bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Association between ki67 antigen and other clinicopathological factors with the Oncotype DX Score in luminal breast cancer
Authors: Camargo MD PhD Alfredo , Ramilo MD Tomas , Bianchi MD Federico , Balcarce MD Tomas Garcia , Boixart MD Agustin , Mariela MD Barreto , Castaño MD PhD Roberto
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Luminal tumors show molecular differences and different behavior. The antigen Ki67 is one of the factors that differentiate between luminal A and B. Genomic platforms can identify which patients will benefit from chemotherapy. Objectives: To establish if there is an association between ki67 and Oncotype Dx Score (RS). To assess the influence of ki67 and RS on the therapeutic decision, to evaluate the association between clinical risk and RS, between lymphovascular invasion (LVI) and RS, and between positive axillar nodes (up to 1 node) and RS. Materials and methods: Retrospective, observational, descriptive study. We included 68 patients with negative Her2Neu luminal tumors, T1-T2, negative or positive axillary up to 1 node, who performed Oncotype DX between 2009 and 2020 at Hospital Alemán. They were classified into RS less than or equal to 25 and greater than 25 based on the TAILORx study, where it was shown that overall there is no benefit from chemotherapy between 0-25. Results: An association was observed between ki67 and RS in 44 (64.7%) patients and it was greater between low ki67 and RS less than or equal to 25 (77.3%). The treatment was based on RS. An association between clinical risk and RS was observed in 43 (63.2%) patients, and it was greater between low clinical risk and RS less than or equal to 25 (87.5%). In 88.8% there was no association between LVI and RS, as well as between positive axillary up to 1 node and RS in 85.7%. Conclusion: It is necessary to offer every patient with a luminal tumor a genomic platform since both ki67 and other pathological clinical factors alone did not prove to be superior or sufficient.
Socio-economic indicators in the current context
Authors: Mihăilescu Adina
Published: December 2022

The database of the Research Institute for Quality of Life from Romania (RIQL) has collected over the years, an appreciable number of economic and social indicators in various stages of centralization or processing. The work carried out was imposed by the needs of different projects and not only. In this sense, a sustained effort has been made to search, collect and systematize some indicators taken from the Statistical Yearbooks (NIS), but also from other sources, in order to obtain a long series of indicators to track the dynamics over time of various economic and social phenomena. In this sense, so far, several relatively long series of economic and social indicators have accumulated, orienting us through the specific areas of interest, mainly in the field of living standards, income of the population and consumption of goods and services. The size of a household's income directly affects the other dimensions of the standard of living. Within the base there are also numerous comparative economic and social indicators, for the global and European level: income indicators; minimum consumption basket indicators; the values ​​of the monthly consumption basket of the households of employees and pensioners updated to the level of December 2021. Beyond the examples presented above, we mention that the base of indicators constituted by our initiative contains numerous accumulations from the past years, and for updating some, periodically, we carry out activities to search and study potential data sources in the country and abroad.
The beginnings of Leonidas Proano’s pastoral work in the diocese of Riobamba in Ecuador: indigenous peasants, popular organization, and conservative opposition, 1954–1964
Authors: Awiti  Maurice Sheith Olouch
Published: December 2022

This essay is a study of the beginnings of Leonidas Proaño’s non-conservative pastoral work in the Central Andes of Ecuador from 1954 to 1964, which focused on the indigenous peasants and favored the formation and strengthening of popular organizations through the five projects: Centro de Estudios y Acción Social, Escuelas Radiófoncas Populares del Ecuador, Cooperativa San Juan, Granja de Tepeyac, and Escuela de formación de lideres Indígenas. This paper argues that Proaño´s new type of pastoral work that began earlier before the Vatican Council II identified the critical problems of the Diocese of Riobamba, namely, illiteracy, poverty, landlessness, and lack of local leaders. These received local support and rejection for the powerful landowners and a section of the Church. We conclude that his efforts to liberate the poor indigenous from a new pastoral perspective achieved their goals.
Paradigm of Islamic sociology
Authors: Shahidipak Mohammadreza
Published: December 2022

This research shows that the first school of sociology during several centuries of the evolution of social thought has finally been introduced to human society as a product of Islamic civilization. The root of Islamic sociology is the comprehensive and profound teachings of the Qur'an on social issues. The Qur'an has made man, society, and history sources of knowledge and has invited to the science of anthropology and the knowledge of human societies and history. A verse from the Qur'an is considered a universal sociological manifesto that refers only to the concept of change and its interconnected human-divine mechanism in the individual and human societies. Since the seventeenth century, the Qur'an has been considered in Europe and American Orientalist scientific circles as a useful work in sociology. After the Qur'an, Ali's first teachings are theoretical materials of social analysis that have analyzed and explained man in terms of behaviour and social relations. Farabi, the founder of Islamic sociology, Farabi's theory of urban and citizenship theory, presented the first classical analysis and explanation of the individual and society. He is the mine of sociology for all ages and all nations. His work Thoughts on the Case of the Good City is a secular work describing the individual and society and depicting the changes of the individual and society. Ibn Khaldun's work is a complete example of a specialized school and school of Islamic sociology. The initiative of this founder of humanities is to talk about the social phenomenon in the language of formula, which is mentioned in this article for the first time as Ibn Khaldun coefficient. Ibn khaldun founded the school of classical sociology at the end of the middle Ages by presenting a formula for depicting the changing societies. He is the result of the evolution of sociology in Islamic civilization. And shows that the Qur'an is the main source of Ibn Khaldun's social thought and the basic concepts of sociology can be clearly traced and scientifically categorized through the study of the Qur'an and is useful in the sociological analysis of the problems of contemporary societies.
Jacob Heiss and the Gay Nobel Laureate: homosexuality in Nazi Germany
Authors: Vernon Leonard F
Published: December 2022

