bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fluidized bed roasting technology in iron ores dressing in China: A review on equipment development and application prospect
Authors: Tang Z.-D. , Gao P. , Han Y.-X. , Guo W.
Published: September 2019

Due to the undesirable characteristics of iron ore resources in China, it is necessary to utilize refractory iron ores resources with high efficiency. The mining and mineral processing costs are usually high. The supply of domestic iron ores in China has been in serious shortage for a long time. Therefore, the development and utilization of complex and refractory iron ore resources are extremely urgent. Magnetizing roasting followed by magnetic separation is an important method for the beneficiation of low grade iron ores. More attention has been paid to fluidized bed magnetizing roasting rather than shaft furnace and rotary kiln roasting in recent years. In this paper, the main characteristics of fluidized bed magnetizing roasting technology and the development process of its application in the beneficiation of refractory iron ores are introduced. The research status of several typical fluidized bed roasting processes and equipment in China are also summarized. Moreover, the application prospect of the technology for efficient utilization of low grade hematite, siderite, and limonite ores, as well as iron containing tailings, is analyzed.
“Young Bosnia” and philosophy
Authors: Maric Ilija
Published: September 2019

?Young Bosnia? is the name of the youth movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina in
the early XX century (1908-1914). Irrespective of their religious
denomination, they had an awareness of belonging to the Serbian people. They
fought for the liberation of all South-Slavic peoples from foreign control
and for the unification within one common country. The intellectual leader
of ?Young Bosnia? was Dimitrije Mitrinovic and the ideological leader was
Vladimir Gacinovic. At the time, in Bosnia and Herzegovina there were only
elementary and secondary schools, but there were no universities, which was
very unfavourable for cultivating philosophy. Secondary school students and
university students, some of which were philosophy students, contributed in
many ways to its development among our people. Firstly, with their articles
and translations of philosophical texts, they promoted philosophy on a large
scale at the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Secondly, they were the
first among the Serbs to widely propagate the irrationalist trend in
philosophy. Thirdly, they contributed to the Serbian reception of the new
philosophical trends that were current abroad.
Intraregional inequalities in Serbia - testing the club convergence
Authors: Molnar Dejan , Jandric Maja
Published: September 2019

Not only are all the regions in Serbia underdeveloped in comparison to EU-28
average, but there are also relatively large regional disparities in our
country. Nevertheless, the largest part of the uneven spatial development in
Serbia lies in pronounced and growing inequalities within the regions ?
intraregional disparities are greater than the interregional ones. This
paper aims to investigate the existence of club convergence on NUTS 3 level
in Serbia. While a common approach is based on a priori dividing units of
observation into individual groups based on some of their particular
characteristics, we use a method that allows identification of clusters of
convergence by using an algorithm that is data-driven and thereby avoids a
priori classification of the data into subgroups. We use data on GVA per
capita for NUTS 3 level in Serbia, for the period 2001-2016. Our results
show that there are three convergence clubs in Serbia, while two districts -
Belgrade district and South Backa district show no signs of convergence with
any of the other clubs or between themselves.
Implementation of information and communication technologies as assumption for successful development of rural tourism in the Republic of Serbia
Authors: Vukovic Predrag , Popovic Vesna
Published: September 2019

The rapid development of information and communication technologies (ICTs)
has a wide application in numerous activities today. It is necessary to look
at the possibilities of implementation and impact of ICT on development of
rural tourism. Bearing in mind that rural tourism in Serbia is in the
initial stages of development, it is expected that the implementation of ICT
could contribute to the increase in tourism, reducing the costs of promotion
and business, strengthening the competitiveness of rural tourist
destinations, etc. The paper examines the character and dynamics of the
current development of rural tourism in Serbia and Europe. Previous
experiences in the application of ICT in tourism have been analyzed.
Examination of the impact of ICT on the competitiveness of Serbia as a
tourist destination by correlation analysis has been carried out. The
necessity of forming a unique database of accommodation facilities of rural
tourism and the importance of linking them to some of the global
distribution systems (GDS) have been pointed out. It is expected that the
application of ICT in rural tourist business will increase farmers? turnover
and their income. Furthermore, it can contribute to better promotion of
rural tourist destinations and enable better monitoring of the character,
dynamics and intensity of development of rural tourism. Given the positive
impact of ICT on the business results, it is expected that the
competitiveness of Serbia as a tourist destination will increase.
Evaluasi Akuntanbilitas Pengelolaan Dana Desa Smber Salak Kecamatan Ledokombo Kabupaten Jember
Authors: Subki Arifi Imam
Published: September 2019

