bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparison of ARIMA and SARIMA for Forecasting Crude Oil Prices
Authors: Ariyanti Vika Putri , Tristyanti Yusnitasari
Published: March 2023

Crude oil price fluctuations affect the business cycle due to affecting the ups and downs of the growth of the economy, which one of the indicators of the economic business cycle phenomenon. The importance of oil price prediction requires a model that can predict future oil prices quickly, easily, and accurately so that it can be used as a reference in determining future policies. Machine learning is an accurate method that can be used in predicting and makes it easier to predict because there is no need to program computers manually. ARIMA is a machine learning algorithm while ARIMA that uses a seasonal component is called SARIMA. Based on background, research purpose is modeling crude oil price forecasting by ARIMA and SARIMA. Forecasting is done on daily crude oil price data taken from Yahoo Finance from January 27, 2020 to January 25, 2023. The evaluation results show the RMSE value of ARIMA and SARIMA is 1.905. The forecast result of 7 days ahead with ARIMA is 86.230003 while SARIMA is 86.260002. The research results are expected to be helpful for policy makers to adopt policies and make the right decisions in the use of crude oil.
Supervivencia de injertos de tres especies de Pinus con dos técnicas y dos métodos cicatrizantes
Authors: Pérez-Luna Alberto , Soto Cervantes Jesús Alejandro , Madrid Aispuro Rosa Elvira , Sigala Rodríguez José Ángel , Solís González Santiago , Prieto Ruíz José Angel
Published: March 2023

El injertado es el método de propagación vegetativa más utilizado en coníferas para clonar genotipos superiores de especies forestales. El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar el efecto de dos técnicas de injertado (fisura terminal y enchapado lateral) y dos métodos de cicatrización (natural y aplicación de cera cicatrizante) en tres especies de importancia económica en Durango: Pinus engelmannii, P. cooperi y P. durangensis. El experimento se estableció con un diseño en bloques completos al azar con arreglo factorial 3×2×2 y nueve repeticiones. La supervivencia final se evaluó a los 180 días. El efecto de los tratamientos individuales y sus interacciones se determinó con las pruebas Kruskal-Wallis, Dunn y Dunnett. Se obtuvieron diferencias significativas (p<0.05); la supervivencia mayor fue de 32.9 % en P. engelmannii, 16.3 % en enchapado lateral y 16.9 % con cera cicatrizante. Las dobles interacciones especie × técnica de injerto y especie × método de cicatrización registraron diferencias significativas (p<0.05), además de la triple interacción. Los valores más altos de supervivencia se observaron en injertos de enchapado lateral y fisura terminal de P. engelmannii, con 40 y 25.8 %, respectivamente, así como en los injertos de P. engelmannii con aplicación de cera, cuyo valor fue de 43.3 %. La mejor triple interacción fue la de injertos de enchapado lateral de P. engelmannii con cera cicatrizante (50 %). P. engelmannii respondió mejor al injertado. En P. cooperi y P. durangensis se recomienda buscar otras técnicas de injertado.
Conte-me os detalhes mais profundos
Authors: Ferreira Genivaldo
Published: March 2023

CONTE-ME OS DETALHES MAIS PROFUNDOS: traz um enredo que poderia ser comum, ou seja, de que a história se repete, principalmente de diferentes formas e lugares nos permitindo olhar muitas vezes para o eu interior e refletir principalmente sobre como nos relacionamos e os limites entre enlace envolventes, exitosos e prazerosos.
O romance mantém uma linguagem fluida que prende o leitor e o posiciona a refletir sobre seus tabus através de sua personagem valorizando o ponto máximo de sensações do querer, do fazer, do sentir, só ou acompanhada, não importa o lugar ou com quem, no mais alto nível da busca sexual sem limites. KETILAYNNE, a personagem principal do romance, pontua o enredo despertando sua felicidade ao êxtase e realizações profissionais, nunca deteve suas conquistas em detrimento de derrubar o outro seja qual gênero for.
Physiotherapists’ work in public perception
Authors: Lewandowski Andrzej , Sarwinska Jadwiga , Piekorz Zuzanna
Published: March 2023

Introduction: The aim of the study is to determine basic physical traits of physiotherapists and indicators of their occupation according to social expectations. Material and Methods: 2121 people of different sex, age and education participated in the study. The preferences were categorized by sex and the education level. The test for equality of two percentage structures based on statistics ‘Z’ and the test for equality of proportions based on Fisher-Snedecor’s test were implemented. Results: The preferences for the physical traits are consistent with those commonly expected, and the high level of fitness is expected in the context of significant psychological and physical burdens. The respondents’ education level rather than gender seems to be a more significant variable in the evaluation of personal characteristics. The most significant differences can be noticed in the choices of people with a low level of education. Conclusions: Sex and education influence the preferences regarding the build of a physiotherapist and the characteristics of their job, and the results of the most important appearance attributes and body build clearly show a lack of social acceptance of therapists who neglect their appearance.
Mosquito Fauna in the Mangroves of Yucatan, Mexico, and Identification of Alphavirus RNA
Authors: Garcia-Rejon Julian E. , Tzuc-Dzul Julio C. , Lopez-Carrillo Karen Y. , Cigarroa-Toledo Nohemi , Cetina-Trejo Rosa C. , Chi-Chim Wilbert A. , Talavera-Aguilar Lourdes G. , Lopez-Apodaca Laura I. , Baak-Baak Carlos M.
Published: March 2023

