bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Problems of Liability for Separatist Actions Under the Criminal Law of the Kyrgyz Republic
Authors: Junushova Gulnura
Published: November 2023

The author studies the specifics of the legislative structure of the criminal law norm on liability for separatist actions in the criminal legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic. The object of this crime is public relations aimed at protecting and ensuring the territorial integrity of the state and the exercise of lawful state power on the whole territory of the state. The difficulty of defining the objective side of separatist actions is connected with the absence of a consistent and universal definition of separatism in national or international legislations. The criminal law of the Kyrgyz Republic stipulates criminal liability for violating the territorial integrity of the state with the use of force. All other methods of committing actions aimed at violating territorial integrity are not criminalized, which is a drawback of the current criminal legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic. Such a structure of the objective side of separatist actions renders this criminal law norm unviable and hinders the differentiation between separatist actions and a violent seizure of power, an armed rebellion, etc. In order to improve the protection of the territorial integrity of the state using criminal law means, the author suggests implementing the experience of the Russian Federation into the criminal legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic and criminalizing such non-violent methods of separatism as public appeals to violating the territorial integrity of the state and a public propaganda of separatism. One of the problems of criminal prosecution for separatist actions is a poor definition of the features of its subject when the crime is committed in a violent manner. Thus, establishing the features of the general subject in cases of violating the territorial integrity of the state does not only lead to the confusion of this crime with related crimes, but also makes it difficult to incriminate a specific person because violent separatist actions can hardly be performed by a separate person. The identified flaws in the structure of the criminal law norm and the suggested ways of eliminating them can be viewed as directions for the further improvement of ensuring the territorial integrity of the state by means of criminal legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic.
«The Institute of Criminal Case Initiation» in the Works of Professor B.Ya. Gavrilov and Their Influence on the Theory of Criminal Procedure and the Practice of Law Enforcement
Authors: Gribunov Oleg
Published: November 2023

June 28, 2023 was the 75th birthday anniversary of an outstanding scholar, a leading figure in criminal procedure science, Honored Researcher of the Russian Federation, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Law, Professor, Major General (in retirement) of Justice Boris Jakovlevich Gavrilov. He made his way from a Police Investigator to Deputy Head of the Investigation Committee under the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, became Head of the Department of Crime Investigation Bodies’ Management in the Academy of Management of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is currently the Leading Professor of the same Department. One of the key topics that has been the focus of B.Ya. Gavrilov’s attention for many years is the stage of initiating a criminal case within the context of its reform. Undoubtedly, the sphere of the Professor’s research interests is not limited to the topic of initiating a criminal case: he also pays attention to other aspects of criminal proceedings, including the touchpoints between criminal proceedings and other areas, primarily, criminal law, penal enforcement law, criminalistics, operative search activities. The article presents an analysis of research publications on the topic «the stage of initiating a criminal case» as a main institute of criminal proceedings, and presents an overview of the research progress and achievements of Professor B.Ya. Gavrilov. The strengths of his research works and their interdisciplinary character in highlighting the corresponding problems at the stage of initiating a criminal case are presented.
Freedom of Conscience and National Security
Authors: Kleymenov Mikhail , Sabol Ekaterina
Published: November 2023

Freedom of conscience is currently understood as the right to profess any (not only religious) worldview, as a freedom of views, assessments and beliefs, which is associated with the loss of religiosity in developed civilizations. There is a possibility for abusing this right, which is expressed in the implementation of religious, extremist and terrorist activities related to the worldview; inducement to suicide; damage to the morality and health of citizens; the use of narcotic and psychotropic drugs, hypnosis; the commission of depraved and other illegal actions. The most dangerous are those teachings that clearly claim to replace the «old» religions with the new ones. Currently, they are promoted by pseudo-religious organizations of a destructive nature, which are also called totalitarian sects. The exponential growth of such organizations is characteristic during periods of social upheaval and turmoil. On the one hand, their multiplication is a kind of symptom of a serious disease of the state organism. On the other hand, this organism becomes an object of social influence by external forces and new religious teachings are often nothing more than the embodiment of these social projects. In this regard, it is important to highlight the main feature of destructive pseudo-religious organizations — they threaten national security in the near or long term. In terms of immediate goals, the use of pseudo-religious organizations as agents of Western intelligence community should be pointed out. From the long-term perspective, the goal is the indoctrination of a considerable number of Russian citizens with a zombie consciousness ranging from active adherents of pseudo-religious ideas to obedient executors of someone else's will. The authors use empirical research to analyze the destructive organizations most known to the citizens of Russia, and to show the dynamics of their development: from pseudo-religious to extremist and further to terrorist. This is especially clearly seen in the example of the totalitarian sect «White Brotherhood», whose experience was later used for the nazification of Ukraine.
Transformation of a Criminal Personality in the Post-Industrial Society
Authors: Bavsun Maksim , Stebeneva Elena
Published: November 2023

