bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Managerial ownership, board gender diversity, occupational health, and safety risk management in an emerging economy
Authors: Chikosi Luke Charles , Mutezo Ashley Teedzwi
Published: March 2023

The prevalence of occupational health and safety (OHS) risks among mining firms points to inadequate corporate governance (CG) mechanisms (Baxter, 2016). The purpose of this study is to bridge the existing research gap by examining the impact of women on corporate boards and managerial ownership (MO) on occupational health safety risk management performance incorporating firm size moderating variables panel data from the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) of thirty (30) purposively sampled mining firms for the period 2002–2018. To the best of our knowledge, the study is one of the first pragmatic investigations of the impact of women on corporate boards, and managerial ownership on OHS risk management performance in the South African mining sector. A multivariate regression analysis based on quantitative secondary panel data confirmed a positive impact of managerial ownership, and board gender diversity on the OHS risk management performance of mining firms in South Africa. The study has practical implications for the existing body of knowledge, academics, regulators as well as mining firms’ corporate governance bodies in South Africa, which recommend that current regulatory bodies need to implement effective and sound strategies that may considerably improve the mitigation of OHS risks to attain the “zero harm” milestone by December 2024.
Dispersion in Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Film: An Application of Bogoliubov–Valatin Transformation for Hamiltonian Diagonalization
Authors: Adhikari Chandra Mani , Morris Da’Shawn , Noonan Thomas , Neupane Tikaram , Lamichhane Basu Ram , Gautam Bhoj Raj
Published: March 2023

We present a theoretical study on the energy dispersion of an ultrathin
film of periodically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
with the help of the Bogoliubov–Valatin transformation. The Hamiltonian
of the film is derived using the many-particle green function technique
in the Matsubara frequency formalism. The periodic array of SWCNTs is
embedded in a dielectric with comparatively higher permittivity than the
substrate and the superstrate such that the SWCNT film becomes
independent with the axis of quantization but keeps the thickness as the
variable parameter making the film neither two-dimensional nor
three-dimensional, but transdimensional. It is revealed that the energy
dispersion of the SWCNT film is thickness dependent.
CEPHALOSPORINS: THE CURRENT SCENARIO AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Authors: Srinivas Sandeep , Babu Betsy , Singh Swastika , Gurung Karma
Published: March 2023

Bacterial infections are very commonly acquired infections.
Cephalosporins are broad-spectrum antibiotics used to manage a
wide-variety of infections caused by gram-positive and gram-negative
bacteria. The knowledge of the basic chemistry helps in understanding
the pharmacokinetic, antimicrobial and toxicological profiles of
cephalosporins. Cephalosporins are antibiotics with bactericidal
activity which act by inhibiting the synthesis of cell wall in bacteria.
The drugs of this class are classified into five generations in which
the antimicrobial spectrum shifts from gram-positive bacteria to
gram-negative bacteria with increasing generations of Cephalosporins.
Antibiotic-producing bacteria contain a wide range of complex defense
mechanisms to protect themselves from their own antibiotics and it
results in the development of antibiotic resistance. The various
mechanisms by which bacteria develop resistance are: production of
β-lactamases, alteration of the porin channels, alteration of molecular
structure of transpeptidase, and upregulation of cephalosporin efflux
pumps. The new cephalosporins are the foundation for the real warning
signs to open up new and interesting possibilities for serious
infections in the future thereby ensuring rational selection of
antibiotics for various infections.
Adaptive Pulse Skipping Modulation based Quadratic Buck for Light Load Applications
Authors: Gupta Vijay Kumar , Verma Ghanshyam , Mandi Bipin Chandra
Published: March 2023

This work presents the implementation of an adaptive pulse
skipping modulation-based quadratic buck converter. The voltage gain of
quadratic buck converter is quadratic in nature and depends on the
square of the duty cycle, unlike a standard buck converter whose voltage
gain is proportional to the duty cycle. It has a steep step-down voltage
conversion ratio capability. The converter efficiency is affected by
conduction and switching losses. The conduction losses are
load-dependent; it is low at light load. Nevertheless, switching losses
dominates if conventional control technique like Pulse Width Modulation
is adopted. The Switching losses can be reduced by Pulse Skipping
Modulation (PSM), in which a few pulses are skipped. The PSM technique
warrants efficiency improvement under light load, where the load current
is low and the inductor has discontinuous conduction. The existing Pulse
skipping modulation controller uses PWM as a building block, and in
other techniques, it needs to pre-specify the number of charge pulses
and skip pulses for the load current. The controller of the proposed
adaptive PSM for quadratic buck converter generates pulses autogenously.
This scheme gives better voltage regulation and provides stable periodic
behavior. The stability is examined using a state-space model, and
efficiency and mode transition have been observed using simulation
results in MATLAB with Simulink modelling.
Assessment of the global coherence of different types of droughts in model simulations under a high anthropogenic emission scenario
Authors: Gimeno-Sotelo Luis , Kenawy Ahmed M. El , Franquesa Magí , Noguera Iván , Fernández-Duque Beatriz , Domínguez-Castro Fernando , Peña-Angulo Dhais , Reig-Gracia Fergus , Sorí Rogert , Gimeno Luis , Nieto Raquel , Vicente-Serrano Sergio M
Published: March 2023