The surveillance of arboviruses in mangrove mosquitoes is a neglected topic in Mexico. The Yucatan State is part of a peninsula and, therefore, is rich in mangroves along its coast. The purpose of the study was to identify alphavirus in the mosquito fauna of mangroves. Mosquitoes were captured in mangrove settings in seven communities in Yucatan between June 2019 and August 2021. From 1900 to 2200 h and from 0500 to 0800 h, mosquitoes were captured with a backpack-mounted aspirator. In total, 3,167 female mosquitoes of five genera and nine species were captured. Aedes taeniorhynchus and Anopheles crucians were the most abundant mosquitoes collected. Mosquitoes were sorted into 210 pools and tested by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for alphavirus ribonucleic acid (RNA). Alphavirus RNA was found in Ae. taeniorhynchus, An. pseudopunctipennis, and An. crucians collected in the Celestun Mangrove. The community is part of the Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, and the presence arbovirus-infected mosquitoes could pose a health risk to residents and visitors alike in the area.
Ezekiel 40–48 as a Model for Bar Kokhba’s Title “Nasi Israel”?
Authors: Bourgel Jonathan
Published: March 2023

Nasi Israel was the official title of Shimon Bar Kosiba (Bar Kokhba), the leader of the second Jewish revolt against Rome (132–135/6 CE). The choice of this designation raises important issues pertaining to the way in which Bar Kosiba conceived his role as leader, the extent of his powers and, more generally, the ideological foundations of his regime. It has often been argued that Bar Kosiba’s model of nasi derives from the prophet Ezekiel’s depiction of the ideal Davidic nasi and that, as such, it has a messianic overtone. This article puts forward a slightly different model. It proposes that nasi Israel refers to a figure distinct from the Davidic nasi, which is derived from an interpretation of Ezekiel’s vision of the restored Temple (Ezek 40–48). This title functioned as a programmatic declaration signaling Bar Kosiba’s main objective to rebuild the Temple and renew the sacrificial worship.
Technological process automation of balancing quartz resonators of solid state wave gyroscopes
Authors: Spiridonov Fedor , Mingazov Ramis , Shishakov Konstantin
Published: March 2023

The paper discusses the main issues that arise while developing and implementing automatic process control systems (APCS) in relation to the technological operations of balancing quartz hemispherical resonators of solid-state wave gyroscopes. For this, the article gives a general algorithm for performing the technological process of resonator balancing; block diagrams of the automatic process control system of balancing and the general algorithm for balancing the resonators. The latter discloses internal algorithms for determining the physical parameters of the gyroscope resonator, for making a decision on resonator balancing and controlling the etching process of the gyroscope quartz resonator. The necessary application software (SW) for the automatic process control system for balancing gyroscope resonators is considered separately. The paper states that to build the first version of the automatic process control system for balancing resonators, it is recommended, as an intermediate step, to modernise and work out the “advising” automatic process control system, which, in the development of the existing locally automatic process control system, should be supplemented by solving the following important tasks: increasing the accuracy of determining physical parameters, calculating the efficiency of the ongoing balancing operation and estimating the effective control of the ion-plasma source. In the considered automatic process control system for balancing the resonators of the solid state wave gyroscopes (SSWG), it is not supposed to completely exclude the system operator’s role and importance. He performs the primary check of the stand, the installation of the resonator in the stand, as well as the initial setup. Automation at the first stage will consist of closing the operations of determining the physical parameters, calculating the balancing efficiency and ion-plasma etching of the quartz resonator. The closure of these operations is carried out with the help of application software installed on the central control computer of the automated workplace of the balancing system operator.
Kemampuan Pemahaman Matematis Siswa Berdasarkan Teori Skemp Ditinjau dari Gaya Belajar
Authors: Giriansyah Fajri Elang , Pujiastuti Heni , Ihsanudin Ihsanudin
Published: March 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan kemampuan pemahaman konsep matematis siswa berdasarkan teori Skemp ditinjau dari gaya belajar. Skemp membagi kemampuan pemahaman konsep matematis menjadi dua jenis yaitu kemampuan pemahaman instrumental dan relasional. Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Teknik pengambilan sampel pada penelitian ini menggunakan metode purposive sampling dengan mengambil 3 siswa SMA Negeri 1 Cilegon berdasarkan pertimbangan gaya belajar siswa yaitu visual, auditori, dan kinestetik. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan yaitu peneliti, angket gaya belajar, tes pemahaman konsep dan pedoman wawancara. Teknik analisis data menggunakan reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa siswa dengan gaya belajar visual mampu memenuhi indikator mengklasifikasi objek-objek berdasarkan dipenuhi atau tidaknya persyaratan pembentuk konsep, menghubungkan satu konsep dengan konsep lainnya, dan menerapkan konsep secara algoritma ke pemecahan masalah namun belum mampu mengembangkan syarat perlu dan syarat cukup suatu konsep. Siswa dengan gaya belajar auditori mampu memenuhi indikator mengembangkan syarat perlu dan syarat cukup suatu konsep, dan menerapkan konsep secara algoritma ke pemecahan masalah namun belum mampu mengklasifikasi objek-objek berdasarkan dipenuhi atau tidaknya persyaratan pembentuk konsep, dan menghubungkan satu konsep dengan konsep lainnya. Sedangkan siswa dengan gaya belajar kinestetik mampu memenuhi indikator mengklasifikasi objek-objek berdasarkan dipenuhi atau tidaknya persyaratan pembentuk konsep dan menerapkan konsep secara algoritma ke pemecahan masalah namun belum mampu memenuhi indikator menghubungkan satu konsep dengan konsep lainnya dan mengembangkan syarat perlu dan syarat cukup suatu konsep.
Spectral signatures for iron ore deposits in Tirthamalai area, Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Kasilingam Cendrayan , Thirunavukkarasu Arisiyappan , Ramachandran Chandran
Published: March 2023

