bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ASSESSMENT OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES IN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT OF OFFICE BUILDINGS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA
Authors: B. Fateye Tosin , G. Oluwole Toluwalase , S. Ibisola Abayomi , E. Agbato Samson
Published: October 2022

The development of facility management (FM) in Nigeria is relatively new and limited in scope although it has been introduced for more than four decades. This study attempts to assess the operation and maintenance practices in the FM of office buildings from the Nigeria context, aimed to address issues concerning activities of operation and maintenance. It also intends to reveal the adoption of FM techniques and associated challenges in the office buildings in Lagos., Nigeria. A total of 216 members of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) were sampled using purposive sampling techniques and their responses were analysed by descriptive statistics such as weighted mean score (WMS), severity index (S.I), and Kruskal-Wallis H test (KWT). The study found that the major FM activities that are mostly engaged include space management, power plant/electricity maintenance, waste management, lift maintenance, general cleaning services, routine maintenance, and water management. While the preferred FM technique is a blended approach (both the preventive and the corrective methods). The prominent challenges in their respective categories were design flaws and poor installation of equipment (technical); inconsistency in financing maintenance, and high cost of maintenance components (finance); weak standards and poor enforcement (administrative), indifferent attitude towards maintenance issues, wrong perception and lack of foresight (top management). The study concluded that the operations of the FM practice are still in their infancy stage and characterised by prominent challenges of technical, administrative, and finance. However, being a multi-disciplinary profession, the study suggests efficient collaborative effort can be strengthened by an institutional framework that encourages human capacity development and enhanced technology to foster sustainable facilities management practice in the country.
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON OCCUPANCY RATES IN KLUANG MALL COMMERCIAL CENTRE
Authors: Md. Yassin Azlina , Yahya Mohd. Yamani , Shafii Haryati , Masrom Md. Asrul Nasid , Masram Haidaliza
Published: October 2022

The Malaysian economy experienced negative growth in the retail industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The widespread transmission of COVID-19 had impacted local companies and businesses in loss of businesses in the retail segment, the decrease in occupancy rates as reported by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM), and retail marketing strategy in the time of crisis. This paper aims to study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on occupancy rates and to identify the main factors influencing occupancy rate performance in Kluang Mall during the pandemic season. This study adopted a qualitative research approach throughout the research process. The results were based on the interview conducted at Kluang Mall Commercial Centre which is located in Kluang, Johor. Three (3) officers who are part of the management team were interviewed online as representatives of Kluang Mall Commercial Centre. The interview session discovered that the COVID-19 pandemic did not impact the occupancy rates of the Kluang Mall as the percentage remains the same as the previous period prior to the pandemic. The factors that contributed to the occupancy rate performance were the sales performance and the current marketing strategy applied by the management of the mall during the pandemic. Thus, it is hoped that these findings would assist retailers to improve their business performance, especially during the pandemic, and assist the Kluang Mall management team in managing retailers.
ON SOME PATTERNS OF TNAF FOR SCALAR MULTIPLICATION OVER KOBLITZ CURVE
Authors: Yunos Faridah , Rosli Rosimah , Muslim Norliana
Published: October 2022

A τ-adic non-adjacent form (TNAF) of an element α of the ring Z(τ) is an expansion whereby the digits are generated by iteratively dividing α by τ, allowing the remainders of -1,0 or 1. The application of TNAF as a multiplier of scalar multiplication (SM) on the Koblitz curve plays a key role in Elliptical Curve Cryptography (ECC). There are several patterns of TNAF (α) expansion in the form of [c0,0,…,0,cl-1 ], [c0,0,…,c(l-1)/2,…,0,c(l-1)], 2+2k, 3+4k, 5+4k and 8k1+8k2 that have been produced in prior work in the literature. However, the construction of their properties based upon pyramid number formulas such as Nichomacus’s theorem and Faulhaber’s formula remains to be rather complex. In this work, we derive such types of TNAF in a more concise manner by applying the power of Frobenius map (τm) based on v-simplex and arithmetic sequences.
GROUP DIAGNOSTIC MEASURES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF OUTLIERS IN MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION MODEL
Authors: S. Uraibi Hassan , Ameer Haraj Sawsan Abdul
Published: October 2022

The topic of detection outliers is one of the crucial topics that have been of interest to researchers in many scientific fields. The presence of outliers in the dataset may lead to the breakdown of the estimator of the method in use. The statistical literature has shown that several types of outliers occur according to the type and nature of the data. Therefore, the researchers concentrated on identifying the type of outliers of statistical models by using two diagnostic procedures, individual and grouped. Unfortunately, the first procedure neglects the effect of the phenomenon of (masking and swamping). In contrast, the second procedure has not been able to eliminate this phenomenon ideally but rather reduce the rates of its appearance. This paper seeks to suggest improving one of the well-known group diagnostic methods (DRGP) by using an RMVN location and scale matrix instead of MVE to reduce the effect of (swamping). A newly proposed method denoted as DRGP(RMVN) is tested with a simulation study and real data. The results have shown that the performance of our proposed method is more efficient than (DRGP.MVE) to reduce the swamping points.
“I Don’t Like Sunsets”: The Semantics of the Symbol of the Sunset in Dostoevsky’s Novel The Adolescent
Authors:   Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Gazheva Inna D.
Published: October 2022

