bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Empirical Study on the Role of MSMEs Cluster to the Local Economic Development
Authors: Ali Sk Esteher , Gopinath Perumula
Published: January 2023

Purpose: The present empirical study attempted to analyze various factors and stakeholders of the Liluah metal casting cluster and its impact on local economic development. In addition, we explained the role of COVID-19 in this MSMEs cluster. Design/Methodology/Approach: To achieve the set of objectives, the research has used purposive sampling. The data were collected through structured questionnaires and in-depth interviews with firm owners. The primary data have been used and secondary data collected through various sources for the study. Findings: Liluah metal casting cluster plays a crucial role in the local economy in terms of employment and business prospect. The study also found that the manufacturing units and annual turnover increased in the last two decades, and the number of laborers decreased rapidly. Despite the huge scope of improvement in the market, technology, skill training, etc., the present cluster is suffering from a lack of capital, the latest technology, skilled workers, pollution, and competition with foreign products. Further, possibilities of innovation practices in the cluster can be achieved as far as the development of the cluster is concerned. Research Limitations: The study has several limitations. For instance, the study has analyzed the impact of the cluster on the local economic development based on the firm owners’ perspective and attempted to explain various challenges and prospects. Future, there is a need to integrate various stakeholders like laborers, government institutions, and intermediaries with other allied manufacturing sectors. The sample was selected only for the Howrah district’s Liluah metal casting cluster owners. Managerial Implications: Practically, it highlighted the challenges and prospects of the present cluster. Therefore, the study suggested that innovation practices can be led to positive growth of the cluster where research and development can play an important role. Originality/Value: The empirical study mainly focuses on the Liluah metal casting cluster of the Howrah district. The research paper is based on the Ph.D. thesis, and all the data and information mentioned here are original.
TransPyREnd: a code for modelling the transport of radionuclides on geological timescales
Authors: Behrens Christoph , Luijendijk Elco , Kreye Phillip , Panitz Florian , Bjorge Merle , Gelleszun Marlene , Renz Alexander , Miro Shorash , Rühaak Wolfram
Published: January 2023

Abstract. The German site selection procedure for a high-level nuclear waste repository is entering a stage in which preliminary safety assessments have to be conducted and the release of radionuclides has to be estimated for a large number of potential sites. Here, we present TransPyREnd, a 1D finite-differences code for modeling the transport of radionuclides in the subsurface at geological timescales. The code simulates the processes advection, diffusion, equilibrium sorption, decay of radionuclides, and the build-up of daughter nuclides. We summarize the modeled physical processes, their mathematical description and our numerical approach to solve the governing equations. Finally, two simple tests are shown, one considering diffusion, sorption, and radioactive decay, the other involving diffusion and a radioactive decay chain. In both tests, the code shows good agreement with the reference solutions. Caveats of the model and future additions are discussed.
Intercomparison of global reanalysis precipitation for flood risk modelling
Authors: McClean Fergus , Dawson Richard , Kilsby Chris
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Reanalysis datasets are increasingly used to drive flood models, especially for continental and global analysis and in areas of data scarcity. However, the consequence of this for risk estimation has not been fully explored. We investigate the implications of four reanalysis products (ERA-5, CFSR, MERRA-2 and JRA-55) on simulations of historic flood events in five basins in England. These results are compared to a benchmark national gauge-based product (CEH-GEAR1hr). The benchmark demonstrated better accuracy than reanalysis products when compared with observations of water depth and flood extent. All reanalysis products predicted fewer buildings would be inundated by the events than the national dataset. JRA-55 was the worst by a significant margin, underestimating by 40 % compared with 14 %–18 % for the other reanalysis products. CFSR estimated building inundation the most accurately, while ERA-5 demonstrated the lowest error in terms of river stage (29.4 %) and floodplain depth (28.6 %). Accuracy varied geographically, and no product performed best across all basins. Global reanalysis products provide a useful resource for flood modelling where no other data are available, but they should be used with caution due to the underestimation of impacts shown here. Until a more systematic international strategy for the collection of rainfall and flood impact data ensures more complete global coverage for validation, multiple reanalysis products should be used concurrently to capture the range of uncertainties.
Technical note: A procedure to clean, decompose, and aggregate time series
Authors: Ritter François
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Errors, gaps, and outliers complicate and sometimes
invalidate the analysis of time series. While most fields have developed
their own strategy to clean the raw data, no generic procedure has been
promoted to standardize the pre-processing. This lack of harmonization makes
the inter-comparison of studies difficult, and leads to screening methods
that can be arbitrary or case-specific. This study provides a generic
pre-processing procedure implemented in R (ctbi for cyclic/trend
decomposition using bin interpolation) dedicated to univariate time series.
Ctbi is based on data binning and decomposes the time series into a
long-term trend and a cyclic component (quantified by a new metric, the
Stacked Cycles Index) to finally aggregate the data. Outliers are flagged
with an enhanced box plot rule called Logbox that corrects biases due to the
sample size and that is adapted to non-Gaussian residuals. Three different
Earth science datasets (contaminated with gaps and outliers) are
successfully cleaned and aggregated with ctbi. This illustrates the
robustness of this procedure that can be valuable to any discipline.
On the importance of the humidity flux for the surface mass balance in the accumulation zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Authors: Dietrich Laura , Steen-Larsen Hans Christian , Wahl Sonja , Faber Anne-Katrine , Fettweis Xavier
Published: January 2023