The historical and scientific literature is replete with the extraordinary story of the 1931 winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology, Otto Heinrich Warburg. What all publications have in common when telling the Warburg story are two main themes, his religion, and his theory as to the cause of cancer. A recent biography of Warburg that has garnered a great deal of attention in the media has again targeted his theory on cancer and the role glucose plays in tumor survival. Earlier biographers while addressing his personal life to some degree, have shied away from, or have only tangentially addressed the issue that Warburg was gay or in the vernacular of the era a homosexual. In what has been called by some historians as the great intellectual migration 1500 Jewish scientists trained at some of the best institutions in the world fled for the United States or other safe havens following the ascension of Adolf Hitler. Among those who fled were physicists such as Albert Einstein, as well as numerous biologists, most of whom would go on to become Nobel laureates. While his Jewish colleagues fled Germany, Warburg opted to stay, where he not only survived the war, but thrived. While the story of the Jewish scientist who survived Nazi Germany is extraordinary and to this day leaves many unanswered questions, it is but half the story, it is the other half of the Warburg story that has all but been erased. While in no way an attempt to minimize what we now know about the ultimate plight of millions of Jews; I however, have chosen to focus the plight of gay men under Nazi rule and to point out that the 1931 winner of a Nobel Prize Otto Warburg was gay and the often-neglected fact that he was in a loving relationship with his partner, right-hand and on occasion his protector for over 50 years, Jacob Heiss.
Energy production from biomass in Ukraine: technologies, development and prospects
Authors:   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, NAS of Ukraine, Department of Thermophysical Problems of Heat Supply Systems, Head of the department, Senior Researcher, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Geletukha Georgiy , Zheliezna Tetiana ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, NAS of Ukraine, Department of Thermophysical Problems of Heat Supply Systems, Leading Researcher, Senior Researcher, Candidate of Technical Sciences/PhD, Matveev Yuri ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, NAS of Ukraine, Department of Thermophysical Problems of Heat Supply Systems, Leading Researcher, Senior Researcher, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences/PhD, Kucheruk Petro ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, NAS of Ukraine, Department of Thermophysical Problems of Heat Supply Systems, Senior Researcher, Candidate of Technical Sciences/PhD, Drahniev Semen ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, NAS of Ukraine, Department of Thermophysical Problems of Heat Supply Systems, Senior Researcher, Associate professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences/PhD, Kramar Volodymyr ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, NAS of Ukraine, Department of Thermophysical Problems of Heat Supply Systems, Senior Researcher, Candidate of Technical Sciences/PhD, Zubenko Vitalii ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, NAS of Ukraine, Department of Thermophysical Problems of Heat Supply Systems, Senior Researcher, Candidate of Technical Sciences/PhD, Bashtovyi Anatolii ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, NAS of Ukraine, Department of Thermophysical Problems of Heat Supply Systems, Senior Researcher, Candidate of Technical Sciences/PhD, Haidai Olha ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, NAS of Ukraine, Department of Thermophysical Problems of Heat Supply Systems, Senior Researcher, Candidate of Technical Sciences/PhD, Radchenko Svitlana ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, NAS of Ukraine, Department of Thermophysical Problems of Heat Supply Systems, Junior Researcher, Pastukh Anna ,   Bioenergy association of Ukraine, Lawyer, PhD, Tryboi Oleksandra ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, NAS of Ukraine, Department of Thermophysical Problems of Heat Supply Systems, Junior Researcher
Published: December 2022

The purpose of the publication is a comprehensive analysis of biomass as a renewable energy source, a review of modern technologies for the production of heat and power from biomass, as well as solid, liquid and gaseous biofuels. Currently, biomass ranks fourth in the world in terms of the use for energy. Sustainable development of bioenergy makes it possible to reduce Ukraine′s dependence on expensive imported energy carriers and to ensure the efficient use of local resource potential.
Vegetation of the southern part of the Caspian Coast and its nutritional value
Authors: Huseynova H. Z.
Published: December 2022

