bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Home Healthcare Clinicians’ Perspectives on Electronic Health Records: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Hobensack Mollie , Ojo Marietta , Bowles Kathryn , McDonald Margaret , Song Jiyoun , Topaz Maxim
Published: December 2021

Clinicians’ perspectives on the electronic health records (EHR) in home healthcare (HHC) are understudied. To explore this topic, qualitative interviews were conducted with 15 HHC clinicians in the Northeastern USA. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify key themes emerging from the interviews. While some EHR benefits were recognized, overall satisfaction with the EHR was low. The results suggest EHR limitations are tied to poor usability, restrictions, and redundancy in documentation leading to increased documentation workload. Clinicians have recommendations to mitigate these limitations via additional EHR functions and better patient risk detection. Future stakeholders should consider the results of this study when developing and updating the EHR in HHC.
Mapping of Wound Infection Concepts
Authors: Block Lorraine J , Ronquillo Charlene , Hardiker Nicholas R , Wong Sabrina T , Currie Leanne M
Published: December 2021

Wound infection is a serious health care complication. Standardized clinical terminologies could be leveraged to support the early identification of wound infection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the representation of wound infection assessment and diagnosis concepts (N=26) in SNOMED CT and ICNP, using a synthesized procedural framework. A total of 13/26 (50%) assessment and diagnosis concepts had exact matches in SNOMED CT and 2/7 (29%) diagnosis concepts had exact matches in ICNP. This study demonstrated that the source concepts were moderately well represented in SNOMED CT and ICNP; however, further work is necessary to increase the representation of diagnostic infection types. The use of the framework facilitated a systematic, transparent, and repeatable mapping process, with opportunity to extend.
Educational Program Using Robots for Preventing Cognitive Decline of Elderly Persons
Authors: Nakamura Yumiko , Majima Yukie , Sakata Nobuhiro , Masuda Seiko , Murashima Kotoka
Published: December 2021

An expected surge of dementia patients in Japan indicates a pressing need to establish countermeasures. As described herein, by developing an educational program for elderly people using robots, we performed a demonstration experiment. Results revealed that involvement of elderly people with robots enhances their enjoyment, indicating a future direction of cognitive decline prevention education for elderly people.
Optimizing Patient Experience by Improving Patient-Clinician Communication Through Hospital Electronic Systems
Authors: Wickramasinghe Nilmini , Schaffer Jonathan L
Published: December 2021

Providing high value care is essential in today’s healthcare context. A critical aspect of this is ensuring patients have a positive patient experience. The use of electronic systems can serve as enablers in this regard as this exploratory research highlights.
Automated Generation of Core Outcome Measures for Clinical Trials
Authors: Elghafari Anas , Finkelstein Joseph
Published: December 2021

Common outcome sets are vital for ensuring usability of clinical trial results and enabling inter-study comparisons. The task of identifying clinical outcomes for a particular field is cumbersome and time-consuming. The aim of this work was to develop an automated pipeline for identifying common outcomes by analyzing outcomes from relevant trials reported at ClinicalTrials.gov and to assess the pipeline accuracy. We validated the output of our pipeline by comparing the outcomes it identified for acute coronary syndromes and coronary artery disease with the set of outcomes recommended for these conditions by a panel of experts in a widely cited report. We found that our pipeline identified the same or similar outcomes for 100% of the outcomes recommended in the experts’ report. The coverage of the pipeline’s results dropped only slightly (to 21 out of 23 outcome domains, 91%) when we restricted the pipeline to trials posted before the publication of the report, indicating a great potential for this pipeline to be used in aiding and informing the future development of core outcome measures in clinical trials.
Older Nurses’ Perceptions of an Electronic Medical Record Implementation
Authors: Tissera Shaluni , Jedwab Rebecca , Calvo Rafael , Dobroff Naomi , Glozier Nicholas , Hutchinson Alison , Leiter Michael , Manias Elizabeth , Nankervis Katrina , Rawson Helen , Redley Bernice
Published: December 2021

In Australia, almost 40% of nurses are aged 50 years and older. These nurses may be vulnerable to leaving the workforce due to challenges experienced during electronic medical record (EMR) implementations. This research explored older nurses’ perceptions of factors expected to influence their adoption of an EMR, to inform recommendations to support implementation. The objectives were to: 1) measure psychological factors expected to influence older nurses’ adoption of the EMR; and 2) explore older nurses’ perceptions of facilitators and barriers to EMR adoption. An explanatory sequential mixed methods design was used to collect survey and focus group data from older nurses, prior to introducing an EMR system. These nurses were highly engaged with their work; 79.3% reported high wellbeing scores. However, their motivation appeared to be predominantly governed by external rather than internal influences. Themes reflecting barriers to EMR and resistance to adoption emerged in the qualitative data.
РУССКАЯ ТРАДИЦИОННАЯ КУЛЬТУРА КАК ИСТОЧНИК РАЗВИТИЯ НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ СОВРЕМЕННОГО ТАНЦА «ФОЛК»
Authors:   Алтайский государственный институт культуры, Вернигора Ольга
Published: December 2021

