bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccination Websites Using DISCERN and Quality Evaluation Scoring (QUEST) Tools
Authors: Gajanan Prabhune Akash , Aishwarya Mallavaram , Sachin Bhat , Samridhi Pandey , Ashitha Reddy , Sri Hari Vinay
Published: August 2022

Background: The objective of this paper was to evaluate the COVID-19 vaccine registration website across UN-recognized member states for their portal quality, reliability, Ease Use and help to the general population in informed decision making.Methods: 12 UN member states (Countries) were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria mentioned in the methodology section of this paper. PPS technique was used for sampling and selection of 12 countries from 193 UN member states. Post selection of UN member states the study used 2 step evaluation techniques, Step 1 The DISCERN checklist consists of 16 questions in three sections and is aimed to assess the reliability of information and quality of information; Step 2 The QUEST tool consists of 6 items with a subitem, Authorship, Attribution, Conflict of Interest, Complementarity, Currency, Tone. The authors developed a standard set of instructions for evaluating Vaccination Portals to bring uniformity in understanding and context setting.Results: DISCERN tool overall reliability score on the Likert scale of 0 to 5 was 4 (SD ± 1.28). On Quality of information regarding treatment choices, the average score was 3.4 (SD ± 1.67). The QUEST tool on ease of use, concision, and comprehensiveness demonstrated an average score of 18.1 (SD ± 8.3) out of 28.The vaccine registration portal of the Czech Republic was found to be most informative and was able to provide a piece of scientifically valid information on safety, efficacy, long-term short effects, choice of vaccine with attributable authors details. India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, South Africa scored relatively low to missing critical information on the website. The United Arab Emirates, Republic of South Korea, Indonesia, Australia, and Argentina had minor elements missing.Conclusions: COVID-19 vaccination portals vary in the quality of information, and many were found unable to provide critical information for decision making on getting vaccinated.
Influence of Cloud Computing Adaption on Organization Performance: A Case Study of Selected Commercial Banks in Ilala Municipality
Authors: Brown Sarah Jackson
Published: August 2022

This study focuses on the influence of cloud computing adaption on organization performance with particular reference to selected Commercial Banks in Ilala Municipality. Specifically, the study aimed to assess how cloud computing increases efficiency of bank operations, to examine the effectiveness of cloud computing on enhancing customer satisfaction and to identify the challenges and opportunities encountering Commercial Banks in adopting and using cloud computing services. A sample of 70 respondents was drawn from the study population using simple random and purposive sampling techniques. Research questionnaire was applied in data collection and the collected data were analyzed using quantitative research techniques. Frequencies and percentages were computed to establish descriptive information of the collected data. Multiple regression statistical analysis with the help of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was employed to analyse the collected data. Results revealed that cloud computing is easy to use in banking operations, it shows that cloud computing in banks is accurate in data processing whereby to improve efficiency cloud technology can bring together multiple data and operational systems and increase efficiency in bank operations. Basing on the findings the study recommends that cloud computing service providers solve the issues that hamper the adoption of cloud computing. The government should create policies on cloud computing to be taught from schools so that people become aware of cloud computing. Seminars and events should be organized so that different kinds of individuals can be educated and informed about different ideas concerning cloud computing adaptation. The study recommends for further studies that cloud computing is a rapidly emerging technology in many companies. It would be interesting to concentrate on other industries that may have a greater demand for information management and so need the usage of cloud computing.
Этапы языковой политики в Монгольской Народной Республике
Authors:   Institute for Asian and African Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University (11/1, Mokhovaya St., 125009 Moscow, Russian Federation), Bikmaeva Karina I.
Published: August 2022

Introduction. The 20th century reform of Mongolian writing shaped the basis for wide transformations in the country’s culture, science, and education. It is noteworthy that the language policy in the Mongolian People’s Republic was not only reduced to the Cyrillic reform of 1941. Goals. The article attempts a variety of insights into multiple directions of language policy in the Mongolian Peo\ple’s Republic. The work distinguishes four main stages of the latter’s implementation, and also compares those to similar processes in the USSR. Materials and methods. The paper analyzes Russian and Mongolian language sources, primarily laws and regulations of the USSR and the Mongolian People’s Republic, special attention be paid to works titled ‘The Revolution and Writing’ and ‘Public Education, Culture, Arts, and Science [in the MPR]: Systematically Collected Decrees and Laws’. Results. It reveals the MPR’s language policy was being implemented in strict compliance with similar processes in the Soviets. And it was largely the language policy that served a key to the successful abolition of illiteracy nationwide, modernization of Mongolian society, and spread of Soviet and European cultures. However, certain aspects and consequences of the language policy — primarily the intensified ‘Russification’ — would give rise to rejection and criticism among the Mongolian intelligentsia. Conclusions. Subsequently, this very reaction led to a dramatic rethink of the language policy in the 1990s, which attests to the significance of analyzing the MPR’s policy in this realm for better understanding of the situation in contemporary Mongolia.
Исчезающая история «13 лет и 13 дней»: проблемы поиска и сохранения архивных материалов о калмыках на спецпоселении в Сибири. Часть 2
Authors:   Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin St., 358000 Elista, Russian Federation), Kukanova Viktoria V. , Ochirov Utash B.
Published: August 2022

