bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kualitas Pengungkapan SDGs: Apakah Berpengaruh terhadap Kinerja Keuangan Perusahaan Sektor Energi dan Bahan Baku di Indonesia?
Authors: Arifianti Nadhila Putri , Widianingsih Luky Patricia
Published: October 2023

Purpose: This study aims to examine the effect of the quality of the disclosure of SDGs in the Sustainability Report on financial performance through ROA and ROE.
Methodology/approach: The population of this study are companies listed on the IDX in the Energy Sector and Basic Materials Sector (Metal & Mineral Industry). This study uses historical data and content analysis then multiple linear regression analysis. The measurements used are very specific so 86 observational data from 37 companies.
Findings: The results of the study show that the quality of SDGs disclosure does not affect ROA and ROE. Further exploration of the content analysis found that the contribution to achieving the SDGs in sectors was only dominant in the Economic pillar.
Practical implications: The company is starting initiatives to carry out activities that support the SDGs so they can present complete and comprehensive information, not only one pillar. Management focuses on more exploratory and quantitative disclosures.
Originality/value: Measurement of the quality of SDGs disclosure uses a comprehensive matrix associated with the 2018 GRI Standards and then an empirical study on financial performance. Complemented research by further exploring the quality of SDGs disclosure from the content analysis results.
How Intellectual Capital Can Develop Innovation And Performance Of Accounting Study Program?
Authors: Hermawan Sigit , Fediyanto Niko , Hariyanto Wiwit , Utomo Prasetyo , Dini Amelia Nugraha
Published: October 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the role of intellectual capital in developing innovation and performance of accounting study programs in Indonesia
Methodology/approach: This type of research is qualitatively interpretive. Because the researcher understands the meaning contained in the interpretation of key informants.
Findings: Human Capital is a key factor for intellectual capital to develop innovation and performance of accounting study programs.  IC, both integrated and individually, plays a role in improving the performance of IAPS 4.0-based study programs
Practical implications: The results of this research can be used by the head of the accounting study program in achieving superior accreditation based on IAPS 4.0, namely by utilizing the role of intellectual capital in developing innovation and performance.
Originality/value: The originality of this research is to explore the intellectual capital component associated with the innovation component and the performance component of the IAPS 4.0-based accounting study program. This research also explores basic theories such as role theory, human capital theory, and the resources-based theory.
Prensa amarilla: el discurso social, político y sensacionalista en Las Noticias Gráficas, Santiago de Chile, 1944-1963
Authors: Catejo Chacón Cristóbal Eduardo
Published: October 2023

El estudio analiza el diario vespertino Las Noticias Gráficas, que se publicó de manera intermitente en Santiago de Chile entre 1944 y 1963. Se describe su línea editorial enfocada en la información a la clase trabajadora urbana de la ciudad de Santiago principalmente. Se destaca su enfoque sensacionalista como respuesta de la época a la hegemonía que periódicos denominados serios plantean, identificando en aquel enfoque una corriente contestataria a las ideas que las élites transmitían y que intentaban instalar, forjando con ello pluralismo en la opinión pública. El diario destaca por su estilo periodístico sencillo y coloquial, con abundante uso de fotografías llamativas y titulares impactantes, convirtiéndolo en un referente de la prensa sensacionalista y amarillista en Chile. Sin embargo, a pesar de su enfoque en la crónica roja y política para generar interés y emociones en sus lectores, también se destacó por denunciar las difíciles condiciones socioeconómicas que la mayoría de la población tiene en el periodo y defender la libertad de expresión.
LOCALIZATION OF SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL THEORY OF ELASTICITY WITH THE USE OF B-SPLINE DISCRETE-CONTINUAL FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
Authors: Mozgaleva Marina , Akimov Pavel
Published: October 2023

Localization of solution of the problem of three-dimensional theory of elasticity with the use of B-spline discrete-continual finite element method (specific version of wavelet-based discrete-continual finite ele-ment method) is under consideration in the distinctive paper. The original operational continual and discrete-continual formulations of the problem are given, some actual aspects of construction of normalized basis func-tions of a B-spline are considered, the corresponding local constructions for an arbitrary discrete-continual finite element are described, some information about the numerical implementation and an example of analysis are presented.
CHARACTERISTIC METHOD FOR SOLVING FILTRATION PROBLEM
Authors: Kuzmina Liudmila , Osipov Yuri , Pesterev Artem
Published: October 2023

During construction, a liquid solution of a grout or waterproof filler is pumped into porous rock to improve its properties. The filtration of a suspension moving at a variable speed in a porous medium is simulated. A one-dimensional problem of filtration in a homogeneous porous medium with a curvilinear concentration front of suspended and retained particles is considered. For the numerical solution of the problem by the method of finite differences, the method of characteristics is used. The transition to characteristic variables allows one to straighten the front and construct a discrete grid with a constant step. When calculating the solution using an explicit difference scheme, additional points are used that do not coincide with the grid nodes. A detailed description of the algorithm for calculating a solution at the grid nodes and an example of a numerical solution of the problem are given.
RECIPROCITY LAWS FOR OSCILLATIONS OF DISSIPATIVE SYSTEMS
Authors: Potapov Alexander
Published: October 2023

