bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Synoptic-scale to mesoscale atmospheric circulation connects fluvial and coastal gravel conveyors and directional deposition of coastal landforms in the Dead Sea basin
Authors: Eyal Haggai , Armon Moshe , Enzel Yehouda , Lensky Nadav G.
Published: July 2023

Abstract. Streams convey coarse-clastic sediments towards coasts, where interactions with deltaic and coastal processes determine their resultant sedimentology and geomorphology. Extracting hydroclimatic signals from such environments is a desired goal, and therefore studies commonly rely on interpreting available paleoclimatic proxy data, but the direct linking of depositional and geomorphic processes with the hydroclimate remains obscure. This is a consequence of the challenge of linking processes that are often studied separately and span across large spatial and temporal scales, including synoptic-scale hydroclimatic forcing, streamflows, water body hydrodynamics, fluvial and coastal sediment transport, and sedimentation.
Here, we explore this chain of connected processes in the unique setting of
the Dead Sea basin, where present-day hydroclimatology is closely tied with
geomorphic evolution and sediment transport of streams and coasts that
rapidly respond to lake-level fall. We use a 5-year (2018–2022)
rich dataset of (i) high-resolution synoptic-scale circulation patterns,
(ii) continuous wind-wave and rain–flood records, and (iii) storm-scale
fluvial and coastal sediment transport of “smart” and marked boulders. We
show the significance of Mediterranean cyclones in the concurrent activation of fluvial (floods) and coastal (wind waves) sediment conveyors. These synoptic-scale patterns drive the westerlies necessary for (i) delivering the moisture across the Judean desert, which is transformed into floods, and at the same time, (ii) the coeval, topographically funneled winds that turn into surface southerlies (>10 m s−1) along the Dead Sea rift valley. During winter, these mesoscale southerlies generate 10–30 high-amplitude, northward-propagating storm waves, with <4 m wave heights. Such waves transport cobbles for hundreds of meters alongshore, northward and away from the supplying channel mouths. Four to nine times per winter the rainfall generated by these atmospheric patterns is capable of generating floods that reach the stream mouths, delivering poorly sorted, coarse gravel. This usually occurs during the decay of the associated storm waves. This gravel is dispersed alongshore by waves during subsequent storms. As storm waves dominate and are >5 times more frequent than flash floods, coarse-clastic beach berms and fan deltas are deposited preferentially north of the delivering channel mouths. This asymmetric depositional architecture, controlled by the regional hydroclimatology, is identified for both the modern and late Pleistocene coast and delta environments, implying that the dominance of present-day Mediterranean cyclones also persisted in the region during the late Pleistocene when Lake Lisan occupied the basin.
Data assimilation sensitivity experiments in the East Auckland Current system using 4D-Var
Authors: Santana Rafael , Macdonald Helen , O'Callaghan Joanne , Powell Brian , Wakes Sarah , H. Suanda Sutara
Published: July 2023

Abstract. This study analyses data assimilative numerical simulations in an eddy-dominated western boundary current: the East Auckland Current (EAuC). The goal is to assess the impact of assimilating surface and subsurface data into a model of the EAuC via running observing system experiments (OSEs). We used the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) in conjunction with the 4-dimensional variational (4D-Var) data assimilation scheme to incorporate sea surface height (SSH) and temperature (SST), as well as subsurface temperature, salinity and velocity from three moorings located at the upper, mid and lower continental slope using a 7 d assimilation window. Assimilation of surface fields (SSH and SST) reduced SSH root mean square deviation (RMSD) by 25 % in relation to the non-assimilative (NoDA) run. The inclusion of velocity subsurface data further reduced SSH RMSD up- and downstream the moorings by 18 %–25 %. By improving the representation of the mesoscale eddy field, data assimilation increased complex correlation between modelled and observed velocity in all experiments by at least three times. However, the inclusion of temperature and salinity slightly decreased the velocity complex correlation. The assimilative experiments reduced the SST RMSD by 36 % in comparison to the NoDA run. The lack of subsurface temperature for assimilation led to larger RMSD (>1 ∘C) around 100 m in relation to the NoDA run. Comparisons to independent Argo data also showed larger errors at 100 m in experiments that did not assimilate subsurface temperature data. Withholding subsurface temperature forces near-surface average negative temperature increments to the initial conditions that are corrected by increased net heat flux at the surface, but this had limited or no effect on water temperature at 100 m depth. Assimilation of mooring temperature generates mean positive increments to the initial conditions that reduces 100 m water temperature RMSD. In addition, negative heat flux and positive wind stress curl were generated near the moorings in experiments that assimilated subsurface temperature data. Positive wind stress curl generates convergence and downwelling that can correct interior temperature but might also be responsible for decreased velocity correlations. The few moored CTDs (eight) had little impact in correcting salinity in comparison to independent Argo data. However, using doubled decorrelation length scales of tracers and a 2 d assimilation window improved model salinity and temperature in comparison to Argo profiles throughout the domain. This assimilation configuration, however, led to large errors when subsurface temperature data were not assimilated due to incorrect increments to the subsurface. As all reanalyses show improved model-observation skill relative to HYCOM–NCODA (the model boundary conditions), these results highlight the benefit of numerical downscaling to a regional model of the EAuC.
Slavery in Suriname. A Reconstruction of Life Courses, 1830–1863
Authors: Van Galen Coen W. , Mourits Rick J. , Rosenbaum-Feldbrügge Matthias , A.B. Maartje , Janssen Jasmijn , Quanjer Björn , Van Oort Thunnis , Kok Jan
Published: July 2023

