bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE EFFECT OF SCHOOL HEADS' LEADERSHIP STYLE ON LEARNERS' PERCEPTION OF SCHOOL CLIMATE
Authors:   Central Luzon State University, Simbre Abegail P. , Buenaventura Ma. Laarni D. ,   Philippine Normal University, Aquino John Michael ,   Laguna State Polytechnic University, de Vera Jayson L. de Vera ,   Philippine Normal University, de Vera Mary Grace D. ,   Philippine Normal University
Published: March 2023

A positive school climate and excellent leadership are essential to promote holistic school administration and high-quality education. Research­ers wanted to find out how school leaders' leadership styles affect the percepti­on of students in a high-quality educational environment using a mixed-method research design. A total of 1018 people participated in this survey, including 907 students and 111 school officials from 24 different schools. The Multifac­tor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) was used to determine the most common le­adership style among school heads. The SCAI Secondary General Version was used to assess students' perceptions of the school climate level. Also, four school principals participated in one-on-one interviews on how their leader­ship styles changed during the pandemic. All aspects of school climate, in­clud­ing community relations, student interactions, learning and assessment, physi­cal appearance, discipline environment, attitude, and culture, had high levels of perceived school climate. Results show that transformational leadership, con­tingent reward, management by exception, and inspirational motivation are the most prevalent styles of leadership, while laissez-faire, idealized influence, and intellectual stimulation are the least prevalent. Only two out of forty-two (42) correlations between school atmosphere and leadership style were significant. Student interactions and idealized influence are also included in this cate­gory. School administrators and teachers need to understand the level of trans­formational leadership and the school climate to create the best school environ­ment, which will improve the quality of teaching and learning and, in the end, school performance.
THE ROLE OF JOB BURNOUT AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ON THE EFFECT OF JOB DEMAND TO EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
Authors:   Master Program in Management Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, Brawijaya University, Indonesia, Firdaus Ema Zahra , Noermijati Noermijati ,   Management Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, Brawijaya University, Indonesia, Ratnawati Kusuma ,   Management Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, Brawijaya University, Indonesia, Zaroug Yousef Ali Mohamed ,   Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism, University of Tripoli, Libya
Published: March 2023

This study was conducted using the job demand-resource model to examine the effects of job demand, job burnout, and the role of social support as a measure of job resources in enhancing the influence of job demand on em­ployee performance. Through 131 responses from the questionnaire survey, this study uses the responses obtained from a state-owned banking agency in Ma­lang, Indonesia. Data analysis was performed using partial least square (PLS) with the WarpPLS.7.0 program and Sobel Test to verify the relationship bet­ween variables. The results of this study do not totally support the hy­po­thesis since employee performance can be directly influenced by the degree of job demand that employees experience but not by the degree of job burnout that banking employees experience. As opposed to that, a high job demand al­so has a direct impact on an employee's job burnout. Another significant fin­ding from this research is that social support has a role in enhancing the influence of job demands on employee performance, rather than mediating it. This research provides enlightenment for the banking industry regarding the impor­tance of paying attention to employees' social support. High job demand cau­ses a decrease in employee performance; with good social support, employees will be helped meet the job demand so that it does not impact the performance they are building. It is challenging to lessen how much job demand influences employee burnout. Banking institutions can work to provide social support while also attempting to alter employees' perceptions of their jobs' obligations. In order to successfully prevent job burnout syndrome in employees and re­du­ce negative effects brought on by job pressures, banking leaders should provi­de assistance and demonstrate excellent leadership. This strategy ought to considerably lessen job burnout and directly result in improved performance.
INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP STYLE AND INCENTIVES ON AGENT PERFORMANCE IN SOCIAL SECURITY ACQUISITION WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AS AN INTERVENING VARIABLE
Authors:   Institut Pertanian Bogor, Restutiani Meila Rosanty , Cahyadi Eko Ruddy ,   Institut Pertanian Bogor, Munandar Jono Mintarto ,   Institut Pertanian Bogor
Published: March 2023

The re­search objective of the study is to analyze and confirm the influence of lea­dership styles, incentives, and organizational culture on agents' per­formance in social security acquisition. The information was gathered from 190 BPJS Ke­tenagakerjaan agents across 21 branch offices in the East Java re­gion. The r­esearch data obtained by filling out online questionnaires were then processed using a structural equation modeling (SEM) partial least squa­res (Smart PLS Ver­sion 4.0) approach. The findings show that there is an in­f­lu­ence of leader­ship style and incentives toward organizational culture on age­nts, and leader­ship style is more dominant than incentives toward or­ga­ni­za­tio­nal culture. Fur­thermore, the effect of the incentives variable and orga­ni­za­tio­nal culture vari­able on performance has a positive and significant effect. The leadership style variable, however, has a negative effect on performance. Or­ga­nizational cul­tu­re affects performance more than leadership style and in­cen­ti­ves. In addition, orga­nizational culture as an intervening variable fully me­di­ates the effect of the leadership style variable on performance. Fur­ther­mo­re, the organizational cul­ture variable can partially mediate the relationship bet­w­een incentives and per­formance. These findings are expected to provide di­rec­tion for organizati­ons to improve agents' performance by inspiring a sha­red vision, modeling the way, providing awards or recognition, and developing stan­dards of attitudes that clearly and measurably describe the organization's vi­­sion and mission. Further studies are needed in the same model applied to the national level of samples.
THE ROLE OF HOSPITAL SERVICE QUALITY IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE / JAMINAN KESEHATAN NASIONAL (JKN) ERA AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors:   Faculty of Economic and Business Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia, Ilma Aqlya Zuhra , Sugiarto Catur ,   Faculty of Economic and Business Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