Introduction. The article publishes a report delivered at the Thirteenth Congress of Orientalists and deals with problems of searching materials on repressed Kalmyks and their 1944–1957 life in Siberia with additional emphasis be laid on their preservation and duplication for specialists in Kalmyk studies. Materials and methods. The study employs a wide range of research methods, both common scientific (analysis, synthesis, etc.) and special historical ones (historical genetics, historical systemic methods, etc.). The comparative historical methods proves instrumental in identifying actual storage and access conditions at archives across different regions, agencies, and authorities. Results. The paper covers the Siberian period of the repressed Kalmyk people’s life between 28 December 1943 and 9 January 1957. The ‘thirteen years and thirteen days’ witnessed tremendous hardships and miseries experienced and survived by two thirds of the population only. Part 1 of the article has reviewed Kalmyk Deportation proper, its geography, living conditions, and demographic losses among exiled settlers. Part 2 evaluates federal and regional Siberian archives as sources on the history of Kalmyk Deportation. The initial analysis shows those contain vastest materials relating to the issue under consideration. However, since Kalmyk exiled settlers were scattered across several regions quite a share of archival documents are essentially sketchy, difficult or even impossible to access. Specialists have explored materials housed by federal depositories but the regional and municipal ones — as well as key archives of Siberia — still remain a terra incognita, especially those of particular agencies and institutions. Meanwhile, the situation tends to get aggravated for some categories of archival files to have reached the retention period of 75 years may be considered valueless and disposed of, i.e. lost to any further research. The paper concludes it is urgent to mobilize quite a number of research associates to search for materials dealing with the topic in archival depositories nationwide, primarily regional ones.
Развитие архивного дела Калмыкии (1990 – начало 2000-х гг.)
Authors:   Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin St., 358000 Elista, Russian Federation), Mandzhikova Larisa B.
Published: August 2022

Introduction. The article examines activities of Kalmykia’s archival institutions between the 1990s and early 2000s, i.e. the period to have witnessed a nationwide redistribution of authority, strengthened self-sufficiency of regions, and increased sociopolitical role of Russia’s state archival service. Goals. The paper aims to investigate impacts of the administrative and archival reforms on the development of archival affairs in Kalmykia, consider problems of security of archives and archival documents, IT-related challenges. Materials and methods. The work analyzes documents from the National Archive of Kalmykia for historical perspectives on archival construction in the republic and introduces some newly discovered documents that characterize the examined period into scientific circulation. The work employs an integrated approach to the study of documents and materials. Results. The work shows that the period under consideration is characterized by cardinal changes in Kalmykia’s archival construction and activities of archival institutions under new conditions.
Об одном бурятском этнониме в якутской среде: *mököröön > mögürüön ~ möŋürüön ‘Мегюрен’
Authors:   Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of the RAS (6, Sakhyanova St., 670047 Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation), Nanzatov Bair Z. , Tishin Vladimir V.
Published: August 2022

Introduction. The article examines the onym Megüren (Yak. Möŋürüön < Mögürüön) used as a name of several administrative units in the territory of Yakutia, mainly those included in Meginsky (Yak. Mäŋä) District. The available 17th-century written sources — i.e. earliest Russian-language documents on Yakuts — mention no such onym. And it was E. Pekarsky who already pointed out that the Yakut word mögürüön ‘round-thick’ could be a Mongolic borrowing and, in particular, tended to trace parallels in the Buryat language. Subsequent researchers paid no attention to both the word and the corresponding ethnonym. Goals. The paper aims to analyze origins of the word the ethnic name stems from. Materials and methods. In the absence of early historical accounts, the work explores linguistic sources to investigate phonetic appearances of the Yakut onym in question and comparable data in other languages, primarily Mongolic ones. The latter include not only vocabularies but also materials dealing with personal onomastics. Some folklore elements also prove instrumental in settling the issue. Conclusions. The analysis of phonetic properties inherent to the Yakut ethnonym möŋürüön — in comparison with different forms of the word in Buryat dialects — makes it possible to conclude that it penetrated the Yakut discourse precisely from a language essentially close to western Buryat dialects characterized by the use of /ö/ in the first syllable (/ü/ in standard Buryat) and vowel labialization in non-first syllables. Other features outline the upper chronological limit of the word’s arrival in Yakut to the late 17th century since the observed properties are as follows: /g/ > /ŋ/ assimilation; presence of a long vowel in -VgV- complex, and the intervocalic /g/ from the Mongolic /k/ not yet transformed into the Buryat /χ/
Семантика образа лебедя в космогонических представлениях бурят
Authors:   East-Siberian State Institute of Culture (1, Tereshkova St., 670031 Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation), Dashieva Nadezhda B.
Published: August 2022

