bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Supplier Evaluation Management Practice and Supply Chain Performance of Kenyan Selected County Governments in Nyanza Region
Authors: Otieno Kevin , Odero Jackline Akoth
Published: November 2023

Adequate supplier evaluations reduce the cost of projects. Therefore, inadequate supplier monitoring can lead to high costs, non-performance risks, and poor quality of the deliverables. The study examined the influence of supplier evaluation management practices on the supply chain performance of selected Kenyan county governments in Nyanza Region. The study used a number of methods, first utilising a descriptive and correlational research design. The study targeted 112 staff in the procurement department as well as nine lead prequalified suppliers. Data was collected using closed-ended questionnaires and an interview schedule. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The study utilised both descriptive and inferential statistics. Supplier evaluation management practice had a positive and significant effect on supply chain performance (t = 5.789, p<0.05). The study recommends that devolved units in Kenya should evaluate suppliers to ensure that effectiveness, efficiency, customer satisfaction, and a shortened lead time are realized. This can be achieved through quality commitments, distributions, and delivery strategies and evaluating the cost, thus leading to improved performance of the supply chain of devolved units.
Moderating Effect of Organizational Culture on the Relationship between Quality of Work Life and Organizational Commitment Amongst Nurses in Public Hospitals in Bungoma County
Authors: Masinde Christine A. , Manyasi Janet , Otsyula Joseph O. , Onyango Robert O.
Published: November 2023

Healthcare organisations are in dire need of a culture in which nursing employees are dedicated, motivated, and strongly associated with their sacred profession. This calls for strengthening the quality of the work life of nurses, which is an antecedent of organisational commitment. However, a number of studies that have explored the relationship between quality of work life and organisational commitment as moderated by organisational culture have been conducted in western countries and are very limited in hospital settings, so they cannot be generalised to the Kenyan hospital setting. Thus, the current study focused on the moderating effect of organisation culture on the relationship between quality of work life and organisational commitment of the nurses in the public hospitals in Bungoma County, Kenya. The study adopted a causal research design with a target population of 926 nurses and a sample size of 274 nurses drawn from the county and subcounty hospitals in Bungoma County, calculated by using the Morgan table (1970). Data was collected through a questionnaire and analysed using inferential statistics using SPSS version 25. From the findings, the beta values for safe and healthy working conditions (0.033), work-life balance (0.015), and reward system (0.01) There is a significant moderating effect of organisational culture on the relationship between quality of work life and organisational commitment amongst nurses in public hospitals in Bungoma County. Therefore, amidst the strengthening of quality of work life practices, public hospitals should strive to have their vision, mission, and objectives understood by all employees. Besides, there is a need to create an environment that promotes diversity and inclusion for teamwork and reactions to the concerns of the nurses as a means of enhancing organisational commitment as an outcome of quality of work life.
Solving multivariate polynomial systems using eigenvalues in Maple
Authors: Corless Robert
Published: November 2023

Some time in the early 2000's, I extended the routine CompanionMatrix in the LinearAlgebra package to compute what are called linearizations of what are called matrix polynomials. These are just univariate polynomials with matrix coefficients; isomorphically, these are matrices with univariate polynomial entries. Linearizations can be used to solve multivariate systems of equations by a number of techniques, which are `"well-known" in the sense that they are in books and papers. However well-known they are, they deserve to be better-known, and this expository paper gives some examples of some of the methods that can be used. Think of this as an extended help page for the code (which, if I am honest, is long overdue for an upgrade).
Ksiądz patron Piotr Wawrzyniak jak kapłan (30 I 1849 -9 XI 1910)
Authors: Karasiewicz Władysław
Published: November 2023

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Żywot i męka Pięciu Braci Męczenników pierwszej diecezji polskiej w Poznaniu
Authors: Byrska Irena
Published: November 2023

W związku z Rokiem Tysiąclecia Biskupstwa Poznańskiego wystawiono w Bazylice Archikatedralnej Poznańskiej Misterium Religijne pt.: „Żywot i męka Pięciu Braci męczenników pierwszej diecezji polskiej w Poznaniu”. Scenariusz sztuki na podstawie opisu żywotu i śmierci Pięciu Braci, dokonanego przez św. Brunona z Kwerfurtu, opracowała Irena Byrska. Redakcja „Naszej Przeszłości” zamieściła tekst Misterium na łamach czasopisma w celu upamiętnienia męczeństwa Pięciu Braci, które miało miejsce w roku 1003 w Międzyrzeczu na terenie ówczesnej Diecezji Poznańskiej (do 1925 r.).
Słowo wstępne
Authors: Baraniak Antoni
Published: November 2023

W słowie wstępnym arcybiskup Antoni Baraniak, metropolita poznański podkreślił znaczenie historycznego wydarzenia jakim były obchody 1000-lecia Biskupstwa Poznańskiego. Autor podziękował redakcji periodyku „Nasza Przeszłość" za przedstawienie na jego łamach początkowych dziejów Archidiecezji Poznańskiej, które pomagają lepiej zrozumieć rolę pierwszego biskupstwa w rozwoju chrześcijaństwa w Polsce.
A Comparative Study on Agility and Strength Between Basketball and Football Players
Authors: Raste Komal , Solanki Aniket
Published: November 2023

