bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Developing Bus Rapid Transit’s Schedule using Max Load Method (Trans Metro Bandung Corridor 2 Case Study)
Authors: Aldwin Dionisius , Setiawan Fran , Pratiwi Loren
Published: January 2022

Congestion is one of problems that must be solved by the Government of Bandung City. One of the projects are improving the public transport sector. Trans Metro Bandung (TMB) is one of public transport at Bandung. People’s interest to use TMB is very low. This happens because TMB does not have a reliable bus schedule. The focus of this study is to build a TMB’s corridor 2 schedule with headway based on the current passenger condition. The headway is determined using the max load method. This study will compare the current headway target set by TMB with the headway based on the passenger arriving pattern. After that, the schedule which is made from the choosen headway will be simulated. This study shows that the current headway set by Trans Metro Bandung management is better. Simulation shows that schedule can reduce passenger average waiting time quite significant.
Educação Financeira com o GeoGebra
Authors: Fernandes Dárida Maria , Bayam Mariana , Pereira Fernandes Ana Rita , Meneses Ribeiro Monteiro João Pedro , Reis da Silva Lopes Pedro Miguel
Published: January 2022

Este artigo apresenta um trabalho exploratório sobre a Educação Financeira numa perspetiva interdisciplinar, inovadora e interativa com as crianças. Como principal recurso, utilizou-se o GeoGebra, por se mostrar amigável e com potencialidades na articulação de conhecimentos. Assim, apresenta-se uma fundamentação teórica, justificando as escolhas tomadas sobre a utilização do GeoGebra e a importância do desenvolvimento de conhecimentos da Educação Financeira numa perspetiva social de cidadania. De seguida, apresentam-se três applets com sugestões didáticas para explorar em sala de aula. Finalmente, é analisada a aplicação dos applets num contexto não formal com duas crianças, numa perspetiva de pilotagem didática, em tempo de pandemia, onde o contexto formal de aprendizagem desenvolve-se em espaços diferentes. Constatou-se que ambas as crianças desconheciam várias nomenclaturas abordadas em Educação Financeira (ex: rendimento, despesa). Em suma, a articulação com o GeoGebra revelou-se intuitiva e estimulante para a aprendizagem de conceitos específicos de Educação Financeira e de articulação de saberes com a Matemática.
Optimasi Konsentrasi Giberelin (GA3) untuk Meningkatkan Daya Kecambah Meniran Hijau (Phyllanthus niruri L.)
Authors: Melyani Melyani , Sujarwati Sujarwati
Published: January 2022

Phyllanthus niruri L. merupakan tumbuhan yang berfungsi sebagai obat. Perbanyakan dengan buah setelah 28 hari penanaman buah tidak berkecambah dan dengan biji memiliki perkecambahan yang rendah. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh hormon giberelin (GA3) dan kombinasi GA3 dengan IAA terhadap daya kecambah buah dan biji P. niruri, serta menentukan konsentrasi giberelin (GA3) dan kombinasi GA3 dengan IAA yang optimal untuk meningkatkan daya kecambah buah dan biji P. niruri. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap Faktorial (RALF), terdiri dari 2 faktor: organ tanaman (buah, biji) dan zat pengatur tumbuh GA3 (200, 250, 300, 350 ppm) dan kombinasi GA3 (200, 250, 300, 350 ppm)dengan IAA 100 ppm, dengan 3 ulangan. Hasil dianalisis menggunakan Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) dan Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT) pada taraf 5%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan perendaman buah menggunakan GA3 dapat meningkatkan daya kecambah buah P. niruri. Konsentrasi 250 ppm GA3 memberikan hasil terbaik dengan persentase perkecambahan 5,55%. Perendaman biji menggunakan GA3 dapat meningkatkan daya kecambah biji P. niruri. Konsentrasi 300 ppm GA3 memberikan hasil terbaik dengan persentase perkecambahan 80,5%, laju perkecambahan 4,64 hari, indeks vigor 3,53. Perlakuan kombinasi GA3 dan IAA menurunkan daya kecambah pada buah dan biji P. niruri.
Induksi Tunas dari Eksplan Epikotil Jeruk Kasturi (Citrus microcarpa Bunge.) dengan Penambahan BAP dan Kinetin secara In Vitro
Authors: Maisarah Putri , Isda Mayta Novaliza
Published: January 2022

