bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
PENGARUH PENGALAMAN DAN KEMAMPUAN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN DI BALAI LATIHAN DAN PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT DESA DAERAH TERTINGGAL DAN TRANSMIGRASI MAKASSAR
Authors: Nurmega Nurmega 
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Pengalaman Kerja dan Kemampuan Kerja terhadap Kinerja Karyawan di BPPMDDTT Makassar. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan gabungan yaitu mengunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif dengan memakai data primer sebagai acuan. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah keseluruhan jumlah populasi, yaitu sebanyak 60 responden.Teknik pengumpulan data ini menggunakan angket yang terdiri dari 15 pernyataan dari jumlah keseluruhan. Teknik analisis data menggunakan teknik regresi linear berganda dengan pengujian hipotesis secara uji simultan (uji F), uji parsial (uji t) dan kofisien determinasi.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa secara uji simultan (uji f) terdapat probabilitas sig sebesar 0,000. Nilai sig < 0.05 (0,000< 0.05) maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa Ho ditolak H1 diterima, jadi terdapat pengaruh positif dan signifikan. Secara parsial (uji t) terdapat pengaruh nilai thitung (3.875) > dari ttabel(1.296) dan nilai signifikan yang dihasilkan sebesar 0,000 yang lebih kecil dari 0,05 maka Ho ditolak dan H1 diterima. Kata Kunci: Pengalaman Kerja, Kemampuan, Kinerja
ANALISIS PENETAPAN HARGA JUAL PRODUK TAHU ISI PADA UNIT USAHA KOPERASI (STUDI KASUS KOPERASI SUKUHALE KABUPATEN GOWA)
Authors: Baharuddin Baharuddin 
Published: November 2022

Tujuan dalam penelitian ini yaitu untuk melakukan analisis penetapan harga jual produk tahu isi pada unit usaha koperasi Sukuhale. Adapun yang digunakan pada pengumpulan data adalah bersumber dari Koperasi Sukuhale, dan data lapangan secara langsung.
Berdasarkan perhitungan analisis penetapan harga jual produk tahu isi pada unit usaha koperasi sukuhale, pada harga yang diterapkan oleh koperasi sukuhale adalah sebesar Rp.10.000/pcs, sedangkan harga jual yang diperoleh dalam penelitian ini dengan analisis full costing dan cost plus pricing metode maka didapatkan harga jual sebesar Rp.12.000, dengan perhitungan laba yang diinginkan koperasi 15%, maka dengan menggunakan metode pada karya ilmiah ini ditemukan perbandingan harga sebesar Rp.200.
PENGARUH KOMPETENSI SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI KANTOR KECAMATAN TANRALILI KAB.MAROS
Authors: Pahmi Pahmi , Busman Busman 
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini dilakukan pada Kantor Kecamatan Tanralili Kab. Maros di Akhir Bulan Oktober sampai dengan akhir bulan Desember . Pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini digunakan sebanyak 34 responden, teknik pengumpulan datanya adalah dengan melalui kuesioner yang dibagikan kepada responden, adapun variable penelitian adalah Pelatihan kerja (X), Kinerja Karyawan (Y). Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif, dan untuk menguji tingkat reabilitasnya dengan menggunakan Cronbach Alpha dan kemudian data diolah dengan Analisis Regresi Linear Sederhana. Pengujian Hipotesis menggunakan Uji t dengan taraf signifikansi 5%. Penelitian ini menggunakan alat bantu SPSS Versi 25.
Dari hasil analisis regresi linear sederhana menunjukkan bahwa Kinerja Pegawai di pengaruhi oleh variable Kompetensi SDM. Hasil Determinasi (R2) menggunakan nilai adjusted r square, karena menggunakan regresi dengan satu variabel terikat. Yaitu sebesar 0.007, yang artinya variable Pelatihan Kerja mampu menjelaskan Kinerja Karyawan sebesar 7.% sementara sisanya 93% dipengaruhi oleh faktor variabel lain yang tidak diteliti. Dari hasil perhitungan Uji t dapat dilihat bahwa variabel Kompetensi SDM secara Parsial tidak berpengaruh terhadap Kinerja Pegawai.
Information literacy of matriculating chiropractic students assessed via research readiness survey
Authors: Ward Krista L. , Gatti Barbara L. Delli , Osenga Annette , Odierna Donna H. , Smith Monica 
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACTObjectiveWe developed a Research Readiness Survey (RRS) to identify students' information literacy needs prior to instruction by a team of faculty members and librarians in our doctor of chiropractic program clinical research literacy courses. In addition to describing students' responses to our RRS, we explored associations between (1) students' overall performance on the RRS and their prior earned degrees and (2) their self-reported ability and performance on questions pertaining to evaluating information quality (standard 3 of the Association of College and Research Libraries [ACRL] Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education).MethodsThe RRS is composed of 50 questions, of which 22 pertain to information literacy knowledge assessment per ACRL standards. We calculated means and standard deviations for summary scores on 4 ACRL standards and for a total RRS score. We used analysis of variance to assess whether standard 3 scores differed by students' self-reported ability to judge health information quality and whether there was an association between total RRS scores and students' previously earned degrees.ResultsIn 2017–2018, 245 students (70% of matriculates) completed the RRS. Students performed best on standard 3 (average score 67%) and worst on standard 2, the ability to access information (average score = 59%). Students who reported an average ability to judge information quality had higher standard 3 scores than students who reported poor ability (p = .003). Students with bachelor's degrees had higher total RRS scores than students with associate's degrees (p = .004).ConclusionMatriculating students had the most difficulty with accessing information, supporting the need to include librarians on the teaching team.
Application of Autoregressive Moving Average Model in the Prediction of COVID-19 of China
Authors: Xiuling Li , Xi Li , Wen Wang , Hongying Xie , LiuQian Su , Jiangping Zhang 
Published: November 2022

