bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Self-learning parameter estimation of K-distributed clutter using nonlinear GBDT model
Authors: Shi Sainan , juan gao , Cao Ding , Zhang Yutao
Published: August 2022

In this letter, a self-learning method using gradient boosting decision
tree (GBDT) is proposed to estimate two parameters of K-distributed sea
clutter. Different from the traditional methods using limited two
moments or percentiles, a feature vector extracted from four moment
ratios and nine percentile ratios are fully exploited by a nonlinear
GBDT model, as to automatically estimate shape parameter. It is proved
that the feature vector is independent of scale parameter. Then, scale
parameter is determined by a shape-parameter-dependent percentile.
Finally, both simulated data and measured data are used to confirm that
the proposed estimator can attain robust and good performance in
complicated and various clutter environments.
TARGET – Real-World-Evidence study on the long-term benefits of MCT ® -associated pollen allergoid SCIT on AR and asthma
Authors: Kruppert Silvia , C Vogelberg , Klimek Ludger , Becker Sven
Published: August 2022

Background: Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) may have a long-term disease
modifying effect. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the long-term
benefit of MCT®-associated allergoid pollen SCIT (MCT®-associated -AIT)
on allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma in clinical practice. Methods: In
this retrospective Real-World-Evidence (RWE) study the impact of AIT on
the progression of AR and onset of need for asthma medication was
analyzed using a German longitudinal database. Anonymized prescription
data of AR patients and exactly matched control patients aged from 5-65
years were analyzed. Results: Significantly less patients treated with
MCT®-associated-AIT did receive prescriptions for symptomatic AR
medication in the follow up period vs. control group (OR: 0.27;
p < 0.001). Further, significantly less asthmatic patients
under MCT®-associated-AIT did receive prescriptions for asthma
medications (OR: 0.48; p = 0.004). In addition, the prescriptions of AR
and asthma medication for MCT®-associated-AIT patients were
significantly reduced in the follow-up vs. baseline and control group
(24.2% and 35.6%, respectively, p < 0.001).The probability
of asthma medication onset in non-asthmatic patients during follow-up
was significantly reduced for AIT patients compared to controls (OR:
0.77, p = 0.001). All endpoints were significant for
children/adolescents and adults in the individual analyses. Conclusions:
This study gives evidence for long-term benefits up to 9.5 years of
MCT®-associated-AIT on the need for AR and new-onset asthma medication
in AR patients and asthma medication in asthmatics in an RWE setting.
Promoting Utilization of Biofuels in The Transportation Sector to Reduce CO2 Emissions: Comparative Analysis
Authors: BOZBAY Utku , GÜNGÖRMÜŞLER Mine
Published: August 2022

In this study, due to the high contribution of the transportation sector to generate CO2 emissions, an evaluation for the best scenario of the replacement of petroleum derived fuels by renewable and sustainable alternatives was assessed with a multi collative approach suggesting the second-generation bioethanol as the most promising one. In this context, this paper focused on the practices over the past 23 years in the following four countries; Turkey, China, Sweden, and Brazil, with a comparative regression analysis between the CO2 emissions generated from the consumptions of total energy and biofuels. Accordingly, a curve-fitting and an estimation on the formation of CO2 emissions with the incrementing blends of gasoline by 3 to 100% of bioethanol was forecasted for 2020 to 2030. The outcomes of the comprehensive research indicated the international and national benefits of biofuel use, thus, promoting the potential integration of bioethanol in the Turkish transportation sector.
Morphoanatomical Characterization of an Ectomycorrhizal Species of Tricholoma (Tricholomataceae) from Kashmir Himalaya, India
Authors: Kaur Munruchi
Published: August 2022

The present study includes the comparative study of characteristic field ectomycorrhizae between Tricholoma aurantium associated with Cedrus deodara and Tricholoma pardinum with Pinus wallichiana. The carpophores and their ectomycorrhizal morphotypes were collected under their respective host plants. These species were taxonomically identified as Tricholoma aurantium and Tricholoma pardinum. These species are unique in their characters such as Tricholoma aurantium is characterized by growing carpophore in ectomycorrhizal association with Cedrus deodara. Its pileus is yellow orange (4A8) with non-striate, involute margin. The lamellae changes from white to rusty brown, the stipe consists fluid like substance at surface with mycelium. The cystidial elements are frequently present in infected roots while rhizomorphs are not found. Tricholoma pardinum is characterized by tiger spotted scales covering the entire pileus, with unchanging flesh, interveined notched lamellae. It has been found in ectomycorrhizal association with Pinus wallichiana with frequently present rhizomorphs and absence of cystidia on mantle of root. Morpho-anatomical description of ectomycorrhizae and carpophores are illustrated in this paper. The Tricholoma aurantium associated with Cedrus deodara is first time morpho-anatomically described from Kashmir Himalaya while Tricholoma pardinum is first time recorded from India.
Manajemen Strategi Dinas Perindustrian Perdagangan Koperasi Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah Kota Pagar Alam dalam Menyalurkan Modal Usaha Melalui Program BPUM
Authors:   Universitas Lampung, Sari Aulia Yusro , Duadji Noverman ,   Universitas Lampung, Faedlulloh Dodi ,   Universitas Lampung
Published: August 2022

