bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Identification of Candidaspecies isolated from oral pediatric and Identification of its sensitivity to some antifungals
Authors: Samy Ream , Aljaza Diyaa
Published: June 2023

In newborns, Candida is responsible for the common oral thrush and rash in skin folds and in the diaper area. Before the advent of modern sanitary measures and topical antifungal treatments, infants died from dehydration due to severe oral mucocandidiasis. Oral thrush is more likely to occur in infants and older adults due to reduced immunity. The study aimed to shed light on the relationship between Thrush and Candidia and To molecular identification of Candidia spp. isolated from Thrush. There are 100 samples of Oral swabs collected from pediatric with Thrush at ages ranging from (1day-12 years). All samples cultured on SDA, MSA and MEA. Several tests were used to identify the types of isolated yeasts, including growth on Chromogenic agar medium, as well as biochemical and molecular tests using primers ITS1, ITS4. The Results found that a six species of Candida were isolated on Chromogenic: C. albicans, C. glabrata, C. tropicalis, C. dubliniensis, C. krusei and C. kefyr, Also, showed the number of yeasts that were genetically diagnosed by molecular diagnosis was five species of yeasts as follows 2 isolates C. tropicalis from 22% and one isolate for each of the following types
Microbiological Detection of Some Pathogenic Bacteria in Diabetic Foot Ulcers of Type 1 and 2 Diabetic Mellitus Patients
Authors: Marwah M. AL-Sahi  , May Mohammed Ali  , Sawsan M. Jabbar AL-Hasnawi
Published: June 2023

Globally, diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious health issue. Different aerobic bacteria, that can colonize DFUs including Gram positive cocci, such as Staphylococcus aureus, and (beta-haemolytic) Streptococcus. Coagulation-negative Staphylococcus (CNS), Corynebacterium, Enterococcus, and Cutibacteria are frequently found in ulcer cultures in clinical practice; Gram-negative bacteria account for about one third of DFIs. About 70 participants in all, including 29 individuals with type 1 diabetes and 41 patients with type 2 diabetes who have diabetic foot ulcers. The aims of study: is detecting of some aerobic of pathogenic bacteria in diabetic foot ulcers. Scarping of ulcers takes place after regular saline wound cleansing to eliminate surface pollutants, and then exudate is sampled. Pus, or discharges from the base of the ulcer, is then submitted to the laboratory as quickly as possible using an aseptic approach. Then, the bacteria were inoculated onto various culture media, such as MacConkey and Blood agar as enrichment media, and incubated aerobically at 37°C for 24 hours to isolate aerobic bacteria. The following day, the bacteria were checked for growth, and a pure colony was then prepared. According to morphological examination of bacteria in the culture, microscopic examination of slides, and particular cards of the automated VITEK2 system, isolated bacteria were identified. Results: based on the bacteriological profile of diabetic foot ulcers, S. aureus among the gram-positive isolates and E. coli among the gram-negative isolates were the predominant pathogens. In recommendations, further studies are needed for isolation and identification of another microorganism such as anaerobic bacteria,
A Review on Some Biochemical markers in Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease
Authors: Ashour Sarah , Abdullah F. Yousif  , Rasha. N. Aljabery
Published: June 2023

Liver is a primary organ for lipid and glucose homeostasis and is the focus of cardio metabolic disease. The  NAFLD definition combines the existence of steatosis in more than 5% of hepatocytes and metabolic risk factors, particularly obesity and T2DM, and exclusion of excessive alcohol consumption defined as ≥ 30 g per day for men and ≥ 20 g per day for women, or other chronic liver diseases  In the year of  2020,  it was  suggested that the nomenclature of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) should be updated to metabolic-associated fatty liver disease  (MAFLD), Moreover,  it was found that diagnosis of MAFLD should be based on the presence of metabolic dysfunction not the absence of other conditions ,  MAFLD can coexist with other liver diseases and a reference to alcohol should not be included in the MAFLD acronym. Biochemical parameters play a significant role in  the careful diagnosis and also for the risk assessment and adopting treatment that improves clinical outcome.   This article, focused on the nomenclature and diagnosis of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease which before 2020 was called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and explain some of the biochemical parameters in this disease.
A novel Account of Flooding Devastation and Consequences in Kogi State, Nigeria
Authors: Chukwu Maureen , Benjamin P. Edoka
Published: June 2023

The study investigated the Impact of flooding in Kogi state community in Nigeria. The motive behind the research was ignited by the hardship and adverse conditions faced by the community as par the flood in Kogi state. In line with this, a structured questionnaire was utilized for interviewing 300 people who are residents of the affected state. The validation of the instrument was done through peer review and pilot testing. Data was collected and summary done. In the same vein they were computed using frequency, percentages and Linkert scaling test. The results from the analysis indicated that 94% of the respondents agreed that flooding destroyed their livestock and farm products, blocked their roads, submerged their buildings and rendered many homeless. It affected daily road transportation, businesses were distorted, thereby impacting negatively on their economy. However, it is recommended that government should assist the victims of this flooding by providing them with relief materials, an alerting device, Internally Displaced People
The role of Candida species in the occurrence of dental caries in Thi Qar Governorate
Authors: Waheeb Emaduldeen Hatem Abed , Mohammed Hashim AL-Yasiri  , Afrah Abid Maktoof
Published: June 2023

