bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING THE INCLUSIVENESS OF AGRARIAN BUSINESS STRUCTURES
Authors:   State Biotechnological University, Stepanenko Serhii
Published: September 2023

Achieving the sustainable development goals is closely linked to increasing the inclusiveness of agriculture and rural areas. The urgent need to implement global and national plans to improve the well-being of people requires transformational change in terms of sustainability, inclusiveness and an appropriate assessment of the progress achieved. The article is devoted to the study and systematisation of methodological principles for assessing the level of inclusiveness of social development, particularly in agriculture. The variety of existing methods currently needs to provide a complete scientific and methodological basis for determining the multifaceted processes of sustainability and inclusiveness. The actual set of indicators for assessing the level of inclusiveness at different levels of management of inclusive transformations was examined on the basis of the results of a scientific search. The UN, World Bank, IMF and OECD methodologies were the most widely used. The analysis of Ukraine's economy's inclusiveness level, based on the inclusive development index in the global ranking, revealed a negative trend towards declining inclusive processes. This article outlines the link between sustainable development goals and the objective of achieving agro-inclusion in domestic practice. Sustainable development goals 1, 5, 8, 10, and 13 display the highest correlation with agro-inclusion. It has been suggested that a system of key indicators be established and analysed across three tiers of economic management. The results of the study were used to organise a comprehensive set of indicators aimed at assessing the extent of inclusive change within society. Agricultural and rural area inclusive growth were given particular focus. A set of criteria and indicators for assessing the achieved level of agro-inclusion for the micro-level of management (the status of a separate agricultural unit) was proposed as the main result of the study. The system of criteria and indicators for the assessment of the micro-level of inclusiveness of development was presented in the complementarity of economic, social, political and ecological components of agro-inclusion.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERSHIP AND THE MANAGEMENT OF STAFF PERFORMANCE IN IT ORGANISATIONS
Authors:   National Technical University ", Makovoz Oksana ,   Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", Kovalov Oleksii ,   National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"
Published: September 2023

The article aims to create a new leadership strategy that will facilitate effective human resource management in IT companies. In the current scenario of globalisation and widespread use of online formats, IT companies play an important role in the development of technology and innovation. Therefore, IT companies should review their development tactics and promptly improve their personnel management processes. Leaders of technology firms have a pivotal function in ensuring suitable responses to the contemporary challenges. Leadership within the expanding needs of IT companies is therefore a manifestation of the successful functioning of the company and its development. Proper utilisation of information technologies and awareness of market trends greatly enhance work efficiency, create new prospects, and maintain market presence. The correlation between leadership and HR performance is a crucial aspect that can have a substantial impact on the prosperity of the organisation. It is essential to note that managers need to adapt quickly to new challenges in order to ensure stable employee productivity. Imposing intangible traits on workers through administrative means proves arduous, hence the need for an informal, amicable and interpersonal approach. This undertaking is best achieved through the leaders of the team. The article focuses on HR management styles prevalent in IT enterprises. The key techniques and functions of the leader to achieve goals are given. Today, IT companies need to rethink how they manage individual leaders and shift their focus to building leadership team systems to be successful, create a highly effective culture and build sustainable organisations. Leadership assessment is at the heart of the talent management landscape. In the current dynamic business landscape, there is a pressing necessity to foster a culture of leadership and competence management among teams within IT companies to enhance their performance. It is important to identify leaders and encourage the development of team leaders' competencies and skills to lead the organisation more effectively.
Decolonizing Refugee Studies, Standing up for Indigenous Justice: Challenges and Possibilities of a Politics of Place
Authors: Arat-Koc Sedef
Published: September 2023

This paper interrogates the challenges and potentials for solidarity between refugees and Indigenous peoples by bringing decolonial, anti-colonial and anti-imperialist critiques in different parts of the world, including in white settler colonies and in the Third World, into conversation with each other and with Refugee Studies. The first section of the paper offers two analytical steps towards decolonizing mainstream Refugee Studies. The first step involves identifying, analyzing and problematizing what we may call “an elephant in the room,” a parallax gap between Refugee Studies and studies of International Politics. The second analytical step is problematizing and challenging the popular discourses of charity and gratitude that dominate refugee discourses and narratives in the Global North. The second section of the paper engages in a more direct and detailed discussion about challenges to and possibilities for solidarity between refugees and Indigenous peoples. Articulating historical and contemporary parallels between refugee displacement from land and Indigenous dispossession of land, this section demonstrates that there are nevertheless no guarantees for political solidarity. It argues that potentials for solidarity are contingent on a politics of place, as articulated by Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars; and also possibly on a reconceptualization and reorientation of refugee identity different from the ways it has been constituted in colonial discourses.
Unexpected patterns in the global COVID-19 pandemic data
Authors: Rinner Claus
Published: September 2023

