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Eco-friendly initiatives and corporate reputation: the mediating effect of corporate social responsibility
Authors:   Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Sadat Academy for Management Sciences, Cairo, Egypt, Nagaty Sahar Ahmed
Published: September 2022

In contemporary global competition, businesses have been under growing pressure from various stakeholders to manage rare resources and investigate the environmental impact of their actions. The need for sustainable development and green marketing has gained significant traction because of heightened public awareness of several environmental issues. The goal of sustainability is depicted as a long-term process that requires reconciling environmental concerns with social and economic ones. Green marketing is becoming increasingly popular as a means for companies to demonstrate their commitment to corporate social responsibility while gaining a competitive advantage in the marketplace and improving their corporate reputation. This research investigates the effect of green eco-friendly initiatives on corporate reputation. In addition, it examines the effect of corporate social responsibility as a mediator between the green activities implemented by the hotels and their corporate reputation. The researcher selected the Green Star hotels in the Red Sea in Egypt. Data was gathered through online self-administered questionnaires from a sample of 384 hotel guests. Statistical analysis was undertaken to examine the collected data using the proper statistical techniques and tests. Results revealed that green/eco-friendly activities significantly positively affect a hotel's corporate reputation. Furthermore, corporate social responsibility mediates the relationship between green/eco-friendly activities and corporate reputation. The results revealed that green/eco-friendly activities have a significant positive indirect effect on corporate reputation in the presence of corporate social responsibility. Besides, the results also demonstrate that eco-friendly and CSR activities may benefit developing and emerging economies. Research findings were discussed to reflect the researcher's interpretation and perception of the outcomes. The research provides hotel marketers with practical implications for using eco-friendly and CSR initiatives.
Old age pensions and economic development Analyzing the economic return of Pension in Mauritius
Authors:   University of Mauritius, Mauritius, Narvada Gopy-Ramdhany , Boopen Seetanah ,   University of Mauritius, Mauritius, Reena Bhattu-Babajee ,   University of Mauritius, Mauritius, Viraiyan Teeroovengadum ,   University of Mauritius, Mauritius, Nesha Ramful ,   University of Mauritius, Mauritius
Published: September 2022

This paper attempts to assess the impact of social protection, with particular emphasis on old age pension on the economic growth of the island of Mauritius. The study makes use of rigorous time series econometric analysis over the period 1987 to 2018 to gauge if and the extent to which social protection and pension have been productive in the case of Mauritius. Results show that there is a positive and significant relationship between pension and economic growth in Mauritius. The coefficient of 0.123 is a measure of the efficiency of performance of pension concerning GDP creation. It is a measure of output elasticity of pension. A 1% increase in pension is likely to increase economic growth by 0.12%. In the short run, it is observed that there is an insignificant, although positive link, between pension and economic growth. This may indicate that the effects of pensions are felt on economic growth rather in the long run. The negative lagged value of the Error correction term indicates the existence of a long-term relationship and an adjustment of the effect to its long-run estimate. As far as the other determinants of Mauritian economic growth, it is found that it takes time for them to impact economic growth and thus remain essential long-term influencers.
Investigating the effect of augmented reality on customer brand engagement: The mediating role of technology attributes
Authors:   Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt, Diaa Naglaa Mohamed
Published: September 2022

Increasing customer participation and engagement with the brand has become prominent to increase customer brand experience along the customer journey. Technological advancement and the growth in Augmented reality (AR) provide marketers with promising opportunities to engage customers. This study investigated the effect of augmented reality on customer brand engagement (CBE); the technology attributes based on the Technology acceptance model (TAM); perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and enjoyment were used as a mediator. An experiment was conducted on females in Egypt on a cosmetic AR Mobile application. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was employed to identify the relationships of AR attributes, technology attributes, and customer brand engagement. All the hypotheses were statistically supported. The findings confirmed that augmented reality attributes positively affect customer brand engagement. Additionally, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and enjoyment mediated the indirect and positive effects on CBE. The research provides marketers with practical implications for using AR technology.
The impact of corporate governance on controlling discretionary accrual: A study of impacts on earnings management based on FTSE350, UK
Authors:   Regent College London, UK, Aryal Rishiram , Dhesi Gurujeet ,   London South Bank University, Ficcadenti Valerio ,   London South Bank University
Published: September 2022

