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Analysis Impact of Financial Ratios on Bank Success Using Machine Learning Classification Algorithms: The Case of Turkey
Authors:   Istanbul Ticaret University Istanbul, Türkiye, Dere İsmail , Turanlı Münevver ,   Department of Economics, Faculty of Business, Istanbul Ticaret University Istanbul, Türkiye, Alp Selçuk ,   Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkiye, Erdoğan Mefule Fındııkçı ,   Department of Economics, Faculty of Business, Istanbul Ticaret University Istanbul, Türkiye
Published: January 2025

In the competitive environment of the 21st century, making accurate and swift decisions is of great importance for the success of businesses. In the banking sector, which provides financial services and is critical to the economy, decision-making processes are considered a crucial step in enhancing bank performance, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction. However, traditional methods that generally rely on past experiences and intuition are found to be inadequate for analysing large data sets. In this context, it is considered that the use of artificial intelligence in analysing large data sets will provide significant advantages by increasing the speed and accuracy of decision-making processes. Therefore, the effective use of large data sets, optimization of decision-making processes, and the use of artificial intelligence to increase bank success can be highlighted as important tools. In this study, the factors determining the success of banks operating in the Turkish banking sector and the factors that should be considered in decision-making processes for bank success were examined using machine learning methods. The study, which covers the period from 2012 to 2022 for 24 banks, classified 43 financial ratios into six groups: capital adequacy, profitability, liquidity, asset quality, balance sheet structure, and income-expenditure structure. Thus, the effects of factors determining bank success in the context of these main groups were analysed. Additionally, a comprehensive analysis using all 43 financial ratios was conducted to provide a general examination of the factors determining bank success. The study concluded that machine learning methods, with their high accuracy rates, can be effectively used in decision-making, monitoring, and auditing processes.
Disintegration of Bone Cement Using Pulsating Water Jet: A Comparative Study of Standard and Extended Nozzles
Authors:   Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic, Nag Akash , Hloch Sergej ,   Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Published: January 2025

The paper deals with erosion of bone cement using a pulsating water jet at a pressure of 15 MPa, comparing the effectiveness of standard and extended nozzle with the length of 100 mm and diameter d = 0,3 mm. The research addresses the problem of optimizing bone cement removal techniques, which is critical for various medical applications, including revision surgeries and bone cement removal. The study employs an design of experiments where bone cement samples are subjected to erosion using a pulsating water jet system equipped with both standard and specially designed extended nozzles. Key parameters such as maximal depth, groove width and volume rate were measured and analyzed. Findings indicate that the extended nozzle significantly enhances the erosion process, achieving higher material removal rates and smoother surface finishes compared to the standard nozzle. The results demonstrate the potential of the extended nozzle design in improving the efficiency and precision of bone cement removal, offering valuable insights for medical practitioners and researchers in the field of orthopedic surgery.
The "Opportunity-Based Approach" for Sustainable Development of Non-Profit Organizations： A Case Study of Japan Korfball Association Japanese version
Authors: Shinohara Hajime
Published: January 2025

This study examines the effectiveness of an "opportunity-based approach" as a new solution to the challenges faced by non-profit organizations, particularly national governing bodies of minor sports, such as financial constraints and human resource shortages. Using the Japan Korfball Association (JKA), which governs korfball (a sport similar to mixed-gender basketball), as a case study, we analyzed the effects of implementing an organizational management model centered on "opportunities" such as "national team selection slots" and "tournament participation slots" rather than traditional monetary incentives. Through specific measures including a contribution map and evaluation system utilizing website integration, and a framework system that integrates competition and operations, organizational revitalization and development were achieved. As a result, improvements were seen in website content, increased number of tournaments, participation of diverse human resources, and enhanced external relationships. This study presents a sustainable development model for national governing bodies of minor sports while suggesting new possibilities for value creation in sports organization management. Furthermore, this approach has high potential for application to other fields facing similar challenges, such as non-profit organizations and startups, and is expected to have broad social impact as a new organizational management framework that does not overly rely on monetary value.
Stabilization of Telomeric G-Quadruplex Structures for potential treatment of Cancer
Authors: Improta Alexandra , Eunice Denial
Published: January 2025

The stabilization of telomeric G-quadruplex (G4) structures has emerged as a compelling strategy in cancer therapeutics. These four-stranded DNA configurations, prevalent at chromosomal ends, play pivotal roles in maintaining genomic integrity and regulating cellular proliferation. This review delves into the mechanisms by which stabilizing telomeric G4 structures can impede cancer cell growth, explores the potential of truncated G-quadruplexes in cancer treatment, and discusses the therapeutic implications of targeting these unique DNA formations.
Вывод уравнения Клейна-Гордона-Фока из первых принципов.
Authors: Lipovka Anton A. , Andrianarijaona Vola , Davis Colton
Published: January 2025

