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A Cross-Cultural Differences in Advice-Giving Strategies among Jordanian and British Speakers
Authors: Maha Alanazi  , Ali Lababneh  , Yousef Zrekat  
Published: July 2023

Advice-giving means offering guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action. The individuals vary in their methods of offering advice. Such differences might be attributed to the cultural differences. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the cross-cultural differences in advice-giving strategies among Jordanian and British speakers. It aims to examine the types of advice-giving strategies employed by Jordanian speakers and British speakers. It investigates the effect of gender, and social power and distance (=, +) on advice-giving among Jordanian speakers and British speakers. The study further seeks to identify the degree of politeness among the Jordanian speakers and British speakers in offering advice. To this end, a total of (60) participants are divided into two groups; (30) Jordanian speakers and (30) British speakers. Each group consists of (15) males and (15) females. To analyze the data, Hinkel’s (1997) taxonomy of advice-giving strategies, direct, indirect, and hedge as well as Brown and Levinson's (1987) politeness theory are used. Hinkel multiple choice questionnaire consists of (8) situations; (4) of them pertained to advice-giving for peer, whereas (4) of them pertained to advice-giving for instructors. As for giving advice for peers, the findings reveal that Jordanian speakers used direct advice-giving strategies, while British speaker used indirect advice-giving strategies. As for advice giving for instructors, British speakers used more indirect giving strategies than Jordanian speakers, whereas Jordanian speakers used more hedge advice giving strategies than British speakers. The advice-giving strategies, whether indirect or hedge fall under politeness strategies. Regarding the gender differences in using advice-giving strategies, the results show that Jordanian male speakers were inclined towards using direct advice giving strategies more than females. The finding reveal that females used indirect, hedge, and polite advice-giving strategies, while males used direct and impolite advice-giving strategies. The study recommends investigating advice-giving among other cultures such as between Asian speakers and Jordanian speakers.
Implementasi Simple Multi Attribute Rating Technique pada Penyeleksian Calon Ketua Himpunan Mahasiswa
Authors: Nurshafira Mega , Lelah Lelah 
Published: July 2023

Perkembangan teknologi informasi mengalami perkembangan yang begitu pesat, terutama teknologi informasi berupa komputer. Karena komputer dapat melakukan tugasnya dengan cara menginput, memproses dan mengoutput hingga mengeluarkan hasil yang diinginkan. Dengan sedemikian pesatnya perkembangan teknologi informasi penggunaanya pun sudah dimanfaatkan dalam berbagai bidang kemajuan teknologi telah dimanfaatkan dalam bidang demokrasi sebagai salah satu alternatif pengganti pemilihan secara konvensional. Pemanfaatan teknologi Informasi dalam pemilihan umum diyakini dapat mengingkatkan kualitas perhitungan, karena pemilihan secara konvensional secara keseluruhan memakan banyak waktu seperti pada proses pemungutan suara dan perhitungan surat suara Untuk dapat meminimalisir kekurangan dan masalah yang terjadi pada pemilihan secara konvensional dapat menggunakan e-voting sebagai alternatif dari pemilihan, sebagai Sistem Pendukung Keputusan. Salah satunya adalah metode pengambilan keputusan adalah metode SMART (Simple Multi Attribute Rating Technique). Metode SMART merupakan metode dalam pengambilan keputusan multi atribut. Penerapan Implementasi untuk pemilihan calon ketua HIMA dapat membantu terciptanya pengambilan keputusan yang cepat, mudah dan mengefisienkan waktu.
SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PEMBERIAN BEASISWA DI SMAN 1 BANGUN PURBA MENGGUNAKAN METODE SIMPLE MULTI ATTRIBUTE RATING TECHNIQUE (SMART)
Authors: Putra Nicko Permana , Sagala Jijon Raphita 
Published: July 2023

