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Leads towards management of dermatophytosis (Dadru) with ayurvedic intervention - An experience
Authors: Lakkawar Medha , More Anand , Rai Shalini , Tiwari Sandeep Singh
Published: December 2022

Dermatophytosis is a superficial fungal infection of the skin caused by dermatophytes, a group of fungi that invade and grow on dead keratinized tissues. It is common in day-to-day practice affecting all the age groups of the population. Fungal infections have a higher rate of recurrences and if not treated early, can lead to the development of a more extensive nature. In Ayurveda, this clinical entity can be correlated with Dadru kushtha (~skin disease having circular lesion) which is described under the broad heading Kushtha roga (~skin diseases). Vitiated Pitta-kapha dosha causes progressive erythematous cutaneous eruptions in the form of circular lesions with elevated borders and itching that subsides by the administration of Pitta-kapha shamaka internal and external formulations. In the present case, a 23-year-old female patient, with symptoms of Dadru kushtha has been treated successfully with Chakramarda beeja churna, Tankana bhasma, Sarivadyasava, and Marichyadi tailam. Encouraging results were found with complete remission in Kandu (~itching), Daha (~burning sensation), Raga (~redness), Pidaka (~eruptions), and Utsanna mandala (~elevated circular skin lesion) after 28 days of regular treatment with no recurrence during the 15 days of follow-up. Following treatment, a potassium hydroxide examination of a skin sample revealed a substantial reduction in dermatophytes. The present case report illustrates the significance of Ayurvedic treatment including Shamana chukitsa (~pacifying therapy) and Bahirparimarjana chikitsa (~external therapies) in the management of Dadru kushtha.
The Effect of Vibrational Devices on Pain in Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment
Authors: Chawla Shilpa , Rodrigues Lishoy , Deshmukh Shailesh , Vajarekar Gaury Anant
Published: December 2022

Objective:

To critically evaluate the existing evidence with respect to the effect of vibrational devices on pain levels during orthodontic treatment.

Materials and Methods:

Unrestricted electronic search in PubMed/MEDLINE, Directory of open access journal, Cochrane Central as well as manual searches was conducted up to June 2020. Only randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) were included. Study selection, data extraction, and bias assessment were done by two independent reviewers. The Cochrane risk-of-bias tool was used, and the quality of evidence was graded using the grading of recommendations assessment, development, and evaluation approach. A fixed-effects meta-analysis of continuous data, with its 95% confidence intervals (CIs), was used.

Results:

Nine RCTs were included for qualitative synthesis and the overall quality was moderate and had an overall low risk of bias. Several shortcomings were observed because of the lack of blinding of the participants as well as the investigators. We conducted a meta-analysis for two studies which assessed the pain using (visual analog scale) which showed (standard mean difference 1.83, 95% CI, −7.18–10.84) with fixed effect model based on the heterogeneity value of I
2. Results also showed a statistically nonsignificant difference regarding the effect of vibrational devices on pain levels when compared with no vibratory stimulus and sham devices.

Conclusions:

There is weak evidence indicating the effect and use of vibrational devices in orthodontic treatment. The meta-analysis aided us to conclude that there is no significant difference in the pain outcome after the use of vibrational devices as compared to the control group and having no effect on pain levels in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment.
Deliriogenic Medication Prescribing and Delirium in Hospitalized, Non-Critically Ill Older People
Authors: Softy Shane J. , Rogers Jessica , Voronina Maria , Brueckner Andrew J.
Published: December 2022

Objective Describe the incidence of delirium and associated outcomes among hospitalized, non-critically ill older people. Design Single-center, retrospective chart review. Setting A 217-bed academic teaching hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts
affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Patients People 65 years of age or older, admitted to a general medicine unit between January 1 and August 31, 2021, who were prescribed one or more deliriogenic medications prior to or during admission. Interventions
Patient electronic medical records were reviewed for deliriogenic medications prescribed and administered during admission and associated clinical outcomes. Results The percentage of patients who developed delirium was 13% overall. The most implicated deliriogenic medications
were benzodiazepines, antipsychotics, and histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs). Seventy-three percent of deliriogenic home medications were continued upon admission. Subgroup analyses of those with delirium had a mean length-of-stay of 20 days compared with 6 days in those who did not
develop delirium. Those with delirium tended to have more deliriogenic medications used during admission. Conclusion This review describes the incidence of delirium for non-critically ill older people who were prescribed at least one deliriogenic medication. Of all the
deliriogenic agents reviewed, moderate quality clinical evidence supports the association between use and development of delirium except for H2RAs, which have low-quality evidence. Pharmacist-driven efforts to deprescribe deliriogenic medications in at-risk patient populations may be better
focused on agents with higher-quality evidence.
Investigation of Etiology, Treatment Outcomes and Risk Factors of Epilepsy in Down Syndrome
Authors: Gürbüz Gürkan , Samancı Nedim
Published: December 2022