Fewer people are visiting the outpatient clinics at Pandan Arang Hospital, Boyolali, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the hospital class transi­tion, with the exception of the Gastroentero Hepatology (GEH) clinic. The primary focus of this research is to learn how the GEH clinic's administration can improve service quality to attract and retain patients. This research aimed to identify the factors (service quality, customer experience, and perceived va­lue) that lead to trust, satisfaction, and loyalty among consumers and patients when choosing healthcare providers. This study used a Sequential Exploratory de­sign with a mixed-method approach, interviewing GEH's management and con­sultant doctors first and then sending out questionnaires to 307 patients of the GEH clinic at various times. Based on this research, Pandan Arang Hospital has the necessary facilities and staff to qualify as a type B hospital. Pandan Arang Hospital provided outpatient services during the pandemic, with a sepa­rate service flow for Covid-19 and Non-Covid-19 patients, as the World He­alth Organization and the Ministry of Health recommended. Quantitative stu­dies show a positive and significant connection between service quality, custo­mer experience, and perceived value on trust. Then, there's a powerfully positi­ve connection between service quality, the value customers perceive they rece­ive, and their level of trust in the company. Further, a positive and statistically significant correlation exists between contented customers and continued busi­ness.
JOB SATISFACTION AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE FACTORS IN PALM OIL PLANTATIONS
Authors:   Institut Teknologi Kalimantan, Damai Prasis , Rofiaty Rofiaty ,   Faculty of Economics and Business, Brawijaya University, Indonesia, Sudjatno Sudjatno ,   Faculty of Economics and Business, Brawijaya University, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

The research objective was to determine the effect of organizational culture, compensation, and motivation on job satisfaction and employee per­for­mance of oil palm plantations at Katari Agro Estate, PT. Bumitama Gu­na­ja­ya Agro, Central Kalimantan Province. The research sample of 200 plan­ta­ti­on direct employees was selected by accidental sampling method from 428 po­pu­lations. Data were collected using a questionnaire and then analyzed by va­riant-based Structural Equation Model (SEM) or Partial Least Square (PLS). The results of the analysis prove that organizational culture, compensation, and motivation directly have a significant effect on job satisfaction. Organiza­ti­onal culture, compensation, and motivation have a significant direct effect on em­ployee performance. Job satisfaction directly has a significant effect on em­ployee performance. The indirect effect between organizational culture and mo­tivation on performance through job satisfaction is not significant. The in­di­rect effect between compensation on performance through job satisfaction has significant. The study results have implications for organizational culture, compensation, and employee motivation that need to be improved to increase job satisfaction and employee performance. Suggestions for further research in­clu­de exploring research by adopting qualitative studies to explain the symp­tom further and focusing on the influence of organizational culture, compen­sa­tion, and motivation on indirect employee or managerial employee groups.
THE ROLE OF SERVICE QUALITY AGILITY, COMPETENCE, AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN IMPROVING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
Authors:   Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Indragiri, Fitrio Tomy , Remofa Yudha ,   Department of Management Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Indragiri, Indonesia, Hardi Hardi ,   Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Riau, Indonesia, Ismail Yusof ,   Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
Published: March 2023

Employees are assets for the company. Therefore high employee performance can improve company performance in achieving goals. The current research was done to develop a conceptual model related to competency, organizational commitment, service quality agility, and employee performance. In this case, data involved were obtained from 127 BUMN Bank employees. The information was prepared to utilize PLS Structural Equation Modeling. This study suggested service quality agility as a technique to raise worker productivity. The study further revealed that competence and organizational commitment mediated by service quality agility improve employee performance. Therefore, this result supports the hypothesis of the significance of service quality agility in improving employee performance. The findings from this study can be used as a strategy for improving employee performance. This result also strengthens the human motivation theory, in which employees working with suitable competence, high commitment, and high motivation in providing services can improve employee and organizational performance. Future research can focus on service quality agility by expanding the research subject to other business companies related to customer service, and the results may vary.
Small amplitude breather of the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation
Authors: Zav'yalov D.V.  , Konchenkov V.I.  , Kryuchkov S.V.
Published: March 2023

A technique for obtaining an approximate breather solution of the Klein-Gordon equation is presented. A breather solution of the equation describing the propagation of nonlinear waves in a graphene-based superlattice is investigated. Keywords: Klein-Gordon equation, traveling breather, approximate solution, correlation coefficient.
Identification of fast hydrogen permeability parameters of gas separation membranes
Authors: Zaika Yu. V.  , Sidorov N. I.  , Fomkina O. V.
Published: March 2023

The problem of parametric identification of some nonlinear models of fast hydrogen permeability of alloys for membrane technologies for the release of high-purity hydrogen (on the example of alloy B1) is solved. Not only diffusion in the bulk of the material is taken into account, but also physical and chemical processes on the surface: adsorption, desorption and rapid dissolution. The mathematical software and the results of numerical simulation for a three-stage breakthrough experiment with vacuum pumping at the membrane outlet from the structural material under study are presented. The influence of the accumulation of atomic hydrogen on the surface has been studied. Keywords: hydrogen permeability, membrane technology of gas separation, parametric model identification.
GaAs/AlGaAs- and InGaAs/AlGaAs-heterostructures for high-power semiconductor infrared emitters
Authors: Gulyaev D. V.  , Dmitriev D. V.  , Fateev N. V.  , Protasov D Yu.  , Kozhukhov A. S.  , Zhuravlev K. S.
Published: March 2023