Beasiswa merupakan pemberian bantuan kepada seseorang untuk keberlangsungan pendidikan. SMAN 1 Bangun Purba sebagai salah satu lembaga pendidikan formal yang memberikan beasiswa bagi siswa yang kurang mampu dan berprestasi. Penerimaan beasiswa selama ini menerapkan sistem manual dengan cara mencatat dan menjumlahkan nilai siswa dan membandingkan nilai satu persatu. Bersadarkan permasalahan tersebut penelitian ini dibuat menggunakan Sistem Pendukung Keputusan (SPK) dengan menerapkan metode Simple Multi Attribute Rating Technique (SMART) yaitu metode yang mampu menyelesaikan masalah dengan multikriteria. Kriteria yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah nilai rata-rata ujian semester, penghasilan orang tua, prestasi, sikap, tanggungan orang tua dan absensi. Sistem yang dibangun pada SPK ini menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP dan database MySQL. Hasil dari penelitian ini berupa laporan rekomendasi penerima beasiswa yang dirangking dengan urutan nilai terbesar. Sistem yang dibuat dapat memberikan hasil yang akurat dan tepat untuk memudahkan pihak sekolah mementukan penerima beasiswa.
PKM Pendampingan Preventif Perilaku Verbal Abuse Pada Anak Bagi Guru Tsanawiyah
Authors: Saragih Nurul Azmi , Dewi Ika Sandra , Lisma Eryanti 
Published: July 2023

Tujuan pengabdian kepada masyarakat pada artikel ini yaitu untuk memberikan pendampingan kepada Guru Tsanawiyah tentang preventif atau pencegahan perilaku verbal abuse pada anak atau peserta didik. Metode pelaksanaan pengabdian kepada masyarakat terdapat lima tahapan yaitu tahap pendahuluan, tahap sosialisasi dan audiensi, tahap persiapan dan pelaksanaan penyuluhan, tahap kegiatan, tahap presentasi hasil dan evaluasi akhir. Pengabdian kepada guru-guru madrasah tsanawiyah swasta al washliyah jati rejo deli serdang menjadi kegiatan yang bermakna dengan bertambahnya pemahaman tenaga pendidik tersebut akan pentingnya menjaga psikologis siswa mereka, dengan mencegah diri untuk tidak melakukan kekerasan verbal atau kekerasan dari segi perkataan. Kegiatan pengabdian diawali dengan pengenalan pengertian perilaku verbal abuse yang berkenaan dengan psikologis siswa, bentuk-bentuk perilaku verbal abuse, dampak dari perilaku verbal abuse, dan cara mencegah diri agar tidak melakukan kekerasan verbal atau perilaku verbal abuse. Dari hasil diskusi dengan guru-guru atau tenaga pendidik selaku peserta pengabdian masyarakat, bahwa kegiatan ini bermanfaat untuk menambah pengetahuan dan pemahaman akan pentingnya mengutamakan perkembangan psikologis anak dengan melakukan preventif atau mencegah serta mengontrol diri agar tidak melakukan kekerasan verbal dengan kata lain perilaku verbal abuse, sehingga pendidikan karakter dapat terealisasi bagi guru dan peserta didik.
Common distress and reorganization patterns by sector and country for SMEs in six European countries using PDFR
Authors: Tascón María-Teresa , Laitinen Erkki K , Castaño Francisco J , Castro Paula , Jokipii Annukka 
Published: July 2023

This study contributes to identifying common distress patterns in financial indicators by sector and country in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain as well as ex-post signals of reorganization success. We use PDFR that provides a distance-to-failure measure and allows us to track the behavior of different features of the firm proxied by accounting ratios. Our results show that indicators of financial structure, followed by working capital, profitability on assets, margin over sales and cash flow to assets, are the most discriminant variables of failed SMEs across all sectors and countries analyzed. By contrast, during reorganization, return on assets and its components are the main initial drivers of recovery, whereas the financial structure factors show a progressive but slow recovery. Boosting and Z-scores are used for robustness.
Este estudio contribuye a la identificación de patrones comunes de fracaso en indicadores financieros por sector y país en Alemania, España, Finlandia, Francia, Italia y Portugal, así como a la identificación de patrones comunes de éxito en la reorganización. Utilizamos PDFR, que proporciona una medida de distancia al fracaso y permite hacer un seguimiento de la evolución de la empresa a través de sus ratios contables. Nuestros resultados muestran que los indicadores de estructura financiera, seguidos de fondo de maniobra, rentabilidad sobre activos, margen sobre ventas y cashflow sobre activos, son las variables más discriminantes de las pymes clasificadas como fracasadas, en todos los sectores y países analizados. En contraste, durante la reorganización, la rentabilidad sobre activos y sus componentes son los principales inductores iniciales de la recuperación, mientras que los indicadores de estructura financiera muestran una progresiva pero lenta recuperación. Se utilizan Boosting y Z-score como medidas de robustez.
Gender diversity in municipal governmental bodies and budgetary solvency
Authors: Cabaleiro Roberto , Buch Enrique 
Published: July 2023

