bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
'Mid-Life Greenness': Environmental Consciousness among European Consumers
Authors:   , Beer Benjamin 
Published: November 2021

<p>Identifying characteristics of green consumers has proven to be a complex undertaking for many researchers and no clear consensus yet exists. This is particularly true of the effect of age on awareness of environmental effects. My aim in this study is to model the relationship between age and environmental consciousness using a large sample of over twenty six thousand respondents in 28 countries to a specially designed survey requested by the European Commission. I use the 2009 Flash Eurobarometer survey (no. 256) designed to address European attitudes towards sustainable consumption. I choose six questions from the survey in order to capture measures of environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. Using multiple regression analysis, I test for the influence of age on environmental consciousness after controlling for gender, education level, occupation and urban vs. rural residence. The results reveal an interesting ‘inverse U’ shape of environmental consciousness by age for both men and women implying that environmental consciousness peaks at middle age. Extending the regression into multilevel modelling, allows me to test for variations in the inverse U shape across countries of Europe. The results indicate country level variations in both the level and shape of the curve from one country to another. Although similar in many countries, caution is required in making gross generalisations about age related sustainable consumption patterns in Europe as a whole.</p>
Playing Safe in Online Games: Determinants of Player Acceptance of Account Security Technology
Authors:   , Yang Xiaomei 
Published: November 2021

<p>Online security is a major problem for networked games worldwide. Specifically, account hijacking is on the rise. To fight against the security issue, game vendors are offering specific security services, such as account protection technology. The purpose of this paper is to validate an augmented Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) for the online gaming context. This research aims to investigate how players are influenced by perceived enjoyment and perceived security jointly with the traditional TAM instrument. It is hoped to explain online gamers’ behaviour toward newly emerging account security technology. The paper proposes a research model that describes the causal relationships between perceive usefulness, perceived enjoyment, perceived ease of use, perceived security, and the usage intentions for account protection technology in the most popular online game World of Warcraft. After the measurement assessment, the hypothesised model is statistically tested. The findings suggest that perceived enjoyment and perceived security jointly with two traditional TAM constructs have a positive influence on intention to use. While perceived ease of use positively affects perceived usefulness and perceived enjoyment, perceived security does not seem to affect both of them. This study contributes to the ongoing literature by formulating and validating a proposed research model to explore determinants of player adoption of security technology in the virtual gaming environment. It also provides useful information for both academia and industry.</p>
How Young Adult Readers Select Fiction in Public Libraries: A Study of the Factors Which Influence Information-Seeking in Context
Authors:   , Randall Rachel 
Published: November 2021

<p>Research Problem: The purpose of this research paper is to observe the information-seeking behaviour and book selection methods of the youth today, mainly in the public library context. There are so many questions, and prescribed answers as to how young adults seek reading material for themselves, who and what influences them, what is the best way to communicate with them, as well as how technology effects these processes. There are few recent research articles on this topic, and no qualitative-research examples, which prevent us from uncovering rich, genuine data about how young adults respond to aspects such was Web 2.0, peer influence, family influence, teacher/librarian influence, the introduction of new collections, book displays, youthful-looking book covers and so forth. Methodology: Qualitative research methods used. Focus groups were conducted with 3 groups, each consisting of 8-11 teenagers, who are members of Auckland Libraries. Results: We can observe that for optimal effect on young adults, public libraries (or even publishing houses, bookstores and schools) is to be wiser and more focused with some services, and to understand what young adults are actually seeking. It is about giving a facelift to some current services, re-organizing the collection, re-thinking how the web and Web 2.0 is used, and being more strategic in establishing personal relationships with young adults. Implications: This research offers theoretical grounding within a comprehensive literature review of as much current information examples as possible. It also offers practical lessons, offered by the examples given from the young adults themselves, which public libraries may or may not choose to employ, in order to draw young adults to their services, to use their collections, and to stay as members for life.</p>
Optimisation of Likelihood for Bernoulli Mixture Models
Authors:   , Frouzesh Faezeh 
Published: November 2021