Jeruk kasturi (Citrus microcarpa) adalah salah satu jenis buah yang termasuk ke  dalam genus Citrus, memiliki kandungan vitamin C, dan anti oksidan juga termasuk tinggi. Perkembangan secara generatif setelah berumur 5 tahun. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efek dan menentukan konsentrasi BAP dan Kinetin terbaik secara tunggal atau kombinasi dari kedua regulator pertumbuhan untuk pembentukan tunas dari eksplan epikotil jeruk kasturi secara in vitro pada media Ms. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) terdiri dari 16 taraf perlakuan (kontrol, 0,5 mg/l BAP, 1 mg/l BAP, 1,5 mg/l BAP, 0,5 mg/l Kinetin, 1 mg/l Kinetin, 1,5 mg/l Kinetin, 0,5 mg/l BAP+ 0,5 mg/l Kinetin, 0,5 mg/l BAP + 1 mg/l Kinetin, 0,5 mg/l BAP + 1,5 mg/l Kinetin, 1 mg/l BAP + 0,5 mg/l Kinetin, 1 mg/l BAP + 1    mg/l Kinetin, 1  mg/l BAP + 1,5 mg/l Kinetin, 1,5 mg/l BAP + 0,5 mg/l Kinetin, 1,5 mg/l BAP + 1 mg/l Kinetin, 1,5 mg/l BAP + 1,5 mg/l Kinetin). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pemberian perlakuan BAP dan Kinetin tunggal atau kombinasi mampu memberikan respons pada eksplan epikotil jeruk kasturi berupa waktu muncul tunas, jumlah tunas, jumlah daun dan panjang tunas. Konsentrasi terbaik yang mampu membentuk jumlah tunas paling banyak yaitu perlakuan P6 (1,5 mg/l Kinetin) sebesar 1,6 tunas.
The Effect of Rhizoctonia Induction on Leaf Thickness of Orchids Infected by Odontoglossum ringspot virus (ORSV)
Authors: Arifannisa Sahira Josy , Wahyuningsih Sri , Handayani Tundjung Tripeni , Mahfut Mahfut
Published: January 2022

Orchids have high economic value so that they are potential to be cultivated. The species most popular with people are Dendrobium and Phalaenopsis. However, there are major obstacles that can affect orchid growth, namely viral infections. The type of virus reported to infect the most is ORSV. This viral infection can inhibit plant growth, reduce flower quality and marketability. There are also symptoms of viral infection in the form of mosaic, chlorotic, streak, and necrosis. One of the efforts to overcome viral infection is by utilizing mycorrhizae. Mycorrhizae that can be used are Rhizoctonia sp. Mycorrhizal associations in orchids can have a positive effect on nutrient absorption and host growth, so they are expected to protect orchids from viral infections. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Rhizoctonia induction on leaf thickness of Phalaenopsis amabilis and Dendrobium discolor infected with ORSV. The study was conducted using a factorial completely randomized design. The result of this study is that there is a difference in leaf thickness between leaves inoculated with the virus and leaves treated with mycorrhizae. Orchid leaves treated with mycorrhizae had the highest thickness, while those infected with viruses had the lowest thickness.
US-China Trade War and Its Implications on the Global Economy
Authors: Ahn Dukgeun , Lee Jun Yeop
Published: January 2022

This editorial proposes three fundamental issues in the international economic field evoked by the US-China trade war. The first is the intensifying conflict between protectionism measures and the coherence with relevant global trade rules. The second is decoupling between the US and China and subsequent evolution in the global production network. The third is the digression in the trade flow between the US and China and the resulting change in innovative capabilities and manufacturing competitiveness among major industrial countries. This editorial also offers the long-term perspective of the current global trade war and how the world encounters repercussion of openness and protectionism as well as times of prosperity and uncertainty.
Islands erased by snow and ice: approaching the spatial philosophy of cold water island imaginaries
Authors: Riquet Johannes
Published: January 2022

Representations of islands in Western fiction typically revolve around tropical islands. Critical discourse tends to reproduce this tendency and rarely addresses the specific spatial poetics of cold-water island fictions. This paper discusses three texts that poetically deploy the geographical inventory of northern snow- and icescapes to challenge essentialist assumptions about islands: D. H. Lawrence’s short story “The man who loved islands”, Georgina Harding’s novel The solitude of Thomas Cave, and Michel Serres’s treatise Le passage du Nord-Ouest. It is argued that these texts reflect on the importance of the horizontal and vertical components of material and textual topographies for the conception and experience of islands. In all three, the physical transformation of the islandscapes by snow and ice serves to put the island concept itself into question. Serres’s philosophical text geopoetically portrays the Arctic archipelago of the Northwest Passage to explore the reciprocal relations between language and the material world. In Lawrence and Harding, the snow-covered islands cease to function as economically productive spaces and turn into complex spatial figures offering a philosophical meditation on islandness as a contradictory and multifaceted condition.
The Beagle conflict
Authors: van Aert Peter
Published: January 2022

In 1984, Argentina and Chile signed the so-called Treaty of Peace and Friendship, which ended a decades-long dispute over the sovereignty of the southernmost islands and waters of Latin-America. This agreement, which resulted through papal mediation, achieved what earlier intents did not: a definite stop to military and diplomatic threats and a clear definition of the course of the border that divides both national territories. This essay reconstructs the genesis of the Treaty and explores its impacts today. Finally, it explores why the 1984 Treaty still determines border politics in the southern region of both nations in spite of a changed political scenario.
RECENT ADVANCEMENT AND CHALLENGES IN BILAYER TABLET TECHNOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW
Authors:   Mahakal Institute of Pharmaceutical Studies, Ujjain, 456664 (M.P.) India, NIZAMI FARIDA , MALVIYA YOGENDRA ,   Mahakal Institute of Pharmaceutical Studies, Ujjain, 456664 (M.P.) India
Published: January 2022

