bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cultivating Common Good: A Call for Transformative Science to renew the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Authors: Deparnay-Grunenberg Anna , Llerandi Bianca
Published: July 2020

This paper calls for transformative science to catalyze the needed change in the agricultural sector. It sheds light on the current dysfunctional system of resource allocation of the CAP and its poor economic, ecological and social outcomes. While the disparity between the desired outcomes and the reality is undisputed within research, former reforms have resulted in little change of the CAP. However, there is now a window of opportunity for real change with the transitional phase of the CAP, the shock event of the Coronavirus pandemic as a magnifying glass for underlying systemic problems and the proclamation of the European Green Deal, in particular the Farm-to-Fork-Strategy. The current system is impoverishing our biodiversity, soils, health and rural socio-economic tissue. To break this downward spiral, the authors suggest allocating resources according to the common good that a farm produces. To design change, this article assigns a major role to transformative science and lays out starting points and missions for further research.
The potential influence of machine learning and data science on the future of economics: Overview of highly-cited research
Authors: Deshpande Advait
Published: July 2020

This working paper provides an overview of the potential influence of machine learning and data science on economics as a field. The findings presented are drawn from highly cited research which was identified based on Google Scholar searches. For each of the articles reviewed, this working paper covers what is likely to change and what is likely to remain unchanged in economics due to the emergence and increasing influence of machine learning and data science methods.
Analysis of Poverty Profile by Type of House of Households in Nepal
Authors: Acharya Krishna Prasad
Published: July 2020

This study focuses on the Poverty Profile by type of house of Households in Nepal among 5,988 households of Nepal. It is based on the Nepal Living Standards Survey-III 2010/11 cross-sectional data. The data were used to analyze descriptive statistics including poverty profiles. The FGT poverty index (index proposed by Foster, Greer and Thorbecke) is employed to examine the head count rate or poverty incidence, poverty gap and severity poverty of Nepal. It reveals that 25.2% of the sample households live below the poverty line (Rs.19261 per individual per year) with an average poverty gap and squared poverty gap of 5.43% and 1.81 % respectively. Households living in Pakki and Non-Pakki houses are 0.8 and 52.4 percent average poor and 0.2 and 1.7 percent core poor respectively.
Evolutionary Overview of Central Banking in Nepal: An Account of Law and Practice
Authors: Kalika Satya Narayan
Published: July 2020

There are a number of legal and non-legal research works done in regard to analyzing the powers, functions and roles of Central Banks. However, there is the need of a study on the evolutionary aspects of central banking laws and practices. This study aims to fulfill that purpose by giving an account of the historical and evolutionary development of central banking in Nepal. It highlights both the law and practice parts of the evolution of central banking, and gives an account of the major laws and their enactments.
STUDI PENDIDIKAN VOKASIONAL DAN PENDIDIKAN SOSIO-HUMANIORA DALAM GLOBALISASI
Authors: Permana Muhammad Priya
Published: July 2020

Globalisasi yang terjadi mengakibatkan perubahan signifikan. Penyiapan dampak ini perlu diperhatikan terutama pada bidang Pendidikan. Pendidikan menjadi sangat penting dalam pengembangan potensi manusia untuk dipersiapkan dalam zaman globalisasi. Pendidikan dipersiapkan menghadapi perubahan sosial budaya yang sangat cepat. Peranan pendidikan juga dalam penguatan karakter, sehingga menghasilkan individu yang dapat berfikir maksimal. Pendidikan zaman sekarang sangat perlu memberikan pengalaman di samping pembelajaran biasa, adanya pikiran terbuka terhadap situasi sosial dan budaya, serta dapat beradaptasi terhadap perkembangan masyarakat pada kehidupan sosialSelain itu penguatan pada keterampilan untuk menghadapi globalisasi menjadi faktor penting. Semakin globalisasi masuk ke dalam ruang kehidupan, cepat atau lambat akan mempengaruhi budaya tidak terkecuali Pendidikan. Selain itu interaksi terhadap berbagai hal menjadi semakin terbuka. Ilmu sosio-humaniora memfasilitasi perkembangan itu di samping persiapan lulusan untuk bekerja di industry teknik. Kemampuan berbahasa menjadi hal yang penting, apalagi bahasa di luar bahasa target mainstream. Selain itu, Bahasa semakin diperlukan sebagai sebuah isu baru dan utama, karena negara-negara berkembang yang menuju industri semakin berpotensi menjadi pengguna Bahasa itu terutama dalam Revolusi Industri   Era 4.0. Pengetahuan dan keterampilan dalam Bahasa berikut Budaya perlu mendapatkan perhatian khusus. Berdasarkan hasil kajian dapat diperoleh skema bahwa dalam bidang Sosio-humaniora khususnya pendidikan vokasi perlu adanya pijakan pedagogi kritis, hal ini menerangkan pendidikan bukanlah hanya terpusat pada proses belajar di kelas atau pun dalam model nonformal, melainkan menjadi bagian pada aspek pembudayaan karakter era Revolusi 4.0, aspek budaya produktivitas yang sangat tinggi, aspek wawasan kebangsaan dan globalisasi.
FENOMENA ALIRAN UDARA-AIR BERLAWANAN ARAH PADA PIPA HORIZONTAL PADA L/D = 25 DAN L/D = 50
Authors: Yoanita Yulia Venti , Tirtha Sinung , Kumolosari Eli , Purnomo Bayu Gilang
Published: July 2020