) is presented. The method is based on the use of the algebraic theorem of P.L. Pasternak and on the new properties of the Duhamel integral, which are obtained for a dissipative system with internal friction of the material, which is taken into account on the basis of the non-proportional damping model. For displacements, velocities and accelerations, the dynamic reaction equations are written in the form of systems of linear equations and their symmetrical structure is shown. The functional dependence of the force parameters of the calculation model and the corresponding kinematic parameters of the reaction is determined by an arbitrary scalar function of time. An extended interpretation of the reciprocity theorems is given and sufficient conditions for their fulfillment are formulated, which consist in the requirement that the matrix differential operator of the equation of motion be symmetrical. New laws of reciprocity in dissipative systems are formulated and proved. The reciprocity of the product between the velocities / accelerations of masses and nodal forces is established. In contrast to the well-known theorem on the reciprocity of possible work, these laws are theorems on the 1st / 2nd derivative of possible work with respect to time and therefore go beyond the Betti principle. For particular cases of these theorems, the reciprocity of velocities and reciprocity of accelerations is shown. Expressions of general and particular theorems have a fairly simple mathematical form that does not require recourse to integral transformations, and are presented in an analytical form.
FE MODELLING FOR CAPACITIES OF HEADED STUD SHEAR CONNECTORS IN COMPOSITE STEEL BEAMS WITH SLABS CONCRETE
Authors: Abbu Muthanna , Talib Hashim Doaa , Albegmprli Hasan M. A. , S.Naje Ahmed
Published: October 2023

This study discusses the overall performance of the behavior the shear stud in the composite steel beam. The work has been modeled by using ANSYS APDL program. Under of the influence of lateral horizontal pressure. The analyzed structure is a composite of beam-slab. The beam section is (254 X 254 X 73 kg/m) with slab of (1600 mm length, 1200 mm width and 150 mm height) and 6 headed studs 19mm diameter with 100 mm high featuring a single row of pointed studs spaced at 150 mm intervals. First, the study was placed on 200 mm from the end of the slabs on both sides. Headed studs and the value of the limited load are the most relevant dimensions for the aims of this study. One parameter was changed which was the load value. The resulted composite steel was analyzed for each change in the parameters. The results were compared to those from the experimental which revealed a possible alternate analysis that included the selected changes. Besides, the Von-mises stresses and stress intensity have been studied. It was found through structural analysis that there were stresses in the area of the studs which they are resistance to horizontal slips caused by lateral pressure loading. Four composite steel were evaluated at each parameter and were checked with the other factors. For this aim a utilizing parametric analysis software using ANSYS. Language of Design (APDL) was constructed to examine the behavior of the structure.
VII Colóquio Pensadores Brasileiros: coletânea de textos
Authors: Margutti Paulo
Published: October 2023

No período de 15 a 17 de maio de 2023, dando continuidade a uma tradição que já se estende por sete anos, realizou-se, sob o patrocínio da FAJE, o VIIº Colóquio Pensadores Brasileiros. O evento contou com a colaboração do Grupo de Estudos de Filosofia do Brasil (Grupo FIBRA), tendo ocupado a parte da manhã dos dias indicados. Em cada um deles foi realizado um painel filosófico, contando com a participação de dois palestrantes por dia. Depois das falas de ambos, foi aberta a discussão com o público. Os painéis foram realizados online pelo canal da FAJE no Youtube, contando com as contribuições de Robson Araújo, Gildemarks Costa e Silva, Vitor Cei, Rodrigo Marcos de Jesus, John Karley Aquino e Paulo Margutti. As gravações continuam disponíveis para visualização por parte dos interessados. O Colóquio Pensadores Brasileiros, além das gravações no youtube, tem produzido como resultado a publicação de Coletâneas de Textos relativos às palestras proferidas online. Os textos em questão apresentam e discutem ideias de autores brasileiros ligados à filosofia. A presente Coletânea, organizada por Paulo Margutti, patrocinada pela Faculdade Jesuíta de Filosofia e Teologia e apoiada pelo Grupo de Estudos de Filosofia do Brasil (Grupo FIBRA), registra as contribuições feitas pelos autores indicados na lista acima ao VIIº Colóquio, sempre com o objetivo de divulgar e discutir as pouco conhecidas ideias filosóficas de pensadores brasileiros.
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ASSESSING THE EFFICIENCY OF REGIONAL MANAGEMENT IN THE CONDITIONS OF SOCIETY DIGITALIZATION
Authors:   Central Russian Institute of Management, Branch of RANEPA, SHEMANAEV P.A.
Published: October 2023

