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Pengaruh Kompetensi Individu, Disiplin Dan Dukungan Manajemen Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Hotel Pelangi Kota Kupang Dengan Motivasi Kerja Sebagai Variabel Mediasi
Authors: Mooy Dikky 
Published: March 2024

The performance of each person also depends on management support in the form of organizing, provision of work facilities and infrastructure, security of the work environment and working conditions. Employee performance can improve work quality, both in quality and quantity, provide new knowledge, which will help employees in solving complex problems, through a limited set of activities, and regularly, according to the responsibilities given by the organization. The research entitled “The Influence Of Individual Competency, Discipline and Management Support On The Performance Of Pelangi Hotel Employees in Kupang With Work Motivation As Intervening Variable. The problem in this research is whether individual competence, management discipline and support partially have a significant effect on employee performance with work motivation variables as mediating variables, and whether work motivation has a significant effect on employee performance.Population and Sample in this study were 34 employees. Data acquisition tools use questionnaires and direct interviews. Data analysis techniques used in this research are descriptive analysis and Partial Least Square analysis.The results of this study, management and company owners need to to increase work motivation and performance of Pelangi hotel employees andneed to pay attention to the variables that most influence.
PENERAPAN METODE MAUT DENGAN PEMBOBOTAN ROC DALAM PENENTUAN CALON MAHASISWA PENERIMA KIP
Authors: Lumbanbatu Wahyu Harry Bai , Sitorus Jeremiati , Mesran Mesran 
Published: March 2024

Sistem pendukung keputusan merupakan suatu metode yang membantu dalam mengambil keputusan dari sebuah permasalahan dengan kondisi semi terstruktur ataupun tidak terstruktur. Salah satu implementasi sistem pendukung keputusan ialah penentuan calon Mahasiswa penerima KIP. Disimpulkan KIP merupakan singkatan dari Kartu Indonesia Pintar yang menjadi salah satu program nasional sebagai pemberian bantuan pendidikan dari pemerintah berupa tunai kepada anak didik. Adanya program KIP sangat membantu anak didik yang kurang mampu dalam perekonomian yang terbatas untuk membiayai pendidikannya. Karena banyaknya jumlah mahasiswa yang ingin diseleksi secara manual maka dibutuhkannya SPK dengan menerapkan metode Multi Attribute Utility Theory (MAUT) serta pembobotan Rank Order Centroid (ROC) sebagai solusi dari permasalahan. Adapun hasil dari penelitian ini adalah dengan metode MAUT, alternatif terbaik yaitu A1 untuk Johanes Pardede dengan nilai 0.7737.
Penangkapan Sebagai Bentuk Upaya Paksa Penegakan Hukum Dalam Sistem Peradilan Pidana Di Indonesia
Authors: Suherman Asep 
Published: March 2024

The purpose of this research is to find out the procedures for making forced efforts to arrest suspected perpetrators of criminal acts, and how to overcome obstacles in the process of arresting suspected perpetrators of criminal acts. The research method used is normative research.While the approach used is the conceptual approach and the legal approach. In the context of enforcement law through forced arrest efforts, it can be done through a warrant and without an arrest warrant. And in making arrests always upholding the rights and dignity of the perpetrators are not discriminatory and always put forward the principle of presumption of innocence.Keywords: Arrest, Law Enforcement, Forced Efforts, Criminal Court. AbstrakTujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tata cara melakukan upaya paksa dalam penangkapan terhadap terduga pelaku tindak pidana, dan cara mengatasi hambatan dalam proses penangkapan terhadap terduga pelaku tindak pidana. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian normative. Sedangkan pendekatan yang digunakan adalah pendekatan konseptual dan pendekatan perundang-undangan. Dalam rangka penegakan hukum melalui upaya paksa penangkapan, dapat dilakukan melalui surat perintah dan tanpa surat perintah penangkapan. Serta dalam melakukan penangkapan penyelidik belum semuanya menjunjung tinggi hak asasi dan harkat martabat pelaku sehingga masih ditemukan tindakan diskriminatif dan perlu adanya upaya selalu mengedepankan asas praduga tak bersalah. Kata Kunci: Penangkapan, Penegakan Hukum, Peradilan Pidana, Upaya Paksa.
Determinan Loyalitas Merek melalui Kepercayaan Merek di Kopi Janji Jiwa, Bekasi Timur
Authors: Pramadanti Rindika , Kristiadi Alagus , Riyanto Agus 
Published: March 2024