Diverse research has analysed the effects of gender in government on public budgetary outcomes using the gender bias approach – gender trait –; however, studies evaluating the gender effects of municipal governments on budgetary solvency using a gender balance approach – gender diversity – are scarce. Our objective was to determine whether gender diversity in Spanish municipal governments affects institutional budgetary solvency, taking into account that the mayor’s gender and the ideology of the government could impede visualizing the effects of diversity because they create heterogeneity. Using both static and dynamic panel data models on a sample of Spanish municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants, we found that gender diversity has a positive effect on budgetary solvency when the municipality has a male mayor. However, the effect of gender diversity is negative if the mayor is a woman, which could be explained by the different arguments provided by social identity or social categorization theories.
Diversas investigaciones han analizado los efectos del género en el gobierno sobre los resultados presupuestarios públicos utilizando el enfoque de sesgo de género – rasgo de género –; sin embargo, los estudios que evalúan los efectos del género de los gobiernos municipales sobre la solvencia presupuestaria usando un enfoque de equilibrio de género – diversidad de género – son escasos.
Nuestro objetivo es conocer si la diversidad de género en los gobiernos municipales españoles afecta a la solvencia presupuestaria institucional, teniendo en cuenta que el género del alcalde y la ideología del gobierno podrían impedir visualizar los efectos de la diversidad, porque generan heterogeneidad. Utilizando tanto un modelo estático como uno dinámico de datos de panel en una muestra de municipios españoles de más de 20.000 habitantes, nuestro principal hallazgo es que la diversidad de género tiene un efecto positivo en la solvencia presupuestaria cuando el municipio tiene un alcalde. Sin embargo, el efecto de la diversidad de género tiene un impacto negativo si el gobierno municipal está encabezado por una alcaldesa, lo que podría encontrar su explicación en diferentes argumentos aportados por las teorías de la identidad social o de la categorización social.
Sleep regularity and mortality: a prospective analysis in the UK Biobank
Authors: Cribb Lachlan , Sha Ramon , Yiallourou Stephanie , Grima Natalie A , Cavuoto Marina , Baril Andree-Ann , Pase Matthew P 
Published: July 2023

Background:Irregular sleep-wake timing may cause circadian disruption leading to several chronic age-related diseases. We examined the relationship between sleep regularity and risk of all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cancer mortality in 88,975 participants from the prospective UK Biobank cohort.Methods:The sleep regularity index (SRI) was calculated as the probability of an individual being in the same state (asleep or awake) at any two time points 24 hr apart, averaged over 7 days of accelerometry (range 0–100, with 100 being perfectly regular). The SRI was related to the risk of mortality in time-to-event models.Results:The mean sample age was 62 years (standard deviation [SD], 8), 56% were women, and the median SRI was 60 (SD, 10). There were 3010 deaths during a mean follow-up of 7.1 years. Following adjustments for demographic and clinical variables, we identified a non-linear relationship between the SRI and all-cause mortality hazard (p [global test of spline term]<0.001). Hazard ratios, relative to the median SRI, were 1.53 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.41, 1.66) for participants with SRI at the 5th percentile (SRI = 41) and 0.90 (95% CI: 0.81, 1.00) for those with SRI at the 95th percentile (SRI = 75), respectively. Findings for CVD mortality and cancer mortality followed a similar pattern.Conclusions:Irregular sleep-wake patterns are associated with higher mortality risk.Funding:National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (GTN2009264; GTN1158384), National Institute on Aging (AG062531), Alzheimer’s Association (2018-AARG-591358), and the Banting Fellowship Program (#454104).
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: An Appraisal of Oman Using the Ease of Doing Business Index
Authors: Bhandari Vibha , Mohite Vikram 
Published: July 2023