Fenomena aliran sangat penting dalam rangka untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut tentang mekanisme Counter-Current Flow Limitation (CCFL) atau transisi dari aliran berlawanan arah menjadi aliran searah. Pola aliran stratified menjadi karakter yang awal dalam fenomena selanjutnya. Peningkatan kecepatan udara yang kecil akan sangat mempengaruhi pola aliran berubah. Gangguan antar muka akan selalu besar seiring dengan peningkatan kecepatan udara. Alat yang digunakan untuk penelitian ini sama dengan salah satu komponen pada Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) yang disebut hot leg dengan perbandingan 1/30. Hot leg adalah bagian pipa yang diamati dalam penelitian ini. Dimensi dari hotleg berupa pipa mendatar, pipa miring dan belokan yang terpasang menjadi satu dalam suatu saluran pokok PWR. Pada penelitian ini simulator hot leg dibuat dengan L/D = 50 dan L/D = 25. Simulator ini terdiri dari pipa horizontal, belokan dan miring dengan sudut kemiringan 50o. Visual yang dapat diamati dalam saluran hotleg, sehingga fenomena-fenomena yang terjadi dapat diamati secara rinci. Pengamatan visual dilakukan dengan menggunakan kamera berkecepatan tinggi. Sehingga data yang didapat dan diolah didapatkan secara valid. Hasil pengamatan yang diperoleh adalah pola aliran yang terjadi pada pipa horizontal. Penambahan kecepatan udara menyebabkan cepat terjadinya perubahan pola aliran pada L/D = 50. Sedangkan, pada L/D = 25 perubahan pola aliran dapat terjadi dengan kecepatan udara yang besar.
Treatment of Vitreomacular Traction with Intravitreal Injection of Perfluoropropane
Authors: Veith Miroslav
Published: July 2020

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of one intravitreal injection of expansile gas in the treatment of vitreomacular traction (VMT).
Methods: A retrospective review of eyes with VMT treated with singl injection of 0,3 ml of 100% C3F8 gas was performed. The procedure was performed on an outpatient basis under topical anesthesia.
Results: Twelve consecutive patient (14 eyes) with symptomatic VMT underwent pneumatic vitreolysis. Mean extend of vitreomacular adhesion was 490,5 µm (408-751). A posterior vitreous detachment developed in 13 eyes (92,9 %) after a single gas injection, in 11 eyes (84,6 %) during the first month of follow-up, in 2 eyes within two month of injection. Mean baseline and last BCVA were 0,5 (0,16-0,18) and 0,67 (0,2-1,0) respectively (p < 0,001). Mean folow-up time was 5,8 (1-16) months. The procedure was also successful in two eyes, which where previously unsuccessfuly treated with ocriplasmin. One eye formed a macular hole. There were no other complication.
Conclucion: Intravitreal injection of C3F8 is an effective, safe and inexpensive therapy of vitreomacular traction.
Rheological evaluation of industrial tomato in raw and processed condition
Authors: Tóth A. R. , Tóthné Bogárdi A. , Rubóczki T. , Takácsné Hájos M.
Published: July 2020

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is the second most important vegetable with one of the biggest producing areas worldwide, and an increasing tendency in Hungary as well. To fulfil the growing demands of the industry the producers must use the most suitable genotypes for the given conditions. In the experiment six genotypes (‘Heinz 1015 F1‘,‘Heinz 9478 F1‘,‘Kecskeméti 407‘,‘NUN254 F1‘,‘Prestomech F1‘ and ‘Rustico F1‘) were evaluated for different quality parameters: fruit shape index (length/diameter), firmness (g cm-2), force needed to tear the skin (kg-1) and consistency of tomato puree (g*sec). According to the results, the ‘Heinz 1015 F1‘ and ‘Heinz 9478 F1‘ were the most suitable genotypes for industrial processing in the mean of fruit quality. Strong positive correlation between consistency of juice and fruit shape index (r=0.891) and firmness of berry (r=0.882) was confirmed. The results have proved the necessity of these quality parameter measurements, which are important for the evaluation of raw material.
Postharvest methyl jasmonic acid and hot water can reduce the internal breakdown and quality loss of apricot fruit at shelf life
Authors: Ezzat A.
Published: July 2020

