bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Product Differentiation Strategy on The Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya.
Authors: Njue Leonard Mugendi , Kambura Susan , Moguche Abel 
Published: August 2023

Purpose: The study aimed to determine the effect of product differentiation strategy on the performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The study hypothesized that product differentiation had a statistically significant impact on Kenyan commercial banks' performance
Methodology: The study used a quantitative research method targeting the branch managers of licensed commercial banks in Nairobi County. A sample of 227 branch managers was selected using stratified sampling. Data was collected using an online questionnaire. Data was checked for internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha. The alpha was within the acceptable rate level of 0.60 to 0.90 The ordinal logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between the variables.
Findings: The effect of product differentiation on performance was statistically significant (Wald = 7.768, df = 1, p = .005), with a 95% confidence interval of 0.442 to 2.535. Therefore, product differentiation statistically significantly affects commercial banks' performance. The results imply that banks need to increased focus on product differentiation strategies to increase performance.
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study is significant to bank managers because it provides them with information on one of the strategies (product differentiation) that managers can use to increase the performance of their banks. Implementing this strategy would result in increased performance and benefit the stakeholders due to the increased return on investment.
Book Review: <em>Derviš M. Korkut: A Biography—Rescuer of the Sarajevo Haggadah</em>
Authors: Memišević Ehlimana 
Published: August 2023

At the beginning of 2020, the Sarajevo-based publishing house El-Kalem, released a biography of Derviš M. Korkut, a Bosniak hero, to whom Yad Vashem posthumously awarded Righteous among the Nations on December 14, 1994.
Winston Churchill's words, with which the author begins the biography—that the Balkans produce more history than they can handle—best describe the difficult times in which Korkut lived. For Korkut and his fellow Bosnians, these difficult times lasted from the beginning of the 20th century to its very end.
The book is based on exhaustive archival research and reconstructs Korkut’s life very precisely, while the concise overview of the historical circumstances of the 20th century in the Balkans, and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, allows a better understanding of his actions.
His defense of his Jewish neighbors began early when the Minister of Interior of the newly established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, Milorad Drašković, initiated a procedure for the disenfranchisement of Yugoslav Jews. Korkut took part in the campaign against Drašković’s policies, publicly condemned such a policy, and gave a speech in the town of Derventa, in favor of the Jews
When, at the beginning of 1942, Nazi General Johann Hans Fortner came to the National Museum, demanding the handover of the Haggadah—a 15th-century Jewish manuscript brought to Bosnia and Herzegovina by Sephardic Jews who settled in Sarajevo, then part of the Ottoman Empire—Korkut managed to save the Haggadah, risking his own life in doing so (p. 40). Shortly after rescuing the Haggadah, a friend asked Korkut to help a Jewish girl, Donkica Papo (later Mira Baković), whose parents had already been sent to an Ustasha camp. After spending several months hiding in Korkut’s house, he managed to obtain forged documents for her and save her. In 1994, while Bosnia and Herzegovina was ravaged once again by the war, Mira Baković wrote to Yad Vashem, explaining how Derviš and his wife Servet Korkut had saved both her life and the Haggadah. Yad Vashem posthumously awarded him “Righteous Among the Nations” on December 14, 1994 at the Israeli Embassy in Paris (p. 63).
This poignant, well-written biography shows not only a life of a truly remarkable man, but also how difficult times throughout the 20th century, reflected on the people in Bosnia and Herzegovina and how they tried to respond to them by preserving the unique Bosnian multi-ethnic, multi-confessional, and multicultural community.
The story of Derviš M.Korkut’s life, marked by courage, perseverance, and resistance needs to be given the place in collective memory that it deserves, a task this book achieves. Written in English and thus available to a wider readership, it not only pays tribute to Derviš M. Korkut, but also sheds light on the Sarajevo he sought to preserve at the risk of his life.
SISTEM MATO SEBAGAI MODEL MANAJEMEN PENGELOLAAN UMKM DI ERA NEW NORMAL: PROGRAM PELATIHAN DAN PENDAMPINGAN BERKELANJUTAN BAGI USAHA MIKRO KECIL DAN MENENGAH (UMKM) ANGGOTA KOPERASI GARUDAYAKSA DI JAKARTA SELATAN
Authors: Hanif Ismail  , Carmel Meiden  , Nunung Nuryani  , Erviana Roza Kusuma  , Tania Monica Mardji  
Published: August 2023