The demand for iron ore has increased recently and employing geochemical and hyperspectral remote sensing techniques for discovering new ore and mineral resources have primarily been concentrated on the economic phases. The present study aimed to characterize the hyperspectral spectral signatures of iron ores of field samples to map the deposits that occurred in the Tirthamalai hill region, which lies in the parts of Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu state, India The measurement and study of spectral signatures of the different samples of the deposits showed strong spectral absorptions near 500 nm, 900 nm and 2400 nm wavelength regions and were confirmed with the Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy method. The spectral absorption characteristics of the samples were evaluated by the study of the physical, optical, and chemical characteristics of the samples. The study of hyperspectral and FTIR spectral signatures with petrographic and major chemical elements revealed the best absorption characteristics of the iron ore deposits of the study region and can be used elsewhere in the world. This report presents preliminary findings on the use of hyperspectral imaging to characterize iron ore. The mineralogical products produced from hyperspectral images may improve in situ grade control on an iron ore mine face. It will be extremely useful for businesses in measuring large numbers of commodities quickly and objectively.
Insecticidal activity and changes in midgut histology of the generalist herbivore, Spodoptera litura F. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in response to seed extract of Annona squamosa Linn.
Authors: Muthu R. , R Vishnupriya , S Jeyarajan Nelson , D Uma , V. P. Santhanakrishnan
Published: March 2023

The tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura F., is one of the most devastating, cosmopolitan polyphagous pests affecting major crops that significantly impact agricultural productivity. The present study aimed to evaluate the toxicological effect of seed extract of the medicinal plant, Annona squamosa L. and the histological effect on the midgut of Spodoptera litura F., under laboratory conditions. The crude methanolic extract of A. squamosa seed was tested against the third instar larvae of S. litura at five different concentrations viz., 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0% and 2.5 % by leaf dip bioassay method. The seed extract exhibited larval mortality of 96.67%, 83.37 %,70%, 53.33% and 40 % at the concentrations 2.5 %, 2.0%, 1.5%, 1.0% and 0.5%, respectively.The results indicated that the response of larval mortality to the seed extract was dose-dependent. The dose of 0.5% showed the lowest mortality (40.00%), while the dose of 2.5 % showed maximum larval mortality (96.67%). Hence they were subjected to histological analysis. The anatomical sectioning of S. litura larval midgut treated with 0.5% concentration showed disruption in the peritrophic membrane and striated border of epithelial cells. The midgut of larvae treated with 2.5 % concentration showed an irregular epithelium and high vacuolization in the cytoplasmic cells. The results indicated that methanol extract of A. squamosa seed extract has the ability to cause changes in the midgut region, thereby affecting the digestion and nutrient absorption of S. litura larvae, which will lead to a debilitating effect on the development of larvae. Based on the present study A. squamosa seed extract will be a potential biopesticide for managing S. litura.
Avian Community Composition in and around Mandothi Wetlands, Haryana, India
Authors: Rai Deepak , Yadav Aruna
Published: March 2023

