bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Transformation of Axiological Concepts in German Naturalism. The Drama ‘The Family Selicke’ by A. Holtz
Authors:   Vladimir State University, Sklizkova Alla P.
Published: September 2022

The article is devoted to the problem of the interaction between the ethical views of the past and axiological concepts at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, which sheds light on the general problem of modernity associated with its general principle – the interrelationship of epochs. The study aims to show how the ethical concepts of the past years receive an axiological interpretation; to reveal the poetic peculiarity of the global synthesis of ethics and axiology through the example of the drama The Selicke Family by A. Holtz. The analysis has revealed that, under the influence of the philosophy of life, known as everyday life, and the understanding of contemporary philosophies, emphasizing the teaching on values as the basis of all activities, a new ethic is emerging among naturalists, which is what axiology becomes for them. Naturalists, seeking to cognize life while rejecting the former principle of normativity, consider life as being value-centered. The innovative role of the moral conclusions of a thinking subject leads to the ethical feeling taking major place in the soul. When subjected to axiological analysis, this feeling appears to be peculiar and subjective. It was found that the axiological criterion was also applied by naturalists to reinterpret the ethical notion of good. It is inseparable from evil, which naturalists see in the laws of environment and heredity. In The Selicke Family, the relationship between evil (immersion in environment) and good (victory over hatred and the triumph of love) is poetically realized through the change of representations of the beautiful (schön) and the ugly (schrecklich). The heroes of the drama derive from existence personal axiological judgment based on the transformation of ethical criteria: good is latently present in the environment, suffering leads to moral regeneration, the mysteries of good occur at the most tragic moment of life.
Topic Modelling in Computer Security Discourse: a Case Study of Whitepaper Publications and News Feeds
Authors:   Perm State University, Isaeva Ekaterina V.
Published: September 2022

Up-to-date information plays a crucial role in modern linguistic research. For this reason,computational linguistic methods, including those aided with analytical and machine-learning tools, are attracting growing attention. Some of their applications in cognitive-discursive linguistics are keyword extraction, topic modelling, and content analysis. Text-mining tools facilitate time-consuming linguistic work andadd to the results’ reliability and greater statistical precision by processing a significantly larger data volume.Most studies, however, have overlooked interference of socially significant but context-irrelevant (e.g. political) information into a specialized discourse by focusing mainly on one data format. The current study,aimed at topic modelling, has been carried out on the computer security discourse. We have implemented theproject on the KNIME analytical platform. The model enables comparison between topics extracted frompublished articles and date-specific RSS news feeds. The study provides important insights into infodemiology and political incidental news exposure occurring in computer-security-oriented RSS feeds on theKaspersky website but untraceable in the papers published on the same website in a PDF format. The resultsreported here provide further evidence for the need to consider the hypercontext of professional communication and employ real-time data in solving similar problems within cognitive-discursive linguistics.Our contribution to the development of cognitive-discursive linguistics is the method for comparingtopics within one discourse, taking into account near-real-time data. For computational linguistics, the significance of our work lies in describing a new application of the topic extraction workflow freely available onthe KNIME hub.
Realization of the Modus Category of Evidentiality in the Context of Digitalization of Discourse
Authors:   Saratov Socio-Economic Institute of the Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov, Kozlovsky Dmitry V.
Published: September 2022

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of the functioning of the modus category of evidentiality in media discourse in the context of digitalization. The study of evidentiality is motivated by the importance of identification of the information source and the nature of the information communicated. The purpose of this research is to reveal the features of the representation of types of evidentiality in the digital discourse space. The objectives of the article include analysis of the feasibility of taking evidential semantics as a subject matter in the study of news discourse as well as provision of arguments substantiating the predominance of indicators of explicit evidentiality in news discourse in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The material under study includes 1,000 English-language contexts from articles about the pandemic taken from the website of The Economist magazine via the continuous sampling method. The relevance of the research is due to insufficient study of evidentiality from this perspective, as well as the need to study the axiological evidential meanings generated by a communication participant when constructing discourse. The paper defines global digitalization, describes the features of digitalization of the discourse space, and outlines the role of evidentiality in news discourse. The author concludes that it is important to use persuasive evidential means in electronic news media during the COVID-19 pandemic, which makes it possible to describe two types of this category, depending on the communicative intentions of the author / subject of the news passage – explicit and hidden evidentiality. Depending on the characteristics of the communicative situation, the identified indicators of persuasive evidentiality contribute to an additional substantiation of the reliability of the communicated information and make it possible to exert a directed influence on the addressee through persuasion.
Jazz Terminology in the English-Language Media Discourse: the First Half of the 20th Century
Authors:   Perm State University, Morozova Ekaterina V.
Published: September 2022