To provide the food safety of the population around the globe, including Azerbaijan, it is relevant to develop scientific and practical basics for preservation of natural forage plants, efficient use, improvement of biodiversity, and also prevention of degradation processes in phytodiversity. From this perspective, the composition of vegetation is important for assessing the dynamics of productivity, quality of feeds, norms of cattle grazing and parameters of ecological evaluation of plants and soils which are common in the grazing area, in meadow-steppe phytocenoses, which are a valuable resource of livestock breeding on the Caspian Coast. We analyzed the parameters of meadow-steppe vegetation, common in yellow-podzolized soils. Meadow-steppe vegetation that is used as a natural feeding ground varies by species composition, structure of communities and productivity.
Influence of hydrochemical factors on morphometric variability of Scardinius erythrophthalmus in a freshwater river system
Authors: Klymenko M. , Gandziura V. , Biedunkova O. , Statnyk I.
Published: December 2022

Studying fish growth is a complex task because growth depends on many factors. The process of fish growth is influenced by ecological factors of the water environment. Each species of fish has growth characteristics and characteristic changes in this process as a result of the action of natural and anthropogenic factors. We investigated the morphometric features of Scardinius erythrophthalmus in the hydroecosystem conditions of the Horyn River. Fish were caught by amateur fishing methods during 2018–2021 in the section of the hydrographic system of the Horyn River within the Rivne Plateau, which is the northern part of the Volhynian Upland , namely the Horyn River and its tributaries – the Zamchysko River, the Ustia River, and the Stubelka River. The catches included fish aged from 0+ (one-year-olds) to 5+ (five-year-olds). Growth variability was studied for fish aged 1+ to 4+ because their numbers were sufficient for statistical evaluation. We noticed clear features of the morphometric variability of the fish. According to the coefficient of variation for the general populations of S. erythrophthalmus from different rivers, there was mostly significant variability of such growth characteristics as the largest and smallest fish body height, total length, Smith length and short body length of fish. We also noticed the similarity of the morphometric variability of fish of different ages for the Horyn River and Stubelka River and Zamchisko River and Ustia River. The analysis and evaluation of the surface water quality of these rivers was also similar. Thus, Horyn and Stubla districts had a transitional state from II to III quality class, and the Zamchysko River and Ustya River districts had a transitional state from III to IV quality class. We conducted a multivariate regression and it revealed statistical significance and a close correlation between the coefficients of variation of the growth characteristics of fish with the phosphate content in the water (with an average value of the weighting coefficients of 0.50 ± 0.06), nitrite nitrogen (0.39 ± 0.10) and nitrate nitrogen (0.84 ± 0.34). The calculation of the specific growth of fish by full length revealed that the intensity of growth is the highest between the first and second year of life of fish for small rivers (Zamchysko River, Ustya River, Stubelka River) and between the second and third year for the Horyn River. The results presented in the article are valuable and describe the local variation in the morphometric variability of S. erythrophthalmus. This expanded the understanding of the influence of ecological factors of the aquatic environment on the formation of growth characteristics of this species of fish. In the future, our research will continue and study the linear growth of natural fish populations against the background of changes in the ecological and hydrological conditions of the studied region
Influence of ecological farming on the community structure of epigeic arthropods in crops Triticum aestivum and T. spelta
Authors: Langraf V. , Petrovičová K. , Schlarmannová J. , Cenke P. , Brygadyrenko V.
Published: December 2022

Soil is an irreplaceable natural resource that enables the production of food and raw materials, forms agricultural and forest landscapes, filters and maintains water, ensures the cycle of substances in the ecosystem and contributes to maintaining biodiversity. Agricultural intensification is one of the most important factors for biodiversity loss. Spatial dispersion of epigeic arthropods reflects the ecological status of habitats and points to its quality. The aim of our research was to point out the differences in epigeic arthropod diversity in the examined crops Triticum aestivum, T. spelta and the influence of their ecotones on epigeic arthropods. Between the years 2019 to 2021 an investigation using the pitfall trap method recorded 5,232 individuals belonging to 13 taxonomic groups. The crop T. aestivum was represented by 2493 individuals and 13 taxa while in T. spelta we recorded 2739 individuals and 11 taxa. We observed significantly more taxa in the crop T. aestivum than in the crop T. spelta. We also confirmed the ecotone rule only for the T. aestivum crop. We confirmed the significant influence of crops and environmental variables (pH, potassium, phosphorus, nitrogen) on the spatial dispersion of individuals around pitfall traps. On the basis of our results, both ecological farming and their ecotone systems are important for epigeic arthropods and with topical and trophic conditions, which is important for the production of biomass and also affects crop. In any anthropogenic activity, it is important to give priority to less invasive procedures with non-toxic effects on organisms and to use effective technologies in land management.
The genus Crataegus (Rosaceae) in Armenia (an updated review)
Authors: Sargsyan M. V.
Published: December 2022

