bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Risk assessment of human exposure to radionuclides in soil of urban areas (public parks and open playgrounds) in Krusevac, Serbia
Authors: Tanic Milan , Dinic Denis , Mihaljev Zeljko , Kartalovic Brankica , Dakovic Marko
Published: January 2022

This study aims to obtain data on terrestrial radioactivity coming from
naturally occurring (40K, 226Ra, 232Th, and 238U) and artificial (137Cs)
radionuclides in surface soil (0-10 cm) of selected eighteen public-access
urban areas in Krusevac city, Serbia, and to assess the corresponding
health effects for citizens using those areas for recreational purposes.
The specific activities of investigated radionuclides were analyzed using
HPGe gamma-ray spectrometry. The mean specific activity of 40K, 226Ra,
232Th, 238U, and 137Cs was found to be 353, 39.8, 38.9, 41.0, and 5.9,
respectively, in compliance with their values in other parts of Serbia and
neighboring countries reported in similar researches. To evaluate the human
health risk associated with radionuclides, conservative exposure
assumptions and models recommended by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency were employed taking into account three exposure
routes: ingestion, inhalation of soil, and external irradiation. The
absorbed gamma dose rate in the air due to natural radionuclides in soil was
calculated. The calculated indices suggested that the radiation risk arising
from natural and artificial radionuclides was not significant. The total
excess lifetime cancer based on the 95 % upper confidence limit of the
specific activities mean was calculated to be 5.89?10?6, lower than the
tolerable risk for regulatory purposes (10?4). Among investigated radiation
exposure pathways, external exposure was the most contributing one for the
health risk. The results obtained for the city's parks and playgrounds
suggested their safe use for recreational purposes from the radioecological
point of view.
Pendidikan Islam Masa Rasulullah dan Eksistensi Kuttab serta Masjid dalam Pengembangan Pendidikan Islam
Authors: Yusra Al Firman , Zulmuqim Zulmuqim
Published: January 2022

Islamic education system refers to the value of Islam. Islamic education foundation located in attitude or outlook on life itself. Which Islam considers life is not an end of all but ground to achieve spiritual goals after life. At the time of the prophet, Islamic education implemented in two periods, Mecca period and Medina period. Mecca period as the initial construction phase of Islamic education and based in Makkah, and Medina period as the center of Islamic learning and activities. The existence of kuttab and mosques aso affected the development of Islamic education. Where Kuttab and Mosque were the start of existing institutions such as madrassa and school and Islamic collages
Pengaruh Persepsi Konsumen pada Iklan Televisi terhadap Minat Beli Produk Mie Sedaap White Curry Studi pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi Kampus I Universitas Sanata Dharma
Authors: Putriwita Cicilia
Published: January 2022

This research was conducted to know the consumer perception on television advertising toward the buying interests of the customer. The research was done in August 2017 at the Faculty of Economics Campus 1 Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta. The research’s target is the Faculty of Economics’ students who have watched the advertisement of the product “Mie Sedaap White Curry” in the television, but they have not bought it yet. The samples were taken using nonprobability sampling technic. The data was obtained from questioners given to 100 respondences. The validity test was processed using Product Moment technic and the reliability test was done with Cronbach Alpha formula. Data analysis technic for this research is the simple regression analysis. In conclusion, this research resulted that consumer perception toward television advertising gave positive influence to the buyer interests.
ДРЕВНЕЙШИЕ ИСКОПАЕМЫЕ ДИАТОМЕИ
Authors: Беляев Анатолий , Юхалин Павел
Published: January 2022

Структуры, подобные современным и ископаемым диатомеям найдены в кремнистых породах среди базальтов и риолитов с возрастом 1640 миллионов лет.
Medicinal cardioversion in patients with paroxysmal form of atrial flutter at the prehospital stage
Authors: Lukianova I. Yu. , Kuzneztov A. V. , Shalnev V. I.
Published: January 2022

The work demonstrates the possibility of effective and safe medical cardioversion in patients with atrial flutter at the pre-hospital stage.
Traumatic intracranial hipertension correction in patients with intracranial hematomas during the early postoperative period with the use of systemic angioprotector
Authors: Koshman I. , Kalinichev A. G. , Shchegolev A. V. , Shaludkin I. E.
Published: January 2022

Post-traumatic brain edema is integral pathophysiological process in patients with severe traumatic brain injury, leading to increase of intracranial pressure (ICP). Intracranial hypertension (ICH), in turn, increases the number of deaths in this group of patients. The most important task in the treatment of victims in the early postoperative period after the removal of traumatic intracranial hematomas is correction of ICH syndrome.

Purpose of the study. To evaluate the effect of the systemic angioprotector use on the treatment outcomes of patients with traumatic intracranial hematomas in the early postoperative period.

Materials and methods. The study included 50 patients with traumatic intracranial hematomas. Group I — the main group (with the use of systemic angioprotector, n=24), group II — the comparison group (without the use of the medication, n=26). The effectiveness of treatment was compared — according to the following criteria: survival in the postoperative period (14 days), level of consciousness (at admission and average value during the day throughout the treatment), course of neurological status: meningeal signs, cranial nerve function, motor sphere, response to pain stimuli, autonomic system disorders (at admission and every day throughout the treatment), monitoring of ICP (before removal of the hematoma and average value throughout the measurement), changes in the multispiral computed tomogram of the head (at admission, on the 3rd, 7th, 14th day).