The article is devoted to the formation of the terminology of jazz as a musical genre in the English-language media discourse in the first half of the 20th century. Modern studies of terminology show that terms are associated with special vocabulary and professional communication, and can transfer to terminology from the common language. Professional vocabulary, in turn, belongs to special vocabulary along with terms, but the former can also become the latter in the absence of a terminological equivalent. In art terminology, including musical terminology, a large number of professionalisms are noted. Of musical terminology, the terminology of jazz is of particular interest since its formation took place at the junction of classical musical terminology and English-language professional vocabulary. The article compares three periods in the development of jazz music as presented in the media and describes the formation of jazz terminology in media discourse. The material under study is archival texts of American newspapers of the first half of the 20th century devoted to jazz, which were divided into three sub-corpuses in accordance with the period of publication (1900-1920, 1920-1945, 1945-1950). The contexts of the use of jazz music nominations were extracted from this material, and the nominations were divided into groups: classical and non-classical terms, borrowed and English-language terms. The research methods used include content analysis, component analysis, analysis of vocabulary and contextual definitions. The study revealed that the terminology of jazz of the first half of the 20th century is mainly represented by English-language non-classical nominations and, to a lesser extent, by classical terms from the European academic musical tradition.
Comparison of approaches based on the Williamson-Hall method for analyzing the structure of an Al0.3CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy after cold deformation
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russian Federation, Ivanov Ivan , Safarova Daria ,   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russian Federation, Bataeva Zinaida ,   Siberian State University of water transport, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, Bataev Ivan ,   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russian Federation
Published: September 2022

Introduction. High-entropy alloys (HEAs) belong to a new and promising class of materials that are attracting the attention of both scientists and engineers from all over the world. Among all alloys of the AlxCoCrFeNi system, HEAs with x ≤ 0.3 attract special attention. Materials with this composition are characterized by the presence of only one phase with a face-centered cubic lattice (FCC). Such alloys have high ductility, excellent corrosion resistance and phase stability at high temperatures. The purpose of this work is to compare several methods of profile analysis on the example of plastically deformed ingots of a high-entropy Al0.3CoCrFeNi alloy. The methods of investigation. Using several methods of profile analysis of X-ray diffraction patterns, the structures of the cold-worked high-entropy alloy Al0.3CoCrFeNi are studied. In addition to the classical Williamson-Hall method, the analysis was carried out using a modified one, as well as a method that takes into account the anisotropy of the elastic properties of the crystal lattice. Research material. Ingots of the high-entropy Al0.3CoCrFeNi alloy deformed by cold rolling with a maximum reduction ratio of 80% were used as the object of the study. Samples were cut from the obtained blanks, which were studied by the method of synchrotron radiation diffraction according to the “transmission” scheme along two (longitudinal (RD) and transverse (TD)) directions of rolled products. Results and discussion. It is shown that the use of the classical Williamson-Hall method leads to a significant error in the approximation of experimental results. The modified Williamson-Hall method has the smallest approximation error and can be recommended for studying the Al0.3CoCrFeNi alloy. An analysis of deformed samples using this method made it possible to reveal several features of the formation of defects in the crystalline structure, which are in good agreement with the classical concepts of the mechanisms of plastic deformation. First, an increase in the degree of deformation of the high-entropy Al0.3CoCrFeNi alloy leads to an almost uniform increase in the number of twins and stacking faults. Secondly, with an increase in the degree of reduction, there is a decrease in the fraction of edge dislocations and an increase in the fraction of screw dislocations in the material. The results obtained correlate well with the results of microhardness measurements.
Between listening and sounding: Exploring the limits of augmented instruments
Authors: Gardner Thomas
Published: September 2022

This paper explores some of the changed relationships between body and environment that occur when instruments are augmented by electronic or digital circuits. Taking Gregory Bateson’s theorisation of the schizophrenic body (1973) as its starting point, the paper explores situations in which the relationship between the performer, body, and instrument takes on increasingly separate communicational modes, in which the body and its meanings come to resemble the ‘unlabelled metaphor’ of the schizophrenic. A series of instrument/personas are brought before us, representing both the ‘norm’ of acoustic instrumental performances and the extreme limits of instrumental identity, offering critical insight into the space that augmented instruments occupy and transform.  In considering some of these changes, and in reaching towards their extremities, attention is paid to the friction or awkwardness that accompanies the metamorphosis. In the same way that the ability of a language to ‘point’ is fraught with inconsistencies and potentials for misunderstanding, so the transformation in instrumental identities does not happen in a smooth and transparent way. However, the changes do create the potential for new sensibilities and forms of critical and ethical awareness.
light.void~: An Autographic Case Study on Approaches, Constraints, and Affordances with a Light-dependent Musical Interface.
Authors: Tovar Henao Felipe
Published: September 2022

This paper discusses the strategies, considerations, and implications of designing and performing with a light-dependent digital musical interface (DMI), named light.void~. This interface is introduced as a replica of light thing, an existing DMI designed and popularized by British artist Leafcutter John. The rationale for reproducing this DMI is presented, followed by a discussion around the guiding criteria for establishing data-to-sound mappings, and the kind of affordances that these decisions may bring — including performer control, unpredictability, intentionality, spontaneity, action-sound reactivity, visual interest, and so on. The remainder of the paper focuses on dissecting the nature of this digital musical instrument, using contributions by DMI researchers Miranda and Wanderley as the main analytical framework. The outcome of this process is a semi-improvisational work titled «Umbra», along with the open source documentation for the light.void~ interface. Additionally, some relevant questions emerge with regards to performer expertise, observed vs. unobserved performance, as well as ontological frictions between instrument, composer, performer, designer, and audience.
The extended piano(s), the extended body(ies)
Authors: Alonso Bécares Hara
Published: September 2022