The Rosaceae family plays a leading role in the dendroflora of Armenia. The Pyrus, Sorbus, Crataegus, Cotoneaster, Rubus and Rosa genera representing the family are of great importance in Armenia in the formation of various plant coexistences. With its species composition and taxonomic diversity, Crataegus is one of the largest genera in the Rosaceae family. Growing in Armenia in low, medium and high mountain zones, Crataegus has a great role in the formation of dendroflora: they are an important element of a number of forest coexistences, form a sub-forest with other representatives of dendroflora, grow in arid sparse forests, scrub, shoreline areas of mountain rivers. Crataegus is a valuable plant resource. Some species produce tasty and nutritious fruits that are rich in sugars, organic acids, mineral salts and vitamins. Since ancient times, the people of Armenia have used it in food and folk medicine, for example there is a decoction of hawthorn root and bark dyed threads. Currently, Crataegus has great economic importance. Drought-resistant and frost-resistant species are used as grafts for obtaining high-value varieties of apple, pear, and quince, decorative species are suitable for greening cities and settlements, creating living fences. Furniture and carpentry tools are made from its hard and strong natural wood. Due to their hardiness, some species of Crataegus are promising for the creation of arid arboretums in the lower and middle mountain zones of Armenia. In Armenia the genus Crataegus is represented by 23 species belonging to three sections: Crataegus, Pentagynae C. K. Schneid. and Azaroli Loud. Species C. ulotricha Pojark. ex Gladkova, C. razdanica Pojark. ex Sargsyan, C. gabrielianae Pojark. ex Sargsyan, C. susanykleinae Gabrieljan et Sargsyan and C. gregorianii Gabrielian et Sargsyan are endemic to Armenia. An updated key is provided to identify species based on new data. Altitudinal and geographical distribution of species, habitat, flowering and fruiting time are given.
Impact of climate change on potential distribution of Quercus suber in the conditions of North Africa
Authors: Benabou A. , Moukrim S. , Lahssini S. , Aboudi A. El , Menzou K. , Elmalki M. , Madihi M. El , Rhazi L.
Published: December 2022

Climate change, which is expected to continue in the future, is increasingly becoming a major concern affecting many components of the biodiversity and human society. Understanding its impacts on forest ecosystems is essential for undertaking long-term management and conservation strategies. This study was focused on modeling the potential distribution of Quercus suber in the Maamora Forest, the world’s largest lowland cork oak forest, under actual and future climate conditions and identifying the environmental factors associated with this distribution. Maximum Entropy approach was used to train a Species Distribution Model and future predictions were based on different greenhouse gas emission scenarios (Representative Concentration Pathway RCPs). The results showed that the trained model was highly reliable and reflected the actual and future distributions of Maamora’s cork oak. It showed that the precipitation of the coldest and wettest quarter and the annual temperature range are the environmental factors that provide the most useful information for Q. suber distribution in the study area. The computed results of cork oak’s habitat suitability showed that predicted suitable areas are site-specific and seem to be highly dependent on climate change. The predicted changes are significant and expected to vary (decline of habitat suitability) in the future under the different emissions pathways. It indicates that climate change may reduce the suitable area for Q. suber under all the climate scenarios and the severity of projected impacts is closely linked to the magnitude of the climate change. The percent variation in habitat suitability indicates negative values for all the scenarios, ranging –23% to –100%. These regressions are projected to be more important under pessimist scenario RCP8.5. Given these results, we recommend including the future climate scenarios in the existing management strategies and highlight the usefulness of the produced predictive suitability maps under actual and future climate for the protection of this sensitive forest and its key species – cork oak, as well as for other forest species.
Rare species of Carabidae and Cicindelidae in Dnipropetrovsk Region, Ukraine
Authors: Putchkov A. V. , Brygadyrenko V. V.
Published: December 2022

Dnipropetrovsk Region is situated in the steppe zone of Ukraine, in conditions of insufficient moisture. Forest vegetation covers only 5.1% of the region. Over 80% of the region’s area is used for agricultural purposes. A total of 281 species of ground beetles is known for the region, of which this article gives the data on biology and distribution of 82 species that need protection: Cephalota atrata, C. besseri, C. elegans, Cicindela maritima, C. soluta, Cylindera arenaria, Leistus terminatus, Notiophilus rufipes, Calosoma sycophanta, C. denticolle, C. investigator, Carabus stscheglowi, C. clathratus, C. excellens, C. hungaricus, C. besseri, C. estreicheri, C. sibiricus, Blethisa multipunctata, Elaphrus uliginosus, Scarites terricola, Dyschirius chalceus, Dyschirius obscurus, Blemus discus, Epaphius secalis, Bembidion ephippium, B. aspericolle, Pogonus cumanus, Pogonistes convexicollis, Patrobus atrorufus, Stomis pumicatus, Pedius inquinatus, Pterostichus chamaeleon, P. elongatus, P. macer, P. melas, Taphoxenus gigas, Laemostenus terricola, Agonum impressum, A. marginatum, A. monachum, A. sexpunctatum, A. viridicupreum, Olisthopus sturmii, Synuchus vivalis, Amara chaudoiri, A. crenata, A. equestris, A. fulva, A. sabulosa, Curtonotus convexiusсulus, Anisodastylus poeciloides, Diachromus germanus, Acupalpus interstitialis, A. suturalis, Stenolophus discophorus, Daptus vittatus, Harpalus cephalotes, H. dispar, H. hirtipes, Н. laeviceps, H. luteicornis, H. melancholicus, H. steveni, H. subcylindricus, Microderes brachypus, Ophonus diffinis, Dixus eremita, Panagaeus bipustulatus, Callistus lunatus, Dinodes decipiens, Chlaenius alutaceus, Ch. festivus, Licinus cassideus, Badister dorsiger, Masoreus wetterhalli, Lebia humeralis, Demetrias imperialis, Cymindis axillaris, Polystichus connexus, Brachinus ejaculans, B. hamatus, Mastax thermarum. To formalize the data on each species, the article provides characteristics of its ecological niche: thermal preferendum, hygro-preferendum, biotopical characteristic, biogeohorizon, trophic preferences, practical significance and protection measures. The main factors of decline in diversity of the fauna of ground beetles in Dnipropetrovsk Region are arable farming, chemical treatment of agricultural land, unregulated cattle grazing, recreational loading, large scale construction in floodplain areas.
The linkage between international trade and economic growth in Kazakhstan
Authors: Akhter Sabina , Mir M Afzal , Megits Nikolay
Published: December 2022