Objective: Although epilepsy does not appear in the classic definitions of Down syndrome (DS), the prevalence of epilepsy is higher in these cases than in the general population. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the demographic, neuroradiological, and electrophysiological characteristics, and responses to treatment of patients with DS undergoing epileptic seizure.
Methods: Karyotype analysis, time of onset of seizures, types of seizure, electroencephalography (EEG) characteristic, antiepileptic drug used, and comorbidity were considered during evaluation. EEG and magnetic resonance imaging at the time of first admission were assessed during patient evaluation.
Results: Patients with DS (n=43) were enrolled in this study. Twenty-three of them were subjects with epilepsy. Seventeen (73.9%) of the 23 patients were boys and six (26.1%) were girls. The mean age of the patients was 21.7 months (standard deviation ± 4.8), and mean age at onset of seizures was 12.6 months. Comorbidity other than epilepsy was present in 13 (56.5%) patients. The most common seizure type, in 14 cases (60.9%), was focal seizures, four of which involved epilepsy developing following stroke secondary to cardiac surgery. Hypothyroidism was observed in all six patients with epileptic spasm. Only four of 20 patients without epilepsy have non-neurologic comorbidities.
Conclusion: This study may support the knowledge regarding the relationship between hypothyroidism and epilepsy in DS. Non-neurologic comorbidities are a significant risk factor for epilepsy in DS.
Monitoring of Antibody Levels Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Late Adolescents with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Authors: Haşlak Fatih , Kasapçopur Özgür , Kocazeybek Bekir Sami , İnanlı Gülmelek , Yalçın Gamze , Guliyeva Vafa , Aliyeva Ayten , Köker Oya , Şahin Sezgin , Adrovic Yıldız Amra , Yıldız Mehmet , Özbey Doğukan , Barut Kenan
Published: December 2022

Objective: We monitored the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 antibody levels in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) and healthy children.
Methods: Healthy children and patients under 21 who were initially seropositive, were included in the study. Antibody levels of all subjects were measured again after the third and sixth months by the ELISA method. In this process, their symptoms were also questioned in terms of coronavirus disease-2019.
Results: The study included 35 participants (female/male: 1.69) (healthy control group: 10, patient group not receiving biological therapy: 19, patient group receiving biological therapy: 6). Their mean age was 14.27±5.49 years. Of the participants, 13 (37.1%) had a history of symptomatic infection, and 4 (11.4%) had a history of hospitalization. At the end of the six-month, a significant decrease was found in the immunoglobulin G levels of the participants (p=0.002). While no significant decrease was observed in the first trimester (p=0.085), there was a sharp decrease in the second trimester (p<0.001). Age, sex, presence of IRD and use of biological agents did not affect this decrease.
Conclusion: Although they decrease rapidly in the second trimester, we showed that antibodies acquired by infection in healthy children and children with IRD mostly stay at an acceptable level after six months. These data can be used to schedule vaccination programs. Besides, we showed that IRD and biological drugs do not affect the decrease in antibody levels. Therefore, no additional precautions may be required regarding vaccination in this patient group.
Evaluation of Complications Associated with Cardiac Catheterization: A Single-center Experience
Authors: Yavaş Abalı Zehra , Nişli Kemal , Dindar Aygün , Eker Rukiye , Aydoğan Ümrah
Published: December 2022

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate complications of cardiac catheterization (CC) procedures in a pediatric cardiology center.
Methods: The clinical records of 781 cardiac catheterizations were reviewed to identify procedure-associated complications. Catheterizations were grouped as diagnostic or interventional procedures. A complication was classified as a major or a minor.
Results: Patient ages ranged from 1 day to 28.8 years (median 3.3 years). Interventional catheterizations represented 58.5% of total procedures. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), atrial septal defect (ASD), and aortic coarctation were the most common diagnoses in our cohort. PDA occlusion, ASD closure, pulmonary valvuloplasty, angioplasty/stenting for aortic coarctation, and aortic valve dilation were the most commonly performed interventional catheterizations. Complications were detected in 17.5% of all procedures. Major complications were 2.3% for all procedures. Decreased/absent pulses were the most common complication in all categories (8.1%). The mortality rate of cardiac catheterization procedures was 0.5%. Relative to diagnostic procedures, interventional catheterizations were associated with a greater risk of complications.
Conclusion: Our study’s success and complication rates were similar to other studies. Complications of CC depend on the severity of the underlying congenital heart disease and the type of procedure.
The Importance of Thyroid Function Tests in a Patient Presenting with Precocious Menarche: Van Wyk Grumbach Syndrome
Authors: Köprülü Özge , Acar Sezer
Published: December 2022

Van Wyk Grumbach syndrome (VWGS) is characterized by untreated severe hypothyroidism, isosexual precocious puberty, multiple ovarian cysts and delayed bone age. Although it is extremely rare, it is important to recognize before the unnecessary ovarian surgeries because of its curability with a simple thyroid hormone replacement. Here, we reported a 5-year-and-3-months old female patient presented with precocious menarche and diagnosed as VWGS with primary hypothyroidism, isosexual precocious puberty and multiple ovarian cysts. Following L-thyroxine replacement therapy, all complaints and hormonal abnormalities resolved and finally, the multicystic mass structure in the ovaries disappeared completely. The diagnosis of VWGS should be kept in mind because simple L-thyroxine replacement completely resolves symptoms and abnormalities and prevents unnecessary investigations for malignancies and surgeries.
Economics, the Structures of Knowledge, and the Quest for a More Substantively Rational World
Authors: Lee Richard
Published: December 2022