The extended piano(s), the extended body(ies) is an ongoing research project on the piano as an extended instrument started in 2014 by the pianist and composer Hara Alonso. Over the years, it has been developed in different directions and forms ranging from composition, improvisation and installation. The research questions are: How can we rethink the piano beyond its history and technology? How can we expand it by incorporating embodied composition methods? This research intends to develop tools to augment the piano qualities in terms of sound (timbre) and the performative-conceptual elements through improvisation, composition, electroacoustic elements, and performance. These enhanced elements have changed and opened up a wide range of possibilities to interact with the piano, both sonically and physically, widening the piano practices. The pianist’s body has a fundamental value in the research as the initiator of the sound, gesture, and intention, becoming the point of departure in this research. The investigation intertwines two axes: 1) The piano as a sound generator and its expansion through digital means, and 2) The pianist’s body is the primary instrument.

This article covers the research period from 2014 to 2021, in which Hara Alonso developed numerous works for extended piano that have been displayed in several public performances.
Clinical features and outcomes of fusion gene defined adult Ph-negative B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients: a single institutional report
Authors: Sun Kai , Wang Jun , Chen Wen-Min , Xu Nan , Long Ling-Yu , Wang Xu , Jiang Hao , Jiang Qian , Huang Xiao-Jun , Qin Ya-Zhen
Published: September 2022

More clinical studies are needed to clarify the risk stratification by the integration of all fusion genes in adult B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL). A total of 320 consecutive adult Ph-negative BCP-ALL patients who had been tested classical fusions (KMT2A rearrangement and TCF3-PBX1) at diagnosis were further retrospectively screened novel fusion genes (Ph-like, ZNF384 and MEF2D fusions) by multiplex real-time quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR). Classical fusions were identified in 12.5% of patients, while 4.4%, 17.2% and 3.8% of patients were identified Ph-like, ZNF384 and MEF2D fusions, respectively. 1-course CR rate, relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) rates tended to show or showed statistically significant differences among fusion-defined subgroups (P = 0.084,  0.001 and 0.0093, respectively). Based on individual outcomes, patients with KMT2A rearrangement, TCF3-PBX1, Ph-like, and MEF2D fusions were classified into fusion-defined high-risk group (n = 66, 20.6%). High-risk group had significantly lower 3-year RFS and 3-year OS rates than standard-risk group (P 0.001 and = 0.0022), and was an independent adverse prognostic factor for RFS in the entire cohort (P 0.001). In conclusion, the spectrum of fusion genes in the current Chinese cohort was distinct from that in reports from western countries. Detection of fusion genes improved risk stratification in adult Ph-negative BCP-ALL patients.
The impact of corporate social responsibility on the corporate financial performance: evidence from Russian and Dutch companies
Authors: Волкова Ольга , Кузнецова Анастасия
Published: September 2022

This research paper aims to investigate the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting on Russian and Dutch companies’ financial performance (CFP). The theoretical framework we use is the stakeholder theory. The study applies regression analysis to obtain quantitative evidence of CSR-CFP relations. Companies’ CSR involvement is measured by reputation index - CSRhub. Return on equity ratio has been chosen as a measure of corporate financial performance. Our findings demonstrate a weak positive correlation between CSR and companies’ ROE. Moreover, the research shows the existence of a higher CSR impact on Russian companies’ financial performance comparing to the Dutch one. The results may become useful for corporate management while assessing a financial return from CSR strategies. This work also provides an alternative way for a quantitative operationalization of companies’ social performance, which is especially important for further statistical researches.
Current Status and Improvement of Reimbursement Policy for Insulin Delivery Device in Korea: Toward Universal Use of Artificial Pancreas
Authors:   The Pharmaceutical Society Of Korea, Yoon E Zeong , Kim Jae Hyeon , Jeon Nakyung
Published: September 2022

Intensive insulin therapy is the primary treatment option for patients with type 1 and uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. Insulin pump therapy and multiple daily insulin injections (MDI) are the principal methods of intensive insulin therapy. The clinical utility of an insulin pump is generally greater than an MDI regimen. An artificial pancreas, which is an insulin pump with an integrated continuous glucose monitor (CGM), has recently been introduced on the market with emerging clinical evidence. Although it may offer clinical benefits and reduce the self-management burden among patients with diabetes, its potential for inappropriate use and unaffordability are the major barriers to its universal utilization. Despite the medical assistance program offered by the Korean National Healthcare System, which provides coverage for consumables and devices for diabetes treatment, some patients cannot afford to use an advanced insulin delivery system (i.e., the artificial pancreas). Under the current reimbursement policy, the healthcare system considers an insulin pump and a CGM as separate items for regulatory and reimbursement purposes. In other words, the artificial pancreas is categorized as an insulin pump and reimbursed at the same amount as a traditional insulin pump. The fundamental operating function may be the same between the artificial pancreas and a traditional insulin pump; however, there should be a different reimbursement pathway to make a novel category for the artificial pancreas instead of categorizing it under insulin pumps and to differentiate pricing based on the comparative (cost-) effectiveness among insulin delivery devices. Other countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France are moving toward rapid and universal adoption of the artificial pancreas supported by their clinical governance and regulatory affairs. In this review, we highlight the need to improve the accessibility and affordability of advanced diabetes technology by discussing the current issues in the reimbursement policy that limit the universal use of advanced insulin delivery devices in Korea.
Risk Factors Associated with Bisphosphonates Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: A National Insurance Senior Cohort Database Study
Authors:   The Pharmaceutical Society Of Korea, Kim Jun Hyeob , Kim Tae Hyeok , Lee Kyung Eun
Published: September 2022

Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is a severe side effect of bisphosphonate, which is usually prescribed as a treatment for diseases such as multiple myeloma, bone metastases, osteoporosis, and Paget disease. To investigate the risk factors of BRONJ, we conducted a nested case-control study using the Korean National Insurance Health Service-senior cohort. Patients newly diagnosed with BRONJ were selected as the case group, while the control group included patients who were never diagnosed with BRONJ. A risk-set sampling method was used to select the control group using age, sex, the date of the first prescription of bisphosphonate, and follow-up duration. Of the 22,236 subjects, 4,455 were included in the case group. Arthrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, neuropathies, myocardial infarction, renal disease, cancer, liver disease, and tooth extraction were associated with a higher incidence of BRONJ than subjects without such conditions (aOR, 95% CI: 1.58 [1.47-1.71], 1.46 [1.30-1.63], 1.31 [1.20-1.42], 1.23 [1.01-1.49], 1.36 [1.10-1.68], 1.27 [1.12-1.45], 1.63 [1.10-2.43], and 1.64 [1.53-1.76] respectively). In conclusion, of the factors examined, we confirmed that liver disease and tooth extraction were related to an increased risk of BRONJ.
Yakın Dönem Türk Sinemasında İzmir İmgeleri
Authors: SÖNMEZ Sevcan
Published: September 2022

Sinema ve kentleşme, tarihsel süreçte birlikte ilerlemiş, büyük dünya kentlerinin gelişimi, değişimi ve dönüşümü filmler aracılığıyla izlenebilmiştir. Kentsel mekâna ilişkin görsel bellek filmlerde tutulmuş, toplumsal belleği şekillendiren kent imgeleri filmlere kaydolmuştur. Bununla birlikte sinematografik temsiller, kent imgesi ve kimliğini oluşturmaya, pekiştirmeye katkıda bulunmuştur. Türk sinemasında kente bakıldığında, sinema tarihinden bu yana filmlerde İstanbul’un başrolde olduğunu görülür. Ancak ne kadar merkez olarak İstanbul ön planda olsa da başka kentler ve kentsel alan dışı mekanlar da zaman zaman filmlerde görünür olmuştur. Türkiye’nin ilk beş büyük kenti arasında yer alan İzmir, Yeşilçam döneminden itibaren film sektörünün kadrajına sıklıkla girmiştir. Yeşilçam sürecinde yerli film üretiminin yüksek olduğu zamanlarda birçok popüler ve sevilen filmde İzmir görünür olmuş, özellikle son on yılda, kentin filmlerde, geçmişe oranla daha fazla ve farklı imgelerle yer alması söz konusu olmuştur. Çeşitli filmlerde İzmir yüzeysel, turistik ve klişe kent imgeleriyle sinemada yer almış olsa da zaman içinde bu yaklaşımın değiştiği; İzmir’in yakın dönem Türk sinemasında daha alternatif ve gerçekçi anlatılara mekân oluşturduğu varsayılmaktadır. Buradan hareketle İzmir kentinin yakın dönem Türk sinemasında nasıl temsil edildiği, geçmişten bugüne kentsel imgelerde, kentsel mekanlarda ve kente ilişkin anlatılarda bir değişim olup olmadığı bu çalışmada ele alınmaktadır.
RNA and protein extraction from bulk dissections v1
Authors: not provided miquel.vila
Published: September 2022

mirVana PARIS RNA and Native Protein Purification Kit (#AM1556, Thermo Fisher Scientific )
城市微生物相調查計畫—採集土壤教學 v2
Authors: Wu Hsin-Mao
Published: September 2022

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FIP200-eGFP expression and purification v1
Authors: Turco Eleonora
Published: September 2022

This protocol describes how to express and purify human FIP200 tagged C-terminally with eGFP.
How to effectively control vertical collusion in bidding for government investment projects-Based on fsQCA method v1
Authors: not provided machongsen
Published: September 2022

