bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Developing a Staff Development Framework for Nursing Homes in Malaysia: Content Analysis based on Expert Interviews
Authors: Hasbollah Hasif Rafidee , Abd Aziz Nurul Ashykin , Mohd Yaziz Nur A’mirah , Yusran Mohd Shafhuan , Mohd Nasir Mohd Firdaus , Mohd Rosdi Siti Nabilah
Published: March 2023

This paper aims to develop a Staff Development Framework for Nursing Homes (SDF- NH) to improve staff and organizational effectiveness in nursing homes in Malaysia. Expert Interviews with five nursing homes were conducted via purposive sampling and analyzed using Content Analysis. The results indicate that the SDF-NH integrates: (a) people, who are qualified staff, and the development of attitude, skills, knowledge (ASK), and performance for the effectiveness of service delivery; (b) program, which includes training and motivation, practical courses, and job rotation as training; (c) process, which is the strategy of continuous improvement of people and program in the nursing homes; (d) funds, which are government financial support to assist the NHs; and (e) rewards, which are one of the incentives to retain the staff's services.
Sustainable Government Policy: A Catalyst for Sustainable Incubator Performance
Authors: Obaji Nkem Okpa , Amat Senin Aslan , Onyemerela Chikodi
Published: March 2023

One of the policy tools that a government uses to actualize entrepreneurship development is the business incubation program. These government policies come in several forms: fiscal, financial, as well as developmental. The business incubation program has been acknowledged as an instrument to achieve economic development, hence, the adoption of the concept by various nations. Studies have been advanced concerning business incubation performance, however, empirical scholarly works have shown that such studies have been inconclusive for the reason that results of empirically validated studies were inconsistent. The key objective of this study is to examine the contribution of government policies in the relationship between the critical success factors (CSFs) and the incubator performance. The study involves a data collection process of tenant firms of the Nigerian business incubation program using a population of 253 and a sample size of 153 for questionnaire administration and a focus group interview comprising of 10 respondents, which cut across both tenant firms and incubator managers. The results show that the independent variables and the moderator are indeed predictors of the criterion variable. As the predictors contributed merely 29.4% of the criterion variable, future studies may perhaps examine other critical factors alongside the extant constructs, which may contribute further to incubator performance.
Assessment of the Relationship between Sponsorship and Consumer Patronage of GSM Service Providers in Kano Metropolis
Authors: Adams Adeiza  , Bamidele A. Adepoju
Published: March 2023

This study attempts to explore the relationship between event sponsorship and consumer patronage of GSM service providers. A survey questionnaire was used to gather data from 395 consumers of GSM services in Kano metropolis, Nigeria. Pearson?s Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient test was conducted. Weighted average was also used to analyze the relative influence of each element of sponsorship on consumer patronage. Contrary to priori expectation, it was found that sponsorship engagements by GSM service providers has no significant relationship with consumer patronage of their services. On the basis of this finding, measures needed to improve return on investment in sponsorship are recommended.
Why Managers Lose Balance; Can Technology Influence Balance
Authors: Ugheoke Solomon Ozemoyah , Kamil Magajiya T.
Published: March 2023

As the work environment becomes more complex and diverse, managers are compelled to implement favorable practices that can deliver quality output to achieve competitive advantage with minimum resources. Employees are on employers? toes for justice; while employers are determined to curtail the cost and effect of the same. It is important for managers to adapt ideas and practices from time to time since organizations and environments are continuously improving. Since work life balance poses a heavy cost to the organization in terms of time and cost, even though the employment laws now permits family friendly programs, workplace implementation still remains a big challenge. Investing in what may work out well for the organization is also unavoidable. It has come to a time for management to embrace work family programs to permit managers to take care of their family issues. With growing technology and multiple generations co-existing with different behavioral norms, a shift from traditional approach to Work?Life balance (WLB) integration has become a big issue in managing human resource. Accordingly, we explore how advancement in information technology is shifting WLB-high performance achievement relationship. Data were collected from 265 managers. Hypotheses were tested using multiple and hierarchical regression analyses. The result did not support that WLB has a direct positive impact on performance. However, we found that WLB has an indirect influence on high performance achievement through the advancement in information technology. The study demonstrated that advancement in information technology influences how managers manage both work and life domains. This result has significant implications for managers and the growing workforce.
Will Bulgaria's Path to Eurozone Derail? A comparison with Argentina
Authors: Quah Chee-Heong , Tey Lian-Seng
Published: March 2023