Objective: To establish ARIMA model through time series analysis to understand the occurrence law of newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia and provide references for taking epidemic prevention and control measures.
Methods: The cumulative confirmed and cured cases of COVID-19 are collected through the official website of the National Health Commission, and the number of newly confirmed and cured cases per week are sorted out. We analyze the time series of newly diagnosed and cured COVID-19 cases every week from April 12, 2020 to December 5, 2021 by IBM SPSS 25.0 software. The model is established through model identification, parameter estimation and model fitting.
Results: The number of reported cases of COVID-19 has no obvious seasonal characteristics. The ARIMA(2,1,1) model well fitted the time series, R2 = 0.542/0.617. Through the residual white noise test, all parameters of the model have statistical significance, Ljung box q = 9.095/9.651, P > 0.05. We predict the cases and cures in the four weeks after December 5, 2021 by ARIMA(2,1,1). The measured values in the first week and the second week are within the predicted 95% CI range.
Discussion and Conclusion: The epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 need a longer time series for validation and analysis. ARIMA model can predict the incidence of COVID-19 in a short term, and the model should be constantly revised according to the actual situation.
Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) Fruit Extract Attenuates Paraquat-induced Toxicity in Wister Rats
Authors: Muhammad Bawa Y. , Barau Sulaiman A. , Zaruwa Moses Z. , Modibbo Rabiu M. , Ibrahim Saidu B. 
Published: November 2022