The "structures of knowledge" designates the long-term intellectual and institutional division in knowledge production, the arena of cognition and intentionality (the "socio-cultural") that we recognize as the relational hierarchy between the sciences and the humanities, or the "two cultures", and it is just as integral to the development of the modern world as the realms of material production and distribution (the "economic") or of decision making and coercion (the "political"). The modern discipline of economics emerged from a medium-term restructuring of the structures of knowledge in the late nineteenth century along with the other, multiple, social sciences between the sciences and the humanities each with proprietary subject matters, theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches. The contemporary crisis in the field of knowledge production is part of the overall exhaustion of the processes reproducing the structures of the modern world-system. Contemporary economics in this "far-from-equilibrium" world should be well placed to contribute to an understanding of the alternative futures available today. But this would entail a reexamination of its inherited theoretical approaches and methodological practices.
Incentives and reflective equilibrium in distributive justice debates
Authors: Lamont Julian
Published: December 2022

For the last thirty years one of the dominant economic policies has been the cutting of the top marginal tax rates. While this policy has been partly motivated by the self-interest of high income earners, it also has had considerable theoretical support from a wide range of distributive justice theorists starting with John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice in 1971. Rawls argued that if the incentives created by inequality maximized the position of the least advantaged then they were morally justified. There have been many variants of this position since. The most common theme of them is that incentives to work harder and innovate, although creating inequality, are morally justified because of the greater good generated by the resultant increase in GDP. The main policy instrument available to governments to create such incentive has been the cutting of the top marginal income rates and this has been done systematically across all industrialized nations.The method of wide reflective equilibrium requires us to use the best consensus from economics in our reasoning about distributive justice. The systematic cutting of tax rates over thirty years has provided a reasonable experiment on the thesis that such cutting provides an overall increased labor supply and resultant increase in GDP. The suggestion of this paper is that a reasonable consensus can now be reached that, over the ranges of inequality and GDP that we have had over the last 50 years and are likely to have over the next 50 years, such incentives do not provide the claimed benefits. Hence, we are getting increased inequality for no compensating benefit.
Methodology and the practice of economists - a philosophical approach
Authors: Davidsen Bjørn-Ivar
Published: December 2022

Practicing academic economists are reported to pay little attention to work being done by economic methodologists. This is an unfortunate situation for the sub-field of economic methodology as well as for the discipline of economics at large. If the sub-field of economic methodology does not succeed in communicating with practitioners of the larger discipline of which it is a part, its rationale is seriously brought into question. And when practitioners of a scientific discipline do not pay heed to methodological questions, the discipline is destined to stagnation and possible degeneration. In order to contribute to an amelioration of the noted unfortunate state of affairs, this paper argues the case for purposeful philosophically informed approaches through which economic methodologists may prove themselves helpful and valuable to the practitioners of the discipline. A scheme of descriptive-critical analyses of economic texts is set forth as a means of enhancing academic economists' awareness of, and interest in, philosophical questions embedded in, and vital to, their practices. Moreover, it is argued, and exemplified, how philosophically minded methodologists may contribute constructively to processes directed towards establishing and developing economic theories and analyses.
A new framework for the analysis of contemporary financial markets: the need for pluralistic approaches
Authors: Stefancic Mitja
Published: December 2022

Interdisciplinary approaches are essential to properly evaluate an economic and financial system that is increasingly complex and globally interrelated. With reference to the work of the philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith, it is argued that a more pronounced interdisciplinarity in the social sciences would enable a flourishing of pluralism in economics. By adopting clearly defined research strategies and objectives, scholars with different academic backgrounds can successfully work on common projects. A better integration of economic, social and behavioural sciences will favour the establishment of new frames of thinking and new analytical tools which are much needed in contemporary financial regulation. Financial markets, defined as competitive markets in financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, loans and derivatives, represent a research subject that may be analysed from a plurality of angles and frames, including a sociological one. In practice, such a plurality of perspectives could favour sustainable wealth creation and contribute to maximizing the benefits from economic globalization.
A Review of The Genesis of Innovation: Systemic Linkages between Knowledge and the Market, Edited by Blandine Laperche, Dimitri Uzunidis, Nick von Tunzelmann, Cheltenham UK, Edward Elgar, 2008, 285 pp.
Authors: Gârdu Dana
Published: December 2022

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Though almost onecentury old, the Schumpeterian statement that innovation is the true driver of welfareenhancing economic development captures the essence of today's knowledge economy. In his acceptation innovation refers to new combinations conducive to new products, new production processes, new markets, new organizational forms, and the discovery of new resources. Currently the fierce global race challenges nationstates and transnational corporations (TNC) to engage in the management of innovation in order to secure competitive advantages, hence their recurrent initiatives in science and technology (S&T)/innovation policies, and regional development. In a bestcase scenario this endeavour produces innovative milieux underpinned by vibrant interactions among major players (companies, research organizations, local communities, regional and central governments, etc.), and integrates them into other networks spawning knowledge externalities.
Observing productivity: what it might mean to be productive when viewed through the lens of Complexity Theory
Authors: Füllsack Manfred
Published: December 2022