В настоящей работе уравнение Клейна-Гордона-Фока выводится из первых принципов. При таком подходе, не возникает необходимость в постулировании существования волновых функций а также в аксиоматическом введения вида и величин коэффициентов в уравнении. Вывод уравнения производится на адиабатически изменяемом многообразии, локально описывемом метрикой Фридмана-Робертсона-Уокера с построенной на нём полной электродинамикой, в которой поперечное электромагнитное поле квантуется вследствие адиабатического изменения тензора метрики. В этом случае постоянная Планка является адиабатическим инвариантом поперечного электромагнитного поля, а волновые функции появляются в уравнениях ествественным образом и являются собственными функциями задачи Штурма-Лиувилля по которым раскладывается функция поперечного электромагнитного поля. Таким образом больше не возникает необходимость в аксиоматическом введении волновых функций, а также величин коэффициентов в уравнении, что делает очевидным физический смысл как самого уравнения, так и квантовой механики в целом.
The Political Relations between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and China: Opportunities and Challenges
Authors: Fazli Aziz Ahmad , Habib Khalid Ahmad , Moaz Muhammad Hanif , Ayoubi Mohammad Sharif
Published: January 2025

The political relationship between China and Afghanistan has undergone profound transformations from 1950 to 2021, culminating in a significant shift following the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in 2021. As a neighboring state and a global power, China aims to leverage its diplomatic presence to expand its influence in Afghanistan. Adopting a cautious yet strategic approach, China considers its engagement with the Islamic Emirate indispensable for advancing its geopolitical, security, and economic priorities. This study examines the trajectory of political relations between China and Afghanistan through a descriptive-analytical lens, identifying strategic objectives in their respective foreign policies. It explores the opportunities presented by these bilateral relations and analyzes the challenges that impede their full potential. The research underscores that regional stability, counterterrorism cooperation, the mitigation of international isolation, and the enhancement of mutual security and economic partnerships constitute the core pillars of their engagement. The findings reveal that the evolving relationship holds substantial strategic and economic significance for both nations. China’s policy of non-intervention, Afghanistan’s economic-centric foreign policy post-U.S. withdrawal, and the imperative for investment in Afghanistan’s abundant natural resources present pivotal opportunities. Nevertheless, critical challenges, including the absence of international recognition, regional geopolitical rivalries, and external pressures, require meticulous management to ensure sustainable collaboration. The article advocates for robust and proactive diplomacy, emphasizing the necessity for joint initiatives to fortify bilateral ties and optimize shared interests. Enhanced cooperation in economic development, security measures, and regional stability will serve as a cornerstone for mutually beneficial outcomes.
On Human Rights and Majority Politics: Felix Frankfurter's Democratic Theory
Authors: Moyn Samuel
Published: January 2025

This symposium piece is primarily a reading of Felix Frankfurter's dissent in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, attempting to draw some lessons from his theory of majoritarian rights for our own moment of crisis for the human rights movement. The situations then and now are only partly comparable, but Frankfurter's call for allowing democratic processes to self-correct even when elite shortcuts beckon-including when it comes to defining and protecting rights provides food for thought.
“Knowing how it works for me”: A qualitative interview study of the use of personalised approaches to manage common challenges during Dry January
Authors: Butters Anna , Field Matt , Holmes John , Kersbergen Inge
Published: January 2025

BackgroundParticipation in temporary abstinence challenges such as Dry January is associated with benefits including enduring reductions in alcohol consumption. However, undertaking temporary abstinence requires people to negotiate certain challenges. Building on previous research, we examined how and why particular strategies were used to address challenges and how use developed following January. Given differences in reported outcomes, we also explored differences and similarities in strategy use between ‘official’ UK Dry January registrants and those attempting an ‘unofficial’ alcohol-free January. MethodsWe conducted 16 online semi-structured interviews with individuals who participated ‘officially’ or ‘unofficially’ in Dry January 2022 and who, prior to this, were regular drinkers. Data was analysed using reflexive thematic analysis and themes constructed around the common challenges people faced and the strategies used to address them.ResultsFour themes were generated: breaking the routine, dealing with socialising whilst not drinking, avoiding loss of motivation, and dealing with the potential for ‘failure.’ People took personalised approaches to addressing these challenges, retaining the meaning of important rituals and practices whilst still changing their alcohol consumption. This personalisation was reflected in the variation in strategy use and adaptation of strategies over time. Despite overall variation in strategy use, many strategies were employed by both ‘official’ and ‘unofficial’ participants. ConclusionDry January provides an opportunity for people to learn what strategies do and do not work for them. Capitalising on the flexibility of Dry January to offer additional opportunities for personalisation may help people get the most from their Dry January experience.
Pressing Forward in Scholarly Communities: Synthesizing Communication Technologies with the Researchers Who Utilize Them
Authors: Olson Eric L
Published: January 2025