The authors describe the specifics of the transformation of criminal personality while taking into consideration the modern realities of the post-industrial society, and trace the connection between the criminalization of a person and the social prerequisites of forming a criminal motivation. The authors note that the hierarchy of values in the society has been condirably influenced by a distorted material ideology, by self-interest and an egoistic attitude of a person to the community and its members, which resulted in the substitution of spiritual bonds, a deterioration of morality and the contraposition of the individual and the interests of the society. This lead to the transformation of crimes and the emergence their new forms, a tolerance to criminal acts, and the increased public danger of criminal acts. The authors attempt to analyze the comparative-temporal transformation of the moral-motivational sphere of personality on the basis of a negative-positive approach to assessing the changes in personal behavior against the background of social processes. At the same time, the authors’ empirical research proves the shift in the moral-ethical codes for different categories of respondents, including convicts and ex-convicts as well as those who, due to their activities, may fall within one of these categories. The transformation of public relations that happened during the special military operation lead to changes in the conscience of persons previously convicted for committing publicly dangerous acts. This in itself is a subject of research that requires understanding on the level of criminal law doctrine and criminology, and became the basis of the current research. The authors present examples of positive personal transformations of ex-convicts who later devoted their lives to religious service, or persons, specifically law enforcement officers, who reconsidered their views, convictions and attitude to crimes of corruption under the influence, among other things, of anti-corruption education. The article proves the need for developing an ideological basis with the goal of returning spiritual and moral fundamentals to the society, building the hierarchy of values of each individual without separation from the society, which will act as special prevention. The authors note a demand for forming a unified ideological basis in crime counteracton, and for the de-criminalization of society in order to ensure criminological security at both the individual and the general social levels.
Criminal Responsibility for Torture: Modern Regulation and Implementation Problems
Authors: Skripchenko Nina
Published: November 2023

Russian legislators criminalized torture for the first time in 1993, and for a long time did not connect torture with the actions of state power representatives, ensuring the performance of international obligations through general prohibitions. The implementation of norms constituting the legal mechanism of counteracting torture revealed their technical legal drawbacks and lead to the introduction of amendments in Art. 117, 286 and 302 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in July 2022. The transformation of Russian normative definition of actions constituting torture made the Russian approach maximally close to the conventional one. However, the Russian definition of “torture” lacks a conventional feature — a special status of the subject and the deviation from the universal definition of the subject content of the norms providing for liability for torture — which leads to different qualification of similar actions and excludes the application of more serious sanctions towards officials who «sanction» torture outside the sphere of justice. The article argues for the suggestion to widen the subject content of Part 4, Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The revealed normative desynchronization of defining torture in relation to violence in the system of qualifying features of adjacent methods of committing crimes should not lead to differences in the legal assessment that evidently are outside the official powers of a public official, as the differences in the contents of violence and torture define the competing role of these methods of committing crimes in crime qualification. Unlike violence, encompassing harm to health, the harm specified in the legal definition of «torture» does not include bodily harm, raising the question of possible additional qualification on crimes against health. The consistency of law enforcement makes it necessary to clarify this question at the level of the Plenary Session of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. The severity of sanctions of Part 4, Art. 286 and Part 3, Art. 302 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is the basis for a wider interpretation that does not require cumulative offences under articles in Chapter 16 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Exclusion of torture from the number of qualifying features did not lead to partial decriminalization due to a normative «conversion» by an objectively similar way, which does not only exclude the reconsideration of verdicts containing accusations under Item «д», Part 2, Art. 117 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on the basis of Art. 10 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, but also makes it possible to use practice-based criteria when defining torture.
Impact of ESG Activities on the Innovation Development and Financial Performance of Firms
Authors: Дранев Юрий
Published: November 2023

In the technology-driven economy, a firm’s sustainable financial performance is significantly influenced by its efficiency in research and development (R&D) and broader innovation initiatives. Conversely, while embracing ESG-related activities can potentially open up a broader spectrum of funding, it may also impose challenges on companies as they strive to meet the escalating demands for sus tainability practices and contend with increasing ESG-related risks. Hence, businesses are confronted with the imperative of making prudent ESG-related investments while simultaneously maintaining a strong track record in innovation performance. The findings of numerous studies suggest that investments in ESG projects can yield both positive and negative outcomes for innovation performance. However, recent trends within the ESG industry have amplified concerns regarding the trade-offs between ESG considerations, innovation endeavors, and overall financial performance.
Determinants of Mergers and Acquisitions in Emerging Asian Countries: Effects of Confucianism and Technological Development
Authors: Ларченко Никита , Ружанская Людмила
Published: November 2023

Asian emerging markets exemplify the contemporary trend of glocalization (globalization-localization). Countries in this region have strong cultural bonds shaped by the influence of Confucianism, which has given rise to a distinctive approach to conducting business, including the realm of mergers and acquisitions. The homogeneity of cultural values fosters trust among parties even in cross-border transactions, impacting the assessment of transaction premiums. Simultaneously, within this region, a cluster of Asian Tiger countries distinguishes itself by leading in technological advancements, particularly in the realm of digitalization. The escalating competitiveness of technologically advanced companies further influences estimates of transaction premiums.

