bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Acción analgésica preventiva de la infiltración de la incisión con ropivacaína al 0,75% en pacientes intervenidos de reparación de hernia inguinal
Authors: Laranjeira de Carvalho André , Bonini Castellana Fábio , Oliva Gatto Bruno E. , Katlauskas Muraro Silvia , Schiavuzzo Fabio A. , Ashmawi Hazem A. , Vieira Joaquim E. , Utiyama Edivaldo , Posso Irimar de Paula
Published: March 2024

Antecedentes y objetivos: La efectividad de la analgesia preventiva comparada con el régimen convencional para control del es aún controvertido. Este estudio enfocó la evaluación de la infiltración local con ropivacaína al 0,75%, antes y después de la incisión de cirugías reparativas de hernias inguinales en la intensidad del dolor postoperatorio, consumo de analgésicos y tiempo transcurrido hasta la primera dosis analgésica requerida.Método: Después de la aprobación del Comité Institucional para la ética en Investigación, 60 pacientes, en estado físico P1 o P2, entre 15 y 65 años de edad, intervenidos quirúrgicamente por reparación de hernia inguinal bajo anestesia general con isoflurane y fentanilo fueron distribuidos al azar en tres grupos: A) Infiltración de piel, subcutánea y de músculo antes de la incisión con 2 mg/kg de 0,75% de ropivacaína; B) Infiltración de piel, subcutánea y de músculo después de la incisión con 2 mg/kg de 0,75% de ropivacaína y C) grupo control, sin infiltración. Todos los pacientes recibieron dipirona (2 g), 30 minutos antes del final de la anestesia. Después de la recuperación de la anestesia se usó anal gesia por bomba de morfina. Se evaluaron durante 24 horas la intensidad del dolor, medida por Escala Análoga Visual, el consumo total de morfina y el tiempo para el requerimiento de la primera dosis de morfina.Resultados: El consumo de morfina fue significativamente menor en el grupo A (1,5 mg), comparado con el del grupo B (5,5 mg) o con el grupo control (17 mg). El tiempo transcurrido hasta el primer requerimiento de morfina fue significativamente mayor para el grupo A y la intensidad del dolor fue menor en todo momento en comparación al grupo C y en las últimas 18 hs comparado con el grupo B. Conclusión: La infiltración preoperatoria de la incisión con ropivacaína disminuye significativamente la intensidad del dolor postoperatorio y el consumo de morfina, y retrasa el momento de solicitud de la primera dosis de morfina.
El impacto de la estimulación cerebral profunda subtalámica en la neuroprotección nigral. ¿Mito o realidad?
Authors: Harnack Daniel , Kupsch Andreas
Published: March 2024

Objetivo: En el presente artículo de revisión hemos resumido la evidencia clínica y preclínica disponible acerca de si la modulación del núcleo subtalámico (NST) podría ser un blanco para la neuroprotección en la enfermedad de Parkinson (EP).Antecedentes: La estimulación cerebral profunda (ECP) crónica del NST ha surgido como una poderosa alternativa terapéutica para el tratamiento de la EP, garantizando un control estable de los síntomas hasta por cinco años a pesar de la naturaleza progresiva de dicha enfermedad.Materiales y método: Revisión comparativa de la literatura en PubMed disponible hasta diciembre de 2008.Resultados: La evaluación clínica del papel de la neuroprotección es dificultosa, ya que existen opciones terapéuticas médicas o quirúrgicas que mejoran los síntomas de la EP y que pueden ser consideradas erróneamente como neuroprotectoras debido a la dificultad de diferenciar entre los efectos sintomáticos y los potenciales efectos neuromodulatorios de varias opciones terapéuticas aplicadas en la EP. Las limitaciones metodológicas de los estudios clínicos no alcanzan a valorar la importancia de los componentes posiblemente neuroprotectores putativos para ser evaluados en estudios preclínicos impulsados clínicamente. Por lo tanto, los modelos animales que imitan la muerte celular nigroestriatal progresiva, son indispensables para seguir avanzando en este importante tema de la neuroprotección posterior a la ECP.Conclusión: No se encuentra una clara evidencia clínica para la neuroprotección relacionada a la ECP del NST en la EP. Sin embargo, numerosos estudios preclínicos demuestran que el silenciamiento del NST por lesión o ECP puede ejercer efectos neuromodulatorios en las neuronas dopaminérgicas de la substantia nigra.
Innovation Strategies and Performance of Tea Firms: A Case Study of James Finlay (Kenya) Limited
Authors: Cheruiyot Lewis Kimutai , Litunya Rose
Published: March 2024

Purpose: A business must endeavor to achieve a certain level of economic gain and at the same time improve organizational performance to be able to compete with similar players in the industry. An innovative approach is guaranteed to have a positive and huge influence on realization of organizational improvement. An innovation strategy helps the leadership of an organization to come up with systems that can match their competitive needs. This study purposed to investigate the influence that innovation strategies have on the performance of Tea firms in Kenya. The study aimed to assess the following specific research objectives; to determine the influence of process innovation strategies on the performance of James Finlay Kenya Limited; to establish the influence of product innovation strategies on the performance of James Finlay Kenya Limited; to establish the influence of technological innovation strategies on the performance of James Finlay Kenya Limited; to determine the influence of market innovation strategies on the performance of James Finlay Kenya Limited.