Introduction. In mythological worldviews of Buryats and quite a number of other Turko-Mongols, swan acts as a totem on the female part of the ethnic community. The article examines the image of swan in Buryat cosmogonic folkways. The semantic approach to the study of functions attributed to Swan Maiden in mythological worldviews of Buryats and some other Turko-Mongols of Siberia and Central Asia, and historical cultures of the region makes the work topical enough. Goals. The study aims to delineate cosmogonic and cosmological ideas in the plot of the genealogical myth of Khori Buryats, and seasonal holidays resulting from by the former. Materials and methods. The paper primarily explores writings by M. Khangalov, G. Rumyantsev, A. Okladnikov, and D. Raevsky. The main research methods used are the cultural/semantic, comparative, and historical/comparative ones (the latter instrumental in analyzing structural units of the myth that make it possible to reveal its links with Scythian cosmology and Indo-Iranian mythology). The chronological framework of the study covers the late 19th to early 29th century. Results. In the myth, changes in anthropomorphic and ornithomorphic appearances of swan maiden serve to model spatial and temporal parameters of the world. Three stages in the development of time correlate with the three stages of Swan Maiden’s life and attest to that mythological worldviews of the community contained no ‘death of time’ concept. The point of ‘disappearance’ of time simultaneously acted as a new beginning to be secured through the milk sprinkling ritual performed by women during seasonal arrivals and reverse migrations of birds. The historical and cultural essentials of the mythologemes ‘marriage’ (autumn rites) and ‘birth’ (spring ones) manifested in Bronze Age petroglyphs of the Baikal bays (Sagan-Zaba, Aya) and the Chuluut River in Mongolia illustrate a process of transforming the Scythian cosmogonic plot into that of a genealogical myth. Conclusions. The image of swan in mythological worldviews of Buryats and a wide range of Turko-Mongols serves a personification of the cosmological classifier.
Еще раз о кара-китаях в домонгольских мусульманских источниках на примере анонимного персидского сочинения 1133 г.
Authors:   Institute of Oriental Studies of the RAS (12, Rozhdestvenka St., 107031 Moscow, Russian Federation), Timokhin Dmitry M.
Published: August 2022

Introduction. The article deals with the concept ‘Kara Khitai’ in Muslim historical writings. In particular, the paper examines a relatively well-known anonymous Persian-language text of 1133 containing valuable messages on the Kara Khitai invasion of East Turkestan. Goals. The study aims to analyze information about the Kara Khitai from the specified text and correlate the data with those traced in other 12th–13th century Muslim historical compositions. Materials and methods. The work considers a wide range of Muslim historical texts of both the pre-Mongol period and that of the Mongol invasion proper comprising data on the mentioned issues. And again, the anonymous Persian text of 1133 is integral to the collection of letters and documents first partially published by V. V. Bartold with the title ‘Insha’. This text narrates, in particular, that after the victorious campaign of Khwarazmshah Atsiz deep into Turkestan the latter would send fath-namehs — to receive a response from the ruler of Kashgar who was announcing his own victory over the ‘infidels’ led by a nameless leader referred to none other than ‘the One-Eyed’. A comparison of this message to later ones in Ibn al-Athir’s Al-Kāmil fī al-tārīkh  (The Complete History) results in a convincing conclusion there is a connection between the two texts. As for the victory of Kashgar’s ruler over the Kara Khitai, that was rather a local success since those invaders were not only able to eventually conquer the region but also extended their power to the adjacent lands. Conclusions. A comparative analysis of the anonymous work included in the Insha collection and Ibn al-Athir’s text may suggest a preliminary implication the Arab historian had been familiar with the former narrative and, apparently, that was where he borrowed the image of ‘the One-Eyed’ ruler of the Kara Khitai. No other 12th century Muslim texts (synchronous with the Insha) mention the latter, nor historical works from the first quarter of the 13th century — which Ibn al-Athir could have turned to — contain anything of the kind.
Печать Дайчин Шаса-Бюджа-хана
Authors:   Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin St., 358000 Elista, Russian Federation), Mitruev Bembya L.
Published: August 2022

Introduction. The seal of Daichin Shasa-Byuja Khan holds a special place among those once owned by Kalmyk rulers and landlords. The seal was granted to the Kalmyk Khan Tseren-Donduk by the 7th Dalai Lama. It is uniquely distinguished by that this is the only royal seal to bear the title of its owner. Goals. The article aims to introduce sigillographic data from the seal of Tseren-Donduk into scientific circulation, reveal the meaning of the title ‘Daichin Shasa-Byuja Khan’, and propose a hypothesis of its origin. Materials and methods. The study analyzes letters of Tseren-Donduk to Saratov Voivode V. P. Beklemishev and Astrakhan Governor I. P. Izmailov stored at the National Archive of Kalmykia. The employed research methods are the comparative historical one and that of literary investigation. Results. The work introduces a translation of this title supplemented with a hypothesis of its origin. The former is exemplified by another monument of Tibetan sphragistics which has a legend in Sanskrit written in the ʼPhags-pa script . The paper clarifies the meaning of the title ‘Daichin Shasa-Byuja Khan’, articulates the legend on Tseren-Donduk’s seal, gives an example of a similar Tibetan seal, and also delivers a hypothesis on origins of the title.
Исследование технологии осаждения пленок нитрида кремния для применения в фотонных интегральных схемах
Authors: Никитин А.А. , Воропаев К.О. , Ершов А.А. , Рябцев И.А. , Кондрашов А.В. , Парфенов М.В. , Семенов А.А. , Шамрай А.В. , Теруков Е.И. , Петров А.В. , Устинов А.Б.
Published: August 2022