The paper tries to explore options and preconditions for a theoretically thoroughly grounded conception of productivity that is able to account for its observer-dependency and thereby meets the needs of a dynamic and highly differentiated modern society. It does so in respect to insights from Cybernetics and Complexity theory, thereby taking up charges about the contradiction of economic productivity and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. In respect to epistemological consequences of contemporary levels of productivity, a seemingly paradoxical constraint is put forward: the constraint that productivity is conditioned on being observed as such, with the observer in its turn being conditioned on productivity. The assumption is that this paradoxical constitution helps to keep productivity adaptive to the changes it itself incites in economy.
Subjective preferences and alternative costs
Authors: Barnett Il William , Block Walter
Published: December 2022

The present paper is an exploration of the economics of subjectivism and opportunity or alternative costs. Most contemporary economists pay lip service to these concepts, but when push comes to shove, all too often they jettison them. We shall illustrate this lapse from basic economics with a challenge that has been perplexing several modern economists: why do people always walk on staircases, but only sometimes on escalators. Landsburg (2002) misunderstood the reason people only sometimes walk on escalators, whereas they always walk on stairs. Garrison (2009) tackled the same problem, with somewhat different results. Both of them, however, are guilty of a failure to use what is perhaps the most fundamental concept in the economist’s toolkit – opportunity cost, known to an immense number of non-economists by the aphorism ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch.’ This oversight resulted in his (their) failure to explain why people only sometimes walk on escalators, in contradistinction to the fact that they always walk on staircases.
Review of The Social Sciences and Democracy, edited by Jeroen Van Bouwel, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, 268 pp., £58 hb, ISBN 9780230224391
Authors: Negru Ioana
Published: December 2022

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Social mechanisms and social causation
Authors: Weinert Friedel
Published: December 2022

The aim of this paper is to examine the notion of social mechanisms by comparison with the notions of evolutionary and physical mechanisms. It is argued that social mechanisms are based on trends, and not lawlike regularities, so that social mechanisms are different from mechanisms in the natural sciences. Taking as an example of social causation the abolition of the slave trade, this paper argues that social mechanisms should be incorporated in Weber's wider notion of adequate causation in order to achieve their explanatory purpose.
Shifting economics: fundamental questions and Amartya K. Sen's pragmatic humanism
Authors: Natarajan Tara
Published: December 2022

Amartya K. Sen's body of work is an unrelenting project that consistently and coherently re-focuses the attention of economists and economics towards foundational questions. His capabilities framework has offered an expanded space of evaluation to directly judge the well-being of people and society. Through a detailed survey of Sen's intellectual development, his readdressing fundamental rigidities in economic methodology, and his new framework for evaluation, this paper argues that Sen has inculcated new habits of mind, and engendered a social momentum in economic thought that takes human complexity and the richness of societal diversity into account. Creating a social momentum in economic thought through refocused habits of mind can have a sustainable impact in economics only if its scope is not sub-discipline specific, if it provides an inclusive framework, and if it builds bridges within and outside the discipline chiefly between economics and moral philosophy. Sen's approach is pragmatic, courteous, and persuasive, but not divisive. It is expansive, yet contextual; it is humanistic. In Sen, economics is an inquiry into the nature and causes of human development.
The welfare costs of rent-seeking: a methodologically individualist and subjectivist revision
Authors: Makovi Michael
Published: December 2022

Gordon Tullock is acknowledged for being the first to recognize the true costs of rent-seeking as including not only the Harberger triangle but also the Tullock rectangle. This rectangle does not constitute merely a lossless transfer of wealth, but it causes a misallocation of resources as rent-seekers invest resources in lobbying. However, a close reading of Tullock’s writings shows that his arguments are formulated in a holistic fashion, speaking of what is efficient or inefficient for society. Rent-seeking is inefficient because it reduces societal welfare. But according to a methodologically individualist and subjectivist economics, such a claim is invalid. We must distinguish between positive economic fact and normative moral philosophy. We call for a reconstruction of utility and welfare economics based on methodological individualism and subjectivism with implications for the theories of monopoly and competition: practices which Neoclassical perfect-competition theory considers to be evidence of rent-seeking should instead be deemed as indications of genuine competition Political economy should be concerned with ascertaining which institutions will best enable individuals to pursue their individually subjective ends – or else economists should be explicit about their normative preferences and political philosophies.
Slow living and the green economy
Authors: Ioncică Diana-Eugenia , Petrescu Eva-Cristina
Published: December 2022

The current paper explores the relationship between some relatively new concepts in the field of economics-slow living, slow food, slow writing and the green economy. The goal of the paper is twofolddiscussing the possibilities opened by these exciting new concepts, in terms of an increase in the quality of life combined with an environmentally sustainable lifestyle, as well as ascertaining what the concepts may entail in the context in which the effects of the recent economic crisis may make green and slow living seem like a distant dream. It is this holistic view that we shall attempt to enlarge upon in the paper, with the avowed purpose of weighing out the possibilities presented in the complicated, crisis-fraught global context.
Planning horizons as an ordinal entropic measure of organization
Authors: Jennings Jr. Frederic
Published: December 2022

Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (1971) educated economists on the notion of entropy laws in economics and ecological process. An earlier paper by Kenneth E. Boulding (1962) asked what we might do with a measure of organizational entropy, were one ever devised. The aim of this paper is to propose the notion of planning horizons as a candidate for this role. First, the concept of organizational entropy is discussed and defined within the interdependent domain of ecological economics. Next, the character and contributions of an entropic measure of organization are reviewed, as described in Boulding’s work. Third, the concept of planning horizons – and their relation to economic cohesion, efficiency and well-being – is introduced to show how ‘horizon effects’ (shifts in planning horizons) serve as an ordinal entropic measure of organization in dynamic complex settings of interdependent effects. Last, the promise of planning horizons as a new social research program in ecological economics shall be discussed.
'Why has economics turned out this way?' A socio-economic note on the explanation of monism in economics
Authors: Heise Arne
Published: December 2022

Economic science has – lamented by some, applauded by others – turned into a monistic discipline. In this short research note, a socio-economic answer to the question of why this has happened is provided by combining an economic approach to the market for economic ideas with a sociological approach to a scientific (power) field.
Reclaiming the University: transforming economics as a discipline
Authors: Heise Arne
Published: December 2022

Economics as a discipline is currently in disarray. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, academic experts, students, commentators, practitioners and politicians all questioned the status of academic economics and many called for a 'new economic thinking'. Nearly a decade later, however, there is little evidence of a transformation in research and teaching. The present study first clarifies what is meant by a transformation of economics as a discipline, since this remains an ill-defined term and may be interpreted in very different ways. It then establishes the conditions of a successful transformation of the discipline in terms of intra-disciplinary and extra-disciplinary factors. The paper argues that economics as a discipline cannot be expected to trigger this transformation by itself (i.e. via self-regulation), since the 'market for economic ideas' is prone to market failure. In addition, the influence of external factors and actors on the market may serve to distort the congruence between the individual researcher's utility and societal welfare. External incentives are therefore required to establish constitutional guardrails that ensure fair competition between ideas.
A comment on the law of supply and demand
Authors: Buechner M
Published: December 2022

Graduate economics departments have largely abandoned the law of supply and demand (henceforth, The Law). Nevertheless, The Law continues to be taught in all undergraduate economics programs, and it is accepted as the fundamental law of price throughout the world. This paper explains how the modern conceptions of demand and supply as schedules have driven The Law from graduate economics. A reinterpretation of the meaning of supply and demand is suggested as the basis for bringing The Law back into the corpus of economic theory, that is, supply and demand should be conceived of the same way Adam Smith and the whole classical school conceived of them—as simple quantities.
Financial bubbles and their magic: asset price as a heroic journey in the financial markets
Authors: Balasescu Alexandru , Jain Apurv
Published: December 2022

Why do financial crises appear unprecedented in spite of being a rather regular occurrence across countries and time? There are many answers from various schools of finance and economics, including Minsky's financial instability hypothesis in which systemic stability endogenously results in instability. We explore the inclusion of observed human behavior in an endogenous framework by engaging with anthropological concepts such as myth, ritual and magic that structure and explain our behaviour, and by extending the concept of agency from human to non-human. We also point to the possibility of better understanding our position in the mythological cycle using the new social media data. The aim of the article is to offer a holistic framework of interpretation of causes and circumstances of economic crises, using the tools of economy, semiotics, and economic anthropology that would account for both the universality of these crises and for their particular occurrences that always seem unique.
Economic experiments versus physical science experiments: an ontology-based approach
Authors: Caamaño-Alegre María , Caamaño-Alegre José
Published: December 2022

This article applies an ontology-based approach to economic experiments, emphasizing their differences with respect to physical science experiments. To contextualize our discussion, a conciliatory Weberian view of the similarities and differences between natural and social sciences is provided. After that, some ontological features of the social sciences' domain are highlighted, together with their problematic effect on experimental economics. Specifically, we focus on human beings' representational capacities and intentionality, their cultural and conventionally mediated forms of social interaction, and the holistic openness, instability and uncertainty of the social world. Finally, we emphasize the severe under-determination of theory by evidence affecting social science, as well as the related problems of empirical ambiguity, confirmatory biases and propensity to pseudoscientific practices in experimental economics.
The unrealistic realist philosophy. The ontology of econometrics revisited
Authors: Maziarz Mariusz
Published: December 2022

The argument put forth in this article shows that the hitherto scientific-realist approaches to econometrics are incongruent with the realistically reconstructed empirical macroeconomics. The SR approaches share in common being realist about the relations depicted by (successful) models. The economic models of data are sensitive to minor changes in sample and estimating methods what creates the 'emerging contrary result' phenomenon: the community of econometricians accept models that are inconsistent. Being SR about econometrics equals committing oneself to the following trilemma: (1) it is feasible to indicate the successful models that rightly isolate/idealize the regularities of the economy (the knowledge thesis); (2) econometric models are about the economic world (the independence thesis); and, at least in some areas of application, (3) successful econometric models contradict each other.
Türk Boğazlar Sistemi Balıkçılarının Seyir Emniyeti ve Denizde Emniyet Farkındalıklarının Ölçülmesi
Authors: TAŞLI Burhan , AYAZ Adnan
Published: December 2022