The impact of collusion during the bidding processes of Chinese government investment projects is a major concern in academic and policy circles, as collusion breeds corruption and destroys the credibility of governments. Furthermore, it negatively impacts successful project completion, leading to cost overruns and the illegitimate enrichment of colluding agents, regardless of the intended social benefits. Using data from 166 selected regional policy implementations as the research sample, this paper uses the fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis method to conduct a group analysis of typical cases. The purpose of this study is to identify and better understand the cooperative regional policy implementation environments in China and to identify effective methods to improve the governance quality of collusion controls in construction investment project bidding processes. Five key control paths are identified, covering 94% of the cases. It is also found that in lower social collusion situations, reasonable market competition regulations can directly reduce collusive behavior. The research results will help the government to formulate more adaptive control policies and promote high-quality development of government investment projects.
Immunohistochemical labelling of the innervation of dissected human colon wholemounts v1
Authors: Nan CHEN Bao
Published: September 2022

This protocol outlines basic methods to localise neurochemical markers in dissected wholemount specimens of human colon using fluorescence immunohistochemical methods
Intraganglionic injection of AAV into thoracic dorsal root ganglia in mice v1
Authors: Kim Seol-Hee
Published: September 2022

We have developed a novel method of injecting AAV vectors directly into the sensory ganglia, vagal and dorsal root ganglia, of mice. This technique provides for the first time a tool for expression of specific markers in sensory neurons that aid in the tracing of peripheral sensory innervation of organs like the airways and the esophagus.
In vivo reduction of age-dependent neuromelanin accumulation mitigates features of Parkinson’s disease v1
Authors: not provided miquel.vila
Published: September 2022

Methodological collection for In vivo reduction of age-dependent neuromelanin accumulation mitigates features of Parkinson’s disease
An Empirical Analysis of a Stock Market Index of a Developing Country: Case of the Main Index of the Casablanca Stock Exchange MASI
Authors:   People&Global Business Association, Zaimi Wiam
Published: September 2022

Purpose: Managing stock market risk and making an optimal investment decision in a stock market requires study- ing the dynamics of this market and analyzing the fluctuations of its benchmark index in order to avoid heavy damage in the event of crises. This paper aims to study and analyze the fluctuations of the main index of the Casablanca Stock Exchange "MASI" to explore its efficiency and stability in the normal financial context (especially before the recent pandemic crisis).
Design/methodology/approach: To carry out this study, two methods are proposed, the first one, how evolves this index over time depending on some random data generation processes widely used for stock prices: A Random Walk with a drift RW(α) and an autoregressive process of order 1 AR(1). Based on the actual MASI returns series used (2007-2018), we estimate each equation parameter according to the process chosen to generate the artificial MASI returns series to know the most relevant data generation process in the case of The Moroccan financial market. The second method focuses on the technique of "simple moving average" as a method of stock prices fluctuation analysis to make its investment decision, choosing the proper order on the same series.
Findings: The results and findings of our econometric study show, in the first method, that either the RW(α) or the AR(1) process cannot adequately model MASI fluctuation. However, the results of the second method affirm the utility of the simple moving average to identify trends, their strength and buy / sell signals, using some techniques known in this field, in order to make decisions and draw interpretations in investment terms and risk management, which can prove that the market is less efficient and stable.
Research limitations/implications: An important implication of this study is the need to explore the efficient models to describe the MASI return series.
Originality/value: This study offers empirical evidence in relation to the estimation of the econometric model to describe MASI and how to make adequate investment decisions in the Moroccan stock market. Moreover, contributes to future research to find other more appropriate models.
Transmission Mechanisms of Executive Compensation to Cost of Equity Capital
Authors:   People&Global Business Association, Sanoran Kanyarat (Lek)
Published: September 2022

Purpose: The nature of each component of executive compensation varies, resulting in variances in executive incentives and investor pricing. To examine whether there is a differential relation between executive compensation components and cost of equity capital, this study decomposes the effects of executive compensation components on the cost of equity capital into wealth alignment, contribution, time horizon, and equity incentive effects.
Design/methodology/approach: The hypotheses on the impact of each transmission mechanism of executive compensation component are separately developed in this study. The regression analyses are based on a sample of 11,649 firm-year observations of the U.S. listed companies during 1998-2014.
Findings: The findings support all hypotheses by showing a significant reduction in cost of equity capital for bonus plans, long-term performance plans, and shareholdings, but a significant increase in cost of equity capital for salary and stock option.
Research limitations/implications: The conclusions of this study are based on an examination of publicly listed companies in the United States; the hypotheses can be tested in other countries with various business environments and cultures.
Originality/value: This study is a first attempt to explain the transmission mechanisms of executive compensation components and cost of equity capital by presenting evidence in support of wealth alignment effect, contribution effect, time horizon effect, and equity incentive effect.
A Multilevel Study of the Relationship between Leader Agreeable Communication Style and Team Creativity: Knowledge Sharing as Mediator and Knowledge Ownership as Moderator
Authors:   People&Global Business Association, Choi Suk Bong , Jeong Jae-Geum
Published: September 2022