Идея коллаборации традиционной русской культуры и современного танца через смыслы, образы, лексику, пластические мотивы вне сомнений существует и находится в постоянном развитии. В статье рассматривается направление современного танца «фолк». Приводятся примеры хореографических спектаклей, которые были созданы постановщиками в данном направлении. Выявлена необходимость изучения русской традиционной культуры в целом, и традиционной культуры Алтайского края студентами, обучающимися современной хореографии. Актуализируется вопрос о необходимости изучения современного танца «фолк» в рамках учебной дисциплины «Мастерство хореографа» образовательных учреждений высшего образования в сфере культуры
ВЕЛИКАЯ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННАЯ ВОЙНА В ПРОИЗВЕДЕНИЯХ КОМПОЗИТОРОВ АЛТАЙСКОГО КРАЯ
Authors:   Алтайский государственный институт культуры, Никитина Татьяна
Published: December 2021

В данной статье рассматриваются произведения алтайских композиторов А. С. Анохина и В. И. Шардакова, посвященные Великой Отечественной войне. Через сохранение и трансляцию нематериального культурного наследия важно популяризировать вокально-хоровое творчество композиторов Алтайского края. Тема Великой Отечественной войны всегда наполнена эмоциями тоски, печали, победной радости и горечи потерь. Сохранение памяти о событиях военных лет не просто важно для будущих поколений. Без этой памяти невозможно построить общество будущего, здоровое духовно и ответственное за свои деяния. Целью данного исследование является сохранение памяти о Великой Отечественной войне через популяризацию творчества алтайских композиторов и ревитализацию их наследия.
SLOPE STABILITY ASSESSMENT OF THE UPSTREAM SLOPE OF THE DRY MOUNTAIN FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR DURING THE FLOOD
Authors: Velychko Svitlana , Dupliak Olena , Kurbanova Tetiana
Published: December 2021

The flood control is one of the priority goal for successful economic activity on the areas that are periodically suffer from floods. Such areas are the mountainous regions of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains. Floods on the mountain rivers are repeated several times each year, and are characterized by the sudden water level rise with almost the same rapid decrease of the water level. Active flood protection measures include dry mountain flood control reservoirs, the principle of which is to transform part of the flood runoff and to accumulate water for the short time in the the artificial reservoir, with followed rapid emptying to the minimum level. The complex hydraulic regime is formed in the body of the dam which forms the flood control reservoir during the flood, that is different from the operation of the water permanent reservoir. The design of the flood control structures is car-ried out in accordance with Ukrainian building codes for the construction of the water reservoirs with constant water level, and require testing the stability of the downstream slope for the maximum water levels under steady state seepage conditions and assessment the upstream slope stability during the water level decreasing  from the maximum level calculated in the steady state condition, these calculations do not correspond to the real seepage processes in the body of the dam of the dry flood control reservoir. Therefore, the purpose of this work is to determine the necessary boundary conditions of the flood control reservoir operation and upstream slope stability assessment by the limit equilibrium method. In the article the operation of the dry mountain flood control reservoir was analysed and found that the dam was characterized by two states: dry reservoir with water minimum water level and variable position of the seepage curve in the core and the upstream prism during the flood. The main factors influencing the upstream slope stability are the physical and mechanical properties of the soil, the laying of the slope, the period of time when the high-water level is maintained and the intensity of water level dropping. The upstream slope stability was evaluated by the Morgenstern & Price and Ordinary methods on the Slope/w software package. After the first 25 hours of the flood (period of high-water levels and the next water level dropping) the Safety Factor evaluated by limit equilibrium methods began to decrease, and reached the minimum value during the greatest seepage curve gradients at the time between 45 and 50 hours. Slope stability calculations by the limit equilibrium method were compared with the results of calculations performed by the SRM method, the values ​​of the Safety Factor and the way of their change during the flood evaluated by Ordinary and SRM methods almost coincide, which indicates the reliability of the results obtained by different methods of slope stability analysis
Use of positional skin distraction method in order to increase sports performance indicators
Authors:   Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia, Elagin Dmitriy
Published: December 2021

The article discusses the possibilities of positional skin distraction method. A brief description of the method and its theoretical justification are given. A clinical study that proves the effectiveness of the method is presented. The prospects of using the method in high-performance sports, as well as in some areas of medicine, were especially noted.
Mobile Technologies in Education
Authors:   Ternopil V. Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ukraine, Zablotska Lyubov , Chernii Liudmyla , Meleshchenko Vira
Published: December 2021

The informatization of education is one of the priorities on the path to open education and is an indicator of the development of modern society. The use of information tools in education, including mobile technologies, creates conditions for the implementation of the educational process and ensures its continuity by integrating traditional and distance learning, which is especially relevant today, in quarantine times, when many educational institutions use distance or blended (combined) form of education. The aim of the article is to understand the notion of mobile education and its influence on current development of educational processes in higher educational institutions in Ukraine.
Educators’ and Parents’ Interaction in Developing Humanistic Qualities of Pre-School Children
Authors:   V.O. Sukhomlynskyi Mykolaiv National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Oleksyuk Oksana , Kabakova Anna
Published: December 2021