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the use of an integrated approach to assessing the efficiency of regional management in the context of digitalization of society. Based on theoretical developments and social practice, a comparative analysis of approaches was carried out to determine promising areas for the inclusion and use of assessment methods. The conclusions and provisions presented in the article are based on the results of an analysis of formalized methods for assessing the efficiency of regional management. The work shows that existing approaches and methods can be divided into three separate classes according to the sources of primary information: statistical data, results of public opinion polls, analysis of information posted on the Internet. Assessing the efficiency of regional management is an urgent task in the current realities. Today, a complex of various methods is used to assess the efficiency of regional management, based on various sources of information. However, in the context of the digitalization of society and the active use of social media and social networks, their inclusion in the general system for assessing regional management is required to obtain more objective and timely information. Consequently, the priority task today is the methodological justification and practical use of an integrated approach to assessing the efficiency of regional management. As a result of the study, the author argues for the feasibility of integrating the results of analyzing data from social networks and social media publications with methods that use statistical indicators and the results of sociological research as initial data. The use of integrated methods for assessing a region in the context of digitalization of society, including a synthesis of quantitative and qualitative methods, will allow us to obtain the most reliable, relevant and complete information.
NETWORK OF RELATIONSHIPS AS A NEW CONNECTEDNESS OF THE WORLD AND ITS NEW POLITICAL READING
Authors:   Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, NAZARENKO A.V.
Published: October 2023

The goal is to identify the prerequisites for the emergence of a synthetic non-classical operator - a network of interactions that contributes to the launch of the process of forming a new connectedness of subjectivities, and its political interpretation. We will talk about the search for a new universal approach to the description, analysis and synthesis of complex fractal social structures, which are based on the subjective uncertainty of its constituent elements. The network view gravitates towards phenomenology and involves rethinking the phenomenon of the subject by replacing the common (force, Newtonian, subject-object) idea of the world with a new one (network, quantum, subject-subject). The key element articulating the logic of the pairing of subjects is their “images”, determined by the dominant discourse and thus acquiring a political essence, and their genetic basis - the dominant discourse. As a result, network political relations will be focused not on building structures, systems and institutions, but on the production of multiple discursive practices. As a consequence, the main goal of these relations will not be the formation of stable social structures or institutions, but the exchange of meanings that will allow achieving temporary agreement between the nodes of the network of relations. The emerging complex mental structure of political relations between subjects forces us to reconsider their general logic - from the descending, simple “subject - object - properties - relations” we should move to another, complex, ascending “relations - discourse - properties - subject”. The change in the logic of interaction between subjects forces us to take a fresh look at all classical political science definitions. In particular, on multipolarity and sovereignty, making it possible to avoid falling into a subjective or objective dead end, which is fraught with subsequent self-isolation and loss of activity, which is typical for the present time.
ECONOMIC CRIME IN THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: SPECIFICS AND IMPACT ON STATE SECURITY
Authors:   Povolzhsky Institute of Management named after P.A. Stolypin, Branch of RANEPA, KHLYSTUNOV S.Y. , IGNATENKO M.S. ,   Povolzhsky Institute of Management named after P.A. Stolypin, Branch of RANEPA
Published: October 2023

Economic crime in the system of public administration of the Russian Federation in the context of the special military operation and confrontation with the NATO bloc is becoming a critical factor determining the state security of the country, as it affects not only the efficiency of economic processes, but also political stability in general. The purpose of the article is to analyze the phenomenon of official crime in the field of public service. The main hypothesis: malfeasance causes not only material damage to the state, undermining its state power and disorganizing the system of public administration, but also reputational damage, undermining the legitimacy of state power. A crisis of legitimacy is dangerous because it can lead to severe internal political conflicts. Results of the work: the dynamics of official crime for 2000–2022 was studied and it was concluded that only after 2012 it was possible to reverse the negative trend toward an increase in its level, which occurred thanks to the introduction of more effective countermeasures.
SOCIAL MEASUREMENT AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION IN MODERN APPLIED RESEARCH
Authors:   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, DOMBROVSKAYA A.Y.
Published: October 2023

The purpose of the article is to understand the paradigmatic field of socio-political research in modern Russia. The problem field of implementing the positivist paradigm and carrying out measurement procedures within the framework of this applied research methodology is analyzed. It is proved that quantitative and qualitative research strategies do not serve as different types of research approaches, but as successive stages in the implementation of a single project. A discussion is presented about the possibility and necessity of researchers’ abandoning the principle of non-evaluation of the results of scientific analysis in the field of social knowledge. Some correspondences between the functions of social sciences and the type of research methodology are established. Using the example of applied political analysis, the ways of studying social phenomena and processes, as well as the methodological approaches, methods and tools used for this, are systematized. Particular attention is paid to the problem of unreliability of survey data and limitations of data obtained during monitoring of social media. The capabilities of the cognitive instrumentalist are presented as a means of solving these methodological problems. As a result of the study, arguments are given in favor of the need to intensify the use of the critical social science paradigm in social scientific knowledge and shift the research focus in conditions of civilizational confrontation to social construction (formation, modeling).
DEVELOPMENT OF THE DOCTRINAL FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN RUSSIAN-BELARUSIAN INTEGRATION: CURRENT SIGNIFICANCE AND RESULTS
Authors:   Central Russian Institute of Management, Branch of RANEPA, MUZALEVSKY A.L.
Published: October 2023