While the interests of shareholders contradict with the interests of the managers, agency problem appears. However, the principle of the agency theory is to establish the relationship between the shareholders and managers; and this paper relies on the involvement of corporate governance who can resolve the issues between earnings management and the underlying causes of the earnings management based on the FTSE350, UK. This study has considered the performance matched discretionary accruals to measure the magnitude of the discretionary accruals by considering OLS regression model. The findings of this paper reveal the mixed results as board independence , non-executive director’s fees and block holder have significant impact whereas Board Meeting, the presence of female in the board and board size do not have significant impacts on controlling discretionary accruals. In terms of the estimation of discretionary accruals, there are various models identified in the past. Hence, it is recommended that the models have to be tested and compared regularly to identify the most significant one; to conduct research for a particular market. On the other hand, identifying most effective models to calculate the value of discretionary accruals is quite crucial as most of the researchers are still using Modified Jones’s Model (1995).
A Critical Discourse Analysis of a Selected Non-Governmental Organizations’ Report on Violence against Women in Iraq
Authors: Kareem Zghayyir Al-Saaidi Sawsan , Raheem Abdul-Hussain Isra’a
Published: September 2022

Violence against women stands as one of the most dominant human rights violations. There are no social, economic, or national boundaries when it comes to violence against women. It is estimated that one in three women in the world will experience physical or sexual abuse at some point in their lives. Several non-governmental organizations’ reports have addressed the problem of violence against women in Iraq. Thus; the current study provides a critical analysis of the discursive techniques that are employed in the non-governmental organizations’ reports to show how Iraqi women are abused and subject to violence. Consequently; this study focuses on the linguistic and ideological underpinnings of a selected text on violence against women in Iraq. It attempts to show how language produces and maintains domination and abuse of power, engendering injustice, inequality, and ideological viewpoints. To answer this, the researchers draw upon van Dijk’s (2011) socio-cognitive approach and (2000) ideological analysis. The findings of the study have revealed that the non-governmental organizations’ report attempts to reflect the ideological position of the non-governmental organizations towards the Iraqi government, which declared its rejection of violence against women through its constitution and Panel Code. Despite this, the researchers have found that there is no actual adoption of these provisions in reality in its social context. Accordingly; the report has depended heavily on authority and evidentiality to show power relations and through the construction of reality based on societal perspectives. Using the linguistic and discoursal strategies employed in the analysis; the researchers have found that the report has materialized a negative attitude towards the government and society by referring to the power dominance which is exercised by social groups.
The Mediating Role of Interpersonal Trust in the Relationship between Formality of Performance Evaluation and Managerial Performance: Empirical Evidence from Malaysia
Authors:   Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42000 Shah Alam, Malaysia, Abdul Rasit Zarinah , Kamalolzaman Nurul Nadiah ,   Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42000 Shah Alam, Malaysia, Tajul Urus Sharina ,   Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42000 Shah Alam, Malaysia, Abd Hamid Nadiah ,   Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42000 Shah Alam, Malaysia
Published: September 2022

A Performance Measurement System (PMS) for performance evaluation is used primarily for motivation and evaluating employee performance. The mixed findings on behavioural consequences of performance evaluation from previous research suggest further research to examine its effect on individual performance. This research examined the role of interpersonal trust in the design and function of a control system, specifically the formality of a performance evaluation system in emerging economies. Data was gathered using survey questionnaires that were distributed to higher-level executives and managers of Malaysian Government-Linked Companies (GLCs). The research proposed that subordinates’ interpersonal trust may influence the relationship between the formality of a performance evaluationsystem and managerial performance. Using regression analysis, the research revealed that the use of PMS for performance evaluation may influence individual behaviour. The findings confirm the researchers’ expectation that the formality of performance evaluation has a significant influence on interpersonal trust, leading to enhanced managerial performance. There is also evidence of interpersonal trust having a mediating effect between the formality of performance evaluation and managerial performance when tested using the Sobel Test. These findings provide evidence that PMS as a formal performance evaluation may enhance trust, which is significant for improving individual performance. Keywords: formality of performance evaluation, interpersonal trust, managerial performance
FREE TUTORIAL PROGRAM AND ITS EFFECTS TO MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AT PAMPANGA STATE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY PHILIPINES
Authors: Calma Jocell , Villavicencio Aiza
Published: September 2022

The free tutorial program of the Mathematics Society members and Department of Mathematics faculty members is an extension activity implemented semesterly in preparation for both midterm and final examinations on selected Mathematics subjects at Pampanga State Agricultural University. Pre-test and post-test were administered to students who voluntarily participated before and after the free tutorial program. Using the inferential method of research, the results showed that the pre-test performance of students is significantly different to the post-test across all the free tutorial programs conducted from 2014 to 2018. Moreover, the tutorial performance and the major examination performance of students were significantly related. Thus, the free tutorial program is effective for students who participated in the tutorial program. The findings of the study suggest the continuation of the tutorial program with wider dissemination for the increase of participants.
Application of Association Rule Mining in Preventing Cyberattacks
Authors: Mironeanu Cătălin , Archip Alexandru , Atomei Georgiana
Published: September 2022