Methodology: The study used descriptive research design in tandem with correlational research design. The management, senior and junior staff of four departments at James Finlay (Kenya) Limited that are a total of 150 staff members formed the population size for this study while the sample size was a total of 109 staff. Primary data was collected using a questionnaire. SPSS software was then used to analyze the data because it was appropriate and easy to use in analyzing the responses submitted by respondents. Descriptive and inferential statistics models were used in the research for data analysis and the findings were presented through tables and figures. 

Findings: The study ascertained the existence of a positive relationship between innovation strategies and the performance of tea firms in Kenya. Innovation strategies account for 77.4% of the total variance in the tea firms’ performance. Since innovation strategies account for such a huge percentage of the tea firm performance in Kenya, it was recommended that tea firms should utilize Process Innovation, Product Innovation, Technological Innovation, and Market Innovation Strategies in their operations, since this would assure their performance up to 77.4%.

Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study thus recommended that tea firms should employ these strategies to ensure their overall improved performance.
Aspectos relevantes na passagem da Educação Infantil ao Ensino Fundamental
Authors: Szymanski Maria Lidia Sica , Machado Rosa Cleide Marques
Published: March 2024

Investiga-se acerca da transição da Educação Infantil para o 1º ano do Ensino Fundamental, a partir dos pressupostos da Psicologia Histórico-Cultural, por meio de uma pesquisa bibliográfica exploratória nas bases de dados Scielo e BDTD, no período de 2011 a 2020. Nessa transição escolar muda-se o foco pedagógico para a aprendizagem da leitura e escrita, imprescindíveis para que a criança se aproprie da cultura humana, o que contribui para uma transformação psíquica vivenciada na passagem de uma atividade propulsora de desenvolvimento a outra, ou seja, da brincadeira de papéis sociais para a atividade de estudo. Nesse processo, a criança pode expressar conflitos internos que se manifestam em comportamentos denominados como crise. Foram analisadas seis pesquisas, o que permitiu elencar as seguintes categorias para reflexão: o que dizem os documentos oficiais; a importância da atividade-guia; o caráter de continuidade no processo de escolarização; a intencionalidade docente no processo pedagógico; a formação docente inicial e contínua e a criança como protagonista e sujeito com especificidades. Por fim, buscou-se demonstrar a relevância das pesquisas para a compreensão desse período de transição e dos aspectos que, ao possibilitarem mais aprendizado para a criança que vivencia esse processo, promovem seu desenvolvimento.
DIFFERENT EXPERIMENTAL MODELS FOR HEPATOTOXICITY; A REVIEW A REVIEW
Authors: Bharatia Rakesh , Kumar Shailendra , Jaiswal Abhishek , Jaiswal Hariom
Published: March 2024

The Hepatic is midst the best industrious and pennon organs in the feasible  body. Hepatotoxicity is a symbol intermediary of morbidity and lenity, and  its extent is leave off increment appointment by steady old-fashioned in the  industrialized nations. Hepatotoxicity is characterized by atomic pyknosis  and eosinophilic cytoplasm, followed by copious rash hepatic poison,  pudginess changes, lipid peroxidation leads to hepatic centrilobular  necrosis. Paracetamol, reluctant tubercular drugs, demon rum, and  azathioprine are meditate on to be the tricky venture factors implicated in  the progression of hepatotoxicity. Unusual signaling mechanisms, such as  activation of transmissible represent encode alike Kupffer cells, simple hew  to pieces (NK) cells, and NKT, incendiary mediators, intracellular Ca2  concentration and reactive oxygen species are involved in the pathogenesis  of hepatotoxicity. At realistic, helter-skelter is petite aglow panacea is at  hand to squeamish patients give hepatotoxicity becoming to deficiency of  colleague of signaling culprits involved in the pathogenesis of  hepatotoxicity. Gross models are zoological seasoned to reform esteem the  plague pathogenesis and develop drugs for hepatotoxicity. In the physical  study, we take on submit discrete extremist models for hepatotoxicity,  which may frankly vistas for developing new drugs to treat hepatotoxicity.
Real-Time AWS Resource Surveillance with Reporting and Dashboard Solution
Authors: Nuthana M  , Dr M N Nachappa
Published: March 2024

Cloud computing, which offers cost-effectiveness, scalability, and flexibility, has become a crucial component of contemporary company operations. However, moving to the cloud presents a new set of difficulties, one of which is security. Continuous monitoring and auditing of cloud environments is critical for organizations to detect attacks, identify vulnerabilities, and verify adherence to security requirements. Because it is scalable, flexible, and affordable, cloud computing has emerged as the mainstay of many businesses in today's digital environment.
But as the use of cloud services grows, so does the necessity for strong security measures to safeguard confidential information and guarantee adherence to industry rules. Conventional methods for security audits and monitoring are frequently labor-intensive, manual, and prone to human mistake. They are not agile enough or have the real-time information necessary to efficiently.
Desecularizing the Christian Past
Authors: Beltramini Enrico
Published: March 2024

