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Relations Between Digital Transformation and Sustainability Post COVID-19
Authors: Machado Andreia Bem , Richter Marc François , Peixoto João Alvarez
Published: August 2022

COVID-19 has directly influenced the digital transformation in companies. In a matter of days, remote activities had to be quickly deployed in organizations, new consumer habits incorporated, and technologies inserted, demanding technological solutions. Thus, companies had to adapt to a new normal. In this scenario the following questions have emerged: What is digital transformation? What are the relationships between digital transformation and sustainability in the post-covid era? To answer these questions, the following objective was set: to analyze the relationship between digital transformation and sustainability in the post-COVID-19 era. To this end, an integrative literature review was conducted using the Web of Science database. Results indicate that digital transformation and sustainability are directly interconnected to economic activities, including the area of maintenance and facility management. The post-pandemic trends highlight years of recovery and readaptation in the face of the crisis, together with digital transformation, which promises to increasingly improve.
Exploring the Relationship Between Conception of Language Learning and Foreign Language Learning Burnout
Authors: Yang Minghui , Zhai Yuhui
Published: August 2022

This study explores the relationship between college students’ conception of language learning and foreign language learning burnout and tries to solve the following problems: How does learners’ conception of language learning affect their English learning burnout? How to relieve English learning burnout? Data were collected through two questionnaires, English learning burnout and conception of language learning, among 363 non-English majors in two universities in central part of China. The findings provide empirical evidence linking college students’ conception of language learning with their English learning burnout: “Testing” is the key factor that leading to burnout in English learning, which positively predicts “Exhaustion”, “Apathy” and “Reduced self-efficacy”; “Memorizing” positively influences “Reduced Self-efficacy” and negatively predicts “Apathy”; “Language knowledge” negatively predicts “Exhaustion” and “Understanding and Seeing in a new way” negatively predicts “Apathy”.
Green Up-Conversion Luminescence in Yb/Er Co-Doped AlN Thin Film by RF Magnetron Sputtering
Authors: Hussain Syed Sajjad , Khan Mohsin , Nowsherwan Ghazi Aman , Munir Muhammad Saqib , Riaz Saira , Hussain Syed Mutahir , Naseem Shahzad
Published: August 2022

In this research study, aluminum Nitride (AlN) thin film co-doped with erbium and ytterbium has been deposited on Si (100) substrate by RF magnetron Sputtering. After deposition, the film was annealed at 1100 °C in ambient conditions. It’s structural properties were investigated X-ray diffraction (XRD). Thin films morphology is studied using SEM, and EDX provides the chemical composition information. The photoluminescence property of deposited film was investigated by FS5 spectrofluorometer. XRD result revealed that the film has grown along the c-axis oriented in hexagonal wurtzite structure. SEM Result shows that the average size of the particle is 100 nm. The up-conversion luminescence showed intense green and red emission peaks at 530 nm, 552 nm, and 665 nm due to the transition of Er (2H11/2 → 4I15/2, 4S3/2 → 4I15/2, and 4F9/2 → 4I15/2) with excitation of 984 nm. The excitation wavelength with 483 nm photons produces visible luminescence in the green and red region with 557 and 660 nm due to Erbium.
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring (HBPM): The way forward for Sri Lanka; a review article
Authors: Kumanan T. , Guruparan M. , Charles J. C.
Published: August 2022

Hypertension is a major preventable cause of cardiovascular and kidney related morbidity and mortality. It affects one third of the Sri Lankan population and is the single leading cause of death annually. Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) gained interest compared to office BP measurement (OBPM) after several studies demonstrated its superior prognostic value in predicting cardiovascular risk. White coat uncontrolled hypertension (WUCH) and masked uncontrolled hypertension (MUCH) may be overlooked in office BP measurement. Both of these phenomena are correctly identified in HBPM. Behavioural modification, patient involvement and initiation of antihypertensive medications at the right point are important in the management of hypertension. HBPM allows healthcare providers to make behavioural and pharmacological modification at the crucial point, because of the accuracy in BP measurement. Further it reduces health expenditure in the long run by reducing outpatient clinic visits and preventing adverse cardiovascular and kidney related outcomes. Given the challenges posed by the pandemic, HBPM is a better option in managing hypertension with the help of technology and telehealth. However further studies are needed on HBPM in Sri Lanka to analyse the efficacy in our own context.
Infective endocarditis with Escherichia coli secondary to urosepsis: a case report
Authors: Karunathilake P. , Kularatne W. K. S. , Bowaththage S. , Kobbegala K. G. V. J. , Fasrina M. Z. F. , Nasim F. N. , Costa M. N. , Jezeema Z. K. M. , Rajapaksha R. M. I. D. , Ranawaka R. A. N. D.
Published: August 2022