The article is the continuation of a study on the symbol of sunset in Dostoevsky’s works. Developing the idea of the ambivalence of the Unfading Light, the author shows how this idea is revealed in the novel The Adolescent. The originality of its disclosure is determined by the diegetic form of narration and the age-related psychology of the character-narrator, which is unique for Dostoevsky’s novels. Inclined to attach an exaggerated importance to his own thoughts and feelings, the adolescent captures and analyzes in detail his reactions to the light of the setting sun. This makes it possible to trace their dynamics, which corresponds to the dynamics of his growing up. It is noted that the semantics of the symbol of sunset is explicated not only in monologic episodes but also in the scenes that are seen through the eyes of Arkady. In these episodes, the semantics of the symbol is revealed indirectly: being hidden for the characters themselves (including the diegetic narrator), it is revealed to the reader through the description of their external actions and reactions. At the same time, the reader is prepared to comprehend the symbolic meaning of the image through the reflections of Arkady, who definitely does not like the sunset in the first part of the novel and is able to joyfully react to it after the encounter with Makar. The appearance of this character in the novel significantly increases its “luminosity”: all scenes and monologic episodes, which reveal the ambivalence of the symbols of sunset, are concentrated in the third part of the novel and prepare that major chord of universal reconciliation and incipient transformation that sounds in the finale.
Charles Gounod’s Faust and Dostoevsky’s Artistic Principles
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Kovalevskaya Tatyana V.
Published: October 2022

The article considers the “Faustian” scene in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Adolescent as the musical embodiment of Dostoevsky’s central poetic device: statements with maximum formal similarity and maximum semantic divergence. This device is contextualized within Mikhail Bakhtin’s polyphonic novel concept and within the context of the history of polyphony as a musical phenomenon starting with its origins in the Western European music. We follow Larisa Gogotishvili’s suggestion that Mikhail Bakhtin’s polyphony is not the polyphony of the 18th–19th century (Johann Sebastian Bach, for instance) but the 20th-century polyphony (Arnold Schoenberg) and propose that Bakhtin’s and Dostoevsky’s concepts of polyphony have different origins (relativist in Bakhtin and epistemological in Dostoevsky) and consequently serve different purposes: Bakhtin affirms a multiplicity of voices as a matter of principle, while Dostoevsky strives to ultimately overcome this multiplicity by covering as many concepts of reality as possible. The breadth of Dostoevsky’s conceptual range is intended to overcome humans’ epistemological limitations and avoid dangerous cognitive traps that lie in statements that are formally close but semantically different.
Dostoevsky’s Novel The Adolescent in Contemporary Research
Authors:   M. Akmullah Bashkir State Pedagogical University, Borisova Valentina V. ,   Moscow State Linguistic Unversity
Published: October 2022

The review analyses the current state of research of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel The Adolescent. The starting point is the tradition of academic commentaries to the text, which allowed achievements in textual criticism during the 1960-1970s. Today we are obviously facing a new turn in both textual studies and commentaries to the novel. The main trends indicate that researchers aim at discovering the spiritual meaning of The Adolescent, its poetics, and sources. Nevertheless, contemporary surveys are characterized by a diversity of academic discourses, originated from psychology, history, cultural studies, linguistics, etc. In the field of literary studies, both Russian and foreign works show a rising interest in the novel’s poetics and the analysis of the role of the Christian tradition in the novel. Traditionally, the novel is studied within the prospective Dostoevsky’s Five great novels. Monographs reveal the artistic success and unique character of The Adolescent and integrate it into the meta-text of Dostoevsky’s life and oeuvre, giving a variety of typological reasons. Academic research maintains a typological and comparative-historical approach to this novel, though its literary context has not significantly expanded. A substantial aspect of Dostoevsky’s studies is dedicated to the narratology of The Adolescent and its genre features; the traditional definition of the book as a Bildungsroman has now gained a new modified formula. The article pays close attention to the few existing monographs that concentrate on The Adolescent. The article not only provides a review that helps understand how the novel is studied today but outlines prospects of research. Dostoevsky’s novel is organized as a multilayer reality. Therefore, it requires a complex approach — biographical, historical, literary, and mythopoetic (broadly speaking) — in order to allow a full reception of the novel The Adolescent, especially in the mass culture.
I.A. Bunin among the Literary Teachers of B.G. Panteleymonov
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Trubilova Elena M.
Published: October 2022