In the wake of the prospects of Bulgaria joining the Euro area and the recent Eurozone crisis, it is pertinent to find out how parallel are the circumstances faced by the recent Bulgaria with the conditions of the then Argentina whose currency board had to be abandoned. In a nutshell, this paper compares Bulgaria in 2000-20101 to Argentina in 1991-2001, the period of the Argentine convertibility system. The dimensions explored are (1) adherence to currency board principles, (2) performance indicators associated with exchange rate fixity, and (3) conformity to the criteria inspired by the optimum currency areas (OCA) theory. Raw data are sourced from credible international organizations while computed data are analyzed using charts. On the whole, Bulgaria does bear a resemblance to Argentina and this poses a hindrance to the sustainability of its currency board system and to its hope for Eurozone accession.
Assessing the mediating effect of organizational climate in the context of Malaysian banking industry
Authors: Vasudevan Hemaloshinee , Mahadi Nomahaza
Published: March 2023

This study aims to examine the mediating effect of organisational climate on the relationship between emotional intelligence and leader-member exchange on organisational citizenship behavior in the context of Malaysian banking industry. To achieve the research objectives, the survey and a systematic analysis method has employed. The relationship variables were examined using IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software Version 24 while the mediation analysis was examined using SMART PLS-3. Findings of this study reveal that emotional intelligence and leader-member exchange have a positive relationship on organisational citizenship behavior, while the hypotheses were positively supported, directly and indirectly (the impression of partial mediation) with all the twelve (12) hypotheses revealing a positive and high test for all constructs with significant levels. Based on the outcomes of this study, the direction of implications and limitations are discussed along with suggestions for future research.
Determinants Of Commercial Banks' Profitability In Malaysia
Authors: Iskandar Anis Sabrina , Che-Yahya Norliza , Ab Wahid Zainora
Published: March 2023

This study attempts to investigate the determinants of commercial banks' profitability by selecting capital adequacy, credit risk, management efficiency and liquidity risk as the main drivers toward profitability of ROA and ROE. The main motive behind this study is to acknowledge the reasons of Malaysian banking in having different rate of profitability although they are sharing the same loan growth in the country. A regression analysis is built on the panel data set comprising eight commercial banks from 2011 to 2017. To this end, the empirical data are collected from DataStream and Annual Report. Among all the determinant variables, capital adequacy do not show statistically significant impacts on profitability. Regression findings reveal that credit risk, management efficiency and liquidity risk were among the most significant determinants toward the bank?s profitability. Indeed, the variables more influence the profitability of ROE compared to ROA. In view of these findings, some suggestions may be functional for bank regulatory authorities to intensify and sustain robustness and stability of the banking sector in the country. Therefore, this paper tries to close an important gap in the existing literature by improving the understanding of bank profitability in Malaysia.
Determinants Of The Intention To Purchase Flood Cover: An Empirical Evidence From A Flood-Prone Area In Malaysia
Authors: Roslan Azreen , Shaharuddin Nurul Alysa Sofea , Che Yahya Norliza
Published: March 2023

In places where flood is a regular occurrence, it is apparent and widely known on the devastating effect of flood on property and human lives. However, statistics by Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (PIAM) revealed that nearly 70% of homeowners in Malaysia do not have flood insurance. Thus, this paper aims to identify the relationship between perceived flood risks, flood damage experience and charity hazard on the purchase intention towards flood cover. 100 questionnaire manage to be collected from respondents living in a flood-prone area. The paper adopts a quantitative method of research design, which utilizes descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis to analyses the raw data. The empirical results revealed that perceived flood risk, flood damage experience and charity hazard have a significant relationship with the purchase intention towards flood cover. The implication of this paper provides evidence of the importance of flood cover in the event of flood.
Exploring the Role of Education on the Entrepreneurial Motivations of Academic Spin-offs’ Founders
Authors: Almeida Fernando
Published: March 2023

Academic spin-offs are increasingly assuming a relevant role in the social and economic contexts. However, only a few studies have looked at the specific role of human capital in these organisations. The contradictory dimension in human capital is the role of the founder’s education, in which some studies have revealed the relationship between entrepreneurial motivation and education levels. Other studies indicated that these two variables are uncorrelated. Hence, this study seeks to explore and understand the reasons for these contradictory results by conducting case studies using in-depth interviews on six Portuguese academic spin-offs. The findings have allowed us to understand causes and difficulties experienced by Ph.D. students to create new ventures. Furthermore, they also have allowed us to explore the importance of complementary professional and technical training in entrepreneurial motivations.
Interface Effectiveness (IE), Confidence In System (CS), Effectiveness Of Use (EU), And Demographic Elements Towards The Intention To Use Pustaka Negeri Sarawak E-Services (Library -Services)
Authors: Jamali Muhammad Daneal , Kamri Thalany , Kasuma Jati , Ismawi Norlelawati , Hj Arabi Arrominy
Published: March 2023