The essential objective of this study is to unpack the complicity between historians and secularization theory in the study of late ancient and early medieval Christianity—and then suggest a way out. In this work of historiography of religion, Enrico Beltramini argues that religious history is inherently secular and produces distorted representations of the Christian past. He suggests moving from an epistemological to a hermeneutical approach so that the supernatural worldview of the Christian past can be addressed on its own terms. This work also engages Markus’s saeculum and replaces Markus’s secularized relationship between the Kingdom and the government of the civitas with the Augustinian association of the Kingdom and divine government.
Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Animasi Flipaclip Berbasis Paikem Pada Pembelajaran Matematika Pengenalan Sifat-Sifat Bangun Ruang Di Kelas V SD
Authors: Hasanah Mita Roslinda,
Published: March 2024

Penelitiaan ini bertujuan untuk; 1) Mengetahui kelayakan media pembelajaran animasi Flipaclip berbasis PAIKEM pada mata pelajaran matematika materi sifat-sifat bangun ruang; 2) Mengetahui respon kemenarikan peserta didik terhadap media pembelajaran animasi Flipaclip berbasis PAIKEM pada mata pelajaran matematika materi sifat-sifat bangun ruang; dan 3) Mengetahui efektifitas penggunaan produk media pembelajaran animasi Flipaclip berbasis PAIKEM pada mata pelajaran matematika materi sifat-sifat bangun ruang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian Research and Develoment (R&D) MENURUT Borg and Gall. Subjek penelitian yang terlibat dari satu orang ahli media, satu orang ahli materi dan guru bidang studi matematika kelas V SD Negeri 105364 Lubuk Rotan. Para ahli memberikan penilaian pada kelayakan produk yang dikembangkan oleh peneliti, sedangkan guru memberi respon tentang kemenarikan produk yang dikembangkan. Hasil peneliti ini adalah 1) Produk yang dihasilkan terkategori sangat layak berdasarkan validasi dari ahli media 92% dan ahli materi dengan presetasi 89,5%. 2) Video animasi Flipaclip berbasis PAIKEM  sangat menarik untuk dijadikan bahan ajar berdasarkan penilaian guru memperoleh presentasi 90%.
Factors Influencing Entrepreneurial Intention of the Senior High School Students
Authors: G. Gaddi Jojames Arnaldo , A. Osorio Izzy Marie , E. Geotina Alyssa , F. Plaza Sienna , R. Orillaneda Emadel Mae , M. Alentajan Joeve , C. Maarat Jinky
Published: March 2024

Entrepreneurial intention is the foundation for any decision to start a business or endeavor, making it a more significant predictor of future entrepreneurial participation. Since it is the most critical predictor of entrepreneurial behavior and a crucial component in comprehending the process of launching new business ventures, this study aimed to identify the factors that influence the entrepreneurial intentions of the Senior High School Students of St. Paul University Surigao. This study applied the quantitative research design employing a descriptive survey technique with 275 respondents. The main instrument employed in gathering necessary data was the researcher-made questionnaire. The collected data were treated using sample percentage, mean and standard deviation, and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results showed a significant difference in the factors influencing the entrepreneurial intention of the senior high school students when grouped according to their family business and strand. The research results could serve as background knowledge and a framework for future researchers doing deeper investigations similar to this study.
Auction Web Application with Neural Style Transfer Technology
Authors: Belshi J Vinisha Gladys , G Ramya , M Yuvarani
Published: March 2024

Digital art is becoming increasingly popular, and there is a growing demand for online platforms where art can be bought and sold. The purpose of this project is to develop a website that provides such a platform, where art listers can list their digital art pieces for sale, and users can bid on them. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) provide a new way for artists and photographers to sell their work online. NFT photos and NFT pictures (digital art) can sell for millions of dollars – and there are a growing number of platforms that allow you to buy and sell these items. But what if there is a platform where you can build digital art as well as bid it without any pain. In this project we are building an Auction Application and with help of Python Flask with a feature called neural style transfer where we can build digital arts.
Safe Drip – IOT Empowered Saline Monitoring and Reversal Prevention
Authors: Belshi.J Vinisha Gladys , Samuel D Jaison , D Manoj
Published: March 2024

The proposed system is an IoT-based alert system for saline reversal in medical settings.Saline is administered to patients in medical facilities to aid in their recovery from dehydration and enhance their overall well-being. The occurrence of saline reversal arises when medical staff inject saline into a patient without being fully conscious of the situation in the hospital.The system utilizes sensors placed at various points in the saline delivery network to detect the flow of saline in the wrong direction i.e the back flow of blood. The system sends alerts to medical staff via message to their mobile when a saline reversal is detected. If the saline decreases over a certain threshold level the sensor will stops the saline flow and the medical staff will get a alert message that the “bottle is empty”, Also we can monitor the saline flow rate via a web application. This system aims to improve patient safety by reducing the occurrence of saline reversals, which can cause serious harm to patients. The system proposes the combination of sensors to detect the saline level, The system uses ESP8266 as master, a load cell to measure the weight of the saline bottle and the system uses servo motor to stop the saline drip. If the weight decreases under a certain threshold level, the load cell will send a signal to the master controller and the controller will stop the drip flow using servo motor. To alert the medical staff in the hospital, the system uses IFTT server. Through IFTT the medical staff will get a alert via SMS/call. Also the system had developed a web application, Through the web application the medical staff can monitor the current status of the saline level.
Spatio-temporal Distribution of Plankton in Lake Mainit, Northeastern Mindanao, Philippines
Authors: A. Vedra Sonnie , C. Roa Elnor , J. Samson Jeanette , D. Gaid Ruth , L. Roa Rey , C. Eballe Rustan , Peña Geralyn D. Dela , Y. Salarda Marissa , O. Baclayon Michael James , R. Rigor Melchor
Published: March 2024