Results. The study found that the mortality rate in the main group of patients with intracranial hematomas in the early postoperative period decreased by 21.5%. The average value of ICP for the entire period of measurement in group I is 15.0±7.6, in group II 17.3±8.4 mm Hg. The average value of points of the Glasgow com scale on the 14th day in group I is 9.2±1.9, in group II 7.5±0.7 points. The duration of intraventricular monitoring of ICP was less in the first group — 4.3±1.2 days, compared to the second group — 6.2±1.5 days.

Conclusion. The use of systemic angioprotector in the complex treatment can reduce intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients with traumatic intracranial hematomas in the early postoperative period and improve intermediate outcomes.
Diversification of the defense industry: The state of research
Authors: NEVOLIN Ivan V.
Published: January 2022

Subject. This article reviews various research works in the field of diversification of defense enterprises, namely their topics, methods, and results.
Objectives. The article aims to systematize the trends of research in the subject area under consideration.
Methods. For the study, I used bibliometric and sampling analyses of relevant publications related to the universe of discourse.
Results. The article identifies areas of research indicating the search for mechanisms for financial and organizational support of diversification, and the observation of current trends in the procurement of weapons and technologies used.
Conclusions. Keyword analysis has limited potential as a domain description tool. Works on industry diversification describe success factors in a rather abstract way. All special issues are looked into in detail in the relevant thematic areas, but the words diversification or industry are not used.
The Performance of Competitiveness of Sharia Banking (Indonesia-Pakistan) Using Porter's Diamond Theory
Authors: Arno Abdul Kadir , Ishak Ishak , Kamal Fasiha
Published: January 2022

This article provides an overview of the condition of  the  competitiveness of Islamic banking performance in Indonesia and Pakistan using the porter's diamond theory descriptive analysis method, namely (i) resource variables with indicators of Institutional Performance and Financial Performance, (ii) Demand Variables with Market share and financing indicators (iii) Industry variables related to indicators of the number of sharia business units, (iv) Strategy variables with the roadmap for the development of sharia banking. The conclusions in this study are: 1) The competitive advantages of Islamic banking in Indonesia in 2016-2020 namely Institutional Performance of Islamic commercial banks, average profit growth and average growth of third party funds, compared with the same indicators on Islamic banking  in  Pakistan.  2)  Competitiveness  of  Islamic banking in Pakistan in 2016-2020, namely the Financial Ratio of NPF, FDR and BOPO which ranked first in terms of bank health level, and the average market share growth andfinancing growth compared to the same indicators in Islamic banking in Indonesia.Keywords: Islamic Banking Performance, Competitiveness, Diamond Porter theory.
The Influence of Discipline and Achievement on the Work Commitment of Teachers of Ibtidaiyah Madrasah State 4 East Aceh
Authors: Usman Usman , Zainuddin Zainuddin , Sari Rita
Published: January 2022

The purpose of the study to describe three things, namely the partial influence of discipline on work commitments, the partial influence of achievement on work commitments, and the simultaneous influence of work commitments of teacher madrasah Ibtidaiyah Negeri 4 Aceh Timur. The research method used is quantitative survey. Collecting data using questionnaires. Data analysis is performed with regression test, t test, F test, and determination coeffesient. The findings showed that there was a partial influence of disciplinary variables on work commitments of 0.319 (31%), there was a partial influence of achievement on work commitments of 0.594 (59%) and there is a simultaneous influence of discipline and achievement together on teacher work commitments of 0.940 (94%) only 6% were affected by other variables outside of this study
The Implementation of Character Education Through Religious Activities in the School
Authors: Hasnadi Hasnadi , Santi Cut Shella Mei
Published: January 2022

School is a strategic place to apply character education to students as the nation's next generation. The strategy in implementing character education in schools is through religious activities carried out in schools. This article aims to analyze and describe the planning, implementation and obstacles faced by schools in implementing character education through religious activities. This research is a qualitative research conducted in MIN 3 Aceh Barat. The research subjects were principals, supervisors, teachers, school committees and students. Data was collected through interviews, observation and documentation. Data analysis technique is done by data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing. The results showed that: (1) Planning activities carried out in each new school year by involving all school personnel, parents and school committees. Decision making is determined based on a joint decision through the stages of determining programs, costs required, program implementation plans, implementation and evaluation of religious activity programs. (2) The determined religious programs carried out on a scheduled and continuous basis until they become a habit. (3) Obstacles faced include: the dual role of teachers so that activities are not optimal, facilities for religious activities are not all adequate, the motivation of students varies in participating in religious activities at school, and parental support for activities at school is not optimal.
Maqashid Shariah: Implementation of the Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto Principle in the Litigation Process During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Fauziyyah A. Ummu , Gassing Abd. Qadir , Marilang Marilang
Published: January 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic which has been afflicting Indonesians since the beginning of 2020 has a tremendous influence on their lives in variety of ways. The Indonesian government has taken steps to ensure that citizens are protected and that the number of positives is reduced. Keeping the rights of people seeking justice to continue litigating during the Covid-19 pandemic while simultaneously guaranteeing the safety of those infected with the virus is problematic in the field of law enforcement and justice during the Covid-19 epidemic. As a result, the government through the Supreme Court of Indonesia used the Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto principle which means that people's safety is the highest law by passively using technology in litigation and increasing the supporting facilities for strict health protocols throughout the judiciary, including the Sungguminasa Religious Court. In the context of Maqashid Syariah, the goal of this study was to show and explain the harmony of the use of the Salus Populu Suprema Lex Esto Principle during the Covid-19 Pandemic. This study took a qualitative and empirical approach. The study of primary data source was interviews conducted by judges and court personnel. Collecting, decreasing, presenting, and describing results were all part of the data analysis process. The findings of the investigation revealed that during the Covid-19 epidemic, the government's efforts to uphold justice while preserving the safety of the human soul, such as Maqashid Syariah's of the hifz an-nafs, which is at the primary level was dharuriyyah
Measurement of 222Rn gas Concentrations and Radon Exhalation Rates in Some Cigarettes Tobacco Samples
Authors: Hameed Taghreed Khalid , Omron Auras Muse , Abbas Shaemaa Akram , Karim Mahmood Salim
Published: January 2022