Digital communication technologies have dramatically changed the ways in which scholarship is accessed, discussed, and shared. Joining the traditional journals and manuscripts are new ways to distribute and consume research, including blogs, podcasts, white papers, and more. There is more information available and more ways to access it than ever before, which presents new sets of challenges and opportunities. PressForward is free, open-source software that responds to these needs by combining the features of content aggregation, discussion, and publication into a single, user-friendly dashboard. Acknowledging that collaboration and networking is increasingly important in research development and fund- ing, PressForward has built-in, flexible user roles and workflows that allow communities of any scale to contribute in multiple ways. This article will review the history and features of PressForward, as well as describe the community partnerships that both utilize the software and influence the progress of the project.
Examining the relationship between healthcare practitioner's communication and patient adherence to treatment: A protocol for systematic review
Authors: Keshtkar Leila , Madigan Claire , Nockels Keith , Harrell Cathy , Highton Patrick , Howick Jeremy
Published: January 2025

Objective: This study aims to explore the relationship between patient-practitioner communication and subsequent patient adherence to healthcare intervention.Data sources: Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, APA PsycInfo, CENTRAL and Scopus will be searched from 2014 to January 2025. Manual searching of reference lists of eligible articles will be also completed.Study selection: Studies published in any language that quantified the effects of patient-practitioner communication on patient adherence to healthcare intervention. Data extraction and analysis: Screening, data extraction and risk of bias assessment will be conducted by two independent reviewers. Disagreements will be resolved through consensus. Risk of bias will be assessed using the Joanna-Briggs Institute (JBI) checklists for non-randomised studies, and the Cochrane Risk of Bias v2 (RoB2) for randomised controlled trials. If appropriate, results will be pooled with summary estimates and confidence intervals; otherwise, we will conduct a narrative synthesis. We will organise our findings by healthcare discipline, modalities of communication (e.g., face-to-face, video and phone calls), and the study location.PROSPERO registration number: CRD42025616150
Interplay between cortical and neurocardiac interoceptive processes and its association with self-reported interoceptive sensibility
Authors: Oliveira Mariana Santos Castro , da-Silva Marcia Fernanda , Carvalho Lídia Helena Lopes , Ribeiro-Carreira A. , Pereira Ana Rita , Sampaio Adriana , Coutinho Joana Fernandes Pereira , González-Villar Alberto J.
Published: January 2025

Interoception, the process of sensing and interpreting internal bodily signals, plays a crucial role in emotional regulation, decision-making, and overall well-being. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-reported interoceptive processes, assessed through the Body Perception Questionnaire (BPQ), and psychophysiological measures of interoception, including cardiac autonomic markers (HF-HRV and RMSSD), cortical processing of cardiac signals (heartbeat-evoked potentials, HEPs), and EEG microstates. We recorded EEG and ECG from 64 healthy volunteers during open-eyes resting state. A positive association was found between the Subdiaphragmatic Reactivity subscale of the BPQ and the coverage of microstate A, a spatial configuration linked to the activation of temporal brain regions, arousal, and sensory processing. No associations were observed between BPQ scores and cardiac measures or HEP amplitudes, suggesting that subjective reports may not align with psychophysiological indices of interoception. Associations were found between HEP amplitudes and microstates A and B, as well as between HRV measures and microstate D, highlighting potential links between autonomic functioning and brain activity during resting state. These findings provide insight into the complex interplay between self-reported interoception and psychophysiological markers, while emphasizing the need for further research to clarify these relationships and their implications for emotional and cognitive processing.
Childhood Emotional Abuse and Suicidal Ideation Intensity: The Serial Effects of Rejection Sensitivity and Thwarted Interpersonal Needs
Authors: Brown Sarah L. , Nichols Shelby M. , Lodge Andrew J. , Scott Lori
Published: January 2025

Background: Rejection sensitivity (hypersensitivity and reactivity to threats of rejection due to previous rejection experiences) could provide insight into the role of childhood emotional abuse and associated interpersonal risk factors in the development of suicide ideation (SI).Objective: The current study examined SI among at-risk young adults using an integrated model of rejection sensitivity and suicide risk, as conceptualized by the interpersonal theory of suicide. We hypothesized that childhood emotional abuse would be indirectly prospectively associated with increases in SI intensity at 4-month follow-up (a cognitive-affective reaction to rejection) through greater rejection sensitivity and greater perceptions of rejection (thwarted belonging [TB] and perceived burden [PB]), in serial. Participants and Setting: Participants were 148 young adult men and women (ages 18-35) with SI and/or suicidal behaviors within the past 4 months. Participants were recruited as part of a larger one-year longitudinal study of suicide risk in a transdiagnostic sample of young adults.Methods: PROCESS serial mediation procedures were used to test the hypothesis that emotional abuse would be indirectly associated with increased SI intensity at 4-month follow-up through rejection sensitivity and TB or PB, in serial.Results: Results indicated that childhood emotional abuse was prospectively associated with elevated SI intensity in adulthood through the indirect effects of rejection sensitivity and PB (std. est. = .04; 95% CI = -0.03, 0.11) but not TB. Conclusion: Greater emotional abuse in childhood was associated with a greater sensitivity to rejection, which may perpetuate a cycle that increases risk for SI throughout adolescence and adulthood.
The perceptual primacy of feeling: Affectless machine vision models explain a majority of variance in human visually-evoked affect
Authors: Conwell Colin , Graham Daniel , Boccagno Chelsea Evanna , Vessel Edward A.
Published: January 2025