A number of public health interventions, including mobility restrictions and vaccination, were undertaken to limit the global impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The burden of the associated disease COVID-19 was also expected to be dependent on demographic and socio-economic determinants such as older age and general wellbeing. In this exploratory study, we examine country-level relationships between a selection of these interventions and pre-existing determinants on one hand, and public health outcomes, including COVID-19 cases, intensive-care patients, deaths, and excess mortality, on the other hand. We outline the expected results and highlight countries, continents, and time periods during 2020-2022, where/when unexpected patterns can be found in the data. For example at a global per-country scale, neither mobility restrictions nor school closures were associated with improved outcomes; no intervention or determinant came with lower intensive-care patient rates; and when using aggregation per year and continent, Europe is the only world region where vaccination and the human development index correlated with better outcomes. Between 78% and 92% of the relationships at different scales of analysis either were not statistically significant or went in the wrong direction altogether. This failure to yield expected public health benefits suggests the need for an unbiased, critical reassessment of the global pandemic response with a view to improving preparedness for future emergencies. The articles concludes with a set of research hypotheses to guide this effort.
Contesting or Affirming ‘Europe’? European Enlargement, Aspirations for ‘Europeanness’ and New Identities in the Margins of Europe
Authors: Arat-Koc Sedef
Published: September 2023

Contrary to the expectations of the advocates of the EU project, an expanded and integrated Europe has so far not resulted in an inclusive cosmopolitanism of Europe in its actually existing complexity and heterogeneity. The enlargement of Europe in recent decades, instead of contesting Europe and expanding it to include all of actually existing Europe, has rather gone in the direction of confirming a monolithic conception of ‘Europe’, as culturally and politically defined by Western Europe, and one that properly belongs to a white bourgeois class able to function in a transnational, neoliberal space. This has led to a hyper-consciousness, new or heightened anxieties about ‘Europeanness’ based on distinctions between East and West, North and South. The paper focuses on the implications of, aspirations for, and insecure belonging in Europeanness in countries and regions in the margins of Europe. It argues that one of the most important outcomes of a heightened narcissism around European identity in the post-Cold War period has been an ongoing expansion, as well as reconfiguration, of exclusionary racist and culturalist logics across Europe. In the margins of Europe, these have been especially destructive, in terms of turning countries, regions and ethnic groups against one another as well as causing (racialized) class divisions and tensions.
ŞEREFİYE’NİN VERGİ USUL KANUNU(VUK) VE TÜRKİYE MUHASEBE STANDARTLARI(TMS) VE TÜRKİYE FİNANSAL RAPORLAMA STANDARTLARI(TFRS) AÇISINDAN MUHASEBELEŞTİRİLMESİ
Authors: ELDEN ÜRGÜP Seval , SELÇUK Deniz
Published: September 2023

İş ortaklıklarının ekonomi kadar eski olduğuna şüphe yoktur. Ancak, ekonomi geliştikçe işletme birleşmelerinin şekli de değişmiştir. Diğer işletmelerin doğrudan birleşmesi şeklindeki birleşme, biçim değiştirip kapsamını genişletmiş ve nihayetinde bugünkü şeklini almıştır. Günümüzde ortaklıklar, başka bir birleşik şirketin mülkiyet haklarını temsil eden hisselerinin satın alınmasıyla gerçekleştirilir, bu nedenle yönetim hakları ekonominin gerektirdiği şekilde değişir. Bir diğer gerçek ise, Türkiye Muhasebe Standartları Kurulu'nun kurulması ve Uluslararası Muhasebe ve Finansal Raporlama Standartlarının bu kurul tarafından Türk standardı olarak kabul edilmesidir. Bu rehberler kapsamında bazı ekonomik olaylara uygulanması gereken muhasebe yöntemleri, halen yürürlükte olan vergi ve ticaret kanunları ile örtüşmemektedir. Bu, akademisyenler için teoride, muhasebe meslek mensupları için de uygulamada birçok standardın nasıl uygulayacağı konusunda sorunlar ortaya çıkarır. Bu şekilde standartların uygulanmasında karşılaşılan sorunlardan biri de, iş ortaklığı kapsamında ortaya çıkan şerefiyenin muhasebeleştirilmesidir. Çalışmamızın amacı şerefiyenin, Vergi Usul Kanunu (VUK) ve Türkiye Muhasebe Standartları(TMS) ve Türkiye Finansal Raporlama Standartları(TFRS) açısından muhasebeleştirilmesini bir örnekle açıklamak ve farklılığı ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda yapılan çalışma sonucunda, Vergi Usul Kanunu (VUK) şerefiyenin muhasebeleştirilmesinde satın alma değeri ve piyasa değeri arasındaki farkı şerefiye olarak kayıt altına alıp amortismana tabi tutan daha basit ve detaycı olmayan yöntemler kullanırken, Türkiye Muhasebe Standartları(TMS) ve Türkiye Finansal Raporlama Standartları(TFRS) açısından şerefiyenin muhasebeleştirilmesinde eliminasyon kayıtları ile, bilanço kalemlerinin gerçeğe uygun değerleriyile görülmesi sağlayan farklı hesaplama yöntemlerinin kullanıldığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
DAVRANIŞSAL FİNANS VE KAMUYU AYDINLATMA PERSPEKTİFİNDE ŞİRKETLERE İLİŞKİN BİLDİRİMLER VE HABERLER: LİTERATÜR DEĞERLENDİRMESİ
Authors: YILMAZ Cihan , ÖZTÜRK Seyhan
Published: September 2023