Abstract. It is highly uncertain how the humidity flux between the snow surface and the atmosphere contributes to the surface mass balance (SMB) of the interior Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS). Due to sparse observations, evaluations of the simulated humidity flux are limited. Model-based estimates of the humidity flux contribution to the SMB are, therefore, unconstrained and even disagree in magnitude and sign. In this study, we evaluate the regional climate model MAR at the EGRIP (East Greenland Ice-Core Project) site in the accumulation zone of the GrIS. We use a combined dataset of continuous one-level bulk estimates of the humidity flux covering the period 05/2016–08/2019 and direct eddy-covariance humidity flux measurements from all four summer seasons. In summer, we document a bias of too little sublimation (-1.3 W m−2) caused by a cold bias in both air and surface temperature leading to a reduced humidity gradient. In winter, MAR overestimates deposition by about one order of magnitude. This is a consequence of an overestimated temperature gradient in too stable atmospheric conditions compared to observations. Both systematic errors cause a large discrepancy in the annual net humidity flux between the model and observations of -9 mm w. eq. yr−1. Remarkably, the simulated net annual humidity flux contributes positively to the SMB, contrary to observations documenting a net sublimation flux. We correct the systematic errors by applying a simple but effective correction function to the simulated latent heat flux. Using this correction, we find that 5.1 % of the annual mass gain at the EGRIP site sublimates again, and 4.3 % of the total mass gain is deposited vapor from the near-surface air. The estimated net humidity flux contribution to the annual SMB is about -1 % (net sublimation) compared to +5.6 % for the uncorrected simulation. In summer, the corrected MAR simulation shows that deposition accounts for 9.6 % of the total mass gain and that 31 % of the total mass gain at the EGRIP site sublimates again. The net fluxes contribute to -32 % of the summer SMB. These results demonstrate that the humidity flux is a major driver of the summer SMB in the accumulation zone of the GrIS and highlight that even small changes could increase its importance for the annual SMB in a warming climate.
Effects of Recent IV Drug Use and Severity of Psychiatric Symptoms to Antiviral Treatment in People Who Inject Drugs
Authors: Karabulut Sercan
Published: January 2023

Objective: People who inject drugs have major contribution to a rise in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Despite efficacy and safety of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies, patients may have difficulties to receive treatment. In this study we aimed to examine the effect of clinical variables in substance users to access to antiviral treatment and the treatment rate.
Method: In this retrospective study, we examined the files of 5586 patients who admitted to Outpatient Treatment Center (OTC) between July 2020-April 2021 and files of 121 patients with positive Anti-HCV results were included. All patients had been routinely assessed by Addiction Profile Index (API) and Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Self-Rating Scale (ASRS)..
Results: Of 121 patients, the most used substance was opiate. Because of the insurance restrictions, DAA treatment might be prescribed in only tertiary referral hospitals. All patients had been referred to a tertiary referral hospital. The mean duration from Anti-HCV testing to treatment was 190.3 days. Actively iv substance users were more likely to use substances every day ( 81.5 % vs 41.5%), start using the current substance at younger age (19.1 vs 20.9), have higher total API scores, have higher depression (4.7 vs 3.7), anxiety subscale scores, and ASRS-A scores (11.3 vs 8.3). Actively iv substance users were no more likely to have longer Anti-HCV – treatment duration (100.4 ve 254.5) and have worse treatment completion rates (% 100 vs 67.7).
Conclusion: According to research findings, young adults' expectations to obtain social status and social conformity through the acquisition of a product may affect spending time for online shopping and they may lose control of the use of credit cards.
Madde Bağımlısı Anne Bebeklerinin Klinik ve Laboratuvar Özellikleri: Tek Merkez Deneyimi
Authors: Elbayiyev Sarkhan , Çakır Ufuk
Published: January 2023

Amaç: Gebelik döneminde alkol, yasadışı uyuşturucu ve psikoaktif madde kullanımının önemli ölçüde maternal, fetal ve neonatal morbiditelerle ilişkili olduğu bilinmektedir. Yasadışı madde kullanan anneden doğan bebeklerin özelliklerini araştırmayı planladık.
Yöntem: Çalışmaya Eylül 2019 ve Aralık 2021 tarihleri arasında doğan yasadışı uyuşturucu madde kullanan anne bebekleri ve kontrol grubu olarak sağlıklı bebekler dahil edildi. Hastaların demografik, klinik ve laboratuvar verileri ile modifiye Finnegan skorları retrospektif olarak dosya verilerinden kaydedildi.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya uyuşturucu madde kullanan anne bebeği 11 ve kontrol grubuna 13 sağlıklı bebek olmak üzere toplam 24 bebek dahil edildi. Madde kullanan annelerin yaşları, gebelik haftaları, doğum ağırlıkları, 1. ve 5. dakikada APGAR skorları sağlıklı bebeklerden istatistiksel olarak daha düşük bulundu. Modifiye Finnegan skoru ≥8 olup morfin ihtiyacı olan (n:4/11) hastalarda lökopeni ve nötropeni oranı morfin ihtiyacı olmayan (n:7/11) hastalara göre anlamlı olarak yüksek bulundu.
Sonuç: Güncel sağlık problemi olarak yasadışı madde kullanımının önlenmesi, erken tespit ve izlemi konusunda politikaların geliştirilmesi ve neonatal yoksunluk sendromu açısından izlenen bebeklerin erken tespiti için yeni biomarkerların araştırılması konusunda detaylı çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.
Organising Halal Responsibility in a Company
Authors: Tieman Marco , Habir Ahmad Derry
Published: January 2023