Purpose: This study investigated the positive effects of a leader agreeable communication style on team creativity and team- and individual-level knowledge sharing. Also verified was the extent to which the level of effect of a leader agreeable communication style on team- and individual-level knowledge sharing varies depending on the team members’ self-perception of knowledge ownership, applying a multilevel analysis to concurrently deal with team- and individual-level relations.
Design/methodology/approach: The 69 teams consisting of 350 employees were collected from Korean companies. We conducted a multi-level analysis to confirm the effect of the control variables on the relationship between the group level and the individual level, which affects team creativity. Analytical methods were performed by using HLM (Hierarchical Linear and Nonlinear Modeling) 7.01.
Findings: The analysis results confirmed the positive effect of a leader agreeable communication style on both team creativity and team- and individual-level knowledge sharing. Team knowledge sharing was found to completely mediate and individual-level knowledge sharing to partially mediate, between leader agreeable communication style and team creativity. Whereas the effect of a leader agreeable communication style on individual knowledge sharing was negatively intensified with the increase in team member’s perception of individual knowledge ownership, it yielded insignificant results in terms of team knowledge sharing.
Research limitations/implications: This study expanded the understanding of source of team creativity by developing theoretical framework of the relationship between an agreeable leader’s communication style and individual and team knowledge sharing and team creativity.
Originality/value: This study identified originally an agreeable leader’s communication style as an important antecedent variable of knowledge sharing. In addition, by using a multilevel analysis model, this study first found that an agreeable leader’s communication style had a significant effect on team creativity through the mediation of individual and team knowledge sharing.
Effect of the elderly on household's financial transactions: Evidence from Japan and Korea
Authors:   People&Global Business Association, Kim Young-Min
Published: September 2022

Purpose: This study investigates the effect of the elderly on the household's financial transactions in Japan and Korea.
Design/methodology/approach: Using financial transactions from Japanese and Korean central banks from 2009 to 2020 on a quarterly basis, this study employ AR (1) for estimation. Financial assets are largely classified into currency, stock, bond, and insurance while the elderly are divided into 60s,70s, and 80s.
Findings: The size of those aged over 70 and 80 has a relatively more significant effect on the financial transactions in Japan and Korea. The growth of those aged 60 has a significant effect on the household's financial transactions in Japan while the growth of 80+ has a more significant effect in Korea. The interaction between the size and growth of those in their 60s and 80s+ has the most significant effect on the household's financial transactions in Japan and Korea, respectively. The interaction between the growing elderly population and life expectancy has no effect on the financial transactions in Japan while it has a significant effect in Korea.
Research limitations/implications: This study implies that the elderly gives different effect on household's financial transactions. Also, each old age cohort such as 60s, 70s, and 80s has different effect on the transactions.
Originality/value: This study proposes that the size and growth of the elderly both gives different effect on risky and non-risky financial transactions.
PENGLIBATAN DAN PRODUKVITI BURUH TEMPATAN DALAM INDUSTRI KELAPA SAWIT
Authors: Saad Suhana , R Zaimah , Lyndon Novel , AM Azima
Published: September 2022

Produktiviti merupakan faktor penting untuk memastikan output yang optimum. Dalam industri kelapa sawit, produktiviti buruh memainkan peranan penting untuk memastikan kelestrarian pengeluaran hasil kelapa sawit mencapai sasaran. Sarawak yang merupakan negeri utama penyumbang industri kelapa sawit di Malaysia terpaksa berhadapan dengan masalah kekurangan tenaga buruh yang serius. Pemberhentian buruh asing disebabkan oleh pandermik Covid 19 menjadikan isu buruh di Sarawak lebih parah. Penglibatan buruh tempatan diharapkan dapat menyelesaikan isu pemberhentian buruh asing. Namun begitu, rata-rata orang tempatan kurang berminat untuk terlibat dalam sektor pertanian kelapa sawit. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membincangkan penglibatan buruh tempatan dalam pertanian kelapa sawit dan juga strategi untuk meningkatkan produktiviti buruh tempatan. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kuantitatatif dan persampelan bertujuan dalam pengutipan data. Seramai 56 orang pekebun kecil kelapa sawit (PKS) yang mempunyai buruh tempatan telah dipilih. Hasil kajian menunjukkan, jenis buruh tempatan adalah ahli keluarga, sanak saudara dan buruh kampung. Mereka ini dibayar secara kontrak dan juga mengikut bilangan pokok kelapa sawit. Dari segi strategi untuk meningkatkan produkviti buruh, menggunakan pekerja yang berkemahiran, amalan pertanian baik, modal yang mencukupi, kemahiran menguruskan haiwan perosak dan penyakit tanaman, pengkhususan kerja, kerja berkumpulan serta memberikan ganjaran merupakan antara saranan yang dikemukan oleh PKS. Jika masalah ini tidak ditangani ia akan menjejaskan keseluruhan industri kelapa sawit khususnya di Sarawak memandangkan negeri ini merupakan antara penyumbang terbesar kelapa sawit negara. Jika kerajaan negeri dan persekutuan tidak dapat menyelesaikan isu kekurangan buruh dalam industri kelapa sawit, ia akan menjejaskan seluruh industri kelapa sawit Malaysia.
Person-centered care for older adults at nursing homes in the Iberian Peninsula: A Systematic Review
Authors: Barbosa Maria Miguel , Dias Inês , Nwaru Bright I. , Paúl Constança , Yanguas Javier , Afonso Rosa Marina
Published: September 2022

