaneously, Company Size (SIZE) and Debt to Asset Ratio (DAR) had effect on Return On Assets (ROA). So, the company should keep the stability of the company size and expect to perform debt management properly to optimize increasing the level of Return On Assets (ROA) and remain stable.
PENGARUH PERPUTARAN PIUTANG DAN PERPUTARAN KAS TERHADAP PROFITABILITAS PERIODE 2014-2018
Authors: Simatupang Mira Kristy
Published: April 2021

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh perputaran piutang dan perputaran kas terhadap profitabilitas. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada lima periode dan 10 perusahaan. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan metode purposive sampling. Penelitian ini menggunakan tiga variabel yaitu perputaran piutang, perputaran kas dan profitabilitas. Metode analisis yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan deskriptif dan verifikatif. Analisis regresi linier berganda, koefisien determinasi. Uji asumsi klasik; uji normalitas, uji multikolinearitas, uji heteroskedastisitas, uji autokorelasi. Pengujian Hipotetesis; pengujian secara parsial dan pengujian secara silmutan dengan menggunakan  SPPSS statistics 20. Hasil menunjukkan secara parsial perputaran piutang berpengaruh positif terhadap profitabilitas (ROA) dan perputaran kas berpengaruh negatif terhadap profitabilitas (ROA). Dan secara silmutan menunjukkan bahwa perputaran piutang dan perputaran kas berpengaruh signifikan terhadap profitabilitas (ROA)
Brand equity and marketing performance: Perspectives from the brewing industry in Nigeria
Authors: ODELEYE Olayinka Tope
Published: April 2021

Branding and equity balancing in organizational performance have been a task in marketing that entails a holistic approach to getting it right. Thus the study examined the effect of brand equity on marketing performance in brewing firms. The specified objectives are to examine the influence brand loyalty has on marketing performance, and to ascertain the influence of brand associations on marketing performance. The population consists of employees of Guinness Nigeria Plc in Benin City, Edo State, Nigerian Breweries Plc and In fact Beverages in the South-East region. Krejcie and Morgan (as cited in Kenpro, 2012) sample size determination table was used to determine the sample size and survey research design method was used in the selection of respondents to represent the population. The statistical tools used include simple percentage and multiple regression. The findings of the study showed that all variables examined such as brand loyalty and brand associations, were positive and significant factors of marketing performance. The study concluded that brand loyalty has a positive influence on marketing performance. Brand loyalty can be seen to be formed through brand trust, commitment, satisfaction, perceived value, image, association and quality.
Delivering the News from Abroad: French-Language Gazettes Published in the Dutch Republic During the Second Half of the 17th Century
Authors: Georgakakis Panagiotis
Published: April 2021

The article presents the emergence of the three major French-language gazettes published in the Dutch Republic during the seventeenth and eighteenth century, the Gazette d’Amsterdam, Gazette de Leyde, and the Gazette de Rotterdam. All of them had Huguenot publishers, especially after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The gazettes became famous during the two major wars of the King Louis XIV, the War of the Great Alliance, and the War of the Spanish Succession. They were circulated in large numbers not only among the Huguenot diaspora but also in France. At that time, France had only one gazette, the constitutional Gazette de Paris. The three Huguenot gazettes presented updated reports from every major city or military camp. Their reports and their attitude towards France, however, varied. This article enlightens the attitude of each Huguenot gazette towards France, presenting reports of the last two years of the War of the Great Alliance.
Thémiseul de Saint-Hyacinthe journaliste : les chefs-d’œuvre collectifs d’un inconnu
Authors: Lévrier Alexis
Published: April 2021