Her iş kolunda olduğu gibi balıkçılıkta da emniyet faktörü göz ardı edilemeyecek kadar önemlidir. Balıkçı teknelerinde ne kadar ekipman ve malzeme eksikliği bulunmasa da emniyet konusu çalışanlar tarafından özümsenmemiş ise tehlike devam ediyor diyebiliriz. Ayrıca denizde emniyetin sadece tekne üzerindeki ekipmanlarla sağlanacağı düşüncesi çok eksik kalmaktadır. Özellikle balıkçıların av bölgelerindeki seyir kısıtlamaları ve zorlukları bilmemesi ciddi tehlike arz etmektedir. Çalışma alanımız olan Türk Boğazları da dünyanın en tehlikeli ve yoğun trafiğe sahip su yoludur. Bu sebeple, balıkçıların meteorolojik, navigasyon ve coğrafi tüm kısıtlamalara hakim olmaları gerekmektedir. Av sahasına ulaşmak veya boğazları av sahası olarak kullanan balıkçılarla, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği ile görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Görüşme sonucunda denizde emniyet ve seyir emniyeti farkındalıklarının tespit edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yeniköy Limanı’nda 1 balıkçıyla, Kumkale Limanı’nda 1 balıkçıyla, Gelibolu taş iskelede 2 balıkçıyla, Şarköy Limanı’nda 2 balıkçıyla, Hoşköy Limanı’nda 4 balıkçıyla, Çakılköy Limanı’nda 5 balıkçıyla, Karşıyaka Limanı’nda 5 balıkçıyla ve Kurşunlu Limanı’nda ise 3 balıkçıyla, toplamda 23 balıkçıyla görüşme gerçekleştirilmiştir. Görüşmeler, katılımcıların izni doğrultusunda ses kaydına alınarak içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda, balıkçıların, çoğunlukla emniyet faktörünü göz ardı ettiği ve özellikle emniyet ekipmanlarını maddi bir yük oluşturan gider kalemi olarak gördükleri tespit edilmiştir. Seyir emniyeti farkındalıklarının denizde emniyet farkındalıklarına göre daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ekipman bulundurma konusunda ise eksiklerinin olmadığı fakat genellikle sörvey çekincesi ile donatıldığı görülmüştür.
PRIORITIZING THE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS THAT INCREASE THE IMPACT OF PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Authors: ADEM Aylin , DAĞDEVİREN Metin
Published: December 2022

There are plenty of criteria that affect the success of process management studies, which are of critical importance in terms of ensuring general efficiency measurement and traceability in enterprises, in reaching their final aims. In this article, a study was conducted to determine the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) that need attention in order to maintain successful process management and to analyze these factors with multiple criteria. During the identification of CSFs, case studies were conducted as well as in-depth literature research. In the analysis of the determined CSFs, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique, which is integrated with the spherical fuzzy numbers because it focuses on the hesitancy degree of decision-makers, was employed. According to the results, the human-factor in process management was determined as the most important CSFs, while the appropriate determination of the team was the most important sub-CSFs. It is foreseen that the practical and theoretical information presented as a result of multi-criteria analysis in this study is a guide for companies and professionals who want to carry out their process management studies successfully.
DEPO YÖNETİMİNDE ENDÜSTRİ 4.0 UYGULAMASI: BİR İŞLETME İÇİN RFID TEKNOLOJİ SEÇİMİ
Authors: TAŞKIN Ebru , GEZİK Nisanur , YUMUŞAK Rabia , EREN Tamer
Published: December 2022

Tedarik zinciri yönetiminde her firma için depo yönetimi en önemli konulardan olmuştur. Firmalar bu bağlamda sorunsuz stok kontrolünü hedeflemektedirler. Bu hedef doğrultusunda firmalar birçok yöntemden yararlanmaktadırlar. Yöntemlerden birisi RFID (Radyo Frekanslı Tanımlama) teknolojileridir. RFID teknolojisi, radyo frekanslarını kullanarak hareketli veya sabit varlıklardaki taşınan verinin kontrolünü sağlayıp çalışma ortamında bilgiye dönüştürülerek takip edilmesini sağlayan teknolojidir. Endüstri 4.0 dönüşümünü tamamlamış firmalar tarafından sıklıkla tercih edilmektedir. Bu nedenle Endüstri 4.0 dönüşüm sürecini gerçekleştirmemiş fabrikalar için işletmelerine en uygun RFID teknolojisin seçilmesi önemli bir problem halini almaktadır. Çünkü bu teknolojilerin yatırım maliyeti yüksek olmakla birlikte sektörlere göre uygulamaları değişmektedir. Bu bağlamda bu çalışmada zayıf akım sektöründeki NOVA Grup Mühendislik firma için optimal RFID teknoloji seçimi problemi ANP, PROMETHEE ve MAUT yöntemleri ile incelenmiştir. Firmanın mevcut durumu göz önünde bulundurularak 6 farklı alternatif RFID teknolojisi ele alınmıştır. Ele alınan alternatifler firma ve sektör incelemeleri neticesinde 7 kritere göre değerlendirilmiştir. Bu kriterler sistemin performansı, iş yazılımı ile entegrasyonu, ilk yatırım maliyeti, işletim maliyeti, tedarikçi itibarı, kalite güvencesi ve satış sonrası hizmetler şeklindedir. Bununla birlikte bu çalışmada yapılan literatür incelemesi sonucunda RFID teknoloji seçimi problemi için ilk defa ANP, PROMETHEE ve MAUT yöntem entegrasyonu kullanılmıştır. Ayrıca ele alınan sektör açısından da bu çalışma literatüre katkı sağlar niteliktedir.
PANDEMİ DÖNEMİNDE YALIN ÜRETİM UYGULAMALARININ ÖNCELİKLENDİRİLMESİ
Authors: APAK Sinan
Published: December 2022

