PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CAPS IN RIO GRANDE DO SUL

The CAPS was created with the objective of offering care that prioritizes the rehabilitation and psychosocial reintegration of the mentally ill individual. However, psychiatric hospitalization remains a widely used resource. This study aims to evaluate the rates of psychiatric hospitalizations and the implementation of CAPS in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, from 2008 to 2018. The study has an ecological time series design. As a result, we found a 42% increase in psychiatric hospitalizations. The CAPS coefficient was 0.64 in 2008 and increased to 0.85 (34% higher). The correlation between the CAPS coverage coefficient and the rate of psychiatric hospitalizations in RS exhibited a positive and statistically significant coefficient. These data diverge from what is found in the literature, which indicates a reduction in psychiatric hospitalizations in recent years. Thus, it is possible to conclude that there was an increase in hospitalizations and an increase in CAPS during the study period.

Analisis Unjuk Kerja Prototype Trainer Lemari Pendingin dengan Variasi Beban Pendinginan

This study aimed to find the effect of variations in cooling load on the performance of the prototype trainer refrigerator, which in this refrigerator prototype had never been tested performance. In this study, the experimental method was used. The values sought in this study were the rate of room cooling and the Coefficient of Performance (COP). In this study, the variation of the cooling load used started from temperatures of 300C, 350C, 400C 450C, with 15 repetitions, and the temperature performance used was 1000C. The study results showed that the highest room cooling rate occurred at 300C cooling load variation, namely 0.00265, and the smallest room cooling rate occurred at 450C cooling load variation, namely 0.00174. The highest Coefficient of Performance (COP) results occurred at a cooling load variation of 450C, namely 34.09, and the lowest Coefficient of Performance (COP) occurred at a cooling load variation of 300C, namely 29.60. From these results, it can be concluded that the cooling rate of the room was inversely proportional to the increase in cooling load because the more significant the cooling load, the longer the time obtained, resulting in a small room cooling rate. And for the results of the Coefficient of Performance (COP), it was directly proportional to the increase in the cooling load because the more significant the cooling load given, the higher the temperature at T1 and T2, resulting in a significant Coefficient of Performance (COP).

The Effects of Global Value Chain Participation on Current Account Balances in African Economies: Does it Matter Being a Landlocked Country?: An Empirical Review

The general objective of this paper is to evaluate the effects of Global Value Chain Participation (GVCP) on Current Account Balance (CAB) in African countries. The specific objectives are to (1) identify the type of GVCP that contributes more significantly and positively to African countries’ current account balance and (2) find out whether being landlocked affects a country’s participation in global value chain in Africa. This paper uses panel data from three secondary sources: (1) UNCTAD-EORA database (2018) for forward and backward participation indicators, (2) WDI (2018) for current account balance, FDI, population and trade openness and (3) PWT 9.1 for exchange rates. In a linear panel specification, this research applies the Feasible Generalized Least Square (FGLS) econometric techniques and results highlight firstly that forward GVCP contributes more significantly and positively to CAB in Africa with a coefficient ranging between 1.64 and 2.43 in various regressions. Secondly, the effect of GVCP on CAB is reduced in landlocked African countries as revealed in its negative and significant coefficient of -2.33 as the variables are interacted. This paper recommends that, African countries should embark on forward participation and improve connectivity infrastructure to facilitate the participation of landlocked African economies in global interactions.

Adaptive Block-Based Compressed Video Sensing Based on Saliency Detection and Side Information

The setting of the measurement number for each block is very important for a block-based compressed sensing system. However, in practical applications, we only have the initial measurement results of the original signal on the sampling side instead of the original signal itself, therefore, we cannot directly allocate the appropriate measurement number for each block without the sparsity of the original signal. To solve this problem, we propose an adaptive block-based compressed video sensing scheme based on saliency detection and side information. According to the Johnson–Lindenstrauss lemma, we can use the initial measurement results to perform saliency detection and then obtain the saliency value for each block. Meanwhile, a side information frame which is an estimate of the current frame is generated on the reconstruction side by the proposed probability fusion model, and the significant coefficient proportion of each block is estimated through the side information frame. Both the saliency value and significant coefficient proportion can reflect the sparsity of the block. Finally, these two estimates of block sparsity are fused, so that we can simultaneously use intra-frame and inter-frame correlation for block sparsity estimation. Then the measurement number of each block can be allocated according to the fusion sparsity. Besides, we propose a global recovery model based on weighting, which can reduce the block effect of reconstructed frames. The experimental results show that, compared with existing schemes, the proposed scheme can achieve a significant improvement in peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) at the same sampling rate.

THE IMPACT OF USERS ADVOCACY ON CONFORMITY, REINFORCEMENT AND BEHAVIOUR EXCHANGE AMONGST ROAD USERS IN PORT HARCOURT

This study examines the extent to which advocacy as a social marketing tool can help bring about road users’ rules conformity, reinforcement and behavioural exchange. From a population of 11,760,871, a sample of 420 was derived using Krejcie and Morgan sample table. The theoretical framework was anchored on theory of reasoned action and social cognitive theory. The stated hypotheses were tested using Multiple Regression and from the findings, we realized that all the hypotheses tested had a significant coefficient and associated p-values. For these reasons, the stated null hypotheses were rejected. The study further recommends that social marketing efforts if applied and implemented appropriately can help the society in changing the behaviour of the citizens.