Dalam rangka menanggulangi dampak ekonomi pada sektor UMKM akibat pandemi COVID-19, pemerintah sebagai penyelenggara kebijakan membuat suatu Program BPUM guna menjaga ketahanan ekonomi bagi pelaku usaha mikro yang terdampak pandemi di tiap wilayah Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana Manajemen Strategi Dinas perindagkop Kota Pagar Alam Dalam Penyaluran Dana Usaha Melalui Program BPUM. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitiatif, yang dikaji menggunakan teori Manajemen Strategis yang dikemukakan oleh Wheelen dan Hunger. Hasil dilapangan menunjukkan bahwa tahapan pengamatan lingkungan dilakukan untuk mengidentifikasi faktor lingkungan eksternal dan internal yang akan menentukan masa depan organisasi. Tahapan perumusan strategi sudah sesuai dengan teori Wheelen & Hunger, namun dalam pelaksanaan sosialisasi belum maksimal ke seluruh daerah Kota Pagar Alam. Tahapan implementasi strategi pada tahap ini dana BPUM yang disalurkan kepada UMKM penerima tidak digunakan untuk keperluan usaha melainkan untuk kebutuhan sehari-hari.
Legal and ethical issues of establishing the boundaries of informed consent
Authors: Ruda MG
Published: August 2022

The article deals with legal and ethical issues of establishing the boundaries of informed consent as a basic procedure being an integral part of medical practice, biomedical and clinical human research, and a broad list of medical procedures. A comparative analysis was based on examination of the best global models of informed consent. In the future, their implementation into the Russian legislative and regulatory compliance practices is suggested. The research uses the following methods: analysis and synthesis, analogy, method of legal modelling, and method of comparative legal research. Some conclusions were made about the reception of certain legal issues considering such factors as legal mental structure, level of legal culture, etc. In this article, the following aspects are highlighted: requirement for information disclosure, requirement to understand the relationship, a researcher’s liability to enhance qualifications, a patient’s responsibility, and the issue about an informed consent form.
State and Parameter Estimation of Photovoltaic Modules using Unscented Kalman Filters
Authors: M. Á. González-Cagigal  , J. A. Rosendo-Macías  , A. Gómez-Expósito
Published: August 2022

This paper presents a parameter estimation technique for the circuit of a photovoltaic module. The proposed method is based on unscented Kalman filter for the joint estimation of the state variables and the parameters involved in the model equations, using external measurements only. A case study is presented where the obtained estimation errors remain lower than 3% in all cases. Additionally, three formulations of the Kalman filter are compared in terms of convergence and accuracy. This technique may contribute to the optimal operation of photovoltaic power plants and the maximization of the investor revenue.
A Practical Way to Balance Single Phase Loads in a Three Phase System at Distribution and Unit Level
Authors: Moustapha El Hassan  , Maged Najjar  , Ramez Tohme
Published: August 2022

The crucial worry in the production of electricity is to be certain that the supplied electricity meets international standards. The growing environmental alerts and the advancement in technology led to the integration of eco-friendly energy sources such as photovoltaic cells and wind turbines to local power grids. Although they provide additional power, the hazardous distribution of these sources in the grid does not benefit power quality measures. This, in addition to the un-linearity in consumption curves, make load balancing at distribution level a must to apply. To achieve the sought balance, load reconfiguration is the solution to be applied. This paper focuses on a practical way that rearranges the loads over the three phases at the unit itself. These changes guarantee electric bills drop and environmental benefits that result from fuel consumption reduction. Practical balancing (PB) is a switching mechanism that guarantees the loads are balanced according to constraints. The main difference between PB and previously proposed techniques such as the Phase commitment (PC) algorithm, The Heuristic (HE) method and the Modified Leap Frog optimization technique is that PB is implementable on real device while others are not. Using the practical balancing algorithm, the percentage of unbalance dropped to 0.38% and 0.43% for the same 15 and 150 loads testing systems used for the phase commitment algorithm. In addition, the average unbalance dropped to 1.6 A and 1.26 A, respectively and the neutral current dropped to 2.08 A and 1.9 A, respectively. The study was conducted on real data for different types of loads.
Experimental analysis of the performances of ventilated photovoltaic facades
Authors: R. Arena  , S. Aneli  , G.M. Tina  , A. Gagliano
Published: August 2022

