bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
KẾT QUẢ SỚM SAU SỬA VAN BA LÁ DO HỞ VAN BA LÁ THỨ PHÁT MỨC ĐỘ TRUNG BÌNH Ở BỆNH NHÂN PHẪU THUẬT BỆNH VAN HAI LÁ HẬU THẤP
Authors: Khang Trần Thúc Khang , Đức Phú Bùi
Published: November 2020

Mục đích: Nghiên cứu nhằm so sánh kết quả sớm sau phẫu thuật sửa van ba lá hoặc không sửa van ba lá do hở van ba lá thứ phát mức độ trung bình ở bệnh nhân được phẫu thuật bệnh van hai lá hậu thấp.

Phương pháp: Chúng tôi nghiên cứu 48 bệnh nhân được phẫu thuật bệnh van hai lá hậu thấp có kèm hở van ba lá thứ phát (1.5/4 – 2.5/4) từ tháng 3/2011 đến 3/2012, trong đó các bệnh nhân được chia làm hai nhóm: nhóm I: 22 bệnh nhân được thay van hai lá kèm sửa vòng van ba lá bằng dải Teflon (45.8%), nhóm II: 26 bệnh nhân được thay van hai lá, không sửa van ba lá (54.2%).

Kết quả: Cải thiện mức độ hở van ba lá sau mổ ở hai nhóm khác biệt có ý nghĩa sau thời gian theo dõi trung bình 6 tháng: nhóm I sau mổ có 21 trường hợp hở ba lá ≤ ¼ (95.4%), nhóm II: hở van ba lá ≤ ¼ chiếm 30.8%, 1 trường hợp (3.8%) tiến triển nặng hơn (từ 2/4 lên 2.5/4) và hở van ba lá không cải thiện (ở các mức độ) là 46.1%. Không có sự khác biệt về tỷ lệ biến chứng giữa hai nhóm. Không có tử vong bệnh viện.

 Kết luận: Hở van ba lá thứ phát mức độ trung bình không tự thoái lui sau phẫu thuật thay van hai lá hậu thấp
SO SÁNH KẾT QUẢ ĐIỀU TRỊ BỆNH NGỰC LÕM BẨM SINH GIỮA MỔ MỞ KINH ĐIỂN VÀ PHẪU THUẬT NUSS TẠI BỆNH VIỆN VIỆT ĐỨC
Authors: Ước Nguyễn Hữu , Khánh Ngô Gia , Trường Nguyễn Văn
Published: November 2020

Đặt vấn đề: Mổ mở kinh điển điều trị ngực lõm bẩm sinh được áp dụng từ hàng chục năm nay với kết quả tương đối hạn chế. Phẫu thuật theo phương pháp Nuss khắc phục được nhiều hạn chếđó, nhất là khi kết hợp nội soi lồng ngực. Bệnh viện Việt Đức đã áp dụng phẫu thuật Nuss kết hợp nội soi từ 2010. Việc so sánh kết quả phẫu thuật theo 2 phương pháp là cần thiết để khẳng định ưu thế của phẫu thuật Nuss điều trị ngực lõm bẩm sinh hiện nay.

Phương pháp: Mô tả hồi cứu trên 30 bệnh nhân được mổ mở kinh điển (Nhóm 1, giai đoạn 2000 – 2010) và 53 bệnh nhân phẫu thuật Nuss (Nhóm 2, giai đoạn 2010 – 2011), về đặc điểm trước – trong mổ và kết quả sau mổ.

Kết quả: Không có sự khác biệt về tuổi trung bình (14,5 và 16,0 tuổi) và giới tính (Nam 83,3% và 88,8%) giữa 2 nhóm. Thời gian mổ trung bình của nhóm 1 (117 ± 34 phút) dài hơn nhiều của nhóm 2 (69 ± 24 phút). Thời gian nằm viện của nhóm 1 (7,6 ± 4,3 ngày) cũng dài hơn nhóm 2 (5,2 ± 1,2 ngày). Kết quả tốt ngay sau mổ là 63,4% ở nhóm 1 và 92,5% ở nhóm 2. Kết quả trung hạn: chỉ có 13,6% hết lõm ở nhóm 1, so với nhóm 2 là 56,6%; và 18,1% bệnh nhân hài lòng ở nhóm 1 so với 94,3% ở nhóm 2.