Twelve cigarette  tobacco samples of various brands and origins   were gathered from local markets of Iraq. . The CRn  was determined utilizing CR-39 track detectors which were exposed to the various brands of cigarettes tobacco for 45 days. The  results demonstrated that the highest value of 222Rn concentration was )157 Bq/m3( in Macbeth cigarette sample of Brazilian origin and the lowest value of CRn was (76.3 Bq/m3 (in Sumer cigarette sample of Iraqi origin,with an average value of (106.53±22.3 Bq/m3). The outcomes have demonstrated that cigarettes of a Brazilian origin contain higher CRn than other studied samples, however, it is still less than some other average values given in the literatures.
Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ Emotions in Migration Studies
Authors: Mahmud Basem
Published: January 2022

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical studies on emotions in migration studies to determine the state of the art as well as to identify gaps. In addition to the three main approaches to understanding forced migrants’ emotional lives (extraordinary, everyday encounters, and therapeutic), this paper identifies different types of empirical research informed by these theoretical perspectives. They focus on; the impact of the context of migration, emotions during a specific stage of the journey, and the emotions, values, and traditions that forced migrants bring with them to the destination country. This literature review led to determining the most relevant tendencies and considerations. Due to the dominance of the therapeutic and extraordinary approaches, there is a need to (1) explore further the role of emotions in forced migration; (2) look at how forced migrants construct their emotions without losing the context (where, why and when); (3) investigate other functions of emotions or to ask how forced migrants make sense of their experience of violence, torture…etc.; (4) take into consideration the whole journey from beginning to end; (5) develop a theory based on empirical data which explains the interaction between emotions and belonging.
Los que no emigraron del todo. Segunda residencia rural y población vinculada. Un secreto bien guardado hasta la covid19.
Authors: Gracia Bernal Amparo , Gil-Albarova Amaya , Gracia Gil Ana
Published: January 2022

En la España interior hay muchos municipios en los que, aunque sea de forma temporal, la población con vínculos por segunda residencia es más del doble de la censal. Según el último censo publicado del Instituto Aragonés de Estadística, el número de hogares aragoneses, que disponen de segunda residencia es de 139.109. Se observa que, como consecuencia de la Covid19, está siendo relevante la atracción rural para los pobladores de las grandes ciudades no solo para la población vinculada, sino para la foránea. Es objetivo de estudio, los procesos sociales y cambios que se están produciendo, que por el momento solo se pueden medir a través de fuentes secundarias. Los primeros resultados podrían confirmar a la Covid19 como nueva variable a incorporar en la lucha contra el despoblamiento rural. Una oportunidad resiliente y generadora de un nuevo resurgir del medio rural, si se acompaña de las inversiones necesarias en digitalización a través de los fondos de recuperación NextGeneration EU, y con la ampliación de la actual política de vivienda en el medio rural, que ignora hasta la fecha la segunda residencia rural.
Inmigración internacional y sostenibilidad en pueblos pequeños. Retos y oportunidades económicas, ambientales y sociales en el Alt Empordà (Cataluña, España)
Authors: Morén-Alegret Ricard , Mendoza Cristóbal
Published: January 2022