Background: Basketball and football are two competitive sports that need a high level of physical fitness from their players in order for the players to execute the technical and tactical abilities they have learned in an effortless and effective manner.
Aim: This study aims to compare the Agility and Strength between semi-professional Basketball and Football players.
Objectives: To compare the Agility between Basketball and Football players by hexagonal agility test & Strength between Basketball and Football players by Vertical jump test.
Study design: Comparative study
Method: Ethical clearance was taken from the ethical committee of the institute and informed written consent was obtained. players were the screened for the inclusion and exclusion criteria. This study consisted 54 male players enrolled, out of which 27 were football and 27 were basketball players two test were performed hexagonal agility test for agility and Vertical jump test for strength.
Results: It was calculated using SPSS version 26 and as data was normally distributed independent-t test was used. There is statistically significant difference found between players for agility (p=0.01) There is statistically non-significant difference found between players for strength (p=0.14).
Conclusion: There is difference found in agility between players. Demand of two sports appears to be unique, thus training as well as recruiting should reflect differences.

Key words: Football, Basketball, Hexagonal agility test, Vertical jump test
Investigación cualitativa en enfermería y salud. Bases filosóficas, teóricas y metodológicas
Authors: Guerrero Castañeda Raúl Fernando , Briñez Ariza Karol Johanna , Abovsky André , Agüero Grande José Alberto , Moreno González María Mercedes , Villagómez Tamayo Martha , Lizalde Hernández Azucena , Rocha Patrícia Kuerten , Guerreiro Vieira da Silva Denise Maria , Da Silva de Souza Sabrina , Trentini Mercedes , Pérez Saavedra Ana Patricia , Cortés Gallego Mónica María , Mondragón Sánchez Edna Johana , González Soto Cinthia Elizabeth , Gómez Lamont Mario Fausto , Meza García Carlos Francisco , Fernández Sánchez Higinio , Estrada Flores Dino Isaac , Medina Gutiérrez Ana Rosa , Peña García Gloria María , Acosta Ernesto Gabriel Reimundo
Published: November 2023

El presente libro aborda una construcción crítica y, además, práctica de la investigación cualitativa en enfermería y salud. Bajo su integración destaca la presencia de aspectos epistemológicos, ontológicos y metodológicos que permitirán al lector comprender el origen del conocimiento cualitativo y su construcción en fenómenos relacionados con la salud y el cuidado, pues defiende la importancia de considerar los enfoques epistemológicos para una comprensión sustantiva y rigurosa de la realidad. Esta obra revoluciona la comprensión de la investigación cualitativa puesto que proporciona herramientas y reflexiones para la realización de investigaciones rigurosas y significativas en este campo, ya que además de que se describen los principales diseños y métodos cualitativos, así como herramientas metodológicas, el lector tendrá la oportunidad de tener una aproximación a estrategias prácticas que le permitan incursionar en la investigación cualitativa. En el recorrer de cada página, el lector podrá adentrarse en la comprensión de los métodos cualitativos desde la fenomenología, teoría fundamentada, etnografía, etnoenfermería, investigación convergente asistencial e investigación acción participativa; todos ellos con una introducción a sus fundamentos teóricos. En cuanto a la metodología, podrá discernir entre las técnicas de colecta de datos, el proceso de análisis y los criterios de rigor científico que le darán una fortaleza de sustentación. Asimismo, es indispensable que el lector profundice en el activismo académico y la responsabilidad social en la investigación cualitativa, destacando el enfoque ontológico y la importancia de compartir conocimientos con los participantes del estudio.
Hemoperitoneum due to deep endometriosis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis with a good response to progestin
Authors: Monich Aline Grosskopf , Carneiro João Luis dos Santos , Gevert Felipe , Romani Rafael Fernandes
Published: November 2023

Hemoperitoneum is common in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Its varied causes include catheter-related complications, obstetric and gynecological etiologies, coagulopathies, and vascular, infectious, and intra-abdominal pathologies. A gynecological etiology, whether pathological or physiological, is the most common cause of hemoperitoneum in adult women undergoing peritoneal dialysis, with more than one-third of cases related to the menstrual cycle. Endometriosis can also cause hemoperitoneum, and the bleeding may originate from endometrial tissue implanted in the peritoneal cavity or that detaches from the intrauterine endometrium during the menstrual period. We report a case of hemoperitoneum in a patient with deep endometriosis and previous hysterectomy who had an excellent response to oral progestin.
The influence of supplier competency on business performance through supplier integration, vendor-managed inventory, and supply chain collaboration in Fuel Station: An evidence from Timor Leste
Authors: Silva Rosalia Maria da , Tarigan Zeplin Jiwa Husada , Siagian Hotlan
Published: November 2023

