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PENGEMBANGAN APARATUR SIPIL NEGARA MELALUI BIMBINGAN TEKNIS (BIMTEK) PADA KANTOR SEKRETARIAT DEWAN PERWAKILAN RAKYAT DAERAH KABUPATEN SINTANG
Authors: Mahin Mikael 
Published: September 2023

Bimbingan teknis (Bimtek) pada Kantor Sekretariat Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Sintang dilaksanakan sebagai proses belajar dalam rangka peningkatan kemampuan sumber daya manusia ASN yang profesional dan berkualitas untuk melaksanakan tugas-tugasnya.
Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menjawab permasalahan yang diteliti serta menganalisis, untuk mengetahui dan mendeskripsikan tentang Pengembangan Aparatur Sipil Negara Melalui Bimbingan Teknis (Bimtek) Pada Kantor Sekretariat Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Sintang.
Penelitian ini jenisnya penelitian deskriptif, yakni penelitian yang dimaksudkan untuk membuat gambaran atau mengambarkan keadaan ataupun kejadian. Terutama yang berkenaan dengan Pengembangan Aparatur Sipil Negara melalui Bimbingan Teknis (Bimtek) Pada Kantor Sekretariat Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Sintang.
Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Bimbingan Teknis (Bimtek) itu meliputi Bimtek Tentang Legal Drafting pada Sekretariat DPRD di Jakarta. Bimtek tentang penguatan jabatan, kinerja dan optimalisasi peran Setwan selaras dengan system kerja DPRD dalam menghadapi Tahun Politik 2024. Bimtek tentang fasilitasi penyusunan properda, penilaian mandiri pelaksanaan reformasi birokrasi di Jakarta. Workshop nasional Asdeksi di Bandung Jawa Barat. Workshop Nasional Asdeksi di Yogyakarta. Kendala-kendala Pengembangan Aparatur Sipil Negara meliputi biaya (dana pengembangan).
Immigrants are not Felons: A Legal Analysis of Immigrants’ Civil Rights Chilling Effect Issues Caused by Ice’s SmartLINK App Surveillance
Authors: Alrawi Ahmed 
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACT
This article discusses the chilling effect impact on immigrants’ freedom of speech resulting from recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surveillance processes utilizing the SmartLINK app and Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program. Further, this article brings privacy abuses of immigrants to U.S. lawmakers’ attention, as well as possible violations of Fourth Amendment rights related to personal networks that apply to U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents alike. Finally, this manuscript provides legal recommendations that might be used as a panacea to solve the problem of ICE surveillance of immigrants.
Encuesta a las empresas españolas sobre la evolución de su actividad: tercer trimestre de 2023
Authors: Fernández Cerezo Alejandro , Izquierdo Mario 
Published: September 2023

Motivación
La Encuesta del Banco de España sobre la Actividad Empresarial (EBAE) permite extraer, en tiempo real, información muy valiosa acerca de la facturación, el empleo y los precios pagados y cobrados por una amplia muestra de empresas españolas, lo que proporciona una contribución muy relevante al diagnóstico de la situación coyuntural de la economía.
Ideas principales
• Las empresas han percibido un descenso de su facturación en el tercer trimestre de 2023, tras el ligero aumento del trimestre anterior. La facturación cayó en todos los sectores, salvo en los servicios turísticos y de información y comunicaciones.
• Se observan indicios de pausa en el proceso desinflacionista en el tercer trimestre, tanto en los costes de producción como en los precios de venta. Las expectativas a un año apuntan a un ligero repunte de las presiones inflacionistas, sobre todo en el precio de los consumos intermedios.
• La actividad empresarial se ha visto afectada por el repunte de los costes energéticos y por la creciente incidencia de los problemas de disponibilidad de mano de obra. Estos últimos están motivando, entre otras cosas, que muchas empresas se vean obligadas a reducir sus contrataciones y a conceder mayores alzas salariales.
PINCHING EFFECT ON PLANT GROWTH, YIELD, AND QUALITY OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF OKRA
Authors: Mosyab Mehdi Shah Syed , Asif Farwa , Fatima Hania 
Published: September 2023