Designing a security solution should rely on having a good knowledge of the protected assets and better develop active responses rather than focus on reactive ones. We argue and prove that malicious activities such as vulnerabilities exploitation and (D)DoS on Web applications can be detected during their respective initial phases. While they may seem distinct, both attack scenarios are observable through abnormal access patterns. Following on this remark, we first analyze Web access logs using association rule mining techniques and identify these malicious traces. This new description of the historical data is then correlated with Web site structure information and mapped over trie data structures. The resulted trie is then used for every new incoming request and we thus identify whether the access pattern is legitimate or not. The results we obtained using this proactive approach show that the potential attacker is denied the required information for orchestrating successful assaults.
Uncertainty Aware T2SS Based Dyna-Q-Learning Framework for Task Scheduling in Grid Computing
Authors: Bhargavi K. , Shiva Sajjan G.
Published: September 2022

Task scheduling is an important activity in parallel and distributed computing environment like grid because the performance depends on it. Task scheduling gets affected by behavioral and primary uncertainties. Behavioral uncertainty arises due to variability in the workload characteristics, size of data and dynamic partitioning of applications. Primary uncertainty arises due to variability in data handling capabilities, processor context switching and interplay between the computation intensive applications. In this paper behavioral uncertainty and primary uncertainty with respect to tasks and resources parameters are managed using Type-2-Soft-Set (T2SS) theory. Dyna-Q-Learning task scheduling technique is designed over the uncertainty free tasks and resource parameters. The results obtained are further validated through simulation using GridSim simulator. The performance is good based on metrics such as learning rate, accuracy, execution time and resource utilization rate.
Noise Generation Methods Preserving Image Color Intensity Distributions
Authors: Totev Tsvetalin , Bocheva Nadejda , Stefanov Simeon , Mihaylova Milena Slavcheva
Published: September 2022

In many visual perception studies, external visual noise is used as a methodology to broaden the understanding of information processing of visual stimuli. The underlying assumption is that two sources of noise limit sensory processing: the external noise inherent in the environmental signals and the internal noise or internal variability at different levels of the neural system. Usually, when external noise is added to an image, it is evenly distributed. However, the color intensity and image contrast are modified in this way, and it is unclear whether the visual system responds to their change or the noise presence. We aimed to develop several methods of noise generation with different distributions that keep the global image characteristics. These methods are appropriate in various applications for evaluating the internal noise in the visual system and its ability to filter the added noise. As these methods destroy the correlation in image intensity of neighboring pixels, they could be used to evaluate the role of local spatial structure in image processing.
The Use of Acoustic Emission to Determine the Safe Load Range of GFRP Composites Used in Ship and Aviation Structures
Authors: Dudzik Krzysztof , Charchalis Adam
Published: September 2022

The article presents the methodology and results of strength tests with simultaneous registration of acoustic emission. The subject of the research were glass fibre-reinforced plastics (GFRP) made by hand lamination. The obtained results allows to identify the stresses characteristic of the individual stages of the material failure process. These results can be the basis for determining the safe scope of application of the mentioned materials, especially helpful at the stage of designing ship and aircraft structures. The analysis of the test results allows to determine the safe level of stresses not exceeding about 70 MPa.
Application of lockout/tagout procedures in production systems of Industry 4.0
Authors: Dźwiarek Marek
Published: September 2022

The aim of the research was to develop guidelines and training materials to support the implementation of LOTO procedures in Industry 4.0. The analysis of manufacturing systems of Industry 4.0 showed that the requirements for LOTO procedures differ from those used in classical systems. The developed guidelines and training materials were verified during the pilot training. The mean value of the Likert scale score exceeds 4.4. The I-CVI index is mostly 1 and the lowest value is 0.86. Statistical analysis using Student’s t-test confirmed that the guidelines and training materials have excellent content validity at the 0.05 confidence level. This applies to their content, usefulness, comprehensiveness and completeness.
Technological Methods of Ensuring the Reliability of Lock Connections in Marine Gas Turbines
Authors: Dvirna Olha , Zembrzuska Natasza
Published: September 2022

The article presents the test results of the surface quality parameters after broaching of heat-resistant steels of grades: 1.7335 (13CrMo4-5) and 1.4841 (X15CrNiSi25-20). The aim of the work is to determine the technological methods of obtaining the lowest treated surface roughness, surface layer hardening and the elimination of surface defects after broaching. To investigate the influence of cutting conditions (cutting speed, tool geometry and feed) on surface roughness and hardness, the physical modeling method of the broaching was used. As a result of the research, recommendations for improvement of the main parameters of the surface layer quality when broaching samples from selected grades of heat-resistant steels.
Analysis of the Possibility of Using Vibration Parameters for Diagnostics of Selected Defects in Welded Joints of the Hull Plating Elements
Authors: Muchowski Tomasz , Szeleziński Adam , Murawski Lech , Muc Adam , Kluczyk Marcin
Published: September 2022