Pelaksanaan program pelatihan dan pendampingan berkelanjutan yang diadakan bagi pengurus dan anggota Koperasi Garudayaksa Nusantara dengan tema sistem mato sebagai model manajemen pengelolaan UMKM pada era new normal bertujuan untuk memberikan pemahaman bagi hasil sistem mato sebagai model alternatif manajemen UMKM. Dengan begitu pelaku UMKM mampu memperkirakan bagaimana penerapan dan sistem perhitungannya apabila diterapkan ke dalam UMKM. Pelatihan yang dilakukan bersama Koperasi Garudayaksa Nusantara merupakan bentuk pengabdian masyarakat bagi dosen-dosen, khususnya staf dosen Akuntansi Institut Bisnis dan Informatika Kwik Kian Gie dalam menerapkan Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi. Pelaksanaan pelatihan ini bermanfaat sebagai pengertian, pemahaman dan wawasan apabila pelaku usaha UMKM ingin mengubah atau mengadopsi sistem manajemen baru bagi usahanya. Sehingga pelaku usaha UMKM dapat menyesuaikan manajemen usahanya dalam menghadapi era new normal
PENGENDALIAN INFEKSI DI RUANGAN INTERNA RSUD ALOEI SABOE KOTA GORONTALO
Authors: Rini Asnawati  , Sabirin B Syukur  , Herson Yunus  , Fiki Farid Abas  , Silvana Tabrani  , Magfira Yahya  
Published: August 2023

Penyakit Infeksi terkait pelayanan kesehatan atau Health care Associated Infection (HAIs) merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan diberbagai negara di dunia (WHO, 2016). Berdasarkan hasil wawancara dengan ketua PPI didapatkan bahwa pada 2 bulan terakhir tercatat 4 kasus kejadian phlebitis di ruang Interna RSUD Prof. Dr. H. Aloei Saboe. Tujuan Pengabdian yaitu Untuk menurunkan angka kejadian infeksi di RSUD Aloe Saboe dan Meningkatkan keterampilan dalam mengendalikan dan mencegah infeksi nosokomial. Metode dalam pengabdian ini dilakukan dengan beberapa tahapan, tahapan yang pertama adalah TIM melakukan survey dan wawancara bersama petugas PPI dan perawat yang ada di ruangan Interna RSUD Prof. Dr. Aloei Saboe Kota Gorontalo, tahapan kedua adalah, edukasi pengendalian infeksi, serta tahapan evaluasi. Hasil yang didapatkan yaitu meningkatnya pengetahuan Perawat tentang Pengendalian Infeksi, perawat menyadari pentingnya melakukan tindakan mencuci tangan dan five moment untuk Pengendalian infeksi.
MENERAPKAN KONSEP DAN TEORI KEPEMIMPINAN DAN MANAJEMEN KEPERAWATAN SECARA NYATA DALAM MENINGKATKAN MUTU PELAYANAN KEPERAWATAN PADA INSTALASI RUANG KHUSUS DI RSUD KAB. TANGERANG
Authors: Ady Purwoto  , Agusta Dian Ellina  , Yuly Peristiowati  
Published: August 2023

Pandemi Covid-19 berdampak lesunya kegiatan kesehatan. Bidang kesehatan di Indonesia diatur dalam Peraturan Presiden Republik Indonesia No. 72 Tahun 2012 yaitu mengenai Sistem Kesehatan Nasional. System Kesehatan Nasional, yang selajutnya di singkat SKN adalah pengelolaan kesehatan yang diselenggarakan oleh semua komponen bangsa Indonesia secara terpadu dan saling mendukung guna tercapainya derajat kesehatan masyarakat yang setinggi-tingginya (Pengelolaan Kesehatan diselenggarakan melalui pengelolaan administrasi kesehatan, informasi kesehatan, sumber daya kesehatan, upaya kesehatan, peran serta dan pemberdayaan masyarakat, ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi di bidang kesehatan, serat pengaturan hukum kesehatan secara terpadu dan saling mendukung guna menjamin tercapainya derajat kesehatan yang setinggi-tingginya.
Håndtering av oro-antrale kommunikasjoner
Authors: Doval Erik , Pedersen Torbjørn Ø. , Lobekk Ole Kristian 
Published: August 2023