Indonesia merupakan negara yang memiliki wilayah yang sangat luas yang terdiri dari beberapa provinsi, di setiap provinsi dibagi-bagi menjadi beberapa tingkatan wilayah yaitu kabupaten atau kota yang juga terbagi menjadi kecamatan, dimana kecamatan ini dibagi lagi menjadi wilayah yang lebih kecil yaitu kelurahan dan desa. Untuk meningkatkan pembangunan di desa. Kepala Desa dan anggota dari perangkat desa dan didampingi oleh badan permusyawaratan desa mengadakan evaluasi dalam anggaran yang sudah terealisasi dan dilihat fisik yang ada apakah sudah sesuai dengan apa yang sudah dianggarkan, dialokasikan.
Влияние электронных устройств на физическое развитие современной молодежи и рекомендации по регламенту их использования
Authors: Милушкина О. Ю. , Скоблина Н. А. , Маркелова С. В. , Татаринчик А. А. , Мелихова Е. П. , Либина И. И. , Попов М. В.
Published: September 2019

Влияние частого и длительного использования электронных устройств (ЭУ) на состояние здоровья молодежи до сих пор недостаточно изучено. Исследования по регламентации использования стационарных и мобильных ЭУ для обеспечения оптимального физического развития молодежи становятся особо актуальными. Целью работы было установить характер и степень влияния использования ЭУ на физическое развитие молодых людей и рекомендовать режим использования ЭУ в течение дня для профилактики возникновения отклонений в физическом развитии. Для определения физического развития 460 старшеклассников и 598 студентов использовали гигиенический, инструментальный, социологический, статистический методы исследования: стандартную антропометрическую методику; для оценки психоэмоционального состояния — тест Спилберга–Ханина; для учета использования ЭУ проводили анкетирование с применением стандартизированных опросников. При среднем суммарном ежедневном времени использования ЭУ у старших школьников, составляющем 7 ч, и у студентов, равном 8,5–10 ч, нормальное физическое развитие выявлено в среднем только у 60% обследованных, причем это не связано с регионом проживания или типом образовательного учреждения. Показано, что частое и длительное использование ЭУ молодежью служит одним из факторов, способных вызвать отклонения в физическом развитии. Установлено, что ежедневное использование стационарных ЭУ увеличивает риск возникновения у подрастающего поколения нарушений в физическом развитии за счет дефицита массы тела на 24% и его избытка на 10%. В качестве профилактических мероприятий рекомендованы отказ от использования стационарных ЭУ, компьютера и ноутбука на 1 день в неделю (в выходной день) и ограничение суммарного времени использования всех видов ЭУ до 3 ч в день.
Визуализация молекулярно-химического взаимодействия материала, биокомпозита и ткани зуба на основе синхротронной ИК-микроспектроскопии
Authors: Голощапов Д. Л. , Кашкаров В. М. , Ипполитов Ю. А. , Ипполитов И. Ю. , Vongsvivut J. , Середин П. В.
Published: September 2019

В реставрационной стоматологии остается актуальной проблема низкого сродства композиционных материалов с нативной твердой тканью зуба. Целью работы было исследовать молекулярно-химические особенности формирования интерфейса стоматологический материал — биомиметический буферный слой — твердая ткань зуба человека. С применением метода молекулярной многомерной ИК-визуализации на 7 плоскопараллельных сегментах образцов был выполнен анализ участка интерфейса здоровая твердая ткань (эмаль/дентин) — биомиметический переходной слой — стоматологический материал/адгезивный, созданный с использованием нового поколения биомиметических материалов, воспроизводящих минералорганический комплекс эмали и дентина зубов человека, с нативными твердыми тканями зуба человека и стоматологическим цементом. Данные спектральной молекулярной визуализации, полученные на основе синхротронного ИК-картирования интенсивности функциональных молекулярных групп, позволили нам обнаружить и визуализировать различия между здоровой тканью, стоматологическим материалом и биомиметическим переходным слоем в межфазных областях (интерфейсах), а также определить локализацию и концентрацию функциональных групп, отвечающих процессам интеграции биомиметического композита и нативной твердой ткани зубов человека. Показано, что разработанная нами биомиметическая система на основе нанокристаллического карбонат-замещенного гидроксиапатита кальция, полученного из биогенного источника кальция и комплекса основных полярных аминокислот, соответствующих органоминеральному комплексу зубов человека, способна образовывать функциональную связь с твердой тканью зуба человека.
Возможности использования компьютерных моделей для снижения рисков при временном протезировании
Authors: Багрянцева Н. В. , Гажва С. И. , Баранов А. А. , Шубин Л. Б. , Багрянцев В. А. , Багрянцева О. В.
Published: September 2019

Современная ортопедическая стоматология обладает большим арсеналом решений для оказания помощи пациентам с полной вторичной адентией, что, однако, может вызывать ряд проблем. При выборе вида временного протеза на момент остеоинтеграции дентальных имплантатов необходимо учитывать большое количество факторов, возникающих при различных клинических ситуациях. Целью работы было в ходе ретроспективного анализа медицинской документации пациентов с полной вторичной адентией и установленными временными протезами (покрывными съемными и условно- съемными) на момент остеоинтеграции дентальных имплантатов оценить факторы риска и отношение шансов их реализации в развитии осложнений на этот период. Осуществлено многомерное математико-статистическое моделирование с построением компьютерного алгоритма принятия решений в выборе типа протеза и материала для его изготовления. Алгоритм (модель) обладает высокими значениями чувствительности и специфичности — 94,37 (76,2 : 98,7) и 92,56 (79,8 : 97,6), при площади под характеристической кривой, равной 0,921 (0,843 : 0,963). Используя автоматизацию поэтапного алгоритма, планируется создать компьютерную программу для повышения степени объективности при выборе способа временного протезирования и материала протеза.
Гирудотерапия в лечении хронического генерализованного пародонтита
Authors: Сашкина Т. И. , Абдуллаева А. И. , Рунова Г. С. , Салдусова И. В. , Зайченко О. В. , Фасхутдинов Д. К. , Соколова С. И. , Пустовая Е. П.
Published: September 2019