This paper endeavors to delve into the theoretical aspects of these issues and substantiate, through empirical evidence, the cultural impact of Confucianism and technological progress on mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Our research is grounded in a database encompassing 2677 cross-border deals compiled from January 1, 2002, to January 1, 2021, for 10 burgeoning Asian markets. This study marks the first exploration of M&A deal value and firm valuation during transactions utilizing a glocal region as a case study. Our primary findings substantiate the notion that cultural affinities exert a substantialinfluence on M&A deal values, with a propensity for lower values among culturally similar countries. Congruent cultural values build trust among stakeholders and safeguard from additional risks. These results give policymakers and business entities an opportunity to adjust their decisions and refine their comprehension of factors that shape the economy.
Influence of Top Management’s Human Capital on Efficiency of Adaptation of Russian IT Companies to Cancel Culture and Structural Crisis
Authors: Гришунин Сергей , Гурина Анна , Сюткина Анастасия
Published: November 2023

Since March 2022 Russian companies have faced a structural crisis, with the IT industry being the most affected. The paper investigates the impact of quality of top management’s human capital (HC) in the domestic IT companies on the effectiveness of their adaptation to this crisis. The novelty of the paper is underpinned by (1) an insufficient number of relevantstudies at times of permanent structural crises; and (2) analysis of the entire top management team. The results showed that the HC of top managers moderately and positively impacted the effectiveness of companies’ adaptation to crisis. No difference in the strength of impact of CEO HC and HC of the rest of the team was discovered. Such HC qualities as (1)young age; (2) taking office before the crisis; (3) experience in international companies; (4) experience in IT industry; and (5) openness to stakeholders were the most instrumental in promoting the adaptation to crisis.
CEO Personal Traits and Company Performance: Evidence from Russia
Authors: Курдюков Никита
Published: November 2023

This research investigates the impact of CEO positive traits, particularly transformational leadership and vision, on firm performance. Despite substantial literature acknowledging the significance of leadership traits on organizational outcomes, there remains a gap in understanding the explicit role of a CEO's vision and how it influences firm performance.Our study aims to address this gap, focusing on the empirical linkage between the CEO's vision and a firm's return on assets (ROA). To find the empirical evidence 35 companies were selected. The CEO’s letters to shareholders from annual reports were investigated using the LIWC-22 program to estimate the CEO’s positive characteristics. The findings reveala significant positive relationship between the CEO's vision and firm performance, suggesting that organizations led by visionary CEOs tend to perform better. These results carry practical implications, emphasizing the importance of fostering visionary leadership qualities within CEOs to drive organizational success. The study contributes to the extant literature on transformational leadership, offering a nuanced understanding of the role of vision and laying the groundwork for future research in this area.
Financial Contagion of Russian Companies during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Малкина Марина , Рогачев Дмитрий
Published: November 2023

The article examines the financial contagion of Russian companies during the pandemic COVID-19. Financial contagion refers to the strengthening of interconnections between segments of the financial market during a crisis, when turbulence from one market is transferred to others, and the relationship between parameters goes beyond normal market interactions. The study involved shares of 27 companies in the energy, financial, telecommunications, consumer and raw materials sectors of the Russian economy. As exogenous variables supposedly influencing the market values of these companies, we tested the rouble exchange rate against the US dollar, the spot price of Urals oil and the yield on annual government bonds (proxies for the cost of borrowings). Identification of the potential contagion period was based of the sliding coefficientof variation of these variables. The construction of VARX models convincingly proved the increasing influenceof the exchange rate and the bond yield rate on the fundamental (market) return of Russian companies in the short term (during the acute phase of the pandemic) and the delayed impact of oil prices on it, which manifested itself during the chronic crisis. Contagion testing was also carried out on the basis of a change (growth) in the coefficient of determination in the acute phase of the pandemic as compared to the pre-crisis and post-crisis periods. For a more accurate assessment of the contribution of each variable to contagion, we used the method of source decomposition of the coefficient of determination with a correction for heteroscedasticity. This made it possible to identify the companies most vulnerable tofinancial contagion during the pandemic, and the sources of their contagion, as well as the market segments that showed the greatest resilience. The study can be useful for managers in maintaining their companies’ market value, for investors in effective portfolio diversification, and for public authorities when pursuing a policy of financial stabilization in a crisis. The limitations of the study are related to the imperfections of the VARX models method, as well as to the specifics of the pandemic crisis, the conclusions from which can only be partially applied to other types of crises.
Discursos y expertos: la educación de los cuerpos. XIII Congreso Panamericano de Educación Física, Colombia, 1991
Authors: Scharagrodsky Pablo Ariel , Herrera Beltrán Claudia Ximena
Published: November 2023