Kết luận: Phương pháp Nuss kết hợp nội soi lồng ngực là lựa chọn tốt trong điều trịbệnh ngực lõm bẩm sinh, với ưu thế toàn diện so với mổ mở kinh điển cả về thẩm mỹ, thời gian phẫu thuật, thời gian nằm viện, kết quả cải thiện tình trạng lõm ngực
Socio-demographic aspects and characteristics of gambling and betting among Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Kulanić Ahmed , Draganović Selvira
Published: November 2020

In the last few years, gambling and betting opportunities have been increasing in Bosnia and Herzegovina, leading to an increase in  pathological gambling. Pathological gambling is considered by experts to be an instinct control disorder, i.e. the inability to refrain from an instinct that at the same time causes pleasure to a person, but is also dangerous for them and the people around them as it seriously disrupts not only the physical, emotional, mental and material state of the individual, but affects their families and friends also. In order to examine the most common forms of gambling and betting as well as socio-demographic aspects and their characteristics among Bosniaks in BiH, in the period April-May 2019, on a sample of N = 1520 respondents, a survey was conducted in 62 municipalities in BiH. Respondents ranged from 18-77 years old, of whom 568 were women and 927 were men. While defining the sample for the purposes of this research, a two-stage stratification was performed, namely: stratification at the administrative level of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the type of settlement, respecting the principle of proportional representation of municipalities within entity/cantons. Data was collected via a structured face-to-face interviews with closed questions to which handwritten answers were given. The data collection was done through the Network of Youth and Directorate for Religious Affairs of the Riyasat of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The results suggest persisting differences in the perception of the most common forms of gambling and betting, where bingo, disposable lottery tickets/scrapers, lotto and sports betting are perceived to be the most common. The most widespread types of gambling are influenced by the socio-demographic variables such as gender, place of residence, level of education, age and monthly household income.
Kiwi and the Dervish: A Short History of Bosnian Settlement in New Zealand
Authors: Drury Abdullah
Published: November 2020

Emigration from Bosnia-Herzegovina to New Zealand invariably affects, and often undermines, the core religious practices and affiliations of Slavic Muslims. Research suggests that most of these immigrants and refugees have subsumed a key feature of their unique Balkan heritage in order to integrate into mainstream society, the Anglo-European population in this predominantly Protestant-Christian nation in the South Pacific. My study aims to elucidate this historic phenomenon through an exploration of multiple biographies of several working class persons, within the context of the wider picture of Bosnian settlement here. This essay asks: to what degree does personal motivation appear to influence participation in the wider, shared spiritual tradition of Islam in a minority societal context? Predicated on a review of the available literature, my research suggests a complex socio-economic bricolage. Through a case study design my analysis demonstrates that most Bosnian immigrants and refugees over the twentieth century were more concerned with tangible material objectives than theological principles or goals. These results indicate that, overall, religion played less of a role in their private and public lives historically compared to Asian and African immigrants and refugees. On this basis, it is suggested that in future Muslim social and religious organisations based in Bosnia make greater efforts to liaise with their diaspora populations even at these further-most edges of the earth and provide better spiritual leadership. Further research is necessary to identify other aspects that could strengthen Bosnian Muslim culture outside Europe.
Commercial organization staff's customer centricity: the level of development and relationship with staff's communicative and emotional
Authors: Karamushka Liudmyla , Goncharenko Yaroslava
Published: November 2020

The article analyzes the results of empirical research related to the levels of development of the main components and index of staff's customer orientation in commercial organizations. Among the commercial organization staff's customer orientation components, which were found to be at low levels, the most developed component was "'following customer orientation standards and using special technologies". It was followed by much less developed "organization's customer orientation policies and staff empowerment" and "staff' customer orientation training and encouraging". Only one in four respondents had a customer orientation index at high level. Commercial organization staff's communication and emotional characteristics were shown to have statistically significant positive relationships with some of staff's customer orientation components and customer orientation index (increased levels of staff's customer orientation-relevant characteristics corresponded to the increased levels of each of the staff's customer orientation components and index).
Gender features of social and psychological adaptation of migrants in the United States
Authors: Krainikov Eduard , Prokopovich Eugene , Oksana Fiialo
Published: November 2020

In order to investigate the gender characteristics of migrants adaptation, we tested 60 married people who moved to the United States within one year. All respondents have higher education, are capable, belong to the middle class, have real estate and cars, at least one of the spouses works. All respondents moved to the United States on very favorable terms. The techniques we selected allowed us to conduct this research remotely via Google Form on the Internet. For our study, we chose the following techniques: Maskulinity-Femininity Test (S. Bem), Marriage Satisfaction Questionnaire (T. Romanov and G. Butenko), Socio-psychological Adaptation Questionnaire (C. Rogers and R. Diamond), SAN Test, "Big Five" Questionnaire. We found out that only masculinity correlates with adaptation: the higher is masculinity, the higher adaptation is. Further correlation analysis revealed that masculinity has the highest direct correlation with internality, that is, a person's belief in his/her power to determine his/her life abroad. Other masculine traits that have an impact on adaptation include self-acceptance, desire for domination, and emotional stability. We were surprised by the lack of correlation between masculinity and acceptance by others. Since the discovered correlation hasn’t shown a connection between masculinity and femininity, we can train masculinity without paying attention to gender. We have found that the masculine traits that enhance the adaptation process in the new country are internality, positive self-perception, desire for domination, and emotional stability. That is why we counted on our 3-day training. Our training is similar to personal growth training as it primarily develops self-regulation skills, emotional competence, self-perception, acceptance by others and will power. In addition, through mini-lectures, the participants can learn about the stages of adaptation, the concepts of cultural shock and acculturation, which will help them to understand those new processes they face in a new country and simplify such a complex and stressful process as adaptation.
Сategories of analysis within activity-oriented counseling
Authors: Kuntsevska Anastasiia
Published: November 2020

This paper aims to provide an analysis of the theoretical and methodological grounds of Activity-oriented models of psychological counseling practice, along with an author's model of counseling interaction between a psychologist and a client within the framework of Activity theory.