Dental caries is a multifactorial disease associated with many factors such as cariogenic microorganisms. Candida is known to be associated with early colonization of cariogenic leading to dental caries. The current study aims to isolation and diagnosis Candida species from caries lesions and the surrounding dental plaque in relation to dental caries. This study was conducted during July 2021–December 2022 in Thi-Qar governorate. Samples were collected from 100 patients using sterile procedures for ages from 4 to 65 years for both genders for various factors such as daily intake of sweets, daily brushing of teeth and smoking. Eighty three Candida isolates of six species were isolated, C. albicans was 44, C. glabrata 11, C. dubliniensis 14, C. tropicalis 10, C. krusei 3 and C. utilis 1, in all age groups and for both genders. The current study proved the existence and role of different species of Candida in causing caries disease, not just C. albicans.
Study The Improvement Myco-manufacturing of Crud Bikaverin by Fusarium oxysporum with Evaluation The Antimicrobial Effectiveness
Authors: Ali J Al-Sa'ady  , J Al-Obaidi Mohammed , Ahmad Y Hanoon
Published: June 2023

Bikaverin is a reddish pigment produced by a variety of fungal species, the majority of which belong to the Fusarium genus. This pigment has antibiotic activities against protozoa, bacteria, and fungus. This study investigated the toxicity of Bikaverin to some microbs, production, and characterization of the pigment from the fungus Fusarium oxysporum. The yield of total bikaverin in F. oxysporum shake flask culture was improved by optimizing cultivation variables such as complex medium, carbon supply, nitrogen source, temperature, medium pH, and incubation period. After 10 days and at 28°C in Potato dextrose broth [PDB] supplemented with 2% glucose, 2% corn step liquor, and a pH of 5.5, the maximum production of complete bikaverin was discovered. The isolates of more sensitive bacteria to bikaverin were Staphylococcus aureus and S. typhi, with inhibition zones 24 and 23 mm respectively, at a concentration of 75 μg/mL. The isolates more sensitive bacteria to bikaverin were  E. faecalis,  E. coli and P. aeruginosa while fungi was C. albicans with inhibition zones of 18, 22, 20 and 13 mm, respectively, at a concentration of 75 μg/mL. The results showed that the toxic antimicrobial activity of bikaverin was clear against fungi and bacteria.
A review Study of The Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Activities of Alstonia scholaris linn
Authors: Majid Alyaa , Faraj Hadeel Rashid
Published: June 2023

The Indian medical systems hold promise for the genus Alstonia. Different types of Alstonia, primarily Alstonia scholaris, have been used by the various ethnic communities in India to treat various human illnesses. A historically significant medicinal herb is Alstonia scholaris. The Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asian nations are the native habitats of this evergreen tree. The plant is used in conventional, Ayurveda, Unani, homoeopathic, Sidhha/Tamil, and other alternative medical systems to treat a variety of illnesses, including asthma, malaria, fever, dysentery, diarrhea, epilepsy, skin conditions, and snakebites, among others. Alkaloids make up the majority of reported phytochemicals. In this review, reports on pharmacological and phytochemical varieties of A. scholaris are compiled.
Study the relationship between Selenium , Vitamin B6 , B12 and hyperhomocysteine in patients with cardiovascular disease in Thi-Qar Governorate
Authors: SATTAR JANNAT , Mohammed A. Auda
Published: June 2023

Cardiovascular diseases(CVD) which include ischemic heart disease, stroke, heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, and several other cardiac and vascular illnesses, are the world's leading cause of mortality and significantly lower life expectancy. The research included measuring and evaluating Homocysteine vitamin B6 , B12 and Selenium  for cardiovascular patients. Methods: This study was conducted at Nasiriya Heart Center ,Nasiriya General Hospital and Biochemistry Laboratory in the College of science University of Thi-Qar in the period between (October ,2022 to March, 2023) . In formed oral consent was taken for patients. The study included 88  subjects , ages  between (40 – 70 ) years. The subjects were divided into two groups : Control group included (38) supposed approximately healthy subject, and Patients group included (50) patients with Heart disease. Cases excluded from subjects: Kidney diseases, Liver failure, Thyroid diseases Immunological diseases, Urinary tract infections, Acute joint diseases Pregnant women, Diabetes. Results: There was a significant increase in homocysteine concentration in the blood serum of the patients group compared to the control group.  Significant decrease in the level of vitamin B6 , B12 and Selenium in the serum of patients compared to the control group. Conclusions: The study indicated that homocysteine was elevated in cardiovascular patients, which is a risk factor for heart disease. In addition, the levels of vitamins B6, B12 and Selenium decreased against the increase in homocysteine through the negative relationship  between homocysteine and vitamins B6, B12 and Selenium.
Poetyka „umarłego miasta”. Literackie strategie obrazowania Dubrownika w dramacie „Dubrovačka trilogija” Iva Vojnovicia w kontekście studium „Pad Dubrovnika” Luja Vojnovicia
Authors: Kubik Damian
Published: June 2023