The article considers the problem of educating the humane qualities of the personality of preschool children in the cooperation of educators of preschool institutions with family. The new solution to the scientific problem of raising preschool children is presented, which is manifested in certain models of educating the humane qualities of senior preschool children in the process of cooperation between educators and families.
Gravitational “Doppler Boosting / De-boosting” Effect within the Framework of General Relativity
Authors:   Shiny World Corp., Canada, Zilberman Mark
Published: December 2021

The “Doppler boosting / de-boosting” relativistic effect increases / decreases the apparent luminosity of approaching / receding sources of radiation. This effect was analyzed in detail within the Special Relativity framework and was confirmed in many astronomical observations. It is however not clear if “Doppler boosting / de-boosting” exists in the framework of General Relativity as well, and if it exists, which equations describe it. The “Einstein’s elevator” and Einstein’s “Equivalence principle” allow to obtain the formula for “Doppler boosting / de-boosting” for a uniform gravitational field within the vicinity of the emitter/receiver. Under these simplified conditions, the ratio ℳ between apparent (L) and intrinsic (Lo) luminosity can be conveniently represented using source’s spectral index α and gravitational redshift z as ℳ(z, α) ≡ L/Lo=(z+1)^(α-3). This is the first step towards the complete set of equations that describe the gravitational "Doppler boosting / de-boosting" effect within the General Relativity framework including radial gravitational field and arbitrary values of distance h between emitter and receiver.
Characteristics of the Pedagogical Model for Forming Social Responsibility in Students by Means of Project Technologies
Authors:   Dragomanov National Pedagogical University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Vainola Renate , Xi Zechen
Published: December 2021

The article describes the essence and components of the pedagogical model for forming social responsibility in students by means of project technologies. Determined the structural components of this pedagogical model: the purpose, tasks, principles, pedagogical conditions, criterion principles (criteria, indicators and levels of formation), technological support of project activity, result. Characterized the principles of forming social responsibility of students: personal orientation of educational process, dialogicity (conventionalized), integrativeness, nonlinearity, on becoming a person. Defined the criteria of forming social responsibility of students and the corresponding indicators-indicators of their display. Presented four levels (insufficient, satisfactory, sufficient and optimal) for forming certain indicators. The leading means of realization of the pedagogical model for forming social responsibility of students is defined by design technologies, their characteristics in the context of the concept of projective education. Project technologies are defined as a set of forms, methods, means of educational influence in order to implement forecasting, resource development and methodological support of project activities.
Search for Harmony in the Works of Multimedia Artist Mariia Kulykivska and Photographer Mark Neville
Authors:   T.H. Shevchenko National University “Chernihiv Collegium”, Ukraine, Kramarenko Yaroslava
Published: December 2021

The article examines the concept of “harmony” as a state of contradictions and its role in modern art, particularly, in actionism, as well as the theories of the inner “man” and “self”. The works of artists Mariia Kulykivska and Mark Neville, who form a creative format of modern Ukraine, are studied. It is analyzed how “the art of action”, despite its somewhat revolutionary and pretentious nature, can embody the unity of opposites. It is argued the phenomenon of modern art is precisely in harmony that creates “higher” values and generates a positive assessment of reality, suppressing its flaws and problems. The author concludes actionism has completely integrated with its multifaceted form into Ukrainian sociocultural space, and therefore it gradually frees itself from outdated stereotypes and formalized approaches, adapting to the best examples of world artistic experience.
The Effect of Denture Cleansers on Color Stability, Water Sorption and Solubility of Stained Denture Base Materials
Authors: Mahmud Saleh Mahabad , Abdul-Latif Salem Salem
Published: December 2021

Background and Objectives: Denture cleanser is the most widely used method by the patients to maintain clean and healthy dentures but the prolonged use of such cleansers may affect the properties of the denture. The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of three prepared denture cleansers which were the 4% citric acid, 4% tartaric acid, and 4% oxalic acid in addition to the Protefix a commercially available denture cleansers, on some mechanical and physical properties (color stability, water sorption, and solubility) of acrylic resin (Stellon QC-20) and flexible nylon (Vaplast) denture base materials after immersion in tea solution. Methods: One hundred specimens (100) were prepared in two equal major groups: acrylic resin and Valplast. For each test of the physical and mechanical properties, 50 specimens were prepared, 25 from acrylic resin and 25 from Valplast. Later on, divided into five groups, one group used as a control and immersed in distilled water, and remaining 4 groups used as test groups; by immersing in one of the denture cleansers after staining in tea solutions for 10 days. The effect of denture cleansers on the properties was studied and compared with the control group. Results: Visual examination method showed no color changes for acrylic and slight color change for valplast specimens. Valplast specimens showed higher water sorption and solubility than acrylic. Conclusions: The findings showed that the 4 denture cleansers were equally effective, and did not cause significant alteration in the tested properties. Except acrylic specimens immersed in oxalic acid showed less color stability.
Hak ve Adl Üzere Sınır Kesmekten Haklı Gerekçelere: Balkanlar’da İlk Osmanlı-Venedik Sınırının Teşekkülü ve Tartışmalı Alanlar (1479-1591)
Authors: DOĞAN Güner
Published: December 2021