The purpose of the article is to analyze the experience of conceptual support for the formation of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, taking into account the current international situation. The problematic situation is that the next stage of the escalation of world politics, launched by the world hegemons, requires the search for new forms and technologies for defending the interests of a single security space within the framework of an allied association. Why is retrospective analytical processing of the process of doctrinal support for the integration of the Russian Federation and Belarus necessary using comparative, historical, structural-functional methods, traditional document analysis and content analysis. Research results. The author presented a chronology of the development of the doctrinal foundations of the union association in the period of 1990-2000s. The stages of implementation of the integration model, which became the basis for the strategy of unification of the two states in the conditions of national sovereignty and the influence of factors of the post-bipolar era, are structured. The positive results of the policy of interaction between Russia and Belarus in solving the problems of regulatory and legal support for efforts to recreate a single political-economic, military and humanitarian space of the two fraternal peoples are summarized. The reasons for the problematic aspects of the bilateral integration strategy are assessed. As a result, a conclusion is made about the need to further use the potential for designing integration processes obtained in the previous period.
Mannequin Phenomenon in the Latest Spanish Literature Narrative World View
Authors:   Russian State University of the Humanities, Khoreva Larisa G.
Published: October 2023

The article deals with role of the mannequin in the process of narrative world view interpretation of the latest Spanish literature. The stories of Juan José Millás were chosen as the object of the study. The relevance of the study is due to the attempt to link together such categories of text analysis as: the narrative world view, the event, the postmodern aesthetics. The narrative world view is an indicator of the category of event and eventuality, that show all deviations from the norm and the reaction of the society. As the author of the so-called 68-year generation, Millás pays close attention to the marginalized segments of the population, believing that they reflected the state of society during the rule of Francisco Franco. A little later, marginal characters gave way to the mannequin as a symbol of silence and subjugation, heartlessness and emptiness. Using postmodern concepts about the ostensibilities of reality which in a certain measure are carrying on traditions of magic realism, Millás describes an event in the life of the child, young man, only at the end shocking the reader with manifestations of absurdity in a solution, but at the same time indicating that characters just have no other exit to resolve the situation. Such precedent narrative world view indicates the mythology of modern Spanish consciousness, that would like to find the support in archaic models of world order.
The Doll in George Sand’s Artistic System: Ethical and Aesthetic Potential
Authors:   Donetsk National University, Popova Anna V.
Published: October 2023

The article deals with the image of the doll and peculiarities of the opposition “living–lifeless” concerned with this image in the works of George Sand. In her autobiographical texts and memoirs the author reflects on the educational and gender modelling potential of a doll. At the same time, she contrasts a traditional doll with a mechanical one emphasizing the contrast of natural and artificial in the given opposition. In this case the criterion is the state of being programmed, the predictability of the automaton that excludes the chance of game improvisation. The doll “comes to life” only when the human’s creative energy fills the spiritual void of its shell, imparting some individual features to it. The study finds that an obvious example of such unity is a puppet. The doll as a theatrical attribute appears in the novel of George Sand “L’Homme de Neige” (1859) and also in her article “Le Théâtre des marionnettes de Nohant” (1876). In the novel one of the Italian puppet theatre characters named Stenterello, the Florentine analogue of Pulcinella, creates significant opportunities for self-identification for the main character who is striving to unravel the mystery of his origin. In the article on the puppet theatre the opposition “natural–artificial” acquires aesthetic sense, and it is interpreted in the course of the correlation of truth and fiction in art. Rough and primitive glove puppets — burattini — come to life in the puppeteer’s hands, acquiring individual features, while automatons, though skilfully imitating living beings, are lifeless because of their mechanical autonomy. The symbiosis of a person and a doll in the works of George Sand becomes a metaphor for creative work that brings into existence artistic images which represent an inseparable unity of a creator and his creation.
“El Señor de Pigmalión” by J. Grau: Farce about “A New Prometheus”
Authors:   https://ed-imli.ru/images/2023_ArtificialBody/15_Ranks_237-248.pdf, Ranks Olga K.
Published: October 2023