In contrast to majority of psychological theories, Activity theory has not yet been fully reflected in psychotherapeutic and counseling practice. As a consequence, we can see the gap in the relevant methodology of psychological care, despite of multiple theoretical and empirical research, conducted within Activity framework.

The structure and procedure of Activity-oriented counselling is based on major categories of Activity theory, developed by S. Rubinstein, A. Leontiev, F. Vasilyuk, G. Schedrovitsky, namely: i) unity of consciousness and activity; ii) experiencing as a form of personal activity; iii) categories of activity analysis. Since the subject of counseling is the problem situation experienced by a client, the main purpose of psychological counseling is to convert the problem into achievable tasks, which requires setting a clear logic and sequencing stages of consultative process.

It is shown that the consultant guides the client through a series of stages, which involve consistent changes.

Those stages include following: situation scanning; positional analysis; problematizing and capturing of contradictions, repositioning and designing of new activity schemes.

Activity-oriented counseling offers a comprehensive, context-sensitive method of client`s life story exploration and highly structured procedure, which allows psychologist and the client to retain its overall meaning and logic.

Certainly, an active approach in the psychological practice of counselling requires further methodological developments: in particular, the development of protocols of counseling sessions and non-parametric methods of diagnosis of client advancement.
“Yield it up cheerfully”: Teaching Consent, Violence, and Coercion in Samuel Richardson’s Pamela
Authors: Grisham Leah
Published: November 2020

Drawn from the author’s experience teaching Samuel Richardson’s novel Pamela during the #Metoo movement, this essay argues that bringing current discourses of consent and gender-based violence into conversation with the novel deepens students’ engagement with and interest in the eighteenth century. While students identify specters of Pamela and Mr. B’s relationship in their own worlds, the novel is also a helpful tool in revealing the many ways in which consent can be coerced.
Evidence of ketene emissions from petrochemical industries and implications for ozone production potential
Authors: Sarkar Chinmoy , Wong Gracie , Mielnik Anne , Guenther Alex B. , Lee Taehyung , Park Taehyun , Ban Jihee , Kang Seokwon , Park Jin-Soo , Ahn Joonyoung , Kim Danbi , Kim Hyunjae , Choi Jinsoo , Seo Beom-Keon , Kim Jong-Ho , Kim Jeong-Ho , Park Soo Bog , Kim Saewung
Published: November 2020

Abstract. Ketene, a rarely measured reactive VOC, was quantified in the emission plumes from Daesan petrochemical facility in South Korea using airborne PTR-TOF-MS measurements. Ketene mixing ratios as high as ~ 40–50 ppb were observed in the emission plumes. Emission rates of ketene from the facility were estimated using a horizontal advective flux approach and ranged from 84–316 kg h−1. These emission rates were compared to the emission rates of major VOCs such as benzene, toluene, and acetaldehyde. Significant correlations (r2 > 0.7) of ketene with methanol, acetaldehyde, benzene, and toluene were observed for the peak emissions, indicating commonality of emission sources. The calculated average ketene OH reactivity for the emission plumes over Daesan ranged from 3.33–7.75 s−1, indicating the importance of the quantification of ketene to address missing OH reactivity in the polluted environment. The calculated average O3 production potential for ketene ranged from 2.98–6.91 ppb h−1. Our study suggests that ketene has the potential to significantly influence local photochemistry and therefore, further studies focusing on the photooxidation and atmospheric fate of ketene through chamber studies is required to improve our current understanding of VOC OH reactivity and hence, tropospheric O3 production.
Compositions and mixing states of aerosol particles by aircraft
observations in the Arctic springtime, 2018
Authors: Adachi Kouji , Oshima Naga , Ohata Sho , Yoshida Atsushi , Moteki Nobuhiro , Koike Makoto
Published: November 2020

Abstract. Aerosol particles were collected at various altitudes in the Arctic during the Polar Airborne Measurements and Arctic Regional Climate Model Simulation Project (PAMARCMiP 2018) conducted in the early spring of 2018. The composition, size, number fraction, and mixing state of individual aerosol particles were analyzed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and their sources and transport were evaluated by numerical model simulations. We found that sulfate, sea-salt, mineral-dust, K-bearing, and carbonaceous particles were the major aerosol constituents and were internally mixed. The number fraction of mineral-dust and sea-salt particles decreased with increasing altitude. The K-bearing particles increased within a biomass burning (BB) plume at altitudes > 3900 m, which originated from Siberia. Chlorine in sea-salt particles was replaced with sulfate at high altitudes. These results suggest that the sources, transport, and aging of Arctic aerosols largely vary depending on the altitude and airmass history. We also provide the occurrences of solid-particle inclusions (soot, fly-ash, and Fe-aggregate particles), some of which are light-absorbing and potential ice-nucleating particles. Our TEM measurements revealed, for the first time, the detailed mixing state of individual particles at various altitudes in the Arctic. This information facilitates the accurate evaluation of the aerosol influences on Arctic haze, radiation balance, cloud formation, and snow/ice albedo when deposited.
An early mid-latitude aurora observed by Rozier (Béziers, 1780)
Authors: Bertolin Chiara , Domínguez-Castro Fernando , de Ferri Lavinia
Published: November 2020