Bilayer tablets were developed recently for the effective production of controlled release formulations in various quality levels to give a method of successful drug delivery. Over the last three decades, as the cost and complexity of developing novel pharmacological entities have increased and as the therapeutic benefits of controlled drug administration have been recognized, considerable attention has been focused on developing sustained or controlled release drug delivery systems. It is utilized to produce a variety of antihypertensive formulations. Bilayer tablets allow for the predetermined release of two drugs in combination, separating two incompatible substances, and sustained-release tablets with one layer serving as the loading dose and the second layer serving as the maintenance dose. Bilayer tablets are advancing helpful technologies to overcome the disadvantages of single-layered tablets. However, bilayer tablet technology is resource-intensive. A thorough selection of excipients and manufacturing conditions for each technical stage is also required. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the state of art in bilayer tablet technology and to highlight the difficulties encountered during bilayer tablet manufacture, as well as the possible solutions for these obstacles. KEYWORDS: Bilayer tablet, Conventional release, Controlled release, Sustained release, Maintenance dose
A REVIEW ON IN SITU GELLING SYSTEM FOR OPHTHALMIC DRUG DELIVERY
Authors:   Mahakal Institute of Pharmaceutical Studies, Ujjain, 456664 (M.P.) India, VYAS URVASHI , GEHALOT NARENDRA ,   Mahakal Institute of Pharmaceutical Studies, Ujjain, 456664 (M.P.) India, JAIN VIKAS ,   Mahakal Institute of Pharmaceutical Studies, Ujjain, 456664 (M.P.) India, MAHAJAN S C ,   Mahakal Institute of Pharmaceutical Studies, Ujjain, 456664 (M.P.) India
Published: January 2022

Ophthalmic drug delivery systems are both fascinating and problematic due to the normal physiological properties of the eyes, which restrict ocular product bioavailability. The development of novel ocular dosage forms for current drugs in order to enhance efficacy and bioavailability, as well as patient compliance and convenience, has become a major focus in the pharmaceutical business. Ocular In-situ gelling systems are a novel type of eye drug delivery systems that begin as a solution but rapidly convert into a thick gel when implanted or inserted into an ocular cavity where active pharmaceuticals are continually delivered. This sol-to-gel phase conversion is influenced by a range of variables, including variations in pH, the presence of ions, and temperature fluctuations. Post-transplantation gel is chosen for its viscosity and bio adhesive qualities, which prolongs the gel's presence in the ocular area and also ensures that the medicine is released slowly and continuously, in contrast to typical eye drops and ointments. This article provides an overview of situ gels, their numerous techniques of gelling, the many types of polymers utilized in situ gels, their gel-based methodologies, and the polymeric testing of situ gels. KEYWORDS: Ophthalmic, In situ gel, bioavailability, polymers, novel, sol-to-gel phase
Структурные и электрические свойства стеклокерамических сегнетоэлектрических композитных материалов
Authors: Тумаркин Андрей , Гагарин Александр , Свиридов Сергей , Тюрнина Наталья , Тюрнина Зоя , Синельщикова Ольга , Сапего Евгений
Published: January 2022

Материалы, обладающие одновременно высокой диэлектрической проницаемостью и высокой электрической прочностью, актуальны для использования в современной ВЧ электротехнике в составе конденсаторов высокой энергетической плотности, систем преобразования энергии, мощных передающих антенн. Наиболее перспективными материалами для применения в вышеупомянутых устройствах являются сегнетоэлектрики, обладающие высокой диэлектрической проницаемостью и электрической нелинейностью. Для увеличения электрической прочности сегнетоэлектрических материалов сегодня разрабатываются композитные структуры на основе смешения сегнетоэлектриков с линейными диэлектриками – материалами, обладающими малой диэлектрической проницаемостью, но высокой электрической прочностью. Преимуществом такого подхода является возможность создания новых многокомпонентных материалов с недостижимыми ранее свойствами и возможность регулировать компонентный состав, размеры включений и электрические свойства композитов в широких пределах. На основе пористого калийжелезосиликатного стекла (KFeSi), полученного методом ионного обмена, синтезированы стеклокерамические материалы, содержащие титанат бария с целью использования для СВЧ применений. Показано, что отжиг стеклокерамических конструкций в кислородной среде положительно влияет на их структурные и электрические характеристики. Стеклокерамические конструкции демонстрируют значительное увеличение диэлектрической проницаемости и снижение потерь после высокотемпературной обработки в кислороде.
Performance of Internal Combustion Engine - A Review
Authors: Kumar Shahil , Diwakar Mr. Vishal
Published: January 2022