The internal quantum efficiency of GaAs/AlGaAs- and InGaAs/AlGaAs-heterostructures for infrared light emitter diodes has been determined. The influence of the growth conditions of heterostructures grown by the molecular beam epitaxy and post-growth annealing on the quantum efficiency of heterostructures has been investigated. It has been shown that it is possible to increase the quantum luminescence efficiency of the studied heterostructures up to 75-80% at the average power by the combined optimization of these processes. Keywords: GaAs/AlGaAs and InGaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures, internal quantum exit, photoluminescence, molecular-beam epitaxy.
Elastic waves in media with bimodular nonlinearity taking into account the effects of reflection from shock fronts
Authors: Nazarov V.E.
Published: March 2023

A theoretical study of the propagation of longitudinal strong low-frequency and weak high-frequency elastic waves in non-dispersing solids with a bimodular nonlinearity is carried out, taking into account the effects of reflection from the shock fronts of the wave. Expressions are obtained for the waveform, as well as for the amplitudes, frequencies, and phases of the harmonic components of the perturbation reflected from the discontinuities of the nonlinear wave. Numerical and graphical analysis of the obtained solutions is carried out. It is noted that the experimental study of the effects of wave reflection from discontinuities can be used to determine the nonlinear parameter of the bimodular solids. Keywords: longitudinal elastic waves, bimodular nonlinearity, shock waves, reflection from a discontinuity.
Global, regional, and national temporal trends in mortality and disability-adjusted life years for cardiovascular disease attributable to low temperature during 1990–2019: an age-period-cohort analysis of the global burden of disease 2019 study (Preprint)
Authors: Li Xiaofei , Liu Zeye , Xie Jing , Shao Hua , Ren Liqun , Jing Shenqi , Shan Tao , Lu shan , Xia Ruibing , Xia Ruibing , Zhang Xin , Liu Naifeng , Liu Yun , Liu Naifeng
Published: March 2023

BACKGROUND

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common non-communicable disease (NCD) burden attributable to low temperature. Few studies have focused on the worldwide region-specific relationship between CVDs and low temperature.

OBJECTIVE

We aimed to depict an overview of trends in mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for CVDs and its subtypes attributable to low temperature over the past 30 years in 204 countries and regions, along with the associations of these trends with age, period, and birth cohorts.

METHODS

Data on the estimated burden of CVDs (including ischemic heart disease, hypertensive heart disease, and stroke) attributable to low temperature were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. We utilized an age-period-cohort model to estimate overall annual percentage changes in mortality (net drifts), annual percentage changes from 15~19 to 81~85 years (local drifts), period and cohort relative risk (period/cohort effects) between 1990 and 2019.

RESULTS

Among NCDs, CVDs had the highest mortality rate and DALY loss attributable to low temperature worldwide in 2019. China, Russia, India, the United States, and Ukraine reported the top five high numbers of death, accounting for 59.1% of global deaths in 2019. Although the number of CVDs death due to low temperature has increased by 35.9% (from 812 to 1104 million), an overall decreasing trend in mortality (net drift, -2.19%,95% CI [-2.34%,-2.05%] per year) and DALYs (net drift, -2.17%,95% CI[-2.26%,-2.09%] per year) loss was found. Countries or regions with high socio-demographic index (SDI) tend to have both high CVD mortality in 2019 (19.45%, 95% CI [14.54%,24.17%]) and mortality decline rate (from 1990 to 2019, net drift, -3.25% [-3.76%,-2.73%] per year), and deaths were concentrated in people over 80 years old (62.6%). The opposite outcome was found in those countries or regions with low SDI (mortality in 2019, 3.74%, 95%CI [2.46%,4.92%], net drift, -1.13% [-1.21%, -1.04%]). Similar trends were found in age-standardized rates and net drift for DALYs. Men have a higher disease burden and die at a younger age globally compared to women.

CONCLUSIONS

Mortality and DALY loss from CVD attributable to low temperature showed an overall decreasing trend globally, and SDI levels, sex, age, and geographic location contributed to the diversity of the disease burden worldwide. Countries and regions need to adopt individualized responses to tackle diseases.
Study evaluating the ability of Fe-BDC-PEG to carry and release active ingredient 5-fluorouracil
Authors: Thi Thu Hanh Pham , Thi Hoai Phuong Nguyen
Published: March 2023

This paper presents the results of 5 fluorouracil carrying-release of iron (III) framework materials with two ligands of 1,4-benzene dicarboxylic acid and polyethylene glycol diacid synthesized by ultrasonic bath method at room temperature. Materials were characterized, and their properties by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) techniques showed that the active ingredient was fully adsorbed into the structural framework of the material without changing the shape and size of the material. The evaluation results for the 5-fluorouracil carrying capacity of Fe-BDC-PEG two-ligand Fe-BDC-PEG framework material showed that the drug absorption capacity reached 358.707 mg/g. The slow-release characteristics of the material were also evaluated, indicating that the effective release of the active ingredient came to 94.42% after 7 days, and the maximum after 10 days reached 97.68%. The Fe-BDC-PEG@5-FU drug carrier material system is studied to orient the application of cancer treatment when minimizing side effects based on the slow release of the system.
A Systematic Literature Review of Sustainable Supply Chain Management using Block Chain Technology in Fashion Industries and Proposing ABC Framework
Authors: Priyadharshini Dr. K.
Published: March 2023