Boris Grigoryevich Panteleimonov (1888–1950) is a writer with a unique biography. Better known as a major chemist, in the last four years of his life he unexpectedly and triumphantly entered fiction. His guides to this world, mentors in literary skill, as well as close friends were the writers-“antagonists”: A.M. Remizov, on the one hand, I.A. Bunin and N.A. Teffy, on the other. The advice and recommendations of mentors to their student were sometimes mutually exclusive. The article analyzes the formation of Panteleimonov as a writer, recreates the history of acquaintance with his literary teachers, proves their influence on his work. Bunin’s statements about his attitude to returning to Russia, to the publication of his works in his homeland, to fellow writers — Teffy and Remizov are given. Much attention is paid to Panteleimonov’s correspondence with Bunin, Remizov and Teffy. The materials of the Bakhmetev Archive (USA), the House of the Russian Abroad named after А. Solzhenitsyn and the Department of Manuscript Collections of the State Literary Museum named after V.I. Dal’ were used.
The Poetics of Everyday Life in I.A. Bunin’s Diaries of the 1920s and 1930s
Authors:   MGIMO MFA of Russia, Polekhina Mayya M.
Published: October 2022

The article deals with the diary entries of I.A. Bunin in the discourse of everyday life in the aspect of the philosophical and aesthetic searches of the writer in one of the tense periods of Russian history from the twenties and thirties. Most of Bunin’s diaries have not survived, the writer preferred not to submit them to the reader’s judgment. The material that is available for study gives an idea of the artist’s creative personality, of the phenomenon of everyday life in his heritage. Everyday life in Bunin’s diary entries is considered in the aspect of ontological and axiological dominants. Everyday events, processes and phenomena that make up the structure of the natural, everyday course of the writer’s life are accompanied by the author’s comments and emotional-figurative characteristics. The image of the artist emerges, experiencing violent emotions about the destruction of the old world, Russian culture, traditional values in the rapid movement of time and, at the same time, retaining the invariability and certainty of his beliefs and preferences.
Mutual Reflection: Bunin and Criticism
Authors:   Maxim Gorky Institute of Literature and Creative Writing, Fedyakin Sergey R.
Published: October 2022

Critical reviews of contemporaries about the work of Bunin have already been the subject of consideration by philologists. In this work for the first time attention is drawn not to the actual reviews and articles of the authors of the Russian diaspora on Bunin’s work, but to one of the features of these reviews. For the analysis authors were selected who acted not only in the genre of literary criticism, but who became famous for their prose, poetry, essay studies, literary history and cultural studies: G.V. Adamovich, P.M. Bitsilli, V.V. Weidle, G.V. Ivanov, K.V. Mochulsky, V.V. Nabokov, F.A. Stepun, V.F. Khodasevich. In Bunin’s work they found creative chastity, special optics, attentive to details and a sense of historical time, the basis of literary asceticism, when the author avoids everything superfluous, and a nostalgic sense of the world and the ability to express in words the very essence of the depicted object. Upon careful reading of these reviews, it is noticeable that the work of a modern classic has become a kind of mirror for his reviewers, since in it they find exactly those features that manifested themselves in their own searches and works.
DEVELOPMENT OF COMBINED MODULE USING CONTEXTUAL SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO ENHANCE STUDENTS' COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE
Authors: Kurniansyah Muhamad Yusup , Hidayat Wahyu , Rohaeti Euis Eti
Published: October 2022

This research on the development of experimental product test designs aims to develop learning products to solve problems that occur in the field and find out and analyze the mathematical problem-solving abilities and Habits of Mind of MTs students whose learning uses a combination of scientific approaches and contextual approaches compared to MTs students who use scientific approaches. The research subjects were conducted on students in Indonesia with details of 1 class at MTs Azzahra Batujajar for a limited trial, three classes from MTs Bhakti Pertiwi Cililin, MTs Albidayah, and MTs Al-Mukhtariyah Rajamandala for field trials, and two classes at MTs Nurul Hidayah Batujajar for product testing and used as the experimental class and the control class. The instrument in this research is a set of mathematical problem-solving abilities and a non-test to determine the students' Habits of Mind. The results of this study indicate that the process of developing teaching materials is carried out well, and the product is feasible to use. Mathematical problem-solving abilities and Habits of Mind of students who receive learning using a combination of scientific and contextual approaches are better than those who receive knowledge using a scientific approach.
Pengaruh Faktor Fundamental Perusahaan Terhadap Price to Book Value
Authors: Rahayu Maryati , Sari Bida
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this study was to analyze factors that affect Price to Book Value, by taking samples to manufacturing companies the industrial sector consumer goods who registered at the indonesian stock exchange the period 2015 – 2018 as many as 15 company. Based on t-test known investment decision which are proxied by price earn- ing ratio, capital structure which are proxied by debt to equity ra- tio, profitability which are proxied by return on asset ratio and size that influence the price to book value significanly. While institutional ownership have no effect on price to book value. Based on ANOVA test (F-test)) there are significant influences of investment decision, capital structure (DER), profitability (ROA), institutional owner- ship and size on the price to book value. The results of the coefficient of determination it can be concluded that the fifth of the independent variable affecting price to book value of 59,5%, while the rest 40,5% can be explained by other factors that is not incorporated into research.
Keywords: PER, DER, ROA, Institutional Ownership,Size, Price to Book Value
JEL Classification: G23, L25, L60, M41, O16, L69
Analisis Pengaruh Prediksi Kebangkrutan, Leverage, dan Pertumbuhan Perusahaan terhadap Opini Audit Going Concern
Authors: Mubtadi Novendi Arkham
Published: October 2022

This study was conducted to examine whether there is an influence of bankruptcy prediction, leverage, company growth on going concern audit opinion. The study was conducted on non-financial companies covering the agriculture sector, mining sector, basic chemical industry sector, various industrial sector, customer goods sector which was listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2015-2018. This type of research in quantitative. This study with a population of 211 and sample of 35 companies. Data analysis method used in this study is logistic regression analysis using SPSS 24 data analysis tools. Sampling technique using purposive sampling. The result in this study indicate that bankcruptcy prediction effect the going concern audit opinion while the leverage and company growth do not effect the going concern audit opinion.

