bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Influence of Democratic Leadership on Employee Performance With Psychological Empowerment as a Mediation Variable in the Women's Empowerment Office, the Protection of Children and Community (Dp3am) Binjai City
Authors: Muhammad Arif Pohan  , Kiki Farida Ferine  
Published: August 2024

The purpose of this study is to find out and analyze the influence of Democratic Leadership on Employee Performance mediated by Psychological Empowerment in Employees of the Women's Empowerment, Child Protection and Community Service (DP3AM) of Binjai City. This research was carried out at the Women's Empowerment, Child Protection and Community Protection Office (DP3AM) of Binjai City. The type of research is quantitative associative. The sample in this study is 61 employees of the Women's Empowerment, Child Protection and Community Service (DP3AM) of Binjai City. The sampling technique in this study uses a saturated sample so that the entire population will be a sample of 61 people. The results of the study show that Democratic Leadership has a significant influence on Employee Performance as shown by a T-Statistic value of 9,023 > 1.96 and a P Value of 0.001 < 0.05. In the influence of Democratic Leadership on Psychological Empowerment, data obtained T-Statistical values were obtained from 10,966 > 1.96 and P-Value values of 0.000 < 0.05 or no influence of Democratic Leadership on Psychological Empowerment. Psychological Empowerment has a significant effect on Employee Performance with a T-Statistic value of 16,939 > 1.96 with a P-Value of 0.000 < 0.05. In the indirect influence, the results show that Psychological Empowerment also has a role as an intervening variable that will explain the relationship between Democratic Leadership and the Performance of Employees of the Women's Empowerment, Child and Community Protection Office (DP3AM) of Binjai City. This shows that improvements in Democratic Leadership will be able to increase Psychological Empowerment, which in turn can also contribute to improving the Performance of Employees of the Women's Empowerment, Child and Community Protection Office (DP3AM) of Binjai City.
The Effect of Basic Disaster Management Training on Basic Training With Employee Performance as an Intervening Variable at the Human Resource Development Agency North Sumatra Province
Authors: Yurlinda  , Muhammad Isa Indrawan  
Published: August 2024

The purpose of this study is to find out and analyze the influence of Basic Training on Employee Competency mediated by Performance on Employees of the North Sumatra Human Resources Development Agency. This research was carried out at the North Sumatra Human Resources Development Agency. The type of research is quantitative associative. The sample in this study is 107 employees of the North Sumatra Human Resources Development Agency. The sampling technique in this study uses a saturated sample so that the entire population will be a sample of 107 people. The results of the study show that Basic Training does not have a significant influence on Employee Competence as shown by the T-Statistic value of 0.265 < 1.96 and the P Value value of 0.791 > 0.05. In the effect of Basic Training on Performance, data on T-Statistics values were obtained from 3,035 > 1.96 and P-Value values of 0.003 < 0.05 or there was an influence of Basic Training on Performance. Performance had a significant effect on Employee Competency with a T-Statistic value of 4,407 > 1.96 with a P-Value of 0.000 < 0.05. In the indirect influence, the results show that Performance has a role as an intervening variable that will explain the relationship between Basic Education and Training and Employee Competency of the North Sumatra Human Resources Development Agency. This shows that improvements in Basic Training will be able to improve performance, which in turn can also contribute to improving the Competency of Employees of the North Sumatra Human Resources Development Agency.
The Effect of Competence on Performance With Training as an Intervening Variable in Regional Apparatus North Sumatra Province
Authors: Neny Prestiany  , Kiki Farida Ferine  
Published: August 2024

