bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Examination of the Effects of Eye-Tracking on Behavior in Psychology Experiments
Authors: Worthy Darrell A.
Published: March 2024

Eye-tracking is emerging as a tool for researchers to better understand cognition and behavior. However, it is possible that experiment participants adjust their behavior when they know their eyes are being tracked. This potential change would be considered a type of Hawthorne effect, in which participants alter their behavior in response to being watched, and could potentially compromise the outcomes and conclusions of experimental studies that use eye tracking. We examined whether eye-tracking produced Hawthorne effects in six commonly used psychological scales and five behavioral tasks. The dependent measures were selected because they are widely used and cited and because they involved measures of sensitive topics, including gambling behavior, racial bias, undesirable personality characteristics, or because they require working memory or executive attention resources, which might be affected by Hawthorne effects. The only task where Hawthorne effects manifested was the mixed gambles task, in which participants accepted or rejected gambles involving a 50/50 chance of gaining or losing different monetary amounts. Participants in the eye-tracking condition accepted fewer gambles that were low in expected value, and they also took longer to respond for these low-value gambles. These results suggest that eye-tracking is not likely to produce Hawthorne effects in most common psychology laboratory tasks, except for those involving risky decisions where the probability of the outcomes from each choice are known.
Processing of Emotional Expressions in Working Memory: Insights from a Modified Span Task
Authors: khodadadifar Tina , Maleki-Tehrani Rozhin , Rostami Reza , Seyed-Allaei Shima
Published: March 2024

Emotional expressions are vital emotional cues in our lives. However, the precise mechanisms involved in processing these expressions within working memory (WM) remain elusive. To address this, our study employed a modified span task with forward and backward recalls to examine the impact of happy and angry emotional expressions on WM storage and updating. Our task incorporated various memoranda, including faces, shapes, and digits, within a single paradigm, enabling us to examine the influence of emotional expressions when they were either relevant (linked with faces) or non-relevant (linked with shapes or digits) to the task. Additionally, we administered a set of questionnaires to explore the potential influence of individuals' affective symptoms on their WM for emotional expressions. Our findings revealed distinct processing patterns for faces, shapes, and digits in WM, which align with previous research. Interestingly however, we did not find any significant impact of emotional expressions on WM performance. Furthermore, we discovered that WM for emotional expressions operated independently of individuals' affective symptoms, with a notable exception for utilizing reappraisal as an emotion regulation strategy. In sum, our study provides novel insights into the complex interplay between emotion and WM, by shedding light on the mechanisms governing the processing of emotional expressions within this cognitive system.
Chimpanzees form impressions of conspecifics’ skills in puzzle box tasks
Authors: Keupp Stefanie , Herrmann Esther
Published: March 2024

Chimpanzees collaborate with conspecifics in their daily life. However, the cognitive processes underlying partner recruitment aren’t fully understood. In the current study, chimpanzees needed to recruit a conspecific partner for either a cooperative or competitive experimental task. They spontaneously preferred to recruit cooperation partners who had previously solved a solo version of this or another task successfully, over partners who had failed. In contrast, the chimpanzees needed to experience the consequences of competing against co-action partners before settling on a preference for the unsuccessful partner. This divergent pattern may be due to increased cognitive demands of competitive compared to cooperative tasks, or the consequence of an order effect in the current experimental design. Despite the observed differences of social information use in our cooperative and competitive experimental tasks, the findings are exciting as they extend our knowledge of chimpanzee’s social evaluation abilities by showing that they can draw domain-specific inferences about conspecifics’ skills.
Cognitive Representations of Social Relationships and their Developmental Origins
Authors: Thomas Ashley J
Published: March 2024

In the human mind, what is a social relationship, and what are the developmental origins of this representation? In this paper, I consider findings from infant psychology and propose that our representations of social relationships are intuitive theories built on core knowledge. I propose three central components of this intuitive theory. The purpose of the first component is to recognize whether a relationship exists, the purpose of the second is to characterize the relationship by categorizing it into a model (i.e., type, schema, concept) and to compute its strength (i.e., intensity, pull, or thickness), and the purpose of the third is to understand how to change relationships through explicit or implicit communication. I propose that infants possess core knowledge on which this intuitive theory is built. This paper focuses on evidence for core knowledge that supports the second component on which the intuitive theory hinges—characterizing relationships. Following Relational Models Theory (A. P. Fiske, 1991, 2004), I propose that humans recognize relationships that belong to three models: communal sharing (where people see themselves as one), authority ranking (where people see themselves as ranked), and equality matching (where people see themselves as separate and track reciprocity). A single relationship can be organized according to any of these models depending on the context, but relationships tend to use one governing model. I further propose that humans recognize a relationship’s strength which can be thought of as a continuous representation of obligations (the extent to which certain actions are expected and morally evaluated), and commitment (the likelihood that people will continue the relationship). In communal sharing relationships, this may be felt as attachment, in authority ranking relationships it may be felt as allegiance or loyalty, and in equality matching relationships it may be felt as trust. One hypothesis regarding strength is that the stronger a connection, the less interchangeable the people. These representations, and the assumption that others share them, allow us to form, maintain, and change social relationships throughout our lives by informing how we interpret and evaluate the actions of others and plan our own.
Training individuals with schizophrenia to gain volitional control of the theory of mind network with real-time fMRI: A pilot study
Authors: Kruse Elizabeth , Saxena Abhishek , Shovestul Bridget , Dudek Emily , Dong Jojo , Reda Stephanie , Venkataraman Arun , Lamberti J. Steven , Dodell-Feder David
Published: March 2024

Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) often demonstrate alterations in the Theory of Mind Network (ToM-N). Here, in this proof-of-concept, single-arm pilot study, we investigate whether participants with an SSD are able to learn to volitionally control regions of the ToM-N using real-time fMRI neurofeedback (rtfMRI-NF). Region-of-interest analyses demonstrate that after neurofeedback training, participants were able to gain volitional control of the majority of ToM-N brain regions during the transfer task, where no active feedback was given. These findings suggest that trained volitional control over the ToM-N is tentatively feasible with rtfMRI neurofeedback in SSD, although findings need to be replicated with more robust designs that include a control group and larger samples.
Evaluating gamified interventions in healthcarepractice
Authors: Tera Terry , Kelvin Kelly , Tobiloba Bamigboye
Published: March 2024

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in leveraging gamification as a strategy toenhance engagement and effectiveness in healthcare interventions. This paper delves intothemultifaceted landscape of gamified interventions within healthcare practice, aiming to provideacomprehensive evaluation of their efficacy, design principles, and potential impact on patientoutcomes. Drawing upon a systematic review of empirical studies and theoretical frameworks, this paper examines the diverse applications of gamification across various healthcare domains,including chronic disease management, mental health support, physical rehabilitation, andhealth promotion. The analysis highlights the importance of understanding the underlying mechanisms throughwhich gamified interventions influence patient behavior and health-related outcomes. Byincorporating elements such as goal-setting, feedback mechanisms, social interaction, andreward systems, gamification seeks to enhance intrinsic motivation, foster behavior change, andimprove treatment adherence among individuals with diverse healthcare needs.Furthermore, this review explores the role of design principles and game mechanics in shaping the userexperience and effectiveness of gamified interventions. It investigates how factors suchasnarrative immersion, progress tracking, challenge levels, and personalization contribute totheengagement and sustained participation of users in health-promoting activities. While acknowledging the potential benefits of gamification in healthcare, this paper alsocritically examines its limitations and challenges. These include concerns regarding long-termengagement, user autonomy, privacy, and the potential for unintended consequences suchasaddiction or disengagement from real-world activities.In conclusion, this review synthesizes the current evidence base on gamified interventions inhealthcare practice, offering insights into their potential impact, design considerations, andareas for future research and development. By fostering a deeper understanding of thedynamics between gamification and health behavior change, this paper aims to informthedesign and implementation of more effective and sustainable interventions to improve healthoutcomes and patient experiences.
Digitising legislation: progress and prospects
Authors: Waddington Matthew
Published: March 2024

This chapter looks at the development of the technology that has been applied to producing legislation, and considers where that may lead – what might be achieved as we move further in digitising legislation? The chapter looks at the effects of the move from paper to word processing and web publication, and at where XML systems might lead in capturing the structure of the layout and numbering of legislation. It then turns to the question of capturing the logical structure of legislative provisions, and the risks of trying to capture the meanings of words used particularly when that is intended to lead to automation of the execution of the processes set out in the legislation. It describes the “Rules as Code” movement and progress in “computational law”. It considers the difficulties inherent in digitising the logic of existing current statute books, and then turns to how technology might help with drafting in future. It looks at what help might be given by generative Artificial Intelligence (and “Large Language Models”) in various tasks related to the drafting and understanding of legislation.
Hemorrhagic Rupture of Simple Hepatic Cyst: A Case Study
Authors: Gautam Manish , Poudyal Sanjaya , Joshi Mukund Raj , Bohara Tanka Prasad , Ahmed Somi , Koirala Sumod
Published: March 2024

Symptomatic hepatic cysts are infrequent and their presentation with rupture leading to an hemoperitonium is even more uncommon. This case report illustrates the challenges associated with the diagnosis and management of a ruptured simple hepatic cyst.
We report the case of 72-year-old female, a known case of liver cirrhosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cholelithiasis who presented to our center with features of acute abdomen and was diagnosed with the ruptured simple hepatic cyst. Deroofing and marsupialization of the cyst was performed.
This case report emphasizes the significance of early recognition and a multidisciplinary approach in managing ruptured simple hepatic cysts. Heightened clinical awareness, coupled with advanced imaging techniques, is crucial for accurate diagnosis and timely intervention.
Síndrome metabólico y su relación con la microbiota intestinal
Authors: Milian Hernández Eduardo Josué , Anzules Guerra Jazmín Beatriz , Betancourt-Castellanos Liset , Izaguirre-Bordelois Marioneya , Caballero Torres Ángel Eladio
Published: March 2024