To maintain a machine running, a variety of fuels are required. Millions around the world have continued to work on the Internal Combustion (IC) engine, its processes, and its development despite the passage of time. In recent years, the main focus has been on improving fuel economy and lowering emissions. There is no alternative type that provides significant fuel economy or controlled emission perks, and none that compares to today's engines in terms of overall ease, protection, and adaptability, according to researchers. Thus, in this paper, we are discussing combustion engines, their types, and how they work, as well as the work done by a number of researchers to improve the efficiency of heat exchangers in combustion engines of various geometries.
Performance Evaluation of Current State of Brain Computer Interface (BCI) and its Trends
Authors: Rajoria Aparajita
Published: January 2022

The goal of this study was to broaden a technique to the rapidly growing field of BCI analysis. The goal was to broaden a deep understanding of the neurophysiological processes that might be overloaded to incorporate a BCI system by focusing in the electroencephalogram as the BCI input modality. The research is being carried out in order to gain a better understanding of the human brain's neurophysiology. The purpose of this research is to look into electroencephalography as a method of detecting mental activity. We present a comprehensive overview of EEG-based BCI systems that have been implemented so far. We also explored the future of BCI technology and evaluated by comparing the performance of various feature classification techniques
System approaches in assessing mechanical oscillatory system dynamics: technology of structural transformations
Authors: Eliseev Andrey , Mironov Artem Sergeyevich , Eliseev Sergey Viktorovich
Published: January 2022

A scientific and methodological base is being developed in the direction of systems analysis and systems theory as applied to the problems of assessing the dynamic states of technical objects, the design schemes of which are represented by mechanical oscillatory systems with one or more degrees of freedom. Within the framework of the proposed approach, a mechanical oscillatory system is compared with a dynamically equivalent structural diagram of an automatic control system. Based on the concepts of objects, whose dynamic properties are estimated, on the external force and kinematic influences, typical elementary links, negative feedbacks, transfer functions and dynamic modes of mechanical oscillatory systems, a new technique is proposed, taking into account the motion transformation devices. On the basis of the developed approach there are obtained the new data on the dynamic properties of systems that include links with reduced elastic characteristics. The possibilities of creating a number of new dynamic effects in mechanical oscillatory systems reflecting the specificity of the vibration interaction of the elements of oscillatory structures are considered
Study on Performance of the Food and Beverage (F&B) Service Employee
Authors: Ayu S Petra Ugahari
Published: January 2022

A favourable service quality depends on the individual employee performance. The better the employee performance, the more favourable the service quality. This study underlined the Food and Beverage (FB) service employee performance of CC Club and the factors influence it which cover job stress, leadership style and training. A regression and significance tests are used to see relationship of employee performance to job stress, leadership style and training. The study discovered that the performance of FB service employee of CC Club is 84.4% affected by job stress, leadership style and training. These variables have statistically significant effect partially and simultaneously on the performance. The change in one or more variables will reflect on the overall performance of the employees
European Strategies and Objectives Specific to Educational Management
Authors: Pau Claudia , Martin Mihaela
Published: January 2022

In the past education was a mechanism by which the privileged social classes maintained their power by limiting everyone's access to the transmission and acquisition of knowledge. Fortunately, the evolution of society as a whole has made education nowadays to be seen as one of the fundamental human rights, in terms of the effect it can produce at the level of each individual and due to the recognized benefits it brings to the social level. Education is a public good and a public responsibility, thus the policies and strategies of quality assurance in the national education system in Romania being permanently correlated with the orientations and actions promoted at European and world level.
Innovative Artistic Strategies in Epistolary Fragments of Daniil Kharms (Linguistic Semiotic Aspect)
Authors: Krichevsky G. A.
Published: January 2022

The question of the evolution of epistolary prose is considered on the example of fragments of D.I. Kharms. Attention is paid to communication aspects using a linguo-semiotic approach. The results of the analysis of the epistolary passage of 1933 in comparison with other samples of imitative literary letters are presented. The question is raised about the similarity of the perception of the absurdity of D.I. Kharms and the absurdity in the Gogol tradition. The author, in particular, dwells on the theme of marriage and fairy tale elements in D.I. Kharms and N.V. Gogol. The emphasis is on the fact that D.I. Kharms demonstrated the failure of communication, including epistolary communication, while perceiving the surrounding world as absurd. To study an untitled epistolary fragment, among other things, a technique is used that fixes violations of the postulates of normal communication, which was proposed by O.G. Revzina and I. I. Revzin. As a result, it turns out that the artistic means of repetition used by D.I. Kharms violates both the postulate of the information content of normal communication and the postulate of the incompleteness of the description, which makes an effective epistolary dialogue impossible. The method of multiple repetition casts doubts on the effectiveness of the postulate of semantic coherence.
Traditions of F.M. Dostoevsky in Story of G. Böll “Burning”
Authors: Melnikova L. A.
Published: January 2022