Abstract: Indian Fashion industries using Blockchain in sustainable supply chain practices are still developing. The literature base is also significantly less in BT(Blockchain) using SSCM (Sustainable supply chain Management) fashion industries. To understand the literature clearly, the PRISMA technique is used to identify, screen, and include the related research concepts in the area of BT using SSCM fashion industries. The analysis of PRISMA gives the result of proposing the ABC framework shows significant factors involved in the A (adoption of Blockchain), B (the barriers during the implementation), and C (critical success factors) to be maintained to create a competitive advantage. The adoption of blockchain in SSCM has to be studied and involved through 1. Force Field Theory, and 2. When implementing the SSCM using BT, specific barriers have a concept of TOE framework, which includes (Technology, Organisation, and Environment) related to organizational performance. The performance factors should be identified to implement the factors in such a way as to get the maximum benefits out of it. The performance indicator factors are organizational, environmental, economic, information, and customer performance. After the implementation, the organization should maintain the factors effectively with the help of critical success factors such as top management support, financial constraints, supplier performance, customer acceptance, and Government regulations. This is the first paper that discusses the adoption, barriers, and challenges in implementing SSCM using BT in the fashion industries. Industry practitioners, academicians, and research scholars can use this paper as a guide to know the essential factors suggested by various eminent authors in BT and SSCM.
An Analysis of 7 Principles and Priorities of Budget 2023
Authors: Mittal Dr. Santosh , Jain Dr. Renu , Saini Dr. Prativindhya
Published: March 2023

Abstract: The Indian Budget for the fiscal year 2023–24 would incorporate seven fundamental values and priorities known as "Saptarshi," which will serve as a beacon for Amrit Kaal. The government's objective for this Amrit Kaal budget includes a technology-driven and knowledge-based economy, as well as sound public finances and a thriving financial sector, according to reports from the minister. This budget is the first to be passed under the Amrit Kaal. In Amrit Kaal's first budget, the Minister adopted the following seven guiding principles and priorities: green growth, youth power, inclusive development, going the extra mile, infrastructure and investment, maximizing potential, and financial sector.
Фемтосекундын лазерын пульсээр атомыг иончлох магадлалыг тооцоолох
Authors: Ч Алдармаа , Л Хэнмэдэх , Г Зоригт
Published: March 2023

Энэхүү ажилд фемтосекундын лазерын пульс, атомтай харилцан үйлчлэлийг хугацаанаас хамаарсан Шредингерийн тэгшитгэлээр илэрхийлж Кулоны дискрет хувьсагчийн аргаар шийдсэн. Үндсэн төлөвт байгаа устөрөгчийн атом хүчтэй лазерын пульсын үйлчлэлээр иончлогдох магадлал сугаран гарах электроны кинетик энергиэс хэрхэн хамаарах хамаарлыг тооцоолж, Alexei N. Grum-Grzhimailo нарын ажил болон Хүчтэй орны ойролцоолол, Кулон Волковын ойролцоолол аргуудаар бодсон үр дүнэй харьцуулсан дүн шинжилгээ хийлээ.
Бороон дахь микродолгионы унтралын шинж төрх
Authors: М Батпүрэв , Ж Нямжав
Published: March 2023

Сансарын болон газрын холбооны системд ашиглаж байгаа микродолгионыг унтраадаг сөрөг хүчин зүйлсийн нэг нь бороо юм. Бороо нь микродолгионы хувьд 0.1-ээс 7 хүртэлх мм диаметртэй, орон зайд тархан байрласан усны  дуслууд юм. Микродолгионы мужид долгионы урт нь борооны дуслын хэмжээтэй жишихүйц болж ирдэг бөгөөд 30мм болон түүнээс бага долгионы урттай микродолгионы унтралт мэдэгдэхүйц их, өөрөөр хэлбэл холбооний системийн ажиллагаанд муугаар нөлөөлөхүйц болдог. Бид микродолгионы уртын 3-30мм (давтамжийн 10-100 ГГц) мужид микродолгионы дуслын хэмжээ болон долгионы уртаас хэрхэн хамаарч байгааг Мигийн онолын хүрээнд тооцоо хийж судлав.
Цэгэн дефект бүхий усанболорын электон бүтцийн судалгаа
Authors: Н Төвжаргал , Ж Даваасамбуу , Д Баатархүү , Н Цогбадрах
Published: March 2023