The slavenregisters or slave registers of Suriname offer a unique perspective on the social and demographic history of a people in bondage. Thanks to a citizen science project, the archival sources were transcribed in 2017 by hundreds of volunteers. The transcriptions were used to create a longitudinal database of more than 90,000 enslaved persons. This paper describes the sources, data entry, and cleaning to create a standardized database as well as the matching needed to construct life courses. We discuss the best practices we have learned along the way. Finally, it offers prospects for research and expansion of the database to other population sources and areas.
La Balma del Barranc de La Fontanella (Vilafranca, Castelló) y sus implicaciones en el conocimiento del Mesolítico Geométrico del Mediterráneo ibérico y el Valle del Ebro
Authors: Román Dídac , Domingo Inés , Bergadà M. Mercè , Lloveras Lluís , Nadal Jordi
Published: July 2023

En este artículo damos a conocer por primera vez las ocupaciones humanas del Mesolítico reciente del yacimiento de la Balma del Barranc de la Fontanella (Vilafranca, Castelló). A partir del análisis de la industria lítica, la fauna, el adorno y la sedimentología se realiza un análisis de las características de este yacimiento y se contextualiza tanto a nivel local (Comarca del Maestrat/Maestrazgo) como del Mediterráneo Ibérico. Además, la comparación de las dataciones de este conjunto con el resto de los yacimientos mediterráneos permite profundizar en los debates sobre la duración de cada una de las fases y sus relaciones tanto con el Mesolítico antiguo como con la llegada del Neolítico a esta zona montañosa. Los datos obtenidos permiten concluir que La Fontanella estuvo ocupada en las dos fases del Mesolítico reciente, que posiblemente funcionó como un asentamiento secundario orientado a la caza y que una parte de la misma (los ciervos) seria transportada a otro lugar.
Actividades productivas en contextos domésticos de la segunda Edad del Hierro en Menorca: la industria macrolítica del Círculo 7 de Torre d’en Galmés (Alaior).
Authors: Ferrer Rotger Antoni
Published: July 2023

En este trabajo se da a conocer una parte del instrumental macrolítico (molinos, morteros y pilas) recuperado en una vivienda de la segunda Edad del Hierro del asentamiento urbano de Torre d’en Galmés (Alaior, Menorca). A través del estudio de su distribución espacial, se identifican las áreas donde se desarrollaban actividades artesanales específicas dentro de la vivienda. Por otro lado, se realizan inferencias relativas al modo de organización de la producción en la sociedad menorquina del Talayótico final y sobre las posibles implicaciones ideológicas de algunos tipos de utensilios
Pengaruh Self Efficacy, Self Esteem dan Employee Engagement Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Pada Perusahaan Daerah Air Minum Kota Magelang
Authors: Santri Salfia Putri Dewina , Verawati Dian Marlina , Giovanni Axel
Published: July 2023

Sebagai salah satu perusahaan pada pelayanan publik, PDAM Kota Magelang tentunya membutuhkan sumber daya manusia yang menghasilkan kinerja maksimal untuk perusahaan. Namun, kinerja karyawan pada PDAM Kota Magelang belum optimal yang ditunjukkan dari keluhan pelanggan yang naik turun dan target karyawan yang tidak tercapai. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi pengaruh self efficacy, self esteem dan employee engagement terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PDAM Kota Magelang. Metode penelitian ini kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian asosiatif. Teknik pengambilan sampel yaitu sample random sampling dengan jumlah 67 responden menggunakan rumus Slovin. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil uji t menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial self efficacy, self esteem dan employee engagement berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan. Hasil uji F menunjukkan bahwa self efficacy, self esteem dan employee engagement secara simultan berpengaruh terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PDAM Kota Magelang. PDAM Kota Magelang dapat mempertimbangkan aspek self efficacy, self esteem dan employee engagement dalam meningkatkan kinerja karyawan.Kata Kunci: Self Efficacy, Self Esteem, Employee Engagement, Kinerja Karyawan
The state of the cardiovascular system of calves in rumen acidosis
Authors:   Saratov State Agrarian University named after N. I. Vavilov, Kalyuzhny Ivan , Yashin Anatoly ,   St. Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine, Prusakov Alexey ,   St. Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine, Semivolos Alexander ,   Saratov State Agrarian University named after N. I. Vavilov, Radnatarov Vladimir ,   Buryat State Agricultural Academy named after V. R. Filippov
Published: July 2023

