bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EVALUASI KEBIJAKAN STANDAR PELAYANAN MINIMAL DI PUSKESMAS NAGRAK KABUPATEN SUKABUMI
Authors: Putri Alda Adela , Mulyadi Andi , Sampurna Rizki Hegia
Published: October 2022

ABSTRACT
Minimum service standards (SPM) are provisions for public services to meet all citizens’ basic needs. Based on observations and interviews conducted with several informants in this study, it was stated that the implementation of health services at the Nagrak Health Center, Sukabumi Regency, had not achieved the fulfilment of targets by the provisions of the SPM, meaning that the Nagrak Health Center had not met the standards in its services. This study intends to evaluate the Minimum Service Standards policy at the Nagrak Health Center, Sukabumi Regency. The research method used by the researcher is qualitative. In the setting of the informants, the researcher used purposive sampling, which consisted of 9 informants. Data collection techniques in this study used observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis techniques that will be used in this research are data reduction, data presentation, conclusion drawing and verification. The results showed that the MSS policy was very appropriate by providing a good impact on the Nagrak Health Center, the community, and the relevant Government.
EVALUASI KETERBUKAAN INFORMASI PUBLIK PADA ERA DIGITAL MENURUT UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 14 TAHUN 2008 TENTANG KETERBUKAAN INFORMASI PUBLIK (STUDI PADA BADAN PUSAT STATISTIK KABUPATEN PANDEGLANG)
Authors: Muchsinin Muchsinin
Published: October 2022

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Pandeglang Regency is a Public Agency, one of which plays a role in providing information as a form of fulfilling the rights of citizens. One form of public service, BPS Pandeglang Regency provides facilities through a website to make it easier for the public to access the data and information needed, without having to come directly to BPS Pandeglang Regency. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the disclosure of information on public services at BPS Pandeglang Regency. The research method used is interview techniques and literature study. The results of the study indicate that the disclosure of information through the website has not been implemented optimally, which can be seen from the data and information presented is not always updated due to limited human resources and the availability of secondary data that depends on other public agencies. The conclusion is that the disclosure of public information through the website at the BPS Pandeglang Regency has not been implemented optimally so the rights of citizens to obtain up-to-date information on the demands of the digital era have not been fulfilled.
SIKAP DISKRIMINATIF TERHADAP PASIEN MISKIN DALAM PELAYANAN KESEHATAN
Authors: Andarista Lutfhia Putri
Published: October 2022

Pelayanan kepada pasien miskin yang diberikan secara berbeda masih sering terjadi. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendapatkan informasi tentang pelayanan kesehatan yang diberikan oleh rumah sakit kepada pasien miskin. Pelayanan kesehatan adalah suatu upaya yang diberikan oleh Puskesmas kepada masyarakat yang mencakup perencanaan, pelaksanaan, evaluasi, pencatatan, pelaporan dan dituangkan dalah suatu system. Kualitas pelayanan di rumah sakit merupakan salah satu faktor penting dalam pemenuhan hak masyarakat untuk kesehatan. Namun sampai kini masalah penyalahgunaan hak pasien dalam pelayanan kesehatan di rumah sakit makin berkembang terjadi tanpa dirasakan oleh pihak rumah sakit, apalagi pasien tidak mengungkapkan keluhan secara formal. Meskipun tidak dipermasalahkan, penyalahgunaan hak ini pada dasarnya merupakan masalah. Penyimpangan yang terjadi secara terus menerus akan merusak berbagai upaya baik yang telah diupayakan dan mempengaruhi pandangan positif masyarakat. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengetahuisikap diskriminatif apa saja yang dilakukan oleh rumah sakit kepada pasien miskin. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam artikel ini adalah literatur review. Sumber data pustaka didapatkan dari jurnal atau artikel yang diambil dari google scholar. Pasien miskin di rumah sakit umumnya memiliki tingkat kepuasan yang kurang memadai, antara lain pada pelayanan administrasi yang dinilai rumit, berbelit, kurang informasi, petugas yang kurang ramah, tidak diberikan resep obat generik, dan pelayanan yang memakan waktu cukup lama. Rumah sakit juga melakuakan perbedaan terhadap pemberian pelayanan atas dasar tingkat sosial ekonomi pasien. Pasien miskin akan mendapat pelayanan berbeda dibandingkan pasien yang membayar lebih.
Peran apoteker komunitas dalam peningkatan derajat Kesehatan indonesia
Authors: Wardana Irfan Arta
Published: October 2022