Introducción: Desde la geografía humana, este artículo pone el foco sobre las percepciones de la sostenibilidad rural que tienen inmigrantes internacionales vinculados a municipios con menos de 500 habitantes. Si las experiencias y opiniones de la población inmigrante fuesen desatendidas, una parte importante de la realidad pasaría desapercibida pues hoy día la inmigración internacional es cualitativamente relevante en muchas áreas rurales de España. Concretamente, este artículo tiene como objetivo responder, entre otras, las siguientes preguntas: ¿Qué dimensiones de la sostenibilidad son destacadas por las personas inmigrantes? ¿cuáles son los principales retos para la sostenibilidad de los micropueblos? ¿cuáles son las propuestas y oportunidades para conseguir pueblos sostenibles?     Método: Este artículo aporta resultados basados en un trabajo de campo realizado en el Alt Empordà, incluyendo entrevistas semi-estructuradas a inmigrantes internacionales, así como en trabajo estadístico, documental y cartográfico. Resultados: Entre la inmigración internacional que reside en los micropueblos del Alt Empordà y que procede mayoritariamente de otros países de Europa y de las Américas (incluyendo emprendedores y empresarios, así como trabajadores experimentados), se pueden escuchar voces cualificadas que plantean diversos retos para la sostenibilidad local, así como oportunidades para el presente y futuro desarrollo rural sostenible.Conclusión: La población inmigrante entrevistada no son un colectivo pasivo sin interés en las actividades económicas, el bienestar social o el entorno ambiental de estos municipios, sino que son personas que cuentan con una opinión argumentada sobre el lugar en el que viven. Sugieren, sin duda, ideas de cambio (y de mejora), sobre el medio rural. Mientras estas personas inmigrantes se pueden encarrilar hacia proyectos económicos creativos que permiten interrelación de diferente orden con agentes locales nativos, las dimensiones sociales y especialmente ambientales son de más difícil trato, dado que la población inmigrante, en general, cuenta con relativamente menos mecanismos formales e informales de participación política.
The role of SGLT2 inhibitors in heart failure
Authors: Lusk Kathleen A. , Benitez Rebekah M. , Carter Justin , Diocee Harneal , Snoga Jenna L.
Published: January 2022

Heart failure (HF) is a highly prevalent disease worldwide. Its prevalence is expected to grow for the foreseeable future increasing the need for continuous assessment and optimization of guideline-directed medical therapy. The purpose of this article is to review available data assessing the use of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors for management of HF. An independent literature search using PubMed was performed by each author to identify all pertinent articles. In addition, reference sections of each article were reviewed. Articles were eligible for inclusion if they assessed the use of SGLT2 inhibitors on therapeutic outcomes related to HF. Among patients with HF, SGLT2 inhibitors reduced the risk of cardiovascular mortality and HF hospitalization regardless of the presence of diabetes. These agents increased the risk of urinary and genital infections. These data support the addition of SGLT2 inhibitors to guideline-directed medical therapy in HF patients, especially those with a reduced ejection fraction.
Do Cognitively Impaired Elderly Patients with Cancer Respond Differently on Self-reported Symptom Scores? A 5-Year Retrospective Analysis
Authors: Miu Doris Ka Ying , Lam Kai Yin , Chan Chung On
Published: January 2022

Objectives:

An increasing number of elderly subjects with cancer were admitted to the palliative care unit and they have suffered both distressing symptoms and cognitive impairment. We aim to identify the prevalence of cognitive impairment among elderly cancer patients receiving in-patient palliative care and to examine any difference between patients with cognitive impairment on self-reported symptoms.

Materials and Methods:

Subjects’ age ≥65 admitted to a palliative care unit from 01 September 2015 to 31 August 2020 was included in the study. Exclusion criteria were those with an impaired conscious state, severe cognitive impairment, or language problems that were non-communicable. Variables collected included baseline demographics, cancer diagnosis, cancer stage, mobility state using the modified Barthel index (mBI), and performance status as measured by the palliative performance scale. Cognitive impairment was defined by abbreviated mental test ≤6. Self-reported symptoms scales were measured by the Chinese version of MD Anderson Symptom Inventory and EORTC QLQ C-30 (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Quality of Life Core Questionnaire 30).

Results:

Nine hundred and ninety-one subjects with 1174 admissions were retrieved. Eight hundred and seventy-three admission episodes were included in this study. Three hundred and eight (35%) have cognitive impairment. Cognitively impaired subjects were older, showed worse physical function and performance status, and more often residing in old age homes. Independent predictors of cognitive impairment were age (OR 1.09), mBI (OR 0.96), chair/bed bound state (OR 1.79), and presence of brain metastasis (OR 2.63). They reported lower scores in pain (P < 0.001), distress (P < 0.001), sleep disturbance (P < 0.001) and nausea and vomiting (P = 0.012) in the self-reported symptoms scale.

Conclusion:

Elderly cancer patients with cognitive impairment were older with poorer performance status. They have reported a lower level of pain, distress, and sleep disturbance. Clinicians should be alerted to this phenomenon to tackle the unmet concomitant symptoms.
CT-guided microwave ablation of hepatic malignancies via transpulmonary approach without ancillary techniques
Authors: Raissi Driss , Sanampudi Sreeja , Yu Qian , Winkler Michael
Published: January 2022

Objectives:

The objectives of the study were to determine the safety and efficacy of computed tomography (CT)-guided transpulmonary percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) for hepatic malignancies without the use of ancillary techniques.

Material and Methods:

A retrospective review was performed on patients who underwent MWA for hepatic malignancy between January 2014 and February 2020 at a single tertiary center. Imaging was reviewed for each procedure to identify MWA showing transpleural transgression on CT scans. For these patients, demographics, ablation data, pulmonary complication rate, and predictors of pneumothorax were analyzed.