Genişlemekte olan davranışsal finans literatürü, şirket haberlerinin/bildirimlerinin öncesinde-anında-sonrasında gerçekleşen yatırımcı tepkilerini ve dolayısıyla hisse senetlerinin fiyat hareketlerini Etkin Piyasa Hipotezi (EPH)’nin yarı güçlü formunun test edilmesi özelinde dikkatle ele almaktadır. Elde edilen bulguları fiyat anomalisi bağlamında değerlendirerek, ortaya çıkan irrasyonaliteyi yatırımcı önyargıları ve davranışsal finans modelleri ile açıklamaya çalışmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, kamuyu aydınlatma kapsamında gerçekleştirilen şirket bildirimlerinin/haberlerinin/duyurularının bilgi kullanıcıları ile piyasalar açısından önemini literatürdeki çalışmalardan hareketle ortaya koymak ve elde edilen bulguları davranışsal finans perspektifinde değerlendirmektir. Ulusal ve uluslararası literatürdeki çalışmalar, şirket bildirimlerine ve haberlerine yatırımcıların çoğu zaman rasyonaliten uzak tepkiler verdiğini ve bu durumların piyasaları yarı güçlü formda etkin olmaktan uzaklaştırdığını, söz konusu bulguların önemli bir kısmının fiyat anomalisi bağlamında davranışsal finans modelleri ile açıklanabileceğini göstermektedir.
ÜNİVERSİTELERDE MUHASEBE EĞİTİMİNDE AKADEMİSYENLERİN PAKET PROGRAM TERCİHİNİ ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLERİN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: YÜCEL Serkan , BAĞDAT Aydın
Published: September 2023

Bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin önem düzeyi gün geçtikçe artmakta ve yazılım kullanımı her alanda zorunlu hale gelmektedir. Muhasebe alanında da uygulamada yazılımlar iş süreçlerini oldukça kolay hale getirdiği için muhasebe yazılımları da günden güne gelişim göstermektedir. Buna paralel olarak muhasebe eğitiminde bilgisayarlı muhasebe (muhasebe paket programları) derslerin önemi her geçen gün artmaktadır. Bu durum akademisyenlerin paket programı derslerinde geleceğe ve piyasaya yönelik olarak doğru yazılım tercihi yapmasını gerekli kılmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, üniversitelerde bilgisayarlı muhasebe eğitimi veren akademisyenlerin muhasebe paket programı tercihinde dikkate aldıkları kriterlerin önem düzeylerini belirlemektir. Çalışmada öncelikle bilgisayarlı muhasebe dersini veren akademisyenlerle yapılan pilot çalışmalar ile paket program tercihindeki kriterler oluşturulmuştur. Belirlenen tercih kriterleri kartopu örneklemesi ile seçilen 8 akademisyen tarafından Best-Worst Metodu (BWM) yöntemi ile değerlendirmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda akademisyenlerin bilgisayarlı muhasebe eğitiminde paket program tercihinde “web tabanlı kullanım (erişilebilirlik)” özelliğinin en önemli tercih kriteri olduğu, en az önemli kriterin ise “yazılım firmasının teknik desteği” olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Transformasi Data Solarman Untuk Pengungkapan Informasi dan Pola PLTS dengan Metode Semi-Supervised Learning
Authors: M. Adhit Dwi Yuda
Published: September 2023

Saat ini EBT (Energy Baru Terbarukan) merupakan peluang sekaligus tantangan bagi berbagai elemen, baik masyarakat sebagai prosumer, pemerintah sebagai regulator, hingga pengelola sistem tenaga listik terutama PLTS (pembangkit listrik tenaga surya) di masa mendatang. Penyebaran informasi saat ini bisa melalui berbagai platform. SolarmanPV sebagai penyimpan data iot gratis yang berlokasi di Huishan district, wuxi, jiangsu, china adalah satu platform logging PLTS dunia. Permasalahan bagaimana cara menyampaikan informasi dalam meningkatkan minat penggunaan PLTS. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah memberikan informasi berupa Visualisasi Peta, dan Ranking penggunaan PLTS yang akurat mengenai pola informasi teselubung dari data solarmanPV. Metode data analisis terdiri dari data cleansing, data transformasi, dan visualisasi peta dengan folium, serta tambahan visualisasi peta menggunakan perangkat lunak google earth pro dan visualisasi ranking dengan perangkat lunak tableau. Pengungkapan informasi dan pola sebaran datanya secara informatif  dapat meningkatkan kualitas informasi terkait penggunaan dan kapasitas PLTS terpasang di berbagai benua dan negara yang dapat di zoom out/zoom in sebagai proses rollup/drilldown.
Optimasi Transparansi Data dalam Rantai Pasokan melalui Integrasi Teknologi Blockchain
Authors: Desy Apriani  , Nur Azizah Nadia , Nova Ramadhona  , Dhiyah Ayu Rini Kusumawardhani
Published: September 2023