This study provides a global analysis of drought metrics obtained from
several climatic, hydrologic and ecological variables in a climate
change framework using CMIP6 model data. A comprehensive analysis of the
evolution of drought severity on a global scale is carried out for the
historical experiment (1850-2014) and for future simulations under a
high emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). This study focuses on assessing
trends in the magnitude and duration of drought events according to
different standardised indices over the world land-surface area. The
spatial and temporal agreement between the different drought indices on
a global scale was also evaluated. Overall, there is a fairly large
consensus among models and drought metrics in pointing to drought
increase in southern North America, Central America, the Amazon region,
the Mediterranean, southern Africa and southern Australia. Our results
show important spatial differences in drought projections, which are
highly dependent on the drought metric employed. While a strong
relationship between climatic indices was evident, climatic and
ecological drought metrics showed less dependency over both space and
time. Importantly, our study demonstrates uncertainties in future
projections of drought trends and their interannual variability,
stressing the importance of coherent hydrological and plant
physiological patterns when analysing CMIP6 model simulations of
droughts under a warming climate scenario.
On the left (right) condition pseudospectrum of linear operators
Authors: Ammar Aymen , Jeribi Aref , Mahfoudhi Kamel
Published: March 2023

The aim of this paper is twofold: On the one hand, we suggest a
characterization for the left (right) condition pseudospectrum of bounded
linear operators. On the other hand, we give an analogue of the spectral
mapping theorem for left (right) condition pseudospectrum.
An isogeny-based quantum-resistant secret sharing scheme
Authors: Eslamia Khadijeh , Bahramiana Mojtaba
Published: March 2023

In a secret sharing scheme, a secret is distributed among several
participants in such a way that only any authorized subset of participants
is able to recover the secret. So far, the security of many secret sharing
schemes has been based on the hardness of some mathematical problems, such
as discrete logarithm and factorization. These problems can be solved in
polynomial time using Shor?s algorithm for a quantum computer. In this
paper, we propose an efficient multi-secret sharing scheme based on the
hardness of computing isogenies between supersingular elliptic curves. The
proposed scheme is based on De Feo and Jao key exchange protocol. We prove
that our scheme is secure under computational assumptions in which there is
no known efficient quantum algorithm.
Additive properties of g-Drazin invertible linear operators
Authors: Chen Huanyin , Abdolyousefi Marjan
Published: March 2023

In this paper, we investigate additive properties of generalized Drazin
inverse for bounded linear operators. As an application we present new
conditions under which a 2 ? 2 operator matrix has g-Drazin inverse. These
extend the main results of Dana and Yousefi (Int. J. Appl. Comput. Math.,
4(2018), page 9), Yang and Liu (J. Comput. Appl. Math., 235(2011),
1412-1417) and Sun et al. (Filomat, 30(2016), 3377-3388).
Approximating functions in the power-type weighted variable exponent Sobolev space by the hardy averaging operator
Authors: Ayazoglu Rabil , Ekincioglu Ismail , Şule Şener
Published: March 2023

We investigate the problem of approximating function f in the power-type
weighted variable exponent Sobolev space Wr,p(.) ?(.) (0,1), (r = 1, 2,
...), by the Hardy averaging operator A (f) (x) = 1/x ?x0 f(t)dt. If
the function f lies in the power-type weighted variable exponent Sobolev
space Wr,p(.) ?(.)(0, 1), it is shown that A||(f)?f|| p(.),?(.)?rp(.) ?
C ||f(r) p(.),?(.) , where C is a positive constant. Moreover, we consider
the problem of boundedness of Hardy averaging operator A in power-type
weighted variable exponent grand Lebesgue spaces Lp(.),? ?(.)(0,1). The
sufficient criterion established on the power-type weight function ?(.) and
exponent p(.) for the Hardy averaging operator to be bounded in these
spaces.
Symmetric operator amenability of operator algebras
Authors: Heo Jaeseong
Published: March 2023

Using the notion of a symmetric virtual diagonal for a Banach algebra, we
prove that a Banach algebra is symmetrically amenable if its second dual is
symmetrically amenable. We introduce symmetric operator amenability in the
category of completely contractive Banach algebras as an operator algebra
analogue of symmetric amenability of Banach algebras. We give some
equivalent formulations of symmetric operator amenability of completely
contractive Banach algebras and investigate some hereditary properties of
symmetric operator amenable algebras. We show that amenability of locally
compact groups is equivalent to symmetric operator amenability of its
Fourier algebra. Finally, we discuss about Jordan derivation on
symmetrically operator amenable algebras.
Hybrid subgradient method for pseudomonotone equilibrium problem and fixed points of relatively nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces
Authors: Harbau Murtala , Ali Bashir
Published: March 2023

In this paper, we propose a new hybrid subgradient algorithm for finding a
common point in the set of solutions of pseudomonotone equilibrium problem
and the set of fixed points of relatively nonexpansive mapping in a real
uniformly convex and uniformly smooth Banach spaces. Weak and strong
convergence of the iterative scheme are established. Our results generalizes
and improves several recent results in the literature.
Super metric spaces
Authors: Karapınar Erdal , Khojasteh Farshid
Published: March 2023

