bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Relationship of Seed Sowing Methods and Feeding Regimen With the Development of Cotton Root
Authors: Sotvoldievich Jalilov Lutfiyor
Published: December 2021

Annotation: According to the obtained 3-year data, changes in planting methods and feeding regime of the "Sultan" variety lead to rapid growth of the root system, early growth of the main root and different levels of (orderly) roots, better absorption activity, 35-38 cm of biomass. Allows to increase by 1.5-1.8 times.
A system approach to calculating the width of pedestrian communications in transportation hubs
Authors: Privezentseva Svetlana V. , Pichugin Sergey I.
Published: December 2021

Introduction. Pedestrian communications are not a single (elementary) entity; first, they are a set of elements that are interconnected, interact with each other and the external environment, have one common goal and measurable result, that is, width. Moreover, whether it is a large transport hub, a small stopping point within a land-based urban passenger transport system, or even a pedestrian path along a motor road, its space-planning solution must comply with three basic rules. They are safety, comfort and accessibility. Pedestrian communications are a set of elements whose parameters result from the proper process organization, or represent a system. The approach to the study, management, creation and development of pedestrian communications must be akin to the one applicable to a system. The purpose of the method is to develop a procedure for calcula­ting the main parameter of pedestrian communications — its total width b, in meters, and identify the conditions for a transition between various types of pedestrian communications.

Materials and methods. The system approach allows to represent one complex problem as a set of simple problems that are solved faster and easier using mathematical modelling.

Results. Thanks to mathematical modelling, a procedure was developed for calculating the main parameter of pedestrian communications, that is, width, with regard for low-mobility population groups in a pedestrian flow.

Conclusions. Low-mobility population groups must be addressed when pedestrian communications are designed to ensure the safe and comfortable operation of transport hubs. This algorithm can also be used to analyze other directed linear pedestrian spaces.
SPECIFICS OF LOADING AND DISCHARGE WORKS FOR TRANSPORT SPACECRAFT
Authors:   ANDREY ALEKSEEVICH BELYAKOV  Institute of Rocket and Space Technology of Samara University, BELYAKOV ANDREY ALEKSEEVICH , SHULEPOV ALEXANDER IVANOVICH ,   ALEXANDER IVANOVICH SHULEPOV  Institute of Rocket and Space Technology of Samara University
Published: December 2021

The goal of the research is to describe the case of loading and discharge works in transport spacecraft compartments payload arrangement problem. In the article the list of criterial rates to solution has been provided. It is shown how to choose the graduality of cargo loading.
DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE FOR MANAGEMENT MANIPULATING DEVICE «HAND»
Authors:   MIKHAIL SERGEEVICH POTEMKIN Amur State University, POTEMKIN MIKHAIL SERGEEVICH , BUSHMANOV ALEXANDER VENIAMINOVICH ,   ALEXANDER VENIAMINOVICH BUSHMANOV Amur State University
Published: December 2021

Software has been developed to control the manipulator device using a text data exchange protocol between the MC and a smartphone (Android OS) to control the manipulator links. The functionality and software modules of the software product are described.
Misuse of Antibiotic during COVID 19 Outbreaks
Authors: Vinoth Rajendran , Sambath Kumar R , Venkateswaramurthy N.
Published: December 2021

The COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has been detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and is accompanied by significant degrees of morbidity and mortality. Antibiotic resistance (AMR) threatens to wreak havoc on healthcare system and the impact of globalization, and COVID-19 is intended to keep it at bay for the time being. During the COVID-19 crisis, a wide range of antimicrobial medicines were promoted as viable treatments. While both industrialized and industrializing nations have seen a rise in antimicrobial medication usage, use and abuse have been significantly more prevalent in developing countries. Antibiotic resistance is still a concern since microorganisms that cause resistant infections develop in hospitals and medical institutions, placing all patients at risk, complicating the care of COVID-19. Improper prescriptions, a lack of care management policies and needless self-administration by the general population are examples of these. Antibiotics seem to be more motivated to abuse and misusing antibiotics than to keep them safe and take them only when prescribed. Almost all of the substantial antibiotic usage in COVID-19 patients is inevitable. Patients having lung viral infections are more likely to develop subsequent bacterial infections, which lead to higher disease severity and death. Immediately crucial components of any AMR mitigation approach are increased spending in education and increased public knowledge of AMR. More studies are needed to better understand the health risks and rate of co-infection in COVID-19 patients in order to promote a decrease in any unnecessary antimicrobial prescribing.

Keywords: COVID-19; Antibiotic use and misuse; Antimicrobial Resistance.
In-Vitro Antidiabetic Effect of Ziziphus mucronata Leave Extracts
Authors: Abolaji Olaitan Kabir , Ukwuani-Kwaja A.N. , Sani I , Sylvester M.N.
Published: December 2021

Background: Diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia due to the body’s inability to produce insulin or inaction of the produced insulin or a combination of both. One antidiabetic therapeutic approach is to reduce gastrointestinal glucose production and absorption through the inhibition of carbohydrate digesting enzymes such as alpha-amylase as well as through the inhibition of hemoglobin glycosylation.