Comprising an area of approximately 1000 acres, Mandothi wetlands are located in Bahadurgarh tehsil of Jhajjar district of Haryana, India and provide an important wintering ground for migratory birds. From December 2021 to June 2022, fortnightly surveys were made to document the avian community composition of the study area in Mandothi wetlands using point-count and line-transect methods. A total of 124 species belonging to 90 genera, 38 families, and 15 orders were recorded. Passeriformes was the most represented avian order, with 38 species and 15 families. Feeding guild analysis revealed that carnivore was the most dominant feeding guild in the study area. Of the recorded 124 avian species, 73 species were residents, 44 species were winter migrants and 7 species were summer migrants. As per the IUCN Red List 8 species were classified as Near Threatened (Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca, Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa, Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata, Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala, Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus, Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus, Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus, Darter Anhinga melanogaster) and 2 species were classified as Vulnerable (Sarus Crane Antigone antigone and River Tern Sterna aurantia). In addition to the present survey, 17 species were also reported from secondary sources, resulting in a checklist of 141 bird species. The occurrence of migratory and species of global conservation priority documents the importance of this wetland as a potential habitat for avifauna in Haryana.
Scholasticism in Economics as a Symptom of an Unavoidable Crisis
Authors:   Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Nureev R. M. ,   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Orekhovsky P. A. ,   Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: March 2023

An academic text being described as ‘scholastic’ is usually perceived as a criticism, pointing to the text’s formal, dogmatic character. This characteristic was used from time to time in relation to the works of social scientists in the USSR. This term is much less common in modern academia, including the discussion of modern economic writings. This does not mean, however, that many of these papers do not deserve to be described as such, given the ever-increasing number of publications. The article puts forward a hypothesis that there is a connection between the scholastic style of reasoning and the construction of economic texts, signifying the onset of a crisis in economic research, accompanied by a transition to a full-scale socio-economic crisis. This hypothesis is being tested on the basis of two historical precedents — medieval scholasticism proper and the political economy of socialism. In both cases, the term ‘scholastic’ was applied relatively frequently to published texts. In addition, during the periods of feudal or Soviet scholasticism, the dominant role was played by religion or, in the case of the Soviet Union, ideology and its dominance was also reinforced by power hierarchies. While in the case of feudalism it was the Vatican that held the ‘monopoly on truth’, in the USSR this role was played by Marxism-Leninism and the Politburo of the CPSU. In the case of the Middle Ages, the authors use Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologia as the main object of discursive analysis and as for the Soviet period, the analysis focuses on the monograph Political Economy — Theoretical Foundation of the CPSU’s Policy published in 1989 by Soviet theoretical economists. Along with these sources, we also look at the works of A. Greif and E. Gaidar, showing a critical discrepancy between the scholastic discourse and economic reality.
Optimal Tangibles-Intangibles Trade-Off: Imputed Prices of Family and Religious Duties
Authors:   Pierre Mendès-France University, Malakhov S. V.
Published: March 2023

This study develops the economic approach to human relations and applicates the results of the equilibrium analysis on commodity and in marriage markets to the tangibles-intangibles trade-off. The paper examines the optimization between gifts and parental concern in large families, where children attractiveness is different. The model of parental concern confirms optimal equilibrium proportions on commodity and in marriage markets, derived from the golden ratio. The measurement of intangibles is based on the opportunity costs of tangibles to be given up. Shakespeare gives a literal illustration for the general gifts-concern equilibrium, when the corner solution of Cordelia to give up the heritage is equilibrated by the opposite corner solution of both Goneril and Regan to deprive King Lear of shelter. But the empirical confirmation of optimal proportions of general equilibrium can be got from primary source of tangibles-intangibles trade-off, the Old Testament, where one fifth of income on donations and five-times payback for the stolen ox had been prescribed. The model presented here derives these proportions from the golden ratio. It also describes the demonstrative tangibles-intangibles trade-off; golden ratio follows the continuity between Testaments and exhibits at the equilibrium the negative attractiveness of Pharisees, produced by their demonstrative righteousness.
Asymptotics Solutions of a Singularly Perturbed Integro-differential Fractional Order Derivative Equation with Rapidly Oscillating Coefficients
Authors: AKYLBAYEV Musabek , KALİMBETOV Burhan , ZHAİDAKBAYEVA Dinara
Published: March 2023

In this paper, the regularization method of S.A. Lomov is generalized to singularly perturbed integro-differential fractional order derivative equation with rapidly oscillating coefficients. The main purpose of the study is to reveal the influence of the integral term and rapidly oscillating coefficients on the asymptotics of the solution of the original problem. To study the influence of rapidly oscillating coefficients on the leading term of the asymptotics of solutions, we consider a simple case, i.e. the case of no resonance (when an entire linear combination of frequencies of a rapidly oscillating cosine does not coincide with the frequency of the spectrum of the limit operator).
Assessment of Pragmatic Abilities and Cognitive Substrates (APACS) Brief Remote: a novel tool for the rapid and tele-evaluation of pragmatic skills in Italian
Authors: Bischetti Luca , Pompei Chiara , Scalingi Biagio , Frau Federico , Bosia Marta , Arcara Giorgio , Bambini Valentina
Published: March 2023

