bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
NGHIÊN CỨU THÀNH PHẦN HÓA HỌC VÀ KHẢO SÁT HOẠT TÍNH SINH HỌC CỦA TINH DẦU CHIẾT XUẤT TỪ LOÀI PRAXELIS CLEMATIDEA R. M. KING & H. ROBINSON
Authors: Lê Trương Thắng , Phan Nguyễn Anh Trúc , Nguyễn Hoàng Chương , Trần Ngọc Ngân Hà , Thái Thị Phương Nhi , Lê Thị Nhung , Hoàng Việt
Published: January 2023

Mục tiêu: Chiết xuất và khảo sát thành phần hóa học của tinh dầu từ Praxelis clematidea, khảo sát hoạt tính kháng khuẩn và gây độc tế bào ung thư từ tinh dầu đã chiết xuất. Đối tượng và phương pháp: Tinh dầu được chiết xuất từ Praxelis clematidea bằng phương pháp lôi cuốn hơi nước. Thành phần hóa học của tinh dầu chiết xuất được phân tích bằng phương pháp sắc ký khí ghép khối phổ (GC-MS). Hoạt tính kháng khuẩn của tinh dầu được khảo sát bằng phương pháp khuếch tán kháng sinh trên thạch, nồng độ ức chế tối thiểu của tinh dầu đối với các vi khuẩn gây bệnh được xác định bằng phương pháp pha loãng bậc hai trong thạch (MIC). Hoạt tính gây độc tế bào của tinh dầu được đánh giá in vitro trên mô hình tế bào người bằng phương pháp nhuộm protein tổng số với sulforhodamine B. Kết quả: Tinh dầu chiết xuất từ Praxelis clematidea có thành phần hóa học bao gồm 20 hợp chất chính, trong đó có 7 hợp chất chưa được xác định. Tinh dầu thể hiện hoạt tính kháng khuẩn đối với các chủng vi khuẩn như Acinetobacter baumannii, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa với giá trị MIC được ghi nhận từ 2 - 16 mg/mL. Tinh dầu chiết xuất từ Praxelis clematidea thể hiện hoạt tính gây độc tế bào trên dòng tế bào ung thư phổi NCI H460 với giá trị IC50 (µg/mL) là 73,01 ± 2,37 và giá trị gây độc chọn lọc (SI) là 1,23. Kết luận: Tinh dầu chiết xuất từ Praxelis clematidea R. M. King & H. Robinson bao gồm 20 hợp chất hóa học khác nhau. Tinh dầu có hoạt tính gây độc tế bào đối với dòng tế bào ung thư phổi và đặc biệt là hoạt tính kháng khuẩn trên các vi khuẩn gây bệnh kháng kháng sinh.
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY OF SUPRATENTORIAL TUMORS AT MILITARY HOSPITAL 103
Authors: Nguyen Thanh Bac , Hoang Manh Linh , Tran Manh Cuong , Pham Ngoc Hao
Published: January 2023

Objectives: To evaluate the histological diagnostic results using stereotactic biopsy of supratentorial tumors at Military Hospital 103. Subjects and methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study on 9 stereotactic biopsies of supratentorial tumors at Military Hospital 103 from 6/2021 - 9/2022. Results: 9 patients in the study included 5 men and 4 women, aged from 29 to 79 years old. The clinical features were dominated by headache (77%), hemiplegia (22.2%), and epilepsy (11.1%). The deep lesions (capsula interna lesions and thalamic lesions) were 44.4%. The histological diagnostic accuracy rate was 88.9%. Histological types include low-grade astrocytoma (44.4%), high-grade astrocytoma (11.1%), oligodendroglioma (11.1%), lymphoma (22.2%), metastatic carcinomas (0%), and brain tissue (11.1%). The mortality rate was 0%. Conclusion: Stereotactic biopsy of supratentorial tumors is a safe procedure that provides a very accurate histological diagnostic result with a low incidence of complications and mortality rate.
CẬP NHẬT MỘT SỐ VẤN ĐỀ VỀ SINH LÝ BỆNH VÀ CHIẾN LƯỢC XỬ TRÍ ĐA CHẤN THƯƠNG HIỆN NAY
Authors: Phạm Mạnh Cường , Hồ Hữu Phước
Published: January 2023

Đa chấn thương (ĐCT) là một trong những nguyên nhân hàng đầu gây ra tổn thương và tử vong ở người trẻ tuổi, đặc biệt trong bối cảnh tai nạn giao thông hiện nay chưa có xu hướng giảm. Với những người sống sót, ĐCT để lại di chứng lâu dài ảnh hưởng đáng lo ngại đến chất lượng cuộc sống và lao động. Đây là một mối quan tâm lớn về sức khỏe cộng đồng trên toàn cầu bởi sự thiệt hại về người và chi phí cấp cứu điều trị rất lớn. Gần 80% các ca tử vong do ĐCT xảy ra trong vòng vài giờ đến vài ngày sau khi bị thương, thường do chấn thương sọ não hoặc nội tạng quá nặng và sau đó là do sốc hoặc thiếu oxy. Trong những thập kỷ qua, các chiến lược, mô hình cấp cứu ĐCT ngày càng phát triển bao gồm cả các can thiệp trước khi nhập viện đã mang đến những cải thiện tích cực về kết quả điều trị và tỷ lệ tử vong. Hồi sức và phẫu thuật hay chỉnh hình kiểm soát thiệt hại là nền tảng trong điều trị bệnh nhân (BN) ĐCT. Các rối loạn trong sinh lý bệnh của ĐCT cần được nhận biết sớm để có thể áp dụng các chiến lược xử trí thích hợp. Trong bài báo này, chúng tôi mô tả một số chiến lược xử trí đang phát triển trong việc điều trị ĐCT.
ĐẶC ĐIỂM HÌNH ẢNH VIÊM RUỘT THỪA CẤP CÓ BIẾN CHỨNG TRÊN CẮT LỚP VI TÍNH ĐA DÃY
Authors: Phạm Thị Yến , Phạm Quốc Huy , Nguyễn Văn Đàn , Nguyễn Minh Hải , Lê Tuấn Cảnh
Published: January 2023