Introducción: el síndrome metabólico es uno de los problemas de salud pública más importantes en la actualidad, considerado como una epidemia mundial. Es producto de la interacción entre los procesos de inflamación y la resistencia a la insulina. Objetivo: actualizar los conocimientos concernientes al papel de la microbiota en el desarrollo del síndrome metabólico Método: se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica no sistemática en las bases de datos PubMed, SciELO, Science Direct, EMBASE, LILACS y Redalyc. Los criterios de inclusión fueron publicaciones en inglés, portugués y español, en las que el título y palabras clave, incluyeran información pertinente con el objetivo planteado, con una periodicidad de 10 años, obteniendo 50 artículos de los cuales fueron seleccionados 30. Resultados: los 30 artículos presentaban correspondencia continua con el tema planteado en esta revisión, entre ellos 1 consenso de expertos, 25 revisiones narrativas y documentales, 1 investigación original, 2 libros uno de ellos actualizado y 1 estudio prospectivo. Discusión: la microbiota intestinal tiene un rol importante en la conservación de la homeostasis intestinal, proporcionando energía y nutrientes, así como protección contra la colonización de patógenos. La alteración de la composición y la actividad de la microbiota intestinal. La alteración de la composición y actividad de la microbiota intestinal se conoce como disbiosis y está implicada en la etiopatogenia de múltiples enfermedades crónicas, incrementando el riesgo cardiovascular en el contexto del síndrome metabólico. Conclusiones: entre las estrategias para la prevención y tratamiento del síndrome metabólico, sobresale la modificación de los patrones de alimentación de manera individualizada, se recomienda además una dieta rica en vegetales, fibra, granos integrales y baja en grasas. El uso de los prebióticos y probióticos ejercen un efecto beneficioso sobre la salud del hospedador, mediante la modulación de la microbiota intestinal.
Monitoring Food Affordability: Reliability and Validity of an Online Nutritious Food Basket
Authors: Boyar Liza , Lakhani Ellis , Ho Ivan , King Bridget , Kennedy Lauren , Ellen Prange Mary , Harrington Daniel , Prowse Rachel
Published: March 2024

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of an online approach to monitoring food affordability in Ontario using the updated Ontario Nutritious Food Basket (ONFB).

Methods: The ONFB was priced online in 12 large multi-chain grocery stores to test intra-/inter-rater reliability using percent agreement and intra-class correlations (ICCs). Then, the ONFB was priced in-store and online in 28 stores to estimate food price differences using paired t-tests and Pearson’s correlation for all (n =1708) and matched items (same product/brand and purchase unit) (n = 1134).

Results: Intra-/inter-rater agreement was high (95.4%/81.6%; ICC = 0.972, F = 69.9, p < 0.001). On average, in-store prices were less than $0.02 lower than online prices. There were no significant differences between mean in-store and online prices for all items (t = 0.504 p = 0.614). The mean price was almost perfectly correlated between in-store and online (fully matched: R = 0.993 p < 0.001; all items: R = 0.967 p < 0.001). Online monthly ONFB estimates for a family of four were strongly correlated (R = 0.937 p < 0.001) with estimates calculated using in-store data.

Conclusions: Online pricing is a reliable and valid approach to food costing in Ontario that contributes to modernizing the monitoring of food affordability in Canada and abroad.
EUTROPHICATION OF THE KYIV RESERVOIR OF UKRAINE: REVIEW
Authors: Kurovska А.
Published: March 2024

It is known that the process of eutrophication in freshwater (especially in lakes and reservoirs) is increasing every day. That is why the relevance of this research is related to the existing processes of eutrophication in the Kyiv Reservoir of Ukraine. The research was conducted on the basis of laboratory research materials in 2021 year (before starting russian-Ukrainian war – 24.02.2022) and in 2023 year (after 600 days starting russian-Ukrainian war). The main aim of the research was to determine the main cause-and-effect relationships of strengthening eutrophication processes of the Kyiv Reservoir, which are currently available. It has been established that eutrophication of the Kyiv Reservoir occurs under natural and anthropogenic conditions. During the analysis (2021-2023 years), we identified the main causes of natural (transportation of nutrients due to floods, increased abrasion processes, climate change) and anthropogenic eutrophication (agricultural and urban activities, military activities). Analyzing the cause-and-effect relationships of the intensification of eutrophication processes, we emphasized the main consequences of the anthropogenic load on the water body of the reservoir for aquatic biota (change in trophic relationships in the aquatic ecosystem, reduction of aquatic biodiversity), for different branch of human activities (deterioration of the aesthetic value and water quality for water use, recreation and agriculture). Also, we highlighted the implications of eutrophication for the reservoir such as water toxicity that can influence the water bodies and biota (the appearance of cyanobacteria, which are harmful to biota and people).
A nyulak kokcidiózisa
Authors: Demeter Csongor , Német Zoltán László , Demeter-Jeremiás Anett , Gerencsér Zsolt , Mayer András , Sándor Máté , Matics Zsolt
Published: March 2024

The most common disease in growing rabbits is diarrhoea, in the development of which parasites can also play a role in addition to bacteria. Among endoparasites, Eimeria species responsible for coccidiosis are detected in most cases in the digestive system of rabbits. This review collects and discuss the scientific literature on different Eimeria species identified in rabbits, such as their life cycles and pathogeneity or their location in the different parts of the digestive system, and possible alternatives to prevention and treatment.
Interpretation of fatigue lifetime prediction by machine learning modeling in piston aluminum alloys under different manufacturing and loading conditions
Authors: Azadi Mohammad , Matin Mahmood
Published: March 2024