This viewpoint paper is about how best to organise and integrate halal in a company and its operations. In many cases halal is left to the internal halal committee to organise, which is not only incorrect but also provides a major corporate reputation risk for businesses operating in or exporting to advanced Muslim markets. The halal responsibility is a foremost shared responsibility and concerns different levels of the organisation, namely: top management, risk management, marketing, operations, as well as the internal halal committee.
Chauvireria balcanica gen., sp. n. (Phasianidae – Galliformes) from the Middle Villafranchian of Western Bulgaria
Authors: Boev Zlatozar
Published: January 2023

Since 1987 120 taxa more than vertebrates (51 species of birds) were established in the Middle Villafranchian (MN17 zone) site near Varshets (430 13'N, 23°17'E). The site is type-locality of Lagopus balcanicus Boev, 1995 and provides the second record of Apus baranensis Janossy 1977. Chauvireria balcanica is described by 1160 bone finds (MNI = 49) – over 85 % of the total amount of the collected avian material. Diagnosis: A small phasianid of Perdicinae subfamily with almost parallel os matacarpalis majus and os m. minus, sharper and smaller processus pisiformis, more erected processus extensorius, narrower spatium intermetacarpalis, well developed processus intermetacarpalis, which reaches os metacarpalis minus and which cranial edge forms an almost right angle. Osteometrically Chauvireria balcanicll was of the same size as recent Ammoperdix griseogularis and A. heyi. The means of the total lengths (in mm) of some long bones are: coracoid – 27,2 (n=14); humerus – 40,4 (n=9); ulna – 36,8 (n=8); radius – 33,4 (n=4); carpometacarpus – 21,8 (n=27), and tarsometatarsus – 28,4 (n=6). Palaeocryptonyx donnezani from West Europe is taxonomically the closest Galliform to Chauvireria balcanica.
TERRITORIAL BRANDING AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL TOURISM (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE STAVROPOL REGION)
Authors:   Stavropol State Agrarian University, Russian Federation, Ivolga Anna , Shakhramanian Irina ,   Stavropol State Agrarian University, ARussian Federation
Published: January 2023

Stavropol Region has the potential for the development of rural tourism. Rural tourism offers a unique solution that will provide jobs, consistently high incomes of the population and preserve the nature of the region intact. An analysis of the state of rural development in the Stavropol Territory showed that the region has enormous resources for rural tourism, but they are used with a low degree of efficiency. The study was completed by making proposals for the formation of the region's brand through the realization of recreational potential and the development of rural tourism. The article justifiably proves that this sphere, along with agriculture, is a backbone for the economy of the Stavropol Territory, and the strengthening of economic activity in tourism will have a noticeable positive impact on other sectors of the regional economy.
POTENTIALS AND EFFECTS OF FUTURE RURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, Kostić Marija , Stanišić Tanja ,   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja
Published: January 2023

Today, more than ever, tourism activities in the natural environment have become a need and wish of tourists. The Republic of Serbia has rural areas with well-preserved nature which consists of many attractive and representative elements. However, Serbia does not have a long tradition of rural tourism. The aim of this paper is to underline the potentials, limiting factors and future development effects and opportunities of rural tourism in Serbia. The methods used in processing the data collected from primary sources are correlation analysis and descriptive statistics. The general conclusion of the research is that this form of tourism, with the adequate valorization of available potentials and management of present constraints, can become a very important factor of tourism and economic development of the country.
NATURE AND NATURAL FOOD PRODUCTS IN FUTURE TOURIST’S PERSPECTIVE
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, Luković Milica , Nićiforović Jovan ,   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja
Published: January 2023

Two years after Covid-19 outbreak, the trend of local movements in ecologically clean areas is continuing. Parallel with searching for nature, tourists renew old, almost forgotten, traditional nature-inspired recipes. This study investigates tourists’ attitudes towards natural areas, interest in natural products experiences and their preference to renovate traditional healthy food products and to be included in future food tourism offers. The study includes standard and ethnobotanical interviews aimed to show the stronger connection between tourists and nature compared to the previous period and its intention to mitigate and adapt to Covid-19 challenges. The results show continuous changes in tourist perspective related to nature and natural food products in general. The results were compared with previous research and show that tourists are still interested in natural boosters through natural food, staying in nature, and active involvement in natural product collecting, however, the focus has shifted from traditional medicinal plants to edible ones.
COVID PASS – IMPACT ON TOURISM AND TOURISM WORKERS AND EMPLOYMENT IN TOURISM
Authors:   Faculty of Law for Commerce and Judiciary in Novi Sad, Škorić Sanja , Jovanović Vladimir ,   Faculty of Law for Commerce and Judiciary in Novi Sad
Published: January 2023