Increased international trade flows and reduced trade restrictions have sparked ongoing debate and discussion about the influence of international trade on economic progress. Based on the empirical evaluation, the paper investigates the impact of trade openness on Kazakhstan's economic growth in a multivariate framework. It includes investment, international trade, labour force, human capital, and natural resource as explanatory constructs when gross domestic product per capita is the regressand variable. This research aims to assess the long-term relationship between trade and income development in Kazakhstan from 1992 to 2020. The Phillips and Perron (1988) and augmented Dickey and Fuller (1981) tests are used to check data stationarity. The bound test shows that the concerned variables have a long-term relationship. The results conclude that trade negatively impacts growth in the short and long run. While capital formation, labour quantity, quality, and natural resources positively affect the development of Kazakhstan's economy. This negative impact of trade on growth could be attributed to the country's shortage of good institutions and inefficient management, economic structure, and development policies. Also, it could be due to the substantial negative impact of imports countering the positive effect of exports.
On-site workforce shortening the week in favour of flexibility
Authors: Beno Michal , Hvorecky Jozef , Jenesova Stepanka
Published: December 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the urgency of discussing more flexible working models like a four-day workweek. Many employees with social anxiety still fear staying longer in their office premises but do not want to reduce their jobs and professional activities. For them, reducing the number of days is about working smarter within a more flexible schedule. Is working four days a week but earning a full salary: a dream or reality for many employees? From each participating country (Austria, Czech Republic, and Slovakia), 200 on-site employees participated in this study. The research methodology includes quantitative data using WhatsApp as a research tool. The obtained data shows that a four-day work week is having a moment with a different attitude to a five-day working week. The workers ready to accept it are most frequent in Austria, followed by the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In all countries, older employees preferring a shorter workweek prevail over younger ones, as well as men over women.
The relationships between domestic investment, country risk, governance and economic development: A comparison, Kazakhstan versus Poland
Authors: Meyer Daniel Francois
Published: December 2022

Domestic investment is one of the key drivers for economic growth and development. But domestic investment does not happen automatically. It requires a positive governance and economic environment. The primary aim of this paper was to test the impact and relationship between domestic investment and some of the determinants of domestic investment, including country risk, governance indicators, and economic development. Kazakhstan and Poland were selected as the study regions in this comparative analysis. A quantitative econometric modelling methodology was utilised to determine the relationships between the selected variables by estimating an ARDL model. In the analysis, long-run relationships and short-run causality relationships were estimated. The study and literature review results confirm that domestic investment is crucial in achieving accelerated economic growth and development. In policy development, all effects should be made to ensure an enabling environment to attract investment. Domestic investment leads to increased production and more competitive productivity. Good governance, including quality institutions and policy, is also required for increased investment.
Human capital as a driver of sustainable development in Azerbaijan
Authors: Pürhani Safar , Guliyeva Shafa , Teymurova Vusala , Guliyeva Narmin , Gahramanova Shahla
Published: December 2022

The article's purpose is to empirically substantiate the impact of human development (HC) on the sustainable development of Azerbaijan in current conditions. Using the principal component method, we have determined the components of HC (a factor of professional development, health status, availability of labor force, financial activation of human potential) and sustainable development (low-tech economic development, medium and high-tech economic, environmental, and social development. Regarding the assessment of the influence of the HC components on sustainable development in Azerbaijan, we used the methods of linear and non-linear regression models. A differentiated nature of the effect of the HC components on sustainable development has been established, depending on the state of health of the population, on the level of technological effectiveness of the economy. It has been substantiated that the driver of sustainable development is the qualitative rather than the quantitative component of HC.
The impact of discount appeal of food ordering application on consumer satisfaction in Southeast Asia
Authors: Hasbi Imanuddin , Syahputra Syahputra , Syarifuddin Syarifuddin , Wijaksana Tri Indra , Farías Pablo
Published: December 2022