The article is dedicated to the tragicomic farce “El Señor de Pigmalión” by Spanish playwright of the 20th century J. Grau. The main characters of the work are automaton dolls resembling people who rebel against and kill their creator to gain freedom. In the three acts Grau shows the relationship of the dolls with their creator who is hiding behind the pseudonym of Pigmalión and is the only human being among the main characters. Pigmalión considers his dolls slaves, asserts himself at their expense and in the course of the play repeatedly compares himself to Prometheus. Pigmalións’ dolls are traditional folklore and literary characters whose names evoke persistent associations in Spanish viewers / readers. The dolls pretend to be living as human beings and this behavior parodies the comic theater of the Golden Age, thereby turning the farce into a metatheater. The novelty of the interpretation of creator / creation relationship theme proposed by Grau is revealed by comparing “El Señor de Pigmalión” with various works that have developed this subject up to the 20th century. The farce is also compared to plays by L. Pirandello, K. Čapek and G.B. Shaw. Another characteristic trait of the farce was revealed during the research — intertextual saturation of the play that refers to various texts that influenced the playwright.
Android in the 20th Century Italian Literature
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saprykina Elena Yu.
Published: October 2023

In various epochs, science fiction writers shared an interest in problems related to the humanization of an artificial body and the process of human interaction with a man’s own creation. In the 20th century Italian literature, in particular, this theme emerged already at the dawn of the century (e. g. а futuristic novel by F.T. Marinetti) and was present up until the beginning of the current “age of artificial intelligence”. Fantastic plots of several short stories and novellas by D. Buzzati and T. Landolfi, written in the 1950s and 1960s, depicted ambivalent perception of the technogenic civilization and its novelties by the modern cultural consciousness. On the one hand, these works reflected the turning of the machine into an indispensable attribute of the social status of the modern human, the guarant of her private life success and mental health. On the other hand, in science fiction, there is a clear tendency to dramatize the problems and difficulties that the technological age set for a human — in particular, the problem of preserving the privilege of the human consciousness over the increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence of the machine.
“Artificial Body” in the Modern Pop-Culture of South Korea: the Phenomenon of K-pop Idol
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ermilova Kira E.
Published: October 2023

Recent years, the “Korean wave” has been actively continuing and the influence of modern South Korean culture on world culture is becoming more and more obvious — consumers are interested in dramas, Korean cuisine, Korean cosmetics and, of course, the K-pop music. Now the basis of K-pop is not only creativity itself (music, choreography, video clips, etc.), but also the figure of an idol — a talented, beautiful and in all respects positive member of a K-pop group with an impeccable reputation. In this article, we explore the main features of creating an “ideal” idol, constructing his “artificial body”, further selling this “body” to the public, and consider some aspects of the functioning of performers in this status of an “ideal image” for worship.
Images of Doll / Puppet / Android in Contemporary Fashion: Historic, Cultural and Literary Roots
Authors: Kulichikhina Marina A.
Published: October 2023

The academic interest to fashion has grown during last twenty years that can be explained by the increased presence of fashion in cultural and social context due to booming of Internet mass-media. This article studies historical, cultural, and literary sources of body image of fashion model as a doll, its controversy and ways of playing with, interpreting and overcoming this image in fashion industry and in the art of fashion from 1998 till 2020. For analysis I choose the editorial photoshoot of Paralympic athlete, actress and model Aimee Mullins for Dazed & Confused, editorial photoshoot of Natalia Vodianova with the most influential designers at the turn of 20th–21st century as characters from “Alice in Wonderland”, fashion shows “Barbie” and “Paper Dolls” by Moschino, fashion shows “Cyborg” and “Commedia del arte” Gucci, and also iconic image of designer Karl Lagerfeld and collectible Barbie doll in his image. The research shows that literary motifs, especially those from Romanticism, make an important inspiration source for fashion; the images of doll / marionette / automaton / android is interpreted in different ways, ranging from child’s game till Hoffmann’s and Freudian uncanniness, while fashion is gaining not only its commercial, but also its cultural value, approaching and influencing important social problems such as inclusivity, body image and perception of beauty
Pygmalionism in the West: Sacred vs Profane Love?
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Golubkov Andrey V. ,   National Research university “Higher School of Economics”
Published: October 2023

The article explores the phenomenon of pygmalionism, defined as passion for a statue or a doll (or, in a broader sense, an artificially manufactured body), which has been widely encountered in the Western literary tradition. Analysis starts with an episode from John R. Fowles’s novel “The Magus” depicting a puppet for love. The article further investigates into the origins of the topos in antiquity (Ovid) and its most colorful representations in Western culture (the romance of Tristan and Iseult, Western European and Russian literature of the 16th–20th centuries). An assumption is made about typological similarity between the strategies of semantization in pygmalionism and mystical experience.
Trajetórias de egressos do ensino superior
Authors: Bueno Fabrício Aparecido , Cirino Sérgio Dias
Published: October 2023