The purpose of this study is to find out and analyze the influence of Competency on Employee Performance mediated by Training for Employees of the North Sumatra Human Resources Development Agency. This research was carried out at the North Sumatra Human Resources Development Agency. The type of research is quantitative associative. The sample in this study is 107 employees of the North Sumatra Human Resources Development Agency. The sampling technique in this study uses a saturated sample so that the entire population will be a sample of 107 people. The results of the study show that Competence has a significant influence on Employee Performance as shown by a T-Statistic value of 4,572 > 1.96 and a P Value of 0.000 < 0.05. In the effect of Competency on Training, data on T-Statistical values were obtained from 1,180 < 1.96 and P-Value values of 0.238 > 0.05 or no effect of Competence on Training. Training had a significant effect on Employee Performance with a T-Statistic value of 2,190 > 1.96 with a P-Value of 0.029 < 0.05. In the indirect influence, the results show that training does not have a role as an intervening variable that will explain the relationship between Competency and Employee Performance of Employees of the North Sumatra Human Resources Development Agency. This shows that improvements in Competencies will not be able to improve Training, which in the end will also not be able to contribute to improving the Performance of Employees of the North Sumatra Human Resources Development Agency.
EDUKASI LARANGAN TINDAKAN MAIN HAKIM SENDIRI (EIGENRICHTING)
Authors: Suliandi Marwan , Wagiman Wagiman 
Published: August 2024

permasalahan main hakim sendiri, khususnya di kota besar seperti Jakarta masih kerap terjadi, khususnya di kalangan remaja. fokus pengabdian, yaitu kalangan remaja di lingkungan RW 04 Kelurahan Kalibaru, Kecamatan Cilincing, Jakarta Utara. Tujuan pengabdian, pemberdayaan dan peningkatan kapasitas serta memberikan solusi berdasarkan kajian akademik atas kebutuhan. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengabdian ini yaitu Metodologi Participatory Action Research (PAR), yaitu melalui pendekatan penelitian partisipatif dimana masyarakat terlibat aktif dalam mengidentifikasi dan menyelesaikan masalahnya. Hasil pengabdian, bahwa warga masyarakat perkotaan memahami serta menyadari, main hakim sendiri atau menghakimi orang lain tanpa melalui proses hukum yang seharusnya adalah tidak benar. Main hakim sendiri biasanya dilakukan dengan cara pemukulan, penyiksaan, pembakaran, dan sebagainya. Bahkan, beberapa kasus telah mengakibatkan kematian. Terhadap mereka yang melakukannya ada sanksi, oleh sebab hal itu merupakan perbuatan tindak pidana.
Current Status of Conservation and Exploitation of Unique Values of Typical Folk Art Forms in Tourism Development in Ethnic Minorities in Ha Giang Province, Vietnam
Authors: Vien VU Van , Tam NGUYEN Thi , Son QUANG Van 
Published: August 2024

Ha Giang is a province in the northeastern region of Vietnam, adjacent to the border with China. The 21 ethnic groups living alternately created Ha Giang with a vibrant and diverse cultural picture. Implementing the strategy of taking traditional culture as a driving force for tourism development and promoting tourism to preserve culture, over the past time, Ha Giang province has been quite successful in bringing tangible and intangible cultural values to the world, in which there are types of folk art and literature into the model of community-based tourism to serve tourists. This article presents the current status of exploitation, conservation, and unique values of folk art and literature on ethnic minorities in the socio-economic development of Ha Giang province. This article also evaluates the achievements and limitations of several policies that have been implemented in the past. Hence, the solutions proposed to develop policies to exploit and preserve the values of natural resources include folk art and literature of the ethnic minorities in Ha Giang Province appropriately and effectively, contributing to the province's socio-economic development in the current context.
Interrogating the Algerian Folkloric Identity in Khadra’s What the Day Owes the Night
Authors: ATTAR ZENNAKI Hidaya , SERIR MORTAD Ilhem 
Published: August 2024