Artykuł przedstawia dramat Dubrovačka trilogija Iva Vojnovicia w perspektywie studium historycznego Pad Dubrovnika jego młodszego brata – Luja. Punktem wyjścia prezentowanej w tekście refleksji jest sugestia Antuna Gustava Matoša dotycząca paralelnego czytania obu dzieł, które wzajemnie się uzupełniają w kreowaniu wizerunku „umarłego miasta”, jakim był XIX-wieczny Dubrownik. Analizie poddane zostają najważniejsze w takim kontekście elementy poetyki trylogii: przede wszystkim czasoprzestrzeń, ale też wybrane motywy, związane np. z bohaterami. Ich semantyka i funkcje w prezentowanej wizji literackiej zostają dopełnione analizą komentarza historycznego Luja Vojnovicia.
„Prozodia starożytna”, „wiersze miarowe” i Norwidowskie recitativa
Authors: Seweryn Agata
Published: June 2023

Rozprawa poświęcona jest dawnej refleksji teoretycznoliterackiej na temat prozodii tekstu literackiego oraz – rozpatrywanej pod tym kątem – praktyce polskich pisarzy przełomu oświeceniowo-romantycznego (Józefa Franciszka Królikowskiego, Stanisława Okraszewskiego) i dojrzałego romantyzmu (Cypriana Norwida). Wychodząc od wczesnych sporów o sylabotonizm, łączonych wówczas z „muzycznością” poezji, autorka pokazuje dwa dominujące ujęcia tej problematyki: klasycystyczne, stawiające za wzór prozodię starożytną, nawiązujące do ideałów melopoesis, lokujące lirykę w kontekście muzyki i retoryki, oraz sentymentalno-romantyczne, nawiązujące do rodzimej tradycji ludowej i średniowiecznej, dystansujące się od „retoryczności” na rzecz nowego rozumienia „liryczności”. Echa tego sporu odzywają się w Norwidowskim dyskursie, a w warstwie prozodycznej jego poezji – prowokującej melorecytatywny sposób głosowej realizacji – można dostrzec kontynuację tradycji melopoesis, w której „retoryczność” nie była stawiana w opozycji do „liryczności” tekstu.
„[...] zawiedli się na mnie, a ja na nich”. Miejsce Irzykowskiego w życiu literackim dwudziestolecia międzywojennego
Authors: Panek Sylwia
Published: June 2023

Celem artykułu jest charakterystyka sytuacji Karola Irzykowskiego w dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym i jego paradoksalnej, bo rozgrywającej się w okolicznościach nadzwyczajnej aktywności krytyka, samotności. Znajdującą dziennikową dokumentację frustrację i gorycz krytyka pokazano jako skutek towarzyskich i zawodowych rozczarowań (kulisy rozstań z czasopismami literackimi, sposób funkcjonowania Irzykowskiego w PAL, niepowodzenia na rynku nagród literackich, niesatysfakcjonująca praca stenografisty sejmowego). Dialektykę wyizolowania i zaangażowania przedstawiono natomiast jako konsekwencję cech osobowościowych Irzykowskiego oraz koncepcji krytyki literackiej, opartej na postulacie bezlitosnej demaskacji myślowych przesądów i wypracowanej przez niego już w okresie młodopolskim, jak również konieczną odpowiedź na epistemologiczne i etyczne podstawy światopoglądu klerka (bezwzględny postulat dążenia do prawdy, dyrektywa obnażania obłudnych kryteriów budowania rankingów popularności i uznania). W artykule zaprezentowano stosowane przez Irzykowskiego oraz jego oponentów inwektywy i obelgi, będące świadectwem pełnego ekspresji, wyrazistego i bezceremonialnego stylu krytyki literackiej okresu międzywojennego. Recepcję stylu pisarskiego i sposobu myślenia Irzykowskiego w dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym wskazano jako źródło negatywnej legendy autora Walki o treść.
Personifikacja a cud w polskiej teorii epopei lat porozbiorowych
Authors: Dybizbański Marek
Published: June 2023

Zanim romantyzm – pod piórem Antoniego Malczewskiego – powiązał antropomorfizowane abstrakcje z ich „podmiotami genetycznymi”, czyli przeżywającymi postaciami, dzięki użyciu mowy pozornie zależnej, byt pojęć abstrakcyjnych w obrębie epickiej „machiny cudownej” organizowała personifikacja. Z założenia „machina cudowna” miała odpowiadać historycznie zmiennej wizji świata. Jednak w poematach z przełomu XVIII i XIX w. występują postaci mitologiczne obok chrześcijańskich istot nadprzyrodzonych oraz wyposażanych w cechy ludzkie zjawisk natury i abstrakcyjnych pojęć, a religijna cudowność sąsiaduje z fantastyką naukową. Zgłaszane przez teoretyków eposu w pierwszych dziesięcioleciach XIX w. propozycje modernizacji „machiny cudownej” – zmierzające do ocalenia jej wiarygodności – rozciągały się od postulatu rezygnacji z pokazywania transcendencji po rozpoznanie potrzeby stworzenia wspólnoty nowego metafizycznego porządku, bliskie zrodzonej w niemieckim romantyzmie teorii nowej mitologii, budowanej za pomocą środków poetyckich.
Apozjopeza religijna w poemacie „Katastrofa statku Deutschland” Gerarda Manleya Hopkinsa oraz w wierszu „Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour” Wallace’a Stevensa
Authors: Garbol Tomasz
Published: June 2023