Abelmoschus esculentus L. (Moench), sometimes known as okra, is a very significant crop that is grown all over the world in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates. (2022; Chauhan et al. Their leaves are long-petiolated, 10–20 cm long, and have five to seven lobes. Flowers are axillary and range in size from 4 to 8 cm in diameter. They produce elongated fruits with a diameter of 1.5 to 3 cm and a length of 10 to 25 cm. (Ali 2022). Okra growth and yield are significantly influenced by pinching technique. (Sahu and Biswal 2020). Early herbage cutting encourages uniform growth, flowering, and seed germination. The "Effect of pinching on plant growth, yield, and quality of different varieties of okra" is the topic of this study. The practice of pinching, which involves the removal of terminal shoot tips, has been explored as a cultural technique to enhance plant growth, yield, and produce quality in different varieties of okra. This review article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the effects of pinching on plant growth parameters, yield components, and the nutritional and sensory quality of various okra varieties. The review encompasses an in-depth analysis of the underlying physiological and morphological changes induced by pinching across different okra varieties. A synthesis of recent studies highlights the potential benefits and limitations of pinching in okra cultivation, considering the variability in results across different varieties and growing conditions. This review article systematically examines the effects of pinching on diverse varieties of okra with a focus on their growth patterns, yield attributes, and final harvest quality.
Comparing Orthopaedic Randomized Control Trials Published in High-Impact Medical and Orthopaedic Journals
Authors: Puzzitiello Richard N. , Lachance Andrew D. , Michalowski Anna , Menendez Mariano E. , Salzler Matthew J. 
Published: September 2023

Introduction:
Orthopaedic studies published in high-impact medical journals are often believed to have a high prevalence of negative or neutral results and possess methodological characteristics that may bias toward nonsurgical treatments. The purpose of this study was to compare study characteristics, methodologic quality, exposure, and outcome direction among orthopaedic randomized control trials (RCTs) published in high-impact medical and orthopaedic journals and to identify study attributes associated with greater impact.

Methods:
RCTs published between January 2010 and December 2020 in the five medical journals and 10 orthopaedic journals with the highest 5-year impact factors were analyzed. Inclusion criteria were RCTs reporting on orthopaedic surgical intervention compared with nonsurgical or less-invasive surgical procedures. Study characteristics, methodologic quality (Jadad scale), outcomes, and altmetric data were collected. Primary outcomes were categorized as positive (favoring surgical/more-extensive surgery), negative (favoring nonsurgical/less-extensive surgery), or neutral.

Results:
One hundred twenty-eight RCTs were analyzed; 26 from medical and 102 from orthopaedic journals. Studies published in medical journals included more authors (P < 0.001), larger sample sizes (P < 0.001), more institutions (P < 0.001), and more often received funding (P < 0.001). The average Jadad scale did not significantly differ between journals (P = 0.14). The direction of the primary study outcome did not differ between journals (P = 0.22). Average AAS and annual citation rates were higher in RCTs published in medical journals (P < 0.001). Publication in a medical journal was the only covariate associated with higher annual citation rates (P < 0.001) and AAS (P < 0.001) on multivariable analyses.

Discussion:
High-impact medical journals do not publish orthopaedic RCTs with negative or neutral findings at a rate that significantly differs from orthopaedic journals. However, the higher impact and digital coverage of the studies published in medical journals may disproportionally influence the practices of nonorthopaedic providers. Raising awareness of critical findings published in orthopaedic journals may be particularly important for improving healthcare policies and orthopaedic referral patterns for musculoskeletal problems.
A Comparative Study of EU and US Regulatory Approaches to Cybersecurity in Space
Authors: Jacobs Bas 
Published: September 2023

This article addresses a need for enhanced transatlantic cooperation and coordination between the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) to prevent, detect, and respond to malicious cyber activities and the need for legislation to ensure that critical infrastructure is secure and resilient. It examines the cybersecurity of space critical infrastructure based on three pillars: cyber resilience, stable cyberspace, and cyber capacity building, and argues that to build up these pillars, the EU and US must have a shared assessment of space security challenges, a sound evaluation of the current strengths and gaps in both regulatory models, and an understanding of the driving factors to legislative change in the two systems. Although both frameworks converge on the importance of risk assessment as being at the heart of effective cybersecurity, this article underscores that neither model is equipped to cover the entire production value chain of space assets. In light of these findings, this article provides several recommendations for how the frameworks can become more resilient, including, inter alia, using public-private partnerships to develop tailored regulations compatible with existing cyber regimes and ensuring that such regulations are specifically designed to improve the cybersecurity of space infrastructure.
Cybersecurity, cyberspace, resilience, legislation, critical infrastructure, space assets, public-private partnerships
Fair Enough?: Procedural Fairness When the ICAO Council Exercises Its Judicial Function
Authors: H. Ormsbee Matthew 
Published: September 2023