Abstract. The purpose of the study is to study the state of the cardiovascular system of calves in scar acidosis. In order to simulate metabolic disorders, crushed barley was injected into the rumen cavity through the fistula at a dose of 10.0-21.0 g/kg of animal body weight, which led to deep biochemical disorders of scar digestion with a pronounced clinical picture of acute rumen acidosis, and after 3.5-4.0 hours - metabolic acidosis. Metabolic acidosis leads to disruption of the functions of all systems, including changes in cardiovascular ac- tivity, which were recorded by clinical examination, electrocardiography, as well as clinical and biochemical blood analysis. As a result, changes in the work of the cardiovascular sys- tem were established, characterized by pronounced ventricular arrhythmia, a decrease in the minute volume of blood ejected by the heart, a violation of the function of automatism, conduction and contractility of the heart muscle.
Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Financial Performance: A Comprehensive Analysis of Indian Firms
Authors: Kesari Bikrant , Rawat Nimisha
Published: July 2023

This research paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the financial performance of Indian firms. The study examines the integration of social and environmental concerns in firms' business operations. It explores the effectiveness of the New Companies Act 2013 amendment regarding CSR. The primary objective is to determine the level of CSR disclosure and investigate the association between CSR and financial performance (FP) among India's top 15 CSR spending firms. The study utilizes data collected from annual reports of listed companies in the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Annual CSR reports, and the website www.CSRbox.in. Secondary data analysis uses SPSS, employing linear regression and correlation analysis techniques. The findings reveal a significant and very low positive relationship between CSR and key financial indicators, including return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), and profit before tax (PBT), when controlling for firm size. Therefore, it can be concluded that there exists a significant low positive relationship between CSR and financial performance. The implications of this study are relevant for academicians and the corporate world, providing insights into the relationship between CSR and financial performance in developing countries like India. Furthermore, the study highlights that CSR represents the efforts of companies in India to address societal issues, going beyond mere legal compliance. The data is used to analyse solvency and profitability indicators such as PBT, ROI, ROE, ROA, and liquid ratio.
Death of a Discipline and the Task of Worlding
Authors: Bhattacharjee Anirban
Published: July 2023

The article attempts to examine and understand how Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak’s Death of a Discipline tackles with the task of worlding in its vision of a new geo-politics, signalling a future anterior and imagining a planetary comparative criticism. It underscores that a productive undoing of the aesthetic can possibilize a reflexive rearrangement of desires in a regime of capitalist globalization. It spotlights how the ethics and politics of translation in Spivak might resonate with her imperatives for the “necessary impossibility” of imagining the subject as planetary. Travelling with the text, as one moves onto the margins, calls for a reconfiguration of the pedagogical relations in the classroom of instructor and student, in terms of learning, expertise, authority and otherness fundamentally rearranged, creating the conditions of possibility for developing democratic reflexes and “learning to learn from below.” This insinuates the question and necessity of a supplemental pedagogy and, correspondingly, a training of the imagination for “literary reading” producing a flexible epistemology that can, perhaps, undo the crisis and sustain the will to social justice. Reclaiming the role of teaching literature, attending to the from-below interruption of the discipline, it asks and inquires, if the notion of the “literary” and the “figure” of the “planet” come up with a radical openness to the inappropriable other, quietly working as an unerasable principle of transformability inherent to the world.
Changes in physicomechanical, nutritional, and sensory indicators of taro tubers at different harvest times
Authors: LOI Nguyen Van , BINH Pham Thi , SAM Vu Kieu
Published: July 2023

Taro tuber, which has the scientific name of Colocasia esculenta, is grown in Vietnam. The nutritional compositions of taro tuber are mostly starch, vitamin, protein, lipid, cellulose, and mineral. The purpose of this study was to determine the changes in physicomechanical, nutritional, and sensory indicators of taro tubers at different harvest times. The physicomechanical, nutritional, and sensory indicators of taro tubers were determined at three harvesting stages of 280, 300, and 320 days. As a result, the right time to harvest taro tubers is 300 days or more because taro tubers have fully developed in terms of size, weight, nutritional composition, and sensory indicators by this time. Specifically, at 300 days, taro tubers had a diameter of 5.6 cm and a weight of 71 g, with 69.83% water, 26.17% glucid, 2.82% protein, and 0.32% lipid. At the time of harvest of 300 days, 14 amino acids were identified, including 7 essential amino acids, namely, leucine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, valine, phenylalanine, and histidine. Through the analysis of sensory indicators such as color, smell, taste, and texture of taro tubers, choosing the time to harvest taro tubers at 300 days for processing and storage is appropriate.
Fizionomia operațiilor întrunite multinaționale moderne și manifestarea mobilității în războiul contemporan
Authors: BĂLAN-LISEANU Rodica-Cristina
Published: July 2023

Recentele conflicte la nivel internațional evidențiază caracterul întrunit și multinațional al operațiilor specifice actualului mediu de securitate, în care se întrepătrund acțiuni convenționale și neconvenționale, asimetrice. De-a lungul timpului, din rațiunea optimizării și eficientizării resurselor umane, informaționale și materiale angajate, a asigurării unei viziuni strategice suple și pragmatice, s-a manifestat o continuă necesitate de a căuta implicare proactivă, colectivă atât din perspectivă decizională, cât și acțională. Astfel, se impunea o modernizare stringentă în arhitectonica operațiilor întrunite multinaționale. Se aplică viziunea unei analize calitative asupra ordinii globale, în contextul existenței unor mari puteri, a unor puteri emergente și a unor organizații internaționale, a căror eficiență este pusă sub semnul întrebării. Totodată, acest articol analizează dinamicile intervențiilor multinaționale contemporane și explorează opțiunile lor de manifestare ca autonome sau întrunite.
Budget deficit: indicator of financial relations within the financial system
Authors: Hincu Rodica , Litocenco Ana
Published: July 2023