Peran apoteker di Indonesia sebagaimana halnya di dunia telah bergeser dari peran yang berorientasi produk menjadi peran yang berorientasi pasien. Apoteker komunitas sebagai kelompok apoteker dengan jumlah paling besar terhadap jumlah apoteker total, memegang peranan yang penting dan kritis dalam membantu masyarakat/pasien memperoleh outcome terapi yang optimal. Akan tetapi peran apoteker komunitas ini masih banyak dipertanyakan. Beberapa berita di media massa melaporkan bahwa peran apoteker komunitas masih sangat minim, jauh dari kondisi ideal. Melalui praktek profesi yang mengacu pada standar yang ada, apoteker komunitas dapat menjadi profesi kesehatan yang ikut berkonstribusi bagi peningkatan kesehatan masyarakat.
2.6Characterization of nanoparticles
Authors: khan Sharjeel
Published: October 2022

There are different techniques for the characterization of nanoparticles. These techniques are atomic force microscopy, particles size analysis, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission, electron microscopy Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Raman spectra (Salame, Pawade, & Bhanvase, 2018) . Characterization is the study of many facts like structure of nanoparticles, the material from which nanoparticles can be formed and many other properties (Chirayil, Abraham, Mishra, George, & Thomas, 2017). SEM and TEM are the essential techniques.SEM is depends upon electron scanning method (Saeed & Khan, 2016). TEM is depends on electron transmittance properties (Khlebtsov & Dykman, 2010). XRD is based on the structural properties (Khan et al., 2017)
Kualitas pelayanan kesehatan vaksin gratis bagi masyarakatyarakat
Authors: Fitria Henik Nur
Published: October 2022

Penyediaan vaksin merupakan bentuk dukungan dan kominmen untuk pelaksanaan dalam rangka mencapai kekebalan dan mengatasi pandemi. Mengingat tren penurunan angka penularan covid 19, pemerintah kini mengijinkan publik melepas masker. Namun program vaksinasi tetap dilanjutkan. Pemerintah terus berupaya melakukan berbagai penanganan terutama dengan vaksinasi. Upaya pencegahan penyebaran covid 19 sesuai standar pemerintah dan kementrian kesehatan yang diatur dalam pedoman pencegahan dan pengendalian infeksi yang harus diterapkan oleh semua pegawai dan pasien. Ada berbagai masalah yang dihadapi dalam penanganan vaksinasi covid 19, salah satunya adalah kemampuan fasilitas kesehatan memeberikan pelayanan yang diharapkan pasien. Pelayanan kesehatan yang berkualitas akan memunculkan kepuasan pasien dan profitabilitas fasilitas kesehatan itu sendiri.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan kualitas pelayanan pemberian vaksinansi dengan kepuasan masyarakat. Semakin baik kualitas pelayanan maka kepuasan pasien meningkat. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam artikel ini adalah titeratur review. Sumber data pustaka didapatkan dari jurnal atau artikel yang diambil dari google scholar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pelayanan tim medis terhadap pelaksanaan vaksinasi covid 19 pada era new normal dalam kesediaan melakukan vaksinasi covid 19.
Kepuasan konsumen
Authors: daud Nur amalia
Published: October 2022

Preferensi konsumen adalah suatu kondisi yang menggambarkan kesukaan atau pilihan seseorang terhadap suatu jenis produk dibanding dengan jenis produk lain yang terbentuk dari persepsi konsumen terhadap suatu produk.
flashr: An R package that creates flashcards
Authors: Stevens Jeffrey R
Published: October 2022

Flashcards can be an effective way to learn new material, including vocabulary, spoken languages, and computer programming languages. The `flashr` R package creates decks of flashcards from sets of terms and descriptions built around learning R. This package draws from a repository of decks based on existing books and resources. New decks are easy to build, and users can create new decks either for their own use or to contribute to the repository. Moreover, the decks do not have to be about R or even programming languages. Users can develop their own decks for whatever material they would like to learn.
Norm violations and punishments across human societies
Authors: Garfield Zachary H , Ringen Erik , Buckner William , Medupe Dithapelo , Wrangham Richard , Glowacki Luke
Published: October 2022

Punishments for norm violations are hypothesized to be a crucial component of the maintenance of cooperation in humans but are rarely studied from a comparative perspective. We investigated the degree to which punishment systems were correlated with socioecology and cultural history. We took data from the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample database and coded ethnographic documents from a sample of 131 largely nonindustrial societies. We recorded whether punishment for norm violations concerned adultery, religion, food, rape, or war cowardice and whether sanctions were reputational, physical, material, or execution. We used Bayesian phylogenetic regression modeling to test for culture-level covariation. We found little evidence of phylogenetic signals in evidence for punishment types, suggesting punishment systems change relatively quickly over cultural evolutionary history. We found evidence that reputational punishment was associated with egalitarianism and the absence of food storage; material punishment was associated with the presence of food storage; physical punishment was moderately associated with greater dependence on hunting; and execution punishment was moderately associated with social stratification. Taken together, our results suggest that the role and kind of punishment vary both by the severity of the norm violation, but also by the specific socio-economic system of the society.
North African dust absorbs less solar radiation than estimated by models and remote-sensing retrievals
Authors: Adebiyi Adeyemi , Huang Yue , Samset Bjørn , Kok Jasper
Published: October 2022