The features of G. Böll’s comprehension of the problem of “humiliated and insulted” heroes in the story “The Burning Ones” are analyzed in the context of the literary influence on this work of the novel by F.M. Dostoevsky “Crime and Punishment”. The method of comparative historical analysis is used. The relevance of the study is due to the need for a comprehensive and diverse study of the literary dialogue between H. Böll and F.M. Dostoevsky. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that the story of G. Böll “Burning” considered in the article, became the object of study in Russian literary criticism for the first time. It has been established that the German writer develops the idea of the Russian classic about the spiritual transformation of morally fallen characters through redemptive suffering, the healing power of love, and turning to religion. Between the artistic worlds of the works under consideration, parallels are also revealed at the level of individual images (Sonya and Susanna) and motives (resurrecting love). Comparison of the poetological features of the story “Burning” and the novel “Crime and Punishment” not only reveals the similarity of the aesthetic attitudes of the two authors in these works, but also helps to determine a number of main directions in the reception of the artistic experience of F.M. Dostoevsky, developed in the further work of G. Böll.
Trickster “Tipsy Lady” in Folklore of Taxi Drivers
Authors: Trostina M. A. , Osmukhina O. Yu.
Published: January 2022

The characteristic features of the trickster “tipsy lady”, formed in the folklore of taxi drivers, are investigated. The authors consider the modern type of rogue character, who plays the role of a tipsy taxi passenger and is a comic asocial character that performs both destructive and creative functions. Based on the analysis of the authentic material of urban folklore (the folklore of taxi drivers), the authors of this study for the first time identified the main features that determine this type. It is shown that by introducing dis-harmony and chaos into the “foreign” environment (the sphere of “habitation” of taxi drivers), the trickster “tipsy lady” tries to assert herself in it. It is noted that the character of oral stories and tales is characterized by unwillingness and inability to change her behavior that violates generally accepted moral norms. It is argued that the trickster “tipsy lady” performs the function of a conductor between social worlds. It has been established that she demonstrates the animal nature (lust) inherent in the representatives of the “primitive world”. It has been proven that the trickster “tipsy lady” is in a state of play and, finally, combines contradictory qualities — defiant self-confidence, on the one hand, and defenselessness, on the other. In their work, the authors of the article used historical-genetic, structural-typological methods, as well as a multi-level functional analysis of the folklore text.
“Urban text” in Lyrics of Varvara Danilova through Pprism of Silver Age Poetry
Authors: Chaunina N. V. , Barakhanova N. V.
Published: January 2022

The results of the analysis of “urban text” phenomenon in the lyrics of the modern Evenk poetess Varvara Danilova are presented. The relevance of the study is due to the interest of modern literary criticism in the heritage of the indigenous peoples of the North. The novelty of the work is seen in the consideration of the features of the “urban text” creation in the V. Danilova’s lyrics in the projection on the poetic experience of the Silver Age. The theoretical basis was the works of V. N. Toporov, Yu. M. Lotman, S. P. Gurin, N. V. Schmidt, and others. The material for the analysis was the most representative poems of Danilova’s collections: “Only you ...” (1992—1996), “Heavenly Hell” (2005), “Lunar Legend” (2010), containing direct or indirect indications of the presence of “urban” semantics in the title, at the level of motive-shaped structure or in subtext. It was found that the “urban text” in the lyrics of the Evenk poetess is represented both by concrete cultural and historical realities, and by a certain conventional topos, not tied either to time or space. The poets of the Silver Age, belonging to different literary trends, became the creative guidelines for the author. It is proved that V. Danilova created a unique author’s model of the “urban text”, in which symbolist, acmeistic and futuristic poetic experiences and national-cultural vision, conditioned by the ethnic authenticity of the author, were intertwined.
Implementation of Category of Evidentiality in Analytical Article of English-Language Quality Press
Authors: Nikonova E. A.
Published: January 2022

The ways of explication of evidentiality in analytical articles of the English-language press are investigated. 30 articles of newspapers “The Washington Post”, “The Guardian”, “The Independent” for 2021 are analyzed. The classification of evidential values is presented on the basis of two indicators: the source of information and its degree of reliability. Three types of evidentiality have been identified: direct evidentiality (there is a clear indication of the source of information); impersonal evidentiality (lack of an identified source of information); author’s evidentiality (based on the author’s conclusions). The results of the study showed a significant superiority of direct evidentiality (74 %), realized through the precise indication of the source of information and the use of the author’s “we”. It was revealed that impersonal evidentiality is not typical for an analytical article (6 %). This is due to its specific characteristics: the desire for objectivity and transparency of the data provided. It is noted that this type of evidentiality is realized through adverbs, indicating an anonymous source and using collective nouns. It is shown that the author’s evidentiality is found in 20 % of cases and is realized through filler words, main sentences like that means, adverbs, impersonal sentences using verbs of perception, constructions “to be + adjective with a probability value”, modal verbs.
Combination ‘v lyubom sluchaye’ (any way): Functioning in Text and Pragmatic Potential
Authors: Pilyugina N. Yu.
Published: January 2022