Dalam rantai pasokan modern, keterbukaan data memiliki peranan penting dalam mendorong kepercayaan mitra dan meningkatkan kerja sama tim. Teknologi blockchain menawarkan potensi untuk memberikan transparansi yang lengkap dalam rantai pasokan. Namun, ada kekhawatiran terkait privasi yang membuat beberapa pelaku pasar enggan mengadopsi blockchain. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menyoroti persyaratan dan kesulitan keterbukaan dalam rantai pasokan. Penelitian ini menganalisis sejumlah proyek rantai pasokan yang menggunakan blockchain dalam berbagai cara di platform utama mereka. Kami memeriksa metode dan sumber daya yang digunakan dalam proyek-proyek ini untuk mengatasi tantangan transparansi data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa meskipun proyek-proyek tersebut telah berhasil meningkatkan tingkat transparansi dalam rantai pasokan, tetapi peningkatan tambahan masih diperlukan. Hal ini disebabkan oleh permintaan beragam dari mitra-mitra yang membutuhkan keseimbangan antara transparansi data dan opasitas proses untuk menjaga privasi operasional mereka serta membatasi akses ke data sensitif. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis pendekatan yang digunakan dalam proyek rantai pasokan yang mengadopsi blockchain untuk meningkatkan transparansi. Penelitian ini juga bermaksud menyoroti tantangan dan kebutuhan yang harus diatasi untuk mencapai keseimbangan yang tepat antara transparansi dan privasi dalam rantai pasokan. Dalam penelitian ini, menyimpulkan bahwa meskipun blockchain memiliki potensi besar untuk memberikan transparansi dalam rantai pasokan, tetapi tantangan terkait privasi masih menjadi hambatan. Untuk mencapai kesuksesan penuh, perlu ada pengembangan lebih lanjut dalam hal mengatur akses data sensitif, menjaga privasi operasional mitra, dan memenuhi persyaratan yang beragam dari para pemangku kepentingan dalam rantai pasokan. Dengan demikian, langkah-langkah tambahan perlu diambil untuk mencapai keseimbangan yang tepat antara transparansi data dan privasi.
Implementasikan Sistem Informasi dalam Mendukung Perilaku Pembelian Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian E-Commerce
Authors: Sutisna Nana , Sutrisna
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menginvestigasi implementasi sistem informasi dalam mendukung perilaku pembelian pada platform e-commerce, dengan fokus pada penggunaan metode TAM (Technology Acceptance Model). Latar belakang penelitian ini melibatkan pertumbuhan yang pesat dalam industri e-commerce, di mana banyak konsumen beralih ke belanja online untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari. Dalam konteks ini, penting untuk memahami faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keputusan pembelian pelanggan dalam lingkungan e-commerce. Metode TAM digunakan untuk menganalisis variabel yang terkait dengan adopsi sistem informasi, termasuk Perceived Usefulness (Persepsi Kebermanfaatan), Attitude Toward Using (Sikap terhadap Penggunaan), Behavioral Intention to Use (Niat Perilaku Penggunaan), Perceived Ease of Use (Persepsi Kemudahan Penggunaan), dan Actual System Use (Penggunaan Sistem yang Sebenarnya). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan pemahaman yang lebih baik tentang faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perilaku pembelian pelanggan dalam konteks e-commerce, serta untuk mengidentifikasi sejauh mana pengaruh sistem informasi dalam pengambilan keputusan pembelian. Dengan menganalisis variabel-variabel yang telah disebutkan, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan wawasan yang berguna bagi perusahaan e-commerce dalam merancang strategi pemasaran dan pengembangan sistem informasi yang lebih efektif. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan kontribusi dalam memperluas pemahaman tentang faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perilaku pembelian pelanggan di e-commerce. Dengan mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor penting seperti Perceived Usefulness, Attitude Toward Using, Behavioral Intention to Use, Perceived Ease of Use, dan Actual System Use, penelitian ini dapat memberikan rekomendasi kepada perusahaan e-commerce untuk meningkatkan pengalaman pembelian pelanggan, memperbaiki antarmuka pengguna, dan mengoptimalkan strategi pemasaran mereka.
Seismic Behavior of Colliding Buildings, Incorporating Soil-structure Interaction and Accounting for Variability in Structural Parameters, Soil Parameters, and Seismic Action
Authors: Asmouni Ikhlasse Kheira , Mekki Mohammed , Bensafi Mohammed
Published: September 2023

Pounding between buildings that are not sufficiently separated has been observed several times during earthquakes. This destructive impact may severely damage the structure and lead to its collapse. Although it is impossible to completely eliminate such losses, measures can be taken to minimize them. This article investigates the effect of the variability of structural parameters, soil parameters, and seismic action on the seismic response of two colliding buildings, taking the soil-structure interaction (SSI) into account. Two adjacent structures closely separated, modeled as inelastic lumped mass systems with different structural characteristics, were considered in this study. Both structures were modeled in the analysis using multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) systems, and the pounding was simulated using the modified linear viscoelastic model. The analysis was conducted in two cases: probabilistic analysis and deterministic analysis. Probability curves were established to analyze the effect of the variability of the parameters on the responses of the two colliding buildings. The comparison between the two analyses indicates that the probabilistic analysis is more precise than the deterministic analysis. It has been indicated that taking into account the variability of structural parameters, soil parameters, and seismic action is efficient in determining the realistic behavior of colliding buildings. Additionally, pounding is more critical in the case of buildings founded on very soft soil, followed by those on soft soil, then on hard soil, and finally on rocky soil.
Refleksi Mahasiswa dalam Berkeadaban Digital melalui ChatGPT
Authors: 'Amala Yuntafaul , Thohir Muhammad , Reditiya Viola Eva , Sari Nabila Intan Permata
Published: September 2023