The pandemic in the past, more than two years, various reactions of the countries of the world to the protection of people from pandemics, etc., have had a huge impact on the life we have known so far. The introduction of covid passes a year ago, as another reaction to the suppression of the pandemic, has provoked a very large number of discussions that have remained without a clear epilogue so far. However, the introduction of covid passes has had the greatest impact on tourism and related activities (air and road transport, especially international) in every possible sense - restricting travel, and movement in general. This situation inevitably affected employment in the sector and introduced a number of difficulties, in addition to all those that already existed before the pandemic period. The authors of this paper draw a parallel between trends in tourism in general and employment in tourism and catering etc. before the pandemic and throughout, with special reference to the period after the introduction of covid passes.
Comparison of Depression and Quality of Life of Elderly Living in Two Alternative Residential Settings
Authors: Gupta Aishwarya Ajay , Diwan Shraddha
Published: January 2023

Elderly living in two different residential settings, i.e. publicly managed congregate housing (old age homes) as compared to Extended family household may have a changed environment that was intended to increase autonomy and social relationships. It was mandatory to explore the relationship of depression and quality of life of elderly related to place of residence. Present study was conducted in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where elderly of a residential society and inmates of 2 old age homes were assessed to consider if any gradient of depression and Quality of Life existed between these residential settings. A Cross Sectional Observational study was carried out where the data was collected using a specially designed Interview schedule and observation technique. They were Purposively Sampled and 20 subjects from each group following the inclusion criteria were selected. Demographic data (Age, Gender, BMI, Handedness and any existing co-morbid medical condition if present) was taken. Depression was measured by Geriatric depression scale (short form) and quality of life was measured by WHOQOL-BREF instrument based on one-to-one interview. Results revealed that GDS-Depression score was high in old age homes as compared to extended family setting and among all four domains of WHOQOL-BREF, Environmental domain was found to be significantly affected in old age homes as compared to extended family setting. It was concluded that at the community level, there is a positively challenging environment and independent thought, as well as cultivating connectedness and supportiveness that can promote to improve age-related conditions.

Key words: [Depression, Quality of life, geriatrics, community living]
Оценка стоимости интеллектуального капитала: взгляд инвестора
Authors: Кох Лариса Вячеславовна , Кох Юрий Валентинович , Данейкин Юрий Викторович
Published: January 2023

В инновационной экономике на первые места по рыночной капитализации выходят цифровые компании, такие как Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google) и другие. Большой разрыв между рыночной и балансовой стоимостью этих компаний доказывает наличие у них скрытых активов, получивших название «интеллектуальный капитал». Для инвестора информация об интеллектуальном капитале закрыта, о его структуре и стоимости инвестор может только догадываться. Любые предположения о стоимости и компонентах интеллектуального капитала строятся инвестором на основе непроверенных данных. В этом вопросе инвестором можно легко манипулировать. Целью данного исследования является раскрытие сущности интеллектуального капитала, анализ структуры и методов оценки интеллектуального капитала, выработка предложений о возможных вариантах раскрытия информации о структуре и стоимости интеллектуального капитала для инвесторов. В процессе исследования были проанализированы научные публикации, касающиеся проблем, связанных с интеллектуальным капиталом, а также использовались методы, применяемые для оценки стоимости бизнеса. В результате проведенного исследования авторы предложили структуру интеллектуального капитала и алгоритм расчёта его стоимости, обосновали необходимость введения в годовую отчетность раздела «Интеллектуальный капитал», где будет раскрыта максимально возможная информация о его структуре и стоимости компонента.
Бытовая сказка как аксиологический источник по воззрениям крестьян на барина и его власть в русской деревне
Authors: Шаповалов Владимир Анатольевич
Published: January 2023

В статье анализируется проблема представления бытовой сказки в качестве аксиологического источника. Бытовая сказка не может рассматриваться в качестве исторического источника в его классическом понимании, так как в ней действующие персонажи в своих поступках и проявлениях находятся на грани фантастики. Сказка остается сказкой. Но авторы бытовых сказок для привлекательности и придания сословной узнаваемости сказочных героев включали в их образ аксиологические установки соответствующего ценностного плана. Именно эти аксиологические нюансы имеют важный исследовательский интерес. В частности, какие аксиологические доминанты характеризовали сказочного барина и что этим хотели подчеркнуть авторы сказок. В бытовых сказках спектр поведенческих моделей барина довольно широк, что подтверждает отсутствие трафаретности в изображении барина в контексте сосуществования его со своими крестьянами.
Немецкая система пропаганды в Генеральном округе Беларусь: структура, содержание и принципы деятельности
Authors: Пушкаренко Елена Анатольевна
Published: January 2023