Since the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ’s) Qatar decision in 2020, practitioners have given significant attention to the attributes of the Council’s dispute resolution function. Detractors note that this duty of the Council is tantamount to a judicial function, so the Council must strictly observe safeguards for independence and impartiality on par with traditional judicial bodies. Others counter that the Council is a political body that sometimes operates in a quasijudicial capacity; thus, it is not transformed into a court of law with its attendant strictures. This article advances the post-Qatar discussion by digesting the ongoing dialogue among academics and practitioners over the Council’s judicial function. It fashions arguments for and against the Council’s independence and impartiality in the spirit of an adversarial dialogue before a judicial body, which is apropos for a discussion on dispute resolution. Arguments are thus put forward, leveraging political, policy, and legal concerns for decision-makers in the field. The article concludes that the Council’s dispute resolution framework raises concerns about fairness, with a possible ripple effect for other international bodies with a dispute-resolution function.
Article 84 of the Chicago Convention, ICAO Council, Dispute Settlement, Judicial Function, Judicial Propriety
The Decriminalization of Cartel Activity in Kuwait: A Regulatory Framework
Authors: S. Al-Rashidi Khaled 
Published: September 2023

The Kuwaiti policymaker has never overlooked the protection of market competition. Anticompetitive practices have always been a concern in Kuwait; from the Kuwaiti Constitution 1962, which allows a legal monopoly for a certain time, and the Commercial Law Act 68/1980, to the Competition Protection Acts (CPA) of 2007 and 2020. However, the legislative responses to anticompetitive behaviours in Kuwait have varied, with criminal prohibition being historically dominant. Recently, with the introduction of the CPA 2020, Kuwait has decriminalized cartel activity. Although it may have been expected that the criminal nature of cartel activity should have been maintained, the major shift in Kuwait was contrary to the global trend towards criminalization. Cartel activity is now being dealt with within a regulatory framework, with only administrative sanctions. This paper suggests that the decriminalization in Kuwait weakens the argument that the global trend towards criminalizing cartel activity has always been driven by a top-down process. This paper has three aims: the first is to explore this inadvertently ‘neglected’ research area in Kuwait; the second is to discuss why cartel activity has been decriminalized, with a focus on the problem of ‘moral ambiguity’ as an explanation; and the third is to argue for the re-criminalization of cartel activity.
Competition, Cartel Activity, Decriminalization, Moral Ambiguity, Kuwait
ریاست مدینہ کی خارجہ حکمت عملی۔۔۔۔نشووارتقاء
Authors: Muhammad Younus Muhammad Younus Javaid 
Published: September 2023

In international relations, Foreign policy is one of the wheels with which process of international politics operates. It involves goals, strategies, measures, methods, guidelines, directives, understandings, agreements, and so on, by which national governments conduct international relations with each other. It is an important tool to relate the relations to other countries. It is a study of the management of external relations and activities of nation-states.
Being a universal religion Islam represents broad vision of its constituted policies and considers itself responsible for the preparation of its rights. In spite of these approaches, Islam gives its own guidance in this perspective. The Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ was sent for all peoples of the world, and his Shari`ah was universal.
After Hijrah, The Holy Prophet ﷺ made practically the establishment of Islamic State of Madeena, made arrangements of conveying to the whole humanity, the worldly and universal message of Islamic ideology. In this regard, He ﷺ took necessary measurements and led a foundation of Islamic State’s Foreign Policy.
Evaluation of porosity and permeability of sandstones within the Oti Group of the Volta Basin using petrophysical and petrographic techniques
Authors: Zobah Theresa , Adenutsi Caspar , Amedjoe Godfrey , Wilson Matthew , Mensah Emmanuel , Boateng Cyril , Opuni Lydia , Danuor Sylvester , Karimaie Hassan 
Published: September 2023

