bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Producción de soja (Glycine max, L) en función a diferentes dosis de superfosfato simple: parámetros de rendimiento y daños causados por chinches
Authors: Marquez Fernández Diego Manuel , Ferreira Agüero Marcos Arturo , Meza Giménez Wilfrido , Paredes Fernández José Quinto
Published: September 2023

El fósforo (P) es unos de los elementos fundamentales para el desarrollo de la soja. Un suministro inadecuado en la planta podría limitar considerablemente el rendimiento. En el campo experimental de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Filial Pedro Juan Caballero de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción, situado en el Distrito de Cerro Corá, sobre un Alfisol, se instaló un experimento con el objetivo de evaluar los efectos de la aplicación de diferentes dosis de superfosfato simple en el rendimiento productivo de la soja y los danos. Se encontraron diferencias significativas entre el testigo y los tratamientos fertilizados en cuanto a los parámetros de rendimiento, existiendo un aumento del rendimiento de granos de acuerdo al aumento de la dosis de fósforo aplicado, ajustándose a una ecuación lineal. La producción media de granos en kg ha-1 fueron de 3.837,50, 4.148,61, 4.290,28, y 4.455,56 kg ha-1 para dosis de 30, 60, 90, y 120 kg ha-1 de P2O5 respectivamente, siendo la media obtenida en el testigo igual a 3.527,78 kg ha-1. Se encontraron diferencias significativas entre el testigo y los tratamientos fertilizados en cuanto a la variable de porcentaje de vainas atacadas por chinches y vainas sanas. Se ha verificado plantas sanas, sin ataque o puncturas en mayores dosis de P2O5.
Primer reporte de Pseudimatidium pici (Staines, 2009), Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae, en palmeras ornamentales de Paraguay
Authors: Sarubbi Orué Humberto , Resquín Romero Gloria , Garcete Barret Bolívar Rafael
Published: September 2023

El Paraguay reporta varias especies de coleópteros de la Subfamilia Cassidinae que tienen como hospederos a plantas de diferentes familias, como así también palmáceas de uso industrial como ornamental. Las palmeras ornamentales ocupan un lugar relevante en varios ámbitos paisajísticos, siendo del género Phoenix una de las más importantes desde el punto de vista estético como económico. En los primeros meses del año 2022, fueron observados daños en hojas nuevas de palmeras de la especie Phoenix roebelenii, presentando un raspado del mesófilo, adquiriendo las hojas franjas de color marrón ceniciento, con la consecuente pérdida del valor estético. La inspección de dichas plantas registró la presencia de un pequeño coleóptero de cuerpo achatado, color marrón oscuro, que fue identificado como Pseudimatidium pici, Familia Chrysomelidae, Subfamilia Cassidinae.
Prácticas agroecológicas para incrementar la productividad en fincas agrícolas de Cuba
Authors: Terry Alfonso Elein , González Espinosa Yuneidys , Martínez Rodríguez Yamilka
Published: September 2023

La agricultura moderna transita hacia la transformación de la producción agropecuaria con sistemas más sostenibles y se nutre de experiencias de la agricultura orgánica y tradicional, así como de buenas prácticas agronómicas. En este escenario, el desarrollo agropecuario sostenible y la seguridad alimentaria son una prioridad estratégica para Cuba hacia el desarrollo económico y social. El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo, evaluar el efecto de la aplicación de prácticas agroecológicas para el incremento de la productividad de tres fincas en transición agroecológica del Municipio Jaruco en la provincia de Mayabeque, Cuba. Se abarcó el período de 2020 (línea base) a 2022. Se aplicaron entrevistas a los agricultores para recopilar información acerca de las innovaciones implementadas para mejorar los resultados productivos, y se utilizó el método de observación participante para constatar la efectividad de estas prácticas sobre el incremento de los rendimientos agrícolas de los cultivos evaluados. Los resultados muestran que la utilización de buenas prácticas agrícolas como el uso de bioproductos para la nutrición de las plantas, la diversificación varietal, el uso de abonos orgánicos y de controladores biológicos, permite el incremento del rendimiento agrícola de diferentes cultivos de interés económico para Cuba. Entre ellos se destacan aumentos de rendimiento de 30-60% en boniato, 20-50% en frijol y de 40-50% en maíz, con respecto a los rendimientos obtenidos en el año 2020, tributando de esta manera a la soberanía y seguridad alimentaria local.
ENHANCEMENT OF HEAT TRANSFER WITH VISCOUS DISSIPATION IMPACT ON FLUID FLOW PAST A MOVING WEDGE IN A PERMEABLE DOMAIN
Authors: UKA Uchenna , EMEZIEM Innocent , AYİNDE Semiu , ADENIKA Charles , AGBO Kelvin
Published: September 2023