Mục tiêu: Mô tả đặc điểm hình ảnh của viêm ruột thừa cấp (VRTC) có biến chứng và xác định dấu hiệu có giá trị nhất trong chẩn đoán biến chứng VRTC trên cắt lớp vi tính (CLVT) đa dãy. Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang, tiến cứu 83 bệnh nhân (BN) đau bụng cấp, theo dõi VRTC có biến chứng, được chụp CLVT và phẫu thuật tại Bệnh viện Quân y 103 từ 9/2021 - 8/2022. Kết quả: Dấu hiệu khuyết thuốc khu trú gặp nhiều nhất (37%), khí ngoài lòng và sỏi ngoài lòng chỉ gặp 1 BN (1,4%), áp xe ruột thừa gặp 2,7%, đám quánh ruột thừa gặp 11%. Dấu hiệu khuyết thuốc khu trú có độ nhạy 92%, độ đặc hiệu 91,7% trong chẩn đoán biến chứng, trong khi các dấu hiệu còn lại có độ đặc hiệu cao, nhưng độ nhạy thấp. Kết luận: Khuyết thuốc khu trú trên CLVT đa dãy là dấu hiệu có giá trị nhất trong phân biệt VRTC có biến chứng hay không.
ĐÁNH GIÁ KẾT QUẢ PHẪU THUẬT CẮT TUYẾN TIỀN LIỆT NỘI SOI QUA NIỆU ĐẠO ĐIỀU TRỊ BỆNH TĂNG SẢN LÀNH TÍNH TUYẾN TIỀN LIỆT TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐA KHOA XANH PÔN
Authors: Nguyễn Minh An , Ngô Trung Kiên , Bùi Hoàng Thảo
Published: January 2023

Mục tiêu: Đánh giá kết quả xa sau phẫu thuật cắt u phì đại lành tình tuyến tiền liệt (UPĐLTTTL) nội soi tại Bệnh viện Đa khoa Xanh Pôn. Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang trên 98 bệnh nhân (BN) tuổi trung bình 75,5 ± 3,62, cao nhất 95 tuổi, thấp nhất 55 tuổi. Bảng điểm ISPP trước phẫu thuật: 27,3 ± 2,8; Bảng điểm chất lượng cuộc sống (CLCS) trước phẫu thuật: 5,2 ± 0,7; Chỉ số IIEF trước phẫu thuật: 17,8 ± 5,8; Kết quả: Biến chứng sau phẫu thuật: Hẹp niệu đạo 3,1%; đái rỉ tạm thời 3,1%; xuất tinh ngược dòng 4,1%; Điểm IPSS trung bình sau mổ 1 tháng, 6 tháng và 12 tháng lần lượt là 7,6 ± 3,3; 5,1 ± 2,1 và 4,6 ± 1,8; Điểm CLCS trung bình sau mổ 1 tháng, 6 tháng và 12 tháng lần lượt là: 1,4 ± 0,7; 0,88 ± 0,5 và 0,8 ± 0,4; Chỉ số IIEF trung bình sau mổ 1 tháng, 6 tháng và 12 tháng lần lượt là 12,18 ± 5,8;  12,51 ± 7,11 và 12,9 ± 7,1. Kết luận: Phẫu thuật nội soi điều trị UPĐLTTTL là phương pháp an toàn, hiệu quả, cải thiện CLCS của BN.
CẬP NHẬT CÁC PHƯƠNG PHÁP CHẨN ĐOÁN SỚM UNG THƯ PHỔI
Authors: Đào Ngọc Bằng , Tạ Bá Thắng
Published: January 2023

Ung thư phổi (UTP) là một trong các loại ung thư thường gặp nhất và là nguyên nhân gây tử vong hàng đầu trong các bệnh ung thư trên thế giới. Chẩn đoán sớm có vai trò rất quan trọng trong quyết định phương pháp điều trị và tiên lượng cho bệnh nhân (BN) UTP. Nhiều phương pháp đã được áp dụng trong chẩn đoán sớm UTP, trong đó chụp cắt lớp vi tính (CLVT) ngực liều thấp, nội soi phế quản và các phương pháp sinh học phân tử đã chứng minh hiệu quả rõ rệt. Mỗi phương pháp chẩn đoán có vai trò riêng. Trong khi nội soi phế quản sinh thiết được ứng dụng chẩn đoán những tổn thương niêm mạc tại phế quản trung tâm, chụp CLVT ngực liều thấp có thể áp dụng để sàng lọc các khối u ở phế quản ngoại vi, vị trí nội soi phế quản không quan sát được. Ngoài ra, phương pháp sinh thiết lỏng sử dụng các dấu ấn sinh học là một phương pháp tiềm năng. Sự kết hợp các phương pháp chẩn đoán sẽ giúp cho bác sĩ lâm sàng chẩn đoán sớm UTP, chỉ định phương pháp điều trị hợp lý và tiên lượng chính xác cho BN, góp phần nâng cao hiệu quả điều trị UTP trong thực hành lâm sàng.
ĐÁNH GIÁ TÁC DỤNG CỦA ESTROGEN DẠNG UỐNG VÀ DẠNG BÔI NGOÀI DA TRONG QUÁ TRÌNH CHUẨN BỊ NIÊM MẠC TỬ CUNG CỦA CHU KỲ CHUYỂN PHÔI ĐÔNG LẠNH TẠI VIỆN MÔ PHÔI LÂM SÀNG QUÂN ĐỘI
Authors: Phạm Thị Nguyệt , Trịnh Quốc Thành , Trịnh Thế Sơn , Đinh Trọng Hà
Published: January 2023