This study aims to determine the effect of discounts on interest, selection, and satisfaction in the food and beverage ordering application service. In the current digital era, food and beverage ordering applications are widely used by the public, one of which is a food e-commerce website and application. We conducted this research with 100 respondents who are subscribers of food e-commerce websites and applications in Indonesia. The analysis was carried out using path analysis using the SmartPLS version 3. The results of this study indicate that discounts have a significant and positive effect on customers' selection, interest, and satisfaction in the food e-commerce website application. The influence given is also quite significant because it is the strength of food e-commerce websites.
Analyzing user opinions on content and social media apps to online marketing: Evidence from Albania
Authors: Vukatana Kreshnik , Mulla Gjergji , Liu Ran , Mitre Xhulio
Published: December 2022

This study investigates the relationship between online marketing and social media apps (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and LinkedIn) or content apps (YouTube and Netflix), focusing on Albanian markets. Based on the analysis of 525 Albanian social media users from different age groups, the findings illustrate that 90% of the respondents prefer to use a smartphone rather than a personal computer in their daily life. Except for LinkedIn and Facebook, all social media apps had higher usage rates among the younger demographic, according to data analysis. The most popular app is Facebook. Based on age-based differentiation strategies, our data support the findings. Every app can help businesses reach the Youth category (aged 14 to 24), but social networking apps and YouTube should be the main priorities. Adults in the target audience in the 25–45 age range can be found primarily on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, while people over 45 can be found primarily on Facebook. Specifically, companies investing in online marketing can use Instagram and YouTube, which are more popular among younger social media users, while older users prefer Facebook and LinkedIn. Meanwhile, it would be better not to use in-app purchase strategies for companies that intend to invest through their apps.
The market turbulence, entrepreneurial marketing and marketing performance: An empirical study of tuna fillets SME's industry in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Authors: Zaid Sudirman
Published: December 2022

This study examines market turbulence's role in moderating the relationship between entrepreneurial marketing and marketing performance in tuna fillets SME industries in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The research was conducted in two cities in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia - Kendari City and Baubau City. The population of this research is all of the managers or owners of the fillets tuna industry in both cities, which amount to 118 industries, 73 tuna fillet SMEs industry in Kendari City, and 45 in Baubau City. Data were collected based on census technique from 118 industries that became respondents. Respondents are the managers or owners of the tuna fillet industry. Next, the data were analyzed using Partial Least Square (PLS) analysis to test the research hypothesis. The study found that entrepreneurial marketing practices applied by managers or owners of the tuna fillets SME's industries in Southeast Sulawesi could improve marketing performance. The study results also indicate that the dimensions of entrepreneurial marketing partially affect marketing performance. Market turbulence has a positive moderating role in the relationship between entrepreneurial marketing and marketing performance.
Bireysel Yatırımcıların Yatırım Kararlarında Davranışsal Finansın Rolü: Aydın İli Örneği
Authors: DOĞAN Zeynep , EVLİMOĞLU Umut
Published: December 2022

Günümüzde tasarruflarını çeşitli yatırım araçlarında değerlendirmek isteyen birçok yatırımcı, yatırım karalarını kendisi almaktadır. Geleneksel finans teorisi; yatırımcıların bu kararları alırken rasyonel davrandığını söylemekte yatırımcıların psikolojik durumlarını ve çevresel faktörleri dikkate almamaktadır. Oysaki bu kararların her durumda rasyonel bir şekilde alındığını varsaymak bazı durumların açıklanmasında yetersiz kalmaktadır. Piyasalarda oluşan bazı fiyat dalgalanmalarının ve bazı anomalilerin açıklanmasında davranışsal faktörlerin rol oynadığını söyleyen davranışsal finans yaklaşımı bu noktada devreye girmektedir. Bu yaklaşımda; yatırımcıların kararlarını alırken rasyonellikten uzaklaşmasında, davranışların ve başka faktörlerin etkili olabileceği belirtilmektedir. Bireysel yatırımcıların yatırım kararlarını alırken her zaman rasyonel davranmadıkları; psikolojik faktörler, kişisel özellikler, içinde bulunulan toplum gibi birçok farklı faktörün kararlar üzerinde rol oynayabildiği prensibine dayanmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı; bireysel yatırımcıların kararlarını alırken, bu kararlar üzerinde davranışsal finansın çeşitli eğilimlerinin etkili olup olmadığını ortaya koymaktır. Bireysel yatırımcılar çalışmanın ana kütlesini oluştururken, Aydın ilindeki bireysel yatırımcılar ise çalışmanın örneklemini oluşturmaktadır. Davranışsal finans eğilimlerinin yatırım kararları üzerindeki etkisini ortaya koymak anket yöntemi kullanılmış ve Aydın ilindeki 320 kişiye anket uygulanmıştır. Verilerin analizine geçilmeden içsel tutarlık ve güvenirlik analizleri yapılmıştır. Ardından frekans tabloları verilmiş, değişkenleri sınıflandırma ve sayısını azaltmak için faktör analizi yapılmış, oluşan faktörler üzerinden t testleri ve çoklu karşılaştırma testi yapılarak dikkate değer bulgular yorumlanmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular; yatırımcıların davranışsal finans eğilimlerinden aşırı iyimserlik eğilimi, belirsizlikten kaçınma eğilimi, muhafazakârlık eğilimi, hataları yanlış değerlendirme eğilimi, sürü davranışı eğilimi, kumarbaz yanılgısı eğilimi, aşırı güven eğilimi, yanlı kendine atfetme eğilimi, kayıptan kaçınma eğilimi, momentum eğilimi, haber avcıları eğilimi, temsil etme eğilimi gibi eğilimler yatırım kararlarını etkilerken; pişmanlıktan kaçınma eğilimi ve demirleme eğilimlerinin etkisinin ise düşük olduğu görülmüştür. Bu etkilenmenin cinsiyete göre farklılık göstermediği de görülmüştür. Bu sonuçlar; Aydın ilindeki yatırımcıların yatırım kararlarını alırken, davranışsal finans eğilimlerinin bir çoğundan etkilendikleri, yatırım kararları üzerinde davranışsal finans teorisindeki bilişsel, duygusal, psikolojik ve sosyal eğilimlerin etkilerinin olduğunu göstermektedir.
Groundwater quality assessment using the water quality index: case study in the north-western part of Drini i Bardhë River basin, Kosovo
Authors: Çadraku Hazir S , Laha Fisnik , Gashi Fatbardh , Fetoshi Osman
Published: December 2022