Healthcare services require rapid assessment tools, as well as the possibility of using them flexibly in different contexts, such as those experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, that favor remote interaction over traditional care. These needs become especially challenging when assessing language and communication skills, for which few tools exist. This work aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a novel test for the rapid and tele-assessment of pragmatic skills in Italian-speaking individuals, including an alternate form to allow for monitoring and follow-up. Inspired by Gricean pragmatics and modelled after the already validated Assessment of Pragmatic Abilities and Cognitive Substrates (APACS) in-person test, the new APACS Brief Remote test includes 18 original items assessing discourse and non-literal language understanding in expressive and receptive modalities. The test lasts approximately 10 minutes and is suited for video-conference administration. Results from a sample of 141 healthy participants indicate that both reliability (internal consistency, test-retest, and inter-rater) and validity (measured via APACS and verbal and cognitive tests) of the APACS Brief Remote are adequate. The alternate form of the test can be considered as equivalent. Among demographic variables, the analysis highlighted especially the role of age. Perceived experience with the videoconference administration was positive, supporting the feasibility of APACS Brief Remote across ages and educational levels. The APACS Brief Remote represents a useful tool to promote evidence-based tele-assessment practices in the domain of pragmatics, for instance for online follow-up assessment, in a vast range of clinical conditions that might cause communicative difficulties.
The organization of semantic associations between senses in language
Authors: Alvarado Jorge , Velasco Carlos , Salgado Alejandro
Published: March 2023

We took advantage of the semantic proximity captured by Word Embeddings to identify semantic associations between senses, as embedded in language. We explored the structure of the network of semantic associations between senses arising from English word vectors of different sense modalities that are especially closer to each other. Our results lead to semantic domains where closer associations between the senses emerge. Such domains are related to functional and physico-chemical dimensions and exhibit affective differences. Our research shows that language reflects on an abstract level, the organization of associations between the senses, and therefore, it is an effective means to study them. Furthermore, our crossmodal semantic association network provides a novel approach to study the associations between the senses which has implications both for research and practice.
Gender, assigned sex at birth, and gender diversity: Windows into diagnostic timing disparities in autism
Authors: McQuaid Goldie , Ratto Allison B. , Jack Allison , Khuu Alexis , Smith Jessica V , Duane Sean , Clawson Ann , Lee Nancy Raitano , Verbalis Alyssa , Pelphrey Kevin , Kenworthy Lauren , Wallace Gregory , Strang John
Published: March 2023

Objective: Later autism diagnosis is associated with increased mental health risks. Thus, understanding factors related to disparities in diagnostic timing is important to reduce psychiatric burden for autistic people at disproportionate risk for mental health problems. “Sex” has captured attention in relation to differences in timing in autism recognition and diagnosis. However, literature to date does not characterize, differentiate, or account for gender identity beyond assigned sex at birth. Consideration of gender is key, as gender diversity may be more common in autistic relative to neurotypical people, and autism is proportionally overrepresented in gender-diverse populations. We examined age at autism diagnosis by assigned sex at birth, gender identity, and gender diversity (gender-diverse vs. cisgender) status, separately.Method: Three independent autistic cohorts representing different ascertainments were examined: a research-recruited academic medical center sample (N=193; aged 8.0-18.0y); a clinic-based sample (N=1550; 1.3-25.4y); and a community-enriched sample (N=244, 18.2-30.0y).Results: Disparities in diagnostic timing were observed in the clinic-based and community-enriched samples: people assigned female at birth, people of female gender, and gender-diverse people were diagnosed with autism significantly later than persons assigned male at birth, persons of male gender, and cisgender persons, respectively.Conclusion: Sex at birth, gender identity, and gender diversity may each uniquely relate to disparities in diagnostic timing of autism. The influence of ascertainment strategies, particularly in studies examining assigned sex at birth or gender identity, should be considered. Further research into autism diagnosis in adulthood and the role of sociodemographic factors is needed.
Space as a Scaffold for Rotational Generalisation of Abstract Concepts
Authors: Pesnot Lerousseau Jacques , Summerfield Christopher
Published: March 2023