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence-based machine technology developed by OpenAI. It is trained to simulate human conversation by answering questions and interacting on various topics. This research adopts a qualitative approach with a descriptive research design. Data collection techniques include observation, interviews, and documentation. This study aims to enable technology users, especially students, to understand patterns of digital ethics through ChatGPT in the Islamic educational environment. The research will conduct an in-depth analysis of student reflections on digital ethics through ChatGPT in Islamic Education classes. As students are agents of change, they need to understand patterns of digital ethics through ChatGPT in the Islamic educational environment. The research findings indicate that indicators of digital ethical patterns include respecting privacy and data security, avoiding the spread of illegal or harmful content, respecting ethical communication, being aware of the limitations of ChatGPT, and avoiding system misuse. ChatGPT in Islamic religious education can bring positive benefits and support responsible digital ethics development by considering ethics and morality in digital ethics.
Profil Pelajar dalam Kurikulum Merdeka Madrasah di Era VUCA
Authors: Habibah Maimunatun , Nurhidin Edi
Published: September 2023

to face the VUCA era. The research method used in this study is descriptive qualitative with a literature review approach. Three main concepts are a reference for tracking data: the P3PPRA, P3, and VUCA World concepts. This study finds that the concept of Pancasila Student Profile and Rahmatan lil Alamin Student Profile (P3PPRA) is a renewal of character education, which philosophically refers to Ki Hadjar Dewantara's educational philosophy about independent humans. Second, the implementation of the Project for Strengthening Pancasila Student Profiles and Rahmatan lil Alamin Student Profiles (P3PPRA) can be carried out through integrated direct and indirect teaching because P3PPRA is an integrated learning activity and is carried out separately from intracurricular subjects. This study concludes that the concept and implementation of P3PPRA, which accommodates a multidisciplinary approach, is a strategy to prepare students who are adaptive to various rapid and spastic changes in life.
Minimally Invasive Surgical Repair of Left- Sided Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: A Case Report
Authors:   Department of cardiac surgery, Mediclinic Middle East, MBRU, Dhabi, UAE, Jegaden Olivier , Shamry Adel Al ,   ²Department of cardiac surgery and ICU, Saudi German Hospital, Dubai, UAE, Al Ajami Abdulah ,   ³Department of cardiac surgery, Hospital Louis Pradel, HCL, Lyon, France, Nalladaru Zubin ,   Department of cardiac surgery, Mediclinic Middle East, MBRU, Dhabi, UAE, Ashafy Salah ,   ⁴Department of cardiac surgery, Zayed military hospital, AbuDhabi, UAE
Published: September 2023

Left side atrial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) is a rare entity. We report one case surgical treated off-pump with minimally invasive approach. We present a case of left side PAPVC with a non-significant atrial septal defect (ASD) in an asymptomatic 40-year old patient. Angiographic computed tomography (CT) scan has confirmed the diagnosis of vertical vein between left superior pulmonary vein and left brachiocephalic vein, responsible of a significant shunt and right heart dilation. Surgical repair consisted of implantation of the vertical vein into the left appendage through a left mini-thoracotomy and video-assistance. Outcome was event free and patient was discharged on day 4. Conclusion: Off-pump minimally invasive surgical repair of left side PAPVC is safe, effective and easily reproducible. Possible associated ASD may be treated with hybrid approach and percutaneous closure if indicated.
Enhancing Quality of Life (QOL) And Cardiac Function in Heart Failure Patients Through Integrated Tele-Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Psychological Support: A Prospective Study
Authors:   Bethanien Hospital, Germany, Mohapatra Ashish K , Alramadan Ayad ,   Bethanien Hospital, Germany
Published: September 2023

Introduction: Herat failure (HF) is one global pandemic affecting millions of people across the globe. Patients with HF report decreased functional capacity, increased dyspnea and weariness, and a diminished ability to do daily tasks. In previous years there was much advancement in pharmacological therapy against heart failure. Several studies have shown that cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programs are safe and effective in improving functional capacity and quality of life while decreasing readmission rates and all-cause death in heart failure patients. However, heart failure patients' psychological status is often unknowingly neglected, leading to poor quality of life. Methods: This prospective Study was initiated in May 2022, was conducted for 18 months, and was completed in October 2022. This study is a prospective study of heart failure patients, the effect of an integrated approach of tele-cardiopulmonary rehabilitation along with psychologist-guided psychological support enhancing the quality of life. The patients satisfying the inclusion criteria without exclusion criteria were randomized to intervention and control groups. Results: The age group of the mean (years)+/- SD(67+/-14.4) in the Intervention Group and (66+/- 14) in the Control group. Both the groups comprised female participants, 63% in the Intervention group and 68% in the control group. The initial evaluation was done at the beginning of this prospective study. The follow-ups were done in 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks. Clinical examination, 6-Minute Walk Test, peak VO2 evaluation in a cardiopulmonary exercise test, and echocardiography with LVGLS measurements. During the study period, it was noted that there were substantial improvements in LVGLS, 6-Minute Walk Test distance, peak VO2, and Quality of Life. Conclusion: In Conclusion, based on the findings of this prospective study, the integrated approach of tele- cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and psychological support in heart failure patients has tremendous benefits and remarkable improvement in Quality of Life. As the life span improves, that leads to more heart failure patients presently and in the future. Along with pharmacotherapy against heart failure, telerehabilitation, and psychological support should be emphasized from the beginning of heart failure treatment to achieve a better quality of life. Considering the importance of Rehabilitation, through this study, it would not be wrong to suggest an additional pillar of heart failure treatment along with four other robust pillars in the guidelines
VIRTUAL RECOGNITION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Authors: Devang Ashish , Raj Mayank , Chanchal Satya ,   Greater Noida
Published: September 2023