This study investigates the reservoir quality of sandstones in the Oti Group of the Volta Basin of Ghana. Geological field mapping, petrographic, petrophysical, mineralogical, and geochemical techniques are used to investigate the reservoir parameters of the sandstones by evaluating the fluid holding and transmission capabilities of the rocks. Results from the comprehensive study identified two sandstone formations of interest; viz. the Bimbila Sandstone and Yabraso Sandstone. Both sandstones were found to be quartz sandstones (sub-arkose and quartz arenites). The Bimbila Sandstones proved to have better porosity and permeability as compared to the Yabraso Sandstones. The Yabraso Sandstone showed porosity between 7-22 % with an average porosity of 13 % (helium gas) and permeability of 63.41 mD, which may be linked to intense cementation and intermediate compaction as well as grain size, shape and arrangement. The Bimbila Sandstones showed better porosity and permeability with a porosity range of 6-24 %, an average porosity of 14 % (helium gas) and 131.80 mD permeability. This is seen to be due to lower compaction supported by framework-stable quartz resulting in a well-connected pore system with high permeability. Further mineralogical data show that the clay minerals present are in minor concentrations. Also, the position of the Yabraso and Bimbila Sandstones in the project area as plotted on the geological map show that there is a close proximity relationship between these sandstones and the limestones; hence, forming a conducive system such that if hydrocarbons are produced by the possible source rocks (limestones), they can be housed by the sandstones.
Surgical treatment of pediatric thoracic Ewing tumors
Authors: Özçelik Zerrin , Avcı Alper , Can Karacaoğlu İsmail , İnce Durhan Banu , Banlı Cesur İlknur , Özçelik Cemal 
Published: September 2023

Background: This study aims to determine the thoracic surgery techniques, surgical indications, the role and effectiveness of surgical treatment in multimodal treatment applied to pediatric Ewing sarcoma patients.
Methods: Between A pril 2004 a nd November 2020, a total of 15 pediatric patients ( 9 males, 6 females; mean age: 10.1±4.5 years; range, 3 to 18 years) who were diagnosed with primary thoracic Ewing sarcoma and operated were retrospectively analyzed. Tumor-related factors and treatment modalities for Ewing sarcoma originating from the chest wall and mediastinum were examined.
Results: The most common complaint was pain in nine patients. While the tumor originated from the ribs in nine patients, it originated from the soft tissue (n=2), mediastinum (n=2), and extra-thoracic tissue (n=2) in six patients. Complete resection was achieved in 10 patients. While neoadjuvant chemotherapy was applied to eight patients, chemotherapy and radiotherapy was applied to 14 and five patients, respectively. Bone marrow transplantation was performed in one patient. The mean follow-up was 54.2±44.9 months. Recurrence was seen in six patients in a mean duration of 17.8±7.4 months.
Conclusion: The most effective treatment for thoracic Ewing sarcoma is complete resection. Multimodal therapy in the form of surgical resection, chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy provides optimal efficacy and the most favorable survival. The follow-up period should be kept short, since recurrences are common.
Transthoracic robotic plication for diaphragmatic elevation
Authors: Şengül İnan Merve , Kavaklı Kuthan , Işık Hakan , Sapmaz Ersin , Gürkök Sedat , İlhan Sezer Elif , Çaylak Hasan , Genç Onur 
Published: September 2023

Background: This study aims to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of transthoracic robot-assisted surgery for diaphragmatic plication and to describe our surgical approach in detail.
Methods: Between January 2014 and January 2020, a total of 13 patients (11 males, 2 females; median age: 55 years; range, 24 to 70 years) who underwent diaphragmatic plication with the robotic system were retrospectively analyzed. The changes in the Medical Research Council dyspnea scale, forced expiratory volume in 1 sec, body mass index, and quality of life scale scores of the patients before the operation and at the first year of follow-up were examined.
Results: Twelve of the operations were performed on the left side. The median pre- and postoperative Medical Research Council dyspnea scores were 2 (range, 1 to 4) and 1 (range, 1 to 4), respectively, indicating a statistically significant improvement (p=0.008). A significant improvement was detected in the forced expiratory volume in 1 sec of the patients in the first year after surgery (p=0.036). In terms of quality of life parameters, only, in the physical health subscale, the scores were statistically significantly different in the pre- and postoperative first-year follow-up (p=0.002). Median time to chest tube removal was 1 (range 1-5, IQR=0,5) days. Median total length of hospital stay was 2 (range 2-18, IQR=3) days.
Conclusion: Owing to its technical dexterity, the robot enables the plication to be performed easily and safely. Late improvement in respiratory functions is reflected in quality of life.
Results of surgical treatment of pulmonary artery sarcomas: Does histology affect survival?
Authors: Başar Veysel , Ermerak N. Onur , Olgun Yıldızeli Şehnaz , Bozkurtlar Emine , Ercelep Özlem , Mutlu Bülent , Kocakaya Derya , Bekiroğlu G. Nural , Taş Serpil , Yanartaş Mehmed , Sunar Hasan , Ak Koray , Küçükoğlu Serdar , Yıldızeli Bedrettin 
Published: September 2023