Osmanlı Devleti kurulduğu andan itibaren sınırlarını hem batıda hem de doğuda sürekli olarak genişletmesini bilmiştir. Fetihlerle değişen sınırlar aynı zamanda her fetih sonrası yeniden tespit edilmeyi gerektirmiştir. Bu tespit işi ilk zamanlarda 15. yüzyıl gibi erken dönemlerde yani Osmanlı Devletinin daha güçlü olduğu zaman dilimi içinde sıklıkla tek taraflı ya da kısa müzakereler ile yapılırken daha sonra özellikle 17. yüzyılın ikinci yarısından itibaren Osmanlı gücünün nispeten azalmasından ötürü daha ayrıntılı ve uzun müzakereler neticesinde belirlenmeye başlanmıştır. Sınır belirleme işleri hem ilk dönemlerde hem de daha sonraki dönemlerde bir takım sorunların çözülemeden kalmasını gerektirmiştir. Bu tarz sorunlar tartışma konusu olan mekânın kime ait olacağı sorusu etrafında sürerken çoğu zaman taraflar arasında çatışmanın da temel sebeplerinden olacaktır. Bu tartışmalı alanlardan birisi de Dalmaçya’da Osmanlı-Venedik sınırında yer alan Verpoglie/Vrpolje Kalesi ve çevresidir. İlk sınır çizimlerinden itibaren muğlak/gri alan olarak kalan bu yer bir süre sonra Uskokların sığındıkları yer haline gelmiş ve bu durum Osmanlı tarafını oldukça zor duruma sokmuştur. Bundan dolayı Osmanlılar bölgenin kendilerine ait olduğunu iddia edip kısa süreli de olsa burayı ele geçirmişlerdir. Ancak 1573 yılından 1591 yılına kadar zamana yayılan ve sıklıkla kesintilerle devam eden uzun tartışmalarda sorun tam olarak çözülememiştir. Bu makale işte bu sorunlu konu hakkında Venedik tarafının kaleme aldığı ayrıntılı raporlar etrafında yazılmıştır ve bu sorun özelinde bir taraftan ilk Osmanlı-Venedik sınırlarının nasıl tespit edildiği anlatılırken diğer taraftan da sınırlarda iki devlet arasındaki ilişkilerin belli dönemine ışık tutulmaya çalışılmıştır.
ФАНДРАЙЗИНГ ЯК ІНСТРУМЕНТ ЕФЕКТИВНОЇ ВЗАЄМОДІЇ МІЖ ГРОМАДОЮ ТА ШОСТКИНСЬКИМ ІНДУСТРІАЛЬНИМ ПАРКОМ «СВЕМА»
Authors: Вареник І.В. , Осадча Н.М. , Щасна М.А.
Published: December 2021

У роботі визначено й уточнено поняття фандрайзингу як елементу взаємодії згідно з необхідністю фінансування та розповсюдження інформації між громадськістю та потенціалом на прикладі індустріального парку «Свема». Розглянуто способи застосування фандрайзингу та основний його інструментарій для забезпечення можливостей фінансування проєктів індустріальних парків на прикладі парку «Свема». Запропоновано застосування методик фандрайзингу як оптимального засобу фінансової підтримки індустріальних парків порівняно з іншими методиками краудфандінгу, краудсорсиндгу та іншого інструментарію сучасної фінансової політики в господарському процесі. Розглянуто принципи застосування методології фінансової підтримки підприємництва, стартапів у системі індустріальних парків сучасної економічної системи господарювання.
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ УПРАВЛІННЯ ІННОВАЦІЙНО-ІНВЕСТИЦІЙНИМ РОЗВИТКОМ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ ШЛЯХОМ УТВОРЕННЯ ЕКОНОМІКО-ІННОВАЦІЙНИХ ОБ’ЄДНАНЬ
Authors: Іванова М.І. , Дудник А.В. , Бардась А.В.
Published: December 2021

Метою статті є дослідження використання сучасного інструментарію управління інноваційно-інвестиційним розвитком шляхом утворення економіко-інноваційних об’єднань, основним елементом яких є інноваційний кластер. Використано загальнонаукові та спеціальні методи системно-структурного аналізу. Теоретичне дослідження виявило, що дієвим напрямом активізації інноваційно-інвестиційної діяльності як окремих підприємств, так галузей у цілому є застосування інноваційного кооперування. Наведено авторське визначення інноваційного кластера. З’ясовано, що розвиток інноваційних кластерів потребує впровадження дієвої державної підтримки – кластерної політики. Перспективами подальшого розвитку є визначення чинників, які сприяють підвищенню загального рівня конкурентоспроможності економіко-інноваційних об’єднань.
АНАЛІЗ ЧИСЕЛЬНОСТІ ПЕРСОНАЛУ В ГАЛУЗІ ГОСТИННОСТІ
Authors: Олійник О.С.
Published: December 2021