Hovedbudskap
Mindre defekter på størrelsen med en tannrot kan tilhele spontant og kan håndteres uten kirurgisk behandling
Større defekter bør lukkes ved hjelp av lokale bløtvevsplastikker
Infeksjonsfrihet i sinus ved og etter lukning er viktig for å unngå ny fistel
Slimhinneavsvellende nesedråper anbefales i tilhelingsfasen, eventuelt i kombinasjon med peroral antibiotikabehandling
Perawatan luka jahitan perineum pada ibu nifas Di PMB Emy Lestari Purworejo
Authors: Rahmawati Isabella 
Published: August 2023

Introduction : The postpartum period is an important thing to attention in order to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Indonesia. The direct causes of maternal death in Indonesia are currently, infection (10%), and other causes. others (15%). The cause of puerperal infection from injury to the birth canal which is development of germs because the mother's immune after giving birth is still low, poor care and poor hygiene (Prawirohardjo, 2008). The study was conducted for 6 weeks from 28 October to 9 December 2019 at PMB Emy Lestari Purworejo, 10 postpartum mothers were found, of these 7 postpartum mothers has perineal wound. So, the author interested to research on postpartum mothers at PMB Emy Lestari Purworejo.
Purpose: Knowing the effectiveness of perineal wound care in perineal wound healing in postpartum mothers at PMB Emy Lestari Purworejo.
Methods: The type of research method used is descriptive analytic method. This research instrument used the results of examinations, observations or observations of the author, interviews with clients and supporting data listed in the maternal and child health book owned by the client.
Results : The results of perineal wound care in postpartum mothers, 2 patients were slightly dry wounds on the 4th day, while 3 patients received slightly dry wounds on the 4th day, while the wound was slightly dry on day 6 in 2 patients.Conclusions: Caring for perineal wounds by washing with soap and applying betadine is effective to accelerate perineal wound healing and increase the comfort of postpartum women
Peningkatan Kemampuan Bahasa Inggris Santriwati di Pondok Pesantren Al-Madienah Jombang
Authors: Noviana Iin , Sari Desy Siswi Anjar , Susilowati Ari 
Published: August 2023

Bahasa Indonesia merupakan Bahasa persatuan, sedangkan Bahasa Inggris Menjadi Bahasa Asing. Bahasa Inggris adalah Bahasa Internasional yang digunakan untuk komunikasi, memahami buku ilmiah yang ditulis dalam Bahasa Asing, Jurnal, atau Bahasa Pada website di era digital saat ini Tujuan dari Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kemampuan Bahasa Inggris santriwati Pondok Pesantren Al Madienah Jombang. Kegiatan pengabdian menggunakan pendekatan partisipatif yang memberikan peran aktif peserta selama proses dan pelaksanaan kegiatan ini dengan memahami Bahasa Inggris dan mampu berkomunikasi aktif menggunakan Bahasa Inggris. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan di Pondok Pesantren Al Madienah Denanyar, Kabupaten Jombang dan dihadiri oleh 100 santriwati. Paserta sangat antusias dengan jalan nya diskusi dan tanya jawab. yang diselenggarakan oleh tim pelaksana. Santriwati diwajibkan untuk menggunakan Bahasa Inggris sebagai komunikasi sehari - hari, sehingga komunikasi dan diskusi berjalan lancar. Santriwati mendapatkan pengalaman baru dalam pemahaman Bahasa Inggris. Kewajiban untuk berbicara Bahasa Inggris membantu proses pelaksanaan pengabdian masyarakat, sehingga para santriwati mampu untuk berkomunikasi menggunakan Bahasa Inggris.
Growth, Survival and Cost-benefit Analyses of Nutrient Rich Small Indigenous Species in Carp Polyculture System under Barind Area in Rajshahi District of Bangladesh
Authors: Basak Arjit Kumar , Talukdar Anik , Rahman Md. Moshiur , Shaha Amrita , Ara Jesmin , Hossain Md. Akhtar 
Published: August 2023