Learning invariances allows us to generalise. In the visual modality, invariant representations allow us to recognise objects despite translations or rotations in physical space. However, how we learn the invariances that allow us to generalise abstract patterns of sensory data (“concepts”) is a longstanding puzzle. Here, we study how humans generalise relational patterns in stimulation sequences that are defined by either transitions on a nonspatial two-dimensional feature manifold, or by transitions in physical space. We measure rotational generalisation, that is the ability to recognise concepts even when their corresponding transition vectors are rotated. We find that humans naturally generalise to rotated exemplars when stimuli are defined in physical space, but not when they are defined as positions on a nonspatial feature manifold. However, if participants are first pre-trained to map auditory or visual features to spatial locations, then rotational generalisation becomes possible even in nonspatial domains. These results imply that space acts as a scaffold for learning more abstract conceptual invariances.
YÖNETİM KURULU CİNSİYET ÇEŞİTLİLİĞİNİN FİNANSAL BAŞARISIZLIĞA ETKİSİ: BORSA İSTANBUL İMALAT SEKTÖRÜNDE BİR UYGULAMA
Authors: SEVİMLİ ÖRGÜN Gamze
Published: March 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı, 2015-2020 yılları arasında Borsa İstanbul’a kayıtlı imalat işletmelerinin yönetim kurulundaki cinsiyet çeşitliliğinin firmaların finansal başarısızlığına olan etkisini incelemektir. Çalışmada bağımlı değişken olarak finansal başarısızlık riski kullanılmış ve Z-Skor ve S-Skor olmak üzere iki farklı modelle, bağımsız değişken olarak kullanılan yönetim kurulundaki cinsiyet çeşitliliği ise yönetim kurulunda bulunan kadın üye oranı ile ölçülmüştür. Ayrıca çalışmada yönetim kurulunda bulunanların sayısı, yönetim kurulundaki bağımsız üye oranı, piyasa değeri/defter değeri, firma kaldıraç oranı, varlık kârlılık oranı ve firma büyüklüğü ise modellerde kontrol değişkenleri olarak kullanılmıştır. İkili lojistik regresyon yönteminin kullanıldığı analizlerden elde edilen bulgulara göre, yönetim kurulundaki cinsiyet çeşitliliği ve firmaların finansal başarısızlık düzeyi arasındaki ilişkinin negatif yönlü ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.
Role of Leadership with Equity, Integrity, Ethics, Humility, and Outstanding Culture in the Development of Engineering Institutions
Authors: Vedhathiri Thanikachalam
Published: March 2023

Engineering institutes have to continuously develop effective and industry-specific curricula, outstanding faculty who can facilitate human capital, handle modern resources to meet the disruptions, and follow excellent culture to meet the growth of industrial practices. Many Institutional Development Models (IDM) assume that the leaders practice equity and ethics and create a conducive culture for all academic activities but many institutes fail to meet the challenges of fast-growing technologies. The problems are due to ignoring the underlying principles like equity, ethics, and integrity in many key areas of administration. Around 1000 engineering colleges have been closed in India in the last ten years and many traditional branches of engineering don’t attract motivated students. Hence, this research has been undertaken to suggest the need to follow equity, ethics, and development culture in all institutional administrative activities. 25 underlying fundamental factors of development have been identified based on this research through the participation of 1152 engineering faculty members. An institutional development model has been created to incorporate these factors for the effective and rapid growth of the institutions and create needed human capital and knowledge capital. This institutional development model has been validated through a polytechnic college and found to be highly effective and efficient in transforming the institution and the faculty members to reach excellence. Further research studies at a larger scale are suggested for refining this model.
Toxicological characteristics of a new drug Express Uspokoin® tablets for situational correction of behavioral abnormalities in cats and dogs
Authors: Orobec Vladimir , Beloglazov Denis , Mukaseev Sergey , Zeynalov Orhan
Published: March 2023

Trazodone is a selective antagonist and serotonin reuptake inhibitor used in medicine to treat anxiety. Toxicological studies of trazodone succinate were carried out on the basis of the Department of Pharmacology of the Veterinary Faculty Stavropol State Agrarian University, Russia.

The results obtained in the study of acute toxicity of the drug Express Uspokoin® tablets allow us to identify the new drug as belonging to moderately dangerous substances for mammals.

When studying the subchronic toxicity of the drug in rats, it was found that its use for 90 days at doses 10...50 times higher than the therapeutic one does not cause changes in the clinical condition of experimental rats.

The totality of the experimental data obtained unambiguously confirms the good tolerability of the drug Express Uspokoin® tablets.

As a result of toxicological studies, it was found that the drug does not exhibit irritating and allergizing effects.
Tests as a control of knowledge and a key link in improving the educational process
Authors: Akbaev Ramazan , Babichev Nikolay
Published: March 2023

Testing is one of the modern forms of control and self-control of students' knowledge. In addition, testing reduces the subjectivity of teachers in assessing students' knowledge. Testing has the goal of optimizing the educational process and quality control of specialist training.
General principles of combating corruption in the countries of the Visegrad Four: the experience of the Czech Republic
Authors: Makarenko V. S. , Bakumov O. S.
Published: March 2023

The article is devoted to the study of the general principles of combating corruption in the territory of the Czech Republic. The fight against corruption, according to the Ministry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic, is a long-term process that requires the cooperation of all elements of the public administration system and includes prevention activities, transparency of all processes and the imposition of sanctions for violations. The purpose of the article is to study the experience of implementing anti-corruption activities on the territory of one of the countries of the Visegrad Group, namely the Czech Republic, establishing the path taken by the Czech Republic in the field of prevention and countering corruption, building its anti-corruption bodies, forming a strategy and clarifying the possibility of taking into account certain aspects in the activities of state bodies authorities and local self-government of Ukraine.