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a multisystem disease that results from infection, usually bacterial, of the endocardial surface of the heart. The main causative organisms of IE are gram-positive streptococci, staphylococci, and enterococci Although Escherichia coli (E. coli) is among the most common causes of gram-negative bacteremia, IE due to this pathogen is rare. Here we report a case of a 68-year-old woman who presented with a 10-day history of fever and was diagnosed with IE according to Modified Duke Criteria. E. coli was isolated from her blood culture. On day two of admission, the patient developed an episode of atrial fibrillation. The patient was treated with intravenous cefotaxime 2g 8 hourly for six weeks, and made a complete recovery without any complications.
Maintaining universal healthcare and its sustainability in the Sri Lankan set up
Authors: Manilgama S. R. , Hettiarachchi N. M. , Liyanage A. D. M. D.
Published: August 2022

No abstract available
Hand hygiene practices among healthcare workers – An audit conducted in a tertiary care hospital in the central province of Sri Lanka
Authors: Jayasinghe I. K. , Perera U. A. W. L. , Manilgama S. R. , Hettiarachchi N. M. , Abeywickrama U. K. , Dayaratna U. H. J. P. , Premaratne B. G. , Amarasinghe W. G. M. D. , Kularatne W. L. R. , Rotuwegama R. S. H. T.
Published: August 2022

Background: Proper hand hygiene (HH) is of utmost importance in reducing the prevalence of healthcare associated infections. The World Health Organisation (WHO) HH strategy has been shown to be the most effective approach leading to practice improvements. An audit was conducted to assess the adherence to HH recommendations amongst the healthcare workers (HCW) at a medical unit in National Hospital Kandy (NHK) in July 2021. Methods: Audit standards were set to WHO five-moments HH. Four medical personnel were trained using WHO HH audit tool and asked to discreetly observe up to four HCW to assess HH over 20-minute sessions. HH compliance in total (TC), each moment and each HCW category were calculated in percentages and compared. HH compliance of 100% is the gold standard. Results: Total of 1134 opportunities were observed. TC was 49%. Moments specific compliance were, before touching a patient (moment1): 51%, before an aseptic procedure (moment2): 67.4%, after body fluid exposure risk (moment 3): 65.2%, after touching a patient (moment 4): 69.2% and after touching patient’s surrounding (moment 5): 26.7%. HCW specific compliance of doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants (HCA), medical students, allied healthcare workers (AHC), and nursing students were 54%, 49.6%, 44.8%, 4.7%, 37.1% and 11.7% respectively. Doctors were significantly more likely to be compliant overall (in all moments), and specifically in moment 4 and moment 5 HH. Conclusions and recommendations: Overall HH compliance among HCW was inadequate at the observed study setting. Doctors demonstrated a better HH compliance than other healthcare categories. HH compliance was better in moment 4 and moment 2 than other moments. After reinforcement of HH practices, a re-audit is recommended to assess the improvement.
Severe Metformin poisoning; Experience at a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka: a case series
Authors: Sirisena P. W. M. S. S. , Hettiarachchi N. M. , Manilgama S. R. , Thenuwara T. W. P. K.
Published: August 2022

Metformin is the first line medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus worldwide. It has been considered a cost effective and safe drug for decades. Though, lactic acidosis is a recognized adverse effect of metformin, it is sparsely seen with therapeutic doses. However, it occurs frequently in patients with metformin overdose and in the presence of renal insufficiency. Metformin associated lactic acidosis (MALA) carries a mortality rate of almost 50%. Early initiation of renal replacement therapy has shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in these patients. Metformin overdose is relatively uncommon and only few cases of severe metformin overdose are reported in the literature. Here, we discuss five cases of MALA due to severe metformin poisoning. Four of them were successfully treated with early use of renal replacement therapy.
Key to Picture Quiz
Authors: Fernando Geehan Shanaka , Matthias Thushara
Published: August 2022

No abstract available
Consumer Citizenship Outside the Consumption Domain: Conceptualizing Motivation from a Self-Determination Perspective
Authors: Kathriarachchi Eranjana , Wijetunga Dinuka
Published: August 2022

Consumer citizenship has attracted significant attention from researchers over time. Recent discussions in this domain indicate that some of the citizenship behaviors that consumers engage in have spilled over to non-consumption arenas as well (i.e., outside the spheres of choice, purchase and use, and behaviors closely related to them). Such behaviors are evident in consumer involvement in organized movements related to an organic farming and consumption, such as Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS). Though consumer citizenship has been studied from many perspectives, theorizing what motivates consumers to engage in such behavior has received scant attention. Such theorization is particularly important in the context of consumer citizenship behavior outside the domain of consumption because such behaviors require relatively greater effort and commitment compared to citizenship behaviors executed within consumption. Guided by concepts of the Self-Determination Theory and current literature on consumer citizenship, this paper presents three propositions on how consumers may be motivated to engage in citizenship behaviors outside the domain of consumption, such as volunteering to act as evaluators in PGS.
Comparative Analysis of Entrepreneurial Characteristics of Large, Medium, Small and Micro Scale Businesses in Sri Lanka
Authors: Perera G. A. T. R.
Published: August 2022

