bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Families Face Pandemic – A Review of Psychological Suggestions and Empirical Findings Regarding the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Törő Krisztina , Csikós Gábor
Published: November 2021

Aims. Even though child psychology researches related to a pandemic are extensive, the knowledge of practitioners about interventions and practices is still very limited. The complete novelty of such an epidemic situation in Europe, the diversity of terminology and methods are factors that make results hard to interpret. Therefore, the current study aims to give an overview of the psychological literature of the family aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Methods. A search was executed in four databases (Science Direct, Medline, Scopus, Google Scholar) using the following keywords: pandemic, Covid 19, family, children, adolescents, anxiety, depression. Our review focuses only on English language literature.

Results. The majority of the articles focus on non-pathological phenomena and draws attention to the behavior of healthy populations (increase in internet use, the decline of concentration). Methods were dominated by online surveys. These surveys were mainly constructed ad-hoc and they preferred to address parents. Direct child investigations are underrepresented, but several suggestions were formulated for their optimal functioning.

Conclusion:. Researches focusing on psychopathology emphasize the growth in the prevalence of disorders. However, other researches are needed to explore the psychodynamics of the pandemic on the family level. Our study aimed to contribute to the field by summarizing the main findings, suggestions, and interventions hoping that it might be a useful tool for practitioners and reduce the territory of the unknown.
Approaches Using Social Media Platforms for Teaching English Literature Online
Authors: Mehrpouyan Azadeh , Zakeri Elahesadat
Published: November 2021

In the modern era of globalization, language and literature learning and comparative literary competencies are inextricably intertwined. Online learning and teaching, and telecollaboration are a great benefit to literature students who do not have face-to-face intercultural opportunities with members of diverse languages, literature, and cultures. Even, online teaching and learning make academics borderless and remove walls. The present study explores principles and new strategies for teaching English literature online. This article addresses how to adopt literary lesson plans for different types of learners, set clear expectations with students, and build rapport and community with students in teaching literature online. This research discusses the right EdTech tools and curricula support and investigates the way to use social media platforms e.g. YouTube as supplementary sources in e-teaching and e-learning for literary content. The results show that online pedagogies can develop Literature educators and students' skills and promote their literary knowledge along with converting a Web-primarily based totally environment into a social network with social media platforms crossing teach, learn and lands, inaccessible areas, and those who have limited instructive supports and facilities for creating equal opportunities.
Time Management and Control: A Bibliometric Analysis
Authors: Salhi Roumeissa
Published: November 2021

Time management and control are crucial for project success, and it has known an increasing interest by researchers around the world since the appearance of project management and until now. The aim of the present paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of researches in this field. A bibliometric analysis of researches in time management and control published in the Web of Science (WoS) during 2012-2021 was conducted in order to find the most influential publications in this field, as well as, the countries that contribute the most to these researches, and the most used key words. The VOS Viewer was used for mapping and visualizing bibliometric networks. The results show an increased trend of publications in this field. And that the major contributors to researches in Time Management and Control are People’s Republic of China, the United States of America, and England. Moreover, Labadie (2004) was the most cited author. Also, the results show 3 main levels of keywords, the first was related to time management in general, the second was related to the models and systems using and the third concerning the tools, the methods used in time management and control. These findings could help researchers to understand more the topic of time management and control, and it opens up the scope of view to conduct studies in related fields.
Digitalization of Financial Services in Albania Under Restricted Measures Covid-19
Authors: Balla Rezana
Published: November 2021

Under the restricted measures due to the global pandemic Covid-19, like all other services, financial services had difficulties in performing their financial activities. These difficulties are stronger at countries where financial services are denied for a long time. Financial services denial is an issue that has affected not only Albania but small Balkan countries as well. The reasons for this denial are many, but among them we can distinguish the lack of credit experience, as one of the common reasons to be excluded in these countries from the development of the financial sector. Currently, one of the reasons for the financial denial is the emergency created by Covid-19, where physical distancing and other measures taken by governments to restrict movement and services make financial service impossible. Thus, one of the most effective ways to perform financial services remotely is financial technology. Financial technology refers to the possibilities of financial innovation through technology that can result in new business models, applications, processes, or products with an effectiveness related to financial markets and institutions and the provision of financial services. This paper aims to present the challenges of the legal framework and regulatory institutions, to provide recommendations for its improvement, to enable the development of financial technology in the financial market in Albania. The paper address issues such as the Bank of Albania's consideration on the Directive (EU) 2015/2366 On Payment Services (PSD II). What benefits or challenges would its implementation bring? How is the financial industry projected after the implementation of PSD II? What are the biggest job challenges with payment institutions that have not been to the market before or that bring technology innovations? The paper addresses the issue of money laundering through online digital transactions as well.
Political Borders Are Not Natural Orders – The COVID-19 Pandemic in Frankfurt on the Main and Its Refugees
Authors: Alam Homayun
Published: November 2021