Mục tiêu: Đánh giá tác dụng của estrogen dạng uống và bôi ngoài da trong chuẩn bị niêm mạc tử cung (NMTC) cho chuyển phôi đông lạnh. Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu mô tả, tiến cứu trên 49 cặp vợ chồng có chỉ định chuyển phôi đông lạnh tại Viện Mô phôi Lâm sàng Quân đội từ tháng 10/2021 - 7/2022. Tất cả bệnh nhân (BN) thỏa mãn tiêu chuẩn và đồng ý tham gia nghiên cứu được chia ngẫu nhiên thành hai nhóm. Nhóm 1 sử dụng phác đồ chuẩn bị NMTC bằng estradiol đường uống dưới dạng estradiol valerate, trong khi nhóm 2 sử dụng estradiol đường bôi ngoài da dưới dạng 17β-Estradiol. Kết quả: Liều lượng 17β-Estradiol ngày “mở cửa sổ” trung bình là 5,91 ± 0,76 mg/ngày, quy đổi tương đương với 7,88 ± 1,01 mg estradiol valerate, cao hơn có ý nghĩa so với liều estradiol valerate sử dụng ở nhóm uống 7,25 ± 1,15 mg/ngày (p < 0,05). Độ dày NMTC ở nhóm dùng estrogen đường uống và đường bôi ngoài da lần lượt là 9,52 ± 0,94 mm và 9,66 ± 0,89 mm (p > 0,05). Tỷ lệ có thai (β-hCG dương tính) tương đương nhau giữa nhóm dùng estradiol đường uống và nhóm dùng estradiol đường bôi ngoài da, lần lượt là 58,8% và 55,6% (p > 0,05). Kết luận: Bổ sung estrogen dạng bôi ngoài da có tác dụng phát triển NMTC và cho hiệu quả làm tổ tương đương estrogen dạng uống trong các chu kỳ chuyển phôi đông lạnh.
Underpricing of Newly Issued Corporate Bonds in the CEE Markets**
Authors: Zaremba Adam
Published: January 2023

IPO anomalies in the corporate debt markets are to great extent unexplored field in the academic literature. The aim of this paper is to investigate the underpricing phenomenon of newly issued corporate bonds on the Catalyst market and its determinants. I use event study methodology to test for underpricing and perform regressions to find its determinants. The sample includes 142 corporate bonds issued between March 2010 and August 2013 and listed on the Catalyst market. The computations confirm the uderpricing effect in the CEE market, however do not allow to indicate its determinants.
Conflict Management Styles Among Managers in Macedonian Organizations**
Authors: Drakulevski Ljubomir , Nakov Leonid , Taneva-Veshoska Angelina
Published: January 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine Macedonian managers’ behavior and the strategy they most often have facing a conflict situation at work. Design/methodology/approach: Research instrument in a form of questionnaire was used to obtain data about strategies for managing conflict. For assessing which of the five modes: competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding and accommodating Macedonian managers’ use we used Thomas-Kilmann conflict mode instrument. Findings: The results from the study give new insights in the managerial mind, providing information about managers’ approaches they have facing problems and conflict situations. Research limitations/implications: There is a literature gap in the area of organizational behavior studies in Macedonia. The results from the survey can be used for comparing the profile of Macedonian managers with managers from other countries. Practical implications: This study will increase the understanding of how managers’ behavior is connected with conflict management styles. Also, the results from the study can be used in creating new teams and predicting behavior based on the styles used in learning and conflict resolution. Originality/value: This research contributes to the field of organizational behavior by offering support and new findings. This study adds to the body of literature in what is considered relatively new and unexplored area of study in Macedonia. Also, this study will provide information about the behavior Macedonian managers have and clearer picture of their managerial style.
Multidisciplinary Decision-Making Approach to High-Dimensional Event History Analysis through Variable Reduction Methods
Authors: Sadeghzadeh Keivan , Fard Nasser
Published: January 2023

As an analytical approach, decision-making is the process of finding the best option from all feasible alternatives. The application of decision- making process in economics, management, psychology, mathematics, statistics and engineering is obvious and this process is an important part of all science-based professions. Proper management and utilization of valuable data could significantly increase knowledge and reduce cost by preventive actions, whereas erroneous and misinterpreted data could lead to poor inference and decision-making. This paper presents a class of practical methods to analyze high-dimensional event history data to reduce redundant information and facilitate practical interpretation through variable inefficiency recognition. In addition, numerical experiments and simulations are developed to investigate the performance and validation of the proposed methods.
Capital Flight and Unemployment in Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation
Authors: Afolaranmi  , Benjamin Tobi
Published: January 2023

The growth rate of unemployment in Nigeria is becoming an issue of great concern therefore calling the attention of stake holders to seeking solution to it. On the other hand, capital flight is another issue that has generated great concerns among economists with regards to its growth over the decades particularly in developing countries of which Nigeria is one on the top of the list as shown in the literature. Given these, it is highly essential that the attendant effects of this incredible growth of capital flight are found, however some of these effects are already mentioned in the literature. Given the growth rate of unemployment in Nigeria and the failure of many policies prescribed by the government of Nigeria to curb it, it has therefore become very clear that there are still more factors contributing to unemployment than the ones known. Solving the unemployment problem demands the knowledge of all factors contributing to it. In this paper, capital flight is identified as one of the factors contributing to unemployment in Nigeria. The Ordinary Least Squares Method including Co-integration and Error Correction Mechanism (ECM) were used to investigate this assertion. It was found that in the short run, capital flight contributes positively to unemployment in both current and next years while in the long run, it only contributes positively in the current year while contributing negatively in the next year but leaving an unemployment gap as the contribution of the current year is greater than that of the next year.
Capital Structure Choice in the Baltic Countries
Authors: Zelgalve Elvira , Berzkalne Irina
Published: January 2023