Various input variables, including corrosion time, fretting force, stress, lubrication, heat-treating, and nano-particles, were evaluated by modeling of stress-controlled fatigue lifetimes in AlSi12CuNiMg aluminum alloy of the engine pistons with different machine learning (ML) techniques. Bending fatigue experiments were conducted through cyclic loading with zero mean stress, and then experimental data was predicted by five different ML-based models. Moreover, when the optimal ML prediction model was found, it was analyzed using the Shapley additive explanation (SHAP) values method. Results illustrated that extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) had superior data for estimations, with average training coefficients of determination of at least 63% and 90%, respectively for fatigue lifetime and its logarithmic value. The SHAP values interpretation of the XGBoost model revealed that fretting force, stress, and corrosion time were the most significant inputs in estimating the logarithm values of fatigue lifetimes, respectively.
Zwischen Provokation und Repression – gesundheitliche Selbsthilfe im Schatten von Erinnerungskultur
Authors: Boehm Susanne
Published: March 2024

Dieser Beitrag greift Missverständnisse gegenüber der Frauengesundheitsbewegung innerhalb von Erinnerungskultur auf. Ziele von gynäkologischer Selbstuntersuchung (Self-Help) scheinen im feministischen Diskurs, aber auch in der Geschlechterforschung jüngerer Zeit als unpolitische Übung gesundheitlicher Selbstbildung fehlgedeutet zu werden. Um dies als geschichtliches Missverständnis zu markieren, erscheint es vielversprechend, historische Dokumente der Neuen Frauenbewegung mit späteren aktivistischen Zeugnissen zu verbinden. In einem derartigen Fokus wird es möglich, Hinweise auf politische Gehalte in feministischen Publikationen retrospektiv zu entziffern. Aspekte menstrueller Extraktion, die jene Praktik als Ersttrimester-Abtreibungen – und somit als strafrechtlich untersagte Handlungen – nachvollziehbar machen würden, sind besonders in den frühen Jahren der Neuen Frauenbewegung von Aktivistinnen in schriftlichen Dokumenten dezidiert ausgelassen worden. Das Wissen zu dieser Technik als feministischer Selbsthilfeansatz, um frühe Schwangerschaften abzubrechen, wurde in Selbsthilfe-Workshops geteilt und der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt, wie es sich international jenseits von Publikationen in der Vertraulichkeit feministischer Netzwerke verbreiten konnte. Gynäkologische Selbsthilfe wird dabei als politische Aktionsform verdeutlicht, um zu fragen, ob feministische Erinnerungskultur dieses Politikum durch eine verengte eigene Perspektive aus dem Blick verloren hat.
Open Source: The Case of Channels
Authors: Cherevatskyi Danylo , Lypnytskyi Denys , Myshanov Anton
Published: March 2024

In global practice, the Open Source phenomenon is usually associated with software. But in reality, the concept of open source code is much broader. There are even examples of open source beer, etc. The study is devoted to the case study of the sea canals (Panama, Suez) in the context of demonstrating the features characteristic of the Open Source phenomenon. Against the background of the requirements for ensuring sustainable development, the Open Source approach can become decisive in terms of industrial development, infrastructure restructuring, and reduction of the environmental footprint in general. The work was carried out by the method of theoretical research, in particular, using the methods of abstraction, analysis, synthesis, case study.
“You Are Not the Only Person”: A Visual Essay on the Nigeria’s Naira Scarcity Crisis
Authors: Nwigwe Chukwuemeka
Published: March 2024

There was a botched attempt by the Nigerian government through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to replace some old naira notes with redesigned copies in February 2023. The policy introduced a temporary naira scarcity that led to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the buildup to the 2023 general election. The essay features ten photographs of helpless crowds seen around banks in a part of sub-urban Southeastern Nigeria. These were people who, in forlorn hope of withdrawing some naira notes, the local currency some cash, went to banks, some as early as 3 am. The author took photographs at the peak of the crisis and analyzed them against the backdrop of the mainstream media reports on the highly destabilizing situation which often neglects the happenings in rural and semi-urban areas. The essay focuses on the imagery of helplessness expressed in the photographs. "You are not the only person" was a common statement meant to calm the nerves of those who wished to protest or wanted to cut corners at the time.
Trace Anomaly Redefined in a Convention Leading to the Pontryagin Resolution
Authors: Maalouf Hani W.
Published: March 2024

It is sought a fundamental reason for the then fore contradictory or randomly correct outcomes. As due the dilemma borne out from the multiple methods for the Pontryagin Chiral Fermions density anomalies resolutions and their either zero or imaginary results.

Such is based on extracting the unitarity from a unity-scale diffeomorphic transformation, which is resulted from being a regularization of\(\ \gamma^{0}\).
Correlation Between HbA1c and Body Mass Index Among Patients with High Lipid Profile Attending Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare Hospital in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Kheir Omer , Dossary Sheikha , Dhalaan Mohammad , AlHajri Salman , Aljeshi Ali , Wali Dawoud Raseel , Ghamdi Mohammad
Published: March 2024

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Dyslipidemia is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and stroke. The primary objective of this study was to examine the relationship between HbA1C and body mass index (BMI) among patients with high lipid profiles.

METHODS: This retrospective, hospital-based study was conducted at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare Facilities. Data were extracted from medical health records and included demographics, lipid profiles, and HBA1c measurements. The study included 2368 non-diabetic participants, and DATAtab was used to analyze the data.