The aim of this study was to investigate the postharvest effect of methyl jasmonic acid (MJ) and hot water on internal break-down and quality loss of apricot fruit under shelf life conditions. Cultivar Flavor cot apricot fruit were used to treat with water as control treatment, with 0.2 mmol/L MJ and with hot water 35 oC for 5 min. Fruit were stored at room temperature and were examined every 2 days for internal break-down and quality loss. Results showed that treated fruits with MJ and hot water showed the lowest weight loss and the highest firmness during all assessment times. Control fruits showed losing of customer acceptance from the day 2 of shelf life and then decreased dramatically to approximately loss all the acceptance at day 8. The SSC showed sever reduction in untreated fruit after day 6 at shelf life. Total phenol content reduced and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) increased in all assessment times for all treatments. Meanwhile MJ showed the best values for phenol content and lowest PPO activity. The results supported the idea of using some elicitors like methyl jasmonic and hot water treatments to enhance shelf life of apricot fruit.
Comparative analysis of peach and nectarine cultivars based on their ecological and biological indicators
Authors: Surányi D.
Published: July 2020

Natural conditions other than the ecological conditions of the Chinese gene center (as 34-38° latitude and 600 to 2400 m above sea level), mainly dry subtropical, i.e. Mediterranean effects, facilitated the development of new forms and varieties (Scorza & Okie, 1991; Faust & Timon, 1995). Probably the primary cause of nectarines, this could also be the primary cause of mutations (probably about 2000 years ago) (Roach, 1985; Surányi, 1985). During the long domestication of peaches, its natural occurrence increased, which was greatly enhanced by its ecological and mutational ability and the organoleptical values of its fruit (Hedrick, 1917; Roach, 1985; Scorza & Okie, 1991; Faust et al., 2011). Through the Ellenberg-Borhidi model and its refinement, the author has demonstrated the suitability of peaches in a broad climate zone based on the relative ecological and biological values of 700 varieties. Among the varieties, clone cultivars and hybrids were Hungarian selected and crossed form, because the diverse environmental conditions of the Carpathian Basin and the past and present size of cultivation were representative (Faust & Timon, 1995; Timon, 2000). It can be concluded from the present relative ecological data that the average standard deviation is below 12% for both peach and nectarine varieties, but the relative biological values were very different. Comparison of cultivars or classical (downy) peaches (n = 562) and nectarines (n = 138) in terms of environmental values confirmed the difference in heat demand and salt tolerance of the two groups of varieties. The pictures of the paper also demonstrated the rich diversity of this fruit species, and after analyzing the apricot and plum varieties (Surányi 2014, 2018), the peculiarities of the relative ecological and biological values of peaches were confirmed.
ОСНОВНІ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ КРЕАТИВНОГО МЕНЕДЖМЕНТУ
Authors: Швець Г. О.
Published: July 2020

Summarized in the article are different opinions of researchers regarding the essence of creativity, presenting different interpretations of the notion of “creative management”. Two types of management are described: ”traditional and creative”. The main elements of the system of creative management are characterized. described were the basic stages of evaluating and analyzing of the state of the system of creative management. The article contains coefficients , characterizing the system of enterprise’s creative management, particularly the coefficients of target matching, target realization, the coefficients of consciousness and productivity of subjects, coefficients of targets realization, the coefficient of subjects discipline, the coefficient of realization of creative ideas, the coefficient of intensity of taking creative solutions, the coefficient of rationality of creative solutions, the coefficient of completeness of information provision of management subjects in creative management and the coefficient of communication development.Defined were the instruments for a manager to apply at implementing creative management at an enterprise.
МОДЕЛЮВАННЯ МЕРЕЖІ НАДАННЯ ПУБЛІЧНИХ СЕРВІСІВ ТА ПОСЛУГ У СФЕРІ КУЛЬТУРИ ХАРКІВСЬКОЇ ОБЛАСТІ
Authors: Н. А. Плотнік
Published: July 2020

In the article the author considers the peculiarities of modeling the basic network of cultural institutions of local level in Kharkiv region, the use of scientific methods and approaches during modeling, identifies problems in ensuring the provision of quality cultural services by cultural institutions and services to local communities.
СТРАТЕГИЯ КНР В ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ И РАЗВИТИИ ВОЗ
Authors: Хуан Куньпэн
Published: July 2020

At present, the influence of globalization is especially noticeable in the economic, political, religious and cultural fields. However, the lack of boundaries in diseases and the value of health for all nations are determined by the fact that the development of global health management will not be limited by anti-globalization tendencies and campaigns. Global health management is one of the most important issues in the context of global governance, both now and in the future. WHO, as the world's largest official health organization, is of particular importance. For China as a developing country, strengthening its representation in the World Health Organization, as well as integration into the global health management system, are seen as leading strategic objectives in the framework of China's participation in global governance. Relevant events of the World Health Organization define the strategy for health diplomacy in China.
КОНСТРУЮВАННЯ ЗМІСТУ МІЖДИСЦИПЛІНАРНОГО КУРСУ СВІТОГЛЯДНОГО РІВНЯ ДЛЯ СТУДЕНТІВ ПЕДАГОГІЧНИХ УНІВЕРСИТЕТІВ
Authors: Колесник Марина Олександрівна
Published: July 2020