Plankton were surveyed to describe their mean distribution in Lake Mainit. Standard means of specimen collection were observed. Forty-eighttaxa of phytoplankton belonging to Chlorophyta, Bacillariophyta, Cyanophyta and Euglenophyta, and sixtaxa of zooplankton such Copepoda and Rotifera were identified. Highest concentration of phytoplankton in the Lake was on Januaryat 22,325.00 cells/L, while among zooplankton at 109.00 ind/L occurred between February to March. Generally, plankton counts decreased upon approaching warmer months starting February to April. Further relevant study is suggested to understand the dynamics of plankton as a function of complex environmental interactions in the Lake.
Vinsers’ Initiatives: Perceptions on the use of AI in ESL Learning among Selected Grade 11 Learners
Authors: Đan Phạm Trần Yên , Panilaga Esmero John Kim , Ngân Lê Hà Thiên , Labang Abelgas Erica Mae , Giang Hoàng Hương , Trang Lê Xuân Ngọc
Published: March 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a useful tool in helping to improve the quality of education. However, studies on student perceptions of the use of AI in learning English as a Second Language are scarce (ESL). The purpose of this study is to investigate the attitudes of Vinschool Ocean Park Grade 11 students on the employment of AI in ESL in terms of orientation, use, and impact. A qualitative-descriptive method was adopted to gain in-depth insights into the perceptions of Grade 11 students. The data was gathered through semi-structured interviews, and the transcribed data were subjected to content analysis. Findings suggested that selected Grade 11 learners have a moderate level of familiarity with AI in education. The learners want to know more and have some reservations regarding the use and implications of AI. They have used only a few AI applications in their learning of ESL, with varying expectations and satisfaction levels of the outcomes. In light of the results, this research recommends a broader integration of AI in the classroom, accompanied by adequate training to improve teacher and student understanding and usage. Future studies on AI in learning ESL should focus more on student perspectives to evaluate how AI can be used to enhance educational experiences.
Non-Cognitive Skills as Correlates to Academic Performance among Senior High School Students
Authors: O. Rulida Divina , C. Cano Jenny , R. Andrin Glenn
Published: March 2024

Today's teachers and students have a tremendous degree of duty for surviving in a competitive world and they have a growing level of responsibility to achieve in a highly competitive environment. Aside from cognitive skills, the non-cognitive skills are believed to play a crucial role for academic success as they can improve student motivation, engagement, and overall well-being. This study examined the correlation of non-cognitive skills to academic performance among students at General Luna National High School, Siargao Islands, Surigao del Norte, Philippines. The main tools used to gather information were an adapted research questionnaire for Grades 11 and 12 students. The study respondents were the 302 senior high school students under the general academic strand at General Luna National High School during the school year 2022 – 2023. Data gathered were analyzed using Frequency Count and Percentage, Means and Standard Deviations, Mann Whitney U-Test and Kruskal Wallis H-Test, Independent T-Test, and Spearman Rho Correlation to yield a generally significant difference and relationship based on the data outcomes from the respondents’ responses.The descriptive-correlational research design was used to evaluate the non-cognitive skills in the learning of senior high school students that link to their academic achievement in which purposive sampling was done to obtain 302 respondents. Results showed that the respondents still need assistance writing high-quality research papers and more confidence especially when collaborating with teachers in doing class projects even outside the class. Majority of them (64%) got a grade point average below 85% which implies a need to demonstrate a higher degree of academic performance. With p-values of 0.0001 and 0.0120, significant differences exist in the respondents’ academic performance when grouped based on sex and grade level, respectively. Furthermore, with correlation coefficient of 0.29 and p-value of 0.0001, it was revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between the respondents’ academic achievement and non-cognitive skills in terms of academic perseverance. These findings provide several implications especially in enhancing students’ academic achievement for low performing subject areas such as science and mathematics. Hence, it is recommended that teachers and school administrators may consider providing activities or programs to strengthen students’ academic perseverance to improve their performance across all subject areas, most especially in writing research.
Tabúes, prescripciones y presagios, según género, en Colpapampa, Vilcas Huamán
Authors: Gutiérrez Contreras Johurdy
Published: March 2024

El presente trabajo aborda los tabúes, las prescripciones y los presagios, según género, entre los quechuas de la comunidad de Colpapampa, Vilcas Huamán (Ayacucho). Estos hechos culturales pautan el comportamiento individual y colectivo de los colpapampinos, armonizando la vida social y de esta con la naturaleza (allin kawsay); además, define tareas y prohibiciones sobre prácticas normativas, axiológicas y políticas en la comunidad: todas son transmitidas de modo intergeneracional, por adultos a los jóvenes; por tanto, tienen carácter normativo y formativo.
Huatuscalla:
Authors: Pérez Calderón Ismael , Oré Medina Juan José
Published: March 2024

