bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PREVALENCE OF PLASMID MEDIATED QNRA, QNRB AND QNRS AMONG CLINICAL ESCHERICHIA COLI ISOLATED FROM URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN DUHOK, KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ
Authors: Ibrahim Delveen R.
Published: November 2023

Excessive use of antibiotics (such as fluoroquinolone) and inadequate infection control practices have turned antibiotics resistance (AMR) into a global, public health peril. The current study emphasizes on the prevalence of qnrA, qnrB, and qnrS plasmid in fluroquinolone (FQ) resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolates from urinary tract samples and their correlation with the burden of resistance in these isolates. In this research, several E. coli strains were isolated from outpatients having urinary tract infections (UTIs) from Duhok province, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Biochemical and Molecular confirmations were performed to confirm the isolates. Antibiotics susceptibility test was performed to detect the isolates antibiogram. Furthermore, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification was used to detect the qnrA, B and S genes. Bioinformatics tools were used to perform the analysis of the results and data visualization. Forty isolates (out of 55) have been confirmed as E. coli.  Antibiograms revealed that 70%, 65% and 63% of the isolates were resistant to Ciprofloxacin, Enrofloxacin and Levofloxacin, respectively. While there was variation in resistance to other antibiotics tested. The FQ resistant genes were detected in 17 (42.5%) isolates, with some isolates carrying more than one gene. The variant qnrS was the most predominant, as it has been detected in 14 isolates. The increasing rates of multidrug resistance E. coli isolates from UTIs, including FQ antibiotics, emphasizes the importance of carefully monitoring their use for UTI treatment.
Première grossesse avec succès en dialyse péritonéale à La Réunion
Authors: Aizel Ali , Omarjee Asma , Hebmann Delphine
Published: November 2023

Nous rapportons la première grossesse menée avec succès en dialyse péritonéale (DP), en 2023, dans les territoires et départements outre-mer (DOM-TOM) de France, à la REUNION, chez une femme de 34 ans, infirmière de profession. Elle été traitée par dialyse péritonéale continue ambulatoire (DPCA) depuis février 2022. La néphropathie d’origine était un syndrome d’Alport.
La grossesse a débuté vingt mois après le début de la dialyse. La patiente a souhaité poursuivre sa grossesse en DPCA afin d’effectuer les échanges durant la journée à son cabinet pour être plus disponible en famille le soir.
Le premier trimestre de la grossesse a été sans évènement particulier. Durant cette période la patiente a été informée des risques de la grossesse et nous avons défini ensemble nos objectifs avec les moyens disponibles. Les prescriptions médicamenteuses adjuvantes (calcium, aspirine, fer, acide folique, vitamine D..) ont été adaptées au cours du deuxième trimestre ainsi que le protocole de DP en suivant certains objectifs définis. Le troisième trimestre a nécessité une prise en charge en grande partie hospitalière
Les volumes d’infusion ont été progressivement diminués conjointement à une augmentation de leur fréquence qui a permis d’augmenter le volume quotidien total de dialyse.  Elle   a conservé une fonction rénale résiduelle stable pendant tout la durée de la grossesse et le taux d’urée plasmatique a pu être maintenu inférieur à 20 mmol/L
L’accouchement a été réalisé par césarienne sous rachianesthésie à 33 semaines et 4 jours d’aménorrhée avec naissance d’un garçon de 1800g dont le coefficient d’Apgar était de 5 à 1min, de 8 à 3min et de 9 à 5min. Le développement du bébé, et sa croissance ont été très satisfaisants.
Le respects des choix de la patiente, son autonomie et sa participation au traitement ont été des facteurs déterminants de réussite.
LEGAL REGULATION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE IN THE USSR IN THE 20S OF THE XX CENTURY
Authors: Vasyliev Stanislav
Published: November 2023

Introduction. The effectiveness of the state's performance of its functions, ensuring the rights of citizens largely depends on the high-quality performance of official duties by civil servants. That is why the study of legal regulation of the conditions of public service in different historical periods is characterized by relevance. The purpose of the study is to establish the peculiarities of the legal regulation of civil service in the USSR in the 20s of the XX century. The source base for the study of the problem is the regulatory legal acts of the Ukrainian SSR, which regulated the legal status of the civil servant in the period under study.

Summary of the main results of the study. At the beginning of the 20s of the 20th century, the civil state service was militarized. The conditions of civil state service were determined according to the legislation and by-laws, which regulated conditions of service for military personnel. Since 1922, the Code of Labor Laws of the USSR and the Provisional Rules on Service in State Institutions and Enterprises of the USSR became the legal basis for service. Measures of social protection of civil servants were determined according to the norms of labor legislation. The payment conditions of civil servants were defined in separate resolutions of the government of the USSR.

Peculiarities of the criminal responsibility of civil servants for committing official crimes in the early 1920s were determined by the norms of separate resolutions of the government of the USSR. Separate chapters on responsibility for official crimes were provided for in the criminal codes of the Ukrainian SSR of 1922 and 1927. Civil servants were subject to disciplinary responsibility by the decision of a disciplinary court established by a trade union or district executive committee. Subsequently, the right to apply disciplinary sanctions was obtained by the direct superiors of the civil servant.

Conclusions. During the studied historical period, no separate legislative act was adopted in the Ukrainian SSR that would comprehensively regulate the specifics of public service and social protection of civil servants. The legal status of a civil servant was determined on the basis of labor law norms.
ACTS OF CONTRACTUAL LAW BETWEEN UKRAINE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION AS A NORMATIVE BASIS FOR INNOVATIVE TRANSFORMATIONSNATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEM
Authors: Perederii Oleksandr
Published: November 2023

The article highlights the role and significance of acts of contract law, which are concluded between Ukraine and the European Union and constitute a normative basis for innovative transformations of the legal system of Ukraine, from the standpoint of general theoretical analysis. The author has identified a system of features of the regulatory action and the influence of acts of contract law of Ukraine and the EU on the reform of the domestic legal system: acts of contract law between Ukraine and the EU are characterized by a multiplicity of forms of their external expression, in their contractual basis, acts of contract law contain rules and regulations that do not contradict the international EU law and are aimed at improving the legal position of the parties that concluded it, as well as the general integration orientation.

The importance of "soft law" acts for reforming the legal system of Ukraine is highlighted separately. It is noted that the recommendations are the main types of "soft law" acts concluded between Ukraine and the European Union. The conclusion that the recommendations in the system of regulatory support for bilateral relations between Ukraine and the European Union perform an important security function is substantiated. This function consists in the fact that their provisions are the primary component of the functioning of the complex mechanism of legal regulation of the interaction between the legal system of Ukraine and the legal system of the EU. It is concluded that the functional purpose of acts of contract law contributes to the formation of a common legal space of Ukraine and the European Union with an orientation towards the primacy of EU interstate law. It is noted that a comprehensive scientific legal analysis of the regulatory component of such acts by domestic legal science will in the future ensure the formation of effective proposals regarding the maximum effectiveness of the processes of implementation of the relevant provisions in the legislation of Ukraine and the correlation of law enforcement practice. Under such conditions, the process of innovative changes in the legal system of Ukraine will acquire an optimal modality and bring expected political results to society.
HISTORICAL ASPECT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT MODELS ON THE EXAMPLE OF GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND
Authors: Danicheva Kateryna
Published: November 2023

Entry. The article is devoted to the historical aspect of the formation and development of local self-government models in countries such as Germany and Switzerland. Local self-government in these countries has its own characteristics and principles of implementation, which are determined by the form of territorial organization, but can be applied to the construction of social relations in Ukraine. For Ukraine, as a state that is characterized by European legal standards for building local self-government, the experience of European states in this direction is interesting.

Short list of main results.The article highlights the constitutional and legal foundations of the formation and development of local self-government models in Germany and Switzerland. The municipal system of these states is based on European standards of local self-government - decentralization, subsidiarity, autonomy of local self-government. The national legislation of Ukraine is also characterized by the consolidation of European standards.

Conclusions. Local self-government in Germany and Switzerland covers almost all aspects of the democratic organization of local life, makes it possible to rationally decentralize state power, transfer decision-making on all issues of local life to territorial communities, thereby stimulating citizen activity and ensuring their real involvement in such decisions. The positive experience of European states in involving citizens to participate in issues of local importance will contribute to the creation of an effective model of local self-government in Ukraine.
IDENTIFICATION AND INDIVIDUALIZATION OF A NATURAL PERSON IN THE INTERNET COMPUTER NETWORK: LEGAL ASPECTS
Authors: Michurin Yevgen
Published: November 2023

Introduction. Legal regulation of individualization on the Internet is being formed. The practice of individualization of individuals on the Internet is mainly dispositive. In some cases, it is necessary to coordinate the name of an individual and his NickName. In particular, for public services, distance learning, smart contracts. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the legal nature of individualization of an individual on the Internet. The relevance of such research is increasing with the development of the Internet and its legal regulation.

The purpose of the article is to identify the features of individualization and identification of individuals on the Internet. The following research methods were used. Formal and logical - in identifying the types of individualization of an individual on the Internet. System-structural method - in identifying the features of individualization on the Internet. The dialectical method was used in comparing traditional means of individualization of an individual and identifying the features of such means on the Internet.

Summary of the main results of the study. The practice of using fictitious names (pseudonyms) is widespread on the Internet. It is not justified in case of necessity of official identification of an individual on the Internet. In other cases, identification of a person on the Internet is not necessary according to his/her official name. This happens when it is allowed by the rules of the Internet community and does not contradict the imperative norms of the law.

Conclusions. The degree of formal individualization on the Internet can be different. It depends on the purpose of identification, the availability of relevant legal rights and obligations of subjects. Individualization can be official (formal). Then the real name of the individual should be indicated. In other cases, a fictitious NickName may be indicated.

The means of identification of an individual on the Internet may be his/her name, nickname, image, URL of a web page, domain name, IP address, e-mail address, etc. The range of means of individualization of an individual on the Internet is not exhaustive.
SOCIAL CONTENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Authors: Hryshyna Natalia , Rostovska Karyna
Published: November 2023

Liability in law is a multifaceted category that is used by various industries and is of great importance to law enforcement. Interest in this category is due to the importance of legal responsibility for the proper functioning of law and ensuring effective law and order. At present, the institution of responsibility as a social phenomenon needs deep understanding, legal interpretation and regulatory improvement. Social responsibility is considered as a reflection of the objectively existing need to regulate the actions of all individuals in the course of their activities. Legal responsibility in all the richness of its specificity of a socially working construction has not lost the general qualities of the institution of social control, moreover, the action of its mechanism does not go beyond the regularities of the social mechanism of responsibility as a whole.
Gender-role features of the influence of conformity on the formation of value orientations of adolescents
Authors: Antonovych M. , Amrakhova V.
Published: November 2023

The article examines the multifaceted phenomenon of adolescents’s value orientations, the mechanisms of its formation, and emphasizes the significant influence of gender-role conformity features on this hierarchy of the individual’s motivational structure. The influence of the level of adolescent conformity on the formation of value orientations of the individual was considered. Since the social situation actively begins to change during the transitional age, adolescents often enter into confrontation with adults, the process of separation begins, and at the same time, adolescents begin to unite in reference groups to strengthen their opinion, receive support and acceptance. Often, with a high level of conformity, they begin to focus on the norms, behavior patterns, sex-role expectations, goals of their peers in order to be accepted by their reference group, which can influence the formation of adolescent value orientations. Were invastigated that the contribution of the phenomenon of conformity to the formation of adolescents’s value orientations is 82.3%. Makes a positive contribution to the formation of such a value orientation as help and mercy to others; does not make such a contribution to the formation of a high social status and people’s management. Separately, it was found that the contribution of gender-role characteristics to the formation of adolescents’ value orientations, is 32.1%. The scale of femininity contributes to the formation of such a value orientation as: love. It does not have such an impact on the formation of such a value orientation as pleasant pastime and recreation. The scale of masculinity contributes to the formation of such value orientations as material well-being and high social status and people management. Does not have such an impact on health as value orientation.
Validation of the scale of essentiality/infernality (E/I) questionnaire for the diagnosis of essential self-regulation (QDES)
Authors: Kocharian I.
Published: November 2023

The article is devoted to the study of the validity of one of the scales of the QDES psychodiagnostic method "Questionnaire for the diagnosis of essential self-regulation" - Essentiality/Infernality (E/I). The construct Essentiality/Infernality is a constituent element of the concept of essential self-regulation, which ensures the realization of a person's tendency to self-actualization. Essentiality is the result of a person's conscious or unconscious choice towards personal growth and development, the realization of a true tendency towards self-actualization. Such a choice can be called essential. The antagonist of the true tendency to self-actualization is the infernal choice - towards the distortion of the tendency to self-actualization. E/I is a special scale that is aimed at determining the ability of the examinee to choose communicative messages that have signs of essentiality - essential self-actualization, or, on the contrary, to choose messages that have signs of infernality - distorted self-actualization. That is, the ability to either make an essential choice in life or an infernal one. The work presents the tasks of the scale, the signs of essentiality and infernality are provided. The tasks of the E/I scale differ from the tasks of other scales of the QDES method. In general, the QDES technique is built on the basis of statements with which the examinees either agree or disagree. The tasks of the E/I scale are built on the basis of the statements of prominent persons - people who realized themselves in the profession (writers, philosophers, psychologists, etc.) and people with distorted self-actualization - serial killers. Each task is evaluated for the presence of essential and infernal features. The results of a correlational study of the E/I scale and other scales of the QDES methodology and 15 other psychodiagnostic methodologies are given. Descriptors of the E/I scale among other scales of the QDES methodology are defined. The result of the work is confirmation of the criterion validity of the E/I scale.
LOST IN IDENTITY: A CASE STUDY OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S SELECTED WORKS
Authors: SKRYPNIK Iryna
Published: November 2023

The article addresses the phenomenon of identity as it is described in modern multicultural literature and analyzes language means applied to actualize the basics of the notion of identity – opposition we-they. The phenomenon of identity, the spotlight of different scientific works due to its immense complexity and multifaceted nature, is of special interest for linguistic studies due to the unique ability of literary texts to reflect the reality and the power of language means to convey certain ideas and messages. The sense of belonging which is as essential for human beings as any other, is strictly determined by the opposition we-they. For the purpose of more profound understanding of this dyad that seems to govern and regulate personal and social interactions between people a number of approaches suggested by different scientists – sociologists, philosophers – have been examined. It seems that the presence of the “Other” predisposes a person’s existence and self-realization as it would be probably impossible to define oneself without recognition from the “Other”. The availability of the “Other” as the required element of our existence, the way we see it, determines the outcome of the interaction at any level. The boundaries that are set by the opposition “we-they” mean striving for recognition. The figure of the “Other” regarded as the enemy is triggered off by a wide range of conceptual metaphors (the metaphor of roots, of mirror, of haziness etc.) verbalized by various language means. Language itself is seen as one of the main means and a powerful tool of setting boundaries and defining oneself and has its specific role in the texts analyzed.
RAHASIA DI BALIK KESUKSESAN DALAM MEMPERTAHANKAN EKSISTENSI ANEKA OLAHAN BANDENG
Authors: Hapsari Aqilah Cindy , Mulyantomo Edy , Triyani Dian
Published: November 2023

Di Indonesia terkenal dengan berbagai kearifan lokal. Mulai dari budaya, bahasa, wisata, bahkan makanannya. Indonesia kaya akan hal tersebut, mengingat bahwa negara ini merupakan negara besar. Kearifan lokal yang dapat di temui pun cukup banyak, dan tersebar diberbagai wilayah. Terdapat makanan yang cukup terkenal, dan dapat di jumpai di Kabupaten Pati, Desa Raci. Kabupaten Pati terletak di Provinsi Jawa Tengah. Salah satu makanan atau oleh-oleh yang sangat diminati masyarakat sekitar bahkan luar daerah yang ada di Desa Raci yang cukup terkenal adalah “Aneka Olahan Bandeng”. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada usaha olahan Bandeng Berkah, yang sudah bertahan selama bertahun-tahun didesa Raci, Kabupaten Pati. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui apa saja hal yang dilakukan usaha ini sehingga masih bisa bertahan hingga sekarang dan masih digemari oleh para pecinta kuliner dan bisa berhasil hingga saat ini. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan menggunakan analisis data triangulasi sumber serta triangulasi teknik. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan yaitu melalui teknik wawancara mendalam, observasi dan dokumentasi. Pemilihan informan didasarkan pada kebutuhan penelitian. Dalam penelitian ini terdapat 5 informan yang terdiri dari informan kunci, informan utama serta informan pendukung, sebab jumlah sample sudah mencukupi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada usaha aneka olahan Bandeng Berkah ini terdapat beberapa faktor yang membuat usaha ini masih bertahan dan sukses hingga saat ini yaitu dari segi kualitas produk, kualitas bahan baku, kualitas pelayanan yang baik, harga yang terjangkau, produksi yang baik, serta rasa yang tetap dan tidak berubah-ubah.
ANALISIS GAYA HIDUP SEBAGAI VARIABEL MEDIASI PADA PERILAKU KONSUMTIF BELANJA ONLINE
Authors: Widiastuti C Tri , Universari Nuria , Setiawan Irene Nathalia
Published: November 2023

Kemajuan teknologi informasi telah mempengaruhi perubahan kebiasaan belanja masyarakat, beralih dari belanja tradisional ke online. Pergeseran perilaku belanja berdampak pada semua generasi, termasuk Generasi Z dan akan menjadi konsumen terbesar dalam waktu dekat. Generasi Z berperilaku berbeda dibandingkan generasi sebelumnya, Generasi Z gemar melakukan belanja online. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh literasi keuangan terhadap perilaku konsumtif belanja online yang dimediasi gaya hidup. Populasi penelitian generasi Z di kota Semarang. Sampel penelitian Generasi Z pada rentang usia 18-24 tahun atau generasi yang berada pada tingkat perguruan tinggi dengan status mahasiswa, menggunakan Instagram sebanyak 102 responden.  Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner dan dianalisis menggunakan skala likert. Analisis data menggunakan Partial Least Squares (PLS) dengan aplikasi SmartPLS 3.0. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 1) literasi keuangan berpengaruh positif terhadap perilaku belanja online. Literasi keuangan memiliki dampak besar pada kebiasaan pembelian online, memahami literasi keuangan dapat membantu generasi Z menghindari pengeluaran berlebihan.  2) gaya hidup berpengaruh positif terhadap perilaku belanja online konsumtif. Gaya hidup hedonis sebagai sarana untuk memuaskan keinginan dan keinginannya secara instan, generasi ini tergoda melakukan pembelian impulsif karena strategi pemasaran yang menawarkan pengalaman baru 3) literasi keuangan berpengaruh positif terhadap gaya hidup hedonis. Dengan literasi keuangan yang baik dapat membantu generasi ini untuk tidak terpengaruh belanja barang yang tidak dibutuhkan, dan 4) gaya hidup hedonis dapat memediasi literasi keuangan pada perilaku belanja online yang konsumtif. Sangat penting bagi Generasi Z memiliki financial literacy agar dapat mengetahui dampak dari gaya hidup dan perilaku konsumtif Generasi Z terhadap keuangan pribadi
INTERKONEKSI APLIKASI ADMINISTRASI PERKANTORAN DENGAN APLIKASI PELAYANAN PERIJINAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH
Authors: Fresiliasari Oktavie , Suhardjo Yohanes
Published: November 2023

This study aims to determine whether it is necessary to design and implement the interconnection of office administration applications (Srikandi) with licensing service applications (SiCantik Cloud). This research is classified as case study research which is qualitative research. Research data was collected using in-depth interviews, direct observation and documentation methods. To test the credibility of the data, a triangulation test was carried out. The results of this study indicate the need to design and implement the interconnection of the Srikandi application with the SiCantik Cloud application at the One-Stop Integrated Investment and Licensing Service, Sorong Regency.
Peningkatan Pengetahuan Pencegahan Tuberkulosis pada Masyarakat Grong-Grong Capa Kecamatan Ulim Kabupaten Pidie Jaya
Authors: Fahdhienie Farrah , Darwis Aryandi
Published: November 2023

Latar belakang: Tuberkulosis merupakan salah satu penyakit menular yang menginfeksi banyak orang dan menyebabkan kematian tertinggi didunia. Peningkatan pengetahuan masyarakat tentang Tuberkulosis merupakan salah satu aspek pencegahan yang dapat diberikan kepada masyarakat agar dapat mengetahui faktor risiko dalam mencegah penularan Tuberkulosis. Tujuan: peningkatan pengetahuan masyarakat tentng pencegahan tuberculosis. Metode: Metode yang digunakan pada kegiatan ini adalah metode ceramah kesehatan pada masyarakat yang berjumlah 22 orang. Kegiatan dimulai dengan membagikan kuesioner pre-test, kemudian diberikan penyuluhan dan diakhiri dengan pembagian kuesioner post-test. Hasil: Hasil kegiatan ini menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan pelaksanaan sosialisasi terkait pencegahan TBC terlaksana dengan baik dan tepat sasaran, sosialisasi dilakukan dengan metode ceramah dan tanya jawab oleh peserta dengan respon yang sangat positif dan antusias, dan terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan setelah sosialisasi. Kesimpulan: Terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan setelah sosialisasi.
Kata kunci: masyarakat, pengetahuan, sosialisasi, tuberkulosis
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Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that infects many people and causes the highest number of deaths in the world. Increasing public knowledge about Tuberculosis is one aspect of prevention that can be provided to the public so that they can know the risk factors in preventing the transmission of Tuberculosis. Objective: increasing public knowledge about preventing tuberculosis. Method: The method used in this activity is the health lecture method to the community, totaling 22 people. The activity began with distributing pre-test questionnaires, then provided counseling and ended with distributing post-test questionnaires. Result: The results of this activity show that the socialization activities related to TB prevention were carried out well and on target, the socialization was carried out using lecture and question and answer methods by participants with very positive and enthusiastic responses, and there was an increase in knowledge after the socialization. Conclusion: There is an increase in knowledge after socialization.
Keywords: knowledge, society, socialization, tuberculosis
the effect of in vitro exposure to certain metformin doses on the motility of human spermatozoa
Authors:   High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Emad Al-Nashme Fatima , Adnan Al-Jubory Wasan ,   High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Published: November 2023

Metformin is an anti-hyperglycemic medication used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Regardless of its anti-diabetic effect, metformin has a non-genomic action and it could be a beneficial additive to treat the sperm which considered as transcriptionally dormant cell and also a molecule that could rapidly adjust the metabolism of spermatozoa to adapt it to the surrounding environment. Sixty-four normozoospermic semen sample included in the study. Each sample incubated for 30 minutes with metformin (2.5 and 0.5 µM) and SFA was conducted to each sample. There was a significant decrease in total motility (progressive and nonprogressive) in samples incubated with both concentrations compared with the neat samples. While the samples incubated with 0.5 µM shows a lower motility compared with 2.5 µM. Metformin significantly reduced total motility of fresh spermatozoa at both concentrations.
Relation of serum and follicular level of GDF9 to oocyte quality, embryo quality and pregnancy rate
Authors:   High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Hassan Hashim Zainab , Amer Al-Anbari Lubna ,   High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Al-Wasiti Estabraq ,   College of Medical, University of Al-Nahrain, Baghdad, Iraq
Published: November 2023

It is well known that oocyte quality is essential in the determination of the developmental potential of the fertilized oocytes. The oocyte developmental potential decreases in all species with increasing age. Use of serum and follicular fluid concentration of GDF9 as biomarkers of oocyte and embryo quality and their relation to pregnancy rate. Eighty-eight women were included in this study are selected from those undergoing intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection. Positive pregnancy was achieved by 14 women. The difference in mean serum and follicular GDF9 between pregnant and non-pregnant women was not significant. MI oocyte count was not significantly correlated to serum and follicular GDF9 (p > 0.05). MII oocyte count showed a nonsignificant correlation to serum and follicular GDF9 (p > 0.05). Grade 1 embryo count showed a non-significant correlation to serum and follicular GDF9. Grade 2 embryo count showed a non-significant correlation to serum and follicular GDF9. Also, grade 3 embryo count showed a non-significant correlation to serum and follicular GDF9. The current study revealed that serum and follicular GDF9 could not be used as indicators for oocyte maturity, embryo quality, or pregnancy rate
Back to black? Macroeconomic analysis of hard coal sector in European Union 1990-2030
Authors:   Faculty of Management, University of Gdańsk, Sopot, Antonowicz Paweł , Delińska Liwia ,   Faculty of Management, University of Gdańsk, Sopot, Siciński Jędrzej ,   Faculty of Management, University of Gdańsk, Sopot, Sliż Piotr ,   Faculty of Management, University of Gdańsk, Sopot
Published: November 2023

Purpose: The purpose of the article is to present the results of a PEST analysis of the legal, economic, social and technological determinants of hard coal market development in the European Union from 1990 to 2030. Design/methodology/approach: The research process was carried out with the use of four methods: analysis and synthesis (1) critical review of the literature (2), statistical techniques (3) and an industry case study (4). Findings: Detail regulatory (legal), economic, social (socio-cultural) and technology variables affecting the hard coal market have been identified. All the factors examined exhibited a destimulating effect on the development of the market, from the perspective of the entities operating on the hard coal extraction and utilization market in the European Union. The most pronounced negative effect stems from the social factors. The impact of the legal and economic determinants is of similar magnitude, whereas technological changes show the lowest potency in this regard. Research limitations/implications: Dynamic geopolitical changes and high susceptibility to interventionism can significantly affect the deviations of point forecasts in the pest coal industry in the long run. Practical implications: PEST analysis is used to assess the development of economic sectors regardless of the industry life cycle phase. It can also help determine a given industry's life cycle phase and its future migration trends in practice. Originality/value: The originality of this article lies in the employment of the quantification of macroenvironmental areas significantly affecting the industry, using an authorially modified PEST-based analysis. Keywords: coal market; hard coal trade; economy of fossil fuels; PEST analysis. Category of the paper: Research paper.
Improving medical processes in healthcare facilities in Poland
Authors:   Silesian University of Technology, Katowice, Hordyńska Małgorzata , Furman Joanna ,   Silesian University of Technology, Katowice, Kocjan Jakub ,   Lean Center, ul. Barona 30, Tabin Tomasz ,   Nasza Poradnia Sp. z o.o., ul. Młodzieżowa 33, 41-500 Chorzów, Polska, Kukla Bartłomiej ,   Students of Silesian University of Technology, Management and Production Engineering, Bacia Nicolas ,   Students of Silesian University of Technology, Management and Production Engineering, Kulej Dominika ,   Students of Silesian University of Technology, Management and Production Engineering, Mieszczak-Kukla Klaudia ,   Students of Silesian University of Technology, Management and Production Engineering, Stępień Bartłomiej ,   Students of Silesian University of Technology, Management and Production Engineering, Wichary Dawid ,   Students of Silesian University of Technology, Management and Production Engineering
Published: November 2023

Purpose: The work aimed to identify problems occurring in a Polish medical facility, and then to take action to improve its functioning to improve the quality of services and staff satisfaction with work in standard conditions and a crisis. Design/methodology/approach: The research identified communication bottlenecks and delays caused by them. The action was taken focused on improving communication between employees and at the level of the medical facility - patient. A strategy of actions improving logistic and organizational processes for the medical facility was adopted. Findings: The implementation of Lean Management (LM) tools in a medical facility improves its functioning, which is also evidenced by literature studies of completed projects. Research limitations/implications: The medical staff of the medical clinic was examined: communication problems were found that hinder the work and quick service of patients were found. The problems at the facility were found to be due to a lack of standards. Practical implications: Improving the efficiency of a medical facility is of particular importance during a pandemic, when work is carried out in an increased sanitary and time regime, most often with a shortage of medical staff. Social implications: The use of lean tools in health care improves the efficiency of medical staff, making them more efficient and more focused on the patient. This ultimately improves not only the comfort of work but also its safety. Originality/value: The training game for medical facilities (Koromo LeanHealtcare) developed during the research will be a tool supporting the efficient implementation of LM tools in professional medical practice. Keywords: Lean Healthcare, Lean Management, Six Sigma, Koromo Lean, flow efficiency. Category of the paper: Research paper.
Gender of the consumer and the role of organizations in purchasing decisions
Authors:   University of Lodz, Faculty of Managemen, Bednarska-Wnuk Izabela , Noga Tomasz ,   University of Lodz, Faculty of Management
Published: November 2023

Purpose: The aim of the article is to present the role of the organization and its impact on the process of making consumer purchasing decisions on the example of Poland and to explain how gender differentiates behavior. Design/methodology/approach: In order to achieve the goal set in this article, first a literature review was used, then the diagnostic survey method was used. As a research tool, a questionnaire was used, which concerned the purchasing process and consumer behavior towards marketing activities undertaken by the organization. 199 consumers took part in the study. Findings: The conducted research shows that Polish consumers are aware that companies influence them during the shopping process. Organizations use a variety of marketing activities to influence the consumer in the purchase decision process, both in-store and online. The answers obtained varied depending on gender (these differences are not statistically significant). The results indicate that despite the awareness of consumers related to the influence of the organization on them in the purchasing process, they are often affected by this influence. Practical implications: Modern marketing departments should pay attention to the gender of the consumer, as it is one of the determinants in the purchase process. Therefore, it is necessary to adapt appropriate marketing communication tools that will highlight the needs of a specific target group. On the other hand, awareness of the factors affecting the customer's purchasing process will allow the organization to achieve greater sales effectiveness. Originality/value: This article extends the current research by explaining the differences between genders and the marketing activities undertaken by the organization in the process of making purchasing decisions by the consumer. Keywords: consumer gender, consumer behavior, purchasing decisions, marketing activities, Poland. Category of the paper: Research paper.
GERAKAN EDUKASI DAN PENYULUHAN PERILAKU PEDULI KEPADA SESAMA BERKOLABORASI DENGAN KOMUNITAS RAWI MATAHO (RM PROJECT)
Authors: Ramadhan Tri Sugiarti
Published: November 2023

Program pengabdian masyarakat ini dilakukan untuk menunjukkan kepedulian antar sesama dengan menyediakan paket menu berbuka Puasa selama Bulan Ramadhan di Kabupaten Dompu, Nusa Tenggara Barat, dan Kota Malang, Jawa Timur oleh Komunitas Rawi Mataho (RM Project). Pengabdian masyarakat dan distribusi dilakukan sebelum pelaksanaan program, melibatkan donatur, sponsor, dan anggota komunitas RM Project. Sebanyak 115 paket berbuka Puasa dibagikan di dua lokasi tersebut. Tujuan dari pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah untuk memberikan pendidikan atau edukasi, memperkuat interaksi sosial, meningkatkan kepedulian, memberikan dukungan moral, dan memberikan bantuan dasar serta kontribusi sosial kepada warga yang memerlukan. Metode dalam penulisan artikel ini adalah metode kualitatif deskriptif. Sasaran pelaksanaan kegiatan ini masyarakat kurang mampu yang ada di seputar kota Malang. Program ini akan direncanakan rutin setiap tahunnya agar tercipta kesetiakawanan antar sesama anggota. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa di era globalisasi, tingkat kepedulian menurun karena sikap egois individu, kurangnya sensitivitas terhadap nilai-nilai sosial, dan kurang empati. Rawi Mataho Project melaksanakan program "Love, Share, and Care" untuk memberikan dukungan kepada masyarakat yang memerlukan, meningkatkan kualitas hidup mereka, serta memperkuat jaringan sosial di komunitas. Selain bantuan materi, edukasi dan penguatan sosial membantu masyarakat menjadi mandiri. Ini juga berdampak positif pada kesejahteraan mental penerima bantuan dan dapat menginspirasi masyarakat lain untuk berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan serupa. Kegiatan ini telah berjalan sukses dan berkelanjutan, mampu menyebarkan dampak positif lebih luas, serta menginspirasi masyarakat agar lebih peduli terhadap lingkungan.
A Note on Single-vine' Selection in Cucumber. (Cucumis sativus)
Authors:   Agricultural Research Station Pattambi, Kerala., M. B. V NARASINGA RAO , K RAJAGOPALAN ,   Agricultural Research Station Pattambi, Kerala.
Published: November 2023

On analogy with the large scale improvements that were possible by selection, from natural and hybrid populations in self-fertilised crop plants, it would appear that such a method may also be fruitful in cross-fertilised crops. The results obtained in some of the cross-fertilised crops, like maize and lucerne have showed the value of selection methods in improving them. A standard method for these cross-fertilised crops does not however appear to be feasible as it is found that the effects of continuous self and cross fertilisations are sometimes good and sometimes bad. Hence the methods of improvement in cross-fertilised crops will depend upon the crop in question. On the West Coast gourds are one of the vegetables extensively grown as summer crops and sometimes as monsoon crops. At the Agricultural Research Station, Pattambi, studies are in progress on these vegetables and the present note deals with the studies of Vine-to-Vine' selection made on cucumber at the Station.
Soil and Water Conservation
Authors:   Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore  641 003, N SANKARANARAYANAN
Published: November 2023

Soil conservation is good land husbandry proper use of soil and maintenance of fertility or productivity. The conservation of soil and water resources is of utmost importance in India. There is no political economic, social or scientific disagreement about this fact. Fertile soil is a matter of national concern, and the food problem can be solved only in terms of soil and water.
Regional Peculiarities in Apple Production
Authors:   Assitant Fruit Specialist Coonor, U NARASINGA RAO
Published: November 2023

In the course of a recent survey of the apple growing industry in different parts of India, the author was struck with the amazing diversity of practices with reference to almost every aspect of apple production. Although characteristically a temperate zone deciduous fruit, the apple as grown in the different provinces and states of India has become adapted to such a great extent as even to be ranked as a commercial fruit to be grown amidst the tropical mango or citrus, as in certain parts of South India. The very wide diversity of conditions under which the apple is being produced is, therefore, a study of immense interest and has accordingly engaged the attention of the author. The present contribution is made with the hope that the varied features that are associated with apple culture in different regions of India may serve to bring out the immense possibilities for effecting improvements with due regard to the experiences of the particular locality and of those regions where entirely dissimilar conditions prevail.
Raising Calves with Soyabeans Milk
Authors:   Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore  641 003, T Major  MURARI
Published: November 2023

Glycine max (Linn) Merr. usually known as Soyabean has been grown in this country for many centuries. It is known by various vernacular names in various parts of India.
The Groundnut and the Food Crisis
Authors:   Oilseed Section, Coimbatore, M.M KRISHNA MARAR
Published: November 2023

Among the many causes that have contributed to the present food crisis, the insidious encroachment of commercial crops, on the acreage of food crops, is undoubtedly one of the most important. Though the encroachment has been going on for more than three decades its effect in food production was felt acutely only during the war, when imports of rice from Burmah and other countries were cut off. Active Government propaganda had to be done to curtail the acreage under money crops, and sometimes even by temporary Government enactments. It remains to be seen, how far the temporary success attained by these measures will endure, when favourable conditions for imports of food grains return.
MANGOES IN CIRCARS, MADRAS.
Authors:   Agricultural Research Station Anakapalle 531001, A SANKARAM
Published: November 2023

The mango is the most popular fruit in the Circars. Its luscious taste and agreeable flavour have won the appreciation of one and all. In the Circars its consumption is universal as no other fruit is so cheaply available as to be within the reach of the rich as well as the poor. The production and marketing of this fruit is mainly concentrated in the area comprising the districts of Vizagapatam and East Godavari. During the past decade there has been a considerable production of mangoes, as large areas of cultural waste land were brought under the cultivation of this fruit crop. The availability of these lands at attractively cheap rates besides being adınirably suited for the purpose, formed an important economio asset..
A Review on Spurry (Spergula arvensis) and Possible Ways of Controlling it by Chemical Means.
Authors:   Mycology Section,Agricultural Reserch Institute, Coimbatore  641 003, A.R SRINIVASAN
Published: November 2023

The weed spurry (Spergula arvensis) which is native to Europe and later got established in U. S. A. (1) South Africa (2) Canada (3) India and other countries, has been reported in India even as early as 1874 by Bentham and Hooker (8). The authors do not describe it is an introduced weed, though it has been stated as a native of Europe, in the Bullettin of the Michigan State Agricultural College (1). Its introduction into India must have been long before 1874. No reference to it as an established weed in India, has been made either by Bentham and Hooker (8) or by Gamble (1928) (9) though both of them have described it as occuring in cultivated fields in the cool parts of India. In South India it is said to occur in the Kodaikanal and Nilgiri Hills (9) & (15). Hence it must have become a noxious weed through vigorous growth and effective self-propagation only recently. At present it has assumed threatening proportions especially in some tracts of upper Nilgiris, and according to an official report from Nanjanad, it is said to smother all the orops in the fields of the Agricultural Research Station there. Hence an attempt has been made in this paper to review the various chemical herbicides and to assess their usefulness with particular reference to spurry.. Spurry is generally found as dense growths in corn fields and other waste places. It is reported to be harmful to corn crops, root crops and clover crops. When plentiful it practically suppresses both spring and summer crops.
A Survey of Fruit-growing Practices and Fruit Research Problems in India.
Authors:   Assitant Fruit Specialist Coonor, U NARASINGA RAO
Published: November 2023

India is a vast country wherein diverse olimates, ranging from the tropical to the temperate, are met with. As a consequence, the different regions, depending on their geographical situation, have come to be known for the particular fruit or fruits they grow; the apples of Kulu and Kashmir, the Malta oranges and grapefruits of the Punjab, the grapes of Quetta, the peaches of Peshawar, the litchi of Bihar, the mangoes and bananas of South India to name but a few are well known to the horticulturist in India. With the intensified oulture of these fruits in the regions best suited for them, specialisation in fruit-growing practices has followed, leading towards an attempt to either evolve new practices or modify existing ones which would fulfil the needs of each individual fruit-crop in a rational manner. This trend towards specialisa- tion embraces both the fruit-growing practices in the tract as a whole and also the fruit research upon which the workers there are engaged.
A Note on the Cultivation of Ragi in the Vizagapatam District
Authors:   Agricultural Research Station Anakapalle 531001, R VASUDEVARAO NAIDU , B.L NARASIMHAMURTY ,   Agricultural Research Station Anakapalle 531001
Published: November 2023

Among the millets grown in the Vizagapatam District ragi occupies a prominent place. It is raised over an area of 2,70,000 acres and forms part of the food for 75 per cent of the population. It is grown all the year round, either in the wet, garden or dry land; consequently its grain is avail- able at all times for the payment of wages in kind.
Some Experiences of a British Bee-keeper in India
Authors:   South in Army A.A School Guindy, Madras, . MORRISSEY
Published: November 2023

When our first Indian beehive, coroplete with bees was deuvered to us in February, I must say that at first sight of the hive I was very distrioninded. It hardly seemed to be bigger than an English punleus box, although I was very pleased with the neat finish of the hive itself. Now that I have got to know a little about Indian bees I realize the unormous advantage they have over the larger hives used in Britain. The size of the frames to is liny in comparison with the ones I have been used to work with (Langstroth-17 in. length and 9 in. depth). As for the Indian bee itself (Apis indien), I think now that they compare very favourably in all aspects with their italian and German cousins, who work in a much more favourable climate with hardly an enemy beyond an occastonal hornet or wasp. When I consider the enemies of Apis indics, 1 olten wonder how they manage to thrive the way they do.