Desert dust accounts for a large fraction of shortwave radiation absorbed by aerosols, which adds to the climate warming produced by greenhouse gases. However, it remains uncertain exactly how much shortwave radiation dust absorbs. We leverage in-situ measurements of dust single-scattering albedo to constrain absorption at mid-visible wavelength by North African dust, which accounts for approximately half of the world's dust. We find that models overestimate North African dust absorption aerosol optical depth (AAOD) by up to a factor of two. This occurs primarily because models overestimate the dust imaginary refractive index, the effect of which is partially masked by an underestimation of large dust particles. Additionally, similar factors contribute to an overestimation of AAOD retrieved by the ground-based Aerosol Robotic Network over North Africa. We conclude that the overestimation of simulated and retrieved dust absorption suggests substantial biases in current estimates of dust impacts on the Earth system, including a warm bias in dust radiative effects.
Optimal Metacognitive Control of Memory Recall
Authors: Callaway Frederick
Published: October 2022

Most of us have experienced moments when we could not recall some piece of information, but felt that it was just out of reach. Research in metamemory has established that such judgments are often accurate; but what adaptive purpose do they serve? Here, we present an optimal model of how metacognitive monitoring (feeling of knowing) could dynamically inform metacognitive control of memory (the direction of retrieval efforts). In two experiments, we find that, consistent with the optimal model, people report having a stronger memory for targets they are likely to recall, and direct their search efforts accordingly, cutting off search when it is unlikely to succeed and prioritizing search for stronger memories. Our results suggest that metamemory is indeed adaptive, and motivate the development of process-level theories that account for the dynamic interplay between monitoring and control.
Exploring Multimodality with Online Peer-Facilitated Experiential Learning in Group Work Training
Authors: Ni Chung-Fan , Lin Chien-Chun , Dykeman Cass
Published: October 2022

We developed multimodality pedagogy with online peer-facilitated experiential learning that meets CACREP’s (2016) required competency. The multimodality attends to various representational and communicational modes to support students' use of multiple senses to connect cognitive processes in meaning-making. To determine the effectiveness of multimodality, we examined the student counselors’ self-rated group leadership skills competency before and after the group work training. The classic and Bayesian paired t-test results demonstrated significant increases with large effect sizes for general and technology-related group skill competency. This pedagogy provided students with an experiential opportunity and allowed for the modeling and observation of leadership skills.
Social anxiety and concordance in emotional responses across levels of evaluative threat
Authors: Toner Emma Rose , Larrazabal Maria A , Cai Lihua , Henry Teague R , MacCormack Jennifer , Boukhechba Mehdi , Barnes Laura , Teachman Bethany
Published: October 2022

Cognitive-behavioral theories of emotional disorders assert that emotional responding comprises concordant responses (e.g., co-occurring subjective distress and physiological arousal), but this is often not observed in practice. We investigated whether concordance would be greater when social threat is higher. A sample of 46 socially anxious participants engaged in experiences that varied based on degree of social interaction and evaluative threat. Affect, cognitions, behaviors, and physiological responses were assessed repeatedly. A network modeling approach was used to examine associations among emotion response components that are typically associated with trait social anxiety. After estimating contemporaneous partial-𝜏 networks for each experience, we estimated optimal modularity as a measure of community structure. Permutation testing was used to investigate hypotheses tied to concordance. Concordance was defined as a lack of community structure as measured by a non-significant modularity statistic, indicating a unidimensional anxiety response. Contrary to hypotheses, concordance was not observed in any of the experiences involving social-evaluative threat but was observed in the non-social control network. Additionally, no significant differences in concordance emerged when comparing explicit evaluation vs. non-explicit evaluation or social vs. non-social networks. Findings align with the literature suggesting that concordance is not a necessary or common feature of emotional episodes, and the findings challenge theoretical understandings of social anxiety. Future work examining individual differences in concordance and interactions among emotion response components across different timescales will be helpful, along with replication in larger, more diverse samples.
Switch to Web-based Surveys During Covid-19 Pandemic Left Out the Most Religious, Creating a False Impression of Rapid Religious Decline
Authors: Schnabel Landon , Bock Sean , Hout Mike
Published: October 2022

Religion appears to have taken a nosedive during the pandemic, including previously persistent forms of intense religion such as strong affiliation and biblical literalism. However, this apparent secularization is the result of mode effects. The gold standard General Social Survey switched to online rather than face-to-face interviews and the response rate plunged to 17%. Parallel analyses of GSS panel data demonstrate that this mode switch introduced substantial nonresponse bias. Illustratively, biblical literalism was almost 50% higher among those who declined to participate (36%) than those who participated in the online survey (25%). Rather than declining, intense religion persisted if not rose over time among those willing to participate in a push-to-web survey. The apparent decline was simply a result of disillusioned, distrusting, disinformed, disadvantaged, and disconnected people being much less likely to agree to participate in push-to-web surveys. Intense religion and other social phenomena are underrepresented and thereby underestimated in online surveys with substantial nonresponse, including those using population sampling methods. The trend in survey research toward these types of surveys could be expected to give a false impression of secularization and other social change going forward -- including making society look less disillusioned, distrusting, disinformed, disadvantaged, and disconnected than it is.
How to Lead Collaborative Governance for Climate Transformation: A Guide for City Leaders and Decision-makers
Authors: Vedeld Trond , Hofstad Hege
Published: October 2022

Based on extensive international research on city climate governance and co-creation, this policy briefing allows for a nuanced understanding of how contextual features provide distinct types of challenges and condition city leadership in situations of diverse actors and purposes. The complexity of the challenge requires design and employment of a mix of collaborative, regulative, and financial policy tools to pursue effective climate transformation. Such a hybrid form of governance enables cities to inspire and mobilize multiple actors, adapt infrastructures, and enhance their own space of manoeuvre across scales. The briefing suggests 10 essential lessons highlighting key policy tools that climate-ambitious cities may mix and draw upon. The findings build on a combination of (climate) governance and leadership theory and empirical examples from a variety of global cities, including the cities of Cape Town, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, and Oslo.
The Effect of Cooperative Learning on Academic Success Levels of 8th Grade Students in the Subject of Triangles
Authors: KIZILTOPRAK Mehmet , PESEN Cahit
Published: October 2022

This study aims to research the effect of cooperative learning on the academic success of 8th grade students in the subject of triangles in mathematics. The study, in which the Mixed Method was used, was carried out on a total of 84 students studying two classes of a secondary school affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in the spring semester of 2017-2018 academic year. The study includes an experiment group and a control group. During the period of the four-week application process, the lessons are introduced using the cooperative learning method in the experiment group and using the traditional learning method in the control group. “Mathematical Success Test” developed by the researchers is held for experiment and control groups as pre-test and post-test in order to collect data. Furthermore, an open-ended semi-structured interview form is used at the end of the process to collect the opinions of students on the cooperative learning method. The data were analysed using SPSS.24 statistics program. Statistical analyses such as dependent and independent t-test, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentages were used to analyse the data. The collected data were tested at a significance level of 0,05. As a result of the study, a significant difference was determined in favour of the experiment group in terms of the post-test success levels. At the end of the study, experiment group students stated that they found the cooperative learning method beneficial and it helped improve sharing, communication, responsibility, and feelings of belonging and confidence.
Challenges Encountered by School Principals and Teachers that Impede the Optimal Use of Instruction Time in South African Schools
Authors: DONGO Edmore , MAHLANGU Vimbi
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this article is to investigate the challenges encountered by school principals and teachers in South African schools in ensuring that instructional time is optimally used during contact time. Challenges that impede the optimal use of instruction time are extensively investigated as they are encountered daily by school principals and teachers. This article therefore sought to understand the impact of these challenges on the smoothing flowing and delivery knowledge during teaching and learning activities. In this article, data was collected through semi-structured interviews and document analysis. School principals and post level 1 teachers were individually interviewed with the intension to investigate and understand what challenges do they encounter during contact time in regard to the optimal use of instruction time. All interviews were then transcribed, coded and themes developed. School principals and teachers from township schools encounter similar challenges with their counterparts in former Model C schools. However, if all school principals work hand in gloves with teachers and other stakeholders, then a number of challenges encountered they encounter will be minimised resulting in improved learners’ academic performance. Some participating teachers could have some reservations to speak openly particularly if the challenges were as a result of some weaknesses pertaining to how their school principals manage instruction time. As subordinates, teachers could try to protect their school principals in fear of being victimised regardless of being assured of their names’ anonymity and confidentiality of the information shared. This article’s finding and recommendations thereof may be used by the school principals, teachers and the Department of Basic Education as source of information in identifying the timewasters that impedes the optimal use of instruction time and the strategies that can be employed in order to minimise or eradicate them. Based on this study, school principals and teachers can revisit the way they deal with such challenges with the aim to improve the effective use of instructional time. This article provides both theoretical and empirical contribution to the existing literature on the challenges encountered by school principals and teachers pertaining the optimal utilisation of instruction time. In addition, it also highlights some recommendations that give advice to school principals and teachers on how they can minimise or eradicate these challenges for the betterment of learners’ academic performance.
Great Patriotic War Veterans of the Earth Science Museum at Lomonosov Moscow State University and their Impact in Scientific and Pedagogical Life of Fatherland
Authors: Sabodina Evgeniya Petrovna
Published: October 2022

The article says about veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945, employees of the Earth Science Museum at Lomonosov Moscow State University. The work is based on documentary materials collected by the author. The historical significance of the peaceful labor of veterans after the end of the war, their contribution to science and education, the peculiarities of their methodology and the relevance of the thinking and life experience of veterans in our time are shown.
Analiz urovnia fizicheskoi podgotovlennosti detei doshkol'nogo vozrasta
Authors: Kostenko Elena Gennadevna , Sokolov Vladimir Lvovich
Published: October 2022

At the present time, the development of dexterity, the development of normative indicators that characterize the level of development of dexterity in preschoolers, remains an urgent problem. The paper analyzes the level of physical fitness of children aged 5–6 in the process of physical education using specially selected physical exercises and gives recommendations for the development of sets of exercises for the development of dexterity in preschool educational institutions.
Study of Student Engagement in Learning
Authors: Glotova Galina Anatolevna , Dorofeeva Olesia Vadimovna
Published: October 2022

The need to study academic engagement and its psychological components is due to the fact that some university students do not study in full force, do not master the necessary knowledge and competencies. The goal was to highlight the psychological components of student engagement in learning, as well as to study the connections between them and academic performance as an effective component of engagement. The methods used were “Emojis” (V.V. Gizhitsky), “Diagnostics of educational motivation of students” (N.Ts. Badmaeva), “Self-assessment of emotional and personal well-being” (G.A. Glotova, L.V. Karapetyan), pilot author's questionnaires “Inclusion in learning” and “Academic microdeviations”. Also, students gave information about the performance of past semesters and the course of study at present. The pilot study conducted by the online survey method involved 83 university students aged 16–26 years. Correlation analysis (according to Spearman) was used in the data processing. As a result of the study, multiple reliable correlations were obtained between psychological indicators of student engagement in learning, such as attitude to learning, motives of learning, inclusion in learning, emotional and personal well-being, behavior of students in classes in situations of fatigue or in the absence of interest in the studied material; it was revealed that the indicators of attitude to learning, inclusion in learning in seminar and practical classes, educational, cognitive and professional motives of learning, as well as “conditionally productive” academic microdeviation are significantly positively correlated with academic performance.
Development of Future Teacher’s Pedagogical Thinking: From Social Situation to Pedagogical
Authors: Petrova Galina Nikolaevna
Published: October 2022

The competence of a modern teacher is largely determined by the presence of a well-formed pedagogical thinking. The proposed chapter is devoted to the conditions of its development in the conditions of higher education. The ways of organizing the interaction of students are considered, in which the social situation is professionally problematized, the experience of self-determination is gained in solving the pedagogical situation.
THE METHOD OF CORIUM COOLING IN A CORE CATCHER OF A LIGHT-WATER NUCLEAR REACTOR
Authors:   National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan, Skakov М.K.
Published: October 2022

During the development of a severe accident at nuclearpower plantwith a core melting, corium is formed. One of the main barriers preventing outflow of corium into the environment is a melt localization device or a melt trap. The melt trap must accept and prevent the corium parameters from exceeding critical values, ensuring its retention in a controlled volume and cooling. For this reason, melt traps are subject to serious requirements regarding cooling methods to ensure effective containment of the melt in the core of a nuclear reactor. In the presented article, experimental studies of the interaction between corium and water, which was supplied to the surface of the corium in a melt trap for its cooling, were analyzed. As a result of the work, a number of significant problems associated with the low efficiency of this cooling method were identified, and possible ways to eliminate them were considered. A solution is proposed for optimizing the method of corium cooling in a melt trap, as well as for the scope of research on the possibility of implementing the proposed method in practice and analyzing its effectiveness using the VCG-135 test-bench and the Lava-B facility.
Taxation of the Agricultural Sector in the System of Ukraine’s Economic Policy Implementation and its Digitalization
Authors: Nesenenko Pavlo
Published: October 2022

Introduction. The agricultural sector is a strategically important segment for ensuring the country's national security. New challenges rightly require appropriate responses. All means of regulating the state agrarian sector, first of all, should be aimed at ensuring its successful development and effective functioning. The development of the agrarian sector of Ukraine requires the solution of institutional problems of agrarian production Studying literary sources indicates that state economic policy is implemented, primarily, through the mechanisms of tax policy, which has notes permanent changes in recent years.
Aim and tasks. The aim of this article is to research the taxation of the agricultural sector in the system of Ukraine’s economic policy implementation and its digitalization. A secondary aim would be to single out the advantages and disadvantages of the taxation system and to create recommendations on choosing a taxation system for subjects of the agrarian sector.
Results. The taxation of the agricultural sector in the system of Ukraine’s economic policy implementation and its digitalization are researched. Such stages of legal regulation of agricultural protection tax relations as formation (establishment), relative permanence, reformation, and post-reformation (post-reform stage) are defined. The agricultural protection tax measures in terms of VAT taxation during the period are performed. The advantages and disadvantages of the taxation systems of agricultural sector entities are singled out. Recommendations on choosing a taxation system for subjects in the agrarian sector are formed. The structure of the "Manager" module in the program "BAS AGRO. Accounting" is shown.
Conclusions. Each of the tax systems that can be used by subjects of the agrarian sector has its own advantages and disadvantages. It is necessary to take into account the conditions under which a specific enterprise operates. The performed analysis of the evolution of the tax legislation in terms of taxation of the agrarian sector indicates a reduction in agro-protective actions by the state. At the stages of formation (establishment) and relative permanence of legal regulation, the introduction and effective use of tax policy, in particular the fixed agricultural tax and the special VAT taxation regime, were observed. During the reform and post-reform stages, the agricultural protection measures outlined above, which were quite powerful and effective at the time, were significantly minimized. The actual adaptation of information technologies to the needs of agriculture is one of the best new technologies in the agricultural sector.
Management of the national economy as an element of the socio-economic space of the country
Authors: Kovalenko-Marchenkova Yevheniia
Published: October 2022