Malaysian government has been investing huge funding initiatives in building e-services for the national, state, and municipal libraries. This initiative is supported by the national aspiration for creating knowledge-based society. From the perspective of the libraries, an online presence is pivotal in supporting the increased rate of internet usage among the stakeholders, academics, and students. The result of adopting electronic services has changed both the means of communicating with the users and the nature of the service. This study aimed to investigate the factors for the intention to use the libraries’ e-services specifically Pustaka Negeri Sarawak E-services by the selected group of users who are the state civil servants in Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Kuching, Sarawak. This study used self-administered questionnaires which were distributed to the state civil servants in Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Kuching, Sarawak. This study obtained the findings of three emerging factors for the intention to use Interface Effectiveness (IU), Confidence in System (CS), and Effectiveness of Use (EU). The most significant factors on the intention to use Pustaka Negeri Sarawak E-services among the state civil servants in Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Kuching, Sarawak are Effectiveness of Use (EU) and Interface Effectiveness (IU). From the perspective of the user-centric approach, the intention to use Pustaka Negeri Sarawak E-services can be increased by involving the users’ in the designing phases of the libraries’ e-services.
Determinants of Sterilisation using Trilemma Policy: A study in Qatar, Kuwait, Indonesia, and Japan
Authors: Bahrudin Nur Zahidah , Mohd Yusoff Zetty Zahureen , Mohd Rashid Siti Norbaya , Muhamadewa Muhamad Saifullah
Published: March 2023

Trilemma policy is a concept of international economics in which it is impossible to gain all three variables at once or also known as Mundell-Fleming framework. Trilemma policies consist of independent monetary policy, exchange rate stability, and free capital mobility. By pursuing any two of the variables, it will shadow the other one. On the other hand, sterilisation is the policy which is set by the central bank to limit the effect of inflow and outflow of the capital money supply. Trilemma policy affected the sterilisation, which is the proxy by central bank reserve due to the latter that depends on the former. The purpose of this study is to find the relationship between trilemma policy and sterilisation. The sample of the study focused on four countries such as Qatar, Kuwait, Indonesia, and Japan by collecting monthly data from the year 2009 to 2017. At the end of this study, the findings will verify whether it is possible to maintain all the three variables in trilemma policy to achieve a stable economic condition by sterilisation.
Islamic banking and economic growth in Malaysia: evidence for a causal relationship pre and post regulatory reform
Authors: Mohamad Yusof Nurul Afidah , Lee Chee Loong
Published: March 2023

This paper aims to examine the long-run relationship between Islamic banking development and economic growth in Malaysia for 15 years from 2004Q1 – 2018Q4. This paper employs the bound testing approach and long-run models which are developed within the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) framework. Islamic banking development is represented by the quarterly time-series data of Islamic banks’ total deposits [ln(dep)]. Meanwhile, Gross Domestic Products [ln(GDP)] represents economic growth. In addition, four control variables are selected, i.e. gross fixed capital formation [ln(GFCF)], trade openness [ln(OPN)], consumer price index [ln(CPI)], and general government expenditure [ln(GE)]. The findings of this research indicate that there is an Islamic finance-growth relationship in Malaysia. Besides, it also highlights the difference in the Islamic finance-economic growth nexus between pre- and post-IFSA 2013. The findings are expected to have important implications for the banking institutions, regulators, as well as policymakers, in formulating future strategies to enhance both the banking and economic development in Malaysia.
Governance Mechanism and Financial Reporting Timeliness of Listed Firms on The Nigeria Stock Exchange
Authors: Abdullah Abdullahi Musa , Joshua Ntiedo , Ibrahim Hassan , Mohammed Mahmuda
Published: March 2023

The issue of financial reporting timeliness is central to quality of financial report and equally influence the decisions of investors on were to commit their resources. While there is a regulatory requirement on when financial reports should be made available, it appears that firms have continued to flout the requirements of the regulations. Considering the fact that investors eagerly anticipate the release of financial report to invest in a firm, a delay in such report could lead to investment in an alternate firm. It is against this back drop that this study examines the effect of corporate governance mechanisms on financial reporting timeliness of listed firms in Nigeria. The study used a sample of 65 firms out of the total population of listed firms on the Nigeria stock exchange. The study analyzed the data collected using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and the hypotheses were tested using Poisson regression analysis technique. First, it was found that it takes an average of three months after 31st December for financial statement to be reported. The study found that for all the firms combined, board independence, and managerial shareholding significantly reduces the number of days it takes for financial report to be reported. Also, board size and board independence decrease financial reporting lag but without statistical significance. On the other hand, the signs of the variables change when individual sectors are considered. For the market as a whole, it is recommended that the Securities and Exchange Commission should continue to enforce compliance with governance mechanisms as to aid reporting timeliness which provide basis for investors to make their investment decision timely as well in the market. On a specific note, firms in the industrial goods, conglomerate, banking sector and consumer goods sector should be given a closer monitor by the SEC since most of the governance variables rather increases the delay. To the aforementioned, it is recommended that the boards should be made more effective. The effectiveness of the board should be improved in terms of capability of the board members and since the relationship between board size and reporting timeliness is a direct one (moving in the same direction) management of these sectors should equally consider reducing its board size since a decrease in board size will decrease the number of days it takes for financial report to be filed. This is necessary because large size can lead to a lot of debate which could take time before an issue is addressed.
Exploring Digital Marketing Practices for KUNTUM Magazine Publishing Company in Malaysia
Authors: Bani Siti Aishah , Nordin Norhisham Mohamad
Published: March 2023