Drinking water sources are susceptible to pollutants depending on geological conditions and agricultural, industrial and other human activities. Water quality assessment has always been a major part of environmental management plans. The water quality index (WQI) method plays an important role and is a powerful tool for analysing the overall water quality. The purpose of this study was to analyse and present the results for the quality of groundwater in the north-western part of the Drini i Bardhë River basin, Kosovo, based on data that were collected from 50 sampling points, 48 different wells (dug and drilled) and two springs in November 2018–January 2019. Through this work, it has been possible to provide authentic information on this study area to the public, who use these waters for water supply, irrigation and other purposes. Processing, analysis and interpretation of the results are based on statistical methods, water quality standards and the WQI method. The completion of the study followed a scientific research work methodology based on field and laboratory studies. For calculating the WQI, groundwater samples were analysed in terms of 13 physico-chemical parameters – namely, T, pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, total hardness, sodium (Na+) ions, calcium (Ca2+) ions, magnesium (Mg2+) ions, potassium (K+) ions, bicarbonates (HCO3 −), chlorides (Cl−), sulfates (SO4 2−) and nitrates (NO3 −). Based on the results obtained and a comparison with World Health Organization standards, it was shown that the parameters of the groundwater are within the allowed limit values for drinking water. The values obtained for the WQIs of the groundwater samples from the north-western part of the Drini i Bardhë River basin, Kosovo, range from 11 to 116, indicating that these waters are mainly in good and excellent condition, and only sample SP40 had water unfit for consumption.
"Ethico-Onto-Epistemologie" und/als queer-posthumanistische Leseweise(n) von Barbara Frischmuths Roman Die Mystifikationen der Sophie Silber
Authors: Babka Anna
Published: December 2022

Based on a posthumanist theory framework and laid out as a queer-posthumanist reading this article explores Barbara Frischmuth's novel Die Mystifikationen der Sophie Silber along various figures of thought and concepts by Karen Barad* and other posthumanist theoreticians whose decisive approaches lay in the questioning of anthropocentric humanist categories and dichotomous, hierarchically structured models of world order. Frischmuth's novel provides multiple points of application for a posthumanist reading strategy since non-human beings, such as fairies and mythical creatures, occupy privileged positions, hierarchies and ontologies are flattened or turned upside down, anthropocentric orders of thought are overcome, and alternative world designs are tested, thus subverting the supposed superiority of human cognitive power and morality.
Longer-Run Neutral Rates in Major Advanced Economies
Authors: Teixeira Ferreira Thiago R. , Davin Carolyn
Published: December 2022

With major central banks in the process of tightening monetary policy aggressively, an important question is how far policy rates will rise and where they will settle in the longer run. One reference point often used to evaluate this question is the longer-run neutral policy rate—the policy rate consistent with economic activity at its longer-run potential and inflation at its target.
Demand Shocks, Hysteresis and Monetary Policy
Authors: Sim Jae
Published: December 2022

This paper builds a micro-founded general equilibrium model of hysteresis in which changing composition of firms with heterogeneous qualities in response to demand shocks alter the total factor productivity of the economy through a process of "creative destruction". Hysteresis fundamentally challenges existing consensus on stabilization policies: the complete stabilization of demand shocks becomes suboptimal as demand creates its own supply; fiscal multiplier can be substantially larger than 1; an opportunistic monetary policymaker, who adopts a lenient policy reaction to positive demand shocks, but provides decisive monetary stimulus in response to negative demand shocks, can bring large welfare gains.
Risk factors for recurrent IgA nephropathy after renal transplantation: A meta-analysis
Authors: Bai Jiang , Wu Qiong , Chen Jing , Zheng Zhifang , Chang Jiarong , Wang Liangliang , Zhou Yun , Guo Qiang
Published: December 2022