Looking at the world often involves not just seeing things, but feeling things. Modern feedforward machine vision systems that learn to perceive the world in the absence of active physiology, deliberative thought, or any form of feedback that resembles human affective experience offer tools to demystify relationship between seeing and feeling, and to assess how much of visually-evoked affective experiences may be a straightforward function of representation learning over natural image statistics. In this work, we deploy a diverse sample of 180 state-of-the-art deep neural network models trained only on canonical computer vision tasks to predict human ratings of arousal, valence, and beauty for images from multiple categories (objects, faces, scenescapes, art) across two datasets. Importantly, we use the features of these models without additional learning, linearly decoding human affective responses from network activity in much the same way neuroscientists decode information from neural recordings. Aggregate analysis across our survey demonstrates that predictions from purely perceptual models explain a majority of the explainable variance in average ratings of arousal, valence, and beauty alike. Finer-grained analysis within our survey (e.g. comparisons between shallower and deeper layers, or between randomly-initialized, category-supervised, and self-supervised models) point to rich, pre-conceptual abstraction (learned from diversity of visual experience) as a key driver of these predictions. Taken together, these results provide further computational evidence for an information-processing account of visually-evoked affect linked directly to efficient representation learning over natural image statistics, and hint at a computational locus of affective and aesthetic valuation immediately proximate to perception.
Less is more: Aesthetic liking is inversely related to metabolic expense by the visual system
Authors: Tang Yikai , Cunningham Wil , walther dirk b
Published: January 2025

Energy efficiency drives evolution, and humans may have evolved pleasure-based signals to optimize actions. Could this extend to aesthetic pleasure? We tested this using both an in-silico model (VGG19) and human observers, finding strong evidence in both. First, we measured the metabolic cost incurred by VGG19—pretrained for object categorization or randomly initialized—processing 4,914 images, revealing an inverse relationship between aesthetic pleasure and metabolic cost, and only in the pretrained model. Next, we compared aesthetic ratings with metabolic activity in the human visual system during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). In both early (V1, V2, V4) and higher-level (FFA, OPA, PPA) regions, we observed the same inverse relationship between BOLD signals and aesthetic pleasure. These findings suggest aesthetic pleasure may at least partially arise from an affective heuristic favoring low-energy states, offering a unified framework linking visual discomfort with processing fluency, image complexity, and prototypicality.
The Rise, Impact, and Imbalances of Big Team Psychology
Authors: Coles Nicholas Alvaro , Takayanagi Joao Francisco Goes Braga , Grant Gabrielle L. , Basnight-Brown Dana
Published: January 2025

Big team science initiatives represent the largest investments of human capital in science. The present work evaluates the rise, impact, and imbalances of such collaborations in psychology via an analysis of n = 3,031,475 articles published in the 21st century. Results indicate that big teams – ranging from 10 to 100+ authors – are relatively unusual (n = 49,919) but rapidly increasing in popularity. More notably, such collaborations generate unusually high impact, in terms of yearly mentions in scholarly articles (n = 39,803,510), the news (n = 1,018,639), social media (n = 5,971,965), and policy documents (n = 69,959). To date, five countries account for over half of first and non-first author positions – imbalances that are linked to broader economic conditions (GDP and GDP per capita). Summarily, results suggest that big team science is an emerging trend in psychology that is currently inequitably deployed to generate high-impact scientific insights.
Effectiveness of an Online Single-Session Minority Stress Intervention: No Evidence for Variation by Structural Stigma, Internalized Stigma, or Social Support
Authors: Chang Ya-Wen , Sotomayor Ian , Szkody Erica , Fox Kathryn , Schleider Jessica L.
Published: January 2025

In the United States, the experience of minority stress among LGBTQ+ youth varies across regions with high and low levels of stigma (e.g., laws, policies and cultural norms that limit the lives of individuals with stigmatized identities). Some evidence suggests that stigma can undermine response to individual-level psychosocial interventions among youth, creating a need to identify factors that may buffer against minority stressors’ effects in high-stigma contexts. Social support may be one such factor. Therefore, among LGBTQ+ youth who received a digital, single-session intervention (SSI) focused on minority stress, we investigated whether structural and internalized stigma and social support predicted intervention response, independently or interactively. Specifically, we predicted that LGBTQ+ youth in environments characterized by high stigma would report weaker SSI responses. Further, we predicted that LGBTQ+ youth who perceived higher social support would report stronger SSI responses. We also tested structural stigma and social support as moderators. Using data from a previously-completed randomized evaluation, we analyzed data from 244 LGBTQ+ adolescents, aged 13 to 16 years, across 181 counties in 46 U.S. states, who engaged with the SSI. We created a factor representing structural stigma using confirmatory factor analysis at the county level. No evidence emerged for structural stigma or social support as a moderator of intervention effects on internalized stigma, identity pride, or mental health-related outcomes, either at post-intervention or at two-week follow up. Results speak to the potentially broad utility of the SSI tested in this trial for LGBTQ+ youth with limited access to mental health support.
Intertemporal Pavlovian biases and links with mental health in the general population
Authors: Burghoorn Floor
Published: January 2025