Статья посвящена технологии изготовления оптических микроволноводов из нитрида кремния. Для изготовления волноведущих структур использовались кремниевые подложки с подслоем оксида кремния. На поверхности оксида кремния наносились пленки нитрида кремния методами плазмохимического газофазного осаждения и газофазного осаждения при пониженном давлении. Толщины пленок нитрида кремния изменялась в пределах от 710 до 730 нм в зависимости от технологии газофазного осаждения. Для создания волноведущих структур использовалась фотолитография и плазмохимическое травление. Ширина волноведущих структур варьировалась от 1 до 5 мкм с шагом 500 нм. На поверхности структур осаждался покрывной слой оксида кремния. В работе проведено исследование потерь на длине волны 1,55 мкм в волноведущих структурах, изготовленных обоими методами газофазного осаждения. Приведено сравнение методов осаждения, в результате чего показано, что разработанный метод плазмохимического газофазного осаждения обеспечивает существенное уменьшение потерь в структурах по сравнению с методом газофазного осаждения при пониженном давлении.
Representações sociais a respeito da velhice LGBT sob a ótica de mulheres lésbicas brasileiras
Authors: da Silva Fonseca Luciana Kelly , Fernandes de Araújo Ludgleydson , Aguiar Trévia Salgado Ana Gabriela , Veras Gomes Hiago , Alves de Jesus Lorena , da Silva Alves Mateus Egilson
Published: August 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: Uma das grandes incitações atuais é pensar sobre o envelhecimento da população LGBT, essa crescente diz respeito ao crescimento da esperança de vida desde o século passado, sendo este fenômeno apontado como resultado do progresso social mundial. OBJETIVO: O presente artigo buscou analisar as representações sociais da velhice LGBT sob a ótica de mulheres lésbicas brasileiras. MÉTODO: Participaram 105 mulheres lésbicas, com idades entre 18 e 49 anos (M= 23,7; DP= 5). Utilizou-se como instrumentos para captura dos dados a entrevista semiestruturada, TALP e questionários sociodemográficos para caracterização da amostra. No que diz respeito ao tratamento da análise dos dados foi empregado o software IRAMUTEC e IBM SPSS v.23. RESULTADOS: Apreendeu-se apartir dos dados obtidos três tipos de percepções máximas nesta pesquisa, que são: a visão de uma sociedade preconceituosa para com a comunidade LGBT, onde questões como medo e incerteza são presentes, devido a forma como a sociedade lida com pessoas diferentes da heteronormativa. A naturalização da velhice LGBT, onde as participantes ressaltam que não deve existir distinção entre as velhices, sendo ela hétero ou homossexual, que ambas são inerentes a vida e assim devem ser encaradas e por fim, a falta de conhecimento ou contato com algum idoso LGBT, onde as próprias entrevistadas apontam como deficiência na própria comunidade, visto que, nem entre si eles encontram tais informações sobre o assunto. CONCLUSÃO: Então, pode-se afirmar que, a reunião de dados desta pesquisa oportuniza ter uma aquisição das representações sociais de mulheres lésbicas brasileiras a respeito da velhice LGBT. Assim, este estudo possibilitou que as pessoas entrevistadas pudessem refletir sobre como essas pessoas enxergam seu futuro, como elas se sentem diante de uma sociedade preconceituosa e sobre como cada vez mais é emergente estudar e propagar informações sobre a velhice LGBT, se fazendo útil para propagação e discussão do mesmo.
The SARS-CoV-2 Variants and their Impacts
Authors: Shukri Amir Muhaimin Akmal , Wang Seok Mui , Chia Suet Lin , Nawi Siti Farah Alwani Mohd
Published: August 2022

Since the first detection of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus remains a public health concern. Several public health measures have been implemented in an effort to curb the infections. However, the effectiveness of these strategies was threatened with the emergence of numerous SARS-CoV-2 variants in all parts of the globe, due to the persistent mutations as part of the viral evolution. Mutations that usually occur in its spike glycoprotein, allow SARS-CoV-2 to possess advantageous characteristics for its survivability and persistence. This has led to poor performance of diagnostic kits which have caused non-specific and insensitive detection of these variants, resulting in undetermined infection. The variants also have caused the increased severity of COVID-19, involving hospitalisation rates, ICU admissions, and deaths. Many have reported the vaccine-breakthrough infections and reduced effectiveness of vaccination, which is supposed to provide an effective degree of protection against COVID-19 infections. Due to these issues, this review summarises the impacts related to SARS-CoV-2 variants emergence towards the performance of diagnostic kits, transmissibility of the virus, severity of disease, and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.
Trading View API and Prediction Using Deep Learning
Authors: Yuvaraj K , Sreerambabu Dr. J. , Kalidasan S
Published: August 2022

Abstract: Stock market may be a market that permits seamless exchange of shopping for and commercialism of company stocks. each stock market has their own index price. Index is that the average price that's calculated by combining many stocks. Everyday billions of bucks ar listed on the exchange, ANd behind every greenback is an capitalist hoping to profit in a method or another. Entire corporations rise and fall daily supported the behaviour of the market. ought to AN capitalist be able to accurately predict market movements, it offers a tantalizing guarantees of wealth and influence.This helps in representing the complete securities market and predicting the market’s movement over time. The Equity market will have a profound impact on folks and also the country’s economy as an entire. Therefore, predicting the stock trends in an efficient manner will minimize the danger of investment and maximize profit.In our paper, we tend to ar victimisation the statistic prognostication methodology for predicting and visualizing the predictions. Our focus for prediction are going to be supported the technical analysis victimisation historic knowledge and ARIMA Model. Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model has been used extensively within the field of finance and economic science because it is understood to be sturdy, economical and contains a robust potential for short share prediction
Analysis of Business Continuity Plan in Banking Sector
Authors: Roy Alekhya
Published: August 2022