Este artigo está estruturado em torno de dois objetivos principais: apresentar analiticamente um panorama do campo das pesquisas de egressos do ensino superior, com especial enfoque nos estudos produzidos no contexto acadêmico brasileiro, e chamar a atenção para as contribuições que a adoção de uma abordagem psicossocial tem a proporcionar às investigações estabelecidas nesse campo. No Brasil, só muito recentemente tem havido um despertar mais consistente para a importância do desenvolvimento de investigações com essa temática, mas muito pouco ainda há produzido em termos de discussões teórico-conceituais capazes de subsidiar e orientar a construção de estudos voltados a uma compreensão das experiências profissionais dos egressos. O presente trabalho pretende colaborar com a atenuação dessa lacuna, constituindo-se como um ponto de partida para pesquisadores interessados em pesquisar egressos do ensino superior a partir de uma abordagem psicossocial.
Audit committee nominee directors and bank performance: Evidence from Indian banks
Authors: Gupta Neeraj , Ansari Nazia , Dammalapati Ravinath , Kotecha Jai , Jagwani Bhagwan , Bakhshi Priti
Published: October 2023

The audit committee (AC) in the Indian public sector banks consists of executive directors, Reserve Bank of India nominee directors, and the central government nominee directors in addition to independent directors, whereas the AC in the private sector banks consists mostly of independent directors. The difference in the constitution of the AC across different ownership may have a different impact on their performance. Hence, this study aims to investigate the impact of the nominee directors on the audit committee and the performance of the Indian listed banks. The study uses the panel data approach. We have taken 21 public sector banks and 15 private sector banks operating in the Indian banking sector. The fixed effects estimation technique to examine the relationship between the audit committee constituents and bank performance during the period 2009–2010 to 2016–2017 was used. It was found that CEO chairman duality, the presence of the chartered accountant (CA) director, AC chairman, and AC bear a positive relationship with bank performance. The findings are more or less consistent across the various bank performance measures and sub-samples classified based on the bank size, audit committee size, and ownership of the banks. The study explores the relationship between nominee directors and bank performance. The study provides insights to policy regulators and policymakers who are entrusted with the establishment of ACs in the banks in light of ongoing regulatory reforms.
Effect of V-shaped obstructions on natural convection heat transfer within a fluid saturated porous medium
Authors: Chordiya Jayesh , Sharma Ram
Published: October 2023

Various solutions for curtailing convention heat transfer rate across a
fluidsaturated porous medium, with applications specific to thermal
insulation, packed bed thermal energy storage, contemporary building
walls and like have been sought out increasingly more in recent times
especially solutions that are cost-effective but efficient. The current
paper attempts to propose a solution on the same lines to curtail heat
transfer rate across a porous medium by using v-shaped obstructions
within the porous enclosure. The effect of size , orientation and number
of v-shaped obstructions (1-15) have been comprehended to understand the
effectiveness of such obstructions which are not reported in literature
hitherto. Numerical analysis have been performed assuming Darcy flow
model for Rayleigh number 1000. It has been observed that V-shaped
obstructions are indeed effective in reducing the convective heat
transfer. Effect of number of obstructions is better than that of the
size of obstructions embedded within the porous medium to bring
considerable drop in convection heat transfer. Further, the orientation
of the v-shaped obstructions (upward facing and downward facing) has no
significant effect on heat transfer rate as both orientation produces
almost same reduction of Nusselt number. As such, these results may act
as a useful design modification for thermal engineers for fundamental
designing of porous medium where convection heat transfer rate is to be
slowed down.
A novel image fusion approach for improving vessel visibility in surgical filler injections
Authors: Sun Jiuai , Liu Kai , Li Kai , Wu Zhonghang
Published: October 2023

The occurrence of adverse events caused by intravascular injection or
vascular compression of filler material remains a persistent concern for
surgical filler injection. In order to enhance the visibility of facial
vessels and make the injection procedure safe, this paper reports a
simple yet effective image fusion approach that combines simultaneously
captured visible and near-infrared images to produce vessel-highlighted
effects. The visibility enhancement of vessel details involves applying
a customized sharpening filter to the NIR image prior to merging it with
the color facial. The validation of the fused images is conducted by
employing quantitative objective metrics of image quality and clinical
efficiency in the identification of vessels. The experimental results
demonstrate the proposed approach can efficiently generate discernible
impression of vessels with color and texture realistically persevered,
and therefore contributes to augment the safety and precision of
surgical planning or guidance in filler injections.
Microbiome Dynamics Influence Larval Nutrition, Survival and Endosymbiont Abundance in the Solitary Bee, Megachile rotundata
Authors: Brar Gagandeep , Floden Madison , McFrederick Quinn , Rajamohan Arun , Yocum George , Bowsher Julia
Published: October 2023