Background: In this study, we aimed to describe our experience with primary pulmonary artery sarcoma in patients who underwent pulmonary endarterectomy and to evaluate clinical features, treatment, outcomes, and survival rates according to the histological subtypes of this malignant disease.
Methods: Between March 2011 and May 2022, a total of 13 patients (7 males, 6 females; mean age: 52.6±13.0 years; range, 30 to 69 years) who underwent pulmonary endarterectomy and diagnosed with a pulmonary artery sarcoma were retrospectively analyzed. The diagnosis was confirmed histopathologically in all patients. Data including demographics, clinical characteristics, intra- and postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, morbidity, mortality, and short-term and long-term outcomes were recorded. Operative mortality was defined as death in the hospital or within 30 days of surgery.
Results: Mortality was observed in one patient due to massive hemoptysis. Morbidity developed in two patients due to acute respiratory distress. Pulmonary vascular resistance improved significantly from 508 dyn/s/cm-5 to 191 dyn/s/cm-5 (p<0.004). All patients received chemotherapy following surgery. Median followup was 14 months. Median survival for the entire series was 18 months. One-year and three-year survival rates were 60.6% and 30.3%, respectively. Median survival for leiomyosarcomas (n=6) was seven months, while it was 44 months for intimal sarcomas (p=0.004). Three-year survival was 66.7% for intimal sarcomas and 0% for leiomyosarcomas.
Conclusion: Pulmonary artery sarcoma may mimic chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Patients with a suspected diagnosis of pulmonary artery sarcoma should be referred to expert pulmonary endarterectomy centers for surgery where a multidisciplinary team is available. Pulmonary endarterectomy has both diagnostic and therapeutic value and may improve survival and quality of life. Patients with intimal sarcoma have longer survival compared to those with leiomyosarcoma.
The effect of erector spinae plane block on arterial grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting
Authors: Darçın Kamil , Çetin Seçil , Ahmet Karakaya Muhammet , Yenigün Yılmaz , Şanser Ateş Mehmet , Gürkan Yavuz 
Published: September 2023

Background: This study aims to evaluate the sympathectomy effects of erector spinae plane block on the diameters and cross-sectional areas of the left and right internal mammary arteries and of the radial arteries.
Methods: This prospective study included a total of 25 patients (14 males, 11 females; median age: 67 years; range, 23 to 75 years) who underwent erector spinae plane block categorized as the American Society of Anesthesiologists Class III and underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting between June 01, 2020 and March 01, 2021. The effects of erector spinae plane block on the diameters and cross-sectional areas of the left and right internal mammary arteries and radial arteries were assessed using ultrasonography images taken both before and 45 min after the procedure, from the third, fourth, and fifth intercostal spaces for the left and right internal mammary arteries and from 3 cm proximal to the wrist for the radial arteries.
Results: The diameters and cross-sectional areas of the left and right internal mammary arteries and radial arteries significantly increased compared to baseline values after the erector spinae plane block (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in the pre- and post-procedural heart rate and mean arterial pressure values (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The bilateral erector spinae plane block, which was performed at the T5 level, provided vasodilatation of the left and right internal mammary arteries and radial arteries without causing any significant difference in the heart rate and mean arterial pressure. These findings indicate that the sympathetic block produced by the erector spinae plane block may facilitate better surgical conditions by preventing arterial spasms. Thus, bilateral erector spinae plane block may be a promising technique to achieve regional anesthesia for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.