The budget deficit has become a widespread phenomenon in most states of the world, as their demand and financing needs are often higher compared to the revenues obtained from taxes and fees. In this context, in the given article, the authors propose to analyze the theoretical and conceptual foundations of the budget deficit as an indicator of financial relations within the financial system, as well as its causes, consequences and sources of coverage. At the same time, the dynamics and evolution of the budget deficit of the Republic of Moldova, as well as their financing sources, will be analyzed. The research methodology related to the given article is represented by the method of analysis, synthesis, comparison, graphic method and data interpretation method, etc. As a result of the given research, the optimal methods of financing the budget deficit are to be identified as well as the situation of the budget deficit in the Republic of Moldova is to be analyzed.
The impact of VAT and excise taxes on some economic processes
Authors: Chicu Nadejda
Published: July 2023

International experience shows that there is a stable relationship between the level of economic development of a country and the tax burden on the economy. Economically more developed countries can redistribute through the budget a large share of the national product produced in their economy. The maximum possible level of tax collection is determined by many factors depending on the level of socio-economic development of the country. Indirect taxes, especially VAT and excise taxes, are of great socio-economic importance and play an important role in the life of Moldova. Firstly, they are a significant source of state revenue, their share in the budget is significantly higher than the share of direct taxes. In the Republic of Moldova, the share of indirect taxes in budget revenues has varied by about 45% for many years, and the share of VAT alone exceeds 32%. Consequently, the amounts of accumulated indirect taxes redistributed through the budget have an impact on everything that is financed from the budget of Moldova. Indirect taxes also have an impact on the level of consumer prices, significantly increasing them for certain groups of goods (for example, fuel and tobacco products), therefore they are a factor in regulating the level of inflation, a means of influencing the dynamics and level of prices in the country. Thirdly, the system of collecting VAT and excise taxes affects production, the service sector (especially trade), the level of consumption, foreign economic activity, contributing to their growth or, conversely, reduction, that is, it allows you to regulate the movement of spheres of commodity circulation in accordance with the development goals of the state. All this determines that the problems of improving the taxation of VAT and excise taxes are currently extremely relevant for Moldova.
Improvement of bank rating prudential supervision in the Republic of Moldova through European Union best practices
Authors: Ciobu Stela
Published: July 2023

The main purpose of the rating is to increase the information transparency of the bank, to facilitate the arrangement of entities in the field of activity according to key success factors. The rating points assigned to the bank is identified with its competitive position in the banking system, which undoubtedly affects the image and trust of customers and investors. Therefore, assigning a specific rating to a bank affects its competitive position in the economy. The banking supervision function is aimed at ensuring the smooth functioning of the financial system based on a strong and competitive banking sector, focused on market relations and risk prevention. In this context, in prudential supervision, various rating systems are applied, their purpose is to monitor and analyze the financial condition of banks. In writing the article, the following scientific and methodological support was used: methods of analysis and synthesis, a monographic method, a comparison method, classification, methods of induction and deduction, methods of statistics and mathematical analysis, as well as a method of generalization. The purpose of the article is to deepen the study of bank rating as a consolidation tool for prudential supervision, as well as from the importance of this activity for ensuring the stability of the banking system in particular and of the financial system in general.
The role of financial engineering in banking
Authors: Cirlan Ana
Published: July 2023

This article analyzes financial engineering from the point of view of its place and role in the development and optimization of the banking system from the perspective of increasing the efficiency of its activities. As a methodological basis, a set of general scientific logical and heuristic methods was used - analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, the principle of interdependence; as well as a comparative method that allows a synthetic study of economic concept of "financial engineering". Also, this article mentions the need to use financial engineering products and useful tools in banking, as they allow increasing of liquidity, reducing activity risks and attracting new customers. The impediments to the development of financial engineering in the banking system of the Republic of Moldova are analyzed.
Gender mapping of ongoing reforms in the Republic of Moldova
Authors: Petroia Andrei , Zadnipru Rodica
Published: July 2023

On September 2015, the Republic of Moldova, along with other 192 members of the UN, committed to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, by adopting the Declaration of the Summit on Sustainable Development. The national policy agenda is only partially aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and one third of SDGs targets are not included in any of the national policy papers. Based on SDGs, the Government developed, approved and submitted to Parliament the National Development Strategy “European Moldova 2030”. At the same time, a number of sectorial strategies and programs were approved for the period until 2021 or 2022, which also provides for the adoption of urgent measures to revise them for the next period. Successful implementation of SDGs depends on how flexible the strategic planning framework is, that is now quite problematic in Moldova. Republic of Moldova has too many policy papers, which often overlap and contradict each other, are not properly monitored and assessed, and the responsibilities among implementing partners are not clearly shared and integrated into the budgetary planning processes. One of the possibilities to mainstream gender aspects in national reforms is modification of current national legislation, which would oblige public authorities (central and local) to develop and promote their strategic documents with taking into account women’s rights. The research examines the sector of public policy reform in the Republic of Moldova by mapping existing public policy documents – strategies and programs – through the lens of gender.
Tree diversity, composition and structure of two sacred groves forest of Alluri Sitaramaraju District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Authors: J. Ramalakshmana  , Lakshmi Kumar M. Eswara , Krishna Ch. Murali , S.B. Padal
Published: July 2023