Aposiopesis – to figura retoryczna, która jest stosunkowo rzadko przedmiotem zainteresowania badaczy. Artykuł stanowi porównanie dwóch udanych artystycznie oraz interesujących intelektualnie realizacji aposiopesis w poezji języka angielskiego: w poemacie Katastrofa statku „Deutschland” Gerarda Manleya Hopkinsa oraz w wierszu Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour Wallace’a Stevensa.Wnawiązaniu do syntezy Heinricha Lausberga charakter aposiopesis w tych dwóch dziełach dookreślono poprzez ukazanie konfliktu pomiędzy treścią pominiętej wypowiedzi a siłą powstrzymującą ujawnienie owej treści. Dostrzeżenie różnicy pomiędzy dwiema realizacjami tej samej figury pozwala wskazać na zmianę, która dokonała się w poezji w zakresie sposobów poruszania kwestii religijnych. Tę zmianę określa przejście w „tryb języka”, które jest cechą poezji Stevensa. Zarazem analiza aposiopesis w jego wierszu pozwala zauważyć subtelne przełamanie tego językowego trybu mówienia o kwestiach religijnych.
‘Mirror, Mirror on the Wall’: Female Subjective Dialectics in the Work of Paul Howard, Louise O’Neill and Naoise Dolan
Authors: O'Brien Eugene
Published: June 2023

This essay will examine how the three authors Paul Howard, Louise O’Neill and Naoise Dolan see the gaze, and the male gaze, as constitutive of subjectivity and identity in a twenty-first-century Irish context. It uses a theoretical matrix that combines the work of Jacques Lacan, Laura Mulvey and a range of contemporary feminist perspectives to critique the hermeneutics of  identity and the concept of the image. In Howard’s work, Ross, the central character, reifies and commodifies women according to how they look, as being with a woman who is beautiful is how he validates his own quite insecure masculinity; his is the gaze of commodification and power. In Asking for It, Louise O’Neill offers a binary image of the power and the allure of visual beauty as her central character looks for the gaze of the other and manipulates it, but is then subject to the rape and the aftermath wherein she has no control over her images on social media and the subjective dehiscence that ensues. In Exciting Times, Naoise Dolan’s central character is the object of a male and female gaze, as a bisexual character who oscillates between two lovers; Ava, therefore, problematizes and complicates the theory of reflection and the gaze.
Review of Women in the Irish Film Industry, by Susan Liddy (ed.)
Authors: Crosson Seán
Published: June 2023

Review of Women in the Irish Film Industry, by Susan Liddy (ed.) (Cork: Cork University Press, 2020), 258 pp., ISBN: 9781782053736, $39 (Hardback)
Review of Broken Irelands: Literary Form in Post-Crash Irish Fiction, by Mary M. McGlynn
Authors: Lamprecht Nathalie
Published: June 2023

Review of Broken Irelands: Literary Form in Post-Crash Irish Fiction, by Mary M. McGlynn (New York: Syracuse University Press, 2022) 320 pp., ISBN 9780815637776, $80.00 (hardback)
Effect of Aloe-Coating Application on Quail Egg Quality During Storage
Authors: Mardewi Ni Ketut , Suriati Luh , Defy Janurianti Ni Made
Published: June 2023

Consumption of quail eggs is currently increasing. Quail eggs not only taste good but also contain protein, fat, carbohydrates, and ash. Despite having a shell as a natural protector, quail eggs are very fragile. The surface of the eggshell has small pores that allow the mass transfer. Permeation causes changes in viscosity, weight loss, and albumin liquefaction during storage. Coating application can maintain the internal freshness of eggs by closing the pores to reduce mass transfer and be an anti-microbial. Coating of aloe vera gel (Aloe-coating) is very potential because it contains polysaccharides and bioactive compounds glucomannan and acemannan. The purpose of this study was to determine the concentration of Aloe-coating to maintain egg viscosity and pH and to determine its effect on the quality of quail eggs during storage. The research design used a completely randomized design with a factorial pattern with three repetitions. The concentration of Aloe-coating is the first factor (100%, 75%, 50%, 25%). The second factor is storage time (1, 2, 3, 4 weeks). The observed variables were water content, weight loss, acidity, viscosity, yellow color, egg white height, and Haugh Unit. The research data were analyzed quantitatively using the analysis of variants. The results showed that Aloe-coating had a very significant effect on water content, weight loss, pH, viscosity, yolk color, and quail egg haugh unit. The best concentration of Aloe-coating to maintain the quality of quail eggs is 100%. The use of Aloe-coating can maintain the quality and extend the shelf life of quail eggs.
Morphological Differentiation and Karyotypic Studies of the African Common Toad Sclerophrys (Bufo) Regularis (Reuss, 1833)
Authors: A. Sorungbe Adewale , Oladipupo Oniya Mobolanle , Oluwole Akinyele Benjamin , Olasumbo Odeyemi Olusola
Published: June 2023

The study analyzed the morphological differentiation and karyotype among populations of the common toad, Sclerophrys (Bufo) regularis from six Local Government Areas in Ondo state. Variations in fifteen morphometric and qualitative characters in one hundred and seventy-one animals from six population samples were analyzed using univariate and multivariate statistics. Descriptives of sexes and correlation between morphological characters was also analyzed. Female toads had larger mean values of most of the morphological characters studied with weight contributing the largest variance. The chromosomes of twenty-four specimens of the toad were also studied using standard bone marrow smear techniques. A chromosome complement of 2n=20 was observed for this species. The chromosomes consists of nine pairs of metacentric and one pair of submetacentric chromosomes. The chromosomes based on centromeric position could be grouped into two - metacentric and submetacentric - and based on size, into three metacentric chromosomes; 1-4 which were large, metacentric chromosomes; 5-6 medium sized metacentric chromosomes, while 7-9 were small sized, and the last pair (10), submetacentric chromosomes were small. The fundamental number of this species is 40 and with no sex chromosomes or satellites reported, while bi-armed chromosomes were observed. Findings also showed that female individuals of the species weighed more than the male.
IDENTIFIKASI PENERAPAN ERP PADA UPT LABORATORIUM LINGKUNGAN DINAS LINGKUNGAN HIDUP KOTA PALANGKA RAYA
Authors: Sekarlangit Sekarlangit , Sediyono Eko , Widodo Aris Puji
Published: June 2023