The aim of this paper is to propose a new generalization of metric space
which may open a new framework. As an application, we consider the analog of
Banach contraction mapping principle that works properly.
Determination of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Porous Blocks (Bricks) Produced with Brick Clay
Authors: ŞİMŞEK Osman , BİLGİL Ahmet , ARI POLAT Tuba , YEŞİLYURT Ergün
Published: March 2023

Clay brick has recently become a very inevitable product for the construction industry due to the being a sustainable and relatively cheaper material especially with the parallel of developments on foam-forming agents. These bricks have two main problems. These are high unit volume weight and thermal conductivity. In this study, an expansion agent was added to the brick raw material to reduce the unit weight of the brick and to increase the thermal insulation. Samples were produced by adding a mixture of expanding at certain rates. The produced samples were fired at 850, 900, 950, 1000, 1050 and 1100 oC to obtain 100×100×100 mm bricks. The unit volume weight, water absorption, void ratio, compressive strength, compressive strength after freezing-thawing and thermal conductivity properties of the produced bricks were investigated. According to the data obtained in the research, the optimum expansion chemical ratio is 15%. The most suitable firing temperature was determined as 1100 oC. The samples produced with 15% expander at 1100 °C, unit volume weight 744 kg/m3, water absorption 31.83%, void ratio 36.88 %, compressive strength 6.93 MPa, compressive strength after freezing-thawing 5.10 MPa and thermal conductivity λ=0.16 W/mK.
Mitigation of Workplace Bullying by Increasing Awareness of the Negative Impact It Causes on Employee Behavior
Authors: Andriyani Andriyani , Rafif W M. Ilmawan , Wicaksono Bimo Suryo
Published: March 2023

Workplace bullying can be a significant risk factor for employee depression. Bullying at work can result in anxiety disorders. One of the long-term implications of workplace bullying is the beginnings of hostility among workers/employees, which can disrupt a person's emotional balance and have an impact on mental and physical health, causing emotional exhaustion. According to the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, intimidation can lead to increased levels of emotional exhaustion and affect employee performance at work, disrupting the organization's overall performance. As a result, the importance of raising awareness about the negative effects of workplace bullying on organizational health is emphasized in this study. The impact of mitigation efforts can begin immediately to avoid damaging it by instilling anxiety and emotional exhaustion in employees, which have a negative impact on organizational performance. Employees from the food industry in Semarang were used as samples, and they were processed using SmartPLS. According to the findings, workplace bullying has a significant positive effect on the occurrence of anxiety and emotional exhaustion in employees. As a result, every company must begin to pay attention to the negative impacts it has and mitigate them through a variety of solutions.
Del amor en la posmodernidad: dos relatos de Claudia Ulloa Donoso
Authors: Covarrubias Velázquez Mónica
Published: March 2023

“Una de Bollywood” y “Línea” son dos relatos breves de la escritora peruana Claudia Ulloa Donoso, incluidos en la colección Pajarito (2018). Ambos relatos presentan el repentino encuentro de una mujer con un hombre extraño, abriendo así la puerta al cambio y a la otredad. Este artículo analiza los aspectos humorísticos, como la parodia, la ironía y la caricaturización, así como los elementos narratológicos de espacio y focalización que, por un lado, trivializan la invasión del agente extraño, pero, por otro lado, constituyen una crítica de la cultura posmoderna. Con este fin, se analizan los cuentos de Ulloa Donoso a la luz de las interpretaciones de la cultura líquida de Zygmunt Bauman y de la era posmoderna Gilles Lipovetsky. Asimismo se emplean, como herramientas de análisis, algunas definiciones propuestas por Linda Hutcheon y por Mieke Bal. De este modo, este artículo propone que ambos cuentos emplean el humor y la desdramatización como medio para ridiculizar la cultura líquida y globalizada en la que la voz narrativa se ve inmersa.
CLICK: INTERACTIVE APP FOR READING COMPREHENSION
Authors: Esgrina Francisco Jr. Olermo , Generale Richie Jake Gentapa
Published: March 2023

For the past decades, technology has been used as a revolutionary aid for education. With recent innovations, it served as a new platform for learning. Since the stirring of the COVID-19 pandemic and the series of global lockdowns, an increase in mobile use has been observed. It solidifies technological innovations grounding as a mode of learning. This study was conducted using the close-group tutorial employing the Accomplish Reading Application as an intervention for remediation among slow learners of primary-grade English. It employed the experimental design where it compared the pre- and post-intervention test results. Indeed, the use of a mobile interactive application is an effective strategy to enhance the comprehension skills of the pupils as observed in their improved and increased test scores.
Previsibilidade da expansão dentoalveolar em pacientes em dentadura mista com Invisalign First®
Authors: Ladewig Victor de Miranda , Oltramari Paula Vanessa Pedron , Fernandes Thais Maria Freire , Pedrin Renata Rodrigues Almeida , Almeida Marcio Rodrigues , Conti Ana Claudia de Castro Ferreira
Published: March 2023