The overall aim of this paper will be to stick to the previous researchers to get valid and impartial data from the most international city of Germany: Frankfurt on the Main. However, this research paper will try to provide answers by comparing war situations (object) where curfews are at daily basis impact on lives of people, who become gradually refugees (subject). In the recent years many refugees found their way to the global city of Frankfurt and its region of Rhine-Main. In these days if talking about the situation of the visible shutdown, lockdown and the strictly forbidden laws for an overall betterment of life, refugees have a tendency to explain to the native people about their crisis-laden past: “Resilience for Survival”. Their recent past in the war-torn countries of Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq in West-Asia, Libya in Africa or the many wars in the Balkans in the 1990s in Europe, are a case in point. Given that as a matter of fact, when individuals are leading conversations about the outbreak to the recent lockdown, especially, fugitives try to explain to the ordinary dweller of Frankfurt through what life-threatening circumstances they experienced. This described social encounter despite the imposed social distancing is the proof how our glocalized planet (global and local) effects the everyday life and every human being lives in each and every corner of the confined nation-states.
Public Health Communication in France during the Spanish Flu and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Experts
Authors: Dankova Klara
Published: November 2021

In times of crisis, a government’s communication with the public is fundamental, as one of the government’s main tasks is to provide critical information to protect the population. In the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health communication has been paramount because of the elevated risk of contagion. Moreover, in public health communication, experts play a pivotal role by providing reliable information on the basis of their technical expertise. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is often compared to that of the Spanish flu, a pandemic occurring in 1918-1919, whose global spread decimated tens of millions of people. This contribution aims to assess the role of experts in the two crises by highlighting the differences in France’s public health communication during the two events. Assuming that the objectives of public health communication during the two pandemics were more or less identical, i.e. to prevent the spread of disease and inform and protect the public, the paper inquires about the means used to achieve them, focusing on the contribution of experts. The main characteristics of public health communication during the Spanish flu will be investigated by analysing articles published in the period between 1918 and 1919 in two French newspapers Le Matin and Le Petit Parisien. In terms of the current COVID-19 pandemic, this paper will probe articles published since December 2019 in the newspaper Le Monde.
Social Work and Social Protection in crisis circumstances – Organisation and activities of Centre for Social Work Banja Luka during the floods in 2014
Authors: Šćepović Dragana , Radonjić Andrea Rakanović , Lepir Ljubo
Published: November 2021

Modern man is at constant risk to his/her security, which threatens him/her from natural disasters. Today, these risks are much more frequent and intense than they were before. Climate change is affecting more and more extreme natural disasters that bring greater security risks. The most common risks that lead to crisis situations are related to extreme events during the escalation of natural disasters, such as: fires, floods, earthquakes, heavy rainfall, landslides, etc. These situations require adequate systemic responses, which are recognized through the actions of various institutions, mainly public institutions of public systems towards the vulnerable groups. Increased interest in the work of institutions and services in crisis situations comes from the need to seek effective responses to the existential vulnerability condition, but also to the condition of social need that is often associated with existential vulnerability. The paper presents organization and of work terms of the Centre for Social Work (CSW) in Banja Luka during the extreme floods in 2014, which hit this city twice in six months period. Conclusions and recommendations that have been defined, aimed at systematically improving the protection of the population and professionals in crisis situations at the local level are based on the results of the analysis of the activities that have been carried out and the Centre’s direct actions, as well as an assessment of the achieved level of social protection and support to the population affected by the effects of the floods.
Family Language Policy and Childhood Bilingualism: A Multidimensional Theoretical Analysis
Authors: Andritsou Maria , Chatzidimou Konstantinos
Published: November 2021

This paper focuses on the micro-level of language policy and aims to point out the critical role of family language policy (FLP) in language maintenance/shift of minority/heritage home language(s) and childhood bilingualism. FLP could resist broader language ideologies by transforming parents’ language ideologies and attitudes into language practices and language management that support the development of active or additional childhood bilingualism. Through a research into the interdisciplinary components of FLP, this paper aims to illustrate aspects of multilevel and dynamic relationships between each of these core components. An introduction to FLP as a research field is included as well as some of the studies that spotlighted the way parental agency in regard to each of the three FLP components could shape, explicitly or implicitly, language use and planning for the minority/heritage home language(s).
Rebooting and Rejuvenating India’s External Sector Post-Pandemic
Authors: Annachhatre Meenal , Gore Manasi
Published: November 2021