Хронический генерализованный пародонтит (ХГП) — заболевание, которое представляет определенные трудности для специалистов, поскольку характеризуется устойчивостью к применяемой терапии. Поэтому постоянно идет поиск препаратов и методов, позволяющих повысить эффективность лечения ХГП. Нередко возникают дополнительные проблемы, которые связаны либо с антибиотикорезистентностью, либо с повышенной чувствительностью к препаратам. Целью исследования было определить возможность использования гирудотерапии при консервативном лечении пациентов с ХГП. Было обследовано и пролечено 50 пациентов с ХГП, не имеющих соматической патологии. Они были разделены на две группы по 25 человек, примерно одного возраста. В каждой из групп сначала проводили лечение в соответствии с принятым стандартом: назначали профессиональные гигиенические процедуры, антимикробные и противовоспалительные препараты, обучали индивидуальной гигиене. Затем пациентам первой группы проводили курс гирудотерапии, состоящий из 6–8 процедур в течение месяца. При этом пациенты второй группы находились на диспансерном учете с целью контроля гигиены полости рта. Анализ полученных результатов показал более высокую эффективность гирудотерапии по отношению к группе сравнения. В группе, в которой использовали медицинские пиявки, происходило достоверное снижение папиллярно-маргинально-альвеолярного индекса (РМА), характеризующего интенсивность воспалительного процесса и кровоточивость тканей десны: на 32% при легкой степени тяжести, на 24% при средней степени тяжести, на 6% при тяжелой степени тяжести ХГП. Таким образом, показана эффективность гирудотерапии в консервативном лечении пациентов с ХГП, что позволяет рекомендовать этот метод в клиническую практику.
La escuela inteligente en el marco de la gestión del conocimiento
Authors: Aguerrondo Inés
Published: September 2019

Aborda la gestión del conocimiento (GC) en las escuelas. La tesis del trabajo es que en el marco de la sociedad del conocimiento, la escuela inteligente es aquella que es capaz de redefinir el triángulo didáctico pasando del aprendizaje pasivo al aprendizaje constructivo; de la enseñanza como transmisión a la enseñanza como organización de experiencias de aprendizaje; del conocimiento académico al saber tecnológico. Examina tres razones de la importancia de la GC en educación y cuatro revoluciones educativas, considerando el cambio de paradigma. Demanda presente hoy en las necesidades de la sociedad, es un saber de otra índole, más allá del saber tradicional, un saber que integra el saber con el hacer. Concluye que innovar en educación es redefinir el triángulo didáctico. Para ello es necesario avanzar en el vértice más descuidado: la redefinición del conocimiento que transita por el sistema escolar.
Pedagogia como ciência da educação: retomando uma discussão necessária
Authors: Ferreira Liliana
Published: September 2019

Este artigo sistematiza estudos que vêm sendo realizados no sentido de elaborar argumentos que re-afirmem a Pedagogia como ciência da educação, uma ciência dialogicamente elaborada, capaz de compreender sujeitos e ações, considerando a linguagem, a subjetividade e a historicidade implicadas nos fenômenos também. A pesquisa bibliográfica foi realizada com vistas a levantar dados sobre o tema. Procedeu-se à categorização, mediante a leitura dos sentidos mais evidenciados pelos autores lidos. Apresento, então, as sistematizações sobre a historicidade da Pedagogia, a discussão sobre ciências da educação e reflexões sobre o trabalho dos pedagogos. Esta discussão é inicial e exige, cotidianamente, ser assumida pelos sujeitos da educação. Deste modo, poder-se-á contribuir para recuperação, ao lado do lugar social da educação, também do reconhecimento dos pedagogos, e mais, da educação como preponderante para a transformação social, tão necessária.
O ensino médio diante da obrigatoriedade ampliada: que lições podemos tirar de experiências observadas?
Authors: Oliveira Dalila
Published: September 2019

Discute o ensino médio diante da novidade trazida pela Emenda Constitucional nº 59, de 11 de novembro de 2009, que estabelece a obrigatoriedade e a gratuidade da educação básica para os indivíduos entre 4 e 17 anos de idade. Procura problematizar, no atual contexto, algumas questões próprias do ensino médio nas escolas públicas brasileiras, sobretudo, o ensino médio noturno, identificando desafios a serem enfrentados. O texto baseia-se na análise de alguns documentos legais e em dados de pesquisa realizada no Estado de Minas Gerais durante o segundo semestre de 2003, em dez escolas públicas que oferecem essa etapa da educação básica no período noturno e que apresentaram bons indicadores de desempenho. Considera que os dados empíricos apresentados podem contribuir com a discussão sobre a definição de políticas regulares para o ensino médio que atente para as especificidades do turno da noite.
Expansão do ensino médio no Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul no período de 1999 a 2009
Authors: Freitas Dirce Nei
Published: September 2019