Abstract: Organizations frequently misjudge the significance of a business continuity plan. Nobody at any point sees its importance - until disaster strikes. By then, at that point, it's past the point of no return. Any unplanned interference of typical business processes can create gigantic obstacles and exorbitant difficulties. Operations endure. Income might experience much more. Unplanned interferences take many structures. It tends to be something as basic as a blackout. It may very well be a significant tropical storm. At last, a disaster can be whatever disturbs ordinary business operations. No matter what the reason, unplanned means startling. With a business continuity plan set up, you position yourself to limit the effect and damage of a surprising occasion. A business continuity plan enables an association to keep up with fundamental processes previously, during, and after a disaster. Business continuity varies from disaster recovery in its comprehensive way to deal with the business. In this paper, we have reviewed the business continuity planning implemented in banking sector along with a comparative analysis of major Indian Banks has been implemented and studiedbased on risk and impact analysis.
Diskresi dan Negara Hukum: Mewujudkan Hukum Berkeadilan Masyarakat
Authors: Murdan Murdan , Mustaqilla Safira
Published: August 2022

Abstract: This study analyzes the discretionary policy in the civil law system prevailing in Indonesia. In a state law system, implementing laws and regulations are often faced with not applying the rule of law and even legal decisions occur. The result of the failure that occurred in realizing government programs aimed at the welfare of the community. On the one hand, state officials, state employees, and state officials are not allowed to act differently from the legal rules that have been passed by the state. But on the other hand, the desire to uphold justice and the welfare of the people sometimes clashes with the rules, procedures, and legal provisions that already exist legally. the advantages of the positive and negative sides of the Civil Law-based legal system, countries that adhere to the Civil Law system then introduce the concept of discretion. This study uses a normative-juridical method. The results of the analysis of literature data show that through discretionary policies, governments, state officials, and state administrators can guarantee people's welfare, justice, and truth.Abstrak: Studi ini menganalisis kebijakan diskresi dalam sistem hukum sipil yang berlaku di Indonesia. Dalam sistem negara hukum, pelaksana peraturan perundang-undangan sering dihadapkan pada tidak tegasnya aturan hukum dan bahkan terjadi kekosongan hukum. Akibatnya terjadi kesulitan dalam merealisasikan program pemerintah yang bertujuan untuk mensejahterakan masyarakat. Di satu sisi pejabat negara, pegawai negara, dan penyelenggara negara tidak diperkenankan bertindak berbeda dari aturan hukum yang sudah disahkan oleh negara. Namun sisi lain, keinginan untuk mempercepat keadilan dan kesejahteraan rakyat terkadang berbenturan dengan aturan, prosedur, dan ketentuan hukum yang sudah memiliki daya ikat secara legalistik. Menyadari sisi positif dan negatif dari sistem hukum berbasis Civil Law tersebut, negara-negara yang menganut sistem Civil Law kemudian memperkenalkan konsep tentang diskresi. Studi ini menggunakan metode normatif-yuridis. Hasil analisis data kepustakaan menunjukkan bahwa melalui kebijakan diskresi, para pemerintah, pejabat negara, dan penyelenggara negara dapat mempercepat kesejahteraan rakyat, keadilan, dan kebenaran.
Foliage and Fog: Uncanny Petrocultures in Tash Aw’s We, the Survivors and Helon Habila’s Oil on Water
Authors: Uy Jamie
Published: August 2022