The problem of modelling and analysis of fluid flow in the presence of viscous dissipation over a wedge in motion is analytically and numerically addressed. As a result of the much-valued significance of this study in the aspects of technological and industrial revolution regarding aerospace, oil recovery systems, defence machineries, extrusion, moulding and polymerisation of sheets, building of war arsenal, glass whirling. However, the frontiers of several physical problems are modelled by both partial and ordinary differential equations (PDEs and ODEs). Therefore, the mathematical modelling of our present problem is not an exemption. Hence, the PDEs which models our problem under consideration becomes changed into coupled ODEs in nonlinear arrangement through the deployment of adequate and standard conversion procedure by using dimensionless variables. In line with the approach of the solution methodology, the boundary conditions governing the flow models are also transmuted. Afterwards, the well-established regular perturbation skill aided in the resolution of the problem. The solutions realised are simulated through the adoption of a software package in the Mathematica V.10 scheme for the numerical solutions. Hence, our results are embodied in form of graphs with legends. It is worthy to note that the effect of increasing rate of flow remains a function of rising values of the porosity and Grashof thermal parameters whereas the opposite behaviour of the flow field is a consequence of improving values of suction parameter. Also, the enhancement of the suction parameter and Eckert number values breeds intensification in the temperature. The Nusselt number intensifies with the rising values of the Prandtl parameter but regresses on the account of radiation factor development.
THE USE OF COX REGRESSION MODEL IN THE SURVIVAL ANALYSIS FOR LEUKEMIA PATIENTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF YEMEN
Authors: AL-SAMAI Elıas Abdullah , ŞENTÜRK Sevil
Published: September 2023

This study aims at analyzing and studying the theoretical and practical importance of the (Cox) regression model in the analysis of survival as well as measuring the most important factors affecting the survival time for patients with leukemia. Moreover, it aims at reaching the expected survival time for patients and creating a life table for patients by using (Cox) regression model. To achieve these goals, real data were taken for (1168) patients with leukemia in the Republic of Yemen in the period from January 2017 to February 2022. The dependent variable, which is the patient’s condition at the end of the period, was determined in addition to the patient’s survival time and eight independent variables were identified. The effect of these variables on the survival time of patients with leukemia was investigated using the SPSS program. The study concluded several results, the most prominent of them are the following: There are no differences in the incidence rate between males and females and the most age group affected by this disease is (40 years and over). Furthermore, it was found that acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most prevalent type among the other types and there is a difference in the risk of death among those who take intravenous chemotherapy and those patients who take oral chemotherapy. Other significant result was found that there is a higher risk of death for non-regular patients in receiving treatment compared to regular patients in receiving treatment. It was found that the most influencing variables on the survival time of patients are (age, marital status, type of disease, the governorate in which the patient lives, regularity in receiving treatment and type of chemotherapy). Through the life table, it is noticed that the greatest risk in the survival time is in the thirty-sixth month, which is the largest among all other periods, as it reached (0.10). Additionally, the median survival time was reached (35.06) months. Finally, the study found that there are differences in the incidence according to the type of disease in terms of the risk of death as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most prevalent disease among all diseases and the largest percentage of deaths was among those with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
El principio de proporcionalidad en contextos de incertidumbre: Insuficiencias y posibles soluciones a la luz de la COVID-19
Authors: Sánchez Barroso Borja
Published: September 2023

El principio de proporcionalidad es considerado el principal instrumento jurídico de control de las medidas restrictivas de derechos, tanto en la jurisdicción ordinaria como a nivel constitucional. Además de sus limitaciones tradicionales, se han puesto de manifiesto durante la pandemia algunas insuficiencias adicionales, que ponen en cuestión su efectividad en situaciones de incertidumbre fáctica, especialmente en contextos de alta complejidad técnica o científica. Tras analizar detalladamente este problema e ilustrarlo con medidas concretas adoptadas frente a la covid-19, se analizan distintas vías que podrían ayudar a paliar estas insuficiencias. En concreto, la posibilidad de refinar el propio principio de proporcionalidad, extremar la deferencia a los demás poderes o adoptar decisiones previas sobre la información que debe tomarse como referencia en caso de incertidumbre.
El caso del «senador cautivo». La designación de senadores autonómicos y la STC 56/2022
Authors: Garrote de Marcos María
Published: September 2023

La STC 56/2022 resuelve un recurso de amparo parlamentario que afecta al procedimiento de designación de los senadores por parte de las Asambleas de las comunidades autónomas. La decisión del Tribunal, que otorga el amparo a los demandantes, es muy interesante tanto en el fondo como en el modo de enjuiciamiento. Introduce novedades importantes en los contornos del derecho al ejercicio del cargo representativo que indicen en las facultades de las Cámaras, de sus órganos rectores y de los grupos parlamentarios. Este trabajo ofrece un análisis de la sentencia en su contexto, fijando la atención en el procedimiento de designación de senadores autonómicos y en el concreto cauce procesal utilizado.
Entre las cuotas de género y la paridad: El impacto de las medidas de acción afirmativa en la representatividad descriptiva de las mujeres en Chile (2017-2021)
Authors: Pulgar-Araya Anais , Valdebenito Ariel
Published: September 2023

El siguiente trabajo evalúa el efecto de la cuota de género y la paridad en la representación descriptiva de mujeres en Chile. Para ello, se realiza un estudio de caso de las elecciones legislativas de 2013, las cuales no incluyeron ningún mecanismo de acción afirmativa de género; las elecciones legislativas de 2017 y 2021, con cuota, y la elección de convencionales de 2021, que por primera vez en el país incluyó paridad en las listas y en la conformación de la Convención. La evaluación se realiza a través de seis variables: escaños, votación, candidaturas, ubicación de mujeres en listas y distritos, brecha de género y fortaleza institucional de la cuota/paridad. Los resultados indican que, a corto plazo y en todas las variables, la paridad con un fuerte diseño institucional produce mejores resultados que la cuota en representación descriptiva de mujeres en Chile.
Las dinámicas ideológicas en las alianzas entre partidos competidores: El caso de Compromís
Authors: Guillén García Marcelo José
Published: September 2023

En este artículo se explica por qué Compromís, alianza entre partidos competidores formada por Iniciativa del Poble Valencià (IdPV) y el Bloc Nacionalista Valencià (Bloc), se ha mantenido de forma estable desde el 2008 hasta la actualidad. La teoría ha esgrimido que este tipo de alianzas son inestables y que solo se mantienen en el tiempo si existe desigualdad entre sus partidos. Sin embargo, a través de un nuevo marco de análisis se argumenta que existen otros factores que pueden contribuir a la estabilidad y el mantenimiento de este tipo de alianzas: primero, las alianzas presentan incentivos que pueden ayudar a satisfacer objetivos de los partidos; segundo, la ideología no solo funciona como un elemento que depende de la organización, sino también como un instrumento de los partidos para alcanzar sus fines, entre otros, el mantenimiento de las alianzas. El análisis de la trayectoria y de la evolución ideológica de Compromís y sus partidos permite contrastar las expectativas teóricas presentadas, establecer una causalidad que justifica su mantenimiento y su estabilidad, así como reflexionar sobre las dinámicas ideológicas en las alianzas entre partidos.
Tourism Recovery Committee for the Mediterranean Region - Comité pour la relance du tourisme dans la région méditerranéenne (Version française)
Authors:   World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Published: September 2023

Le présent rapport est le fruit de la première et deuxième réunion du Comité pour la relance du tourisme dans la région méditerranéenne. Il contient une vue d’ensemble de la situation en janvier 2002, présentée par le Secrétariat de l’OMT, ainsi que les principales conclusions des réunions et un résumé des débats.
Penyelesaian Perkara Pidana Melalui Majelis Adat Dayak Suruk Di Desa Nanga Tubuk Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu
Authors: Anshari Anshari , Fajrin M. , Nawa Paskalia
Published: September 2023

The Dayak Suruk tribe in the Customary Law Community environment in Nanga Tubuk Village, Kapuas Hulu Regency currently still exists, carrying out their ancestral civilization from generation to generation, as the resolution of cases or problems that occur in indigenous communities can be resolved through two possibilities. First, customary law settlements carried out by the community are recognized and legalized by state law through the courts. Second, the case is considered closed and State law does not touch the case. As one of the components of legal substance, the existence of customary law should be given a reasonable place to develop customary law material in accordance with the socio-cultural diversity of society. Based on this, the problem that will be studied further is to find out how criminal cases are resolved through the Dayak Suruk traditional council in Nanga Tubuk Village, Kapuas Hulu Regency, which will be studied further through sociological or socio-legal research. Based on the research results, it is known that customary criminal law is recognized as a source of law in deciding criminal cases by judges. In addition, traditional institutions that impose customary crimes are also recognized in the Indonesian justice system, so that if a case is resolved in a traditional institution then the case is considered if it turns out it is not finished, then it goes to the national court. The imposition of customary punishment or waiting (sanctions) on perpetrators is based on standard standards or guidelines in handling each customary case as stated in the customary deliberation (Musdat).
Aprendamos Todos a Leer: guía docente: grado primero 1: 2da edición
Authors: Márquez de Arboleda Ángela , Niño Rocha Nydia , Ayala Guio Seidi Catalina , Mancilla Rodríguez Laura Lorena , Calderón Jiménez Fanny Jeannette , Duarte Amézquita Camilo Alberto , Loaiza Mancipe Gina Catalina
Published: September 2023

Es un material para la enseñanza formal de la lectura y la escritura que promueve la enseñanza explícita, sistemática y con apoyos en la evaluación formativa y la diferenciación. En los materiales se abordan los elementos conceptuales y pedagógicos que guían la propuesta que se centra en el desarrollo de habilidades fundamentales como el lenguaje oral, la conciencia fonológica, el principio alfabético, la fluidez, el vocabulario, la comprensión de lectura, las habilidades de transcripción que abarcan la caligrafía y la ortografía y las habilidades de composición escrita. Los libros presentan una progresión fonemática de complejidad creciente. El recorrido inicia con los fonemas de mayor transparencia, alta recurrencia y cuyo sonido se puede extender. Los fonemas y su representación gráfica, en minúscula y mayúscula, se abordan a través de un personaje que hace parte del parque natural de Aprendamos Todos a Leer. El libro contiene códigos QR que expanden el universo de posibilidades de lectura, relaciones intertextuales y contacto con la cultura escrita universal.
Water and Land Stress in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru under Coupled Climate-Socioeconomic Scenarios
Authors: Feng Kuishuang , Chen Xiangjie
Published: September 2023

How to keep water and land stress within planetary boundaries is a major challenge for sustainable development in Latin American countries. Using a global multi-regional input-output analysis (GMRIO) approach, this study simulates the future land and water demand for Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia under three climate-socioeconomic scenarios: SSP1-RCP2.6, SSP2-RCP4.5, and SSP5-RCP8.5. Under all three scenarios, land and water demand in all four countries are projected to increase rapidly in the next few decades. By 2050, the demand for cropland in Peru and Bolivia will exceed their planetary boundaries and the rise in income will be the most significant contributor to the rising demand. In addition, foreign demand will significantly drive the growth of both water and land demand in Ecuador and land demand in Colombia. Non-agricultural sectors (e.g., the mining sector in the latter) will be primarily responsible for the increased water demand in Ecuador and Peru, exacerbating competition between those sectors and the agricultural sector for water. In Peru and Bolivia, there is a significant spatial mismatch of water and land resources at the basin level. With hydraulic infrastructure as a prerequisite, developing irrigated agriculture may lead to a water-land trade-off that will significantly alleviate the land stress in Peru and Bolivia.
Secret Tunisian Tropes: to Live Telling the Revolution
Authors: Kuznetsov Vasily
Published: September 2023

The monograph is devoted to the discursive analysis of the problems of modern socio-political transformation of Tunisia. The author reconstructs various narratives about the events in the Gafsa governorate that took place in 2008, about the 2011 revolution and the post-revolutionary period, referring to a wide range of sources, including several hundred interviews taken during field research in the country in 2011-2017.
Evolución de la teoría geocéntrica del movimiento del Sol y su uso en la primera circunnavegación del mundo
Authors: Portilla J. Gregorio
Published: September 2023

El objeto de esta comunicación es poner de relieve la incidencia de la teoría solar de Hiparco-Ptolomeo en la predicción de la ubicación del Sol, que se constituyó luego en una técnica de posicionamiento usada por los marineros del Renacimiento, en particular en la expedición de Magallanes-Elcano, primera en circunnavegar el mundo. Se describen también las modificaciones de forma que recibió dicha teoría a lo largo de la Edad Media y las tablas del Sol que fueron elaboradas a partir de ella. Se analizan, en particular, las tablas de Abraham Zacuto y se discute su efecto en las efemérides solares que surgieron a comienzos del siglo XVI.
Presence of Toxic Heavy Metals in Hill Water Bodies of Arunachal Pradesh, India – A Health Implication to the Indigenous Population
Authors: Soren Amar Deep , Bayor Balam , Ekke Akash
Published: September 2023

Water bodies in hilly areas are considered the cleanest in India. They are also sites for household and recreation activities. On the contrary, they are disposal sites for household and toxic industrial wastes. This study evaluates the physio-chemical parameters and the toxic heavy metal content in two water bodies of Itanagar, the capital city of the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh. Physiochemical parameters were evaluated using standard procedures and toxic heavy metal contents were analyzed using Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy. The study revealed high dissolved oxygen contents in both water bodies. Other parameters such as alkalinity, carbon dioxide, phosphate, chloride, and nitrate contents were found to be within the permissible limits. However, lead and arsenic were found in trace amounts but below the permissible limits in both water bodies. Cadmium was exactly within the permissible limit whereas, antimony was found to exceed the permissible limit (0.010ppm). Also, chromium (0.070±0.002 ppm) in Ganga Lake and nickel (0.086±0.011 ppm) in Poma River were found to be above the permissible limits. The presence of toxic metals in these natural hilly areas is alarming and can be attributed to increasing anthropogenic activities. Adequate measures and precautions to prevent such contamination activities should be undertaken.
Emotional Intelligence and Aggression in Adolescents: A Review
Authors: Reji Jintu , Mubeez S. Muhammed , Naveen V. , Kumar Vinod , Rajkumar N.
Published: September 2023

Several studies have demonstrated that young individuals possessing elevated emotional intelligence exhibit a higher inclination toward engaging in aggressive behaviour. This study brings attention to various aspects of the connection between aggressive behaviour and emotional intelligence. The findings might be used to develop courses on emotional intelligence and self-regulation to reduce aggressive behaviour among adolescents. Data considered for the study is from the published research article between 2000 and 2022 in various journals. Some of the electronic databases indexing the word related to the topic were used to narrow our search for relevant publications for this review. These findings indicate that a person’s level of hostility is negatively correlated with their ability to evaluate. This relation stays true across various variables, including cultures, forms of violence, and emotional intelligence tests administered at different ages. These findings also provided a foundation for discussing and recommending more studies on emotional intelligence strategies for managing and preventing aggressiveness. Important research subjects in adolescent mental health include anger ruminations, emotional regulation training, relaxation therapy, psychological treatments, and coping strategies. Both parents and children may take steps to improve their mental health.
Effectiveness of Sensory Integration and Conventional Therapy on Impaired Kinesthesia in Peripheral Neuropathy
Authors: Kanase Suraj B.
Published: September 2023

Background: Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the nerves located outside of the brain and spinal cord. Over all prevalence in India varies from 5 - 2400 per 10,000 populations. Diabetic neuropathy is the most common type. Kinesthesia is the ability to sense the motion of a joint or limb. It is primarily influenced by muscle spindles and secondarily influenced by skin receptors and joint receptors. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of sensory integration on kinesthesia in peripheral neuropathy and to compare the effect of sensory integration with conventional therapy on kinesthesia in peripheral neuropathy. Materials And Methods: This was an experimental study conducted on 68 subjects in which Group A received conventional therapy (control) and another group received sensory integration along with conventional therapy (experimental). Simple Random Sampling technique was used. Pre intervention assessment was done and treatment was given for 6 weeks. Post intervention assessment was done with help of outcome measures. Statistical analysis was done using students t test. Results: Among the 68 subjects, Group B which received sensory integration along with conventional therapy showed extremely significant improvement in impaired kinesthesia. In the Weber two point discrimination test, the post intervention comparison (8.6 with group A and 5.98 with group B) showed that group was extremely significant in improving joint position sense. In joint position sense for plantar flexion and dorsiflexion, Group B showed extremely proximate results to range which was asked and the range which was performed by the subjects. Conclusion: Sensory integration therapy was found to be significantly effective on impaired kinesthesia in peripheral neuropathy.
Distillery Effluent Melanoidin Decolorization Induced by a Yeast Strain Candida tropicalis (Y-2)
Authors: Patel Ajad , Singh Ranjan , Verma Tuhina , Shukla Vijay , Gaur Rajeeva
Published: September 2023

Molasses is used in the manufacturing of ethanol at sugarcane distilleries, which also produces a significant volume of effluent with melanoidin pigment and high BOD, COD, and pH. Melanoidin is a dark brown pigment that may be treated before disposal since it has a number of harmful consequences. This study’s objective was to identify possible melanoidin pigment-decolorizing yeast from natural resources and optimize it for various physiological, chemical, and dietary factors. From the various samples taken from the neighbouring distillery site, a total of 15 yeasts were isolated. Candida tropicalis (Y-2) was the name of the yeast strain that had the most colour decolorization. Within 32 hours of incubation, this strain of yeast displayed maximal decolorization (83%) at 35°C with 0.5% glucose, 0.5% peptone, 0.05% MgSO4, and 0.01% KH2PO4 pH-5. This yeast displayed maximal decolorization in the shortest amount of time while using the least quantity of carbon and nitrogen sources. This yeast strain may be used on an industrial scale to decolorize melanoidin since it is exceedingly successful. This is the first investigation of this unique strain of yeast that decolorizes spent wash.
A Literature Review on Effects of Positioning and Early Ambulation on Coronary Angiography Complication
Authors: Sulaiman Sulaiman Abubakar , Zafar Dr. Shahiduz
Published: September 2023

Introduction: The study was carried out to get a greater awareness of the impact of early ambulation and positioning on coronary angiography complications. And to build an evidence study on what other research said.
Objectives: The objective of this study is to review the effect of changing position and early ambulation on coronary angiography complications.
Methods: I used search engines were Identified 700 articles, I excluded 500, then screened total of 200 articles, 150 articles are not my concern, I included 36 articles in this research
Result: According to the various research early ambulation and early position is safe after coronary angiography because it is effective way to minimize the risk of back pain and has no linkage in increasing risk of vascular complications like bleeding or hematoma.
Thermal and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis of PAADDA film incorporated with Li2SO4
Authors: Caetano Ian Pellinca Braga , Melo Rodrigo de Siqueira , Freitas Kênia da Silva , Shiguihara Ana Lucia , Amim Júnior Jorge
Published: September 2023

In this paper, poly(acrylamide-co-dialidimethylamonium)-PAADDA films containing lithium sulfate (Li2SO4) were prepared by casting method from aqueous solutions. The obtained films (pristine PAADDA, PAADDA/Li2SO4-0.25% w/w, and PAADDA/Li2SO4-0.5% w/w) were characterized by means of attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). ATR-FTIR spectra of PAADDA/Li2SO4 films showed the main bands of PAADDA and suggested a significative intermolecular interaction between the polymer and Li2SO4. TGA curves displayed that the thermal stability of PAADDA film is dependent on the Li2SO4 concentration. The ionic conductivity of the films followed the order: PAADDA/Li2SO4-0.25% w/w < pristine PAADDA <PAADDA/Li2SO4-0.5% w/w.
New technologies in the financial industry: case of Poland
Authors: Iwanicz-Drozdowska Małgorzata , Cichowicz Ewa , Cicirko Marianna , Kawiński Marcin , Nowak Agnieszka K.
Published: September 2023

This study evaluates the scope and consequences of the application of new technologies (NTs) within the Polish banking and insurance sectors and thus contributes to the knowledge of  CEE financial market development. The goal is to understand the implementation of particular NTs in two different sectors and identify the motivations, strategies, phases of realisation and cost efficiency depending on the institution’s size. The detail of the study requires the use of qualitative research methods. In-depth interviews are employed to figure out the criteria based on which decisions to implement NTs are made. The findings indicate that the primary objective of NT implementation is to respond to customers’ needs, followed by cost-cutting and achieving more efficient internal processes. The application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in risk management areas is still a work in progress. In the next five  years  cloud computing is expected to become the most important NT and  thus  will have to meet numerous regulatory requirements.
Fertility, fiscal deficit, and sustainability of public debt in an endogenous growth model
Authors: Aso Hiroki , Ueshina Mitsuru
Published: September 2023

This aim of this study is to construct an overlapping-generations model to clear the effects of fiscal deficit on fertility. We reveal the relation between fiscal deficit and fertility and clarify the mechanism of fiscal deficit reducing fertility. Empirical evidence shows that an increase in debt-GDP ratio mitigated fertility. Our model indicates that fiscal deficit has positive and negative effects on fertility through the change of income tax rate. Numerical simulation shows that an increase in fiscal deficit reduces fertility. Therefore, this result is consistent with the empirical evidence. In addition, this study demonstrates that a steady state would not exist if child allowance for child-rearing costs would exceed the critical level. This result implicated that an expansion of the child allowance aimed for countermeasures to the falling birthrate can make sustainability of public debt unstable. Thus, countermeasures should be formulated to address the falling birthrate depending on the fiscal situation.
Software in forestry and logging
Authors:   Bryansk State University of Engineering and Technology, Zaikin A.N. , Sivakov V.V. ,   Bryansk State University of Engineering and Technology, Nikitin V.V. ,   BMSTU (Mytishchi branch), Briones A.A. ,   BMSTU (Mytishchi branch)
Published: September 2023

The paper considers the impact of informatization on improving the efficiency of forestry enterprises. It is established that the enterprises of forestry complex use information technology based on modern standards of enterprise management. It has been determined that forestry enterprises are diverse, which does not allow to create a simple and effective solution for all types of activity. Forestry is the most computerized in terms of resource accounting with a wide implementation of geoinformation technology, which applies quite a lot of both proprietary and commercial software products, much attention is paid to filling electronic databases with cartographic and taxation information about forestry fund. The research of this class of programs showed that they can operate both in local and networked modes, including the use of the Internet. It was found that there is less developed area related to forest management modeling for enhancement of forest stand growth, commercial software products are absent, but there are author's developments. It has been revealed that in the area of logging there is software used by the leading manufacturers of logging equipment (Jonh Deere, Komatsu, Ponsse) and a number of author’s non-commercial solutions. It has been determined that there are a sufficiently large number of information sites as well as author's databases containing information on particular areas in the field of logging information supply. Our research has shown that the software used in the Russian Federation does not provide complex informatization of forestry and logging enterprises, which reduces their efficiency.
New data on Trillium komarovii (Trilliaceae DC.) distribution on habitat northern border (Primorsky Krai, Russia)
Authors:   Federal Scientific Center for Biodiversity of Terrestrial Biota of East Asia of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Fedina L.A. , Malysheva S.K. ,   Federal Scientific Center for Biodiversity of Terrestrial Biota of East Asia of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Repin E.N. ,   Federal Scientific Center for Biodiversity of Terrestrial Biota of East Asia of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: September 2023

New populations of such a rare species as Trillium Komarov (Trillium komarovii (family Trilliaceae)) have been discovered in the south of the Russian Far East (Primorsky Krai). The phytocenotic and ecotopic description of six new localities of T. komarovii is given. For the first time, the discovery of this plant is indicated in the Chuguevsky district, which is 200 km north of the most common habitats of T. komarovii in the Primorsky Territory. Thus, it is shown that the range of this species is expanding in a northerly direction. It is established that T. komarovii is included in the forest floristic complex of broad-leaved and coniferous-broad-leaved forests and has a narrow ecological status — it grows on moist forest soils with a large litter layer. A very high risk of extinction of this species in nature has been identified, as evidenced by a few populations, with a small number of individuals in them, rarely exceeding ten specimens. The species is included in the Red Book of Primorsky Krai with the protection status «Under extinction».
Wood quality estimation in tree breeding programmes (short literature review)
Authors:   Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Fedorkov A.L.
Published: September 2023

The literature review concerning wood quality traits measuring in forest tree breeding programs is given. Methods of wood density measuring by Pilodin and different types of Resistograph are shortly described. Comparison study to measure Scots pine wood density by Pilodin and Resistograph revealed that Resistograph provide more precise wood density data than Pilodin. Method of measuring of wood stiffness an important wood mechanical property using acoustic velocity data is characterized. There is relationship between distortion of lumber and grain angle of wood fibers. Grain angle, i.e. spiral grain, refers to the degree of helical deviation from longitudinal arrangement of wood fibers. It can be measured with a wedge grain angle gauge hammered into a stem of a standing tree. It is shown, that microfibril angle (MFA), referring to the deviation of cellulose microfibrils in the layer of the secondary cell wall from the long axis of cell, is the main determinant of the mechanical properties of wood. There is shortly described the system of instruments with linked software (SilviScan), the main components of this system are optical cell scanner (for measurement of fiber size), X-ray densitometer (density profile and others) and X-ray diffractometer (microstructure traits). A minor negative relationship between growth and wood quality traits is noted, so the index selection is recommended under realization of tree breeding program. Some examples of genomic selection in tree breeding programs for wood quality are given.
Phenotypic characteristics of retro cultivars of Hemerocallis x hybrida hort. study for their use in educational and educational purposes
Authors:   The N.V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kabanov A.V. , Mamaeva N.A. ,   The N.V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Khokhlacheva J.A. ,   The N.V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: September 2023

This article presents the results of studying the variability of some phenotypic characteristics of retro cultivars of Hemerocallis x hybrida hort. under the influence of selective selection. The sample is formed from the collection fund of the laboratory of ornamental plants of the Main Botanical Garden RAS and includes cultivars created in different countries in the period from the middle of the XIX century to the early 1960s of the XX century. In the course of research, it was found that the most variable — in the composition of the studied morphometric signs of generative shoot — is the number of flowers on the peduncle. Its limits of variability are: 7 pc. (cultivar ‘Summer Pride’) and 23 pc. (cultivar ‘Frans Hals’), and the coefficient of variation is 30 %. At the same time, the number of simultaneously opened flowers on the peduncle changes insignificantly. The height of the generative shoot is also characterized by a significant amplitude of variability. The coefficient of variation is 21 %, the minimum and maximum sampling limits are 74,3 cm (cultivar ‘Frans Hals’) and 150,2 cm (cultivar ‘Autumn Red’). A high level of variability was also noted for the distance between the leaf level and the lower flower in the inflorescence: min = 2,7 (cultivar ‘Autumn Red’), max = 50,3 (cultivar ‘Kwanso’), the coefficient of variation is 63 %. Within the framework of the studied sample of retro cultivars H. x hybrida, the absence of a relationship between the height of the generative shoot and the size of the flowers (r = –0,11 for the length of the flower, (r = 0,03 for its width), as well as the distance between the leaf level and the lower flower in the inflorescence (r = 0,17) was revealed. In the course of studying the variability of the linear dimensions of the pericarp in the diameter of the flower, the presence of multidirectional breeding selection was noted, a tendency to its gradual decrease was revealed in the width of the flower. To realize the potential possibilities of using the studied sample of retro cultivars H. x hybrida for educational and educational purposes, options for their placement on the main territory of the Main Botanical Garden are proposed.
Język, logika a rozumowanie – teoria reguł czy modele umysłowe?
Authors: Białek Michał
Published: September 2023

In present research there was shown the issue of connection between reasoning and logical competence. The point of view of rules theory and mental models theory concerning discussed range of problems was presented and subsequently the prediction of rules theory was verified. The results of the survey conducted on 70 people: 37 students of philosophy and 33 students of other courses at University of Lodz let us reject rules theory as a predictive to the proceedings of reasoning process and induce to accept an alternative theory explaining the proceedings of the discussed process. The adduced research proved that the level of logical competence does not differentiate the surveyed with respect to the level of reasoning’s correctness and it does not influence the constancy of selection of the reasoning’s patterns.
Uciążliwość i psychologiczne koszty pracy. Negatywne aspekty funkcjonowania w roli właściciela firmy
Authors: Biegańska Katarzyna
Published: September 2023

In the field of work psychology there are posed questions and solved problems which concern individual effectiveness and satisfaction in one's occupational activity. Job is many times related with onerousness, the size of which is modified by personal and situational determinants. The current article contains presentation of theoretical and empirical analyses regarding job onerousness characteristic for the situation of managing one's own enterprise. Two aspects of that onerousness have been distinguished: perceived onerousness (job onerousness perception) and onerousness experienced as psychological costs (psychological costs of work). Researches have been made to examine whether these aspects are modified by some other determinants (both personal and situational determinants have been included). The performed analyses have proved that perceived onerousness depends on temporary engagement in job and financial gratification, and psychological costs of work are determined by neuroticism mainly.
Użyteczność różnych sposobów rozumienia informacji w psychologii
Authors: Młodkowski Jan
Published: September 2023

Discussions regarding the notion of information have died out several years ago. However an agreement hasn’t been reached on the exact meaning of such a term. Most often the notion of information is understood as: 1) knowledge about structure of an object, 2) third appearance of the substance, 3) perceptible difference between objects. These interpretations are not exclusive, but there is not one theory that combine them. In cognitive psychology notion of information is perceived as a paradigm. At the same time its meaning is often equated with the concept of mental process, or the content of such mental process. Mental activity and in particular intellectual activity generally is recognized and equated with processing of an information. Such interpretation ignores the fact that information cannot be processed directly because it doesn’t exist without a carrier. In fact these carriers undergo processing. The new information based on re-configuration of carrier’s structure could be re-developed. The carriers are mental representations of the carried content and they represent themselves as icons, symbols and concepts. Hence the mental activity is the processing (sometimes creating) representations.
Nieśmiałość a ocena funkcjonowania w sytuacjach niewymagających ekspozycji społecznej
Authors: Studenski Ryszard , Studenska Anna
Published: September 2023