Previous research has found the anticipation of immediate (compared to delayed) rewards to enhance instrumental approach behaviour and interfere with instrumental inhibition. This so-called intertemporal Pavlovian bias has been proposed as a mechanism contributing to impatient actions. In the present preregistered study, we aimed to replicate this intertemporal Pavlovian bias effect, and examined whether individual differences in the strength of this bias were associated with mental health symptoms characterized by increased or decreased intertemporal impatience. A sample of 389 participants completed an intertemporal go/no-go learning task, and questionnaires assessing symptoms of alcohol use disorder, nicotine dependence, depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), disordered eating, impulsivity, and body mass index. We replicated the intertemporal Pavlovian bias effect on the probability of go responding (a response bias), and reinforcement learning models again pointed to a Pavlovian cue-response bias as computational mechanism driving this effect. Contrary to our expectations, the response bias was not associated with mental health symptoms. We also observed an intertemporal Pavlovian bias effect on the vigour of correct go responses, with faster responses in anticipation of immediate rewards (a response time or RT bias). A stronger RT bias was associated with ADHD hyperactivity/impulsivity and non-planning impulsivity symptoms, while a reversed RT bias (with faster incorrect go responses in anticipation of delayed rewards) was associated with eating disorder symptoms and total and motor impulsivity. Together, our results support the robustness of the intertemporal Pavlovian response bias, and point towards the possible relevance of the RT bias for several mental health problems.
Mapping the Communicative Landscape of Early Child-Caregiver Dialogue
Authors: Agrawal Abhishek , Favre Benoit , Fourtassi Abdellah
Published: January 2025

Early linguistic interaction plays a key role in children's social and cognitive development. However, there is a lack of quantitative studies that offer a comprehensive insight into the communicative landscape that characterizes child-caregiver dialogues.In this study, we apply advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques to analyze multiple corpora, encompassing data from N = 609 individual children (aged 20 to 32 months old), over 2,500 conversations and around 700k pairs of child-caregiver interactive turns. Our methodology combined models for communicative intent inference and models for semantic coherence evaluation, providing a comprehensive analysis of linguistic coordination and its emergence in infancy. We found that both focused turn pairs with clear communicative intents (e.g., question-response) and open turn pairs (e.g., statement-statement) were common in structuring interactions. However, these pairs varied significantly regarding their semantic coherence (e.g., open pairs were generally less coherent) and role (e.g, caregivers initiating most of the focused pairs). Additionally, we document developmental shifts in intent expression and, interestingly, a dissociation between frequency vs. coherence. The broad impact of this study lies in establishing a solid, bottom-up empirical foundation for developing ecological theories of communicative development.
Structure of Current Psychopathology and its Associations with Daily Life Experiences using the HiTOP-PRO in a Mixed Clinical/Community Sample
Authors: Mostajabi Janan , Vize Colin , Nielsen Sienna , Ringwald Whitney R. , Wright Aidan G.C.
Published: January 2025

The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) is a dimensional nosological system that addresses key limitations with categorical frameworks, including heterogeneity, boundary, and comorbidity issues. The HiTOP consortium recently developed a new self-report measure, the HiTOP-Patient Reported Outcome (HiTOP-PRO), designed to operationalize the HiTOP model for use in research and clinical practice. In a set of preregistered analyses with a sample of 552 mixed clinical/community participants (76% female, 82% white), we explored the hierarchical structure of the HiTOP-PRO scales using exploratory factor analysis and examined their associations with behaviors and experiences assessed in daily life, such as affect, stress, impulsivity, energy, sleep quality, and social interactions. Findings indicate a nine-factor model, closely aligned with the HiTOP’s current structure, best represented the measure. The hierarchical structure of the HiTOP-PRO generally converges with the HiTOP model, with several key departures, particularly for historically understudied constructs. Furthermore, the HiTOP-PRO facet scales and domains associated with individual differences in daily behavior and experiences as anticipated, highlighting the construct validity and the potential clinical utility of this new measure. Our results have implications not only for the structure, validity, and clinical utility of the HiTOP-PRO but also raise broader questions about the underlying nature of psychopathology as represented by the HiTOP.
Innovation assessment: governing through periods of disruptive technological change
Authors: Hasselbalch Jacob Adam
Published: January 2025

Current regulatory approaches are ill-equipped to address the challenges of governing through periods of disruptive technological change. This article hones in on the use of assessment regimes at the level of the European Union, particularly in the work of the Commission, to argue for a missing middle between technology assessment and impact assessment. Technology assessment focuses on the upstream governance of science and technology, while impact assessment focuses on the downstream governance of the impacts of specific policy options. What is missing is a form of midstream governance, which I label innovation assessment, to steer polities through periods of disruptive technological change, during which innovations have taken concrete forms and are beginning to diffuse, but still exhibit much scope for rapid, unexpected change and alternative trajectories of development. By juxtaposing these three forms of assessment regimes, I define the main dimensions along which they vary.
Externalities in Education in Nepal
Authors: Karna Laxmi
Published: January 2025