Peningkatan kualitas pelayanan laboratorium lingkungan telah menjadi kebutuhan yang penting. Karena hal tersebut berdampak terhadap tingkat kepuasan publik akan pelayanan informasi yang disajikan di laboratorium. Pelayanan terhadap publik merupakan suatu hal yang menjadi dasar untuk dapat merencanakan peningkatan pelayanan serta pengelolaan data yang lebih baik nantinya di UPT Laboratorium Lingkungan Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Kota Palangka Raya. Penerapan ERP pada Sistem Layanan Laboratorium Lingkungan UPT Laboratorium Lingkungan Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Kota Palangka Raya diharapkan dapat lebih meningkatkan mutu dalam pelayanan baik bagi masyarakat. Proses pembangunan Sistem Layanan dimulai dengan menganalisis sistem yang ada, kemudian mengidentifikasi permasalahan-permasalahan yang ada. Setelah diindentifikasi kemudian penulis merancang sistem dengan metode ERP dan mengintegrasikannya pada database MySQL.
Production and Properties of Magnesium Potassium Phosphate Cements Containing Ash and Metallurgical Slag Additives for Radioactive Waste Immobilization
Authors: Sayenko S. , Shkuropatenko V. , Pylypenko O. , Kholomieiev H. , Karsim S. , Zykova А.
Published: June 2023

Magnesium potassium phosphate cements (MKPCs) are currently considered as the matrix materials for immobilization of radioactive waste of low and medium activity, as an alternative to Portland cements. At the same time, MKPC compound has the following advantages: fast hardening, high early strength, low shrinkage and high chemical resistance. Magnesium potassium phosphate cement is prepared at room temperature by an acid-base reaction between calcined magnesium oxide (MgO), potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH2PO4) and water to form magnesium potassium phosphate hexahydrate MgKPO4 ∙ 6H2O known as K-struvite. To obtain MKPC, starting components of high purity and, accordingly, high cost are required. From an industrial point of view, this leads to an excessive price of the final product, and therefore, the use of inexpensive industrial waste as cement fillers is economically cost effective.

In the present paper, the effect of fly ash and blast-furnace slag additives on the microstructure, compressive strength, and chemical resistance of MKPC samples was studied. The results indicate that particles of both ash and blast-furnace slag are involved in the reaction of MKPC obtaining with the formation of predominantly crystalline K-struvite. According to X-ray diffraction analysis, the content of K-struvite in samples with additives of both fly ash and blast-furnace slag is almost the same and amounts to 58–60 %. With the same addition of filler, samples with the addition of blast-furnace slag have a denser structure, which is formed due to the increased reactivity of blast-furnace slag particles. Moreover, MKPC samples with the addition of blast-furnace slag exhibit higher strength and better chemical resistance to leaching compared to MKPC samples with fly ash additions. The obtained results demonstrate the prospects of using industrial waste additives in the production of MKPC compounds characterized by high mechanical strength and chemical resistance.
Дослідження різних видів бетонів для біологічного захисту контейнерів HI-STORM від фотонного випромінювання
Authors: Romanenko I. , Trofymenko O. , Nosovskyi А.
Published: June 2023

Описано новий композитний матеріал для радіаційного захисту від фотонного випромінювання на основі важкого бетону, армованого базальт-борною фіброю, який може бути застосований у біологічному захисті контейнерів HI-STORM для зберігання відпрацьованого ядерного палива. Виконано моделювання проходження фотонного випромінювання в цьому матеріалі за допомогою Монте-Карло коду Serpent. Розглянуто два процеси. Перший процес – проходження первинних фотонів у бетоні біологічного захисту від гомогенізованого джерела випромінювання фотонів відпрацьованого ядерного палива. Другий процес – визначення вторинних фотонів, що утворилися внаслідок поглинання та непружного розсіювання первинних нейтронів у бетоні біологічного захисту від гомогенізованого джерела випромінювання. У першому та другому процесах досліджувалися два типи важкого бетону: бетон з гранітним щебнем та бетон з базальтовим щебнем. До бетону з гранітним щебнем додавалися два типи базальт-борної фібри з різними концентраціями оксиду бору. Перший тип базальтової фібри містить 5 % маси B2O3 і 95 % маси базальту. Другий тип базальтової фібри містить 10 % B2O3 і 90 % базальту. На один метр кубічний бетону з гранітним щебнем додавалося від 1 кг до 20 кг базальт-борної фібри. Методом Монте-Карло виконано моделювання процесу радіаційного поглинання нейтронів з подальшим утворенням та проходженням фотонів через бетон біологічного захисту контейнера HI-STORM.

Проаналізовано захисні властивості бетону з додаванням базальтової фібри та різним масовим вмістом оксиду бору (5 % і 10 %).