Янз бүрийн үнэт болон хагас үнэт чулууны өнгийг өөрчилж хүссэн өнгө хэлбэрт оруулах асуудал үргэлж судлаачид төдийгүй хэрэглэгчдийн сонирхлыг татаж байдаг. Байгалийин хагас үнэт чулуу болох усанболорыг гамма цацрагаар шарахад цацраг бодисын харилцан үйлчлэлийн дүнд түүнд олон тооны дефект үүссэнээс материалын оптик шинж чанар өөрчлөгдөж өнгөний хувиралд ордог. Энэ өнгөний өөрчлөлтийг атомын төвшинд тайлбарлах нь шинжлэх ухаан болон технологид чухал ач холбогдолтой. Иймд бид энэ ажлаар усанболорыг гамма цацрагийн үйлчлэлээр үүсэж болох цэгэн дефектүүд болох нейтрал хүчилтөрөгчийн нүх, Френкелийн хос дефект зэргийг үүсгэж үүний  электрон бүтцэд хэрхэн нөлөөлөхийг ab-initio квант механикийн аргаар CRYSTAL14 программ ашиглан судлав.
Influence of raindrop size distribution variations on the rain specific attenuation coefficients
Authors: J Nyamjav , M Batpurev , S Jamiyan
Published: March 2023

The raindrop size distribution is one of main term to evaluate microwave attenuation due to rainfall. In this paper, the lognormal distribution is introduced to represent the raindrop-size distribution based on the measurement performed at the Chungnam National University. Since the distribution parameters are strongly scattered around the fitted value, we developed a new statistical model for the lognormal distribution parameters. Based on the new statistical model for raindrop size distribution parameters we have estimated influence of raindrop size distribution variations on the rain specific attenuation coefficients.
Electric Dipole Transition of the First Excited State of 9Be
Authors: M Odsuren , K Kato , G Khuukhenkhuu , S Davaa
Published: March 2023

The E1 transition strength of the 1/2+ first excited state of 9Be is calculated using three bodycluster model and complex scaling method where the excited state is correctly treated asunbound. The 1/2+ resonance is obtained using the attractive three-body potential.
Нарны титмийн плазм дахь электроны нягтыг радио гялбааны ажиглалтаар тодорхойлох
Authors: Д Мөнхманлай , Б Түвшинжаргал , Б Батбаяр , ч Мөнхжаргал
Published: March 2023

Швейцарийн Цюрих Технологийн Институтад зохион бүтээсэн CALLISTO (Compound Astronomical Low-Cost, Low frequency Instrument for Spectroscopy and Transportable Observatory) буюу хямд, нам радио давтамжийн мужид ажилладаг зөөврийн спектрометрийн багажаар цахилгаан соронзон цацаргалтын эрчим болон нарны радио гялбааг байнгын цэгт тасралтгүй бүртгэж байна.
Агаарын PM2.5 тоосонцрын морфологи, химийн найрлагын судалгааны зарим үр дүнгээс
Authors: Л Энхцэцэг , Н Төвжаргал , П Зузаан , Д Шагжжамба , Ц Амартайван
Published: March 2023

Бид энэ ажлаар Улаанбаатар хотын агаарын PM2.5 тоосонцрын бохирдлын морфологи, химийн найрлагыг SEM-EDX-ийн аргаар судлав. Судалгааг зуны 15, өвлийн 10 өдрийн агаарын тоосонцрын дээжийг авч 5000Х өсгөлттэй электрон микроскопын зургийг ашиглан PM2.5 тоосонцрын морфологийн анализ хийсэн бол тухайн хэлбэр, хэмжээ бүхий тоосонцрын 639  ширхэгт элементийн анализ хийв. Тоосонцрын хэмжээний түгэлтийг тодорхойлсон дүнгээр нийт тоологдсон дүрсийн 80% хувийг 0.5мкм хүртэлх хэмжээтэй тоосонцор эзэлж байгаа дүн гарсан бөгөөд энэ нь агаарын хатуу бодисын бохирдлын хүний эрүүл мэндэд хамгийн хортой фракц юм.
Будгаар идэвхжүүлсэн нарны элементийн үзүүлэлтийг TiO2 электродын гадаргуун боловсруулалтаар сайжруулах судалгаа
Authors: Ж Түмэнхүслэн , Т Угтахбаяр , Алтанбулаг  , Н Төвжаргал , Алата  , Ж Даваасамбуу , О Төгс
Published: March 2023

Энэ ажлаар будгаар идэвхжүүлсэн нарны элементийн үзүүлэлтийг сайжруулах судалгааг TiO2 электродын үе давхаргыг TiCl4 болон мочевинын уусмалыг хослуулах болон дан дангаар нь ашиглан боловсруулалт хийж сайжруулах ажлыг хийж гүйцэтгэлээ. Боловсруулалт хийсэн болон хийгээгүй TiO2 электродын гадаргуун морфологи, түүнд шингээгдэх будгийн хэмжээ болон эдгээр электродод суурилсан нарны элементийн ашигт үйлийн коэффициентуудыг харьцуулан судлав. Гадаргуун боловсруулалтаас хамааран TiO2 электродод шингээгдэх будгийн хэмжээ өөрчлөгдөж байгааг үзүүлэв. Эндээс TiO2 нимгэн үеийн гадаргууг мочевинын уусмалаар боловсруулсан электрод хамгийн их буюу 5.51Ч10−8моль/см2 будаг шингээж байгаа бол TiCl4-оор идэвхжүүлж боловсруулсан электродод суурилсан нарны элемент хамгийн өндөр үр ашигтай буюу А..К нь 8.736% байгааг тогтоов.PACS numbers: 88.40.hj, 81.65.-b, 73.50.Pz
An Analysis of a Family Medicine Residency Program’s Social Media Engagement During the 2021-2022 Match Cycle
Authors: Phung Annie , Wright Katherine , Choi Natalie J.S.
Published: March 2023