The data set consists of 58 companies listed on the Baltic Stock Exchange over the period from 2005 to 2012. The study analyses the trade-off and the pecking order theories of capital structure by using regression analysis. The empirical results indicate that Baltic listed companies do not apply pecking order to their capital structure. Speed of adjustment varies for long-term debt and short-term debt. Short-term debt is adjusted more quickly than long-term debt. Speed of adjustment also depends on company size and country. Large companies and companies from Estonia adjust their capital structure more quickly than medium companies and companies from Lithuania.
Key Drivers Influencing Shopping Behavior in Retail Store
Authors: Hasan Aamir , Mishra Subhash
Published: January 2023

The purpose of the study was to determine the key drivers which influence the shopping behavior of the customers in the retail store. In today’s competitive world with increasing number of retail stores, the retailers need to be more customer oriented. Retail has changed and expanded in all lines of business, be it apparel, jewelry, footwear, groceries.etc. The modern consumer is posing a challenging task for the Indian retailer. More aware, more confident and much more demanding, therefore the retailers are looking for ways to deliver better consumer value and to increase consumer purchase intention. Retailers tend to differentiate themselves by making their service easier to consumers. The study aims to study the key drivers that can influence shopping behavior in retail store. A survey (store intercept) method was employed to elicit primary information from 300 shoppers in different formats of retail stores of Lucknow. The findings reveal the factors that play a greater role in influencing the shopping behavior of customers in retail store. As such, a survey of retail store customer’s attitude towards reduced price, sales promotion, quality of the products, proximity to the home, customer service, store atmospherics were analyzed to identify the key drivers influencing shopping behavior in retail store. A questionnaire based on a five-item Likert scale, as well as random sampling, was employed for data collection. Data analysis was accomplished using SPSS software. The paper has found shopping experience, store image and value for money as three important variable out of which shopping experience emerged as a dominant factor which influences the consumer’s shopping behavior in the retail store. Since the research has established empirical evidences in determining the key drivers which influences the shopping behavior of the customers in the retail store, it serves as a foundation for a deeper probe into the shopping behavior of the customers in the retail store research domain in the Indian context
Factor Analysis of Online Clothes Fashion Purchase on Social Media Instagram
Authors: Satriana Riana , Rachmawati Indira , Alfanur Farah
Published: January 2023

An activity of online buying and selling products causes many online shops on social media. One of social media being used for buying and selling products in society is Instagram. Factors in influencing online purchasing need to be considered by online shops in order to meet the needs and desires of customers. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the online clothes fashion product purchasing on Instagram and other social media to find out the most dominant variables of each factor. This study employs a descriptive quantitative method and factor analysis in SPSS 20:00 in windows seven. The variables analyzed in this study is the impulse purchase orientation, attitude to online shopping, service quality, perceived risk, informativeness, online trust, specific holdup cost, perceived ease of use, and purchase intention. Data collection techniques are on students of Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) and students of Faculty of Communication and Business (FKB) of Telkom University done by interviews and questionnaires. The sample in this study is using proportionate stratified random sampling of 100 people with a confidence level of 95% and an error of 5%. The results showed that the newly formed five factors that influence online purchase. The fifth factor is the perceived ease of use, online trust, informativeness, attitude to online shopping, and impulse purchase orientation. Online shopping businesses today are expected to pay attention to these factors in order to improve the service. Future studies are expected to use other variables such as enjoyment, perceived usefulness, and innovativeness while also able to use other analytical techniques such as Structural Equation Modelling (SEM).
Research in the Field of Economic Crime in Slovakia
Authors: Suhányi Ladislav , Suhányiová Alžbeta , Horváthová Jarmila , Mokrišová Martina
Published: January 2023

Consequences of the crime influence the life of the whole society, it permeates to all areas of social life, as well as it penetrates into the lives of ordinary citizens of Slovakia. One of the most significant crimes is the economic crime. The relevance and the seriousness of the economic crime are expressed by its immediate threat of economic life and of the prosperity of society. The relevance of this issue is underlined by the fact that in the recent years there is an increase of new and more dangerous forms of crime. The aim of this paper is to examine the overall number of economic crime and the damages caused by these criminal activities in Slovakia during the last ten years. The emphasis will be put on the analysis of the number of business entities influenced by the economic crime, on the analysis of economic crime by the sectors of national economy and by the forms of economic crime in Slovakia. We will analyse the most common ways of committing tax frauds and accounting frauds, that distorts the business environment and it represents also a significant threat to the public finances. The complex accounting and tax issues enable the defrauders to commit accounting frauds and tax frauds; this is because of the deficiencies in the legislation, inefficient control processes and complexity of management. After that we analyse the number of Slovak companies with the owner from a tax haven. Within the analysis of secondary data in this paper appropriate mathematical and statistical methods will be used. Based on the evaluation of the results of research, conclusions and suggestions will be drawn.
Modelling Fraud Prevention Process **
Authors: Tomaš Darko , Todorović Igor
Published: January 2023