Модифіковані склади бетону мають більше переваг порівняно зі звичайним бетоном. Продемонстровано, що для покращення захисних властивостей від фотонного випромінювання в бетон доцільно додавати наповнювач з більшою густиною. Також запропонована, як композитний матеріал, базальт-борна фібра, яка має значний потенціал та може бути використана в атомній енергетиці для покращення захисних властивостей біологічного захисту контейнерів зберігання відпрацьованого ядерного палива.
Modern home takes Don Mills fast forward
Authors: Bozikovic Alex , Atkinson Cheryl
Published: June 2023

When she was a little girl, Kimberly Au saw Don Mills as a kind of wonderland. Visiting her aunt and uncle, who lived in the neighbourhood, "I'd wander through all these connected parks on my little purple tricycle," she recalls. "It was so green, so beautiful, and I always said, 'Wow!'"

Now she just has to look out her windows to get the same feeling: She now lives with her husband and daughter in a Don Mills house that backs onto one of the neighbourhood's "greenway" parks.

They commissioned the house from architect Cheryl Atkinson to take full advantage of the site.
Acquiescent, Defensive and Prosocial Reasons for Employee Silence in a Private Healthcare Organization, Bengaluru
Authors: Raju Amrutha P
Published: June 2023

Employees are the main pillars of an organization that have individual opinions, ideas and information that helps in workplace and organizational improvement. In modern organizations, employees are not the economic man rather it is essential for them to express emotions, perception, thoughts, experience and attitude regarding their workplace and organization as demanded by the nature of work and its environment. They are the foundation of feedback in dealing with and resolving the complexities. So, with this context the aim of the study was to identify the reasons for employee silence in an organization and impact of the socio-demographic variables on employee silence in a tertiary care hospital. Quantitative data (n=334) were collected from the employees of a tertiary care hospital in Bengaluru, India. Exploratory factor analysis was carried out to find the factors causing employee silence among the employees of the organization and independent sample t-test and One-way ANOVA was performed to find the association between the socio-demographic variables and employee silence. Results from the study have identified four major factors of silence namely; indifference of the management, fear of the management, maintenance of good relationship and prosocial tendency as possible causes of silence. These factors were correlated using Pearson’s correlation to find the association between the identified factors and indifference of the management and fear, maintenance of good relationship and prosocial tendency had a strong positive correlation. Further the study showed there is a relationship between age, education level and work experience with employee silence and it differs with different categories of age, education and years of experience. Since the study is related to healthcare organization more emphasis should be given to the employees as the quality of services delivered would mainly depend on them. The study reveals the need for having a positive interpersonal relationship which gives way for continuous feedback between the management and employees which in turn would lower employee silence in an organization
The Effect of Korean Celebrity Endorsement on Perceived Product Quality and Brand Loyalty: Case of Indonesian Skincare Brand in DKI Jakarta
Authors: Putri Aisyah Safira , Ong Dr. Leonnard , Pratama Sasotya
Published: June 2023

According to Indonesian Cosmetic Association, the beauty industry in Indonesia has rapidly increased as the number of brands varied. To attract more customers, many local brands adopt a celebrity endorsement strategy with Korean stars. In recent years’ Korean celebrity endorsement has brought the eye of the public and has benefited businesses in increasing the awareness from fans and sometimes even selling out. However, it becomes a concern whether this strategy can bring the intended result and bring actual buying behavior. The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of celebrity endorsement on perceived product quality and brand loyalty among 100 young-adult women exposed to Somethinc skincare brand and NCT who have previously purchased the product in DKI Jakarta. This study uses quantitative analysis with Partial Least Square Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to analyze the data. The result of this study shows that Celebrity Endorsement shows a positive relationship with Perceived Product Quality. AndPerceived Product Quality positively affects Brand Loyalty. This study provides empirical evidence that the above-mentioned relationships do exist, and companies can strategically leverage the facts to their advantage and drive customer perceptions of quality and loyalty through the promotion of appropriate celebrity endorsements.
An Environmental Analysis of Live Streaming in Social Media Commerce for Beauty Industry in Indonesia
Authors: Amalia Rizkia Ayu , Aprianingsih Atik
Published: June 2023

Livestreaming is becoming one of the promotion strategies that companies used to promote the products in this advanced technology development. One of the industry that actively promote the products through live streaming is Beauty Industry. The beauty industry often used few platforms to do the livestreaming, for instance social media. The purpose of this study is to understand that live streaming is becoming one of the digital marketing strategy for beauty industry that has impacted to the industry and also to discuss the underlying potential and understand the weaknesses to avoid in the future. To achieve these goals, data must be collected and then analysed. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method and the data obtained will be analyzed using the SWOT matrix (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats). The output of this research is expected to be adapted by sellers who utilize video streaming as one of the digital marketing and this research focused on two social commerce platforms, Tiktok & Instagram.
The Effect of Asset Management of Commercial Banks in China on Financial Stability after Basel Ⅲ Application
Authors:   Korean Association Of Computers And Accounting, Huang Zi Xin , Bae Soo-Hyun
Published: June 2023