To reach the EU 2030 goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions targets and achieving high-performing buildings, it is mandatory to increase energy generation through renewable sources. In this context, existing and new buildings should be equipped with building-integrated photovoltaic plants (BiPV). However, BiPV system integration into the building envelope could harm the electrical efficiency due to an increase in the temperature of the cells. The purpose of this work is to analyse the performance of BiPV façade naturally ventilated. With this aim, two prototypes of ventilated façade equipped with mono and bifacial PV modules have been realised. The first stage of this research presents the features of these two prototypes, the monitoring system and some preliminary experimental data. In particular, the daily temperatures of the flowing air in the cavity, on the front and the back of mono e bifacial modules are shown, during the investigated days. The observation allowed us to highlight the positive effects of the ventilated air gap, as well as the different behaviour of the two investigated PV facades. Further stages foresee the analysis of these BIPV ventilated facades through fluid dynamics simulations, as well as their electrical performance.
Design of a bi-directional DC/DC converter for EV chargers oriented to V2G applications
Authors: M. González-Pérez  , F.J. Asensio  , J.I. San Martín  , O. Oñederra  , I. Zamora  , G. Saldaña
Published: August 2022

In order to address the problems caused by climate change, electric vehicles have gained international attention in recent years. Furthermore, special attention is being paid to the Vehicle to Grid (V2G) services that this technology can provide. In this context, the development of bi-directional chargers is gaining importance. Taking all this into consideration, in this work a simple and easy-to-implement solution of the DC/DC stage of a bidirectional electronic charger that allows the integration of EVs in V2G applications has been designed and validated through simulation.
A novel simple GMPPT method based on probability distribution of global maximum power point under partial shading conditions
Authors: K.B.K. Cao  , V. Boitier
Published: August 2022

A photovoltaic (PV) array having multiple cells in series with bypass diodes may exhibit multiple power peaks under uneven irradiation, therefore an algorithm is required to reach the global maximum power point (GMPP). While a lot of methods have been proposed in the literature, they are usually quite complex and does not fully utilize the characteristics of the PV array. This paper first highlights a rapid and optimized mathematical simulation of the PV array using MATLAB to find the probability distribution of voltage at GMPP under multiple irradiation conditions and temperatures. The resulting GMPP distribution in 22E6 irradiation and temperature conditions checked for an array of 4 PV modules in series with bypass diodes is presented, as well as the optimizations in MATLAB necessary to keep simulation time in check. From the obtained result, we propose a simple and efficient probability-based algorithm capable of reaching GMPP up to 93.64% of the time.
Stability study of AC grid-connected quasi-Z-source inverter-based photovoltaic power systems
Authors: L. Sainz  , Ll. Monjo  , F. Jurado
Published: August 2022

The presence of photovoltaic power systems is currently increasing as green power sources, and quasi-Z-source inverters are commonly used to connect them to AC grids. However, stability concerns can appear due to inverters. Several studies address these concerns but they are not completely solved yet. This paper contributes with a simulation study about stability of AC grid-connected quasi-Z-source inverter-based photovoltaic power systems. The study is based on the PSCAD/EMTDC model of these systems and analyzes the influence of system parameters on subsynchronous and harmonic instabilities. Several solutions to improve these instabilities are discussed.
A systematic approach for analysing and improving operating conditions in distribution grids
Authors: M. Pintarič  , M. Rošer  , M. Beković  , E. Tratnik  , M. Vodenik  , G. Štumberger
Published: August 2022

This paper presents a systematic approach for analysing and improving operating conditions in the distribution grids. It is based on collecting and processing data on the grid topology, grid elements, and their yearly loading profile. The data validation is performed by comparing the measured results with the grid model calculated ones. Afterwards, the grid model is applied to evaluate possible solutions for improving grid operation considering voltage profile and losses. These solutions include proper tap setting for individual transformers and the introduction of adequately sized and placed storage devices and reactive power compensators. The usage of the proposed methodology is demonstrated in the case of an actual distribution grid.
“[S]ome vicious mole of nature”: Hamlet’s Erratic Behaviour and Brain Neurotransmitter Imbalance
Authors: Wajih J. Alyo Mohammad
Published: August 2022

The aim of this paper is to investigate, from a neuroscientific perspective, the complex but still unravelled mystery of Hamlet’s inconsistent conduct in Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. Adopting the ‘medical diagnosis’ method, the paper contends that such manifestations of Hamlet’s eccentric comportment as depression, social isolation, impulsiveness, sleep disorder, aversion to women, and procrastination, are all salient symptoms of low levels of dopamine, a vital brain neurotransmitter responsible for reward and motivation. The paper concludes that ‘dopamine deficiency’ in Hamlet’s brain has a devastating impact on his mood and outlook on life. It aggravates his depression, adversely affects his disposition, focus, cognition, and motivation and subsequently deprives him of the incentive to act. The significance of this study is that it identifies the reason for Hamlet’s hesitation, enhances understanding of the play and enriches representations of the leading role in the play on stage. Shakespeare portrays Hamlet as severely afflicted with such an intricate neural illness (not identified in Elizabethan England then), expertly dramatizing the devastating impact on his protagonist of the acute clash between will and inability. Hamlet’s hamartia is, consequently, not a fault of his making, not a commonplace Aristotelian tragic error of judgment, or a psychological personality flaw, but – as Hamlet intuitively prophesies – a birth defect, the result of ‘some vicious mole of nature
The Deconstruction and Reconstruction of “the Other” in Robert Warren’s Blackberry Winter
Authors: Wang Xue
Published: August 2022