Keywords: Bankcruptcy Prediction, Leverage, Company Growth, Going Concern Audit Opinion
Pengaruh Adopsi E-Banking Dan Pengendalian Internal Terhadap Kinerja Keuangan Perbankan Syariah Di Indonesia
Authors: Ayuning Tyas Luluk , Purwanti Kelita
Published: October 2022

This study aims to determine the effect of the number of e- banking adoption and internal control on financial performance at Islamic commercial banks in Indonesia. The population in this study is Islamic commercial banks in 2015-2019. The sample of this study is 13 Islamic commercial banks with 65 observations. The sample in this study was taken based on a purposive sampling technique. This research is processed using SPSS 20. The results of this study indicate that the number of e-banking adoption has a negative effect on the financial performance of Islamic banking. Internal control does not have a direct influence on the financial performance of Islamic banking.
Keywords: e-banking adoption, internal control, financial performence, islamic commercial banks.
Determinants of Earning Management at Indonesias Coal Mining Companies
Authors: Fitri Euis Nessia , Hakim Dani Rahman
Published: October 2022

This study analyzes the determinant of earning management based on profitability, firm size, institutional ownership, and audit committee on Indonesia's mining sector companies. This study uses panel data from the 2014-2019 financial report of 9 mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The sample is determined by the purposive method, which resulted in 54 observations data. Using the common effect model (CEM) panel data analysis, this study has revealed that firm size and audit committee has a negative, but institutional ownership has a positive effect on earning management. Besides, profitability does not affect earning management. This study implies that companies need to improve their monitoring quality by adding more audit committee to reduce the earning management. The government is expected to facilitate the role of institutional investors so that they can be more optimal in the aspect of supervision, not just profit orientation. Future studies are expected to increase the number of data observations, variables, and more method to obtain the robustness result about earning management determinants.
The Effect of ROA, BOPO, and Interest Rate on Profit Sharing Rate of Mudharabah Deposit at BPRS in Indonesia during 2015-2019
Authors: Aulia Fena Ulfa , Saputri Diana Eka
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Return On Assets, BOPO, and Interest Rates on the Mudharabah Deposit Profit Sharing Rate at BPRS in Indonesia. This research is a type of explanatory research. The object of this research is BPRS in Indonesia according to the results of the yearly financial reports for 2015-2019. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling technique, and there were 8 BPRS in Indonesia used as samples. The type of data used in this study is quantitative data. The data source in this research is secondary data source. The method used in this study is the Classical Assumption Test and Hypothesis Test. The data collection technique is documentary from the official website of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) and the official website of each BPRS in Indonesia as a complement. The results of the study explain that ROA has no effect on the profit sharing rate of mudharabah deposits at BPRS in Indonesia for the 2015-2019 period with a significance value of 0.274. BOPO has a positive and significant effect on the profit sharing rate of mudharabah deposits at BPRS in Indonesia for the 2015-2019 period with a significance value of 0.010. Interest rates have no effect on the profit sharing rate of mudharabah deposits at BPRS in Indonesia for the 2015-2019 period with a significance value of 0.288. As well as Return On Asset, BOPO, and Interest Rates simultaneously have a significant effect on the Profit Sharing Rate of Mudharabah Deposits at BPRS in Indonesia for the 2015-2019 Period with a significance value of 0.015.
Corporate Governance and Disclosure of Sharia Compliance: An Insight Based On Aaoifi Standards
Authors: Andraeny Dita
Published: October 2022

The objective of this study is to examine the effect of size and the frequency of meeting of Sharia Supervisory Board, audit committee, and auditor’s reputation on the disclosure of sharia compliance based on AAOIFI standard. The secondary data of this study was the annual report of 10 Islamic Commercial Banks in Indonesia from 2016 to 2018. Purposive sampling was used in selecting the data. While multiple linear regression was used for data analysis. The results of the study conclude that the size of the Sharia Supervisory Board has a positive and significant effect the on disclosure of sharia compliance based on the AAOIFI standard. On the contrary, the frequency of meeting of the Sharia Supervisory Board, audit committee, and auditor’s reputation have no significant effect on the disclosure of sharia compliance.
Taxpayer's Interest in Using Tax Consultant Services
Authors: Novalia Nafisah , Masitoh Endang , Siddi Purnama
Published: October 2022