Fuel availability is essential in supporting the sustainable economic growth of a country. The manufacturing industry, transportation activities, and shipping products between regions are the primary sectors that require a sustainable fuel supply. The fuel station contributes to distributing and delivering fuel in serving the demand for the fuel. This study investigates supplier competency's role in supporting fuel station business performance through supplier integration, vendor-managed inventory, and supply chain collaboration. The research surveyed 71 fuel stations in Timor Leste using a questionnaire designed with a five-point Likert scale. The questionnaires are distributed to supervisors or higher positions at fuel stations by distributing questionnaires by direct delivery and also through Google Forms for areas far away in downtown Timor Leste. Data from respondents were analyzed using smartPLS software version 4.0. The results found that supplier competency positively impacts supplier integration, vendor-managed inventory, and supply chain collaboration. Moreover, supplier integration positively impacts vendor-managed inventory, supply chain collaboration, and business performance. Vendor-managed inventory fuel station sites can have an impact on improving supply chain collaboration and business performance. In addition, supply chain collaboration between vendors and fuel stations in Timor Leste enables continuous business performance improvement. This research paves the way for supervisors, managers, and fuel station top management to collaborate with suppliers in maintaining inventory levels and forecasting the supply and demand for fuel procurement requirements. Finally, this research contributes to the theory of inventory optimization and supply chain performance.
Factors affecting financial performance in companies based on big data analytics
Authors: Herdinata Christian , Pranatasari Fransisca Desiana , Santoso Wiliam
Published: November 2023

Strategy is a way to be able to find effective and efficient ways to achieve goals. There are three important strategies carried out by companies, namely strategic planning, strategic role, and strategic maneuvering. The interesting thing is that relatively not much research has been conducted regarding the measurement of financial performance which is studied from the perspective of corporate strategy that influences financial performance. This is also supported by technological developments that affect companies, so companies must have the right strategy so that the company's financial performance can improve. This study examines the effect of strategic planning, strategic roles, and strategic maneuvers on financial performance. This study uses resource-based view theory as a study in testing the influence model of strategic planning, strategic role, and strategic maneuvering on financial performance. The study is conducted in Indonesia with a sample consisting of owners, directors and managers who use big data analytics in the companies they run. The sampling technique used is convenient sampling. The analysis technique used in this study is multiple linear regression analysis with the independent variables namely strategic planning, strategic role, and strategic maneuvering and the dependent variable namely financial performance. The results of this study indicate that strategic planning had no significant effect on financial performance, but strategic role had a significant effect on financial performance. Furthermore, strategic maneuvering has a significant effect on financial performance.
Estimating the mediating role of value chain in good corporate governance and asset growth
Authors: Amyar Firdaus , Djanegara Moermahadi Soerja , Pamungkas Bambang , Akbar Bahrullah , Suwarno Suwarno
Published: November 2023

The primary objective of this research is to examine the relationship between Good Corporate Governance (GCG), value chain, and bank asset growth in Indonesian State-Owned banks. Additionally, this study aims to determine whether value chain mediates the relationship between GCG and bank asset growth. This research employs a quantitative method. Data is collected using a questionnaire with a Likert scale ranging from 1 to 7. The respondents in this study are employees and managers working in state-owned banks in Indonesia. The total sample size used in this research is 239 samples. Data analysis is conducted using SmartPLS 4 software. The results of this study demonstrate that GCG has a significant positive relationship with the value chain of the bank. However, the direct relationship between GCG and bank asset growth is not statistically significant. The results of the mediation analysis show that value chain mediates the relationship between GCG and bank asset growth, emphasizing the critical role of value chain in optimizing the impact of GCG on bank asset growth.
Customer relationship management and brand image: Empirical evidence from marine export company in Indonesia
Authors: Rahmasari Lisda , Farisyi Sofwan , Nabila Putri Akhsa , Ricardianto Prasadja , Wahyuni Tri Iriani Eka , Trisanto Ferdy , Moejiono Moejiono , Rahman Arief , Hasibuan Muhammad Taris , Endri Endri
Published: November 2023

This research aimed to analyze the direct and indirect influence of customer relationship management and brand image on customer loyalty in the marine export department of DSV Transport Indonesia through customer satisfaction. Customer Relationship Management in goods delivery was one of the essential variables to improve company service to satisfy its customers and impact their loyalty. Research with a quantitative approach uses the Path Analysis statistical tool. This research used quantitative methods with a sample of 199 companies. The key findings of this research stated that customer relationship management has a negative and insignificant effect on the satisfaction and loyalty of marine export customers of DSV Transport Indonesia. Thus, the changes occurring in the application of Customer Relationship Management in marine exports would not affect the satisfaction and loyalty of marine export customers of DSV Transport Indonesia. Based on the results of this research, it was stated that customer satisfaction was indirectly able to function as a mediator or mediate the indirect influence of Customer Relationship Management and brand image on the customer loyalty to marine exports of DSV Transport Indonesia.
The mediating role of employees’ empowerment in the correlation between strategic decision effectiveness and organization’s excellence
Authors: Adaileh Ali Mohammad , Al-Dehaimi Fahd Mohammed , Sharabati Abdel-Aziz Ahmad
Published: November 2023