Abstract. Aurora observations are an uncommon phenomenon at low and mid latitudes that, at the end of the 18th century, were not well known and understood. Low and mid geomagnetic latitude aurora observations provide information about episodes of intense solar storms associated with flares
and outstanding coronal mass ejection (CME) and about the variation of the geomagnetic field. However, for many observers at mid and low latitudes, the
features of a northern light were unknown, so they could easily report it as
a phenomenon without explanation. In this work, we found that an earlier mid geomagnetic latitude aurora was observed in Beauséjour, close to Béziers (43∘19′ N, 3∘13′ E),
France, by the abbot François Rozier. He was a meticulous botanist, doctor and agronomist with a special interest in atmospheric phenomena. On 15 August 1780, from 19:55 to 20:07 (Universal Time), François Rozier observed a
“phosphoric cloud”. A careful analysis of the report indicates that he was reporting an auroral event. The recovery of auroral events at low and
mid latitude during the 1780s is very useful for shedding light on solar activity during this period because there are few records of sunspot
observations.
Simulating the Dry Chaco Hydrology under Deforestation Pressure
Authors: Maertens Michiel , De Lannoy Gabriëlle J. M. , Apers Sebastian , Kumar Sujay V. , Mahanama Sarith P. P.
Published: November 2020

Abstract. Various regions in the world experience land cover and land use changes. One such a region is the Dry Chaco ecoregion in South America, characterized by deforestation and forest degradation since the 1980s. In this study, we simulated the water balance over the Dry Chaco and assessed the impact of land cover changes thereon, using three different state-of-the-art land surface models (LSMs) within the NASA Land Information System (LIS) with updated parameters. The default LIS parameters were revised with (i) improved soil parameters, (ii) satellite-based dynamic vegetation parameters instead of default climatological vegetation parameters, and (iii) yearly land cover information instead of static land cover. A relative comparison in terms of water budget components and ‘efficiency space’ for various baseline and revised experiments showed that large regional and long-term differences relate to different LSM structures, whereas smaller local differences resulted from updated soil, vegetation and land cover parameters. Furthermore, different LSM structures redistributed water differently in response to these parameter updates. A time series comparison of the simulations to independent satellite-based estimates of evapotranspiration and brightness temperature showed that no LSM setup significantly outperformed another for the entire region, and that not all LSM simulations improved with updated parameter values. However, the revised soil parameters generally reduced the simulated surface soil moisture bias relative to pixel-scale in situ observations, and the simulated Tb bias relative to regional Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity (SMOS) observations.
Mapping the grounding zone of Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica, from ICESat-2 laser altimetry
Authors: Li Tian , Dawson Geoffrey J. , Chuter Stephen J. , Bamber Jonathan L.
Published: November 2020

Abstract. We present a new, fully automated method of mapping the Antarctic Ice Sheet's grounding zone using a repeat-track analysis and crossover analysis of newly acquired ICESat-2 laser altimeter data. We map the position of the landward limit of tidal flexure and the inshore limit of hydrostatic equilibrium, as demonstrated over the mountainous and hitherto difficult to survey grounding zone of Larsen C Ice Shelf. Since the start of data acquisition in 2018, our method has already achieved a near 9-fold
increase in the number of grounding zone observations compared with ICESat,
which operated between 2003 and 2009. We have improved coverage in particular over the previously poorly mapped the Bawden and Gipps ice rises and Hearst Island. Acting as a reliable proxy for the grounding line, which cannot be directly imaged by satellites, our ICESat-2-derived landward limit of tidal flexure locations agrees well with independently obtained measurements, with a mean absolute difference and standard deviation of 0.39 and 0.32 km, respectively, compared to interferometric synthetic-aperture-radar-based observations. Our results demonstrate the efficiency, density, and high spatial accuracy with which ICESat-2 can image complex grounding zones and its clear potential for future mapping of the pan-ice sheet grounding zone.
During the Pandemic Period, the Determination and Relationship of Curling Athletes with Their Task and Ego Orientation and Personality Situations and the Remote Support Situations They Received
Authors: Vahdet Alaeddinoglu
Published: November 2020