This study aims to obtain empirical evidence to determine the effect of knowledge, perceptions of tax consultants, tax sanctions, and taxpayer motivation on interest in using tax consultant services. The independent variables in this study are knowledge, perceptions of tax consultants, tax sanctions, and taxpayer motivation. The dependent variable in this study is the interest in using the services of a tax consultant. The data in this study are primary data obtained from a questionnaire sample of 83 individual taxpayers in the Solo Raya area, using purposive sampling method. The data analysis technique used multiple linear, the data was processed using SPSS 22. The results of the analysis showed that the perception of tax consultants, tax sanctions, and taxpayer motivation had a positive effect on interest in using tax consultant services. Knowledge has a negative effect on interest in using the services of a tax consultant.
An Analysis of Muzakis Behavior in Paying Zakat Mal and Factors Influencing It: The Perspective of The Theory of Planned Behavior
Authors: Santoso Slamet , Cahyono Yeni , Wafirotin Khusnatul Zulva , Ayutika Riza Dessy Nila
Published: October 2022

This study seeks to explore factors influencing the behavior of muzaki in paying zakat mal by applying the Theory of Planned Behavior. Referring to Theory of Planned Behavior, attitudes, subjective norms, behavioral controls, and intention influence the behavior of muzaki in paying zakat mal. This study was carried out to permanent muzaki registered at the legal Amil Zakat Institutions in Ponorogo Regency. This quantitative study used primary data in the form of questionnaires. The population in this study is permanent muzaki registered at the Amil Zakat Institutions in Ponorogo Regency such as LazisMu, Yatim Mandiri, and LAZ Baitul Maal Hidayatullah. Involving 80 respondents, the sampling technique used was saturation sampling, in which all members of the population are taken. Performing the SmartPLS 3.0, data analysis includes the Measurement Model (Outer Model) and Structural Model (Inner Model). The results show that the variable of Attitude and Behavioral Control have a positive and significant influence on the intention of muzaki in paying zakat mal, while the variable of Subjective Norms did not affect the intention of muzaki paying zakat mal. The variable of Intention shows a significant influence on the behavior of muzaki paying zakat mal.
Keywords: Zakat Attitude, Subjective Norm, Perceived Behavioral Control
The Effect of Competence and Internal Control System on Village Government Accountability with Organizational Commitment as Moderating Variable
Authors: Mustofa Ardyan Firdausi , Muntiah Nur Sayidatul , Susanti Fitria Dwi
Published: October 2022

This study explored the effect of competence and the internal control system on the accountability of the village government in Babadan District, Ponorogo Regency. It also seeks to determine whether organizational commitment as a moderating variable can weaken or strengthen the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable.. The population of this study is all village officials in the Babadan District, Ponorogo Regency. 100 samples were selected using Proportionate Random Sampling. Primary was obtained utilizing a questionnaire, which was distributed to 12 villages in Babadan District. The results of the multiple linear regression analysis employing SPSS version 26 indicate some important findings. First, competence and the internal control system as independent variables, and organizational commitment as moderating variables have a positive and significant effect on village government accountability. Second, organizational commitment cannot moderate the relationship between competence and village government accountability. Third, organizational commitment moderates the relationship between the internal control system and village government accountability and strengthen the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable.
The superradiant stability of dyonic RN-like black holes
Authors: Chen Wen-Xiang
Published: October 2022

The effect of magnetic fields on black hole superradiance is an
interesting topic with possible astrophysical applications. A dyonic
RN-like black hole is not asymptotically flat, it describes a black hole
immersed in an asymptotically uniform magnetic field. In this paper, we
discuss the superadditive stability of a class of asymptotically flat,
band-like black holes, the binary RN black holes. In this article, we
introduce the above condition into dyonic RN-like black holes. If a
dyonic RN-like black hole satisfies the condition of µ = yω, when µ ≥ √
2(mΩH + qΦH),so the dyonic RN-like black hole is superradiantly stable
at that time.
Mixing of spherical/cylindrical particles in a rotating drum: numerical modelling, characteristics, and mechanisms
Authors: Jiang CN , An Xizhong , Li Meng , Wu Yuhang , Gou Dazhao , Wu Yongli
Published: October 2022

DEM was employed to numerically reproduce the mixing process and flow
behavior of different systems of spheres and cylinders, where the
effects of rotation speed, aspect ratio (AR) of the cylindrical
particles and mass fraction of cylindrical particles to total particles
(C/T) were systematically investigated. The motion behaviors and
corresponding mechanisms in improving mixing performance have been also
explored from the microscopic scale. The results show that the binary
mixture with AR = 1.0 gets a higher mixing rate at 40 rpm when C/T =
0.6. As the rotation speed increases, the mixture reaches a higher
position and the velocity difference between spheres and cylinders
increases, which leads to the flow regime transformation and then
promotes the mixing process. Interlocks between particles becomes weaker
and pores can be effectively filled when AR ≈ 1.0, which result in
higher packing density and facilitate the transfer of force and energy.
Beyond Dermatitis Herpetiformis: A critical review of the role of gluten in dermatoses other than Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Authors: Chakraborty A.
Published: October 2022