This article tries to interlink education with externalities and to show the positive and negative externalities in education. An externality is an economic term referring to a cost or benefit. Education emphasizes positive externality. We can’t measure all the externalities in education in monetary terms as it is merit goods. Nepalese students go to other countries for higher study every year.
We can also see the negative externalities in the education sector in Nepal. Negative externalities in education are caused by lack of proper policy and implication. Generally we see the private and public producers in this field and both have their positive and negative externalities. Without the fulfillment of basic requirements public school cannot spill over the positive externalities. Negative externalities in education lead to an increase in the large number of so called educated masses in the society and flight the money as well as the young generation to other countries. So, this paper will provide some basic information about externalities in education for the interested researchers in this field.
An Analytical Study of P-Group, P-Subgroup and Different Cases of Sylow’s Theorems
Authors: Prasad Binod
Published: January 2025

This paper deals with the series of Sylow’s theorems and their applications. Actually First Sylow’s theorem provides the idea that whether a group has a sylow subgroup or not. The second Sylow’s theorem deals with conjugate subgroups of a Group and the third Sylow’s theorem provides the information about the number of Sylow’s subgroups.
Accumulation of vitamin C and sugars in wild rose hips of Karaganda region
Authors: Tyrzhanova S.S. , Mussina R.T.
Published: January 2025

The study of wild fruit plant populations has a great potential in the selection of species and forms promising in terms of a number of economically valuable traits for introduction and industrial cultivation. Local species are more resistant to local climatic conditions and composition of pathogens. The aim of the study was to evaluate the accumulation of sugars and vitamin C in fruits of 3 wild rose hips collected in Karaganda region. The quantitative accumulation of vitamin C varied from 0.87 to 1.85%, the sum of sugars from 6.8 to 15.8%. Analysis of fruits for accumulation of sugars and vitamin C showed that Rosa majalis from the Nura River floodplain, Rosa spinosissima from Komissarovka tract, Rosa acicularis from the vicinity of Karagaily settlement are promising for selection in the introduction experiment.
Antimicrobial activity of the dense extracts of Dracocephalum nutans L. and Dracocephalum ruyschiana L.
Authors: Ramazanova A. , Atazhanova G.A. , Kurmantayeva G.K. , Ashirbekova B.B.
Published: January 2025

The article presents the results of ultrasonic extraction of Dracocephalum nutans L. and Dracocephalum ruyschiana L. from Central Kazakhstan. The effectiveness of the process was evaluated based on the quantitative yield of total extractive substances, the content of total polyphenolic compounds, flavonoids, phenolic acids, and the antimicrobial activity of the obtained extracts.It was experimentally established that the solvent ensuring the quantitative extraction of total extractive substances is 70% ethanol. The obtained extracts of Dracocephalum nutans L. and Dracocephalum ruyschiana L. can be considered as substances for the development of antimicrobial pharmaceuticals.
Checklist of rare plants of the flora Ulytau Region
Authors: Kubentayev S.A. , Alibekov D.T. , Tustubayeva Sh.T. , Kubentayeva B.B.
Published: January 2025

In the article a list and a brief analysis of rare plants of the flora of Ulytau region, listed in the Red Book ofKazakhstan was presented. According to the conducted researches 20 species of rare plants included in theRed Book of Kazakhstan are registered in Ulytau region: Adonis volgensis, Anabasis turgaica, Astragaluskrascheninnikovii, Crambe tataria, Craniospermum subvillosum, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Ledebouriellaseseloides, Oxytropis subverticillaris, Pulsatilla patens, Silene betpakdalensis, Spiraeanthus schrenkianus,Stipa pennata, Tanacetum ulutavicum, Tulipa albertii, Tulipa biebersteiniana, Tulipa biflora, Tulipaborszczowii, Tulipa patens, Tulipa suaveolens, Valeriana chionophila. We propose to exclude 5 species(Crambe tataria, Pulsatilla patens, Stipa pennata, Tulipa biebersteiniana and Tulipa patens) from the RedData Book of Kazakhstan, as they do not need protection. We consider it is necessary to include in the nextedition of the Red Data Book of Kazakhstan 8 species of narrow-local endemics growing only in Ulytau region:Astragalus krascheninnikovii, Clausia kasakhorum, Gagea sarysuensis, Hedysarum ulutavicum, Seselibetpakdalense, Seseli mironovii, Silene anisoloba, Thymus crebrifolius.
AVALIAÇÃO DE DESEMPENHO COMO FERRAMENTA ESTRATÉGICA DA ÁREA DE RECURSOS HUMANOS
Authors: Simi Rastine Fabio , Rodolpho Daniela
Published: January 2025