O objetivo da pesquisa foi avaliar a previsibilidade da expansão dentoalveolar do pacote Invisalign em pacientes com dentadura mista. Foram selecionados de maneira consecutiva 15 pacientes (9 meninos e 6 meninas) com média de idade de 7 anos e 10 meses com indicação de tratamento ortodôntico e necessidade de aumento transversal dentoalveolar do arco superior. Todos os pacientes foram tratados seguindo o mesmo protocolo de expansão, trocando os alinhadores a cada 7 dias. O trata mento seguiu até que o resultado desejado fosse alcan- çado. Os modelos digitais iniciais e finais foram exportados para o software Orthocad® (Align Technology, California, Estados Unidos da América) no qual as distâncias lineares inter primeiros molares permanentes, inter segundos molares decíduos, , inter primeiros molares decíduos e intercaninos foram medidas. A quantidade de expansão dentoalveolar planejada foi obtida no software ClinCheck, no qual o tratamento realizado para confecção dos alinhadores é elaborado e aprovado. O teste de normalidade Shapiro-Wi lk foi realizado e o teste-t pareado e o teste de Wilcoxon foram utilizados para comparações pareadas. O nível de significância 5% (p>0,05) foi adotado para todos os testes. A maior quantidade de expansão foi observada na região dos primeiros molares decíduos (4,5mm), seguida pelos segundos molares decíduos (3,8mm), primeiros molares permanentes (3,4mm) e caninos decíduos (3,3mm). A maior previsibilidade ocorreu, respectivamente na região dos primeiros molares decíduos (99,5%), primeiros molares permanentes (98,9%), segundos molares decíduos (98.0%) e caninos decíduos (95,5%). Dessa forma se concluiu que o sistema Invisalign First é uma opção eficiente para expansão dentoalveolar em dentadura mista.
Оценка «здоровья» экспортеров-импортеров, эффективности мер поддержки в 2022 году (Самарская область)
Authors: Хмелева Галина , Курникова Марина , Лебедева Людмила
Published: March 2023

В 2022 году Россия столкнулась с беспрецедентными санкциями, которые существенно осложнили и без того недостаточно развитый ранее несырьевой экспорт. Затруднены торгово-экономические связи вследствие разрыва финансовых отношений, логистики. Представлены результаты опроса участников внешнеэкономической деятельности Самарской области, включая влияние санкций на экспорт и импорт компаний, технологии внешнеэкономической деятельности компаний, потребности в государственной поддержке экспортной деятельности, барьеры в осуществлении экспортной и импортной деятельности, меры поддержки.
A Dissertation in Preparation – Structure, Methodology, Approach and Content. The Peace Treaty of Szőny (1627) and Its Subsequent Territorial Negotiations (1628–1629) in Light of Péter Koháry’s Correspondence
Authors: MARTON Gellért Ernő
Published: March 2023

The goal of this paper is to provide an outline of the author’s dissertation in progress in terms of its structure, methodology, approach, and content. This article aims to present the author’s work on this topic so far, so it focuses on the Peace Treaty of Szőny with an emphasis on its subsequent territorial negotiations in light of Péter Koháry’s correspondence. The paper also contains an overview of Habsburg–Ottoman peace treaties, besides a summary of the afore-mentioned peace process. In this article, one can find a survey of the already collected sources (both published and unpublished). The data from these sources was entered into a database which allowed for the quantitative analysis of these exchanges of letters. The aim of the second part is to present a guide for the documents in Hungarian supplemented with examples. The examples are designed to demonstrate how the sources could be published in accordance with the rules of the guide.
Rezumat: Scopul acestei lucrări este să ofere un tur ghidat prin teza de doctorat a autorului în termenii structurii acesteia, a metodei folosite, a abordării şi a conținutului. Articolul îşi propune să prezinte rezultatele cercetării autorului asupra tratatului de pace de la Szőny, punând accentul asupra negocierilor teritoriale subsecvente, în lumina corespondenței lui Péter Koháry. Articolul conține o trecere în revistă a relațiilor Habsburgo-Otomane şi a tratatelor de pace, pe lângă un sumar al negocierilor deja menționate. În acest articol putem găsi un sumar al documentelor deja colectate, atât edite cât şi inedite. Datele din aceste documente au fost integrate într-o bază de date care a permis o analiză cantitativă a acestui schimb de scrisori. Scopul celei de a doua părți a studiului este să ofere un ghid pentru documentele în maghiară şi să-l ilustreze prin exemple. Exemplele sunt alese pentru a demonstra cum ar putea fi publicate aceste surse, în conformitate cu regulile stabilite în acest ghid.
 Cuvinte-cheie: Péter Koháry; tratatul de pace de la Szőny (1627); negocierile teritoriale de la Szécsény şi Buda (1628–1629); relații diplomatice Habsburgo–Otomane; analiza cantitativă a unei colecții de scrisori; ghid pentru publicarea unor documente în limba maghiară
Outcasts or Scapegoats? A Portrait of the Victims of Witchcraft Trials in Early Modern Transylvania
Authors: URSOI Diana
Published: March 2023