Abstract: This research aims to determine the influence of product quality, perceived value, and e-WOM on brand loyalty through brand trust as an intermediary variable. This population research was costumer at Kopi Janji Jiwa, East Bekasi. The research responden is customers who make two or repeat purchases. The data collection technique used a questionnaire for 175 respondents, which was then processed using SEM PLS version 3.2.9. This research found that there are variables that positively influence brand trust, including perceived value, e-WOM, and brand loyalty. Some variables can have a direct positive influence on brand loyalty, including product quality, perceived value, e-WOM, and brand trust. Those that have a direct negative influence on brand trust are product quality, and variables that can influence indirectly by mediating brand trust on brand loyalty include perceived value. Keywords: Brand Trust; Brand Loyalty; e-WOM; Perceived Value; Product Quality Abstrak: Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh kualitas produk, perceived value, dan e-WOM terhadap loyalitas merek melalui kepercayaan merek sebagai variabel perantara. Populasi penelitian ini adalah pelanggan Kopi Janji Jiwa, Bekasi timur. Responden penelitian ini pelanggan yang melakukan pembelian dua kali atau berulang. Teknik penarikan data menggunakan kuisioner terhadap 175 responden yang kemudian diolah menggunakan SEM PLS versi 3.2.9. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa terdapat variabel yang mempengaruhi secara positif terhadap kepercayaan merek yang meliputi perceived value, e-WOM dan loyalitas merek. terdapat variabel yang dapat mempengaruhi secara langsung dengan nilai positif terhadap loyalitas merek meliputi kualitas produk, perceived value, e-WOM dan kepercayaan merek. Adapun yang berpengaruh negatif secara langsung terhadap kepercayaan merek adalah kualitas produk dan juga variabel yang dapat mempengaruhi secara tidak langsung dengan pemediasi kepercayaan merek terhadap loyalitas merek meliputi perceived value. Kata kunci: e-WOM; Kepercayaan Merek; Kualitas Produk; Loyalitas Merek; Perceived value
Robert Burns's Black Neighbours in Ayrshire
Authors: McGinn Clark 
Published: March 2024

Robert Burns's decision to emigrate to Jamaica in 1786 as a slave-driver is well known, and is increasingly debated as Scotland develops its understanding of its direct and indirect roles in the transatlantic slave trade and Black chattel slavery. The stories, and even the names, of the Black people of that period (servants and tradesmen) are typically more ephemeral than those of Burns and his friends and patrons, but it would be wrong to assume that there were no Black people living and working in Ayr and its environs in Burns's day. While the Black population across Scotland was small (commentators suggest around seventy individuals against some fifteen thousand in England & Wales), contemporary records show that over a dozen lived and worked in Ayrshire. While there is no concrete evidence in the Poet's writings, this study shows that it is highly likely that Burns saw some of these people on the streets, that he met the biracial children of the manumitted Black man Scipio Kennedy, and that he was present at the baptism of a Black man, John Cartwright, in Mauchline Kirk in 1784.
Factors associated with postpartum hemorrhage in selected Southern Oromia hospitals, Ethiopia, 2021: an unmatched case-control study
Authors: Negesa Beyene Belda , Jara Boneya Dube , Gelchu Adola Shiferaw , Abebe Sori Seboka , Dinku Jiru Hirut , Sirage Nurye , Awol Abdurazak , Melesse Girma Tufa , Wayessa Zelalem Jabessa , Jemalo Ahmedteyib , Kebede Abebaw , Eshetu Derese , Dejene Yesuneh 
Published: March 2024