The development of new media has made a significant impact on all areas included in the business sector. Many marketers use new media platforms through websites and social media now become a phenomenon and important to the business world landscape. Digital marketing is one form of marketing commonly used for promoting goods or services and reaching customers across digital channels. The aspects of digital marketing conducted through websites and social media platforms can be used by magazine publishing companies to ensure enhanced product marketing activities. The goal of this study was to analyze the degree to which magazine publishers such as Kuntum magazine used their website and social media sites as their digital marketing strategies and explore the understanding of the definition and role of the digital marketing dimension by the publishing company and its effectiveness as a modern marketing tool. This research interviewed the Editor and Kuntum magazine employees using qualitative approaches. The findings show that with the change in their digital marketing strategy, Kuntum magazine is increasingly utilizing new media channels, and very optimistic. This research looks forward to finding a more effective and sustainable approach in the transition of the magazine publishing industry to digital marketing practices.
The Mediating Role of Commitment in The Relationship Between Mobile Service Quality and Mobile Shopping Customer Loyalty in Malaysia
Authors: Dharaman Komatan , Che Razak Razli
Published: March 2023

Online shopping is becoming increasingly important in the current era, rendering comprehension of consumer online shopping habits crucial. This notion rings true in the context of users and companies alike, thereby emerging as a big concern for e-commerce managers and researchers. One may assume that only by understanding the factors influencing consumer buying intentions for fashion items online will companies be better-positioned for meeting consumer needs. In this analysis, the relationship between customer online purchasing intentions and selected factors was investigated, specifically consumer innovativeness, fashion innovativeness, and fashion involvement. Quantitative research was implemented in the process, involving fashion online shoppers in Malaysia as the respondents after being selected via quota sampling from the ten most popular fashion shopping websites in Malaysia. The statistical method of Partial Least Square – Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was then employed for the proposed model testing. The findings subsequently revealed the positive effects of consumer innovativeness, and fashion involvement on online purchase intention, whereas any significant relationship between the variable with fashion innovativeness was absent. However, this analysis was conducted in Malaysia; therefore, the results could be different if tested in other countries. Hence, similar studies related to fashion online purchase intention should be replicated in other Asian countries in the future.
Incubating Transnational Entrepreneurial Ventures in the ASEAN-X Group: A Quantitative Study
Authors: Escobal-Luea Joselyn
Published: March 2023

This study aims to contribute to the extensive literature on transnational entrepreneurship by investigating the relationship between seven categorical independent variables (IVs) and a dichotomous dependent variable within the ASEAN-X group. Specifically, a large dataset from the World Bank, OECD, InBIA, and Southeast Asia Ecosystem Report provided a sample of N = 967. A binary logistic regression model was used to analyze the study questions and hypotheses following the Transnational Entrepreneurship (TE) theory. The modelling results reported that the remittances measured by total transaction costs (WaldX2 = 22.49, df = 5, p < .001), entrepreneurs’ age (WaldX2= 11.78, df = 4, p =.019), entrepreneurs’ education (WaldX2 = 48.33, df = 3, p < .001), and business incubators’ ownership or status (WaldX2 = 14.97, df = 2, p = .001) potentially gauged the success of startup businesses. Future studies should also emphasize the implications of phenomenon-based research in business and society to identify specific theories based on the lived experiences.
Using Digital Technologies by Human Resource Management During COVID-19: A Case Study of E-Office and E-Learning
Authors: Noor Juliansyah , Rahutami Nurul Cahya Ari , Ahmad Yumhi
Published: March 2023

Digital Technologies (DTs) have been developed for employees of the Directorate General of Treasury (DGT) in Indonesia to help them access data and learn using e-office and e-learning. In Indonesia, the COVID-19 outbreaks have forced DGT employees to fully utilise DTs to work from home (WFH) during the government lockdown. This research employed a qualitative approach using a case study method. Moreover, five out of the fifty DGT employees in Banten Province were selected as informants via a purposive sampling method. Next, the five DGT employees shared their impressions of employing DTs during the COVID-19 outbreaks. In this study, the data analysis applied a semi-structured interview and organized a focus group discussion (FGD) with the informants. The findings showed that the e-office implementation plays a significant role in daily office activities and has become a means of WFH due to the COVID-19 outbreaks. This study is useful to support the implementation of e-office and e-learning. Furthermore, this study discovered that e-learning implementation had changed human resources management (HRM).
Perceived Government Support as an Antecedent of Attitude and Perceived Behavioural Control (PBC) Effect on Agricultural Entrepreneurship (Agropreneurship) Intention Among the Youth in Sabah
Authors: Waktu Saptu Mohd Nur Fikri , Ambad Sylvia Nabila Azwa , Sumin Viduriati
Published: March 2023