There are many studies carried out in many countries about entrepreneurial characteristics over a long period of time.  However, there is no consensus among the scholars on a common set of characteristics of successful entrepreneurs in the world. Therefore, in this study it is expected to explore common characteristics that may affect entrepreneurial success. In this study, thirty-one characteristics were taken from literature and they were investigated through 121 entrepreneurs who are into micro, small, medium and large-scale businesses in Sri Lanka. In the hundred and twenty-one sample the entrepreneurs are from micro, small, medium and large. Almost all seminal articles related to entrepreneurial characteristics and traits were taken into consideration in doing the literature survey. The questionnaire of this research has been developed by taking pretested questionnaires on the same phenomenon and a few questions were developed by the researcher. Some modifications were done to the questions in the questionnaire before administering it to the Sri Lankan context. There was more than one question asked in the questionnaire to test one variable. A reliability test had been carried out to see the internal consistency among them and Cronbach's Alpha value was calculated for each variable separately. At the end of the research, it is expected to have two outcomes. They are: first, to see the common list of characteristics which are needed for entrepreneurs to be successful and second; to see the characteristics which are important for micro, small, medium and large-scale businesses to be successful.  In deriving the previously mentioned outcomes two types of analytical tools were used. They are: first, to see the common list of characteristics which are needed for entrepreneurs to be successful, One-Way ANOVA technique has been used and second; to see the characteristics which are important for micro, small, medium and large-scale businesses to be successful, descriptive statistics (mean values) were used. Finally, it was found that there are many characteristics which affect the success of entrepreneurs out of the thirty-one characteristics taken for investigation and also different characteristics affect micro, small, medium and large-scale entrepreneurs to be successful.
Demand-Driven Factors of Inflation in Sri Lanka: An ARDL Approach
Authors: De Alwis Tyrone , Dewasiri N. J.
Published: August 2022

Inflation in Sri Lanka has been one of the country’s major macroeconomic issues, especially since 1977. Inflation in Sri Lanka has been caused due to various factors. The present study analyses the demand-driven factors of inflation in Sri Lanka. The time-series data is used to identify such factors, applying the ARDL technique to determine the long-run and short-run relationships during the 1977-2019 sampling period. X. The demand-driven long-run factors were real GDP, fiscal deficit, 91-days treasury bills rate, and broad money supply. On the other hand, short-run factors were real GDP, imports, budgetary deficit, broad money supply, wages of the private sector and wages of the government sector.  The findings suggest that both long-run and short-run determinants impact inflation in Sri Lanka. As such, real GDP, fiscal deficit, Treasury bill rate, and broad money supply explain the inflation in Sri Lanka in the long run. Real GDP has a significant impact on inflation in the long run than the treasury bills rate. In addition, wages of the private sector and wages of the government sector also significantly impact inflation in Sri Lanka. The findings would be helpful for policymakers in their efforts to control the country’s inflation by maintaining the price stability in Sri Lanka sustainably.
A Novel Blockchain-Based Model for Blood Donation System
Authors: Zafar M.H. , Khan I. , Rehman A.U. , Zafar S.
Published: August 2022

In Pakistan, existing blood control systems or blood information management systems are limited in terms of efficient data retrieval of donor to consumer. There is no communication network in place for extra blood in one location to be demanded from a region if blood is limited, resulting in blood wastage. Due to a lack of accessibility and sufficient blood quality testing, blood contaminated with illnesses such as HIV has been used for transfusion in some cases. This study proposes a ledger blood management system to address these challenges. The trail has been represented as a supply-chain management problem following the blood. By trailing the blood stream and donation a single platform for transferring blood and the problem results among blood groups, the proposed system, built on the hyperledger fabric model, adds more traceability toward the blood transfusion process. It also helps to reduce unjustified blood wastage by providing an integrated system for transferring lifeblood and the thing extracts among lifeblood banks. A web app is also designed for accessing the network for simplicity of usage and security is enhanced by implementing block chain hyperfebric ledger system through Key Value System (KVS) system.
Impacted Toothbrush in the Oropharynx: A Case Report
Authors: OSEGHALE Eustace Eromosele , OKOEGUALE Emmanuel
Published: August 2022

Background

Foreign body impaction in the throat is a common presentation in the Ear, Nose and Throat emergency room and may be associated with dare consequences.

Case Report

A nineteen-month-old female was rushed to the Accident and Emergency Unit, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin City with a history of foreign body in the throat of three hours duration. Examination revealed a broken toothbrush impacted the posterior oropharyngeal wall.

She had impacted foreign body removed under local anaesthesia.

Conclusion

Foreign bodies in the throat can be fatal if not promptly managed. Impacted toothbrush in the throat could be life-threatening due to respiratory embarrassment. Therefore, a good toothbrush should be used, caution should be taken while brushing and toddlers should have their teeth brushed by adults.
taH pagh taHbe: eksperyment szekspirowski w przekładzie
Authors: Kowalcze-Pawlik Anna
Published: August 2022

taH pagh taHbe: Shakespearean Experiment in Translation The article discusses experimental translation on the example of intralingual translation in Play On! Translation project accompanying the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and intersemotic/intermedial translation in OMGShakespeare series and Star Trek-related texts. These are approached as exercises in post-translation as defined by Edwin Gentzler in his volume on the subject.
Entre dépression et ennui. Les étranges mélancolies de Clemens Ianicius (1516–1543)
Authors: Buszewicz Elwira
Published: August 2022