Статья посвящена проблеме организации и функционирования немецкой системы пропаганды на оккупированной советской территории на примере Генерального округа Беларусь. Цель исследования: определить порядок организации, формы, методы и содержание, принципы и эффективность деятельности органов пропаганды. Автор приходит к выводу, что немецкое идеологическое воздействие на территории оккупированной Советской Белоруссии имело ряд отличий, обусловленных объективными факторами. К их числу можно отнести длительный характер оккупации, особенности менталитета местного населения, наличие массового партизанского движения, противоречия в методах оккупационной политики и борьбы с партизанами между гражданской администрацией округа и подразделениями СС и СД. Как следствие, длительный период оккупации территории Советской Белоруссии вынуждал немецкие власти округа постоянно совершенствовать формы и методы идейно-политического влияния на массовое сознание белорусов, а также прибегать к использованию в пропагандистской деятельности местных коллаборационистов. Немецкой гражданской администрацией округа во главе с В. Кубе была развернута пропагандистская кампания т. н. «белорусизации», целью которой стало привлечение местного населения на свою сторону с помощью «мягкой силы», не прибегая к силовым методам, практиковавшимся силами СС и полиции. Кубе видел в пропаганде превентивное средство пацификации [1] тыла и выполнения задач хозяйственной эксплуатации захваченной территории. Однако его ставка на пропаганду как основное средство реализации оккупационных планов и обретение поддержки со стороны белорусского населения себя не оправдала. Провал инициированной им политики «белорусизации» и низкая эффективность немецкой пропаганды на территории округа были обусловлены рядом факторов: отсутствием согласованной политики немецких властей относительно методов оккупационного режима и роли в нем пропаганды, ростом партизанского движения как реакции на преступные карательные акции подразделений СС и СД, пассивными политическими настроениями местного населения, занявшего с приходом немцев выжидательную позицию.
[1] Пацификация как превентивный способ обеспечения «спокойного» тыла с использованием идеологических средств, пропагандистских акций и кампаний с опорой на коллаборационистов.
К вопросу о терминологии миграции: российский и французский взгляды
Authors: Ашмарина Александра Алексеевна
Published: January 2023

Целью работы является исследование терминологического аппарата, используемого при анализе политических процессов миграции с позиции российских и французских ученых, а также выявление основных различий в используемых подходах. В данной работе приводятся следующие термины: «миграция», «иммиграция», «мигрант», «беженец», «убежище», «интеграция», «ассимиляция», «миграционная политика», «миграционный кризис» и др. В качестве основных методов исследования автор использует метод контент-анализа и сравнительный метод. Для анализа российской и французской терминологии автор использовал материалы известных российских исследователей (Л.Л. Рыбаковский, Ж. Зайончковская, Т.Н. Юдина, С.В. Рязанцев, Н.Н. Тоцкий, О.Д. Воробьева, В.А. Ионцев, С.Н. Раковский) и французских ученых (Ришар Перрушо, Жан Люк Ришар, Анжель Минге, Мишель Агье, Анна Лендаро, Кэролайн Труйе, Жан Лека). Кроме того, целесообразным явилось использование российских и европейских, французских словарей, тематика которых связана с политологией, демографией, социологией и юриспруденцией. В заключении подтверждается тезис о «размывании» терминологии в области миграции, что в некоторой степени затрудняет исследования миграционной ситуации во Франции российскими исследователями, и наоборот.
Selection of sustainable and green suppliers using a fuzzy R-method in group decision-making situations
Authors: Venkata Rao Ravipudi , Patel Sarthakkumar
Published: January 2023

A growing number of companies treat "sustainability" as an important objective in their strategy. Sustainable and green suppliers increase efficiency by reducing costs and waste in industries. Sustainable and green supplier selection is a critically important factor in moving forward along the path of sustainability. A fuzzy R-method is proposed in this paper based on ranking the fuzzy numbers of alternative suppliers and criteria. Triangular fuzzy membership function and different fuzzy scales are presented to demonstrate and validate the proposed method. Fuzzy composite scores are generated, and these scores are converted into crisp forms to evaluate the alternative suppliers. The novelty of the proposed method is that it is simple, can deal with qualitative and quantitative criteria of supplier selection, and requires less computational effort for evaluating and ranking the green and sustainable suppliers in fuzzy group decision-making situations. The weights of the criteria and alternative suppliers are generated using a simple equation and hence there is no need to apply different methods for weights generation and ranking. Furthermore, this method does not require normalization of the data. Two realistic group decision-making problems of green and sustainable supplier selection to test the method. Sensitivity analysis for the proposed method is also conducted to check the consistency of the proposed method to different weights of the criteria. The proposed method is effective, robust, and competitive to the existing multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods of sustainable supplier selection.
Pattern of market arrivals and prices of soybean in Akola District of Maharashtra, India
Authors:   Department of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Dr. PDKV, Akola, MH, India, Takote Monal P. , Shende Nishant V. ,   Department of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Dr. PDKV, Akola, MH, India
Published: January 2023