Robert Warren’s Blackberry Winter is popular for its distinction in depicting a variety of critical issues from the perspective of a 9-year-old protagonist. Set in a small village in the United States after World War II, Blackberry Winter tells the story of Seth, the hero, when he was nine years old, in which the deconstruction and reconstruction of the image of “the Other” are widely indicated. The novel reveals the author’s profound insights towards society, history as well as human beings by creating various images of “the Other” worth discussing. The purpose of this paper is to interpret the deconstruction and reconstruction of the human “the Other” image and non-human “the Other” image in Robert Warren’s Blackberry Winter from three levels—gender, race, and natural poetic. Based on the previous research related to imagery, alienation and ecological thinking, this paper will shed new light on the textual significance of “the Other” in Blackberry Winter by manifesting how human “the Other” image and non-human “the Other” image are deconstructed and reconstructed throughout the novel. The analysis of the novel is unfolded by close reading and comparison. It is found that the novel challenges the binary opposition between “the Self” and “the Other” through deconstructing and reconstructing marginalized and stereotyped images of human “the Other” and non-human “the Other
The Impact of Elizabeth Bishop’s Tragic Experiences on her Poetry
Authors: Ahmed Mohammed Mamdouh Ali
Published: August 2022

Elizabeth Bishop is one of the most renowned modern American female poets. Her early life was characterized by some tragic events. However, she overcame all such saddening happenings and established herself as a major twentieth-century American writer. The paper investigates how some of the important topics handled in the author’s poetry can be traced back to her biographical background. The significance of the study is that it brings to light the role played by the tragic incidents in the poet’s life in the formation of her poetic production; which could enable her readers to understand some of her most famous poems better and enjoy them more. The method applied is the Biographical Critical Approach. By applying this approach, the researcher aims to indicate how the poet depended on her memories of actual events which took place in her life to author a number of her well-known poems. The study reaches some significant findings through the analysis of the selected literary texts. The researcher, for instance, draws attention to the way Bishop tackled the idea of death when she encountered it for the first time in her life. Moreover, the effect of the loss of the literary figure’s parents, especially the mother, on the under-discussion literary works is illustrated. Further, the study demonstrates how the writer expressed a lot of wisdom and stoicism in the face of destiny after reaching maturity. The analyzed literary texts evidently immortalize certain tragic events in Bishop’s life.
Cultural Mediation in Tourism Translation: Saudi Arabia as a Case Study
Authors: Alangari Eithar
Published: August 2022

Part of the recent Saudi National Transformation program Vision 2030 is the significant growth of the tourism sector. Opening up the country to international tourists means facilitating access to Saudi culture through translation, where the role of translators as cultural mediators is salient. In the Saudi context, cultural mediation in tourism translation is an under-researched topic. This paper addresses the following question: What is interventionst role of translators as cultural mediators and where do they position the tourist against Arabic-English translated Culture-Specific Items (CSIs) in Saudi-related tourism articles? Drawing on Kwieciński’s (2001) adaption of Venuti’s domestication and foreignization (1995), this study adopts a descriptive approach to analyze the translation strategies in a parallel corpus of Arabic and English articles published on the official website of Saudi tourism Visit Saudi. The findings reveal the active role of translators in providing access to the Saudi culture by extensively adopting the exoticization and explanation strategies in tourism texts to foreignize CSIs, especially in the contexts of traditions and food. This paper, thus, bridges the scholarly gap in Translation Studies by examining cultural mediation in translating tourism texts about Saudi Arabia, focusing on translators’ strategies and how they position Saudi CSIs in the international tourism industry.
The Phenomenon of (Un)translatability Dilemma of Translating the Qur’anic Heart Words into English in( Repentance) Sūrat Al-tawbah
Authors: Albashir Mohammed Alhaj Ali
Published: August 2022