Based on fifteen court records from the national Archives of Sibiu and Braşov, dating to 1692-1785, this paper will examine the main characteristics of the individuals that had been involved in witchcraft trials in early modern Transylvania (seventeenth and eighteenth centuries). Furthermore, this study will try to investigate the social mechanisms that encouraged the community to start seeking a scapegoat in order to provide an explanation for misfortunes that occured in everyday life. Taking into consideration the fact that regional historiography showed little interest in the social dimension of witchcraft accusations, the present study will attempt to explore the social context for the trials, while contending with the well-known stereotypes about witches.
Rezumat: Fundamentat pe cincisprezece protocoale de judecată identificate în Arhivele Naționale ale oraşelor Sibiu şi Braşov, articolul de față îşi propune să examineze caracteristicile indivizilor care au fost implicați în procesele de vrăjitorie din Transilvania modernă timpurie (secolele XVII-XVIII). Mai mult, acest studiu va încerca să examineze mecanismele sociale care au încurajat comunitatea să caute un țap ispăşitor în vederea explicării evenimentelor nefaste care tulburau liniştea cotidiană. Având în vedere faptul că istoriografia regională nu a prezentat interes pentru dimensiunea socială a acuzațiilor de vrăjitorie, analiza de față îşi propune să exploreze contextul social al proceselor, punând sub semnul întrebării stereotipurile legate de vrăjitoare.
Cuvinte-cheie: vrăjitoare, tensiuni sociale, țap ispăşitor, Transilvania
The Communal Elections from 1930: Case studies – Slimnic and Presaca Communes, Sibiu County
Authors: UNGUREANU-ILINCA Ana-Maria
Published: March 2023

The parliamentary elections play a special role in Romanian historiography, but we still need many studies on the local ones. The study aims to focus on how political life occurred in rural areas after the achievement of the administrative unification. Following that newly created context, we intend to capture how the electoral campaign is carried out at the local level. We analyse the changes in the Romanian electoral system, primarily focusing on the local elections in the rural area of Sibiu. From a methodological point of view, we studied the press of the period and archival documentary sources. We have focused on the communal electoral lists, which we analysed with the support of a database. Our approach, based on a quantitative statistic-sociological classification of the candidates, and of the voters from the communal elections in Sibiu County, reveals how involved the peasants were in political affairs. At the same time, this paper elucidates, through archival evidence, how authorities interfered in the mechanisms of the electoral process.
Rezumat: Alegerile parlamentare joacă un rol important în istoriografia românească, dar avem încă nevoie de studii asupra celor locale. Studiul îşi propune să se concentreze asupra modului în care a apărut viața politică în zona rurală, după ce a fost realizată o unificare administrativă. Urmărind contextul nou creat, studiul are intenția să captureze modul în care campania electorală s-a desfăşurat la nivel local. Studiul analizează schimbările în sistemul electoral românesc, concentrându-se asupra alegerilor locale din zona rurală din proximitatea Sibiului. Din punct de vedere metodologic, am studiat presa epocii şi surse de arhivă. Ne-am concentrat asupra listelor electorale comunale, pe care le-am analizat cu ajutorul unei baze de date. Abordarea, bazată pe o clasificare cantitativă, statistică, sociologică a candidaților şi a electoratului participant la alegerile comunale din regiunea Sibiu, relevă nivelul de implicare a țărănimii în activitatea politică. În acelaşi timp, studiul elucidează, cu ajutorul documentelor de arhivă, modul în care autoritățile au intervenit în mecanismele procesului electoral.
Cuvinte-cheie: alegeri comunale, sistem electoral, candidați, partide politice, propagandă, rezultate electorale
The Game of Italians: Football and Dual Identity in Argentina 1910-1935
Authors: ORTON Mark
Published: March 2023

In 1934, Italy won the football World Cup with four Argentine-born players in their squad. Whilst this reflected Argentine footballing excellence during the era, it was also recognition of the close relationship between Italian and Argentine national identity born from mass immigration from Italy to Argentina at the turn of the twentieth century. Using the case study of football, this paper challenges existing assumptions surrounding national identity construction in Argentina that has largely neglected the role of dual identity amongst immigrant groups, and which has focused instead on assimilation and a discourse of the Argentine melting pot in bringing these disparate elements into a national whole. In contrast to a concurrent narrative of nativizing Argentine football from British influence in the 1910s, this paper makes the case that it was the Italo-Argentine community that held influence in the sport, both at a playing and boardroom level over the next two decades. It will demonstrate how football afforded Italo-Argentine community the opportunity to celebrate both their Argentine and Italian identity through the example of Genoa’s 1923 tour to Argentina. Moreover, we examine how the reverse migration of footballers from Argentina to Italy from 1910 further complicated ideas of national identity.
Rezumat: În 1934, Italia a câştigat cupa mondială la fotbal, având în echipă patru jucători născuți în Argentina. În timp ce acest fapt reflectă excelența Argentinei în domeniul fotbalului în acel moment, el reprezintă şi o recunoaştere a relației strânse dintre identitatea națională argentiniană şi italiană apărută în contextual imigrației în masă din Italia în Argentina, la începutul secolului XX. Folosind studiul de caz al fotbalului, acest studio dialoghează cu prezumțiile existente în privința construcției identității naționale în Argentina, care au neglijat în mare măsură rolul identității duale în rândul grupurilor de imigranți şi care s-au focalizat în schimb asupra asimilării şi a discursului referitor la creuzetul  argentinian şi rolul acestuia în a reduce această diversitate de elemente într-un tot național. În contrast cu o narațiune concurentă, referitoare la nativizarea fotbalului argentinian sub influență engleză în anii 1910, această lucrare sugerează rolul comunității italo-argentiniene în consolidarea acestui sport, atât în privința jocului în sine, cât şi la nivelul decizional, în următoarele două decenii. Lucrarea va demonstra cum fotbalul a oferit comunității italo-argentiniene oportunitatea de a celebra atât identitatea lor italiană, cât şi cea argentiniană, prin exemplul turului genovez în Argentina din 1923. În plus, studiul va examina cum migrația inversă a fotbaliştilor, din Argentina în Italia, începând cu 1910, a complicat şi mai mult problema identității naționale.
Cuvinte-cheie: sport, identitate, Argentina, migrație, etnie, asimilare
What Drives Individuals to Adopt Fintech: Extended TAM Model with Gender as Moderating Variable
Authors: Setiawan Budi , Pandu Nugraha Deni , Ahmed Amanj Mohamed , Emilda Emilda , Nathan Robert Jeyakumar
Published: March 2023