EcoGothic studies has, so far, primarily focused on uncanny environments imagined by Western writers. In response, this article compares polluted, haunting environments in two contemporary Anglophone novels from the Global South: Tash Aw’s We, the Survivors(2019) and HelonHabila’s Oil on Water(2011). Through vivid representations of the forbidding jungles of Malaysian palm oil plantations and the toxic waters of the oil-rich Niger Delta, both novels render extractive economies palpable and monstrous. This essay analyses how dystopian atmospheres, fragmented first-person narration, and circular crime fictions contribute to the EcoGothic aesthetic in both novels. Re-focusing scholarly attention from the dark woods of Europe and North America to the decaying mangroves across Asia and Africa foregrounds the ruinous aftermath of Western imperialism and neoliberal capitalism. By examining uncanny environments in Aw and Habila’s novels, this essay sheds new light on the neglected EcoGothic effects of Global South petrofiction.
Pengaruh Kenaikan Harga Cabai Rawit dan Bawang Merah Terhadap Inflasi di Kota Palu Pasca Bencana
Authors: Tondi Karlina Muhsin , Alamsyar Al , Khatima Husnul
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui besaran pengaruh yang dihasilkan oleh kenaikan harga cabai rawit dan bawang merah terhadap inflasi di Kota Palu pasca bencana alam 28 September 2018. Pemilihan lokasi Penelitian dilakukan secara sengaja (purposive) yakni di Kota Palu, Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah dengan pertimbangan bahwa Kota Palu merupakan Ibu Kota dari Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah yang terdampak parah akibat bencana alam yang terjadi pada tahun 2018. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan April hingga Juli 2020. Metode penelitian yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode survei. Pengambilan data menggunakan metode judgement sampling. Judgement sampling yaitu pengambilan sampel dari informasi yang relevan dan tersedia dari sumber-sumber tertentu serta mencari informasi dari para stakeholder. Jenis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data kuantitatif. Sumber data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data sekunder yaitu data yang diperoleh dari instansi atau dinas-dinas terkait seperti Dinas Tanaman Pangan dan Hortikultura Kota Palu, Dinas Perdagangan dan Perindustrian Kota Palu, serta Badan Pusat Statistik Kota Palu. Analisis Data dalam penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa adanya pengaruh dari perubahan harga cabai rawit dan bawang merah terhadap inflasi di Kota Palu Pasca Gempa.
Analisis Kinerja Keuangan Perusahaan Menggunakan Rasio Profitabilitas dan Economic Value Added di PT. Astra International TBK
Authors: Sarda Sultan , Nasrullah Nasrullah
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis Rasio Profitabilitas dan Economic Value Added (EVA) terhadap Kinerja keuangan Kinerja keuangan PT. Astra International Tbk tahun 2017-2019. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif. Pengumpulan Data berupa dokumentasi yaitu berupa laporan keuangan yang dipublikasikan oleh PT. Astra International  Tbk tahun 2017-2019. Data-data yang dibutuhkan tersebut diambil melalui website BEI yaitu PT Bursa Efek Indonesia (idx.co.id). Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kuantitatif antara lain dengan menggunakan pengukuran rasio profitabilitas, yaitu Return On Asset (ROA), Return On Equity (ROE),Net Profit Margin (NPM),Gross Profit Margin (GPM), dan dengan menggunakan pengukuran Metode EVA. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kinerja keuangan PT. Astra International Tbk periode 2017-2019 berdasarkan: 1) ROA dinilai sangat kurang baik, hal ini berdasarkan hasil perhitungan rata- rata ROA selama 3 tahun yaitu sebesar 7,77% jauh dari standar rasio ROA sebesar 30%. 2) ROE dinilai sangat kurang baik, hal ini berdasarkan hasil perhitungan rata- rata ROE selama 3 tahun yaitu 14,91%, yang berada dibawah standar rasio ROE sebesar 40% NPM dinilai sangat kurang baik, hal ini berdasarkan hasil perhitungan rata-rata NPM selama 3 tahun adalah sebesar 11.3%, yang masih berada jauh dibawah standar rasio NPM yaitu sebesar 20%. 3) GPM dinilai kurang baik, hal ini berdasarkan hasil perhitungan rata-rata GPM adalah sebesar 20,98%. dan hasil tersebut sudah berada dibawah standar rasio GPM yaitu sebesar 30%. 4) ROA dinilai sangat kurang baik, hal ini berdasarkan hasil perhitungan rata- rata ROA selama 3 tahun yaitu sebesar 7,77% sangat jauh dari standar rasio ROA sebesar 30% dan berdasarkan EVA yang positif yaitu EVA > 0 (Eva Lebih dari Nol) yang berarti perusahaan telah dapat menciptakan nilai tambah perusahaan walaupun dalam tiap tahun penelitian nilai EVA perusahaan mengalami naik turun.
Kelayakan Finansial Usaha Budidaya Ikan Nila di Kecamatan Palolo Kabupaten Sigi
Authors: Hartina Hartina , Rauf Rustam Abd. , Serdiati Novalina
Published: August 2022

Budidaya ikan merupakan salah satu komponen yang penting pada sektor perikanan. ikan nila merupakan komoditas perikanan yang digemari masyarakat dalam memenuhi kebutuhan protein hewani karena memiliki daging yang tebal serta rasa yang enak. Memenuhi permintaan dapat ditingkatkan dengan mengefisienkan kegiatan usahatani pembenihan, sehingga kombinasi input-input yang dibutuhkan oleh pembudidaya akan sangat berpengaruh terhadap jumlah produksi ikan nila yang dihasilkan. Kelayakan usaha ikan nila dilakukan pada pengusaha yang sudah ada saat ini, untuk mendapatkan gambaran besarnya biaya yang telah dikeluarkan dan dibandingkan dengan besarnya manfaat yang telah diperoleh serta gambaran biaya manfaat dimasa akan datang Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu mengetahui kelayakan finansial usaha budidaya ikan nila di Kecamatan Palolo Kabupaten Sigi. Jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 50 Orang. Penentuan sampel dilakukan dengan metode sensus. Hasil Analisis kelayakan finansial menunjukkan bahwa pembudidaya ikan nila di Kecamatan Palolo Kabupaten sigi tergolong dalam kategori layak untuk diusahakan pembudidaya ikan nila dengan hasil perhitungna Net Present Value (NPV) yang diperoleh sebesar Rp. 6.297.121 lebih besar dari 0, sehingga layak untuk dijalankan. Net Benefit Cost Ration( Net B/C ) Sebesar, 1,07 lebih besar dari 1, sehingga usaha ini layak untuk dijalnkan.  Internal Rate Of Return ( IRR ) sebesar 17,3 % artinya pembudidaya ikan nila di Desa Tanah Harapan dan Desa Rahmat tersebut layak untuk dijalankan karena tingkat pengembalian laebih besar dari tingkat suku bunga yang berlaku (i=6%) dan Payback Pariode memiliki masa pengembalian selama 2 tahun 11 Bulan. Artinya, dalam jangka waktu tersebut biaya investasi yang dikeluarkan dapat kembali, jadi semakin cepat jangka waktu pengembalian biaya investasi, maka usaha yang dijalankan semakin baik.
SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection and death in COVID-19 vaccines recipients in North of Iran in 2021
Authors: Shabestan Rouhollah , Amani Bahman , Amani Behnam , Akbarzadeh Arash , Zamani Maryam , Saeidi Mohammad , Mirshojaie Seyede Roghayyeh , Abdolmohammadi Narjes , Parsaie Mohammad Reza , Rajabkhah Korosh , Kardanmoghadam Vida , Momeni Seyede Samaneh
Published: August 2022

