Cook Medical (Denmark)

This thesis, titled "The Influence of Halal Label, Service Quality, and Location on Muslim Customer Loyalty with Purchase Intention as an Intervening Variable in the Food Industry of MSMEs in Ambon City, Maluku Province, Indonesia," is written by Milly Camelia and Christina Ekawati. This research is motivated by the increasing awareness among Muslims about the importance of halal labels. The researcher also observed the increasing growth of food MSMEs in Ambon City following the COVID-19 pandemic, which sparked an interest in investigating the influence of halal labels, service loyalty, and location on customer loyalty, with purchase intention as an intervening variable in food MSMEs in Ambon City. Based on the findings of this research, the researcher concluded that: The halal label variable does not significantly influence the intervening variable of purchase intention, The service quality variable significantly influences the intervening variable of purchase intention, The location variable significantly influences the intervening variable of purchase intention, The halal label variable does not significantly influence the customer loyalty variable, The service quality variable significantly influences the customer loyalty variable, The location variable does not significantly influences the customer loyalty variable, The purchase intention intervening variable significantly influences customer loyalty, and The mediation test results indicate that the purchase intention variable acts as a mediator in the relationship between halal labels, service quality, location, and customer loyalty, though its mediating effect is relatively weak.

The purpose of this research is to determine the influence of work motivation, compensation, work discipline and work environment on the performance of educational staff. The results of the linear regression test show that the independent variables work motivation, compensation, work environment and work discipline together influence the dependent variable of employee work performance at FEM IPB University Bogor by 39.1% while the remaining 61.9% is influenced by other variables which are not included in this study. Meanwhile, the F test results show that the calculated F value processed using SPSS is 7.256, while the F table value seen from the Table of Values for the F Distribution is 2.63. Thus, it can be said that the Fcount = 7.256 > Ftable = 2.63. This means that the independent variables consisting of work motivation, compensation, work environment and work discipline have a significant effect on employee work performance. The results of the t test (partial) show that two variables, namely compensation and work environment, have a significant effect on employee work performance, two more, namely work motivation and work discipline, do not have a significant effect on employee work performance at FEM IPB University Bogor.

This comparative socio-legal study examines how gender-discriminatory nationality laws in Botswana and Senegal emerged from British and French colonial legal frameworks. The purpose of the study is to analyse how these colonial-era codes institutionalised patrilineal descent and restricted women’s ability to transmit nationality to their children. Using a qualitative comparative methodology grounded in feminist legal theory and postcolonial legal theory, the study reviews constitutional cases, legislative reforms and international legal instruments. The findings show that both countries-maintained gender-biased nationality laws for decades after independence, treating women as secondary citizens and increasing the risk of statelessness for their children. The analysis demonstrates that reform occurred through different pathways: Botswana through the 1992 Unity Dow v. Attorney General constitutional case and Senegal through legislative amendment in 2013. The study finds that international human rights instruments, particularly CEDAW and the 1961 Statelessness Convention, along with domestic advocacy, played a critical role in catalysing these reforms. Overall, the research shows how postcolonial states can dismantle patriarchal colonial norms and achieve gender-equal citizenship through rights-based legal transformation. Keywords: Gender discrimination; Nationality law; Colonial legacy; Botswana; Senegal.

The authors developed the seismic damping retrofitting method by installing energy absorbing devices on the outside of reinforced concrete buildings. The devices are composed of steel braces and independently developed ring mechanism type friction dampers. In a stage of development, the load generating mechanism and dependence on various vibration conditions were clarified. In addition, age-related changes of friction load were verified by testing friction dampers used on buildings for 20 years subsequent to the application of the seismic retrofitting. In this paper, the performance of friction dampers was clarified, and also the efficacy as earthquake resistant retrofitting devices was verified.

<p>В статье рассматриваются результаты исследований экономистов кафедры политической экономии экономического факультета МГУ имtyb М.В. Ломоносова, в центре которых проблемы экономической безопасности. Представлен обзор работ авторов, написанных с 2010-х гг. в периодических научных изданиях и монографиях.</p>

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) envisions a world in which all critically ill and injured persons receive care from a present, integrated team of dedicated trained intensivists and critical care specialists. Multiprofessional teams use knowledge, technology, and compassion to provide timely, effective, safe, efficient, and equitable patientcentered care (1).? The shorthand version is the organization?s trademark ?Right Care, Right Now? that in the society?s vision ?is best provided by an integrated team of dedicated experts directed by a trained and present physician credentialed in critical care (an intensivist). Right Care, Right Now means the right care is delivered at exactly the right moment to achieve optimal patient outcomes (1).? The following collaboration between international authors is not just opportunity to reflect on SCCM?s rich history but highlights the fundamental role Critical Care Medicine (CCM) has played in defining today?s healthcare paradigm: multidisciplinary, multiprofessional, team-based, and patient-focused care. Here, we aim to explore the evolution of ?international? critical care and help to understand our current standing in the specialty?s history.

Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) have become an established therapy for the treatment of above-the-knee peripheral artery disease. The paclitaxel DCB has shown clinical benefit in terms of patency and freedom from re-intervention in multiple randomised trials. However, a recent meta-analysis has suggested an association between mortality and the use of paclitaxel-coated devices. Sirolimus is another potential choice of anti-proliferative agent for use in DCBs because of its wider therapeutic index and lower risk for dose-dependent toxicity. More recently, encapsulating sirolimus in micro-reservoirs or polymers has facilitated the development of effective sirolimus DCBs, some of which are available in Europe and Asia. In this review, the authors focus on paclitaxel and sirolimus DCB technologies from the standpoint of drug characteristics and clinical trials.