L’œuvre journalistique de Thémiseul de Saint-Hyacinthe, largement oubliée aujourd’hui, mérite pourtant d’être redécouverte. Certes, Saint-Hyacinthe est mort dans le dénuement le plus complet, et son dernier périodique témoigne d’un abandon des principes rédactionnels dont il avait fait l’éloge dans sa jeunesse. Mais, avec le Journal littéraire et L’Europe savante, il a d’abord été le chef de file de petites sociétés de journalistes, qui ont revendiqué et mis en scène un fonctionnement confraternel et égalitaire. Cet idéal d’une parole collective, en rupture complète avec l’impersonnalité traditionnelle des journaux savants, n’aura pas survécu aux tensions et aux crises qui ont divisé ces comités de rédactions. Mais en dépit de leur échec, ces tentatives ont contribué à l’avènement d’un pouvoir journalistique, qui trouve déjà sa légitimité dans la cohérence d’une parole à la fois plurielle et unanime.
Unilateral Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Primary Aldosteronism
Authors: Mahno Noor Ezmas , Rohaizak M. , Nordashima AS. , Yazmin Y.
Published: April 2021

A 73-year-old gentleman with a background history of long-standing hypertension and hyperlipidaemia presented with one-year history of persistent asymptomatic hypokalaemia associated with metabolic alkalosis. Within a few months, the hypertension worsened, needing increasing dose of anti-hypertensive agents. Biochemical test showed an elevated aldosterone-renin ratio but the computerized tomography (CT) scan of adrenal did not show any adrenal mass. Arterial stimulation venous sampling (ASVS) lateralized the lesion to the left side. A left retroperitoneal adrenalectomy was performed with immediate reversal of hypokalaemia and improvement of blood pressure control to only single anti-hypertensive agent.
Serum Vitamin D and Cardiometabolic Markers: A Comparative Study in Adult Men Based on Body Mass Index
Authors: Shah Syed Imran Ali , Iqbal Sabiha , Sikandar Mirza Zeeshan , Qazi Umair Yaqub , Haq Inamul
Published: April 2021

INTRODUCTION: Deficiency of vitamin D has been implicated in several disorders, including skeletal, immune, neural, metabolic, and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The impact of vitamin D deficiency on CVDs is potentially through derangement of cardiometabolic profile. The present work assessed the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and cardiometabolic markers in adult men. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional analytical study (n=160) was conducted on adult men between the ages 35-50 years without a history of CVDs and/or diabetes, liver, or kidney disorders. Serum vitamin D, lipid profile (cholesterol, triacylglycerol; TAG, low[1]density lipoprotein; LDL, high-density lipoprotein; HDL), and renal function tests (urea, creatinine) were measured using enzyme‑linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). Pearson’s correlation was used for assessing correlations between the studied parameters. Participants were further grouped as underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese based on their BMI values, and one-way ANOVA and post-hoc Tukey’s tests were done to observe group mean differences. RESULTS: Vitamin D and HDL were positively correlated (r=0.395, p=0.000) while negative correlation of serum vitamin D levels was seen with TAG (r=-0.539, p=0.000), cholesterol (r=-0.325, p=0.000), LDL (r=-0.541, p=0.000) and urea (r=-0.514, p=0.000). Levels of serum vitamin D (p=0.000) and HDL (p=0.000) were lower while levels of TAG (p=0.000), cholesterol (p=0.000), LDL (p=0.000) and urea (p=0.000) were higher in the overweight and obese groups. CONCLUSION: Inadequate serum vitamin D status is associated with dyslipidaemia in adult men. Moreover, obese and overweight men have lower serum vitamin D levels with pronounced dyslipidaemia, thus highlighting vitamin D as a potential cardiometabolic risk factor.
JAPAN’S ALTERNATIVE PROJECTS FOR THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: COMPETITION OVER THE NEW SILK ROAD AND BEYOND
Authors: ZENGİN Zülal
Published: April 2021