This study analyzes how the asset management of Chinese commercial banks affects financial stability. In addition, an empirical analysis was conducted on the difference in the effect of bank asset management on financial stability before and after the application of Basel Ⅲ.
First, it was analyzed that bank profitability and financial stability decreased as the securities ratio increased. In particular, it was found that the financial stability of banks improved as the securities ratio increased after the implementation of Basel Ⅲ. Second, it was analyzed that profitability decreased as the household loan ratio increased, but financial stability increased. Also, the increase in household loans after the implementation of Basel Ⅲ did not have a positive effect on bank profitability. Third, it was analyzed that as the corporate loan ratio increased, the bank’s financial stability improved.
This study is meaningful in that it examines the difference in financial stability of Chinese commercial banks before and after the implementation of Basel Ⅲ, which has not been analyzed in previous studies. The results of this study will be important information for improving financial stability and sustainable development through efficient asset management.
The Effect of ESG Management on Earnings Management and Tax Avoidance
Authors:   Korean Association Of Computers And Accounting, Oh Hyon-Ju , Jeong Jae-Won
Published: June 2023

This study verified the relationship between earnings management and tax avoidance using the ESG evaluation of socially responsible activities as a variable of long-term sustainability of a company. In addition, environmental(Env), social(Soc), and governance (Gov) variables, which are individual components of ESG, were used as independent variables, and earnings management and tax avoidance were used as dependent variables to empirically verify their effects. As a result of the verification, ESG integration and environmental(Env) variables showed a significant negative(-) correlation with earnings management and tax avoidance, and social(Soc) variables showed a significant negative(-) correlation with earnings management. However, the governance(Gov) variable was not significant with earnings management and tax avoidance. Companies that actively engage in socially responsible activities do not engage in unethical actions such as earnings management and tax avoidance. In addition, it is inferred that the higher the environmental index and social index, the higher the company’s long-term sustainability. This study has academic contribution in the part that verified whether ESG acts as a factor of sustainable management by empirically analyzing the relationship between earnings management and tax avoidance.
Effect of Financial Consultant’s Capabilities on Insurance Company and Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty
Authors:   Korean Association Of Computers And Accounting, Jeon In-Ja , Lee Jin-Soo
Published: June 2023

This study exams whether consultant’s capabilities is linked to customer satisfaction and customer loyalty, and the competence of an improved consultant’s capabilities affects the customer. The results are as follows.
First, the higher the professionalism of the financial consultant, the more positive (＋) the impact on the insurer, and the higher the reliability and productivity of the financial consultant, the more positive (＋) the relationship. Second, the hypothesis that the higher consultant’s capabilities, the higher the customer satisfaction level was rejected. However, hypotheses 2-2 and 2-3 were adopted that the higher the reliability and productivity of financial consultant, the higher the customer satisfaction. Third, the better the insurance company, the higher the customer satisfaction. Fourth, the higher the customer satisfaction, the higher the customer loyalty.
Through this study, insurance companies are expected to make more efforts to improve the professionalism, reliability, and productivity of insurance solicitors. In addition, good insurance companies are expected to achieve customer satisfaction management and continuous growth with the high competency of insurance agents.
The Influence of Corporate Business Environments on Management Accounting Practices
Authors:   Korean Association Of Computers And Accounting, Lee Jeong-Eun
Published: June 2023

Management Accounting Practices(MAP) assesses the methods adopted and the use of corporate accounting information while the CEO makes a decision. To have a competitive strategy, a solid organizational structure and high-tech manufacturing technology are required for a management accounting system. As the system is designed to support and control the management’s decision-making, it affects the MAP by providing useful accounting information.
This study attempted to investigate the influence of external (environmental uncertainty, market competition) and internal (business strategy, organizational structure, high-tech manufacturing technology) business environment factors on MAP, and analysis of the results found the following： First, ‘environmental uncertainty’ and ‘market competition’ did not statistically affect MAP.
Second, ‘business strategy’, ‘organizational structure’, and ‘high-tech manufacturing technology’ affected MAP with statistical significance.
Weighing up the Effect of Contextual Cues in Learning English Phrasal Verbs: Is Context the Answer to Avoidance?
Authors: Alhatmi Sultan
Published: June 2023

Research on English phrasal verbs indicates that these lexical units are problematic and hence difficult to deal with by EFL learners. Thus, one common strategy learners use when encountering phrasal verbs is avoidance: i.e. simply to avoid decoding them in spoken or written content as well as avoid using them in their own speech or writing. This study examines whether contextual cues, i.e. written or spoken context surrounding phrasal verbs, could be of any help to EFL learners in dealing with such lexical units both in receptive and productive tasks. A total of 60 English majors at King Abdulaziz University sat at two separate testing sessions in which they were tested on their recognition as well as recall of  30 preselected unknown English phrasal verbs. Using a between-groups design, the subjects were randomly allocated to three intact groups based on the amount of phrasal verb contextual cues they were exposed to during the first testing session: no contextual cues (control group), sentential-level cues (treatment group 1), and paragraph-level cues (treatment group 2). A receptive multiple-choice test on the target phrasal verbs was conducted during the first session followed by a productive fill-in-the-blank cloze test on the second session. The results of one-way between-groups ANOVA indicate that the paragraph-level cues group outperformed both the no contextual cues group as well as the sentential-level cues one on the receptive measure. However, none of the three groups exhibited any significant differences in their performance on the productive measure. These findings emphasize the role of contextual cues in decoding English phrasal verbs in the receptive mode (i.e. during listening or reading tasks) but call for exploring alternative routes to contextual cues in aiding EFL learners’ use of these lexical units in the productive mode (i.e. during speech or writing tasks).
Sterilization of Homeowners’ Land and Loss of Property Value Occasioned by Aggregate Extraction in Ontario: A De Facto Taking Without Compensation
Authors:   International Valuation Consultants Inc., Suite 38, Matheson Mews, 2601 Matheson Boulevard East, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 5A8 Canada. E-mail: info@intval.com, Sevelka Tony
Published: June 2023