Objective: This study sets out to evaluate the in vitro antidiabetic activity of Ziziphus mucronata extracts for their effect on alpha-amylase and glycosylation of hemoglobin.

Methods: Successive gradient maceration of Z. mucronata leaves were carried out using Hexane, Acetone, Methanol and separately with water to obtain four (4) extracts labelled HE, AE, ME, and WE respectively. These were subjected to in vitro studies for their inhibitory effect on alpha-amylase and hemoglobin glycosylation, Standard laboratory methods were used to screen for phytochemicals of the most potent extract.

Results: The result showed that AE, ME and WE extract exhibited a dose-dependent increase in percentage inhibition of both alpha-amylase and hemoglobin glycosylation. However, on a stricking note, the AE showed a more potent data result with percentage (%) potency of 71.02 at 1mg/ml, the lowest glucose concentration (of 25mg/ml) at 0.242nm as well as the highest hemoglobin glycosylation inhibitory mean concentration of 3.663nm after 72 hours. The AE of Z. mucronata (the most potent) revealed the presence of alkaloids, anthraquinone, glycosides, flavonoids, phenols, saponin, tanins and terpenoids.

Conclusion: Thus, the Acetone extract is more likely to give a lead antidiabetic drug molecule of drug when further explored; which somewhat justify the folkloric claims of Z. mucronata leave as an antidiabetic.

Keywords: Heamoglabin glycosylation, Alpha-amylase enzymes, Inhibition, Glucose.
In vitro Comparative Dissolution Studies of Different Propranolol Generic Tablets Available in Bangladesh
Authors: Shuma Madhabi Lata , Biswas Bishyajit Kumar , Raihan Sheikh Zahir , Halder Shimul
Published: December 2021

The present study focused to assess in vitro dissolution profiles of four different products of propranolol 10 mg Tablets (Randomly coded as PRP1-PRP4) available in Bangladesh comparing with the reference brand (coded as REF). Propranolol is a competitive non selective beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist used to amend or restore normal heart rhythm in cardiovascular diseases. An in vitro dissolution study was carried out using the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) paddle method at 75 rpm with 500 mL of 0.1N HCl dissolution media at 37.0± 0.5 0C. All the tested locally manufactured propranolol products; PRP1, PRP2, PRP3, PRP4 showed compatible dissolution (87%, 86%, 87%, and 80%, respectively) pattern (dissolution criterion Q=80% in 30 minutes) compared with the reference brand (88% dissolution in 30 minutes). The dissolution behavior was estimated with the reference brand using a model dependent and model-independent approach (f2>50, f1 < 15).  A mechanistic mathematical release kinetics was also evaluated. The best-fit kinetic model was Hixon-Crowell release kinetics for reference brand and PRP1; and first order release kinetics was predominant for PRP2, PRP3 and PRP4.

Keywords: propranolol, dissolution, similarity factor, difference factor, dissolution kinetics
On the Question of New Forms of Urbanization in the Context of Spatial Development Management in the Republic of Karelia. Article One
Authors: Katanandov S. L. , Solodilov V. V. , Shamakhov V. A.
Published: December 2021

In modern conditions, classical approaches to urbanization need to be supplemented. The concept of rural agglomerations based on the development of inter-territorial cooperation of local governments arose. The question about new criteria for the formation of agglomerations was raised. The concept of actual urban settlements is proposed, which involves taking into account the modern characteristics of environmental processes.
Opportunities and Principles of Using Digitalization in the Dialogue of Society and the Public Authorities in the UK on the Example of the Greater London Authority
Authors: Eremina N. V.
Published: December 2021

The UK is one of the leaders in the use of digital tools in the interaction of government institutions and citizens. Now we are witnessing an active dialogue between various British institutions precisely in the digital dimension, as the transfer of data on vaccinations and hospitalizations from hospitals to other structures is carried out thanks to blockchain technologies. Of course, the explosion of interest in the use of digital events was provided by the coronavirus. However, it provided not only an increase in the importance of «numbers» in British society, but also greatly contributed to the disunity of citizens, especially in the context of access to the Internet infrastructure. To this day, this very task remains the main one in the respective strategies. At the same time, individual cities and regions of the country are more actively solving the task. London and the activities of the mayor’s office should be pointed out as the most illustrative example. For the services of the mayor’s office, it was necessary to ensure the transparency of the decisions made, to form and strengthen the trust of citizens. As part of the analysis, the author comes to the conclusion that for the most part, these tasks can be considered completed. The purpose of this article is basing on an analysis of specific digital tools and examples of the implementation of digital strategies for 2017 and 2021 to identify how a particular metropolis has formed permanent channels of communication and interaction between decision-making institutions and citizens.
Conceptual and mathematical models, methods, and technologies for the study of the digital transformation of economic and social systems: a literature review and research agenda (Part I)
Authors: Geyda A. S. , Gurieva T. N. , Naumov V. N.
Published: December 2021