Resultando de pesquisa quanti-qualitativa com enfoque descritivo-analítico e crítico, o texto trata da expansão e dos desafios do ensino médio estadual sul-mato-grossense na última década, bem como das medidas governamentais promotoras da qualidade desse ensino. Revela que o Estado optou por expandir o atendimento pela adoção da modalidade educação de jovens e adultos (EJA), tendo criado mecanismos de estímulo à migração das matrículas do ensino médio noturno para essa opção e arranjos de diversificação e flexibilização, além de alterações curriculares. A análise desse quadro aponta desafios e sugere via alternativa para a qualificação do ensino médio estadual.
Usos dos resultados das avaliações de sistemas educacionais: iniciativas em curso em alguns países da América
Authors: Bauer Adriana
Published: September 2019

Este artigo é fruto de pesquisa que buscou caracterizar sistemas de avaliação em larga escala desenvolvidos em países da América. Tendo como referência informações obtidas de diversas fontes, analisa tendências de uso dos resultados das avaliações de sistemas educacionais, a partir de seus objetivos declarados. Busca retomar os objetivos das primeiras experiências no campo de avaliação educacional, desde o século 19, e levantar os objetivos anunciados em sistemas atuais, consolidados a partir dos anos de 1990. Como conclusão, destaca a propensão da utilização das avaliações no âmbito de gerenciamento dos sistemas educacionais e prestação de contas. Finalmente, chama a atenção do leitor para algumas críticas que vêm sendo feitas a esses sistemas e seus objetivos.
A pesquisa em políticas públicas numa perspectiva histórica
Authors: Paulilo André
Published: September 2019

O artigo pretende apreender como a história das políticas educacionais vem sendo apropriada pela área de História da Educação enquanto campo de investigação. Para tanto, analisa as contribuições da sociologia política no campo. Discorre, também, sobre o levantamento, organização e ampliação da massa documental a ser utilizada nas análise das políticas educacionais. Este artigo chama a atenção ainda para o concurso da noção de cultura escolar nas investigações que utilizam os arcabouços aqui discutidos. Ao final, aponta alguns dos desafios que precisam ser levados em conta na investigação histórica e para o aprofundamento teórico metodológico das pesquisas em história das políticas educacionais.
BIOTESTING READY-TO-EAT FISH PRODUCTS WITH TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS
Authors: Karpenko Yuliya , Krashchenko Viktoria Vladimirovna
Published: September 2019

The article presents the results of biotesting food protein gels and ready-to-eat gel-based fish products. Axenic culture of ciliates Tetrahymena pyriformis was used as an indicator organism, which are known to have similar metabolic processes with cells of higher organisms. The ability of unicells to use intact proteins as a nutrient substrate determines their use in assessing the biological value of food. In the course of research, using a test-organism T. pyriformis , the rational temperature of heat treatment of food protein gel was equal to 85°C. Such temperature provides high rates of the ciliates population in the cultivating environment, the number of cells in which was counted and amounted to 2.3 × 106 cells/ml. In addition, the finished product has a high bioavailability ratio of 160% relative to the non-thermoprocessed product (i.e., raw). Biotesting ready-to-eat fish products enriched with protein from different fish in the Pacific basin made it possible to carry out a comparative characteristic of their biological value. It was determined that ready-to-eat fish products from giant grenadier, in which pollock served as enricher, have the highest index of the relative biological value - 101.4%, which is confirmed by studying the protein content of the products. At the same time, gels from the muscular tissue of giant grenadier without protein enrichers possess high indices of bioavailability and effectiveness of the protein when compared with product samples that contain protein enricher. However, this phenomenon causes the rapid depletion of the nutrient medium after 48 hours and further death of the T. pyriformis population. Thus, biotesting using the simplest allows for a comparative assessment of ready-to-eat fish product quality by simply counting the number of ciliates by experience in culture media. A graphical analysis of the data obtained throughout the life cycle of a T. pyriformis population allows to quickly and accurately assess the viability of ciliates, the degree of assimilation of the nutrient substrate, and draw conclusions about the biological value of the product.
DISTRIBUTION OF CASPIAN SPRATS IN THE NORTH-WESTERN PART OF THE CASPIAN SEA (BASED ON RESULTS OF HYDROACOUSTIC RESEARCH IN NOVEMBER 2018)
Authors: Pomogaeva Tatiana Vasilievna
Published: September 2019