Voice recognition are programs on digital devices that listen and respond to verbal commands. A user can say, “What’s the weather?” and the voice Recognition will answer with the weather report for that dayand location. They could say, “Tell me a story,” and the Recognition will jump into a tale. Numerous gadgets are becoming more astute in their own particular manner to cooperate with human in a simple language. Programs that are capable of responding tohuman voices via an integrated voice system are known as desktop-based voice recognition. Voice assistants are a significant AI innovation that has the potential to significantly alter people’s daily lives. We reviewed studies that used voice assistants for various tasks in this context.
The Effect of Role Stress on Dental Hygienists' Job Burnout and Turnover Intentions: The Moderated Mediating Effect of Professional Identity
Authors:   The Korean Society of Oral Health Science, Baek Ji-min , Ji Jae-hoon
Published: September 2023

Objectives: This study aimed to test the causal relationships among role stress, job burnout, professional identity, and turnover intention for dental hygienists.
Methods: Data were collected from dental hygienists working in dental clinics located in the Busan area using a structured questionnaire. The final sample size was 142, and SPSS ver.27 and Process Macro 4.1 were used to analyze the data.
Results: Role stress of dental hygienists had a positive effect on job burnout and turnover intention, and indirectly through job burnout. On the other hand, the moderating effect of professional identity on the effect of role stress on job burnout and turnover intention was statistically significant.
Conclusions: Establishing a professional identity for dental hygienists can reduce turnover intentions.
The Relationship between Dental Care and Oral Health Behaviors of Menopausal Women in Korea
Authors:   The Korean Society of Oral Health Science, Han Yeo-Jung
Published: September 2023

Objectives: Using the raw data of the 7th (2016-2018) Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, this study aimeds to provide basic data for the the prevention and management of oral diseases in postmenopausal women by identifying the relationship between oral health behaviors and dental care.
Methods: Data of postmenopausal women were statistically analyzed using frequency analysis, cross analysis, and logistic regression analysis in SPSS Statistics version 26.0.
Results: The odds ratio for oral diseases was low in postmenopausal women who attended annual oral examination, used dental floss, interdental brush, and electric toothbrush, and were when toothbrushing was performed 2-3 times or 4 times per day. Conversely, the odds ratio for periodontal disease treatment, root canal treatment, dental extraction or oral cavity surgery, and dental prosthesis fabrication and repair was high.
Conclusions: These study findings provide basic data for the development of oral health policy in the prevention and management of oral diseases postmenopausal women.
Sanctions and Democracy: The Limits of Peace
Authors: Walentek Dawid
Published: September 2023

Scholars have argued whether democratic peace also holds in the realm of economic sanctions – whether there is an economic peace. Substantial amount of evidence has been gathered both for and against economic peace. This letter provides a new insight, with the use of the updated TIES data set, into the topic of economic peace. It finds that democracies are both more likely to issue economic sanctions and that there is no economic peace. In fact, the opposite holds and democracies are more likely to sanction one another. This letter indicates that absence of economic peace is driven the public opinion of the sender states and that the exercise of power among democracies has been rechannelled to economic coercion.
Pyrazole‐promoted synthesis of pyrrolo[3,4‐c] quinoline-1,3‐diones in a novel diketene-based reaction
Authors: Rezvanian Atieh , Esfandsar Zahra
Published: September 2023

We describe the first classic example of green synthesis of pyrrolo[3,4-c]quinolones scaffolds by catalyst-free unusual reaction of diketene, isatin, and primary amines in ethanol in the presence of pyrazole as a promoter for 4 h. The whole structure of the new product was confirmed by X-ray analysis. The overall transformation involves the cleavage and generation of multiple carbon-nitrogen and carbon-carbon bonds. This report represents a simple and straightforward approach for the synthesis of pyrrolo[3,4-c]quinoline-1,3-diones, which has significant advantages like readily available precursors, non-use of toxic solvent, operational simplicity, mild conditions, good atom economy, and excellent yields; therefore it provides a green and sustainable strategy for access to a range of interestingN-containing heterocyclic compounds in medicinal and organic chemistry.
Resilience—Towards an interdisciplinary definition using information theory
Authors: Nisioti Eleni , Clark Colby , Das Kaushik Kunal , Ernst Ekkehard , Friedenberg Nicholas A. , Gates Emily , Lambros Maryl , Lazurko Anita , Puzović Nataša , Salas Ilvanna
Published: September 2023