Introduction: Paraquat is a bipyridil herbicide commonly used in modern agriculture for weed and pest control. Paraquat poisoning usually occurs through direct ingestion for suicidal intent, causing mortality as a consequence to oxidative damage, inflammation and multi-organ failure.
Objectives: In this study, we investigated the ameliorative potential of Cucurbita pepo fruit on paraqaut-induced oxidative damage, inflammation, hyperlipidemia, hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in rats.
Methods: Rats were orally administered paraquat (2 mg/kg b.w) with or without the fruit extract (500 mg/kg b.w) or resveratrol (3.57 mg/kg b.w) co-administration for 2 weeks.
Results: We found C. pepo fruit extract significantly restored paraquat-induced oxidative damage, acute inflammation and hyperlipidemia. Reduced glutathione (GSH) concentration was significantly abridged in paraquat treated group, while the concentration of GSH increases substantially across groups administered fruit extract and resveratrol. Furthermore, paraquat induced concomitant reduction in the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), which was restored by the fruit extract and resveratrol. However, nitric oxide level demonstrated a substantial elevation in paraquat-treated group, but restored by both the fruit extract and resveratrol. Moreover, pumpkin fruit extract and resveratrol supplementation suppressed overproduction of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoproteins, high density lipoproteins and thus, alleviated paraquat-induced hyperlipidemia. In addition, administration of C. pepo fruit extract and resveratrol ameliorated the hepatotoxic and nephrotoxic effect caused by paraquat.
Conclusion: We conclude that C. pepo fruit extract and resveratrol administration ameliorated oxidative damage, acute inflammation, hyperlipidemia, hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity caused by paraquat ingestion.
Alterations in Hepatocellular, Reproductive, and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Female Albino Rats Exposed to Crude Oil
Authors: Elekima Ibioku , Ohaka Thankgod Prince , Brisibe Ngozi , Ben-Chioma Adline , George-Opuda Ibitoroko , Festus Orbenyie Mary , Onyinyechi Ani Precious , Anthony Waribo Helen 
Published: November 2022

Aim: To study the effect of exposure to crude oil on the liver, ovary, and some oxidative stress parameters in albino rats.
Study Design: A total of 50 female albino rats were used in the experiment. The rats were grouped into three: The control group which consisted of 10 rats, the low dose group which consisted of 20 rats, and the high dose group also consisted of 20 rats. The low dosage group was orally administered 1.5 mL crude oil mixed with 300 grams of rat feeds (0.005 mL/g) and the high dosage group was orally administered 3.0 mL crude oil mixed with 300 grams of rat feeds (0.01mL/g), while the control group was fed with normal rat feeds. The treated feeds were given once a day for 35 days.
Place of Study: The study was carried out in the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Methodology: On the 36th day, the rats were sacrificed and then 5mL of blood from each rat was collected by cardiac puncture into labeled lithium heparin bottles for liver enzymes assay, hormonal assay, and oxidative stress parameters assay, while the livers and ovaries were harvested and fixed in 10% formal saline before tissue processing and histological examinations using H&E staining technique. The collected blood specimens were spun; the plasma was extracted and analyzed in the laboratory for Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), follicle Stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), Prolactin, Malondialdyde (MDA), and Superoxide dismutase (SOD). Statistical analysis was performed using Graphpad prism version 8.02.
Results: Significantly higher plasma levels of AST, ALT, and MDA in the treated groups, except for ALP which was only significantly higher in the high-dose group. FSH, LH, Prolactin, and SOD indicated significantly lower levels in the crude oil-treated rats. The histological examinations showed marked distortion in the architecture of the livers and ovaries of the treated groups, also, there was a reduction in ovarian cellularity and massive degenerated tissues.
Conclusion: It is shown that exposure to crude oil contaminants orally could have a significant effect on the plasma level of hepatocellular enzymes, reproductive hormones, and oxidative stress parameters which in turn could lead to hepatocellular dysfunction, infertility, or impaired reproduction in mammals and cellular injuries caused by excess free radicals as signaled by plasma level of oxidative stress parameters.
Reporting and Interpreting Renal Biopsies – A Review Article
Authors: Anish Anusha , Pillai Hari S. , Annamalai P. T. 
Published: November 2022