Fraud is global social problem and they occur in all activities. The term fraud implies corruption, misappropriation of assets and fraudulent financial reporting. People that commit fraud are inside and outside of organisation. Factors that affect fraud doing are: motive, opportunity, ability and justification. In our region, it can be said that fraud is not individual problem but it’s a case of systematic fraud, especially in public sector by creating monopoly of private over public sector. Costs related to fraud will be difficult to objectively assess. Everyone is sensitive to health care related frauds, from patients and doctors to whole society. For battle against fraud requires political will, effective legislative framework and anti-fraud strategy. Every strategy has to begin with prevention process. Paper presents model of fraud prevention process. Model is based on increasing awareness of all participants about the importance of battle against the fraud, accepting anti-fraud policies and zero fraud toleration, establishing channels for reporting fraud, as well as defining responsibilities of internal audit in evaluation of internal controls, fraud risk assessment, corporate governance and providing recommendations for process improvement.
Approching EUR/CHF Exchange Rate Volatility in Albanian Market
Authors: Todri Ardita
Published: January 2023

This paper explores the forecasting of EUR/CHF exchange rate volatility in short term period in Albanian market, being that Euro is the mostly used currency in financial and commercial transactions and furthermore together with Swiss franc are considered as safe currencies with a probabilistic volatility distribution statistically interesting. Precisely the latter, represents a continuous concern for the economic agents dealing with the above mentioned exchange risk, hence the measurement of its volatility helps them in the assessment and maintenance of capital needed for coverage purposes almost referring to trade balance trend toward Euro-Area and not as well as to the Eurobond issued. Under these circumstances, the financial time series dynamic models such as ARMA (1;1), ARCH (1) and GARCH (1;1) are used to estimate the EUR/CHF exchange rate volatility in short term period. The last one, which at 95% confidence level displays satisfactory statistical parameters in confront of the others in terms of normal residuals distribution is also used to forecast EUR/CHF exchange rate during 2015 in correspondence of moving average method based on latest 252 exchange rate values. In statistical terms the comparison of EUR/CHF exchange rate forecasted data through GARCH (1;1) model with the current ones demonstrated a good robustness of the latter at the confidence level taken into consideration. Therefore, the research in question suggests to the economic agents dealing with these kinds of transactions the implementation of GARCH models for the estimation and forecasting of EUR/CHF exchange rate volatility in the short term period, necessary for risk management purposes.
An Output Driven Sync of Visual Merchandising and Impulse Buying Behavior – An Organized Retail Case from Bhubaneswar
Authors: Swain Dindayal
Published: January 2023

Apparel industry in India is booming and there is fierce competition among various players in apparel segment in terms of lifestyle format. The present study is aimed at finding out the impact of various dimensions of visual merchandising vis-a-vis impulse buying behavior of the customers visiting “Shopping Malls”. Four dimensions of visual merchandising i.e. window display, in-store form/ mannequin display, floor merchandising and promotional signage are researched to find its impact on IBB. The results reveal that certain dimensions of visual merchandising do affect impulse purchase. Hence, visual merchandising is important for strategic marketing decisions to increase both the sales and the communication effect of the stores.
Single Business Vs Multi Business Firms in India: An Empirical Analysis
Authors: Pai V S , Hiremath Chetan V
Published: January 2023

We studied the performance of 60 firms, 30 each from two types of firms namely, focused and diversified. Further, of the 30 firms in each group, 10 each were selected on the basis of three different sizes; small (with assets<INR10 billion), medium (with assets ranging between INR10 and INR50 billion). Our intent was to determine which of these displayed superior economic performance. We analysed data for two points of time 2006-07 and 2013-14 using three measures of economic performance. These include profit after tax (PAT), return on capital employed (ROCE) and asset turnover ratio (ATR). We employed parametric (MANOVA, ANOVA) as well as nonparametric (Mann- Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Chi square) tests. Our analysis started with MANOVA to compare the overall performance of the selected firms for all the three measures. Later, ANOVA was used to further understand specifically, which performance measure was influenced by type and size of the firm. Since, there was a possibility for outliers to influence the findings, nonparametric tests were employed with the assumption that both the finding would give similar results. Our study concluded that there is no significant difference in the performance between focused and diversified firms. However, we found significant difference in the performance of firms based on size, though there were no interaction effects between size and type. Particularly, when diversified and focused firms were separately studied, it was found that for focused firms alone there were significant differences in performance between firms of different sizes.
How Organisational Performance is Affected by Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Authors: Amoako George K , Amoah Gregory , Mayqueen Attatesey
Published: January 2023

This paper aims to report as a study that contributes to the understanding of the roles of strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) in overall organisational performance. The approach to the paper was by the review of acclaimed researches with linkages between corporate social responsibility, more specifically strategic corporate social responsibility and organisational performance. Strategic CSR undertaken by various organisations were analysed to find how significant they affect to performance metrics. The researchers had difficulties unearthing previous tangential and empirical research as there had not been a wealth of research in the area of CSR relationships especially with regards to strategic CSR practices and performance and at the same time, previous research on CSR mostly focuses on its nature and impact on society and how customer loyalty can be gained with CSR. The study thus revealed that, although some organizations to some extent confuse CSR with philanthropic reasoning, they are aware of how rewarding it is for both societal stakeholders and the firm and intensively work towards integrating CSR with other business undertakings. This research contributes to one’s understanding of the impact that strategic CSR has on organisational performance when instituted in the business. Additionally, the study analyses how business performance may be affected either positively or negatively depending on the level of integration that strategic CSR has been implemented by organisations. The outcome of the study ultimately, will help top level management to amend shortcomings by implementing strategic CSR techniques as well as build formidable business performance.
Results of the second phase of deep-sea polymetallic nodules geological survey in Interoceanmetal Joint Organization licence area (2016–2021)
Authors:   Interoceanmetal Joint Organization, Szczecin, Poland, Baláž Peter
Published: January 2023