The paper aims to analyze the influence of the effectiveness of strategic decisions on organizational excellence, through employee empowerment, as an intermediate variable in Qatari commercial banks, where this study is quantitative and uses the descriptive cause-effect approach. The population of this study includes all directors, assistants, deputies, department managers, and branch managers in the six Qatari Commercial Banks, while the field survey method was used for this study. The population number was 336 participants from whom the researchers retrieved 270 questionnaires valid for statistical analysis. The study found that: the level of effectiveness of strategic decisions on organizational excellence and employee empowerment in Qatari commercial banks is high. The findings also showed that there was a significant effect of the effectiveness of strategic decisions on organizational excellence through employee empowerment as an intermediate variable. The study recommended the need for more studies to maintain the approach of the effectiveness of strategic decisions and employee empowerment in Qatari commercial banks, for their important role in organizational excellence, specifically giving freedom of action to employees to solve and encounter work problems.
Investigating the role of brand image and halal labels on purchase decisions: An empirical study of rice processing firms
Authors: Desmaryani Susi , Kusrini Novira , Lestari Weni , Septiyarini Dwi , Harkeni Asti , Burhansyah Rusli , Kilmanun Juliana C , Dewi Dina Omayani , Kifli Gontom Citoro , Andriani Enny , Sugandi Dedi , Soetiarso Thomas Agoes , Histifarina Dian , Siswanto Edy
Published: November 2023

This study aims to examine the effect of halal labels on purchasing decisions with brand image as an intervening variable in rice processing companies. The study investigates the effect of halal labels on purchasing decisions, the effect of the halal label on brand image and the effect of brand image on purchasing decisions. The research method is quantitative and carried out using an online questionnaire distributed through social media. Determination of the research sample used a purposive sampling method, with the criteria of consumers of rice processing companies domiciled in the last year. 345 filled questionnaires were collected and processed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results show that the halal label and brand image had a significant effect on purchasing decisions, brand image also played a mediating variable between the effect of halal labels and purchasing decisions. The study contributes to the theory that halal labels and brand image had a positive impact on purchase intentions. Company managers apply a halal label and create a brand image to increase purchase intention. Meanwhile for the industry, the research can be an important reference for consumer responses. Moreover, for academics, the results of this study become a reference for knowledge related to factors related to consumer purchasing decisions in consuming rice including the halal label, price, and brand image aspects.
The effect of environmentally oriented leadership and public sector management quality on supply chain performance: The moderating role of public sector environmental policy
Authors: Mulyani Sri , Basrowi Basrowi
Published: November 2023

This study examines the complex relationship between environmentally oriented leadership, public sector management quality, environmental policies, and supply chain performance within the public sector context in Indonesia. The research combines quantitative analysis and qualitative insights from key stakeholders to explore these dynamics comprehensively. The findings underscore the multifaceted nature of supply chain performance optimization, where environmentally oriented leadership demonstrates a nuanced connection to performance outcomes. Public sector management quality significantly enhances efficiency and overall supply chain performance. Notably, well-structured environmental policies positively impact supply chain performance and contribute to organizational sustainability. However, a weak policy framework can dilute the positive influence of leadership. The moderating effect of environmental policies on the relationship between management quality and supply chain performance might be less pronounced. The implications of this study offer both theoretical and managerial insights. The findings emphasize the need for holistic supply chain management strategies that integrate leadership styles, management practices, and policy frameworks to achieve sustainable performance outcomes. The study acknowledges limitations related to the specific context and variables studied. Future research can explore broader variables, diverse sectors, and regions by enhancing the understanding of these complex interactions. The novelty of this study lies in its comprehensive examination of the intricate relationship between leadership, management quality, policies, and supply chain performance within the public sector context, contributing to the growing body of knowledge in this vital area.
Do community entrepreneurial development shape the sustainability of tourist villages?
Authors: Hamdan Hamdan , Basrowi Basrowi
Published: November 2023

This study looks at the role of community entrepreneurial development in mediating the linkages between geographical conditions, local wisdom, and traditional culture on the sustainability of tourism villages. In this study, this hypothesis was evaluated quantitatively. Respondents filled out a questionnaire as a research instrument. Village officials, the Tourist Awareness Group (Pokdarwis), and the community in Cikolelet Tourism Village, Banten Province, participated in this research. 140 individuals were selected for this study using purposive sampling, and the data were analyzed using a structural equation model (SEM). According to the conclusions of this study, geographical conditions, local wisdom, and traditional culture have a beneficial and statistically significant influence on community entrepreneurial development but do not directly affect the sustainability of tourism villages. Community entrepreneurial development influences the sustainability of tourist villages. Furthermore, community entrepreneurial development mediates the relationship between geographical conditions, local wisdom, and traditional culture on the sustainability of tourist villages. These findings recommend that tourism stakeholder cooperation between village officials, the Tourist Awareness Group, and the community must collaborate in the sustainability of the tourist village. This paper offers novelty by investigating community entrepreneurial development variables as mediators of the influence of geographical conditions, local wisdom, and traditional culture on the sustainability of tourist villages with exploratory quantitative analysis. In contrast, previous research only used explorative qualitative analysis, at least in the tourism sector, from an Indonesian perspective.
Water tourism demand in the Mekong River basin
Authors: Nonthapot Sakkarin , Lattanasouvannaphonh Champa , Sifongxay Sangthong , Bounpathaph Latsamy , Wuttipan Cheewanan
Published: November 2023