Today, promoting and nurturing entrepreneurship is a core component of economic development in countries around the world. Fostering entrepreneurship as an economic development strategy necessitates a suitable ecosystem termed an “entrepreneurship ecosystem”. Isenberg developed a model of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in 2011 that contains six domains: a conducive culture, enabling policies and leadership, availability of appropriate finance, quality human capital, venture-friendly markets for products, and a range of institutional and infrastructural supports. These six domains are composed of fifty specific sub-components. This study in its current form shall assess the regulatory and institutional framework aspect of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Sultanate of Oman. This assessment is done from 2012 to 2019 using the Ease of Doing Business Index published by the World Bank. It is discovered that the overall Doing Business score for Oman increased to 67.19 in 2019 from 66.79 in 2012. The study reveals that Oman has made significant progress in connection to starting a business while getting credit is still an area of concern and needs urgent intervention. This exercise helped to know the change in ease of doing business in Oman for the years under consideration and thus assessed the changes in regulatory and institutional framework aspects of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the country.
Histo-Architectural and Testicular Weight Changes in Wistar Rats Fed with Graded Doses of Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach)
Authors: Cynthia Nwaokoro Isioma , Chris-Ozoko Lilian Ebele , Odokuma Emmanuel Igho 
Published: July 2023

Introduction: Piliostigma thonningii is an under explored leguminous plant that belong to the family, Leguminosa – caealpiniodae. The objective of this study therefore was to investigate the effect(s) of its ethanolic leaf extract on male testicular weight and histo-architecture.
Material and Methods: Forty (40) male Wistar rats of an average of 160-200 g weight were used for the experiment. They were randomly divided into four (4) groups of ten (10) rats each. The groups were represented as: group 1 served as control, while groups 2, 3 and 4 were treated with 500 mg/kg, 1000 mg/kg and 1200 mg/kg of the extract for 14 days respectively. At the end of the experiment, the rats were sacrificed, testes harvested, weighed and checked for histological changes in seminiferous tubules, epididymis and vas deference. Where necessary, obtained values were subjected to One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and a level of p < 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: Results showed that ethanolic leaf extract of P. thonningii caused a significant (p<0.05) decrease in testicular weight following 14days of administration. Histomicrograph showed that 500mg/Kg Piliostigma thonningii for 14 Days caused vascular dilatation and congestion within the lining of the seminiferous tubules, 1000 mg/kg P. thonningii for 14 days caused less deteriorating effects on the histo-architecture of the rats’ testes as the seminiferous tubules appeared normal; even though there was mild hyperplasia of the interstitial cells of Leydig. 1200 mg/kg Piliostigma thonningii caused vascular dilatation and active congestion in the seminiferous tubules with moderate hyperplasia of the interstitial cells of Leydig. Histological features of the testes showed the presence of marked vascular dilatation, active congestion and mild hyperplasia of interstitial cells of Leydig in the testes of rats treated with 500 mg/kg and 1000 mg/kg P. thonningii. Thus, this study has shown that 14 days treatment of 500 mg/kg Piliostigma thonningii caused active interstitial congestion, 1000 mg/kg with plump fibroblast in the epididymis.
Effect of Chemical Herbicides on Diversified Weed Flora and Weed Control Efficiency in Maize (Zea mays L.)
Authors: Sachan Dhruvendra Singh , Khan Nadeem , Sachan Ravindra , Singh Shivendra , Gangwar Parthik , Singh Bhanu , Kumar Mandeep 
Published: July 2023

The field experiment was carried out at Agriculture Research Farm, Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India during Kharif, 2021. The experiment envisages study the effect of herbicides on the density, index and control efficiency of weed on maize crop. The experiment was laid down in the Randomized block design with twelve treatments replicated thrice. The highest weed control efficiency was observed in weed free treatment (T11) due to weed free environment all over the maize growth period but among the herbicidal treatments the treatment (T1) Atrazine 1.0 kg a.i ha-1 PE (Pre-emergence) showed highest weed control efficiency of 67.69 % up to 20 DAS. The treatment (T8) Atrazine 0.5 kg a.i ha-1 PE followed by Tembotrione 0.120 kg a.i ha-1 PoE at 20 DAS resulted in the lowest weed count and lowest weed index of 5.59 sqm-1 and 7.62% respectively. The highest weed control efficiency of 79.78 % all over the crop growth period was observed in the treatment (T8) Atrazine 0.5 kg a.i ha-1 PE followed by Tembotrione 0.120 kg a.i ha-1 PoE. The treatment Weedy check (T12) recorded highest weed dry matter accumulation while among the herbicidal treatments the lowest weed dry matter accumulation was observed in T8 treatment and was at par with the treatment T7.
Field Enhanced Robust Droplet Electricity Generation
Authors: Shao Wan , Lin Tao , Liu Wei , Groenewold Jan , Tang Biao , Gao Jun , Zhou Guofu 
Published: July 2023