Social bees have been extensively studied for their gut microbial
functions, but the significance of the gut microbiota in solitary bees
remain less explored. Solitary bee, Megachile rotundata F. females
provision their offspring with pollen from various plant species,
harboring a diverse microbial community that colonizes larvae guts. The
Apilactobacillus is the most abundant microbe, but evidence concerning
the effects of Apilactobacillus and other provision microbes on growth
and survival are lacking. We hypothesized that the presence of the gut
microbiome, and Apilactobacullus in particular, would enhance larval and
prepupal development, weight, and survival. We reared larvae on pollen
provisions with naturally collected microbial communities (Natural
pollen) or devoid of microbial communities (Sterile pollen). We also
assessed the impact of introducing Apilactobacillus micheneri by adding
it to both types of pollen provisions. Feeding larvae with sterile
pollen + A. micheneri led to the highest mortality rate, followed by
natural pollen + A. micheneri, sterile pollen. Larval development was
significantly delayed in groups fed sterile pollen and sterile pollen +
A. micheneri compared to the control. Interestingly, larval and prepupal
weights did not significantly differ across treatments compared to
natural pollen-fed larvae. 16S rRNA gene sequencing found a dominance of
endosymbiont Sodalis when A. micheneri was introduced to natural pollen.
The presence of Sodalis with abundant A. micheneri suggests potential
crosstalk between both, shaping bee nutrition and health. Hence, this
study highlights that the reliance on non-host specific environmental
bacteria may not impact fitness of M. rotundata. Keywords: Megachile
rotundata, Apilactobacillus micheneri, Sodalis, solitary bee, bee health
and nutrition, bee microbiome, growth, survival
The role of protonation in the PfMATE transporter protein structural transitions
Authors: Gerstman Bernard , Hossen Md , Bhattarai Nisha , Chapagain Prem
Published: October 2023

Multi-antimicrobial extrusion (MATE) transporter membrane proteins
provide drug and toxin resistivity by expelling compounds from cells.
MATE proteins can be pictured as V-shaped. To regulate its functioning,
the protein structure can switch between outward-facing (OF) and
inward-facing (IF). Pyrococcus furiosus MATE (PfMATE) is the only
member of the multidrug/oligosaccharidyl-lipid/polysaccharide (MOP)
superfamily that has available both the IF and OF crystal structures.
With the availability of the both the IF and OF structures, we are able
to perform computational investigations to determine how protonation of
specific amino acids causes a cascade of changes in the protein
conformation that allow PfMATE to change its state from OF to IF in
order to regulate its antiporter function. Using a variety of
computational techniques, we investigated four different systems of IF
and OF PfMATE along with the native archaeal lipid bilayer, without or
with protonation at the experimentally determined locations within the
protein. We performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to investigate
the flexibility of the four different PfMATE structures, and also
performed targeted molecular dynamics (TMD) simulations during which we
observe occluded conformations. Our analysis of hydrogen bond changes,
potential of mean force, dynamic network analysis, and transfer entropy
analysis provides information on how protonation can induce cascading
structural changes responsible for the transition between the IF and OF
configurations.
How Does Inflation in Advanced Economies Affect Emerging Market Bond Yields? Empirical Evidence from Two Channels
Authors: Kim Sei-Wan , Park Donghyun , Tian Shu
Published: October 2023

This study uses multivariable smooth transition autoregressive–vector autoregressive (STAR–VAR), a novel model to explore how inflation in advanced economies affects emerging market bond yields. Results reveal two key findings. First, advanced economy inflation has a significant effect on emerging market bond yields. Second, the short-run effect of advanced economy inflation on the bond yields of emerging markets is asymmetric between the expansion and contraction regimes. The effect is mostly positive in both regimes but stronger in a bond yield’s contraction regime.
From shallow-water carbonate ramp to hemipelagic deep-marine carbonate deposition: Part 2. Sirogojno (Klisura quarry) - the reference section of the Middle to Late Anisian Bulog sedimentary succession in the Inner Dinarides (SW Serbia)
Authors: Sudar Milan , Gawlick Hans-Jurgen , Bucur Ioan , Jovanovic Divna , Missoni Sigrid , Lein Richard
Published: October 2023

The Middle to Late Anisian sedimentary succession preserved in the Klisura quarry in Sirogojno (Zlatibor Mt., SW Serbia) preserves the most complete deepening depositional history in the Inner Dinarides in Serbia. In this section, extensional tectonic movements that took place in connection with the Neo-Tethys break-up are reflected in the exceptional well-preserved record of the depositional history. The Pelsonian Ravni Formation at the base of the section is dissected by two generations of neptunian dikes formed in A) the late Pelsonian, and B) the late Illyrian. Above the late Pelsonian drowning unconformity a deepening trend of the depositional environment is mirrored by the litho- and microfacies characteristics of the more than 21 meter thick red nodular limestones of the Bulog Formation. Periods of starvation with deposition of Fossillagerstatten beds and hardgrounds mark characteristic changes in deposition. Two phases of distinct tectonic motions result in unconformities and a stepwise deepening of the depositional realm. The first and major unconformity is the drowning surface on the top of the Ravni Carbonate Ramp which led to the nearly total demise of shallow-water carbonate production, i.e. the change in deposition from shallow- to deepwater limestones. The second phase of tectonic motions is expressed by the formation of an angular unconformity after a phase of starvation in the basin. No Bulog Limestone section in the Dinarides, even not in the type region near Sarajevo, preserves all these characteristic sedimentological features as preserved in the Klisura quarry section in Sirogojno. Therefore this section is proposed to be the reference section for the sedimentological evolution and depositional environment reconstruction of the Bulog Formation in the Inner Dinarides, located in SW Serbia.
A pythagorean hesitant fuzzy programming approach and its application to multi objective reliability optimization problem
Authors: Jana Swarup , Islam Sahidul
Published: October 2023