The article presents results of vibration tests of thin-walled plates used in shipbuilding for plating hulls of vessels. The conducted tests were aimed at determining the possibility of using measurements of vibration acceleration recorded on the tested objects as parameters enabling the detection of damages in the performed welded joints. Seven plates were compared, six of which had joints in different technical conditions, and one was a board without a weld. The quality of the welds was verified using X-ray methods. The adopted research methodology and the obtained results were presented.
The Polish lowland rivers valleys geological structure and its relationship with channel crossing conditions
Authors: Falkowski Tomasz
Published: September 2022

An important factor in ensuring the maneuvering freedom of land forces in lowland areas is the ability to overcome water obstacles, especially riverbeds. The complex genesis (polygenesis) of the river valley sections in the Polish Lowlands is the reason for the great diversity of their geological structure. Polygenesis also determines the specificity of the course of the evolution of the river system, which is driven by climate change and the growing human influence on the hydrological conditions of the catchment area. Since individual genetic sections differ like the processes within them, their specificity is also written in the relief of the valley bottom and the diversity of the land on its surface. The selection of appropriate places for crossing or forcing river beds may be based on identifying a specific set of land surface features, which can be carried out using aerial or satellite remote sensing methods.
Case Study of the Psychophysical State of Student-Operators During UAVO Training, Based on Heart Rate Parameter
Authors: Maciejewska Marta , Mika Barbara , Galant-Gołębiewska Marta
Published: September 2022

This article focuses on the human factor in UAV operations. In the manuscript, research on the psychophysical state of student-operators under the license of UAVO VLOS <4 kg. For the analysis of the psychophysical state, the pulse parameter was used, which is one of the values that describe the work of the cardiovascular system and is one for the objective methods of assessing the psychophysical state of a human being. The data collected were analyzed using the STATISTICA software. The article focuses on the above aspect and analyzes the psychophysical state of the student-operator during flight training. The obtained results were also related to research on similar topics in the chapter discussion section.
The Analysis of Properties Selected Filaments for Making Components and Parts of Marine Equipment by Fused Deposition Modeling on Example of Flexible Clutch Coupling and Oil Centrifuge Scroll
Authors: Kończewicz Włodzimierz , Krawulski Patryk , Bieszk Adam , Darznik Daria
Published: September 2022

Incremental techniques (FDM) were used to create prototype of flexible clutch coupling and oil centrifuge scroll. We carried out preliminary research of stretching, compressing and hardness material in different degree of filling. The results of our research allows to select materials which are necessary to create flexible clutch coupling and oil centrifuge scroll.
Influence of Pressure Changes on the Viscosity of Lubricating Oil in CFD Simulations of Conical Bearing Hydrodynamic Lubrication
Authors: Czaban Adam , Miszczak Andrzej
Published: September 2022

The aim of this study is to consider the effect of pressure on the viscosity of lubricating oil in the adopted model of hydrodynamic lubrication and on the calculated flow parameters and operating parameters of a conical slide bearing. The numerical analysis consisted in solving the Reynolds type equation for the process of stationary hydrodynamic lubrication.
Determinants of Housing Construction in Ukraine
Authors: Bochko Оlena , Kosar Nataliia , Kuzo Nataliia , Bilyk Iryna , Zarichna Olena
Published: September 2022

The work presents an analysis of the housing construction market in Ukraine. An economic and mathematic model was built to determine that the growth of the volume of housing construction in Ukraine had a positive impact on its GDP, due of a close relation between the two values. It is important to identify factors influencing the volume of housing construction. The obtained results prove that the greatest impact is made by consumer income, deposit rates in foreign currency, and the amount of consumer loans for buying, building and reconstruction of real estate assets; the numbers of marriages, investments in housing construction and interest rates for mortgage credits in UAH also have a significant impact. The elasticity coefficients reveal a positive impact of such factors as an increase of consumer income, growth of investments in housing construction, reduction of interest rates for mortgage credits and deposit rates in foreign currency, reduction of the amount of consumer loans for buying, building and reconstruction of real estate assets, and reduction of the number of marriages. Further development of the housing construction market requires appropriate conditions for the development of the banking sector in Ukraine and the growth of investments in the studied industry.
“Lex Developer” in Practice - The Scale of Application in the Largest Polish Cities
Authors: Załęczna Magdalena , Antczak-Stępniak Agata
Published: September 2022