The aim of this study was to evaluate the personality, ego and task orientation of elite Curling athletes in the pandemic era, and the distance education support they received. Research questions were produced on the Google Forms and mailed to the athletes. Curling Super League, 1st League, and 2nd League players consisted of a total of 89 athletes were included. Explanatory information was given for the motivation of the athletes. The questionnaire consists of four stages. Explanatory information is provided for the motivation of the athletes. Demographic features are included in the 1st stage. It consists of 14 questions. At the 2nd stage, the “Task and Ego Orientation Scale in Sports” consisted of 13 items, seven of which are task orientation, and six of which are ego orientation. Those who respond to the scale participate in each article according to the evaluation system of 5. At the 3rd stage, the Eysenck Personality Scale, adapted by Karanci, consists of 23 questions in total. Questions were asked in the form of yes or no. In the final stage, there was a scale developed to evaluate the mental and physical support that Curling athletes received during the pandemic era. Athletes were expected to answer these questions. It was analyzed with SPSS 22.00 statistical program. By looking at the level of interaction between the questions, Pearson Correlation techniques were used. To test the construct validity of the scale, principal components factor analysis using Oblimin rotation method was used, item-total correlations were examined, and Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients were examined to determine internal consistency. The Cronbach Alpha number was found to be .085. Furthermore, interpretations with a value of 0.05 were made as to the error value. As a result, it has been observed that there is a positive correlation between Ego and Task orientation, personality and Sport perception and orientation and distance education support. It has been observed that there is a negative relationship between the lying sub-dimension of personality and neuroticism. It has been observed that there is a positive relationship between the task and ego orientation dimension in sports and the orientation to perceive sports and distance education support. It has been observed that Curling athletes had good mental and physical preparation periods during this period. It was also concluded that the implications of the tests carried out should be monitored on other sports branches.
Interventions and compliance: How the response to COVID-19 reflects decades of retail food protection efforts
Authors: Liggans Girvin , Dutilly Devin , Carrington-Liggans Komita , Cartagena Mary , Idjagboro Charles , Williams Laurie , Lewis Glenda , Russell Mia , Sudler Robert
Published: November 2020

Preventing the spread of infectious disease relies heavily upon the development and implementation of public health interventions. The requisite debate over the effectiveness of these interventions is accom-panied by discussions about which, if any, should be made mandatory. We contend that efforts to man-date interventions in the fight to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have clear similarities to the long-standing efforts to establish and promote retail food safety interventions. Specific similarities are that science is rarely the sole driver in deciding public health mandates and individuals’ responses to them, compliance is key but can be difficult to achieve, and the concurrent incorporation of two or more interventions is a barrier against poor compliance. As these factors have a direct effect on the success of public health mandates, understanding the role and relationships among them can aid government and public health officials in ongoing efforts to prevent foodborne illness and slow the spread of COVID-19.
Evaluating food hubs: Reporting on a participatory action project
Authors: Nelson Erin , Landman Karen
Published: November 2020

Food hubs create a range of economic, social, and environmental impacts through a wide variety of activities and programs. Evaluation of these impacts is important; however, many hubs lack the capacity (including time, resources, knowledge, and expertise) to do effective, ongoing evaluation work. This lack of capacity is exacerbated by the difficul¬ties inherent in capturing the kinds of complex, multidimensional, context-specific impacts and outcomes that many of these businesses and organizations strive to achieve. This paper reports on a participatory research project designed to develop a resource to support food hub evaluation efforts. It presents highlights from the guide that was created and discusses associated insights regarding the tensions and opportunities of food hub evaluation. We argue that food hubs need to be engaging in evaluation efforts, even in the face of significant resource constraints, as a means of strengthening individual entities and the sector as a whole. These efforts must be carefully aligned with a hub’s stage of development and context-specific, multifunctional goals. They should also account for food hubs’ emergent, dynamic, and adaptive nature. To that end, participatory evaluation methodologies that take a flexible, collaborative, action-oriented approach are especially relevant.
The Linkage between Sentiments and Stock Market Dynamics New Evidence from Iran
Authors: Asgari Heshmatollah , Najafi Hamed
Published: November 2020

In recent years, the issue of financial behaviour and the impact of investors’ sentiments on their decision making have become such a popular issue. The sentiments of financial activists affect the market price of financial assets and particularly stocks, and therefore it is included in the new pricing models of capital assets. In this article, we seek the effect of investors’ sentiments on the dynamics of the Iranian stock market (TSE). To do this, among the companies accepted in the stock market we select 120, considering the research criteria and screening method, we examined TSE specifics throughout 2010-2018 using regression analysis and causality test. Our results show that firstly investors’ sentiments have a direct effect on the stock returns and there is a bilateral relationship between them. Secondly, inflation has the opposite effect and economic growth has a direct and positive effect on the relationship between investor sentiment and stock returns. Finally, government spending has no significant effect on the relationship between investor sentiment and stock returns.
Computer processing of New Zealand strong-motion accelerograms
Authors: Hodder S. B.
Published: November 2020

Recently implemented modifications to the computer processing of earthquake accelerograms are described. The main extensions to the system include dynamic instrument correction, robust band-pass filtering and accurate integration, all implemented in the frequency domain. The processed records now provide accurate representations of strong ground motion within the frequency band from 0.25 Hz to 24.5 Hz: full accuracy is maintained in the computed velocity and displacement signals. The use of the new processing system is demonstrated using two previously recorded accelerograms.
Transmission Integration and the Market for Congestion Revenue Rights
Authors: Doshi Gaurav , Du Xiaodong
Published: November 2020