У статті розкривається питання використання персоналу, який працював у дитячих закладах з оздоровлення та відпочинку влітку 2019 р. Дано обґрунтоване визначення дефініції «персонал підприємства». Звернено увагу на зайняту кількість персоналу загалом, а також за професіями та регіонально. Указано середньооблікову кількість дітей у розрахунку на одного працівника в закладах з оздоровлення та відпочинку дітей. Приділено особливу увагу педагогічним та медичним працівникам, подано дані по працівниках кухні і адміністративно-господарському та обслуговуючому персоналу. Відзначено регіональну найвищу зайнятість персоналу у Дніпропетровській, Харківській, Одеській областях та окремо виділено Тернопільську область, в якій виникла велика необхідність створення саме таких закладів та збільшення зайнятості у цій сфері діяльності.
Limiting factors of cows’ productive longevity on the industrial complex
Authors: Pishchan I. S. , Pishchan S. G , Lytvyschenko L. O. , Kapshuk N. O. , Hutsuliak H. S.
Published: December 2021

The research was carried out in the conditions of a large industrial complex ‟Agro-Soyuz” of the Dnipropetrovsk region for the production of the milk from Holstein cows. It has been established that due to ineffective management decisions in the industrial complex, animals leave the herd annually because of metabolic disorders and operational risks with certain dynamics depending on age. It was found that the stimulation of lactogenic function in cows with an increased rate of concentrated feed causes some metabolic disorders, which account for 30.4% of the total number of non-infectious diseases and animals retirement from the herd. It is characteristic that metabolic disorders are observed almost to the same extent in first-calf heifers and in older lactation cows. At the same time, the displacement of the abomasum in animals of the third and fourth lactations under the conditions of an industrial complex was not observed, and depletion of the body (cachexia) was characteristic of first-calf heifers, which among metabolic disorders occupied 33.3%. Cows of the fourth lactation did not suffer from enteritis. Because of adipose tissue purulent inflammation (phlegmon), an average of 5.92% of cows were eliminated from the herd. As the animals age, there was an increase in extremities disease and a decrease in the incidence of hypogalactia. It has been proven that first-calf heifers were more sensitive to mastitis of the udder than older animals. Young cows left the herd due to mastitis at the level of 17.16%, while for hypogalactia - only 7.5%. Through exploitation risks, an average of 27.04% of animals are leaving the herd annually, and this indicator grows with age: if the first-heifers are leaving at the level of 23.13%, then the cows of the second lactation were culled at the level of 28.57%, the third and fourth – respectively 30.56 and 29.41%.
Clinical-biochemical status of hens due to changes of battery cages height location
Authors: Sakhatsky M. I. , Osadcha Yu. V.
Published: December 2021

In the conditions of industrial poultry farming, the body of hens is constantly exposed to numerous technological stressors, the least studied of which are long-term ones, that can provoke chronic stress. One such technological stressor is an increase in the level of cage equipment, which is used by producers to obtain a larger amount of products from 1 m2 of poultry area. The aim of this work was to study the physiological state of the hen’s body based on the clinical biochemical analysis of their blood serum, depending on the battery cages height. In the conditions of a modern complex for the production of edible eggs in a poultry house with an area of 2 915 m2, 4 groups of hens were formed, each of them was kept on a separate floor-analogue in terms of area and cage equipment. Each floor was equipped with «Big Dutchman» 3-tier battery cages. Battery cages of each floor were separated from each other by a lattice floor so that cages of 1–3 tiers entered up to the 1st floor, 4–6 tiers – up to the 2nd, 7–9 tiers – up to the 3rd, and 10–12 tiers – up to 4th floor of cage equipment. Biochemical parameters and activity of hens blood serum enzymes were determined on a BioChem FC-360 biochemical analyzer. For this, 30 blood samples with a volume of 1.0–1.5 ml were taken from axillary veins of laying hens in each group at the age of 18 weeks (at the beginning of the study) and at 52 weeks. It was found that increasing the layering of cage equipment does not have a negative impact on the hen’s body. So, for keeping hens in cages of multi-tier battery cages located on floors 2–4 (4–12 tiers), the biochemical status and activity of their blood serum enzymes were within the physiological norm. Whereas, for hens kept in battery cages of the a multi-tiered system on the 1st floor there was an increase in glucose levels of 60.5–71.0%, creatinine – by 9.7–12.3%, phosphorus – 82.6–100.0%, was observed a decrease in calcium to phosphorus ratio 46.7–50.0%, which was confirmed by an increase in the activity of alkaline phosphatase by 22.3–27.0%, as well as an increase in the activity of aspartate aminotransferase by 3.2–13.8%, lactate dehydrogenase - by 48.5–65.1% and gamma-glutamyl transferase – by 16.4–20.6%. It has been proven that the main consequences of chronic stress caused by keeping hens in the lower floor cells of the multi-tiered battery cage are reflected in the biochemical parameters of their serum, namely increased glucose, creatinine, enzyme activity and violation of calcium to phosphorus ratio.
Detection of honey falsification with an admixture of sodium bicarbonate using the bromothymol blue indicator
Authors: Yatsenko I. V. , Lotskin I. M. , Bogatko N. M. , Yevstafyeva V. O. , Mazanna M. G. , Dehtiarov М. О.
Published: December 2021