Decision-making problems can often be effectively solved using traditional optimization methods that have a clearly defined configuration. However, in real-world scenarios, decision-makers frequently encounter doubt or hesitation, making it challenging to precisely specify certain parameters. As a result, they often seek input from different experts, leading to conflicting values and varying levels of satisfaction among decision-makers. This uncertainty and lack of crisp values make decision-making problems inherently non-deterministic. In this paper, a novel Pythagorean hesitant fuzzy (PHF) programming method is designed to address the challenges of optimization problems with multiple objectives. Here PHF aggregation operators are used to aggregate the PHF memberships and non-memberships of the objectives. Additionally, to account the uncertainties of the parameters of the optimization problem Parabolic Pythagorean fuzzy number is used and centroid method is applied for defuzzification. We solved an example of multi objective optimization problem of manufacturing system to demonstrate our proposed method and finally, presented a case study on reliability optimization model for Life Support Systems, where the primary objectives are to maximize system reliability and minimize cost. The result is compared with other existing methods by degree of closeness.
Klimaregnskap som konkurransefortrinn
Authors: Stoknes Per Espen , Walderhaug Elisa Dahl
Published: October 2023

Hvordan står det egentlig til med klimaregnskapene i norske bedrifter? Artikkelen gir en kort status på dagens utbredelse og drøfter formål, metoder og praksis for klimaregnskap og klimamål med henblikk på konkurransefortrinn. I denne artikkelen anvender vi en sammenfattende kvalitativ tilnærming som baserer seg på en kombinasjon av mange ulike typer data, datakilder, internasjonale veiledere og standarder, og reflekterer over egne erfaringer på feltet i Norge. På den bakgrunn drøfter vi hvilke utfordringer selskaper står overfor fremover med hensyn til rapportering, klimamålsettinger og strategier for grønn vekst.
Kan selskapers ESG-score anvendes til å lage investeringsstrategier som gir meravkastning?
Authors: Kinserdal Finn , Knivsflå Kjell Henry , Danielsen Thea , Johansen Jan
Published: October 2023

Dersom aksjekursene reflekterer all offentlig informasjon, vil ikke aksjeinvesteringer i selskaper basert på selskapers ESG-score gi en meravkastning. En ESG-score til et selskap er en score gitt av ratingbyråer på hvor god selskapet er til å ta vare på miljøet, fremme sosiale forhold og ellers ha en god selskapsstyring. Men ESG-score på samme selskap varierer mellom ratingbyråer, og forskning er uklar på sammenheng mellom ESG-score og lønnsomhet og aksjeavkastning. Vi benytter en innovativ metode for å finne hvilke selskaper som har verdirelevant ESG-score. Investeringsstrategien som testes, er å kjøpe aksjer i selskaper hvor det tidligere er dokumentert en positiv sammenheng mellom aksjeavkastning og høy ESG-score (dvs. positiv verdirelevans). Samtidig short-selges aksjer i selskaper hvor verdirelevansen til ESG er svak, selv om ESG-scoren er høy. Ved hjelp av en syvfaktormodell beregner vi om en langsiktig investeringsstrategi gir en meravkastning. Vi finner en årlig meravkastning på cirka 8,5 prosent, noe som er statistisk og økonomisk signifikant.
Åpenhetslovens krav til styremedlemmer
Authors: Tjelflaat Line Gjerstad
Published: October 2023

Åpenhetsloven krever at norske virksomheter gjennomfører aktsomhetsvurderinger. For at formålet med aktsomhetsvurderingene skal oppnås, må de ha tydelig forankring i styret og toppledelsen. Slik forankring vil også redusere risikoen for styremedlemmers personlige ansvar. Artikkelen bygger på et innlegg i Rett24.
ANALISIS PENGARUH PELAPORAN KEBERLANJUTAN TERHADAP KINERJA DAN NILAI PERUSAHAAN
Authors: Astari Tri Ayu , Sari Nuraini
Published: October 2023

This research was conducted to determine the effect of disclosing economic, environmental, and social performance in Sustainability Reporting by state-owned companies on company performance and value. This research was conducted on state-owned companies registered in the IDX BUMN20 for the 2016–2020 period and used purposive sampling technique as the sampling method and panel data regression as the analysis method. The result was disclosure of environmental performance had a significant effect on the performance of 17 state-owned companies. However, disclosure of economic, environmental and social performance simultaneously has a significant effect on the performance and value of 17 state-owned companies.