Aggregate extraction operations are notorious for causing significant environmental damage, often permanent and irreversible, and when permitted in the wrong geographic locations nearby property owners are adversely and uniquely impacted. Through no fault of their own conduct, innocent property owners near an aggregate extraction operation experience a diminished quality of life, lose the full use and enjoyment of their properties, and sustain a reduction in the value of their properties, for which no compensation is received. The unauthorized and free use of third-party property by a Pit or Quarry results in a de facto taking of an interest in land similar to an easement for as long as the Pit or Quarry remains operational, which, in Ontario, should be assumed to be in perpetuity. A Licence to extract aggregate has no expiry date, and annual tonnage figures are not publicly accessible. Given the indeterminate duration of aggregate extraction, municipalities need to develop robust land use policies that will protect existing communities, sustain orderly and efficient long-term growth and preserve the quality of life for future generations.
use of (K.W.L.H) strategy in improving reading comprehension skills in the Arabic language course among tenth grade students in the United Arab Emirates
Authors: Alkasasbeh Khaled Abdelmahdi Salameh , Mohamed Yuslina , Ismail Sulaiman
Published: June 2023

هدفت الدراسة إلى تقصي أثر (KWLH) في تحسين مهارات الفهم القرائي في اللغة العربية لدى طلاب الصف العاشر في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة. لتحقيق أهداف الدراسة والإجابة على تساؤلاتها يتبع الباحث المنهج شبه التجريبي. تحقق من صحتها وموثوقيتها. تم تدريس (30) طالبًا باستخدام إستراتيجية الجدولة الذاتية ، ومجموعة أخرى من (30 طالبًا سيتم تدريسهم بالطريقة المعتادة ، وبذلك يكون العدد الإجمالي لعينة الدراسة (60 طالبًا من الصف العاشر). ثم يتم إجراء الاختبار البعدي لمهارات الفهم القرائي ، وفي ضوء النتائج المتوقعة التي سيصل إليها الباحث ، وهي وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية لصالح استراتيجية (KWLH) مقارنة بالطريقة التقليدية.

الكلمات المفتاحية: استراتيجية (KWLH) والفهم القرائي النقدي
evaluation on quality learning environment of an Islamic-based child care and education centre
Authors: Abdullah Hazlina , Mamat@Muhammad Norul Hidayah
Published: June 2023

Quality learning environment of early childhood setting has long been debated and discussed, foreseeing the impact on children’s physical, cognitive, emotional and social outcomes. The widespread usage of global quality measures such as the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale–Revised (ECERS-R) has led to a new perspective of assessing the quality. Therefore, this paper focuses on an evaluation on quality learning environment of an Islamic-based child care and education centre using four subscales of ECERS-R, namely space and furnishings, personal care routines, language reasoning and programme structure. The findings indicate that the daily planning and implementation of activities do reflect the quality. To a certain extent, by using ECERS-R as a reference, it was noted that the subscales of language reasoning and programme structure are closely followed, even though there is a gap in terms of some items in space and furnishings and personal care routines. In addition, there are significant practices exclusively practised by the centre with the aim of inculcating religious values among the children. This preliminary study adds to the small but growing literatures on Islamic-based early child care and education centre in Malaysia.
Comparative assessment system of r&d indicators
Authors: Belov Aleksandr
Published: June 2023

This article is part of a general study of the numerical assessment of the country's scientific and technical development impact on its economic growth. It is included in its part, which considers the analysis of the production and the export of high-tech products dynamics in different world countries. This will give Ukraine the opportunity to use certain positive experiences and take into account negative trends in the process of restoring its own economy in the post-war period. The purpose of the article is to study the possibilities of applying the author's methodology «estimation of speed and acceleration» to conduct a comparative analysis of development indicators of the scientific and technical activity sphere. Research methodology. As a state regulation tool in the field of innovative, scientific and technical development, the author's methodology for analyzing the dynamics of scientific and technical activity indicators was proposed. It is proposed to use the phase portrait for comparisons of the indicators of different countries, and the economic content of its components is revealed. Research results. In the work, a comparative assessment of the high-tech products export was carried out, as one of the most important indicators of the scientific and technical potential realization in Ukraine, Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania for 2009–2020. The internal character following types of the high-tech export dynamics have been determined: smooth, sharp, spiral. Positive features in the dynamics of high-tech products export from Poland and the Czech Republic were noted, which should become benchmarks for Ukraine. It was established that in 2009, Ukraine was significantly ahead of Lithuania in the volume of export of high-tech products, and in 2021, it will be significantly behind, which is the result of a mistaken domestic science and technology policy. It is the result of an erroneous domestic research and development policy associated with the underestimation of the scientific and technical sphere as an important and necessary productive force of the country's economy and the connection with this insufficient level of its financing and stimulation for the entire period of country independence. The obtained study results will ensure the implementation of an effective state policy for the Ukraine economy recovery in the post-war period.