The exploration rights of the Interoceanmetal Joint Organization for exploration of polymetallic nodules (PMN) are granted from 29 March 2001 to an area located within the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the eastern central Pacifi c Ocean. Exploration area covers 75,000 km2 and consists of two sectors (B1 and B2). The B2 sector comprises four exploration blocks (H11, H22, H33 and H44). The most prospective area, selected for detailed research, is marked as H22_NE exploitable block and delineated within the H22 exploration block. The article presents results of geological survey, based mostly on the data collected during the second phase of exploration in the licence area (2016–2021, extension of the contract). Results are based on IOM’s expeditions and relevant analytical work. During the IOM-2018 expedition high resolution bathymetric survey of H11, H22, H33 and H44 exploration blocks was carried out. The IOM-2019 expedition provided a new set of the data obtained using the distance methods (side-scan sonar, profi ler) and contact methods (box-corer and gravity corer) in H22_NE exploitable block, H33 exploration block and preliminary delineated Preservation Reference Zone. The study was focused on analytical work based on sediment and nodule analyses of samples in H22 exploration block and H22_NE exploitation block. New estimation of mineral resources in B2 sector was caried out using the geostatistical method of ordinary block kriging with Yamamoto correction. The polymetallic nodule resources have been classifi ed within the Inferred, Indicated and Measured Resources categories of the CRIRSCO classification system.
Comparison of morphology of quartz crystals – “Marmarosh diamonds” – from Paleogene Flysch sequences of Krosno (Silesian) Zone, Dukla Zone in Ukrainian Carpathians, and Intra-Carpathian sequences of Western Carpathians
Authors:   Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University 13, Voli Av., Lutsk, Ukraine, 43025, Vovk Olexandr , Naumko Ihor ,   Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals of the NAS of Ukraine, 3-a Naukova Str., Lviv, Ukraine, 79060, Zankovych Halyna ,   Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals of the NAS of Ukraine, 3-a Naukova Str., Lviv, Ukraine, 79060, Kuzmenko Yaroslav ,   CJSC «Interbudtunnel»
Published: January 2023

Quartz crystals of “Marmarosh diamonds” type were goniometrically studied in Ukrainian Carpathians from the veins in flysch deposits of Krosno (Silesian) unit (137 crystals, locality 1 – New Beskydy Tunnel) and the Oligocene sediments of the Dukla Zone (77 crystals; loc. 2 – Pryslip pass). They were compared with quartz crystals from intra-Carpathian Paleogene sequences of the Western Carpathians in Slovakia (175 crystals; loc. 3 – Šoltysa stream). The analysis of the obtained results allows to state that the “Marmarosh diamonds” from the studied Ukrainian and Slovak localities are generally similar. The main simple forms represent the hexagonal prism m {101̅0} and the rhombohedra r {101̅1} and z {011̅1}. The following types of crystal habit have been identified: hexagonal-dipyramidal, pseudocubic, hexagonal-prismatic, trigonal-prismatic. For the polyhedra from the Ukrainian Carpathians, minor forms are less typical, such as the trigonal dipyramid s {112̅1} and the trapezoid x {516̅1}. Statistically, the shape of “Marmarosh diamond” crystals from the Ukrainian Carpathians is closer to isometric. For them, elongation along the main crystallographic axis is even less typical than for polyhedra from the Slovak localities. In addition, “Marmarosh diamonds” from the W. Carpathians in Slovakia are more often flattened at {101̅0}. In the process of crystal growth with decreasing temperature, the habit changes from hexagonal-dipyramidal to trigonal-prismatic. Quartz from Krosno (Silesian) zone of Ukrainian Carpathians was found in the association with calcite. There are numerous hydrocarbon inclusions in both minerals. The mineralogical crystallographic and geochemical investigations (especially of the migrating hydrocarbon fluids), are important for oil and gas geology of the Carpathian oil and gas-bearing province.
Comparison of two model environmental burdens with massive light non-aqueous phases liquids (LNALP) pollution – the extent of pollution identified by geological survey vs. reality uncovered by remediation
Authors:   Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geochemistry,  Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4, Slovak Republic, Macek Juraj ,   The Centre of Environmental Services, Ltd., Kutlíkova 17, 852 50 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, Jurkovič Ľubomír ,   Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geochemistry,  Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4, Slovak Republic, Milička Ján ,   Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geochemistry,  Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4, Slovak Republic, Tóth Roman ,   Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geochemistry,  Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4, Slovak Republic,   The Centre of Environmental Services, Ltd., Kutlíkova 17, 852 50 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, Horváthová Hana ,   Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geochemistry,  Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4, Slovak Republic
Published: January 2023

The paper deals with the results of exploration and remediation in two railway operations. Locomotive depots in Štúrovo and Leopoldov belonged to heavily polluted sites with the occurrence of light non-aqueous phases liquids (LNAPL) on the groundwater table. Remediation began on the sites in 2018. The results of the pre-remediation surveys did not indicate the presence of large volumes of pollution in the form of free phase, however, during the remediation LNAPL flowed into new wells. At the same time, the spreading of LNAPL accumulations and the progressing of pollution in dissolved form by groundwater has not been confirmed. Comparison of surveys and remediation points to various facts that must be considered when evaluating the degree of pollution of the site. It is necessary to perceive the whole space of the railyard as possible source of pollution. Remediation project should not be based solely on the presence of LNAPL. Its presence and the risk it poses must be verified. Outcomes of activities, based on limited data, may in that case differ from the remediation goals.
Procrastinación y estrés académico en estudiantes universitarios
Authors: Espín Rosales Joselyn Tamara , Vargas Espín Alba Del Pilar
Published: January 2023