The research review of the subject field on the research of the digital transformation of economic and social systems is carried out. The research includes two parts. In the frost part the conceptual and mathematical models based on them research considered to apply digital technologies for various types of activities. Based on the systematic use of the review of the subject field, a complex of “white spots” is revealed — inconsistencies of the conceptual and mathematical models necessary in practice, methods of mathematical research of digital transformation of systems of different types, on the one hand, and the available theoretical means for such research, on the other. A significant amount of such inconsistencies is caused by insufficient investigation of the complex of pragmatic, practical aspects of activity based on mathematical forecasting of the results of using modern (digital) technologies in systems of various types. We proved that a pragmatic mathematical study of activity could make it possible to design and improve the digital transformation of systems of different types. We could do such a study by evaluating the activity results, analyzing them using mathematical models, and then synthesizing the activity with mathematical methods based on the analysis of the effects of using information technologies. Such a synthesis can, for example, provide the best results of activities due to the choice of the composition and characteristics of digital technologies.
The Human ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporter Superfamily
Authors: Dean Michael , Moitra Karobi , Allikmets Rando
Published: December 2021

The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily comprises
membrane proteins that efflux various substrates across extra- and
intra-cellular membranes. Mutations in ABC genes cause 21 human
disorders or phenotypes with Mendelian inheritance, including cystic
fibrosis, adrenoleukodystrophy, retinal degeneration, cholesterol, and
bile transport defects. Common polymorphisms and rare variants in ABC
genes are associated with several complex phenotypes such as gout,
gallstones, and cholesterol levels. Overexpression or amplification of
specific drug efflux genes contributes to chemotherapy multidrug
resistance. Conservation of the ATP-binding domains of ABC transporters
defines the superfamily members, and phylogenetic analysis groups the 48
human ABC transporters into seven distinct subfamilies. While the
conservation of ABC genes across most vertebrate species is high, there
is also considerable gene duplication, deletion, and evolutionary
diversification.
Synthesis of the new lost foam refractory coatings based on talc
Authors: Pavlovic Marko , Nikolic Jasmina , Andric Ljubisa , Todorovic Dejan , Bozic Katarina , Drmanic Sasa
Published: December 2021

This paper is focused on the preparation procedures, using talc-based filler
to improve the rheologic properties of the lost foam refractory coatings.
Talc, with grain size of 40 mm, was mechanically activated in a vibration
mill over the following times: 10, 20 and 30 min. Depending on the time
required for the mechanical activation, the change in the filler grain size
and shape was analysed along their effects on the talc-filled lost foam
coating dispersion ability and stability. In order to characterize the
filler, the following methods were used: X-ray diffraction, scanning
electron microscopy and optic microscopy. The coating compo-sition was tuned
by choosing the suitable grain size and shape factor of the activated
filler. In addition, different coating components (additives, solvent) were
applied to alter the coating generation procedure. It was shown that the
application of this type of the lost foam refractory coatings - water-based
coatings - have a positive influence on quality of the aluminium alloy
castings, which contributes to reducing the cost of cleaning and processing
of the castings. Also, alcohol-based refractory coatings with talc-based
activated fillers were tested and used to have the castings produced in the
sand moulds.
Real Effects of Private Country-by-Country Disclosure
Authors: De Simone Lisa , Olbert Marcel
Published: December 2021

We investigate the effects of mandatory private Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) to European tax authorities on multinational firms' capital and labor investments, as well as their organizational structures. We exploit the threshold-based application of this 2016 disclosure rule to conduct difference-in-differences and regression discontinuity tests. We document increases in capital and labor expenditures in Europe, but these effects are more pronounced in countries with preferential tax regimes. Cross-sectional tests and analysis using consolidated financial data provide evidence consistent with multinational firms reallocating capital across Europe to mitigate increased tax enforcement risk, as well as with CbCR hindering capital investment efficiency. We also find evidence consistent with firms responding to CbCR by reducing organizational complexity. Collectively, our results support the conclusion that mandatory private CbCR causes firms to change real investment activities to substantiate their tax avoidance activities in Europe while reducing the appearance of aggressive tax practices.

JEL Classifications: H20; H25; H26; H32; K22; L51; M41; M48; O47.
A matched comparison of the patient-reported outcome measures of cemented and cementless total knee replacements, based on the National Joint Registry of England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Isle of Man and England’s National PROM collection programme
Authors: Mohammad Hasan R , Judge Andrew , Murray David W
Published: December 2021

Background and purpose — Total knee replacement (TKR) can be implanted with or without bone cement. It is currently unknown how the functional outcomes compare. Therefore, we compared the patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS) of both fixation methods.
Patients and methods — We performed a propensitymatched comparison of 14,404 TKRs (7,202 cemented and 7,202 cementless) enrolled in the National Joint Registry and the English National PROMs collection programme. Subgroup analyses were performed in different age groups (1) < 55 years; (2) 55–64 years; (3) 65–74 years; (4) ≥ 75 years.
Results — The 6-month postoperative Oxford Knee Score (OKS) was significantly (p < 0.001) higher for cemented TKR (35, SD 9.7) than cementless TKR (34, SD 9.9). The OKS was also significantly higher for the cemented TKR in all age groups, except the 55–64-year group. A significantly higher proportion of cemented TKRs had an excellent OKS (≥ 41) compared with cementless (32% vs. 28%, p < 0.001) and a lower proportion of poor (< 27) scores (19% vs. 22%, p = 0.001). This was also observed for all age subgroups. Therewere no significant differences in EQ-5D points gained postoperatively between the groups respectively (0.31 vs. 0.30, p = 0.1).
Interpretation — Cemented TKRs had a greater proportion of excellent OKS scores and lower proportion of poor scores both overall and across all age groups. However, the absolute differences are small and below the minimally clinically important difference, making both fixation types acceptable. Currently the vast majority of TKRs are cemented and the results from this study suggest that this isappropriate.
Sjangring som musikkdidaktisk praksis
Authors: Ellefsen Live
Published: December 2021

I denne artikkelen argumenteres det for at sjanger ikke bare utgjør et kunnskapsinnhold i musikkfaget i grunnskolen, men også fungerer som en kunnskapsproduserende diskursiv praksis. For å forstå hvordan, og på bakgrunn av tidligere teorier om sjangeres vesen og verdi, skriver forfatteren frem sjanger som handling:  å sjangre. Artikkelen undersøker hvordan lærere som underviser i musikk i norsk grunnskole sjangrer musikk og musikkaktiviteter når de beskriver undervisningen sin. Analysene viser at lærernes sjangring tjener praktisk-didaktiske formål ved å ordne et innholdstilfang og tilrettelegge det for læring. I dette arbeidet operasjonaliserer sjangringen bestemte musikkhistoriske narrativ og etablerer likheter og forskjeller mellom musikk, folk og kulturer, tider og steder. Samtidig virker sjangringen diskursivt regulerende på selve tilfanget, ved å ta for gitt et utvalg den allerede har produsert. Dette gir seg blant annet utslag i et vektet og kanonisert innhold hva angår musikken og artistene/komponistene som er representert i skolen.
English abstract
English title: “Genring” as a music educational practice
Based on a survey carried out among Norwegian primary and secondary school teachers teaching music at the time, this article addresses the teachers’ use of the concept of “genre” and genrerelated terminology when describing their music lessons. In the article, “genre” is considered a social and cultural meaning-making practice. Indeed, better to explore the productive aspects of genre in music educational settings, the author reconceptualises genre as a verb: to genre. The analyses show that music teachers’ genring of educational content constructs specific discursive formations of knowledge, characterised by creating historical narratives, and by enacting differences.
Análisis factorial confirmatorio: un modelo de gestión del conocimiento en la universidad pública
Authors: Martínez Ávila Minerva
Published: December 2021

El análisis factorial confirmatorio (AFC) es un modelo multivariante de segunda generación en el análisis de estructuras de covarianza (CB-SEM) en la investigación en ciencias sociales. El objetivo de este artículo fue contrastar un modelo de medida a través de datos empíricos provenientes de una muestra que, teóricamente, refleje las características de la población objeto de estudio con el fin de explicar la técnica factorial confirmatoria. La metodología utilizada fue la modelación de ecuaciones estructurales (CB-SEM). Los hallazgos dan evidencia de un modelo factorial confirmatorio con cuatro factores, el cual es sustentado en el modelo SECI de Nonaka y Takeuchi (1995). Esta técnica tiene aplicaciones prácticas en las ciencias sociales y del comportamiento de la investigación científica.
A BUSCA DA AUTONOMIA FEMININA POR MEIO DO PROGRAMA TERESA DE BENGUELA DO INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO
Authors: Silva Pinto Júnior Joelias , Santos Campos Silvani Aparecida dos , Luis Binde João
Published: December 2021

O Programa Teresa de Benguela eleva a renda de mulheres em situação de vulnerabilidade por meio do empreendedorismo. Este artigo faz uma análise sobre a efetividade do Programa como uma política pública reparadora, a partir do ponto de vista de 144 alunas dos cursos desenvolvidos no Programa, no período de três anos, entre 2017 a 2019, nos campi do IFMT, que executaram projetos do Teresa de Benguela. Utilizou-se revisão sistemática por meio da análise de documentos institucionais e de bibliografias sobre as temáticas de empoderamento feminino, geração de renda e políticas públicas de promoção de renda e superação de situação de vulnerabilidade; e, também, realizaram-se entrevistas com estudantes, nas quais foram analisadas as respostas do questionário que avaliou a eficácia, a efetividade e a satisfação com o Programa. Observou-se que as participantes obtiveram elevada satisfação com os conhecimentos adquiridos, com a qualidade dos professores e com os produtos e serviços desenvolvidos no curso. O Programa também demonstrou contribuir para a promoção do empoderamento e autonomia das mulheres atendidas, pois estas se sentiram motivadas e aptas a criar e aplicar os seus conhecimentos. Concluiu-se que o Programa é efetivo para a transformação de vidas femininas.
Pengembangan LKS Inkuiri Berbantuan Media PhET untuk Melatihkan Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis
Authors: Sukamto Ismu , Maulina Hervin
Published: December 2021

This study aimed to develop a PhET-assisted Student Worksheet (LKS) in training students' critical thinking skills. This development uses a 3-D model (Define, Design, and Develop). The product development, which has been validated and revised, was then tested on 44 students of class XI public high school in Surabaya using the One Group Pretest-Posttest design. Based on the research data, it can be concluded that the PhET assisted inquiry worksheets on the supported gas kinetic theory teaching materials are declared valid in quality in training high school students' critical thinking skills with an increase in skills reaching 80%.
Employing fuzzy logic for debris management after earthquakes. Case study: Khorramabad city
Authors: Olfati A. , Rahimi M. , Ravanshadnia M.
Published: December 2021

Debris treatment after earthquake is very important matter especially after large-scale disasters. Efficient debris treatment is leading to faster reconstruction. Particularly, this article examines fuzziness in debris treatment planning. The problem reduces to a standard transport problem by fundamental formulation. A fuzzy debris transport problem for supply and demand formulated fuzzy constraints. A problem-solving algorithm by referring numerical example demonstrates an irrelevant approach. Realistic debris transport planning can be defined by using the recommended method.
CONTRIBUIÇÕES DA PEDAGOGIA HISTÓRICO-CRITÍCA À FORMAÇÃO E ORGANIZAÇÃO DO TRABALHO DOCENTE NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL
Authors: Gualberto Madma Laine Colares , Pacífico Juracy Machado
Published: December 2021

O estudo consiste em compreender as contribuições da Pedagogia Histórico-Crítica para o processo de formação de professores da educação infantil e para a organização do trabalho docente, considerando seus fundamentos filosóficos, psicológicos e pedagógico-didáticos. Apresenta a articulação dialética desta teoria com a práxis. A metodologia é de caráter bibliográfico e contempla os pressupostos do Materialismo histórico-dialético e da Pedagogia Histórico-Crítica a partir de Marx (1984; 1985), Saviani (2000; 2008; 2011; 2013), Arce e Martins (2013), Marsiglia (2011), Colares (2011), Duarte (1999; 2007; 2016) e Pasqualini (2011). Os resultados permitem concluir que os fundamentos da Pedagogia Histórico-Crítica corroboram o planejamento e desenvolvimento da prática educativa que considere a tríade “destinatário-conteúdo-forma” com a valorização do papel exercido pelo professor de educação infantil para produzir, de maneira intencional, em cada indivíduo, a humanidade que é constituída histórica e coletivamente pelos seres humanos com a apropriação do conhecimento cultural e socialmente produzido.
Uṣūl al-Qirā´āt: A Brief Overview of the Science of Qur´ān Recitations and Its Formation from the Position of Traditional Qirā´āt Literature
Authors:   University of West Bohemia, Tlili Václava
Published: December 2021

The study deals with the oral transmission of Qur´ān recitations representing a particular area of Qur´ān studies, called cilm al-qirā´āt. It still receives rather marginal attention in Western research, while some Orientalists view the Qur´ān as a mere historical literary work. At the same time, Muslim scholars emphasize the great importance of studying the recitation and its oral tradition. The first closer conclusions regarding the historical study of various ways of Qur´ān recitation were presented by Shady Hekmat Nasser, whose examination represents a valuable contribution to Western Qur´ān research. However, some of his conclusions (e.g., concerning the origin of seven aḥruf) are supported by weak narrations, which are not accepted by Islamic practice and do not participate in the formation of the majority Muslim tradition. Therefore, the present study examines what the tradition has to say about itself, and thus the authenticity of my sources does not need to be addressed. The main contribution of this article is to present a comprehensive view of the formation of the science of Qur´ān recitations from the position of traditional qirā´āt literature with regard to classical Sunni sources and to provide a clear picture of how today´s Qur´ān students can master it. It has been found that recitation is perceived as the original way of communicating God´s message and all accepted recitations as an integral part of Revelation. Their rules are preserved in several methodological poems, which are intended to be memorized by Qur´ān experts just like the Qur´ān itself.
cAbdalláh Bin Bajja: Tanbíh al-marádžic cala ta’asíl fiqh al-wáqic
Authors:   University of West Bohemia, Klik Jan
Published: December 2021

Book review.
The Influence of Coding Tools on Immersive Video Coding
Authors: Szekiełda Jakub , Dziembowski Adrian , Mieloch Dawid
Published: December 2021

This paper summarizes the research on the influence of HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) configuration on immersive video coding. The research was focused on the newest MPEG standard for immersive video compression – MIV (MPEG Immersive Video). The MIV standard is used as a preprocessing step before the typical video compression thus is agnostic to the video codec. Uncommon characteristics of videos produced by MIV causes, that the typical configuration of the video encoder (optimized for compression of natural sequences) is not optimal for such content. The experimental results prove, that the performance of video compression for immersive video can be significantly increased when selected coding tools are being used.
Training factories s principy Industry 4.0 v průmyslovém inženýrství
Authors: Malaga Miroslav , Ulrych Zdeněk
Published: December 2021

Příspěvek je rešerší článků, zveřejněných hlavně v databázích Web of Science (WoS) a Scopus, zaměřených na využívání hardwarových modelů používaných pro tvorbu digitálních dvojčat, nebo např. pro ověřování nových algoritmů, optimalizaci procesů a algoritmů, vzdělávání studentů a pracovníků apod. Tyto training factories často využívají průmysloví inženýři, proto je součástí i popis průmyslového inženýrství a průmyslového inženýra včetně legislativního omezení, které má na vztah průmyslového inženýra a tématu training factories nezanedbatelný dopad.
Výměna informací a zpřesnění vymezení kompetencí v rámci firmy s ohledem na riziko ztráty těchto informací
Authors: Polák Tomáš , Horejc Jan
Published: December 2021

Článek vychází z osobních zkušeností prvního autora tohoto příspěvku opakujícími se akutními problémy, vznikajícími v oblasti výrobních informačních systémů při ztrátě potřebné informace. Analyzuje tuto situaci, zvažuje možná řešení a dospívá i k návrhu určitého řešení tohoto vysoce aktuálního problému.
Do Capital Market Training, Online Facilities and Social Environment Matter in Investment Decision
Authors:   Pusat Pengembangan Akuntansi, Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Nustini Yuni , Mohd Suffian Mohd Taufik ,   Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Malaysia, Zakaria Nor Balkish ,   Accounting Research Institute (ARI), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, Mohd Sanusi Zuraidah ,   Accounting Research Institute (ARI), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, Wan Mohd Radzi Wan Shahriah ,   Permodalan Nasional Berhad, Malaysia
Published: December 2021

This study aimed to determine if capital market training, on-line facilities, social environment, and a minimum amount of investment affect Indonesian and Malaysian university-students’ decisions in investing in the capital markets of each country, as they are potential smart investors. Based on 229 respondents from both countries, a survey was conducted comprising 24 questions. Respondents were selected using they random sampling method. The results found that capital market training and on-line facilities were not factors that influenced university students’ decisions in Indonesia and Malaysia in making investment in the capital markets. The other two variables, social environment and a minimum amount of investment proved influential. The mediating variable, investment interest partially influenced the relationship between social environment and a minimum amount of investment-to-investment decision, but did not mediate capital market training and on-line facilities to the investment decision. Keywords: capital market training, on-line facilities, social environment, minimum amount of investment, university-students
Do the Attributes of Audit Committee Explain Non-Performing Loans? Evidence from an Emerging Economy
Authors:   Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, Akter Arifa , Hossain Mohammad Kamal ,   Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, Alam Mohammad Jahangir ,   Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, Islam Md. Shajul ,   Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
Published: December 2021

This study examined whether various attributes of the audit committee of listed banks in Bangladesh explain the level of non-performing loans (NPLs). This study used a panel data set comprising all 30 listed banks with 250 bank-year observations for the period 2013–2017. It employed the random-effects GLS regression model with cluster robust standard error and AR (1) disturbance to examine the effect of several audit committee attributes on NPLs. We found that holding audit committee meetings frequently and a higher number of independent members in the audit committee facilitate to reduce NPLs. We, however, find no explicit evidence that the other attributes of the audit committee examined (audit committee size, financial experience and financial literacy of the audit committee members, professional qualifications of the audit committee Chairman) contribute in reducing NPLs. The findings will be useful for policymakers of the banking sector in Bangladesh and the relevant regulatory bodies in enabling them to understand the role of the various attributes of the audit committee in the incidence of NPLs. Keywords: attributes, audit committee, non-performing loans (NPLs), listed banks, Bangladesh
The Effectiveness of Maldives’ Financial Intelligence Unit in Combating Money Laundering
Authors:   Maldives Police Service, Jaleel Ahmed , Syed Mustapha Nazri Sharifah Nazatul Faiza ,   Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, Zolkaflil Salwa ,   Accounting Research Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, Omar Normah ,   Accounting Research Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, Shafie Nur Aima ,   Accounting Research Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Published: December 2021