This study attempts to analyze Japan’s alternative projects for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Although Japan stated that it could join the BRI and provide some funding, it has not become a member, yet. This paper begins with examining how the BRI is presented by China and how it is perceived by Japan. Then it elaborates on why Japan holds a different opinion and needs to develop its own alternatives for the BRI. Japan’s alternative projects are examined in three parts. The first one is the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision, in which Japan plans to cooperate with India, ASEAN countries and the democratic countries in the Indo-Pacific region. The second one is the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor, a joint project by India and Japan, including the whole African continent, surpassing the scope of the BRI. And last of all is the Japan-EU Partnerships, which include economic, strategic and infrastructural cooperation. Japan’s alternative projects and partnerships all together cover and surpass the areas of the Belt and Road routes. It is important to note that Japan does not explicitly present these as an alternative to the BRI. Yet, having examined the relevant documents and maps of the projects, it is obvious that Japan has been developing alternatives for the BRI. What is most striking about all three of these projects is that Japan and its partners emphasize democracy, rule of law and human rights, the values that are not considered to be shared by China.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROWTH RATES OF KYIV FACTORY TYPE UKRAINIAN BLACK-AND-WHITE DAIRY BREED HEIFERS AND COWS LIFELONG PRODUCTIVITY
Authors: Klimkovetskyi А. А.
Published: April 2021

The studied of Kyiv factory type Ukrainian Black-and-White dairy cows productivity depending on heifers average daily gain. The studied of 1071 animals lifelong use data. Cattle was divide into 5 groups according to the values of average daily gains at the age of 0-3; 3-6; 6-12 and 12-15 months. Animals distributed on the standard deviation from average daily gain of the herd. In animals included in the groups studied the productivity of the first lactation and the period of productive use. It found that increase the heifer’s growth rate leads to decrease in the age of the first calving. The age of the first calving is most affect by the growth rate up to 3 months of age. Preservation of the first calving cows increases when the growth rate of heifers is slightly higher than the average herd. The highest survival of the first calving cows (93.8 %) obtained providing growing heifers aged 3-6 months with increments of 658-853 g. The highest milk yields during the first and highest lactation were obtain by growing heifers aged 6-12 months with an average daily gain over 710 g. Animals with the highest growth rate at other ages had a lactation graph with several peaks, which indicates their increased sensitivity to changes in conditions of use. The bath-shaped udder founded are more common in slow-growing animals from birth to 12 months. The increase in average daily gain led to an increase in the proportion of cows with rounded and cup-shaped udders. The not installed relationship between the average daily gain of heifers and the duration of the open data period and the period between calving. These traits are more relate to the milk production of cows than to the growth of heifers. The greatest duration of lifetime use, milk yield and number of calves during life were at the growth rate of heifers from birth to 12 months at the level of + 0.5σ… + 1.5σ to the average for the herd. A further increase in the growth rate during these periods led to a decrease in the duration of productive use by 0.4… 1.1 years and a lack of 0.4… 0.9 calving. Animals that at the age of 12-15 months had a growth rate at the level of the average herd with deviations within ± 0.5σ were marked by a long productive period. Studies prove the possibility of increasing the lifelong productivity of livestock by heifer’s selection at a growth rate from birth to 15 months.
Prevalence, Severity and Relationship of Anaemia with Immune Status and Use of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Adults in South-eastern Nigeria
Authors: Nnamaniv Chioma P. , Ezeama Nkiru N. , Agada Owulo , Obiegbu Paul N. , Nnamani Kenechi O.
Published: April 2021

Objective: Anaemia is a significant complication of human immunodeficiency infection, causing life-threatening symptoms and impairing quality of life. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, severity and associations of anaemia, with cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4+) cell count and use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. Material and Methods: Haemoglobin concentration, CD4+ count, HAART use and other factors were assessed in 372, adult HIV-infected out-patients; enrolled at a tertiary hospital in South-Eastern Nigeria. Anaemia was defined according to World Health Organisation criteria. Independent predictors were determined using bivariate analysis and enter method logistic regression analysis, at a p-value<0.05.Results: Prevalence of anaemia was 76.3% overall; 79.9% in females and 67.6% in males. Median CD4+ cell count was 609.50 (interquartile range 379) cells per microlitre (cells/μl). Females were more likely to be anaemic than males [odds ratio (OR)=1.88, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.07, 3.31; p-value=0.011]. Furthermore, the odds of being anaemic were higher in participants 50 years or older (OR 3.79, 95% CI 1.36, 10.55; p-value=0.023). A CD4+ count <200 cells/μl. Not being on cotrimoxazole preventive therapy and a low monthly household income were associated with higher odds of anaemia. Tenofovir- and abacavir-based regimens were associated with lower odds of anaemia compared to zidovudine. Conclusion: Gender and the age of patients were independent predictors of anaemia. Pre-treatment screening, and close follow-up monitoring for anaemia as well as increased access to less haematotoxic HAART regimens are needed.
Variability in Management Practices and Surgical Decision Making in Spinal Tuberculosis: An Expert Survey-Based Study
Authors: Ahuja Kaustubh , Gupta Tushar , Ifthekar Syed , Mittal Samarth , Yadav Gagandeep , Kandwal Pankaj
Published: April 2021