Texas electricity market saw a recent integration of electricity transmission as a part of Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ). Exploiting the commissioning date of CREZ based transmission integration as an exogenous shock, we analyze the effect of transmission expansion on market clearing prices of Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR). Reduced form estimates suggest that excess transmission led to a lowering of CRR prices for contracts at all Times of Use. We find strong evidence of spatial, distributional, and firm specific heterogeneity. The paper shows that transmission expansion enhanced efficiency of the CRR market in terms of a spatial convergence in prices and a decrease in aggregate auction expenditure of approximately $260 million over a period of 4.5 years post CREZ.
The Effect of Human Capital on CO2 Emissions: Macro Evidence from China
Authors: Yao Yao , Zhang Lin , Salim Ruhul , Rafiq Shuddhasattwa
Published: November 2020

We study the effect of human capital on CO2 emissions using the Chinese provincial panel over the period 1997-2016. Allowing for cross-sectional dependence and structural breaks, we find a negative association between human capital and CO2 emissions in the long run and attribute it to the influences from younger workers and workers with advanced human capital. In particular, our results suggest that a one-year increase in average schooling reduces CO2 emissions by 12 per cent. Using disaggregated emission dataset by energy sources and end emitters, we demonstrate this negative association is likely to manifest through technology effect and the improvement in energy efficiency. These manifestations are limited to production sector. Our finding suggests a promising avenue for abating greenhouse gases without impeding economic growth.
La sociedad civil y el partido político como fuentes del poder de los líderes locales en Andalucía
Authors: Collado Campaña Francisco
Published: November 2020

Esta recensión expone una síntesis de la tesis doctoral defendida por el autor bajo el título Liderazgo y estrategias políticas locales: los alcaldes de las capitales de provincia andaluzas (1979-2011) en septiembre de 2018. Dicha obra analiza el proceso de construcción, mantenimiento y pérdida del poder local de los regidores de las ciudades mencionadas entre 1979 y 2015. Desde el constructivismo estructralista de Bourdieau y el Nuevo Liderazgo, el autor recurre a una metodología cualitativa basada dos etapas: una primera, fundamentada en el método historiográfico; y una segunda consistente en la aplicación de entrevistas semi-estructuradas a estos alcaldes y la posterior elaboración de relatos biográficos. Finalmente, la reflexión de esta tesis destaca la importancia de las bases de poder de los alcaldes y mostrando, dos tipologías diferenciadas según si sus apoyos provienen en mayor medida de las estructuras partidistas o de la propia comunidad local.
Accounting for goodwill in the context of the usefulness of financial statements
Authors: Gierusz Maciej
Published: November 2020

Purpose: Accounting for goodwill is one of the most controversial areas of financial reporting. For dec-ades, it has been subject to numerous changes, including options from writing it off to equity to keeping it permanently at cost. In the author’s opinion, this instability of the accounting approach results from an insufficient understanding of the economic essence of goodwill. There is a conflict between accounting regulations, where there is a clear trend to extend its useful life, and business logic, which defines good-will as an unstable and constantly evolving network of relationships between resources. The aim of this article is to analyze if the present accounting treatment of this item correctly reflects its economic es-sence. Methodology/approach: Research was carried out based on data obtained directly from the finan-cial statements of the top twenty listed entities in Poland, the UK, the USA, and Germany. Findings: Appropriate ratios have been calculated to substantiate the view that the entities take advantage of ac-counting regulations and, in practice, useful life ranges from 20 to over 100 years, depending on the country. Originality/value: Research has proven that the present accounting treatment in terms of recog-nition and measurement of goodwill is not in line with the economic essence of this balance sheet item.
Sustainable business and financial performance. Evidence from the UK
Authors: Herdan Agnieszka , Neri Lorenzo , Ruso Antonella
Published: November 2020

Purpose: In recent years, there have been growing concerns regarding the sustainable performance of businesses. The difficulties with companies’ inefficient performance, public pressure on firms, government legislation, and environmental changes force companies to operate more sustainably. Moreover, by not performing more sustainably, companies put themselves at high risk of damaging their reputation and respectability, which subsequently impacts their financial situation. Applying sustainability strategies and becoming more sustainable means that a firm is responsible for its actions and decision in terms of envi-ronmental, economic, and social aspects. Although many scholars agree that there is a relationship between sustainability and financial performance, some propose that sustainability has an insignificant effect on a company’s financial situation is. So, the issue of sustainability and a firm’s economic situation is a topic of significant controversy. Furthermore, some authors emphasize the complexity of verifying the connec-tion between sustainability and the financial situation. For this reason, the aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between sustainability and performance within the UK market. Methodology/approach: This work uses linear regression on a sample of 100 companies listed on the FTSE100 to investigate the relationship between reported CSR and profitability. Findings: The outcome of the research highlights that for the specific year under investigation, sustainability reporting does not have an impact on perfor-mance indicators such as ROE, ROA, or profit margin. Originality/value: The article contributes to the discussion on the relationship between sustainable development and the financial results of enterprises.
Accrual adjustment: applying the Modified Jones model to selected companies listed on the stock exchanges in Poland and Chile
Authors: Parada Fernando Morales , Sanhueza Reinier Höllander , Węgrzyńska Małgorzata
Published: November 2020