RESULTS: The participants were 57.05% male and 78.42% Saudi. The mean age was 41.48±12.1 years, and the mean body mass index (BMI) was 28.44±5.53. There was a statistically significant relationship between the use of lipid lowering medicine and HbA1c (P<0.001). There was a very weak positive but statistically significant relationship between HbA1c and BMI (r = 0.18, P<0.001). HbA1c and systolic blood pressure appeared to have a statistically significant positive association (r = 0.16, P< 0.001). There was no correlation between HbA1c and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), or diastolic blood pressure. There was an inverse correlation between HbA1c and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (r = -0.11, P< 0.001). Regression was performed using a linear multivariable analysis with HbA1c as the dependent variable, and age (B 0.192, P<0.001), BMI (B 0.119, P<0.001), HDL (B -0.058, P<0.005), triglyceride (B 0.093, P<0.001), lipid-lowering medication (B 0.104, P<0.001), systolic BP (B 0.060, P< 0.003) as independent variables. 

CONCLUSION: The results indicated that HbA1c is linked to BMI, age, systolic blood pressure, triglycerides, and HDL-C levels. There was no correlation between HbA1c and LDL-C, TC, and diastolic blood pressure.
Pulse Amplitude Measurement Using Low Sampling ADC and Interpolation Technique
Authors: Patel Arpit , Patel Bhumi
Published: March 2024

Pulse amplitude measurement for the analog signal is now widely used in applications like spectroscopy, IR / laser receiver, RF signal receiver, etc. Accurate Amplitude measurement requires a high-speed analog to digital converter which consumes high power. In this paper we are aiming to detect analog pulse amplitude with low sampling ADC and interpolation method. The comparative study of seven interpolating methods namely Near interpolation, Linear interpolation, Cubic interpolation, LaGrange’s interpolation, Newton Raphson interpolation, Whittaker Shannon interpolation and Neville’s algorithm were conducted for measurement of analog pulse peak height. The interpolation method is selected based on the relative error, mean square error and mean absolute deviation. The performance of each method and the overall system is discussed in this paper.
Social and Environmental Drivers of Black-Necked Crane (BNC) Habitat Suitability in Bhutan: Insights From Maxent Modelling and Conservation Implications
Authors: Gyeltshen Sangay , Wangdi Namgyel , Jurmey Kelden , Loday Pema , Rai Prahaar , Jamtsho Dorji , Dema Kelzang
Published: March 2024

The conservation of Bhutan's Black-Necked Cranes (BNC) began in 1986 under the Forest and Nature Conservation Act of 1995, prioritizing habitat enhancement, community involvement, and scientific research. Employing the Maxent-LQH model, we comprehensively assessed BNC habitat suitability in Bhutan, selecting 10 environmental variables based on their AIC. Our analysis, utilizing a dataset of 23 occurrence records, identified key determinants such as distance to settlements, NDVI, roads, and rivers, impacting habitat suitability. The spatially confined suitable habitat area for BNC in Bhutan encompasses 549 km², accounting for 1.44% of the nation's land area, with secondary variables contributing modestly. While validation metrics (AUC = 0.98, TSS = 0.83) demonstrate high accuracy, acknowledging methodological limitations is essential. Furthermore, integrating these insights into conservation strategies is crucial, advocating for the extension of existing conservation zones and identifying novel areas for conservation. These findings underscore the critical role of environmental determinants in shaping BNC distribution patterns, necessitating tailored conservation efforts to protect this endangered species and its habitat in Bhutan.
The distribution of Baitul Mal aid fund for joint bussiness group program : is it effective?
Authors: Desi Tamida  , Nanda Nanda Safarida , Muhammad Dayyan
Published: March 2024

Objective – This study aims to analyze the level of effectiveness, supporting and inhibiting factors as well as the impact of the distribution of aid funds by Baitul Mal to Joint Business Groups in Peureulak District, East Aceh.

Method – This research collects primary data with interviewing the key informan from Baitul Mal East aceh and 5 beneficieries from each Joint Business Group Program (KUBE).

Findings – The results of this study indicate that The level of effectiveness of the distribution of aid funds by East Aceh Baitul Mal to the Joint Business Group in Peureulak is considered to be still not optimal. This is assessed based on 4 main indicators, namely input, process, productivity, job satisfaction. Besides that, in its implementation, there are several supporting and inhibiting factors in efforts to distribute Joint Business Group (KUBE) assistance funds. The supporting factors include the availability of the latest information that is easily accessible to muzakki and mustahik, the presence of accompanying personnel and also the availability of a budget. Meanwhile, the inhibiting factors include inadequate facilities and infrastructure, still a lack of manpower, remote and difficult to reach locations and delays in sending files. Meanwhile, in terms of the impact of the distribution of aid funds, it is considered to be able to help increase the economic income of the poor, which at the same time helps the government in improving the country's economy.