<p>The use of mixture models in statistical analysis is increasing for datasets with heterogeneity and/or redundancy in the data. They are likelihood based models, and maximum likelihood estimates of parameters are obtained by the use of the expectation maximization (EM) algorithm. Multi-modality of the likelihood surface means that the EM algorithm is highly dependent on starting points and poorly chosen initial points for the optimization may lead to only a local maximum, not the global maximum. In this thesis, different methods of choosing initialising points in the EM algorithm will be evaluated and two procedures which make intelligent choices of possible starting points and fast evaluations of their usefulness will be presented. Furthermore, several approaches to measure the best model to fit from a set of models for a given dataset, will be investigated and some lemmas and theorems are presented to illustrate the information criterion. This work introduces two novel and heuristic methods to choose the best starting points for the EM algorithm that are named Combined method and Hybrid PSO (Particle Swarm Optimisation). Combined method is based on a combination of two clustering methods that leads to finding the best starting points in the EM algorithm in comparison with the different initialisation point methods. Hybrid PSO is a hybrid method of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) as a global optimization approach and the EM algorithm as a local search to overcome the EM algorithm’s problem that makes it independent to starting points. Finally it will be compared with different methods of choosing starting points in the EM algorithm.</p>
The Implementation of a Hierarchical Hybrid Navigation System for a Mobile Robotic Vehicle
Authors:   , Talwatta Buddika Kasun 
Published: November 2021

<p>One of the challenges of robotics is to develop a robot control system capable of obtaining intelligent, suitable responses to dynamic environments. The basic requirements for accomplishing this is a robot control architecture and a hardware platform that can adapt the software and hardware to the current state of the environment. This has led researchers to design control architectures composed of distributed, independent and asynchronous behaviours. In line with this research, this thesis details the development of a control system which adopts a hierarchical hybrid navigation architecture designed at Victoria University of Wellington. The implementation of the control system is aimed towards one of Victoria University of Wellington’s fleet of mobile robotic platforms called MARVIN. MARVIN is a differential drive robot and the sensory equipment on the device includes infrared sensors and odometry. The control system has been implemented in C# .NET programming language adopting a Service- Oriented Architecture. This software framework provides several services along with a graphical user interface to configure the control system. Several experiments have been carried out to test the control system and the results indicate that the features of the navigation architecture have been accomplished</p>
The Architectural Manipulation of Sound: Architecturally Articulating Urban Space to Protect and Enhance the Outdoor Acoustic Environment
Authors:   , Rieper Andrew 
Published: November 2021

<p>To date, ‘Urban Design’ has seldom accounted for the quality of the acoustic environment. The significance of sound in the urban environment is understated. This is evident in design attitudes towards Urban Acoustics, which are essentially objective; based on ‘Noise Control Methodologies’, limited by quantitative values and void of sonic variety. The aim of this thesis is firstly, to determine whether an acoustic agenda could be successfully introduced into the urban design process, and secondly, to assess the aesthetic impact of imposing such an agenda on the built environment. To explore these ideas, the thesis combined research from three fields; Urban Design (‘Public Places, Urban Spaces’ by Carmona et al.), Urban Acoustics (‘Urban Sound Environment’ by Jian Kang), and Soundscape Philosophy (founded by R. Murray Schafer). A series of experiments were then conducted using noise propagation software ‘CadnaA’, which studied the acoustic performances of different Street and Open Space Layouts. Conclusions drawn from these experiments and the analysed literature provided the framework for an Urban Design Proposal located in central Wellington, which was used as a means to assess the viability of this design approach. The results of the design-research process suggest that an acoustic agenda can be integrated into the urban design process with relative ease and little conflict, and that many of the Soundscape philosophies inherent in Urban Acoustic Design actually complement well-established Urban Design Principles. Additionally, while this approach is most effective in acoustically challenging areas, the intrinsic design principles can be adopted to enhance both the acoustic and visual aesthetic of any urban design.</p>
NIETZSCHE E O DISCURSO FILOSÓFICO DA MODERNIDADE
Authors: Costa Amanda Sobrinho 
Published: November 2021