In the present investigation, an attempt was made to study the tree diversity, composition and structure of two sacred groves, Alluri Sitarama Raju District, which comes under the Eastern Ghats of India. Anogeissus latifolia was the most common tree in the Gudem Sacred Groves, followed by Lannea coromandelica, Tamarindus indica, and Xylia xylocarpa. A total of 55 species, 45 genera, and 26 families were reported from the Daralamma Sacred Grove. Garuga pinnata was the dominating tree, and Protium serratum, Bridelia airy-shawii, and Mallotus philippensis were also dominant trees. Proper education should be provided to the people addressing about the need for conserving sacred groves.
A case of treatment of gastric cancer in a patient with severe comorbidities
Authors:   Clinical hospital MEDSI in Otradnoye Moscow Region Krasnogorsk village Otradnoye Russia, Levonyan Levon V. , Temirkhanov Devletkhan S. ,   Clinical hospital MEDSI in Otradnoye Moscow Region Krasnogorsk village Otradnoye Russia
Published: July 2023

Gastric cancer is a common form among malignant neoplasms in Russia, predominantly in the age group over 60 years old. Concomitant diseases influence the choice of treatment, the frequency and spectrum of treatment complications, and survival rates in this patient population.
A PIONEER OF NATURE CONSERVATION, A NOTABLE SCIENTIST AND POPULARIZER OF BULGARIAN SCIENCE (ON THE OCCASION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF ASSOC. PROF. NIKOLAY BOEV)
Authors:   Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Researchs – BAS, Golemanski Vasil , Boev Zlatozar
Published: July 2023

The most important moments of the life of the noted ornithologist and environmentalist Nikolay Boev are presented. His most significant and versatile contributions to the popularization of the nature protection idea, natural science knowledge, and scientific contributions to the study and protection of Bulgaria‘s animal world are outlined. One of his bright individual abilities - the ability to draw – is also presented. Nikolay Boev is among the first scientific illustrators in Bulgaria. It is little known that he was also a talented cartoonist.
Effect of Credit Risk Management on the Performance of Commercial Banks in Rwanda: A Case of Cogebank Rwanda Plc
Authors:   Mount Kenya University, Nsabimana Diogene
Published: July 2023

The research focused on the effect of credit risk management on the performance of commercial banks in Rwanda. A case of Cogebank Rwanda PLC. The study specifically analysed the effects of credit appraisal, credit risks identification, credit risks monitoring and control and credit collection on the performance of Cogebank, Rwanda PLC. The study covered the period of four years from 2018 up to 2021. In term of research methodology, the study adopted a cross section research design and used questionnaire, interview and documentation as main tools of data collection. The study adopted censes approach and considered all 35 staff from two departments accounting and credit departments which were purposively selected. Researcher also analyzed the collected data using Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS). The results showed that the bank granted loans of 95.8%; 97.3%; 92.4% and 85.0% respectively of their deposits from 2018 to 2021. And looking at BNR’s regulations on the loan granting it is clear that the commercial bank must not exceed 80% of deposit collected when granting loans. From 2018 up to 2021 the ratio of Return on Equity was as following: 12.62%; 13.63%; 12.24% and 13.79% respectively. The results show the value of adjusted R2 is 0.650 implying that there was a variation of 65% of performance of Cogebank Rwanda PLC which was explained by the four credit risk management strategies adopted by the bank namely credit risk appraisal, credit risk identification, credit risk analysis, and credit risk monitoring. This implies that, credit risk appraisal, credit risk identification, credit risk analysis, and credit risk monitoring explained 65% of performance at a confidence level of 95%. This study recommends that Cogebank Rwanda Plc should improve loan recovery procedures for better loan management, should improve the implementation of guarantee policies for better loan management and since the latter has significant effect on performance of the bank. Keywords: Credit Risk Management, Commercial Banks Performance, Cogebank Rwanda Plc. Rwandan Banking Sector, Financial Stability
Modelado de un dominio de planificación automática de un robot reforestador de árboles
Authors: Cano Sierra Jose David , Vargas Pescador María José , Ramírez Ruiz Deisy Nataly , Chagüendo Benavides Juan Manuel
Published: July 2023

La deforestación hace parte de uno de los problemas ambientales que tiene Colombia, llevándose millonesde ecosistemas a lo largo del tiempo. Afortunadamente, se han venido haciendo actividades de reforestación de árbolesa través de grupos como EPM, Emgesa, Ecopetrol, el gobierno nacional y Antioquía. Estas actividades requieren granesfuerzo en su planificación y ejecución de cómo se van a sembrar y reforestar los árboles. Por ello, se han propuestotrabajos relacionados con el proceso de reforestación utilizando robot inteligente. Sin embargo, estas propuestas tienenun enfoque de programación en arduino y no un enfoque de planificación automática. No obstante, uno de los desafíosal aplicar planificación automática a tareas del mundo real es el modelado de dominios, puesto que especificar lascondiciones previas correctas y los efectos de las acciones es una tarea difícil. En este artículo presentamos la definiciónde un dominio de planificación automática de un robot reforestador de árboles en lenguaje pddl que ayuda a representarun problema de siembra de semillas y reforestación. Este dominio también ayuda a obtener un plan que guía a un robota realizar actividades de reforestación de árboles. Para probar nuestro dominio, creamos, diseñamos e implementamosun problema de reforestación de 7 árboles, en 9 puntos distribuidos en 7 coordenadas. Este problema se codificó enlenguaje de especificación pddl. Teniendo como resultado un plan con 28 acciones o conjunto de estados. Para realizarla plantación de cada árbol se ejecutaron cuatro acciones en el siguiente orden: pickup, go, plant y back.
El Big Data aplicado en la industria 4.0 : un caso en el sector textil colombiano con un enfoque en la inteligencia de negocios
Authors: Araque González Gustavo Andrés , Giampietro Torres Víctor José
Published: July 2023

La competitivad industrial y evolución operacional ha generado la necesidad de desarrollo de nuevos e innovadores métodos de sistematización industrial. Como resultado de lo anterior, la presente investigación de carácter mixto propone el desarrollo de un modelo de producción industrial enfocado en la industria 4.0 (Big data) para pymes de confección, para la mejora de procedimientos, puestos de trabajo y costos, a través de las siguientes fases: 1) Recopilación de las informaciones de las bases de datos; 2) Limpieza de bases de datos y correcta edición de informaciones ” 3) Modelado de datos e interrelación de las variables en las bases de datos; 4) Visualización gráfica de datos (Dashboard), apoyado en software Power BI, en la visualización y análisis de los datos; 5) análisis y toma de decisiones. Los resultados obtenidos permitieron generar una mejora de 20% en la identificación de fallas operacionales y no operacionales del proceso industrial interno.
FRASNIAN (UPPER DEVONIAN) BRACHIOPODS FROM ARMENIA: BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC AND PALAEOBIOGEOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS
Authors: SEROBYAN VAHRAM , DANELIAN TANIEL , HAIRAPETIAN VACHIK , CRÔNIER CATHERINE , GRIGORYAN ARAIK , RANDON CARINE , MOTTEQUIN BERNARD
Published: July 2023

An assemblage of seven brachiopod species belonging to the orders Rhynchonellida, Atrypida and Spiriferida are studied from three localities (Ertych, Djravank and Noravank) of Central Armenia. The examined material is recovered from shallow water nodular limestones and provides insights into the diversity of Frasnian brachiopods on that part of the northern margin of Gondwana preserved within the South Armenian Block. The revision of Atrypa (Planatrypa) ertichensis, a biostratigraphically significant species for the Frasnian of the Lesser Caucasus (Armenia and Nakhichevan), revealed the presence of frills, an ornamental feature rarely observed in Atrypa (Planatrypa) representatives and considered as unknown in this species. Taxonomic discussion also involves the selection of neotypes for Ripidiorhynchus gnishikensis and A. (P.) ertichensis. The newly described taxon, Angustisulcispirifer arakelyani n. gen., n. sp., appears to be one of the most biostratigraphically important species for the Frasnian of Armenia. The size variability of Cyphoterorhynchus koraghensis and Desquamatia (Seratrypa) abramianae is documented quantitatively for the first time and it shows a continuous and progressive growth without any distinct groupings; the former is a palaeobiogeographically important species for the Frasnian strata of the northern Gondwana margin. Pending the revision of the Pakistani and Iranian material ascribed to C. koraghensis, that may include several subspecies, a plaster cast of its lectotype from the Frasnian of Kuragh in Chitral (northwest Pakistan) and the holotype as well as one of the paratypes of Cyphoterorhynchus koraghensis interpositus from the Frasnian Bahram Formation of the Ozbak-Kuh region in eastern Iran are illustrated herein. Finally, a new Frasnian brachiopod zone, namely the Ripidiorhynchus gnishikensis–Angustisulcispirifer arakelyani assemblage Zone is here introduced for the studied sections. Although its base and top cannot be identified, it is constrained to the Frasnian based on conodonts identified in the Djravank section. It may be considered as a partly lateral equivalent of the Cyrtospirifer subarchiaci–Cyphoterorhynchus arpaensis brachiopod Zone established in Nakhichevan.
Atención migrante en contextos de tránsito y permanencia
Authors: Ramírez Meda Kenia María , Moreno Adriana Teresa
Published: July 2023

Este trabajo se enfoca en analizar las acciones que despliegan las asociaciones de la sociedad civil y fundaciones sociales para atender la movilidad humana en la ciudad de Mexicali, Baja California, México y en Imperial Valley, California, por el lado de la frontera norte. La metodología que se siguió es de corte mixto: se realizó una investigación documental y el análisis de los indicadores que miden los parámetros mínimos en la atención a personas en contexto de migración. Los resultados indican que la pandemia por la Covid-19 ha acentuado la situación de vulnerabilidad y escasez de recursos tanto de las organizaciones como de los propios migrantes, y ha evidenciado que la atención migrante carece de estrategias gubernamentales en ambos lados de la frontera.
Percepciones de identificación cultural y discriminación en población migrante
Authors: Atis Ortega Karen Liset , Lara Rodríguez Nicolás Esteban
Published: July 2023