A method for detecting honey falsification with sodium bicarbonate, added deliberately to reduce the mass fraction of water in honey, increase its density and consistency, eliminate signs of fermentation and reduce contamination by microorganisms, has been substantiated. The used indicator is bromothymol blue alcohol solution with a mass concentration of 0.01% in an amount of 2-3 drops. In the absence of sodium bicarbonate admixture in honey, the colour of the solution is olive; in case of the sodium bicarbonate addition up to 1.0% of the honey volume - it turns light blue; from 1.1 to 2.0% – sky blue; from 2.1 to 3.0% – dark blue. The proposed method is reliable, fast, easy to carry out, does not require a lot of cost for reagents and can be used in combination with other methods for determining the safety and quality of honey, as well as detecting its falsifications. The developed method can be used to detect honey falsification with sodium bicarbonate when determining its safety and quality in production laboratories at facilities for the production of honey and apiproducts, supermarkets, wholesale depots, stores, state laboratories of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection (SSUFSCP), in government laboratories, in laboratories at designated border inspection posts when carrying out simple laboratory tests using express methods, as well as during the forensic examination of honey. Based on the results of the developed author’s method, it is possible to obtain qualitative characteristics for assessing the honey safety and its quality. The possibility of using an express and effective control system within the framework of simple laboratory tests at designated border inspection posts will allow the implementation of an effective food control system at the stage of their state border verification. Establishing mismatches at the stage of border control and sending laboratory samples for extended laboratory studies (tests) to the state laboratory of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, will strengthen the effectiveness of the control system at the stage of early detection of insecurity indicators and prevent the products release that do not meet safety and quality characteristics into circulation. The development of a methodological concept and the creation of a base of methods for detecting honey falsification will contribute to the distribution of safe and high-quality products for consumers, systematization of simple methods for food products study, including honey, in laboratories at designated border inspection posts, during the implementation of state control measures at the Ukrainian state border, will increase the reliability, objectivity and accuracy of the results of the examination, in case of carrying out.
Cytomorphological changes of a cat’s cadaver’s parenchymal organs in the early postmortem period in the forensic veterinary examination aspect
Authors: Kazantsev R. H. , Yatsenko I. V.
Published: December 2021

The cytomorphological changes of a cat’s cadaver’s parenchymal organs in the early postmortem period in the aspect of forensic veterinary examination are established in the work. The aim of the work is to clarify the processes of necrobiosis at the cellular level under aerobic environment in the first day after the death of the animal as a cytomorphological criterion in terms of forensic veterinary examination in deciding the age of death in the early postmortem period. It is proved that the most dynamic cytomorphological changes are found in the spleen and pancreas tissue; cytoarchitectonics of liver, lung and heart tissue changes less intensively. Intense cytomorphological changes in kidney tissue and brain were not observed. It was found that parenchymal organs samples cytological research after the first day of the postmortem period to determine the cells histological topography is impossible. It was found that the cytoarchitectonics dynamics of kidney and brain tissue is uninformative to solve the problems of forensic veterinary examination, but the necrobiosis of liver, lung and heart cells is moderately informative. High informativeness of cytomorphological picture change in spleen and pancreas tissue has been established, as the intensity of cytomorphological changes dynamics and their informativeness to solve the question of the age of death are directly correlated. It is recommended to use the cytological rapid method as an additional in the practice of forensic veterinary examination to address the issue of animal death age in terms of its non-obviousness before the appearance of late cadaveric phenomena.
The Identity of Khidr, the Companion of the Prophet Moses
Authors: Ertuğrul Muzaffer
Published: December 2021

In this study, the Byzantine image in the religious and literary texts produced by Muslim societies in the first four centuries of the Hijra has been examined in terms of historical process. To this end, first, a theoretical basis has been established within the framework of the concepts of identity, difference, other, and othering. Then, the imagery of Byzantium is analyzed through the interpretation of the first five verses of the Surah Rûm, with regards to naming, politics, religion, culture, science, philosophy, art and women's descriptions. The main argument of the study is that the Byzantine image of Muslims cannot be addressed independent of the relationships established with Byzantium. From a historical point of view, it is seen that the image of Byzantium, which was initially positive, turned into negative depending on the course of relations and was balanced over time in terms of change, while the style and content of political and political imagery varied, there is very little variation in descriptions of social life with regards to Constantinople, Byzantine craftsmanship, family life and women. While the Qur'an and the Sunnah culture formed the basis of the Byzantine perception in the early days, political developments became dominant over time. On the other hand, Muslims did not deal with Byzantium in a monolithic, shallow and reductive way, but they used the distinction between “us” and “them” to improve the image of Islam and reinforce Muslim identity.
Husrev u Shirin-Farhad u Shirin Masnavis and Ferhad as the Primary Hero in Turkish Literature
Authors: Coşgun Gökhan
Published: December 2021

The story of Husrev and Shirin, which was first put into poetry in Firdevsi's Shahname, was later written by many poets. It is undoubtedly NizamiGanjavi who brought the story of Husrev and Şirin to the real fame in Persian literature. Nizami's Husrev u Shirin Masnavi inspired many Persian and Turkish poets who came after him. Each poet has immortalized this story according to his own imagination. In Turkish literature, poets have produced original works by changing the story according to their own traditions and belief cultures instead of translating the story from Persian literature. In this context, Ali Shir Nevayi and Lamii Chelebi's Farhad u Shirin masnavis are two remarkable works. While Hüsrev was the main hero of Husrev u Shirin masnavis in Persian literature, the real hero was Farhad in these two masnavis. In Turkish folk literature, Ferhad stands out as the only hero without mentioning Husrev. This is a result of the efforts of Turkish poets to construct a new story with Farhad. In our study, the subject of why a story whose main hero is Husrev evolved into Farhad in Turkish literature will be examined.
A Review of Modular Ergonomic Furniture Patents
Authors: Nirmal Umar , Anton Eric , Kiat Ng Poh , Wen Chin Chee
Published: December 2021