Since Caspian sprat today is a reserve fishery object, hydroacoustic studies are the main purpose of solving the problem of estimating concentrations, areas and terms of the organization of the Russian marine fishery. A promising fishing area is the region of the middle part of the Caspian Sea, off the Dagestan coast, which has been studied since 2011. As it was found during previous studies, the densest sprat schools form in the autumn period in the bottom layer. The present research focuses on Caspian sprat distribution in the western part of the Middle Caspian in November 2018. Hydroacoustic tacks covered a water area of 630 NM. The echo recordings of hydroacoustic surveys covering the water area at the depths 20-60 m were analyzed. The recordings were studied considering the response of sprat to the day and night light. Processing of hydroacoustic data was carried out in several stages: analytical viewing of echograms purposed to identify specific features of sprat; recording minimum and maximum values of echo intensity depending on the depth; data post-processing in SIMRAD BI-60 program. The distribution of Caspian sprats is represented totally from the water surface to the ground, and layer by layer, in layers of 10 meters from the water surface. It has been stated that in the surface layer there are practically no sprat schools. The maximum value of the average density (8.7 t / mile2) was registered in the bottom layer (40-50 m). The study results can be used in organization of Russian sprats fishing in the Caspian Sea.
Virulence and Antimicrobial Characteristics of Escherichia Coli Isolated from Diseased Chickens in China and Algeria
Authors: Wang Junwei , Zhao Ge , Gao Yubin , Xu Hefei , Mohamed Lounis , Zhao Jianmei , Gai Wenyan , Zou Ming , Cui Zhigang , Yan Shigan , Wang Juan , Qu Zhina
Published: September 2019

To reveal and compare the prevalence of pathotypes and virulence genes, as well as antimicrobial resistance and genotyping of poultry E. coli isolates from China and Algeria. Pathotype and seven virulence genes were tested by PCR, susceptibility to antimicrobials was evaluated using broth microdilution method, and genotyping was analyzed by PFGE. Six isolates were identified as pathogenic E. coli. Virulence gene testing showed that the frequency of ompT, iss, fimC, iroN, hlyF and iutA was high in the isolates from Shandong, Shanxi, Jiangsu and Xinjiang province, while stx2 was detected in only two isolates from Shandong, and stx2, iss, fimC, hlyF and iutA could not be detected in Tibet isolates. Importantly, nearly all isolates from Algeria carried seven virulence genes. Drug resistance testing of 141 strains showed that 98.2% (109/111) of the isolates from China and all isolates (30/30) from Algeria resist to more than three classes of antimicrobials. The PFGE genotyping of 157 isolates yielded 134 types, demonstrated a high level of genetic diversity among these isolates. Thus, the poultry E. coli from both China and Algeria exhibited either high frequencies of antimicrobial resistance or high rates of virulence genes carrying.
Adiciones y correcciones a la flora bentónica marina del Atlántico ibérico norte
Authors: Bárbara Criado Ignacio Manuel , García-Redondo Verónica , Díaz Tapia Pilar , García-Fernández Alicia , Piñeiro-Corbeira Cristina , Peña Viviana , Lugilde Juan , Cremades Javier
Published: September 2019

Continuando con los estudios para la actualización del inventariado de la flora bentónica marina del Atlántico Ibérico.En este trabajo se incluye nueva información de distribución para 18 especies (3 Cyanobacteria, 9 Rhodophyta, 4 Ochrophyta, 2 Chlorophyta) de algas bentónicas marinas, recolectadas en el intermareal y submareal de 46 localidades del atlántico ibérico norte. Atendiendo a la distribución de las especies recolectadas, cabe destacar una nueva cita para Europa (Plocamium cf. ovicorne), 3 nuevas citas para Galicia (Calothrix consociata, Lyngbya martensiana y Centroceras gasparrinii), 14 nuevas citas provinciales y 8 segundas citas provinciales. Además dos especies (Spermothamnion strictum y Punctaria plantaginea) son excluidas de la flora de Galicia después, de estudiar el único material de herbario testigo de las citas.et al. 2005a-b, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016), se presentan nuevas citas y correcciones florísticas que completan el actual inventario de la biodiversidad marina de Galicia (Bañón 2017). La mayoría de las muestras se conservaron en formalina al 4% y la conservación definitiva se realizó en pliegos de herbario, depositados en el herbario de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (SANT), así como en preparaciones semipermanentes en Karo®. También se estudiaron pliegos de herbario del Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, para la verificación o corrección de citas antiguas. Paralelamente, se conservaron fragmentos sin formolar de algunas especies en gel de sílice para estudios moleculares.
Central obesity and hypertension among rural adults of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India
Authors: Chanak Mahua , Bose Kaushik
Published: September 2019