Este trabajo analizó el impacto para la disciplina del XIII Congreso Panamericano de Educación Física, realizado en Colombia en 1991. Se adoptó una perspectiva sociohistórica con énfasis en la historia social del conocimiento y de los expertos. La investigación se centró en los conocimientos transmitidos, el papel de los expertos y el papel de las instituciones en el congreso. Se identificaron tres tipos de discursos. Uno compuesto de ideas provenientes de las ciencias de la educación; otro, conformado por saberes y enunciados provenientes del universo biomédico, y un tercero integrado por ideas sociopolíticas relacionadas con la teoría crítica social contemporánea. En la circulación de estos discursos, los expertos y las instituciones internacionales tuvieron un papel fundamental.
Effectiveness of Resiliency and Recovery Program on Compassion Fatigue among Nursing Officers working in selected Hospitals in India
Authors: Zacharias Betsy Sara , Upendra Sheela
Published: November 2023

Objective. The study objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of Resiliency and Recovery Program on Compassion Fatigue level of Nursing Officer from selected hospitals of Pune City (India).

Methods. The study used a quasi-experimental approach involving single group pre-test and post-test design. 100 nursing officers, working in selected hospitals of Pune city, who were willing to participate were selected using non probability convenience sampling. The data was collected using The Professional Quality of Life Scale: Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue (ProQoL) Version 5 of Stamm. The study included pre-test, resiliency and recovery program and post-test. Resiliency and Recovery Program is an intervention aiming to develop five resiliency skills or antibodies including (a) self-regulation, (b) perceptual maturation, (c) intentionality, (d) self-care and (e) connection and support.

Results. Statistically significant difference was revealed between the pre-test and post-test score means: Compassion Satisfaction (pre-test = 28.50 to post-test = 31.0; t-18.6671, p<0.001), Burn-out (pre-test = 35.2 to post-test = 31.7; t-15.00, p<0.001), and Secondary Traumatic Stress (pre-test = 37.4 to post-test = 33.07; t-14.8996, p<0.001).

Conclusion. Resiliency and Recovery Program had a significant impact on Compassion Fatigue, leading to an increase in Compassion Satisfaction, and a reduction in Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress. Inculcating Resiliency skills in nursing officers can help them in reducing compassion fatigue and thus aids in health promotion.
Use of Research in the Nursing Practice: from Statistical Significance to Clinical Significance
Authors: Barría P. R. Mauricio
Published: November 2023

Objective. Within the context of evidence-based practice, this article exposes the reflection on the understanding and usefulness of the information provided by the research findings shared in reports and research publications, exposing differences based on the interpretation of statistical significance and clinical significance.

Content synthesis. Basic aspects of the meaning and use of the information reported by research on p value (statistical significance) and the value and usefulness of these results are analyzed and exemplified, contrasting the value for the practice of an additional judgment on clinical significance. In addition to establishing conceptual differences, the need is highlighted for nurses to have the competencies to differentiate and apply each of them according to the clinical contexts of their potential implementation.

Conclusion. The real usefulness of research about interventions within the context of nursing care is given by its real application and reach for the practice and benefit for patients. For this to occur, nurses must interpret adequately the information provided by scientific publications and other research reports.
Афиллофороидные грибы национального парка "Самурский" (Дагестан, Россия): сокровища лианового леса
Authors:   Ботанический институт имени В.Л. Комарова РАН, Волобуев С.В.
Published: November 2023