Limitation – The indicators used to measure the level of effectiveness are still too general. A more specific perspective is needed.Practical Implication – This researeh shows Through this research, it is hoped that it will be able to minimize the occurrence of misuse in the management of aid funds for Joint Business Groups. Thus it can optimize the achievement of goals, namely increasing the community's economy which will have an impact on increasing the standard of living and welfare of the Peureulak people.
Pandemic, sanctions and anxiety in Russia’s regions: Business expectations nowcasting
Authors: Fedyunina A. A. , Yurevich M. M. , Gorodny N. A.
Published: March 2024

The study develops a methodology of business expectations index nowcasting with testing on data for the Russian economy as a whole and its regions. This methodology differs from the existing solutions in that it introduces a Bayesian averaging approach to define a set of search patterns for nowcasting and solves the issue of aggregation of time series by individual queries. The developed indices have shown a high level of adequacy, serving as effective tools to reflect shock events in the country’s economic and political landscape and also as predictors of fluctuations in survey­based expectation indices. The application of the presented methodology has revealed the factors that affect the volatility of business expectations indices depending on the level of development and sectoral specialization of Russian regions. In particular, financial and economic centers of highly developed regions and developed regions with diversified economy show high volatility, while business expectations indices in less developed agrarian and commodity regions show low volatility. These results can be useful for economic policy decisions and are of interest to researchers concerned with economic stability and forecasting.
Моделювання процесу парашутування літака на злітно-посадкову смугу при його посадці
Authors: Kapitanova Liudmyla , Riabkov Viktor , Kirnoson Danylo
Published: March 2024

The landing of an aircraft is an unknown part of its flight, and at this stage, the highest number of accidents and even disasters are observed. It should be noted that the movement of the aircraft in its airspace, when it is under the influence of aerodynamic forces, gravity, and engine thrust, is quite accurately modeled by various authors and presented in printed sources. The peculiarities of the aircraft’s movement during air-to-ground landing, i.e., at the moment of parachuting directly onto the runway, are insufficiently studied. The influence of parachuting conditions on post-landing stability has barely been studied. The subject of study in this article is the modeling of the parachuting process under conditions of aircraft landing. The goal of this study is to develop and test mathematical and simulation models of the aircraft’s movement during its parachuting from the alignment zone to the runway and to ensure the stability of longitudinal movement at the moment of the first landing impact and subsequent movement. Tasks: analyze the characteristics of the landing distances of transport category aircraft; establish the features of the parasailing stage of the aircraft during landing; develop a parametric model of the aircraft in its parachute configuration; establish conditions for modeling shock-absorbing landing gear; and, based on general and simulation models, establish zones of longitudinal movement stability of the aircraft after the first landing. Based on the results of experimental studies, the proposed mathematical model of the aircraft in landing configuration and the simulation model of participation in the landing of shock-absorbing landing gear systems quite reliably (compared to experimental data) estimate the aircraft’s movement at the moment of its touchdown and subsequent roll. This means that mathematical modeling can avoid repeated bounces during landing, ensure stability of longitudinal aircraft movement, reduce the length of the unbraked roll, and decrease the required runway length during aircraft landing. Conclusions: By analyzing normalized landings, the six most characteristic stages in the landing distance of transport category aircraft have been identified. A method of mathematical modeling of aircraft movement during parachuting onto the runway, considering not only the glider’s characteristics but also the features of the landing gear shock-absorbing systems, allows evaluating the parameters of parachuting that ensure stability of longitudinal aircraft movement after the first impact on the landing gear. Using the example of the An-140 aircraft, it is demonstrated how the values of brake wheel stability parameters are ensured and how the parachuting speed affects the length of its landing distance.
ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ ВПРОВАДЖЕННЯ СКАУТ-КЛУБУ В ГОТЕЛЬНЕ ПІДПРИЄМСТВО ЯК РІЗНОВИД АНІМАЦІЙНОГО СЕРВІСУ
Authors: Абрамова Асьят , Леміш Владислав , Блінова Аліса
Published: March 2024

В статті досліджено стан готельної індустрії України в умовах сьогодення. Проведено SWOT-аналіз готельної індустрії України, з метою виявлення сильних та слабких сторін. Проведення SWOT-аналізу передбачало визначення перспективних шляхів розвитку готельного бізнесу в Україні. Ґрунтуючись на проведених дослідженнях нами визначено основні напрями формування конкурентної стратегії для готелів, враховуючі потенційні загрози. Охарактеризовано перспективні напрямки розвитку індустрії гостинності, в т.ч. доцільність розвитку готельних підприємств для сімейного відпочинку з впровадженням конкурентоспроможних культурно-дозвіллєвих та анімаційних програм для гостей різної вікової категорії. Визначено, що перспективним напрямом інвестиційних вкладень в готельний бізнес є проектування та відкриття kinder-готелів. В статті визначено, що вагоме значення для конкурентоздатності kinder-готелів є якісний анімаційний сервіс. Нами запропоновано впровадити в готель скаут-клуб, як сучасний інноваційний різновид анімаційного сервісу.
ІННОВАЦІЙНО-ІНТЕГРОВАНІ СТРУКТУРИ ЯК ОПТИМАЛЬНА ФОРМА СУЧАСНОГО БІЗНЕСУ
Authors: Ватульов Валентин
Published: March 2024