The article is devoted to the description of text structures based on a combination ‘v lyubom sluchaye’ (any way). The analysis was carried out on the material of the texts of the newspaper subcorpus of the National Corpus of the Russian Language. The relevance of the study is due to a multidimensional approach to describing the textual nature of connectivity, including the use of a cognitive-semantic approach to the study of a text from the standpoint of the speaker’s intention, which is consistent with the anthropocentric paradigm of modern linguistics. Within this paradigm, special attention should be paid to transitional linguistic units that occupy an intermediate position between official and significant lexemes and are used by the speaker to form a certain semantic task into a text structure, defined in the article through the concept of a text structure. As an example of such a unit, the combination ‘v lyubom sluchaye’ (any way) is used. It is shown that at a certain position in the text on the border of the utterance, the combination performs the function of a text clip, forms standard text blocks. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of scenarios and models for the presentation of information on the material of newspaper discourse texts. The results of the modality analysis of the of right side the of the structure, which determines the explication of one of the two meanings of the clip ‘free choice’ and ‘universality’ is presented in the article. It is described how the pragmatic potential of the combination is realized in the structure of the textual construction ‘v lyubom sluchaye’ (any way), depending on the nature of the alternative circumstances of the left side of the structure (options, conditions, opinions, assumptions).
Marginal excision of cutaneous mast cell tumors in dogs was not associated with a higher rate of complications or prolonged wound healing than marginal excision of soft tissue sarcomas
Authors: Cockburn Elspeth , Janovec Jan , Solano Miguel A. , L’Eplattenier Henry
Published: January 2022

OBJECTIVE

To compare wound healing following planned marginal excision of cutaneous mast cell tumors (MCTs) with that of soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) and to identify risk factors for wound healing complications and delay in healing.

ANIMALS

126 dogs that underwent intentional marginal excision of cutaneous MCTs (n = 77) or subcutaneous STSs (49).

PROCEDURES

Medical records of included dogs were reviewed and signalment, tumor size, tumor location, skin closure type, time to healing, reported complications, histopathological grade, and surgical margins were recorded. These variables and outcomes (complication rate and time to complete healing) were compared between dogs in the MCT and STS groups. Potential risk factors for complications and delayed healing were analyzed.

RESULTS

No significant difference between the groups was found in any of the variables. Wound healing complication rates were 29% (22/77) for the MCT group and 31% (15/49) for the STS group. The mean ± SD time to complete healing was 16.5 ± 7.5 days for the MCT group and 17.7 ± 9.3 days for the STS group. These outcomes did not differ significantly between groups. For both groups, the use of subdermal plexus flap reconstruction was associated with the development of complications and increased time to complete healing.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Marginal excision of cutaneous MCTs was not associated with a higher rate of complication or prolonged wound healing, compared with marginal excision of STSs. The use of flap reconstruction in skin closure may delay healing and planned adjuvant therapy. Owners should be counseled regarding these risks and where appropriate and feasible, surgery without reconstruction should be considered.
The effects of COVID-19 on employment, labor markets, and gender equality in Central America
Authors: Webster Allan , Khorana Sangeeta , Pastore Francesco
Published: January 2022

This study considers the economic impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on commercial enterprises in four Central American countries – El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. At the time of analysis, neither the pandemic nor its economic consequences had fully run their course. It is not, therefore, a definitive analysis, but it is important to try to draw important lessons as soon as possible. The main focus of the study was the initial impact on labor markets. The analysis was based on World Bank Enterprise Surveys undertaken before the outbreak of COVID-19 and follow-up surveys on the effects of the pandemic, also undertaken by the World Bank (Source: Enterprise Surveys, The World Bank, http://www.enterprisesurveys.org). These were combined with data on both government containment measures and rates of morbidity and mortality. The use of enterprise data to analyze labor market issues has some limitations but also many strengths. The data are useful for analyzing the consequences for gender equality in employment. Since the demand for labor is a derived demand, firm-level data provide a clear link to labor market effects. The pandemic has caused a significant loss in sales for many firms. This has created a loss of liquidity, which, in turn, has caused some firms to reduce employment, working hours, and wages. Government containment measures necessary to save lives, such as temporary workplace closures, have added to the burden for both firms and employees. The study starts by using the surveys to identify the important stylized facts. Although some issues are already well documented anecdotally through media reports, this method provides a more evidence-based approach. It also helps identify several issues, such as the impact on gender equality, which has received less journalistic attention. The study is further supported by a regression analysis (ordinary least squares and seemingly unrelated regression equations models) of several key outcomes (changes in sales, employment, the share of females in employment, and expectations of firm survival). A limitation of such an analysis at any enterprise level is heterogeneity and, consequently, a risk of sample selection bias. To provide robustness checks, we use a matching approach. The results suggest that a significant proportion of surviving firms are vulnerable to permanent closure. The ability of firms to retain labor depends on sales, which are affected by both the pandemic itself and the government containment measures. Only a small proportion of firms have received government support, and there is evidence that it could help both firm survival and the retention of labor. There is some doubt whether the four countries have the institutional capacity to provide effective support. If such doubts prove well founded, then support may need to be externally driven.
The mediation role of knowledge management between academic management and business education
Authors: Bratianu Constantin , Stanescu Dan Florin , Mocanu Rares
Published: January 2022