Афиллофороидные грибы представляют собой нетаксономическую группу базидиомицетов, эволюционно адаптированных, в большинстве своём, к развитию на древесине, что определяет биосферно значимую роль этих организмов в круговороте углерода и функционировании, прежде всего, лесных биомов. Несмотря на мировую известность Кавказа как одной из глобальных «горячих точек» биологического разнообразия и указание для российской его части порядка 500 видов афиллофороидных грибов [1], территория Северо-Восточного Кавказа в течение длительного времени оставалась малоизученной в отношении данной группы макромицетов. Национальный парк «Самурский» является одной из ключевых ООПТ Республики Дагестан и включает два кластера – высокогорный «Шалбуздаг» и низинный «Дельта Самура». Уникальность лесов последнего заключается в преобладании широколиственных древесных пород, высокой относительной влажности воздуха (78%) и развитии здесь лиановых сообществ (Clematis spp., Hedera pastuchovii, Smilax excelsa, Vitis silvestris и др.). Сочетание этих факторов предопределяет особые возможности для развития афиллофороидных грибов, выявление видового состава которых и стало целью настоящего исследования. К настоящему времени общее число известных для национального парка афиллофороидных грибов составляет 95 видов [2, 3]. Среди них два охраняемых в регионе вида (Fistulina hepatica, Ganoderma lucidum), причем вид Ganoderma lucidum также включен в Красную книгу РФ (2008). Здесь находится единственное на Кавказе местонахождение редкого в Европе вида Rhizoporia hyalina [3], ранее известного только на древесине Populus tremula. Интересной в биогеографическом отношении представляется находка Botryobasidium curtisii, описанного с территории юго-западного побережья Каспия [1]. Виды Junghuhnia fimbriatella и Sistotrema resinicystidium, отмеченные в парке «Самурский», характеризуются приуроченностью к крупномерной валежной древесине лиственных пород и чувствительностью к антропогенным нарушениям [2]. Дальнейшие исследования на основе молекулярно-генетических методов, а также разносезонного мониторинга плодоношений грибов, несомненно, позволят расширить выявленное видовое богатство афиллофороидных грибов не только в пределах рассматриваемой территории, но и Кавказа в целом. Работа выполнена при поддержке РНФ (проект 23-24-00335).
Видовое разнообразие микобиоты микрорайона Гумрак (г. Волгоград)
Authors:   Волгоградский государственный университет, Куницына И.М. , Курагина Н.С.
Published: November 2023

Изученность видового состава микобиоты Волгоградской области имеет фрагментарный характер. При этом в микрорайоне Гумрак вообще не проводилась даже частичная инвентаризация грибов, имеются только отрывочные сведения об их видовом составе, причём не подтвержденные гербарными образцами. Это указывает на необходимость планомерного изучения микобиоты данной территории. Микрорайон Гумрак входит в состав Дзержинского района г. Волгограда. На его территории располагается аэропорт. Полевые исследования осуществлены в 2022-2023 гг. с апреля по ноябрь Идентификация собранного материала осуществлялась с использованием традиционных методов световой микроскопии (бинокулярный микроскоп Микмед-5, камера Levenhuk C510 NG). При определении видовой принадлежности образцов были использованы работы российских и зарубежных микологов [1-6]. В результате проведённых микологических исследований на территории микрорайона Гумрак выявлен 51 вид грибов, относящихся к 7 порядкам, 25 семействам, 51 роду. Анализ таксономической структуры макромицетов показал, что наибольшим видовым богатством отличается порядок Polyporales – 12 видов (45% от общего числа видов), а также семейство Polyporaceae – 12 видов. Трофическая структура грибов посёлка Гумрак характеризуется доминированием сапротрофов – 19 видов, развивающихся преимущественно на почве и на древесине разных стадий разложения. Наибольшее количество видов из всех найденных дереворазрушающих грибов приурочено к Populus nigra L.– 4 вида (Schizophyllum commune (Fr.), Schizophyllum amplum (Lév.) Nakasone, Sarcodontia spumea (Sowerby) Spirin, Coprinellus micaceus (Bull.) Vilgalys, Hopple et Jacq. Johnson).
Extraction from Different Natural Sources and their Pharmacognostical Studies
Authors: Shridhar Bhawna , Sushil Kumar
Published: November 2023

Natural products from medicinal plants, either as pure compounds or as standardized extracts, provide unlimited opportunities for new drug leads because of the unmatched availability of chemical diversity. The focus of this paper is on the analytical methodologies, which include the extraction, isolation and characterization of active ingredients in botanicals and herbal preparations. The analysis of Phytoconstituents was performed physicochemical parameters (foreign matter, moisture content, loss on drying, total ash, water-soluble ash, acid-insoluble ash, sulphated-ash, alcohol-soluble extractive, water-soluble extractive and pH values), Preliminary Phytochemical Screening (Test for carbohydrates, Test for amino acids, Test for steroid, Test for fat, Test for oils, Test for alkaloids, Test for tannins, Test for phenolic compounds, Test for Saponin glycosides, Test for flavonoids, Test for volatile oils and Test for heavy metals ), Tests for Aflatoxin and Thin-Layer chromatography. The results were discussed that all Phytoconstituents extracted from Fennel, Amla and Tulsi were nom-toxic and safe. All Phytoconstituents were free from heavy metals and Aflatoxin. The major goals of extraction are to increase yields of bioactive substances, reduce extraction time, be more environmentally friendly, and attain economic viability without sacrificing biological activity.
Gender Correlation of Stress in Mbbs Students in Relation to Covid 19 Pandemic
Authors: Dr. Shalini Rastogi  , Goyal Dr. Manish Kumar , Dr. Pooja Agrawal  , Dr. Rajkumar  , Dr. M. Shobitha  , Dr. Vichal Rastogi  , Goyal Dr. Roma
Published: November 2023