The article introduces causative-systemic approach implemented in a didactic model targeting the formation of scientific worldview. The said model is exercised while teaching master's school students the integrative course "Universal scientific worldview: methodology of natural science". This article highlights a number of aspects of modeling the natural-scientific component within the structure of this course. The paper discusses fundamental principles of theoretical modeling the content of future biology teachers' professional training and focuses on their application to natural scientific education as well as conditions of their realization.In the content of the suggested experimental course modern knowledge from the fields of biology, chemistry, astronomy, mathematics and physics is integrated and represented as a socio-cultural phenomenon that fits the universal laws of nature.
ТЕОРЕТИКО-МЕТОДОЛОГІЧНІ ПІДХОДИ ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ ІННОВАЦІЙ У НАВЧАННІ МАЙБУТНІХ УЧИТЕЛІВ МУЗИЧНОГО МИСТЕЦТВА
Authors: Парфентьєва І. П.
Published: July 2020

The article considers the priority tasks of the higher school of art education, such as: improvement of its structure, strengthening of personal orientation, technologicalization of the educational process. It is emphasized that the modernization of the system of higher art education, first of all, is projected on the problem of improving its content, which is one of the main indicators of the general condition and quality of the education system, its prospects and innovation. The basis of innovative behavior is proposed to consider the initiative as a kind of activity, creativity of the individual. The term "initiative" is given as an initiative, an internal motivation for new forms of activity, entrepreneurship, the ability to act independently. The various definitions of "pedagogical technology" are united by the idea that the meaning of this concept is the design and implementation of a reproducible learning process aimed at achieving goals. pedagogical technology allows to design the educational process in advance and, as an integral part of the pedagogical system, meets the demands of modern society. Diagnostics, efficiency, cost- effectiveness, projectivity, integrity, manageability − features that distinguish pedagogical technology from other pedagogical phenomena.
Imaging Performance of a Multimodal Module to Enhance Preclinical Irradiator Capabilities
Authors: Pinel Sophie , Daouk Joël , Jubréaux Justine , Chateau Alicia , Schohn Hervé , Pinel Sophie
Published: July 2020

This article highlights the performance measurements of an optical device which aims at upgrading preclinical irradiators. The evaluated device allows acquiring X-ray as well as bioluminescence images with a
single sensor. The latter consists of a supercooled camera equipped with a 1024x1024 charge coupling
device (each element measuring 13x13µm²). X-ray imaging is feasible, thanks to a conversion phosphor
screen. Phantom acquisitions revealed a spatial resolution of 2.5 line pairs per millimetre (0.2mm) for Xray imaging and between 0.4 and 0.7mm for bioluminescence images. Image homogeneity was 0.8 for
radiographic images with preclinical imaging parameters and higher than 0.9 for optical images. For
functional imaging, contrast to noise ratio (CNR) ranged from 1.3 (for contrast of 2:1 and 0.1s acquisition)
up to 253 (for contrast of 32:1 and 5s acquisition). CNR was related to acquisition duration. The device’s
overall performance revealed that it is suitable to upgrade existing irradiators and improve laboratory
capabilities toward image-guided radiotherapy.
Pilot Investigation of Pediatric Weight Loss Clinic’s Family Exercise Program to Improve Children’s Physiological and Behaviour-Related Outcomes
Authors: Novick Marsha B. , Novick Marsha B. , R. Greene Tomeka , C. Hulstine Elizabeth , T. Wilson Christopher , J. Williams Ronald , M. Hendy Helen
Published: July 2020

Introduction: Pediatric weight loss clinics recommend increased exercise, but rarely offer organized
exercise programs as standard care. The present pilot study examined whether adding a family exercise
program to standard clinic care improved outcomes for children with obesity.
Methods: Children were randomly assigned to standard care (n = 14) or standard care plus organized family
exercise for two months (n = 12). At three study phases (pre-intervention, post-intervention, maintenance),
physiological and behavioural-related measures included body mass index percentile (BMI%), blood lipids,
glucose, blood pressure, timed walking distance, and parent-reported exercise barriers for children.
Results: No changes were found across the three study phases for any physiological outcomes (including
BMI%), with no group differences and no phase X group interactions. However, significant improvements
were found across the three study phases for behavioural-related outcomes (timed walking, reported exercise
barriers), with no group differences or phase X group interactions. Participation in exercise sessions was
55.4%, but more sessions attended (by all 26 children) were associated with more walking improvements.
Conclusion: Organized family exercise added to standard clinic care of a pediatric weight loss clinic
did not improve physiological outcomes but did improve behavioural-related outcomes. Future
research is necessary to guide what specific factors of an organized exercise program enhance the
effectiveness of physiological and behaviour-related outcomes.
Hyperthermic Intra-Abdominal Chemotherapy with Gemcitabine as an Adjuvant Locoregional Treatment After Radical Surgery in Pancreatic Cancer
Authors: Santos Esther Pilar García , Santos Esther Pilar García , Padilla-Valverde David , Sánchez-García Susana , Manzanares-Campillo M. Carmen , Puerto-Puerto Alejandro , Rodríguez-Martínez Marta , González-López Lucía , Martín-Fernández Jesús
Published: July 2020