Agropreneurship refers to producing, processing, and selling various agricultural products. Essentially, the Sabah Agriculture Blueprint 2021-2030 aims to attract more public involvement, particularly among graduates in the agriculture and fisheries sector, while lessening such imported goods. The Sabahan youth could benefit from this blueprint. Despite this significance, youth participation in the agricultural industry remains low. Therefore, this study examined the effect of the perceived government support on the attitude towards agropreneurship and PBC. On top of that, this study investigated the effect of perceived government support, the attitude towards agropreneurship, PBC, and social norms (SN) on the agropreneurship intention of Sabahan youth. In this study, 353 Sabahan youth participated in the survey. The data were analysed using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) 3.2.9. The results revealed that all hypotheses were significant, except for social norms and agropreneurship intention. In sum, this study could contribute to formulating policies and relevant programs, especially in increasing youth participation in agropreneurship.
FORCED MIGRATION OF THE POPULATION DURING THE FULL-SCALE INVASION OF RUSSIA INTO UKRAINE
Authors:   National University of Food Technologies, Kyiv, Ukraine, Batychenko Svitlana , Melnik Liudmyla ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Uliganets Sergiy ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Levinskova Nataliia ,   Military Institute of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: March 2023

Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine on February 24, 2022 began with the bombing of populated areas on the territory of Ukraine and caused massive destruction of civilian (residential) infrastructure. Accordingly, the Russian war against Ukraine led to large-scale migration of the population both to the safer western regions of the country and beyond. Quantitative indicators of forced population migration are disclosed in the article with the help of statistical, analysis and synthesis, comparative and geographical. According to UN data, 11.4 million Ukrainians left their homes in the first months of the full-scale invasion. Today, 4.9 million people live abroad, 7.1 million people have the status of internally displaced persons. But at the same time, 2.3 million people have already returned to Ukraine. The geographical aspects of external forced migration are defined. The largest share of forced migrants from Ukraine was registered in Poland and Germany. The sex-age structure of forced migrants abroad is also determined. Based on the descriptive method, the reasons that prompted Ukrainians to choose the appropriate country are highlighted, namely: preference for a country where migrants have acquaintances or relatives; proximity to the border, i.e. migration to neighboring countries; employment opportunities and social benefits. Quantitative characteristics and geography of resettlement within the country of internally displaced persons are analyzed. Separated groups of the population that are least likely to return to Ukraine. Namely, these are mobile layers of the population; persons who planned to go abroad before February 24; seasonal workers abroad; the population that was under occupation lost their homes or loved ones. Issues of facilitating the return of Ukrainian migrants abroad to their homes are highlighted. That is why it is important to develop a policy aimed at creating favorable conditions for the return of Ukrainians and not to lose contact with them. After a full-scale war ends and the security situation stabilizes, there will be a need to create opportunities for return, primarily in terms of housing and employment.
Frequency-Polarization Signal Processing to Combat Multipath in Local Positioning Systems.
Authors:   Moscow Aviation Institute, Serkin Fedor B.
Published: March 2023

The properties of a local positioning system operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, which is capable of supplementing the constellation with local system signals to achieve high positioning accuracy in a complex interference environment, are investigated. In this case, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) signal receivers often also implement other methods for estimating the position or parameters associated with it: inertial systems, ultra-wideband systems, radars, etc. In this paper, the study of the properties of a local positioning system operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band , capable of supplementing the constellation with local system signals to achieve high positioning accuracy in difficult conditions. The emphasis here is on indoor operation of the system when GNSS signals are unavailable. In addition, there are a large number of reflected signals in the room. The paper presents a method for describing reflected signals using the Jones vector, as well as the synthesis of optimal algorithms for estimating signal parameters under complex conditions for simplified scenarios. With the help of modeling, it is shown that the optimal methods are poorly applicable to real situations, however, they allow a better understanding of the physics of processes. Based on this understanding, a signal shaping technique is proposed to create a large redundancy of measurements in the receiver, as well as an empirical method for rejecting false measurements. With the help of this method, it has been experimentally shown that indoors in difficult conditions and in the presence of multipath, it is possible to achieve the RMS positioning error of less than 10 centimeters.
Findings from the Paleolithic Studies in Siberia
Authors:   Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Derevianko A. P.
Published: March 2023

Длительное время считалось, что Сибирь с суровыми природно-климатическими условиями сравнительно поздно была заселена человеком, а материальная и духовная культура населяющих ее гоминин отличалась примитивизмом. Открытия последних 30-40 лет благодаря широким полевым исследованиям, проводившимся археологами Сибири, особенно сотрудниками Института археологии и этнографии СО РАН, при участии представителей естественно-научных дисциплин — геологов, геохронологов, палеонтологов, палеоботаников, генетиков и др., позволили значительно удревнить хронологические рамки первоначального заселения Сибири человеком, открыть новый, ранее неизвестный в науке таксон H. s. altaiensis, который имел материальную и духовную культуру, одну из наиболее самобытных и ярких в Евразии, и принял участие (наряду с самыми ранними людьми современного типа из Африки, а также H. s. neanderthalensis и H. s. orientalensis) в формировании человека современного типа H. s. sapiens.
The Earliest Paleolithic Assemblages from Denisova Cave in the Altai
Authors:   Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Shunkov M. V. , Kozlikin M. B. ,   Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: March 2023