O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar a crítica nietzschiana a moral moderna, tal como descrita na Genealogia da moral. Procuramos ainda destacar a crítica de Habermas a Nietzsche presente na obra: Discurso Filosófico da Modernidade, mais precisamente no capítulo IV “Entrada na Pós-Modernidade: Nietzsche como ponto de inflexão”, onde Habermas discute os aspectos que estruturam o pensamento moderno, colocando a filosofia de Nietzsche como uma ruptura entre o moderno e o pós-moderno. Habermas apresenta a Modernidade como um paradigma, um momento ímpar na história do Ocidente. É no interior da filosofia hegeliana, segundo Habermas, que pela primeira vez se toma consciência no plano conceitual do que seja a Modernidade. Habermas acrescenta ainda que, nem Hegel, nem seus discípulos jamais questionaram as conquistas da Modernidade. Contudo, Nietzsche vislumbra nesta Modernidade a continuação de um mesmo mal: a vida reativa continuaria a triunfar, os valores que vem de baixo continuam a vigorar e os antigos valores metafísicos e negadores da vida que vão determinar as ações. Portanto, aquilo que Nietzsche propõe em sua crítica a modernidade é uma transvaloração dos valores, o que implicaria necessariamente a superação dos valores reativos, pois, só assim seria possível a grandeza na terra.Palavras-chaves: Nietzsche. Habermas. Hegel. Modernidade. Transvaloração.
¿Debemos incrementar el intervalo entre neoadyuvancia y cirugía en el cáncer de recto para lograr una respuesta patológica completa?: Revisión sistemática de la literatura
Authors: Castiñeira Piñeiro Andrea 
Published: November 2021

Objetivo: Demostrar que el intervalo entre la finalización del tratamiento neoadyuvante y la cirugía en el cáncer de recto, está asociado con la tasa de respuesta patológica completa (RPC).
Introducción: La quimiorradioterapia (QRT) previa a una cirugía con escisión mesorrectal completa, se considera actualmente un tratamiento estándar para los tumores de recto medio e inferior localmente avanzados, esto induce una regresión tumoral y ocasionalmente una RPC; sin embargo, el intervalo óptimo desde la neoadyuvancia hasta la cirugía es todavía controvertido.
Método: Se ha realizado una búsqueda sistemática en PubMed y Embase, de ensayos clínicos aleatorizados que aportasen resultados oncológicos tras analizar intervalos cortos y largos de tiempo entre la neoadyuvancia y la cirugía en el cáncer de recto. El objetivo principal del estudio es la RPC, otros objetivos secundarios fueron las complicaciones postoperatorias.
Resultados: Se identificaron tres ensayos, y, en general, intervalos superiores a 8 semanas parecen mejorar significativamente la obtención de RPC, excepto en un estudio, en el que la tasa de RPC fue alta en ambos grupos de intervalos. Las complicaciones quirúrgicas, la resección R0 y la mortalidad postoperatoria fue similar.
Conclusiones: En espera de futuros ensayos aleatorizados, un intervalo mayor de 8 semanas después de la QRT preoperatoria, aumenta significativamente la RPC con complicaciones postoperatorias similares.
Postmodernism, Marxism and Versions of the Future: an Interview with Professor Martin Jay / Postmodernismo, marxismo y versiones del futuro: una entrevista con el profesor Martin Jay
Authors: Sanz Loroño Miguel Angel 
Published: November 2021

A través de su interés en el postmodernismo y crítica de las metanarrativas, en esta entrevista el profesor Martín Jay aborda algunos de los principales temas que han centrado la atención de la teoría histórica recientemente. Temas como el giro hacia la experiencia histórica, la contribución de Hayden White a la comprensión de la narrativa y el lenguaje, o la importancia de Fredic Jameson, son traídos a colación en este texto. El profesor Jay también vuelve a algunos de sus temas iniciales y conocidos como la llamada French Theory, el filósofo alemán Theodor W. Adorno y la presencia del marxismo en los Estados Unidos.Palabras clavePostmodernismo, capitalismo tardío, marxismo, experiencia histórica. AbstractThrough his interest in postmodernism and in criticism to metanarratives, in this interview Professor Martin Jay tackles some of the main issues that have lately focused the attention of historical theory. Topics such as the turn towards historical experience, Hayden White’s contribution to understanding of narratives and language, or the importance of Fredric Jameson, are brought up in this text. Professor Jay also comes back to some of his former well-known themes such as the so-called French Theory, the German philosopher Theodor W. Adorno and the presence of Marxism in the United States.Key wordsPostmodernism, late capitalism, Marxism, historical experience.
La Historia Reciente en la Argentina: un balance / Recent History in Argentina: An assessment
Authors: Águila Gabriela 
Published: November 2021