State intervention in the housing market can take many different forms. In Poland, in 2018, a lex specialis regulation was introduced to the general principles of spatial policy in terms of special privileges for developers operating in the housing market. As the entity responsible for local spatial policy, the municipality has been deprived of its decision-making power by granting developers who build residential buildings the right to act against local planning rules. The article aims to determine the preparation of the largest Polish cities to negotiate with developers through the adoption of local urban standards, the scale of use of lex developer solutions in these cities, and the analysis of the level of non-compliance in privileged investments with local planning rules. The study used desk research methods (critical literature analysis, source materials - texts of legal acts and statistical data), case studies, and comparative analysis. The conducted research allows for answering the research question posed in work: the level of completion of lex specialis purposes indicated by the legislator.
Representação social do cuidado profissional no contexto do HIV na região Amazônica Brasileira
Authors: De Oliveira Denize Cristina , Yta Machado Yndira , Frutuoso Antunes Rômulo , Munhen de Pontes Ana Paula , Teixeira Elizabeth , Sousa Ferreira Darlisom , Correa Marques Sérgio , Bittencourt Ribeiro Vanessa
Published: September 2022

Objetivo: Analisar as representações sociais dos profissionais de saúde da região Amazônica Brasileira acerca do cuidado às pessoas que vivem com HIV. Materiais e método: Estudo exploratório, descritivo, com abordagem quanti-qualitativa, fundamentado na Teoria das Representações Sociais, utilizando a abordagem estrutural. Foi realizado com 194 profissionais de saúde que atuavam em serviços de referência para Aids, nas cidades de Manaus (AM), Belém e Santarém (PA) - região norte do Brasil. A coleta de dados foi realizada com questionário de evocações livres ao termo indutor “Cuidado à pessoa com HIV/Aids” e de caracterização sócio demográfica. A análise dos dados foi realizada com o apoio do software EVOC 2005 para análise prototípica das representações sociais e SPSS para caracterização do grupo. Resultados: Observou-se uma representação social que concebe o cuidado à pessoa com HIV a partir de práticas educativas, de humanização, orientadas tecnicamente e de apoio afetivo, institucionalmente inseridas e presentes no conhecimento científico sobre o cuidado à saúde de forma geral. Discussão: Os profissionais se preocupam em realizar as ações para o cuidado em saúde, de forma que haja adesão ao tratamento, ressaltando a importância da informação e educação em saúde, com respeito e paciência para que o cliente tenha melhor adesão ao tratamento, qualidade de vida e perspectiva de futuro. Conclusão: Os cognemas constitutivos dessa representação expressam as dimensões conceitual, afetiva e atitudinal reveladoras do cuidado humanizado e tecnicamente orientado, sem especificidade ao HIV em nível central.
Hospital treatment of subcutaneous hematoma due to chin liposuction: an unusual case report
Authors:   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Cármino Caricchio Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil, Falcão André , Faria Walace ,   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Cármino Caricchio Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil, Girotti Leticia ,   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Cármino Caricchio Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil, Venturi Luan ,   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Cármino Caricchio Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil, Domaneschi Carina ,   Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Published: September 2022

Chin liposuction is a procedure for removing fat from the submental region that can generate significant aesthetic and functional complications. Subcutaneous hematoma is one of these unusual physical changes and is characterized by the accumulation of blood in an ectopic space. A 25-year-old Caucasian male patient came to the emergency room 3 days after double chin liposuction, complaining of decreased cervical mobility, shortness of breath, pain, and aesthetic damage. Physical, imaging, and laboratory tests showed extensive subcutaneous hematoma associated with significant leukocytosis. The patient was hospitalized and submitted to surgical drainage of the submandibular, submental, and cervical fascial spaces in addition to intravenous anti-inflammatory and analgesic medication. After hospital discharge, he was followed up as an outpatient. There was complete remission of signs and symptoms and functional recovery. The correct diagnosis and management of subcutaneous hematoma offers a volumetric reduction of the affected area, allows favorable positioning of tissue planes, ensures airway maintenance, and improves local aesthetics. Thus, adequate control of this complication contributes positively to the patient’s quality of life.
Wirkungsgeschichte and Background Metaphorics: A Reading of the Gadamer-Blumenberg Debate about Secularization
Authors: Ruta Marcello
Published: September 2022

The purpose of this paper is twofold: firstly, it aims to analyze the philosophical debate between Gadamer and Blumenberg concerning the notion of secularization, which, in the author's view, has received less attention than it deserves; secondly, it intends thereby to shed light on an ontological ambiguity in Gadamer's hermeneutics, unintentionally detected by Blumenberg in his reply to Gadamer's review of The Legitimacy of the Modern Age. The importance of the paper is both historical-philosophical and theoretical: it spells out different aspects of a philosophical discussion whose relevance concern not only the secularization debate, but more generally the philosophy of history and the role of metaphors in understanding. The most relevant original contribution consists in the usage of Blumenberg's notion of background metaphorics as a tool for interpreting the role of the notion of history of effects in Gadamer's hermeneutics.
On hermeneutical openness and wilful hermeneutical ignorance
Authors: Landström Karl
Published: September 2022