Introduction. The interest in the problem of public administration in the development of a country's national economy is increasing. Such questions are always in line with the interests of economic theory and business practice. Under the influence of factors, the national economy of Ukraine is transforming into a whole organism, which, under the influence of factors, loses some signs and acquires new ones.
Aim and tasks. The aim of the research is to develop the conceptual apparatus for managing the national economy as an element of social economic space of the country.
Results. The result of the study is the development of a conceptual apparatus for managing the national economy as an element of the socio-economic space of the country . First of all, the system of economic and social connections and relations between subjects of the national economy, related to the implementation of economic activity and the satisfaction of the social needs of the population, is functioning. Secondly, management of the national economy is carried out, which is related to the accumulation of resources (production, financial and investment, scientific and technical, informational, etc.) necessary for the uninterrupted implementation of various types of economic activity of subjects and the satisfaction of the social needs of society, as well as their effective distribution and use. Thirdly, the interests of all participants in the processes of functioning and development of the national economy as an open, complex socio-economic system intersect. Fourthly, certain features depending on the specific country (national features) are revealed. Finally, the economic and social components of the management orientation of the national economy and its separate elements are organically combined, which ensures their close interaction and complementarity.
Conclusions. The statement that the national economy is an element of the socio-economic space can be considered fully justified, given that the study of the national economy in terms of its belonging to the socio-economic space gives the most comprehensive and accurate idea of the reality, the presence of connections and relations inherent in the objects operating within it and allows for more effective management of the national economy.
«Поручкалися з інопланетянами»: нормалізація ірраціональної картини світу в підрадянській Україні часів «перебудови»
Authors: Стяжкіна Олена
Published: October 2022

Анотація. Метою цієї статті є дослідження процесу нормалізації ірраціонального в поведінці та способі мислення підрадянських українців наприкінці 1980-х років. Завдання статті – проаналізувати як і чому містичні «вчення» та квазінаукові ідеї розвивалися, поширювалися та знаходили підтримку серед підрадянських українців у період «перебудови». У центрі уваги нашого дослідження також проблема наслідків легітимізації ірраціонального світогляду для людини та українського суспільства в цілому. Джерельна база дослідження базується на значній кількості документів, до якої входять матеріали та довідки ЦК компартії України про настрої різних соціальних верств населення, методичні рекомендації з атеїстичної пропаганди, боротьби з «культами», «шкідливими вченнями» тощо. До неї також входять друковані матеріали, насамперед газети та журнали, як спеціального спрямовання, так  і розраховані на широку аудиторію читачів, а ще художні та документальні фільми, що містять інформацію про офіційну позицію держави щодо езотеричних, окультних та інших практик. Наукова новизна роботи полягає в тому, що масові ірраціональні практики розглядаються як частина суспільно-політичного процесу в підрадянській Україні. Висновки. Саме комуністична партія атеїстів через контрольовані нею ЗМІ узаконила світ ірраціонального. Висока довіра до державних ЗМІ  сприяла широкому поширенню «нових знань» магічного спрямування. Потяг до ірраціонального був наслідком як бідності, так і соціальних страхів. Ірраціональне стало способом самовираження поза межами соціалістичних цінностей і правил. Світ ірраціонального задав орієнтири для нового самовизначення пересічних людей. Разом з утилітарним перекладенням відповідальності за власне життя на ірраціональний світ такий підхід до самовизначення сприяв обґрунтуванню нової моделі поведінки, яка (як і в радянські часи) не передбачала участі в політичних і соціальних процесах.
Understanding the income profile of the elderly in Sri Lanka
Authors:   Department of Decision Sciences, University of Moratuwa, Shyama C. , De Silva Tiloka ,   Department of Decision Sciences, University of Moratuwa
Published: October 2022

While Sri Lanka’s experience of population ageing is closer to that of a developed country, the level of income at which this is happening is much lower. Therefore, ensuring the welfare of the elderly is and will be a challenge in the years to come. A solid understanding of old-age income support systems is, thus, vital for formulating effective policy responses.
Investigating various solution techniques for real-world vehicle routing problems
Authors:   Center for Supply Chain, Operations and Logistics Optimization, University of Moratuwa, Fernando, Madushan , Thibbotuwawa Amila ,   Center for Supply Chain, Operations and Logistics Optimization, University of Moratuwa, Perera Niles ,   Center for Supply Chain, Operations and Logistics Optimization, University of Moratuwa
Published: October 2022