Küresel Covid-19 pandemisinin etkisi birçok imalat işletmesinin üretimine ara vermesine neden olmuştur. Bu süreç işletmeleri yalın üretim uygulamalarını sorgulamaya itti. Ancak müşterilere değer sunmak bu tür zorluklar karşısında bile özünde kalmayı gerektirmektedir. Bu süreç içerisinde otomotiv sektörüne parça üreten işletmelerin yalın üretim uygulamalarında ne gibi tercihlerinin olduğu araştırılmıştır. Yorumlayıcı yapısal model kullanarak yapılan anket çalışması sonucunda pandemi sürecinde en çok tercih edilen yalın uygulamasının toplam verimli bakım ve hata önleme sistemleri olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Bunun nedenleri ise olabilecek bir arızada gerekli tamir ekipmanının tedarikinin çok gecikeceği bunun için periyodik bakıma önem verildiğidir. Pandemiden dolayı üretimine ara veren, hatlarını durduran üretim planlamacılar bu dönemi bakım, onarım ve gözden geçirmeye ayırmıştır. Bir ikinci yalın üretim aracı da ve üretimde hata önleme sistemi olarak kısıtlı üretilen üretimde artık hatalı üretime hiç tahammül olunmadığıdır. Sürekli akış yalın uygulaması ise yapılan araştırmada son sırada yer almıştır. Bunun nedeni de tedarik zincirinde yaşanan kırılma ve pazarın belirsizliği üretimin sürekli halden kesikli hale dönüşmesi olarak açıklanmıştır.
Confrontation with Beijing as One of the Priorities of US Foreign Policy
Authors: Orobets Illia , Sydorenko Olena , Xun Are , Pasek Igor
Published: December 2022

The United States and China are by far the most powerful countries on the planet by many indicators, and both of these countries can influence the course of many processes around the world. In particular, the United States has a substantial influence on the world stage, so it is necessary to investigate the significance of the confrontation with Beijing in the context of their foreign policy, and what are the prospects for its continuation. Thus, the relevance of the subject is determined by the fact that the results of this confrontation have an impact on the policy of all countries in the future. The main purpose of the study is to determine the level of priority of the confrontation with China for the United States, by analysing the foundations of the geopolitical theory of the United States and considering the history of this conflict. When writing the study, the following methods were used: analysis, synthesis, comparison, specification and generalisation of information. As a result of the study, the following conclusions can be drawn: the confrontation between the United States and Beijing takes place in three main areas of activity: trade, economic, and ideological; it was determined that the United States is the most influential country in the world and is trying to maintain this influence; it was identified that the key aspect of the US foreign policy influence is trade, which is one of the main reasons for the confrontation with China; the impact of this conflict on the whole world was established; certain problems of US internal policy and possible prospects for the development of this conflict were considered. The originality of the study is that it considers the conflict between the United States and China as broadly as possible, considering various fields of activity. The results of this study will be useful for economists who study the economic problems of the whole world, and Ukraine in particular, including researchers in the United States, to draw attention to the problems and threats of their own country
PELAYANAN YESUS SEBAGAI TELADAN KEPEMIMPINAN TRANSFORMATIF PENDIDIKAN AGAMA KRISTEN
Authors: Saputra Tjendanawangi , Serdianus Serdianus
Published: December 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggali lebih lanjut mengenai pentingnya kepemimpinan transformatif dalam Pendidikan Agama Kristen yang ditinjau dari teladan kepemimpinan Yesus Kristus selama pelayanannya di dunia, untuk membawa peserta didik menuju perubahan hidup. Fokus dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan kepemimpinan transformatif berdasarkan teladan Yesus Kristus yang relevan untuk diterapkan baik di gereja maupun sekolah. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif deskriptif melalui pendekatan studi kepustakaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, kepemimpinan Pendidikan Agama Kristen yang transformatif berdasarkan teladan kepemimpinan Yesus harus mampu memimpin dan membimbing orang-orang yang dipimpinnya untuk dapat memaknai, memampukan, memberdayakan, dan mendorong para pengikutnya untuk membuahkan hasil dan pengaruh bagi misi Allah di bumi.
KONSEP DISPLIN ROHANI DALAM PERLOMBAAN MEMPERTAHANKAN IMAN ORANG PERCAYA MENURUT IBRANI 12:1-2
Authors: Gea Okta Putra Jaya
Published: December 2022