As a result of the study, the place of the Czech Republic and Ukraine in the global rating of corruption perception in 2021 has been clarified. The definition of corruption in Ukraine and the Czech Republic has been given. The nature of the activity of the Visegrad Group as an institutional organization has been outlined. It has been determined that it is customary to distinguish three time periods of the Czech Republic's development on the way to overcoming corruption.

The priority areas of combating corruption, determined by the government of the Czech Republic and enshrined in the Anti-corruption agenda, have been considered, including: creation of an independent, efficient, professional, integrated and corruption-resistant state administration; transparency and efficiency of the decision-making process and the legislative process; regulation of the system of free access to information, etc. There are two groups of main state and non-state organizations in the Czech Republic whose activities are aimed at preventing and combating corruption: 1) those engaged in analytical and investigative activities; 2) those that carry out preventive, educational and coordination activities. The first group includes the Police of the Czech Republic, the General Inspectorate of Security Forces, the Prosecutor's Office of the Czech Republic, and the Financial and Analytical Unit of the Ministry of Finance. The second group includes the Anti-Corruption Commission of the Police of the Czech Republic, the Ombudsman of the Police of the Czech Republic and the Fire and Rescue Corps of the Czech Republic, the State Defender of Rights in the Czech Republic, the Institute of Public Administration in Prague, etc.

It has been concluded that it is necessary to promote the role of the public in the field of control over anti-corruption activities and the possibility to take as a basis the experience of the functioning of public initiatives of the Czech Republic.
ОПЛАТА ПРАЦІ ЯК ЕЛЕМЕНТ МАТЕРІАЛЬНОЇ МОТИВАЦІЇ ПРАЦІВНИКІВ
Authors: Цимбалюк Г. С. , Кравчук Р. В.
Published: March 2023

У статті розглянуто теоретичні основи формування мотиваційних стимулів та визначено сутність мотивації праці в умовах формування сучасних економічних відносин, зазначено причини превалювання матеріальної мотивації працівників над нематеріальною, досліджено поняття компенсаційної політики та її ролі у системі винагород найманого працівника, розкрито важливість введення системи додаткового стимулювання як фактору підвищення продуктивності праці та запропоновано форми його надання, розглянуто особливості системи преміювання працівників та запропоновано нестандартні системи грошового стимулювання праці, визначено, що сьогодні важливим резервом зростання ефективності праці є вирішення проблем економічного та правового характеру у сфері оплати праці працівників, як у підприємствах, так і на державному рівні.
Influence of the Crosstalk Effect on the Correct Determination of the Affected SG During Prise Accident in VVER-1000
Authors: Fylonych Yu. , Komarov Yu. , Gerlyga V.
Published: March 2023

The practical implementation of automated systems for management of primary-to-secondary leakage is a crucial issue for operational safety improvement at Ukrainian nuclear power plants. In this case, one of the main indicators of the primary-to-secondary leakage is the activity concentration increasing in the main steam lines of the affected steam generator. The detailed analysis of the geometrical features, arrangement of the main steam lines of the steam generator in VVER-1000 and radiation detectors allow identifying the crosstalk effect and its influence on the correct determination of the affected steam generator.
The paper describes the main components of the developed models in the detection region in MCNP6.2 software. For the correctness of the comparative analysis, the distance between two adjacent main steam lines of the steam generators remains constant in all models. The radiation detectors have been modelled in the regular location and adjacent to the main steam lines of the steam generator. The registration efficiencies of ionizing radiation from 16N by the sensitive elements of the detectors such as BDMG-04-02, SGLM-201-1 and GIM-204 have been assessed. BDMG-04-02, SGLM-201-1 and GIM-204 responses, depending on the activity concentration of 16N in the detection area and considering the nonproportionality features of the devices, have been estimated. The presence of crosstalk effects has been confirmed. The significant influence of the paralyzing and non-paralyzing dead time on the reliable determination of the activity concentration and correct identification of the affected steam generator have been emphasized.
The obtained results can be used as initial data for justification of system setpoints for launching the automated algorithm to manage the primary-to-secondary leakage accident without operator’ actions and fulfill its improvement.
SGLT-2 Inhibitors and Renal Outcomes in Non-Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review
Authors:   Serviço de Medicina I, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, Sousa Mariana , Almeida Cristiana ,   Clínica Universitária de Nefrologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, Marchão Natália ,   Division of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, Godinho Iolanda ,   Division of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, Lopes José ,   Division of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, Gameiro Joana ,   Division of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have shown positive renal outcomes in diabetic patients. There is also emerging evidence in non-diabetic patients. This review was conducted to analyse the renal outcomes of SGLT2i in patients without diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods: A systematic review was performed in a Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) compliant manner. We included only randomized trials that examined the effect of SGLT2i on renal outcomes in non-diabetic patients. Results: A total of ten randomized trials were included with a combined cohort of 26 298 patients. There was a tendency for lesser risk of adverse renal outcomes in heart failure (HF) patients with reduced ejection fraction (EF) (hazard ratio (HR) 0.50-0.71). Lesser effect on adverse renal outcomes was seen in HF patients with preserved EF (HR 0.95). For both preserved and reduced EF HF, there was a statistically significant reduction in the rate of decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (p<0.001). On a short follow-up, there was a significant reversible reduction in GFR. In the long term, chronic kidney disease (CKD) proteinuric patients had a statistically significant lesser risk of adverse renal outcomes (p<0.001) and a significant reduction in albuminuria (p=0.0016). CKD patients, including non-proteinuric, had a significant reduction in the rate of kidney disease progression (HR = 0.71). Conclusion: Treatment with SGLT2i significantly reduces the rate of kidney disease progression in CKD non-diabetic patients with eGFR ≥ 20 mL/min/1.73 m2. Benefit seems greater in proteinuric patients. Benefit for eGFR < 20 mL/min/1.73 m2, dialysis and kidney transplant patients is yet to be defined.
Effective Prostate Cancer Detection using Enhanced Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm with Random Forest on the Microarray Data
Authors: Prakashrao Kaulgud Sanjeev , Hulipalled Vishwanath , Somanagouda Patil Siddanagouda , Metipatil Prabhuraj
Published: March 2023