The term “resilience” has risen in popularity following a series of natural disasters, the impacts of climate change, and the Covid-19 pandemic. However, different disciplines use the term in widely different ways, resulting in confusion regarding how the term is used and difficulties operationalising the underlying concept. Drawing on an overview of eleven disciplines, our paper offers a guiding framework to navigate this ambiguity by suggesting a novel typology of resilience using an information-theoretic approach. Specifically, we define resilience by borrowing an existing definition of individuals as sub-systems within multi-scale systems that exhibit temporal integrity amidst interactions with the environment. We quantify resilience as the ability of individuals to maintain fitness in the face of endogenous and exogenous disturbances. In particular, we distinguish between four different types of resilience: (i) preservation of structure and function, which we call “strong robustness”; (ii) preservation of function but change in structure (“weak robustness”); (iii) change in both structure and function (“strong adaptability”); and (iv) change in function but preservation in structure (“weak adaptability”). Our typology offers an approach for navigating these different types and demonstrates how resilience can be operationalised across disciplines.
Experimental investigation on the evolution of bubble behavior in subcooled flow boiling in narrow rectangular channel based on bubble tracking algorithm
Authors: Lv Kezhong , Zhou Linglan , Chen Yong , Gao Hong
Published: September 2023

The nucleate subcooled boiling is an efficient heat transfer form and plays an important role in many cooling applications. The size and distribution of bubbles in subcooled boiling have considerable influence on boiling heat transfer. In this paper, subcooled flow boiling experiment is carried out to investigate the nucleation point density and detachment frequency of bubbles under different system pressure, and the test section is full transparent. Since the whole body of the test section is composed of transparent materials, it can be observed from different directions to obtain high quality images. A bubble tracking algorithm has been developed, which can effectively determine the diameter and position of detached bubbles, thereby inferring the nucleation point density and detachment frequency of bubbles. Besides, the distinctive properties of bubble nucleation within narrow rectangular channel are verified by comparing bubble detachment diameters with existed models. Finally, models for bubble nucleation point and detachment frequency under different operating conditions were proposed and verified through experimental results.
A geographically flexible approach for mapping the Wildland-Urban Interface integrating fire activity data
Authors: Tikotzki Idit , Bar-Massada Avi , Levin Noam
Published: September 2023

The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) is the area where houses and natural vegetation meet or intermingle. WUI areas are exposed to an increased hazard of wildfires and have significantly expanded worldwide in the past few decades. In this study, we developed a new empirical approach for mapping the WUI by generating a WUI index based on the juxtaposition among buildings, vegetation, and the fire history of the study area. We first calculated the percentage coverage of buildings and three different fuel typologies within circular moving windows with radii of 100, 250, and 500 m, and then acquired the fire history data between 2012 and 2021 for Israel and the West Bank (Palestinian Authority) from the VIIRS active fires remote sensing product. We defined the WUI as cells where the combination of vegetation cover and building cover had more VIIRS fire detections than expected by chance. To assess the effects of using broad vs. local scale parameterizations on resulting WUI maps, we repeated this process twice, first using national-scale data, and then separately in four distinct geographic regions. We assessed the congruence in the amounts and patterns of WUI in regions as mapped by information from these two analysis scales. We found that the WUI in Israel and the West Bank ranged from 0.5% to 1.7%, depending on fuel type and moving window radius. The scale of parameterization (national vs. regional) affected the WUI patterns only in one of the regions, whose characteristics differed markedly than the rest of the country. Our new method differs from existing WUI mapping methods as it is empirical and geographically flexible. These two traits allow it to robustly map the WUI in other countries with different settlement, fuel, climate and wildfire characteristics.
Sustainable P-enriched biochar-compost production: harnessing the prospects of maize stover and groundnut husk in Ghana’s Guinea Savanna
Authors: Fianko Daniel A. , Nartey Eric K. , Abekoe Mark K. , Adjadeh Thomas A. , Lawson Innocent Y. D. , Amoatey Christiana A. , Sulemana Nasirudeen , Akumah Asiwome M. , Baba Mutala E. , Asuming-Brempong Stella
Published: September 2023

Farmers in resource-poor areas of the Guinea Savanna zone of Ghana often face declining soil fertility due to the continuous removal of nutrient-rich harvested produce from their fields. This study focuses on the Lawra Municipality in the Guinea Savanna zone of Ghana, where low soil fertility, specifically, limits phosphorus (P) bioavailability and hinders crop production. The objective of this research is to formulate P-enhanced biochar-compost from maize stover (MS) and groundnut husk, which abound in the area, to close the nutrient loop. MS was co-composted with groundnut husk biochar at varying rates of 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40% by volume. To facilitate decomposition using the windrow system, the composting heaps were inoculated with decomposing cow dung, and the moisture content was kept at 60% throughout the monitoring period. The addition of biochar shortened the lag phase of composting. However, rates above 20% resulted in reduced degradation of MS. Biochar incorporation enriched the available phosphorus content in the final compost from 286.7 mg kg−1 in the non-biochar-compost to 320, 370, 546, and 840.0 mg kg−1 in the 10, 20, 30, and 40% biochar-compost, respectively.
Long-term monitoring in the boreal forest reveals high spatio-temporal variability among primary ecosystem constituents
Authors: Krebs Charles J. , Boutin Stan , Boonstra Rudy , Murray Dennis L. , Jung Thomas S. , O’Donoghue Mark , Gilbert B. Scott , Kukka Piia M. , Taylor Shawn D. , Morgan T. , Drummond Ryan , Sinclair Anthony R. E. , Kenney Alice J.
Published: September 2023

The boreal forest, the world’s largest terrestrial biome, is undergoing dramatic changes owing to anthropogenic stressors, including those of climate change. To track terrestrial ecosystem changes through space and time, robust monitoring programs are needed that survey a variety of ecosystem constituents. We monitored white spruce (Picea glauca) cone crops, berry (Empetrum nigrum, Shepherdia canadensis) production, above-ground mushroom abundance, and the abundance of small mammals (Clethrionomys rutilus,Peromyscus maniculatus), North American red squirrels (Tamiascirus hudsonicus), snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus), and carnivores (Lynx canadensis,Canis latrans,Vulpes vulpes,Martes americana,Mustela erminea) across 5 sites in the Yukon, Canada. Monitoring began in 1973 at Lhù’ààn Mân’ (Kluane Lake) and additional protocols were added until a complete sequence was fixed in 2005 at all 5 sites and continued until 2022. White spruce cone counts show mast years at 3–7-year intervals. Ground berries and soapberry counts were highly variable among sites and counts did not correlate among sites or between years for different species. Red-backed voles showed clear 3–4-year cycles at Kluane and probably at the Mayo and Watson Lake sites, but showed only annual cycles in Whitehorse and Faro. Snowshoe hares fluctuated in 9–10-year cycles in a travelling wave, peaking one year earlier at Watson Lake but in synchrony at all other sites, with no clear sign of peak density changing or cyclic attenuation over the last 50 years. Red squirrel numbers at Kluane exhibit marked inter-year variability, driven mainly by episodic white spruce cone crops and predation from Canada lynx and coyotes as hare densities undergo cyclic decline. Snow track counts to index mammalian predators have been conducted on our Kluane and Mayo sites, indicating that lynx numbers rise and fall with a 1–2-year lag at these two sites, tracking the hare cycle. Coyotes and lynx at Kluane peak together following the hare cycle, but coyote counts are also depressed during deep snow years. To summarize, we noted considerable inter-site variability in the population dynamics of many boreal forest ecosystem constituents, but the keystone species (snowshoe hare, Canada lynx) exhibit remarkably similar population trends across the region. We continue to monitor wildlife abundance, cone crops, berry production, and mushroom biomass to determine changes associated with increasing temperature and fluctuating rainfall. The Yukon boreal forest is changing as climate shifts, but the changes are slow, variable across sites, taxa specific, and of uncertain predictability.
The effect of the proportion of Modern European ancestry on grower and sow performance of pigs in smallholder systems in Uganda
Authors: Babigumira Brian Martin , Sölkner Johann , Mészáros Gábor , Wurzinger Maria , Pfeiffer Christina , Lewis Craig R. G. , Lukuyu Ben , Ouma Emily , Marshall Karen
Published: September 2023

Several factors, including breed, lead to divergent performance of pigs for production and reproduction traits in different environments. A recent genomics study showed that Modern European (ME) pig breeds contribute to the ancestry of smallholder pigs in the Hoima and Kamuli districts, Uganda. These pigs were also involved in a longitudinal study with several traits recorded, including 540 body weights (WT) of 374 growing pigs, 195 records of total number of piglets born alive (TBA) of 157 sows, and 110 total number weaned (TNW) records of 94 sows. Linear mixed-effects models were used to test for the significance of environmental effects, including housing system, geographic location, and the season when the events occurred as well as animal-specific effects like age, sex, parity, and farrow-to-weaning interval. Stepwise model reduction starting from models with all main effects and pairwise interactions was applied. The final models were then expanded to include proportions of Modern European (ME) ancestry for the subset of animals genotyped, following genomic ancestry analysis based on a Porcine 50K SNP Chip. ME ancestry proportions ranged from 0.02 to 0.50 and were categorized into three classes (low/medium/high ME) based on 33.3% quantiles. The effects of ME classes on WT and TBA were not significant. ME showed a significant effect on TNW. Sows with a high proportion of ME weaned 2.4 piglets more than the low group, the medium ME group being intermediate. This study used genomic data to investigate the effects of genetic ancestry on the performance of smallholder pigs in Uganda. The proportion of Modern European ancestry did not exceed 0.50, therefore not allowing for the comparison of local versus pure “exotic” types of pigs. For the range of ancestries observed, which is the relevant one for current smallholder systems in Uganda, differences were small for the body weight of growing pigs and the number of piglets born alive, while higher proportions of ME ancestry resulted in significantly more piglets weaned. The availability of genotypes of a higher number of growing pigs would have been beneficial for drawing conclusions on the effect of ME ancestry on the growth rates of smallholder pigs in Uganda.