The integration of Indian economy through the channels of trade and capital flow has been accelerated over the last two decades. Even during the Covid-19 pandemic, policy stimulus continued to promote export-led growth in the economy. These decadal efforts to retain the exiting market share and capturing the new market continues to face number of challenges for India. India is presently known as one of the most important players in the global economic landscape. After the US-China trade war scenes, the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic has questioned China’s integrity across many countries of the world. When developed countries thinking over shifting their manufacturing base out of China, attracting this large chunk of capital flight has challenged Indian government. Data shows that the aggressive policy measures taken by both the central and state government to tap the crowding out of investment from China apparently succeeding. But this is a short-term picture, will it continue in the long-run? That is questionable. The ‘Make in India’ or ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiatives, export-led growth policy stimulus during pandemic, rise in exports of food products, generic medicines, newly entered FDIs and flood of FIIs in Indian economy. All these dots need to be connected at the backdrop of India’s New Foreign Trade Policy (2021-26). This research paper would like to focus on each one of the above mentioned initiatives by the Indian government and its significance to the entire trade policy as such. Paper would also like to consider the sustainability part of these initiatives.
Learning Objects in Online Education: A Systemic Approach
Authors: Vieyra Gerardo Quiroz , González Luis Fernando Muñoz
Published: November 2021

In the construction of learning objects, as digital instructional material that is delivered to students, the level of learning to which they are directed must be considered first of all, according to the Bloom taxonomy or any other that is used, applicable to the e-learning, taking advantage of the digital resources that are currently available, multimedia for creation, digital repositories for storage and internet for access. Learning objects are built with pedagogical and technological elements that follow a process in themselves, subject to an educational model, instructional design, curriculum design and learning objectives as precedents, with stages very similar to those of design, construction and operation of an information system. Given their nature of digital entities, learning capsules that contain information and knowledge, the Data Quality Model of the ISO / IEC 25012: 2008 standard is also applicable, which guarantees the quality of the content and their access and availability. The creation of learning objects must also obey an educational strategy and be considered holistically in the e-learning system, that is, use a systemic approach throughout the teaching-learning process, including learning objects, considering harmonization , performance and quality in all its stages.
RECOMPONDO O ENSINO DA ANÁLISE INFINITESIMAL NOS LICEUS (1948-1953)
Authors: Almeida Mária Cristina
Published: November 2021

A análise infinitesimal, que tinha sido excluída dos programas de Matemática do 3.º ciclo dos liceus portugueses em 1936, é reintroduzida nos programas promulgados em 1948. Pelo modelo de formação de professores vigente, após uma formação de cinco anos em Matemática, adquiria-se a habilitação profissional docente através da frequência de um conjunto de disciplinas pedagógicas nas Faculdades de Letras e de um estágio de dois anos num dos Liceus Normais, isto é, num dos Liceus onde essa habilitação era dada. A reintrodução da análise nos programas do ensino secundário liceal vai dar espaço a discussões na imprensa e a reflexões sobre o seu estudo durante os estágios pedagógicos. Com base em legislação, revistas pedagógicas e científicas, livro para o ensino e trabalhos produzidos pelos estagiários, este artigo pretende compreender o modo como ocorreu a reintrodução da análise infinitesimal no ensino liceal e contribuir para aprofundar o conhecimento sobre a formação do conhecimento profissional de professores de matemática do ensino liceal.
OS EXPERTS E OS CURRÍCULOS DE MATEMÁTICA
Authors: Valente Wagner Rodrigues
Published: November 2021

O artigo tem por objetivo discutir o papel dos chamados experts no movimento de produção curricular para o ensino e formação de professores de matemática. Para além desse objetivo, o texto apresenta o Dicionário dos Experts como base empírica importante para a abertura de novas possibilidades de pesquisas sobre os currículos de matemática. O estudo utiliza como referências teórico-metodológicas a conceituação própria de expert vinda de autores como Peter Burke, Rita Hofstetter e Bernard Schneuwly dentre outros. Em destaque, está a análise da elaboração de novos saberes matemáticos objetivados numa dada documentação curricular. Como ela teria sido elaborada? Que processos levaram a seu estabecimento? Como compreender que tenham sido privilegiados determinados saberes e não outros? Que articulações foram estabelecidas entre a matemática a estar presente no ensino e aquela da formação de professores dadas pela documentação curricular? Tais interrogações levam à conclusão de que por intermédio de estudos das ações dos experts torna-se possível compreender, num dado momento, os complexos elementos presentes na construção de documentos curriculares em termos da produção de novos saberes.
The Impact of Female Directors on Board, and Female CEO on Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from Emerging Economy
Authors: Khan Muhammad Tasnim , Sarfraz Sania , Husnain Muhammad
Published: November 2021

Purpose: As per agency theory prospective, board gender diversity enhances the corporate leadership structure which mitigates agency conflicts among stakeholders. Therefore, this study investigates the impact of female directors on board, and female CEOs on firm performance. We also uses board size, and board independence as board level control, while leverage, firm size, capital expenditure & tangibility as firm level control.

Design/Methodology/Approach: The study uses a panel data starting from 2005 to 2020 on annual basis. To resolve endogeneity and unobserved heterogeneity problems in panel data analysis, study uses static (fixed effect, & random effect) and dynamic (GMM) estimation techniques in Pakistan.