Objective: Since December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a substantial threat with its associated high mortality, infection, and risk of psychological stress. A large number of students were affected because of a prolonged break from academic activities and staying at home. The focus of this study is to understand the stress levels of M.B.B.S. students, any psychological imbalances, and their major hurdles during the COVID-19 lockdown. Methods: The study was designed to determine the prevalence of stress levels in 150 medical students to explore the sources of stress, 64 were male students and 86 were female students & it ‘s relationship across the male and female students. Demographic information and Qualitative data from investigator tailored Medical Student Stress Questionnaire (MSSQ) by self-rating under supervision of investigators were subjected to analysis. Results: We observed that medical students were generally stressed during lockdown and the pandemic. Stress perceived was more in males’ students 49/64(76.5%) as compared to females 51/86(59.3%) and their MSSQ index score was significantly different. Moderate to high academic stress was present among 79% of students more so in males with the academic domain score significantly different from that of females. Females perceived more stress in inter personal domain (12.7%) with the score significantly different from males. Group and Teaching stress was equally present in males and females. Conclusion: During the pandemic, students’ mental health needs to be continually monitored as they are stressed owing to fear as well as about their studies and future careers.
Web Platform for Interconnecting Body Sensors and Improving Health Care
Authors: Sri M.V. T Ram Pavan Kumar  , SmtShamim  , Smt. M. Kala Devi  , Smt S.Savithri
Published: November 2023

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a paradigm in which smart objects actively collaborate among them and with other physical and virtual objects available in the Web in order to perform high-level tasks for the beneﬁt of end-users. In the e-health scenario, these communicating smart objects can be body sensors that enable a continuous real-time monitoring of vital signs of patients. Data produced by such sensors can be used for several purposes and by diﬀerent actors, such as doctors, patients, relatives, and health care centers, in order to provide remote assistance to users. However, major challenges arise mainly in terms of the interoperabil- ity among several heterogeneous devices from a variety of manufacturers. In this context, we introduce Eco Health (Ecosystem of Health Care Devices), a Web middleware platform for connecting doctors and patients using attached body sensors, thus aiming to provide improved health monitoring and diagnosis for patients. This platform is able to integrate information obtained from heterogeneous sensors in order to provide mechanisms to monitor, process, visualize, store, and send notiﬁcations regarding patients’ conditions and vital signs at real-time by using Internet standards. In this paper, we present blueprints of our proposal to Eco Health and its logical architecture and implementation, as well as an e-health motivational scenario where such a platform would be useful.
6th Biennial Building Healthy Academic Communities National Summit: Abstracts from the Poster Winners
Authors: Building Healthy Academic Communities BHAC Journal
Published: November 2023

This Spring, the National Consortium for Building Health Academic Communities, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina Wilmington, hosted the sixth Biennial National Summit – Riding the Waves of Wellbeing. Attendees participated in a variety of workshops, breakout sessions, and wellness activities. Keynote speakers included Chris and Nik Nikic, authors of 1% Better: Reaching My Full Potential and How You Can Too. Plenary presentations were provided by Abdul El-Sayed, MD, Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, University of Michigan; Sheri Shaw, Assistant Dean for Student Success, University of North Carolina Wilmington; David Feldman, PhD, McCarthy Professor, Department of Psychology, Santa Clara University; and Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, The Ohio State University. In addition to these outstanding activities and presentations, the Biennial National Summit also included a judged poster session. BHAC is pleased to present the abstracts from the winning posters.
A Message from BHAC Board President: Preventing and Battling Burnout: Tactics That Help
Authors: Mazurek Melnyk Bernadette
Published: November 2023

No abstract available.
Modeling of an Active Reactive Power Compensator Operation in an Autonomous Electric Power System
Authors:   Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tafila Technical University, Tafila, Jordan, Al-suod Mahmoud M. S.
Published: November 2023