Translating the Qur’anic heart words into English has always been a strenuous and immense challenging task. Being the most rhetorical text, the Quranic heart words operate with clear-cut intent and cannot be replaced by what may be reflected as the corresponding word. The recent research paper mainly studies the (un)translatability phenomenon and the dilemma of translating the Qur’anic heart words into English in Sūrat Al-tawbah(Repentance) and investigates their rendition losses The key significance of this study is how the translators had attempted to attain cultural equivalence when rendering implied meaning and hidden meaning of Quranic heart words into English in Sūrat Al-tawbah. The main question of this study is: what is the phenomenon of (un)translatability dilemma of translating the Qur’anic heart words into English in Sūrat Al-tawbah? Moreover, three selected English translations of the Holy Qur’an are used by the researcher to accomplish this purpose: Marmaduke Pickthall’s (1996), Muhammad Muhsin Khan’s, Muhammad Taqiudin Al Hilali’s (1996), and M. A. S Abdul Haleem’s (2004). Furthermore, the research purports to identify the apt translation procedures and methods manipulated in translating these intended words. The study evinces that persistent, existing challenges and untranslatability dilemma, and translation loss were found. The study also reveals that translation of untranslatable Qur’anic heart words into English may cause translation losses which is a common occurrence and prevalent in the English translation of the Holy Quran in general and Sūrat Al-tawbah in particular.
A Non-Western Representation of the Third World Women in Nadia Hashimi’s A House without Windows
Authors: Jasim Mohammed Rouwaida , Ahmed Rasheed Lamiaa
Published: August 2022

Third-world women in western literature have often been depicted as submissive, illiterate, vulnerable, and having no identity. They are cast from the outside discourses, always entangled in the gaze of the west as being primitive. Yet the world is open to change with viable feminist female practices to enhance the accurate and exact image oe third-world women. Nadia Hashimi’s A House Without Windows is a manifestation of deconstructing the false stereotyped image created by the West writers through skillfully presenting the real pressing contemporary issues of Afghan women in their society with diverse forms of ordeals. This paper aims to reflect upon the significant differences between stereotypical western depictions of third world women— are portrayed in mainstream western discourses as weak and in need of help— and their representation by Non-Western writers. It further explores how the female characters can cope with life hardships and pass the closures with no fear despite the difficulties of living within the nonwestern codes of patriarchy and culture. Investigating Hashmi’s novel is significant because it presents an accurate depiction of third-world women together with a variety of their inspirational tales, correcting and changing the stereotyped western representation. This study elucidates the Transnational Feminist Theory as a remarkable framework for comprehending the gap between the global north and south to address the representation of third-world women. Consequently, dismantling the stereotypical images of women in the third world and the phony universalization of global sisterhood is investigated by reflecting upon the vivid pictures of strong women.
Derivation between English and Arabic with Reference to Translation: A Contrastive Analysis Study
Authors: Alolaywi Yasamiyan
Published: August 2022

The current study aimed to explore derivation as a linguistic phenomenon between the English and Arabic languages and to identify its most prominent characteristics and divisions. It also sought to deduce the main similarities and differences between the two languages in this regard from both typological and contrastive perspectives. To achieve the main aim, this study adopted a descriptive analytical approach. In fact, the analysis of morphological phenomenon across disparate languages is of linguistic value, as it enriches the linguistic repertoire with some insights from comparative studies, which are considered scarce in this field. Findings of this study shows that the common features between the Arabic and English languages is that they derive new forms of words from a single root word with an association in meaning between the produced words. However, the derivation process in Arabic is more complex and diverse compared with English, in which derivation can mainly be archived through affixation. Additionally, this study revealed that the distinction between the two languages may result in some translation problems, as some derived words in Arabic have no equivalent in the English language. Accordingly, some solutions to this dilemma were suggested throughout this research, including the application of established translation techniques proposed by Newamark (1988) and other translation scholars, such as paraphrasing, transference, notes, and synonymy. Finally, it is worth noting that exploring the similarities and differences between languages has important pedagogical implications, as this might contribute to facilitating the learning and teaching process of a foreign language.
Formulation & Evaluation of Myrrh Toothpaste
Authors: Abd Majid NH , Abdul Rahim RS , Younis LT , Abu Hassan MI
Published: August 2022

Objectives: To formulate and measure the cytotoxicity level of organic myrrh toothpaste. Materials and Methods: Myrrh extract was prepared by the freeze drying process. Toothpaste was formulated by mixing specified amounts of myrrh extract, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) polymer, sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS), mint, and sucralose with deionized distilled water. MTT test was performed using concentrations of 100, 200, 300 and 400 mg/ml to assess the effect of myrrh paste on the gingival fibroblasts viability at intervals of 24 and 48hrs. The results were analysed by using SPSS version 27. Results: The formulated myrrh toothpaste has a homogeneous consistency as the extracted myrrh successfully dissolved completely with the other components. Cell viability test showed that myrrh paste concentrations of 100 - 300mg/ml were effective in maintaining the rate of fibroblasts growth after 24 and 48 hours as compared to the control samples. Cell growth rate was suppressed in the test samples treated with paste concentration of 400mg/ml. The results of the study imply that 300mg/ml is the safe and optimal concentration for fibroblasts growth, whereas concentrations ≥ 400mg/ml are intolerable and might be suppressing the proliferation of fibroblasts. Conclusion: Myrrh toothpaste concentration at 300mg/ml is the safe and optimal concentration for fibroblasts growth as depicted in the results, suggesting that at the optimal formulation, myrrh extract may not be toxic to the soft tissues and myrrh toothpaste may be useful for oral health care. Further clinical investigations are recommended to obtain the clinical efficacy data of the organic myrrh toothpaste.
The Implementation of the Minimal Intervention Dentistry in the Undergraduate Dental Clinical Teaching: A Retrospective Audit
Authors: Ab Ghani SM , Tengku Mohd Ariff TF , Ong TK , Lim TW
Published: August 2022