This research aimed to explore the influences of water tourism demand on tourists' revisit intention. The data were collected by a questionnaire from a sample group of Thai and foreign tourists who used a water transportation service on the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. The random sampling method was used as a convenience sampling technique by quota sampling and classified by ports that served tourists in the Luang Prabang area. Then, the data were analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using the ADANCO software program to verify the structural validity of the latent variables and analyze the model’s consistency. The study found that factors affecting the demand for water tourism consisted of two components: (1) Tourism factors and (2) water transportation factors on the Mekong River. Considering the factors that affected the demand for water tourism, it was found that the most influential factor was the water transportation of the Mekong River, especially the creation of a service product for tourists with the purpose of leisure and the type of water transportation service. Simultaneously, demand for water tourism was found to be one of the main factors reflecting the influence of tourists' revisit intention, especially water tourism on the Mekong River. According to the study, factors affecting the demand for water tourism in the Luang Prabang area greatly affected the demand for water tourism; in addition, the demand for water tourism affected the tourists' revisit intention as well. Therefore, entrepreneurs in water tourism should pay attention to water transportation, and whether it would be the type or design of the water transportation, standards of the water transportation, security measures, and setting a clear service schedule. etc., so that tourists could make their own travel plans to be more appropriate. Furthermore, the Lao government and the private sector should adopt common and unified policies for developing water tourism and promoting publicity and tourism marketing for the effectiveness of Luang Prabang’s water tourism activities.
Quality in Peruvian service companies in the context of COVID-19
Authors: Benzaquen Jorge , OBrien Juan , Pardo-Piñashca Eduardo
Published: November 2023

The motivation of this study is to provide empirical evidence of service companies’ performance regarding nine dimensions in a total quality management model during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nine dimensions highlight strategic company activities, and it allows a comparative analysis of the overall effect of having a QMS such as ISO 9001:2015 on Peruvian service companies. A total of 630 Peruvian service companies were surveyed for this study. The questionnaire included 35 Likert-scale items that were further classified into nine (9) dimensions. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to estimate any significant differences between the ISO 9001 certified and non-certified companies. Our findings showed that the performance of ISO 9001:2015 certified companies was significantly higher than that of non-certified companies in all dimensions. Moreover, our findings showed that managers in ISO 9001:2015 certified companies effectively implemented the nine dimensions of the model. The originality of this study lies in proving the positive effect of having a QMS in service companies in a context of slow economic growth and decline of consumer demand such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings might encourage service companies, especially those in developing countries, to allocate the necessary resources to obtain a QMS such as the ISO 9001:2015.
Điều kiện đủ cho cộng hưởng tổng quát trong mạng lưới gồm 2 hệ phương trình vi phân dạng FitzHugh-Nagumo với liên kết tuyến tính hai chiều
Authors: Phan Văn Long Em , Võ Tấn Đạt
Published: November 2023

Trong bài báo này, chúng tôi nghiên cứu về sự cộng hưởng tổng quát trên mạng lưới gồm hai hệ phương trình vi phân dạng FitzHugh-Nagumo với liên kết tuyến tính hai chiều. Cụ thể, chúng tôi tìm điều kiện đủ đối với độ mạnh liên kết để sự cộng hưởng tổng quát xảy ra và mô phỏng số để kiểm tra lại kết quả lý thuyết tìm được.
Marketing of BRICS innovation clusters in the context of geopolitical instability
Authors: Noga Vladislava , Degtereva Ekaterina
Published: November 2023

The modern stage of society development is characterized by an increased attention to the issues of formation and development of national innovation systems (NIS), which would ensure the integration of various elements of the innovation process, thereby contributing to the build-up of the country's competitive advantages in the global market. Independent development of countries in modern economic conditions is not possible due to the complexity and turbulence of the external economic circuit. In the new geopolitical realities, the fact that past globalization paradigms are no longer having an impact on the viability of the NIS of many countries is becoming evident. At the same time, due to the changing geopolitical landscape, the role of international associations, such as BRICS, is being significantly transformed and they are becoming new centers of influence, including in matters of scientific and technological cooperation.
One of the priority conditions for the effective functioning of international S&T cooperation networks and the NIS of each individual country is the creation and maintenance of innovation infrastructure. Already functioning innovation clusters with technology parks, business incubators, accelerators, etc. can become such an infrastructure. Cluster structures are the most effective form of development of international scientific and technological cooperation, which allows to fully realize the potential of countries and structures involved in the interaction, as well as to obtain a significant synergistic and multiplicative effect. The issues of marketing support of innovative cluster associations, which contribute to the successful promotion of clusters in the professional community and target markets, are of particular relevance in this issue.
Valutazione in itinere della presa in carico della cronicità e fragilità in Lombardia
Authors: Belleri Giuseppe
Published: November 2023