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic affected the 2021 and 2022 residency recruitment cycles. Many programs rapidly shifted their recruitment efforts to include a greater presence on social media (SoMe), assuming that applicants would use these avenues as supplemental sources of information. As this represents a deviation from traditional recruitment efforts, our research team sought to analyze social media trends during the 2021-2022 family medicine virtual Match.Methods: We obtained social media analytics from our program’s Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts to trend user engagement as well as sources of traffic to our program’s website.Results: Our study shows the ratio of users reached per post correlated with Instagram and Twitter more than Facebook. The most users reached per post were in June, October, and February, corresponding to when Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) application opened, when interview invitations were mostly extended, and rank order list submission. GME website traffic sources revealed that Google was the greatest driver to our website, more than the three SoMe platforms combined. Discussion: Our findings suggest Instagram and Twitter engage more users per post compared to Facebook, and user engagement appeared more aligned with the Match cycle timeline than the number of posts generated. It is important to continue to explore effective ways for applicants and programs to engage with one another in the ongoing uncertainty of virtual interviewing.
The Divine Height of Words (On a Couple of Words in the English Translations of Crime and Punishment)
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Boborykina Tatiana A.
Published: March 2023

The essay explores problems of translating Russian classical Literature into English. It happens that even one word is capable of changing if not the plot, then the profound philosophical message of a text. The double meaning, direct and indirect, of certain words, and their connections with other parts of the text that remain unnoticed, eventually lead to oversimplifying and narrowing the dimension and scale of the composition as a whole in the perception of readers incapable of comprehending the original. Comparative analyses of only two words in several translations of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment show the complexity and the responsibility of translations, especially the translation of a literary work, where the words rise into “divine height” of their signified and hidden meanings.
The Otherworld in Dostoevsky’s Short Story “Bobok”
Authors:   Novgorod State University, Podosokorsky Nikolay N.
Published: March 2023

The article is devoted to the study of the description of the otherworld in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s mystical story “Bobok,” first published in 1873 in the author’s column A Writer’s Diary of the weekly Grazhdanin (Dostoevsky was at the time both author and editor of the magazine.) The short story is considered in the context of other texts of the column and the writer’s previous statements about the problem of human afterlife. Special attention is paid in the article to the interpretation of the title of the story, with its reference to beans, which have been related to the world of the dead in many cultures since ancient times. For this reason, various sources on the history of religion, ethnography and folklore are considered. The article also deals with the theme of the dead souls’ passing through aerial toll houses in the story and the unexpected role people play in this passage according to Dostoevsky. It is proved that the most obvious and attention-grabbing journalistic and satirical layer of the story “Bobok” does not exhaust the author’s intention at all, and it is not able to determine the depth of this work.
The Prognostic Impact of Angiolymphatic Invasion in Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy
Authors: Kim Jin Hyuck , Ko Young Hwii , Kim Jong Wook , Kang Seok Ho , Jung Seung Il , Park Jin Sung , Seo Ho Kyung , Kim Hyung Joon , Jeong Byong Chang , Kim Tae-Hwan , Choi Se Young , Nam Jong Kil , Ku Ja Yoon , Joo Kwan Joong , Jang Won Sik , Yoon Young Eun , Yun Seok Joong , Hong Sung-Hoo , Oh Jong Jin
Published: March 2023

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between angiolymphatic invasion (ALI) and bladder cancer in patients who underwent radical cystectomy (RC).Materials and Methods: Multicenter retrospective data from 495 bladder cancer patients who underwent RC between 2007 and 2019 were enrolled in this study. Patients were stratified into 2 groups according to the presence of ALI. The effect of ALI was analyzed by the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression hazard models for patients’ cancer-specific survival (CSS), overall survival (OS), and recurrence-free survival (RFS).Results: The median age of the 495 patients in the study was 65 years, with median and mean follow-up durations of 23.3 months and 37.1 months, respectively. ALI was present in 182 patients (36.8%). ALI was significantly associated with worse RFS as well as CSS and OS (p<0.001, p=0.012, and p=0.01, respectively). Adjusting for significant variables, a multivariate analysis showed that tumor stage (over T2) and ALI were independent predictors for CSS, whereas lymph node (LN) metastasis was not. Meanwhile, the adjusted multivariate analysis showed that tumor stage over T2, ALI, LN metastasis, and positive surgical margin were independent predictors for RFS. Otherwise, tumor grade (over grade 2) was not a significant predictor.Conclusions: The presence of ALI was an independent predictor influencing both CSS and RFS.
Complex Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer in Asian Countries
Authors: Ito Kagenori , Kimura Takahiro
Published: March 2023

The incidence of prostate cancer (PCa) has increased worldwide in recent years along with the recommendation for prostate-specific antigen testing, and mortality has been declining owing to advances in fragmented and simplified access to treatment care. However, GLOBOCAN (Global Cancer Observatory) data show that this result is not true for all countries. It has been reported that the degree of PCa progression at diagnosis and survival rates differ among racial groups. Based on various comparisons between Caucasians and Asians, it was inferred that survival rates were higher in Asians despite the higher degree of progression at diagnosis, suggesting a better prognosis for life compared with Caucasians. The survey among Asian countries did not reveal any obvious differences among Asian subregions; rather, it inferred that the impact of the level of development among the countries was significant. The development of healthcare systems and medical care could improve PCa survival in developing countries.
Consumer safety and defective products: The Egyptian Consumer Protection Law and the French Objective Responsibility Act
Authors: Daoud Ibrahim Abdelaziz , Kandeel Moustafa Elmetwaly , Kandil Said Elsayed
Published: March 2023