Objectives: This study aims to assess the prevalence of minimal intervention dentistry (MID) treatment planned during the undergraduate clinical teaching. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective audit, clinical records from 108 dental students were collected and categorized into three cohorts; 2009/2014, 2010/2015, and 2011/2016. The number of direct restorations [amalgam restorations (AR) and composite restorations (CR)], fixed partial dental prostheses [conventional bridges (CB) and resin-bonded-bridges (RBB)] and single tooth indirect restorations (crowns and onlays) prescribed clinically by the undergraduate clinicians were retrieved. Results: Among the three cohorts, a trend was observed in the decrease of AR and the increase of CR prescribed by the dental students. The highest AR (9.6%) was performed by Cohort 2009/2014 and the highest CR (97.7%) was performed by Cohort 2011/2016. For fixed partial dental prostheses, RBB (67.6%) was the main treatment of choice, as compared to CB (32.4%). The cohort 2011/2016 prescribed the highest number of RBB as compared to earlier cohorts. In cases where teeth required cuspal protection, crowns (91.4%) dominated the treatment modality compared to onlays (8.6%). Conclusion: This study showed the dental undergraduates in UiTM endorsed the MID approach as recommended in the contemporary restorative dentistry.
Drone Tracking with Drone using Deep Learning
Authors: TAN Ziya , KARAKÖSE Mehmet , ÖZET Elif
Published: August 2022

With the development of technology, studies in fields such as artificial intelligence, computer vision and deep learning are increasing day by day. In line with these developments, object tracking and object detection studies have spread over wide areas. In this article, a study is presented by simulating two different drones, a leader and a follower drone, accompanied by deep learning algorithms. Within the scope of this study, it is aimed to perform a drone tracking with drone in an autonomous way. Two different approaches are developed and tested in the simulator environment within the scope of drone tracking. The first of these approaches is to enable the leader drone to detect the target drone by using object-tracking algorithms. YOLOv5 deep learning algorithm is preferred for object detection. A data set of approximately 2500 images was created for training the YOLOv5 algorithm. The Yolov5 object detection algorithm, which was trained with the created data set, reached a success rate of approximately 93% as a result of the training. As the second approach, the object-tracking algorithm we developed is used. Trainings were carried out in the simulator created in the Matlab environment. The results are presented in detail in the following sections. In this article, some artificial neural networks and some object tracking methods used in the literature are explained.
Comparison of A* Algorithm and Greedy Best Search in Searching Fifteen Puzzle Solution
Authors: Setyobudhi Charisma Tubagus
Published: August 2022

Artificial Intelligence is an exciting field to research. Artificial Intelligence itself is a broad subject. The application of artificial intelligence in daily routine is various. One of the usages of artificial intelligence is finding the shortest route on a map. In general, the algorithm which can be used for finding the shortest route is A*. A* is often used in finding the shortest route in a graph or map. Generally speaking, A* is used to make a game, especially for finding the shortest route of an intelligent agent inside it. In this paper, the finding solution of puzzle game using A* and Greedy Best First Search is to be discussed. The puzzle game which is discussed is the Fifteen Puzzle. This research compares the two algorithms used, A* and Greedy Best First Search. This research shows that Greedy Best First Search gives a slightly faster solution than A*.
An Intelligent Approach to Automatic Query Formation from Plain Text using Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Mohd Akbar  , Hussain Mohd Shahid , Mohd Suaib
Published: August 2022

Man have always been, inherently, curious creatures. They ask questions in order to satiate their insatiable curiosity. For example, kids ask questions to learn more from their teachers, teachers ask questions to assist themselves to evaluate student performance, and we all ask questions in our daily lives. Numerous learning exchanges, ranging from one-on-one tutoring sessions to thorough exams, as well as real-life debates, rely heavily on questions. One notable fact is that, due to their inconsistency in particular contexts, humans are often inept at asking appropriate questions. It has been discovered that most people have difficulty identifying their own knowledge gaps. This becomes our primary motivator for automating question generation in the hopes that the benefits of an automated Question Generation (QG) system will help humans achieve their useful inquiry needs. QG and Information Extraction (IE) have become two major issues for language processing communities, and QG has recently become an important component of learning environments, systems, and information seeking systems, among other applications. The Text-to-Question generation job has piqued the interest of the Natural Language Processing (NLP), Natural Language Generation (NLG), Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS), and Information Retrieval (IR) groups as a possible option for the shared task. A text is submitted to a QG system in the Text-to-Question generation task. Its purpose would be to create a series of questions for which the text has answers (such as a word, a set of words, a single sentence, a text, a set of texts, a stretch of conversational dialogue, an inadequate query, and so on).
História Transviada em leitura distante nas palavras-chaves
Authors: Canabarro Ronald
Published: August 2022