In this study, an attempt has been made to study the pattern of market arrivals and prices of Soybean in the Akola district of Maharashtra. The present study was based on the time series data of monthly prices and the arrival of Soybean collected from major APMC’S of Akola district for the period of 10 years i.e. from 2011 to 2020. The study was carried out by employing econometric tools like ADF test, Johansen’s Multiple Co-integration test, ARCH-GARCH model and Granger Causality test used to study price volatility and co-integration among selected markets. The study reveals that there is an inverse relationship between prices and the arrival of Soybean in the selected market of Akola district. The selected markets for Soybean have long-run equilibrium relationship for the prices of Soybean and there exist co-integration among them. The volatility shocks in the prices of Soybean is quite persistent in the selected markets.
Effect of Combined Application of Vermicompost and NPS Fertilizer Rates on Growth, Yield and Yield Components of Maize (Zea mays L.) at Toke Kutaye District, Ethiopia
Authors:   Ambo University Department of Natural Resource Management, Ambo, Ethiopia, Wakgari Tesfaye
Published: January 2023

Maize is one of the major and important cereal crops in Western Shewa Zone, particularly, in the Toke Kutaye district. However, the yield of the crop is low mainly due to the low fertility status of the soils. Integrated use of vermicompost and NPS fertilizers is indispensable to improve this condition of the soil. In this context, a study was conducted in 2019/2020 to assess the effect of the combined use of vermicompost and NPS fertilizer on yield and yield components of maize. To achieve this objective field experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design and replicated three times. The results of this study revealed that the current scenarios of maize production in Toke Kutaye district call for appropriate ways of adding nutrients to the soil to obtain optimum maize productivity. In response to this, the combined application of different rates of vermicompost and NPS fertilizer to soil significantly affected most parameters used for this investigation such as plant height, leaf number, leaf length, leaf area, stand count, ear length, and a number of ears per plant, thousand-grain weight, total above-ground dry biomass and grain yield of maize. Moreover, the combined form of NPS blended fertilizer and vermicompost was applied and the result revealed that the sole application of recommended NPS fertilizer and vermicompost increased maize yield by 52.27 and 55.72% over control treatments, respectively. Besides this, the combined use of vermicompost and NPS fertilizer by the rating of half of the recommended rate of both fertilizers increased maize yield by 60.05% over the control treatment. This indicates that the best option for soil fertility management is integrated soil fertility management that involves the combined use of vermicompost and NPS fertilizers as nutrient sources than the strategy of using organic or inorganic amendments alone. Then, it could be concluded that the use of blended NPS fertilizer at 50 kg ha-1with supplemental vermicompost at 5 t ha-1 to Jibat variety is the realistic approach to address the problem of low productivity of maize in the study area and other similar agroecology. Based on the findings and conclusions of this study it can be recommended that farmers in the study area should, therefore, be advised to use this variety and combined use of vermicompost and NPS fertilizer at a rate of 5 t ha-1 VC +50 kg ha-1 NPS for sustainable maize crop production tentatively. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to recommend agronomical optimum and to measure the long-term effects of the integrated soil fertility management techniques in more seasons, soil types and crop varieties before giving a conclusive recommendation.
Impact of Land cover Dynamics on Ecosystem services value of Siwalik range of Madhesh Province Nepal
Authors:   Institute of Forestry, Pokhara Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, Shah Shalini , Gautam Narayan Prasad ,   Institute of Forestry, Pokhara Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, Dhakal Bishnu Prasad ,   Forest Research and Training Center, Kathmandu, Nepal, Sah Jit Narayan ,   Institute of Forestry, Pokhara Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, Sharma Subhash Chandra ,   Nepal Open University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Published: January 2023

The Siwalik region is the area that lies between the hills in the north and Terai in the south. It provides a wide range of services and is of particular interest from a land use land cover (LULC) change perspective as it is naturally fragile and prone to degradation. The study was conducted in Madhesh Province Siwalik to assess the LULC change over three time periods and to quantify the change in ecosystem services value (ESV) due to LULC change. Remote sensing, Google Earth Engine and Arc GIS were used to prepare the land cover map. In 2000, 2010 and 2020 total area covered by the forest was 68.46%, 65.58% and 71.17%, agriculture was 16.50%, 18.21% and 16.21% and waterbodies were 4.40%, 3.89% and 3.79% respectively. From 2000-2010 forest and waterbodies decreased by 3.87%, and 0.54% respectively whereas agriculture and other land increased by 1.7% and 2.71% respectively. Similarly, from 2010 to 2020, agriculture, water bodies, and other land decreased by 1.99%, 0.10%, and 4.48% whereas forests increased by 6.58% respectively. The overall accuracy of the map is 90%, 89% and 88% for the years 2000, 2010 and 2020. The ESV was estimated using the value transfer method, which was 28 million USD/year, 26.84 million USD/year, and 28.97 million USD/year in 2000, 2010 and 2020, which showed that the total ESV has decreased by 1.16 and increased by 2.12 million USD from 2000-2020. An elasticity indicator shows 1% of land conversion in Siwalik resulted in 0.47 % and 0.21 % changes in ESVs during the two periods, respectively. Overall findings of this study, suggest that ESV has increased in the Siwalik region of Madhesh province in the last two decades, primarily due to an increase in forest cover. This increase should be taken as an opportunity to leverage policy support and programmatic implementation to increase forest cover and reduce land conversion
Improving quality of life post-tumor craniotomy using personalized, parcel-guided TMS: safety and proof of concept
Authors: Yeung Jacky
Published: January 2023