Purpose: The aim of our study is to present a series of patients in whom we have administered HIPEC
therapy.
Material and Methods: The treatment consists in performing cytoreductive surgery in patients diagnosed
with potentially resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma, together with the administration of HIPEC therapy
with Gemcitabine. The dose of the drug is 120 mg/m2
for 30 minutes, followed by a conventional adjuvant
treatment.
Results: Five patients diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma have undergone surgery with a curative
nature. There were no technical or hemodynamic complications during the procedure.
Discussion: The use of HIPEC could achieve a decrease in the tumor progression of pancreatic cancer,
improving the survival of the patient, and decreasing the recurrence of the disease. A larger number of
patients will be necessary, as well as a long-term evaluation to assess the possible increase in survival in
this group of patients.
Research of IT influence on the price perception
Authors: Filipishina Liliia , Gonchar Viktoriya , Bohachov Oleksii
Published: July 2020

Introduction. The study contributes to the theoretical knowledge by expanding understanding of auditory encoding of prices, further testing the working memory capacities, and understanding the psychological underpinnings of price perceptions. From a managerial perspective, our findings will help marketers to better understand the cognitive processes of price perception while voice-ordering through smart devices, thus improving company pricing decisions and increasing number of sales.
Aim and tasks. In this study, we aim to understand the psychological underpinnings of price perception during “auditory” price information encoding. In particular, we research how the price pronunciation order of the item on sale (first the sale price and then the usual price or vice versa) affects the sale evaluation and subsequent purchase intention.
Results. Prior to making predictions about price perception through auditory sense and its subsequent evaluation, we need to understand the cognitive processes underlying numbers encoding. Numerical cognition process follows five stages: (1) initial exposure to numerical information (i.e., numerical presentation in visual or verbal format), (2) numerical information encoding, (3) representation of the numerical information in memory, (4) retrieval of that information in order to perform some cognitive task (e.g. price evaluation), and (5) consumer response based on processed information. Thus, the internal consistency reliability of the questions has already been tested using Cronbach’s alpha parameter and has been proved to be of the appropriate level. Lastly, in addition to these context-related questions, we include two attention checks questions and the question on the questionnaire purpose in order to control for random box-checking and exclude responses which guessed the study reasons from further analysis.
Conclusions. From a theoretical standpoint, this study contributes to two literature streams: (1) marketing literature on pricing and (2) the psychological literature on numerical cognition. In the pricing area, the findings of the study further support and shed light on the application of the anchoring effect during purchase decisions. The study taps into the area of conscious and unconscious comparisons with price anchors and helps to reconcile previous researches who found different effects of price anchors on willingness to pay for the product or service. In addition, the study provides novel insights regarding pricing decisions in “auditory” rather than “visual” domain, laying a foundation for further exploration of this area.
The Alternative for Germany from Breakthrough toward Consolidation?
Authors: Frankland E. Gene
Published: July 2020

The emergence of new parties, especially of populist radical-right parties, has generated considerable scholarly as well as media attention in recent decades. German exceptionalism since the 1950s has come to an end with the electoral successes of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), formed in 2013. Comparative studies, however, provide caution about quick pronouncements of party system transformation. Party organization is an important factor in a new party’s coping with changing external circumstances. Accordingly, this article concerns itself first with the formative circumstances of the AfD compared to those of the Greens and the Pirates, earlier new parties that challenged the established parties. Second, the article focuses on the institutionalization of the AfD as a party organization since 2013. To what extent has it followed the design of successful populist radical-right parties, such as the Austrian Freedom Party (FPӦ) and the Italian Northern League (ln)? Third, the article considers the prospective relationships between the AfD and established parties. Such challenger parties have agency and may switch from government-mode to opposition-mode and back again without lasting electoral harm. In conclusion, the AfD seems likely to survive its first term in the Bundestag, but it seems unlikely soon to be mainstreamed by its participation in electoral and parliamentary politics.
From the Editor
Authors: Nannicelli Ted
Published: July 2020

I would like to start off this issue’s note by thanking everyone who has been part of a really impressive team effort to keep Projections running even while ordinary life has been upended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes referees and authors, who have had to juggle deadlines with a variety of other commitments, associate editors Tim Smith and Aaron Taylor (as well as acting associate editor Katalin Bálint—more on which soon!), and Janine Latham and the production team at Berghahn. Thank you all for going out of your way to continue working on the journal in spite of everything else that has been going on, including some significant personal challenges for some of you.
How Motion Shapes Thought in Cinema
Authors: Coëgnarts Maarten
Published: July 2020

This article provides an embodied study of the film style of the French filmmaker Éric Rohmer. Drawing on insights from cognitive linguistics, I first show how dynamic patterns of containment shape human thinking about relationships, a concept central to Rohmer’s cinema. Second, I consider the question of how film might elicit this spatial thinking through the use of such cinematic devices as mobile framing and fixed-frame movement. Third, using Rohmer’s Comedies and Proverbs series as a case study, I demonstrate how the filmmaker applies these devices—and with them the spatial thinking they initiate—systemically to shape the relationships of his films visually. Lastly, I use the results of this analysis to provide discussion and suggestions for future research.
Goldilocks Aesthetics
Authors: Cutting James E.
Published: July 2020