O presente texto apresenta um estudo de caso sobre como o uso do Voyant Tolls, através de algumas de suas ferramentas, pode nos ajudar na análise de conteúdo dos temas mais abordados em uma parte da historiografia brasileira, por meio das teses e dissertações dos programas brasileiros de pós-graduação avaliados pela CAPES na área de História, entre 1994 e 2020, cujo tema envolveu identidades e questões associadas à dissidências sexuais e desobediências de gênero. Faço uso da nuvem de palavras chaves e dos links de palavras como forma de analisar as temáticas das teses e dissertações. Concluindo que, apesar de simples, são bons elementos para análise de conteúdo, em especial para reconhecimento dos temas e assuntos mais abordados, todavia sugerese ampliar as pesquisas com uso de ferramentas digitais por parte de historiadores.
Occupational Stress and its Perceived Negative Impact on the Health and Performance of the Employees of a Banking Call Center
Authors: Staicu Elena-Alina , Vasiluţă-Ștefănescu Marius
Published: August 2022

Professional stress is a challenge for many companies that want to keep their employees within the organization on one hand and to ensure their performance through a comfortable working environment on the other. This study investigated and evaluated the perceptions of 14 male employees (French and Romanian speakers) working in the same banking call center in Timisoara regarding the causes and effects of work-related stress. The applicability of this study is to develop possible strategies and practices for controlling and reducing work-related stress in order to decrease the high staff turnover. The elaboration of this research is based on the concepts of occupational stress, its effects on the perceived emotional and physical health of the employees but also on their performance and motivation at work. To carry out this qualitative research, we used a semi-structured interview guide written in both Romanian and French, since half of the interviewees are Romanians, and the other half are North Africans from Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria. The main topics on which the interview guide questions were developed are the following: personal and professional experience, working schedule, work rate, performance, motivation, mental and physical health and how all the aforementioned contribute to professional mobility. The research results show that the employees performance and motivation at work are indeed affected by the perceived occupational stress, but it is not the main reason why they consider changing the current job. For most of the interviewed employees, the individual life goals, ambitions, and future projections are the ones influencing them to look for another job position after gaining the desired experience within the call centers.
Black-or-White of Online Lending in Indonesia: Conventional Platform or Sharia Scheme (A Netnography Study)
Authors: Qadri Resi Ariyasa , Nabilah Iffah , Ambarwati Ria Dewi
Published: August 2022

The numbers of Islamic fintech online loans providers continue to grow during the Covid-19 outbreak. The goal of this research is to look into Islamic fintech-based online loan transactions from an Islamic law and accounting perspective. This study used the interpretive netnography approach, with documentation technique serving as the data collection method, and explanation building tact as the data analysis method. This study found that the use of conventional online loan schemes was having negative consequences, such as an increase in occurrences of despair and suicide among borrowers. Sharia fintech, through its profitless online lending scheme, may reduce the bad effects of the conventional scheme. From the praxis perspective, this research aids to raise public knowledge on avoiding the use of unlawful conventional online loan mechanism. In the future, this research is expected to improve the development of online loans and Islamic fintech research.

Keywords: Islamic fintech, netnography, accountability, p2p lending, sharia financial accounting
Uncovering the Dark Side of Ponzi Schemes Through Money Game
Authors: Haryadi Bambang , Wahyudi Imam , Hayati Nur
Published: August 2022

Ponzi schemes with new looks and faces can divert people's views against the suspicions of investment organizers under the guise of Ponzi schemes. The purpose of this study is to reveal the dark side of the practice of Ponzi schemes through money games from the user's perspective. This study uses a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach, the selection of this method is used to achieve the research objectives. Collecting data using observation, interviews, and documentation. The results show, HIPO implementing a Ponzi scheme under the guise of a money game, this can be seen in the work system used by recruiting people and raising funds through offering investment packages as a trap as well as containing elements of gambling. Symptoms of the end of the HIPO as a fraudulent investment are shown through changes to the system and policies by the founders so that members cannot withdraw funds.

Keywords: ponzi scheme, money game, dark side
Asset Misappropriation Employee Fraud: A Case Study on an Automotive Company in Indonesia
Authors: Setiawan Nanang , Tarjo Tarjo , Haryadi Bambang
Published: August 2022

This study is aimed to provide an exploration of asset misappropriation employee fraud and its prevention program on an automotive company in Indonesia. This study is a case study researches collecting data by document analysis and interviews with ten informants from various departments to obtain more in-depth information about the occurrence of fraud. This study found that the most popular types of fraud on automotive company are manipulation of customer account payments (lapping), embezzlement of customer deposits that are not deposited to the company (skimming) and theft of inventory. The driving factors for committing fraud are financial pressure, lifestyle extravagant, opportunities for fraud, and lack of understanding of fraudulent behavior. Employee fraud disrupts company’s operations, consumes work time and manpower, and damages the business reputation. Fraud causes the company to incur unnecessary financial losses and expenses that will affect the company's sustainability in the future.