Medical renal biopsy is an important tool in patient care in nephrology department. Systematic reporting of a renal biopsy eases the communication between the pathologist and the clinician, thereby improving patient care. H & E (Hematoxylin and eosin) sections alone cannot help to arrive at a diagnosis, immunofluorescence (IF), special stains and EM (electron microscopy) play important roles too. To arrive at an accurate diagnosis, an expert renal pathologist, who has a thorough knowledge of renal pathology as well as renal medicine is required to correlate tissue with clinical data. Although a lot of review articles regarding renal biopsies have been published, review of literature covering all aspects of renal biopsy are a few especially from India. In children the common cause of nephrotic syndrome is minimal change disease, which can only be confirmed with EM (diffuse effacement of foot processes). While the commonest cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults is membranous nephropathy which needs a combination of H & E (Thickened capillary loops), Silver stains (Spikes), IF (Fine granular staining of IgG & C3 in capillary walls) and EM (Subepithelial deposits). In terms of nephritic syndrome, the most common cause in children is post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, which is diagnosed with H & E (Hypercellularity), IF (Coarse granular staining of IgG & C3 in capillary walls) and EM (Large subepithelial deposit). In adults, one of the most common causes of nephritic syndrome is rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, which shows characteristic crescents in both H & E and special stains.
Devolution in Kenya as a Mechanism of Inclusive Development: Challenges and Prospects
Authors: Nyandemo Samuel Misati 
Published: November 2022

Kenya's Constitution of 2010 brought about radical changes, creating a decentralized governance system that became operational in 2013. This paper seeks to establish to what extent this system of government has worked out in line with its intended objectives. The author equally tries to establish some of the outcomes, shortcomings and prospects of this decentralization process and suggest the way forward.
The analysis clearly shows that devolution has gained ground and achieved a lot regardless of some of the shortcomings observed. The paper highlights some strategic interventions that need to be implemented to improve the outcome of devolution in Kenya. Overall, the paper establishes that though devolution has become the main political landscape in Kenya, devolved institutions lack institutional protection from the central government. Hence the need for renewed strategic interventions to protect devolution, particularly by parliament, the Senate, and the Council of Governors.
The toxic effect of aflatoxin on chromosomal aberration and sperm morphology of albino male mice Mus musculus L
Authors: Ibrahim Fana Thikri , Jalal Hussein Nasreen , Mohammed Saadullah Asia AbdulHamid 
Published: November 2022

Aflatoxins are mycotoxins found as a foodstuff contaminant, but some of them are seen to increase cancer risk. Aflatoxins are the most potent natural toxin recognized. The sperm shape and chromosomal aberration test were used to investigate the effect of aflatoxin on albino male mice. The aim of this research is to assess the cytogenetic and sperm toxic effects of aflatoxin in albino male mice in vivo. The doses used were (control, 10, 20, and 30) mg/kg/bw for 24 hours. Our results reveal that aflatoxin can cause a range of chromosomal malformations like chromatid break without fragment, ring chromosomes, dicentric chromosomes, centromeric break, chromatid gap, and fragment chromosomes the abnormalities increased from 5 in control to 62.2 in 30mg/kg. and sperm abnormalities in male albino mice subjected to various doses were hookless, headless, tailless, defective head, long and broad hook, folded head, folded tail, and sperm with double tail, increasing the dose concentration enhanced the rate of it when compared to untreated mice from17.6 in control to 136.4 in the highest dose.
The in vitro Effect of Heat, Lactic Acid-Silver Nanoparticle Combination on Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli
Authors: BUYUKUNAL Serkan Kemal , MURATOGLU Karlo , KOLUMAN Ahmet 
Published: November 2022

Lactic acid and silver nanoparticle compositions’ effects as antimicrobial to reduce Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) contamination were studied in vitro conditions. Four silver nanoparticle sizes, 20, 40, 100, 150 nm with lactic acid (LA) solutions of 1.5%, 2%, 2.5%, were applied and heated in a water bath to 20°C, 40°C and 50°C. Shiga toxigenic E. coli O26, O103, O111, O145 and O157 were used as control microorganism. Microbial counts were analyzed using a general linear model univariate test. According to our results, 20, 100, and 150 nm Ag Nanoparticles (AgNPs) in 2% and 2.5% LA density at 40 °C and 50 °C have a decrease of 3 log10 CFU/ml and more. The highest antimicrobial effect was seen at 150 nm AgNP, 2.5% LA at 50°C. Our findings show that AgNP combined with lactic acid can be a low-cost reduction method and promise a novel antimicrobial agent.
Salt tolerance of Soft and Hard jackfruit varieties in the seedling stage
Authors: De Oliveira Francisco Ítalo Fernandes , Luna Souto Antônio Gustavo , Cavalcante Lourival , De Oliveira Flaviano Fernandes , Do Nascimento José Adeilson Medeiros , Coelho Bezerra Francisco Thiago 
Published: November 2022