Obesity is generally classified into generalized obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) and abdominal or central obesity (WC ≥90 cm for men and WC ≥80 cm for women) based on World Health Organization recommendation for Asians. Hypertension is one of the most common obesity-related complications, and about 30% of hypertensive individuals can be classified as being obese. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of different age groups (years) on the anthropometric and derived variables. It determined the correlation between anthropometric and derived variables and also estimated the frequency of central obesity and hypertension. Finally, it investigated the relationship between central obesity and blood pressure among rural Bengalee adults of Dirghagram village of Ghatal Block, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India. The present cross-sectional study was undertaken among 310 rural adults (154 males; 156 females) aged over 18 years. Our study was carried out during March, 2017. Height (cm), weight (kg), waist circumference (cm), hip circumference (cm) and blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) were measured using standard procedures. One way ANOVA analysis on most of the anthropometric and derived variables showed a statistically significant increase from younger to older age group in both sexes (p<0.001;p<0.01; p<0.05). In addition to that, more females had central obesity using waist circumference (55.8% vs. 19.5%), waist hip ratio (87.2% vs. 35.7%), waist height ratio (73.7% vs. 44.2%), and conicity index (87.2% vs. 57.8%) criteria, and hypertension (52.5% vs. 27.3%). The prevalence of central obesity was much higher in case of hypertensive individuals. Therefore, the present study showed a high prevalence of central obesity among the rural adults of Dirghagram village. Furthermore, central obesity contributed in increasing hypertension among the villagers.
The adaptation process and preliminary psychometric evaluation of the Polish version of Kiddo-KINDL questionnaire
Authors: Hanć Tomasz , Ravens-Sieberer Ulrike
Published: September 2019

The assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is increasingly important in fields of public health, medicine, sociology and psychology. The aim of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Polish version of generic Kiddo-KINDL questionnaire for adolescents. The psychometric evaluation was performed using 96 questionnaires fulfilled by adolescents aged 12–16 years. Cronbach’s α coefficient for internal consistency and split-half reliability was estimated as well as ceiling, floor effect and correlations among the subscales and total score. The mean reliability for subscales was 0.65 and the Cronbach’s α coefficient for the total score was 0.85. The lowest α coefficient was for the School dimension (0.44) and the highest was achieved for the Self-esteem (0.80). The correlation between two parts of the questionnaire and split-half reliability was 0.66 and 0.80 respectively. The first psychometric evaluation of the Polish Kiddo-KINDL showed promising basic measurement properties, but it needs farther assessment, including convergent, construct and discriminant validity estimation.
Review of Printed Fabric Pattern Segmentation Analysis and Application
Authors: Kumah Charles , Raji Rafiu King , Pan Ruru
Published: September 2019

Image processing of digital images is one of the essential categories of image transformation in the theory and practice of digital pattern analysis and computer vision. Automated pattern recognition systems are much needed in the textile industry more importantly when the quality control of products is a significant problem. The printed fabric pattern segmentation procedure is carried out since human interaction proves to be unsatisfactory and costly. Hence, to reduce the cost and wastage of time, automatic segmentation and pattern recognition are required. Several robust and efficient segmentation algorithms are established for pattern recognition. In this paper, different automated methods are presented to segregate printed patterns from textiles fabric. This has become necessary because quality product devoid of any disturbances is the ultimate aim of the textile printing industry.
Determinants of Tax Morale in Croatia: an Ordered Logit Model
Authors: Bejaković Predrag , Bezeredi Slavko
Published: September 2019

Background: A lower tax morality leads to an increased readiness to become active in the unofficial economy and causes the lack of public revenues.

Objectives: The aim of this paper is to investigate determinants that shape tax morale of Croatian citizens.

Methods/Approach: An ordered logit model is employed to evaluate which determinants shape tax morale of Croatian citizens. Data for the research were collected from 2,000 face-to-face interviews conducted in Croatia in late 2015.

Results: The descriptive analysis illustrates that 52 percent of respondents reported a high level of tax morale, 26 percent of respondents have a low tax morale, while 8 and 14 percent have a mid-low and a mid-high tax morale, respectively. The ordered logit analysis revealed that gender, age, financial situation, region, and participation in the unofficial economy have an impact on the tax morale.

Conclusions: Besides socio-demographic, socio-economic, and spatial determinants, a great number of sanctions for participation in informal activities also shapes tax morale of the Croatian citizens. More precisely, marginal effects show that those perceiving the expected sanctions as “normal tax or social security contributions due, plus a fine or a prison sentence” have by 6.3 percentage points higher probability of reporting the highest tax morale than others.
Measurement of Export Market Concentration for the Largest European Economic Integrations
Authors: Jošić Hrvoje , Žmuk Berislav , Dumičić Ksenija
Published: September 2019

Background: By joining different regional economic trade agreements, countries achieve preferential trade liberalisation. There are four main types of regional economic agreements in the world today: free trade area, customs union, common market, and economic and monetary union.

Objectives: The goal of this paper is the measurement of the export market concentration for the largest European regional economic integrations in the period between 1995 and 2016.

Methods/Approach: Various concentration measures have been used in the measurement of export market concentration, but the emphasis is placed on the standardized Herfindahl-Hirschman index as the basic measure of trade concentration.

Results: Results of the analysis have shown that the highest concentration level of trade with countries worldwide is among the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, whereas the EU-15 countries seem to have the lowest concentration level. On the other side, the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) countries have the highest concentration level of trade with countries from the same group, and again the EU-15 countries have the lowest concentration level, which indicates that the CEFTA countries implemented deeper integration processes related to mutual intra-regional trade.