Much of aesthetics is based in psychological responses. Yet seldom have such responses—couched in empirically based psychological terms—played a central role in the discussion of movie aesthetics. Happily, Todd Berliner’s Hollywood Aesthetic: Pleasure in American Cinema does just that. This commentary discusses some history and some twists and turns behind Berliner’s analysis.
Style and Storytelling in the Hollywood Aesthetic
Authors: Keating Patrick
Published: July 2020

In this article, I offer a response to Todd Berliner’s splendid book Hollywood Aesthetic. Although the book is an innovative and well-crafted contribution to the study of Hollywood cinema, I argue that it underestimates the extent to which unity and coherence contribute to the aesthetic value of a film.
Indian Woman and her Sexuality: An Investigation Through Heterogeneous Application of Symbolic Masks in Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana
Authors: khan Amara
Published: July 2020

A critical look at the masks of different characters of Girish Karnad’s play Hayavadana (1971) shows that they serve two significant purposes; of both hiding and supporting the truth, which in itself is a relative phenomenon. I, here, focus on the objectives, techniques and types of mask usage in terms of disguise and revelation at the physical, emotional and psychological levels. The paper further highlights the power that the characters enjoy over other characters by using specific masks. By highlighting the theme of incompleteness in the play, the playwright seems to question Hindu religious and traditional values. The veiled wants of the characters are also shown to the readers in this article through a variety of subtle techniques. Qualitative approach has been adopted as methodology where the interpretive method of inquiry has been employed to explore the hidden meanings within the text.
Teachers' Error Treatment Practices and Perceptions in Teaching English to Adult EFL Learners in Saudi Arabia: A Gender-Based Qualitative Study
Authors: Hussain Muhammad Sabboor , Albesher Khaled B. , Farid Aisha
Published: July 2020

This paper explores error treatment practices in teaching English to Saudi adult English Language learners. In this genderbased qualitative study, thirty-six male and twenty-four female teachers were interviewed, using Hendrickson's (1978) theoretical framework to analyze learners' error treatment practices by EFL teachers. No significant difference in the male and female teachers was found in their perception of the students' errors, reasons and ways to correct students' errors and their perceptions of the backwash effect of the error correction. However, female teachers find a lack of student motivation as a major cause of errors. The study has also explored some unreflective and unprofessional error treatment practices that urge the need for regular training for the teachers to make them aware of the psychological dimensions of error treatment practices. The study recommends the transformation of the traditional style of teaching into coaching to give professional, reflective, and effective treatment to adult EFL/ESL learners' errors.
Digitalization on Boards: Evidence from the Baltic Public Listed Companies
Authors: Velinov Emil , Maly Milan , Vojvodic Milomir
Published: July 2020

The paper investigates one of the phenomena of current era- digitalization within the top management teams in the Baltic Public Listed companies. The paper sheds a light on senior management digitalization competences as in the public listed companies very small percentage of the board members possess digitalization. The paper argues that digitalization on the boards is linked with the level of diversity and internationalization of the top management team members. The empirical data of the paper have been collected from online available database on public listed companies in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Research findings show that there is no correlation between TMT digitalization competences and company performance. Study results illustrate that there is no significant relationship between TMT digitalization and level of company internationalization. The paper findings outline that majority of the public listed companies in the Baltic states do not have Chief Information Officer or Senior Digitalization Manager as the companies exist in digitalized World full of changes. The paper identifies aspects of digitalization effects on company performance and level of internationalization and diversity. This research draws attention on top management team’s digitalization skills and competences as one of the key skills needed for each senior manager nowadays.
‘The Long and Winding Road’ — Collective action among people experiencing homelessness
Authors: Aaslund Håvard , Seim Sissel
Published: July 2020

What possibilities exist for collective action among marginalised people? Through participatory action research (PAR), we study possibilities for collective action among people affected by homelessness and substance use. We describe the process of collective action in a single case, the X-street project, and scrutinise how collective identity can contribute to understandings of collective action. Findings of collective identity in boundary work, consciousness-raising and negotiations suggest that identity work and collective action are closely linked in processes of empowerment and created in mutually reinforcing processes. The case shows that the group succeeded in building a collective action project by simultaneously challenging its members’ public identity and providing them with home and work. More research is needed about the processes of collective action, and the relationship between material change and identity work.
Consistency of socio-economic theory of organisations and organisational innovation: An example of customer complaint management strategy
Authors: Nguyen Anh Tu
Published: July 2020