Recurrent glomerulonephritis after renal transplantation is the third most common cause of allograft loss, the most frequent of which is associated with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). This study aims to provide a systematic review of the risk factors associated with recurrent IgAN after renal transplantation. We searched English and Chinese databases, including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI, and others, and included all case-control studies involving risk factors for recurrent IgAN after renal transplantation from the databases’ establishment to March 2022. Data were analyzed using the Stata 12.0. A total of 20 case–control studies were included in the meta-analysis, with 542 patients with recurrent IgAN and 1385 patients without recurrent IgAN. The results showed that donor age (standardized mean difference [SMD] -0.13 [95% CI -0.26, -0.001]; P = 0.048), patient age at transplantation (SMD -0.41 [95% CI -0.53, -0.29]; P < 0.001), time from diagnosis to end-stage renal disease (SMD -0.42 [95% CI -0.74, -0.10]; P = 0.010), previous transplantation (odds ratio [OR] 1.73 [95% CI 1.06, 2.81]; P = 0.027), living donor (OR 1.86 [95% CI 1.34, 2.58]; P < 0.001), related donor (OR 2.64, [95% CI 1.84, 3.79]; P < 0.001), tacrolimus use (OR 0.71 [95% CI 0.52, 0.98]; P = 0.035), basiliximab use (OR 0.39 [95% CI 0.27, 0.55]; P < 0.001), proteinuria (SMD 0.42 [95% CI 0.13, 0.71]; P = 0.005) and serum IgA level (SMD 0.48 [95% CI 0.27, 0.69]; P < 0.001) were associated with recurrent IgAN after renal transplantation. In general, tacrolimus and basiliximab use were protective factors against recurrent IgAN after renal transplantation, whereas donor age, patient age at transplantation, time from diagnosis to end-stage renal disease, previous transplantation, living donor, related donor, proteinuria, and serum IgA level were risk factors for recurrent IgAN after renal transplantation. Clinical decision making should warrant further consideration of these risk factors.
Improving Guntingan Skills by Using Simple Training Tools
Authors: Widiastuti Widiastuti , Wardoyo Hendro , Muslim Budi Ariyanto , Taufik Muhamad Syamsul , Solahuddin Soleh , Mulya Gumilar
Published: December 2022

Introduction. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of training using simple training tools, namely rubber band, ropes and foam sticks, on the Guntingan skills of Pencak Silat athletes.

Materials and methods. This study used an experimental method with a pretest-posttest control group design. In this design there were two sample groups, namely the experimental simple training tools group and the simple guntingan skills training group. 60 athletes from Betako Merpati Putih PPS Pencak Silat School at MA Al-Khairiyah Jakarta participated in this study, devided into two groups where the experimental group included 30 students and the control group included 30 students. This study used a waist guntingan test instrument which consists of 26 aspects of assessment that were validated by 3 experts in Pencak Silat.

Results. There are significant differences in the participants’ test results before and after they were given training using simple tools and traditional training to improve guntingan skills, but there is a difference in the effect of each of the guntingan skill trainings in the two groups. The training using simple training tools has better effect on the guntingan skills than the traditional training method.

Conclusions. Unconventional training tools are effective to be used in Pencak Silat guntingan skills training. The improvement of athletes in performing guntingan skills shows that simple training tools can be used for Pencak Silat training. Further study could observe the effect of the tools used in this study on other Pencak Silat skills, or skills in other martial arts and sports.
Moderate-intensity Exercise Decreases Cortisol Response in Overweight Adolescent Women
Authors: Setiakarnawijaya Yasep , Widiastuti Widiastuti , Taufik Muhamad Syamsul , Kuswahyudi Kuswahyudi , Awaluddin Awaluddin , Sina Ibnu , Hasyim Andi Hasriadi , Hasyim Hasyim , Hafidz Abdul , Muharram Nur Ahmad
Published: December 2022

The study purpose was to demonstrate the effect of moderate-intensity exercise on reducing cortisol levels in overweight adolescent women.

Materials and methods. This study is an actual trial study with a pre-test randomized control group design involving 20 overweight adolescent women aged 19–22 as research subjects who were randomly divided into two groups, namely CNG (n = 10, control group) and EXG (n = 10, moderate-intensity exercise group). The moderate-intensity exercise intervention was performed for 40 minutes on a treadmill. Cortisol levels were measured using an Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. Data analysis technique used t-test of independent samples and correlation test using Pearson's correlation coefficient with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.

Results. Cortisol levels were obtained as a result of the best means between CNG and EXG (222.57 ± 56.04 vs 225.56 ± 63.96 ng/mL, (p ≥ 0.05)), post-test cortisol levels between CNG and EXG (238, 27 ± 77.94 vs 118.13 ± 12.90 ng/mL, (p ≤ 0.001)) and cortisol Δ between CNG vs EXG (15.71 ± 13.14 vs -107.43 ± 21, 13 ng/mL, (p ≤ 0.001)). Cortisol levels also showed a positive relationship with markers of overweight (p ≤ 0.05).

Conclusions. Based on the study results, it was concluded that the cortisol response decreased after moderate-intensity exercise and found a positive relationship between cortisol levels and markers of overweight. These results could be used as a long-term approach to modifying an active lifestyle to reduce stress levels.