The purpose of the article is to describe melancholic moods in the elegies of Clemens Ianicius (1516–1543), a prematurely deceased Polish Neo-Latin poet. First, the author recapitulates briefly the poet’s biography (his peasant pedigree, education, studies at the Collegium Lubranscianum in Poznań, interrupted because of his father’s poverty, his fortunes and misfortunes resulting from the ecclesiastical and nobility patronage, his stay and studies in Padua, graduation with doctoral degree, coronation with a laurel wreath, and finally his illness and death). The analysed poems include elegies from two main collections of Ianicius’verses: the Variae elegiae and the Tristia. The author traces the development of the poet’s melancholic temperament, starting with the elegies concerning his favourite patron’s (the Primate Andrzej Krzycki) fever and the mourning after his death, and finishing with the elegies from the Tristia, treating the poet’s disease and sadness.
CASE STUDY OF DEFRAGMENTATION OF CITY SCALE’S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION IN MELAKA
Authors:   International Islamic University Malaysia, ZEN IRINA SAFITRI , MUSTAPHA MOHD HAFIZAM ,   International Islamic University Malaysia, AL MADHOUN WESAM ,   Gaza University, ASMAWI M ZAINORA ,   International Islamic University Malaysia, ALMULHIM ABDULAZIZ I. ,   Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Published: August 2022

The defragmentation of multiple sources of greenhouse gas emissions would allow for more effective climate action at the local level. The adoption of a Global Protocol for Community-Scale (GPC) framework will assist in determining the source of greenhouse gas emissions in Malacca based on inventory data. The online software tool (Harmonised Emissions Analysis Tool (HEAT+)) is used to translate data that can then be used to plan strategic initiatives at the local level. Malacca’s per capita GHG emissions currently stands at 4.59 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e). A GPC analysis revealed the industrial sector was the principal offender, who accounted for 39.6% (1,548.412 tCO2e) of the emissions, this was followed by the transport and logistics sector, which accounted for 29.9% (1,160,333 tCO2e), the commercial sector that accounted for 14.7% (574,844 tCO2e) and individual residences which accounted for the balance 12.8% (499,655 tCO2e). Scope 1 dominated GHG emissions by 72.1%, based on the electricity use data from buildings held by the Historical Malacca City Council and Hang Tuah Jaya City Council. The result indicates that the two government buildings need to lead sustainable infrastructure initiatives and reduce emissions by spearheading various energy efficiency programmes. These initiatives can then be followed by businesses and residences using decentralised energy strategies. Making climate change mitigation efforts a priority is recommended. This can be done by implementing a variety of low-carbon-based technologies supported by command and control frameworks and market-based policy interventions. The manufacturing and services sectors are the two most important economic sectors in Malacca, and both have the capacity to adopt more advanced greener and cleaner technologies. Nevertheless, active modes of transportation must be promoted as part of the adaptation strategy for clean, low- carbon modes of transportation.
DOES SELF-EFFICACY AND ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION PREDICT ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS?
Authors:   University of Bahrain, CHOO LING SUAN , CHAN MEI LENG AGNES ,   Universiti Utara Malaysia, M. S. LAM JASON ,   Multimedia University, KALIAPPEN NARENTHEREN ,   Universiti Utara Malaysia
Published: August 2022

Although entrepreneurial activities are necessary for social and economic development, and self-efficacy has historically been seen as the predictor of entrepreneurial intent, little is known about causal mechanisms behind entrepreneurial intent. The study intends to close this chasm by examining the role of motivation for success as an intermediary between self-efficacy and the entrepreneurial intentions of students. The data was collected from undergraduate students in Malaysia. The structural equation model was validated using SmartPLS software. As hypothesised, the relationship between self- efficacy and entrepreneurial intent was entirely mediated by an individual’s motivation to succeed.”
PROTEIN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND ANTI-NUTRITIONAL FACTORS REDUCTION IN SOYBEAN MEAL BY Bacillus velezensis K1
Authors:   Silpakorn University Sanam Chandra, HOMSUWAN NALINEE , PRUKSASRI SUWATTANA ,   Silpakorn University Sanam Chandra, NGAMPANYA BUDSARAPORN ,   Silpakorn University Sanam Chandra
Published: August 2022

The solid-state fermentation (SSF) of soybean meal (SBM) by Bacillus velezensis K1 to improve protein quality and reduce allergenic proteins as well as raffinose family oligosaccharides was investigated in this research paper. The fermentation parameters affected protein hydrolysis, namely soybean meal moisture, size of inoculums, time and temperature of fermentation were evaluated in the soybean meal. The best solid-state fermentation conditions with the highest degree of hydrolysis (16.65 ± 4.08%) were 50% (w/w) moisture content, 10% (v/w) inoculum size, 40°C and 72 hours fermentation. Under these optimal conditions, large proteins in the soybean meal were hydrolysed. Proteins with molecular weight <10 kDa increased significantly from 34.05 to 48.22% (P<0.05). Additionally, allergens (glycinin and β-conglycinin) and raffinose family oligosaccharides decreased. The bands representing glycinin and β-conglycinin on SDS-PAGE were considerably reduced and their degradations were 96.47% and 49.60%, respectively. The raffinose family oligosaccharides, primarily stachyose and raffinose also decreased by 73.57% and 22.76%, respectively. With the capability of producing protease and other carbohydrate hydrolytic enzymes (cellulase, pectinase, amylase and invertase), B. velezensis K1 presents great potential for increasing the nutritional quality of the soybean meal as an ingredient in the feed industry.
Czech Warriors on the Field of the Battle of Grunwald: Participation and Search for Contacts with Polond and Lithuania-Rus’
Authors: Kozak S.
Published: August 2022