El propósito del presente trabajo es alcanzar información sobre el paisaje y la ocupación cultural de un conocido lugar, convertido en la actualidad en centro de atracción turística para quienes visitan el pueblo de Luricocha, en Huanta. Se trata del cerro Huatuscalla, de donde se visualiza parte del cauce longitudinal del río Mantaro, como una serpiente en medio de un profundo cañón que separa a las regiones de Huancavelica y Junín con Ayacucho, desde la unión con el Huarpa hasta la desembocadura en el río Apurímac integrando el valle del VRAEM. Se presentan evidencias de distintos estilos de cerámica preincaica producto de la interacción cultural entre los pueblos y culturas que ocuparon el lugar, desde la aparición de la alfarería y la tradición del culto a las huacas (cerros) que los españoles lo reemplazaron por la cruz cristiana con fiesta que, se celebra del 1 al 3 de mayo de cada año.
ANALISIS KADAR KALSIUM PADA CANGKANG TELUR BEBEK (Anas platyrhynchos-domesticus) UNTUK PEMBUATAN PASTA GIGI DENGAN PEWARNA ALAMI DARI SARI DAUN PANDAN (Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb)
Authors: Dalimunthe Agusmal , Nurbaya Siti , Priltuis Natanael , Ginting Pitalokasari br
Published: March 2024

Cangkang telur merupakan limbah rumah tangga yang dapat dimanfaatkan dalam pembuatan pasta gigi karena mengandung kalsium karbonat (CaCO3) sekitar 90 % sebagai penyusun utamanya. Daun pandan merupakan zat pewarna alami yang sering digunakan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menentukan kandungan kalsium karbonat terlebih dahulu kemudian menentukan kadar kalsium murni dari kalsium karbonat tersebut dengan cara titrasi kompleksometri denga menggunakan EDTA untuk pembuatan pasta gigi dengan pewarna alami dari sari daun pandan.
UJI EFEKTIVITAS SEDIAAN GEL EKSTRAK BIJI KELENGKENG (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) SEBAGAI OBAT LUKA BAKAR TERHADAP MENCIT PUTIH JANTAN (Mus musculus)
Authors: Sitorus Elly , Thaib Cut Masyithah , Suryani Monica , Sarumaha Vivid Angelina
Published: March 2024

Longan seeds contain corrilagin, gallic acid, and ellagic acid compounds which have the potential as an alternative medicine for burns. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the longan seed extract gel preparation with 3 variations of extract concentration (5%, 7.5%, and 10%) as a burning medicine against white male mice. Longan seed extract was obtained by using the maceration extraction method
THE ROLE OF ISLAMIC BANKING INNOVATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLEX FINANCIAL CONTRACTS IN ALGERIA
Authors:   University-Relizane, Algeria, Yassine Mimouni , Mouna Bessouyah ,   University-Relizane, Algeria
Published: March 2024

This study aims to highlight the role of Islamic banking innovation in the development of complex financial contracts, by conducting a field study at the level of Al Salam Bank -Algeria. In order to familiarize ourselves with the aspects of the study, the deductive approach was adopted by describing the concepts associated with both Islamic banking innovation and complex financial contracts. 30 forms were distributed to the workers of the bank under study and 25 valid forms were retrieved for analysis and processing using the SPSS program. After we addressed the subject of the study, the following results were reached: Islamic banking innovation contributes to the development of complex financial contracts effectively and positively by developing available contracts and submitting new innovative contracts that suit the conditions of the bank and in accordance with the provisions of Sharia.
THE PARADOX OF THE LIBERATED COMPANY: A SUCCESSFUL BUT UNATTRACTIVE MODEL!
Authors:   University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed, Algeria, Mokrane Nait Bahloul ,   Laboratory for Research on Euro-Mediterranean Economies LAREEM-CRECORH, M’hammed Kansab Elhadj ,   University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed, Algeria,   Laboratory for Research on Euro-Mediterranean Economies LAREEM
Published: March 2024

This article explores the question of why the liberated enterprise model, despite its apparent superiority, has not become the standard model, outperforming the traditional hierarchical management structure. We will being by analyzing a series of approaches that fail to explain why this model has not been widely adopted. Meanwhile, contemporary institutionalism analysis suggests the key factor in the slow spread of this model. We have compared the theses of two institutionalism approaches to the three phases of evolution of the liberated enterprise model, which include the first two phases of slow evolution and the current phase of accelerated diffusion. The institutional environment appears to be the decisive factor influencing the expansion of this model. Our aim is to demonstrate the relevance of institutionalism approaches to the problem of disseminating new management methods.
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL REPORTS ON REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES OF MULTI-PROFILE HOSPITALS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN: REORGANIZATION OUTCOMES, INFLUENCE OF ECONOMIC FACTORS, AND KEY FINDINGS
Authors:   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty), Kudaibergenova M.K. ,   JSC “Center for Medical Technologies and Information Systems”,   Medical Center of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Asanova D.K. ,   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Zaluchenova O.M. ,   Turan University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Published: March 2024