Findings: Result shows the positive impact of female directors on board and female CEOs on firm performance. These findings are robust under alternative measures of firm performance.

Implications/Originality/Value: The study suggests that female representation and female CEOs are the important attributes to enhance firm performance. Additionally, females are performing a significant role through monitor and control for excellent corporate leadership structure. Furthermore, this is the first study of its kind which analyzes this relationship in the emerging equity market of Pakistan.
Activity of Moringa oleifera seed ethanolic extract against E. coli
Authors: Nurafifah Diah Ayu , Widyastuti Dyah Ayu , Minarti Ipah Budi
Published: November 2021

Bacterial contamination in our environment is worrying, mainly contamination at drinking waters, vegetables, foods, soil which close to our daily activity. The main contamination in environment is caused by E. coli which simply found easily surround us. So, it leads to bigger problem if not immediately solve. One of possible yet safe compounds to overcome this problem is the use of natural product such as M. oleifera seeds as antibacterial agents. This study want to find out the ability of M. oleifera seed ethanolic extract as antibacterial agent against E. coli. Ethanolic extract of M. oleifera seeds are concentrated into 25%, 50%, and 75%, then treated to E. coli culture under laboratory condition. The inhibitory zone diameter which formed after 24 hours incubation was measured and compared to control with no extract treatment. The result of this study showed that there is inhibitory zone formed in three groups of treatmen (T1-T3), but there is no inhibitory zone formed at control group. The 75% ethanolic extract of M. oleifera seeds (T3) has the wides inhibitory zone diameter among four groups, followed by the 50% extract (T2) and 25% extract (T1) with diameter 15,03 ± 0,55 mm; 11,00 ± 1,32 mm; 7,03 ± 0,90 mm, respectively. All inhibitory zone diameter among groups in this research statistically different with strong inhibitory status at T2 as well as T3, and moderate inhibitory status at T1.
3D Printing Applications in Agriculture, Food Processing, and Environmental Protection and Monitoring
Authors: Crisostomo Jan Lloyd Buenaventura , Dizon John Ryan Cortez
Published: November 2021

This paper presents a mini review of the applications of 3D printing, formally known as additive manufacturing, in the fields of agriculture, food processing, and the environment protection and monitoring. The paper discusses materials used in 3D printing, the different printing technologies employed in the process, as well as its prospects. PLA and ABS thermoplastics find the most application in the field of agriculture as they are affordable filaments available in the market and they are relatively easy to print. The direct extrusion of food helps people with swallowing difficulties increase their food intake as well as customize their diet. As for the environment, applications in water desalination and air quality monitoring are among the use cases of 3D printing presented in this paper.
Establishment of An Academic Makerspace at the Bataan Peninsula State University: Prospects and Challenges
Authors: Macaraeg Emmanuel Calvento , Rivera Cristina Gutierrez , Dela Rosa Ronnell Dominguez , Dizon John Ryan Cortez
Published: November 2021

Makerspaces are now fixtures in smart cities and universities in advanced countries. Many universities, especially in the United States, have Academic Makerspaces serving students and faculty, helping them with their projects. In Bataan Peninsula State University our goal is to have an Academic Makerspace with services and facilities at par with international standards. This Academic Makerspace will be a place where our students can ideate, conceptualize, build and manufacture their projects, either academic projects,  or just extracurricular projects they are interested in. The goal is to promote invention, innovation, creation and making. This study summarized the best practices of Academic Makerspaces in the United States. The practices of local innovation centers were also benchmarked. With this study, we have identified what facilities are needed, which equipment to purchase, and what kinds of programs should be made available in the Makerspace. Fund source, possible partner agencies, and other important details have been discussed. This study provides short- and long-term plans/programs which would be very important in the establishment of BPSU’s Academic Makerspace. These plans will be used to recommend future facilities/services in BPSU. The prospects and challenges of establishing an academic makerspace which would need careful consideration have been briefly discussed.
Correlation of Sex Ratio and Population of Callosobruchus chinensis L. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in Mung Beans
Authors: Dinata Gallyndra Fatkhu , Jihad Baroroh Nur
Published: November 2021

One of the important pests on mung beans is the warehouse pest Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). These pests can cause yield losses of up to 90%. Populations of adult C. chinensis have a close correlation in influencing the development of this pest in mung bean storage. This study aims to determine the correlation between the sex ratio of the population and its development in C. chinensis and to see its preference for mung beans. This research was conducted at the Plant Breeding Laboratory, Brawijaya University. The method was carried out by investing adult C. chinensis in mung beans based on the sex ratio, there are four sex ratio comparisons observed. Observations were made every week to see the number of eggs, larvaes, adults and dead insects. Based on the results of the study, the sex ratio of 2 males and 3 females resulted in the highest number of populations, a total of 72 eggs and 46 adult C. chinensis. Our hypothesis is that a high sex ratio leads to an increase in the population of C. chinensis. The vima variety is resistant mung beans compared to consumption varieties because it has lower seed weight loss. The results of this study are preliminary results that can be used for further research to evaluate the correlation between sex ratio, population and development of C. chinensis
Desgraça de um sonhador
Authors: Kothe Flávio R
Published: November 2021