The article examines the problem of the participation of soldiers from Bohemia in the events of the Battle of Grunwald, both on the side of the Polish-Lithuanian forces and on the side of the Teutonic Order. The state of research of the topic, its place in the study of Grunwald is outlined. The urgency of studying the Czech military component in the armies of both sides was emphasized, given the need to further debunk the myth of the German danger and the pan-Slavic alliance. The author analyzes which Polish-Lithuanian and Order banners fought Czech mercenaries and names the names of their leaders known from sources. The “Czech” episodes in the work of Jan Dlugosz are analyzed, it is noted that the version of the participation of mercenaries from Bohemia in the battle reflects the negative attitude of the Polish chronicler to the Czech Republic. The issue of participation in the events of the war with the Order of the future leader of the Hussites Jan Žižka was raised, the opinion is defended that he fought in the ranks of the Polish-Lithuanian army. Attention is drawn to the involvement of Lithuanian-Rus’ Prince Zygmunt Korybutovych in the Battle of Grunwald, as well as to his further role in Czech-Rus’ relations in the wake of Hussite events. It is noted that the Battle of Grunwald was a decisive event that influenced the gradual withdrawal of Bohemia from the alliance with the Order, at least for those of its forces who later participated in the Hussite events and established contact with Wladyslaw II Jagiello and Vytautas. An episode of Jan Hus's correspondence with the Polish king is mentioned in the context of how Polish propaganda created the myth of its own peace victory immediately after the war. The author concludes that the events of the Battle of Grunwald partly determined for Bohemia its further geopolitical cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe and contributed to the restoration of communication with Lithuania, Poland and Rus’. At the same time, it was emphasized that Grunwald did not become the final severance of relations with the Order, with which Bohemia, like the Kingdom of Rus’, had had strong ties for centuries.
Сountering СOVID-19 as a tool for Hybrid Influence of Russia and China on Regional Subsystems of International Relations: European and Asian Dimensions
Authors: Shevchuk Oleksandr , Tykhonenko Iryna
Published: August 2022

In the XXI century the system of international relations has undergone transformations, including non-traditional determinants. This research drew attention to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on modernization of the policies of great powers, which began to use pandemic countermeasures as a tool of their influence on future post-COVID international order. The authors analyze the peculiarities of using “hard power” (economic pressure) and “soft power” (economic aid, cultural interaction), and sometimes a combination of these tools on the example of Russia and China in order to lobby their own position under the pandemic of COVID-19 in the relevant geopolitically close regions – Europe and Southeast Asia. This research analyses all above mentioned peculiarities based on chronological period – at the beginning of pandemic situation in 2020.

It was found that Russia most actively used the effects of the beginning of global pandemic on the European direction of foreign policy, under the impact of energy factor and the formation of the image of “peacemaker” and the role of “messiah” in the region. In the study, Italy is an example of the use of hybrid influence from Russia, the spread of fakes and the presentation of the “weakness” of the EU at the beginning of the pandemic in a rapid political response to the threat. Southeast Asia became the region of Chinese foreign policy in counteracting COVID-19, where China’s “mask diplomacy” acts as a countermeasure to overcome conflict in the South China Sea, form a system of “subordination” and realization the idea of “community of common destiny”.

The findings reveal that Russia and China can be characterized as states that have political regimes with special tools and mechanisms for policy implementation. Beijing and Moscow not only aim to strengthen their influence in neighboring regions, but also to oppose the United States. Analyzing political actions and mechanism that Russia and China used at the beginning of pandemic, the authors confirmed that both countries aim to use “vaccine diplomacy” as an effective tool for influencing the coronavirus international order.
Soviet Ukrainian Germanistics in Personal Dimension: Memoirs of Professor Yuri Mytsyk about Anatolii Zavialov
Authors: Venher A.
Published: August 2022

The publication presents the memoirs of professor, Father Yuri Mytsyk about Soviet Ukrainian germanist Anatolii Zavialov. Yuri Mytsyk worked with Anatolii Zavialov at the same department from 1974 till 1989, and from 1975 carried out the duties of his deputy.