Access to financial services is pivotal in improving welfare, reducing poverty, and accelerating financial inclusion in the emerging nation. This study analyzes the factors that drive consumer adoption of fintech by extending the TAM model with financial literacy and government support, as well as gender as moderating variable. Data was collected from 397 respondents in Indonesia and analyzed using SmartPLS 3.0. The result shows that perceived usefulness, ease of use, financial literacy, and government support significantly affect the adoption of fintech. The moderation analysis reveals that men perceive usefulness as more important for fintech adoption and ease of use for women.
Evaluación de daño estructural en un edificio afectado por el sismo del 19 de septiembre del 2017
Authors:   , Rivera Díaz Emmanuel
Published: March 2023

El SHM “Structural Health Monitoring” es un campo de reciente exploración en el ámbito de la ingeniería y es un campo prometedor respecto al examen del estado estructural de todo tipo de obras de infraestructura y de edificación. Sin embargo, la mayoría de investigaciones al respecto han sido ejecutadas en modelos controlados. Es necesario llevar a cabo la evaluación de daño en casos reales ya que de esta manera se mejorarán las capacidades para definir competentemente la salud estructural de una construcción. El proyecto desarrollado y aquí expuesto pretende colaborar en el ámbito práctico de la cuantificación de daños estructurales en edificaciones dañadas. Tomando en consideración el recién sismo ocurrido el 19 de septiembre del 2017 y con el apoyo de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, fue posible tener acceso a una estructura de 3 niveles fuertemente afectada. Dicha edificación, presenta irregularidades constructivas y deficiencias en su estructuración de las cuales más adelante se comentará al respecto. Por otro lado, la localización del suelo de desplante se encuentra en los límites de las zonas de lago y de transición de la Ciudad de México, casos en los que los fenómenos de interacción suelo-estructura son de importante valor académico. Así mismo, el conjunto habitacional ha sido declarado como de alto riesgo de colapso como parte de las visitas de diferentes brigadas de inspección post-sísmica. Esto últimos ha venido generando un lógico y creciente interés por parte de los condóminos y de las autoridades en rehabilitar la edificación a la brevedad, sin embargo, el recurso económico para dichos fines es limitado.
Planeación de rutas de distribución óptimas con abastecimiento de combustible
Authors:   , laos estrban
Published: March 2023

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The Generality of Procurement Risks in the Context of Project Management
Authors: Mehrad Aida
Published: March 2023

Project management in engineering, management, and sometimes business has a considerable contribution. Also, its importance can be observable in the risks of procurement. In the current literature review, the researchers endeavor to comprehensively explain all academic and theoretical definitions, history, process, and relations of these two primary and vital variables to make them clear and practical for scholars and those interested in this field. In fact, with this information and knowledge, studying and working in the project management area can be more reasonable and suitable for all interested scholars and those who plan to perform in this area. This study likewise demonstrates the connection between procurement risks and project management and the crucial function of project management in procurement. Typically, educated individuals in this area could also demonstrate better performance and significantly increase the level of process and outcome in project management in this study considered by the researchers.
A conexão material entre o objeto processual apresentado pelo autor e o pedido reconvencional – a propósito de um caso concreto
Authors: Remédio Marques João Paulo
Published: March 2023

O presente estudo, após proceder a uma análise histórico-comparativa dos requisitos materiais de admissibilidade da reconvenção, trata da situação em que o pedido reconvencional constitui uma questão prejudicial do pedido deduzido pelo autor, emergindo assim da ação e/ou da defesa do réu.
Recensión a Moreno Rebato, Mar, Inteligencia artificial (Umbrales éticos, Derecho y Administraciones Públicas), Navarra, Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, 2021, 144 pp. (ISBN: 9788413910291)
Authors: Dittmar Eduardo Carlos
Published: March 2023

Recensión a Moreno Rebato, Mar, Inteligencia artificial (Umbrales éticos, Derecho y Administraciones Públicas), Navarra, Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, 2021, 144 pp. (ISBN: 9788413910291).
Are western sanctions so terrible and how to contain their impact on the economy and population of Russia?
Authors: KULIKOV Nikolai I. , VDOVINA Ekaterina S. , SYRBU Aleksandr P. , SHUSTOVA Vera N.
Published: March 2023