Keywords: asset misappropriation, employee fraud, automotive company
Financial Management Accountability of Mosque in Covid-19 Pandemic: The Religious and Humanist Side Exploration
Authors: Fitria Yunita , Diyanti Ferry , Bone Hariman
Published: August 2022

The pandemic of Covid-19 influences the behaviour of worship places in doing their accountability. Indeed, it is difficult to trace the truth of the source and amount of the donated funds. The study's objective is to explore the accountability mechanisms of places of worship by exploring them in the context before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study is also to explore the religiosity and humanistic side of financial managers in running their duties at the mosque. This research is qualitative research using a phenomenological approach with semi-structured interview methods. This study found that accountability before and during the pandemic has a similar practice in terms of financial accountability. Interestingly, an increasing source of funds was found during the pandemic. There is additional shopping for Wi-Fi to support the mosques’ activities. The accountability of mosque financial management consists of religious (self-connection with God) and humanism (honest, trusting and responsible).

Keywords: accountability, covid-19 pandemic, mosque, religiosity, humanist
COVID-19 Pandemic on MSMEs in Bandar Lampung
Authors: Yuliansyah Yuliansyah , Listyaningsih Erna , Sariningsih Eka , Indriani Wiewiek
Published: August 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on the global economy, including MSMEs. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of COVID-19 on the financial performance and labor of MSMEs in the Bandar Lampung banana chip center, as well as the impact of labor on financial performance and labor as an intervening factor. The data collected were analyzed using Partial Least Square. It was found that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on financial performance and labor. Additionally, labor had an influence on financial performance. The main strength in this study is the discovery of direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on financial performance, with labor acting as an intervening variable between the COVID-19 pandemic and financial performance. This finding implies that people are used to the new normal life namely by carrying out routine activities while implementing health precautions to avoid the COVID-19 transmission.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, the effect of COVID-19 pandemic, MSME
Accountability of Tri Hita Karana's Cultural Perspective in Socio-religious Organization
Authors: Rina Ni Made Dwi , Sudana I Putu , Sujana I Ketut , Wirajaya I Gde Ary
Published: August 2022

This study aims to gain an understanding of social reality through inductive thinking based on the experiences of the informants on actions and the meaning of accountability in the cultural perspective of Tri Hita Karana at the Sagraha Mandra Kantha Santhi Foundation. The methodology of this research is descriptive interpretive with the approach of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Qualitative data was collected by conducting observations, in-depth interviews and documentation. The findings indicate that the Sagraha Mandra Kantha Santhi Foundation is accountable to God (parahyangan), to others (pawongan) and to the environment (palemahan). The analysis also shows that there are three themes that emerge from the meaning of the experience of the informants in the cultural perspective of Tri Hita Karana, namely sincere offerings, economic contributions to society, and protecting the environment.
Perspective Contradiction Regarding Competition and Financial Stability in the Banking Sector: Review of Literature
Authors: Safitri Ni Wayan Noviana , Wiksuana I Gusti Bagus Wiksuana , Sedana Ida Bagus Panji , Baskara I Gde Kajeng
Published: August 2022

This study aims to provide a systematic literature review (SLR) on the scope, measurement, and impact of competition on banking stability. PRISMA technique was used to undertake a meta-analysis of scientific articles. After applying all of the criteria, a total of 42 relevant studies were discovered. Previous research has examined the relationship between banking stability and competition in a variety of countries around the world, and has produced two opposing viewpoints, namely competition fragility and competition stability. The first perspective gets more support. When it comes to the measurement instrument, most studies use the Lerner index to quantify the intensity of competition. It is also discovered that the GMM (Generalized Approach of Moment) approach is widely used. Future research can examine each indicator's strengths and weaknesses further so that it can be used to gauge banking competition in accordance with the banking systems examined in each nation, yielding reliable results.

Keywords:   competition, stability, banking
The Effect of Trust and Related Party Transaction on Firm Value
Authors: Ramadhani Raihan , Diantimala Yossi , Arfan Muhammad
Published: August 2022

This study examines the effect of trust and related party transactions on firm value. The total observation in this study is 185 banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period. Multivariate analysis is employed to test the hypothesis. The results illustrate that the trust and related party transactions have a positive and significant effect on firm value. This implies that the disclosure of the word 'trust' in the management discussion and analysis report (MD&A) reflects that the company's ethical culture and good management responsibility in managing the business convince investors to invest. The increase in debt-related party transactions shows that it is easier for the companies to receive funding to finance the company's operational activities and increase investment rather than making loans with the third parties which seems to be complicated to approach.

Keywords: trust, related party transactions, firm value, MD&A