This article analyzes the impact of restructuring on the profitability of multi-profile hospitals in Kazakhstan. By examining financial reports from 2018 to 2021, changes in profitability indicators before and after reorganization were identified. The results indicate the complex nature of the influence of reforms and economic factors on the financial stability of hospitals.
Pictorial Pretexts in A. Tarkovsky’s Works
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Dviniatina J.R.
Published: March 2024

The broad topic “Tarkovsky and painting” contains commonalities, such as the director’s citing of the paintings by Pieter Bruegel or Leonardo da Vinci, but there are also less explored aspects. The latter include A. Tarkovsky’s method of working with images based on the work principles of the old masters of painting; implicit references and allusions not just to individual paintings, often not yet described, but to the entire worlds of certain authors or movements; and a total commitment to quotation together with a skilful and deliberate disguise of the technique, also described by the director in theoretical works. Tarkovsky was an artist in the very first sense of the word — a student of an art school, author of film sketches and storyboards, paintings, and even art history works. However, the main thing regarding the topic “Tarkovsky and painting” is his application of the very vision of a painter in his own work. He worked with frame structures in complex ways, often appealing to the repetition of the recursion technique, like great artists did in their works. He used iconographic repetitions in plots, themes, individual images, details, and motifs of his works. He often implicitly alluded to reference pictorial sources in such a way that without the testimony of colleagues the reference is impossible to guess. He applied the entire philosophical concepts assigned to individual artists and artistic movements and was not afraid to mix eras, using the elements and techniques of his predecessors to create his own film painting, finely crafted but full of anachronisms.
The Idea of the “Creative Form” in the Aesthetics of the Russian Avant-garde of the 1920s
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Ustyugova E.N.
Published: March 2024

The Russian avant-garde of the 1920s was a time of a utopian thinking crisis in theoretical aesthetics and in art. The utopianism of the avant-garde project consisted in the impracticability of the mission of art to totally transform reality and man through aesthetic means. The key idea of the avant-garde aesthetic concepts was the effectiveness of the creative form building the integrity of the life creative matter. The concept of the “creative form” was developed in different directions: from the concept of a single style in all spheres of life and the theory of synthesis of arts to the aesthetics of functionally appropriate forms of the objective environment. The symbolic language of style was a universal aesthetic translation of metaphysical ideas into sensual ontological image of the wholeness of being; synthesis of arts was seen as a means of expressing the initial wholeness of cosmic being; and a functionally appropriate form of the objective environment was understood as a means of direct involvement of man, spontaneously causing his active creative response. The utopianism of the idea of the “creative form” determined its rapid demise, which had a complex of philosophical, social, political and human reasons. The major of them included the totality of the wholeness project, the undervaluation of the individual artistic subject’s creative freedom, the rejection of a substantial spiritual and value-based interpretation of culture, the hope that the aesthetic influence might transform the masses into creative subjects, the narrowing of the potentialities of the utopian project by the attempt to turn it into a methodology of action, the pursuit of realization that limited the growth of its inner potential, and the undervaluation of the real conditions for its implementation.
A.V. Lunacharsky and E.K. Malinovskaya: The History of the Relationship Between the Chiefs of Soviet Art
Authors:   A.I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University, Gordeev P.N.
Published: March 2024

The article examines the relationship between the two prominent leaders of Soviet art — head of the Russian SFSR People’s Commissariat for Education A.V. Lunacharsky and E.K. Malinovskaya who managed the Moscow academic theatres in 1919–1924. Based on the material of six archive fund collections, the author of the article shows the complex dynamics of the relations influenced by their long-standing acquaintance from pre-revolutionary times, their personal artistic tastes, and the situation that developed around academic theatres in the early 1920s. In his letters to Malinovskaya, Lunacharsky often acted as a leader and patron, which appeared natural from the point of view of subordination. However, being not only a high-ranking official but also a prolific playwright interested in a special relationship with the theatrical world, in the matters that concerned the staging of his plays, he sometimes turned into a petitioner. Despite disagreements with Malinovskaya, sometimes significant, Lunacharsky appreciated her business qualities and deep involvement in the affairs of the theatre department, especially those of the Bolshoi theatre, where Malinovskaya, in addition to the general management of the academic stage, held the post of director. However, being passionate about her business, by 1924 she had managed to make a large number of enemies, which stopped Lunacharsky from further defending his “energetic employee” in the government service, and he decided to accept her resignation.
Self-determination “Without a Mask” in Performing Arts and in Their Perception in the 1960s-1980s
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics — St. Petersburg, Tulchinskii G.L. ,   Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Published: March 2024

This work contains an attempt to understand the sources, evolution and results of the phenomenon of personal sincerity in the Soviet performing arts of the 1960s-1980s. This refers to three complementary tracks of the development of Soviet artistic culture (style, type, and method of perception) which determined various performing arts coming to the fore. Special attention is paid to author songs, theatre, cinema, and Russian rock. The material for such comprehension consists mainly of the personal experience of the author of the article, including observations and personal participation in the events described. The methodological basis of the work is a pragmasemantic approach, according to which meaning formation is determined by the contexts of socio-cultural practices, while personal subjectivity acts as a universal interface for such meaning formation, its dynamics, changes and interactions of contexts, including cultural and political ones. Meanwhile, subjectivity itself is formed in a specific historical and cultural context, including art and artistic culture. This, at the same time, contributes to the positioning of subjectivity in society, its self-realization and self-organization.
Does Financing Policy Impact the Financial Performance of the Pharmaceutical Companies in Europe and the United States of America?
Authors: VINTILĂ Alexandra-Ioana
Published: March 2024