BackgroundAround one-fourth of maternal deaths worldwide are attributed to hemorrhage. One of the prevalent types of maternal hemorrhage is postpartum hemorrhage. In spite of this, there is very little data on postpartum hemorrhage. Thus, the intention of this study was to determine factors associated with postpartum hemorrhage among mothers who gave birth in the selected Southern Oromia hospitals in Ethiopia.MethodsAn institutional-based, unmatched case-control study was employed on a sample of 333 (83 cases and 250 controls) mothers who gave birth from March 1–30, 2021. Standardized and pretested check-lists were used to retrieve data from patients' cards, delivery registration, and operation registration logbooks. Epi Data Version 3.1 was used to enter data, while SPSS Version 25 was used for analysis. Multi-variable logistic regressions were used to identify the determinants of postpartum haemorrhage with a 95% confidence interval and p-value less than 0.05.ResultsMothers who have no antenatal care follow-up (AOR = 1.94, 95% CI = 1.03, 3.64), had pre-partum anemia (AOR = 5.68, 95% CI = 3.13, 10.32), hypertensive disorder during pregnancy (AOR = 3.3, 95% CI = 1.13, 9.64), intrauterine fetal death (AOR = 4.21, 95% CI = 1.68, 10.58), and genital tract trauma during delivery (AOR = 3.23, 95% CI = 1.52, 6.89) were found as determinants of postpartum haemorrhage.ConclusionThe study showed that factors such as lack of antenatal care, pre–partum anemia, pregnancy–related hypertension, intrauterine fetal death and genital tract trauma during delivery were responsible for postpartum hemorrhage. The early introduction of antenatal care services for all mothers plays a crucial role in reducing postpartum hemorrhage.
Basal cell carcinoma—a clinical indicator of immunosuppression
Authors: Scurtu Lucian G. , Petrica Marian , Scurtu Francesca , Simionescu Anca Angela , Popescu Marco I. , Simionescu Olga 
Published: March 2024

BackgroundBasal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are skin-derived carcinomas. The literature strongly connects SCC with acquired immunosuppression. Current data regarding BCC’s association with immunosuppressive comorbidities are vague. The primary objective of this study was to establish the correlations between BCC and immunosuppressive comorbidities of patients. Materials and methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study on 275 patients with a histopathological proven diagnosis of BCC from October 2019 to October 2023. Demographic data, BCC characteristics, and patients’ comorbidities were analyzed. Comorbidities were classified as non-immunosuppressant and immunosuppressant (primary and secondary immunodeficiencies).ResultsWe recorded 292 BCCs from 275 patients (142 females, 133 males), with equally distributed skin phototypes. 66.44% of the BCCs were detected in patients with various comorbidities (p &lt; 0.001), of which 81.44% had immunosuppressive comorbidities (p &lt; 0.001). All the immunosuppressive comorbidities were secondary and included diabetes mellitus (47.55%), history of solid or hematogenous cancer in the last 5 years (26.57%), chronic kidney disease (8.39%), chronic infections (9.09%), and antirheumatic immunosuppressive therapies (8.39%) (p &lt; 0.001). BCC patients with immunosuppressive comorbidities did not develop larger BCCs (p = 0.2577) or more aggressive subtypes (p = 0.4269) and BCC did not arise earlier in their life (p &lt; 0.001). BCC on the nasal pyramid was frequent in cancer history patients (p = 0.008). The ulcerated form of BCC is more confined to patients with chronic kidney disease (p = 0.006). Multiple BCCs are more frequent in patients with secondary immunodeficiencies (p = 0.027).ConclusionBCC represents a clinical indicator of secondary immunodeficiency. Further research should establish if cancer screening campaigns may be beneficial in BCC patients.
Comprehensive genome sequence analysis of Ralstonia solanacearum gd-2, a phylotype I sequevar 15 strain collected from a tobacco bacterial phytopathogen
Authors: Xiao Zhiliang , Li Guangcan , Yang Aiguo , Liu Zhengwen , Ren Min , Cheng Lirui , Liu Dan , Jiang Caihong , Wen Liuying , Wu Shengxin , Cheng Yazhi , Yu Wen , Geng Ruimei 
Published: March 2024