L’articolo propone la valutazione in itinere della riforma della Presa in Carico (PiC) della cronicità e fragilità in Lombardia approvata nel 2017. A cinque anni dall’avvio, è possibile una prima valutazione della fase di implementazione della PiC, terminata prematuramente per l’impatto della pandemia da Covid-19. L’articolo ricostruisce e commenta gli esiti della riforma con la chiave interpretativa della valutazione basata sulla teoria e della valutazione realistica.
Efficacia delle misure di sostegno al reddito nella crisi economica da Covid-19
Authors: Siciliani Isabella , Tanda Paola , Violante Alberto
Published: November 2023

L’obiettivo del lavoro è verificare l’impatto delle misure di sostegno al reddito nel contenere gli effetti della crisi economica durante la pandemia. L’analisi mostra un aumento maggiore dei livelli di reddito medio per i sussidi lavorativi rispetto a quelli assistenziali che sono concentrati nel quinto più povero. Anche la disuguaglianza migliora, rispetto alla situazione senza i sussidi, in misura maggiore per i sostegni al reddito da lavoro. Concentrandosi sulle famiglie più fragili, si osserva che il RdC svolge un ruolo importante nell’uscita dalla povertà e nell’attenuarne la gravità.
Transformative Choices for Wise Spiritual Renewal in the Inner Chapters of the Zhuāngzǐ and the New Testament Gospels
Authors: Pfister Lauren Frederick
Published: November 2023

By highlighting two genres of literature found within the Inner Chapters of the Zhuāngzǐ and the Four Gospels of the New Testament, I compare creatively and meaningfully these two classical collections of texts from Daoist and Chrstian traditions in a manner never previously pursued. In those two genres are “instruction plura-logues” and “hard sayings”: the former involves a master/teacher interacting with at least two others (disciples, questioners, seekers, or opponents), and so always involves a conflict in values and worldviews; the second involve poignant sayings that point toward an alternative expression of lived wisdom and the worldview advocated by the master/teacher. Many illustrations of both genres within these two classical collections of texts are presented and analyzed. What is learned by this study is that instruction plura-logues and hard sayings challenge interlocutors to consider alternatives to mundane wisdom, provoking transformative choices for wiser spiritual sources of renewal.
From Pride and Prejudice to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Authors: Ki Magdalen
Published: November 2023

Comparative poverty is a central issue in the world of Jane Austen. In Pride and Prejudice, the greater gentry displays a wide range of passive aggressive behaviors to keep the lesser gentry at bay. Austen intends that the micropolitics of reserve can be replaced by the politics of redistribution and recognition, leading to better relationships between the self and the other. Austen adaptations largely adhere to this integrationist vision, the only exception being Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, for Grahame-Smith’s novel and Burr Steers’s film openly foreground the irreconcilable differences between the sadomasochistic gentry class and the anarchistic underclass. As the heritage film genre is updated to reflect the contemporary world order, the cinema of reverence and nostalgic catharsis gives way to the cinema of irreverence and visionary paranoia, foregrounding the anti-heritage agenda and the conspiratorial outlook in Hollywood film culture.
Empleo estatal, procesos de trabajo y reproducción del capital. Trabajo Social en tiempos de precarización laboral.
Authors: Salvi Nicolás
Published: November 2023

El libro es obra de Fiorella Cademartori, Licenciada en Trabajo Social por la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Mg. en Trabajo Social por la Universidad Nacional de La Plata y Doctora en Ciencias Sociales por la Universidad de Buenos Aires . La catedrática tucumana estudia la precarización laboral a la que el propio Estado somete a las Trabajadoras Sociales (TS), evidenciando los mecanismos de disciplinamiento que enmarcan los procesos de trabajo de estas asalariadas, usando como caso de estudio a la historia reciente de las TS de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cruzando los estudios propios del Trabajo Social con los estudios del trabajo, la sociología laboral y la teoría política (enmarcados en una perspectiva crítica), Cademartori se decide a mostrar con detalle de qué forma la precarización incide en el resultado final proyectado por las Trabajadoras Sociales en sus prácticas profesionales, asimismo lo que acontece en el ambiente laboral, que afecta tanto a las trabajadoras como a las/os usuarias/os de los servicios sociales.
Análise da mídia sobre hipertensão arterial nas redes primárias de Ilhéus e Itabuna no estado da Bahia
Authors: Silva Junior Juarez Calixto da , De Sousa Yonekura Letícia , Caroline de Oliveira Grasiella , Soares Martins Gabriele , Rodrigues Cleveland Thiago , Alberto Menezes Carlos
Published: November 2023

Este estudo objetivou avaliar a qualidade dos materiais informativos sobre hipertensão arterial (HA) distribuídos em Unidades Básicas de Saúde da microrregião de Ilhéus-Itabuna, Bahia, Brasil. Utilizou-se uma abordagem documental exploratória, coletando materiais de saúde de diversas instituições. O método francês de análise de discurso foi utilizado para investigar as características dos materiais. Os resultados revelaram uma escassez de materiais informativos sobre a HA, produzidos principalmente por estudantes de medicina e por uma empresa privada de saúde. A ausência de materiais do sistema público de saúde foi evidente. Ademais, os materiais encontrados adotavam uma linguagem nacional e abrangente, com poucas referências à identidade regional. Isso sugere a necessidade de melhorias na educação em saúde sobre HA na região, dada a alta prevalência da doença.
relationship between Physical Activity Level (PAL) and Body Mass Index (BMI) among adolescents (Ages 15-18)
Authors: Nezzar Mohammed , Eddine Ababsa Houssam
Published: November 2023