Eu estava no campinho de futebol da casa dos meus pais, os quero-queros tinham feito ninho e seus três filhotes pequenos estavam aprendendo a comer bicando lá sei eu o quê numa parte mais úmida, onde nas chuvas corria uma fonte. Quando os quero-queros faziam ninho, cessavam todas as peladas. Não havia nem discussão, afinal eles moravam aí antes de chegarem os humanos, o terreno era deles, nós éramos os invasores. Um gato espreitava os filhotes, pronto para dar o bote. Em vez de dar de ombros e dizer “é a lei da natureza”, espantei o gato.
Fanatismo
Authors: D'arte Roberto
Published: November 2021

O início da terceira década do século 21, tão marcado pela globalização tecnológica e virtualização das relações humanas, ainda mantém fortes laços com o obscurantismo religioso da Idade Média. Com outra roupagem, o fanatismo de muitos cristãos das mais variadas igrejas eterniza sentimentos e ações que acreditávamos superados há séculos. A intolerância religiosa, normalmente carregada de outras tantas intolerâncias na pauta moral, revela com clareza que a caça às bruxas nos tempos da chamada Santa Inquisição foi atualizada com sucesso. O Brasil, por exemplo, vive um de seus piores momentos históricos neste sentido, principalmente pelos recorrentes ataques furiosos às religiões de matriz africana e crimes de agressão e morte contra as chamadas minorias sociais.
Corrosion Inhibition of Sodium Silicate with Nanosilica as Coating in Pre-Corroded Steel
Authors: Madlangbayan Marish S. , Diola Carlo Nico B. , Tapia Alvin Karlo G. , Peralta Milagros M. , Peralta Engelbert K. , Almeda Ronaniel A. , Bayhon Maris Asuncion L. , Sundo Marloe B.
Published: November 2021

This study was conducted to investigate the potential of using sodium silicate with nanosilica as a treatment to inhibit the progress of corrosion in steel specimens that are already corroded. Steel specimens measuring 16 mm in diameter and 4 mm in thickness were prepared and subjected to pre-corrosion by immersion to 3.5% NaCl solution. Two sets of specimens were then dip-coated with sodium silicate containing nanosilica. One set was coated with 1% nanosilica, and the other was coated with 2.5% nanosilica. The coated specimens were then subjected to Complex Impedance Spectroscopy (CIS) at 20 Hz to 20 MHz frequency range. Compared with the sodium silicate coating with 1% nanosilica, the sodium silicate coating with 2.5% nanosilica had a larger semi-circle curve in the Nyquist plot. Similarly, the sodium silicate coating with 2.5% nanosilica also showed larger magnitudes of impedance at the low-frequency region and larger phase angles at the high-frequency regions in the Bode plot. These results imply that the sodium silicate coating with 2.5% nanosilica coating demonstrated better capacitive behavior. In addition, equivalent circuit modelling results also showed that the sodium silicate coating with 2.5% nanosilica had higher coating resistance and lower coating capacitance as compared to the sodium silicate coating with 1% nanosilica. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091761 Full Text: PDF
Evaluation of Parking Demand and Future Requirement in the Urban Area
Authors: Abbood Abdulkareem N. , Ahmed Abdul R. I. , Ajam Harith K. K.
Published: November 2021

Whatever vehicle is traveling, it needs to stop in order to arrive road users their different goals. In most universities, parking becomes an important campus resource, for being as a place to come frequently and to spend long period. Now days parking problems increase with repaid growth of car ownership. So traffic and parking impact can be consider as a major source of contention within any community and can raise additional costs for universities, as well as urban areas facilities. The study aims to evaluate the current parking situation on the university campus in terms of the available supply and required demand of parking spaces in order to recommend future parking spaces need for the next five years. Data has had been collected according to field traffic and engineering survey, Videography method was used for this purpose. Inventories, Interviews and questionnaires included. Data analysis conducted with the aided of AASHTO and equation methods. The study concluded future parking required is 140 vehicle- spaces for the year 2026, according to population rate of growth also illegal parking leads to interference with the movements of pedestrians and their crossing, as well as reducing the capacity of the roads in the study area. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091767 Full Text: PDF
A Case Study on The Mechanical and Durability Properties of a Concrete Using Recycled Aggregates
Authors: Naouaoui Khaoula , Cherradi Toufik
Published: November 2021