THE IMPACT OF COMMUNICATION ON ROAD USERS’ RULES CONFORMITY, REINFORCEMENT AND BEHAVIOUR EXCHANGE

This study examines the extent to which communication as a social marketing tool can help bring about road users’ rules conformity, reinforcement and behavioural exchange. From a population of 11,760,871, a sample of 420 was derived using Krejcie and Morgan sample table. The theoretical framework was anchored on communication theory, behavioural learning theory and exchange theory. The stated hypotheses were tested using Multiple Regression and from the findings, we realized that all the hypotheses tested had a significant coefficient and associated p-values. For these reasons, the stated null hypotheses were rejected. The study further recommends that government and policy makers on matters of road usership and safety should use social marketing efforts, applying measures such as communication in influencing and modifying the behaviour of the road users to conform to the rules on usage of the road, to reinforce better behaviour on the road and to ensure road users let go undesirable behaviour for better behaviour on the road.

PENGARUH KEPEMIMPINAN KEPALA SEKOLAH DAN KOMPETENSI GURU TERHADAP PRESTASI KERJA GURU

The work performance of a teacher today is an inseparable part of our world of education. Currently, being a quality teacher has become an absolute requirement. There are many factors that influence the creation of teacher performance in the school organizations. Some of them are related is principal leadership and teacher performance role. The research aim of this research is to note how the relationship between principal leadership and teacher competence partially and can be influenced teacher performance at SMP Widya Nusantara, Bekasi, West Java. This research method is through a quantitative approach with a questionnaire obtained from 30 respondents. The research result shows that there is a positive and significant relationship between principal leadership and teacher performance. This matter can be observed from t value (5,291) > t table (1,703), then Ho unaccepted and H1 accepted. There is also positive and significant relationship between teacher competence with teacher performance. This matter can be observed from t value (8,307) > t table (1,703), then Ho unaccepted and H2 accepted. From this calculation significant coefficient multiple correlation test obtainable F value = 17,482 > F table at the error level (a) 1% = 7,677. Therefore, it can be concluded that the correlation coefficient between principal leadership and teacher competence is in accordance with teacher performance is significant. It means Ho unaccepted and H3 accepted, in the sense is principal leadership (X1) and teacher competence (X2) is in accordance positively related and significant to performance teacher variable (Y) at SMP Widya Nusantara. Whereas, Correlation Coefficient Value (r) as big as 0,751 means is 75,1% of principle leadership and teacher competence are related to teacher performance at SMP Widya Nusantara, whereas the rest as big as 24,9% related to other factors that unobserved by the researcher.

ANALYSIS OF USE OF AGRO-CHEMICALS AMONG VEGETABLE FARMERS IN MAIDUGURI AND ITS ENVIRONS, NIGERIA

The study analysed the use of agro-chemicals among vegetable farmers in Maiduguri and its environs in Nigeria. Primary data were mainly used for the study. Multi - stage sampling techniques was employed to select 160 vegetable farmers for this study. Both descriptive (frequency distribution, percentages and mean scores) and inferential (regression analysis) statistics were used to analyze the data. The studies revealed that majority (77.50%) of the respondents were male and married (85.63%). The results indicated that majority (70.0%) of the respondents had 7 and above years of formal education. On the vegetable farmer’s sources of information on agro-chemical usage, the study revealed that most (50%) of the respondents got information on agrochemicals from other farmers, followed by stockists with 20%. Most (36.80%) of the respondents showed that they make use of herbicides than other forms of agro-chemicals. The farm size (ha) and income of the respondents has a positive and significant coefficient with p values of 0.000 at 1% level each. The major constraints considered as severe on the use of agro-chemicals among the respondents were high cost of supplies (mean score = 2.16), irregular supplies and insufficient farm incomes (mean score = 2.10) each which were ranked 1st and 2nd respectively. The study recommended those agricultural extension organizations and other stakeholders such as the Ministry of agriculture to carry out improved mobilization and sensitization campaigns to educate farmers on proper and efficient use of agro-chemicals with a view to improving productivity as well as prevent adverse environmental and human health effects.

Contribution of Spatial Concentration in Exaggerating Inequalities: Across Various Urban Regions of Pakistan

Industrial agglomeration and inequalities are much of the concerns in recent literature. Pakistan, being a developing country, is also restricted by resource availability to treat all regions equally with respect to investment and development. As a result, regions with growing agglomeration experience higher income levels relative to other regions. To investigate this empirically this study employed propensity score matching (PSM) across urban regions in Pakistan using Labour Force Survey data 2017-18. For agglomeration regional herfindhal indices were estimated and regions with above average index value along with having positive index growth were considered as treated or agglomerated regions. The positive and significant coefficient of regions with treatment signifies that regions with agglomeration were found to have higher relatively income. Hence introducing industrial concentration in untreated regions would be effective in reducing inequalities rather tackling them by reducing agglomeration in agglomerated regions.

Do good fundamentals generate alpha?

Objective: To verify abnormal risk-adjusted returns in Brazilian stock portfolios formed according to the F-Score that indicates the presence of good fundamentals. Method: The sample has 146 companies per year on average, includes the period of adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) from July 2008 to June 2018 and uses equally weighted portfolios formed at the end of June of each year with information from the previous year. Results: The high F-Score portfolio showed greater average returns, lower beta, and a positive and significant alpha that disappeared in the sub-period initiating after the full adoption of IFRS. Significant coefficients for the small capitalization risk premium and egalitarian weighting suggest that large companies do not dominate its performance. High and low F-Score portfolios cannot be characterized as value stocks. The low F-Score portfolio displayed a negative and significant coefficient for the moment factor, suggesting persistence of negative returns. Contributions: Portfolios with high F-Score may have less chance of catastrophic returns. The technique can be employed by less sophisticated investors to build defensive portfolios of companies with good fundamentals.