AbstractHarvesting low grade hydrodynamic energy is attracting growing interest. Droplet generators have recently emerged as promising harvesting devices. However, toward practical utilization, their power density and energy conversion efficiency still warrant further improvement. In addition, the performance of droplet generators typically degrades when in contact with ambient water, significantly limiting their applications considering that they, by definition, are constantly exposed to water. This work reports a field‐enhanced droplet electricity generator (FE‐DEG) that significantly address these challenges. Using the field effect induced by a bias voltage to store high volumetric charge in the dielectric layer, the amount of charge that transfers during droplet impinging is significantly increased, which simultaneously improves the instantaneous power density and energy conversion efficiency. In addition, the performance of the generator can be reliably set by the external bias and remains stable after repeated immersion in bulk water, and even in some harsh chemical conditions. It is expected that this work may also inspire other robust energy harvesting devices.
A Dual Stimuli‐Responsive Nanoplatform Loaded PtIV‐Triptolide Prodrug for Achieving Synergistic Therapy toward Breast Cancer
Authors: Fang Kang , Sun Yanting , Yang Jingxian , Hu Xiaochun , Chen Mengyao , Li Ruihao , Yang Xinda , Fan Ting , Wu Junjie , Tong Xiaohan , Dong Chunyan , Shi Shuo 
Published: July 2023

AbstractTo strengthen the antitumor efficacy and avoid toxicity to normal cells of cisplatin and triptolide, herein, an acid and glutathione (GSH) dual‐controlled nanoplatform for enhanced cancer treatment through the synergy of both “1+1” apoptosis and “1+1” ferroptosis is designed. Remarkably, ZIF8 in response to tumor microenvironment enhances drug targeting and protects drugs from premature degradation. Meanwhile, the PtIV center can be easily reduced to cisplatin because of the large amount of GSH, thus liberating the triptolide as the coordinated ligand. The released cisplatin and hemin in turn boost the tumor cell “1+1” apoptosis through chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy, respectively. Furthermore, GSH reduction through PtIV weakens the activation of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) effectively. The released triptolide can inhibit the expressions of GSH by regulating nuclear factor E2 related factor 2 (Nrf2), further promoting membrane lipid peroxidation, thus “1+1” ferroptosis can be achieved. Both in vitro and in vivo results demonstrate that the nanosystem can not only perform superior specificity and therapeutic outcomes but also reduce the toxicity to normal cells/tissues of cisplatin and triptolide effectively. Overall, the prodrug‐based smart system provides an efficient therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment by virtue of the effect of enhanced “1+1” apoptosis and “1+1” ferroptosis therapies.
Modulating the d‐Band Center Enables Ultrafine Pt3Fe Alloy Nanoparticles for pH‐Universal Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Authors: Kuang Panyong , Ni Zhenrui , Zhu Bicheng , Lin Yue , Yu Jiaguo 
Published: July 2023

AbstractBy providing dual active sites to synergistically accelerate H2O dissociation and H+ reduction, ordered intermetallic alloys usually show extraordinary performance for pH‐universal hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Herein, activated N‐doped mesoporous carbon spheres supported intermetallic Pt3Fe alloys (Pt3Fe/NMCS‐A), as a highly‐efficient electrocatalyst for pH‐universal HER, are reported. The Pt3Fe/NMCS‐A exhibits low overpotentials (η10) of 13, 29, and 48 mV to deliver 10 mA cm−2 in 0.5 m H2SO4, 1.0 m KOH, and 1.0 m phosphate buffered solution (PBS), respectively, as well as robust stability to maintain the overall catalytic performances. Theoretical studies reveal that the strong Pt 5d–Fe 3d orbital electronic interactions negatively shift the d‐band center (εd) of Pt 5d orbital, resulting in reduced H* adsorption energy of Pt sites and enhanced acidic HER activity. With Pt and Fe acting as co‐adsorption sites for H* and *OH intermediates, respectively, a low energy barrier is required for Pt3Fe/NMCS‐A to dissociate H2O to afford H* intermediates, which greatly promotes the H* adsorption and H2 formation in alkaline and neutral conditions. The synthetic strategy is further extended to the synthesis of Pt3Co and Pt3Ni alloys with excellent HER activity in pH‐universal electrolytes, demonstrating the great potential of these Pt‐based alloys for practical applications.