Purpose: Information from the accounting system should secure the proper development o f business and the capital markets. On the other hand, fraud in the accounting sphere significantly distorts the image of an economic unit, which directly affects the level of social trust, as the trust of the interests of the recipi-ents of financial statements is violated. On a global scale, such activities are developing rapidly. The aim of the article is to try to identify accrual adjustments as an accounting tool using the modified Jones model in Polish and Chilean listed companies. Methodology/approach: A modified Jones model was used to study accrual adjustments. The research sample consisted of 30 selected business entities listed on the stock exchange in Poland and Chile that published financial statements in accordance with IAS/IFRS between 2013 and 2017. In total, 60 listed companies were surveyed. Findings: Poland makes accrual adjustments to lower its operating result, while Chilean economic operators rely on accrual adjustments to increase their operating results. Chilean economic operators show a greater dispersion of discretionary accrual adjustments. Therefore, they show more cases of accounting manipulations than Polish compa-nies. Research limitations: The main limitation of the study was the number of companies and the peri-od covered by the study. Originality/value: In the authors' opinion, no studies have been conducted that compare the two countries, Poland and Chile.
The disclosure of investments related to CSR in the management report. Evidence from non-financial listed companies in Poland and Croatia
Authors: Remlein Marzena , Roška Vlasta
Published: November 2020

Purpose: The paper examines the quality of information on investments related to corporate social re-sponsibility (CSR) in reports prepared by Polish and Croatian companies. The purpose of this paper is to assess the quality of information on investments related to corporate social responsibility (CSR), as con-tained in the management reports of non-financial companies listed on the Warsaw and Zagreb Stock Exchanges. Methodology/approach: basic research method is content analysis applied to the manage-ment reports of non-financial companies listed on the aforementioned stock exchanges. The examined period covers the years 2010-2018. Findings: The result of comparing the quality of information on investments related to CSR disclosure in Poland and Croatia shows that Polish companies disclosed higher quality information than Croatian companies. However, in both cases, we cannot notice very good quality information. They show the information on expenditure on environmental protection, local socie-ty and improving the working conditions of their employees. However, none of the examined companies uses the term Socially Responsible Investments. Originality/values: The results of the research increase knowledge in the field of reporting and the quality of information on investments related to CSR in man-agement reports prepared by Polish and Croatian non-financial companies.
The need to improve enterprises’ annual reporting in the context of its users’ characteristics. Evidence from Poland
Authors: Śnieżek Ewa , Wiatr Michał , Ciach Katarzyna , Piłacik Joanna
Published: November 2020

Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to present the results of research among Polish annual report users on their information needs regarding improving the financial and non-financial information in annual reports. Methodology/approach: The study was conducted using two research techniques. The first one is an online survey addressed to respondents of an external database; the second one is individual inter-views. The 694 responses were analyzed to find a relationship between the responses and the characteris-tics of the respondents, such as gender, age, or education. The survey was conducted among people se-lected randomly who had experience in professions such as tax advisor, accountant, chartered accountant, financial analyst, financial advisor, investor, controller, management accounting specialist, internal auditor, and manager. Findings: The data analysis showed the legitimacy of the actions taken to improve the ap-proach to both the scope and structure of annual reports in the context of their users’ needs. However, like any empirical study, the results of this study should be interpreted with caution. While the research is an attempt to fill the research gap in the area under study, it is also relevant to practice. Originality/value: The results can contribute to a better understanding of the needs of users of business information, and thus, the opportunity to meet them.
"Gebt mir eine Wand"
Authors: Dietrich Conny
Published: November 2020

With the mural paintings in the auditorium of the University of Leipzig, in the city councillors’ assembly hall of the New Town Hall in Chemnitz as well as the unrealised painting of the staircase in the Museum of Visual Arts in Leipzig, Conny Dietrich for the first time addresses the so far neglected group of works of German artist Max Klinger (1857–1920). In her comprehensive study the renowned Klinger expert describes his path to mural painting, portrays the making of the three projects, analyses them in depth and puts them in the context of monumental painting in the German Empire. The study is based upon extensive source materials and is a major contribution to the history of mural painting in the years of the emergence of modernity.
The Technique of Automated Design of Technological Objects with the Application of Artificial Intelligence Elements
Authors: Zubkova Tatyana , Tokareva Marina
Published: November 2020

The chapter describes the methodology of using artificial intelligence methods to build an integrated environment for computer-aided design components of technological objects based on their classification, integration and configuration. It describes the formation of CAD based on the object-oriented approach, methods of configuring the integrated environment and the organization of single information space. The configuration of the system components and the methodology for organizing the interaction of CAD components, obtaining the final CAD architecture, focused on solving the problem, is shown. The application of the Mamdani method for the formal description of project operations and the use of genetic algorithms to optimize the operational parameters of the process and the design of the technological machine are described.
Application of Artificial Neural Networks for Accurate Prediction of Thermal and Rheological Properties of Nanofluids
Authors: Vaferi Behzad
Published: November 2020