Zavialov’s academic life and his teaching career in 1960s-2000s was connected to Dnipropetrovsk university. At that time Zavialov actively studied the contemporary history of the German Democratic Republic, he was the author of many articles, including texts in prominent scientific journals, tutorials and published two monographs. He was one of the few Soviet germanists, who had business trips not only to the German Democratic Republic, but also behind the “Iron Curtain”. Zavialov also had the experience of teaching in the universities abroad. As the head of the department of world history, Zavialov made efforts to form a research direction in historical German studies at the university. The majority of dissertations, defended under his scientific supervision, were devoted to German history of the XXth century. Some of his graduate students-germanists continued their career at the department, and it became possible to create a strong center of German studies and turn the department of world history into a center of historical germanistics. To provide the opportunities to publish research in German history, in 1973 the scientific edition “The Questions of German History” was founded at the department of world history of Dnipropetrovsk national university, later it received the status of inter-university scientific edition. Articles here were published by historians-germanists from Soviet Union and the German Democratic Republic. After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, the study of the history of the German Democratic Republic went bankrupt and Zavialov turned to the history of German diaspora in Ukraine. He focused on political history of the German colonies at the beginning of the XXth century and the questions of the history of colonization in civilizational dimension. The last years of the historian`s life were over shadowed by a sharp deterioration of health and decline in scientific activity.
The Endless Controversies Of The Nile River Basin In The Context Of International Transboundary Watercourse Doctrines
Authors: MOHAMMED Yusuf Ali
Published: August 2022

Considering the conflicting interests of states over their shared basin-wide transboundary water resources, various basin states follow different international legal theories of transboundary watercourses. This paper focuses on the aforenamed watercourse theories in light of the practices of the Nile River Basin.In an attempt to correlate the theories of International Transboundary Watercourse vis-à-vis the case of the Nile River basin, this paper addresses whether the Nile riparian countries follow a particular transboundary watercourse theory or not? Whether the upstream and/or downstream countries follow the same or different doctrinal theory or not? Whether the theories they follow have practical significance in showing the origin of where the Nile controversy lies or not?In addressing the aforementioned issues, this paper finally shows the origin of where the Nile River Basin controversies emanated from — as their conflicting and uncompromising attitudes over their international theoretical standing point, lead their practical basin-wide negotiations to a never-ending Nile controversy.
MÜLTECİ VE SIĞINMACILARIN GİRİŞİM KAPASİTELERİNİN ARTIRILMASINDA EĞİTİMİN ROLÜ VE ÖNEMİ
Authors: Kıraç Ali , İkikat Tümer Emine
Published: August 2022

Bu çalışmada mülteci ve sığınmacıların girişim kapasitelerinin artırılmasında eğitimin rolü ve önemini ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla Türkiye, Norveç, Yunanistan, İtalya ve Avusturya ülkelerinde toplam 286 mülteci ve sığınmacı ile anket yapılmıştır. Mülteci ve sığınmacıların %21.0’inin bir iş kurma, iş bulma çabası veya girişimleri başarı ile sonuçlanmıştır. Katılımcıların eğitim seviyeleri arttıkça iş deneyimleri de artmaktadır. Lisans ve lisansüstü düzeyde eğitim alanların %85.0’inin iş deneyimi bulunduğu tespit edilmiştir. Mülteci ve sığınmacıların girişimcilik kapasitelerinin artırılması için; iş kurarken ihtiyaç duyulan finansman kaynakları, bu kaynaklara ulaşım yolları, girişimcilikte yasal düzenlemeler, girişimcilikte destek sağlayan kuruluşlar ve işletmenin sürdürülebilirliği konularında yüz yüze ve online eğitimler düzenlenebilir.
THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY FACTOR IN THE IMPACT OF INTRINSIC MOTIVATION ON JOB PERFORMANCE
Authors: Güner Kibaroğlu Gamze
Published: August 2022

The main purpose of the research is that the family factor should be taken into account in intrinsic motivation compared to other external factors. When it is foreseen, that intrinsic motivation can increase job performance, the family can play an active role in intrinsic motivation. In this study, the effect of family on intrinsic motivation was evaluated with a qualitative study in order to increase job performance. In this study, interviews lasting 1-2 hours were conducted for each person from 42 people. According to the results of the study, while intrinsic motivation affects job performance, family plays a mediating role in this factor. In other words, an increase in intrinsic motivation increases job performance. When family is added to the effect between these two variables, the effect increases even more. In this context, the results of the study emphasize that the family institution of the individual should be taken into account during the recruitment of the personnel and the working period of the employee at the workplace.
KURUMSAL YÖNETİM PUANLARININ İŞLETMELERİN AKTİF KARLILIĞI, ÖZSERMAYE KARLILIĞI VE BORÇLANMA DÜZEYLERİNE ETKİSİ
Authors: Turnacıgil Seda , Karakuş Toprak Ferdi
Published: August 2022