Стаття присвячена питанням функціонування інноваційно-інтегрованих структур. Доведено, що інноваційно-інтегровані структури характеризуються географічною концентрацією взаємопов'язаних підприємств, які відносяться до одного виду діяльності. Акцентовано увагу на тому, що розвиток регіональних інноваційно-інтегрованих структур уможливлює забезпечення саме регіональних потреб та інтересів з врахуванням його специфіки. Зазначено, що регіональні інноваційно-інтегровані структури є інтеграційним об'єднанням представників високотехнологічного сегмента економіки регіону, що характеризується низкою переваг, які полягають у високотехнологічному розвитку економіки регіону через інтеграцію та розвиток компетенцій. Обґрунтовано, що інноваційно-інтегровані структури суттєво відрізняються від звичайних кластерів завдяки їх внутрішнім зв'язкам.
ТЕНДЕНЦІЇ РОЗВИТКУ ГЛОБАЛЬНОГО АВТОМОБІЛЬНОГО РИНКУ
Authors: Мирошниченко Ганна , Марина Анна , Чернишов Олександр
Published: March 2024

Зовнішнє середовище бізнесу, особливо на автомобільному ринку, швидко змінюється через постійний розвиток нових технологій. Тому всім гравцям на автомобільному ринку необхідно аналізувати та прогнозувати майбутні тенденції, щоб адаптувати свої маркетингові стратегії під нові умови. Визначено, що ринок автомобілів є одним з найбільш конкурентних серед усіх галузей промисловості. Проаналізовано світовий обсяг продажу автомобілів на ринку, що дозволило виявити спадний тренд. На основі існуючих даних про продажі автомобілів в світі було побудовано прогноз продажів до 2030 року, встановлено що очікується стагнація ринку. Зроблено аналіз автомобільного ринку за уподобаннями споживачів та виявлено, що найпопулярніші за продажами новими автомобілями на світовому автомобільному ринку були моделі компанії «Toyota». Було проведено аналіз сегментів світового автомобільного ринку за основними компаніями, які виробляють топові автомобілі.
ФОРМУВАННЯ ОБЛІКОВО-АНАЛІТИЧНОГО ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ЗОВНІШНЬОЕКОНОМІЧНОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ В РОЗРІЗІ ЇЇ ВИДІВ
Authors: Воскресенська Тетяна , Вінярський Богдан
Published: March 2024

Досліджено особливості формування облікового-аналітичного забезпечення зовнішньоекономічних операцій вітчизняними суб’єктами господарювання. Визначено, що обов’язковість ведення обліку зовнішньоекономічної діяльності (ЗЕД), її документального оформлення додатково зафіксовано в Законі України «Про зовнішньоекономічну діяльність». На основі проведеного дослідження визначено, що основним документом, яким визначаються базові умови ведення ЗЕД є договір (зовнішньоекономічний контракт). Зазначено, що при реалізації ЗЕД відповідно до її виду договір має свої особливості. Наведено підходи до методичного забезпечення формування обліково-аналітичної інформації суб’єктами зовнішньоекономічної діяльності. Визначено основні бухгалтерські рахунки, які призначені для відображення зовнішньоекономічних операцій. Зроблено висновки про те, що логічним завершальним елементом узагальнення інформації обліково-аналітичного забезпечення ЗЕД належать дані наведені у фінансовій, податковій та статистичній формах звітності.
ВІД ІДЕЇ ДО ВТІЛЕННЯ: КРОКИ У СТВОРЕННІ СТАРТАПУ В ГАЛУЗІ ДЕРЕВООБРОБКИ
Authors: Щербак Валерія , Сєрік Сергій
Published: March 2024

В контексті сучасних глобальних викликів, зокрема воєнного конфлікту в Україні, дослідження впливу цього конфлікту на галузь деревообробки стає актуальним завданням. Військові події призвели до серйозних труднощів для підприємств цієї галузі, і розуміння можливих стратегій відновлення та розвитку важливе для сталого функціонування галузі в умовах нестабільності. Гіпотеза дослідження полягає в тому, що розробка та впровадження ефективних стратегій можуть сприяти відновленню та розвитку підприємств деревообробки, підтримуючи їхню конкурентоспроможність та стійкість у складних умовах воєнного конфлікту. Дослідження ґрунтується на комплексному аналізі доступних даних, включаючи економічні показники, соціальні наслідки та технологічні аспекти галузі деревообробки. В дослідженні використано різноманітні методи, включаючи аналіз ринкових тенденцій, SWOT-аналіз, оцінку конкурентоспроможності, техніко-економічні методи для аналізу енергетичної ефективності, науково-дослідницькі підходи в області біотехнологій та стратегічний аналіз для системного вирішення завдань, пов'язаних із впливом воєнного конфлікту на галузь деревообробки в Україні. Дослідження визначило ключові виклики, з якими стикаються підприємства галузі деревообробки через воєнний конфлікт. Визначено можливі стратегії виходу з кризового становища, такі як перенесення виробництва, використання альтернативних джерел енергії та розробка інноваційних матеріалів для сталого будівництва. Запропоновані ключові етапи, стратегії та інноваційні підходи, які сприяють успішному стартапу у галузі деревообробки. Проведене дослідження довело, що при належному управлінні та впровадженні новаторських підходів галузь деревообробки в Україні може виходити з кризи та адаптуватися до нових умов. Запропоновані стратегії можуть служити основою для розвитку підприємств та збереження їхньої конкурентоспроможності навіть в умовах воєнного конфлікту.
DIAGNOSTICS OF MANAGEMENT OF MARKETING BUSINESS PROCESSES IN REAL ESTATE ENTERPRISES
Authors: Вансін Сяо , Лишенко Маргарита
Published: March 2024