In this paper I argue for the relevance of the philosophy of Hans-Georg Gadamer for contemporary feminist scholarship on epistemic injustice and oppression. Specifically, I set out to argue for the Gadamerian notion of hermeneutical openness as an important hermeneutic virtue, and a potential remedy for existing epistemic injustices. In doing so I follow feminist philosophers such as Linda Martín Alcoff and Georgia Warnke that have adopted the insights of Gadamer for the purpose of social and feminist philosophy. Further, this paper is positioned in relation to a recent book chapter by Cynthia Nielsen and David Utsler in which they argue for the complementarity, and intersecting themes and concerns of Gadamer's hermeneutics and Miranda Fricker's work on epistemic injustice. However, Nielsen and Utsler solely focus on Fricker's conception of epistemic injustice and the two forms of epistemic injustice, testimonial injustice and hermeneutical injustice, that she identifies. In this paper I expand their analysis by considering other forms of epistemic injustice such as wilful hermeneutical ignorance and contributory injustice. Thus, this paper contributes to the budding literature on the relevance of Gadamer's work for the debates pertaining to epistemic injustice and oppression by expanding such analysis to other forms of epistemic injustice, and by further arguing for the strength of Gadamer's work in terms of offering relevant insights for the reduction and remedy of existing epistemic injustices.
Information support of effective agricultural land use
Authors:   Omsk State Agrarian University named after P. A. Stolypin, Dolmatova О. N. , Shcherba V. N. ,   Omsk State Agrarian University named after P. A. Stolypin
Published: September 2022

Efficient and rational use of agricultural land, provision of the population with agricultural products of its own production is becoming one of the priority tasks of modern social development. The solution of the set tasks is directly related to the formation of sustainable and effective land use, a high-quality land management system, the creation of an information database containing relevant and reliable information about the parameters of lands, their legal, environmental status and economic efficiency of use. However, in conditions of a deteriorating condition and a decrease in the efficiency of land use, it is necessary to develop methodological provisions aimed at the formation of rational land use using modern information technologies. All of the above determines the relevance of the study. The article defines the efficiency of information support for agricultural land use; reflects the shortcomings of obtaining and analyzing information on agricultural land at the regional level; recommendations were given on the development of a land information system for the management of agricultural land, the exchange of information on agricultural land use between the subjects of land management, the creation of a unified geoinformation database in the field of agro-industrial complex.
Development strategy of research and production enterprises: types and features
Authors:   Omsk State Agrarian University named after P. A. Stolypin, Pogrebtsova E. A.
Published: September 2022

The problems of forming an enterprise development strategy and its relationship with the factors of the external and internal environment have been studied by many scientists. However, not enough attention has been paid to the essence of strategy formation at scientific enterprises. The article presents an interpretation of the concept of «enterprise strategy» taking into account the features of a scientific enterprise. Special attention is paid to the types of strategies of research and production enterprises. Using the example of an operating enterprise, the stages of forming a strategy based on the use of a system of balanced indicators are shown.
Buridan’s Sophisms, Alethic Predicates and Anaphoric Prosententialism
Authors:   Omsk State Technical University, Nekhaev A. V.
Published: September 2022

The article presents a unified method for diagnosis and treatment various semantic pathologies (Buridan’s sophisms, Liar-like sentences, etc.). The basis of this approach is a modified version of prosententialism, in which the terms ʽtrueʼ and ʽfalseʼ are considered as markers for the types of relations between truth values of pathological sentences. Unlike Russell-Tarski hierarchical approach, it pays tribute to the intuitive claim of the semantic universality of natural languages (their ability to express own semantics).
Digital transformation strategies: current research programs
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University of Economics, Sushcheva N. V. , Rastova Yu. I. ,   Saint Petersburg State University of Economics, Salimyanova I. G. ,   Saint Petersburg State University of Economics
Published: September 2022

The article characterizes the key problems of strategic management of digital transformation of large companies in traditional sectors of the economy. Based on the analysis of mainly actively cited scientific publications, the main ideas of modern Russian researchers in the field of digital business transformation are summarized. Approaches to choosing a model of a corporate digital transformation strategy, methods for evaluating the effectiveness of digital transformations, and ways to form the necessary competencies are described. A number of proposals are made regarding the definition of priorities and the evaluation of effectiveness in the implementation of end-to-end technologies, as well as the digital maturity of the organizations themselves.
Using physical property surrogate models to perform multi-fidelity global optimization of force field parameters
Authors: Madin Owen , Shirts Michael
Published: September 2022