Subject. The article considers the impact of US and Western sanctions on the economy and citizens of the Russian Federation after the start of the special military operation in Ukraine. Objectives. Our aim is to analyze the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy and its financial system, to identify economic determinants enabling to restrain this impact. Methods. The study draws on methods of scientific and information base, synthesis, grouping of obtained data. The methodological and theoretical basis consists of works of domestic and foreign scientists on the impact of economic sanctions on the development of individual countries and the world economy. Results. The study shows that the Russian economy has proved to be much more resilient to the impact of sanctions. The sustainability of Russia's economic system rests on four main factors: (1) sales of our export goods, due to price hikes and the absence of a complete embargo; (2) sustainable domestic consumption through extensive support to businesses and citizens, and tightening the State regulation; (3) structure and composition of GDP (the real sector of the Russian economy in GDP is almost 38%); (4) preservation and expansion of friendly relations with major powers that refused to join the restrictive measures of Western countries. Conclusions. The Bank of Russia should stimulate the country's economy, annually increase the amount of money supply, reduce the key rate up to 3% per annum by the end of 2023. This will increase investments in the economy and provide annual GDP growth.
Evaluation of the Effects of Drying Methods on Post Aflatoxin Infection in Maize
Authors: Dushimeyesu Erastus , Habimana Sylvestre , Musana Rwalinda Fabrice
Published: March 2023

The cultivation and the usage of maize have been significantly increased across all provinces of Rwanda. Nevertheless, the problem of aflatoxin contamination remains a major factor that renders them to be unfit for animal and human consumption. In this research, the effects of drying methods (sun drying, kitchen drying, dry shelter) post aflatoxin infection in maize were evaluated in Northern Rwanda. A randomized complete block design with four replications was used with maize variety (H628) with drying methods as the main plot. Maize samples were tested for aflatoxin using aflatest. In both seasons (2021 A and 2021 B) the aflatoxin results show that the aflatoxin infection levels were lower in maize dried with kitchen drying (1.4 ppb) compared to the samples dried with sun drying (1.6 ppb) and dry shelter (2.2). Also, it was seen that the three drying methods are good for reducing the aflatoxin infection levels lower than 10 ppb as standards limit for East African countries. The aflatoxin infection levels were found to be significant (≤10 ppb) as results of kitchen drying than sun drying and dry shelter methods. This research resulted that proper drying such as drying maize on kitchen fire (kitchen drying) produce the lower level of aflatoxin infection in maize.
Can clinical characteristics differentiate patients with unexplained chronic cough from patients with asthma and COPD?
Authors: Singh Umesh , Bernstein Jonathan A.
Published: March 2023

Background:Chronic cough is reported in up to 20% of the adult population and often persists despite medical treatment with currently available therapies. Many clinical conditions, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), must be excluded before making a Unexplained chronic cough diagnosis.Methods:The primary objective was to use a large hospital dataset to compare clinical features of patients with a primary diagnosis of UCC with those with asthma or COPD without a primary diagnosis of UCC to help clinicians differentiate between these conditions more readily. Data were collected for all hospitalization and outpatient medical encounters for each patient between November 2013 and December 2018. Information included demographics, encounter dates, medications prescribed at every encounter for chronic cough, lung function testing, and hematologic parameters. Asthma and COPD were combined into one group to ensure there was no overlap with UCC and due to limitations of International Classification of Diseases coding to confirm an asthma(A)/COPD diagnosis.Results:Female gender represented 70% of encounters for UCC versus 61.8% for asthma/COPD (p < 0.0001); the mean age was 56.9 years for UCC versus 50.1 years for A/COPD (p < 0.0001). The number of patients on cough medications and the cough medication frequency were significantly higher in the UCC versus A/COPD group (p < 0.0001). UCC versus A/COPD patients had a total of eight versus three cough-related encounters over the study duration (i.e., 5 years) (<0.0001). The average interval between successive encounters was less for UCC (114 days) versus the A/COPD (288 days) group. Gender-adjusted Forced expiratory volume in the first second of exhalation/Forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) ratios, residual volume%, and Diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO%) were significantly higher in UCC versus A/COPD, whereas the response to bronchodilators of FEV1, FVC and residual volumes were significantly greater in A/COPD patients.Conclusions:Clinical characteristics differentiating UCC from A/COPD could accelerate recognition of UCC diagnosis especially in the subspecialty setting where patients with these disorders are referred.
Salivary microRNAs in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis
Authors: Jhaveri Pooja BM. , Lambert Kristin A. , Bogale Kaleb , Lehman Erik , Alexander Chandran , Ishmael Faoud , Jhaveri Punit N. , Hicks Steve D.
Published: March 2023