Nanofluids have recently been considered as one of the most popular working fluid in heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Accurate estimation of thermophysical properties of nanofluids is required for the investigation of their heat transfer performance. Thermal conductivity coefficient, convective heat transfer coefficient, and viscosity are some the most important thermophysical properties that directly influence on the application of nanofluids. The aim of the present chapter is to develop and validate artificial neural networks (ANNs) to estimate these thermophysical properties with acceptable accuracy. Some simple and easy measurable parameters including type of nanoparticle and base fluid, temperature and pressure, size and concentration of nanoparticles, etc. are used as independent variables of the ANN approaches. The predictive performance of the developed ANN approaches is validated with both experimental data and available empirical correlations. Various statistical indices including mean square errors (MSE), root mean square errors (RMSE), average absolute relative deviation percent (AARD%), and regression coefficient (R2) are used for numerical evaluation of accuracy of the developed ANN models. Results confirm that the developed ANN models can be regarded as a practical tool for studying the behavior of those industrial applications, which have nanofluids as operating fluid.
The effectiveness of herbicides in soybean cultivation
Authors: Dykun Alexey , Zherebko Vladimir , Dykun Maria
Published: November 2020

The necessity to improve systems of soybean crop protection from weeds as a critical factor in further increasing of crop yields and improving of food quality conditioned the topicality of a problem raised in this publication. In this regard, we directed this article on the determination of biological activity of individual post-emergence herbicides in relation to the most common and harmful weed species and establishing of their technical and economic efficiency under growing of soybeans in the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine. The effectiveness of chemical weeding of crops with preparations bentazone, imazamox and bentazone+imazamox in two-year field experiments in a stationary crop rotation at the Agronomic Research Station of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine was analysed. It is established that the application of post-emergence herbicide bentazone+imazamox, which at the expense of high biological activity significantly reduced density of widespread and relatively chemicalresistant weeds at a mixed type of soybean crop weediness, is effective enough. Twofold application of 0.75 l ha–1 of the herbicide in a tank mixture with 1.0 l ha–1 of the surfactant Metolat with a two-week interval in the phase of two or three true leaves on soybeans was more effective. It resulted in a loss of 89% of gray bristle (Setaria glauca (Poir.) Roem. & Schult), 65% of common chicken millet (Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.) and almost full destruction of broadleaf species (99%) with 97% reduction of raw weed biomass. However, the soybean yield averaged 3.82 t ha–1 over 2 years that is by 34% higher than in the control option without chemical weeding. Application of the herbicide did not reduce protein and oil content.
Molecular docking analysis of HER-2 inhibitor from the ZINC database as anticancer agent
Authors:   Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai-600077, TamilNadu, Akshayaa L
Published: November 2020

Design and development of effective anti-virals in combating CoVid-19 is a great challenge worldwide. Known drugs such as chloroquine, lopinavir, favipiravir and remdesivir are used in the management of CoVid - 19. It is known that Ivermectin and remdesivir both are effective against filoviruses, paramyxo viruses. Available data also shows that ivermectin and remedesivir repress the replication of SARS-CoV-2. Thus, we document the potential use of ivermectin and remdesivir in the management of CoVid -19.
Sproglige kategoriseringer af småbørn
Authors: Holm Lars
Published: November 2020

ResuméFormelle institutionelle kategoriseringer af småbørns sproglige udvikling analyseres i denne artikel dels som et udtryk for bestemte teoretiske positioner og faglige traditioner i måden at betragte sprog og sproglig udvikling på, og dels som normative faglige og politiske perspektiver på, hvordan børns sproglige udvikling bør forstås og forløbe. En analyse af de skiftende kategoriseringer udgør derfor et produktivt omdrejningspunkt for at belyse centrale udviklingsprocesser i rammesætningen af det sprogpædagogiske arbejde i dagtilbud. I artiklen identificeres tre forskellige tilgange til sproglig kategorisering af småbørn inden for dagtilbudsområdet. Artiklen trækker bredt på analyser af lovgivning, faglige diskurser, sproglige testmaterialer og på fremtrædende, nyere programmer og koncepter, der sigter mod at udvikle småbørns sprog. AbstractIn this article, formal institutional categorizations of young children’s language development are analyzed in two ways. Partly as an expression of certain theoretical positions and academic traditions in the way language and language development are considered, and partly as a normative academic and political perspective on how children’s language development should be understood and proceed. Therefore an analysis of the changing categorizations of young children’s language development is a productive focal point to highlight key development processes around the framing of the language work in day care. The article identifies three different approaches to linguistic categorization of young children in day care drawing broadly on analyzes of legislation, academic discourses, linguistic test materials and prominent, newer programs and concepts that aim to develop young children’s language.