Money laundering has become a vast global concern, and the rates are growing. Hence, there is a need for a good preventive and monitoring mechanism that monitors suspicious transactions at the source. In Maldives, a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) was introduced to gather, analyse, and provide financial intelligence report to law enforcement agencies to proceed with an investigation. The FIU plays a vital role in the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Regime in successfully combat money laundering activities. Since the AML Regime in Maldives was established in 2014, there is a need to conduct a study to investigate the effectiveness of the FIU in combating money laundering in the Maldives. Based on questionnaires collected from 122 enforcement officers, findings show that reporting mechanisms significantly influence the effectiveness of the FIU. The legal framework and the role of the officer did not significantly influence the effectiveness of FIU. It shows that the competency of LEAs in combating money laundering in the Maldives is still low. Therefore, the government needs to enhance the awareness and competencies of enforcement officers in combating money laundering. Future research may conduct a comparative study to understand further the best reporting mechanism that can help enhance the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies. Keywords: financial intelligence unit, money laundering, reporting mechanism
The influence of a course in inclusive education on changing pre-service teachers’ readiness to work with students with SEN
Authors:   University of Bucharest, Romania, Marin Elena
Published: December 2021

Understanding teachers’ perspective towards inclusive education is seen as a decisive factor in making schools more inclusive. Given the increasing need to prepare pre-service teachers to face inclusion in the classroom as soon as they enter the teaching career, we consider appropriate to assess to which extend can a training course have an impact on the level of pre-service teachers to teach in inclusive classrooms. In this respect, final year students from Education Science degree that finalized a study course on the topic of inclusive education were invited to participate into this research by filling in a questionnaire based on the teacher efficacy for inclusive practices (TEIP) scale. Results show that even after taking a relatively short training course, it can bring about some statistically significant changes in pre-service teachers’ knowledge, attitudes and confidence level towards inclusion. Pre-service teachers that have participated to this study are generally in favor of going through training courses to acquire a special set of skills to thereby be able to work in an inclusive learning environment.
Quo Vadis? School Principals' Educational Leadership in the Technological Era of the 21st Century
Authors:   Community manager in the North of Israel, Israel, Horowitz Dana Daniel , Paun Nicolae ,   Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca
Published: December 2021

This article focuses on a case study of primary schools in the northern peripheral region in Israel. Its aim is acquiring insights into the influence of principals as educational leaders of meaningful use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in teaching and learning. The data source in this study is qualitative based on personal interviews with 6 school principals and 9 teachers. The conclusion arising from these interviews was that school principals’ areas of responsibility are anchored in leading teaching, educational and learning processes, molding schools’ future image – vision and managing change, leading, and professionally developing staff, while concentrating on in individuals, managing links between schools and communities. School leaders do not need to be IT experts, but it is important they have the vision to adopt change reform in the technological era of the 21st century. Principals are role models for teachers when they provide them with support and training to encourage them to employ ICT in planning their lessons. which is likely to improve their teaching and students’ learning.
How teachers contribute to student success in completing study programs
Authors:   University of Craiova, Romania, Frăsineanu Ecaterina Sarah , Ilie Vali ,   University of Craiova, Romania
Published: December 2021

The present study analyzes the contribution that teachers, as important pedagogical factors, have in achieving success in the academic learning of students. With age, there comes a greater autonomy of the educated, and during the university studies, a maximum of the students’ level of acquisitions is reached. Even if the most important factors in attending and completing studies are internal, and success is a relative, difficult situation to quantify, it is necessary to analyze it objectively, identifying the students' perceptions of the external support from the teachers. From an applicative point of view, our contribution consisted in verifying the extent to which the communication and didactic evaluation components are valued, by organizing focus groups, by applying appreciation scales to a sample of students preparing to become teachers, at the University of Craiova. The subjects responded to the request to perform reflective-appreciative exercises on themselves and on the activity of their teachers in the academic year 2020-2021. They indicated the degree of satisfaction they attribute to the way they were helped in: conducting didactic communication, experiencing the feeling of belonging to the university environment, applying a correct evaluation, heading towards academic success. The ways in which teachers contribute to the success of their students have proven their usefulness and can be transformed into directions of action. Teachers make it easier for young people or adults in the university environment to make the most of their potential, both through quality teaching and through encouraging evaluation.
The Impact of the Online Environment on Academic Learning and Communication
Authors:   University of Craiova, Romania, Ștefan Mihaela Aurelia
Published: December 2021