En los últimos años se ha producido en Argentina un auge sostenido de la historia reciente, entendida como campo de estudio específico. Este proceso no puede desgajarse de tendencias similares habidas en otras tradiciones historiográficas, pero también se inserta en los propios desarrollos académicos de este país. El presente artículo ofrece una panorámica de la producción y los debates académicos, relacionados con la dictadura de 1976-83, examinando las formas de abordar el estudio del pasado reciente y sus líneas de investigación.Palabras claveHistoria reciente, historiografía, Argentina. AbstractOver the past few years recent history – understood as a specific field of studies – has been constantly on the rise in Argentina. This phenomenon cannot be separated from similar trends taking place in other historiographic traditions, but also forms part of the specific characteristics of academia in this country. This article offers a survey of the production and academic debates revolving around it, with respect to the dictatorship of 1976-83, by examining the various approaches to the study of the recent past and its lines of research.Key wordsRecent history, historiography, Argentina.
Efektivitas Kepatuhan Protokol Kesehatan Covid-19 Pada Pekerja Sektor Informal Di Kota Makassar (Studi Kasus di Terminal Mallengkeri)
Authors: Abadi Muh Yusri , Marzuki Dian Saputra , Rahmadani Suci , Fajrin Muhammad Al 
Published: November 2021

ABSTRACT Facing the adaptation of new habits (IMR) towards a productive and safe society against COVID-19, the Minister of Health issued a Minister of Health Decree number HK.01.07 / MENKES / 382/2020 concerning Health Protocols. The target in this study is the availability of a Covid-19 Health Protocol Compliance Effectiveness Study for Informal sector workers at Mallengkeri Terminal. This research is a quantitative method with cross sectional design. The research was conducted at Mallengkeri Terminal. The population in this study were all Mallengkeri Terminal drivers with a total sample of 97 respondents using accidental sampling technique. The results showed that there were 88 respondents (90.7%) who were good and 9 respondents (9.3%) who were not good enough in the effectiveness of compliance with the COVID-19 health protocol. The statistical test results showed that the achievement of goals and results (p = 0.004), target group satisfaction (p = 0.357), maintenance systems (p = 0.236), action (p = 0.068), facilities (p = 0.288), and motivation ( p = 0.744). Based on the research results, it can be concluded that only the achievement of goals and outcomes variables have a significant relationship with the effectiveness of compliance with the COVID-19 health protocol, while the other variables have no relationship
Rapid Assesment Analisis Beban Kerja Perawat Ruang Isolasi Rawat Inap Non ICU Covid-19 di Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Cengkareng
Authors: Ariani Ni Putu Retno 
Published: November 2021

Pada masa pandemi Covid-19, tenaga keperawatan merupakan profesi yang sangat dibutuhkan dalam penanganan pasien yang terkonfirmasi Covid-19. Untuk memenuhi kebutuhan jumlah tenaga perawat maka perlu dilakukan analisa beban kerja dan selanjutnya dapat dilakukan perhitungan kebutuhannya. Tujuan penelitian mendeskripsikan dan mengidentifikasi beban kerja perawat di ruang isolasi rawat inap non ICU pelayanan Covid-19 di RSUD Cengkareng yang merupakan salah satu rumah sakit rujukan Covid-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan pendekatan observasional, data penelitian diambil melalui pengamatan langsung dan wawancara mendalam yang dilakukan selama kurun waktu 5 hari di ruang isolasi rawat inap non ICU. Perhitungan beban kerja menggunakan metode Ilyas, dimana informasi yang dihasilkan untuk mengambil keputusan dapat dipercaya karena setiap transaksi bisnis dapat diukur secara cepat dengan tingkat akurasi yang tinggi. Dengan menghitung beban kerja ini dapat memperkirakan kebutuhan tenaga perawat yang diperlukan dalam perencanaan sumber daya manusia. Hasil perhitungan yang didapatkan yaitu berdasarkan data pasien per-Desember 2020, jumlah pasien yang dirawat di ruang isolasi non ICU untuk pasien Covid-19 berjumlah 251 orang, sedangkan tenaga perawat yang terdiri dari perawat RSUD Cengkareng dan perawat relawan berjumlah 171 orang. Berdasarkan data tersebut, analisa beban kerja dengan metode Ilyas didapatkan nursing time perawat ruang isolasi non-ICU untuk pasien Covid-19 adalah 3,5 jam, dan perhitungan kebutuhan tenaga perawat sebesar 178 orang. Penambahan jumlah tenaga perawat di ruang isolasi rawat inap non ICU di RSUD Cengkareng masih dibutuhkan. Keywords: Workload analysis, Nurses Need, Ilyas Method.
Pengaruh Sistem Informasi Kepegawaian Terhadap Efektivitas Kerja Karyawan Rumah Sakit Muhammadiyah Bandung
Authors: Lestari Lusi Liani , Susanti Ai Susi 
Published: November 2021