O mercado com diversos concorrentes, sustentado de atualização de informações em um reduzido espaço de tempo, exige novas posturas dos gestores e de seus funcionários. Desta forma, requer avaliações de desempenho diários e estudos para planear estratégias de desempenho das organizações. A avaliação de desempenho pode ser abalizada de diversas maneiras e precisa levar em consideração a estratégia da empresa, pois isso influencia no comportamento dos funcionários. A contribuição desta pesquisa é levar o conhecimento aos pesquisadores da área de gestão de recursos humanos um assunto que se faz presente em grandes empresas. O objetivo desta pesquisa é através de uma Revisão Sistemática de Literatura apresentar casos de empresas no qual o departamento de recursos humanos avalia o desempenho de seus colaboradores. Ao final podemos considerar que a avaliação de desempenho é um assunto que ainda tem muito que ser explorado pelos pesquisadores e principalmente utilizado pelas empresas. É um instrumento eficaz que traz grandes resultados. Nos três estudos de caso apresentados da aplicação da Avaliação de Desempenho os resultados positivos encontrados foram que a Avaliação de Desempenho proporciona motivação para os funcionários pois em um dos casos somente após a Avaliação de Desempenho o funcionário pode receber gratificações financeiras, comprovar estágios ou mudar de função e confiabilidade para a empresa. Além disso, essa importante ferramenta do Departamento de Recursos Humanos, além de cumprir a sua função de avaliar, pode mostrar problemas que a empresa possuí para assim a empresa traçar estratégias de como resolver.
ÉTICA NA INTELIGÊNCIA ARTIFICIAL
Authors: Anselmo Gema Juliano Augusto , De Lucca Filho João
Published: January 2025

Este trabalho aborda a importância crítica da ética na evolução e implementação da inteligência artificial (IA), destacando os importantes desafios éticos significativos que surgem da integração em diferentes aspectos da vida humana. Ao explorar os fundamentos éticos necessários para um desenvolvimento responsável de sistemas inteligentes, garante-se em garantir que a IA seja guiada por princípios éticos fundamentais, como justiça, transparência e integridade.
Através de uma revisão sistemática da literatura, análise de estudos de caso e avaliação de princípios éticos estabelecidos por organizações líderes, esta pesquisa fornece orientação prática para a implementação de melhores práticas. Os resultados destacam a necessidade urgente de frameworks éticos para orientar o desenvolvimento da IA, demonstrando que a adoção de medidas transparentes e justas não só minimiza o risco de preconceitos e violações da privacidade, mas também promove maior confiança e aceitação social dos sistemas de IA. Por fim, conclui-se que a integração de considerações éticas desde o início do processo de desenvolvimento da IA é essencial para construir um futuro tecnológico que seja tanto inovador e consistentes com os valores humanos fundamentais.
A CULTURA DO LEITE: PERSPECTIVAS, DESAFIOS E RESILIÊNCIA EM TEMPOS DE PANDEMIA E PÓS-PANDEMIA
Authors: Carvalho Bazilio Liana , Ferrarezi Junior Edemar , Carrasqueira Arthur
Published: January 2025

A covid-19 surgiu inicialmente no ano de 2019, na cidade de Taiwan na China. Um vírus causador de infecções respiratórias. O vírus se disseminou rapidamente nos países, sendo caracterizado oficialmente pela OMS como uma pandemia. A pandemia causou grandes impactos na saúde, na economia, educação, política e culturais. O objetivo deste estudo é explanar sobre a cultura do leite antes e pós pandemia, com foco em um cenário nacional: quais os desafios enfrentados durante a pandemia. A produção leiteira no País tem um papel de grande relevância econômica, social e também nutricional, por ser um alimento completo (possui cálcio, proteína) e diversos outros nutrientes essências para contribuir na redução de doenças. O Brasil está entre os maiores produtores de leite no mundo, se encontra em 6º lugar. Nos anos de 2018 e 2019 a produção de leite antes da pandemia esteve em um patamar positivo, já em um período pós pandemia os resultados permaneceram favoráveis, apesar de passar pelos impactos causados pela pandemia.
USO DE IA PARA AUTOMATIZAR TAREFAS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO
Authors: Theodoro Deivid , Renan Diego
Published: January 2025

Este artigo aborda uma solução, que é a Inteligência Artificial (IA), sendo utilizada para automatizar tarefas no desenvolvimento de software. A IA tornou-se a tendência mais importante de nosso tempo, contribuindo significativamente para vários avanços que estão mudando o funcionamento da sociedade. Da manufatura à otimização do software, a IA transforma todos os processos e acelera seu andamento. O objetivo deste artigo é aprofundar a compreensão de como a situação atual da automatização de tarefas no desenvolvimento de software se desenrola e como mudará nos próximos cinco a dez anos. A interseção entre a IA e o desenvolvimento de software não apenas simplifica processos, mas também redefine nossas práticas industriais e sociais. A busca por eficiência e inovação tem impulsionado sua adoção e promete moldar um futuro em que a automação baseada em IA se tornará ainda mais onipresente, gerando impactos profundos em nossa sociedade em constante evolução. É crucial observar que, assim como a revolução tecnológica examinada neste contexto, a incorporação ética e social da IA no desenvolvimento de software é essencial para orientar seu uso em direção ao bem comum e garantir uma aplicação ética e sustentável dessas tecnologias inovadoras.
ARQUITETURA ORIENTADA A MODELO
Authors: Bernardino Larissa , Gibertoni Daniela
Published: January 2025