Study Design: Electronic survey–based study.Purpose: The aim of the study was to objectively review the variability in the prevailing treatment protocols and surgical decision making in the management of patients with spinal tuberculosis (TB) among spine surgeons with expertise in spinal TB across the country.Overview of Literature: A lack of good-quality evidence, ambiguities in the national spinal TB guidelines, and the demand for early rehabilitation and a better quality of life in patients with spinal TB has led to the emergence of various gray zones in the management of spinal TB.Methods: Seventeen fellowship-trained spinal TB experts representing different geographical regions of India completed an online survey consisting of questions pertaining to the conservative management of spinal TB (antitubercular therapy) and 30 clinical case vignettes including a wide spectrum of presentations of spinal TB with no or minimal neurological deficit. The variability in the responses for questions and case wise variability with respect to surgical decision making was assessed using the index of qualitative variation (IQV). The average tendency to operate (TTO) was calculated for various groups of respondents.Results: High variability was observed in all questions regarding conservative spinal TB management (IQV > 0.8). Among the 30 case vignettes, 14 were found to have high variability with respect to surgical decision making (IQV > 0.8). With respect to levels of fixation, all but two cases had poor or slight agreement. Younger age and practice in a government or tertiary care teaching hospital were factors associated with a higher TTO.Conclusions: Significant variability was detected in treatment practices for the management of spinal TB among experts. Most of the case vignettes were found to have significant heterogeneity with respect to surgical decision making, which reflects a significant lack of consensus and lacunae in literature.
ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF MODIFIER AND FILLER ON THE RHEOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PLASTER SOLUTIONS
Authors:   Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Savchenko S.V. , Antoniuk N.R. ,   Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Bachynckyi V.V. ,   Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Published: April 2021

Abstract. The possibility of using microsilica as a filler for cement plaster mortars was analyzed. As a result of the analysis of reference data, the features of the hydration of cement with microsilica were determined. In the experiments, the rheological characteristics of cement slurries containing microsilica with different contents of amorphous silica and specific surface area were studied. One of the most important objects of studying the effect of microsilica and superplasticizer additives on the properties of plaster solutions was optimization due to the optimal selection of the concentrations of additives, the rheological properties of mixtures and their ratio with technological and operational factors. For the analysis and optimization, the quantitative ratio between the indicators of the structure and properties of plaster solutions and their determining factors, the formulations and technologies were obtained in the form of experimental-statistical models calculated using the COMPEX system. Based on the results of measurements of the rheological properties of cement solutions containing silica fume with the highest specific surface area and SiO2 content, complete rheological curves "strain rate – stress" were constructed and models of the main rheological parameters were calculated. To analyze the possibility of regulating the properties of cement systems with a superplasticizer, depending on the grain and chemical composition of the ultradispersed filler, multicomponent tetrahedral diagrams, which were combined with the concentration space of DSP -DМC in the "mixture – technology – properties" models were used. A specially synthesized saturated plan of 21 points has been implemented. Models were obtained in the form of reduced polynomials for different properties of cement-sand mortars (mobility and compressive strength after 1, 3, 9, 28 and 81 days of hardening in normal humidity conditions). Using a generalizing indicator, the sensitivity of the system to fluctuations in the fractional composition and SiO2 content was estimated.