Esta investigación tuvo como finalidad determinar la relación entre la procrastinación y el estrés académico en estudiantes universitarios; mediante un estudio no experimental, con enfoque cuantitativo, de alcance descriptivo-correlacional y de corte transversal, en 432 participantes seleccionados mediante un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Se aplicó la Escala de Procrastinación Académica de Busko (EPA) y el Inventario SIStémico COgnoscitivista para el estudio del estrés académico. Se determinó que no existe relación entre la procrastinación y el estrés académico (Rho=0.062; p=0.197>0.05); con respecto a la procrastinación académica en la dimensión autorregulación académica predominó el nivel bajo 96,1% y en postergación de actividades el nivel alto 85,9%; en cuanto al estrés académico prevaleció el nivel severo 41.9 %, existiendo diferencias significativas según el sexo (x2= 9.96; p=0.007<0.05); en las mujeres el nivel severo tuvo mayor incidencia en comparación a los hombres. Se concluyó que el estrés académico en universitarios es independiente de la procrastinación.
Potencialización del aporte de macro y micro nutrientes del chocho (lupinus mutabilis south americam lupine) a través de germinación
Authors: Velásquez Calderón Claudia Amparo , Silva Encalada Carlos Mauricio
Published: January 2023

Se realizó un estudio con la finalidad de potencializar el valor nutritivo del chocho a través del proceso de germinación, y promover su biodisponibilidad para aprovechar al máximo su contenido de nutrientes a nivel del organismo. Para este estudio se utilizó la variedad de chocho (Lupinus mutabilis sweet), Andino 450, (6-7 mm de diámetro) aptos para el proceso de germinación. Previo a esto la leguminosa en su estado original (cruda y seca) fue sometida a hidratación durante de 7 a 8 horas, proceso necesario para activar sus inhibidores enzimáticos. Concluido el tiempo se desechó el agua  y las semillas fueron sometidas a la fase de germinación por 3 a 4 días a temperatura ambiente entre 20 a 22°C para permitir la activación de sus nutrientes con la aparición de la radícula. Luego se procedió a la cocción de la gramínea germinada a 92°C por  30 a 45 minutos y finalmente lavarlas a flujo de agua corriente por un lapso de 8 a 24 horas para eliminar completamente los residuos de alcaloides desprendidos durante la cocción lo que permitirá desamargar la semilla, mediante el escurrido quedarán las semillas listas para el envase y rotulación del producto. Posterior  al proceso  fueron enviadas al laboratorio para el análisis bromatológico. El estudio bromatológico dio como resultado una proteína de 51,70%, fibra en un 11,34%; y calcio de 0,12%.
Factores estresores en pacientes COVID – 19 en unidad de cuidados intensivos, revisión sistemática
Authors: Chandi Ortiz Karen Lisseth , Verdezoto Michuy Carmen Lisbeth , Matute Plaza Gabriela Natalia , Betancourt Zambrano Shirley Vanessa
Published: January 2023

El COVID-19 no solo cambió la forma de vivir, sino también la forma de morir; una persona en unidad de cuidados intensivos es vulnerable al estrés por la asistencia altamente instrumental y el uso de fármacos que afectan la vigilia y la agudeza mental; además, la presencia de ambientes monótonos y rutinas de cuidado que irrumpen los ritmos circadianos; el temor ante lo desconocido conlleva al límite de una conducta estresante, que entorpece la recuperación del paciente, prolongando su estancia hospitalaria, y con ello el deterioro de su calidad de vida, pudiendo incluso equipararse con empeorar su enfermedad. La investigación pretende identificar los principales factores estresores presentes en pacientes con COVID – 19 en la unidad de cuidados intensivos, de carácter descriptivo, exploratorio, con abordaje cualitativo; sustentada en la revisión bibliográfica de literatura científica disponible. Posterior a la revisión se concluye que los factores estresores frecuentes como; el dolor, ruido, la dificultad para comunicarse, inmovilidad, ausencia de autocontrol, la incertidumbre, la desorientación temporo-espacial, ausencia de un familiar cercano, la limitación por presencia de dispositivos invasivos en pacientes COVID-19 que permanecen en la UCI.
Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Affected by Covid-19 Through Assistance in Repairing Disability Motorcycles
Authors: Supartono Basuki , Kusumaningsih Prita , Zahra Dewi Fatimah
Published: January 2023

People with disabilities are numerous, reaching 15% of the Indonesian population. Some are independent and make a living by trading around using special motorcycles (disabled motorcycles) as done by members of the Independent Disability Shelter House (Rumsidisma), Rawa Lumbu, Bekasi, West Java. They can not make a living because the motorbike is damaged while they do not have repair funds. This hampered income, and this problem further disrupted their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out community service activities (PKM) to provide funds for repairing disability motorcycles. This activity aims to help people with disabilities in Rumsidisma to be able to earn a living and be independent as before. The method of implementing PKM includes the stages of preparation, implementation, and evaluation. Implementation activities include providing funds and repairing disability motorcycles. Evaluation is carried out through interviews and filling out evaluation forms. All activity processes are carried out by implementing health protocols. PKM activities can repair three disabled motorcycles. Member of Rumsdisma. Can return to making a living and be as independent as before. RecipientsRecembly of assistance were satisfied and agreed that this activity was continued. There were no reports that PKM implementers and beneficiaries were infected with Covid-19. The conclusion is that repairing of the disability motorcycles of Rumsidisma members during the pandemic has been successfully carried out safely and can empower members as before.
Pola Penyakit Kulit pada Penyintas Gempa Cianjur Tahun 2022
Authors: Fahma Fath Arina , Qodar Tegar Syaiful , Herdiana Firman
Published: January 2023