Dispersion-repulsion interactions, commonly represented in atomistic force fields by the Lennard-Jones (LJ) potential, play an important role in the accuracy of molecular simulations. Training the force field parameters used in the LJ potential is challenging, generally requiring adjustment based on simulations of macroscopic physical properties. The computational expense of these simulations limits the size of training data set and number of optimization steps that can be taken, often requiring modelers to perform optimizations within a local parameter region. To allow for global LJ parameter optimization against large training sets, we introduce a multi-fidelity optimization technique which uses Gaussian process surrogate modeling to build inexpensive models of physical properties as a function of LJ parameters. This allows for fast evaluation of objective functions, greatly accelerating searches over parameter space. We use an iterative framework which performs global optimization at the surrogate level, followed by validation at the simulation level and surrogate refinement. Using this technique on two previously studied training sets, containing up to 195 physical property targets, we refit a subset of the LJ parameters for the OpenFF 1.0.0 ``Parsley'' force field. We demonstrate that this multi-fidelity technique can find improved parameter sets compared to a purely simulation-based optimization by searching more broadly and escaping local minima. In most cases, these parameter sets are transferable to other similar molecules in a test set. This multi-fidelity technique provides a platform for fast optimization against physical properties that can be refined and applied in multiple ways to the development of molecular models.
Comparing transferability in neural network approaches and linear models for machine-learning interaction potentials
Authors: Ammothum Kandy Akshay Krishna , Raulin-Foissac Alexis , Laurens Ga ́etan , Lam Julien
Published: September 2022

Atomic simulations using machine learning interatomic potential (MLIP) have gained a lot of popularity owing to their accuracy in comparison to conventional empirical potentials. However, the transferability of MLIP to systems outside the training-set poses a significant challenge. Here, we compare the transferability of two MLIP approaches: i) Neural Network Potentials (NNP) and ii) Physical LassoLars Interactions Potential (PLIP), trained over a small but diverse configuration of zinc oxide polymorphs. We obtained good agreement between both MLIPs and density functional theory reference results for physical properties including bulk lattice parameters, surface energies, and vibrational density of states. However, the NNP model performed poorly when compared to the linear PLIP model for the structural optimization of nanoparticles and molecular dynamics simulation of liquid phases, which are systems outside the training-set. While generally providing less accurate results, the studied linear model appears more reliable than NNP when it comes to transferability in this specific example
An Open-Source Environmental Chamber for Materials-Stability Testing Using an Optical Proxy
Authors: Keesey Rodolfo , Tiihonen Armi , Siemenn Alexander E. , Colburn Thomas W. , Sun Shijing , Hartono Noor Titan Putri , Serdy James , Zeile Margaret , He Keqing , Gurtner Cole A. , Flick Austin C. , Batali Clio , Encinas Alex , Naik Richa R. , Liu Zhe , Oviedo Felipe , Peters I. Marius , Thapa Janak , Tian Siyu Isaac Parker , Dauskardt Reinhold H. , Norquist Alexander J. , Buonassisi Tonio
Published: September 2022

This study is motivated by the desire to disseminate a low-cost, high-precision, high-throughput environmental chamber to test materials and devices under elevated humidity, temperature, and light. This paper documents the creation of an open-source tool with a bill of materials as low as US$2,000, and the subsequent evolution of three second-generation tools installed at three different universities spanning thin films, bulk crystals, and thin-film solar-cell devices. We introduce an optical proxy measurement to detect real-time phase changes in materials. We present correlations between this optical proxy and standard X-ray diffraction measurements, describe some edge cases where the proxy measurement fails, and report key learnings from the technology-translation process. By sharing lessons learned, we hope that future open-hardware development and translation efforts can proceed with reduced friction. Throughout the paper, we provide examples of scientific impact, wherein participating laboratories used their environmental chambers to study and improve the stabilities of halide-perovskite materials. All generations of hardware bills of materials, assembly instructions, and operating codes are available in open-source repositories.
Free-Atom-Like d States Beyond the Dilute Limit of Single-Atom Alloys
Authors: Rosen Andrew , Vijay Sudarshan , Persson Kristin
Published: September 2022