The formation of seedlings is an essential step in fruit plant development, playing a fundamental role in successful orchard implantations. This study aimed to evaluate the salinity tolerance through irrigation water in jackfruit varieties at the seedling stage. The study was carried out at the Centro de Ciências Agrárias of the Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Areia, Paraíba, Brazil. The treatments were distributed in randomized blocks, in a 5 × 2 factorial scheme with four replications and three plants per plot, totaling 40 experimental plots and 120 plants to be evaluated. At 85 days after sowing, the plants were collected and separated into root, stem, and leaves and dried to obtain dry matter. The leaf area was measured using the LAI-model 2200 equipment, from which the specific leaf area and leaf
area ratio was calculated. Dickson's quality index was calculated with data on the root, shoot and total dry matter, seedling height, and stem diameter. The results of the study showed that the increase in water salinity reduced the leaf area and inhibited plant biomass formation, negatively affecting the quality of the seedlings, especially in the hard jackfruit variety. Seedlings of the Jackfruit soft variety were tolerant to the salinity level of 3.0 dS m-1, whereas the hard variety was tolerant until up to 2.0 dS m-1. In conclusion, the soft jackfruit variety is more tolerant to the salinity of irrigation water than the hard variety.
Estimated Monetary Value of Future Research Clarifying Uncertainties Around the Optimal Adult Hearing Screening Schedule
Authors: Borre Ethan D. , Myers Evan R. , Dubno Judy R. , Emmett Susan D. , Pavon Juliessa M. , Francis Howard W. , Ogbuoji Osondu , Sanders Schmidler Gillian D. 
Published: November 2022

ImportanceAdult hearing screening is not routinely performed, and most individuals with hearing loss (HL) have never had their hearing tested as adults.ObjectiveTo project the monetary value of future research clarifying uncertainties around the optimal adult hearing screening schedule.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsIn this economic evaluation, a validated decision model of HL (DeciBHAL-US: Decision model of the Burden of Hearing loss Across the Lifespan) was used to simulate current detection and treatment of HL vs hearing screening schedules. Key model inputs included HL incidence (0.06%-10.42%/y), hearing aid uptake (0.54%-8.14%/y), screening effectiveness (1.62 × hearing aid uptake), utility benefits of hearing aids (+0.11), and hearing aid device costs ($3690). Distributions to model parameters for probabilistic uncertainty analysis were assigned. The expected value of perfect information (EVPI) and expected value of partial perfect information (EVPPI) using a willingness to pay of $100 000 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) was estimated. The EVPI and EVPPI estimate the upper bound of the dollar value of future research. This study was based on 40-year-old persons over their remaining lifetimes in a US primary care setting.ExposuresScreening schedules beginning at ages 45, 55, 65, and 75 years, and frequencies of every 1 or 5 years.Main Outcomes and MeasuresThe main outcomes were QALYs and costs (2020 US dollars) from a health system perspective.ResultsThe average incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for yearly screening beginning at ages 55 to 75 years ranged from $39 200 to $80 200/QALY. Yearly screening beginning at age 55 years was the optimal screening schedule in 38% of probabilistic uncertainty analysis simulations. The population EVPI, or value of reducing all uncertainty, was $8.2 to $12.6 billion varying with willingness to pay and the EVPPI, or value of reducing all screening effectiveness uncertainty, was $2.4 billion.Conclusions and RelevanceIn this economic evaluation of US adult hearing screening, large uncertainty around the optimal adult hearing screening schedule was identified. Future research on hearing screening has a high potential value so is likely justified.