Portugal and Spain are neighboring countries, and both have aged populations. The aging of a population leads to a higher need for gerontological care. Person-centered care for older adults (PCCOA) offers a higher standard of quality at nursing homes. This systematic review aimed to: synthesize Portuguese and Spanish studies on PCCOA; describe the process of implementation of PCCOA; explore the impact of interventions based on PCCOA and determine the measurement tools used to evaluate PCCOA. This review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. Eleven electronic databases were used. All of the included studies examined PCCOA at Portuguese and/or Spanish nursing homes. Thirty-one of the included studies were conducted in Spain, and six were conducted in Portugal. Studies involved the development of models/recommendations, the promotion of resident participation in care processes and education/training. Their results indicated that PCCOA has positive outcomes for staff members and residents. Six measurement tools were used in the studies conducted in Spain. This review highlights the importance of PCCOA and the need for scientific advances, especially in Portugal. The current knowledge emerging from this systematic review will guide care planning and interventions to improve care quality and has the potential to create networking opportunities.
Kanıt Temelli Öğrenme Yaklaşımıyla Öğrencilerin Tarihsel Kanıt Kullanma Becerileri
Authors: ŞAHİN Eda , SAĞLAM TEKİR Hürü , AKTIN Kibar
Published: September 2022

Bu çalışmada kanıt temelli öğrenme yöntemiyle öğrencilerin tarihsel kanıt kullanma becerilerini tespit etmek amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma eğitimsel durum çalışması deseninde kurgulanmıştır. 2019-2020 eğitim öğretim yılı güz döneminde TC. İnkılap Tarihi ve Atatürkçülük dersi kapsamında 8. sınıfta öğrenim gören 32 ortaokul öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada öğrencilerin tarihsel kanıt kullanma becerilerinin alt boyutlarını içeren etkinlik ve sorulara yer verilmiştir. Çalışmanın verileri bu kapsamda sınıf içi video kamera kayıtları ve öğrencilerin oluşturdukları gazete köşe yazılarından elde edilmiştir. Veriler betimsel analiz tekniği ile çözümlenmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları tarihsel kanıt kullanma becerisi kanıtı tanımlama, kavrama, çeviri, öteleme, analiz etme ve sentezleme alt boyutlarının tarihsel kanıtlar üzerinde çalıştıkça geliştirilebilir olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu duruma karşı öğrencilerin kanıt kullanma becerisinin kanıtları yargılama ve değerlendirme alt boyutunda zorlandığını ortaya koymuştur. Sonuçlar göstermektedir ki tüm eğitim kademelerinde tarihsel kanıtlarla işlenecek olan derslerin öğrencilerin tarihsel kanıt kullanma becerilerini geliştirilebileceği ifade edilebilir.
Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Çocuklarda Yaratıcılığa İlişkin Görüşleri
Authors: ÇELİK Osman Tayyar , AÇAR Davut , TUNÇ Yunus , CANDEMİR Burcu
Published: September 2022

Bu çalışmada sınıf öğretmenlerinin çocuklarda yaratıcılığa ilişkin görüşleri fenomenolojik bir yaklaşım benimsenerek incelenmiştir. Veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verileri 2021-2022 eğitim-öğretim yılında 25 sınıf öğretmeni ile yapılan yüz yüze görüşmelerle toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde içerik analizinden yararlanılmış katılımcı görüşleri anahtar sözcükler halinde kodlanarak temalar oluşturulmuştur. Verilerin analizi sonucunda sınıf öğretmenlerinin yaratıcılığı daha çok kişisel bir beceri ve ürün olarak değerlendirdiği, ürün olarak daha çok özgünlük ve yeniliğe vurgu yaptıkları kişisel beceri olarak ise kalıpların dışına çıkma, hayal kurabilme becerisi olarak gördükleri belirlenmiştir. Öğretmenler çocuklarda yaratıcılığı tanımlarken daha çok sergiledikleri davranış örüntüleri ve kişisel özellikleri içeren metaforlar oluşturdukları sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca sınıf öğretmenlerinin, çocuklarda yaratıcılık becerilerini artırmak için ağırlıklı olarak, beyin fırtınası, örnek olay, drama gibi yöntem ve teknikleri kullandıkları bunların dışında zekâ oyunları, resim yapmak gibi etkinliklere yer verdikleri tespit edilmiştir. Son olarak sınıf öğretmenlerinin merkezi eğitim sistemini, öğrencilerin kişisel özelliklerini, öğretmenlerin akademik yetersizliğini, okul binalarının ve ikliminin elverişsiz olmasını ve aile/toplumdan kaynaklı değişkenleri çocuklarda yaratıcılığı desteklemeyi engelleyen faktörler olarak algıladıkları tespit edilmiştir.
Emotional burning out of the Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel as a challenge to mental health problems in war conditions
Authors:   Main Directorate of the Military Law and Order Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Smirnova Т.
Published: September 2022