This paper is an attempt to explore Folkloric material in Yasmina Khadra’s What the Day Owes the Night, to reconsider folklore, not as a remnant of the past, but as an artistic vehicle to locate cultural belonging. It examines the different elements by which folklore shapes individual and collective identity in colonial Algerian literature. The novel of Yasmina Khadra represents material and spiritual folk constituents of the Algerian national and cultural identity during the French colonization, mainly the moral struggle of the protagonist between his Algerian cultural heritage and the French-acquired culture. The novel is rich in cultural, artistic, and folkloric elements of the Algerian individual and collective identity. It also exhibits the contrast between the local, and everyday French habits, causing a chasm between the two cultures the protagonist is struggling to bear and fill. This research indicates that the protagonist’s internal conflict reflects the larger struggle that nearly all Algerians went through during French colonization by imposing the colonial culture on their own. Research findings demonstrate that folklore is a popular material that springs out from recurrent situations of everyday life. Khadra’s What the Day Owes the Night expresses verbal art as academic parlance to encounter identity issues. Khadra effectively captures the essence of Algerian society and its diverse cultural fabric through vivid descriptions and storytelling, shedding light on the intricate nature of identity in a colonized nation.
Discourse Analysis as a Mediating Method to Understand the Use of English Adverbs in Literary Text
Authors: AMRANI Djalal Eddine 
Published: August 2024

Teachinggrammar in the classroom involves adopting new approaches and styles. Implementing literary texts, as an example, to enhance the learner’s grammatical competence has proved its efficacy for foreign English learners to fully understand most forms and uses of adverbs in English. In this article, the researcher attempts to explore the way teachers implement literary texts to help teach English adverbs, and how learners stimulate their literary background knowledge to understand how to accurately and contextually use adverbs. This study aims to make EFL learners aware of the use of adverbs in spoken and written English. For this purpose, a qualitative approach was adopted for this research. Discourse analysis was employed by nine students from Kasdi Merbah University to analyse some selected texts as samples from Oliver Twist’s (1992) novel. The result of the study showed that literary text can be of great help for learners to learn adverbs. Moreover, discourse analysis is potentially helpful for EFL learners to master adverbs in various contexts.
Effect of chronic alcohol consumption on oral microbiota in rats with periodontitis
Authors: Zhao Zirui , Zhang Xiao , Zhao Wanqing , Wang Jianing , Peng Yanhui , Liu Xuanning , Liu Na , Liu Qing 
Published: August 2024

Background
The imbalance of oral microbiota can contribute to various oral disorders and potentially impact general health. Chronic alcohol consumption beyond a certain threshold has been implicated in influencing both the onset and progression of periodontitis. However, the mechanism by which chronic alcohol consumption affects periodontitis and its association with changes in the oral microbial community remains unclear.

Objective
This study used 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to examine the dynamic changes in the oral microbial community of rats with periodontitis influenced by chronic alcohol consumption.

Methods
Twenty-four male Wistar rats were randomly allocated to either a periodontitis (P) or periodontitis + alcohol (PA) group. The PA group had unrestricted access to alcohol for 10 weeks, while the P group had access to water only. Four weeks later, both groups developed periodontitis. After 10 weeks, serum levels of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase in the rats’ serum were measured. The oral swabs were obtained from rats, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing was conducted. Alveolar bone status was assessed using hematoxylin and eosin staining and micro-computed tomography.

Results
Rats in the PA group exhibited more severe periodontal tissue damage compared to those in the periodontitis group. Although oral microbial diversity remained stable, the relative abundance of certain microbial communities differed significantly between the two groups. Actinobacteriota and Desulfobacterota were more prevalent at the phylum level in the PA group. At the genus level, Cutibacterium, Tissierella, Romboutsia, Actinomyces, Lawsonella, Anaerococcus, and Clostridium_sensu_stricto_1 were significantly more abundant in the PA group, while Haemophilus was significantly less abundant. Additionally, functional prediction using Tax4Fun revealed a significant enrichment of carbohydrate metabolism in the PA group.

Conclusion
Chronic alcohol consumption exacerbated periodontitis in rats and influenced the composition and functional characteristics of their oral microbiota, as indicated by 16S rRNA gene sequencing results. These microbial alterations may contribute to the exacerbation of periodontitis in rats due to chronic alcohol consumption.
Cuproptosis related ceRNA axis AC008083.2/miR-142-3p promotes the malignant progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma through STRN3
Authors: Feng Dandan , Wu Xiaoping , Li Genping , Yang Junhui , Jiang Jianguo , Liu Shunan , Chen Jichuan 
Published: August 2024

Background
CeRNA axis is an important way to regulate the occurrence and development of Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Although the research on inducing cuproptosis of tumor cells is in the early stage of clinical practice, its mechanism of action is still of great significance for tumor treatment, including NPC. However, the regulation mechanism of cuproptosis in NPC by ceRNA network remains unclear.