With the rapid development of information technology and the deepening of the concept of value chain management, the enterprise management mode has been liberated from the traditional vertical integration structure, and opened a new chapter of all-round horizontal integration and value management. Many domestic and foreign enterprises have launched business process reengineering plans to strengthen enterprise management and enhance comprehensive competitiveness. This radical change has a huge impact on the traditional real estate sales model, forcing the sales business process must adapt to the new market development trend, and more closely integrate with other business processes to meet the comprehensive needs of modern enterprise management. In order to adapt to the changes of external environment, real estate enterprises must optimize and reconstruct their internal processes. Through business process reengineering, enterprises can break the traditional functional organizational structure, establish a new process organizational structure, eliminate ineffective processes, shorten the time required for processes, improve the execution efficiency of processes, and finally achieve the goal of improving management level and work efficiency, optimizing resource allocation and standardizing management processes. Marketing process management plays an important role in enterprise operation. By effectively organizing and coordinating individual business processes, marketing process management can improve the overall operational efficiency of a company. This paper focuses on the problem of marketing process in the field of real estate. Firstly, it emphasizes the importance of studying business process management. Then, according to the background of China's real estate development, the main links of the marketing process management of real estate enterprises are discussed in a targeted way (analyzing the target market, formulating sales strategies, implementing promotion activities, building sales channels, implementing sales activities, providing after-sales service). On the basis of the above links, this paper comprehensively analyzes the challenges faced by real estate enterprises in the marketing process. These challenges come from many aspects, such as market environment, sales channels, monitoring and evaluation. In order to deal with these challenges, this paper discusses and puts forward some countermeasures. These strategies include perfecting market research, diversifying sales channels, optimizing promotion strategies and strengthening marketing team building.
РОЗРОБКА КОНСТРУКЦІЇ МЕХАНІЗМУ АВТОМАТИЗОВАНОГО ВІДБОРУ І ПОДАЧІ ЖИВЦІВ У САДЖАЛКАХ ЕНЕРГЕТИЧНИХ КУЛЬТУР
Authors: Єрмаков Сергій Володимирович
Published: March 2024

Одним із перспективних напрямів розвитку біоенергетики є вирощування енергетичної сировини на плантаціях швидкорослих деревних порід, зокрема, верб, тополь та інших культур, здатних до легкого відновлення надземної частини після її зрізання. У статті проаналізовано сучасні тенденції вирішення проблеми швидкого нарощування площ насаджень енергетичної верби і виявлено, що одним з чинників, що гальмують процес є недостатнє опрацювання автоматизації технологічних процесів. Зокрема, зростання продуктивності агрегатів для садіння гальмує потреба в більшості технічних рішень використання праці саджальника. В роботі встановлено емпіричне завдання розробити автоматизовану саджалку для рослин, що висаджуються здерев’янілими живцями. Для розробки механізму, що забезпечить безперебійне і рівномірне надходження живців до сошника саджалки, було проведено аналіз існуючих технічних рішень. Окремі параметри знаходились експериментальним шляхом, в результаті чого було виявлено оптимальні кути нахилу стінок щілинного бункера, раціональну ширину вивантажувального вікна, що забезпечуватиме повне і безупинне вивантаження живців при відсутності дії на них сторонніх сил (коливання, вібрації, тощо) і з ними. На основі проведених попередніх досліджень було синтезовано ряд рішень, які були використані при розробці нової конструкції механізму вивантаження живців. Розроблена конструкція механізму автоматизованої подачі живців у машині для садіння енергетичної верби захищена патентом і втілена у однорядній секції, робота якої була апробована в польових умовах. Такий механізм дозволяє звести ручну працю саджальника до завантаження щілинного бункера попередньо орієнтованими в один бік живцями, що, залежно від об’єму щілинного бункера, можна здійснювати на кінцях гону. Отримані у роботі результати можуть у подальшому слугувати для уточнення й вдосконалення машин, що працюють з поштучним відбором стержнеподібних матеріалів.
CROP YIELD PREDICTION USING SELECTED MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS
Authors: Shuaibu Nazifi , Obunadike G. N. , Jamilu Bashir Ahmad
Published: March 2024

Agriculture is paramount to global food security, and predicting crop yields is crucial for policy and planning. However, predicting these yields is challenging due to the myriad of influencing factors, from soil quality to climate conditions. While traditional methods relied on historical data and farmer experience, recent advancements have witnessed a shift towards machine learning (ML) for improved accuracy. This study explored the application of machine learning (ML) techniques in predicting crop yields using data from Nigeria. Previous efforts lacked transferability across crops and localities; this research aimed to devise modular and reusable workflows. Using data from the Agricultural Performance Survey of Nigeria, this study evaluated the performance of different machine learning algorithms, including Linear Regression, Support Vector Regressor, K-Nearest neighbor, and Decision Tree Regressor. Results revealed the Decision Tree Regressor as the superior model for crop yield prediction, achieving a prediction accuracy of 72%. The findings underscore the potential of integrating ML in agricultural planning in Nigeria where agriculture significantly impacts the economy. Further research is encouraged to refine these models for broader application across varying agroecological zones.