This study was conducted in Tanore upazila (sub district) of Rajshahi district, Bangladesh for a period of six months from July 2019 to December 2019. Investigation was carried into the economics of polyculture of Indian major carps with small indigenous fish species (SIS) Shing (H. fossilis), Magur (C. batrachus), and Pabda (O. pabda). The species composition was carps with shing (T1), carps with Magur (T2), carps with Pabda (T3) and only carps (T4). The economic feasibility of four different combinations was analyzed on the basis of the expenditure incurred and total return from sale price of fish in the local market. The net benefits per hectare from 6 months culture period for T1, T2, T3 and T4 were Bangladesh currency (Taka) as BDT. 635730.42, 805548.25, 580948.95 and 291489.07, respectively which largely reflected the gross fish production levels of 7680.42 ± 6.68, 8324.94 ± 16.64, 7581.13 ± 24.94 and 6344.55 ± 10.30 kg ha-1. However, carp polyculture with Magur (T2) provided highest benefit (BDT. 805548.25 ha-1), followed by carps-shing polyculture (BDT. 635730.42/ha-1), carps-Pabda polyculture (BDT. 580948.95 ha-1) and only carps (BDT. 291489.07 ha-1). BCR (Benefit Cost Ratio) was obtained highest in Carp-Magur polyculture, followed by carp-shing and carp-Pabda polyculture systems. So, Carp-Magur polyculture may be better as it has ensured better production of protein enriched SIS Magur and also economic point of view and this system is encouraging for rural people because they would get Magur regularly for consumption and carps as a cash crop.
Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Hypertensive Disorders in Ghana: The Case of the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital of the Upper East Region
Authors: Apusiga Osman Sadat , Mahama Ishaque , Alhassan Abukari 
Published: August 2023

Aim: The goal of this study was to identify some risk and protective factors associated with hypertensive disorders among pregnant women in the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital of Ghana's Upper East Region.
Study Design: This study is a one case-control study design.
Place of Study: The study was conducted in the Antenatal clinic and Maternity ward of the Upper East Regional hospital in Bolgatanga.
Methodology: The study population consisted of pregnant women who were attending their antenatal care at the Bolgatanga regional hospital whose gestational ages were more than 20 weeks.
Hundred (100) study participants were selected using the purposive sampling technique (a non-probability sampling technique). Data for the study was gathered from the history of the 100 pregnant women who were visiting the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital for antenatal care. The analysis was conducted using the logistic regression model of STATA 14.
Results: The study disclosed that white blood cells (WBC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), placenta weight (PW), gestational weight (GW), body mass index (BMI) were statistically significant. BMI was discovered to have a positive association with hypertensive disorders (OR= 2.208, P= .025), whereas PW (OR=0.994, P= .085), GW (OR=0.815, P=.079), WBC (OR=0.719, P=.01), and LDL (OR=0.645, P= .027) were discovered to have negative associations with hypertensive disorders (odds ratios less than one).
Conclusion: The study identified BMI as a risk factor and PW, GW, WBC, and LDL as protective factors. On the basis of the analysis it was recommended that health professionals should raise the awareness of women on the risks of hypertensive disorders even before they become pregnant, especially maintaining healthy weight.
Diagnostic Performance of the Fibrosis-4 Index and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Fibrosis Score in Lean Adults With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Authors: Park Huiyul , Yoon Eileen L. , Ito Takanori , Jo Ae Jeong , Kim Mimi , Lee Jonghyun , Kim Hye-Lin , Arai Taeang , Atsukawa Masanori , Kawanaka Miwa , Toyoda Hidenori , Ishigami Masatoshi , Yu Ming-Lung , Jun Dae Won , Nguyen Mindie H. 
Published: August 2023

IMPORTANCEThe diagnostic performance of the fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) fibrosis score (NFS) for advanced fibrosis in lean patients with NAFLD is limited.OBJECTIVETo evaluate the diagnostic performance of the FIB-4 and NFS in lean individuals with NAFLD.DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTSThis diagnostic study included adults with biopsy-proven NAFLD from 6 referral centers in Asia from 1995 to 2019. Cohorts were matched by age and sex between the lean and nonlean groups. All statistical analyses were executed from October 2022 to March 2023.MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURESThe diagnostic performance of the FIB-4 and NFS at the current cutoff for advanced hepatic fibrosis in lean (body mass index [BMI] below 23 [calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared]) and nonlean (BMI above 23) patients were evaluated.RESULTSA total of 1501 patients were included in analysis (mean [SD] age, 46.1 [16.4] years); 788 male (52.5%), 115 lean (7.7%), 472 (30.2%) Korean, 821 (48.7%) Japanese, and 341 (21.3%) Taiwanese. Among the age- and sex-matched cohort, the mean (SD) age was 52.3 (15.1) years and 41.2% (47 of 114) were male. The diagnostic performance and areas under the operating characteristic curve of the FIB-4 (lean, 0.807 vs nonlean, 0.743; P = .28) and NFS (lean, 0.790 vs nonlean, 0.755; P = .54) between the 2 groups were comparable in the age- and sex-matched cohort. The sensitivity and specificity of the NFS showed increasing and decreasing tendency according to the BMI quartiles (P for trend &amp;lt; .001), while those of the FIB-4 did not (P for trend = .05 and P = .20, respectively). Additionally, although the areas under the operating characteristic curve of the FIB-4 and NFS were not significantly different in the lean group (0.807 vs 0.790; P = .09), the sensitivity of the current NFS cutoff values was lower in the lean group than in that of FIB-4 (54.4% vs 81.8%; P = .03).CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEIn this cohort study, the performance of the FIB-4 and NFS in diagnosing advanced fibrosis did not differ significantly between the 2 groups overall. However, in lean NAFLD, while the sensitivity for diagnosing advanced hepatic fibrosis remained reasonable at the current cutoff level, the sensitivity of NFS at the current cutoff was too low to be an adequate screening tool.
Enhancing understanding of ecosystem multifunctionality in mountain regions
Authors: Simion Heidi , Giombini Valentina , Tasser Erich , Marsoner Thomas , Egarter Vigl Lukas 
Published: August 2023