This paper presents the results of a model-based studies on the efficiency of using a static thyristor reactive power compensator in an autonomous electric power system to increase the power factor, which has a positive effect on the autonomous electric power system efficiency. In order to restore the sinusoidal waveform of the network voltage distorted by the interference generated by a static thyristor compensator, the use of combined passive and active filtering during operation was employed. Block diagrams of all the constituent elements of the system, namely a static thyristor compensator, an active filter based on a thyristor converter, and an automatic control system have been developed. A MATLAB model of a reactive power compensator was developed and results of the simulating the model were obtained on the basis of block diagrams. Simulation of the system showed that for a load with a power factor of 0.5–0.6, it is possible to ensure operation with a power factor of 0.8–0.95 with a THD of consumed current in the range of 10%–25%. It has been found that an effective means of eliminating rectified voltage ripple is a cascade connection of an LC filter and an active filter, effectively attenuates harmonics from 4 to 50 by 40 dB. At the same time, a decrease in the cutoff frequency of the active filter leads to an increase in the effective time constant, which has a negative impact on the operating speed of the entire system. To eliminate this shortcoming, the control system is introduced with backward linkages, while precise compensation is carried out by several control loops according to the principle of subordinate control.
Multi-Level Inverter Fed Induction Motors Based on Simplified and Efficient Modulation Techniques
Authors:   Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia, Hendawi Essam
Published: November 2023

Speed control of three phase and single phase induction motors represents a very important issue in residential and industrial applications. This paper presents a voltage to frequency speed control of both single phase and three phase induction motors derived by multi-level inverters (MLIs). 15-level and 31-level multi-level inverters are considered. Both MLIs are operated by applying two proposed simplified and efficient modulation techniques in addition to the application of conventional multicarrier sinusoidal pulse width modulation technique MC-SPWM. The proposed modulation techniques overcome several difficulties related to MC-SPWM. The scaler voltage to frequency control method operates very well during starting along with step changes in motor speeds. Simulation results verify the high performance of the proposed modulation techniques when controlling both induction motors based on 15-level and 31-level MLIs.
Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Printed Monopole Antenna for GPR Applications
Authors:   Laboratoire des Télécommunications-LT, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 401, Guelma 24000, Algeria, Khalfallaoui Abderrezak , Chaabane Abdelhalim , Babouri Abdesselam
Published: November 2023

In this paper, a printed monopole antenna is designed and experimentally evaluated for Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) applications. The antenna resonates at two narrow frequency bands centered at 0.5 GHz and 2 GHz. Four stages are used to achieve the final model, which is based on a rectangular patch, a simple microstrip feed line, and a reduced ground plane. The proposed antenna consists of a simple patch with notches and a quarter-wavelength feed line. The introduced notches help to reduce the conductor losses and decrease the weight of the design. The antenna prototype is fabricated on a low-cost FR-4 epoxy substrate with dimensions of 17.55 cm3, using the LPKF S103 laser printer, and then measured with the R&S®ZNB Vector Network Analyzer. The experimental results demonstrate that the operating bands range between 0.48–0.52 GHz (8%) and 1.94–2.04 GHz (5.02%). The antenna exhibits good radiation patterns with a reasonable gain of 1.5/2.6 dBi and a high radiation efficiency of 97/78% at the two resonating frequencies 0.5/2 GHz, respectively. To validate the usefulness of the designed antenna for GPR applications, a penetrability test is conducted through a concrete separator wall. The electric field probe HZ551 is used to receive the electromagnetic waves behind the obstacle, and the power received by the probe is measured with the GSP-730 spectrum analyzer. The obtained results confirm that the proposed model performs well in the UHF band at 0.5 GHz and 2 GHz, with a high level of penetrability.
Detection of SARS-COVID-19 Based on CT Images Using Deep Learning-Based Hybrid Particle Swarm and Mayfly Optimization Algorithm
Authors:   Raisoni Centre for Research and Innovation, G. H. Raisoni University, Amravati, India, Assudani Manish K. , Sahu Neeraj
Published: November 2023

More than 25 million people worldwide have contracted COVID-19 due to the SARS-COV-2 disease. Screening many suspected cases for quarantine and treatment is crucial to controlling the disease. Pathogenic laboratory testing is the gold standard but has a high false-negative rate, making alternate diagnostic procedures necessary to fight the disease. Based on COVID-19 radiographic changes in Computed Tomography (CT) scans, this research hypothesized that artificial intelligence (AI) approaches may extract particular graphical features and offer a clinical diagnosis before the pathogenic test, saving time for disease management. 1065 CT images of pathogen-confirmed COVID-19 and typical viral pneumonia patients were obtained. To develop the method, we proposed Deep Learning (DL)-based hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization and Mayfly Optimization (PSO-MFO) algorithm. PSO-MFO as a classifier to detect SARS-COVID-19. Internal validation yielded accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity. The external testing dataset has accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity. These findings show that AI can extract radiological features for COVID-19 diagnosis.
Robotic Automation of Application Registry Processes in State Organizations
Authors:   Department of Computer Science, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú, De-La-Cruz-VDV Percy , Carhuavilca-Carlos Miguel , Vega-Huerta Hugo , Moquillaza-Henríquez Santiago , Cámara-Figueroa Adegundo , Cancho-Rodriguez Ernesto , Maquen-Niño Gisella Luisa Elena
Published: November 2023