This present study discusses appropriate selection of research paradigm and research strategy of socio-economic theory of organisations for organisational innovation in general, customer complaint management (CCM) in particular. Ontology and epistemology of socio-economic approach to management (SEAM) methodology, mixed quantitative and qualitative methods are proved to be consistent with the implementation of CCM in small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The research indicates how to produce and generalise theoretical and practical knowledge through abductive reasoning and early-versus-latter-stage research design for a pragmatic-oriented action research. The conceptual model highlights that CCM can positively and simultaneously impact technical innovation, economic performance and social performance. One more interesting result is that economic performance can positively affect social performance. The research process includes two five-step action plans in the early stage and empirical study in latter stage. The two five-step action plans (2015-2016 and 2017-2018) analyse customer complaints, explore the causes of customer complaints from employees’ viewpoints, put forward action plans, implement action plans and evaluate organisational performance. The empirical study applies structure equation modeling, to test whether technical innovation mediates the relationship between CCM and organisational performance.
“Camminando e Leggendo ...   Ricordo” (Walking and Reading ...   I Remember): Prevention of Frailty Through the Promotion of Physical Activity and Reading in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Results from the TREDEM Registry
Authors: Gallucci Maurizio , Mazzarolo Anna Paola , Focella Lucia , Piovesan Cinzia , Mazzetto Manuela , Ramigni Mauro , Marzetti Emanuele
Published: July 2020

Background: Frailty is a condition of increased vulnerability to exogenous and endogenous stressors, which is correlated with aging, functional decline, institutionalization, hospitalization, and mortality. Given the multifaceted nature of frailty, programs aimed at its prevention are recommended to act on multiple domains. Objective: The present intervention program aimed at assessing the effects of combined physical and cognitive training in older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and at investigating how their frailty status changed over one year of follow-up. Methods: Two-hundred and seven participants were recruited among outpatients of the Cognitive Impairment Center who agreed to receive a comprehensive assessment. Forty-six participants, who joined a structured program of physical activity and group readings for a period of one year, were defined as active. The remaining 161, who decided not to engage in those activities, were considered controls. In both groups, frailty status was assessed at baseline and over one year of follow-up. Results: Control participants showed twice the risk of becoming frail at 12 months compared with those in the active group. Participants in the active group had more than three times the probability of improving their frailty status compared with the control group from T0 to T12. Age and NPI scores were significantly associated with worsening frailty status. When analyses were restricted to participants who were robust at baseline, the frailty status varied significantly between groups over time. Conclusion: Findings of the present study confirm the beneficial effects of physical activity and reading to prevent frailty in older people with MCI.
Data fusion using Tabu crossover genetic algorithm in information retrieval
Authors: Sivaram Murugan , Batri K. , Mohammed Amin Salih , Porkodi V. , Kousik N.V.
Published: July 2020

This article explores the odd and even point crossover based Tabu Genetic Algorithm. The search optimization tools equipped with exploration and exploitation operators. Those operators assist the optimization tools for finding the optimal solution. Few problems demand vigorous exploration and minimal exploitation. The vigorous exploration needs some specialized operators, which is capable of carrying out the task. In this article, we explore one such possible operator using odd and even point (OEP) crossover. The resultant hybrid GA namely OEP crossover based Tabu GA has two tuning factors namely tenure period and OEP crossover probability (Podd). The tenure period may be a single entity or a group of entities. However, Podd is single, as the tenure period is involved with group of entities, it demands some fine tuning. The fine tuning may alter the proportion of exploration and exploitation. Hence, we proposed a method for selecting the tenure period. The proposed exploration operator and the method for fixing the tenure period has been tested over the data fusion problem in information retrieval. The results look promising.
Human-computer system design of entrepreneurship education based on artificial intelligence and image feature retrieval
Authors: Dubin Dong , Xiaoxia Wang
Published: July 2020

The key of deep learning is how to extract abstract, deep and nonlinear target features, in which algorithm plays a crucial role. In this paper, the authors analyze the intelligent system design of entrepreneurship education classroom based on artificial intelligence and image feature retrieval. Pyramid pooling is used to transform any size feature map into fixed size feature vector, which is finally sent to the full connection layer for classification and regression. Experimental results show that the algorithm accelerates the convergence of the whole network and improves the detection speed. The education taught by entrepreneurial class is not only to help college students to seek a stable career, but also to help college students develop their own potential, cultivate entrepreneurial awareness, improve entrepreneurial quality and ability. Entrepreneurship education should not only stay in the design of subject courses, but should integrate entrepreneurship education with internet entrepreneurship practice. On this basis, we provide new countermeasures and suggestions for improving the quality and ability of college students in the process of entrepreneurial activities.
Application of deep learning and image feature retrieval in E-commerce transaction and customer management
Authors: Ning Lei
Published: July 2020

The huge amount of digital image data in e-commerce transactions brings serious problems to the rapid retrieval and storage of images. Image hashing technology can convert image data of arbitrary resolution into a binary code sequence of tens or hundreds of bits through a hash function. In view of this, based on the image content characteristics, this study improved the traditional hash function and proposed a hash method based on bilateral random projection. At the same time, the projection vectors are acquired in the low-rank sparse decomposition process of the image data matrix, and the projection vectors are group orthogonalized. In addition, this study designed contrast test to carry out research and analysis on the effectiveness of the algorithm. The results show that the proposed algorithm works well and can be applied to practice and can provide theoretical reference for subsequent related research.
Naïve Bayes classifier enabled home energy management scheme for cost-effective end-user comfort
Authors: Khan M. Firdouse Ali , Chellamani Ganesh Kumar , Chandramani Premanand Venkatesh
Published: July 2020