В статье представлены результаты междисциплинарных исследований комплексов ранней стадии среднего палеолита из нижней части плейстоценовых отложений в восточной галерее и в центральном зале Денисовой пещеры. Приводятся данные по геохронологии, палеонтологии мелких позвоночных и мегафауны, палинологии, стратиграфии и микроморфологии осадков, вмещающих древнейшие археологические материалы стоянки, а также петрографии, трасологии и зооархеологии. Рассматриваются выявленные в нижней части пещерных отложений антропологические и палеогенетические материалы, свидетельствующие о том, что первыми обитателями пещеры и носителями культурных традиций ранней стадии среднего палеолита были денисовцы. На основе анализа коллекции, включающей более 35 тыс. артефактов, реконструируется технико-типологический облик каменной индустрии денисовцев. Большое внимание уделяется сопоставлению комплексов раннего среднего палеолита Денисовой пещеры с другими близкими по хронологической принадлежности объектами Северной и Центральной Азии. Установлено наиболее близкое сходство индустрии ранней стадии среднего палеолита Алтая с материалами ашело-ябрудийского культурного комплекса на Ближнем Востоке. Сравнение проводится на уровне технологии первичного расщепления и основных орудийных форм. В заключении предлагается гипотеза появления на юге Сибири носителей среднепалеолитических традиций. Показана преемственность в дальнейшем развитии каменных индустрий Денисовой пещеры вплоть до начала формирования на местной основе ок. 50 тыс. л.н. культуры верхнего палеолита.
D.G. Messerschmidt’s Collection of Siberian Antiquities in Drawings at the St. Petersburg Archive of the Academy of Sciences
Authors:   St. Petersburg Branch of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tunkina I. V.
Published: March 2023

В статье рассматриваются рисунки древностей из археологической коллекции Д.Г. Мессершмидта, собранной им во время первой научной комплексной экспедиции в Сибирь (1719-1727). Установлено, что изображения памятников сохранились в документах академического архива в личном фонде путешественника — в полевых дневниках, приложениях к рапортам в Аптекарскую/Медицинскую канцелярию, обширном рукописном труде по итогам экспедиции «Sibiria Perlustrata» (1727). Археологическая коллекция Д.Г. Мессершмидта в 1728 г. была включена в состав Сибирской коллекции Петра Великого, хранившейся в Кунсткамере. Выявлены акварельные и карандашные рисунки, гравюры с изображениями экспонатов Кунсткамеры из коллекции путешественника. Установлено, что рукописные описания и рисунки предметов позволяют частично реконструировать утраченное в пожаре Кунсткамеры 1747 г. археологическое собрание первого ученого-энциклопедиста, исследовавшего Сибирь. Как показало изучение изобразительных материалов Д.Г. Мессершмидта, он графически зафиксировал памятники от бронзового века до позднего Средневековья на территории от Урала до Забайкалья, импортные (западноевропейские, китайские и среднеазиатские) изделия, а также собрал образцы практически всех археологических культур Минусинской котловины. Сделан вывод о том, что в первой трети XVIII в. коллекция Д.Г. Мессершмидта стала самым крупным в мире и наиболее представительным научным собранием артефактов северо-востока Евразии.
Unlocking Customer Satisfaction of Halal Restaurant in South Korea through Online Review Analysis
Authors: Handani Narariya Dita , Kim Hak-Seon
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study is to examine customer satisfaction of halal restaurants that have received halal certification from the Korea Muslim Federation (KMF). A total of 1,544 reviews from 11 halal-certified restaurants in South Korea were collected from Google reviews using SCTM 3.0 (Smart Crawling and Text Mining). UCINET 6.0 is used to analyze the network centrality and perform CONCOR analysis. This study quantitatively identified the relationship among five dimensions: halal cuisine, Islamic dining, food menu, service and value. However, Islamic dining, service, and value were positively impacted to customer satisfaction. This study indicates that the Halal label is a significant factor in the dining preferences of halal restaurant customers in South Korea. The results of this study may be useful in marketing halal restaurants in South Korea which have not applied for halal certification from the Korea Muslim Federation.
Assessing Australia’s Progress towards a National Digital Communications Strategy at December 2022
Authors: TelSoc Broadband Futures Group
Published: March 2023