The role of gluten has rarely been explored beyond dermatitis
herpetiformis. With the latest craze in the diet industry being a gluten
free diet, many parents enforce a gluten free diet on their children and
seek dermatologists or paediatricians’ opinion s on the same. However,
neither any standard textbook nor any review article widely available on
the internet focuses on the role of gluten in disorders beyond
dermatitis herpetiformis – viz atopic dermatitis, vasculitis,
pilofoliculosebaceous disorders like acne, rosacea and chronic
urticarial, angioedema etc. This review examines the role of gluten in
the causation of these disorders, examines the evidence available
thereof and makes practical recommendations as regards a gluten free
diet in these disorders. It is hoped that dermatologists will feel more
comfortable to make an informed decision when confronted with the
question of excluding or retaining gluten in the diet of children
afflicted with these disorders.
A comparison of 25 complete chloroplast genomes sheds light on differential energy requirements between sister mangrove species Kandelia obovata and Kandelia candel geographically separated by the South China Sea
Authors: Xu Xiuming , Shen Yingjia , Zhang Yuchen , Li Qianying , Wang Wenqing , Chen Luzhen , Chen Guangcheng , Ng Wei Lun , Nazrul Islam Md , Punnarak Porntep , Zheng Hai-Lei , Zhu Xueyi
Published: October 2022

In 2003, Kandelia obovata was identified as a new mangrove species
differentiated from Kandelia candel. However, little is known about
their chloroplast (cp) genome differences and their possible ecological
significance. In this study, 25 whole cp genomes, with seven samples of
K. candel from Malaysia, Thailand, and Bangladesh and 18 samples of K.
obovata from China, were sequenced for comparison. The cp genomes of
both species encoded 128 genes, namely 83 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA
genes, and eight rRNA genes, but the cp genome size of K. obovata was
~2 kb larger than that of K. candle due to the presence
of more and longer repeat sequences. Of these, tandem repeats and simple
sequence repeats exhibited great differences. Principal component
analysis based on indels, and phylogenetic tree analyses constructed
with homologous protein genes from the single-copy genes, as well as 38
homologous pair genes among 13 mangrove species, gave strong support to
the separation of the two species within the Kandelia genus. Homologous
genes ndhD and atpA showed intraspecific consistency and interspecific
differences. Molecular dynamics simulations of their corresponding
proteins, NAD(P)H dehydrogenase chain 4 (NDH-D) and ATP synthase subunit
alpha (ATP-A), predicted them to be significantly different in the
functions of photosynthetic electron transport and ATP generation in the
two species. These results suggest that the energy requirement was a
pivotal factor in their adaptation to differential environments
geographically separated by the South China Sea. Our results also
provide clues for future research on their physiological and molecular
adaptation mechanisms to light and temperature.
Urbanization increases stochasticity and reduces the ecological stability of microbial communities in amphibian hosts
Authors: Zhou Jin , Liao Ziyan , Liu Zhidong , Guo Xuecheng , Zhang Wenyan , Chen Youhua
Published: October 2022

Urbanization not only profoundly alters landscape profiles, ecosystems
and vertebrate faunal diversity but also disturbs microbial communities
by increasing stochasticity, vulnerability, biotic homogenization, etc.
However, because of the buffering effect of host species, microbial
communities are expected to be influenced by both host species and
urbanization stresses; thus, the impacts of urbanization on animals’
microbial symbionts might not be straightforward to understand. In this
study, we quantified the urbanization degree of sampling sites and
surveyed the gut and skin microbes of three amphibian host species in
different sites in urban parks and nearby villages of Chengdu, Southwest
China. Furthermore, a co-occurrence network analysis, the phylogenetic
normalized stochasticity ratio and Sloan neutral community models were
applied to infer the impact of urbanization on symbiotic microbial
communities. For the three host species, urbanization increased the
diversity of symbiotic microbes and the number of keystone microbial
taxa. However, the negative effects of such increased diversification
were evident, as the community stochasticity and co-occurrence network
structure vulnerability also increased, while the network structure
complexity and stability were reduced. Finally, the community
stochasticity had positive associations with the network vulnerability,
implying that the existence of many transient symbiotic rare microbial
taxa in urban parks makes the symbiotic microbial community structure
more fragile. Conclusively, urbanization increased the symbiotic
microbial diversity at the cost of community stability; the results
provide a new perspective for better understanding the complex
triangulated environment-host-microbe relationship.
A Network-Theoretical Perspective on Oscillator-Based Ising Machines
Authors: Beattie Bakr Al , Ochs Karlheinz
Published: October 2022

The standard van Neumann computer excels at many things. However, it can
be very inefficient in solving optimization problems with a large
solution space. For that reason, a novel analog approach, the
oscillator-based Ising machine, has been proposed as a better
alternative for dealing with such problems. In this work, we review the
concept of oscillator-based Ising machines. In particular, we address
how optimization problems can be mapped onto such machines when the QUBO
formulation is given. Furthermore, we provide an ideal circuit that can
be used in combination with the wave digital concept for real-time
simulated annealing. The functionality of this circuit is explained on
the basis of a Lyapunov stability analysis. The latter also provides an
answer for the question: when has the Ising machine solved a mapped
problem? At the end, we provide emulation results demonstrating the
correlation between functionality and stability of the discussed
machine. These results show that mapping a problem onto an Ising machine
effectively maps the solution of the problem onto an equilibrium of the
phase space.
Urinary phenols in early to mid-pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: A longitudinal study in a multiracial cohort
Authors: Zhu Yeyi , Hedderson Monique M , Calafat Antonia M , Alexeeff Stacey E , Feng Juanran , Quesenberry Charles P , Ferrara Assiamira
Published: October 2022