IntroductionPlant bacterial wilt is an important worldwide disease caused by Ralstonia solanacearum which is a complex of species.MethodsIn this study, we identified and sequenced the genome of R. solanacearum strain gd-2 isolated from tobacco.ResultsStrain gd-2 was identified as R. solanacearum species complex (RSSC) phylotype I sequevar 15 and exhibited strong pathogenicity to tobacco. The genome size of gd-2 was 5.93 Mb, including the chromosomes (3.83 Mb) and the megaplasmid (2.10 Mb). Gene prediction results showed that 3,434 and 1,640 genes were identified in the chromosomes and plasmids, respectively. Comparative genomic analysis showed that gd-2 exhibited high conservation with ten highly similar strain genomes and the differences between gd-2 and other genomes were mainly located at positions GI12-GI14. 72 type III effectors (T3Es) were identified and RipAZ2 was a T3E specific to gd-2 compared with other eight sequenced strain.DiscussionOur study provides a new basis and evidence for studying the pathogenic mechanism of R. solanacearum.
Investigation of porcine circovirus type 2 and porcine circovirus type 3 infections based on dual TaqMan fluorescent quantitative PCR method and genetic evolutionary analysis of these two viruses
Authors: Cao Mengxiang , Wei Yanwu , Shi Weilin , Feng Li , Huang Liping 
Published: March 2024

IntroductionPorcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is the pathogen of Porcine Circovirus Associated Diseases. Porcine circovirus type 3 (PCV3) is a novel porcine circovirus associated with porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome (PDNS) and reproductive failure. PCV2 is clearly pathogenic, while the pathogenicity of PCV3 remains controversial, so it is crucial to monitor the prevalence of PCV2 and PCV3 in healthy and diseased pigs to investigate the effects of PCV3 and PCV2 on the health status of pigs.MethodsHere, we developed a PCV2 and PCV3 dual TaqMan quantitative PCR (qPCR) method to test samples from healthy and diseased pigs, to clarify the differences in the positive rates and viral copy numbers of PCV2 and PCV3, and to analyze the genetic evolution and molecular characterization of the viral genomes obtained with sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis, homology and structural analysis of Cap proteins, and selection pressure analysis.ResultsWe successfully established a dual TaqMan qPCR method for PCV2 and PCV3 with good repeatability, specificity and sensitivity. In total, 1,385 samples from 15 Chinese provinces were tested with the established qPCR. The total positive rates were 37.47% for PCV3 and 57.95% for PCV2, and the coinfection rate for was 25.49%. The positive rates of PCV3 and PCV2 in 372 healthy pigs were 15.05 and 69.89%, respectively, and the coinfection rate was 12.90%. The positive rates of PCV3 and PCV2 in 246 diseased pigs were 55.69 and 83.33%, respectively, and the coinfection rate was 47.97%. Eighteen PCV3 genomes and 64 PCV2 genomes were identified, including nine each of the PCV3a-1 and PCV3b genotypes, eight of PCV2a, 16 of PCV2b, and 40 of PCV2d. The amino acid identity within the PCV3 Cap proteins was 94.00–100.0%, whereas the PCV2 Cap proteins showed an identity of 81.30–100.0%. PCV3 Cap was most variable at amino acid sites 24, 27, 77, 104 and 150, whereas PCV2 Cap had 10–13 unique sites of variation between genotypes.DiscussionThese results clarify the prevalence and variations of PCV2 and PCV3 in healthy and diseased pigs, which will provide a basis for the prevention and control of the two viral infections.
Dynamics of parkinsonian oscillations mediated by transmission delays in a mean-field model of the basal ganglia
Authors: Asadi Atefeh , Madadi Asl Mojtaba , Valizadeh Alireza , Perc Matjaž 
Published: March 2024