This report, prepared by a working group of TelSoc, examines the progress during 2022 towards a national Digital Communications Strategy in Australia, using TelSoc’s report on the need for such a strategy, first published in 2020, as a basis for the dimension upon which progress might be measured. TelSoc made a similar assessment of progress in 2021. The progress assessment is an important public statement that reflects TelSoc’s beliefs in reporting and accountability in this important area of public policy.
Stewart Julian Wallace (1954–2022)
Authors: Vinnal Enn
Published: March 2023

Stewart Wallace made many contributions in his life, most notably to the development of the APT700 frequency band, the Asia Pacific Telecommunity 700 MHz spectrum, now used on mobile phones in many parts of the world. He was also an admired bagpiper, invited to play at Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoos, ANZAC commemorations and as a solo piper. Through the diversity of his upbringing, education, varied life experiences, and openness to new challenges, together with passion for each of these while also being a good listener and communicator, Stewart Wallace achieved an enviable balance of humanity and global success, doing what he loved best.
SPR Biosensor Based High-Throughput Screening of Low Molecular Weight Compounds for Interaction with Candida krusei CYP51
Authors: Kaluzhskiy L.A. , Tsybruk T.V. , Yablokov E.O. , Gnedenko O.V. , Zelepuga E.A. , Kicha A.A. , Kozlovskaya E.P. , Ivanchina N.V. , Gilep A.A. , Ivanov A.S.
Published: March 2023

The opportunistic fungus Candida krusei is the causative agent of nosocomial infections characterized by high mortality and development of resistance to drugs of the azole class. Therefore, develjoment of non-azole antifungal agents against resistant fungal strains is extremly important. Lanosterol 14-alpha demethylase (CYP51) is a well-known antifungal target. The optical SPR biosensor is a universal tool for screening studies in search of new drug prototypes. This paper presents the methodological aspects of high-hroughput SPR based screening of a library of low molecular weight compounds of natural origin for their interaction with C. krusei CYP51. It has been shown that when performing high-throughput screening, a researcher should pay special attention to the degree of a sensorgram curvature in the association phase. The described approaches to the analysis of high throughput screening data can be useful for researchers working with SPR biosensors from various manufacturers.
Superoxide Generation by Nicotinamide Coenzymes
Authors: Sirota T.V.
Published: March 2023

Nicotinamide coenzymes can generate superoxide radicalsin alkaline environment. Their formation was registered by reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) present in the buffer with formation of diformasan. Inhibition of diformazan formation occurs when superoxide dimutase (SOD) is added to the system, thus confirming generation of O─●. The highest superoxide generating activity was observed with NADPH. In the case of NADPH and NADH, the rate of superoxide generation was significantly lower (by approximately 50%). No O─● was detected when NAD was used under the same conditions and in the same time; however, 4 h later, diformasan was detected in the same sample. The superoxide generating activity decreased in the following order: NADPH > NADH ? NADP > NAD. Other compounds tested (adenosine, ADP and ATP) did not generate superoxide radicals even after prolonged incubation. In a cell, where a local changes in the pH of the environment are possible, nicotinamide coenzymes can be potential sources of O─● and thus participate in cell signaling. A change in pH can initiate this process.
Determinant Factors of Village-Owned Enterprise Best Practice in Indonesia
Authors: Kusmulyono Muhammad Setiawan , Dhewanto Wawan , Hariadi Melia Famiola
Published: March 2023

The enactment of the Village Law marks the beginning of the rural development transformation through Village Owned Enterprise (VOE) implementation. In Indonesia, 45,549 VOEs have been established in 83,931 villages. VOEs are developed with a social business model to provide economic and social benefits to the community. Unfortunately, VOEs demonstrating satisfying performance in Indonesia have not reached 600. This research focused on discovering significant factors influencing VOEs’ ability to accomplish their best economic and social performance and proposed a success pattern that other VOEs could adapt to their natural and human assets. This study adopted a qualitative mono-method with 24 sources, varying from village government officers, directors and personnel of VOEs, academicians, and other parties, focusing on exploring three VOEs with accomplishments. The findings uncovered six propositions that must be fulfilled for VOEs to attain the necessary success concerning social and economic performance. These results suggested that the village government’s commitment, the VOEs’ management professionalism, and the village community’s involvement must cooperate to produce a balanced social and economic performance. This discovery also suggested VOEs to reflect and reproduce local knowledge trough take an advantage of their distinctive natural and human resources.
Artificial Personality in socio-political communication
Authors: Alekseev Andrey
Published: March 2023

The article is devoted to the problem of using intellectual systems corresponding to the concept of an artificial personality in socio-political communication. The components of the artificial personality project are considered, it is shown that the currently existing technologies already correspond to one of the levels of implementation of this project. These are the so-called social bots. Scenarios for the use of social bots in socio-political communication are considered, from the point of view of both risks and a possible increase in the effectiveness of socio-political communication using this technology. Approximate stages of development and application of a social bot are demonstrated. The issue of criteria for trusted artificial intelligence in relation to an artificial personality used in socio-political communication is also considered.
Large Fourth-Generation Language Models as a New Tool in Scientific Research
Authors: Bragin Alexey
Published: March 2023