Through a data-mining and high-throughput density functional theory approach, we identify a diverse range of metallic compounds that are predicted to have “free-atom-like” d states that are highly localized in energy space. Design principles that can favor the formation of localized d states are uncovered, among which we note that site isolation is often necessary but that the dilute limit, as in most single-atom alloys, is not a pre-requisite. Additionally, the majority of localized d state metals identified from the computational screening study exhibit partial anionic character due to charge transfer from neighboring metal species. Using CO as a representative probe molecule, we show that localized d states for Rh, Ir, Pd, and Pt tend to reduce the binding strength of CO compared to their pure elemental analogues, whereas this does not occur as consistently for the Cu binding sites. These trends are rationalized through the d-band model, which suggests that the free-atom-like d states result in an increased orthogonalization energy penalty upon CO chemisorption. With the multitude of inorganic solids that are predicted to have highly localized d states, the results of the screening study may lead to new avenues for heterogeneous catalyst design from an electronic structure perspective.
APLICACIÓN DEL ANÁLISIS FORMAL DE CONCEPTOS (FCA) EN LA CARACTERIZACIÓN DEL IMPACTO DE LAS OLAS DE INNOVACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA EN UN PROGRAMA ACADÉMICO
Authors: Vera Tasamá Alexander , Aldana Gutiérrez Jorge Alejandro , Marín Hurtado Jorge Iván
Published: September 2022

Las olas de innovación tecnológica han estado presentes en el crecimiento económico del hombre en la era moderna, las cuales evidencian la innovación como un cimiento de crecimiento y desarrollo de una región y se afianza como como el eje central en el desarrollo económico sostenible, por lo que es indispensable, para un programa académico de Ingeniería, analizar su inserción en estos temas. Los programas de formación en Ingeniería bajo el marco de referencia CDIO (Concebir-Diseñar-Implementar-Operar), incorporan desde sus sílabos la innovación de la enseñanza de la ingeniería en el mundo. Este modelo toma como referencia los 12 estándares del marco CDIO y los contrasta con elementos del programa como la estructura curricular, los perfiles profesionales y ocupacionales, así como con aspectos del entorno y los propuestos desde las olas de innovación tecnológica. El estándar 12 CDIO (Evaluación del programa), abre una posibilidad para analizar la inserción que presenta Ingeniería Electrónica en las olas de innovación tecnológica. En este análisis, a diferencia de las metodologías más frecuentes de los procesos de investigación, en las que se construyen entrevistas y se analizan resultados con la estadística tradicional, se introduce un enfoque soportado en herramientas de la inteligencia artificial como el Análisis Formal de Conceptos (Formal Concept Analysis, FCA), tomando como base el análisis de interesados (Stakeholders) que se promulga en el PMBOK®, versión 6. Finalmente, este análisis se propone como herramienta para retroalimentar un programa académico en pro de la mejora continua para estar al servicio de la comunidad empresarial y académica.
PROPUESTA METODOLÓGICA PARA LA CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LOS EGRESADOS DE LOS PROGRAMAS DE INGENIERÍA INDUSTRIAL EN EL SECTOR PRODUCTIVO. CASO DE ESTUDIO: CAPITULO REDIN BOGOTÁ
Authors: Reyes Moreno Alexander , Rodríguez Montenegro Beatriz Lorena , Jiménez Carranza Claudia Constanza , Acevedo López Efraín Rafael , Neira González Gustavo Adolfo , Ospina Usaquén Miguel Ángel , Sánchez Pedro José
Published: September 2022

La propuesta metodológica aquí presentada, es el resultado de la primera fase del proyecto “Impacto de los egresados en la visibilidad del programa de Ingeniería Industrial y la articulación con el sector industrial” desarrollado por la Red de Programas de Ingeniería Industrial (REDIN) de Bogotá, de un total de tres fases. Esta primera tiene como objetivo, proponer una herramienta metodológica que pueda servir de referencia para la caracterización de egresados de programas de Ingeniería Industrial en el sector productivo, articulado a procesos de acreditación y autoevaluación, con el fin de obtener mejores indicadores para el diagnóstico de sus egresados. La metodología de la investigación empleada es de naturaleza cualitativa y cuantitativa, con un enfoque descriptivo a partir del uso de fuentes de información secundaria como bases de datos de egresados, reportes del Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) y del Consejo Profesional Nacional de Ingeniería (COPNIA), que toma un muestreo por conveniencia a partir de las universidades que realizan el proyecto y que conforman el estudio de caso. El instrumento será desarrollado a lo largo de la investigación, con el fin de garantizar la calidad de la información y estandarizar los términos y conceptos asociados a las caracterizaciones de egresados y que posibiliten en una segunda fase del proyecto, hacer seguimiento a la ubicación y actividades que ejecutan los egresados de los programas académicos de Ingeniería Industrial. El equipo de trabajo está conformado por universidades públicas y privadas integrantes de la Red de Programas de Ingeniería Industrial (REDIN) capítulo Bogotá, la Asociación Colombiana de Ingenieros Industriales (ACII) y las Asociaciones de Egresados de las distintas universidades. Los resultados esperados al implementar la propuesta metodológica tendrían como fin, mejorar los procesos de captura, análisis y toma de decisiones en los programas de ingeniería industrial buscando retroalimentar procesos de revisión curricular, seguimiento a egresados, planes de autorregulación y evaluación de resultados de aprendizaje.