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penerapan sistem informasi dengan mengkhususkan pada sistem informasi kepegawaian terhadap efektivitas kerja karyawan bidang sumber daya manusia di Rumah Sakit Muhammadiyah Bandung. Bertambah luasnya wilayah kerja dan tingginya tingkat kunjungan pasien maka jumlah pegawai semakin meningkat. Pencatatatan data kepegawaian yang masih dilakukan secara manual dan tidak tercatat baik dalam sebuah sistem akan kesulitan dalam pencarian dan pembuatan rekapitulasi data pegawai, hal tersebut kurang efektif dan efisien yang menyebabkan beban waktu kerja bertambah, untuk itu diperlukan suatu sistem informasi yang dapat menangani permasalahan tersebut. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan metode pengambilan sampel non probability sampling dengan jenis sampel jenuh untuk pengumpulan data. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kuantitatif dan metode analisis data menggunakan teknis analisis uji regresi linear sederhana dan Koefisien Determinasi. Hasil penelitian dari 20 responden menunjukan bahwa berdasarkan dari hasil uji regresi linear sederhana koefisien regresi pada variabel X memperoleh sebesar 0,769. Koefisien regresi tersebut bernilai positif, sehingga dapat dikatakan bahwa arah pengaruh variabel X terhadap variabel Y adalah positif. Dan berdasarkan hasil koefisien determinasi (R2) memperoleh R square sebesar 0,723 yang menunjukan bahwa variabel X memiliki pengaruh sebesar 72,3 % terhadap variabel Y. Secara keseluruhan penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa variabel bebas mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap variabel efektivitas kerja. Penerapan sistem informasi kepegawaian diharapkan mampu mengatasi berbagai kendala yang dihadapi para pekerja di bidang sumber daya manusia dalam mengolah data kepegawaian. Kata Kunci : Sistem Informasi, Efektivitas Kerja, SDM
Karakteristik Perawat Dan Kualitas Asuhan Raung Akut Psikiatri
Authors: Abdad Fairus Ali , Ayuningtyas Dumilah 
Published: November 2021

Karakteristik ODGJ dengan ciri gangguan yang khas menyebabkan mereka membutuhkan penanganan yang khusus. Ruang PHCU atau Psychiatric High Care Unit merupakan ruang perawatan intensif psikiatri yang digunakan untuk merawat pasien dengan kondisi akut. Kualitas asuhan keperawatan di Ruang PHCU dipengaruhi oleh banyak faktor, salah satunya adalah karakteristik perawat. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif analitik dengan metode cross sectional. Populasi dari penelitian ini adalah perawat Ruang PHCU RSJ dr. H. Marzoeki Mahdi Bogor, adapun besar sampel yang diteliti ditentukan dengan metode total sampling. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode survey melalui penyebaran kuesioner dalam format digital. Uji statistik dilakukan untuk data univariat dan bivariat. Hasil penelitian pada analisis univariat diketahui bahwa perawat Ruang PHCU sebagian besar berusia ≥ 36 tahun, memiliki jenjang pendidikan non profesi dan memiliki masa kerja > 3 tahun. Gambaran kualitas asuhan berdasarkan determinan kualitas asuhan diketahui bahwa sebagian besar perawat mempunyai persepsi yang baik terkait pengembangan diri, pelaksanaan standar asuhan keperawatan, sarana dan prasarana serta ketersediaan anggaran untuk pemeliharaan sarana dan prasarana. Adapun persepsi yang kurang baik terjadi pada pengukuran determinan terkait ketersediaan anggaran untuk diklat dan anggaran untuk imbal jasa atau remunerasi. Pada analisis bivariat yang dilakukan dengan menggunakan uji chi-square dengan tingkat kemaknaan 95% dan nilai α ≤ 0,05, diketahui bahwa tidak ada hubungan antara usia, tingkat pendidikan dan masa kerja perawat dengan kualitas asuhan keperawatan.