Under demand response enabled demand-side management, the home energy management (HEM) schemes schedule appliances for balancing both energy and demand within a residence. This scheme enables the user to achieve either a minimum electricity bill (EB) or maximum comfort. There is always the added burden on a HEM scheme to obtain the least possible EB with comfort. However, if a time window that contains comfortable time slots of the day for an appliance operation, is identified, and if the cost-effective schedule-pattern gets generated from these windows autonomously, then the burden can be reduced. Therefore, this paper proposes a two-level method that can assist the HEM scheme by generating a cost-effective schedule-pattern for scheduling home appliances. The first level uses a classifier to identify the comfortable time window from past ON and OFF events. The second level uses pattern generation algorithms to generate a cost-effective schedule-pattern from the identified window. The generated cost-effective schedule-pattern is applied to a HEM scheme as input to demonstrate the proposed two-level approach. The simulation results exhibit that the proposed approach helps the HEM scheme to schedule home appliances cost-effectively with a satisfactory user-comfort between 90% and 100%.
Decision making based on intuitionistic fuzzy preference relations with additive approximate consistency
Authors: Liu Fang , Tan Xu , Yang Hui , Zhao Hui
Published: July 2020

Intuitionistic fuzzy preference relations (IFPRs) have the natural ability to reflect the positive, the negative and the non-determinative judgements of decision makers. A decision making model is proposed by considering the inherent property of IFPRs in this study, where the main novelty comes with the introduction of the concept of additive approximate consistency. First, the consistency definitions of IFPRs are reviewed and the underlying ideas are analyzed. Second, by considering the allocation of the non-determinacy degree of decision makers’ opinions, the novel concept of approximate consistency for IFPRs is proposed. Then the additive approximate consistency of IFPRs is defined and the properties are studied. Third, the priorities of alternatives are derived from IFPRs with additive approximate consistency by considering the effects of the permutations of alternatives and the allocation of the non-determinacy degree. The rankings of alternatives based on real, interval and intuitionistic fuzzy weights are investigated, respectively. Finally, some comparisons are reported by carrying out numerical examples to show the novelty and advantage of the proposed model. It is found that the proposed model can offer various decision schemes due to the allocation of the non-determinacy degree of IFPRs.
A population study on the epidemiology and outcome of brain injuries in intensive care
Authors: Kokkinou M. , Kyprianou T.C. , Kyriakides E. , Constantinidou F.
Published: July 2020

BACKGROUND: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is characterized by a highly heterogenous profile in terms of pathophysiology, clinical presentation and outcome. OBJECTIVE: This is the first population study investigating the epidemiology and outcomes of moderate-to-severe TBI in Cyprus. Patients treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Nicosia General Hospital, the only Level 1 Trauma Centre in the country, were recruited between January 2013 and December 2016. METHODS: This was an observational cohort study, using longitudinal methods and six-month follow-up. Patients (N = 203) diagnosed with TBI were classified by the Glasgow Coma Scale at the Emergency Department as moderate or severe. RESULTS: Compared to international multicentre studies, the current cohort demonstrates a different case mix that includes older age, more motor vehicle collisions and lower mortality rates. There was a significantly higher proportion of injured males. Females were significantly older than males. There were no sex differences in the type, severity or place of injury. Sex did not yield differences in mortality or outcomes or on injury indices predicting outcomes. In contrast, older age was a predictor of higher mortality rates and worse outcomes. CONCLUSION: Trends as described in the study emphasize the importance of continuous evaluation of TBI epidemiology and outcome in different countries.
Census laws and the quality of census data: The limits of punitive legislation1
Authors: Kumar Vikas
Published: July 2020

Most discussions on data quality overlook the legal framework within which data are collected. This paper examines India’s Census Act, 1948 that provides the legal framework for conducting population censuses. The Act stipulates punishment for interfering with the process of enumeration but the punitive provisions have not been invoked to deal with cases of widespread manipulation of census. Major instances of manipulation were reported in 1951 and 2001 after the government introduced additional punitive measures in 1948 and 1994, respectively. The paper identifies the structural flaws of the Census Act, 1948 vis-à-vis manipulation. It compares the Act with other Indian laws on the collection of statistics and census laws of other common law countries. It shows that fines are very small compared to per capita income in most countries and yet violators are rarely fined. The paper uses simple games to explain why the punitive provisions might be redundant and suggests that the problem of interference with government statistics can possibly be addressed without recourse to law. The insights drawn from the games are examined in light of the experience of Nagaland and other states of India where census statistics were affected by widespread manipulation in the recent decades.
Editorial
Authors: Lage Allene
Published: July 2020

Edotorial: Edição Especial