In Morocco, Recycled Aggregate Concrete (RAC) is not promoted unlike developed countries like France, Canada, US and many others. This article aims to present a Moroccan study related to the characterization of RAC and compare it with several studies all over the world. It focuses on compressive strength as the main mechanical characteristic and the porosity as the physical property that affects durability. The protocol is based on crushing concrete from demolished building and producing aggregates that are used in making experimental samples of RAC with different percentages of replacing Natural Aggregates (NA) by recycled ones. The first part of experimental study is to determine compressive strength of these samples after 7, 21, 28 and 90 days of confectioning it. Test results prove that above 25% of replacement level, the compression drops considerably and the Recycled Aggregates (RA) can’t replace the naturel ones. The second part of studies focuses on studying porosity as indicator of durability according to the performance approach. It concludes that the RAC may be used in a construction with a required life of 100 years specially building and roads. For high standards constructions or construction in a specific environment, more studies should be done. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091768 Full Text: PDF
Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Processes for Damage State Assessment of Arch Masonry Bridge
Authors: Lallam Mostefa , Mammeri Abdelhamid , Djebli Abdelkader
Published: November 2021

The present work proposes a fuzzy analytical hierarchy approach for decision making in the maintenance programming of masonry arch bridges. As a practical case, we propose to classify the degradation state of the Mohammadia masonry bridge. A large number of criteria and sub-criteria are combined to classify this type of bridges through visual inspections. The main criteria (level 1) considered in this work are the history of the bridge, the environmental conditions, the structural capacity and the professional involvement of the bridge. In addition, these criteria are subdivided into several sub-criteria (level 2) which are, in turn, subdivided into sub-criteria (level 3). Considering these criteria and sub-criteria, weights Wiare calculated by fuzzy geometric mean method of Buckley. Subsequently, expert scores were assigned to calculate the overall score CS reflecting the degradation of the considered infrastructure. Thereafter, the masonry arch bridges are classified respecting the French IQOA scoring system using the overall scores value CS. The proposed classification method gave similar results provided by an expert’s study realized previously as part of a national patrimony preservation policy. The obtained results are in good agreement, which makes this method an effective scientific tool for decision-making in view of prioritization of the maintenance after systematic inspection of masonry bridges such as the bridge studied in this work. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091770 Full Text: PDF
Mangroves As Coastal Bio-Shield: A Review of Mangroves Performance in Wave Attenuation
Authors: Kamil Ernie Amira , Takaijudin Husna , Hashim Ahmad Mustafa
Published: November 2021

Mangroves have been recognized as soft structures that provide coastline protection. The capability of dampening waves helps minimize destruction from catastrophic events including erosive wave attacks, torrential storms, and tsunamis. Mangroves act as the first line of coastal defense in natural tragedies such as during the Super Typhoon Haiyan 2013 and Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004, whereby the leeward mangrove area encountered less damage than the unprotected area. This has further brought the attention of researchers to study the attenuation performance of these coastal vegetations. Based on an extensive literature review, this paper discusses the attenuation mechanism of mangroves, the factors influencing the dissipation performance, studies on mangrove dissipation via different approaches, the dissipation efficiency, mangrove conservation and rehabilitation efforts in Malaysia and implementation of mangrove as coastal bio-shield in other countries. The study highlights that mangrove parameters (such as species, width, density etc.) and wave parameters (such as wave period and incident wave height) are among the contributing factors in mangroves-induced wave attenuation, with different efficiency rates performed by different mangroves and waves parameters. Towards that end, several improvements are proposed for future research such as to incorporate all influencing dissipation factors with specific analysis for each species of mangroves, to perform validation on the studied mangroves attenuation capacity in different settings and circumstances, as well as to address the extent of protection by the rehabilitated mangroves. A systematic and effective management strategy incorporating ecological, forestry, and coastal engineering knowledge should be considered to ensure a sustainable mangroves ecosystem and promising coastline protection by mangroves. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091772 Full Text: PDF
Desindustrialização na região suburbana carioca: oportunidade para transformação urbana na região suburbana da Leopoldina
Authors: Alves Marina Louzada , Costa Larissa de Lima , Cavaco Taís Buarque , Meliande Maria Clara Palermo , Silva Letícia Barbosa da , Diógenes Marina Guerra , Santos Neto Antônio Francisco dos , Albernaz Maria Paula Goncalves Lysandro de
Published: November 2021

Desde os anos 1980, vem ocorrendo um processo intenso de esvaziamento fabril e de realocação de indústrias nos subúrbios cariocas, particularmente nos subúrbios ao longo da linha férrea dos ramais da
Pengaruh Safety Climate dan Perceived Supervisor Safety terhadap Safety Performance yang Dimediasi oleh Psychological Strain: Studi pada PT PAL Indonesia (Persero)
Authors: Riadianto Dito Vidya , Sridadi Ahmad Rizki
Published: November 2021