Artikel ini merupakan penelitian tentang konsep displin rohani untuk mempertahankan iman kepada Tuhan menurut Ibrani 12:1-2. Metode yang digunakan untuk mengkaji artikel ini adalah metode pendekatan eksegesis. Iman adalah pegangan orang percaya satu-satunya yang mengarahkan diri bertumbuh dengan benar dan sempurna kepada Tuhan Yesus. Sebab Yesus adalah kapten yang akan mengontrol orang percaya dalam arti akan membantu menolong setiap mereka yang berlomba berjuang menyempurnakan iman kepada Dia. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan pemahaman baru bahwa dalam kehidupan sehari- hari, masyarakat percaya bahwa Yesus Kristus adalah seorang pemimpin yang akan memberikan bimbingan kepada mereka . Namun, sementara Dia akan melakukan ini, Dia tidak serta merta memberikan setiap orang yang percaya kepada - Nyapemenuhan impian mereka . Sebaliknya, Yesus Kristus akan berada di sana untuk mendorong mereka yang percaya kepada- Nya untuk bekerja mewujudkan potensi mereka. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini akan memberikan kontribusi baru akan iman yang perlu di pertahankan.
Maritime Computing Transportation, Environment, and Development: Trends of Data Visualization and Computational Methodologies
Authors: Thanapong Chaichana
Published: December 2022

This research aims to characterize the field of maritime computing (MC) transportation, environment, and development. It is the first report to discover how MC domain configurations support management technologies. An aspect of this research is the creation of drivers of ocean-based businesses. Systematic search and meta-analysis are employed to classify and define the MC domain. MC developments were first identified in the 1990s, representing maritime development for designing sailboats, submarines, and ship hydrodynamics. The maritime environment is simulated to predict emission reductions, coastal waste particles, renewable energy, and engineer robots to observe the ocean ecosystem. Maritime transportation focuses on optimizing ship speed, maneuvering ships, and using liquefied natural gas and submarine pipelines. Data trends with machine learning can be obtained by collecting a big data of similar computational results for implementing artificial intelligence strategies. Research findings show that modeling is an essential skill set in the 21st century.
On the Estimation of the Mission Performance Index of Unmanned Surface Vehicles Based on the Mission Coverage Area
Authors: Lee Jae-Yong , Son Nam-Sun
Published: December 2022

For mission planning and replanning of multiple unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), it is important to estimate each USV’s mission performance in terms of sea surveillance (e.g., illegal ship control). In this study, a mission performance index (MPI) is proposed based on the mission coverage area for estimating the USVs’ mission performance of illegal ship control. The penalty value is considered in the MPI calculation procedure owing to the track-off of the USV. In addition, the USV simulation is conducted under illegal ship control, and the MPI is calculated based on changing the mission coverage area. The results show that the MPI increases with the path width of the mission coverage area.
ДРЖАВНА МАТУРА, ФУНКЦИОНАЛИЗАМ И ИДЕОЛОГИЈА
Authors: Јанковић Милош
Published: December 2022

In this paper, we critically analyze the framework of the idea of state matura. The discourse that shapes the narrative of the state matura has all the elements of functionalism. We, therefore, examine whether the functionalist view of education can be labeled as ideological in both senses of this concept. Key Words: state matura, functionalism, meritocracy, ideology
Koncept održive mode generacije “Z“
Authors: Markuz Ana , Plećaš Mihael , Ban Doroteja
Published: December 2022

Preobrazba mode na održivu zahtjev je koji pred proizvođače, dizajnere i cijelu modnu industriju postavlja generacija Z, koja je odgojem oslobođena od svih tabu tema, snažno podupire različitosti te ozbiljno korača prema promjenama skrojenim po svojoj mjeri, pritišćući tako oblikovanje modne industrije prema principima održivog razvoja. Svijest o ograničenim resursima na Zemlji kod ove je generacije na visokoj razini i postoje dobre predispozicije da upravo ona bude ta koja će vrlo brzo, za razliku od generacije Y, dovesti modu na puno održiviju razinu, a kao što se to potvrđuje u radu, za to im neće nedostajati ni hrabrosti ni volje.
Vida nocturna, urbanización y entretenimiento.
Authors: Celis Romero José Guillermo
Published: December 2022

Este artículo relaciona una historia del crecimiento urbano en Guadalajara, México con el desarrollo de la vida cabaretera en la ciudad como parte de la oferta local de entretenimiento, haciendo énfasis en la relación entre urbanización y cultura para comprender una forma de habitar una ciudad mexicana durante el período del “desarrollo estabilizador” el siglo XX mexicano. Con base en correspondencia oficial en archivos, diarios, publicidad y mapas se desarrolla este trabajo en el marco de la historia cultural urbana.