La reciente migración desde Venezuela hacia Colombia es un fenómeno sin precedentes en la historia de América Latina y hasta el momento es poco lo que se ha investigado sobre las apreciaciones personales y los sentimientos de los migrantes en este país de acogida. En el presente documento analizamos los determinantes que inciden en la percepción de discriminación e identificación cultural por parte de la población migrante venezolana en Colombia. Para ello utilizamos un modelo no lineal ordenado y datos de la Encuesta Pulso de la Migración (epm) realizada por el Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (Dane). Encontramos que factores como estar inscrito en un registro para migrantes, tener pasaporte, estar trabajando, la edad y el tamaño del hogar son altamente significativos a la hora de analizar las percepciones. Estos resultados son relevantes para la implementación de políticas públicas que busquen mejorar la calidad de vida de la creciente población venezolana en Colombia.
Lesson Study Contributions: EFL Teachers' Competences Model in Teaching English at High School 21st-Century Learning Approach
Authors: Mahmud Adi F. , Usman Abdurrahman Hi. , Sari Fitria Wulan , Dahlan Suratman
Published: July 2023

The quality of learning relies on the teacher, serving as a critical factor in determining its effectiveness. This study aims to develop a teacher competency model through Lesson Study (LS) activities. Model competence refers to the regulation of Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture No 6565 in 2020. This study applied the qualitative descriptive research design. It utilized the lesson study approach in developing EFL teacher's professional knowledge competence, professional learning practice competence, and career professional development. The participants involved four EFL Teachers at Senior High School 10 Ternate City Indonesia. They consisted of one male and three females. Four EFL teachers were selected through purposive sampling with four criteria: (a) sex, (b) age, (c) teaching experience (d) educational background, and, (e) job status. Furthermore, the study data were obtained through three LS phases (plan, teach/do, and reflect/see) for four cycles. A 4-point Likert scale ((1=Thriving; 2= Capable; 3 = Worth; and 4 = advanced) was utilized to measure lesson study profile aspects on the development of EFL Teachers' Model competencies and it is an effect on students’ communication and critical thinking skills. Data was gained by a 4-point Likert scale calculated with frequency and presentation formula through Microsoft Excel Windows 10. The result showed that LS activities impacted the development of knowledge competencies, professional learning practices, and professional development of EFL teachers in learning English. It also improves communication, critical thinking, and student enthusiasm for English learning in class. This study provides opportunities for teachers to share knowledge, good learning practices, and experience, as well as reflect and learn to collaborate professionally. This study represents a unique contribution by integrating three models of teacher competence as an effort to adjust the Independent Curriculum.
AP Radiographic Assessment of the Pediatric Pelvis for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
Authors: Edmonds Eric W. , Hollnagel Katharine F. , Bomar James D. , Frick Steven L.
Published: July 2023

Mastering the art of roentgenographic analysis of the pediatric AP pelvis is paramount in the evaluation of developmental dysplasia of the hip. Understanding the normal radiographic development and the age-dependent changes in normal values allows assessment for pathologic changes. The goal of improving the analysis of the AP pelvis is to increase early detection of disease, assess progress toward normal values, and precisely follow the effects of treatment to improve clinical outcomes.
Técnicas de estadística descriptiva en tesis de grado de la Licenciatura de Enfermería de una universidad pública, Paraguay, año 2020
Authors: Galeano Blanca
Published: July 2023

La investigación se ha desarrollado, una vez visualizado algunos trabajos finales de carrera que presentaban algunas debilidades en cuanto a la aplicación de la estadística descriptiva al momento del procesamiento y análisis de los resultados de los estudios realizados, por lo que se tuvo como objetivo general “Determinar cómo las técnicas de la estadística descriptiva de análisis de datos son aplicadas en las tesis de grado de Licenciatura en Enfermería, de una Universidad Pública, Paraguay 2020”. Para el esclarecimiento del objetivo general se procedió a la recolección de datos secundarios, mediante los cuales se elaboró el soporte teórico del trabajo. Además, se recurrió al enfoque cuantitativo, nivel descriptivo, transversal y diseño no experimental para otorgar el sustento científico a la investigación. Asimismo, los datos primarios fueron recolectados de la población considerada como unidad de análisis mediante la técnica de análisis de contenidos y como instrumento se utilizó la lista de cotejo. Los resultados encontrados demuestran que existen importantes falencias al momento de la utilización de las técnicas de la estadística descriptiva para el procesamiento de datos en las tesis de grado, de Licenciatura en Enfermería.
Trainers’ Training Assistance And Trainees’ Performance In National Competency (NC) Assessment
Authors:   vonryanprado32@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1266-5970 Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University R.T. Lim Boulevard, Baliwasan Zamboanga City, Philippines, D. Prado Vonryan
Published: July 2023