The role of human research is basic to determine the objective of an organization or company. The case of a work accident can be detrimental for workers and can decrease the safety performance of the company. Some factors could affect it for instance human factors (unsafe actions), which are caused by undiscipline in applying regulation of work, worker's skilled less in mastering production tools, etc. While environmental factors can be caused by various things for instance an unsafe circumstance of work which concerns all equipment or machinery, and also buildings. The purpose of this research is to obtain the knowledge to gain broader knowledge about the influence of Safety Climate, Perceived Supervisor Safety, and Psychological Strain on Safety Performance. The research population is about 115 employees consist of 45 supervisors and 70 active employees in the Commercial Ship Division of PT PAL Indonesia (Persero), Surabaya. Due to a total population of 115 employees which consist of 45 supervisors, and 70 active employees are used as respondents to the commercial ship division. The data analysis in this research uses partial least square (PLS). The result obtained from this research is that safety climate and perceived supervisor safety are low practice, so the company's safety performance will be low as well and for the psychological strain highly level could make a negative impact on the company's safety performance.
Menelisik Pengelolaan Human Capital di Dunia Bisnis dalam Era New Normal: Studi Kasus pada Generasi Milenial di Bali
Authors: Prama Yanti Desak Made Diah , Sanica I Gede
Published: November 2021

This study analyzes strategies that can be used in managing human capital in the millennial generation in the current new normal era and to find out the supporting and inhibiting factors in managing human capital during the covid-19 pandemic. The research method used is a qualitative research method with a case study model approach. The research location is in Denpasar City, Bali Province. The selection of informants used the purposive sampling technique by determining four companies from various fields as informants, namely Garment, Vila, Cargo, and University. Data in this study analyzes the results of observations, interviews, and documentation obtained. Data analysis uses source triangulation through four stages: data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions or verification. The study results stated that the human capital management strategy for millennial employees in the new normal era had been affected on two sides. First, from the company side were the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on decreasing company income and reducing operational activities. For this reason, changes are made, such as dividing work schedules and hours. Employee work, distribution of the rolling system, some employees work from home (WFH), and maximize employee skills into multitasking. Meanwhile, from the employee's perspective, it impacts the income of the employee, where employees receive a much-reduced salary or income, even if they are dismissed at any time to reduce operational costs.
Pengaruh Webrooming terhadap Confident, Smart Shopping Feeling, User-generated Content, dan Search Process Satisfaction
Authors: Hartini Sri , Hidayati S. Nurul
Published: November 2021

Recently, many people are switching from conventional shopping to digital shopping. even so, people feel that online shopping is less secure. Finally, many consumers search for information through the internet before shopping at brick and mortar stores. This study investigates how webrooming affects consumers’ experience and determines the effect of webrooming on consumer confidence, smart shopping feeling, user-generated content, and search process satisfaction in the beauty industry. The population in this study were all the beauty industry consumers who experience webrooming in the shopping process. The total sample used in this study was 166 people using purposive sampling. The result obtained from this study finds that webrooming has a significant and positive effect on confidence, smart shopping feeling, user-generated content. Both factors, confidence and smart shopping feeling subsequently significant and have a positive effect on search process satisfaction.
Uterine leiomyoma: modern aspects of clinic, diagnosis and treatment
Authors: Golyanovskiy О.V. , Kachur O.Yu. , Budchenko M.А. , Supruniuk K.V. , Frolov S.V.
Published: November 2021

According to the WHO, neoplastic processes of the uterus remain one of the important and relevant areas of modern gynecology. Uterine leiomyoma is one of the most common tumors of the female reproductive system. According to the latest data, every 4–5th woman in the world is diagnosed with leiomyoma, the incidence of which under the age of 35 reaches 50%, and according to autopsy data reaches 80%.The article provides a review of the scientific publications in recent years devoted to the study of the problem of uterine fibroids – relevance, causes and mechanisms of development, provides a classification, clinical manifestations, modern diagnostics and management tactics.The etiological factors of leiomyoma are numerous, there is no a single theory of the disease. Among the pathogenetic factors of leiomyoma are hormonal disorders, genetic components, infections, injuries. There are several classifications of leiomyoma, the most common classification was proposed by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, which reflects the types of leiomatous nodes depending on their location and relationship to the uterine cavity and myometrium.Clinical manifestations of uterine fibroids range from asymptomatic to painful sighns and hemorrhagic syndromes, symptoms of compression of adjacent organs, the development of uterine bleeding, which lead to severe anemia. The nature of clinical features significantly depend on the localization of the leiomyoma nodes in the uterine body and their relationship to the uterine cavity (submucosal, intramural, subserous), as well as their number, size and blood supply.Modern diagnosis of leiomyoma is based on anamnesis, bimanual gynecological examination, ultrasound examination, and in some cases – magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography examinations, hysteroscopy and laparoscopy. Today, the main methods of treatment of leiomyoma are conservative, surgical and radiological methods (uterine artery embolization, magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound).In addition to the listed modern aspects of the clinic, diagnosis and treatment of uterine leiomyoma, the article emphasizes the importance of preventive measures to reduce the incidence of this gynecological pathology.
Prevention of peritoneal pelvic adhesion formation in women of reproductive age
Authors: Romanenko T.H. , Shaganov P.F.
Published: November 2021

The objective: a prevention of the peritoneal pelvic adhesions formation in women of reproductive age in the postoperative periodMaterials and methods. 132 women with tubal infertility were examined: І group – main one (n=68) and ІІ group – comparison group (n=64). In the postoperative period, the patients of the main group received treatment and prevention measures according to the developed approach (intraoperative administration of anti-adhesion gel 50 ml and 1 suppository of the tiotriazolin a day rectally from the 1st day after surgery for 14 days), and the comparison group – according to the traditional approach. 30 healthy women were examined as a control group.The level of fibrinogen, fibrinogen /fibrin degradation products (FDP), protein-bound hydroxyproline and free hydroxyproline were studied in blood. Pain syndrome was assessed on a 10-point scale.Results. An increase in fibrinogen and FDP levels in the plasma of all examined women were found. But in the main group the concentration of FDP from 4 hours after intervention was significantly higher (5.31±0.24 mg/l) compared to the comparison group (4.53±0.17 mg/l). The level of protein-bound hydroxyproline in the blood serum of the examined women demonstrated its significant increase in the comparison group 12 hours after surgery, with a maximum after 24 hours and maintaining the concentration in 1.9 times higher after 3 days (p<0.05). The level of free hydroxyproline in the main group was significantly (in 1.4–1.6 times) higher than in the comparison group.The increase of the fibrinolytic capacity (p<0.05) in the peritoneal fluid was found during postoperative period. The period of hyperemia in II group lasted 2 times longer than in I group. Also, II group predominates in the number of patients with hyperthermia for more than 3 days – 10 (15.6 %), compared with I group – 4 patients (5.8 %). The duration of stay in the hospital dominated in II group with a standard treatment regimen in the postoperative period – 3.1 %, compared with I group – 1.9 %.The patients after operation in I group evaluated postoperative pain on average by 1.8 points (p=0.00), in II group – at 3.6 points (p=0.06). Synthetic opioid analgesics and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were administered intramuscularly for analgesia. The patients in II group required more injections per patient.Conclusions. The proposed approach is effective, pathogenetically reasonable and can be used as a pathogenetic prevention of adhesions formation in women of reproductive age.
Pengaruh Pembelajaran Daring terhadap Motivasi dan Prestasi Belajar Matematika Siswa
Authors: Putriana Canthika , Noor Naili Luma'ati
Published: November 2021

Pandemi Covid-19 yang terjadi di Indonesia sejak pertengahan bulan Maret 2020 menjadikan semua sektor merasakan dampaknya, terutama sektor pendidikan. Karena terjadinya pandemi Covid-19, pelaksanaan pembelajaran di sekolah yang pada awalnya dilaksanakan secara tatap muka harus ditiadakan dan diganti dengan pembelajaran daring (dalam jaringan). Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui pengaruh pembelajaran yang dilakukan secara daring terhadap motivasi dan prestasi belajar matematika siswa. Peneliti memperoleh data dari kuesioner yang dibagikan kepada 37 siswa SMA kelas XI sebagai responden secara online. Subjek penelitian dipilih dengan metode random sampling. Kuesioner digunakan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pembelajaran daring terhadap motivasi serta prestasi belajar matematika pada siswa kelas XI. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, pembelajaran daring tidak memberikan hambatan yang berarti bagi siswa dalam memahami materi pelajaran dan tidak menjadikan prestasi belajar matematika siswa turun. Pada beberapa siswa, motivasi belajar matematika turun karena tidak dapat memahami materi pelajaran yang disampaikan oleh guru yang tidak maksimal dan tidak bervariasi sehingga berdampak pada prestasi belajar siswa turun. Siswa menginginkan pembelajaran daring yang menarik, menyenangkan, bervariasi, dan kreatif.
Prediction of immediate and late renal functioning post-parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism : Amalgamation of Ensemble approach and Automated Machine Learning
Authors: Zehra Saiqa , Khawaja Hashir Fahim , Haider Bangash Ali
Published: November 2021

Prognostication is pursued with risk modelling for acute kidney injury postoperatively in such patients who have undergone parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism. Novel composite variables notably contributing to close-to-perfect predictive competence of the proposed suite of prognosticative models are also unveiled.
Manajemen Strategi Perusahaan
Authors: Adelia
Published: November 2021

Manajemen strategi adalah proses penetapan tujuan organisasi, pengembangan kebijakan dan perencanaan untuk mencapai sasaran tersebut , serta mengalokasikan sumber daya untuk menerapkan kebijakan dan merencanakan pencapaian tujuan organisasi.