The study aims to investigate the relationship between the level of physical activity among adolescents (aged 15-18) and the Body Mass Index (BMI), which is a universally recognized measure for distinguishing between overweight, obesity, and normal weight in individuals. The study was conducted on a sample of 20 students (both males and females) whose ages ranged from 15 to 18. These students were enrolled in the Hafar Al-Sass Mohammed Al-Eid Secondary School in the Wadi El Zenati Province, Guelma. The researcher employed a descriptive methodology for the study, using a questionnaire that addressed the types of physical activities performed by individuals in their daily lives to assess their level of physical activity. The study also relied on the Body Mass Index (BMI) as determined by IOTF standards. The study results indicated a very weak inverse relationship between the level of physical activity and the Body Mass Index for the study sample, with R = -0.14, which was not statistically significant as the Sig value (0.954) was greater than 0.05. The study also found that individuals in the sample with low levels of physical activity represented 75% of the study sample (15 students).
THE UNIQUENESS THAT IS THE CITY SITE OF BOZOK IN THE STEPPES OF SARYARKA: A HISTORY OF ITS RESEARCH AND INTERPRETATION
Authors: Свиридов А.Н. , Тлеугабулов Д.Т.
Published: November 2023

Статья излагает историю открытия и исследований уникального археологического памятника степного Казахстана. Городище Бозок расположено на западной окраине г. Астаны, в болотистой пойме левого берега р. Ишим, на высоком восточном берегу оз. Бузукты, и датируется VII (VIII) — XVI вв. Открытие и первые годы исследования памятника связаны с именем известного казахстанского археолога К.А. Акишева. Последующие работы велись под руководством М.К. Хабдулиной. В пространственной организации и составе объектов памятника выделяются четыре части. Древнейшая часть — три квадратные площадки, обнесённые валами и окопанные рвами. Севернее площадок находится комплекс жилищ-землянок, южнее — некрополь с развалинами мавзолея и мусульманскими погребениями XIII—XVI вв. С востока и севера к руинам городища примыкает агроирригационная система. На протяжении длительного периода функционирования городище использовалось не столько как жилое пространство, сколько как особый сакральный центр степной части Евразии.

The article provides an overview of research history of the unique archaeological site, which is the fortified settlement of Bozok in the steppe part of Kazakhstan. The city site is located at the western outskirts of Astana, in a swampy floodplain of the Ishim River’s left bank, on the high eastern shore of the lake Buzukty. It dates back to the 7th (8th) — 16th century. Its discovery and the early years of research are associated with the name of the famous Kazakh archaeologist Kemal A. Akishev. Later, research works at the settlement were carried out by Maral K. Khabdulina as a supervisor. There are four parts in the spatial arrangement of objects of the site. The oldest part is three square-shaped platforms surrounded by ditches and ramparts. To the north of these, there is a complex of dugout dwellings. To the south of the central platforms, there is a necropolis consisting of the ruins of a mausoleum and a series of Muslim burials of the 13th — 16th century. An agro-irrigation system adjoins the ruins of the settlement from the east and north. For a long period of its functioning, the settlement was used not so much as a space for living, but as a special sacred center of the steppe part of Eurasia.
ON THE QUESTION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE ‘ROYAL’ HUNS AND THE AKATZIRS IN THE NORTHERN BLACK SEA REGION IN THE EARLY 5th CENTURY
Authors: Внуков А.А. , Ярцев С.В. , Брынза Т.В.
Published: November 2023

Главной целью исследования было выяснение обстоятельств организации правящими кругами Константинополя покушения на гуннского вождя Харатона. Ввиду данных письменных и археологических источников, главной и, пожалуй, единственной причиной этого предприятия могли быть частые набеги на имперские территории со стороны «царских» гуннов, усилившихся в Барбарикуме. Однако, согласно греко-латинской традиции, в интервале 408—412 гг. существенных столкновений между гуннами и константинопольскими войсками не было. Следовательно, причина обострения взаимоотношений между «царскими» гуннами и Восточной Римской империей была в другом. Исходя из анализа археологических источников Восточного Крыма, яблоком раздора в указанное время могло стать Боспорское царство, которое с конца IV в. находилось под защитой гуннов-акациров, восточной ветви кочевников, усилившихся в Северном Причерноморье после падения королевства Германариха. Вероятнее всего именно в начале V в. под предводительством Дуптуна акациры смогли отстоять в союзе с Константинополем свою независимость и сдержать натиск «царских» гуннов в Северном Причерноморье, тем самым отсрочив разорение Боспора.