Prostate Cancer (PC) is the leading cause of mortality among males, therefore an effective system is required for identifying the sensitive bio-markers for early recognition. The objective of the research is to find the potential bio-markers for characterizing the dissimilar types of PC. In this article, the PC-related genes are acquired from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Then, gene selection is accomplished using enhanced Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to select the active genes, which are related to the PC. In the enhanced PSO algorithm, the interval-newton approach is included to keep the search space adaptive by varying the swarm diversity that helps to perform the local search significantly. The selected active genes are fed to the random forest classifier for the classification of PC (high and low-risk). As seen in the experimental investigation, the proposed model achieved an overall classification accuracy of 96.71%, which is better compared to the traditional models like naïve Bayes, support vector machine and neural network.
Problems of Identifying Lexical and Syntactic Features of Legal Documents by Undergraduate EFL Students
Authors: Al-Jarf Reima
Published: March 2023

Students majoring in translation at the College of Languages and Translation take a stylistics course (3 hours per week) in the 5th semester of the translation program. The course aims to introduce students to the stylistic features of different genres in English such as journalese, advertisements, commercial, scientific, and legal texts. The present study aims to investigate ESL translation students’ ability to comprehend and identify the stylistic features of legal documents, to find out the stylistic features that are easy to identify, and those that are difficult to identify. Sixty EFL junior students enrolled in a Stylistics course took a test which consisted of an English legal (notarial) text and asked them to identify its lexical and syntactic features. Analysis of the subjects’ responses showed that the features that they could identify were: Use of legal verbs (69%); prefixing and suffixing of prepositions (63%;) prepositional/adverbial phrases (57%); long complex sentences (52%); coordination of synonyms (doublets) (52%); statements (22%); no adjectives (10%); few pronouns (8%); use of technical vocabulary and emphatic auxiliaries (7% each); use of passive structures, relative clauses and scarce use of pronoun reference (5% each); use adverbs and putting adverbs in an unusual position (3% each); rare pronoun reference, descriptive adjectives, few adjectives, long words, sentence with unusual order, and long nominal clauses (1.6% each). These percentages reflect the difficulty level of the different lexical and syntactic features of the legal text and features with which the students have comprehension difficulties. The lower the percentage, the more difficult the feature is. Difficulties in processing the notarial text may be attributed to lack of linguistic competence and unfamiliarity with the notarial text structure. Recommendations for instructional techniques that would help enhance the students’ ability to identify and comprehend the lexical and syntactic structures of legal texts are given.
The Impact of Stock Price Analysis on Cash Flow, Sales Growth and Net Income on a Company’s Performance: A Survey Study on Coal Mining Companies Listed on Indonesia’s Stock Exchange
Authors: Saleh Dean Subhan , Saepudin Asep , Surtikanti Surtikanti , Anggadini Sri Dewi
Published: March 2023

This study focuses on cash flow, sales growth and net income as the main aspects investigated to determine how the three aspects impact stock prices within the studied companies. Based on this point, this paper sought to determine the impact of cash flow, sales growth, and net profit on stock prices in the Coal Mining Companies listed on Indonesia’s Stock Exchange from 2012 to 2017. The study used an analytical method, applying a descriptive analysis approach to verify the results. The population in this study were five coal mining companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange from a list of those considered real coal mining companies. The data considered was for six years, ranging from 2012 to 2017. The sample used was purposive sampling, considering certain criteria required to establish an appropriate sample for the study. The authors later used the analytical method of multiple linear regression for data analysis. The results of hypothesis testing in this study indicate that: changes in cash flow have a significant positive effect on stock prices, changes in sales growth have a significant positive influence on stock prices, and changes in net income have a significant positive effect on the stock price in the coal mining companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange.