bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Integrating and welcoming: access for Haitian refugees and immigrants to universities
Authors: Peres Luise Bittencourt , Cerqueira-Adão Sebastião Ailton da Rosa , Fleck Carolina Freddo
Published: September 2022

Abstract Considering the growth of migrations and characteristics that involve the insertion of these people into the new country, especially in the labor market, this paper analyzes how this population gets welcomed and integrated into the educational context of Brazil. This study aimed to verify the process of accepting and integrating Haitian refugee and immigrant students into undergraduate courses of the Brazilian Federal Universities. The research focuses on the country’s southern region, universities that have an agreement with the Sérgio Vieira de Mello Chair (CSVM), and specific selection processes for immigrants and refugees. It questions whether the notices published by universities instituting a unique selection process for refugees and immigrants are sufficient to integrate these students into the educational context. Therefore, through multiple case studies, this qualitative research verified that universities have isolated actions of reception and integration, demonstrating that, however much these students gain access to educational environments, there is still a lack of policies that integrate them. Thus, some actions proposed may become unified among universities. If applied jointly, it will have more strength and guide new efforts, such as the provision of language accessibility programs before the beginning of the school year, activities aimed against xenophobic and discriminatory behaviors, and training on human rights and migrations for university employees. Finally, it presents a research agenda that suggests some points to explore in future studies.
Integrar e acolher: o acesso de refugiados e imigrantes haitianos nas universidades
Authors: Peres Luise Bittencourt , Cerqueira-Adão Sebastião Ailton da Rosa , Fleck Carolina Freddo
Published: September 2022

Resumo Diante do crescimento das migrações e das características que envolvem a inserção dessas pessoas no novo país e especialmente no mercado de trabalho, reflete-se sobre como essa população é acolhida e integrada ao contexto educacional do Brasil. Este estudo objetiva verificar o processo de acolhimento e integração dos estudantes refugiados e imigrantes haitianos dos cursos de graduação das universidades federais brasileiras da região Sul do país que possuem convênio com a Cátedra Sérgio Vieira de Mello (CSVM) e processos seletivos específicos para esse grupo, pois se questiona se os editais publicados pelas universidades instituindo um processo seletivo especial para refugiados e imigrantes são suficientes para integrar esses estudantes no contexto educacional. Por meio de um estudo de caso múltiplo, esta pesquisa de cunho qualitativo verificou que as universidades realizam ações isoladas de acolhimento e integração, demonstrando que, por mais que esses estudantes consigam acesso aos ambientes educacionais, ainda faltam políticas que realmente os integrem. Diante disso, foram propostas algumas ações que poderão se tornar unificadas entre as universidades para que, aplicadas de forma conjunta, tenham mais força e orientem novas ações, como a oferta de programas de acessibilidade linguística antes do início do ano letivo e atividades voltadas contra comportamentos xenofóbicos e preconceituosos, bem como capacitação em direitos humanos e migrações para os servidores das universidades. Por fim, apresenta-se uma agenda de pesquisa que sugere alguns pontos que poderão ser explorados em estudos futuros.
Dexamethasone encapsulated PLGA nanoparticles for the treatment of neuroinflammation
Authors: Stephen Bjorn John , Chokriwal Ankit , Sharma Madan Mohan , Jain Devendra , Saxena Juhi , Dhaliwal Harshdeep , Sharma Vikram , Mishra Rajeev , Kaur Ramandeep , Singh Abhijeet
Published: September 2022

Neuroinflammation is a condition that contributes significantly to the pathogenesis and progression of several neurodegenerative disorders. Targeting neuroinflammation is a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of these disorders. Dexamethasone is a steroid-based anti-inflammatory drug with the potential to treat neuroinflammation. However, to maintain the efficacy of the drug, dexamethasone needs to be coupled with an effective drug delivery vehicle to be able to be transported across the central nervous system. Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles have been used as drug delivery vehicles for the transport of drugs into the central nervous system. This paper describes the preparation and encapsulation of dexamethasone-loaded PLGA nanoparticles by using the solvent evaporation method. The statistical experimental design approach was performed, wherein response surface methodology was carried out to optimize the parameters associated with the synthesis process. Further, the kinetic model and drug release profile were also determined. The drug encapsulated nanoparticles were validated for their effectiveness in vitro. Toxicity studies revealed the nanodrug to be non-cytotoxic, and the Griess assay highlighted its ability to lower neuroinflammation. Further, genetic studies revealed that the anti-inflammatory properties of the nanodrug were successful in modulating neuroinflammation.
Factores explicativos del deterioro del fondo de comercio en los grupos cotizados españoles
Authors: Blasco Burriel María Pilar , Costa Alicia , Olmo Jorge
Published: September 2022

Objetivo. Analizar qué factores pueden influir en la decisión de reconocer o no pérdidas por deterioro del fondo de comercio cuando se detecte que su valor neto contable excede de su importe recuperable. Metodología. Se aplicó un modelo de regresión logística multivariable sobre una muestra de sociedades cotizadas, todas ellas dominantes de grupos de empresas que presentaban cuentas consolidadas en España durante el período 2014- 2018. Resultados. Las pérdidas obtenidas por la entidad, deterioros contabilizados en ejercicios anteriores, al igual que el tamaño, son aspectos que influyen de forma positiva en el reconocimiento de deterioro de valor del fondo de comercio. Conclusiones. Este trabajo detecta cierto comportamiento discrecional por parte de los directivos derivado de la complejidad que conlleva la realización de la prueba de deterioro de valor del fondo de comercio, además de su falta de precisión.
Educación musical y economía del conocimiento. Una revisión sistemática de literatura
Authors: Restrepo Carmona Jaime Alonso
Published: September 2022

La educación musical tiene efectos significativos sobre el ser humano. Por ello se hace necesario ampliar su tejido de relaciones en diferentes áreas, en especial su vínculo con la economía del conocimiento. Objetivo. Analizar el estado de la cuestión sobre la educación musical y la economía del conocimiento. Metodología. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura por medio de la metodología PRISMA, para ello se recurrió a las bases de datos Scopus y Web of Science. Resultados. Se encontró un número creciente de artículos relacionados con educación musical, principalmente bajo la premisa del fortalecimiento de las políticas de educación musical y el impacto de la música sobre el capital humano. Conclusiones. Existe un fenómeno de prevalencia global de preponderancia de las asignaturas STEM frente al desarrollo de la educación musical, por lo cual se plantean retos frente a la construcción de una economía del conocimiento a través de la renovación de los sistemas curriculares.
¿Crean los pequeños y medianos supermercados colombianos valor económico agregado?
Authors: Rivera Godoy Jorge Alberto
Published: September 2022

Objetivo. Evaluar si la pequeña y mediana empresa colombiana del sector supermercado crea o no valor económico agregado en el período 2014-2020, y si los resultados son acordes a los indicadores contables de desempeño financiero. Metodología.Se realiza un análisis estático y de tendencias de indicadores de crecimiento, eficiencia, eficacia, efectividad, valor económico agregado y valor de mercado de agregado. Resultados.Los supermercados pyme logran rendimientos contables, siendo superiores a la pequeña empresa por ser más eficaces en la gestión de los costos y gastos y más eficientes en la administración de activos, a pesar de utilizar menos el apalancamiento financiero positivo. Conclusiones. Al compararse todo el sector supermercado con las pymes se encuentra que el primero es menos efectivo por ser menos eficaz y eficiente, de igual manera hacen uso de un menor apalancamiento financiero; asimismo, cada año este sector destruye valor económico agregado.
Anthropological Engagements with Global Health
Authors: Medeiros Priscilla , Oliphant Allyson , Farrow Steven , Gill Priyanka
Published: September 2022

Epidemic infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, Ebola, and more recently COVID-19, have persistent and devastating impacts in human populations across the globe. In this Review essay, we consider together the monographs Epidemic Illusions (Richardson 2021) and Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds (Farmer 2020), as well as the documentary film Bending the Arc (Davidson and Kos 2017), Together, they demonstrate the history of transnational colonialism, the significance of structural violence as a contributor to global health inequity, and the increasing presence of co-occurring epidemics worldwide, topics which are often absent from discussions of global health systems. These three works discuss epidemics as pathologies of history and sociocultural patterns of colonial dispossession in global health systems; the inclusion of patient narratives in two of them, the film Bending the Arc and the book Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds, is pivotal in describing the intricacies of HIV infection and other infectious diseases, as well as the complexity of gaining control of syndemic diseases. Further, these three materials point to the importance of health education in communities and of access to healthcare by community members, and to the roles that health education and access play in health policy implementation.
Sticking with the Fat: Excess and Insignificance of Fat Tissue in Cadaver Dissection
Authors: Scott-Fordsmand Helene
Published: September 2022

Fat, in the context of dissection, is a nuisance, an obstruction to anatomical order and orientation. Yet it makes up a large part of the human body, and in the practice of dissection becomes one of the most prominent materials in the room, as it sticks to gloves and spreads through the dissection hall, making chairs greasy and instruments slippery. In this article I explore the role and significance of fat tissue in anatomical dissection for medical students. In anatomy, fat remains largely an excess material; something superfluous, insignificant, left-over when the body is turned into an anatomical body consisting of muscles, nerves, blood vessels, and bones, cleaned and displayable. But fat is also something which appears in experience as excessive, omnipresent, proliferating, and resistant to attempts to keep it in order. Much anthropological work within dissection practices has described the process of ‘cleaning’ the bodies, but often—mirroring medicine—these accounts follow the becoming of the anatomical body and leave the fat behind. In this article, I try to ‘stick with’ the fat and suggest that fat tissue, as an embodiment or material manifestation of the more-than-anatomical-body, may tell us something about bodies, subjectivity, scientific order, and dissection.
The Effect of Low-Impact Aerobic Dance Exercise Video on Cardiovascular Endurance, Flexibility, and Concentration in Females With Sedentary Lifestyle
Authors: Arfanda Poppy Elisano , Wiriawan Oce , Setijono Hari , Kusnanik Nining Widyah , Muhammad Heryanto Nur , Puspodari Puspodari , Ayubi Novadri , Aprilo Ians , Arimbi Arimbi
Published: September 2022

The study purpose was to prove the effectiveness of a low-impact aerobic dance exercise video on cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and concentration in women with a sedentary lifestyle.

Materials and methods. This study used the Pre-Experimental method with a One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design research design. Total of 18 females aged 18–20 y.o., body mass index (BMI) 19 kg/m2 – 24 kg/m2, normal systolic and diastolic blood pressure, normal resting heart rate, oxygen saturation (SpO2) 96% – 100% participated in the research. Low-impact aerobic dance exercise was done using video for 30 minutes/exercise session with an intensity of 75% – 85% HRmax with a frequency of 3 times/week for 6 weeks. Measurement of cardiovascular endurance was done using the Multi-Stage 20-m Shuttle Run Fitness Test, flexibility was measured with the Sit and Reach Test, and concentration was meassured with the Grid Concentration Test. The statistical analysis technique used the Paired Sample T-Test with a significance level of 5%.

Results. The results showed the average cardiovascular endurance of the pretest vs. posttest (28.13 ± 4.80 vs. 30.52 ± 0.88 mL/kg/min (p ≤ 0.001)), mean flexibility of pretest vs. posttest (17.79 ± 4.72 vs. 18.75 ± 5.02 cm (p ≤ 0.001)), mean concentration of pretest vs. posttest (7.39 ± 2.38 vs. 9.11 ± 2.45 score (p ≤ 0.001)).

Conclusions. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that a low-impact aerobic exercise dance video performed with a frequency of 3 times/week for 6 weeks increased cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and concentration in adolescent girls with a sedentary lifestyle.
Traditional Sport Model to Improve Fundamental Movement Skills and Social Attitudes of Students During COVID-19
Authors: Mujriah Mujriah , Siswantoyo Siswantoyo , Sukoco Pamuji , Rosa Friska Octavia , Susanto Ermawan , Setiawan Edi
Published: September 2022

The study purpose. COVID-19 caused many negative impacts, including a significant decrease in the fundamental movement skills and social attitudes among students, which becomes the main problem in this study. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of traditional sport on improving students’ fundamental movement skills and social attitudes.

Materials and methods. This study adopted an experimental method with a pretest-posttest design. The subjects were elementary school students in Yogyakarta city and they were selected using random sampling (n = 30). The traditional sports program was carried out for 7 weeks with once-a-week meetings. The instrument for assessing students’ fundamental movement skills was using a gross motor development test and social attitudes were assessed using the questionnaire of Physical Education Activity Attitude. Shapiro-Wilk was used to test the normality of the data, while the Paired Sample t-test was used to assess differences in the values of students’ fundamental movement skills and social attitudes before and after the program.

Results. The results of this study indicate that traditional sports have a significant effect on improving fundamental movement skills (p < 0.05) and social attitudes (p < 0.05).

Conclusions. Thus, traditional sports programs can be used as an alternative activity that can be used by physical education teachers during the COVID-19 crisis.
Effect of Tactical Game Models on Formation of Basic Techniques in Handball Players: Mixed Method
Authors: Juliantine Tite , Setiawan Edi
Published: September 2022

Study purpose. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a tactical game model program on improving formation of basic techniques in male handball players.
Materials and methods. This study adopted a mixed method (quantitative and qualitative). 20 students from Indonesian education universities were willing to be the subjects of this study. The experimental group (n=10) received treatment, namely the tactical game model program, and the control group (n=10) carried out daily training activities or did not receive any program. The tactical game model program was held 16 times with once a week meetings. After the tactical game model program was completed, 10 athletes were interviewed. The quantitative instrument in this study used a test for shooting, passing and dribbling. Meanwhile, the instrument for qualitative research used in-depth interviews about the experiences, strengths and weaknesses of the tactical game model program. Analysis of quantitative data was carried out using IBM SPSS, and analysis of qualitative data was carried out using thematic analysis.
Results. The results of this quantitative study showed that there was a significant effect of tactical game models on improving the formation of basic techniques in male handball players (p<0.05), but the control group showed no significant effect (p>0.05). Meanwhile, the results of qualitative research showed that the subjects provided positive and diverse perceptions about the tactical game model program.
Conclusions. This study confirms that the tactical game models program has proven to be an alternative teaching method for lecturers at the university level to improve the formation of basic techniques in male handball players.
Effect of Intensive Physical Loads on Plasma Testosterone and Cortisol Concentration in Elite Athletes
Authors: Maidaniuk Olena , Vdovenko Nataliia , Husarova Anna
Published: September 2022

The study purpose was to investigate changes in the content of testosterone and cortisol in the blood of qualified athletes after testing them to determine their maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max).

Materials and methods. Thirty-seven international level athletes: 15 biathletes, 12 rowers, 6 boxers, 4 modern pentathletes participated in this study. The test to evaluate VO2max used exercise of increasing intensity on a rowing ergometer for rowers and on a treadmill for biathletes, boxers, modern pentathletes. Total testosterone and cortisol concentrations were determined in blood serum by an immunoenzyme analyzer before and after the test for determination of VO2max.

Results. The concentration of total testosterone has been found to decrease significantly on average by 24,4% and the concentration of cortisol has increased by 34% due to physical activity. The highest level of maximum oxygen consumption was found in athletes with high levels of basal testosterone and cortisol in the blood. There is a high correlation between the basal content of total testosterone and the maximum consumption of oxygen in athletes (r = 0,58).

Conclusions. The high content of basal testosterone and cortisol is an important factor for the athlete’s special working efficiency: higher level of basal cortisol has been accompanied by smaller increases in cortisol per load and high basal level of testosterone makes is possible to keep its concentration sufficient. The concentration of total testosterone and cortisol can be used as a marker of the effect of a training load.
Comparison of Ergonomic Design Approaches for Office Chairs by Accommodation Level
Authors: GÜNGÖR Celal
Published: September 2022

Aim of study: It is very important to design office furniture based on the anthropometry of employees because it affects their comfort, performance, and in serious cases, their health. Adjustable chairs are typically designed for a certain percentile of the user population. However, this design approach may not provide an accommodation level as intended because a chair has more than one design dimension. The objective of this study is to compare the percentile-based design approach and subject-based design approach by accommodation level.

Material and methods: A sample of 4.082 males from the 2012 ANSUR II database was used to compare two design approaches by accommodation level. An adjustable office chair was designed to investigate whether or not the final accommodation level differed from the desired accommodation level. Using four anthropometric measurements, the lower and upper limits for four chair dimensions are calculated to cover 95% of users.

Main results: The anthropometric measurements of a total of 728 subjects (17.83%) did not match for at least one chair dimension, resulting in the adjustable chair accommodating 82.17% of users, rather than 95% as intended. Two additional chair dimensions (backrest height and width) reduced the accommodation level to 77.36%.

Highlights: Considering that eleven different chair dimensions are considered in a typical chair design, it is reasonable to assume that the accommodation level will be even lower.
The Relationship Between Antimicrobial Activities and Mineral Contents of Narrow Endemic Gypsophytes and Their Chemical Contents
Authors: ÖZDENİZ Ebru , AKÇA Hanife , TABAN Süleyman , GÜNEY Kerim , GÜR Mahmut , ÖZKAN Osman Emre , KESBİÇ Fevziye , KURT Latif
Published: September 2022

Aim of study: In this study, the relationship between the antimicrobial activities and mineral contents of 7 narrow endemic gypsophyte plant species growing in extreme habitats was investigated. In addition, GC-MS analyzes of these species were also performed.

Material and methods: For this purpose, macro and micro element concentrations in soil and plant and antimicrobial activity against 13 bacteria and one yeast strain were determined by disc diffusion method in 30, 45 and 75 μL methanol and ethyl acetate extracts.

Main results: It has been presented that there is a strong antimicrobial effect potential in these gypsophyte plants. In all plant species taken, it was determined that the total Ca element among the macro elements accumulated more in the plant body than the other macro elements, and it was determined that Fe element accumulated the most among the micro elements. It was assumed that there might be a linear relationship between the strong antimicrobial activity detected in gypsophilic plant species adapted to extreme conditions and the Ca and Fe content.

Highlights: Extramophiles plants could be used in the development of antimicrobial agents in pharmaceutical industry.
Glassware & Sample Bottle Cleaning and Sterilization v1
Authors: Bivins Aaron
Published: September 2022

This protocol outlines the basic procedure for cleaning and sterilizing glassware as performed in the Bivins Lab.
Assay for PhosphoRab activation of LRRK2 Kinase v1
Authors: Y Chiang Claire
Published: September 2022

MST kinase phosphorylates Rab proteins at the same site as LRRK2 and has been used to phosphorylate Rab8A and Rab10 quantitatively. This protocol includes a method to produce phosphoRab8A protein and remove as much contaminating MST3 as possible, to enable use of the phosphoRab to test subsequent activation of LRRK2 kinase. See these references for details on MST3 phosphorylation of Rab GTPases:
Assay for Dual Rab GTPase binding to the LRRK2 Armadillo Domain v1
Authors: Y Chiang Claire
Published: September 2022

The LRRK2 Armadillo domain contains multiple Rab GTPase binding sites. To show that the sites can be occupied simultaneously, we use this assay. The idea is to immobilize Rab8A, bind Armadillo domain, and test if phosphoRab10 can bind to Rab8A-immobilized Armadillo domain.
Embryo stage C. elegans dissociation for FACS isolation and RNA-seq analysis of intestine-specific cells v1
Authors: TP Williams Robert
Published: September 2022

This protocol is for generating a single cell suspension suitable for isolation of intestine-specific cells through Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) from embryo stage C. elegans. This protocol utilizes treatment with Chitinase and Pronase E to disrupt the cuticle. Embryos are mechanically homogenized with 21G syringe needle.
Evaluation of Postoperative Development of Saphenous Vein Graft Incision Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Single Center Experience
Authors: AKYILDIZ Özay , ULULAR Ömer
Published: September 2022

AbstractObjective: This study aimed to evaluate surgical site infection patients developing saphenous vein graft incision site infection after isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery performed in the cardiovascular surgery clinic of our hospital in the last 12 years to reveal the causative microorganisms, risk factors, and clinical characteristics.Material and Methods: A total of 34 surgical site infection patients (23 females, 11 males; mean age 68.0±9.0 years; range 51-86 years) who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the cardiovascular surgery clinic of our hospital between March 2009 and November 2020 and who postoperatively developed saphenous vein graft incision site infection were included in the study. The patients’ demographic data, underlying diseases, and preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative risk factors were analyzed retrospectively.Results: In all isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgeries performed over a period of about 12 years, the rate of saphenous vein graft incision site surgical site infection was found to be 0.8%. Of these, 23 (67.6%) were evaluated as superficial incisional surgical site infection and 11 (32.4%) as deep incisional surgical site infection. In the patients who developed surgical site infection, the parameters of age, female sex, obesity, diabetes mellitus, smoking, emergency surgery, use of more than 1 saphenous vein graft, prolonged operation, cardiopulmonary bypass, and aortic clamp durations, intraoperative blood transfusion, length of stay in the intensive care unit, use of inotropes, and total length of hospital stay were all found to be significant. The microorganisms in purulent discharge cultures consisted of Gram-negative bacteria in 18 (53%), Gram-positive bacteria in 12 (35.3%), and fungi in 1 (2.9%). No pathogenic microorganism growth was observed in 5 (14.7%) patients. In the patients with surgical site infection, coagulase-negative staphylococci (17.6%) and Escherichia coli (17.6%) were the most frequently isolated agents.Conclusion: Particular attention should be paid to surgical site infection in patients undergoing a cardiovascular surgery intervention. It should be noted that post coronary artery bypass graft surgery surgical site infection can be reduced by determining its risk factors, modifying surgical techniques, and postoperative close monitoring of patients. Follow-up and personal care are crucial after discharge and an empirical treatment approach should be determined when an infection occurs, taking into account that coagulase-negative staphylococci and E. coli were the two leading infectious agents in our hospital.
Simulation and Analysis of Sea-Level Change from Tide Gauge Station by Using Artificial Neural Network Models
Authors: Bagheri Milad , Ibrahim Zelina Z , Abd Manaf Latifah , Akhir Mohd Fadzil , Wan Talaat Wan Izatul Asma
Published: September 2022

Sea level change is one of the most certain results of global warming. Sea level change would increase erosion in coastal areas, result in intrusion into water supplies, inundate coastal marshes and other important habitats, and make the coastal property more vulnerable to erosion and flooding. This situation coincides with the massive socio-economic development of the coastal city areas. The coastal areas of the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia are vulnerable to sea-level change, flooding, and extreme erosion events. The monthly Mean Sea Level (MSL) change was simulated by using two Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models, Feed Forward- Neural Network (FF-NN) and Nonlinear Autoregressive Exogenous- Neural Network (NARX-NN) models. Both models did well in recreating sea levels and their fluctuating patterns, according to the data. The NARX-NN model with architecture (5-6-1) and four lag options, on the other hand, got the greatest results. The findings of the model's mean sea level rise simulation show that Kuala Terengganu would have a growing and upward trend of roughly 25.34 mm/year. This paper shows that the eastern coast of Malaysia is highly vulnerable to sea-level rise and therefore, requires sustainable adaptation policies and plans to manage the potential impacts. It recommends that various policies, which enable areas to be occupied for longer before the eventual retreat, could be adapted to accommodate vulnerable settlements on the eastern coast of Malaysia.
Mass Transfer of a Thermally Radiative MHD Cattaneo-Christov Nanofluid between Two Stretchable Spinning Disks
Authors: Habu Peter Ngbo , Al’Aidrus Sharifah Nuriza , Mohd Noor Noor Fadiya , Siri Zailan
Published: September 2022

The investigation on the impacts of magnetic field, thermal radiation, generation of heat and mass transfer in a porous-medium-embedded homogenous nanofluid flow between two stretchable spinning disks is crucial since spinning disks are prevalent in many engineering and technological applications. The objective of this research was to analyze the influences of these parameters using the Cattaneo-Christov heat flux model against the flow’s temperature, velocity and concentration profiles. Temperature profile is a decreasing function of thermal relaxation time parameter due to the particles require a longer period to transfer heat to the next particles. The rates of heat transfer at both spinning disks decrease as values of heat generation, Eckert number, Prandtl number, Brownian diffusion, thermophoresis diffusion and rotation ratio increase. The disks’ rates of mass transfer decrease with more thermophoresis diffusion, heat generation, heat transfer dissipation, and momentum diffusivity, but they increase with thermal radiation parameter. The current work attempts to include the transport profile of a Buongiorno’s nanofluid embedded in a Darcian porous medium between dual spinning disks with magnetic field, thermal radiation and generation of heat using the heat flux model of Cattaneo-Christov’s. Von Karman transformations are utilized to transform the nonlinear partial differential equations of fluid dynamics into coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs). These coupled ODEs are later solved by employing a shooting method with MATLAB bvp4c algorithm. All numerical evidences from this investigation are conferred through tables and figures after validation of present computations.
Extending the GLM Framework of the Lee-Carter Model with Random Forest Recursive Feature Elimination Based Determinants of Mortality
Authors: Yaacob Nurul Aityqah , Pathmanathan Dharini , Mohamed Ibrahim
Published: September 2022

The Lee-Carter (LC) model led to the development of many prominent mortality models. This study aims to modify the generalised linear model (GLM) (Poisson, negative binomial, and binomial) framework of the LC model by incorporating factors that affect mortality into the model. The top three factors which affect the mortality for each of the 14 countries studied were selected using the random forest recursive feature elimination (RF-RFE) method which eliminates the least important factors based on the correlation of the predictors with the log-mortality rate. These selected factors were integrated in the form of additional bilinear variates to the GLM models and compared to their original counterparts. The RF-RFE method is effective in selecting the best determinants of mortality by avoiding multicollinearity among predictor variables. The inclusion of the time-factor modulation based on the factors selected improved the model adequacy significantly. Vast improvement was evident in the Poisson and binomial settings. Furthermore, the modified GLM version fits short-base-period data well. This study shows that the inclusion of exogenous determinants of mortality improves the performance of the model significantly.
Pengukuran Risiko menggunakan Rangkaian Bayesan: Aplikasi kepada Data Perlanggaran Kapal di Malaysia
Authors: Zamzuri Zamira Hasanah , Isa Zaidi
Published: September 2022

Mengenal pasti faktor berbahaya yang mengancam keselamatan adalah penting agar tindakan dapat dirancang untuk menangani akibat jika berlakunya hazard tersebut. Proses pengecaman tersebut memerlukan pengukuran dan komputasi khusus dengan kebarangkalian dan keparahan kejadian tersebut diperlukan. Dalam kajian ini, pendekatan rangkaian Bayesan dilaksanakan untuk menilai, mengenal pasti dan kemudiannya memberi pangkat kepada faktor yang menyumbang kepada berlakunya perlanggaran kapal. Menerusi penggabungan maklumat daripada pandangan pakar dan data lepas, satu rangkaian Bayesan dibina untuk mentafsir kebarangkalian berlakunya perlanggaran diberi pemboleh ubah yang dicerap. Tiga jenis hazard dipertimbangkan dalam kajian ini iaitu teknikal, semula jadi dan kesilapan manusia. Peningkatan dalam kebarangkalian berlakunya perlanggaran kemudiannya dihitung dengan mensyaratkan kepada aras dalam pemboleh ubah dicerap. Tiga faktor pertama yang menyumbang kepada berlakunya perlanggaran kapal adalah kegagalan major dalam sistem komunikasi, kebolehan terjejas tinggi dan ketiadaan pemandu sebagai penasihat pelayaran. Penemuan ini membantu dalam menyerlahkan potensi major ditawarkan oleh rangkaian Bayesan bagi analisis risiko dan penghitungan kebarangkalian. Malahan, kajian ini menawarkan pemahaman yang lebih mendalam kepada pengamal dalam bidang ini untuk merancang atau membina strategi tindakan yang diperlukan bagi mengelakkan berlakunya perlanggaran. Maklumat ini juga penting untuk menilai keselamatan sesuatu kapal dalam usaha mengurangkan potensi suatu perlanggaran tersebut berlaku.
The influence of socio-psychological characteristics of the personality of a military on his perception of risk and psychological readyness for it
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Safin О. , Mas N. ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Published: September 2022

The article presents the results of a study of the impact of socio-psychological characteristics of the serviceman's personality on his perception of risk and psychological readiness for risky behavior. It is noted that the individual's perception of risk is a complex structural formation that reflects the individual's attitude to risk as a socially significant object and is associated with psychological readiness for risky behavior. Social perceptions of risk are interrelated with personal willingness to take risky behaviors. The type of psychological readiness for risky behavior is determined by the prevailing social imaginations about risk. The study identifies the main types of psychological readiness for risk: "risk as a tool for material gain", "risk as overcoming their own physical and psychological capabilities", "risk as a sign of trust". Psychological readiness for risk and attitude to it are related to the socio-psychological characteristics of the soldier's personality. High levels of motivation to achieve, self-actualization, personal creativity and high self-esteem imply a higher psychological willingness to take risks. Psychological readiness for risk, as well as motivation for it are determined by the socio-psychological adaptability of the serviceman. A high level of adaptability implies a more pronounced psychological readiness for risky behavior. Adapted servicemen show a higher level of psychological readiness for risk for the sake of "prestige" and "interest", while servicemen with low socio-psychological adaptation are less willing to take risks, and in cases of choice are dominated by motives to avoid trouble and material rewards.
Entrepreneurship restoration and development in Ukraine on the ESG-concept basis
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Gura V. , Berdanova О. ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Published: September 2022

The article examines the evolution of conceptual views on the sustainable development of the planetary system from the theory of the noosphere by V.I. Vernadsky to the modern paradigm of sustainable development of society. The essence of the global goals of sustainable development until 2030, which reflect the scale and direction of the new agenda of mankind, is revealed. It is determined that the ESG-concept is a practical tool for the participation of the business sector in achieving the goals of sustainable development. The urgency of responsible activity of business structures for the restoration of public life in Ukraine in the postwar period is emphasized. The main aspects of ESG-concept as an environmental, social, and management triangle of the formation of sustainable viability of enterprises are highlighted. The positive impact of environmental and social risk management on the long-term market value of companies is substantiated. It is determined that the main driving forces of the implementation of ESG-principles in the private sector, include investors, international organizations, international banks of development, governments, consumers. The application of the ESG-principles in Ukraine on the example of the ESG-strategy until 2030 of the DTEK Group is studied, and their priorities for participation in achieving the goals of sustainable development are highlighted. The main directions of activity of socially responsible domestic enterprises are determined: labor relations, environmental responsibility, consumer relations, community development, and anti-corruption practices. It is proved that the disclosure of non-financial information and ensuring the transparency of companies' activities is another new process in Ukraine, which is complicated by the lack of generally accepted standards for non-financial information disclosure. The article identifies the main problems of wide application of ESG-concept in the practical activities of the business sector and substantiates the directions of intensification of this process, including: leadership and strengthening the influence of large companies on the implementation of economic agents ESG-principles; implementation of socially responsible investment by financial structures; standardization of the content and process of disclosure of non-financial information; popularization and explanation of the essence and role of ESG-concepts for the development of the business sector; training of competent specialists in this field.
Development of antimonopoly regulation in current economic conditions
Authors: Puzyrevskiy S. A.
Published: September 2022

Article includes some issues regarding implementation of the National Plan of competition development including sectoral specific features of competition development. Key achievements in this sphere are mentioned. Author analyses specific features of antitrust regulation regarding state unitary enterprises. Key issues regarding the firth digital antitrust pack of laws are on focus as well as key developments of antitrust law caused by the need to opposite sanctions from unfriendly states. These developments are connected with moratorium on inspections, simplifying merger clearance proceedings, switching from pre closing clearance to post closing state aid notification regime. Author analyzes also other antimonopoly regulation development in current economic conditions.
Surgical Approaches for Acetabulum Fracture Treatment: Analytic Review
Authors: Kolesnik Alexandr I. , Donchenko Sergey  V. , Surikov Vladislav V. , Ivanov Dmitry  A. , Tarasov Evgeniy  P. , Yarmamedov Dmitry M. , Solodilov Ivan M.
Published: September 2022

Background. The use of classical and modified surgical approaches to acetabulum is accompanied by serious intra- and postoperative complications associated with tissues, vessels, nerves, and lymphatic structures injury. The choice of approach to acetabulum affects the surgical time and the blood loss volume.
The aim of the review was to compare the surgical time and blood loss volume using different surgical approaches to the acetabulum based on the relevant literature analysis.
Methods. The search was carried out in PubMed/MEDLINE and Scopus databases from 1964 to 2022. When conducting a search for the phrases acetabular fractures, surgical approach to the acetabulum, 4368 articles were found. As a result of the selection, 12 publications containing the most complete information on the studied indicators were included in the quantitative analysis.
Results. The data of surgical treatment of 540 patients with acetabulum fractures were analyzed. The average age of the patients was 45.211.6 years. Among the causes of pelvic and acetabulum fractures, road accident (70.4%) and falls from height (21.3%) largely prevailed. The blood loss depended on the use of specific approaches or their combination, and the surgical time. The shortest surgical time (101.027.0 min.) was required using pararectal approach, the longest (26456.4 min.) with the use of ilio-inguinal approach. The largest volume of blood loss was observed with Pfannenstiel approach 1057.1377.9 ml. No statistically significant differences were found when comparing the Kocher-Langenbeck (793328 ml), ilio-inguinal (82864 ml) and pararectal (798322 ml) approach. Performing the Kocher-Langenbeck approach in the patients lateral position reduces the surgical time by 16.8% and reduces blood loss by 12.4% compared to the patients prone position.
Conclusion. Comparative clinical studies are required to determine the safest surgical approaches to the acetabulum, depending on the type of fracture, the mechanism of injury and the age of the patient.
Clinical condition of teeth and dentition in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
Authors: Gafforov Sunnatullo A. , Hamroev Farhod Sh. , Kuldasheva Vazira Bahadurovna , Shamsiyeva Mahfuza O. , Madaminova Nodira S.
Published: September 2022

BACKGROUND: Literature and statistical data reveal the increasing incidence of psychoneurological diseases (PND) and thus dental pathologies with PND in children and adolescents. Thus, the authors examined the structures and frequency of dental defects and deformities in patients with PND. Children and adolescents with PND aged 718 years are at high risk for the development of dental pathologies, and oxidative stress and immune system disorder present major associations with the pathogenesis of dental pathologies.
AIM: To determine the structure and frequency of dental defects and deformities in children and adolescents with PND and study the etiopathogenetic factors and mechanism of pathology formation to guide the development of preventive measures.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study comprehensively analyzed the data of 299 patients aged 718 years, of which 143 were diagnosed with PND based on the International Classification of Disease 10th Revision (main group; МG) and 156 somatically healthy patients with dental pathologies (control group; CG). The participants were divided into two subgroups: 75 patients aged 712 years (52.44%; МG-1) and 68 patients aged 1318 years (47.55%; МG-2) from the main group (MG) and 65 (41.66%; CG-1) and 91 (58.33%; CG-2) patients from the CG of the respective age groups.
RESULTS: The incidence rates of caries in the temporary teeth of MG-1 and CG-1 were 97.33% and 84.61% and in the permanent teeth of MG-2 and CG-2 were 95.58 and 87.91%, respectively. In the pre-eruptive period, the rates of dental lesions were as follows: hypoplasia, 20.97%; impaired dentition, 49.65%; primary adentia, 47.55%; anomalies of the completeness of teeth, 64.33%; endemic fluorosis of teeth, 2.79% in patients with PND; and 12.17%, 12.17%, 26.92%, 11.53%, and 0.6% in children and adolescents in CG, respectively (p 0.0001): disappearance of dental hard tissues, 9.09%; dental injuries, 24.47%; enamel necrosis, 7.7%; enamel erosion, 17.5% of patients with MG. In children and adolescents of CG, only tooth trauma was noted in 7.7% and enamel necrosis in 1.3%. In patients with PND, 49.6% had distal occlusion; 37.8%, cross occlusion; 31.6%, neutral occlusion; 29.9%, deep incisor occlusion; 25.9%, deep incisor malocclusion; 54.5%, narrowing of the lower dentition; 43.3%, crowding of teeth in the lower jaw; 26.6%, diastemas; and tremas, 23.8%.
CONCLUSION: Non-carious lesions of the teeth and a shift in the timing of the development of temporary and permanent teeth are more common in MG than in CG and lead to impaired dental anatomy and disrupt the aesthetics of smiles, speech, etc. Moreover, hypertrophic gingivitis and local periodontitis were characteristic of children with severe PND, who are at high risk for dental pathologies associated with oxidative stress and genetically related immune system disorders, especially in older children with PND.
Media promoting brand culture: Audience preference and perception (A case study of Asian society)
Authors: Agha Sidra
Published: September 2022

This study aims to examine audience choices related to brand preference, the role of media in promoting brand culture, and the impact of brand culture on society using the theories of Uses and gratification and Reception analysis. To conduct the survey, a questionnaire with closed-ended and open-ended items was created and distributed via email, Facebook, and WhatsApp to respondents in India and Pakistan who were chosen using convenient and snowball sampling. According to the study, most of the respondents believed that brands use media to promote their products, with social media being the most popular platform in this regard due to its speed and low cost. The findings of the study state, respondents perceive brands as a symbol of social status, and they prefer foreign brands over local brands. Since branding promotes both local and foreign cultures, the foreign part has earned more space in society, and international brands also promote foreign culture, which leads to the distortion of local culture.
A comparison of L2 and L1 speakers’ production of adverb positions in the Cardiff variety of Welsh
Authors: Lines Bethan
Published: September 2022

The grammaticality of adverb positions varies by language. Consequently, L2 and L1 speakers may differ from each other in their acquisition of adverb positions. Given that L2 Welsh speakers outnumber L1 Welsh speakers in Wales, differences in acquisition may change which adverb positions occur in contemporary Welsh. This study compares which adverb positions L2 and L1 speakers produce in the spoken data from Cardiff in the CorCenCC corpus (Knight et al., 2020) in order to identify any differences in acquisition. Comparisons of L2 and L1 English speakers find that L2 speakers consistently acquire novel adverb positions yet they frequently use ungrammatical adverb positions. They also do not acquire additional constraints on adverb positions. This study largely reinforces these findings. First, L2 Welsh speakers produce every adverb position that L1 speakers produce. Secondly, although the definiteness constraint that Borsley et al. (2009: 50) describe is not productive in the sample of Cardiff Welsh speakers, L1 speakers exhibit a heaviness constraint on V-Adv-O that L2 speakers do not. Therefore, L1 transfer neither inhibits the acquisition of adverb positions nor facilitates the acquisition of additional constraints. However, unlike L2 English speakers, L2 Welsh speakers do not produce ungrammatical adverb positions. This likely derives from the lack of transferable adverb positions between Welsh and English rather than a lack of transfer. Therefore, this sample of Cardiff Welsh reinforces the crosslinguistic consistency of L2 speakers’ acquisition of adverb positions. It also suggests that L2 Welsh speakers most likely diverge from L1 speakers in the contexts in which they use adverb positions rather than the adverb positions that they use.
A dialogic view on construal: A study on the instantiations of wh-interrogative words in wh-dialogues
Authors: Zeng Guocai
Published: September 2022

As the basic notion in cognitive grammar, construal is expounded from various aspects in terms of different conversational purposes in linguistic communication. Based on the well-discussed dimensions of construal from Langacker’s view, this study investigates the dimensions of construal from a dialogic view, particularly in cases of English wh-dialogues, with the aim of deciphering how the dialogic focus, the wh-word positioned at the head of the wh-question, is cognitively grounded in the answer. According to the ways that such wh-words are grounded, the dynamic adjustment of dialogic focuses in wh-dialogues is then examined, hopefully to shed some light on the interpretation of the utterance meaning from a dialogic view.