Background: Diagnosis and management of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) occur via esophagogastroduodenoscopy with tissue biopsy. Objective: We sought to determine if salivary microribonucleic acid (miRNA) levels could differentiate children with
EoE, serving as a noninvasive biomarker. Methods: Saliva was collected from children undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy (N = 291). miRNA analysis was conducted on 150 samples: EoE (n = 50), no pathologic alteration (n = 100). RNA was quantified with high throughput sequencing
and aligned to build hg38 of the human genome using sequencing and alignment software. Quantile normalized levels of robustly expressed miRNAs (raw counts > 10 in 10% of samples) were compared across EoE and non-EoE groups with Wilcoxon rank sum testing. miRNA biomarker candidates were
selected based on variable importance projection (VIP) scoring with partial least squared discriminant analysis (VIP > 1.5). Ability of these miRNAs to differentiate EoE status was assessed via logistic regression. Putative biologic targets for the miRNA candidates were determined
in miRNA pathway analysis software. Results: Of the 56 salivary miRNAs reliably detected, miR-205-5p displayed the largest difference between EoE and non-EoE groups (V = 1623, adjusted p = 0.029). Six miRNAs (miR-26b-5p, miR-27b-3p, Let-7i-5p, miR-142-5p, miR-30a-5p, miR-205-5p)
displayed elevated VIP scores (>1.5) and were able to differentiate EoE samples on logistic regression analysis with 70% sensitivity and 68% specificity. These six miRNAs demonstrated significant enrichment for gene targets involved in valine, leucine, and isoleucine biosynthesis (p = 0.0012),
2-oxycarboxylic acid metabolism (p = 0.043), and steroid hormone biosynthesis (p = 0.048). Conclusions: Salivary miRNAs represent a noninvasive, biologically relevant measure that may aid disease monitoring of EoE.
Comparison of 300 mg versus 600 mg daily maintenance doses of aspirin treatment after desensitization in N-ERD: A three-year multicentre experience
Authors: Celik Gulfem Elif , Karakaya Gul , Erkekol Ferda Oner , Dursun Adile Berna , Gelincik Asli , Aydin Omur , Damadoglu Ebru , Yucel Taskin , Yorulmaz Irfan , Dursun Engin , Buyukatalay Zahide Ciler , Sozener Zeynep Celebi , Buyukozturk Suna , Kalyoncu Ali Fuat
Published: March 2023

Background: Aspirin treatment after desensitization (ATAD) is effective in preventing nasal polyps recurrence as well as respiratory symptoms in patients with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)‐exacerbated respiratory diseases (N-ERD). However, there is no
consensus on effective daily maintenance doses in ATAD. Therefore, we aimed to compare the effects of two different maintenance doses of aspirin on clinical outcomes for 1‐3 years of ATAD. Methods: This was a retrospective, multicenter study that involved four tertiary
centers. The maintenance doses of daily aspirin were 300 mg in one center and 600 mg in the remaining three. The data of patients who were on ATAD for 1‐3 years were included. Study outcomes (nasal surgeries, sinusitis, asthma attacks, hospitalization, oral corticosteroid use, and medication
uses) were assessed in a standardized way and recorded from case files. Results: The study initially included 125 subjects, 38 and 87 were receiving 300 and 600 mg daily aspirin for ATAD, respectively. Number of nasal polyp surgeries decreased after 1 -3 years compared
with before ATAD in both groups (group 1, baseline: 0.44 ± 0.07 versus first year: 0.08 ± 0.05; p < 0.001 and baseline: 0.44 ± 0.07 versus 3rd year: 0.01 ± 0.01; p < 0.001; and group 2, baseline 0.42 ± 0.03 versus first year: 0.02 ± 0.02; p <
0.001 and baseline: 0.42 ± 0.03 versus 3rd year: 0.07 ± 0.03; p < 0.001). Conclusion: Given the comparable effects of 300 mg and 600 mg aspirin daily as maintenance treatment of ATAD on both asthma and sinonasal outcomes in N-ERD, our results suggest using
300 mg of aspirin daily in ATAD owing to its better safety profile.
"Doing What You Can": Employment Counselling For Southeast Asian Refugees
Authors: Hume Anne
Published: March 2023

Employment Counselling For Southeast Asian Refugees
Vietnamese in the Yukon: Content to Stay Where There are Jobs
Authors: MacMillan Nancy
Published: March 2023

Vietnamese in the Yukon
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Authors: Editor
Published: March 2023

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The "Lost Generation" in the Modern Russian-language Journalistic Discourse
Authors: WANG SHUOYING , Zhdanova Larisa Aleksandrovna
Published: March 2023

The article examines the use of the term lost generation in modern journalistic discourse, which originally referred to writers of the first half of the twentieth century who passed the First World War and expressed in their work its tragic experience, their inner emptiness and alienation from society. The presence of an attribute with a characterizing meaning in this idiomatic term allows it to be determinologized and used in modern Russian speech as a free phrase: in relation to different generations of people, primarily to modern Russian youth. The purpose of the article is to describe the main types of usage of the syntagma lost generation in modern Russian speech and to identify their connection with the original meaning of the term. The research material is contexts extracted from the National Corpus of the Russian language, as well as the results of the linguistic experiment conducted by the authors. The authors uses quantitative, functional-semantic, descriptive methods, uses the method of component analysis, highlights the main meanings and areas of use of syntagma as a steadily reproducible precedent nomination. Comparison of the experimental results and analysis of the contexts of the National Corpus of the Russian language shows significant consistency. Both in the survey and in the corpus, the terminological use is quite frequent (the second most frequent among all the selected types), however, it is significantly inferior to the totality of non-terminological uses, among which both close to the original and rather distant ones stand out (‘youth’, ‘people who did not justify the hopes placed on them in the professional sphere’, ‘socially unprotected groups' and others).