In this paper, the research is focused on the empirical study regarding the impact of financing policy on the companies’ financial performance from the pharmaceutical sector, in Europe and in the United States of America, considering that these two geographic areas were strongly involved in the supply of medicine, in the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. To identify the most representative determinants of the companies’ financial performance, from the financing policy perspective, there were investigated a series of studies from the international literature and there were formulated research hypotheses. The database consists of 466 companies, over a period of 10 years, respectively 2012-2021, cumulating a number of 4660 statistical observations, which are used to estimate multiple regression models, with panel data, unbalanced, linear, with no effects, with fixed effects or with random effects. The dependent variables, according to which the empirical models were estimated, are Return on Assets, Return on Equity and Price Earnings Ratio. The independent variables are represented by long-term indebtedness, short-term indebtedness, net debt, current ratio, effective tax rate, asset tangibility, being also used control variables such as dividend payout ratio and company size, measured by turnover and market capitalization. The results highlight, mainly, the negative influence of indebtedness on Return on Assets and Return on Equity, respectively positive influence on Price Earnings Ratio. Furthermore, the results of the empirical models are interpreted from a statistical and economic point of view, by referring to the hypotheses formulated based on previous studies.
Consumer Behaviour in Supermarkets and Food Markets: A Mixed Study in Peru
Authors: Rodriguez-Lozada Patricia , Torres-Chaupiz Maritza , Grillo-Torres Camilo , Cordova-Buiza Franklin
Published: March 2024

This research aimed to describe the characteristics of the factors that influence consumer behavior in food markets and supermarkets. The study was based on the theories of consumer behavior through the approaches outlined by Maslow and Mang’unyi and Govender. The research shows the results of the study conducted on the consumers of Peruvian markets and supermarkets located in Lima, the capital of Peru. The factors that influence consumer behavior when shopping are described, such as the proximity of the establishment, friendliness, quality, family atmosphere, prices, and perception. The methodology was based on a mixed, cross-sectional, and non-experimental approach, applying surveys to 400 consumers of food markets and supermarkets. The information obtained was corroborated by interviews with market traders, supermarket stockers, and marketing and economic experts. The results of the surveys conducted indicate that there are personal, cultural, and psychological factors that influence the decision-making of consumers of food markets and supermarkets. The results showed that personal factors have the greatest impact on consumer decisions, as confirmed by the majority of the population surveyed. In conclusion, this study has contributed to a better understanding of the factors that influence consumer behavior in food markets and supermarkets. The findings obtained can be useful for merchants and entrepreneurs in designing marketing strategies and making business decisions.
Le graphite nucléaire
Authors: BÉRERD Nicolas , PETIT Laurent
Published: March 2024

Le graphite nucléaire diffère du graphite par sa structure multi-échelle. Utilisé dans des centrales nucléaires, sa fabrication est évoquée. Ce chapitre décrit également comment la structure nano et microscopique (défauts ponctuels et étendus, empilement des plans graphène) du graphite nucléaire évolue sous irradiation. Les conséquences macroscopiques (effet Wigner, chute de propriétés mécaniques, corrosion radiolytique…) de cette évolution sont discutées.
Les verres de stockage
Authors: TRIBET Magaly
Published: March 2024

Ce chapitre permet de comprendre pourquoi le verre, matériau si commun à première vue, a été choisi pour une application dans le domaine du nucléaire dans le cadre du confinement des déchets radioactifs, et quel impact à plus ou moins long terme l’irradiation peut avoir sur le verre nucléaire et sur ses propriétés de confinement
Les matériaux organiques
Authors: BALANZAT Emmanuel , FERRY Muriel
Published: March 2024

Les matériaux organiques sont présents tout au long du cycle du combustible sous des formes très diverses : polymères, résines échangeuses d’ions, adjuvants de frittage et bitumes. Les mécanismes de leurs vieillissements sous irradiation sont décrits dans le cas d’irradiation en anoxie et en atmosphère oxydante, en tenant compte des effets du débit de dose et du transfert d’énergie linéique.
Machine learning based virtual load sensors for mooring lines using motion and lidar measurements
Authors: Gräfe Moritz Johann , Pettas Vasilis , Dimitrov Nikolay , Cheng Po Wen
Published: March 2024