Operations research (OR) is a field of study that employs analytical techniques to improve decision-making. The field of OR can help you make better decisions in a variety of fields, including manufacturing, transportation, project management, supply chain management, etc. Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) is a well-studied application within the field of OR. The primary goals of the vehicle routing problem are to find the optimal route plan to minimize distribution costs and travel times while maximizing customer satisfaction and fleet capacity utilization [1] (Figure 1). Researchers have used VRP in a variety of fascinating applications, including green vehicle routing, electric vehicle routing, unmanned aerial vehicle routing
Folktales as a creative lab : a participatory design-based digital storytelling model to develop creative potential
Authors:   Department of Integrated Design, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, Senevirathne M. , Rodrigo Buddhika ,   Department of Integrated Design, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Published: October 2022

reativity is our ability to look at a problem and come up with an ideal solution. It has nothing to do with the subject, the job or what we learn. In the Sri Lankan education systems creativity is nurtured but not at a suitable level. It is more suitable to mention in that way rather than mentioning creativity is not fully nurtured. Creativity should be accessible to all, since everyone is creative. It is full of optimism, hope and the joy of changing things by making the truth come true. With the arrival of digital technology, children have ever-increasing opportunities for knowledge gathering and study. It encourages students to open up their creative abilities to share and build continuous relationships through their creativity. Therefore, students actively partici-pate in the process by taking responsibilities, working with the organisation, and experimenting and developing unique proposals for solutions. This project adopts the participatory design approach which is a design methodology in which the potential users of a design participate as co-creators in the design process, as a framework to develop a digital storytelling model and reflect how students express their creativity. In this process, students’ thoughts are interpreted using active participatory approaches such as illustration, photography, audio recording, writing, and drawing. This process involves creating a story based on students’ creative abilities and forcing students to act and make decisions to solve their creative problems. Participants use participatory approaches to analyse and synthesise stories through creative abilities.
Retail demand forecasting using light gradient boosting machine framework
Authors:   Center for Supply Chain, Operations and Logistics Optimization, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, Hewage Chamara , Perera Niles ,   Center for Supply Chain, Operations and Logistics Optimization, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Published: October 2022

Preparing product-level demand forecasts is crucial to the retail industry. Importantly, reliable in-ventory and replenishment decisions for retail products depend on accurate demand forecasts. This allows retailers to enable better pricing and timely promotion plans while leading to huge cost reductions [1]. Often, retail promotions create demand irregularities for products. Customers may change their buying behavior by purchasing more products for future consumption (stockpiling), thereby increasing sales in the promotional period. Then, for a brief time, sales may fall below normal levels before gradually returning to normal levels. The period with a dip in demand is known as the post-promotional period [2]. Thus, a retail promotion has three distinct periods: (1) normal, (2) promotional, and (3) post-promotional, each with its own set of demand fluctuations
Bolgoda chat : the first vice chancellor
Authors: Karunathilake Hirushie , Witharana Sanjeeva
Published: October 2022

A technical collage was being transformed to a university. This is the story of an academic who led the institution in its early years.
Malignant transformation of a cerebral dermoid cyst into a squamous cell carcinoma with malignant intraperitoneal spreading along a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: illustrative case
Authors: Nickl Robert C. , Nickl Vera , Schindehütte Magnus , Monoranu Camelia-Maria , Ernestus Ralf-Ingo , Löhr Mario
Published: October 2022

BACKGROUND

Malignant progression of intracranial dermoid cysts into squamous cell carcinoma is extremely rare with only three reports published so far. Intracranial dermoid cysts are uncommon benign tumors lined by stratified squamous epithelium of embryonic ectodermal origin.

OBSERVATIONS

Here, the authors present the case of a 64-year-old female with a recurrent temporal dermoid cyst. After surgery for the recurrent dermoid cyst, once in the early 1990s and another 16 years later, the patient presented with headache and nausea due to hydrocephalus. After implantation of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, she deteriorated rapidly and died only 60 days after admission. Autopsy revealed malignant transformation of the epithelial lining of the dermoid cyst into a squamous cell carcinoma resulting in neoplastic meningiosis and intraperitoneal tumor spread along a previously implanted ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

LESSONS

Malignant transformation should be considered in patients with dermoid cyst who show new leptomeningeal contrast enhancement. In the case of hydrocephalus, alternatives to peritoneal shunting should be considered.
FORMATION OF PHENOTYPICAL FEATURES OF BULLS OF IMPORTED MEAT BREEDS OF DIFFERENT ECOLOGICAL AND GENETIC ORIGIN IN THE STEPPE OF UKRAINE
Authors: Kozyr V. S.
Published: October 2022