Results:

A total of 71 consecutive sessions (62.1 ± 11.3 years, 79% of males) of MWA were performed to treat 71 tumors (1.90 ± 0.96 cm) via transpulmonary approach under CT guidance. Technical success was achieved in all cases immediately after the procedure. At 1-month follow-up, 65/69 (94.2%) patients had no residual disease (two patients were lost to follow-up). Pulmonary complications occurred in 26/71 (36.6%) sessions, and 15/26 (57.7%) were minor requiring no intervention. Pneumothorax occurred in 14/71 (19.7%) sessions, and the rate of major pneumothorax requiring chest tube was 8/71 (11.3%). Lesions on the left side of the liver (segments I–IV) and intraprocedural probe adjustment were found to be independent predictors of developing major pneumothorax (P = 0.007 and 0.028, respectively). There were no reported pulmonary complications at the 1-month follow-up.

Conclusion:

CT-guided transpulmonary MWA is safe and effective in treating hepatic malignancies. Although it is associated with the risk of developing pulmonary complications, patients underwent successful ablation of their hepatic malignancies without life-threatening complications and mortality.
Miliary pattern in secondary central nervous system T-cell lymphoma
Authors: Rajendran Sibi , Lee Jonathan J. , Le Hung Ba , Britz Gavin
Published: January 2022

Background:

Secondary central nervous system lymphoma may manifest in a variety of ways on imaging, but most commonly presents with leptomeningeal disease, isolated parenchymal lesions, or both. We present a case of secondary central nervous system T-cell lymphoma with miliary pattern of spread noted on imaging.

Case Description:

Our patient had known systemic T-cell lymphoma involving the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts and underwent stereotactic biopsy confirming secondary cerebral metastasis. This spread pattern is an uncommon manifestation of disease and in our experience carries a very poor prognosis.

Conclusion:

We highlight the need to maintain a broad differential diagnosis that includes other metastatic disease and infectious etiologies, including toxoplasmosis and tuberculosis. High clinical suspicion and timely confirmatory testing including biopsy or cerebrospinal fluid flow cytometry are critical to treatment.
Tips dan Trik Menghadapi Soal-Soal Bahasa Inggris Ujian Nasional SMA/SMK
Authors: Budiati Budiati , Wibowo Tri
Published: January 2022

Program Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Tips and Trik Menghadapi Soal-Soal Bahasa Inggris Ujian Nasional SMA/SMK bertujuan untuk mempersiapkan siswa-siswa kelas XII SMA/SMK di SMA dan SMK Islam Sudirman Kedungjati, Grobogan dalam menghadapi soal-soal Bahasa Inggris UN 2018. Metode yang digunakan yakni simulasi dan pembahasan soal-soal Bahasa Inggris beserta tips dan trik untuk menyelesaikan soal-soal tersebut. Program Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat ini dilakukan di SMA Islam Sudirman dan SMK Islam Sudirman Kedungjati, Grobogan, Jawa Tengah dalam jangka waktu satu bulan. Dari hasil kegiatan ini didapatkan perubahan yang signifikan sebelum dan sesudah dilakukan treatment. Hal ini dilihat dari perbandingan nilai rata-rata pre-test dan post test. Di SMK Islam Sudirman diperoleh nilai rata-rata pre-test adalah 30, 64, sementara pada nilai post-test diperoleh 40.39, sehingga terjadi kenaikan 9.76 atau 38.99%. Di SMA Islam Sudirman diperoleh nilai rata-rata pre-test adalah 26.73 dan pada post test diperoleh nilai rata-rata 30.06 dengan kenaikan 3.33 atau 14.03%. Diharapkan dari program ini adalah siswa-siswa SMK dan SMA Islam Sudirman dapat mempersiapkan Ujian Nasional secara lebih baik dan lebih dini.
Dielectric Response of Difluorinated Sumanene Caused by the In-plane Motion
Authors: Yakiyama Yumi , Li Minghong , Wu JianYun , Sambe Kohei , Akutagawa Tomoyuki , Kajitani Takashi , Fukushima Takanori , Matsuda Kazunari , Sakurai Hidehiro
Published: January 2022

In this work, we designed and synthesized a new curved π-conjugated molecule difluorosumanene (1), which possesses two fluorine atoms on the same benzylic carbon on pristine sumanene to possess a large dipole moment along the in-plane direction. Thermal analyses, variable temperature X-ray diffraction and IR measurements indicated the 120° in-plane motion of 1 in the stacking columns, which did not cause any phase transition in the crystalline state. Indeed, the dielectric measurement using its both powder and single crystal showed that both real (ε1) and imaginary (ε2) parts of the dielectric constant were enhanced above ~360 K at 1 MHz with a Debye-type dielectric relaxation, confirming the pendulum fluctuation of 1 induced by the external electric field.
A network analysis of cross-border mergers and acquisitions in Poland, Czechia and Hungary
Authors: Brózda-Wilamek Dominika
Published: January 2022

Background: Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (CBM&As) have taken the form of a network, as there are complex business relationships between the participating entities. The concept of social network analysis (SNA) to study business connections is poorly described in the literature. There is also a lack of comprehensive structure studies on CBM&A purchases by Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) companies.

Research purpose: The purpose is to evaluate the geographical and sectoral structure of the Polish, Czech, and Hungarian CBM&A network in 2010–2020. This article also aims to present a new methodological approach to studying the structure of the M&A market related to the application of SNA metrics.