Bencana gempa Cianjur pada 21 November 2022 tidak hanya menimbulkan bahaya langsung bagi nyawa manusia, tetapi juga efek jangka panjang akibat perubahan tempat tinggal di tempat pengungsian. Berbagai gangguan kesehatan mulai timbul di antara pengungsi, salah satunya ialah penyakit kulit. Perlu adanya kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat berupa pelayanan kesehatan untuk mencegah berkembangnya penyakit. Pelayanan kesehatan dilakukan dengan pendirian posko rumah sakit lapangan dan mobile clinic sejak 24 November 2022 sampai dengan masa tanggap darurat selesai (20 Desember 2022). Hasil pelayanan kesehatan terhadap 1.164 orang pengungsi didapatkan 140 orang (12,02%) di antaranya menderita penyakit kulit. Penyakit kulit yang ditemukan didominasi oleh dermatitis, skabies, dan infeksi kulit akibat bakteri. Hal ini dikarenakan kontak dengan tempat tinggal baru yang diperparah dengan kurangnya akses terhadap fasilitas kebersihan.
Uncertainty characterization in risk analysis for decision-making practice
Authors: Zio Enrico , Pedroni Nicola
Published: January 2023

This document provides an overview of sources of uncertainty in probabilistic risk analysis. For each phase of the risk analysis process (system modeling, hazard identification, estimation of the probability and consequences of accident sequences, risk evaluation), the authors describe and classify the types of uncertainty that can arise. The document provides: a description of the risk assessment process, as used in hazardous industries such as nuclear power and offshore oil and gas extraction; a classification of sources of uncertainty (both epistemic and aleatory) and a description of techniques for uncertainty representation; a description of the different steps involved in a Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) or Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA), and an analysis of the types of uncertainty that can affect each of these steps; annexes giving an overview of a number of tools used during probabilistic risk assessment, including the HAZID technique, fault trees and event tree analysis.
CT Imaging of a Case Involving Thermal and Sharp Trauma
Authors: Christensen Angi , O'Reilly Kera
Published: January 2023

This case involved a multiagency investigation of a fire in which an adult female and her three young children were found deceased. Anthropological analysis, including imaging using high-resolution computed tomography (CT) scanning, was used to assess skeletal trauma, which involved thermal alterations as well as sharp trauma. Due to fire-related discoloration of the bone, sharp traumas on the cranium of the adult were difficult to appreciate visually, but CT imaging helped to significantly improve visualization of the alterations. CT imaging also facilitated the preservation of the conditions of all four crania, which were appreciably altered by the fire, and for the adult individual reconstructed from multiple fragments. The contributions of various agencies and laboratory analyses, including forensic anthropological imaging, helped contribute to the successful resolution of the case.
Combining Continuous and Categorical Data Modeling in Developmental Age Estimation Using Hierarchical Bayes
Authors: Sgheiza Valerie
Published: January 2023

Residual correlations (correlations that persist after accounting for the effect of chronological age) between variables can have a significant impact on final age estimates. Such correlations can result in overly narrow age intervals and high error rates when not accounted for. Modeling correlations can be mathematically problematic across mixed data types. Hierarchical modeling can incorporate continuous and categorical traits into a single model that accounts for correlated variables while reducing computationally expensive calculations. This paper demonstrates a Bayesian hierarchical modeling approach in which trait variables were grouped by data type or bodily system and used to produce separate age estimates with any appropriate model. These age estimates were combined into a single estimate using a multivariate normal model via nested cross-validation. The data used included nine diaphyseal length measurements and 29 epiphyseal fusion and ossification sites from 179 individuals in the publicly available U.S. Subadult Virtual Anthropology Database. Diaphyseal ages were modeled with linear regression and epiphyseal ages with random forest regression. Age estimates from the hierarchical model had reduced bias relative to diaphyseal or epiphyseal maximum likelihood estimates alone. Combined-indicator age intervals from 95% highest density regions (HDRs) were on average 15% narrower than those from diaphyseal 95% HDRs while success rates were 2% lower (91% vs. 93%). Functional example code is provided. A general hierarchical modeling approach may be applicable to other areas of skeletal analysis that employ correlated variables of mixed data types including adult age estimation and ancestry estimation.
Trauma, Kollektivgefühle und das Recht
Authors: Hellmann Jenny
Published: January 2023

Emotions permeate social life in all its areas. This also applies to law, especially in the context of human rights and the reappraisal of state injustice. The author examines the emotive permeation of law in the context of transitional justice using the recent criminal justice process of dealing with the dictatorship's past in Argentina. The focus is on collective emotional dynamics that have unfolded in the social and legal reappraisal in the field of tension between effervescent collective feelings, the rational logics of law, and its nonetheless "sacred" aura. The starting point for the empirical examination is the documentary film "Algo mío - Argentina's Stolen Children," which has won several awards and is included with the book. It expresses the ambivalences of an emotive theory of the transitory criminal process in impressive images and captivating stories.
Spannung des Bewusstseins
Authors: Bickmann Nicolas
Published: January 2023

Nicolas Bickmann shows that in the early phase of his philosophizing (1793–1800), Fichte develops various, extremely subtle and differentiated conceptions of the unity of finite consciousness. In each case, the relationship between the theoretical and practical capacities of the ego is at the core of this unity. The tension that exists between these different conceptions corresponds to the tension that exists in finite consciousness itself. Following the tracks of Fichte's philosophy, the author always keeps in view the question central to any theory of consciousness: How can the legitimate claim to theoretical knowledge of self and object in a causally closed external world be mediated with the claim to free, rational self-determination?