Methods
The ceRNA network related to the survival of nasopharyngeal carcinoma related genes was constructed by bioinformatics. Dual-luciferase reporter assay and other experiments were used to prove the conclusion.

Results
Our findings indicate that the AC008083.2/miR-142-3p axis drives STRN3 to promote the malignant progression of NPC. By performing enrichment analysis and phenotypic assays, we demonstrated that the changes in the expressions of AC008083.2/miR-142-3p/NPC can affect the proliferation of NPC. Mechanistically, luciferase reporter gene assays suggested that AC008083.2 acts as a ceRNA of miR-142-3p to regulate the content of STRN3. Furthermore, the regulations of STRN3 and the malignant progression of NPC by AC008083.2 depends on miR-142-3p to some extent.

Conclusions
Our study reveals an innovative ceRNA regulatory network in NPC, which can be considered a new potential target for diagnosing and treating NPC.
Livelihood Enhancement of Scheduled Caste Farmers through Integrated Farming System in Kolar District, India
Authors: Madhuprasad V. L. , S. Chandrashekar, , D. Harshitha, 
Published: August 2024

The study was conducted in purposively selected Kolar district, a total sample of 353 respondents were purposively selected for the study. Data was collected by using pretested structured interview schedule and analyzed by using appropriate statistical tools. The results revealed that a majority of the respondents belonged to low category of mass media exposure, medium category of education, livestock possession, cosmopoliteness, extension participation, social participation, scientific orientation, risk orientation, training undergone followed by high category of cropping pattern, innovativeness, management orientation, level of aspiration, participation in the developmental programmes, willingness towards IFS, access to extension personnel and access to resources. Livelihood Security of respondents in ‘highly satisfied category’ increased to 37.96 per cent from 28.33 per cent out of seven dimensions, maximum increase was noticed in economic efficiency (52.71%). The personal, socio-economic and psychological characteristics such as cropping pattern, livestock possession, risk orientation, training undergone, access to extension personnel and access to resources had positive and significant relationship with livelihood security. The multiple regression value indicated that all the 18 independent variables had contributed to the tune of 23.20 per cent of variation in livelihood security of the respondents. The results pertaining to economic analysis indicated that BC ratio has been increased to 2.98 from 1.93 in crop component and with respect livestock component BC ratio was found to be enhanced to 3.18 from 1.93 after the implementation of the project. Hence, the concerned development departments should organize the demonstrations, trainings, field days, exposure visits etc., to educate the farmers about IFS. The positive and significantly related characteristics need to be considered while selecting the farmers for the extension educational programmes to enhance their livelihood security.
Analysis of Copy‐Number Alterations in Single Cells Using Microarray‐Based Comparative Genomic Hybridization (aCGH)
Authors: Möhlendick Birte , Stoecklein Nikolas H. 
Published: December 2014

AbstractIn this unit, we describe a workflow that enables array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) of single cells. The unit first describes the isolation and preparation of single peripheral mononuclear cells from blood (PBMC) to prepare a suitable reference DNA for aCGH experiments. An alternative procedure is described for the preparation of single cells of GM14667 and GM05423 cell lines to use as reference DNA and for sex‐mismatched control experiments. A guide is also provided for micromanipulation of single cells. Next, the unit describes whole‐genome amplification using adapter‐linker PCR (Ampli1 WGA Kit) and an alternative nonlinear WGA method (PicoPLEX WGA Kit) for single‐cell amplification. A protocol is also included for reamplification of Ampli1 WGA products, which can be used for aCGH as well. Finally, the use of 4 × 180k oligonucleotide microarrays to perform aCGH with single‐cell WGA products is described. Curr. Protoc. Cell Biol. 65:22.19.1‐22.19.23. © 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Photoinduced grafting of vinyl benzyl trimethyl ammonium chloride on polyester nonwoven fabric with surfactant coating and its anion‐exchange properties
Authors: Na Choon‐Ki , Park Hyun‐Ju 
Published: December 2014