Environmental phenols are ubiquitous endocrine disruptors and putatively diabetogenic. However, data during pregnancy are scant. We investigated the prospective associations between pregnancy phenols concentrations and gestational diabetes (GDM) risk. In a nested matched case-control study of 111 individuals with GDM and 222 non-GDM controls within the prospective PETALS cohort, urinary bisphenol A (BPA), BPA substitutes (bisphenol F, bisphenol S [BPS]), benzophenone-3, and triclosan were quantified during the first and second trimesters. Cumulative concentrations across the two times were calculated using the area under the curve (AUC). Multivariable conditional logistic regression examined the associations of individual phenols with GDM risk. We conducted mixture analysis using Bayesian kernel machine regression. We a priori examined effect modification by Asians/Pacific Islanders (A/PI) race/ethnicity due to the case-control matching and highest GDM prevalence among A/PI. Overall, first-trimester urinary BPS was positively associated with an increased risk of GDM [adjusted odds ratio comparing the highest versus lowest tertile aORT3 vs. T1 (95% CI)=2.12 (1.00-4.50)]. We identified associations among non-A/P, who had higher phenols concentrations than A/PI. Among non-A/PI, first-trimester BPA, BPS, and triclosan were positively associated with GDM risk [aORT3 vs. T1 (95% CI)=2.91 (1.05-8.02), 4.60 (1.55-13.70), 2.88 (1.11-7.45), respectively]. Triclosan in the second trimester and AUC were positively associated with GDM risk among non-A/PI (P <0.05). In mixture analysis, triclosan was significantly associated with GDM risk. Urinary BPS among all and BPA, BPS, and triclosan among non-A/PI were associated with GDM risk. Pregnant individuals should be aware of these phenols’ potential adverse health effects.

 
İklim Değişikliğinin Su Kaynaklarına Etkisinin Çok Zamanlı Uydu Görüntüleri ile İncelenmesi
Authors: DOĞRUL Gürdoğan , ALKAN Murat
Published: October 2022

Son zamanlarda iklim değişikliğinin bir sonucu olarak gelişen kuraklığın, tarımsal ve hidrolojik etkileri sonucu meydana gelen sosyo ekonomik kuraklığın tüm hayatı olumsuz etkilediği görülmektedir. Bu araştırma makalesinde; Türkiye’de bulunan göl ve barajların belli bir zaman içerisinde yüzeyden verdikleri su kaybı veya kazancı ve genel yüzölçümlerinin değişimi incelenmiştir. Araştırmada örnek olarak ele alınan Düden Gölü, Gölköy Baraj Gölü, Bademli Baraj Gölü ve Burdur Gölü olmak üzere toplam dört göl incelenmiştir. İnceleme Google Earth Pro uygulaması üzerinden yapılmıştır. 2011, 2015 ve 2021 yıllarındaki yüzölçümler karşılaştırılmıştır. Yapılan ölçüm sonucunda elde edilen bulgulara göre Düden Gölünün son on bir yıldaki su kaybının %3.4, Gölköy Baraj Gölünün son yedi yıldaki su kaybının %24.6, Burdur Gölünün son yedi yıldaki su kaybının %10.3 ve Bademli Baraj Gölünün son on bir yıldaki su kaybının %73.1 seviyelerine ulaştığı tespit edilmiştir.
Function of the Apparatus of External Respiration in Lung Cancer Developed with the Underlying Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Authors:   Siberian State Medical University, Pukayeva Nadezhda E. , Miller Diana S. ,   Siberian State Medical University, Porovskiy Yaroslav V. ,   Siberian State Medical University, Miller Sergey V. ,   Research Institute of Oncology of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: October 2022

INTRODUCTION: Clinical observations ascertain a comorbid development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer (LC). Here, a more favorable prognosis for patients with LC depends on detection of the disease in early stages, when radical treatment is possible. This determines the importance of a detailed examination of the function of the external respiration using modern methods to identify predictors of lung cancer. AIM: To study the peculiarities of disorders in the apparatus of external respiration (AER) in patients with LC developed with the underlying COPD (LC + COPD). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A clinical and functional examination of 33 individuals was conducted — 10 healthy (control group), 12 patients with COPD and 11 patients with LC + COPD, using methods of spirography, pneumotachography and body plethysmography. RESULTS: In patients with COPD, as well as in those with LC + COPD, a statistically significant decrease in the median values of vital capacity of lungs (VCL), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), flow-volume curve (PFER, MEF50, MEF75) and an increase in respiratory minute volume (RMV), residual lung volume (RLV), the ratio of residual lung volume to total lung capacity (RLV/TLC) and bronchial resistance (Raw) were revealed. It was found that in patients with LC + COPD, the median values of VСL, RLV/TLC, Raw did not differ, while the values of flow-volume curve were reduced as compared to patients with COPD. The observed decrease in the air flow rate parameters in the absence of differences in Raw indicates the extrapulmonary causes of these changes. CONCLUSION: In the course of the study, high reserve capacities of the apparatus of external respiration were found. The obtained parameters turned out to be of low informative value for diagnosis of development of LC with the underlying COPD. In patients with LC + COPD, the study of AER function, in addition to spirography and pneumotachography, should include body plethysmography, to avoid overdiagnosis of broncho-obstructive syndrome.
How to analyze and link patient experience surveys with administrative data to drive health service improvement -- examples from Alberta, Canada
Authors: Kemp Kyle , Fairie Paul , Steele Brian , Santana Maria
Published: October 2022