Conclusions: Deep integration processes led to lower values of export market concentration indices for intra-regional trade among countries of the same regional economic integration in comparison to trading with countries worldwide.
Shedding Light on the Doing Business Index: a Machine Learning Approach
Authors: Maričić Milica , Bulajić Milica , Radojičić Zoran , Jeremić Veljko
Published: September 2019

Background: The World Bank (WB) acknowledged the importance of business regulatory environment and therefore created a metric which ranks 190 countries based on their level of business regulation for domestic firms measured by the Doing Business Index (DBI).

Objectives: The question which attracted our attention is whether all the observed entities should be given the same weighting scheme.

Methods/Approach: The approach we propose as an answer is two-fold. First, we cluster the countries covered by the DBI. In the next step, we apply the statistical multivariate Composite I-distance Indicator (CIDI) methodology to determine new, data-driven weights for each of the retained clusters.

Results: The obtained results show that there is a difference between the weighting schemes proposed by the CIDI methodology.

Conclusions: One can argue that one weighting scheme does not fit all the observed countries, meaning that additional analyses on the DBI are suggested to explore its stability and its weighting scheme.
Employers’ Perceptions of Business and Economics Graduates’ Competencies in Croatia
Authors: Štambuk Ana , Karanović Goran , Host Alen
Published: September 2019

Background: The issue of graduates’ competencies is not a new one, but was brought back into the spotlight after the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis and the ensuing disturbances in the labour market. These disturbances were manifested through an increased unemployment rate, with a significant share of highly educated people.

Objectives: This paper provides an insight into employers’ assessment of the importance and sufficiency of the competencies acquired by business and economics university bachelor graduates in Croatia.

Methods/Approach: The methodology applied in this research includes the importance-performance analysis (IPA) that provides a two-dimensional importance-satisfaction grid. Data for the IPA analysis were collected by the structured questionnaire.

Results: Results indicated that employers are satisfied with specific competencies (business and economic) and that the emphasis of business and economics higher education institutions (HEI) should be placed on generic competencies.

Conclusions: Findings imply that mobility of highly educated people could be caused by the level and quality of specific competencies of bachelors with a degree from Croatian economics higher education institutions. Additionally, the conclusion of the conducted study indicates a need for implementation of student-oriented teaching methods, the introduction of obligatory internship, and introduction of courses oriented towards the development of generic competencies.
Social Responsibility and Loyalty in Public Relations Codes
Authors: Kolić Stanić Matilda , Barišić Anton Florijan
Published: September 2019

Background: It is believed that social responsibility, the value that is strongly involved in the contemporary corporate behaviour, has also become the core value for public relations practitioners and their associations. However, there are ethical doubts concerning the question to whom a PR practitioner is actually responsible (or loyal) in the first place: to the client, the employer, the public, or society in general?

Objectives: This research aims to describe how social responsibility is articulated in the documents that can be considered as the crown of public relations ethics – the codes of ethics – and additionally, how the value of loyalty corresponds to the value of social responsibility.

Methods/Approach: The research is based on the content analyses of 13 codes of ethics that are delivered by 18 public relations associations at the international and the national level in the USA and the European Union.

Results: Although the phrase “social responsibility” is not mentioned in codes directly, the value of social responsibility is present in very diverse ways. When the value of loyalty came into the correlation with social responsibility, the research has shown that these values exist as a separate principle.

Conclusions: The public relations are a profession that tends to be socially responsible and tends to show that loyalty to clients and organizations is subordinated to public and social responsibility. Thus, the codes show that contemporary public relations, at least at the normative level, approach the two-way symmetric model and mostly promote “idealistic social role” of public relations.
Volatility Spillovers between Interest Rates and Equity Markets of Developed Economies
Authors: Donzwa Wilson , Gupta Rangan , Wohar Mark E.
Published: September 2019

This study employs the recently developed Lagrange multiplier-based causality-in-variance test by Hafner and Herwartz (2006), to determine the volatility spillovers between interest rates and stock returns for the US, the euro area, the UK, and Japan. The investigation pays careful attention to volatility transmissions between stock returns and interest rates before and after these economies reached the Zero Lower Bound (ZLB), which is permitted via the use of Shadow Short Rates (SSR), used as a proxy for monetary policy decisions. The results based on daily data imply that while bidirectional causality is observed, the volatility spillover from interest rates to stock markets are more prominent for the full-sample, as well as the sub-samples covering the pre- and during-ZLB periods.
Measuring Societal Impact Is as Complex as ABC
Authors: Noyons Ed
Published: September 2019

Purpose

This paper describes an alternative way of assessing journals considering a broader perspective of its impact. The Area-based connectedness (ABC) to society of journals applied here contributes to the assessment of the dissemination task of journals but with more data it may also contribute to the assessment of other missions.

Design/methodology/approach

The ABC approach assesses the performance of research actors, in this case journals, considering the characteristics of the research areas in which they are active. Each paper in a journal inherits the characteristics of its area. These areas are defined by a publication-based classification. The characteristics of areas relate to 5 dimensions of connectedness to society (news, policy, industrial R&D, technology and local interest) and are calculated by bibliometric indicators and social media metrics.