Starting from the premise that teaching is an act of communication, which is currently being done online, the main concern of education specialists is to optimize the process of online communication so as academic learning to be effective, meaningful and profound. As there is an interdependent relationship between communication and learning, this study is an investigative approach that aims to provide some data on students' perceptions of online communication. Effective and persuasive didactic communication, especially in the online environment, raises a number of difficulties and questions. How can the online communication process be optimized so that learning could be made more efficient? How can a challenging climate in the digital environment be built, what methods are more effective for stimulating interest and activating students? How do students relate to online training, what are the difficulties they encounter, the advantages and disadvantages they perceive? These are only a few questions that we are trying to find answers to in this study. In order to conduct our investigation, we used a sample of 126 participants, and as a research method we used the questionnaire-based survey and the interview. Following the processing of the results obtained, we were able to formulate conclusions relevant to virtual communication. Among them we mention: training students in the online didactic activity is more difficult, their involvement and participation being strongly influenced by the stress caused by technology. As for building a disinhibiting, stimulating environment, students have high expectations from the teachers.
Attributes of social capital in the educational organisation
Authors:   Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Minică Mirela
Published: December 2021

The article highlights according to the concept of social capital, the changes generated by the COVID-19 pandemic in the educational system. This research identified the attributes of social capital at the level of the adults involved in the educational process (parents, students), the impact of the current period on them and the opinion of the respondents regarding the education reform. The conclusions of the study prove an activation of the intentions of involvement and participation in the management structures and in the educational projects at the level of the school organization, along with a low degree of confidence in the way the reform of the educational system is designed and implemented. Change management in recent years has highlighted the need for school involvement in the development of social capital and also the need to increase the role of social stakeholders in solving the challenges facing school organizations.
Physiological benefits of a honeydew-based functional food fortified with selected bioactive agents justified by trials
Authors: Némedi E. , Nemes J. , Mirmazloum I. , Pituk D. , Szarka V. , Kiss A.
Published: December 2021

Honey is a consumer-preferred, highly esteemed natural product with a broad variety of distinct bioactive components. In recent days, the consumption of high-added-value, honey-based products are increasingly coming to the forefront of interest, and thus huge efforts are being made by researchers/developers to elaborate honey variants with fortified biological value. Relevant human clinical trials have scarcely been accomplished; thus, the biological impact of honey and its derivatives has not been thoroughly revealed. In this work, we present our experiments on the development of a novel honey-based prototype and its plausible physiological impacts certified via human clinical trials. The investigated product was a newly elaborated honeydew-based prototype fortified with pumpkin, sea buckthorn, and inulin, which was subjected to a 13-week-long, double-blind, placebo-controlled human clinical trial. The prototypes were applied to 20 adult volunteers to establish the complex impact of the newly developed product. Conclusions drawn at the end of the trial were based on results of blood tests taken at diverse phases of the study. The positive physiological effects of consumption of the investigated products are underpinned by the fact that no significant elevations have been measured in terms of the blood glucose level and parameters featuring long-term blood sugar levels. Slight decrease of both LDL and HDL cholesterol levels were also experienced.
Influence of milk used for cheese making on microbiological aspects of Camembert-type cheese
Authors: György É. , Laslo É. , Onodi I.
Published: December 2021

Camembert-type cheeses are surface mould-ripened soft cheeses obtained with Penicillium camemberti. Soft cheeses are more frequently associa ted with foodborne disease outbreaks than hard and semi-hard cheeses. During our work, three Camembert-type cheeses were prepared on a pilot/small industrial scale. The first cheese was made from bulk milk and pasteurized at 74 °C for 15 seconds. The second and third cheese were prepared from one type of milk and were heat-treated at 72 °C for 60 seconds. The microbial contamination with Salmonella spp. and Staphylococcus aureus of the three Camembert-type cheeses was evaluated. The food-related stress survival of Salmonella spp. and S. aureus isolates originated from the cheese samples was assayed. The antibiotic suscep tibility of the bacterial isolates was determined by the disk diffusion method, using 12 and 16 different antibiotics respectively. Based on the results, the first cheese sample contained the highest number of Salmonella bacteria; S. aureus was detected only in the first sample. According to the results of antibiotic susceptibility of the Salmonella, isolates showed susceptibility to the majority of assayed antibiotics and resistance to trimethoprim, chloramphenicol, amikacin, and cefotaxime. The S. aureus isolates showed resistance to trimethoprim and displayed intermediate resistance to levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin.
Antioxidant capacity of blackcurrant (Ribes nigrumL.) leaves and buds
Authors: Orbán Cs. , Kis É. , Albert Cs. , Molnos É.
Published: December 2021

The antioxidant capacity is the combined free radical scavenging effect of all antioxidant compounds found in the studied system. There is a growing need for accurate, numerical determination of this capacity (for easier comparison), so there are many analytical procedures, methods, and measurement systems available to researchers. Neither one is able to model the totality of real, naturally occurring reactions; therefore, conclusions about the antioxidant power of the studied sample can be drawn only after using several methods. In this work, the total phenolic content (TPC) of blackcurrant leaves and buds was determined, and the antioxidant capacity was tested using the DPPH and FRAP assays. 80% methanol was the most effective in the extraction of phenolics followed by 80% ethanol, while for the antioxidant capacity the acetone (50%)/water/acetic acid (2%) mixture proved to be the best. Significant differences were observed between cultivars and sampling dates, but the pattern of variation during the harvest period was similar for all cultivars.