Shyness is regarded as a trait which interferes with social functioning. In the presented research the attempt was made to check whether the consequences of shyness manifest themselves outside the domain of social interaction and are visible in self-evaluations of such qualities as resistance to stress, coping with risk, openness to experience and independence. Participants were 174 women and men aged between 18 and 23. Apart from shyness such variables were measured as: temperamental traits (EAS), personality traits (NEO-FFI), risk propensity, the need to change oneself and environment, locus of control, sensation seeking (SSS- V), self – esteem and five factors of learning autonomy. By means of standard multiple regression analysis it was shown that the contribution of temperamental traits in the prediction of shyness is not significantly different in comparison with the contribution of thee Big – Five personality traits. It was also found that shyness is positively correlated with the qualities which affect emotional instability level, i.e. with emotionality – fear, emotionality-distress and with neuroticism. Shyness proved to be negatively correlated with the traits affecting socio-centric behaviour such as sociability and extraversion. It was noticed that the influence of shyness my be transferred outside the social domain. Shy individuals in comparison with the bold ones judged themselves as less prone to take risks, more rarely exhibiting behaviors connected with self-creation and more rarely introducing changes in their environment. Shy persons compared with the bold ones evaluated themselves as having the sense of external locus of control, exhibiting stronger tendency to underestimate their self-esteem and being less open to new experiences and less autonomous in formulating learning goals, in planning their learning and evaluating the effectiveness of learning strategies.
Problem samobójstw w perspektywie psychiatrycznej i psychologicznej
Authors: Raniszewska-Wyrwa Agnieszka
Published: September 2023

Suicide is a type of behaviour which assumes the need of overcoming the instinct of self-preservation, as well as overcoming the natural fear of death; it is therefore an act which is in contradiction with basic human instincts. Scientists looking for the answer to the question, what makes people decide that they want to end their life, focus on different aspects of the problem, and as a consequence it is possible to distinguish several directions of suicidal behaviour analysis; they include, among others, psychiatric and psychological directions. Psychiatry analyses suicide in the context of psychological disorders of a person. Psychology studies self-destructive behaviours with particular focus on human psychology, motivation, personality and consciousness of the made decision. Findings of those sciences will be the subject of this article.
Pracoholizm – istota, konsekwencje i uwarunkowania
Authors: Golińska Lucyna
Published: September 2023

The article reviews the theoretical concepts of workaholism as well as some empirical studies. It presents two approaches: workaholism as an addiction and workaholism as a fixed habit. The author discusses the consequences of a parent’s workaholism for family, relatives and children. The last part of the article presents the autor’s model of the personality and temperament correlates of workaholism: obsessive-compulsive tendencies, some features of narcissistic personality as well as high demand for stimulation.
Worldviews, with caution
Authors: Owen Suzanne
Published: September 2023

A short personal reflection on discussions hosted by the Religious Education Council of England and Wales in 2020 around the reorienting of Religious Education around “worldviews”. I reflect on the scope this offers for overcoming the World Religions Paradigm and raise questions about its arbitrary limits, the challenges of representation and identity, and finally about the more fundamental confusion regarding the aims of Religious Education that cannot be resolved by a title change alone.
Research ethics and teaching
Authors: Prideaux Melanie
Published: September 2023

Following the publication of the BASR Ethical Guidelines, it is timely to reflect on the significance of undergraduate understanding and engagement with ethical standards in religious studies research. Starting from a pedagogic rationale for engagement with research ethics and approval processes, this article will reflect on the experience of developing resources to support student engagement with research ethics in the study of religion. Some of the key issues facing students and seasoned researchers alike, including those related to research online, will be used to illustrate how research ethics can provide a structure for student engagement with theoretical issues in the study of religions.
Studying Religion Critically in Universities and Schools: Bridging the Gap?
Authors: Alberts Wanda
Published: September 2023

The article tries to identify the place of the critical Study of Religion in universities and schools, comparing examples for different recent developments in Germany and Britain. One decisive issue in this respect is the question if the critical Study of Religion as a discipline or as (critical) education about Religion is visible at all and if the differences to other, often much better known (often religious) approaches are acknowledged or played down. The discussed examples (a judgement of the German Federal Constitutional Court on the religious limitation of the academic freedom of professors of theology, the BA report on Theology and Religious Studies Provision in UK Higher Education and the report of the Commission on Religious Education) highlight some subtleties of a complex field where important facts and distinctions remain concealed to non-specialists. With respect to RE, the article argues that these dynamics fit the concept of "small-i-indoctrination". Referring to Katharina Frank’s empirical research on the  communication of knowledge about religion (Religionskunde) it spells out the important distinctions that need to be made explicit in order to make the characteristics of a critical (secular) approach better known.