This paper identifies weaknesses in the ergonomics and design advancements of household furniture. This paper suggests recommendations to enhance the satisfaction and support of ergonomic furniture. Furniture and interior wares are the chosen products of interest, and are specifically emphasised in the context of home living. This paper includes an ergonomics focus on the engineering and industrial design of household furniture, but does not include an analysis of biomechanics, physiology and anthropometry. Based on evaluations of patents from 1980 to 2013, this paper suggests that a user-centred design would be an ideal choice for designers as it potentially promotes customer satisfaction and simultaneously improves the health and well-being of users. The paper synthesises the consensuses of furniture consumers which include data from trends, demands, complexities and preferences.
Умови застосування методу власного випромінювання при вирішенні задач технічної діагностики напівпровідникових структур
Authors: Кузавков Василь , Романенко Марія , Болотюк Юлія
Published: December 2021

В статті розглянуто особливості застосування методу власного випромінювання для складних напівпровідникових структур (мікропроцесорів, мікроконтролерів, програмовано-логіних інтегральних схемах та ін.)

Метод власного випромінювання пов’язаний з реєстрацією параметрів електромагнітного поля в інфрачервоному діапазоні хвиль. Параметри цього випромінювання безпосередньо залежать від температури об’єкту контролю – температури напівпровідникової структури. Використання температури в якості діагностичного параметру вимагає аналітичного опису процесів в напівпровідникових структурах, а саме фізико-хімічних процесів пов’язаних з термодинамічними властивостями кристалічної структури та поверхні, яка ізолює кристал від зовнішнього середовища.

З метою активації функціональних вузлів, які входять до складу великих інтегральних схем в запропонованому методі використовується спеціально підготовлена тестова послідовність. Довжина зазначеної послідовності повинна забезпечити вихід температурного процесу на сталий режим. Однак, при цьому можливе спотворення діагностичної інформації внаслідок взаємного впливу температури від сусідніх функціональних вузлів. В роботі визначено час реєстрації (довжину активуючого впливу) діагностичного параметру окремих функціональних вузлів. Проаналізовано умови розповсюдження тепла в ізолюючому шарі напівпровідникової структури, яка містить в собі декілька окремих функціональних вузлів з відомим геометричним місцем розташування на підложці.

Дослідження спрямовані на вирішення задач технічного діагностування, а саме: визначення фактичного технічного стану цифрового радіоелектронного обладнання та прогнозування технічного стану.
Enn einn „útlenskur tónn'' í Rask 98
Authors: Ingólfsson Árni
Published: December 2021

The manuscript Rask 98, also known as Melódía (in the Arnamagnæan Collection, Copenhagen), was written ca. 1660–70 by an unknown scribe and contains 223 notated songs. The manuscriptʼs heading states that it contains “foreign tunes to Icelandic poetry.” Since none of the songs in Rask 98 carries an attribution, tracing their origins has proved to be an arduous task. In an article published in this journal in 2012, the present author identified models for five “foreign tunes” in Rask 98, extending our knowledge of musical repertoire and transmission in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Iceland. One further piece can now be added to the collection: Jacobus Clemens (non Papa)ʼs four-part song Godt es mijn licht, first published in Leuven in 1567 but in Nuremberg a year later to a text in German, Gott ist mein liecht. Only the latter version repeats the songsʼs last two phrases, a repeat that is also found in Rask 98. Thus the Nuremberg print can be identified as the source for the version in Rask 98. The Icelandic text, Englar og menn og allar skepnur líka senn, is not a translation, but seems to be a free paraphrase of Psalm 148. Rask 98 (and JS 138 8vo, a later manuscript that seems to be a direct copy) contains only Clemensʼs tenor part in a non-rhythmic notation. Like the other polyphonic pieces that were brought to Iceland in the second half of the sixteenth century, Englar og menn was presumably sung in four parts while vocal resources allowed, and its lower parts were still transmitted on their own a century later.
Comparative Study of Business Excellence Frameworks and Awards in Southeast Asian Countries
Authors: Budi Sulistyo  , Husni Amani  , Sri Widaningrum  , Musli Mohammad  , Rasidi Ibrahim
Published: December 2021

Many countries have initialized and adopted the business excellence framework to encourage high-quality achievements and be recognised internationally, including in Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ASEAN as an economic and political organization of 11 countries located in Southeast Asia, established a business excellence framework to promote international organizational excellence and serve as national quality awards, which most of them adopted the Baldrige Excellence Framework (BEF). This study utilizes the accumulation and analysis of qualitative information using several sources and evidence from the business excellence frameworks and awards in ASEAN countries. This paper presents analytical comparisons of various aspects of the framework, such as their goals, award and recognition, categories, and score points (scores). It also discusses the similarities and differences among them.
The Impact of Tax Audit and Corruption Perception on Tax Evasion
Authors: Ferry Irawan  , Adam Siaga Utama
Published: December 2021