Findings

In the paper, I illustrate the approach by showing the results for a few journals. They illustrate the diverse profiles that journals may have. We are able to provide a profile for each journal in the Web of Science database. The profiles we present show an appropriate view on the journals’ societal connectedness.

Research limitations

The classification I apply to perform the analyses is a CWTS in house classification based on Web of Science data. As such the application depends on the (updates of) that system. The classification is available at www.leidenranking.com

Practical implications

The dimensions of connectedness discussed in this paper relate to the dissemination task of journals but further development of this method may provide more options to monitor the tasks/mission of journals.

Originality/value

The ABC approach is a unique way to assess performance or impact of research actors considering the characteristics of the areas in which output is published and as such less prone to manipulation or gaming.
Homologous Seminal Plasma and Glutathione Promote Pre-Capacitation Motility and Structural Stability of Cryopreserved Ram Spermatozoa
Authors: Nikolovski Martin , Dovenska Monika , Ilievska Ksenija , Adamov Nikola , Atanasov Branko , Radeski Miroslav , Kirovski Daniela , Petkov Vladimir , Dovenski Toni
Published: September 2019

Reduced glutathione (GSH) and homologous ram seminal plasma (HSP), used as additives in cryopreserving (CP) media prior to freezing, showed conflicting results in retaining structural integrity and progressive motility in post-thawed ram spermatozoa. The aims of this research were: (1) to assess the effect of GSH and/or HSP supplementation via soybean-lecithin CP extender on cryopreserved ram spermatozoa viability, morphology and motility pattern; and (2) to assess the effect of incubation in the context of the previous aim. Quantitatively and qualitatively, homogenized and pooled ram ejaculates (N=10) were extended with one of the following extenders: control (C) – tris-based, GSH and HSP-free, experimental-1 (E1) – C + GSH 5 mM, experimental-2 (E2) – C + HSP 20 % and experimental-3 (E3) - GSH 5 mM + HSP 20 %. Following thawing, samples were taken at 0- and 3-hours from each group (n=10) and were assessed for spermatozoa viability, morphology, and motility pattern. C-0h samples yielded a spermatozoa population with low viability, altered head morphology and highly deviated motility pattern. E3-3h samples yielded spermatozoa with unaffected viability, head morphology and high progressive motility. In conclusion, E3 extender added to cryopreserved-thawed ram spermatozoa is most efficient in obtaining high viability, unaltered head morphology, and progressive motility.
Mediating Role of Dynamic Capabilities on the Relationship between Human Resource Development and Organizational Effectiveness
Authors: Kareem Mohanad Ali , Mijbas Hayder Abdulmohsin
Published: September 2019

Background and purpose: The recent literature established that human resource development (HRD) is significantly related to organizational effectiveness (OE). In rapidly changing environments, the organizations should strive to address the shifts in the environment and cope with markets conditions through developing dynamic capabilities, in return, enhance organizational effectiveness. The main purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of dynamic capabilities on the relationship between human resources development and organizational effectiveness in the Iraqi public universities context.

Design/Methodology/Approach: Data were collected through an online questionnaire survey from 215 employees executive and non-executive employees working in the selected public universities in Iraq. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to test the proposed research model.

Results: The analyzed data supported all the hypothesized relationships of the study. This study finds that HRD practices have a significant influence on organizational effectiveness and dynamic capabilities. Further, dynamic capabilities significantly influence on organizational effectiveness. Also, the study empirically supports the mediating effect of dynamic capabilities on the relationship between HRD practices and organizational effectiveness.

Conclusion: In the literature, there is still a lack of how HRD practices impact on organizational effectiveness through the mechanisms of dynamic capabilities. Therefore, this research contributes to the literature by pointing out the mediating role of dynamic capabilities on the relationship between HRD and organizational effectiveness. Based on the existing literature and empirical results, the study provides the theoretical and practical implications which are further discussed in detail.
Strategic SCM’s Mediating Effect on the Sustainable Operations: Multinational Perspective
Authors: Kot Sebastian , Haque Adnan ul , Kozlovski Eugene
Published: September 2019

Background and Purpose: The comparative cross-sectional study examines the strategic supply chain management’s mediating effect on the sustainable operations through environmental and social sustainability within the businesses operating in Canada, Iran and Turkey to attain global perspective.

Methodology: Over 200 small businesses in each country are included through combining purposive sampling, referrals, networking, and connections. For quantitative data analysis, the Smart partial least square structural equation modeling (SmartPLS-SEM) is employed.

Results: Results showed that there is statistically significant positive mediating role of strategic supply chain on the sustainable operations (environmental and social sustainable) performances in all three selected economies. Findings further confirmed that within the multinational perspective, the SCM factors have higher significant positive impact within Canada in contrast to Iran and Turkey.

Conclusion: This study offers a new theoretical contribution by examining the mediating role of strategic supply chain from multinational perspective to enhance existing body of knowledge. Furthermore, it offers a practical contribution by providing the strategic research framework to facilitate managers in improving the small businesses’ performance in sustaining operations.