The goal of this study is to examine knowledge management’s function as a mediator between academic management and business education. Knowledge management evolved in the last decades as an important component of the organizational management that focuses on intangible resources. In the knowledge economy, knowledge became a strategic resource and it needs a different type of management because it has different economic characteristics by comparison with tangible resources which are represented by physical objects. Knowledge management becomes dominant in the knowledge-intensive organizations, like universities, research centers, consulting companies, and those organizations where knowledge density and knowledge processes intensity determine the organizational performance.

From this perspective, it is interesting to analyze the role played by knowledge management in mediating the complex correlation between academic management and business education. Academic management is considered an independent variable and business education the outcome of the whole management of the teaching and learning processes. Knowledge management is the mediator of the whole process. The present research is based on qualitative and quantitative analyses. Qualitative investigation consist in a critical analysis of the literature, and quantitative research is a survey based on a questionnaire addressed to students and professors involved in business education from two Romanian universities. Statistical processing was done with SPSS version 26.0 and the macro PROCESS version 3.5. The findings back up the basic hypothesis and support the research model.
E-learning for Business- from Covid-Adaptation to Usual Practice
Authors: Maerean Camelia-Beatrice
Published: January 2022

This paper analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on SMEs’ work environment, human resources processes, how the companies reacted and adapted, what forms of support were offered by the authorities, with a particular interest for e-learning tools and systems, that may prove to not just a temporary coping mechanism, but a functional, wide-spread approach.

The scale of workforce transitions (jobs that disappeared versus jobs that opened) generated by COVID-19 on labor trends heightens the pressure for businesses and policymakers to act to support supplementary training and education programs for employees and encourages companies to address the issues related to the workforce with e-learning solutions that focus on flexibility and digitalization, as usual practice.

Consequently, the paper reviews the current options of learning management systems, aiming to support managers’ decision-making process on this matter, taking into consideration infrastructure, contents, services, flexibility, and other criteria. Furthermore, the issue of implementing an e-learning project is carefully considered, in order to achieve the desired results.
Using ERP systems for a green company
Authors: Barna Laura-Eugenia-Lavinia , Ionescu Bogdan-Ștefan , Haralambie Maria-Monica Popescu
Published: January 2022

Enterprise Resource Planning systems represent those systems that have the role to significantly improve the flow of information between departments, but also to streamline the activity of companies. The purpose of this paper is to identify the main aspects through which Enterprise Resource Planning systems offer to a company the opportunity to grow sustainably, thus becoming a “green business”.

The research method used in this research was the survey, the questionnaire being an efficient tool for data collection. The questionnaire includes some demographic questions besides the questions specific to the subject of the paper, which has shown that Enterprise Resource Planning systems help an organization to become a green business. For data analysis we used the multiple regression model, using Microsoft Excel. The results showed that there is a significant influence between the independent variables (i.e. reducing costs, clarity and quality of information generated by the Enterprise Resource Planning system, increasing labor productivity, influencing production and services in general, influencing business infrastructure) and the dependent variable (attention to sustainability by companies).

The conclusion of this paper demonstrated that Enterprise Resource Planning systems are useful in a company, because the information provided by Enterprise Resource Planning systems is useful in the decision-making process to ensure the desired sustainability, so that the company becomes a “green business”.
The use of artificial neural networks and big data infrastructure for predictive analytics in solar energy
Authors: Buturache Adrian-Nicolae , Stancu Stelian
Published: January 2022

Renewable energy appears to be the solution to both the continuously growing energy demand, and pollution from fossil-based fuels. Recent advances in big data means that crucial areas of the energy supply chain are of interest to the use of advanced analytics. Solar energy is one of the most important renewable energy sources; however, it is stochastic, leading to production volatility and making it difficult to dispatch. The European Commission provides the legal framework and guidelines for increasing the adoption of renewable technologies in the European Union (EU). Meanwhile, the research community must provide solutions for increasing the predictability of solar energy: successful integration depends on how well solar energy production is predicted. Working under the Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining, using real word operational data, this research focuses on providing a foundation of the analytics capabilities needed for reducing, or even removing, the disadvantages of solar energy, demonstrating that a world-class predicative tool can be obtained. Using weather and production data from photovoltaic cells installed in Romania, as a case study, coupled with the powerful artificial neural networks (ANN) architecture, results in a benchmark prediction performance. Currently, there is no research addressing photovoltaic energy production prediction by integrating the impact of artificial intelligence and big data.
The relationship between human resources activities and the general data protection regulation
Authors: Vargas Vanesa Madalina , Budz Sonia , Onete Bogdan Cristian
Published: January 2022