IntroductionNeural interactions in the brain are affected by transmission delays which may critically alter signal propagation across different brain regions in both normal and pathological conditions. The effect of interaction delays on the dynamics of the generic neural networks has been extensively studied by theoretical and computational models. However, the role of transmission delays in the development of pathological oscillatory dynamics in the basal ganglia (BG) in Parkinson's disease (PD) is overlooked.MethodsHere, we investigate the effect of transmission delays on the discharge rate and oscillatory power of the BG networks in control (normal) and PD states by using a Wilson-Cowan (WC) mean-field firing rate model. We also explore how transmission delays affect the response of the BG to cortical stimuli in control and PD conditions.ResultsOur results show that the BG oscillatory response to cortical stimulation in control condition is robust against the changes in the inter-population delays and merely depends on the phase of stimulation with respect to cortical activity. In PD condition, however, transmission delays crucially contribute to the emergence of abnormal alpha (8–13 Hz) and beta band (13–30 Hz) oscillations, suggesting that delays play an important role in abnormal rhythmogenesis in the parkinsonian BG.DiscussionOur findings indicate that in addition to the strength of connections within and between the BG nuclei, oscillatory dynamics of the parkinsonian BG may also be influenced by inter-population transmission delays. Moreover, phase-specificity of the BG response to cortical stimulation may provide further insight into the potential role of delays in the computational optimization of phase-specific brain stimulation therapies.
Exploring brain network oscillations during seizures in drug-naïve patients with juvenile absence epilepsy
Authors: Tan Linjie , Tang Haoling , Luo Hua , Chen Xiu , Zheng Zhong , Ruan Jianghai , Zhang Dechou 
Published: March 2024

ObjectiveWe aimed to investigate the brain network activity during seizures in patients with untreated juvenile absence epilepsy.MethodsThirty-six juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) patients with a current high frequency of seizures (more than five seizures during a 2 h EEG examination) were included. Each participant underwent a 2 h video EEG examination. Five 10 s EEG epochs for inter-ictal, pre-ictal, and post-ictal, and five 5 s EEG epochs for ictal states were extracted. Five 10 s resting-state EEG epochs for each participant from a sex- and age-matched healthy control (HC) were enrolled. The topological parameters of the brain networks were calculated using a graph theory analysis.ResultsCompared with the resting state of the HC group, the global efficiency, local efficiency, and clustering coefficients of the JAE group decreased in the inter-ictal state. In addition, the ictal state showed significantly increased global and local efficiency and clustering coefficients (p &lt; 0.05) and a decreased small-world index and the shortest path length (p &lt; 0.05) in the theta and alpha bands, compared to the remaining states within the JAE group. Moreover, subgroup analysis revealed that those JAE patients with typical 3 Hz discharges had upgraded global efficiency, local efficiency, and clustering coefficients in both delta and beta1 bands, compared to those JAE patients with non-3 Hz discharges during seizures.ConclusionThe present study supported the idea that the changes in the EEG brain networks in JAE patients are characterized by decreased global and local efficiency and clustering coefficient in the alpha band. Moreover, the onset of seizures is accompanied by excessively enhanced network efficiency. JAE patients with different ictal discharge patterns may have different functional network oscillations.
Utilization of peripheral nerve feedback at a preconscious level
Authors: Chowdhury Nabeel Hasan , Tyler Dustin James 
Published: March 2024

IntroductionSensorimotor integration is important, if not required, when using our hands. The integration of the tactile and motor systems is disrupted in individuals with upper limb amputations because their connection to their fingertips is lost. Direct cortical stimulation allows for modality and location matched perceptions; however, studies show that the time to process and act upon direct cortical feedback significantly exceeds the time to do the same with naturally produced tactile feedback. Direct cortical stimulation does not engage multiple parallel structures in the brain stem meant to integrate tactile feedback with signals from the motor system at a sub-perceptual or pre-perceptual level before the somatosensory cortex is involved. While reasonable to assume, it is not known if the artificially generated signals will engage the same peripheral tactile pathways to the pre-perceptual and perceptual structures as natural tactile sensation. Our hypothesis is that pre-perceptual structures will process the electrically generated neural activity as it would naturally generated neural activity.MethodsIn this study, stimulation of the median nerve in multiple subjects’ residual limbs produced modal, and location matched sensory perceptions in their hands. We found the time to process different stimuli using simple reaction time tests in three different formats.ResultsWe showed the minimum time to process peripheral nerve stimulation and initiate a motor plan is similar to naturally generated tactile feedback and is processed upwards of 50 – 175 ms faster than visual feedback alone. We also found the effect of stimulation intensity on the rate of feedback processing follows the same trend of natural sensory feedback, Piéron’s law indicating that the unimodal processing of PNS is similar to natural touch. Finally, we found that tactile feedback given to a pre-perceptual level is again used in the motor plan.DiscussionTaken together, we conclude that peripheral nerve stimulation engages the pre-perceptual pathways of the brain, and hence demonstrate advantages of peripheral restoration of sensory inputs.