Aim: This study aimed to assess the cases of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough
infection and death among AZD1222, Sinopharm, Sputink V, Soberana, and
COVAXIN vaccines receivers in Mazandaran. Methods: This retrospective
cohort study was involving 320260 cases who received fully vaccinated
(two doses) with five types of COVID-19 vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19,
Sinopharm, Sputink V, Soberana, and COVAXIN) between February 2021 to
August 2021 in the Mazandaran province. The outcomes of interest were
SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection and death due to COVID-19 after
vaccination. Data were analyzed using R software. Results: Among 320260
COVID-19 vaccine recipients, 712 (0.22%) cases of SARS-CoV-2
breakthrough infections were identified and 94 (0.029%) hospitalized
patients died from COVID-19. The cases of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough
infections were in Sinopharm (0.26%), ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (0.09%), Sputnik
(0.21%) Soberana (0.01%) and Covaxin (0.38%), respectively. The cases
of death in vaccine recipients in Sinopharm, AZD1222, Sputnik, Soberana,
and Covaxin were 81, 11, 1, 1, and 0 cases, respectively. A significant
difference was observed between COVID-19 vaccines in terms of death
(P<0.05). Conclusion: Based on the findings, the most cases of
SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection and death were observed in Sinopharm
vaccine receivers.
Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the Russian Federation, 1991 – 2020: a retrospective epidemiological analysis
Authors: Korennoy Fedor , A.V. Mishchenko , A.S. Oganesyan , V.A. Mishchenko , A.M. Gulyukin , A.А. Shabeykin , O.N. Petrova
Published: August 2022

Our intention in writing this paper is to conduct a retrospective
epidemiological analysis of foot and mouth disease (hereinafter referred
to as FMD) outbreaks reported in livestock in the Russian Federation
from 1991 to 2020. The paper provides space-time patterns of FMD
outbreaks and describes risk factors, FMD prevention and control
strategies. 97 FMD outbreaks caused by A, O and Asia-1 serotypes were
reported in cattle, small ruminants and pigs in the Russian Federation
in the study period. These outbreaks were mainly concentrated along the
Russian-Chinese border. The analysis reveals a high incidence rate of A
and O serotypes, which accounted for 79% of all outbreaks, as well as a
trend towards forming time-space clusters in 2005 and in 2013-2019.
Sufficient data were collected to identify 9 statistically significant
time-space clusters formed by FMD outbreaks: 3 clusters (the FMDV
serotype A) lasted 27 - 62 days, 4 clusters (the FMDV serotype O) lasted
6 - 27 days, one cluster (the FMDV serotype Asia-1) lasted 125 days, and
a mixed cluster composed of A and O serotypes that lasted 552 days. Risk
factors associated with pathogen introduction were underestimated and it
undermined biosecurity and biosafety when keeping and moving animals. It
has been argued that the underestimation of risk factors is the major
cause of outbreaks. Due to it, direct and indirect contacts with
carriers, including wild migrating [cloven-hoofed
animal](https://www.multitran.com/m.exe?s=cloven-hoofed+animal&l1=1&l2=2)s,
became possible. Based on the work carried out we have come to the
conclusion that developing cross-border cooperation is urgently needed
to prevent and control FMD.
Transfer learning data adaptation using conflation of low-level textural features
Authors: Wanjiku Raphael , Nderu Lawrence , Kimwele Michael
Published: August 2022

Adapting the target dataset for a pre-trained model is still
challenging. These adaptation problems result from a lack of adequate
transfer of traits from the source dataset; this often leads to poor
model performance resulting in trial and error in selecting the best
performing pre-trained model. This paper introduces the conflation of
source domain low-level textural features extracted using the first
layer of the pretrained model. The extracted features are compared to
the conflated low-level features of the target dataset to select a
higher quality target dataset for improved pre-trained model performance
and adaptation. From comparing the various probability distance metrics,
Kullback-Leibler is adopted to compare the samples from both domains. We
experiment on three publicly available datasets and two ImageNet
pre-trained models used in past studies for results comparisons. This
proposed approach method yields two categories of the target samples
with those with lower Kullback-Leibler values giving better accuracy,
precision and recall. The samples with the lower Kullback-Leibler values
give a higher margin accuracy rate of 6.21% to 7.27%, thereby leading
to better model adaptation for target transfer learning datasets and
tasks
Personal Protective Equipment and Risk Exposure Characterization for Naturally Occurring Anthrax
Authors: Vieira Antonio R. , Traxler Rita M. , Salzer Johanna , Hendricks Kate , Melissa Kadzik , Dawson Patrick , Cossaboom Caitlin M. , Weiner Zachary , Marston Chung K. , Kolton Cari B. , Stoddard Robyn A. , Ivey Melissa , Walke Henry T. , Hoffmaster Alex R. , Bower William A.
Published: August 2022