In this study, the latest achievements in the field of deep learning, including convolutional, recurrent, and graph neural networks and attention mechanisms, as well as their contribution to the development of pre-trained language models, are examined. A brief literature review is presented, discussing the use of pre-trained language models in scientific research and education in various fields of science. Experiments are conducted on the application of ChatGPT in the field of economics. The authors present an analysis of the advantages and limitations associated with ChatGPT, providing recommendations for its use in scientific work. Additionally, the article demonstrates the ability of ChatGPT to generate C# programs for agent-based models (ABM) and computable general equilibrium (CGE) models, highlighting its potential for interdisciplinary research and practical applications in economics and computational modeling.
Impactos das condições de trabalho no processo saúde-doença dos trabalhadores do SUS
Authors: Da Silva Adriana Torres , Felipe de Lima Costa Kalidia
Published: March 2023

O presente estudo trata de uma pesquisa com profissionais da Atenção Primária à Saúde - APS, com o objetivo de identificar quais os impactos das condições de trabalho no processo saúde-doença dos trabalhadores do Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS. Possui abordagem qualitativa e método de análise a dialética, referenciada pela vertente Marxista, utilizando técnicas da hermenêutica dialética. O estudo proporcionou aproximação da realidade dos profissionais, no qual, os desafios do SUS estão diretamente associados ao desenvolvimento de patologias tendo a pandemia do Coronavírus como plano de fundo para o aprofundamento da precarização das condições de trabalho. A discussão também abriu lacunas para futuros estudos, no intuito de contribuir com a construção de estratégias que possam confrontar com as condições impostas no processo de trabalho, minimizando os danos causados à saúde do trabalhador no cotidiano de suas atividades laborais.
Percepção de pessoas com sofrimento psíquico relacionado ao uso de drogas sobre o desenho temático em Arteterapia com sua história de vida
Authors: Afonso Valladares-Torres Ana Cláudia , Bezerra dos Anjos Angélica Rosane
Published: March 2023

Objetivo: Compreender, na percepção da pessoa em sofrimento psíquico relacionado ao uso de drogas, a relação do desenho da ponte com sua história de vida e seu processo de adoecimento, assim como conhecer o perfil desses participantes. Método: Pesquisa descritiva e exploratória de abordagem mista. Na análise qualitativa, explorou-se a fenomenológica realizada com 108 usuários um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial do Distrito Federal, por meio de um desenho temático e responderam um questionário sobre o desenho temático e o perfil dos participantes. Agregou-se o conteúdo dos discursos verbais expressos a partir dos desenhos elaborados pelos usuários em cada unidade temática. Resultados: A partir da análise dos discursos, surgiram as categorias temáticas sobre o desenho da ponte, a saber: (a) estratégia reveladora de lembranças do passado; (b) colaboração efetiva na compreensão dos processos terapêuticos dos usuários; (c) projeção dos comportamentos atuais de pessoas em sofrimento psíquico relacionado ao uso de drogas diante da vida/ponte; (d) estratégia impulsionadora da travessia para a reconstrução de uma vida melhor; e (e) nenhuma relação com a expressão emocional do sofrimento psíquico relacionado ao uso de drogas. Conclusão: Diante dos benefícios do uso do desenho da ponte em Arteterapia com pessoas em sofrimento psíquico relacionado ao uso de drogas, acredita-se que essa estratégia pode ser inserida nos cuidados rotineiros em saúde mental e, portanto, realizados sistematicamente durante a assistência humanizada e criativa no Centro de Atenção Psicossocial.
Anxiety in the pandemic: a study about the impacts on mental health during the COVID-19 contagion in Brazil
Authors: Soares Carlos , Jorge Sant’Ana Honorato Eduardo , Cerdeira de Souza Daniel , Vilhena da Silva Neto Alexandre , Caterini Paiva Alves Martinelli Izi , Maria Lemos Sônia
Published: March 2023

The aim of this study was to investigate the symptoms of anxiety resulting from social distancing and its impacts on the Brazilian population during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study consisted of a cross-sectional survey, with data constructed through an online questionnaire that included sociodemographic information and information about anxiety symptoms. The questions were constructed considering the concept of “mental health waves”, as being the mental health demands presented at the respective moment of the pandemic. The sample consisted of 632 participants, and the prevalence of anxiety identified was 81%, with no statistically significant differences between genders. The main factors related to anxiety were loneliness (OR=2.18, 95% CI=1.16-4.09), sleeping difficulties (OR=2.59, 95% CI=1.57-4.28), irritability (OR= 1.85, 95% CI=1.11-3.09), financial difficulties (OR=1.85, 95% CI=1.01-3.40), and problems related to emotional isolation (OR=2.43, 95% CI=1.47-4.01). In the context of the challenges for mental health, the results obtained contribute to deeper understanding of the changes related to anxiety that emerged with the advent of social distancing policies and the context of the pandemic.