Methods: The study is carried out using social network analysis. Sectoral M&A data taken from the Eikon Refinitiv database are used, and several network indicators are applied, i.e., degree, prestige, and betweenness centrality, for the analysis.

Conclusions: In 2010–2020, Polish, Czech, and Hungarian companies were characterized by investment activity not only in the CEE countries, but also in Western Europe, Russia, and the United States. Enterprises from the financials, industrials, consumer cyclicals, and technology sectors have played an important role in CBM&A networks. Entities operating in the energy and healthcare sectors (in Hungary) and the real estate and utilities sectors (in Czechia) have also occupied a central place in the analyzed networks. Private equity and hedge funds play a key role in cross-sectoral transactions.
Імплементація інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій у систему управління бізнес-процесами вітчизняних підприємств у контексті розвитку цифрової економіки
Authors: Обіход Світлана Вікторівна
Published: January 2022

Визначено особливості впливу інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій (ІКТ) на трансформацію діючих бізнес-процесів вітчизняних підприємств в умовах розвитку цифрової економіки. Проаналізовано різні підходи до поняття «цифрова економіка». Встановлено, що розвиток цифрової економіки в Україні забезпечується становленням ринку ІКТ, а самі ІКТ є ефективним інструментом удосконалення управління бізнес-процесами на підприємстві. Досліджено динаміку показників використання інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій на підприємствах України за останні чотири роки. Доведено, що використання ІКТ на вітчизняних підприємствах поки що перебуває на рівні започаткування. Серед причин недостатнього рівня використання ІКТ можна виокремити високу вартість інвестицій в ІКТ та уразливе фінансове становище підприємств, а також недостатню підтримку на рівні держави. Розглянуто засади імплементації інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій у систему управління бізнес-процесами та проаналізовано основні інформаційні системи управління бізнес-процесами на підприємстві. На основі викладеного вище виявлено можливості та загрози впровадження ІКТ у діяльність підприємства, запропоновано заходи щодо реагування на них. Зроблено висновки про те, що для забезпечення реалізації нових завдань у процесі імплементації ІКТ у систему управління бізнес-процесами топменеджмент відповідно має змінювати підходи до ведення бізнесу, шукати оптимізаційні варіанти для зміни бізнес-моделей, що зумовлює реалізацію широкомасштабних організаційних та управлінських інновацій.
Exploring the Path of Cultivating College Students’ Personal Morality in Ideological and Political Theory Courses
Authors: Hu Jianhua , Zhou Xinting
Published: January 2022

Based on the demand of social development for people with both ability and political integrity, it has been acknowledged that some college students have a problem, where their personal morality does not match their professional knowledge. In short, these students have rich and profound professional knowledge, but their personal morality is lacking. Therefore, the attention to such a problem is called for. This paper analyzes the path of cultivating college students’ personal morality in ideological and political theory courses in the new era, combs and expounds the occurrence mechanism between college students’ personal morality and ideological and political theory courses in the new era, improves the effectiveness of moral cultivation in ideological and political theory courses from four dimensions – teaching materials, teachers, teaching methods, and evaluation, as well as gives full play to the moral cultivation function of ideological and political theory courses in colleges and universities.
The Necessary Condition for Optimal Boundary Control Problems for Triple Elliptic Partial Differential Equations
Authors: A. Ali Al-Hawasy Jamil , A. Thyab Al-Ajeeli Nabeel
Published: January 2022

In this work, we prove that the triple linear partial differential equations (PDEs) of elliptic type (TLEPDEs) with a given classical continuous boundary control vector (CCBCVr) has a unique "state" solution vector (SSV)  by utilizing the Galerkin's method (GME). Also, we prove the existence of a classical continuous boundary optimal control vector (CCBOCVr) ruled by the TLEPDEs. We study the existence solution for the triple adjoint equations (TAJEs) related with the triple state equations (TSEs). The FrÃ©chet derivative (FDe) for the objective function is derived. At the end we prove the necessary "conditions" theorem (NCTh) for optimality for the problem.
Associates of Adult Seperation Anxiety Disorder among University Students: A Case Control Study
Authors: BOZKİR Tugba , YİLMAZ Nuryil , KUGU Nesim
Published: January 2022

Purpose: Separation anxiety is a state of extreme anxiety, felt by an individual in case of separation from attachment figure. It was aimed to investigate attachment styles, temperament traits, childhood trauma and dissociative experiences of university students diagnosed with adult separation anxiety disorder (ASAD).

Methods: Sixty five university students, diagnosed to have ASAD by a structured clinical interview were compared with healthy students via˝Adult Attachment Style Questionnaire (AAQ)," "Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ)," "Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Auto-questionnaire (TEMPS-A)," and "Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES)."

Results: Twenty two (33.8%) students with ASAD had problems with orientation and getting used to university. According to AAQ, students with ASAD had higher prevalence of insecure attachment styles, and especially high ambivalent attachment styles and to CTQ, students with ASAD had significantly higher scores in all subscales except physical abuse. Overall DES score was higher in students with ASAD compared to the control group. DES score and history of physical disease in the family were independent associates of ASAD.