In regions of the world where anthrax is endemic, humans are at risk of
infection from contact with infected animals and contaminated animal
products. The World Health Organization proposed recommendations, based
on then current evidence, for personal protective equipment (PPE) use
when performing clinical, laboratory, and field work activities
involving collection and handling of specimens from humans, animals, and
environments potentially contaminated with Bacillus anthracis.
However, it is often unclear how these recommendations apply under field
settings in low-resource countries, leading to inadequate protection and
subsequent exposures of veterinary, medical, and public health
professionals investigating anthrax outbreaks. To illustrate how
existing recommendations can be applied to reduce the risk of exposures
in endemic regions with limited resources, while balancing access to
PPE, CDC subject matter experts (field epidemiologists working on
anthrax outbreak response, control and capacity building activities
around the globe) reviewed current recommendations, existing data from
human anthrax case reports and anthrax prevention studies, and discussed
professional judgment based on years of personal field experiences. To
develop a risk assessment for exposures to naturally occurring anthrax,
the group evaluated exposure mechanisms in settings such as the
laboratory, clinical practice (animal and human), environmental specimen
collection, and foodborne exposures, and provided examples of simplified
anthrax-exposure risk characterization scenarios and illustrations of
post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) practices. Although these
practice-informed examples and risk exposure scenarios are most
applicable in endemic regions with limited resources, they may be
applied anywhere that B. anthracis occurs naturally, to assess
whether PEP and monitoring are indicated.
Non-canonical helical transitions and conformational switching are associated with characteristic flexibility profiles in ligand-gated TRP channels and voltage-dependent Kv channels
Authors: Balleza Daniel , García-Morales Abigail
Published: August 2022

The transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily of cation channels is
divided into several subfamilies. The TRPV (vanilloid) subfamily is
composed of proteins that undergo a closed-to-open gating transition in
response to various physical and chemical stimuli, including heat
transfer phenomena. TRPV1, the prototypical member of these thermo-TRP
channels, is activated under physiological conditions by noxious high
temperatures (>42°C), and by pungent chemicals including
capsaicin and resiniferatoxin . Like TRPV1, TRPV2 is also
activated at >52°C as well as 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate
and cannabidiol. On the other hand, the main stimulus for Kv channels is
the potential difference across the membrane. Notwithstanding these
differences in their activation temperatures, ligand- or
voltage-dependence, the gating mechanisms of these channels exhibit
conformational transition pathways in common. Understanding these
conformational changes in terms of the sequence determinants underlying
these structural transitions helps to reveal residues with great
functional relevance. This work examines the side-chain flexibility in
regions undergoing peculiar helical transitions. We found that α-to-π
helical transitions are associated with patterns of local rigidity
whereas α-to-3 transitions are mainly
associated with high local flexibility profiles. We also study the
relationship between flexibility and protein order, both in these
dynamic regions and in the rest of the transmembrane domains of these
proteins. Our analysis shows that flexibility and protein disorder are
two complementary parameters that could reveal conformational
heterogeneity and the dynamic behavior of specific segments.
Culture Result Discrepancy Between Laboratories for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Authors: Bedoya Mariana , Salfinger Max , Weisman Alejandra , Colin Andrew
Published: August 2022

NTM-infected CF patients may be at risk of being underdiagnosed or
inappropriately treated when relying on culture and susceptibility
results from non-specialized laboratories. Since this was a small study
with convenience samples, a larger study needs to be carried out. If our
findings are confirmed, the drivers should be elucidated for the
discrepant results. Given the increasing prevalence of NTM in the
population at large and not in the CF community
alone[[13]](#ref-0013), elucidating any differences in testing
to ensure the correct identification, including subspeciation and
antimicrobial susceptibilities should be paramount
Situation with Fires and the Effectiveness of Fire Alarm Systems at Shipping Facilities
Authors: Poroshin A. A. , Zdor V. L. , Semenenko N. V. , Volkov I. V.
Published: August 2022

Introduction. Shipping, as one of the infrastructural transport communications, is a strategic branch of the economy of the Russian Federation. The timely delivery of goods, equipment, materials and raw materials to consumers depends on the reliability of shipping facilities operation. Therefore, ensuring safety, preventing man-made and natural destructive events are urgent and priority tasks of the owners of such facilities. Among the incidents that can cause significant direct and indirect damage, the most dangerous are fires. In this regard, in order to make management decisions on fire safety, it is necessary to know the situation with fires, to understand their social and economic consequences, to be able to identify possible causes for fires both at construction infrastructure facilities (shipyards, docks, port facilities) and on watercraft. At the same time, an important component in making such decisions is the study of the effectiveness of the fire alarm as a primary element in the general technological systems of fire automation on shipping facilities.

Problem Statement. The objective of the study is to analyze the causes of fires and the operation of fire alarm systems at shipping facilities.

Theoretical Part. Based on statistical data on fires and their consequences for 2017-2021, the social (the number of dead and injured people) and economic (direct material damage) consequences of fires at shipyards, port facilities, watercraft (ships, boats, vessels) and docks are analyzed. Estimates of the effectiveness of fire alarm systems at shipping facilities are given.

Conclusions. The efficiency of fire alarm systems at all shipping facilities is on average at the level of 90%. At the same time, for sea and river vessels, this figure is about 82%, for port facilities it is almost 100%. But despite such a high level of fire alarm systems, it is not possible to avoid social and material consequences of fires. In addition, it should be noted that most fires occur at shipping facilities that are privately owned. At shipyards, port facilities and docks, fires on private property account for 71% of the total number of fires. On private sea and river vessels, the proportion of fires reaches 90%.