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is the use of software in bots to perform routine tasks that replicate the interactions of a human user with a graphical interface and is currently positioned as a new innovative approach to lighten the high demand for attention requests. This research presents a set of ordered actions to follow, with the purpose of developing an RPA solution applied to a process of the administrative-financial area, which manages to detail each step in a clear and precise way to be performed. For its creation, the Waterfall methodology was used, applied to the development of the RPA solution for the case of an application registration process of a state agency, which fits with the type of user areas where these of automation are usually applied. As a result, it was possible to describe and analyze the process to establish the design to be used in the implementation of the RPA solution, thus determining a procedure to be replicated in cases of similar characteristics.
Player Profiles in Science Education for Game-Based Digital Training Actions at the University Level
Authors:   Instruction and Design in Engineering and Education Research Group (TiDEE.rg), Catholic University of Ávila, Ávila, Spain, Vergara Diego , Antón-Sancho Álvaro , Fernández-Arias Pablo
Published: November 2023

Gamification in education applied to digital learning environments is undergoing an intense development in recent years at all educational levels, including higher education. The success of this type of didactic actions is linked to a good match between the player profile designed by the professor and the student’s own player profile. In this paper a descriptive analysis is made of the player profiles with which higher education professors of science areas identify themselves and which ones they consider to be more conducive to learning in this specific field of knowledge. For this purpose, Bartle’s traditional classification of player profiles (Killer, Explorer, Socializer, and Achiever) has been used, and a questionnaire has been sent to a sample of university professors from scientific areas. The responses to this questionnaire have been statistically analyzed. The results reveal that the most common player profile among the participating science professors is Explorer, which is also considered to be the most suitable for learning. This majority choice of the Explorer profile is higher, in proportion, among science professors with previous experience in gamification. In addition, male science professors identify more than females with the most competitive player profiles (Killer and Achiever). Finally, some implications and recommendations derived from the results are described.
Choosing Relevant Internet-Assisted Approaches for Professional Development Courses
Authors:   the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, Mutiary Lili , Lim-Ratnam Christina
Published: November 2023

Online teaching and learning for the professional development of workers in service is ever pervasive and continually growing. Yet, studies of learning with technology are mostly conducted in K-12, pre-service, or higher education settings resulting in a lack of attention given to the professional development. In addition, most studies are investigating learners instead of instructors, even though the latter are reportedly struggling in conducting online teaching. One of the struggles instructor faces includes choosing effective technologically enhanced pedagogy that are in line with the learning contents and intents. This study aims to alleviate the issue by investigating online learning in a professional development context, particularly one in a government institution such as the Financial Education and Training Agency (FETA) under the Indonesian Ministry of Finance. By analyzing curriculum documents known as program syllabi of 148 online courses conducted by FETA, informed by a prevailing theory of adopting educational technology known as the Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition (SAMR) model, the study found the majority of courses were under Substitution category for uses of technology, followed by Modification and Augmentation categories. Redefinition category had the least number of courses. Characteristics of each use of technology are explained in the Findings and Discussion section. It is hoped that the uses of technology explicated in this study will be useful for guiding the practice of crafting a defensible curriculum for online learning in professional development contexts.
Smart Education for Industry 4.0 Sustainable Futures: A New Theory of Maximization for Learner Success
Authors:   the Department of Computer Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE, Embarak Ossama H. , Hawarna Shatha
Published: November 2023

This research presents a novel theory of maximization aimed at enhancing learners’ performance in sustainable education. The theory proposes a comprehensive model that integrates four key dimensions: Knowledge Leverage, Technical Skills Scaling, Soft Skills Scaling, and Personality reshaping. The effectiveness of the theory is evaluated through a combination of theoretical analysis and experimental processing, utilizing machine learning algorithms (logistic regression) to gather parameters on learners’ performance in these dimensions in real time. The proposed theory of maximization introduces a dynamic and live monitoring system for learners, which raises alerts when performance declines and provides targeted suggestions for improving specific knowledge or skills. The results of the study demonstrate the potential of the proposed theory in positively impacting at-risk students, with a reduction in at-risk rates by 35% in the Security major and 33% in the Application Development major, compared to a baseline of 48%. Additionally, the proposed theory assists in major selection and provides proactive advising, leading to a learner retention rate of above 90%, significantly higher than the previous rate of 70%, particularly during the early stages of joining the college which also reduces the cost of education. Despite some limitations, such as small sample sizes and privacy issues, the proposed theory has promising implications for the field of smart and sustainable education, providing valuable insights for practitioners and researchers.