The article is devoted to the problems of emotional burnout and excessive professional stress of the Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel in special conditions. Various concepts of emotional burnout are considered. The role and place of excessive professional stress (distress) as a predictor of the development of emotional burnout and other persistent negative manifestations are reflected. The results of a psychological study of military law enforcement officers performing duties in the area of the Joint Forces operation for signs of emotional burnout were analyzed. The general features of the course of phases and symptoms of emotional burnout in servicemen of the permanent staff of the area of the Joint Forces operation (according to the method of diagnosing the level of professional burnout, developed by V. Boyko) are determined. It is noted that the severity and phenomenology of occupational stress is individual in nature, depending on the characteristics of emotional, volitional and personal spheres, individual experience, stress and personal coping mechanisms, and working conditions. The factors of development of emotional burnout in military law enforcement officers during service in special conditions at the present stage are analyzed. Factors of professional activity associated with excessive stress contribute to the development of emotional burnout and is one of the factors in the turnover of professional staff from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The way to prevent the development of emotional burnout in the early stages can be comprehensive prevention, which will include optimization of external conditions and control of the regime, self-regulation of mental and physical activity, positive interaction in the team. Also, the prospects of further research raised the issue of restoring the mental and physical health of the serviceman's personality after prolonged exposure to traumatic factors and burnout. At the moment, one of the ways out in the deep stages of this process is to change the profession, but this can contradict the vital meanings of the individual and as a result cause a deep personal crisis. When dismissing servicemen, it is advisable to consider more carefully the reasons for dismissal, use other opportunities to retain a specialist in the professional activity by choosing the strategy of career building and redistribution of functions that suit them.
Anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects of naringin on bacterial endotoxin-induced small intestine damage in rats
Authors: AKİN Ali Tuğrul , EL BECHİR Mohamed Lemine , KAYMAK Emin , CEYLAN Tayfun , SAYAN Meryem , DEĞER Necla , KARABULUT Derya , TOLUK Ayşe
Published: September 2022

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects of naringin (NRG), which has many biological properties, on bacterial endotoxin-induced small intestine damage in rats.

Materials and Methods: For this purpose, 40 female Wistar albino rats were divided into 4 groups as Control (group given no treatment), LPS (group given 10 mg/kg/i.p lipopolysaccharide), NRG (group given 100 mg/kg/i.p naringin for 14 days) and LPS + NRG (group given 100 mg/kg/i.p naringin for 14 days before 10 mg/kg/i.p lipopolysaccharide injection). After experimental procedure, small intestine tissues of animals were extracted and prepared according to tissue processing protocol. Hematoxylin and Eosin staining were performed to evaluate the histopathological changes and histological damage scoring was applied to compare experimental groups in terms of histopathological changes. Moreover, TNF- and Caspase-3 expression levels were detected by immunohistochemical staining and the density of immunoreactivity were scored to determine the difference in the expression levels of TNF- and Caspase-3 expressions among groups.

Results: Epithelial and Brunner’s gland damage, mononuclear cell infiltration, hemorrhage, and TNF- and Caspase-3 expressions significantly increased in the LPS group. However, NRG administrations exerted a strong protective effect on the small intestine tissues in terms of these parameters in LPS+NRG group.

Conclusion: This study demonstrated that 100 mg/kg NRG injection can be regarded as a protective agent against negative effects of endotoxin-induced infection on the intestinal mucosa and that it should not be disregarded in further clinical trials.
Ovaryum yüzey epiteli primordial folikül ve primer folikül öncüsü yapılara farklılaşıyor mu?
Authors: ÜNAL Murat Serkant , SEÇME Mücahit
Published: September 2022

Amaç: Ovaryum yüzey epiteli hücrelerinin farklılaşma kapasitelerini hem hücre kültürü şartlarında hem de ovaryum doku kesitlerinde araştırmaktır.

Gereç ve Yöntem: İki tane puberte öncesi dönemdeki (4 haftalık) dişi sıçanların ovaryumları küçük parçalara ayrılarak eksplant hücre kültürü oluşturuldu. Miks hücre kültüründe overyan stromal hücrelerle birlikte çoğalan ovaryum yüzey epiteli izole edilerek çoğaltıldı. Bununla birlikte ovaryum dokusunun histolojik kesitlerinde ovaryum yüzey epiteli incelenerek mikroskop altında görüntüleri alındı.

Bulgular: Ovaryum yüzey epitelinin morfolojik görünümünün parke taşı (cobblestone) şeklinde olduğu görüldü. Faz kontrast mikroskobisi altında yapılan sayımda kültür kaplarında sırasıyla 2x106 ve 3x106 hücrenin ürediği izlendi. Petri kaplarının bazı alanlarında primordial folikül benzeri yapıların oluştuğu görüldü. Histolojik kesitlerde ise bazal membranın üzerinde primordial ve primer folikül öncüsü yapıların olduğu gözlemlendi.

Sonuç: Hem hücre kültürlerinde, hem de histolojik kesitlerde oosit belirteçlerini (Gdf-9, C-Mos, Zpc, Stella) ve germ hücre belirteçlerini (Dazl,Vasa,Blimp1,Fragilis) göstermek bu hücrelerin farklılaşma kapasitelerini izlememiz açısından bizlere değerli bilgiler verebilir.