The goal of GDPR is to harmonize consumer rights in the European Union regardless of where they are or where they come from. This has an impact on the processing of personal data within organizations - especially in human resources departments. GDPR has major consequences in the HR field as the employer processes employee data (and potential employees) on a large scale. At the formal level, the Human Resources Director must ensure that the new concepts introduced by the Regulation are correctly reflected in the internal documents governing the duties and responsibilities of the employees. The biggest challenge in this regard is defining the role of the data protection officer at the organization level. The methodological section of this article includes a narrative analysis based on an interview with a data protection officer, head of compliance guide to GDPR. The purpose of this study reflects the impact of the Personal Data Regulations on the Human Resources activities. It is useful for organizations and subjects to know what particular attention should be paid regarding GDPR to the recruitment process, the access methods of the equipment available to the employee, the data protection solutions in the systems and the employee monitoring system.
Human resources accounting and accountability: medical aspects, regulation and economics of burn out in non-financial reporting
Authors: Hoinaru Razvan , Robe Adin Daniel , Manea Stanciu Andreia , Damasaru Costin , Niţă Sorin
Published: January 2022

The economics of burnout is estimated at around $300 bn globally, reaching a point where the World Health Organisation could declare a pandemic in the foreseeable future. There are obviously financial losses due to burnout, however, there are also financial gains for the pharma industry and therapists. In this article we shall put some data in balance, but also look at deeper regulatory implications, for companies, hospitals and people. Along with exploring causes and financial impacts, we shall look at how non-financial reporting can provide more timely guidance and alarm signals, better social responsibility disclosure practices where medical reports are more material, not just a set of issues. The time is right to revisit the Human Resource Accounting (HRA) practice from both its traditional cost approach perspective and also from present challenges to understand how value is put at risk.
Ethics education in Romanian economics faculties, members of AFER
Authors: Manea Andreia , Hoinaru Răzvan , Păcuraru-Ionescu Cătălin-Paul
Published: January 2022

This paper aims to provide a high-level overview of whether and how ethics is taught in Romanian accounting and business faculties, members of the Association of Economics Faculties of Romania (AFER), at Bachelor or Masters’ level (accounting, audit or business administration programs).

While there are numerous research papers on how ethics is taught in general and some national surveys in other countries, this is the first analysis of its kind in Romania and it can be helpful for faculties to compare themselves to what their counterparts are doing to teach this important topic for professionals in accounting and business. We analysed the publicly available (detailed and most recent) curricula of 60 programs (22 bachelor and 38 masters) from 14 faculties in 8 Romanian cities. We found out whether ethics is included as a self-standing course or ingrained in the curricula (based on our own hypothesis which we then verified) and whether it is predominantly an optional or a mandatory discipline. We found that, with a few exceptions, the majority of programs analyzed approached ethics (academic or professional) and that the Ethics self-standing courses (or the courses where ethics is included as a secondary subject) have a relatively high importance (judged from the number of credits allocated to them). There are many other variables to analyze in order to make the research more relevant for professors that would want to update their ethics curricula. One would be for instance to analyze whether currently ethics is taught more towards senior years or at the beginning of students’ education.
Opinions on the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the world after – an international perspective
Authors: Tudorache Adrian Tudor , Nicolescu Luminița
Published: January 2022

The COVID crisis affected the whole world at an unprecedented and unexpected level. There are concerns about the economic impact of the crisis and about how the world will be after the COVID-crisis ends. The present paper had as main objective to analyze the opinions of specialists about two aspects: a) economic impact of the COVID crisis at different levels in the economy (world, national economy, industry, business) and b) how will be the world order in the aftermath of the COVID crisis. The methodology used is literature review and documentation, followed by content analysis. The research revealed that the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak was huge at all levels in the economy, resulting in a global recession. Also, specialists appreciate that the world will not go back to how it was in 2019, there will be a clear distinction between the pre-COVID and the post-COVID eras, with a need for a new economic order after the crisis, that will emphasize global solidarity for the purpose of the common good.
The role of risk management in increasing business performance
Authors: Makkawi Hasan
Published: January 2022

The study aims at clarifying the role of risk management in improving business performance. In this study a literature review has been employed in order to understand the subject matters in managing business risks to increase company performance. The literature reviewed shows that risk management does contribute to the improvement of the business performance, measured as increase of company profits, decrease of business costs and, in turns, increase in economic proficiency. Therefore, the risk management impacts, in a positive way, the quality of a business that is embodied in improving the financial status of the company, increasing the profits, as well as decreasing the costs. Some recommendations are made for decision makers in the insurance business sector, who are required to be fully aware of the influence that risk management has on helping their business flourish. This is advisable through decreasing the cost of production, increasing profits, and improving financial business situation in their companies. Also, company decision makers are required to work continuously to develop risk management to increase profits, reduce costs, and improve the financial situation, and thus improve business performance.