The present study sets out to examine whether the Egyptian Consumer Protection Law has contributed to creating a private legal system that provides all damaged parties with actual protection against safety defects. To address this issue, we adopt a comparative-analytic approach, through which the legal rules adopted by the Egyptian consumer protection laws and the French Law of the Objective Responsibility Act are analyzed and compared. Our findings indicate that consumer protection laws have failed to provide an integrated legal system for consumer protection against damages from defective products. Furthermore, the Egyptian legislator has only adopted the general rules, through which the consumer may be compensated for damages of defective products. These findings lend support to those of Grynbaum (2013) and Abuhelala and Al Khatab (2021). Accordingly, it is necessary to stipulate other rules concerning the objective responsibility for defective products; taking into consideration that the ultimate goal of individuals’ safety assurance against damages from defective products is a task of judicial oversight (Grynbaum, 2013; Abuhelala & Al Khatab, 2021).
Exercises in Existential Eccentricity. Conceptualising autoimmunity as a variation of the conditio humana
Authors: Barbara Macek
Published: March 2023

Barb Macek (PhD candidate and fellow (DOC) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences at the Institute of Fine Arts & Media Arts) takes as her starting point self-reflections and her own experiences with the autoimmune disease SLE. She approaches the phenomenon of autoimmunity in relation to fundamental human ambiguity, following the philosophical anthropology of Helmuth Plessner. Macek’s contribution, "Exercises in Existential Eccentricity", explores the bio-philosophical dimension of the disease rather than its bio-medical dimension, showing how autoimmunity raises existential-phenomenological questions regarding bodily ownership, the self, and the notion of the body as “one’s own”. From an assumed embodied diversity, she designs an artistic technique, EEE - Exercises in Existential Eccentricity, drawing on the technique of auto-interviewing, autoethnography and poetics to facilitate a dialogue between different inner voices.
Impact of Water Loss on Sustainability of the Mississippi River Channel in its Deltaic Reach
Authors: Allison Mead A. , Meselhe Ehab A. , Kleiss Barbara A. , Duffy Sean M.
Published: March 2023

The Mississippi River channel from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico
(GOM) is a key deep draft navigation channel and an active deltaic lobe.
Natural and engineered lateral exits from this reach into adjacent
receiving basins historically has provided mineral sediment for wetland
accretion in the face of rising relative sea level and supported
estuarine-coastal food webs. However, our analysis indicates water
losses from the channel have increased by 25% since 2004 due to (1)
bank failures during large floods since 2012 that have created several
large exit channels downriver of the flood protection levee, and (2) the
opening of an engineered diversion at West Bay in 2004. This has
resulted in a 60-80% loss in stream power in the lowermost navigation
channel that is accompanied by net shoaling between 2012 and 2022 and an
increased dredging need. Our 2022 survey in the GOM exit passes
indicates that only 20% of the freshwater, 5% of the total suspended
sediment (2% of the sand) at New Orleans now reaches the GOM: this
supports previous research indicating the delta front is retreating
after centuries of progradation. Together these results indicate that
(1) river containment and the sustainability of the navigation channel
is threatened, (2) sediment load reaching the seaward end of the delta
may be insufficient to avoid major degradation, and (3) the increased
freshwater flux into adjacent shallow coastal water bodies has unknown
implications for coastal hypoxia and food webs, including commercial
species (e.g., oysters) and marine mammals. Future acceleration in sea
level rise rates and tropical storm frequency/intensity likely will
worsen these trends.
Changing pattern of respiratory virus detections among school-aged children in a small community -- Dane County, Wisconsin, September-December 2022
Authors: Temte Jonathan , Goss Maureen , Bell Cristalyne , Barlow Shari , Temte Emily , Bateman Allen , Uzicanin Amra
Published: March 2023

Widespread school closures and other non-pharmaceutical interventions
(NPIs), used to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2, significantly disrupted
transmission patterns of seasonal respiratory viruses. As NPIs were
relaxed, populations were vulnerable to resurgence. This study within a
small community assessed acute respiratory illness among kindergarten
through grade 12 students as they returned to public schools from
September through December 2022 without masking and distancing
requirements. The 277 specimens collected demonstrated a shift from
rhinovirus to influenza. With continued circulation of SARS-CoV-2 and
return of seasonal respiratory viruses, understanding evolving
transmission patterns will play an important role in reducing disease
burden.
Synthesis of Piperazic Acid-Containing Cyclodepsipeptide Core of Verucopeptin
Authors: Sun Yuanjun , Tang Wenhao , Wang Mei , Ni Huxin , Long Ya-Qiu
Published: March 2023