Com a constante evolução tecnológica, a demanda por softwares de alta qualidade e complexidade vem crescendo a cada dia. As metodologias desempenham um papel importante na Engenharia de Software, é através delas que todo o sistema será construído. Este artigo apresenta a Model Driven Architecture (MDA), uma metodologia criada pela Object Management Group em 2001, que tem a proposta de atender todas as necessidades dos desenvolvedores. Ao longo do artigo, são destacados os benefícios da MDA, mostrando os exemplos de casos de uso de empresas que obtiveram sucesso ao aplicar essa metodologia. Além disso, são discutidos os desafios enfrentados na implementação dessa metodologia, juntamente com uma comparação entre a MDA e o Scrum, outra metodologia popular de desenvolvimento de software. O artigo oferece uma visão do que é a Model Driven Architecture e como ela pode ser promissora no mercado da Engenharia de Software.
FIREBASE E USO NAS APLICAÇÕES ANDROID E IOS
Authors: Bernardino Sabrina , de Jesus Rodrigues de Barros Luciano
Published: January 2025

A plataforma Firebase foi desenvolvida para os desenvolvedores de backend na criação de aplicativos Android e iOS, de ínicio para aplicações mobile. Essa plataforma e ferramenta veio para facilitar os desenvolvedores, devido à sua facilidade ao usa-la e ao conjunto abrangente de recursos e serviços oferecidos.
O objetivo do artigo é definir o Firebase, esclarecer seu funcionamento, demonstrar seu uso em aplicativos Android e iOS, comparar e mostrar a diferença entre o Realtime e Cloud Firestore, comparar e mostrar o a diferença entre o Firebase e o MySQL e mostrar o quanto a plataforma Firebase se torna fundamental para desenvolvedores que procuram facilidade nas suas aplicações.
IMPORTÂNCIA DA CAPACITAÇÃO NO MERCADO DE TRABALHO PARA JOVENS E ADULTOS
Authors: Garcia Lara Naiara , Cammarosano Marilia , Francisco Renan
Published: January 2025

Em um mercado competitivo e dinâmico, o investimento em capacitação de colaboradores torna-se fundamental para as organizações. Por outro lado, para ingressar nas empresas, melhorar posições de carreira e promover desenvolvimento de competências, as pessoas também necessitam buscar a profissionalização por meio de cursos, treinamentos e estratégias de desenvolvimento técnico e pessoal. Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a importância da profissionalização para o mercado de trabalho em uma amostra de jovens e adultos. A pesquisa foi realizada por meio de um questionário aplicado a ex-alunos de uma escola de cursos profissionalizantes do interior de São Paulo. As perguntas foram elaboradas após revisão literária e encaminhadas aos participantes via formulário eletrônico, sendo que 44 responderam ao questionário. Como resultado, pôde-se observar os motivos que levaram pessoas com diferentes características a se capacitarem, e avaliar se esses treinamentos ampliaram as possibilidades de trabalho após a conclusão. Os resultados mostraram que cursos de capacitação desempenharam um papel fundamental na preparação de profissionais e ampliaram as oportunidades para um mercado de trabalho em constante evolução e altamente competitivo. Nota-se que a profissionalização não beneficia apenas os indivíduos, aprimorando suas perspectivas de carreira, mas também contribuem significativamente para o sucesso das organizações. Ao investir em qualificação, as empresas contam com equipes mais qualificadas e adaptáveis, capazes de enfrentar os desafios do cenário empresarial atual com eficácia. Este estudo destaca a relevância do investimento em aprendizado para jovens e adultos, uma estratégia inteligente tanto para profissionais em busca de crescimento quanto para instituições que buscam um desempenho superior.
القانون الواجب التطبيق على المسؤولية المدنية المترتبة عن الهجوم السيبراني في منظور التشريعات الأردنية
Authors: الرواشده عمار محمود
Published: January 2025

الأهداف: تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى بيان التنظيم القانوني في القانون الدولي الخاص لمثل هذه الإشكالية إضافة لمعالجة بعض الإشكاليات العملية والتطبيقة المتعلقة بموضوع البحث والتي منها بيان الطبيعة القانونية للهجمات السيبرانية. المنهجية: اعتمدت الدراسة المنهج الاستقرائي من خلال استقراء النصوص القانونية المتعلقة بموضوع البحث وفق التشريع الأردني، إضافة للمنهج التحليلي حيث عمل الباحث على تحليل وبيان المواقف التشريعية والفقهية والاتفاقيات الدولية المرتبطة بموضوع البحث، والمنهج الوصفي من خلال الطبيعة القانونية للهجمات السيبرانية. النتائج: خلصت الدراسة إلى عدد من النتائج أهمها، عدم وجود نصوص واضحة وصريحة تحدد القانون الواجب التطبيق على المسؤولية المدنية المترتبة عن الهجوم السيبراني في منظور التشريعات الأردنية. الخلاصة: أوصت هذه الدراسة أنه على المشرع الأردني إيراد أحكام تفصيلة بشأن تحديد القانون الواجب التطبيق على الأضرار الناشئة عن الهجمات السيبرانية.