The main goal of the study was to clarify the circumstances of the organization by the Constantinople’s ruling elite of an assassination attempt against the Huns’ leader Charaton. Judging by both written sources and archaeological record, it is strengthening of the ‘royal’ Huns’ forces in Barbaricum and their frequent raids on imperial territories, which could only have been the main and only reason for such an enterprise. However, according to the Greco-Latin tradition, there were no significant military clashes between the Huns and the Constantinopolitan army between 408 and 412. Consequently, there must have been another reason why the situation became so strained. Based on the analysis of archaeological materials from Eastern Crimea, the conclusion is that the Bosporan Kingdom could most likely have been the apple of discord at that time, which from the end of the 4th century was under the protection of the Huns—Akatzirs, the eastern branch of the nomads who strengthened in the Northern Black Sea area after the fall of the kingdom of Ermanaric. It seems likely that it was in the early 5th century that the Akatzirs were able to defend their independence in alliance with Constantinople under the leadership of Douptounos and hold back the onslaught of the ‘royal’ Huns in the Northern Black Sea region, thus delaying the devastation of the Bosporus.
SOME TYPES OF EARLY IRON AGE KNOBBED RINGS
Authors: Лысенко С.С.
Published: November 2023

Статья посвящена некоторым типам колец с выступами раннего железного века центральных, восточных и южных регионов Европы. Рассмотрены кольца с выступами, сгруппированными в розеточку из 2—5 выпуклин, кольца с выступами-ножками, на которых расположены 3—5 шариков, и некоторые кольца с одинарными выступами. В основу работы положена подборка из 188 колец, составлен каталог памятников, включающий 67 пунктов. Предложена типология таких изделий — выделено 2 отряда и 6 типов (с подтипами и вариантами). Рассмотренные типы колец бытовали, в основном, с VI по ІІІ вв. до н. э., крайне редко — во II—I вв. до н. э. Основные ареалы их распространения — Северное Причерноморье и Балкано-Карпатский регион.

The paper discusses some Early Iron Age knobbed ring types discovered in central, eastern and southern parts of Europe. Rings with 2 to 5 granules forming a rosette, those with pegs to which 3—5 beads are attached, and some with single knobs are considered. The research sample consists of 188 finds from 67 sites. A typology of the artifacts is proposed, with two orders, six ring types, and a series of subtypes and varieties. The knobbed ring types under study existed mainly from the 6th until the 3rdcentury BCE, while the youngest specimens are extremely rare and date back to the 2nd — 1st century BCE. The main areas of their distribution are the Northern Black Sea region and the Balkan-Carpathian region.
GLASS RECYCLING PRACTICES IN THE ROMAN PERIOD: A CASE STUDY OF THE FRONTOVOE CEMETERY IN SOUTH-WESTERN CRIMEA
Authors: Румянцева О.С. , Червяковская М.В. , Червяковский В.С.
Published: November 2023

Состав 147 образцов стекла сосудов из могильника конца I — рубежа IV/V вв., полностью раскопанного на окраине Севастополя, проанализирован методом масс-спектрометрии с индуктивно-связанной плазмой, с пробоотбором лазерной абляцией. На основе полученных данных оценивается применение практики вторичной переработки стекла в мастерских, производивших посуду для населения, оставившего могильник. Сопоставление данных о формах сосудов, их планиграфическом распределении и составе позволяют получить косвенную информацию о возможном времени возникновения и характере стеклоделательного производства в Юго-Западном Крыму (вероятно, в Херсонесе). Стеклянная посуда массово распространяется у местного населения со II в.; в это же время появляются первые формы, представленные серийно и изготовленные из стекла «смешанного» состава, содержащего марганец и сурьму. Это могло быть обусловлено возникновением в это время в регионе местного стеклоделательного производства, основой которого служили импортный сырец из Восточного Средиземноморья с высокой примесью стекольного боя. Эта же особенность характерна и для массовых серий стекла из поздней части могильника. Местное производство, таким образом, в значительной степени было основано на вторичной переработке стекла; эта особенность характерна для периферии Римской империи, очевидно, недостаточно снабжавшейся сырцом. Cтекло египетского происхождения из Фронтового более интенсивно подвергалось переработке, чем сиро-палестинское.

Composition of 147 vessel glass samples from a cemetery of late 1st — late 4th / early 5th centuries, completely excavated on the outskirts of Sevastopol, has been studied with LA-ICP-MS technique. This data allows evaluating glass recycling practices in the workshops producing vessels for regional population. The data on vessel forms, their spread in the cemetery and the chemical composition of glass could yield the circumstantial evidence on the local glass working (most probably, in Chersonessos), time of its emergence and peculiarities.  Glass vessels become widespread here from the 2nd century, and serial types, made of the “mixed” Sb-Mn glass occur at the same period.  It could be related to the emergence of local glass working, based on the raw glass imported from Eastern Mediterranean, and the extensive glass recycling. Large-scale recycling is also typical for the late series of glass (and vessel types) especially widespread here (Foy-3.2, 3.2/2.1). Local glass working was therefore based on extensive use of cullet; this peculiarity is usually typical for the periphery of the Roman Empire, lacking the imported raw glass. Glass of the Egyptian origin form Frontovoe has much more pronounced evidence for recycling than of the Levantine one.