Chemically, N1 nitrogen of piperazic acid is more nucleophilic than N2
nitrogen, but amide bonds predominantly formed at N2 nitrogen are
prevalent in piperazic acid-containing natural products, with only one
exception of sanglifehrin. Thus two orthogonal protecting groups of
nitrogen are often employed to realize selective coupling of N2
nitrogen, resulting in increased synthetic steps and low synthetic
efficiency. However, we developed selective deprotection of N2-Cbz from
the N1,N2-diCbz piperazic acid-containing peptide to form the N2 amide
exclusively, avoiding the tedious orthogonal protection strategy
commonly applied to the easily-accessible N1,N2-diCbz piperazic acid as
the building block. We employ this method to achieve an efficient
synthesis of piperazic acid-containing cyclodepsipeptide core of
verucopeptin with an overall yield of 21%. The key steps include late
stage coupling of piperazic acid with 3-hydroxyleucine derivatives, and
HATU-mediated macrolactamization of 19-membered macrocycle at N9 and
C10. The selective deprotection of N2-Cbz from the N1,N2-diCbz-piperazic
acid at late-stage would greatly facilitate the total syntheses of
piperazic acid-containing cyclodepsipeptides of biological interest.
Soft Matter Analysis via Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM): A Review
Authors: Lau E. V. , Joshua A.M. , Cheng G.
Published: March 2023

Soft materials or soft condensed matter are being globally developed for
various technological applications for chemical, consumer goods,
pharmaceutical, agri-business, and petroleum industries. Hence, research
interest is consistently growing in experimental studies of the
dynamics, structure, and morphology of soft materials as well as soft
interfacial materials. This review focuses on atomic force microscopy
(AFM), one of the many analytical tools conventionally used for solid
matter research studies, and presently being expanded into the research
area of soft materials. When appropriately utilised, AFM provides a
suitable alternative to soft matter investigation. The main AFM modes
discussed are contact, non-contact, and tapping modes. This review also
provides discussions on the working principle of each AFM mode and its
applications in soft matter analysis in recent years. Finally, a
critical analysis and comparison of the imaging modes is carried out to
identify the advantages and disadvantages of the aforementioned modes
applied in relevance to soft matter analysis.
Association of two genomic variants with HPV subtype-specific risk of cervical cancer
Authors: Ramachandran Dhanya , Seifert Finja , Eisenblätter Rieke , Beckmann Julia , Schürmann Peter , Hanel Patricia , Jentschke M. , Böhmer Gerd , Strauß Hans-Georg , Hirchenhain Christine , Schmidmayr Monika , Müller Florian , Fasching Peter , Luyten Alexander , Häfner Norman , Dürst Matthias , Runnebaum Ingo , Hillemanns Peter , Dörk Thilo
Published: March 2023

Problem: Human papillomavirus infection is integral to developing
invasive cervical cancer in the majority of patients. It is unclear how
genetic susceptibility to HPV infection directs cervical disease
development by affecting host immune response. In a recent genome-wide
association study, rs9357152 and rs4243652 have been associated with
seropositivity for HPV16 or HPV18, respectively. Methods: We investigate
whether the two HPV susceptibility variants show association with
subtype-specific cervical cancer in a genetic case-control study
(rs9357152: N =560, N
= 334; rs4243652: N =
544, N = 115). We further tested whether
rs9357152 modulates gene expression of any of 36 genes at the human
leukocyte antigen locus in 257 cervical tissues. Results: rs9357152 was
associated with invasive HPV16+ve cancer (OR 1.30, 95% CI 1.01-1.66, P=
0.04) whereas rs4243652 was associated with HPV18+ve adenocarcinomas
(OR=2.71, 95% CI=1.09-6.75, P= 0.03). rs9357152 was found to be an eQTL
for HLA-DRB1 in HPV positive tissues (p
=0.0009), with the risk allele lowering mRNA
levels. Conclusions: HPV seropositivity variants at chromosome 6 and 14
modulate subtype-specific cervical cancer risk. rs9357152 may exert its
effect through regulating HLA-DRB1 in the presence of HPV.
Modeling two-phase flow in heterogeneous porous media: part 1, the case of low interfacial tension
Authors: Zidane Ali
Published: March 2023

A fractional flow formulation is proposed to model two-phase flow in
heterogenous porous media in the case of low interfacial tension. The
proposed formulation overcomes the limitations of the fractional flow
approach that arise from saturation discontinuity. The total velocity is
calculated with two terms. A total mobility term multiplied by the
non-wetting phase potential which is a smooth term over the
computational domain. The second term is the buoyancy term that
represents the density contrast between the two phases. The proposed
formulation is verified with the Buckely–Leverett analytical solution.
Two other numerical examples are presented in 2D and in 3D. The examples
show the applicability of the model in anisotropic and in heterogenous
porous media and demonstrate the low mesh dependency of the model.
Financial Pattern of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEe) of Pakistan
Authors: Ullah Khan Naimat , Sultan Wajid , Ullah Khan Rahman
Published: March 2023

The study explores the financial pattern of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan. Financial pattern including overall management of finances sources, the obstacles in financing and to identify the most lucrative sources of financing. The data is gathered through 200 questionnaires distributed in four districts, namely, Peshawar, Mardan, Swat and Haripur of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa using the snowball sampling technique. The reason for choosing KP province is that it has a meager proportion of about 5% in total 3.2 million SMEs in Pakistan. The research explores the financial reasons for such a low number of SMEs in KP. The results of the study show that major problem to SMEs is an access to formal financing sector including high interest rate, high collateral requirements and the complex documentation process to get loans. The major source of financing in KP is equity capital and re-invested profit made by business. The findings also indicate that majority of managers and owners of SMEs are dissatisfied from the banks and policies of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA). The study suggests that SMEDA should have clear and transparent policies and vision to fulfill the financial needs of SMEs from the formal financial Institutions. Similarly, banks should tailor their products and services according to the needs of SMEs.