Abstract. Floating offshore wind turbines are equipped with a diverse array of sensors, offering valuable data for turbine control and monitoring. However, reliable measurements can be elusive and costly for specific physical parameters, particularly load estimations for mooring lines and fairleads. This research delves into a methodology where floater motion measurements and wind speed measurements, derived from forward-looking nacelle-based lidar, are utilized as inputs for different types of neural networks to estimate fairlead tension time series and damage equivalent loads (DELs). Mooring line loads are intrinsically linked to the dynamics and the position of the floater. Therefore, we systematically analyze the individual contribution of floater dynamics on the prediction quality of fairlead tension time series and DELs. Wind speed measurements obtained via nacelle-based lidar on floating offshore wind turbines are influenced inherently by the platform's dynamics, notably the rotational pitch displacement and surge displacement of the floater. Consequently, the lidar wind speed data indirectly contains the dynamic behavior of the floater, which, in turn, governs the fairlead loads. This study directly leverages lidar-measured Line of Sight (LOS) wind speeds to estimate mooring line tensions. Training data for the model is generated by the aero-elastic wind turbine simulation tool, openFAST, in conjunction with the numerical lidar simulation framework ViConDAR. The fairlead tension time series are predicted using long-short-term-memory (LSTM) networks. DEL predictions are made using three different approaches. First, DELs are calculated from predicted time series; second, DELs are predicted using a sequence-to-one LSTM architecture, and third, DELs are predicted using a convolutional neural network architecture. Results indicate that fairlead tension time series and DELs can be accurately estimated from floater motion time series. Further, we found that lidar LOS measurements do not improve time series or DEL predictions if motion measurements are available. However, using lidar measurements as model inputs for DEL predictions leads to similar accuracies as using displacement measurements of the floater.
Psychosocial and Personality Factors in Economic Decision Making
Authors: Ajmal Ali , Kousar Rukhsana , Fatima Iram
Published: March 2024

Economic decision-making largely affects the lives of the people. The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship among age, gender, and personality with psychosocial factors in economic decision-making. The study sample comprised of 150 businesspersons (men = 90, women= 60). Psychosocial Factor in Economic Decision-Making Scale (Ajmal et al., 2013a, 2013b) was used to assess the psychosocial factors that affect economic decision making. The personality was evaluated using Eysenik Personality Questionnaire (Urdu version translated by Amjad & Kausar, 2001). Age was found to have a significant negative relationship with the emotional factor in economic decision-making. However, the emotional and social factors had no relationship with either of the personality dimension while the cognitive factor was found to have a significant negative relationship with neuroticism and psychoticism. Moreover, psychoticism and age negatively predicted the cognitive factor and experience in the business positively predicted the cognitive factor in economic decision-making. The findings hold implications for psychologists, economists, business personnel, and policymakers.
Importance of Ethical Code of Conduct for Psychological Practice in Pakistan
Authors: Amin Rizwana , Akram Bushra
Published: March 2024

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Identifying the Economic Rationale for Criminal Behavior within the Context of Kidnapping for Ransom in Nigeria
Authors: Agunbiade Olabode
Published: March 2024

This study endeavoured to formulate an economic rationale for why human beings commit crime, particularly the heinous crime against persons known as kidnapping. This forms the major objective of this study. The issue of kidnapping has attained such significance in Nigeria that the country was recently listed as sixth on the global kidnap index, putting Nigeria amongst countries with serious kidnapping problems, behind Philippines, Venezuela, Columbia, Brazil and Mexico. Utilising secondary data, the study applied functionalist theoretical assumptions and employed Qualitative Document Analysis (QDA), thereby utilising a qualitative approach to gain an in-depth understanding of the causes, nature and quantum of kidnapping for ransom in Nigeria. The theoretical framework that governed this study was Becker’s Rational Choice model, where an individual’s decision to commit a crime is based on the costs and benefits analysis. The study revealed that kidnapping for ransom in Nigeria is a multifaceted phenomenon with social, economic, political, cultural and demographic ramifications. Our study further showed that there are many economic causes of the spate of kidnapping in Nigeria. Prominent among them are unemployment, poverty, low literacy level and high rate of school dropouts, increasing urbanisation, multidimensional inequality, low real income, and spiraling inflationary trends, among others. We recommended that government should tackle this menace head-on by instituting measures to reduce poverty, creating enabling environment for more productivity; thus, leading to increased employment, increasing school enrolment and improving educational infrastructure, reducing rural-urban migration to make the rural areas worthwhile to live in, discouraging ransom payments to free captives and instituting stiffer laws against kidnapping.
Analisis Penerapan Sentralisasi Fungsi Akuntansi dan Keuangan dalam Perusahaan Holding: Studi Kasus PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
Authors: Suhartono Sigit , Ikhwan Hadi Mukhamad , Surianto Moh. Agung
Published: March 2024

PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (SIG) is one of the state-owned companies that since 2013 has transformed into a Strategic Holding. SIG has 17 Subsidiaries (AP), consisting of 8  Cement Making companies  and 9 non Cement Making companies. Of the Cement Making Companies, 3 APs whose share ownership is 99.9% owned by SIG, namely PT Semen Padang, PT Semen Tonasa and PT Semen Gresik. This research was conducted at PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (SIG). The objectives of this study are (1) analyzing the implementation of Policies & SOPs at PT SIG, (2) Effectiveness of the implementation of centralization of Accounting & Finance functions at PT SIG. The basic method used is descriptive with the implementation of case studies. Data collection was carried out by interview, observation, Forum Group Discuss (FGD) and documentation methods. The results showed that the implementation of Holding Policies & SOPs in Subsidiaries (AP) has been implemented well based on periodic reviews and as an effort to create added value for the group, efficiency, and better performance of SOEs.