Abstract

Mountain landscapes that are managed to provide several ecosystem services (ES) have the potential to sustain high levels of biodiversity while also meeting multiple human needs. The promotion of multifunctional landscapes has become an important policy target in land management and has gained research traction under the definition of ES‐multifunctionality. However, scale dynamics and patterns of ES‐multifunctionality remain poorly understood and are rarely integrated into land management and policy recommendations.

To address this gap, we used two diversity indices to quantify ES‐multifunctionality based on 11 ES indicators at different spatial scales in a case‐study region in the European Alps. The approach used captures the diversity of ES provided at patch and landscape levels (α‐multifunctionality) as well as unique ES contributions of ecosystems to the regional ES diversity (β‐multifunctionality).

Results show that ES‐multifunctionality generally decreases from low to high land use intensities and increases from high to low elevations. While forest‐dominated landscapes are hotspots of ES diversity, the more specialized ES supply in landscapes above the tree line and on valley floors enhances regional ES‐multifunctionality.

This study highlights how understanding ES‐multifunctionality and its incorporation into policy and landscape management requires adopting a multi‐scale approach. Patch‐scale analyses are necessary to identify the environmental characteristics underpinning ES‐multifunctionality with a fine level of detail. However, looking at the distribution of ES at landscape and regional scales uncovers the benefits originating from interacting ecosystems, and can support the identification of areas that should be protected, restored, or sustainably managed.
Self‐adaption and texture generation: A hybrid loss function for low‐dose CT denoising
Authors: Wang Zhenchuan , Liu Minghui , Cheng Xuan , Zhu Jinqi , Wang Xiaomin , Gong Haigang , Liu Ming , Xu Lifeng 
Published: August 2023

AbstractBackgroundDeep learning has been successfully applied to low‐dose CT (LDCT) denoising. But the training of the model is very dependent on an appropriate loss function. Existing denoising models often use per‐pixel loss, including mean abs error (MAE) and mean square error (MSE). This ignores the difference in denoising difficulty between different regions of the CT images and leads to the loss of large texture information in the generated image.PurposeIn this paper, we propose a new hybrid loss function that adapts to the noise in different regions of CT images to balance the denoising difficulty and preserve texture details, thus acquiring CT images with high‐quality diagnostic value using LDCT images, providing strong support for condition diagnosis.MethodsWe propose a hybrid loss function consisting of weighted patch loss (WPLoss) and high‐frequency information loss (HFLoss). To enhance the model's denoising ability of the local areas which are difficult to denoise, we improve the MAE to obtain WPLoss. After the generated image and the target image are divided into several patches, the loss weight of each patch is adaptively and dynamically adjusted according to its loss ratio. In addition, considering that texture details are contained in the high‐frequency information of the image, we use HFLoss to calculate the difference between CT images in the high‐frequency information part.ResultsOur hybrid loss function improves the denoising performance of several models in the experiment, and obtains a higher peak signal‐to‐noise ratio (PSNR) and structural similarity index (SSIM). Moreover, through visual inspection of the generated results of the comparison experiment, the proposed hybrid function can effectively suppress noise and retain image details.ConclusionsWe propose a hybrid loss function for LDCT image denoising, which has good interpretation properties and can improve the denoising performance of existing models. And the validation results of multiple models using different datasets show that it has good generalization ability. By using this loss function, high‐quality CT images with low radiation are achieved, which can avoid the hazards caused by radiation and ensure the disease diagnosis for patients.