This study is aimed to determine the impact of tax audit intensity and perception of corruption on tax evasion activities. Some research that explains the impact of tax audit on tax evasion tends to give a varied result one and another. It is reasonable to assume that there is another factor that simultaneously influences tax evasion. Tax audit and perception of corruption were chosen because of their relevance and intertwine relation in tax authorities function and program, namely tax enforcement and the eradication of corruption. This research is also in line with the challenges faced by many countries in increasing tax compliance. We conduct a panel data regression method with a fixed effect model. We found that tax audit proved insignificant to tax evasion, and perception of corruption positively significant to tax evasion. We conclude that corruption significantly increases tax evasion and undermine the benefit of tax audit
Used Car Price Estimation: Moving from Linear Regression towards a New S-Curve Model
Authors: Fadzilah Salim  , Nur Azman Abu
Published: December 2021

A simple linear regression is commonly used as a practical predictive model on a used car price. It is a useful model which carry smaller prediction errors around its central mean. Practically, real data will hardly produce a linear relationship. A non-linear model has been observed to better forecast any price appreciation and manage prediction errors in real-life phenomena. In this paper, an S-curve model shall be proposed as an alternative non-linear model in estimating the price of used cars. A dynamic S-shaped Membership Function (SMF) is used as a basis to build an S-curve pricing model in this research study. Real used car price data has been collected from a popular website. Comparisons against linear regression and cubic regression are made. An S-curve model has produced smaller error than linear regression while its residual is closer to a cubic regression. Overall, an S-curve model is anticipated to provide a better and more practical estimate on used car prices in Malaysia.
Factors Influencing Intent to Adopt Big Data Analytics in Malaysian Government Agencies
Authors: Mad Khir Johari Abdullah Sani  , Muhamad Khairulnizam Zaini  , Noor Zaidi Sahid  , Norshila Shaifuddin  , Tamara Adriani Salim  , Noorazah Md. Noor
Published: December 2021

In Big Data Analytics (BDA), many government agencies directly raised their ICT expenditure in their effort to understand the attitude of the users towards new technologies. This research is intended to analyze factors affecting IT practitioners’ behavioral intentions in adopting (BDA) using a combination of multiple technology acceptance models. The synergistic three IS theory strengths: (1) Task Technology Fit (TTF), (2) Unified Technology Acceptance and Utilization Theory (UTAUT), and the (3) Initial Trust Model (ITM). The concept was validated in Malaysian government agencies, one of the highly dependent BDA promoters and initiators. 186 respondents in the Information Management departments of public agencies were recruited as part of the rigorous methodology to gather rich data. Partial least squares were analyzed by the structural models (PLS). The two key factors determine behavioral intention to adopt BDA in government agencies. Firstly, the assumption that the technology is going to produce great results raises the expectation of performance. Technological fit was the second determinant factor. Initial trust, on the other hand, was found to be adversely related to the BDA intention. Implicitly, the proposed model would be useful to IT officers in public agencies in making investment choices and designing non-adopter-friendly outreach strategies because they have more barriers to acceptance than adopters and lead adopters in the reward ladder. All public agencies will benefit from the findings of this study in gaining awareness of BDA application and fostering psychological empowerment of employees to adopt this revolutionary approach. The article outlines how dynamic TTF, UTAUT and ITM are for researchers to integrate in their emerging decision support framework for the study of new technology adoption.
The Dynamic Impact of Government Expenditure in Education on Economic Growth
Authors: Norimah Rambeli  , Dayang Affizzah Awang Marikan  , Jan M. Podivinsky  , Rosilawati Amiruddin  , Ismadi Ismail
Published: December 2021

The focal aim of this study is to examine the validation of education-led economic growth hypothesis in Malaysia under the recovery period following the 2008 world economic crisis. Specifically, this study implemented the augmented Cobb-Douglas model in order to observe the dynamic relationship between selected variables including, industrial production index, gross fixed capital formation, employment, government spending on education and broad money supply. This study adopted the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) in analysing the dynamic impact between variables and generally supports the education-led growth hypothesis in the short and long run. Specifically the study corroborates the bidirectional causality between education spending and economic growth, and vice versa, in the short run. The result also reveals that long-run equilibrium relationship exists between government expenditure in education and economic growth in Malaysia during post-crisis recovery regime. The education-led growth hypothesis can thus be inferred for the economy following crisis. The government should thus be advised that increasing education sector spending should increase post-crisis economic growth in both the short and long run. This is further strengthened by Granger causality test result which suggests unidirectional causality that runs from financial variable to economic growth. It is accordingly suggested that financial variable is a determinant of government spending on education in the aftermath of the economic crisis. Additionally, the study also supports the role of capital and employment on economic growth in the long term. By implication, the study suggests that financial planning as related to national education policies must be carefully and meticulously crafted, to ensure future success. This is linked to the investment in human capital which includes education expenditure at different levels that is essentially important to national long-term planning. The specific financial planning for human capital development is therefore very important to ensure the expenditure incurred contributes to sustainable economic development in Malaysia in the long term.