The ability of hospitals and health systems to learn from those who use its services (i.e., patients and families) is crucial for quality improvement and the delivery of high-quality patient-centered care. To this end, many hospitals and health systems regularly collect survey data from patients and their families, and are engaged in activities to publicly report the results. Despite this, there has been limited research into the experiences of patients and families, and how to improve them. Since 2015, our research team has conducted a variety of studies which have explored patient experience survey data, in isolation, and in linkages with routinely-captured administrative data sets across Alberta; a Canadian province of 4.4 million residents. Via secondary analyses, these studies have shed light upon the drivers of inpatient experience, the specific aspects of care which are most correlated with one's overall experiences, and the association of elements of the patient experience with other measures, such as patient safety indicators and unplanned hospital readmissions. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the methods we have used, including further details about the data sets and linkage protocol. The main findings from these papers have been presented for readers and those who wish to conduct their own work in this area.
Para além do Brasil:
Authors: Braga Bruno Miranda , Dias Avelino Yvone
Published: October 2022

Pensar a independência do Brasil no sentido plural: independências é verificar as nuances, as diferentes inserções das diferentes regiões nesse processo. Partindo desse pressuposto, neste texto procuramos mostrar de maneira simplificada como se deu a independência na região da Comarca do Alto Rio Negro, que atualmente corresponde ao estado do Amazonas, que à época era subordinada à Província do Pará. Muitos fatores diferenciam o processo de adesão da região ao império de D. Pedro, esses fatos mostram a singularidade da região e sua história construída. Há uma série de acontecimentos, intrigas, e gentes que mostram as particularidades da região, algumas das quais apresentamos neste artigo.
Políticas de aliança:
Authors: Pereira do Nascimento Pinto Rhanielly , Pedro Joana Maria
Published: October 2022

Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar uma análise sobre as tentativas de formação de alianças entre o movimento homossexual e o movimento negro no final da década de 1970. A partir da análise do jornal Lampião da Esquina (1978-1981) e do boletim O Corpo, vinculado ao primeiro grupo político homossexual organizado, denominado Somos, investigou-se quais foram as iniciativas de formação de alianças entre esses dois movimentos, as interseccionalidades, assim como os limites. Pretende-se compreender se foi possível ou não pensar a raça e a sexualidade como elementos constitutivos e inseparáveis em ambas as militâncias.
Las NIIF y su impacto en la gestión de las sociedades SAs: un estudio de caso
Authors: Cossio Laura Constanza Gallego , Acosta Paola Marcela Sanchez , Vargas Cristian Camilo Gonzalez , Aros Ludivia Hernandez
Published: October 2022

Con la entrada en vigencia de la Ley 1314 de 2009, todas las empresas públicas y privadas colombianas se adherirán a los nuevos marcos regulatorios en cuanto a la forma de registrar y presentar la información financiera de la entidad; por lo anterior, esta investigación analiza la gestión de normas internacionales en sociedades limitadas simplificadas. La metodología de esta investigación es analítica. Se parte de una discusión teórica sobre el impacto de las NIIF en Colombia, su aplicación en organizaciones con ánimo de lucro para SAS. Se está aplicando información a empresas colombianas,
Application of Internet of Things (IoT) on Microclimate Monitoring System in The ALG Unpad Greenhouse Based on Raspberry Pi
Authors: Bafdal Nurpilihan , Ardiansah Irfan , Asmara Sandi
Published: October 2022

The Internet of Things (IoT) is currently influencing many facets of human life. Smart agriculture is one system that can use the IoT to improve production efficiency and consistency across agriculture, improve crop quality, and reduce negative environmental impacts. The architecture of an IoT-based microclimate monitoring system tailored for use with the Unpad ALG greenhouse is shown in this paper. The suggested system design can collect microclimate data using the SHT11 and GUVA-S12SD microclimate sensors and store it in a database on a Raspberry Pi with a cloud computing back-end idea. The Raspberry Pi is also used to process and analyze data in order to set up mist-based greenhouse cooling systems. The collected data is delivered to a web-based front-end node, where users can access from their own device. The results reveal that when the temperature rises beyond the predetermined threshold of 30°C or the humidity falls below 80%, the system can activate the mist-based cooling system. With a temperature difference of 6.25 degrees Celsius lower and humidity of 28.06 percent greater, the system is able to perform better than it was introduced before. The automation system's performance can reach 15.22% better, however it declines as the light intensity rises.Keywords: Greenhouse, Internet of things, Micro-climate, Misting system, Raspberry pi