Conclusion: DES score and history of physical disease in the family were independent associates of ASAD among university students. Hence, early awareness of dissociative symptoms and family history might help early identify students with ASAD.
TIPE KEPRIBADIAN TOKOH UTAMA PADA NOVEL �INTROVER� KARYA M.F. HAZIM
Authors: Rofiq Asngadi , Afifuddin Muhammad
Published: January 2022

The author tries to analyze the personality of the main characters using the study of literary psychology, whether the main character is more melancholic or pblegmatic. M.F. Hazim in his novel "Introver" tells the story of the world intover. Reading it, we are invited to explore in the mind and soul of an introver who is always nervous, restless, and upset; also the inner conflict that torments him, and how he finds "friends" to fill his loneliness and make his life more meaningful. The author wants to know more clearly what exactly the lives of introverts are in their daily lives. This research is directed to one main problem, namely "What is the personality type of the main character introver in the" Introver "novel by M.F. Hazim ". This research uses descriptive qualitative method with heuristic and hermeneutic reading techniques in order to understand and reveal "something" contained in literary works. The results of the research that have been carried out are in accordance with the research hypothesis, namely the main character Nawawi has an introvert personality type in the novel "Introver" by M.F. Hajim. Researchers found 42 quotes stating that Nawawi has an introverted personality type. Of the 42 quotes that have been found, 28 quotes state that Nawawi has a melancholic personality type and 14 quotes state that Nawawi has a phlegmatic personality type.
Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesinde Yetiştirilen Bazı Pamuk (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Çeşitlerinde Lif Kalite Özelliklerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: HACIOSMANOĞLU Hikmet , BAŞBAĞ Sema , EKİNCİ Remzi
Published: January 2022

Bu çalışma, Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi’nde farklı lokasyonlardan toplanan kütlü pamuk örneklerinin lif kalite özelliklerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Elde edilen veriler, tesadüf parselleri deneme desenine göre değerlendirilmiştir. 2018 yılında Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesinin farklı lokasyonlarından alınan DP 396, Lider, ST 468 çeşitlerine ait kütlü pamuklar materyal olarak kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler sonucunda lokasyon, çeşit ve çeşit × lokasyon interaksiyonlarının lif inceliği, kısa lif içeriği ve lif elastikiyeti üzerine %1 düzeyinde önemli etkisinin olduğu belirlenmiştir. En yüksek çırçır randımanı, Urfa-Viranşehir lokasyonunda DP 396 (%43.55) ve ST 468 (%43.55) çeşidinde, en düşük ise Diyarbakır lokasyonunda ST 468 çeşidinde (%38.50) saptanmıştır. En uzun lifler Urfa-Viranşehir lokasyonunda Lider (29.75 mm) ve ST 468 (29.75 mm) çeşitlerinden, en kısa lifler ise Diyarbakır lokasyonunda Lider çeşidinden (27.38 mm) elde edilmiştir.
The European Union as a Security Actor: Moving Beyond the Second Pillar
Authors: Zwolski Kamil
Published: January 2022

It is suggested in this article that there is a discrepancy between, on the one hand, literature that focuses on the European Union (EU) as a security actor and, on the other, contemporary security studies literature. This difference concerns the fact that the literature on the EU as a security actor treats security in a narrower sense than how it is approached in the literature on security studies. Over the past few decades, security studies literature has begun to fully acknowledge that the concept of security has broadened beyond traditional ‘hard’ security concerns and can encompass many different issues, for example the security implications of climate change. However, the literature on the EU as a security actor very often associates security only with the second pillar of the EU’s organisational structure; in particular the intergovernmental cooperation embodied by the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP). The main purpose of this article is to utilise the broader security studies approach to security as a means to expand the understanding of security in the context of the EU’s performance on the international stage. This is important because it allows the Union’s ‘actorness’ in the field of security to be examined in a more holistic manner.
Students’ Social Apathy in Real and Virtual Worlds: A Comparative Study
Authors: Kamaleddin Mousavi Seyed , Ahmadi Milasi Marzieh
Published: January 2022

In recent years, social apathy has been able to attract the attention of sociologists and social psychologists. Thus, the present study addresses the issue of social apathy in the real and virtual worlds. This research, which consists of a social survey, was conducted in spring 2019 in Kashan, among which 384 students of Payame Noor University, Medical Sciences University, and the State University of Kashan, were selected via a non-proportional classified sampling method. The results showed that, in general, the degree of social apathy of students in both real and virtual environments is a little more than the middle, although its amount in the real spaces is slightly higher than virtual ones. It also became clear that there is a correlation between the degree of social apathy of students in the real world and the virtual worlds, but the degree of this apathy in the real or virtual world did not differ significantly in terms of the field of study, type of university, residence and income. In other words, the degree of social apathy was relatively the same in all the mentioned groups of students. Keywords: social apathy, virtual world, students, information-communication technology
The possibility of using the levothyroxine in patients with heart failure
Authors: Pyvovar S. M. , Rudyk Y. S. , Panina L. V.
Published: January 2022

Objective — to study the effect of the levothyroxine (LT) use in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) on the course of heart failure (HF).

Materials and methods. The study included 218 patients with HF on the background of post‑infarction cardiosclerosis. 109 (50.0 %) patients with AIT received LT due to hypothyreosis in past. These patients intake LT during 2 years before included in the study and have euthyreosis. Whether the levels of TSH, T3f, T4f, T3r were determined. Echocardioscopy and ultrasound examination of the thyroid gland were conducted. We studied the course of heart failure for 2 years.

Results. Patients who used LT, comparing with patients without this drug, had smaller dimensions (EDD and ESD) and volumes (ESV and EDV) of left ventricle (LV) and 22.9 % greater LV ejection fraction (EF) (p = 0.0001), as well as higher low serum NT‑proBNP level (26.3 %, p = 0.009). In the subgroup of patients taking LT at a dose of 0.1 to 0.69 mcg/kg, LVEF did not differ from patients without this tritment. At a dose of 0.7 — 1.19 mcg/kg, LVEF is higher compared with that of patients who did not take LT (by 37.9 %) and patients who took LT at a dose 0.1 — 0.33 mcg/kg (36.9 %). LVEF was the highest in patients taking LT at a dose of > 1.20 mcg/kg. The use of LT for 2 years reduces the risk of re‑hospitalization (RH) due to decompensation of heart failure (Odds ratio = 0.490 (0.281 — 0.857), p = 0.018). The ROC analysis showed that the risk of RH in patients with heart failure due to decompensation of the disease decreases with the use of LT at a dose of > 0.53 mcg/kg (sensitivity — 56.62 %, specificity — 60.98 %, p = 0.016).

Conclusions. The use of LT in patients has a dose‑dependent positive effect on LVEF. The largest LVEF is observed in patients taking the drug at a dose of > 1.2 mcg/kg. The use of an LT dose of > 0.53 mcg/kg leads to a significant decrease in the frequency of re‑hospitalization due to decompensation of heart failure during 2 years.
Smart Fish Farm based on IoT As Monitoring to Reduce the Number of Death in Guppy Fish
Authors: Junaedi Junaedi , Usino Wendi
Published: January 2022

During the transition from dry season to rainy season or vice versa, very high temperature fluctuations often occur, causing large number of deaths in guppy fish farming. The death of this guppy fish is also triggered by water conditions that are not maintained. Therefore, a system that can monitor water conditions in real time without being limited by distance, and that can cope the drastic temperature changes is needed. If water conditions can be monitored in real time, of course, the guppy fish in aquarium or tank will become healthier, well-maintained and will produce the best quality guppy fish. For this reason, the researcher makes a system that is able to monitor the condition of water in the aquarium to reduce the number of deaths in guppies. The researcher conducts trials using Fuzzy Mamdani method of three input variables from water temperature sensor, pH sensor and turbidity sensor which defuzzification result shows crips output value at 44.63. That result puts water condition in “Fair” level, and when it is matched with the calculation result of matlab r2013a using Fuzzy Mamdani, the result is 44.8 which is not far different. The result of this study is a smart fish farm system that can monitor water conditions in aquariums or tanks, such as: feeding time, checking and controlling temperature, monitoring water pH, monitoring water turbidity levels, lights control that can automatically turn on and off with room lighting indicators, and drain when the water is turbid. This smart fish farm system is made with an Arduino microcontroller that is connected to the internet based on Internet of Things (IoT) and the Mamdani Fuzzy Logic method. This smart fish farm system can also store records with platforms from Thingspeak and MitApp for the mobile applications making.
The documentary representation of late modern warfare and the perceptual context of video-selfies
Authors: Simor Kamilla
Published: January 2022

The paper analyzes the visual and personalised implications of late modern warfare and its representation in documentary film. In the first half of my paper, I’m analyzing the cinematic representation of late modern war and its relationship to film and vision primarily from a media-historical perspective: what does the access to information mean in this context and what kind of media and mediatisation specificities has the war after the 2000s. In the second half of my study I’m focusing on the video-selfie-scenes of Nine Months of War (László Csuja, 2018) from a phenomenological and reception-theoretical perspective: what are the implications of the use of video-selfies in this documentary and what kind of new functions could this film add to these in warfare. I classify the functions of video-selfies into a three-tier typology of channel (making a video message to another person), identity affirmation and space of testimony. While at the beginning of the war the apparently superficial video-selfie-use characterizes the protagonist as a content producer and user, it then serves to identify with the military self-image and finally creates a specific, private space for the expression of traumatic experiences.
Secrets, Surveillance, and Fragments: Some Contemporary Documentary Challenges to Post-Socialist Europe’s Regional Brand
Authors: Zimanyi Eszter
Published: January 2022

A shared characteristic of the new generation of contemporary documentary filmmakers from post-socialist Europe is their strategic appropriation of recognizable narrative tropes broadly associated with Eastern Europe. Appropriating these tropes allows filmmakers to brand their works as authentic representations of the region and increases the probability of securing international funding, distribution, and viewership. However, many filmmakers remain cognizant and critical of these stereotypes, and find ways to destabilize them over the course of their films. Directors such as Bojina Panayotova, Mila Turajlić, and Lisbeth Kovacic have mobilized common themes such as surveillance and spying, secrets, and divided spaces and identities within their self-reflexive, first person and polyvocal films in order to propel their narratives forward while also deconstructing rigid conceptualizations of post-socialist European identities. They offer promising examples of how post-socialist European documentary filmmakers can address the specific historical, political, and cultural aspects of the region while refusing immutable articulations of national or regional identities.