Bu çalışmada kurumsal yönetim puanlarının işletmelerin öz sermaye karlılığı, aktif karlılığı ve borçlanma düzeylerine olan etkisi incelenmiştir. Çalışmada, 2012-2019 yılları arasında kurumsal yönetim puanına kesintisiz ulaşılabilen 16 adet işletmeye ait veriler panel regresyon yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre, kurumsal yönetim puanlarının sadece aktif karlılığına pozitif etkisi bulunmakta, öz sermaye karlılığı ve borçlanma düzeyinde anlamlı bir etki yaratmamaktadır. Bu çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlar, kurumsal yönetim uygulamalarının finansal performansa etkisini inceleyen literatüre katkı sağlaması beklenmektedir.
Assignment Optimization of Courier Services Using Hungarian Method: Case Study
Authors:   Management Program Study, Fakulty of Economics, Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya University, Panday Rorim
Published: August 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic has made the online shopping system become more increased. This has an impact on increasing expedition service activities to be able to serve in the shipping process. One of them is CV. Anteraja Margahayu branch which has 22 couriers to deliver packages to 11 delivery points. Problems that are often occur are related to the allocation of couriers for delivery that must be finished. This study aims to optimize courier assignments. The method used in this research is descriptive exploratory research method with a quantitative approach. The population in this study were 22 couriers, the sampling technique used in this study was a saturated sampling technique. The method of data analysis in this study used the Hungarian method. Based on the results of the study, the Hungarian method can be used to optimize the assignment of couriers to CV. Anteraja Margahayu branch. This is evidenced by the reduction in time by 290 minutes and the addition of 128 packages in organic courier assignments. Likewise for partner couriers, there was a reduction in time of 974 minutes and an increase in the number of packages by 83 packages.
Do People Smooth their After-Tax Income? Evidence from Japanese Local Tax
Authors: Hakata Yasue
Published: August 2022

Abstract
This study provides evidence that under the Japanese local individual income tax system, individuals smooth their after-tax income by choosing the timing of their tax payments. We construct a monthly data set of Japanese local taxes with sample periods for over 26 years. The results show that though the tax amounts are pre-determined in one-year units by the system, individuals pay more taxes during months when their incomes are high, such as in “bonus” periods, than other months in a year. The t-statistics for means indicates that there exist significant upward deviations during these months.

JEL classification numbers: H31; H24; E62.
Keywords: Consumption smoothing; Local income tax; Inter-temporal decision making; Mean test; Levene test.
Konsep Diri Mahasiswa dalam Menentukan Pasangan Hidup
Authors: Abdillah Syari’ Mustofa , Widyarto  Wikan Galuh
Published: August 2022

This study aims to determine how students' self-concept in determining life partners and how students determine life partners. This study uses a phenomenological type of qualitative approach. Data collection techniques using interviews, observation, and life history. The subjects were 4 students of Islamic counseling guidance class 2018 State Islamic University of Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung who were selected using snowball sampling with the criteria of having been in a relationship for one year or more. Data analysis used the Miles & Hubberman method, namely data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. From this study, it was found that Islamic counseling guidance students class 2018 State Islamic University Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung were able to understand themselves and were able to determine partners according to their needs for their understanding. students interpret themselves; 1) unstable emotions. 2) lack of confidence with the physical. 3) religious observance is still lacking. 4) hope for marriage. 5) have closeness with family. 6) good social environment. From this self-understanding, students can determine which partner; 1) more patient, more mature, more understanding and open. 2) neatness in appearance. 3) equal understanding of religion. 4) invite to marriage. 5) family acceptance 6) come from the same environment.

Keywords: Self Consept, Student, Life Partner
Kepedulian Orang Tua terhadap Kegiatan Belajar Anaknya di Desa Segati Kecamatan Langgam Kabupaten Pelalawan
Authors: Fitria Feni , Achmad Said Suhil , Jais Muhammad
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this study was to find out how parents care about their children's educational activities in Segati Village, Langgam District, Pelalawan Regency. The type of research used in this study is qualitative descriptive research. The qualities have been proven to examine various problems in the field and find a context that is more suitable for the conditions in which this study was conducted. The results of this study are that there are 6 indicators of parents' concern for their children's learning activities, namely attention, love, affection, help, interference and behavior. Then the following conclusion can be drawn: It can be seen from the fact that parents are very concerned about their children's learning  activities. Parents pay attention to their children such as delivering children to school, paying attention to their learning needs such as school clothes, shoes, school bags and providing children's learning facilities in the form of stationery with the aim of making children more pinned.

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Pengaruh Pandemi Covid-19 Terhadap Tingkat Perceraian di Kota Bogor:
Authors: Mamora Muda , Sutisna Sutisna
Published: August 2022

This study examines the "Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Divorce Rate in Bogor City (Case Study in the Bogor Religious Court Class 1A". The purpose of this study was to determine the divorce rate in Bogor City during the COVID-19 pandemic and to find out how much influence the COVID-19 pandemic in Bogor City had on the divorce rate. In this study, a quantitative research approach was used, called quantitative because the research data was in the form of analytical figures using statistics, and the research method in this study used a simple linear regression method. The population that the authors took samples in this study were the people of Bogor City. The sampling technique in this study was determined by the author with a probability sampling technique, and the number of samples was 5%, which was as many as 100 people. Data collection techniques using questionnaires (questionnaires) as many as 30 items of statements, observations, documentation, and interview. Then the data that have been obtained, analyzed by the author using the correlation technique in SPSS 25. The results showed that there was a strong influence between the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the divorce rate in Bogor City, this was obtained from the rxy result of 0.639 which when viewed from the guideline table for the interpretation of the correlation value of the research variables, 0.639 lies in the coefficient 0.60 – 0.799, and the level of this coefficient is included in the level of strong influence.

 Keywords: society, covid-19 pandemic, divorce.
Acute mitral chodae rupture in the early postcovid in heavy physical active men. Case series
Authors: Sukmarova Z. N. , Ovchinnikov Yu. V. , Larina O. M. , Lependin S. O. , Afonina O. V. , Gromov A. I.
Published: August 2022

The opinion that COVID-19 is a greater threat only to the elderly people has changed over the past year. Experience has been accumulated in the development of complications of varying severity in young patients who had optimal health indicators before infection. The consequences of myocarditis are most dangerous, especially in athletes and military personnel. We present a series of clinical cases of spontaneous mitral valve chordae rupture in highly trained middle-aged men in the early post-COVID period. In all cases, the infection proceeded subclinically; SARS-CoV-2 was verified only by analysis for IgM. 1–2 weeks after infection, against the background of a routine training process, patients felt pain in the heart area, which was underestimated. Patients presented for help at 2 and 10 weeks with complaints of reduced endurance and shortness of breath. Echocardiography revealed rupture of one of the chords of the anterior part of the mitral valve against the background of signs of myocarditis with the development of valvular insufficiency of the 1st degree. By the time of treatment, the pathology of other laboratory data and ECG was not observed. The control after 6 months showed in 1 patient a focus of myocardial fibrosis according to MRI, a minimal increase in NT-proBNP, a decrease in exercise tolerance, in 2 patients there was no visible fibrosis, normal NT-proBNP and complete restoration of exercise tolerance, but a decrease in local myocardial deformation according to echocardiography.
Prevention of traumatic brain injury complications in sports
Authors: Smolenskiy A. V. , Shevelev O. A. , Petrova M. V. , Yuryev M. Yu. , Sheveleva E. O. , Tarasov A. V. , Miroshnikov A. B.
Published: August 2022

The aim of the review is to inform doctors and trainers of sports teams about technologies that prevent complications of sport brain injuries (SBI). Low levels of visibility of clinical manifestations, specific characteristics of individual reactions to injury, anti-aggravation behavior among sportsmen, absence of unbiased methods of diagnostics of SBI are the main reasons behind underestimation of the severity of trauma. Treatment and rehabilitation procedures of mild SBI do not currently consider specific characteristics of trauma, associated with the increase in body and brain temperature and reduced cerebral perfusion during the traumatizing intervention. Injury of the brain causes an increase in cerebral temperature, which, in turn, can aggravate the consequences of traumatization. The control of the temperature of the brain can be achieved with non-invasive method of microwave radiometry, while the technology of craniocerebral hypothermia (CCH), which has evident neuroprotective properties, can aid in the prevention of complications of SBI.
Primer reporte en Perú sobre terapia con antivirales de acción directa para hepatitis C crónica en pacientes VIH-positivos
Authors: Collins Jaime A. , Chamorro Chirinos Elena Rocio , Loyola Salvatierra Fiorella Vanessa , De SIDA Grupo de estudio
Published: August 2022

Objetivo: Presentar la experiencia clínica con antivirales de acción directa (AAD) para hepatitis C crónica en pacientes VIHpositivos. Materiales y métodos: Serie de casos longitudinal y prospectiva de pacientes VIH-positivos tratados con AAD para hepatitis C crónica entre mayo de 2019 y abril de 2020 en el Servicio de Infectología del Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud. El desenlace primario fue la respuesta viral sostenida del virus de hepatitis C (VHC) a las 12 semanas de completada la terapia con AAD. Los desenlaces secundarios fueron tolerabilidad y seguridad. Resultados: Diez pacientes fueron incluidos en el estudio, dos fueron mujeres (20%). Dos pacientes presentaron cirrosis (20%). La totalidad de los pacientes tuvo la carga viral del VIH suprimida antes de la terapia con AAD. Los pacientes recibieron un esquema de 12 semanas con base en sofosbuvir: uno con daclatasvir por separado, y los nueve restantes con velpatasvir combinados en una sola tableta por día. La respuesta viral sostenida del VHC fue evaluable en nueve casos. En estos, la carga viral del VHC fue no detectable. No se registraron ocurrencias en cuanto a tolerabilidad y seguridad durante la terapia con los AAD indicados. Conclusiones: La presente investigación es la primera experiencia clínica en Perú con AAD para hepatitis C crónica en pacientes VIH-positivos. La respuesta virológica, la tolerabilidad y la seguridad frente a daclatasvir y velpatasvir, cada uno junto o combinado con sofosbuvir, fueron óptimas en la serie de casos presentada.
Compartmentalization of Discolored and Decayed Wood Associated with Injection-Type Wounds in Hybrid Poplar
Authors: Shigo Alex , Shortle Walter , Garrett Peter
Published: August 2022

Sixty trees representing 9 different clones of Populus deltoides x P. trichocarpa hybrids were wounded in 1975, each tree receiving 14 drill wounds. Dissections of these trees after 6 months revealed several patterns of healing, ranging from poor closure and compartmentalization to excellent closure and compartmentalization. The results show that it is difficult to generalize on the healing patterns of injection-type wounds. One tree may have a strong healing response and another tree, of the same species, may have a weak response. The wound response seems to be under genetic control.