This study inspired to look into the extent of trainers’ training assistance and its significant effect towards the trainees’ performance for the National Competency (NC) assessment of the selected training institutions under the supervision of Technical Education Skills Development Authority – Zamboanga City Division (TESDA-ZCD) through descriptive-quantitative research design. Furthermore, this study considered the trainees which were selected randomly as a respondents to share their substantial responses pertaining on the quality of training assistance rendered by the trainers. Also, the trainers of the selected training institution were considered to share their responses regarding on the challenges met along with the training assistance that they rendered towards the trainees’ performance for the National Competency (NC) assessment. Findings revealed that there was a highly observable of the trainers’ training assistance and it was significantly influenced the highly performed trainees for their National Competency (NC) assessment. However, there was a highly challenged on the part of trainers along with the training assistance that they rendered. In relation to the findings revealed, this study further suggests to the administrator to endorse, maintain and provide desirable rewards and recognition for the highly observable training assistance of trainers that manifests on their commitment and dedication to the service. Keywords: Trainees, Trainees’ Performance for National Competency (NC)Assessment, Trainers, Trainers’ Training Assistance
Prevalence of carbapenemase-producing organisms among patients admitted to intensive care unit in a tertiary hospital in Benin city, Nigeria
Authors: Ibadin Ephraim , Ogefere Helen , Omoregie Richard , Igunma Jerry
Published: July 2023

Aim:
The study aimed to determine the prevalence of carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) causing clinical infections among intensive care unit (ICU) patients at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin City, Nigeria.
Methods:
Gram negative bacterial isolates recovered from clinical specimens of patients admitted at the ICU of the hospital during the study period were identified using Microbact 20E and antimicrobial susceptibility tests carried out. Carbapenem resistant isolates were thereafter screened phenotypically for carbapenemase production, CPOs were subsequently screened using PCR for the following genes; NDM, VIM, KPC and OXA-48-like.
Results:
A total of 64 clinical specimens were received during the study period. Of this number, 26 (40.6%) were culture positive for Enterobacterales (21.9%) and non-fermenters (18.8%). Amikacin showed the best susceptibility profile with 81.5% overall activity against all isolates, the carbapenems showed moderate activity with 66.7% while the third generation cephalosporins were poorly active (37%) against all bacterial isolates. Carbapenemase activity was observed in 9 isolates (14.1%), one isolate of E. cloacae was VIM positive while 62.5% and 25% of CP-P. aeruginosa were NDM and VIM positive respectively.
Conclusion:
Carbapenemase-producing-P. aeruginosa was the leading cause of infections among ICU patients in Benin City, Nigeria. There is therefore need for surveillance, IPC measures and adherence of antimicrobial stewardship guidelines at institutional and national levels.
Medical management of Pseudomonas aeruginosa endocarditis: A case report
Authors: Samad Sameer , Nair Priya , Hussain Abeed , Byju Amal , Mattummal Shafeeq , Arodiyil Ravi
Published: July 2023

Background:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. There is no standard treatment regimen for the management of infective endocarditis caused by this organism. Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces biofilm on the endocardial surface which can be difficult to eradicate, and monotherapy with a traditional beta-lactam agent may fail due to inadequate penetration into biofilm and low or absent activity on non-dividing cells. Prolonged courses and surgical intervention may be required to treat this infection.
Case Description:
A case of infective endocarditis caused by P. aeruginosa which showed inadequate response to beta-lactam plus beta-lactamase-inhibitor therapy and was later successfully managed without surgical intervention but a combination of a beta-lactam and an aminoglycoside is described here. This case which was treated with amikacin was followed up for ototoxicity. Ototoxicity is an irreversible side effect of amikacin and close follow-up with serial audiograms is required during therapy, especially when therapeutic drug monitoring is not possible.
Conclusion:
A combination regimen of a beta-lactam active against P. aeruginosa plus an aminoglycoside for a duration of four weeks can be an effective treatment for infective endocarditis caused by P. aeruginosa. Periodic monitoring for adverse drug events should be undertaken during therapy.
Laser—an emerging tool in surgical periodontal therapy: An overview
Authors:   Lecturer, Dental Sciences, Sharda University, India, Sharma Himani
Published: July 2023

The use of lasers in dentistry, particularly in periodontics and peri-implant diseases, is becoming increasingly common nowadays. Since their introduction in the late 20th century, they have revolutionized the treatment options available for the management of periodontal disease. They allow the clinician to reach inside the deeper pockets and help in reducing the bacterial load. They offer various advantages and have variations according to their clinical use. This review presents an overview of their applications in periodontics.
Panophthalmitis After Aurolab Aqueous Drainage Implant (AADI) in Refractory Glaucoma with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome (VKH): A Case Report
Authors:   Glaucoma Department, Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Iqbal Md Iftekher , Kabir Syed Jahangir ,   Glaucoma Department, Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Farmgate, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh, Sarker Bipul Kumer De ,   Glaucoma Department, Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Farmgate, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh
Published: July 2023

This case of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease underwent Aurolab Aqueous Drainage Implant (AADI) for refractory glaucoma. Later, developed postoperative (2 months) panophthalmitis characterized by sudden visual loss, moderate pain, redness, and purulent discharge. Systemic, topical, and intravitreal antibiotic therapy was started immediately, and evisceration was performed.