To studied the meat productivity of bulls of Men-Anjou, Kian and Santa Gertrude breeds in the Experimental Farm “Polyvanivka” of SЕ Institute of Grain Crops of NAAS. Growing condition, keeping technology, level of feeding were the same. Up to 18 months, animals were kept loose, and later – on a leash. The diet was balanced according to the norm of A-UIL traditional forages for Steppe zone. Animals were slaughtered at 18, 24 and 30 months of age by 5 bulls from each group. The studies used zootechnical, biological, analytical, biochemical, morphological, biometric methods.
It is proved that in order to make more efficient use of livestock and obtain high-quality competitive beef to improve the supply of meat to the population, it is advisable to grow bulls up to 2.5 years of age. At the same time, clinical indicators and indicators of animals’ blood biochemistry were normal. In terms of growth energy and feed conversion at all ages, Men-Anjou dominates, bulls reach a weight of 600 kg (or more) earlier than other peers due to the massiveness and habitus of their body, they have a greater mass of carcasses, internal fat, offal and skin, resulting in higher slaughter yield. The differences in the coefficient of meat, chemical composition of beef, and its culinary and taste qualities are insignificant. Under the conditions of the Ukrainian steppe, bulls of Men-Anjou, Kian and Santa Gertruda breeds showed productive and slaughter qualities characteristic of their genotypes during the formation of phenotypic traits. Imported breeds can be a source of genetic diversity in the development of beef cattle breeding in Ukraine.
The beef of all studied bulls’ breeds meets is in a widely commercial demand. These breed of bulls steady pass on their positive traits to offspring, which can be used in the formation of Beef Cattle Breeding in Ukraine. Raising animals of the Men-Anjou, Kian and Santa Gertrude breeds up to 2.5 years of age will increase the production of high-quality beef in order to improve the supply of meat to the population and strengthen the country's food security.
Filtration studies on cores and sand packed tubes from the Urengoy field for determining the efficiency of simultaneous water and gas injection on formation when extracting condensate from low-pressure reservoirs and oil from oil rims
Authors: Drozdov Nikolay
Published: October 2022

Oil rims as well as gas condensate reservoirs of Russia's largest Urengoy field are developed by depletion drive without formation pressure maintenance, which has led to serious complications in production of oil, gas and condensate. In addition, field development by depletion drive results in low values of oil and condensate recovery. These problems are also relevant for other oil and gas condensate fields. One of the possible solutions is simultaneous water and gas injection. Rational values of gas content in the mixture for affecting gas condensate fields and oil rims of oil and gas condensate fields should be selected using the data of filtration studies on core models. The article presents the results of filtration experiments on displacement of condensate and oil by water, gas and water-gas mixtures when simulating the conditions of the Urengoy field. Simultaneous water and gas injection showed good results in the experiments on displacement of condensate, residual gas and oil. It has been ascertained that water-gas mixtures with low gas content (10-20 %) have a better oil-displacement ability (9.5-13.5 % higher) than water. An experiment using a composite linear reservoir model from cemented core material, as regards the main characteristics of oil displacement, gave the same results as filtration experiments with sand packed tubes and demonstrated a high efficiency of simultaneous water and gas injection as a method of increasing oil recovery at oil and gas condensate fields.
BALIKA: Empowering girls to delay child marriage in Bangladesh
Authors: Amin Sajeda
Published: October 2022

The BALIKA project evaluated whether three skills-building approaches to empower girls can effectively delay the age at marriage among girls aged 12–18 in parts of Bangladesh where child marriage rates are at their highest. BALIKA results show that programs that educate girls, build their skills for modern livelihoods and engage their communities can delay child marriage and produce better health, educational and social outcomes for girls. This brief summarizes the project's endline results.
BALIKA study design
Authors: Amin Sajeda
Published: October 2022

The BALIKA project evaluated whether three skills-building approaches to empower girls can effectively delay the age at marriage among girls aged 12–18 in parts of Bangladesh where child marriage rates are at their highest. BALIKA results show that programs that educate girls, build their skills for modern livelihoods and engage their communities can delay child marriage and produce better health, educational and social outcomes for girls.
Exploring the association between female genital mutilation/cutting and fistula
Authors:   Evidence to End FGM/C Programme Consortium
Published: October 2022

Policymakers and advocates often cite fistula—a hole between the vagina and rectum or bladder that leaves a woman leaking urine or excrement or both—among the many adverse health conditions thought to be related to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). But high-quality research supporting a connection between the two conditions is limited. Health workers, program managers, and health advocates need a clear understanding of the evidence linking FGM/C and fistula and more accurate information on the dynamics between them. To fill this gap, the Evidence to End FGM/C program examined the association between FGM/C and fistula. This brief highlights the program’s findings on the relationship between the two conditions, focusing on what we know and what we still need to investigate.