Dr. Randy D'Amico and Dr. Jason Sheehan from the Journal of Neuro-Oncology sit down with Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery from the Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Jacky Yeung, to discuss how to improve quality of life post-tumor craniotomy using personalized, parcel-guided TMS.
Integral inequalities for mappings whose derivatives are (h,m,s)-convex modied of second type via Katugampola integrals
Authors:   Bursa Uludag University, Turkey, Bayraktar Bahtiyar , Napoles-Valdes Juan Eduardo ,   UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE: CORRIENTES, Argentina
Published: January 2023

In this paper, using the definition of functions (h,m,s)-convex modified of second type, various extensions of the classic Hermite-Hadamard Inequality are obtained using Katugampola integrals. In addition, we show that several results known are particular cases of ours.
A statistical evaluation of the preprocessing medical images impact on a deep learning network’s performance
Authors:   University of Craiova, Romania, Ivanescu Renato Constantin
Published: January 2023

The aim of this paper is to explore the efficiency of preprocessing medical images before applying a deep learning algorithm to classify the data. The study uses a statistical framework that establishes the fact that depending on the dataset used, image preprocessing indeed decreases the computational time, without having a dropdown in performance. The dataset used in this study regard colon cancer, lung cancer, and fetal brain ultrasound scans. The study proposes a statistical performance that studies the performances of the ResNet50 deep learning network in different preprocessing scenarios.
The influence of Instagrammers’ recommendations on healthy food purchase intention: The role of consumer involvement
Authors:   Assistant Professor at the School of Economics and Management, University of Porto - Rua Dr. Roberto Frias - 4200-464 – Porto – Portugal – Telephone: +351 225 571 100 – e-mail marketing.belem@gmail.com, Barbosa Belem , Añaña Edar ,   Associate Professor at Universidade Federal de Pelotas – Rua Gomes Carneiro, 1 – 96.015-560 – Pelotas – RS – Brazil – Telephone: +55 53 98405 1004 – e-mail edaranana@gmail.com
Published: January 2023

This article examines the impact of digital influencers´ recommendations, especially Instagrammers, on the purchase intention of healthy food. In addition to the direct influence of source credibility on behavioral intention, the study also examines the influence of self-brand congruence and consumers’ involvement with healthy food on purchase intention. To test research hypotheses, a quantitative study was conducted with 221 Portuguese consumers. High and low involvement with healthy food groups were classified by K-Means Clustering, and the analysis of the structure and the measurement models was performed by using Smart-PLS software. The results confirmed that Instagrammers’ credibility drives self-brand congruence and purchase intention for healthy food. It was also confirmed that the involvement with healthy food moderates the influence of self-brand congruity and Instagrammers’ credibility on consumers’ intention to purchase healthy food, and that brand self-congruence partially mediates the influence of Instagrammers’ credibility on purchase intention. Overall, this work offers relevant insights for both marketing managers and researchers, as it demonstrates the importance of considering the indirect effects of source credibility on purchase intention of healthy food and of comparing consumers with high and low product involvement to effectively evaluate the impact of digital influencers’ in healthy food endorsement.
The Conceptual Framework of Interpersonal Conflict as Integration of 7C Playfulness and Positive Psychotherapy.
Authors: Gordiienko-Mytrofanova Iia , Hohol Denys , Sauta Serhii
Published: January 2023

This article presents the conceptual framework of interpersonal conflict as an integration of the concept of 7C playfulness and positive psychotherapy. The conflict is based on M. Smith’s three-component attitude structure. The interpersonal conflict as a dynamic process occurring between at least two interrelated parties (individuals and / or groups), is described by cognitions, which make up the sphere of controversy (cognitive component); emotions covered by three possible ways of processing the key conflict (emotional component); behavioral patterns of ludic positions in balance or in their polar manifestations (behavioral component).
Content Analysis to Improve Self-management in Case with Heart Failure
Authors: Yi-Chun Yang Yi-Chun Yang , Yi-Chun Yang Cheng-Sheng Lin , Cheng-Sheng Lin Min-Feng Li , Min-Feng Li Hsiang-Ping Wang
Published: January 2023

Heart failure is the ultimate deterioration of the heart due to disease. It is associated with high rates of hospitalization and mortality. Every hospitalization affects the patient physically and mentally and it also places a heavy burden of medical care on the patient’s family and society. Patients often relapse after treatment and are readmitted due to too much water intake and other unhealthy lifestyles at home. Thus, proper posthospitalization care is essential to prevent hospital readmissions. Properly assisting patients with disease self-management at home is a primary priority. Communication content analysis is a methodology for objectively and systematically studying the content of patient communication in various formats. This study analyzed the clinical data from a patient’s hospitalization and the follow-up interviews through phone and clinical visits. The care process was recorded as a behavioral process. In view of the patient’s lack of understanding of disease care and water intake, we used content analysis to continuously observe feedback, treatment plans, and actions in the care of the patient to understand her real needs. The results of this study provide a care model that integrates individual and family care activities to provide efficacious health management. The patient also aimed to adjust her original lifestyle. As a result, the patient developed a better understanding of the disease and, thus, improved management of the disease.

 
Neonatal Meconium Plug Caused Severe Proximal Small Bowel Dilatation and Made A Misinterpretation of Pneumoperitoneum
Authors: Cyuan-Yi Yeh Cyuan-Yi Yeh , Cyuan-Yi Yeh Li-Yun Wu , Li-Yun Wu Shu-Wei Hu , Shu-Wei Hu Yen-Ray Huang , Yen-Ray Huang Shu-Fen Wu , Shu-Fen Wu An-Chyi Chen
Published: January 2023

There is a high mortality rate for infants with visceral perforations. Clinical imaging of this condition includes free air in the abdomen with abdominal plain radiography or lateral decubitus radiographs. An important disease that is easily ignored in the perinatal period is meconium plug syndrome, which causes functional obstruction in the colon that leads to dilated bowel loops in abdominal plain radiography. We report a female newborn who had a suspected bowel obstruction during prenatal examination because of polyhydramnios. The initial plain abdominal film showed a large volume of air accumulation in the peritoneum. An emergent exploratory laparotomy was performed and it revealed that there was no free a3 ir nor ascites in the peritoneal cavity. The proximal small bowel was severely dilated and a meconium plug at the splenic flexure was found. The image of air in the patient’s small bowel and peritoneal cavity in the anterior–posterior view and image of the left decubitus view of the abdomen were similar in this case to the degree that the clinicians could not differentiate them, leading to an unnecessary exploration laparotomy.

 
Role of CT Imaging for the Management of COVID-19
Authors: Mastoi Shahzeb , Kumar Aneel , Anjum Tauqeer , Shahzeb Mahnoor , Gul Mehak , Daudpota Rashid
Published: January 2023

Aim: To evaluate the role of high-resolution Computer tomography imaging in the management of COVID-19. Study design: Prospective study Place and duration of study: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi from 1st December 2021 to 31st May 2022. Methodology: One hundred patients suspected to be suffering from COVID-19 were enrolled. All patients underwent Reverse transcriptase-based polymerase chain reaction tests (RT-PCR). The patients were divided into positive or negative depending upon their test results. A high-resolution computed tomography scan was followed in every patient and the results were compared with the reverse transcriptase-based polymerase chain reaction tests findings. The sensitivity and Specificity of the CT scan test were assessed. Results: The mean age of the patients was 59±6.5 years. There were 60 (60%) male and 40 (40%) female patients. Around 58% of the patients were found as positive on PCR while 42% were negative. There 75% of the cases were positive for novel coronavirus on high-resolution computed tomography scan while only 25% were negative. Conclusion: Chest HRCT-scan proved to be a better and more sensitive tool for the diagnosis of novel coronavirus and can be considered as an alternative screening tool for COVID-19 confirmation. Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Severity, Pulmonary, CT-scan, Serotype
Assessment of Depression in Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy
Authors: Athar Husnain , Naz Farrah , Tahir Nayyab , Omar Rameesha
Published: January 2023

Background: Mothers of children with various degrees of impairment may bear a high amount of stress. Children with chronic medical disorders lead their moms to experience sadness, mental distress, and behavior problems. Aim: To determine the frequency of depression in mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted in OPD of Neurology and Development Department, Children's Hospital Lahore in six months after the approval of synopsis August 20, 2020 till Feb 20, 2020. After taking written informed consent, 196 CP children's mothers were enrolled. Demographic information (including name, age) was also recorded. After admission to hospital detailed history and thorough clinical examinations were carried out to reach the provisional diagnosis. Results: The mean age of children was 6.65±2.23 years with age range of 3 and 10 years. There were 109(55.6%) male and 87(44.4%) female cases with higher male to female ratio. The mean age of mothers was 37.92±7.69 years with age range of 25 and 50 years. There were 115(58.7%) mothers who had depression and 81(41.3%) mothers did not have depression. There were 81(41.3%) mothers who had normal, 33(16.8%) had mild mood disturbance, 24(12.2%) mothers had borderline clinical depression, 23(11.7%) mothers had moderate depression and 35(17.9%) mother had severe depression. Practical implication: This study identifies a greater risk of depression in mothers of CP children, so by the help of this study we can identify such mothers at follow up of CP children and can give them psychiatric attention which can decrease mental health issues in them and would be beneficial for both the mother and their CP children. Conclusion: Depression among mothers of CP child was higher in this study, so these mothers must be given attention through psychiatric education and mental health programs to reduce their depression at the time of their CP children follow up. Keywords: Depression, care taker, disability, cerebral palsy, mental health