ABSTRACTVinyl benzyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (VBTAC) could be efficiently and stably grafted onto polyester fiber coated with a surfactant polyester (PET) by a photoirradiation‐induced graft polymerization with benzophenone as the photoinitiator without any cografting monomer required. The degree of VBTAC grafting could be controlled simply by the irradiation time and concentration of VBTAC in the monomer solution. The anion‐exchange capacity (AEC) of the PET‐g‐VBTAC fabrics increased with increasing degree of grafting up to 80 ± 5% and then leveled off. The maximum AEC of PET‐g‐VBTAC was 2.2 mequiv/g; this was similar to that of a commercial anion‐exchange resin (2.16 ± 0.04 mequiv/g) and much higher than those of nylon‐g‐VBTAC–2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate fabrics (≤1.0 mequiv/g) prepared with a conventional cografting system. The grafted fabric was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and scanning electron microscopy studies, and the sorption selectivity for anions and regeneration efficiency were estimated. The results suggest that the grafting system, in which VBTAC alone was grafted onto PET fiber coated with surfactant, was more practical and effective for the preparation of the VBTAC‐containing anion exchanger, and the resulting PET‐g‐VBTAC fabrics could be used as an effective anion exchanger. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015, 132, 41674.
Effect of continuous oscillatory shear on isothermal crystallization of non‐nucleated and nucleating‐agent‐treated isotactic polypropylene assessed by dynamic mechanical analysis
Authors: Chen Lan , Ma Chuan‐Guo , Wang Hai‐Yan , Zhang Jin‐Xiu , Xiong Xiao‐Min 
Published: December 2014

ABSTRACTUsing dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), we investigated the in situ crystallization kinetics of non‐nucleated and nucleating‐agent‐treated isotactic polypropylene (iPP) under continuous oscillatory shear during the entire crystallization process, and then compared the DMA results with those measured using differential scanning calorimetry under conventional quiescent crystallization. Our analyses, based on the Avrami equation, show that continuous oscillatory shear accelerated crystallization of non‐nucleated iPP, but interfered with crystallization for nucleating‐agent‐treated iPP. Our results indicate that, for the present nucleating agent, its accelerating effect on crystallization cannot coexist with the accelerating effect of shear on crystallization. We attributed this difference to the disruptive effect of shear on growth and the different nucleation models of non‐nucleated and nucleating‐agent‐treated iPP. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015, 132, 41685.
Induction of Ras by SAF‐1/MAZ through a feed‐forward loop promotes angiogenesis in breast cancer
Authors: Ray Alpana , Ray Bimal K. 
Published: December 2014

AbstractIn the majority of breast cancers, overexpression and hyperactivation of Ras in the tumor microenvironment play significant role in promoting cancer cell growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis. We have previously shown that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in triple negative breast cancer cells is regulated, at least in part, by SAF‐1 (serum amyloid A activating factor 1) transcription factor. In this study we show that transformation of normal MCF‐10A breast epithelial cells by constitutively active, oncogenic Ras, induces the DNA‐binding activity and transcription function of SAF‐1. Furthermore, we show that inhibition of MEK/MAPK‐signaling pathway prevents Ras‐mediated activation of SAF‐1. Interestingly, silencing of SAF‐1 expression in breast cancer cells by SAF‐1‐specific short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) significantly reduced H‐Ras and K‐Ras mRNA level. We show that SAF‐1 is a direct transcriptional regulator of H‐Ras and K‐Ras and overexpression of SAF‐1 increases H‐Ras and K‐Ras gene expression. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) analyses demonstrated in vivo interaction of SAF‐1 at highly purine‐rich sequences present at the proximal promoter region, upstream of the transcription start site, in H‐Ras and K‐Ras genes. Previous studies have shown that these sequences are nuclease hypersensitive and capable of forming G4 quadruplex structure. Together, our results show the presence of a novel transactivating loop, in which, Ras and SAF‐1 are interconnected. These findings will help defining molecular mechanisms of abnormal overexpression of Ras in breast tumors, which seldom show genetic Ras mutations.